Real Climate Records – Page 5 – Historic Heat and Weather Events in Australia as Parts of the Climate

Mar 12

THE HEAT WAVE Waikerie, March 12. 1934. Monday 113 degrees Fahrenheit =45 Celsius. These constitute a record for March and have been very trying for all.

WAIKERIE JOTTINGS (1934, March 15). Murray Pioneer and Australian River Record (Renmark, SA : 1913 – 1942), p. 13. Retrieved March […]

Mar 11

ON THE CHANGE OF CLIMATE. 11 March 1846. “The slight rains which usually fall are absorbed by the parched soil ; and apart from large rivers, the only supply is from scanty springs or muddy waterholes.

ON THE CHANGE OF CLIMATE. (1846, March 11). The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 – 1893), […]

Mar 08

NINE BUSHFIRES RAGE IN VICTORIA 08 March 1950. May bring Victoria’s worst bushfire menace for 12 months

NINE BUSHFIRES RAGE IN VICTORIA (1950, March 8). Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 – 1954), p. 2. Retrieved March 8, […]

Mar 07

MARCH 1 BEGINS HEAT WAVE. 07 Mar 1942. The first day of March, marked the beginning of a burst which quickly dried up any germ of an idea that summer was over. 109 deg F = 42.7 Celsius.

MARCH 1 BEGINS HEAT WAVE (1942, March 7). West Coast Sentinel (Streaky Bay, SA : 1912 – 1954), p. 4. Retrieved […]

Mar 06

ANOTHER HEAT WAVE. March 6 1929. All old residents state that this is the most protracted summer on record. 106 Deg F = 41 Celsius.

MOSSMAN NOTES. (1929, March 9). Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 – 1954), p. 14. Retrieved March 6, 2025, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/40662974?searchTerm=march%20heat%20wave&searchLimits=# Since […]

Mar 05

Severe March Heat Wave. 05 March 1930. During the latter part of the week, the report continues, many stations recorded shade readings in excess of the century.

WEATHER FOR WEEK (1930, March 5). News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 – 1954), p. 15 (HOME EDITION). Retrieved March 5, 2025, […]

Mar 04

Changes In Climate. 17 Jan 1922. AUSTRALIA 10,000 YEARS AGO. COOL AND RAINY. The site of the Hotel Kosciusko was once under glacier ice, the ice terminating only about 200 yards from the hotel down Diggers’ Creek.

Changes In Climate (1922, January 17). The Sydney Stock and Station Journal (NSW : 1896 – 1924), p. 4. Retrieved March […]

Mar 03

Vines Affected By Heat Wave TANUNDA. March 1 1935. The heat wave has crumpled up hundreds of acres of vines.

Vines Affected By Heat Wave (1935, March 2). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 – 1954), p. 13. Retrieved March 3, […]

Mar 01

MARCH 1 BEGINS HEAT WAVE. 07 Mar 1942. The first day of March, marked the beginning of a burst which quickly dried up any germ of an idea that summer was over. 109 deg F = 42.7 Celsius.

MARCH 1 BEGINS HEAT WAVE (1942, March 7). West Coast Sentinel (Streaky Bay, SA : 1912 – 1954), p. 4. Retrieved […]

Feb 27

ADELAIDE SHIVERS. RECORD COLD FEBRUARY DAY. ADELAIDE, February 27. 1939. “Never before has South Australia known a summer of such extremes.” January 117.7 deg F = 47.6 Celsius.

ADELAIDE SHIVERS. (1939, March 4). The Northern Herald (Cairns, Qld. : 1913 – 1939), p. 18. Retrieved February 27, 2025, from […]