Bureau of Meteorology ‘cooling the past to declare record heat.’ Dr Marohasy noted that the highest temperature recorded in a so-called Stevenson screen thermometer was 51.6C at Bourke in 1909, as well as the extreme heat in Victoria ahead of the 1939 Black Friday bushfires.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/science/bureau-of-meteorology-cooling-the-past-to-declare-record-heat/news-story/9f40e780eaf267471b35fd851f24b3fe past to declare record heat’ Climate scientist Jennifer Marohasy. Paul Garvey Senior Reporter 7:05AM December 20, 2019 1313 Comments […]

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25 Jan 1896 – Extreme Heat. “Persons drop down in the street and die without regaining consciousness.” Hawkesbury 117.1 deg F = 47.2 Celsius.

EXTREME HEAT. (1896, January 25). The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 – 1946), p. 33. Retrieved January 21, 2021, from […]

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INTENSE HEAT. DEATHS FROM HEAT APOPLEXY. 4 Jan 1900.

TELEGRAPHIC. (1900, January 4). Wagga Wagga Express (NSW : 1879 – 1917), p. 2. Retrieved January 19, 2021, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/145304306?searchTerm=heat%20deaths&searchLimits=# […]

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25 Jan 1896 – Extreme Heat. “Persons drop down in the street and die without regaining consciousness.” Mildura 120 deg F = 48.8 Celsius

EXTREME HEAT. (1896, January 25). The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 – 1946), p. 33. Retrieved January 12, 2021, fromhttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/139720730?# […]

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