hottest – Page 5 – Real Climate Records

Jun 07

Heat Waves Tues 7th Feb 1939. 07 Feb 1939. The highest individual day was 115 on the 23rd. The concluding month of 1896 and the first two months of 1897 were hot. December, 1896, included two days of 114 and one of 110, and for five days on end, 30th January, 1897. to 3rd February, 1897, inclusive, the figures were: 104, 111, 116, 111 and 101. These figures included the hottest individual day (116, 46.6 Celsius on 1st February, 1897) so far as we have been able to ascertain, until last month, and they show an average for the five days of 108.6 daily.

HEAT WAVES. (1939, February 7). The Riverine Grazier (Hay, NSW : 1873 – 1954), p. 2. Retrieved June 7, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/139812598?searchTerm=1900%20heat%20hot&searchLimits=# […]

Mar 25

VICTORIAN HEAT-WAVE. Record for March at Mildura. 11 March 1940. The highest recording n Melbourne was 102.5deg, and Victoria’s hottest town was Mildura, which established an all-time March record of 109deg. 42.7 Celsius.

VICTORIAN HEAT-WAVE. (1940, March 11). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 – 1954), p. 12. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/46361598?searchTerm=march%20heat%20wave&searchLimits=# […]

Feb 08

Charles Sturt’s time: so hot that thermometers exploded. Was Australia’s hottest day in 1828? 53.9 Celsius

https://joannenova.com.au/2012/07/charles-sturts-time-so-hot-that-thermometers-exploded-was-australias-hottest-day-in-1828-53-9c/ Back before man-made climate change was frying Australia, when CO2 was around 300ppm, the continent savoured an ideal preindustrial […]

Feb 03

Charles Sturt’s time: so hot that thermometers exploded. Was Australia’s hottest day in 1828? 53.9Celsius

http://joannenova.com.au/2012/07/charles-sturts-time-so-hot-that-thermometers-exploded-was-australias-hottest-day-in-1828-53-9c/ Australia’s hottest day? Not 2010, but 1828 at a blistering 53.9 °C Back before man-made climate change was frying […]

Feb 01

HEAT WAVE IN VICTORIA Hottest Day Since 1924. 01 Feb 1926. Forest areas and grazing lands are alight, and the almost consistent wall of fire rages for 50 miles.

HEAT WAVE IN VICTORIA (1926, February 1). The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 – 1954), p. 7. Retrieved February 1, […]

Jan 31

MARBLE BAR’S HEAT. 29 Jan 1941. Marble Bar equalled its previous heat wave record of 106 consecutive centuries established in the summer of 1921-22. The highest temperature ever recorded in Marble Bar is 120.5deg. = 49.1 Celsius.

MARBLE BAR’S HEAT. (1941, January 29). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 – 1954), p. 9. Retrieved January 31, […]

Jan 17

Hottest Places in World. 127.5 deg F on January 16, 1889, Cloncurry in Queensland = 53 Celsius.

Hottest Places in World (1953, February 9). The North Western Courier (Narrabri, NSW : 1913 – 1955), p. 2. Retrieved […]

Jan 05

Heat Buckles Rails. 04 Jan 1940. The hottest places in the state to day were Mildura and Ouyen, which recorded 107 degrees. = 41.6 Celsius.

Heat Buckles Rails (1940, January 4). Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 – 1954), p. 6 (LATE NEWS EDITION and DAILY). […]

Jan 04

HIDING THE RECORD HEAT OF THE PAST : MALFEASANCE at the Bureau of Meteorology

Dec 28

SYDNEY ESCAPES HEAT WAVE 27 Dec 1945. In Melbourne the highest reading was 104.2 degrees, and in Hobart 101 degrees. 104.2 deg F = 40.1 Celsius.

SYDNEY ESCAPES HEAT WAVE (1945, December 27). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), p. 1. Retrieved December […]