bourke – Page 6 – Real Climate Records

Jul 22

Heat Waves Fri 9Jan 1903. For about a month the temperature averaged 114 degrees of shade heat, while for six days in succession the glass never showed less than 118 degrees. 47.7 Celsius

HEAT WAVES. (1903, January 9). The Australian Star (Sydney, NSW : 1887 – 1909), p. 6. Retrieved July 22, 2021, […]

Jun 15

Heat Waves 10 Dec 1913. 10 Dec 1913. “The highest reading on the official records at the Weather Bureau is 127deg., which occurred at Bourke on January 17, 1877. and again 125 deg. in January, 1909.” Heat Waves. (127, 125F, = 52.77 and 51.66 Celsius

Heat Waves. (1913, December 10). Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder (NSW : 1899 – 1952), p. 2. Retrieved […]

Jan 09

RECORD HEAT. 24 Jan 1912. Brewarrina to-day reported 118 degrees, this being the highest record for the present summer. 118 deg F = 47.7 Celsius.

RECORD HEAT. (1912, January 24). Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 – 1954), p. 8. Retrieved January 9, 2021, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/39921546?searchTerm=record%20heat&searchLimits=# […]

Jan 08

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 06

The Hottest Place. 27 Jan 1928. ‘When the mercury at Bourke, during a heat-wave, ran up to 118 or 120.’ =48.8 Celsius

The Hottest Place (1928, January 27). Manilla Express (NSW : 1899 – 1954), p. 4. Retrieved January 6, 2021, from […]

Jan 04

Heat Waves Fri 9Jan 1903. “For about a month the temperature averaged 114 degrees of shade heat, while for six days in succession the glass never showed less than 118 degrees.” 118deg.F = 47.7778 Degrees Celsius

HEAT WAVES. (1903, January 9). The Australian Star (Sydney, NSW : 1887 – 1909), p. 6. Retrieved January 4, 2021, […]

Aug 05

HEAT WAVES IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT 29 Jan 1896. Climate change assistance 100 years before global warming. “The object is to assist such of the residents of Bourke and other districts as do not posses sufficient means to avail themselves of a change of climate in cases where such a change is considered necessary by the medical officer.”

HEAT WAVES IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT. (1896, January 29). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), p. 7. […]

Aug 03

WHOLE NATION SWELTERS. 29 Jan 1932. “The pressure system in Australia itself was favorable to intense heat, and the cutting off of what was commonly known as the flow of tropical atmosphere had produced a state of weather stagnation.” 90 years ago the experts took time to find the reasons for prolonged heat waves. Now it’s the easy answer.

WHOLE NATION SWELTERS (1932, January 29). The Land (Sydney, NSW : 1911 – 1954), p. 4. Retrieved August 3, 2020, […]

Jul 07

Heat Waves Fri 9Jan 1903. “For about a month the temperature averaged 114 degrees of shade heat, while for six days in succession the glass never showed less than 118 degrees.” 118deg.F = 47.7778 Degrees Celsius

HEAT WAVES. (1903, January 9). The Australian Star (Sydney, NSW : 1887 – 1909), p. 6. Retrieved July 7, 2020, […]

Jun 11

Heat Waves 10 Dec 1913. 10 Dec 1913. “The highest reading on the official records at the Weather Bureau is 127deg., which occurred at Bourke on January 17, 1877. and again 125 deg. in January, 1909.” Heat Waves. (127, 125F, = 52.77 and 51.66 Celsius

Heat Waves. (1913, December 10). Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder (NSW : 1899 – 1952), p. 2. Retrieved […]