perth – Page 6 – Real Climate Records

Feb 14

HIGH TEMPERATURES 13 Feb 1951. Laverton on the goldfields and Eucla on the coast both recorded 110 degrees. = 43.3 Celsius

1951 ‘HIGH TEMPERATURES’, Kalgoorlie Miner (WA : 1895 – 1954), 13 February, p. 4. , viewed 14 Feb 2022, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/256812963?searchTerm=extreme%20maximum%20temperatures# […]

Feb 13

EXTREME HEAT SPELLS Record Temperatures. On January 28, the hottest day for 27 years was recorded in Perth, the temperature being 109.4 = 43 Celsius

1921 ‘EXTREME HEAT SPELLS’, Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 – 1954), 13 February, p. 11. (First Section), viewed 13 […]

Dec 19

HEAT WAVE ENDS. Maximum temperature of 101.1deg = 38.3Celsius. In the tropics Whim Creek was again the highest with 113deg. = 45 Celsius.

HEAT WAVE ENDS. (1942, December 18). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 – 1954), p. 4. Retrieved December 19, […]

Dec 10

Perth’s Record Heat. 09 Dec 1931. The temperature to-day was 100deg., and last Saturday it was 101.2. 38.4 Celsius. There were 29 funerals at Karrakatta to-day, and 21 yesterday, compared with the record of 19 In 1919, when there was the pneumonic influenza epidemic.

Perth’s Record Heat. (1931, December 9). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 – 1933), p. 13. Retrieved December 10, 2021, […]

Nov 05

SEVEN-YEAR NOVEMBER HEAT RECORD. Nov 13 1943. Guildford 101deg F = 38.3 Celsius

SEVEN-YEAR NOVEMBER HEAT RECORD (1943, November 13). The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 – 1950), p. 2 (FIRST EDITION). […]

Oct 31

THIS OCTOBER HEAT 22 Oct 1931. 98.6 deg F = 37 Celsius.The temperature today, he said is the highest experienced in October since 1922.

THIS OCTOBER HEAT (1931, October 22). The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 – 1950), p. 10 (HOME (FINAL) EDITION). […]

Aug 16

HEAT WAVES 21 Jan 1932. It is possible that Perth will swelter beneath another heat wave by the week end.

HEAT WAVES (1932, January 21). The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 – 1950), p. 1 (HOME (FINAL) EDITION). Retrieved […]

Apr 27

AUTUMN HEAT. 95.9 DEG IN PERTH. 19 April 1945. All-time Late April Record. 95.9 Deg F. 35.5 Celsius in April. No March or April heat waves found in Australia since 1950.

AUTUMN HEAT. (1945, April 19). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 – 1954), p. 4. Retrieved April 27, 2021, […]

Apr 19

HEAT WAVE IN PERTH. 19 April 1945. “To-day the maxi mum temperature was 95.0 degrees, 35 Celsius. 19.8, 6.7C above the April normal and a record for so late in the season.” No March or April heat waves found since 1950.

HEAT WAVE IN PERTH (1945, April 19). Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate (NSW : 1876 – 1954), p. 2. […]

Apr 15

FREAK HEAT WAVE. RECORD NIGHT TEMPERATURE. 09 April 1938. Not for many years had there been such remarkable weather in Perth as the excessive heat of Thursday night. No March or April heat waves found since 1950.

FREAK HEAT WAVE. (1938, April 9). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 – 1954), p. 19. Retrieved April 15, […]