Real Climate Records – Page 67 – Historic Heat and Weather Events in Australia as Parts of the Climate

Aug 31

HEAT WAVES AT BOURKE. 6 Feb 1906. 120 deg F = 48.8 Degrees Celsius. Comparatively few deaths have been recorded this summer as the direct result of the abnormal heat — sad though those few have been — goes to prove that present conditions have not been so severe as those of the former period.

HEAT WAVES AT BOURKE. (1906, February 6). The Riverine Grazier (Hay, NSW : 1873 – 1954), p. 4. Retrieved August 31, […]

Aug 30

HEAT WAVES IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT 29 Jan 1896. 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. Retrieved […]

Aug 30

THE CLIMATE OF AUSTRALIA. 13 Oct 1868. It is, of course, impossible to predict that any particular year will be wet or dry, but we may reasonably conclude that there is every probability of a greater number of dry seasons than floods during the next fifteen or twenty years, and those whose interests are likely to be affected either way, will, in my opinion, be acting prudently, by taking precautions rather against droughts than floods.

THE CLIMATE OF AUSTRALIA. (1868, October 13). Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 – 1875), p. 3. Retrieved August 30, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60828173# […]

Aug 29

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), […]

Aug 28

Coming Weather. 17 Jan 1917. Extreme heat will spread from January 11, from the north and west and affect South Coast areas a few days la0ter, but the “king” heat-wave of this summer, and when the highest temperatures seem likely to he recorded will in all probability traverse the eastern states during the third week of February, and culminate in violent storms and torrential rains

Coming Weather. (1917, January 17). Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser (NSW : 1904 – 1932), p. 6. Retrieved […]

Aug 26

BUSHFIRES. 17 Sept 1940. Bushfires have started earlier than usual this season, and considerable damage has already been done in the Blue Mountains area.

BUSHFIRES. (1940, September 17). Macleay Argus (Kempsey, NSW : 1885 – 1907; 1909 – 1910; 1912 – 1913; 1915 – 1916; […]

Aug 25

1910 Receding Glaciers. 1963 Glaciers Grow. The Jacobshaven glacier in Greenland has retreated four miles since 1850, and the East glacier in Spitzbergen is more than a mile away from its original terminal moraine.

RECEDING GLACIERS. (1910, September 28). The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal (NSW : 1888 – 1954), p. 4. Retrieved August 25, […]

Aug 24

Bushfires. 22 Nov 1940. It is almost impossible for a writer of Australian fiction to complete a novel of life in the bush without introducing such a catastrophe

Bushfires. (1940, November 22). South Western Advertiser (Perth, WA : 1910 – 1954), p. 2. Retrieved August 24, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/149836416?searchTerm=bushfires&searchLimits=# In […]

Aug 23

BUSHFIRES Kalgoorlie 26 Dec 1954 “Thousands of acres of virgin bush were burned out by bush fires this week following the heatwave last weekend.”

BUSHFIRES (1954, December 26). Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 – 1954), p. 16. Retrieved August 23, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/59699503?searchTerm=bushfires&searchLimits=# Sat. Thousands […]

Aug 22

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 – 1955), p. 1 (HOME (FINAL) EDITION). Retrieved August […]