sydney – Page 7 – Real Climate Records

Nov 05

RECORD HEAT IN SYDNEY. 06 Nov 1946. Sydney maximum temperature to a record for November — 104.5 deg. = 40.2 Celsius

RECORD HEAT IN SYDNEY (1946, November 6). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 – 1954), p. 3. Retrieved November 5, […]

Nov 02

NOVEMBER HEAT RECORD. Nov 5 1936 90 deg F = 32.2 Celsius

NOVEMBER HEAT RECORD (1936, November 5). The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931 – 1954), p. 2. Retrieved November 2, […]

Nov 01

COLD MONTH. WEATHER IN NOVEMBER. 02 Dec 1916.

COLD MONTH. (1916, December 2). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), p. 14. Retrieved November 1, 2022, […]

Sep 08

WARM WINTER DAY. 17 July 1949. Maximum temperature was 75 degrees (23.8 Celsius) between 1 pm and 2 pm. All beaches were crowded and many people went in swimming.

WARM WINTER DAY (1949, July 17). The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 – 1954), p. 44. Retrieved September 8, 2022, […]

Aug 27

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. […]

Aug 08

GETTING WARMER. 24 Jan 1940. 136.4 deg F = 58 degrees Celsius.”World-wide monthly records for 23 years, show all but four considerably warmer than normal. Two of these were at normal, and two were colder than the average. These records have been completed only up to 1932.”

GETTING WARMER. (1940, January 24). The Macleay Chronicle (Kempsey, NSW : 1899 – 1952), p. 8. Retrieved August 8, 2022, […]

Jul 13

GREAT HEAT IN THE PAST. On the Lower Macquarie Biver, on January 11, 1878, it was 117 (47.2 Celsius) in the shade, and on January 18, a week later, the thermometer registered 119 (48.3 Celsius) in the shade.

GREAT HEAT IN THE PAST. (1896, January 15). Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 – 1931), p. 4. Retrieved July […]

Jul 11

Wall of Flame. 24Jan 1919. Meralong, a township on the Blue Mountains, was threatened by a wall of flame 50 feet high, and 30 miles long.

Wall of Flame. (1919, January 24). The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 – 1947), p. 9. Retrieved July 11, 2022, […]

Jul 06

WORST HEAT IN HISTORY ROASTS SYDNEY 14jan 1939. 116deg.F = 46.6C. All records were swept aside in Sydney to-day by a scaring heat-wave from the west.

(Sydney, NSW : 1910 – 1954), p. 1 (LAST RACE ALL DETAILS). Retrieved July 6, 2022, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/229480276/24651945# All records […]

Jun 04

IS WORLD WARMING UP? 01 Oct 1932. Going through records for 60 years. Mr. Mares found that Sydney has become very slightly warmer. For the 30 years, 1901-1930, the average temperature for the 12 months was half a degree higher than for the years from 1871 to 1900.

IS WORLD WARMING UP? (1932, October 1). The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931 – 1954), p. 4. Retrieved June […]