sydney – Page 9 – Real Climate Records

Dec 01

Record Heat For End Of Spring. 01 Dec 1941. Spring ended yesterday with the hottest November day ever experienced in Sydney. Maximum temperature was 103.2 degrees at 11.40 a.m. 39.5 Celsius. Fire brigades were, called to more than 60 bushfires in 45 suburbs.

Record Heat For End Of Spring (1941, December 1). The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931 – 1954), p. 7. […]

Nov 25

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 25, […]

Nov 19

SYDNEY RECORD HEAT. 14 Nov 1936. record high temperatures for November, the heat being accentuated by scorching winds laden with smoke from bushfires. 109 degrees at Bourke, 42.7 Celsius

1936 ‘SYDNEY’, The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 – 1946), 14 November, p. 8. , viewed 19 Nov 2021, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/141781797?searchTerm=Record%20Heat# […]

Nov 16

Intense Heat . Tramline Buckled SYDNEY. November 15 1922. 101.9 deg F = 38.8 Celsius

Intense Heat (1922, November 15). The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 – 1947), p. 6 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved November 16, […]

Nov 09

WEST SWELTERS CENTURIES REPORTED HEAT WAVE SPREADS. Nov 10 1927. State has been experiencing a continued spell of extreme heat. 104deg F = 40 Celsius. Melbourne 100.6 = 38C

WEST SWELTERS (1927, November 10). The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 – 1954), p. 14 (FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved November 9, […]

Nov 03

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 3, […]

Nov 02

COLD MONTH. WEATHER IN NOVEMBER. 02 Dec 1916.

COLD MONTH. (1916, December 2). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), p. 14. Retrieved November 2, 2021, […]

Sep 06

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.

1949 ‘WARM WINTER DAY’, The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 – 1954), 17 July, p. 44. , viewed 06 Sep […]

Aug 26

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 05

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 5, 2021, […]