{"id":1795,"date":"2020-03-31T05:01:05","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T18:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.realclimaterecords.com.au\/?p=1795"},"modified":"2020-03-31T05:01:05","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T18:01:05","slug":"heat-wave-24-year-record-21-mar-1947-perth-is-experiencing-its-longest-heat-wave-spell-in-march-since-1921","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realclimaterecords.com.au\/?p=1795","title":{"rendered":"HEAT WAVE 24 Year Record. 21 Mar 1947. “Perth is experiencing its longest heat-wave spell in March since 1921.”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Heat Wave Equals 24 Year Record (1947, March 21). The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 – 1950)<\/i>, p. 1 (CITY FINAL). Retrieved March 31, 2020, from https:\/\/trove.nla.gov.au\/newspaper\/article\/78210940?searchTerm=march%20heat%20wave&searchLimits=#<\/a><\/div>\n
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Perth is experiencing its longest heat-wave spell in March since 1921.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Today was the eighth successive day that the mercury had gone above 90 degrees.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The maximum to 3 p.m. was 92.7 recorded at 2.10 p.m.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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At 3 p.m. the temperature had dropped to 91.8, was falling. “Today and tonight will continue to be hot, but tomorrow is doubtful,” said Divisional Meteorologist A. G. Akeroyd.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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No century was registered in the State yesterday, when the highest reading was 98 at Onslow.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Minimum temperature was 69.9 at 6.45 a.m. today, 8.7 degrees above the March normal.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Humidity at 1 p.m. was about 18 per cent.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Highest rainfall recorded in the State for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. today was 60 points at<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mundiwindi. Rawlinna had 45 points and Laverton 40.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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