July 1952 : Extended Heatwave – 104 Degrees In Norway – 106 In Italy

8 Responses to July 1952 : Extended Heatwave – 104 Degrees In Norway – 106 In Italy

1. Scarlet Pumpernickel says:

   March 19, 2011 at 12:18 am

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIjQjOwXWYA

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   • Layne Blanchard says:

     March 19, 2011 at 5:34 am

     that was a sheer joy to listen to Scarlet.

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2. Andy Weiss says:

   March 19, 2011 at 12:34 am

   So, it has been hot before in Europe, nothing new about that.

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   • Ivan says:

     March 19, 2011 at 12:51 am

     ..and in America..
     “115 DIE IN U.S. HEAT WAVE.
     Sunday readings reached 108 deg.”
     http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/49247548?
     ~19 June 1952

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   • Ivan says:

     March 19, 2011 at 12:54 am

     …and in Mexico
     “30 PERISH IN MEXICAN HEAT WAVE.
     The temperature rose to 120 degrees in the shade last Friday, at the height of the heat wave.”
     http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/2861753?
     ~14 August 1952

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   • Ivan says:

     March 19, 2011 at 12:58 am

     …and in Australia .. again
     “Birds Die In Heat Wave.
     Excessive heat at Ballidu last week killed 40 head of poultry on the property of one farmer…in a shade temperature of 120deg.”
     http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/49077421?
     ~30 Jan 1953

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3. Ivan says:

   March 19, 2011 at 12:46 am

   ..no doubt about it:
   “HEAT WAVE STRIKES MELBOURNE. HOTTEST FOR 12 YEARS.
   Temperatures soared to 109.7 degrees at Melbourne at 4 o’clock this afternoon..”
   http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/42712171?
   ~24 Jan 1952

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