It's hot here - 43C / 106F - Page 1
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author: SL4P
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 02:38:33 am
content: Melbourne Australia... hot today.A bit sweaty

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 04:07:29 am
content: Sydney is a bit better - but not by much. Around the 37º mark where I am, but it's cooler near the coast.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 04:18:40 am
content: 6AM in Durban South Africa. 26C and 79% RH indoors, the sun has only been up for an hour. Might get a lot warmer during the day, Thursday the driving around was showing 36/37C on the road on the freeway.

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 04:29:32 am
content: Coolish 20C in Auckland with a 40 Kph SW'er, nice out of the wind.We saw 45C inland from Perth a couple of years back, man that was hot, too hot to do anything but

author: vk6zgo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 04:31:56 am
content: 22C here in Perth West Oz,--max today predicted to be 24C.Pretty cool,right through to Christmas dayMonday is 34C,Tues 36C,Wed 32C,all the rest under 30C.It's not often we can lord it over Melbourne when it comes to having cooler weather!

author: kayvee
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 05:30:21 am
content: Quote from: SeanB on December 19, 2015, 04:18:40 amWe are in for a 35C today, about 80 k's up the road from you. Clocked a 37 yesterday.

author: TerraHertz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 05:53:29 am
content: Only 32 C indoors here (no aircon in my workshop), but dammit, after lunch I dozed off. Now it's 5pm, so much for getting more stuff done today.

author: fivefish
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 05:58:23 am
content: 27F right now according to Siri... -2C for you guysI love the cold and I'm hoping for a white Christmas.

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 06:05:12 am
content: Ha, just watched our 6pm TV news and the Poms are moaning as it's a warm 13C in London and too warm for snow. Careful you Aussies, you mightn't be the only ones spending Christmas at the beach this year.

author: Mechanical Menace
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 01:46:28 pm
content: Quote from: tautech on December 19, 2015, 06:05:12 amI'm at the same latitude as Moscow and it's 12C here and I'm not whining that it's too warm to snow, just pissed off that it's December and I'm having to keep all my windows open to try and stay cool enough to function :/

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 02:18:49 pm
content: Quote from: kayvee on December 19, 2015, 05:30:21 amWell, went to see some things today, and saw this Antipodean import there, alongside the regular larger SA ostriches. Got a nice egg to make a large pan of scrambled egg with, just have to decide on a nice recipe.

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 03:03:46 pm
content: Quote from: tautech on December 19, 2015, 06:05:12 amYeah a white Christmas seems very far from reality now. Still I'm wearing a sweater and thick wool socks inside though.

author: v8dave
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 03:30:45 pm
content: Quote from: fivefish on December 19, 2015, 05:58:23 amHaving lived in the far east for 10 years now I do occasionally miss the colder weather but I tell what I don't miss and that is cleaning the ice from the car windows in the morning and the cold drive to work.*shiver*

author: Jeroen3
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 04:21:04 pm
content: It's like 10-15C out here. Heating bills will be low this year since normal is 0-5C.

author: tggzzz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 04:24:09 pm
content: If ratified, last night will be the record highest UK nighttime December temperature, 14.5C, IIRC.

author: vk6zgo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 04:26:09 pm
content: Back in 1971,I was in England during the Summer.Our old Austin had croaked on the way back from London,so my mate & I caught the train back to Southampton.A few days later we travelled back toLeatherhead (I think it was,anyway)to fix it.(No,it was Liphook in Hampshire--thanks Google Earth)It was 83F(28.33C),but it really felt HOT!After a while we gave up & hoofed it back into the town,where we bought some drinks----straight out of the plastic crate!I think it was the high humidity that made it feel hot----that,& the fact the tarmac on the roads was melting.That used to happen in West Oz,too,before they changed the formula!

author: Electric flower
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 04:45:04 pm
content: Mornings are cold, around 1C, during day it gets up to 10-13CBut there have been few quite warm days when it got around 20CAlso I live near sea, so I might go to beach this winter

author: Zero999
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 06:23:10 pm
content: Yes, it's been mild in the UK. It got to over 15°C today. Perhaps it's climate change but it could still get to -15°C this winter.

author: SL4P
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 07:59:54 pm
content: UPDATE: (Melbourne OP) 30C at 0600 this morning.Without the direct sunlight, it was surprisingly comfortable, but I'm not looking forward to the rest of the day.

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 08:04:13 pm
content: Quote from: SL4P on December 19, 2015, 07:59:54 pmYep, know how that feels from when we were in Perth for Xmas a couple of years back.Expect 40+

author: VK5RC
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 08:07:06 pm
content: Adelaide just had 4 consecutive days with a max over 40C, best thing I ever did was get air-conditioning! Now the power bill.

author: Jeroen3
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 08:55:51 pm
content: What is the humidity that goes with such high temperatures?

author: SL4P
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 09:01:52 pm
content: Quote from: Jeroen3 on December 19, 2015, 08:55:51 pmHere in Melbourne. Currently 33.5C @ 20%Good fire weather

author: ConKbot
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2015, 01:44:03 am
content: Quote from: Jeroen3 on December 19, 2015, 08:55:51 pm+1 humidity is definitely the determining factor. With very low humidity, I'd take 105-110F in southwest US over 90F and 80% humidity in the eastern/southern US. Though above 110/43C its definitely unfit for anything outside :p

author: Stupid Beard
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2015, 02:47:37 am
content: 15 C outside here right now, at about 2:40am.I have been chuckling for a while at all the dog walkers who are wrapped up in thick coats and wooly hats, while I run past them in my shorts and T shirt. In fairness I probably wouldn't be wearing shorts if I weren't running, but still.

author: Richard Crowley
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2015, 03:08:52 am
content: Just got back from singing Christmas concert outdoors @ 42F / 6C. Not as cold as we feared.There was a "heavy mist" which was concentrating into droplets and falling to the ground.But this is Oregon and we don't call it "rain" until it gets to the top of the curb.

author: rmacintosh
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2015, 04:13:26 am
content: Im jealous of your weather.I was just in mexico and now that im back im really missing seeing the sun and the warmth.Currently at -16c/3f

author: SL4P
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2015, 04:21:42 am
content: Just so you know how wacky Melbourne weather can be...I was driving earlier, it was 38C and started raining!It dropped to 35 quickly, and us now around 25C

author: DrGeoff
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2015, 04:32:28 am
content: Reckon I'll hit 95C out of the hot water panels today.

author: johnh
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2015, 06:33:38 am
content: Marvelous Melbourne - Temperature in Melbourne for the last weekhttp://www.baywx.com.au/WWW/melbtemp2_week.png

author: DrGeoff
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2015, 06:39:00 am
content: Quote from: johnh on December 20, 2015, 06:33:38 amJusr warming up for the open in a month's time

author: Zero999
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2015, 12:06:30 pm
content: Quote from: johnh on December 20, 2015, 06:33:38 amAll this discussion doesn't mean much to those who don't live there and aren't familiar with the local climate. What's the weather normally like at this time of year?For example where I live, Bedford UK, in December it normally gets to 7°C, falling close to freezing at night but recently it's been 15 in the day and not dropping much below 12 at night.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 20, 2015, 01:46:02 pm
content: Quote from: Hero999 on December 20, 2015, 12:06:30 pmI'm from Sydney, but Melbourne has the reputation of delivering 4 seasons in one day - so what's "normal" for Melbourne isn't necessarily straightforward.Sydney is a little less "dynamic". For Summer, daytime temperatures (usually) can range from 23º to 37º, with the occasional 40º or so. In years past, it was pretty regular to get a thunderstorm at around 5pm - but they aren't as frequent these days. The storm/tornado that struck a couple of days ago which took out Kurnell (a southern suburb of Sydney) fielded winds of up to 213km/h - the highesteverrecorded for the state. That was a freak event.Summer nighttime (minimum) temperatures usually vary between 20º to 25º, but can go outside this range (usually higher). Right now, it's about 12:40 am - and it's 28º with humidity around 35%. In this low humidity, the heat is not too oppressive, but we can have humidity in the 60% - 80% range ... and then it sucks.Temperatures near the coastal areas tend to be 5º to 8º cooler than out west (further inland), but on infrequent occasions those tables can be turned.No A/C in the bedroom - just a fan. Time to call it a day.

author: German_EE
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2015, 04:13:27 pm
content: Another weather report, this one from central Germany. Today we went to our last Christmas Market of the year and at one end of the market square the ice cream shop was open for business during a day when the thermometer got as high as 12C. Snow? What's that? We keep on seeing guys in t-shirts!Global warming seems to be here.

author: tggzzz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2015, 09:46:38 pm
content: Quote from: German_EE on December 20, 2015, 04:13:27 pmAt "the largest outdoor icering in the SW", the skaters were leaving a vell-defined wake behind themQuoteA strong El Nino event, really. That avoids the question as to what caused the event to be strong.

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 21, 2015, 01:04:14 am
content: Had a report of a heatwave on a NZ wide talkback in our South Island in Canterbury, Temuka 40CLots of the region reporting ~35C

author: hendorog
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 21, 2015, 01:49:25 am
content: Quote from: tautech on December 21, 2015, 01:04:14 amMy old stomping groundIt must have been someones measurement that they called in, the "official" temp in Temuka is 35 atmhttp://www.metservice.com/towns-cities/timaru#!/your-weather

author: DeanA
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 21, 2015, 02:08:33 am
content: I'm from Sydney, but Melbourne has the reputation of delivering 4 seasons in one day - so what's "normal" for Melbourne isn't necessarily straightforward.Sydney is a little less "dynamic". For Summer, daytime temperatures (usually) can range from 23º to 37º, with the occasional 40º or so. In years past, it was pretty regular to get a thunderstorm at around 5pm - but they aren't as frequent these days. The storm/tornado that struck a couple of days ago which took out Kurnell (a southern suburb of Sydney) fielded winds of up to 213km/h - the highesteverrecorded for the state. That was a freak event.I was right in the middle of that tornado in Kurnell. A few of us had put our cars in the factory as a hail storm was expected. The sky started to look very green and the wind started to pick up (I was thinking something was a bit strange because in the beginning the winds were from the north yet the storm was approaching from the south). The winds just kept getting stronger and stronger until it sounded like a B52 was about to land on the roof of the factory. Then we watched the power lines start to come down and there were bits of roofing and other debris floating past. I got away from the window at that stage and then our factory roof started to get ripped off, from then on I was cowering under the desk.My car got some panel damage and a broken windscreen but the cars that were left outside were absolutely trashed. Really lucky nobody was seriously hurt as I've never experienced a storm like that and I've lived in the area all my life.Dean.

author: TSL
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 21, 2015, 04:54:39 am
content: @DeanA - Glad you're OK mate! that's was stupid weather !! Was watching the BoM radar and you could see the hook!As for good ole Penrith Valley, we're a heat soak and South Penrith where I am is a little hotter again.Here's a graph from yesterday from a USB temp/RH logger I was testing. Values are from a shaded area in our backyard. As you can see it was hot for a long time.The temp gauge in the solar panels register 80+C !!You can also see the southerly change that recently arrived - the big dip in data at the end is me bringing it back inside my air-conditioned workshop.