Too hot to work here!

hrpearce · #1 04-01-13, 10:59

37c here today I watched some tennis and changed blown tyres on the trailer carting the spray rig.

Private_collector · #2 04-01-13, 11:30

Only 34 or 35 here in QLD. Was 43 on Monday.

I poured hot coffee on myself, just to cool down!

Must be simply boiling in the antarctic, according to the trend of getting hotter in Australia the further south you go.

Little Jo · #3 04-01-13, 13:45

Hi Guys

45 degrees and a strong hot north wind today, I knew when I went outside this morning I knew we were in for a stinker and sure enough fire bombing planes been going over the house for most of the afternoon fighting a bushfire west of us. I feel for those Victorians who will get our hot weather tomorrow and I sure hope all the fire bugs stay home due to the heat, but that is wishful thingking.

Cheers

Tony

chris vickery · #4 04-01-13, 15:37

-19c here today

servicepub (RIP) · #5 04-01-13, 16:50

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Originally Posted by chris vickery

-19c here today

60cm (2ft) of snow in last week's two storms. That's over two days.

rob love · #6 04-01-13, 17:45

We are also experiencing unseasonably warm temperatures: It's -12°C out right now, with a forecast high of -5°C today.

Normals for this time of year are -22 for the low, and -12 for the high, so I guess I can't complain.

RHClarke · #7 04-01-13, 21:08

The temp got up to -1oC just before noon at Hammond. But it was plenty hot, but not in the barn. Outside one could work up a sweat in no time - particularly when it involves snow removal from CMP/SMP hoods. This is a necessary task as the CMP hoods in particular tend to bend with the snow load. The SMP trucks were not too bad off, but they too were feeling the effects of the two foot deep snow on top. Only 10 more trucks to go!

Photos:

1 - There are trucks in there.
2 - The problem.
3 - An unique angle - looking down into the cab of the truck.

Max Hedges · #8 04-01-13, 21:10

We are expecting a high of 40 today at Yass. someone in the family thought it would be good to have a party in early rather than later on in January to beat the heat, now with the hottest day for many years we'll have to see.

hrpearce · #9 07-01-13, 12:45

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Originally Posted by hrpearce

37c here today I watched some tennis and changed blown tyres on the trailer carting the spray rig.

Back to reality, had to go weed spraying and cattle mustering for the next two hotter days. It's great to be self employed

Keith Webb · #10 07-01-13, 19:41

Interesting graphic in the news today showing our hottest temps:

Source

Little Jo · #11 08-01-13, 00:01

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Originally Posted by Keith Webb

Interesting graphic in the news today showing our hottest temps:

Source

Hi Keith

That was a good map, we had a similar one for the state after our hot few days, nice to see I still live in the driest and hottest state. When I start to feel too hot I just go on MLU and look at the photos posted by the Canadian guys, just as good as sticking your head in the fridge or taking the lid off the esky and taking a seat.

Cheers

Tony

rob love · #12 08-01-13, 04:48

Here is a link to a spot that will cure any ill thoughts about your weather in Australia. Bookmark it an have a look when you are feeling hot around the collar.
http://text.www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/...l?mb-52&unit=m

Not as good as a picture, but you'll get the jist of it in real time. Note that Thursday (jan 10/2013) coming up is an anomaly.

Keith Webb · #13 08-01-13, 07:42

We could do with some of that chill here at the moment, Today is the hottest day on record across Australia, although the temperature here in Melbourne is fairly mild.
Howard sent a text message to say he had been evacuated to the beach where he is on holiday.

Little Jo · #14 08-01-13, 07:49

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Originally Posted by rob love

Here is a link to a spot that will cure any ill thoughts about your weather in Australia. Bookmark it an have a look when you are feeling hot around the collar.
http://text.www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/...l?mb-52&unit=m

Not as good as a picture, but you'll get the jist of it in real time. Note that Thursday (jan 10/2013) coming up is an anomaly.

Hi Rob

I have placed it to my favourites, next heat wave forcasted later in the week so I will chill out reading the weather in Canada.

Cheers

Tony

hrpearce · #15 08-01-13, 10:10

we were on high alert here today because the hot dry winds were pushing fires in every direction around Tarcutta and Humula.

Private_collector · #16 08-01-13, 10:19

Wow, fires burning across multiple states now. More homes lost in Victoria and N.S.W, and looks like it is Queenslands turn for the heatwave, starting tomorrow. Expected to be 37c in Gympie, so that means home here will be maybe 40c or more. We take Gympies figure and add 2 to 3 to that, for our area.

Police interviewing three early teen 'Papa Romeo India Charlie Kilos' about starting fires! At that age I was playing with Matchbox cars, not practicing my pyromania skills. What's happening to our youth? Not enough floggings early in life, I suspect!

maple_leaf_eh · #17 09-01-13, 03:30

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Originally Posted by Keith Webb

Interesting graphic in the news today showing our hottest temps:

Source

Now, put a negative in front of any of those numbers, and some fiesty Canadian will claim to have been outside when it was that COLD.

My story is minus 56 degrees C, and a few days before that when the temperature got up to minus 45. So cold my glasses froze to my nose.