Hot.

[Chundles]

Bloody hell it's hot today, it's 4pm and 33 degrees. In early October that's damned hot - means it probably nicked 35 at the peak today and for just under two weeks into spring that doesn't bode well for summer - 40 is going to hurt, any hotter is going to be really nasty. The winds are up too and from what I've heard it's gonna be a shocker of a bushfire season. Hope it's not like 2003 when they lost 2.6 million hectares of land to fire (6.5 million acres) in NSW, Vic and the ACT alone. 70% of the ACT was burnt.

I've just been on an endless winter working holiday so it's my first summer in two years hence the reaction to the heat - that and I hate fire season soooo much.

[neocell]

Bloody hell it's hot today, it's 4pm and 33 degrees. In early October that's damned hot - means it probably nicked 35 at the peak today and for just under two weeks into spring that doesn't bode well for summer - 40 is going to hurt, any hotter is going to be really nasty. The winds are up too and from what I've heard it's gonna be a shocker of a bushfire season. Hope it's not like 2003 when they lost 2.6 million hectares of land to fire (6.5 million acres) in NSW, Vic and the ACT alone. 70% of the ACT was burnt.

I've just been on an endless winter working holiday so it's my first summer in two years hence the reaction to the heat - that and I hate fire season soooo much.
Yeah, that's a touch on the warm side. Up here (or down here, I guess however you look at it) it was a nice fall day at 22 (a little weird getting off the ice from our hockey game and then getting smacked with the sun and heat). Where about are you down there? When I was there, took Christmas vacation through the outback (bloody weird, the heat that is, on Christmas day) and our therm go up to 58. Man that was hot. Actually climbed the rock when it got to about 50 (actually started earlier in the day cause they apparently shut it down if it gets above 37 or something like that) and sun baked up there for awhile. Hope there's no crazy campers starting fires this year

[Chundles]

Yeah, that's a touch on the warm side. Up here (or down here, I guess however you look at it) it was a nice fall day at 22 (a little weird getting off the ice from our hockey game and then getting smacked with the sun and heat). Where about are you down there? When I was there, took Christmas vacation through the outback (bloody weird, the heat that is, on Christmas day) and our therm go up to 58. Man that was hot. Actually climbed the rock when it got to about 50 (actually started earlier in the day cause they apparently shut it down if it gets above 37 or something like that) and sun baked up there for awhile. Hope there's no crazy campers starting fires this year


I'm on the coast about an hour and a quarter south of Sydney. 35 is hot for the coast, I'm actually glad for the breeze as it's keeping the humidity away. I just spent my Christmas and most of your winter in Lake Louise watching the thermometer touch -46.

As for the heat during Christmas, it is kinda cool when you can do the Christmas thing and then go to the beach. My Christmas lunches have always been big fresh seafood platters, Lobsters, Prawns, Balmain Bugs, Crabs, and always lots of good fresh fruit like mango and pineapple and stuff. Christmas in winter over there isn't too weird for me, for one all the carols make sense...

Yeah, it's pretty hot out in the centre - never been there myself but I'm told 65 is not uncommon in some parts. Worst I've been in was 51 in Phoenix AZ when I was a kid growing up there. Here it was probably 48 but I was playing cricket that day - standing out in the sun all day was not fun.

[eva01]

its 9° (49F) here right now.

Just a tad under my optimal temperature 13° (55F)

[Chundles]

its 9° (49F) here right now.

Just a tad under my optimal temperature 13° (55F)

See now 9 would be nice.

[neocell]

My Christmas lunches have always been big fresh seafood platters, Lobsters, Prawns, Balmain Bugs, Crabs, and always lots of good fresh fruit like mango and pineapple and stuff.
What the heck is a Balmain Bug? I thought Yabbies was a strange name (quite tasty though). Are they similar?

[skunk]

What the heck is a Balmain Bug?Clearly it's a creature that lives in expensive evening dresses.

[mj_1903]

Currently 34 in my room. I must say winter wasn't very cold this year, hopefully summer doesn't get too hot... stupid global warming.

[Nermal]

My Dashboard widget says it's 14° here :)

[Chundles]

What the heck is a Balmain Bug? I thought Yabbies was a strange name (quite tasty though). Are they similar?

A Yabby is a freshwater crustacean, a Balmain Bug is a type of slipper lobster with no pincers. Not as popular as the rock lobster here but it tastes divine - ugly little buggers though...

http://faunanet.gov.au/wos/factfile.cfm?Fact_ID=72

[Abstract]

Yeah, that's a touch on the warm side. Up here (or down here, I guess however you look at it) it was a nice fall day at 22 (a little weird getting off the ice from our hockey game and then getting smacked with the sun and heat). Where about are you down there? When I was there, took Christmas vacation through the outback (bloody weird, the heat that is, on Christmas day) and our therm go up to 58. Man that was hot. Actually climbed the rock when it got to about 50 (actually started earlier in the day cause they apparently shut it down if it gets above 37 or something like that) and sun baked up there for awhile. Hope there's no crazy campers starting fires this year

I'm from Toronto, and I live in the same city as Chundles, and I can tell you that I hate heat. Yes, even the "heat" in the autumn. By winter, I mean 20-25C.

I realize that the temperatures in Toronto reach 30-35 C in the summer, but I'm not a "heat" person at all. I really do love cold days.

[Chundles]

I'm from Toronto, and I live in the same city as Chundles, and I can tell you that I hate heat. Yes, even the "heat" in the autumn. By winter, I mean 20-25C.

I realize that the temperatures in Toronto reach 30-35 C in the summer, but I'm not a "heat" person at all. I really do love cold days.

Tronno eh?

Where are ya in the gong?

I'm hoping this isn't your first summer down under, cause I think you might be in for a rough ride seeing as you're a fellow winter person - gonna be a stinker.

Winter this year was really warm too but the snow season was strange, either lots of good snow or bugger all, last year we had 3m and it was a very good season - I picked a good year to work.

By the way I love Toronto, it was such a nice change after 6 months trapped in the Bow Valley to finally see a big city again with traffic and culture and more than 2 roads. Although on my last day there it hit 24 degrees and I thought I was going to die - I was accustomed to wearing TShirts and Shorts at about 5 or 10 degrees so 24 was a nightmare.

[neocell]

A Yabby is a freshwater crustacean, a Balmain Bug is a type of slipper lobster with no pincers. Not as popular as the rock lobster here but it tastes divine - ugly little buggers though...

http://faunanet.gov.au/wos/factfile.cfm?Fact_ID=72
Freaky looking buggers

I'm on the coast about an hour and a quarter south of Sydney.

Oh, the Gong as in Wollongong, actually passed through there while I was down-under

[caveman_uk]

Today's max is 15 celcius here in London. Quite nice and the sun's just come out. I like 15-20 degrees C. I hate hot weather. 'specially in the UK. We don't seem to be able to manage hot without humid.

[dcv]

Today's max is 15 celcius here in London. Quite nice and the sun's just come out. I like 15-20 degrees C. I hate hot weather. 'specially in the UK. We don't seem to be able to manage hot without humid.

It's too cold for me :( I've had to put the heating on... I much prefer 20-25°C.

[Chundles]

Today's max is 15 celcius here in London. Quite nice and the sun's just come out. I like 15-20 degrees C. I hate hot weather. 'specially in the UK. We don't seem to be able to manage hot without humid.

It's funny, a 15 degree max in Sydney would have them all getting around in big coats and scarves and wooly socks. I love laughing at the Sydneysiders in winter when they're rugged up and I'm in jeans and a tshirt.

[mad jew]

Today was a nice sunny 22°C for me. Just how I like it. :)

I'm looking forward to the summer. I can't wait to get back in the pool.

[Abstract]

Tronno eh?

Where are ya in the gong?

I'm hoping this isn't your first summer down under, cause I think you might be in for a rough ride seeing as you're a fellow winter person - gonna be a stinker.

Winter this year was really warm too but the snow season was strange, either lots of good snow or bugger all, last year we had 3m and it was a very good season - I picked a good year to work.


We didn't get snow this year. :confused: Anyway, I don't live too far from the Uni.

And yeah, it'll be my first summer down under. Last winter I went home to the T-dot. Summer break at Uni (ie: Nov til Feb). Too bad it didn't snow often in Toronto during that time, but sometimes it would snow like crazy!

I'm going to have to get the windows of my car tinted dark. UV sucks, and so does stepping into a boiling hot car. :mad:

[mad jew]

And yeah, it'll be my first summer down under.


Good luck with that. :)

[Chundles]

We didn't get snow this year. :confused: Anyway, I don't live too far from the Uni.

And yeah, it'll be my first summer down under. Last winter I went home to the T-dot. Summer break at Uni (ie: Nov til Feb). Too bad it didn't snow often in Toronto during that time, but sometimes it would snow like crazy!

I'm going to have to get the windows of my car tinted dark. UV sucks, and so does stepping into a boiling hot car. :mad:

Snow season at the ski resorts.

Snow in Wollongong would mark the beginning of an ice age.

[Chundles]

I'm going to have to get the windows of my car tinted dark. UV sucks, and so does stepping into a boiling hot car. :mad:

Um, that might help a little but there's no getting around getting into a boiling hot car here. You could wind the windows down and crank the A/C on full and you will still be stepping into a car that's hotter than hell.

[kjwebb]

Good thing it was only (according to the BOM website (http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDN10035.txt and scroll to the bottom)) 26 degrees here in the ACT.

Hopefully we won't get another bushfire this summer (there is a lot of bush around the nations capital) otherwise it may be a horrible summer.

At least we have had a bit of rain (dams are at 60.03% capacity (http://www.actew.com.au/) (they used to be about 45-55% capacity depending on how much it rained or didn't rain) so water restrictions may be put back to level 1 from level 2 (although they are not as bad as Sydney's restrictions).

[clayj]

It's too cold for me :( I've had to put the heating on... I much prefer 20-25°C.Going to be a nice 84°F (29°C) here in Charlotte today... it's funny that it will usually get colder here in Charlotte in the winter than more northernly cities such as Seattle or London.

But of course, we have MANY more sunny days. My saying about rain in Charlotte is that, unlike Seattle or London, we have the common decency to get it over with. We'll get an inch of rain in an hour, where in other places that same inch can be stretched across a week.

[dcv]

My central heating has now given me a headache :(

I need to move to sunnier climes...

[broken_keyboard]

I love a hot climate, people complain when it is 95F/35C and I don't understand why.

[w_parietti22]

*Pulls up Dashboard to see wat 33 Celcius is*

:eek: 91.4 :eek: Thats hot for october.

[emw]

I love a hot climate, people complain when it is 95F/35C and I don't understand why.
I agree with you there - I love the heat, which can't explain why I live in Chicago, I suppose. Of course, it's supposed to be 30C/86F here today, which is almost 20F above normal.

Then it's going to be 15C/58F or so on Thursday. :eek:

[Abstract]

It depends on how much you like sweating. ;)

The worst days are going to be when I go to the hospital to do my measurements using their brachytherapy (radioactive) seeds using our toy(s). I'm going to have to dress up in a proper shirt, proper pants/trousers, and possibly a tie when it's 35C outside, and 45C in my car!

I love a hot climate, people complain when it is 95F/35C and I don't understand why.

Because I don't like it when my urine starts to boil while still inside my bladder.

Wow, I paint a pretty picture, don't I. :p

I'm in Taiwan right now. I'm going back to Oz tomorrow. We'll see what happens.

[Whyren]

Even with the trees changing color and the onset of fall, it only got down to a little over 22 (73 F) here last night. Quite unusual for Iowa where normally this time of year we're lucky to get that as a high. Expecting close to 32 (around 90 F) today and tomorrow, then temps drop precipitously.

[Onizuka]

-46 F?!?!?!?! :eek: To hell with that. I mean, we get colder than hell in Denver (-12 or -18 below with windchill), but -46?! That's insane! We also get hot here (110 F), which means we never get used to the weather here. By the time it gets cold here we're all used to it being hot, and vice versa.

[aricher]

It's a toasty 89 F here in Chicago - unseasonably warm.

[wdlove]

A perfect 10 day here.

Boston, Massachusetts
Currently: 65°F Partly Cloudy

Wind: East at 10 MPH
Humidity: 75%
Dewpoint: 57°F
Barometer: 30.41 inches and falling

18°C Partly Cloudy

Wind: East at 16 KPH
Humidity: 75%
Dewpoint: 13°C
Barometer: 1029 millibars and falling

[Chundles]

-46 F?!?!?!?! :eek: To hell with that. I mean, we get colder than hell in Denver (-12 or -18 below with windchill), but -46?! That's insane! We also get hot here (110 F), which means we never get used to the weather here. By the time it gets cold here we're all used to it being hot, and vice versa.

Um, no..... -46 Celsius. I am Australian and was talking about Canada, there's no fahrenheit to be seen anywhere there. It's -50F by the way....

[barneygumble]

I spent the last three days outside chopping down trees and cutting em up, the temp was prob mid 30's, i like that temp esepcially when there is a easterly breeze. Bring on summer i say. I am also going to Mt Isa in a few weeks that is going to be mid 40's at least :eek: i will be outside all day too, i am going to need to carry lots of water

[Guitarius]

Pantie-wastes...it was 90+ today. Last week got into the triple digits.

I LOVE THE HEAT!!! :cool:

[katie ta achoo]

Pantie-wastes...it was 90+ today. Last week got into the triple digits.

I LOVE THE HEAT!!! :cool:


Thassss right. In Houston, my weather widget was still hitting 100+ last week or so. Punks.


But the heat.. I could live without.
it makes me dizzy sometimes
:confused: <-- dizzy, not confused.

Tomorrow the high is 90... IN FREAKING OCTOBER!

[mj_1903]

Today it's a nice 19C (66F) which is back to normal October weather. We seem to have 3 bushfires burning up north already with 2 being under control. This is looking rather ominous.

[Nermal]

16° here according to Dashboard. I'm sure it's hotter than that though.

[Lacero]

It's freezing where I am. It's been raining for the last 2 days. My feet are freezing.

[Chundles]

Today it's a nice 19C (66F) which is back to normal October weather. We seem to have 3 bushfires burning up north already with 2 being under control. This is looking rather ominous.

Much nicer today definitely, bit of rain about the gong too I think, not sure though, I can't remember the last time we had good rain down here - maybe when the Gold Coast got flooded.

Where are those fires burning mj? I was amazed that there were no smoke pillars coming from the escarpment. Maybe tomorrow when it gets back up to 30 again.

If this is anything to go by we might be seeing a scorcher of a summer - I remember a few years ago when it was scraping 50 in the western suburbs around Penrith, hope it's not going to be anything like that.