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Australian Heatwave

It's currently 31C in Newcastle at the moment, but I remember a few days back in December where it was 40C plus. No fun at all.
 
Could you put some of that heat in a box and ship it to me in Minnesota? I'll pay postage.

We haven't gotten above 0 C/32 F in a long time.
 
drench a towel, wring it out so it's not dripping too much and use it as a cape and sit in front of a fan :D

can't say as I know how y'all feel over there on the other side of the world, but the hottest on record for my city was 102F(39C) in July 1936 :)
 
I looked at some records for the highest temperatures in Australia (and the rest of the world) if anyone is interested

Highest temperature ever recorded in each Australian state


South Australia 50.7 (123.3F) at Oodnadatta 2 Jan 1960
Western Australia 50.5 (122.9F) at Mardie 19 Feb 1998
NSW 50.0 (122F) at Wilcannia 11 Jan 1939
Queensland 49.5 (121.1F) at Birdsville on 24 Dec 1972
Northern Territory 48.3C (118.9F) at Finke 2 Jan 1960
Victoria 47.2 (117F) at Mildura 10 Jan 1939
ACT 42.2 (108f) at Canberra on 1 Feb 1968
Tasmania 40.8 (105.4F) at Hobart 4 Jan 1976


For the rest of the world

AFRICA

Al'Aziziyah, Libya 57.7 C (135.9 F) 13th September, 1922

NORTH AMERICA

Death Valley, California USA 56.7 C (134.0 F) 10th July, 1913

ASIA

Tirat Tsvi, Israel 53.9 C (129.0 F) 21st June, 1942

EUROPE

Seville, Spain 50.0 C (122.0 F) 4th August, 1881

SOUTH AMERICA

Rivadavia, Argentina 48.9 C (120.0 F) 11th December, 1905

ANTARCTICA

Hope Bay 14.6 C (58.3 F) 5th January, 1974


Four US states have recorded temperatures of 50C or more

California see above

Arizona

Lake Havasu City 53.3 C (128.0 F) on the 29th June, 1994

Nevada

Laughlin 51.7 C (125.0 F) on the 29th June, 1994

New Mexico

Waste Isolat Pilot Plt 50.0 C (122.0 F) on the 27th June, 1994

I assume that 1994 was a very hot year in the USA.

The only states in the USA that have never recorded temperatures over 40C are

Hawaii

Pahala 37.8C (100.0 F) on the 27th April, 1931

Alaska

Fort Yukon 37.8 C (100.0 F) on the 27th June, 1915
 
Some other maximums are

Ireland

33.3 C at Kilkenny Castle 26 Ju 1887 (record for 20th century was 32.5C)

Great Britain

England
38.5C (101.3F) 10 Aug 2003 at Brogdale Kent

Wales
35.2C at Hawarden Bridge 2 Aug 1990

Scotland
32.9C (91.22F) at Greycrock 9 Aug 2003

Northern Ireland
30.8C (recorded twice at Belleck in 1976, and at Blefast in 1983)

Iceland

30.5C (86.9) 22 Jun 1939 at Feigarhorn

Canada

45C (113.0F) at Midale and Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan in 1937

Greenland

21C (?)
 
44 here again right now. I left work early and was lucky enough to get a train but there are literally HEAPS of cancellations, it's just ridiculous. The Tennis apparently has woeful patronage because just getting there is like a trek through hell.

I must be nuts but I'm going to the Gym (which has good aircon) to do a yoga class. Hopefully I will survive :)
 
The temperature here is 26.2C. Make fun of Tassie's miserable weather now, Mainlanders ;)
 
I'm glad I live in Auckland for a change, the high today is 24C (75F) - forecast to be around the same for the next five days as well - and we're all about ready to die with the heat here :lol:. Hope you lot get though this heatwave, we're only barely doing so :eek:
 
I didn't include New Zealand in my maximum temperatures. I will rectify that now

The highest temperature ever recorded in New Zealand was 42.4°C, in Marlborough, Christchurch, and Rangiora (in Canterbury)

The highest temperature ever recorded in Auckland is 34.4C.
 
I really wish I'd moved to Canada earlier so I could miss this heat but the money I'm earning at the moment makes up for the drop in value of the $AU but I'm so over this heat it's not funny.

The lowest forecast temp for the next 7 days is 38 degrees.

When we had the heatwave in March last year it was a 1 in 100 year event that send a new record. Now looks like that record won't last 12 months.
 
Brolan said:
Could you put some of that heat in a box and ship it to me in Minnesota? I'll pay postage.

We haven't gotten above 0 C/32 F in a long time.
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I'll take our cold over that heat any day. You can always bundle up when it's cold, but temps that high can be dangerous.
 
The temps you guys are having down there is crazy.

This morning here: about 28, no wind... and a thick fog. Weirdest thing I've ever seen. Warm fog. Utterly strange.
 
Miss Chicken said:
I didn't include New Zealand in my maximum temperatures. I will rectify that now
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I wasn't offended, in case you were wondering :p

The highest temperature ever recorded in New Zealand was 42.4°C, in Marlborough, Christchurch, and Rangiora (in Canterbury)
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Yeah, Canterbury is notorious for its summer highs, and winter lows, I'm glad I live up here and not down there, Cantabrians just can't seem to win, temperature-wise :eek:

The highest temperature ever recorded in Auckland is 34.4C.
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Er, I think I'll stick with my 24 degrees, thanks :lol:
 
It seeems that northern Tasmania is suffering higher temperatures than Hobart is. On Flinders Island the temperature reached 41.5C - the highest temperature ever recored in Tasmania. At Fingal the temperature reached 40.6C and in Launceston the temperature reached 37.5C which was their hottest day since WW2. High temperatures should continue Friday and Saturday.

In isn't common for temperatures in Tasmania to be more than 30C for more than two days in a row.
 
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It seeems that northern Tasmania is suffering higher temperatures than Hopbart is. On Flinders Island the temperature reached 41.5C - the highest temperature ever recored in Tasmania. At Fingal the temperature reached 40.6C and in Launceston the temperature reached 37.5C which was their hottest day since WW2. High temperatures should continue Friday and Saturday.

In isn't common for temperatures in Tasmania to be more than 30C for more than two days in a row.
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See that's the thing - you get a high preasure system blowing northerlies and they come off the sea. For the rest of it they come of the middle of the country and the bloody desert.

And until the current high preasure system moves away (which won't be soon it's so strong nothing can shift it) we're stuck with stinking hot days.

The only respite is after a few revolting nights the nightime temps will be dropping to the low 20s which means you can get some sleep.
 
It is already 27C in Hobart and it is not yet 10am. It looks like it will get higher than the predicted 29C.
 
Miss Chicken said:
It is already 27C in Hobart and it is not yet 10am. It looks like it will get higher than the predicted 29C.
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God Damn I've moving to Tassie on my way to Canada.

Currently 41.6 in Adelaide with Melbourne a degree hotter but they are cooloing down over the weekend to the low 30s into next week. At this point Adelaide won't be dropping below 38 (day temp) for at least another week with 3 of the next 6 days being 40, a 39 and 2 x 38.
 
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