Ken Gargett Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 not quite 9.30am and the outside (yes, unprotected) thermometer has hit 52.5C! inside a lovely 24C but no idea how long that will last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZCUBAN Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Hi Ken Just watching the morning news ,they say Q/Land will be about 10.c above average for a week ,at least it won't be as humid ,or it could be worse Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 25.6C inside; 55.6C outside. humidity does seem well down on a bad one. the paper is sying high humidity and hot winds on the way! special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris7 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Thats intense. Where abouts in Qld are you Ken? Pretty glad I'm in air-con at the moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dara Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 55c....Jesus the cigars would light themselves if left outside long enough with such heat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 Thats intense. Where abouts in Qld are you Ken? Pretty glad I'm in air-con at the moment! i'm in brizzy - the readings are so high as the thermometer for the outside is in direct sun, in the courtyard, which rarely gets a breeze, so just cooking (i think the weather bureau does temperatures in protected spots hence the dscrepancy). inside is now a slightly too warm (aircon on soon) 26.6C. outside has now hit 61.5C. crap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewNR Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Jesus Ken.. Incredible.. It's been bloody hot here in Adelaide but thankfully not that hot. I ride my bike to work daily so leathering up in mid 40's is already killing me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris7 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 i'm in brizzy - the readings are so high as the thermometer for the outside is in direct sun, in the courtyard, which rarely gets a breeze, so just cooking (i think the weather bureau does temperatures in protected spots hence the dscrepancy). inside is now a slightly too warm (aircon on soon) 26.6C. outside has now hit 61.5C. crap! Oh ok yeh I'm in Brissy too. Its times like these I'm very glad I have an office job. Feel sorry for all those poor blighters working outside today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Currently 32oC here in West Pennant Hills. Not a scorcher like yesterday, but still hot. Temps under full sunlight are always higher than the actual air temperature. While 60oC is impressive (you can almost cook an egg), it's not the actual temp in Brisbane. Current air temp is just under 40oC, but that's still bloody hot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverickdrinker Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Can you send some of that heat Canada's way? LOL Hope that cooler days are ahead of you Ken. make sure to wear sun block if you go outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 Currently 32oC here in West Pennant Hills. Not a scorcher like yesterday, but still hot. Temps under full sunlight are always higher than the actual air temperature. While 60oC is impressive (you can almost cook an egg), it's not the actual temp in Brisbane. Current air temp is just under 40oC, but that's still bloody hot! fuzz, correct - as mentioned above, it is the temp on my exposed thermometer in the courtyard. that said, fascinating watching it. we have just had a smidge of cloud cover and the temp immediately dropped back into the high 40s. as soon as protected from direct sunlight. i mentioned the days of 48plus in pakistan in a different post. way hotter than this. mind you, it is still seriously hot today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 How hot is it across Australia? It was so hot, the Bureau of Meteorology had to add a new purple colour to the scale... Some of the hottest days recorded in Australia: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 yes, hot! i was in the mornington penionsula in 09 when the fires hit. horrendous, though even worse elsewhere. terrifies me even thinking about it. i think i have become a little bit obsessed by my thermometer. it has been in shade now for a bit and sitting around 37C which is pretty much the predicted high. direct sun just cooks the thing though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rckymtn22 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 For interest sakes, what are the humidities like? Number wise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 my hydrometer is showing about 50% - this morning it was much higher. so that is something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Humidity in both Sydney and Brisbane is hovering around the 50%-60% mark, depending on where in the city you are. Some areas are spiking around the 80% mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk05 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Just do us all a favor and save us the pic of you in undies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rckymtn22 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Wow, with the temperatures hovering around 40 and a RH of 50 - 60% , that makes to unbearably hot! We have nothing like that here in the Canadian west. Well at least not yet. Feeling for all of you over there as I am very familiar what wildfires do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 i think i have become a little bit obsessed by my thermometer.. .......hard to believe You should have been a weatherman Ken! Who can forget the minute by minute posting of the Queensland Floods! "it's getting Higher" 5:05pm "Higher now" : 5:06Pm "Much Higher now" 5:07pm "Seriously High now" 5:08pm "Need to save the Springsteen CD's " 5:09 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 .......hard to believe You should have been a weatherman Ken! Who can forget the minute by minute posting of the Queensland Floods! "it's getting Higher" 5:05pm "Higher now" : 5:06Pm "Much Higher now" 5:07pm "Seriously High now" 5:08pm "Need to save the Springsteen CD's " 5:09 PM you can bet that if it came down to you or the bruce cd's for the last spot on the liferaft, you'd need your water wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 you can bet that if it came down to you or the bruce cd's for the last spot on the liferaft, you'd need your water wings. ...and you would be playing "Born to Run " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 ...and you would be playing "Born to Run " in those circumstances, more likely 'the river'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Summer is typically hot in Australia, but this summer is just a bit freaky. The BOM website will give you an indication of the different climates and temps around Australia. Older Aussies are kinda used to this as we never had air con growing up. Kids these days can't live without it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckSARTech Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 you can bet that if it came down to you or the bruce cd's for the last spot on the liferaft, you'd need your water wings. ...and you would be playing "Born to Run " in those circumstances, more likely 'the river'. LOL. And Lavern and Shirley are back at it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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