We've been going through a bit of a heatwave here this week. It's been worse down in Melbourne (about 3 hours south of here where it's usually cooler ironically) - unfortunately we've been in Melbourne since Wednesday when the heatwave started bigtime.
There have been 3 consecutive days of 44 celcius (111 F), and it's only getting hotter each day. Some areas, like the suburb we were staying in, actually reached 47 C (116 F). The coolest it's reached overnight has been 30C (86F).
It's so hot that many suburbs have lost power because the suppliers can't cope with the extra use from air conditioners, and there has been major chaos in the public transport system as the heat has buckled a good proportion of tram and train lines, meaning hundreds of trains have been cancelled and delayed over the past few days.
We were in the city centre last night for a birthday dinner, and there were so many people walking around the streets. All the cafes were open and packed out. It was still 36C (97F) at midnight last night!
But one good thing came out of it - I had my first swim in the ocean! It was so good... colder than I expected, and much saltier than I expected too!
Posted by Mr. Jack Burton (Member # 4673) on :
We have a Rainwave here in Ireland at present. Ya, it pretty much ****es down 24/7. It has to be seen to be believed!!! Posted by buffalo-girl (Member # 7498) on :
i would love even a little bit of your heat!!! i am sick of snow storms here and cold and wind!! 25 here today which is a heat wave for us right now they are already talking about another snow storm here next tuesday on the weather channel hills of snow everywhere now!!
Posted by Stitch Groover (Member # 2895) on :
I just got a message from my Mum on Facebook, it reached 48.7C this afternoon (120 F). Definately the hottest it's ever been here.
I was in the sun for about 20 minutes and got a terrible sunburn across my shoulders. It's just not safe to go outside anymore.
Posted by buffalo-girl (Member # 7498) on :
we need some warmth here but won't get it we were on the weather channel again this morning! it is 19 here and snow flurries again! dee
Posted by Sammy Reign In Blood Hain (Member # 3150) on :
When I saw the title of the thread I thought of this
Too hot there, too cold here... Lets all meet in the Bahamas... Posted by Mr. Jack Burton (Member # 4673) on :
quote:Originally posted by jdocster: Too hot there, too cold here... Lets all meet in the Bahamas...
Guinness extra cold ta mate.. Posted by buffalo-girl (Member # 7498) on :
i will go for that!!!! sick of winter!! here is is 13 and snowing again!! Posted by Stitch Groover (Member # 2895) on :
It's getting worse here in Oz now. Two thirds of the state of Queensland has been declared a disaster zone after major flooding.
To put it in perspective, the disaster area is about the size of Texas.
Posted by Riptide (Member # 457) on :
Please send me a bottle of heat here, I swear there was tons of white stuff and I could see my breath outside.. Posted by buffalo-girl (Member # 7498) on :
i need some heat here too!! right now the temperature is -3 and a wind chill of -22 high will be only 14 today brrrrr my heat just keeps going on and on and on lol!!! Posted by buffalo-girl (Member # 7498) on :
it went up to 47 here on saturday the ce on lake erie was cracked and guys still went out there ice fishing needless to say they rescued 125 guys off of it saturday afternoon and one man suffered a heart attack and died the sheriff was mad saying these guys should have used common sense if the ice was cracked in the morning already don't go on it duh!!!! flood warnings us here until wednesday as temps. are going into the 40's-50 tuesday and wednesday back to cold temps. for saturday Posted by Stitch Groover (Member # 2895) on :
Maybe I should sell some heat on eBay, do you think I'd have a market? Perhaps a jar full of hot air. I could produce it myself!
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