Heatwave to hit South Australia

Reece · 12-13-19, 06:00 PM

I live in the mid north of South Australia and the heatwave coming is rather worrying!!
Sunday 35
Monday 39
Tuesday 42
Wednesday 44
Thursday 46 (115F) Gasp!!
Friday 45
Everything up here is bone dry, thankfully we are surrounded by harvested farm land, just stubble but fire can race through that quite easily.
Not looking forward to this at all.

mapuc · 12-13-19, 06:10 PM

Oh man
Here we have 4-6 degrees daytime and just above zero night time with a strong wind, which makes it feel a lot colder.

Back to your country.

I'm happy I do not live in Australia during those temperatures I feel very unhappy when our temperature reach 25 or above.

Markus

Aktungbby · 12-13-19, 06:11 PM

well u can move to Napa and avoid the whole thing! Plowed vinyards make pretty good fire breaks.

Reece · 12-13-19, 06:44 PM

The climate is definitely changing, NSW and Queensland have been battling fires for the last month, now Queensland gets hit by a flood, 125mm in just over an hour, weird!!

STEED · 12-14-19, 07:03 AM

End of Australia sign...

Australia will burn and flood and the good folk will leave and come to the UK, Reece will shack up in Jim's man cave.

On a serious note do all you can reece to keep cool.

Jimbuna · 12-14-19, 07:15 AM

I've family dotted around Australia, New Zealand and even Tasmania. They have been telling me for over five years now how the weather is definitely changing.

STEED · 12-16-19, 01:33 PM

Still here reece?

Hang in there mate you can get though this.

d@rk51d3 · 12-16-19, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reece

I live in the mid north of South Australia and the heatwave coming is rather worrying!!
Sunday 35
Monday 39
Tuesday 42
Wednesday 44
Thursday 46 (115F) Gasp!!
Friday 45
Everything up here is bone dry, thankfully we are surrounded by harvested farm land, just stubble but fire can race through that quite easily.
Not looking forward to this at all.

Makes me laugh when you watch the weather report.
Often you'd see Strathalbyn with a recorded high of 43 degrees (or whatever)
The weather box was by the post office, on a nicely irrigated lawn, under a big weeping willow by the river.

However, travel a mere 2km out of town to the open plains, and you're in the low 50's.

Hot days I can handle. It's the hot nights that suck.

Falkirion · 12-16-19, 05:35 PM

Feel your pain Reece. I'm in Melbourne and don't have to deal with temps like that but with the concrete jungle looking to hit 30+ over next few days and insufficient cooling at home it's going to be a tough start to summer.

I've definitely noticed the climate shift. Seasonally the weather patterns seem to be shifting about a month ahead, though last year it's either been stinking hot (Mid to late Jan till end of May) or cold (June-December) and I can't recall the last time the weathers done that in my lifetime. We need to move on climate now, not in 20+ years once the Government has shifted to people more inclined to do something.

Reece · 12-16-19, 06:08 PM

Going for 42 here today and after Fridays 46 it only goes down to 30 then back up, Christmas day is tipped for 37!!

STEED · 12-16-19, 06:16 PM

Up and down like a whore's drawers.

mapuc · 12-16-19, 06:32 PM

It was on the news day before yesterday.

Here in Denmark an old record seems likely to be beaten. 2019 could very well be the wettest year since the Danish Meteorological Institute started measuring weather in 1870-something.

Markus

Reece · 12-16-19, 06:47 PM

Yes everything is in a mess!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by STEED

Up and down like a whore's drawers.

mmmm!

d@rk51d3 · 12-16-19, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mapuc

It was on the news day before yesterday.

Here in Denmark an old record seems likely to be beaten. 2019 could very well be the wettest year since the Danish Meteorological Institute started measuring weather in 1870-something.

Markus

Did they change the way they record it, like they did down here?

Here, the temperature peak had to hold for a set amount of time before it was recorded. Now, it's recorded instantly, even if it's only at that temperature for a few seconds.

Also, low temps aren't being recorded properly. It was discovered that the equipment used to record the temperatures has limits that are exceeded by actual temperatures, so they were just "guesstimated". Their excuse was that "it couldn't possibly get that cold anyway".

People started sending in their pictures of creeks and dams frozen solid, ice and snow....... only to hear crickets chirping.

Reece · 12-17-19, 01:25 AM

5 pm here and it is still 41, not nice!!

12-13-19, 06:00 PM	#1
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,688 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Heatwave to hit South Australia I live in the mid north of South Australia and the heatwave coming is rather worrying!! Sunday 35 Monday 39 Tuesday 42 Wednesday 44 Thursday 46 (115F) Gasp!! Friday 45 Everything up here is bone dry, thankfully we are surrounded by harvested farm land, just stubble but fire can race through that quite easily. Not looking forward to this at all. __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

12-13-19, 06:11 PM	#3
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 29,981 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	well u can move to Napa and avoid the whole thing! Plowed vinyards make pretty good fire breaks. __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

12-13-19, 06:44 PM	#4
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,688 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	The climate is definitely changing, NSW and Queensland have been battling fires for the last month, now Queensland gets hit by a flood, 125mm in just over an hour, weird!! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

12-14-19, 07:03 AM	#5
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	End of Australia sign... Australia will burn and flood and the good folk will leave and come to the UK, Reece will shack up in Jim's man cave. On a serious note do all you can reece to keep cool. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

12-14-19, 07:15 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,464 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I've family dotted around Australia, New Zealand and even Tasmania. They have been telling me for over five years now how the weather is definitely changing. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

12-13-19, 06:10 PM	#2
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,535 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Oh man Here we have 4-6 degrees daytime and just above zero night time with a strong wind, which makes it feel a lot colder. Back to your country. I'm happy I do not live in Australia during those temperatures I feel very unhappy when our temperature reach 25 or above. Markus

12-16-19, 01:33 PM	#7
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Still here reece? Hang in there mate you can get though this. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

12-16-19, 05:35 PM	#9
Falkirion Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne, AUS Posts: 1,043 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Feel your pain Reece. I'm in Melbourne and don't have to deal with temps like that but with the concrete jungle looking to hit 30+ over next few days and insufficient cooling at home it's going to be a tough start to summer. I've definitely noticed the climate shift. Seasonally the weather patterns seem to be shifting about a month ahead, though last year it's either been stinking hot (Mid to late Jan till end of May) or cold (June-December) and I can't recall the last time the weathers done that in my lifetime. We need to move on climate now, not in 20+ years once the Government has shifted to people more inclined to do something.

12-16-19, 06:08 PM	#10
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,688 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Going for 42 here today and after Fridays 46 it only goes down to 30 then back up, Christmas day is tipped for 37!! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

12-16-19, 06:16 PM	#11
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Up and down like a whore's drawers. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

12-16-19, 06:32 PM	#12
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,535 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	It was on the news day before yesterday. Here in Denmark an old record seems likely to be beaten. 2019 could very well be the wettest year since the Danish Meteorological Institute started measuring weather in 1870-something. Markus

12-17-19, 01:25 AM	#15
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,688 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	5 pm here and it is still 41, not nice!! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*