The Cold

[Bumpswithagrin]

The earth is tilted at 23.5 degrees on its axis. As it goes round the sun in 365 days the hemisphere that is tilted towards the sun gets more sun and gets hotter, hence summer. The hemisphere that gets less sun gets colder and has winter. That's not going to change for millions of years. But within the nature of the seasons there's a huge amount of variability for what the weather does each year.

One weird thing is that plants and animals seem to know the seasons regardless of the weather. My apple trees looked dead then sprung to life when it was still pretty chilly. Birds seem to migrate at the time of year not the weather. Many aquatic creatures have seasonal cycles of migration and reproduction. I don't think the oceans change so much between seasons - so I wonder if they sense something else.

It's the length of the days that trigger the plants and other animals to do their seasonal things. Deciduous trees will lose their leaves as the days get shorter regardless of the actual temperature at the time.

 

[Catfish Alley]

Snow warning for this evening. We already have a lot on the ground. Woke up to this a couple of days ago. The night before I figured I'd pop out the wipers to avoid them icing over. Haha.

 

[peternorth]

OK who the **** bemoaned the cold?

 

[Billy ray]

Coldest day all year.

 

[peternorth]

Cold now

 

[norway blue]

Cold now

Scarf , beanie and hot water bottle. And a coat. Embrace.


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[Billy ray]

We meet again you magnificent bastard

 

[phantom13]

We meet again you magnificent bastard

Weekend was bitterly cold.

 

[Billy ray]

At least sun is currently out and will be 19 by 9am

 

[Xtreme]

I was colder the previous weekend compared to the weekend just gone. Have started to wear a jumper, but still in shorts.

Haven't turned the heater on yet. Will see if I can get through May without needing to. Usually have done so by now. A few years ago the earliest it was used was mid April.

 

[FRUMPY]

Weekend was bitterly cold.

rain went away sunday so great weather to use the firepit

 

[peternorth]

This poor thread was dormant for some time.

 

[the_interloper]

This poor thread was dormant for some time.

THink it was 6 degrees going to the gym this morning, wet too. If you can get up and go to the gym on mornings like this you can get there any day I reckon.

 

[phantom13]

rain went away sunday so great weather to use the firepit

Me and the father in law had to install a pool fence (around a ****ing spa no less) did it Saturday thankfully and the concrete set before the rain hammered down all night and most of Sunday morning.

 

[Gralin]

was a bit cold yesterday arvo when I was outside doing some work

checked the temp 6 but feels like 2

yep that will do it

still shorts weather if you're active enough though

 

[Roobs321]

Where we are in FNQ we get our first sub-20 low of the year tomorrow

 

[TheKanga]

Been freezing here in Hobart last two days.
2 degrees both mornings but felt lower with wind chill.

Now feel like I'm getting the man flu

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Weekend was bitterly cold.

We had quite the hail run. Not a big storm dump over 10 minutes that is normally the way for lots of hail, but consistent for over an hour and really small hailstones that looked more like snow from a distance. The way the hail cobered things was a lot more even and snow-like than the usual hailstorm. But, all hail.

 

[revo333]

All this rain and it isn't even winter yet for Melbourne

 

[mr bagcroft]

Bring it on, I will take it over 35 degrees every day of the week.

 

[nobbyiscool]

Bump for the new winter...

I've got a draft coming through where my dog-door insert is, it sucks. I usually much prefer cold to heat, but this is driving me crazy. I'll need to find a solution tomorrow.

 

[Engimal v3]

Went and picked up some tea with my partner earlier and it was freezing. Winter is here.

 

[peternorth]

8 degrees right now.

 

[the_interloper]

8 degrees right now.

Is now too. Haven't had one of those really cold mornings yet. I know it's cold when my windscreen is iced up at 5:50 before the gym and at 7am again when I leave the gym.

 

[Billy ray]

Iced up windows for me too on bedroom i just opened curtains.