The Heat....

[Chicago1]

Only the povo parts of Australia mainly Victoria

I dunno. I think I'd rather spend one hour in the heat in Melbourne rather than one more hour living in Perth. One year was enough for me.

 

[Hawk Dork]

Only the povo parts of Australia mainly Victoria

Richer suburbs hit

The power was predominantly cut in what an energy analyst called "the goat cheese belt".
"The power cut [was] happening in many high-income places," he said.
"Presumably the choice of these suburbs was no accident. If the power was cut in poorer suburbs it would most likely affect many pensioners and those that can't afford to lose power, like those on life support."
https://www.theage.com.au/national/...-as-power-system-falters-20190125-p50tn7.html

 

[blueboy25]

Richer suburbs hit

The power was predominantly cut in what an energy analyst called "the goat cheese belt".
"The power cut [was] happening in many high-income places," he said.
"Presumably the choice of these suburbs was no accident. If the power was cut in poorer suburbs it would most likely affect many pensioners and those that can't afford to lose power, like those on life support."
https://www.theage.com.au/national/...-as-power-system-falters-20190125-p50tn7.html

Imagine living in a world where the power didn't have to be cut because it got a little warm

 

[Hawk Dork]

Imagine living in a world where the power didn't have to be cut because it got a little warm

Pre population growth and air con sales and global warming
a 20th century power grid for a 21st century society

 

[Chicago1]

Imagine living in a world where the power didn't have to be cut because it got a little warm

It's all Jeff Kennett's fault. (Sorry, Hawk Dork . It's true. )

 

[Hawk Dork]

It's all Jeff Kennett's fault. (Sorry, Hawk Dork . It's true. )

Totally agree
Privatised power companies are trying to make money not spare power to reduce profits

 

[Run n Spread]

Pissing down now but still sweating bullets. Humid rather than cool southerly change.

 

[Lethality]

Totally agree
Privatised power companies are trying to make money not spare power to reduce profits

I doubt they'd be saving anything on a 43 degree day. I heard some coal units went offline, and that's why we had the load shedding.

 

[scout]

Temperature dropped from 36 to 26 in twenty minutes, that's a fair old weather change.

Huge dark clouds moved in with some very spectacular lightning.

 

[BotsMaster]

I dunno. I think I'd rather spend one hour in the heat in Melbourne rather than one more hour living

Debatable

 

[Hawk Dork]

I doubt they'd be saving anything on a 43 degree day. I heard some coal units went offline, and that's why we had the load shedding.

2 coal units failed
Wholesale price hit $14,500 a KW so then more supply is diverted or kicked in to get that price

 

[tangolikelama]

Few nice storms rolled through this evening/night Haven't seen that much lightning is a long time.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Still getting pummeled by thunder and lightning (and rain) here in the eastern suburbs

 

[Chicago1]

My brother texted me a little while ago from central Illinois that at 6am Wed it is -25 with a wind chill factor of -41. Just a tad nippy.

 

[Shell]

Few nice storms rolled through this evening/night Haven't seen that much lightning is a long time.

Was amazing. Opened up all the blinds and watched- was fantastic.


Still ******* humid af, was sweating thru the night still.

 

[sprockets]

I haven't seen my almost 13yo greyhound so excited in a long while with the cooler day today. She was jumping around like a puppy in the backyard.

 

[Chicago1]

Today's cool temperature here in Melbourne is like heaven.

On the other side of the world, Chicago:

That's -46C wind chill.

By the weekend it's supposed to get up to about 12C.

 

[norway blue]

Last hour. Dropped 10 degrees on south coast of Sydney. Was a hot day but now a strong north wester.
Relief. Strong winds.


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[Bollox]

First rooly hot day of the year in Syd. Got to 39 but an ok dry heat.
Just had a classic southerly buster come thru an hr ago. 25 tomorrow.

 

[sprockets]

"January was Aust's hottest month on record
The Bureau of Meteorology says January's heat was unprecedented, with Australia sweltering through its hottest month on record.

Dominica Sanda
Australian Associated PressFEBRUARY 1, 20195:00PM
Australia has recorded its warmest January on record with more than 200 sites across the nation setting records for warmest average maximum temperatures.
The mean temperature in January, averaged across the country, exceeded 30C for the first time ever for any month, the Bureau of Meteorology says.
The highest temperature recorded in January was 49.5C at Port Augusta in South Australia, senior climatologist Agata Imielska told reporters in Sydney on Friday.
The bureau's Adelaide city site also recorded zero rainfall for the first time since 1957.
Several records were also broken in NSW where Menindee in the far west experienced four consecutive days of 47C.
NSW sweltered through its warmest month beating the previous record in 1939 by 5.92C.
The Australian capital recorded four days in a row above 40C which hasn't happened since 1939.
"For more than half of the month, temperatures were 35C and above - that's six times the amount of 35C days that Canberra would expect," Ms Imielska said.
Victoria also recorded its warmest January on record for mean, maximum and minimum temperatures with the state's rainfall 72 per cent below the long-term average.
Kerang in northern Victoria reached 47.6C on January 25 setting a new January temperature record for the state.
Further north, Queensland experienced its warmest January on record in terms of mean temperature.
It was wetter-than-usual in the state's far north and along the northeast coast where a monsoon trough brought heavy rains at the end of the month.
Meanwhile, nearly the entire southern half of the Northern Territory experienced its warmest January daytime temperatures on record.
Walungurru Airport reached a high daily minimum temperature of 34.3C - the highest minimum temperature ever recorded in the territory.
Western Australia's mean maximum was 2.33C above average with dry and hot conditions in the north resulting in inland areas experiencing consecutive days of temperatures above 40C.
Meanwhile, Tasmania had its driest and warmest January on record too.
The average temperature for January was 2.5C above average with the state sweltering through the third-warmest night-time temperatures for the month.
BOM senior climatologist Andrew Watkins says January's heat was unprecedented.
A high-pressure system in the Tasman Sea that blocked cold fronts and cooler air from reaching the country's south, and a delayed monsoon in the north, contributed to the heatwave.
"The warming trend which has seen Australian temperatures increase by more than one degree in the past 100 years also contributed to the unusually warm conditions," Dr Watkins said in a statement on Friday."

https://www.news.com.au/national/br...d/news-story/4c3470a939ebdfe25d535060d2f8dd6a

 

[norway blue]

I have air con but rarely use it in summer. Trusty 70 ,s four speed Sanyo fan for me. I also put a water spray bottle in the fridge and take it to bed with me.


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[Hawk Dork]

"January was Aust's hottest month on record
The Bureau of Meteorology says January's heat was unprecedented, with Australia sweltering through its hottest month on record.

Dominica Sanda
Australian Associated PressFEBRUARY 1, 20195:00PM
Australia has recorded its warmest January on record with more than 200 sites across the nation setting records for warmest average maximum temperatures.
The mean temperature in January, averaged across the country, exceeded 30C for the first time ever for any month, the Bureau of Meteorology says.
The highest temperature recorded in January was 49.5C at Port Augusta in South Australia, senior climatologist Agata Imielska told reporters in Sydney on Friday.
The bureau's Adelaide city site also recorded zero rainfall for the first time since 1957.
Several records were also broken in NSW where Menindee in the far west experienced four consecutive days of 47C.
NSW sweltered through its warmest month beating the previous record in 1939 by 5.92C.
The Australian capital recorded four days in a row above 40C which hasn't happened since 1939.
"For more than half of the month, temperatures were 35C and above - that's six times the amount of 35C days that Canberra would expect," Ms Imielska said.
Victoria also recorded its warmest January on record for mean, maximum and minimum temperatures with the state's rainfall 72 per cent below the long-term average.
Kerang in northern Victoria reached 47.6C on January 25 setting a new January temperature record for the state.
Further north, Queensland experienced its warmest January on record in terms of mean temperature.
It was wetter-than-usual in the state's far north and along the northeast coast where a monsoon trough brought heavy rains at the end of the month.
Meanwhile, nearly the entire southern half of the Northern Territory experienced its warmest January daytime temperatures on record.
Walungurru Airport reached a high daily minimum temperature of 34.3C - the highest minimum temperature ever recorded in the territory.
Western Australia's mean maximum was 2.33C above average with dry and hot conditions in the north resulting in inland areas experiencing consecutive days of temperatures above 40C.
Meanwhile, Tasmania had its driest and warmest January on record too.
The average temperature for January was 2.5C above average with the state sweltering through the third-warmest night-time temperatures for the month.
BOM senior climatologist Andrew Watkins says January's heat was unprecedented.
A high-pressure system in the Tasman Sea that blocked cold fronts and cooler air from reaching the country's south, and a delayed monsoon in the north, contributed to the heatwave.
"The warming trend which has seen Australian temperatures increase by more than one degree in the past 100 years also contributed to the unusually warm conditions," Dr Watkins said in a statement on Friday."

https://www.news.com.au/national/br...d/news-story/4c3470a939ebdfe25d535060d2f8dd6a

and prior to this year
The last four years have seen the highest average temperatures globally since records began in the 19th century.
https://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/news/2018-was-australias-third-warmest-year-on-record/3618628/

but

 

[Gods_Son23]

And a week in the 20s for Melbourne!

 

[the_interloper]

How ****ed is it when it’s hot and you’re hungover?

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

I have air con but rarely use it in summer. Trusty 70 ,s four speed Sanyo fan for me. I also put a water spray bottle in the fridge and take it to bed with me.


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Are you one of those 90 year old ladies who die in bed because they cant afford cooling?

Sheesh a ******* water spray bottle