Oh My! Really Wild Weather...

[pgc hunter]

Today is a historic day.
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDV60900.shtml

46.0 in the city

OMFG 47.6C at Avalon!!!!

[Spanrz (Brett)]

Just heard on the radio, hottest day ever on record, eclipsing the 1939 (think its '39) record of 45.6.

Yes Avalon was 47.9 aty 2:50PM, what the.............

[pgc hunter]

city now 46.4C

airport 47!!! This is unbelievable. Today will be immortalised in history

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDV60900.shtml

[ngcles]

Hi All,

Originally Posted by Enchilada

Golly Gee Willikers. Boy the temperature in Remark is rising fast than an asymptotic giant star on an H-R Diagram !

!!


Wow those temps in Vic/SA are something else -- I guess we will get something like them in Sydney tomorrow.

I was just about to post that it is 42 in sunny Engadine at the moment, but now that looks quite a reasonable temp!


Best,

Les D

[Ric]

We got 39 degrees in the shade at the moment with 16% humidity and 35 kph north westerly winds. Not as nasty as what you poor lot down south are getting hit with but nasty fire weather all the same.

Just reading the fire reports on the RFS site

http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/dsp_content.cfm?cat_id=684

There are some bad looking fires around the state at the moment, hope everyone is safe and well.

[mill (Martin)]

This is behind our hose now

[alan meehan (Alan)]

Mill ,that is scary you guys keep safe down there,could be even worse tomorrow

[danielsun]

Geez Martin, that is getting very close there.
I just seen a news break special on the fires out there and many homes have all ready been lost, so I Hope you guys get through it without any trouble.

[Enchilada]

Originally Posted by Spanrz

Hey Enchilada, can I use that as my quip / sig?

Sure. Got to love the ol' iconic Aussie humour!

[Spanrz (Brett)]

We had a fire here too, way too close for comfort. In Narre South.
About 150 metres away.

I not only filmed / took photo's, I was actively helping out any which way I could.
We saved a house, a boat and possible some residents.

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Hey Mill (Martin) where abouts was that, we have a friend in Mt Evelyn (Fernhill Road)

[wavelandscott (Scott)]

I just stepped back in from shovelling some snow...I won't complain now.

Wow! Bush Fires is one of the few things that I do not miss about Australia...

Hope you guys/gals all stay safe!

[danielsun]

OMG!! Devastating news with at least 25 dead and rising with up to 400 homes gone so far.
Huge efforts by the fire-fighters as the conditions would have been horrendous .

[GrahamL]

terrible to hear of the loss of life

[Ric]

I awoke this morning to this terrible news. it saddens me to hear of this type of thing.

My thoughts are with everyone down south.

Stay safe and take care.

[Astro78]

Originally Posted by pgc hunter

I wonder why no governments over the decades have thought of building a pipeline from northern QLD to the southern states?

Apparently Melbourne could reach 45 degrees again tomorrow.

I was told there was some serious discussion about a pipeline from NT to Sydney in the 50's, can't verify, wasn't around.

Thoughts are with those affected now.

[Jen]

The weather has been crazy im so enjoying the cool change right now its wonderful and i think the air con is relieved that it has finally been turned off for a while after being on flat out for two weeks straight