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Re: Post your practical ideas to stay cool in a heatwave?
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:00 pm
by Shuz
Just checked BOM website, at the strike of 12 midday, and it's already 44c.
Re: Post your practical ideas to stay cool in a heatwave?
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:01 pm
by Howie
Oh lordy... our aircon's not coping to well here.
Re: Post your practical ideas to stay cool in a heatwave?
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:32 pm
by Shuz
Just thought I'd do a comparision
- 2008
3-Mar 35.4
4-Mar 35.7
5-Mar 37.9
6-Mar 38.5
7-Mar 39.0
8-Mar 39.8
9-Mar 40.2
10-Mar 40.0
11-Mar 38.4
12-Mar 39.2
13-Mar 39.7
14-Mar 38.6
15-Mar 38.3
16-Mar 39.9
17-Mar 40.5
2009
26-Jan 36.6
27-Jan 43.7
28-Jan 45.7
29-Jan 44
30-Jan 41
31-Jan 40
1-Feb 40
2-Feb 39
3-Feb 38
Re: Post your practical ideas to stay cool in a heatwave?
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:34 pm
by Cruise
Darn you evaporative A/C!!!
Re: Post your practical ideas to stay cool in a heatwave?
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:39 pm
by omada
Hmm, Hobart is suddenly looking very appealing!
Re: Post your practical ideas to stay cool in a heatwave?
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:46 pm
by Shuz
omada wrote:Hmm, Hobart is suddenly looking very appealing!
I'm actually considering moving there. I hate Adelaide's weather, and this is really taking the cake.
Re: Post your practical ideas to stay cool in a heatwave?
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:51 pm
by Wayno
Shuz wrote:Just checked BOM website, at the strike of 12 midday, and it's already 44c.
holey spontaneous combustion batman!
Re: Post your practical ideas to stay cool in a heatwave?
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 2:30 pm
by BradJC
It hit 45.5 at 1:48pm, the second hottest day on record, and the hottest day on record for the Kent Town weather station.
Re: Post your practical ideas to stay cool in a heatwave?
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:40 pm
by rev
Shuz wrote:omada wrote:Hmm, Hobart is suddenly looking very appealing!
I'm actually considering moving there. I hate Adelaide's weather, and this is really taking the cake.
Our weather is the best, when it's like this. When we actually have summer. Up till now I've hated this summer, but thank the lord all mighty for this heatwave.
And the best part is that they are predicting this heat wave is going to last for some time.
Thursday Dry. Mostly sunny. Min 32 Max 41
Friday Dry. Mostly sunny. Min 30 Max 41
Saturday Dry. Mostly sunny. Min 25 Max 40
Sunday Dry. Mostly sunny. Min 23 Max 40
Monday Dry. Mostly sunny. Min 22 Max 39
Tuesday Dry. Mostly sunny. Min 22 Max 38
Next BOM update is in 20 minutes.
Hopefully the clouds bugger off.
Hot, dry, by the beach or a pool, with a few beers.
That's my solution.
So I'm off to go check if my god brothers are home so I can lounge around in their pool and give my air con a rest.
Re: Post your practical ideas to stay cool in a heatwave?
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:48 pm
by Will409
Howie wrote:Oh lordy... our aircon's not coping to well here.
Atleast yours works, ours doesn't at all.
Re: Post your practical ideas to stay cool in a heatwave?
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:51 pm
by Cruise
A great way to stay cool is to take off all your clothes and walk around a public place that is airconditioned - such as a shopping centre, library, trains etc.
Re: Post your practical ideas to stay cool in a heatwave?
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:29 pm
by Cam
We should move this City to Kangaroo Island .
Re: Post your practical ideas to stay cool in a heatwave?
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:16 pm
by crawf
I had to turn the a/c off before, was getting to cold..................sorry
Re: Post your practical ideas to stay cool in a heatwave?
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:34 pm
by Will409
This is how the weather has been today every half an hour from Parafield weather station which is the closest to where I live straight from the Bureau of Meteorology.
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDS60901 ... 5677.shtml
06:00pm 44.0
05:30pm 44.6
05:00pm 44.1
04:30pm 44.4
04:00pm 44.5
03:30pm 45.6
03:00pm 44.2
02:30pm 44.5
02:00pm 44.9
01:30pm 43.9
01:00pm 43.1
12:30pm 43.5
12:00pm 43.6
11:30am 43.8
11:00am 41.6
10:30am 42.4
10:00am 40.7
09:30am 39.8
09:00am 39.1
08:30am 38.2
08:00am 36.4
07:30am 35.1
07:00am 33.6
06:30am 32.7
06:00am 32.9
05:30am 30.2
05:00am 25.9
04:30am 29.2
04:00am 26.6
03:30am 30.5
03:00am 29.5
02:30am 30.6
02:00am 32.0
01:30am 32.8
01:00am 33.2
12:30am 33.5
Re: Post your practical ideas to stay cool in a heatwave?
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 7:40 pm
by sam
Norman wrote:- Take a tour on the bus or train, all trains and most buses are Airconditioned
Not even the A/C on the newest type of the O-Bahn buses could cope today.