Australian Weather (recorded, global warming, ground, maximum)

[ausweatherman]

Perth has had 600mm compared to Melbourne's 250mm

[ausweatherman]

boring sunny conditions here no rain in sight...

[§AB]

shocking.

Dude, you've ALREADY recieved Melbourne's entire annual total.

Meanwhile, a massive coldfront will get us tomorrow, see the temperature thread for details!

[ColdCanadian]

Originally Posted by §AB

shocking.

Dude, you've ALREADY recieved Melbourne's entire annual total.

Meanwhile, a massive coldfront will get us tomorrow, see the temperature thread for details!

Toronto's had 305 mm in June and July alone.
We could have 400 mm from June, July and August so far.
This is on top of 205 cm of snow and probably another 150 mm of rain that we've had spread over the winter and spring.
In total I think this adds up to somewhere between 600-700 mm for 2008 in Toronto.

I wish I were a duck.

[ausweatherman]

Originally Posted by ausweatherman

boring sunny conditions here no rain in sight...

same conditions today, no rain on the forecasts...

[§AB]

Just a general interest story:

Amberely, a suburb of Brisbane (yes that's Brisbane Queensland, same latitude as Miami!) had a low of -2.9ºC on Sunday, and lows below -1.5ºC for the last 4 nights inclusive. Average low for August-to-date is 0.9ºC, yet the days are in the 22C range.

[ColdCanadian]

Originally Posted by §AB

Just a general interest story:

Amberely, a suburb of Brisbane (yes that's Brisbane Queensland, same latitude as Miami!) had a low of -2.9ºC on Sunday, and lows below -1.5ºC for the last 4 nights inclusive. Average low for August-to-date is 0.9ºC, yet the days are in the 22C range.

On the bright side, with that diurnal range, that sounds like it's probably quite sunny and calm.

[§AB]

Yep it is, but being THAT cold at that Latitude at seal level? I don't think any sea level station in NSW, Victoria or even Tasmania had temps that low this winter.

[ausweatherman]

Rain and cloud needed here!!!! another 7 days on the way of full sunshine.

[ColdCanadian]

Originally Posted by §AB

Yep it is, but being THAT cold at that Latitude at seal level? I don't think any sea level station in NSW, Victoria or even Tasmania had temps that low this winter.

I think I'd still like it, I'd probably even still go outside in it (for a few minutes at a time) provided I could always come back in somewhere heated to at least 72 F. (22 C) It's still a lot better than anything under -7 C (when my face starts to really sting) and way better than our normal coldest lows into the minus 20's C. I'm outside every day anyways because I have a dog, regardless of the weather. I just resent dressing up so warm, so often. I probably wouldn't even mind seeing a whole day with a high of -15 C and lows down to -25 C, if I was somewhere fully prepared for heating (like here) in that weather, as well as proper clothing, if knew the cold wouldn't last and I could back to wearing just a t-shirt and pants in a few days. (13+ C)

It doesn't bother me so much the few days I need 10 kg of extra clothes,
(say that's only 20-40 days a year)
It can be fun experiment with the bizarre things that happen in extreme cold...
Like how the snow is so cold it squeeks like it's made of styrofoam
or how my chocolate protein bars become semi-hard and I get a "jaw-workout" just chewing it.

What gets me living in Canada is the 150 days a year that I still need a coat, hat and gloves,
the 200 days a year I need a jacket at any time of day
and the 250-300 days a year I need long sleeves.

*Doesn't that sound tiresome for someone who dislikes covering their forearms?