More Heat Is Coming (warm, averages, temperatures, day)

[dxnerd86]

Sydney's summers are as long as south Texas, particularly in the western (inland) suburbs. We usually pass 90F in September, and from then on it only gets worse as humidity levels rise. It's not so much the severity of the heat as the persistence- it's shorts and t-shirts for around 75% of the year and we don't get a winter.

We can get extended spells of severe heat though. Last summer's heatwave was a real doozy: 104F (40C) for a week in the western suburbs (Penrith) with dewpoints in excess of 70F. As a commentator on another forum put it- "it was like south Florida on 'roids".

Have a look at the stats for Penrith here (Feb 2011): Penrith, NSW - February 2011 - Daily Weather Observations (http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/dwo/201102/html/IDCJDW2111.201102.shtml - broken link). Jan 31 had a max of 41.5 also.

[wavehunter007]

Originally Posted by dxnerd86

Sydney's summers are as long as south Texas, particularly in the western (inland) suburbs. We usually pass 90F in September, and from then on it only gets worse as humidity levels rise. It's not so much the severity of the heat as the persistence- it's shorts and t-shirts for around 75% of the year and we don't get a winter.

We can get extended spells of severe heat though. Last summer's heatwave was a real doozy: 104F (40C) for a week in the western suburbs (Penrith) with dewpoints in excess of 70F. As a commentator on another forum put it- "it was like south Florida on 'roids".

Have a look at the stats for Penrith here (Feb 2011): Penrith, NSW - February 2011 - Daily Weather Observations (http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/dwo/201102/html/IDCJDW2111.201102.shtml - broken link). Jan 31 had a max of 41.5 also.

Hmmm:

I think you might be a bit off in a comparison of the hot season in South Texas and Sydney. All cities in south Texas would be significantly hotter than Sydney on average. The chart you posted for Sydney had less than half the month when the daily highs were even above 90 F (32 C) in Sydney… that would rarely happen in South Texas in summer…and there were many days in Sydney that were only in the 70’s for highs, lol that would never happen in south Texas. 70's are the normal lows in cities in south Texas (lol).

It should not be surprising…the warmest month in Sydney has a mean temp of only 72-73 F (23 C)…most cities in south Texas have monthly mean temps of 80 to 84 F (27 – 32 C)…almost 10 F warmer per month than Sydney. I think most people in south Texas would find Sydney rather cool much of the year. Here is a what last summer looked like. You can count the numbers of time the daily high in San Antonio failed to get above 90 F (32 C) in three months. Keep in mind, many, many days in May and September will often hit 90 F or higher:









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[dxnerd86]

Notice I said as long not as hot. Temperatures of 90 and above can occur from September-April here which is as long as some places in south Texas. Heck, even Brownsville got snow last winter which is more than I can say for Sydney. Short though they may be, south Texas does experience winter.

Sydney's summer, in terms of severity, is only equivalent to NYC for the eastern (coastal) suburbs, and perhaps Virginia for the western (inland) suburbs.

[trlhiker]

I cannot wait for fall.

[ilovehuskies]

Looks like it's going to be hot all over the country...

Lovely...

I hope it gets into the 90s in New York City soon, and at the very least the mid to upper 80s.

Seattle, on the other hand, had 300 days in a row recently without one single day 80 degrees and warmer.

And it literally had only 5 days that got 75 degrees and above for those past 300 days since Early September 2010.
Probably pretty few days 70+ too such as only 15 days.

Tomorrow's forecast high temperature in Seattle is 61 degrees with clouds, rain, and wind and a low temperature of 51 degrees

I live in both New York City and Seattle lately and I prefer NYC weather over Seattle weather.

[wavehunter007]

Originally Posted by dxnerd86

Notice I said as long not as hot. Temperatures of 90 and above can occur from September-April here which is as long as some places in south Texas. Heck, even Brownsville got snow last winter which is more than I can say for Sydney. Short though they may be, south Texas does experience winter.

Sydney's summer, in terms of severity, is only equivalent to NYC for the eastern (coastal) suburbs, and perhaps Virginia for the western (inland) suburbs.

San Antonio has reported temps above 90 F (32 C) in every month of the year besides Jan (89 F) and December (88 F). In fact, San Antonio has recorded temps of 100 F (38 C) in every month from February through September (lol). As far as winter, cities like San Antonio normally have highs in the 60’s (and often in the 70’s and even low 80’s).

Trust me mate, Sydney is a cool climate compared to south Texas. Be lucky you get a break from 90 to 110 F heat in summer. Folks in south Texas would kill for summer days in the 70's.

[Asagi]

Originally Posted by dxnerd86

Notice I said as long not as hot. Temperatures of 90 and above can occur from September-April here which is as long as some places in south Texas. Heck, even Brownsville got snow last winter which is more than I can say for Sydney. Short though they may be, south Texas does experience winter.

Sydney's summer, in terms of severity, is only equivalent to NYC for the eastern (coastal) suburbs, and perhaps Virginia for the western (inland) suburbs.

Yes, but Brownsville has much warmer days winter days then Sydney, 90*F is not uncommon in the middle of winter. In contrast, your winters are more California like, which is why there aren't any coconut palms in Sydney. Average summer lows in Sydney are only in the 60s*F while highs are only around 80*F, while in South Texas it is between 75 and 80*F for lows and 88 and 105*F for highs. Why compare Sydney to South Texas and not Florida? We have nearly identical summer weather. Of course, you don't get the blue northerners from Canada which is why your record low is warmer then any place in Texas, even tropical Tampico, Mexico has seen subfreezing weather. However, some years Brownsville does not drop below freezing, the average 30 year absolute low is about 33*F.

Lol, Sydney's average high is more like the average low for coastal Texas. ALL of coastal Texas has summer dew points in the mid 70s*F.

GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD (413431)
Observed Daily Data
Month: Jun 2011

Day MaxT MinT AvgT HDD CDD Pcpn Snow Snwg
1 92 75 83.5 0 19 0.00 0.0 0
2 94 77 85.5 0 21 0.00 0.0 0
3 89 80 84.5 0 20 0.00 0.0 0
4 90 78 84.0 0 19 0.00 0.0 0
5 99 78 88.5 0 24 0.00 0.0 0
6 96 80 88.0 0 23 0.00 0.0 0
7 88 75 81.5 0 17 0.11 0.0 0
8 89 80 84.5 0 20 0.00 0.0 0
9 90 80 85.0 0 20 0.00 0.0 0
10 90 81 85.5 0 21 0.00 0.0 0
11 90 79 84.5 0 20 0.00 0.0 0
12 89 76 82.5 0 18 0.00 0.0 0
13 91 81 86.0 0 21 0.00 0.0 0
14 92 82 87.0 0 22 0.00 0.0 0
15 92 82 87.0 0 22 0.00 0.0 0
16 93 83 88.0 0 23 0.00 0.0 0
17 92 82 87.0 0 22 0.00 0.0 0
18 92 81 86.5 0 22 0.00 0.0 0
19 92 82 87.0 0 22 0.00 0.0 0
20 92 82 87.0 0 22 0.02 0.0 0
21 92 82 87.0 0 22 0.03 0.0 0
22 85 74 79.5 0 15 0.76 0.0 0
23 91 82 86.5 0 22 T 0.0 0
24 92 82 87.0 0 22 0.00 0.0 0
25 93 83 88.0 0 23 0.02 0.0 0
26 93 84 88.5 0 24 0.00 0.0 0
27 93 85 89.0 0 24 0.00 0.0 0
28 94 84 89.0 0 24 0.00 0.0 0
29 95 83 89.0 0 24 0.00 M M
30 M M M M M M M M

Smry 91.7 80.4 86.1 0 618 0.94 0.0 0.0

It's not even August yet

[Asagi]

Originally Posted by wavehunter007

Folks in south Texas would kill for summer days in the 70's.

huh???

[Icy Tea]

The weather's been beautiful here the last several days in Pa. Not hot, maybe warm but now thats broke and its just perfect. Hopefully we get some rain this weekend becasue it has been dry. Its supposed to warm up and then have some showers and then clear off for the 4th.
Down south they need a couple hurricanes to break the drought.