Six degrees is apparently cold to Sydney-ites

by Ben Reilly Mon Jul 06, 2015 7:32 am

That ain't even cold in Texas!

Sydney's run of exceptionally chilly mornings could become the city's coldest spell in more than three decades – and a return to milder conditions may be weeks away.

The mercury dipped to 6 degrees on Monday morning, making it four days in a row of temperatures of 6.2 degrees or cooler.

We could have our coldest run of weather for a few years

That's the longest run of such days for Sydney in 17 years and Tuesday morning is a chance to make it five days - a stint not seen since 1983, Brett Dutschke, senior meteorologist with Weatherzone, said.

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/weeks-of-chill-ahead-as-polar-air-moves-in-over-australia-20150706-gi5xw1.html

Meanwhile, not even five months ago here:

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(I'm just playing, Australia; you know I love you)

by Irn Bru Mon Jul 06, 2015 8:18 am

At temperatures of 6.2 degrees we'd be sunbathing here Laughing

by Guest Mon Jul 06, 2015 8:20 pm

bunch of whingeing antipodean wussies..... Rolling Eyes

by veya_victaous Mon Jul 06, 2015 11:47 pm

yeah and it is only that cold until the sun comes up it is still reaching 17 ish

Fucking Freezing mate pirat

I mean 17 that is crazy cold Six degrees is apparently cold to Sydney-ites 2190311264

by Ben Reilly Tue Jul 07, 2015 12:51 am

veya_victaous wrote:yeah and it is only that cold until the sun comes up it is still reaching 17 ish

Fucking Freezing mate
I mean 17 that is crazy cold

Actually, that feels cold to Texans too when it comes shortly after summer. But we adapt rapidly, we go through our short, bitter winter and it hits 17 again and people start wearing shorts.

by veya_victaous Tue Jul 07, 2015 1:10 am

Ben_Reilly wrote:
veya_victaous wrote:yeah and it is only that cold until the sun comes up it is still reaching 17 ish

Fucking Freezing mate
I mean 17 that is crazy cold

Actually, that feels cold to Texans too when it comes shortly after summer. But we adapt rapidly, we go through our short, bitter winter and it hits 17 again and people start wearing shorts.

17 is our short bitter winter Suspect

(it pretty much never doesn't reach the mid-teens in the day)

but we seem to vary more from night to day the temp drops rapidly when the sun goes down (it was 2 degrees in the western suburbs before dawn but still 16 during the day)
it is even more so when you are away from the city I suspect it almost entirely the pollution or lack of it that does it.

by Eilzel Tue Jul 07, 2015 2:14 am

I would give anything for something below 26C Sad

by Ben Reilly Tue Jul 07, 2015 7:26 am

Eilzel wrote:I would give anything for something below 26C

Pshaw, my friend. It's already getting over 35 here! Smile

by Ben Reilly Tue Jul 07, 2015 7:30 am

veya_victaous wrote:
Ben_Reilly wrote:
veya_victaous wrote:yeah and it is only that cold until the sun comes up it is still reaching 17 ish

Fucking Freezing mate
I mean 17 that is crazy cold

Actually, that feels cold to Texans too when it comes shortly after summer. But we adapt rapidly, we go through our short, bitter winter and it hits 17 again and people start wearing shorts.

17 is our short bitter winter (it pretty much never doesn't reach the mid-teens in the day)

but we seem to vary more from night to day the temp drops rapidly when the sun goes down (it was 2 degrees in the western suburbs before dawn but still 16 during the day)
it is even more so when you are away from the city I suspect it almost entirely the pollution or lack of it that does it.

In this magical land of North Texas, we routinely see temperatures vary from 40 in the worst part of the summer to sub-zero in the worst part of the winter.

But we rarely get pretty, picturesque snow -- no, here it's hard-pelting frozen rain that forms cobblestone ice in the streets for a week or two ...

Six degrees is apparently cold to Sydney-ites Lv5rm-st-58

Six degrees is apparently cold to Sydney-ites Lv5rm-st-58

by Eilzel Tue Jul 07, 2015 2:01 pm

Ben_Reilly wrote:
Eilzel wrote:I would give anything for something below 26C

Pshaw, my friend. It's already getting over 35 here!

35ish here too in the day time; 26 is about as cool as it gets, in the evening, after rain Sad

haha

by eddie Tue Jul 07, 2015 3:35 pm

Oh shuddup you bunch of babies!!

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by veya_victaous Mon Jul 13, 2015 1:57 am

by Lone Wolf Wed Jul 15, 2015 11:21 am

6℃ down in the "Big Smoke" equates to 0℃ a few miles inland, and minus 6℃ for those who venture up into the hills...

IT should also be mentioned that air temp's are measured around 4 -> 5 feet above the ground ~ so, if you venture out early morning, the actual ground temp' can be close to freezing, especially with damp ground..

THE maximum temp's recorded in NSW is 47 (up near here in Singleton [~60 kms NW from here..], and out in a couple of outback towns..), and for Oz in total, was over 56℃ recorded in inland Western Australia.
THE minimum was either -23 or -26 down in Charlotte's pass, depending on which story you're reading..

[MAXIMUM recorded here at Wolfie's Retreat is 45, and a minimum of minus 6, Celsius..]. Six degrees is apparently cold to Sydney-ites 1763903427

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AND, OF course, the "Wind Chill factor" can make any minimums seem that much colder, as can being wet..
Dehydration will make both minimums and maximums seem that much worse.

THE maximum's compare with en alltime 'high' of a balmy 38℃ in the UK; and around high 50's, sometimes touching 60℃, in Death Valley in the USA... affraid

by Ben Reilly Thu Jul 16, 2015 1:50 am

HAHA, we've had a record high of 45 and a record low of -22 ... just in my city Smile

For Texas, the records are 49 and -31.

by veya_victaous Thu Jul 16, 2015 2:08 am

just Sydney is
max 45.8
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