Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Man, it's hot!

From today's AdelaideNow:
NB. Edited to show fahrenheit conversions.

"SOUTH Australia will suffer six consecutive days of 40C-plus temperatures in the hottest such stretch in a century - and today the mercury has topped 45C (113F).

Not since 1908 has Adelaide recorded such a long run of temperatures over the 40C mark.

The stretch includes yesterday's top of 43.2C (110F) and today's excruciating temperature of 45.7C (114F) at 3:31pm.

So far, today is the third-hottest day ever recorded in Adelaide. The other two were in January, 1939 - when the mercury reached the all-time of 46.1C (115F)."


It's been hot! Public transport was disrupted today when railway tracks buckled due to the heat. I'm off to work tomorrow. It's usually a fridge there and no doubt I will look very odd walking up into town with a jacket over my shoulder - the forecast is for 44C (111F). I don't think that I'll be venturing outside unless I have to. Hopefully I won't have any meetings offsite!

See you soon.

6 comments:

oranginadreams said...

I have to go online and translate Celsius to Farenheit, but I will take your word for it. We had about a week of this awful heat wave but it's finally cooled off and gotten back to winter temperatures like it's supposed to be!

Joanne said...

Boy!! was it hot last night.

Janinek said...

I am so over the heat Kathie!! The kids are tired and irritable which adds to my irritability and there is no end in sight!! I want to live in a fridge!

Nic Wood said...

Its even been over 42 degrees up here, and not cooling down over night. Im just staying inside in the aircon when ever possible. I cant even imagine how stifling the heat must be down in the city - probably be the first time you welcome going to work in a fridge LOL
Keep cool

Nic xxx

Charmaine said...

we had 48 today:)

Nicole said...

Hope the heat is starting to settle. It was over 40 here in December and that was bad enough. Wouldn't be able to stand a week of it. YUCK

xx