Australia's Hottest Day Ever!

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Australia could experience its hottest day on record next week as hot air from Western Australia is pushed east across the country.

Perth is currently sweltering through an unrelenting heatwave, with the city forecast to record above 40 degree temperatures for four consecutive days, and the heat is expected to spread nationwide.

 

https://10daily.com.au/news/australia/a191212dycpf/severe-heatwave-sweeps-through-australia-as-it-looks-to-see-its-hottest-ever-day-20191212?utm_content=tnn-facebook&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow

 

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[hatcheckgirl]

Sorry about that, guys 🥵

[Stee]

🥵🥵🥵 

[JennyM]

its december but its getting hotter here too. 

[Hinata]

Hottest in Australia was 40.3? That's really unexpected, we hit 41.0 in the last summer. I always imagined Australia as very hot place as it's quite near the equator and it's large landmass.

 

That means the hottest in Australia and Korea are almost same. And we are much farther up from the equator.

[JennyM]

We hit 52 degree celsius last Summer.   

[daydream]

The first time I experienced 40 deg. C was in Dubai while on the way to Istanbul. But the experience was only momentary because most of the time I was inside the transit area. Then when I went to  Tiruchchirāppalli, India I finally realise just how hot 40 deg. C is. The 1st few days I just stayed indoors and left the hotel in the late afternoon. Still for one who comes from a tropical country,  I was quite shocked at how hot the weather was in South India.

Even here with the temperature normally at 32 deg. C together with high humidity, one can feel really uncomfortable. Visitors from temperate countries need to get acclimatized to the high humidity and hot weather here. 

Edited December 15, 2019 by M'Awan

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The temp was the "average" across Australia!
Just some comments from the article:

"The highest ever recorded temperature in South Australia stands at a scorching 50.7 degrees. The record temp was set at Oodnadatta on January 2, 1960."

"Australia has consistently been one of the hottest countries in the world this week, and the trend is likely to continue over the weekend and into next week."

"Sydney is expected to see tops of 33 degrees next week, while Melbourne will reach 39 on Friday and Brisbane will get to 32. Hobart will reach a top of 27 degrees next week.

Perth has a slightly cooler forecast, with tops of 33 degrees on Monday and a drop to a more comfortable 27 later on.

Adelaide, Canberra, and Darwin will experience temperatures above 40 degrees."

40 degrees Celsius =
104 degrees Fahrenheit

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Here we go...

"Melbourne likely to hit almost 40C. To put that into perspective, Melbourne usually only gets as high as the mid-twenties in December...

The Riverland of South Australia could breach 50C on Thursday.

Sydney’s west could see 46C on Saturday while the 43C forecast in Canberra could be the capital’s hottest ever temperature.

“A record heatwave is developing across southern Australia. We’re expecting to break temperature records at dozens of locations across South Australia, the ACT, Victoria and New South Wales,” Sky Weather Channel meteorologist Tom Saunders said.

https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/exceptional-heatwave-could-see-australia-swelter-through-its-hottest-ever-day-this-week/news-story/42ff7ec287a15e5b455d816d1bdaed55

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[hatcheckgirl]

+20 above average is quite unbelievable! Feel very sorry for you guys! Stay safe and be sensible. Relief by weekend.

[Lewis]

Australia reached its hottest day on record with the national average reaching 40.9C (105.6F). It’s predicted more intense heat later this weak and could result in more records being broken.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-50817963

 

How damaging can heatwaves be in Australia?

Heatwaves are Australia's deadliest natural disaster and have killed thousands more people than bushfires or floods.

Last summer (2018-2019) was recorded as the nation's hottest on record, as average temperatures soared past 30C (86F) for the first time. 

At least five of the days were recorded among the nation's top 10 hottest on record.

 

[Stee]

Tomorrow’s going to be a scorcher, here in Melbourne. 😥😰🥵  Going to keep my poor dogs inside! 

[Lewis]

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/embed/p07yckfz/50837025

[New World Explorer]

On 12/16/2019 at 12:56 AM, YukitoMatsuzuki said:

Hottest in Australia was 40.3? That's really unexpected, we hit 41.0 in the last summer. I always imagined Australia as very hot place as it's quite near the equator and it's large landmass.

 

That means the hottest in Australia and Korea are almost same. And we are much farther up from the equator.

This is measured not the way as you imagine ... The highest maximum temperature was recorded as 50.7 °C (123.3 °F) at Oodnadatta on 2 January 1960, which is the highest official temperature recorded in Australia.

It's not the single hottest day, but rather cumulative measurement of overall temperatures.

Today in Melbourne we have +44C... we can smell fires from NSW ...it's a disaster...

Victoria weather LIVE: Smoke from NSW bushfires shrouds Melbourne as mercury climbs

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/victoria-weather-live-melbourne-set-to-swelter-through-scorching-temperatures-amid-heatwave-20191219-p53li4.html

Edited December 20, 2019 by New World Explorer

[Thomas Walker]

Yeah, it's not good.

 

There's a practical limit on how hot it can get before you just die. And we're right there every year.

 

There was a news story the other day, where they introduced a four year old girl who didn't know what rain was. Permanent dry that had lasted her entire lifetime.

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And the Heat Continues today

14 out of 15 Hottest places in the world were in Australia


World's hottest places - December 18
Pandamatenga (Botswana) - 49°C
Birdsville Airport (Queensland) - 47.7°C
Urandangi Aerodrome (Queensland) - 47.5°C
Bedourie (Queensland) - 47.5°C
Fitzroy Crossing Aero (Western Australia) - 47.4°C
Wudinna Aero (South Australia) - 47.3°C
Marble Bar (Western Australia) - 47°C
Curtin Aero (Western Australia) - 46.8°C
Mandora (Western Australia) - 46.8°C
Jervois (Northern Territory) - 46.6°C
Tarcoola Aero (South Australia) - 46.6°C
Ceduna Airport (South Australia) - 46.5°C
Port Augusta (South Australia) - 46.4°C
Wulungurru (Northern Territory) - 46.4°C
Marree Aero (South Australia) - 46.3°C


Records tumble
https://7news.com.au/weather/australia-claims-14-of-the-15-hottest-places-in-the-world-as-heatwave-continues-c-614224

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[Lewis]

5 hours ago, Thomas Walker said:

Yeah, it's not good.

 

There's a practical limit on how hot it can get before you just die. And we're right there every year.

 

There was a news story the other day, where they introduced a four year old girl who didn't know what rain was. Permanent dry that had lasted her entire lifetime.

Your right.

 

Lethal limit is dependant on humidity as well as temperature.

A wet bulb temperature over 35C is Lethal, for 50C to be Lethal you need about 35% humidity. Meteorologist use this wet bulb to make forecasts.

 

https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/wet-bulb

If the wet-bulb temperature exceeds 35 °C (95 °F) for an extended period of time then people in the surrounding area are at risk of hyperthermia.

[Wren]

Ahead of today's heat forecast and catastrophic fire conditions my nursing home received approx. 100 extra residents last night. Nursing homes in the potential fire path have been evacuated in the last couple of days with residents transported to nursing homes that are out of the danger zone. Some special needs patients being transported to hospital, as accomodation for those being evacuated is just mattresses on the floor, where ever space can be found. Difficult for everyone involved.

Edited December 21, 2019 by Wren