Perthbum Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 For those without air-con I really sympathise...:elvis: SYDNEY sweltered through its hottest December night on record as the mercury refused to budge to acceptable levels. Fans and airconditioners copped a workout and hundreds hit the beach last night as people desperately tried to keep cool. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed the overnight temperature dipped to 27.1C. It was the highest minimum on record. The previous record was set on Christmas Day 1858, when it dropped to 26.3C. The temperature also smashed all but one previous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 For those without air-con I really sympathise...:elvis: SYDNEY sweltered through its hottest December night on record as the mercury refused to budge to acceptable levels. Fans and airconditioners copped a workout and hundreds hit the beach last night as people desperately tried to keep cool. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed the overnight temperature dipped to 27.1C. It was the highest minimum on record. The previous record was set on Christmas Day 1858, when it dropped to 26.3C. The temperature also smashed all but one previous Another thing I don't miss. We get down to 10C at night still even though it's summer. No problem getting to sleep here. Hope they have a big storm to clear the air in Sydney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallyman Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Don't worry PB it's been raining today, it was only hot for a couple of days, down to 19 Move along nothing to see here. For someone who hates oz you post a lot about the country are you sure you don't want to return ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 For those without air-con I really sympathise...:elvis: SYDNEY sweltered through its hottest December night on record as the mercury refused to budge to acceptable levels. Fans and airconditioners copped a workout and hundreds hit the beach last night as people desperately tried to keep cool. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed the overnight temperature dipped to 27.1C. It was the highest minimum on record. The previous record was set on Christmas Day 1858, when it dropped to 26.3C. The temperature also smashed all but one previous That would be pretty horrible, I can just about stand those temp during the day but not at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northshorepom Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 I thought it was OK tbh. It was very hot on Tuesday (my car said 41C at lunchtime) and warm all night but I'd swear we'd had hotter nights before. Hot yesterday too, took my team out barefoot bowling in the arvo and it was kinda warm. We were forced to repair to the pub for a few cold ones, by the time we left at 7pm the cool change had blown in. It's been positively chilly today :-) Tough life, pure horrible day it was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 I hope they don't call that a green Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunbury61 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Another thing I don't miss. We get down to 10C at night still even though it's summer. No problem getting to sleep here. Hope they have a big storm to clear the air in Sydney. Well jock ,its unbelievably mild here ....about 6-8c at night ....10-15c during the day ...but so still .....frightening really . I hate the winter ,so iam bloody happy . Genuinely ,2 incidents . I went to the football Tuesday night ...more people drinking OUTSIDE the pub than inside it . There were people sat outside the coffee house today at lunchtime . O.k it isn't Las Vegas temps ...but its never right for a pommie winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perthbum Posted December 15, 2016 Author Share Posted December 15, 2016 Strange weather yes, it was freezing a couple of weeks back now its so mild I have got my shorts on..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Mild here, too...4.30 AM and 26 C.:tongue: Cheers, Bobj. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Well jock ,its unbelievably mild here ....about 6-8c at night ....10-15c during the day ...but so still .....frightening really .I hate the winter ,so iam bloody happy . Genuinely ,2 incidents . I went to the football Tuesday night ...more people drinking OUTSIDE the pub than inside it . There were people sat outside the coffee house today at lunchtime . O.k it isn't Las Vegas temps ...but its never right for a pommie winter The winter doesn't bother me here, it's neither cold or long enough to be a real problem though. Ridiculously mild, I was out in tshirt today and not the least bit cold. It's quite weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbye grey sky Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 The winter doesn't bother me here, it's neither cold or long enough to be a real problem though. Ridiculously mild, I was out in tshirt today and not the least bit cold. It's quite weird. You have well and truly acclimatised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northshorepom Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 I hope they don't call that a green Yeah I know, rubbish isn't it? It was very convenient for the train from work and just round the corner from a good pub though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1Perth Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 That would be pretty horrible, I can just about stand those temp during the day but not at night. That's why people have aircon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungo Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 For those without air-con I really sympathise...:elvis: SYDNEY sweltered through its hottest December night on record as the mercury refused to budge to acceptable levels. Fans and airconditioners copped a workout and hundreds hit the beach last night as people desperately tried to keep cool. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed the overnight temperature dipped to 27.1C. It was the highest minimum on record. The previous record was set on Christmas Day 1858, when it dropped to 26.3C. The temperature also smashed all but one previous I remember a few years ago we had a spell of +40c days and I was sure it didn't fall below 30c at night once or twice during the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 That's why people have aircon. Haha, yeah I love it when people say the hot weather is great and then go on to say how they left their air conditioned house, got into their air conditioned car to go to their air conditioned work, stopped on the way home at the air conditioned mall and back to the air conditioned house lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 You have well and truly acclimatised. I've never been bothered by the cold, my dad was the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbye grey sky Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 I've never been bothered by the cold, my dad was the same.Actually a lot of Queenslanders are like that. Winter nights they are outside in shorts, vest and thongs when it is 10C. Also many have their aircon on high too once it starts getting warm. I freeze when in their cars as rarely use aircon in mine. I travelled with a group for a weekend of golf at Tenterfield last winter. First morning it was minus 6 with a heavy frost delaying the start of play. Breakfast was bacon and egg rolls cooked on the bbq. I was wearing my UK winter coat fot brekkie but most of them were in shorts and thongs with just a fleece uptop. I feel better-suited to the hot climate here than most of the locals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallyman Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 I've never been bothered by the cold, my dad was the same. You have never ever worked in cold weather then, sorry but you don't get use to the cold having spent many a cold winter in the uk outside and being chilled to the bone as they say and then taking 2 or3 hours to get warm then you do get bothered. I worked one winter at point of Ayer ( end of dee estuary and Irish Sea ) building a development coal to oil plant in the winter of 86 there was 8 inches of ice on the sea with the average temp for about 6 weeks at minus 20 plus the wind chill let me tell you ,you get bothered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1Perth Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Haha, yeah I love it when people say the hot weather is great and then go on to say how they left their air conditioned house, got into their air conditioned car to go to their air conditioned work, stopped on the way home at the air conditioned mall and back to the air conditioned house lol You're missing the good bits though where, like us this weekend, spent the whole morning at the beach Saturday and Sunday. Didn't need the aircon this weekend as it's not been hot enough to have it on. It's still pleasantly cool overnight and even when it gets hot it's not usually till later in the day. We live close to the Ocean too so we get a nice cooling sea breeze. In the UK we had central heating, here we have aircon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooBooBear Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 SYDNEY sweltered through its hottest December night on record as the mercury refused to budge to acceptable levels. What night was that? Don't have aircon, but don't remember sweltering through the night recently. And had the heater on all day today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 You're missing the good bits though where, like us this weekend, spent the whole morning at the beach Saturday and Sunday.Didn't need the aircon this weekend as it's not been hot enough to have it on. It's still pleasantly cool overnight and even when it gets hot it's not usually till later in the day. We live close to the Ocean too so we get a nice cooling sea breeze. In the UK we had central heating, here we have aircon. I think you live at Mullaloo Paul? That's where we lived. Never needed air-con because of the sea breeze in late afternoon. Ceiling fans also did the trick too plus our house was well insulated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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newjez Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 I'll For those without air-con I really sympathise...:elvis: SYDNEY sweltered through its hottest December night on record as the mercury refused to budge to acceptable levels. Fans and airconditioners copped a workout and hundreds hit the beach last night as people desperately tried to keep cool. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed the overnight temperature dipped to 27.1C. It was the highest minimum on record. The previous record was set on Christmas Day 1858, when it dropped to 26.3C. The temperature also smashed all but one previous I do remember midnight skinny dipping at Rottnest during the summer. Takes me back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Roberto Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 It has been hot on and off. It doesn't bother me too much, but we have no air con in our rather old-school rental house, so I haven't bothered trying to work from home for a while. We find it's not really the temperature that defines the summer and winter, especially here. It's the amount of daylight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaty Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Mild here, too...4.30 AM and 26 C.:tongue: Cheers, Bobj. Ah, yes, looking forward to getting a bit of that Bob. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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