47 degrees Celsius in Sydney!!! 116 Fahrenheit!!!

It's snowing over here

I can sympathize, Vegas gets that hot during July/August.

stay hydrated.

Oh Man! That is just wrong. I am sorry you are experiencing that.

wow Frankie predicted this, even the date I think, I'll try and find the thread.

Thread: Frankie Says Sydney Australia...... Frankie says "Get your bowl of water ready! and Ice cubes"

was 47.9 C in n nsw two hottest days last week.

the end of this week is forecast to be hotter, with probable increases in heat until mid february.


humidity is, percentage wise, the same numbers.

47.9 C.

Crazy.

Enjoy it while youve got it!

That is crazy! How are you staying cool?

Maybe it's time you mexicans moved north. Beautiful weather up here in the north.

Pleasant 21 degrees in nth TAS.

I went to my girlfriends because she has a pool but it was hot in the water.
We've had to go to an airconditioned club to get relief!!
Worst heat I've ever known in my life!!!

That's why I left that latitude, I'm from Sydney originally.

Man I'd kill for snow right now! I'd sit in it!! Lol

And that is the temperature measured in the shade, I can't imagine how hot it is in the sun !

How are your power lines holding up, the demand for energy must be enormous with everyone running their AC units at maximum ?

cars, machines and electrical appliances are overheating, plants are shrivelling , dogs are panting non stop and human skin is peeling like it is sunburnt without the red, in total shade.


no one is outside in the hottest hours . to avoid heatstroke you have to stay inside in front of several fans and wet your head literally every five minutes.doubt many aircons would cope with this type of heat.

today is a respite at only 39 C , tommorrow, it will be ten degrees hotter again.

Yup it's snowing here in Canada and I love it.

Hope you are able to cool down.

I talked with my uncle who lives in Adeleide and he said he doesn't have air conditioning. I asked him if he goes to the mall to cool down (that's what we do here in the summer when it gets hot) and he said they have parking limits? Or something? I could not understand but basically you can't just park and hang out in the mall.

Apparently some train lines have buckled, here's a longer account. This is the leftie paper in Sydney.

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If it's on street parking yeah, time limited and you can get booked for overstaying. Mall parking lots have time limits too usually 2 hours, but I've never known anyone to get booked. I used to live in Perth (as well as Sydney) and people go to malls and take a book or the casino.

Ah i feel for you! We had a couple of days in the low 40s last week, southwest WA, nearly killed me! hope you have aircon and remember to drink lots!

Big deal, does that for a month each summer here in Arizona.

Yep. bout the same here. Even got a nice shower thismorning..

Pour iced water on your genitals and sit in front of a fan.
And your neck and feet..:0

Thass right yeah, there was a shower.

Hottest recorded day since 1939!!!!!

That is some miserable heat. I was raised in a part of California that often stays in the 100'sF and does get up to 120F during the summer.

Which may be why I live high in the Northern California mountains and have 3 ft of snow and 6inches of ice in my yard.
It's been freezing since before xmas, and finally started melting 2 days ago. It takes a sledgehammer to clear off the porch and steps. 10F nights are something else.

Wish I could send you some of this chilly weather. Take it easy and stay alive, its got to get cooler for you soon.

Funny video from Los Angeles...January 11, 2013
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S.E queensland here...I dont think we have reached the 40's today but it is one of those days where if you go outside long enough you can smell meat frying.

I have to have ice in my water because when I turn on the cold water it comes out warm.

The only air con we have is when the dog wags its tail.