The Weather Where You Live?

[MiTasol]

Feckin HOTTTTTTT

I saw yesterdays headlines about people in your general area being very upset about an overnight temperature that we consider quite reasonable and pleasant.

'Even hotter than Singapore': Steamy night in Sydney

Sydney has sweltered through a steamy night with temperatures only dropping to 25.9 degrees Celsius, according to the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM).

www.abc.net.au

I also ask the question - if this is the first time in 149 years that the temperature is that high, and 149 years ago there were no vehicles with the heat from their radiators and engines and exhausts etc, and no air conditioners belching heat into the night, and no blacktop roads and dark tiled roofs being heat sinks and releasing the days heat into the night, why do people believe in global warming?

And for those who are interested - look at the marine forecast for Port Moresby where the difference between the days highs and lows is often only 3-4 degrees.

 

[Greg Boeser]

I saw yesterdays headlines about people in your general area being very upset about an overnight temperature that we consider quite reasonable and pleasant.

'Even hotter than Singapore': Steamy night in Sydney

Sydney has sweltered through a steamy night with temperatures only dropping to 25.9 degrees Celsius, according to the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM).

www.abc.net.au

I also ask the question - if this is the first time in 149 years that the temperature is that high, and 149 years ago there were no vehicles with the heat from their radiators and engines and exhausts etc, and no air conditioners belching heat into the night, and no blacktop roads and dark tiled roofs being heat sinks and releasing the days heat into the night, why do people believe in global warming?

And for those who are interested - look at the marine forecast for Port Moresby where the difference between the days highs and lows is often only 3-4 degrees.

Global temperatures have been warming since bottoming out in the mid 1800s.

 

[GrauGeist]

Global temperatures have been warming since bottoming out in the mid 1800s.

Australia had some devestating heatwaves in the 1800's.

One of the worst, I believe, was in the 1890's causing hundreds of deaths.

I'm going by memory, perhaps one of our friends down in Oz can clarify.

 

[N4521U]

Ohhhhhhh Pshaw!

Close to 40 here, this time of year.......... is UNusual!

 

[MiTasol]

Global temperatures have been warming since bottoming out in the mid 1800s.

and especially rising in cities and other locations where the changes to the landscape (blacktop and dark roofs) and the presence of heat sources (people, vehicles, airconditioners, etc in that order) before dissipating out into the surrounding areas.

Another factor is the rising sea temperatures that the greens say are all caused by global warming but for some weird reason all the local hot spots are on top of volcanic activity.

 

[Greg Boeser]

Geology is fascinating. As is archeology. Even climatology. They remind us that the only constant is change.

 

[GrauGeist]

and especially rising in cities and other locations where the changes to the landscape (blacktop and dark roofs) and the presence of heat sources (people, vehicles, airconditioners, etc in that order) before dissipating out into the surrounding areas.

Another factor is the rising sea temperatures that the greens say are all caused by global warming but for some weird reason all the local hot spots are on top of volcanic activity.

I grew up in Orange County (Southern California) and we used to get wicked fog twice a year (fall/spring) that was Tule fog mixed with coastal fog.
It was so thick that it shut down schools, airports and caused massive pile ups on highways.
Once explosive development plowed over the open feilds and groves, the Tule fog disappeared.


Development has a direct and negative impact on local climate. This I have seen first hand.

 

[Njaco]

60F this morning heading to a sunny 68F today.

 

[fubar57]

Snowing, -5°C

 

[Donivanp]

Low of 49° heading for a high of 79°F here in sunny SE Texas.

 

[Gnomey]

Sunny and unusually warm. Around 18C/64F…

 

[fubar57]

0°C, snowing, about an inch so far

 

[wheelsup_cavu]

Overcast and cool at the moment, 56F/13C, with a chance of rain in about an hour lasting until some time after noon.

Wheels

 

[Lucky13]

Here in Glasgow....sunshine!

 

[Viking1066]

overcast and cool.

 

[Donivanp]

Overcast and a mild 83

 

[N4521U]

RAIN!!!!!!!!!

 

[Greg Boeser]

SLEET!!!

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Not where I live, but yesterday, driving home from Mississippi, I drove through the heaviest thunderstorm I've been in in years. Vis 200 feet or so through most of 125 miles or so on I-10 between Baton Rouge and Lake Charles, Louisiana.

70 mph speed-rated, ran between 40 and 55 mph, and almost drowned the car on an off-ramp when I tried to bail off the highway into an exit I didn't realize was flooded. Truck in front of me clued me in with water halfway up its wheels. Barely pulled back onto the shoulder without losing control. Museum tour had a hairy finish.

I'm safe at home now, will post a pic-heavy thread featuring the four museums I visited, soon. That was some goddamned weather!

 

[Warspite63]

Well, Monday was a skijoring day after a dump of fresh snow. Weather warmed up overnight, so on Tuesday, it was cycling in shorts on dry roads. Then another dump of snow overnight, so skijoring again tomorrow. This morning was -10C, but Friday will be +18C/64F (so back on the bike....). This wild fluctuation is actually fairly typical for here......