What if you lived in Australia?

[9876543210]

nckgmd,

Originally Posted by nckgmd

I think I would die at -35 but then again it's not much nicer at 116 for two weeks straight either....

The cold doesn't bother me all that much anymore (although -35 degrees F nobody is prepared for). In some ways I actually prefer it. But 116 degrees (I'm assuming thats F)? I would probably die in that.

I don't think we've ever gotten that hot here (at least in my lifetime). I have experienced roughly that temperature in Arizona but at least there its a dry heat. Very little humidity. But 116 degree F and high humidity? I'd probably never come out of the air conditioning.

[Dr Pepper]

Originally Posted by palo5

I don't know anywhere in AUS where such conditions exist. Maybe in NZ Alps if there is a permanent snowline, but probably almost no one lives there, so the question doesn't arise

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The coldest official temperature recorded in NZ was -25.6C -in a little town in the Maniototo region (northern Central Otago) of the South Island named Ranfurly in 1903 -that's below domestic freezer temperature (-20C)! That would doubtless have been a 'standard' temp-no windchill added (mainly because there wouldn't have been any!)
More recently-1995-a temperature of -21.6C was recorded at Ophir-a small village about 60km from Ranfurly, so these lows are not one off flukes...
Note that that is an 'official' temperature-meaning it would have been recorded on a properly calibrated and set up weather station-doubtless unofficial temperatures have been lower in places in the SI.

I do recall-as a very young officer, at the Tekapo military training area (central SI high country) in July 1983, on a training exercise with visiting Americans from Hawaii demonstating the TOW missile-it being so cold that you literally froze to the ground if you stood still (I'm not exaggerating!) for more than a couple of minutes-and the sensation was akin to separating velcro when you next moved your foot again. I'm only guessing-but it may well have been close to -15C overnight.
As an indication-before moving out to the firing area about 8am (Tekapo is miles and miles of subalpine desert) 8 out of 12 vehicles 'threw' radiator fan blades on first starting up-it had been so cold the plastic fan blades had crystallised and were completely brittle...sheering off at the hub

Even thirty years on its an 'invigorating' place to visit in winter-and apart from military use is also used as the training area for government, NGO and university personnel who have to deploy to Antarctica-as the only place in NZ you can experience antarctic like conditions for a time...

And just for Palo-yes there is a permanent snowline on the Southerns Alps-and no-nobody lives above it-or even close to it on a permanent basis-though there are a lot of huts located up there for use by mountaineers and trampers. Most (if not all) of the areas of permanent snow and ice would fall into one or another of the NZ National Park areas-in which permanent habitation is not permitted in any case.

[9876543210]

Just in case there was any doubt of how cold it gets up here, I found a site which has records for the last 124 years or so.

http://www.aos.wisc.edu/~sco/clim-hi...700-TN-EX.html

The "official" state record is about -55 degrees F. No fun, no fun at all.

[nckgmd]

Originally Posted by 9876543210

nckgmd,



The cold doesn't bother me all that much anymore (although -35 degrees F nobody is prepared for). In some ways I actually prefer it. But 116 degrees (I'm assuming thats F)? I would probably die in that.

I don't think we've ever gotten that hot here (at least in my lifetime). I have experienced roughly that temperature in Arizona but at least there its a dry heat. Very little humidity. But 116 degree F and high humidity? I'd probably never come out of the air conditioning.

yes that's a 116 F and luckily it's a dry heat.. But unfortunately for me all the jobs I've ever had have been hot as well. As an Electroplater I used to have to work with sealing tanks which would seal anodised parts. These tanks (18,000 litres) are kept at boiling temp so all day it was like working in a sauna. So working can be tough.. My nephew worked in the outback exploration for gas and he reckoned it got over 50C 122F ( I was in Port Augusta for a day over 50C) now that's pretty bad. Now he's on a platform North Western Australia some where and it's hot and humid. Every country has their difficulties in weather. if you're born there you get used to it...

[nckgmd]

One more thing about Australia you will notice not just the heat.... The fly's the bloody FLY'S......

[blondifan]

Originally Posted by nckgmd

.... The fly's the bloody FLY'S......

I always thought the buggers were supposed to disappear in Winter?. Not so at blondifarm!
I probably should empty my compostibles
I just had a couple of beers with a mate who leaves for Amsterdam tomorrow.
Very tempted to sneak into his luggage.

[palo5]

Originally Posted by 9876543210

Just in case there was any doubt of how cold it gets up here, I found a site which has records for the last 124 years or so.

http://www.aos.wisc.edu/~sco/clim-hi...700-TN-EX.html

The "official" state record is about -55 degrees F. No fun, no fun at all.

We all get spikes in weather at some time or another

For me the record temperatures are interesting, but the average/mean temperatures count more. Here's my home town data against a town in AUS called Wyndham

They have almost exactly the same longitude, but what a difference in climate!

[nckgmd]

Originally Posted by palo5

We all get spikes in weather at some time or another

For me the record temperatures are interesting, but the average/mean temperatures count more. Here's my home town data against a town in AUS called Wyndham

They have almost exactly the same longitude, but what a difference in climate!

Put it down to global warming...lol

[Estreeter]

Originally Posted by winebeavis

And some crap beer too.

2nd worst beer we have

Originally Posted by winebeavis

But nowhere else do I know of where you can get a Kangaroo and Crocodile half and half dinner

I've never had croc Just waitin for palo too come down and we'll catch one and spit roast the bugger

[9876543210]

palo5,

Originally Posted by palo5

For me the record temperatures are interesting, but the average/mean temperatures count more. Here's my home town data against a town in AUS called Wyndham

Don't have time at the moment to look this up, but I'd say our average January temperature (usually our coldest month) would be around 20 degrees F to 30 degrees F in southern Wisconsin. Maybe 5 degrees F or so less in the northern part of the state or the UP of Michigan.