Is it bloody HOT!!!!!! - Page 8

LOCO XP · 31-01-2009, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by BPXR6T

Pft, who ever told you it's never been 50 is full of it. The highest recorded temp was 50.7 in Oodnadatta.

I recall two years ago it got to 52 in the shade on the porch at my parents place in NW Victoria.

Yep, I'll verify that it has been over 50 in NW Victoria more than once. Weather claimed that it was 48, but anybody with any type of reliable temp guage knows its been above 50 in the shade more than once. Never say never. Just cos the TV says so, does not make it so. Seriously, does anybody take that much notice, especially with the likes of channel 10 and their sub-nostradamus style of weather prediction

JG66ME · 31-01-2009, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ESP

Today burnt my hand on the door handle when going back into the office....LOL

Then........ on the way home today in Scoresby VIC.....ICC in the GT.
Drove home without the aircon as well.........I just love the heat......:togo:
Also confirmed by another external thermometer at work.

Mate, you have fuel consumption issues

Campo81 · 31-01-2009, 10:44 AM

Meant to be 37 today here in Melbourne. Hope it cools down this afternoon

rodderz · 31-01-2009, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by BPXR6T

Pft, who ever told you it's never been 50 is full of it. The highest recorded temp was 50.7 in Oodnadatta.

It also mentions here 53C at Cloncurry http://www.wilmap.com.au/ausfacts.html

Quite often you hear of 50+ temps in central Australia. We have been in 55C in WA before, the guy at the servo said thats what it was but not sure what or how accurate the measuring device was.

**Charliewool** · 31-01-2009, 10:57 AM

This was mine 2 mins after leaving work (was actually 52C when I got in the car)
Don't the hot weather turn an F6 into a slug?

Whitey-AMG · 31-01-2009, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by JG66ME

Mate, you have fuel consumption issues

That was just after I'd filled up and the TC was just adjusting itself.
My normal average is around the 17 - 19 L / 100.

Car has always run rich from the day I got it.......in fact, it used to run 20 - 21 before it was run in. AFR's on the last dyno run also showed this.

I guess there's heaps of scope for a custom tune when the time comes......
:evil3:

itchy brother · 31-01-2009, 11:51 AM

It will be a relatively cool 35 in Sydney's west today!

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Glad the extreme heat hasn't hit out here consistently!

Bossxr8 · 31-01-2009, 11:52 AM

Geelong had a new record of 45.3 on Thursday.

shane3 · 31-01-2009, 11:57 AM

went out and brought a portable air con to cool down the lounge room and adjoining dining room (one big room with a small partition) but just couldn't get it cool enough, from 41C down to 31C , not bad but still not nice enough to sleep in, so we shoved it in the smallest room ( Abby's room) and have had it on all morning , a pleasant 25C, we are all going to crash in there tonight.
It's amazing that she can sleep with all the noise in that room, air con and fan all going flat out and she fell asleep with in 2 minutes

AndrewR_AUII · 31-01-2009, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by OEM330

52 Deg C in the Workshop today, spent the last 5 minutes looking at the Ozmist products.

Ozmist

you may have seen these around, ab so lute ly bloody gold!!

Check these out as well... they DO work.
http://www.kooltubes.com.au/

Valid8 · 31-01-2009, 04:39 PM

Im not having a go at Holden, but over the last few days I made a mental note of the makes of cars that were broken down/bonnet up on the side of Melbourne roads, and easily the most represented was the Commodore, 2nd would have been EA falcon.

Coogs289 · 01-02-2009, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by EgoFG

Is it just me or does the tennis logo seem to highlight the BO
This is not quite the correct logo, but it is here too

Did they know it would be hot ?

Must've lol!

Has that always been the logo?:P

Bobman · 01-02-2009, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by onfire

http://www.weather.com.au/vic/shepparton

Saturday = 47 degrees ????

Just for info. Weather.com.au is one of the most unreliable sources of weather information around.

Do not rely on it and if you want more factual forecast info, check www.bom.gov.au

That other site is absolute garbage and has got many forecasts wrong in the past. Are they just guessing or what? I don't know where they get their info from.

Bobman · 01-02-2009, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by TVS Super Pursuit

Today? I remember when it hit 46.2 back in the 90's....damn that was hot!

The highest recorded temperature in 'Melbourne' was on the 13th of January in 1939 and it reached 45.6

The Friday just passed it reached 45.1. New Year's Eve in 2005 was 42.9. New Year's Eve in 2007 was 41.1.

We had 46c on the outside gauge in Brighton on Friday.

rodderz · 01-02-2009, 10:23 PM

I suppose it depends on where the weather station is as to the temp

I find www.weatherzone.com.au good too, it has a lot of stats, big forecast and easier to read than bom.

Bobman · 01-02-2009, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by rodderz

I suppose it depends on where the weather station is as to the temp

I find www.weatherzone.com.au good too, it has a lot of stats, big forecast and easier to read than bom.

Yeah, that's true and I agree about being easier to read.

I guess my point was the variance in temperature for 'Melbourne' specific forecasts and currently they have 41 forecast for the city for next Saturday, while BOM and all others have a milder 32 forecast for the city.

rodderz · 01-02-2009, 11:14 PM

I'm glad the weather has got a bit cooler, can get some more work done this week

Sick of those black balloons coming out of the aircon unit, fridge etc as well

Captain Falcon · 02-02-2009, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by rodderz

I'm glad the weather has got a bit cooler, can get some more work done this week

Sick of those black balloons coming out of the aircon unit, fridge etc as well

Lol im suprised all those black balloons didnt block out the sun

Geez Louise · 02-02-2009, 11:38 AM

Thunder, lightning and rain...who would have thought it after the heat wave we have had. Glad the cooler weather is here now

Drive safe on the roads...gonna be a tad slippery I would say...

onfire · 02-02-2009, 03:09 PM

Thunder, rain, wind, over cast.. its been a few months since it rained here.. I swear half the town is looking up at the skies confussed like its the opening scene in Independence Day.

Ape_Man · 02-02-2009, 04:59 PM

I'm jealous of my neighbours in the south of the state. Up here we are into day 7 of the over 40's with no relief from it until Sunday when we have a 29 forecast. 12 Days of this is just too much.

**ebxr8240** · 02-02-2009, 06:04 PM

I came upon this the other day while in Melbourne..

Green X · 02-02-2009, 06:22 PM

Welcome to the Pilbara 45 degress ^ at 3pm in the shade, Was 50 degrees in the open, now lets carry 20kg of tools up 100 stairs to the top of the secondary and start working.

290v · 03-02-2009, 02:01 PM

woooho cool change coming Sunday 25c

Fev · 03-02-2009, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Green X

Welcome to the Pilbara 45 degress ^ at 3pm in the shade, Was 50 degrees in the open, now lets carry 20kg of tools up 100 stairs to the top of the secondary and start working.

God damn..

**fordomatic** · 03-02-2009, 02:26 PM

up here in townsville we have had 450mm of rain in 20 hours. i wish i could show the photo's of these floods, the ross river bridge just went under in five spots and the boer river have 50cm before it does on the top bridge. if the boer river goes under the surrounding towns are in big trouble, and apparently the worst is yet to come. we just got knocked off from work and a few of the fellas cant even get home.

Hords · 03-02-2009, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ebxr8240

I came upon this the other day while in Melbourne..

Post #122 may give you the exact location...

**ebxr8240** · 03-02-2009, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by hords

Post #122 may give you the exact location...

The last week I have driven to Adelaide, Mt Gambier, Boronia Melbourne..
Havn't been here.. But I can say I was right among the hot weather..
Back to Penrith NSW now!! Sheesh! Its dry and hot in Melborne !!

ogtrip · 04-02-2009, 11:44 AM

46 degrees forecast today in Roxby Downs (Mid-north SA)

was 40 degrees at 10:30 at night last night!!!

Fev · 04-02-2009, 11:51 AM

I think you guys need to take annual leave and have a holiday in the tropics! atleast it will be cooler :P

Apparently the heatwave is about to hit Sydney later this week. Heard it was gonna hit 40deg on saturday. Ill believe it when i feel it though. Usually only stays that temp until 3:00pm then the thunderheads roll in and blow it all away