Damned heatwave!!

[Black Orchid]

A cool change will bring much-needed relief to Adelaide on Friday, after hot weather records tumbled under sweltering conditions across South Australia.

The CBD recorded Australia’s hottest capital city temperature when it reached 46.6 at 3.36pm on Thursday.

The reading was half-a-degree higher than its previous record of 46.1C set in January, 1939.

But the mercury rose even higher across the state, with Port Augusta the hottest at 49.5C and the fourth hottest temperature ever recorded in South Australia.

The town was one of more than 20 locations to experience record-breaking highs, others including Ceduna at 48.6C, Port Pirie and Whaylla at 48.5C.

Almost 30,000 properties were without power in the state after an outage at a substation.

An outrage at Fulham Gardens substation on Thursday evening affected about 15,000 customers, SA Power Networks says, while another 13,000 are experiencing outages likely related to the extreme heat.

[Black Orchid]

Parts of Western Sydney won’t be spared from the heatwave sweeping across southeast Australia.

Saturday in Penrith is set to hit 42 following 38 on Friday, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.

Australia Day in Blacktown is forecast to reach 39, Parramatta 37 and Liverpool 40.

Canberra’s heatwave also continues with 39 forecast for the nation’s capital on Friday and 40 on Saturday.

[Black Orchid]

Long weekend forecast

Sydney
Friday: 29, mostly sunny

Saturday: 33, sunny

Sunday: 32, partly cloudy

Monday: 28, cloud increasing

Brisbane
Friday: 31, possible shower

Saturday: 31, partly cloudy

Sunday: 31, cloud clearing

Monday: 31, mostly sunny

Melbourne
Friday: 44, very hot, windy with an afternoon cool change

Saturday: 27, partly cloudy

Sunday: 23, partly cloudy

Monday: 30, sunny

Perth
Friday: 27, sunny

Saturday: 31, sunny

Sunday: 34, sunny

Monday: 35, sunny

Darwin
Friday: 32, shower or two, possible storm

Saturday: 32, showers with storms likely

Sunday: 33, showers with possible storm

Monday: 33, shower or two with possible storm

Hobart
Friday: 37, very hot and windy

Saturday: 23, partly cloudy

Sunday: 24, partly cloudy

Monday: 29, mostly sunny

Canberra
Friday: 39, hot and mostly sunny

Saturday: 40, hot and possible shower, possible storm

Sunday: 35, shower or two

Monday: 33, possible shower

Adelaide
Friday: 31, partly cloudy

Saturday: 29, partly cloudy

Sunday: 28, cloud clearing

Monday: 31, sunny

Looks like Canberra is going to cop it tomorrow UGHHH!!

[brian ross]

40 Degrees is not hot, Black Orchid. It is mildly warm. I once did an Army Exercise near Port Augusta where it was 56 Degrees. We have a cool change, partway through and the temperature dropped to 42. Our weapon's metal parts were too hot to touch in the sun.

[Black Orchid]

Daily temperatures in parts of the state in January and February can be up to 48 °C (118 °F). The highest maximum temperature was recorded as 50.7 °C (123.3 °F) at Oodnadatta on 2 January 1960, which is the highest official temperature recorded in Australia.

Stop telling porkies Brian. Not even touching your comment that 40C is not hot and that it is only mildly warm.

[brian ross]

Daily temperatures in parts of the state in January and February can be up to 48 °C (118 °F). The highest maximum temperature was recorded as 50.7 °C (123.3 °F) at Oodnadatta on 2 January 1960, which is the highest official temperature recorded in Australia.

Stop telling porkies Brian. Not even touching your comment that 40C is not hot and that it is only mildly warm.

Not porkies, Black Orchid. There is a considerable difference between official and unofficial temperatures. Oodnadatta was more than likely taken "in the shade" which is how all official temperatures are taken. The temperature outside Port Augusta was taken "in the sun" which is where we were. Run along dear, 40 degrees is warm. Get used to it - it is what the future holds for us because of Climate Change. You want fossil fuels burnt, you have to pay the price.

[Neferti]

[brian ross]

If I am boring you, Neferti, run along. I can hear your name being called from the little kiddies' playground. Perhaps there other people your own maturity whom you can play with?

[Black Orchid]

Irony much?

[Outlaw Yogi]

Daily temperatures in parts of the state in January and February can be up to 48 °C (118 °F). The highest maximum temperature was recorded as 50.7 °C (123.3 °F) at Oodnadatta on 2 January 1960, which is the highest official temperature recorded in Australia.

Stop telling porkies Brian. Not even touching your comment that 40C is not hot and that it is only mildly warm.

Not porkies, Black Orchid. There is a considerable difference between official and unofficial temperatures. Oodnadatta was more than likely taken "in the shade" which is how all official temperatures are taken. The temperature outside Port Augusta was taken "in the sun" which is where we were. Run along dear, 40 degrees is warm. Get used to it - it is what the future holds for us because of Climate Change. You want fossil fuels burnt, you have to pay the price.

So burning fossil fuels is causing the axis shift and driving our solar system closer to the centre of the Milky way hey?
I gather you have a PhD in absurdity physics?