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Title: Hot Spell
Post by: grog on Monday, 31 January 2022, 06:05 PM
You northern blokes cold, were having a hot humid spell. Not even fun bike riding with gear on. Today, car sitting outside all day, inside temp 67c/152f. Couldnt hardly hold steering wheel.At least tonight cooler, 21c/70f. Beautiful with ceiling fan on. A/C not needed.
Title: Re: Hot Spell
Post by: Hooli on Monday, 31 January 2022, 07:00 PM
Those are insane temps! High 20s is enough to make me feel ill with the heat.
Title: Re: Hot Spell
Post by: GSXKING on Monday, 31 January 2022, 07:46 PM
February is normally our warmest month plus with El Nino loads of humidity. It was 24 deg at 5am this morning. Max 34C around 1pm  :furious:

And in USA https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/01/29/us/snow-winter-storm Bloody Global Warming  :whistling: Where's Greta (How dare you)  :cheers:
Title: Re: Hot Spell
Post by: Hooli on Monday, 31 January 2022, 07:47 PM
I couldn't sleep in that. The reason I only spent one day in Croatia on my 14 years ago was that it was 22c at night. I didn't sleep at all & knew it'd get hotter going south so I rode north again.
Title: Re: Hot Spell
Post by: Irish in Oz on Monday, 31 January 2022, 07:48 PM
Nice at Buffy
Title: Re: Hot Spell
Post by: Eric GSX1400K3 on Monday, 31 January 2022, 09:05 PM
36 here yesterday and 20% humidity, too hot to walk on the driveway barefoot.  Was changing the thermostat in my daughters car in the driveway, sweating like a horse.  Drank about 10l of water then a couple of beers. Last week was bearable, 30s or so and 15 at night.
Title: Re: Hot Spell
Post by: Irish in Oz on Tuesday, 01 February 2022, 12:25 AM
At least Perth humidity levels are low, I don't mind dry heat it's the humidity that's the killer.
Title: Re: Hot Spell
Post by: seth on Tuesday, 01 February 2022, 05:44 AM
Bloody freezing here in perth think it was 6°c max today  :doh:
Title: Re: Hot Spell
Post by: Johno on Tuesday, 01 February 2022, 06:20 AM
Quote from: seth on Tuesday, 01 February  2022, 05:44 AM
Bloody freezing here in perth think it was 6°c max today  :doh:

Seth, we couldn't spell the Aboriginal names so borrowed yours.

Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane are all second hand names from over there.
Title: Re: Hot Spell
Post by: VladTepes on Tuesday, 01 February 2022, 09:27 AM
Likely to be 35 here today with usual high-ish humidity.

Yes the aircon is one and my electricity bill hates me.
Title: Re: Hot Spell
Post by: GSXKING on Tuesday, 01 February 2022, 01:49 PM
46deg on dash of my Mack f....ng muggy 🥵🥵🥵
Title: Re: Hot Spell
Post by: KiwiCol on Tuesday, 01 February 2022, 02:34 PM
46 degrees!  Fark that, hope your air con works good in that truck!
Title: Re: Hot Spell
Post by: grog on Tuesday, 01 February 2022, 05:16 PM
Sure was a warm one, not much cooler tonight and same again tomorrow. Just 🥵too hot.
Title: Re: Hot Spell
Post by: VladTepes on Tuesday, 01 February 2022, 07:12 PM
Yep gonna be 26 tonight and 35 tomorrow and rainy. Apparently.

I had to laugh when the power grid guy said people are "over-consuming".   :frustrated:
How's that for spin on "inadequate supply" :jack:

Title: Re: Hot Spell
Post by: grog on Tuesday, 01 February 2022, 07:20 PM
Vlad, hows that they put two generators in for maintenance just b4 a hot spell. WE pay taxes for these fuckwits.
Title: Re: Hot Spell
Post by: GSXKING on Tuesday, 01 February 2022, 07:41 PM
Quote from: KiwiCol on Tuesday, 01 February  2022, 02:34 PM
46 degrees!  Fark that, hope your air con works good in that truck!

Nothing can keep up with these temperatures Col it's the extreme end of our highest & will only last a couple of days 🙏
We've already had a few thunderstorms tonight not predicted 🧐🧐🧐 I wonder how the forecasters keep their jobs 🤔
If nothing else it's good for weight loss 👍👍
Title: Re: Hot Spell
Post by: Rynglieder on Tuesday, 01 February 2022, 08:38 PM
There's no doubt that climate is changing although I'm not 100% convinced that it is all down to human activity - geology shows that the planet has gone through warm and cold cycles during its existance.

In Britain we don't seem to have had a winter in the proper sense this year - OK it means I'm more inclined to go for a run on a bike with tempratures around 8-10c but I miss those bright clear frosty mornings, it has just seemed plain dull for the last three months.

As for weather forecasters, I sometimes think they would struggle to predict when their lunchtime would be...
Title: Re: Hot Spell
Post by: T 24 on Wednesday, 02 February 2022, 03:58 AM
-33°C in northern Finland today, here in south only -12°C.  :whistling:
Title: Re: Hot Spell
Post by: Rynglieder on Wednesday, 02 February 2022, 04:11 AM
Quote from: T 24 on Wednesday, 02 February  2022, 03:58 AM
-33°C in northern Finland today, here in south only -12°C.  :whistling:

How is the handling of a GSX with snow chains fitted?  :laugh:
Title: Re: Hot Spell
Post by: T 24 on Wednesday, 02 February 2022, 04:32 AM
5 years ago I rode home from work (16 km) in 2-3" snow. It was horrible with Michelin 3:s.
There was only one "S" Mercedes I had to overtake :grin:
Title: Re: Hot Spell
Post by: Rynglieder on Wednesday, 02 February 2022, 04:50 AM
Quote from: T 24 on Wednesday, 02 February  2022, 04:32 AM
5 years ago I rode home from work (16 km) in 2-3" snow. It was horrible with Michelin 3:s.
There was only one "S" Mercedes I had to overtake :grin:

Brave man.

I once got caught in snow in the Pyrenees and was not expecting it in Spain in June - scared me to daeth :facepalm:
Title: Re: Hot Spell
Post by: VladTepes on Wednesday, 02 February 2022, 10:15 AM
Yeah lets do maintenance during known peak demand time of year.
Geniuses.