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it snowed!

Post by chocolate » 28th Jan, '09, 23:22

very exciting

proper snow - well the most proper snow i've seen in donkey's years (i'm easily pleased) - several inches...but its threatening to turn into freezing rain which may not be so cool :)

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Re: it snowed!

Post by Fat Bob » 28th Jan, '09, 23:45

You heard it here first, chocolate is easily pleased by several inches!
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Re: it snowed!

Post by chocolate » 29th Jan, '09, 01:02

several being the operative word!
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Re: it snowed!

Post by Morrolan » 29th Jan, '09, 05:40

43 degrees Celsius here today. no snow in sight...
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Re: it snowed!

Post by Bender » 29th Jan, '09, 07:07

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Re: it snowed!

Post by BoD » 29th Jan, '09, 08:14

I think the accepted definition of several is 3 (you missed your chance FB)
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Re: it snowed!

Post by Burbage » 29th Jan, '09, 08:26

we've had 17" of rain this month so far, though a couple of inches fell last night and haven't shown up on the records yet.
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Re: it snowed!

Post by Morrolan » 29th Jan, '09, 08:33

Burbage wrote:we've had 17" of rain this month so far, though a couple of inches fell last night and haven't shown up on the records yet.
nice. we had zero...
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Re: it snowed!

Post by chocolate » 29th Jan, '09, 09:32

BoD wrote:I think the accepted definition of several is 3 (you missed your chance FB)
LOL!

not where i'm from (several = several...= at least 6/7+!!!!)!
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Re: it snowed!

Post by Burbage » 29th Jan, '09, 09:37

chocolate wrote:not where i'm from (several = several...= at least 6/7+!!!!)!
That's nearly as big as you.
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Re: it snowed!

Post by daffodil » 29th Jan, '09, 10:52

Morrolan wrote:43 degrees Celsius here today. no snow in sight...
Cool beers, mate. The only answer ;)
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Re: it snowed!

Post by Dinosaur » 29th Jan, '09, 11:00

Morrolan wrote:43 degrees Celsius here today. no snow in sight...
That is damn hot - can I be nosey and ask which bit of Oz you are in? Makes our 30 something degrees here sound positively cool.
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Re: it snowed!

Post by Kooky » 29th Jan, '09, 11:04

It's a lot cooler in Sydney than this time last week. Very pleasant 28C with a bit of a breeze; think it was 38 or so last week.
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Re: it snowed!

Post by baloo » 29th Jan, '09, 11:17

The Melbourne 40s. Not only is it stinking hot but it's normally very very dry. Winding the window down whilst driving is like sticking your head in a fan forced oven.
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Re: it snowed!

Post by Kooky » 29th Jan, '09, 11:20

Folks here keep telling me it's humid - I don't believe them.
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Re: it snowed!

Post by Morrolan » 29th Jan, '09, 11:48

phuketkaren wrote:
Morrolan wrote:43 degrees Celsius here today. no snow in sight...
That is damn hot - can I be nosey and ask which bit of Oz you are in? Makes our 30 something degrees here sound positively cool.
yep, like balo said: Melbourne.

we're having 4 days of straight 40+ days: yesterday, today, tomorrow and saturday, after which we'll get a cool day of 35 and monday back up over 40... the humidity is less than 20% i think, with a strong northerly wind (straight from the desert). days like this i'm glad we have evaporative cooling rather than aircon...

have experienced this once before and that was a cool day in Death Valley... :lol:
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Re: it snowed!

Post by baloo » 29th Jan, '09, 11:51

Kooky wrote:Folks here keep telling me it's humid - I don't believe them.
Yeah, I had the same reaction at first, but you'll soon be moaning about the Sydney summer humidity too ;)
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Re: it snowed!

Post by Kooky » 29th Jan, '09, 11:52

You've been to the Red Centre, M. Uluru has to be the hottest, dryest place I've ever been.

7.30am (post sunrise Harley tour) and it was too hot to sit outside, undercover.


edit: Oh I believe you, baloo, but not yet. It got a bit that way one day, but it was still very bearable. It's the strength of the sun (hole in the sky) that's getting me. I walk a lot more than I did in Singapore so I have to remember my factor 30+ every day.
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Re: it snowed!

Post by Morrolan » 29th Jan, '09, 12:13

Kooky wrote:You've been to the Red Centre, M. Uluru has to be the hottest, dryest place I've ever been.

7.30am (post sunrise Harley tour) and it was too hot to sit outside, undercover.
actually, i've been there a few times and even walked around the whole bloody rock once, but the temperature was always below 40. i've been outside today and definitely would not be able to do a 3 hour walk in this weather.
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