TK just sent me a message reminding me that it's going to be 46 Degrees Celcius (114.8 F) in Adelaide tomorrow.


Thursday 16 January

Summary

Min 29
Max 46 Very hot and sunny.
Chance of any rain: 5%
Rainfall amount: 0 mm


Adelaide area
Very hot and sunny. Winds east to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h tending northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then tending east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening.
Fire Danger
Mount Lofty Ranges: Extreme
Adelaide Metropolitan: Severe
UV Alert from 9:10 am to 5:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]


For me - and having worked in central NSW where we had 10 to 14 day runs well above 40 - it's no big deal.

We don't have air-conditioning or a pool nearby so when Mrs SB got home from work at about 7 pm, we packed the car with a picnic dinner, some ciders and drove the 32km to the Murray river and had a few swims between the food and ciders. A refreshing finish to the day.

I pity the emergency services.

Keep cool guys.

Cheers, SB

 

"When is it too hot?"

When we took our ride out to mid-Ohio a few years ago and we were ridding all day in those temps. While fueling up some lady came over to me and said, "It must be nice to be out in the fresh air with the wind in your face in these temps."

My reply. "Hey lady, do you know what its like to be sitting in a convection oven all day?"

 

Heck, I've pedaled across the Mojave Desert in temps hotter than that. 126*F from San Diego to Yuma one warm summer day back in July 1998.

However, this is a good reminder that while many of us here in the US are currently dealing with frigid cold weather, not everyone else in the world is experiencing the same thing.

 

Seb I was reading that if Adelaide hits 46c today it will be the hottest temp ever recorded in a populated city...in the world...the why's & how's they come to this I don't know, however we in melbourne are just going to hit a mere 44c, best I go & find a jumper

 

damn thats hot. Zip a couple ice packs into your riding gear haha

 

Maybe it will depopulate it a little??

Don't get into the City too much these days and it suits me just fine. Where we are in the Hills will be about 3 to 4 Degrees cooler, so I too will be looking for that jumper!

Cheers, SB

 

A few cold JB & Cola's will help.......right Guys .......lol

It was 46 here today ..........46F

 

Ice cold Strongbow Apple Ciders last night and probably G&T (Bombay Sapphire East - the new one) on the rocks tonight. Looking forward to a couple of them already.

Just been outside weeding and by golly by gum is it hot.......... 37.4 Celcius at 9 AM. Melted my bald pate to my brain.


This lady lives on the same road as a mate - they nearly got burned out in 2013.

Cheers, SB

 

Jaysus that's toasty - can't deny I wouldn't shy away from a blast of that here right now

Sapphire East - sure is bloody good stuff ! ------------> Thanks for the Eureka moment

Texting is having a profoundly bad impact on the way I post these days - darn kids - it's their fault

 

I don't know about that. For those of us who are more used to F instead of C, 46C is 114.8*F. The record high for Phoenix, Arizona was 122°F (50C), set on June 26, 1990. I don't know if that's the hottest big city in the US, I just know it gets hot there in the summer because I've be through there during that time.