33.2Â° and climbing...

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Thu 03/02/2005 14:40

Hottest day of the year so far, 25% humidity. Phew. I need a swimming pool! :-\

34Â° at 14:58 (.1Â° away from matching last year's high) and dropping now. But still way too hot. How the Aussies stand it is beyond me!

What's the max in Alex today, Andy? I bet it was even hotter! Glad I'm not in Darfiled or Kawarau. :-0

Shepherds Valley WX · Thu 03/02/2005 16:46

Gidday Gary,

I know I am the wrong Andy, but at the other end of the nth Island we currently have 31.0C with 57% Humidity... I have been milling pines all day but had to stop and come in for a ice cold beer, the heat is oppressive out there!!! Me and other local farmers are getting a shade anxious about the lack of significant rain this year, so far only 20mm since December 31st.... hopefuly some rain to come this weekend....

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Thu 03/02/2005 18:47

Shepherds Valley WX wrote:...we currently have 31.0C with 57% Humidity... I have been milling pines all day but had to stop and come in for a ice cold beer, the heat is oppressive out there!!! Me and other local farmers are getting a shade anxious about the lack of significant rain this year, so far only 20mm since December 31st.... hopefuly some rain to come this weekend....

Hi Andy, that sounds like hard work. I've been slaving away over hot computers all day...and I wish I could have sent you all the rain we got this summer! There are areas around Omarama that are green for the first time in living memory!

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Thu 03/02/2005 19:13

I see Alexandra got to 35c according to the Metservice

Melbourne got it's coldest February day ever today, or yesterday??

Andy · Unread post by **Andy** » Thu 03/02/2005 19:17

Hey there Gary

A little bit cooler today, but stll very hot. yep hard working outside in these temps

Yesterdays max 36.4

Today 35.2

Currently 31.6.

Andy · Unread post by **Andy** » Thu 03/02/2005 19:22

Hey there Andy.

Yep things are drying of big time down here. Farmers are getting worried about wild fires, as a wet spring has produced alot of fuel, prob the most in 20 years.

Fire rating is extreme

Manukau heads obs · Fri 04/02/2005 09:31

34oC and 25% would be easier to handle than 31 and 57%
It got to 30oC in places in this district yesterday too

could be another hot day today, not so much cloud this morning, wind more easterly, could be some big cb's in the puke area

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Fri 04/02/2005 10:58

Dropped to 17C here last night very muggy night as well as the nights before I guess it's a case of getting used to it takes me an hour to get to sleep in these conditions.
But I guess the it will change from NE muggy conditions to N-NW winds and showers next week looking at forecasts.
Cheers 21C here now sun looking like it will break through soon.
JASON TIPPET.

Manukau heads obs · Fri 04/02/2005 11:29

and i guess people from singapore would think it was nice and cool in NZ at the moment, LOL

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Fri 04/02/2005 12:42

Manukau heads observer wrote:and i guess people from singapore would think it was nice and cool in NZ at the moment, LOL

We got down to 12Â° overnight (a nice clear sky once again, as well as today), 28.8Â° right now.

I'll be in Japan via Singapore at the end of next month...hopefully it'll be cooler there then!

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Fri 04/02/2005 16:16

Manukau heads observer wrote:and i guess people from singapore would think it was nice and cool in NZ at the moment, LOL

We got down to 12Â° overnight (a nice clear sky once again, as well as today), 28.8Â° right now.

I'll be in Japan via Singapore at the end of next month...hopefully it'll be cooler there then!

34.4Â° and 17% RH at 15:09, which is a new record for me (but probably not for Omarama).

Once again people with glass thermometers hanging from a brick wall and in direct sunlight have told me "it was much hotter than that!".

I'd hate to think what it was in Alex today! And I hear Auckland is steaming away nicely today.

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Fri 04/02/2005 18:12

heres the fire danger, not good mackenzie country

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Fri 04/02/2005 19:37

This current spell of warm weather looks to be the hottest spell since 1999.

Interesting though that east coast areas are not getting the heat, rather its inland and western areas.

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Fri 04/02/2005 19:41

NZstorm wrote:Interesting though that east coast areas are not getting the heat, rather its inland and western areas.

Friends in Oamaru often don't believe me when I tell them it's hot, dry and fine again here in Omarama! It's always cool, damp and overcast on the coast!

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Fri 04/02/2005 20:28

Interesting though that east coast areas are not getting the heat, rather its inland and western areas.

Here in Chch we may not be getting the heat that inland and western areas are getting, but daytime temps in the low-mid 20s still aren't normal in onshore east to northeast airflows. Not surprising the overnight minimums have been the high teens.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Fri 04/02/2005 20:49

Yes, Christchurch has been getting very mild nights and high humidity.

Storm Struck · Unread post by **Storm Struck** » Fri 04/02/2005 21:52

Yeah currently overcast with thick mist and drizzle with 87% humidity and 19C here.
Sun managed to break through in long spells around 6pm but soon dissapeared with very low cloud and drizzle as I just mentioned.
Another Dito day tomorrow but Sunday could show some isolated showers about which is much welcome to the high fire risk we have here.
(Amazing after such a damp start to summer with December recording over 120mm here.
Cheers here's to another muggy night ahead and only one sheet to sleep under.
JASON TIPPET.

Andy · Unread post by **Andy** » Sat 05/02/2005 07:29

Another clear blue day here. And looking to be another 30+ hot day.

This would make it 8 in a row.

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Sat 05/02/2005 10:29

Andy wrote:Another clear blue day here. And looking to be another 30+ hot day.

This would make it 8 in a row.

Yep, and another scorcher has dawned. The nice thing is that the clear skies mean it's cool at night...down to 12.2Â° again early this morning.

I'm off to Wanaka today. I expect it'll be hot there too. I hope it doesn't make me cranky lest I start belting ropeheads with their own skateboards.

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Sat 05/02/2005 11:01

Gary Roberts wrote: ropeheads

Now thats a word I have never heard of before

rawdon · Unread post by **rawdon** » Sat 05/02/2005 18:04

32c in Upper Hutt today...34c was recorded on Thursday and 29 yesterday...thought we may get some late showers here in the Upper Valley but it was too stable for any to develop.
Steve
ps the fog continues to affect wgn airport..
the Bracknell Model Data showers cooler westerlies 3 days from now..

rawdon · Unread post by **rawdon** » Sat 05/02/2005 19:37

the fg has finnaly gone..latest metar is as follows..

NZWN 050600Z 22003KT 60KM FEW040 23/19 Q1011 NOSIG RMK KAUKAU 00000KT CI
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lets hope it continues..

0636z temp in Upper Hutt now falling..28 @ present with a clearing sky..

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 05/02/2005 20:19

32c in Upper Hutt today...34c was recorded on Thursday and 29 yesterday.

It certainly has been hot down your way while the Wellington airport area has been cool and foggy. Good to get some feed back on weather from the Wellington area. We don't get enough of it on the forum.

the Bracknell Model Data showers cooler westerlies 3 days from now..

Doesn't look too bad though. Eastern areas will welcome the change.

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Sat 05/02/2005 21:34

03 Stormchaser wrote:
Gary Roberts wrote: ropeheads
Now thats a word I have never heard of before

http://www.observatory.org.nz/mon!.html

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Sat 05/02/2005 22:46

LOL! Good one Gary...

A cool 23c today with a fresh easterly...

Welcome rawdon, I see you're new, nice to see another rare Wellingtonian on this forum! What's the Bracknell model?

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33.2Â° and climbing...

33.2Â° and climbing...

hot hot hot

wellington is now in the clear