I know, I know. But we couldn't leave it to our British friends to start one, so I'm bravely taking this trivial mantle upon mine own shoulders for a brief moment. (Plus people do come from a remarkable variety of countries on this board, so it's kinda cool to hear about what's up elsewhere. And anything cool, at the moment, is appealing. Way appealing.)

Look, it's effing hot, okay? Bitch! Bitchbitchbitch! blahblahblahwhine, blahblahmither, blahwhingeBLAH!


Specifically, it is 95ºF (35C), humidity 63%. This is like being hit by a physical, tactile wall of heat-stuff. I feel... mm, pretty much like a guppy: if I stop moving, my mouth gapes unattractively as my gills flap uselessly trying to find & process oxygen that is just. not. there.

I was thinking today was the day I wish we still had a weather thread, so thanks for starting one up again! NYC is an oven today. Not like an oven, but actually a human baking implement. I had to go home to get something during lunch, and I actually jumped in the shower while I was there, but by the time I walked the 15 min back to my office, I was just as hot and sweaty as I had been before the shower. And they say global warming is a myth?!

come on ekny...drive the 1 1/2 hours and I'll treat you to the A/C ....if you stop and pick up a spinach and feta pie on the way ;)

Thanks, that's sweet. I would if I could. (No car. Yes I'm aware of what century it is.)

Actually in reading your reply I was thinking one of the things that extreme weather does is make people literalize their situation: you're a frittata, I'm a guppy... devolution in action.

Well I'm finding it hard to get out of bed cause it's frigging cold this morning. Our weather has been erratic. First we had a warm summer & mild autumn, then suddenly, when it still should be late autumn or early winter we were thrust into the depths of winter: record snow falls in the south, massive rainfalls, big mudslides, and in Auckland just very chlly and wet. Then the last 2 days it's seemed like spring weather here - warm and sunny. Then last night the temperature really did a dive again. But the top temperature today is expected to be quite high again for the middle of winter.

I am willing to trade some of my cool or cold weather with my Northern Hemisphere friends if they would like to trade some of their hot weather with a Southern Hemisphere friend .

It is a Sunny cold 57 deg f here where I live this morning .

Now I know some of you will not be able to resist having a bit of laugh at the 57 Deg F being cold but I live in a Sub Tropical State down under and 57 Deg F is darn cold here at the moment :D .

Ningi, that sounds heavenly right now... :lol:
We are roasting in the Southern USA, too. 90's and HUMID!!

Worst part is that our alfalfa and oats are down and I'm looking at hauling in bales TUES.
I don't care for farm life too much on those days.

Ningi, you bundle up if you go out...you're still recovering, girl. :)

Hi, In my part of the country(E.Canada), the weather is sticky and hot as elsewhere. 31C and almost 40C with the humidity. It has been a very long and trying day. One of my friends was telling us that some time back, a girl was ticketed for having the gumption to take off her T-shirt and sit topless in the park, she thought it was unfair as the guys were allowed to do the same thing without any problem.lol

B C you are welcome to my 57 Deg F :) .

As for bundling up if I should go out thanks for the advice but I have not left my house since I came home from seeing my Dr last Monday .

As for my recovering some days are better than others .

after a hot and humid summer here (we had 46 degrees on new years day), sydney is experiencing an unusually chilly winter. today was about 14, 15 i think, very cool wind and some rain (which we need so it's not at all unwelcome).

i'm off to singapore tomorrow for 5 days, so it’ll be a nice and humid 30 degrees. then i’m off to london, so the warm weather will continue. mmmm can't wait :)

You're hauling in bales in this weather? Whoa. Brutal.

The rain has begun. With pretty terrifying lightning and thunder. Please let this be the end of the heat wave. I don't think I can take it another day.

Abzug- I'm with ya. The storms are here in CT right now and they are violent with hail......the end of this nasty heat wave finally. :)

Yeah, ekny...I was roasting out there this pm. 94 degree and HUMID!
But, when the crop's ready...you harvest. :rolleyes:

I got lucky today...Hubby stayed home and raked early and the men had all but 150+ bales stacked on trailers, wagons. We just put the trailers in the barns and sheds. We'll wait and unload this weekend when its cooler.

They are calling for some relief about FRI....we're drying up fast... :)

Western Canada is heating up. I live in between two large mountain ranges so the climate is very dry, and very warm in the summer. The temperatures are climbing daily and next week it’s expected several days in the 40’s (°C). The dry conditions combined with the dead trees from a beetle epidemic means that conditions are ripe for forest fires. I work in the woods so I’m getting nervous.

Florida = hot and wet

:rofl

I live in Central Canada .... Manitoba. Today is an absolutely perfect day. Sunny 29C and the sky is so blue. Great day to be at the beach!!

The rest of the week sunny with a little cloud...temps 24-29C.

UK, rained last night, and is a little cooler today.

have been "enjoying" record temps so far this week.

thunderstorms for today.

Oh yes the rain woke me up at 4am!

The weather here is crap just utter crap.I just about need a boat to get to my garage :cry2
We are having they say on the radio and the TV that NewZealand is having its coldest winter in 60 years :eek
And you all in the Northern hemisphere are having the most dreadful heat wave the world has gone mad.

Chris, it appears that there's no happy medium for any of us....you're freezing and we're boiling over! :o

Hi there HF, :hug2
Ive decided id like to live in a place where there is a consistant temp of between 20C and 25C all year round now where is that place? :D :hug2

Kaitaia gets close to that Silverballnz. Auckland is reasonably temperate.... we've just had a lot of chilly days and rain lately interspersed with some nice sunny spring-like days. And then there's been the occasional foggy morning.

HI there campgrrls,
Yes Kaitia does stay pretty warm in the winter but also gets to hot in the summer.
Theres just no pleaseing me right now my brain is frozen and full of water from all if the rain we have had here in Wellington.
Its cold here in Wainui o mata tonight its -2C.
Chris.

i'm suddenly missing chilly sydney after being in singapore since wednesday. today was 32 and extremely humid, 10 minutes walking outside and your clothes are yucky and sweaty :silly

we did a 3hr walking tour this morning and that was enough for one day, so it was back to my brother's apartment for a swim.

We also have a very hot summer : today, 36°C in Paris !
Same weither in Europe : hot, hot, hot !!

"This Afternoon: Hazy... Hot and humid. An isolated shower or thunderstorm. Highs in the mid to upper 90s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values 105 to 110."


Current temp ~96. humidity 65%. Kill me *now*.

we are having heat lightening at the moment. 89 with a heat index of 102.

I've told you before ekny, take the drive...I've got the A/C on for ya. All we need is that spinach and feta cheese pie and a few vids.

I am wearing a skirt to work today. That tells you how hot it is. Absolutely brutal. According to MSN, 102 degrees.

Today it's been Hot, Steamy and Sizzling just like Nikki and Helen!!

Well, it's getting towards genuine autumn here, temps in the 30s at night, the usual.
Daylight savings time kids.

But the sneaky way I realllly wanted to bump the thread was by saying...


This is how we tell the weather round here:

The Republicans are discussing the space program. Again. This is how you know they're seriously rattled. Been doing the same thing since Spiro Agnew. --e

the weather in sydney has been nuts.

last saturday the 14th we had a 37C day (99F i think)......then yesterday we had 16C. CRAZY! i have both my winter and summer pjs under my pillow ready for any weather. it has been the hottest october for a lonnnnnng time, i think we're in for a long hot summer :o

I can't decide if our friends overseas are being typically stiff-upper-lip about not-posting news of your um, weather event or what. Sorry for the folks involved, of course, but geez: tornados in Wales & London? Not your everyday thing. I'd think this'd give people a weather-related topic to discuss for the next decade. Pretty bizarre.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england...don/6217514.stm

I agree, ekny.....
strange to hear Big Ts in England?

Cold down in Virginia tonight...
10 deg F...."Freezing your buns off" weather! :lol:

This bloody wind chill factor is what gets you!
BRRRR...

Don't worry B C you are tough you can handle the cold :D .

True... :lol:
We BGs are a tough lot! :)

Hey, Ningi girl....
getting any new rain in Brisbane?

No not a drop we are as dry as a dog's bone here .

San Diego Ca 4 weeks of Santa Annas Dry as a bone.Temp 75 to 80 and this is winter.

Come on, BGs... :)
Let's do some rain dances for our DRY friends.... :boobies

Still chilly my way...13 deg this a.m.
Got the dogs bedded well, cats are warm in the loft, and plenty of round bales out for the horses. Yeah, we're good!

Expect a warming trend in the coming week...

Here in New Zealand its meant to be summer and the weather is just bloody rubbish :cry2

Only had one day so far where ive been able to take my shirt of and just wear a T shirt :eek

And only one night where weve not had the heater on its just crap.