More heat and possible records: January 19-27

[wolfcat]

There are 5 places in South Australia above 48c (118.4f)

Port Augusta 48.5 at 1:45pm
Ceduna 48.1 at 2:01pm - New record 48.6 at 2:18pm
Port Lincoln 48.3 at 1:43pm
Whyalla 48.0 at 2:00pm
Tarcoola 48.0 at 2:07pm

Now 7 places.

Roseworthy 48.1 at 2:13pm
Wudinna 48.1 at 2:17pm

[Rhys_34]

Edinburgh in Adelaide is nudging 48c (47.4c so far).

Getting close to the capital city record of 47.9C that Avalon owns...

[Adam38]

40.5c here now, those temps in SA are incredible!! Port Lincoln hit 48.3c...

[mick]

hasnt got over 25 down here on the gippy coast yet, a stiff s/e trying to swing around to the n/e but not having much luck atm.

[stevco123]

Edinburgh in Adelaide is nudging 48c (47.4c so far).

Getting close to the capital city record of 47.9C that Avalon owns...

Roseworthy 48.1

[Tassiedave]

Ceduna just broke the record set yesterday now 48.6

[JasmineStorm]

It's a historical heat bomb, mother Nature hinted it yesterday by poking fun at the model temp projections. Solar energy radiating at unforecastable levels.

The 2.30pm AEST IR Himawari 8 is now reaching its upper limit on skin surface temperature. New colour scale required thanks

[mick]

Why is the solar energy going off Jasmine? surely the sun hasnt moved.
Honestly, Ive got no idea, can someone explain pls.

[Tassiedave]

Port Lincoln has smashed its previous record by 2 degrees. Tarcoola 48.8 surely 50 degrees is a chance..

[JasmineStorm]

Why is the solar energy going off Jasmine? surely the sun hasnt moved.
Honestly, Ive got no idea, can someone explain pls.

The solar radiation is converting into heat at the surface, more than models and the BoM thought

[StratoBendigo]

Why is the solar energy going off Jasmine? surely the sun hasnt moved.
Honestly, Ive got no idea, can someone explain pls.

Much of it has to do with the extreme rainfall deficit in the Broken Hill region over the past 12 months.

An interesting one to watch in Whyalla. It has equaled the current site's record of 48.0c, although the old Norrie site nearby (1906-2001) got to 49.4c on Jan 2 1960 (that other notoriously hot South Australian day).

[Sean]

47c Adelaide Kent Town

[mick]

Why is the solar energy going off Jasmine? surely the sun hasnt moved.
Honestly, Ive got no idea, can someone explain pls.

Much of it has to do with the extreme rainfall deficit in the Broken Hill region over the past 12 months.

An interesting one to watch in Whyalla. It has equaled the current site's record of 48.0c, although the old Norrie site nearby (1906-2001) got to 49.4c on Jan 2 1960 (that other notoriously hot South Australian day).

have a guess who the idiot is thats moving to the mid north of SA soon?
where I am now got 360mm last year, the desert I am moving to had 400mm last year.

[StratoBendigo]

47c Adelaide Kent Town

47.5c now. Ouch.

48.8c at Tarcoola the current front runner. Change is blowing through Ceduna now (down to 39c).

[JasmineStorm]

meanwhile is Vic, Warrnambool is nudging 44c. BoM had them for 39c today.

Getting close to 40c here now.

[Onetahuti]

Back online, have a feeling the NBN in this area does not like hot weather, at least twice before on a hot day it has dropped off.

Currently 40.1°C on the Davis AWS in the backyard, comparable with nearby personal stations on Wunderground.

[Sean]

Melbourne running 4c above forecast. Hope that's not an omen re. tmr

[StratoBendigo]

Adelaide will be 48c on the news reports (Kent Town 47.7c).

Port Augusta 49.1c...

[Skywalker]

Back online, have a feeling the NBN in this area does not like hot weather, at least twice before on a hot day it has dropped off.

I assume your on Malcolm's rubbish FTTN. Going to be lots of Nodes going down during the next 24 hours. Thank god I'm on FTTP.

Meanwhile locally it's 36C according to the Laverton site. The weird slightly cooler temperatures compared to other places continues.

[jimmyay]

These SA temps for urban areas are bonkers. 47 -49 is not just hot it’s scary hot.