Re: Summer has 'Arrived' in Oz...Suffer you 'Northern's'
- From: "Flyiñg Ñuñ 2°°5 +" <flyingnun@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 12:03:10 -0000
Bigbazza wrote:
> Anyone here feel jealous of our 'B...Hot Summer' that has started
> with an avengeance.. Toddy loves this hot weather...I would swap
> seasons with any of you 'Northern's' anytime if it were possible !!...
>
>
> Summer finally arrives in a blistering bluster
>
> December 8, 2005
>
> IT TOOK its time to get here, but summer has finally arrived.
>
> Sydney recorded its hottest temperatures of the year yesterday, when
> the mercury edged over 40 degrees for the first time since December
> 2004.
> The scorching heat came as a blistering shock after two weeks of rain
> and below-average temperatures.
>
> On November 27 temperatures in Sydney reached just 16.7 degrees.
>
> But at 3.30pm yesterday chilly weather was a distant memory when the
> temperature hit 40.1 degrees at Olympic Park at 3.30pm and 38.7
> degrees at Observatory Hill.
>
> It was the hottest day since December 1 last year, when thermometers
> at Observatory Hill recorded 40 degrees.
>
> The high temperatures heralded the first bushfires of summer.
>
> Five small fires broke out across the state during the day, including
> one in Mangrove Mountain.
>
> A spokeswoman for the Rural Fire Service, Rebel Talbot, said all
> fires were contained by 5pm. The scorching day was preceded by a
> night of rain in the city and wild winds in the state's west.
>
> Baulkham Hills and Northmead recorded 12 millimetres of rainfall,
> while just two to five millimetres fell in the CBD.
>
> Broken Hill was lashed by 80 kmh winds and the State Emergency
> Services had more than 202 requests for help.
>
> An SES spokesman, Phil Campbell, said the storm hit at 7.35pm last
> night and its strongest gusts lasted just two minutes. Six homes lost
> their roofs during the gale and one unoccupied house was destroyed by
> a falling tree, Mr Campbell said. Two schools and two ovals were also
> damaged.
> "We have a number of other homes that have had substantial roof
> damage, either from the force of the wind or trees and branches
> falling on homes," he added.
>
> In a bizarre incident, a four-metre-long fibreglass KFC bucket sign
> was dislodged from the roof of a KFC restaurant by the wind.
>
> The sign smashed into the forecourt of a nearby motel. Mr Campbell
> said the emergency services had received no reports of injuries.
>
> The weather in Sydney will get a little cooler in the next few days,
> falling to a high of 27 degrees in the city on Friday.
>
> More sunshine and high temperatures are forecast for the weekend.
>
> On Sunday the temperature is expected to hit 30 degrees in the city
> and 34 degrees in the west.
>
> No rain is forecast for the next four days.
Feels like summer here today too. Temp nice and high at 6.1°C (43°F) and
dry with no breeze. And it's only midday. LOL
--
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