How cold it is where you are?

[justmund]

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but isn't generally more mild in Tasmania than it is on the mainland?

Yep you're right, we're closer to Antartica/further away from the equator so it's generally cooler here than on the mainland (you even used the right term, "mainland"!). We had a crazy heatwave here last week, it was hot everywhere in the country (hottest on record). Climate scientists are saying it's a result of global warming, but that's a whole other thread that shouldn't be started!

 

[Shawn@PRS]

Probably can't talk about the extinction of the Tasmanian Tiger without getting political either, but I always found this to be one of the most unusual and exotic animals known to man.

 

[justmund]

Probably can't talk about the extinction of the Tasmanian Tiger without getting political either, but I always found this to be one of the most unusual and exotic animals known to man.

Wow man, blows me out that you know about this! Do you know much about the Tasmanian Aboriginals? (ok slight derail now, sorry to the OP!)

 

[Shawn@PRS]

Wow man, blows me out that you know about this! Do you know much about the Tasmanian Aboriginals? (ok slight derail now, sorry to the OP!)

No, I can't say I'm familiar with the Aboriinals from Tas. What can you tell me about them?

 

[justmund]

No, I can't say I'm familiar with the Aboriinals from Tas. What can you tell me about them?

I'll pm you mate

 

[Harw00d]

Just got woke up by my next door neighbour franticly banging out our front door, one of their water pipes has frozen and burst so now they have an indoor lake! Luckily I was around to be able to turn the water off for them!

 

[Albrecht Smuten]

It hit -5C / 23F here in North West England this morning. Up until the past few days it had been a mild winter.

Pretty much the same here. I shouldn't have said "this is the best winter ever" so many times...

 

[Steve59]

17 degrees. The good news is the sun is shining and the sky is clear. Not something all that common around here this time of year.

 

[garrett]

Yep you're right, we're closer to Antartica/further away from the equator so it's generally cooler here than on the mainland (you even used the right term, "mainland"!). We had a crazy heatwave here last week, it was hot everywhere in the country (hottest on record). Climate scientists are saying it's a result of global warming, but that's a whole other thread that shouldn't be started!

Yeah, I had friends in Adelaide (I lived there for two years) reporting 47 degrees last week! I did have the displeasure to experience 46 when I was there. An extra degree certainly wouldn't be welcome.

Now the forecast says we're supposed to get snow tomorrow afternoon.

 

[thieves&foxes]

Here in South Africa a cool 36 degrees celcius, so 96.8 Fahrenheit

 

[RedGuitars]

28F in DFW this morning, with sleet/snow still on the ground from yesterday. YUCK!

 

[sergiodeblanc]

It's cold but no snow yet! It may be the best winter I have ever seen.

 

[Mikegarveyblues]

Can't wait for the gas bill to drop through the door!

Dropped to -6 C today.

 

[John Beef]

Whoo! We're back to gloating weather in the Phoenix area.

 

[watelessness]

Too cold. Too damn cold.

 

[CoreyT]

28 here with frozen fog that is setting up on the ground like snow.
Been this way for a week now.

 

[Shawn@PRS]

Winter arrived in Maryland today. Below freezing for the next several days.

 

[markie]

5 F in central Indiana this morning.........

 

[geese_com]

Woke up this morning around 5am and it was -10F and wind chill approaching -25F. I hate Wisconsin winters.

 

[11top]

5 F in central Indiana this morning.........

Yeah, but 81F tomorrow! :flute: