Perth is roasting and it probably means all of Australia will roast as the heat permeates through the country.

"So far, one-third of the days this year – 15 out of 42 – have recorded temperatures of 35 degrees or above."


https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/there-s-no-break-triple-troughs-to-blast-perth-with-yet-another-heatwave-20240213-p5f4ho.html


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... She said the way WA was tracking, by the end of the month the record for the highest number of 40 degree-plus days in February could be doubled. “At the moment, we’ve had four days above 40C in February, that is the record,” Lingard said. “And we’ve got another three on the current forecast.” The Perth metropolitan area has recorded six days above 40 degrees so far this summer, all in 2024. So far, one-third of the days this year – 15 out of 42 – have recorded temperatures of 35 degrees or above. The average number of days of 40 degrees or above is 3.3 in summer, while the summer with the most number of days of 40 degrees or above took place in 2021-22, where the benchmark was passed on 13 days.

Well they don't have many trees over there for starters. What do you expect?

Jasin wrote on Feb 14^th, 2024 at 7:52pm:

Well they don't have many trees over there for starters. What do you expect?

Coming to a suburb near you:

https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/The-Nullarbor-Plain-1.jpg

From Perth it's just a giant sprawl of suburbs, black tar roads and cement. Trees cool the land, not heat it up. Nothing but Wheatbelts where it doesn't rain either. Trees attract the rain.

Perth needs a good roasting... who wants to start off with the jokes?

Does that kill the wildlife?

Could an extended period of warming of central Australia and Western NSW lead to a dust storm like the one that hit Sydney in 2009.

2009 was a year when global temperature was higher than in preceding years and decades. It was the highest temperature year on record at that time, just like 2023.

https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/2023-5th-hottest-us-year-with-record-billion-dollar-disasters


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... Hottest year for Earth — 5th-hottest for U.S. In 2023, global temperatures were warmer than any previous year on record. A streak of continuously record-shattering months and seasons began in June 2023 and is still ongoing. The planet’s fever is forecast to continue into 2024 with an extra warming boost from El Niño layered on top of the long-term warming trend driven by carbon pollution. ...

From Wikipedia:


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... The 2009 Australian dust storm, also known as the Eastern Australian dust storm, was a dust storm that swept across the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland from 22 to 24 September 2009. The capital, Canberra, experienced the dust storm on 22 September,[1][2] and on 23 September the storm reached Sydney and Brisbane. Some of the thousands of tons of dirt and soil lifted in the dust storm were dumped in Sydney Harbour and the Tasman Sea. On 23 September, the dust plume measured more than 500 kilometres (310 mi) in width and 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) in length and covered dozens of towns and cities in two states.[3] By 24 September, analysis using MODIS at NASA measured the distance from the northern edge at Cape York to the southern edge of the plume to be 3,450 km.[4] While the cloud was visible from space, on the ground the intense red-orange colour and drop in temperature drew comparisons with nuclear winter, Armageddon, and the planet Mars.[5][6][7] The dust storm was described by the Bureau of Meteorology as a "pretty incredible event" that was the worst in the state of New South Wales in nearly 70 years.[5][6][8][9] The phenomenon was reported around the world. The Weather Channel's Richard Whitaker said: "This is unprecedented. We are seeing earth, wind and fire together". It was later referred to as "The mother of all dust storms." ...

I've been seriously thinking about moving to Albany lately.

Compare the pair:

Perth Forecast

Albany Forecast

And Albany is only 415km from Perth, about a four and a half hour drive.

I really think Albany should have been the capital of WA and not Perth. In fact, if it wasn't for the Swan River Perth probably never would have been established where it is now.

And that would have been great... especially in summer.

If Albany became the Capital of WA, then northern WA would split off from southern WA. No way would the northerners put up with such a long drive.  :D

Albany does sound like a far better place than Perth.
But hey, most regional places are way better than the major 'city' areas by far.

Personally, I'm thinking of moving to the Chatham Islands.

Carl D wrote on Feb 14^th, 2024 at 11:10pm:

I've been seriously thinking about moving to Albany lately. Compare the pair: Perth Forecast Albany Forecast And Albany is only 415km from Perth, about a four and a half hour drive. I really think Albany should have been the capital of WA and not Perth. In fact, if it wasn't for the Swan River Perth probably never would have been established where it is now. And that would have been great... especially in summer.

Yep, Albany is the place to be   [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

43 degrees in Perth today, and two more over 40 degree days coming up on the weekend.

greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 15^th, 2024 at 7:57am:

Carl D wrote on Feb 14th, 2024 at 11:10pm: I've been seriously thinking about moving to Albany lately. Compare the pair: Perth Forecast Albany Forecast And Albany is only 415km from Perth, about a four and a half hour drive. I really think Albany should have been the capital of WA and not Perth. In fact, if it wasn't for the Swan River Perth probably never would have been established where it is now. And that would have been great... especially in summer. Yep, Albany is the place to be   [smiley=thumbsup.gif] 43 degrees in Perth today, and two more over 40 degree days coming up on the weekend.

Your turn .... we've had ours. Got to share it about.

Jasin wrote on Feb 14^th, 2024 at 11:33pm:

If Albany became the Capital of WA, then northern WA would split off from southern WA. No way would the northerners put up with such a long drive.  :D Albany does sound like a far better place than Perth. But hey, most regional places are way better than the major 'city' areas by far. Personally, I'm thinking of moving to the Chatham Islands.

Always wanted the Montague Island light house spot...

greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 15^th, 2024 at 7:57am:

Carl D wrote on Feb 14th, 2024 at 11:10pm: I've been seriously thinking about moving to Albany lately. Compare the pair: Perth Forecast Albany Forecast And Albany is only 415km from Perth, about a four and a half hour drive. I really think Albany should have been the capital of WA and not Perth. In fact, if it wasn't for the Swan River Perth probably never would have been established where it is now. And that would have been great... especially in summer. Yep, Albany is the place to be   [smiley=thumbsup.gif] 43 degrees in Perth today, and two more over 40 degree days coming up on the weekend.

Yep.

I'm hoping today's 43 degrees will come early in the day with a cooler change later seeing as there's a sea breeze after lunch and tomorrow is suppposed to be only 29 degrees before things heat up again until at least Wednesday.

Laugh till you cry wrote on Feb 14^th, 2024 at 7:39pm:

Perth is roasting and it probably means all of Australia will roast as the heat permeates through the country.

Actually Perth suffers from heat generated in the centre of Oz (a vast desert), when Highs are stuck in the Bight, directing easterlies over Perth. So Perth is hotter than the Alice today, because the same High is pushing cool ocean air up into the centre's east.   

Note : this year, Feb mean daily av. max. temp so far  in Perth: 36 C.

Adelaide, 28C....8C difference!

Long term av: Perth is only 2 degrees hotter than Adelaide in February. 

(BOM stats).

The seas off Albany are very rough. Every beachcomber would become a treasure hunter if there was more ship traffic in the area.

Well there is so much sea-rubbish washing up at Albany - one could make a treasure out of it like some locals do with all the nets for craft-works for tourists.
A lot of Bitey-Whiteys swimming along the Albany coastline too.
Still, reckon it would be far better than the likes of Perth, that's for sure.
Reckon the State of WA will one day split in two and Broome will become the northern Capital city.

Jasin wrote on Feb 15^th, 2024 at 3:26pm:

Well there is so much sea-rubbish washing up at Albany - one could make a treasure out of it like some locals do with all the nets for craft-works for tourists. A lot of Bitey-Whiteys swimming along the Albany coastline too. Still, reckon it would be far better than the likes of Perth, that's for sure. Reckon the State of WA will one day split in two and Broome will become the northern Capital city.

It is.

Albany is a wonderful place.

Great coastline, great weather, close to Denmark.

What's not to love?




*Currently 39.9 degrees in Perth, 26.3 in Albany

Inject some ice into your veins.
That should chill you out.

Jasin wrote on Feb 15^th, 2024 at 3:39pm:

Inject some ice into your veins. That should chill you out.

Mitsubishi air conditioning.

It's actually quite cool/cold in my house at the moment.

Had to put the temp up to 25, and the fan on silent.

Bloody hot outside though  :(

I'm staying in for the rest of the day.



*Currently 1:41pm, and 40.1 degrees.

greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 15^th, 2024 at 3:41pm:

Jasin wrote on Feb 15th, 2024 at 3:39pm: Inject some ice into your veins. That should chill you out. Mitsubishi air conditioning. It's actually quite cool/cold in my house at the moment. Had to put the temp up to 25, and the fan on silent. Bloody hot outside though  :( I'm staying in for the rest of the day. *Currently 1:41pm, and 40.1 degrees.

The A/C and chatrooms suit 40 degree days well

The only good thing about Perth is Sydney.

Jasin wrote on Feb 15^th, 2024 at 4:33pm:

The only good thing about Perth is Sydney.

And Clarkson.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDhmdbVk0l4

Looks like Brian's kind of place.

Jasin wrote on Feb 15^th, 2024 at 5:40pm:

Looks like Brian's kind of place.

Clarkson?

Jasin wrote on Feb 15^th, 2024 at 5:40pm:

Looks like Brian's kind of place.

This is obviously old video footage of Perth.

It's from about June or July last year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57Zs6BieUZM

Perth: The Boring Capital of Australia.
Not quite 40,000 years of isolation.

Jasin wrote on Feb 15^th, 2024 at 7:05pm:

Perth: The Boring Capital of Australia. Not quite 40,000 years of isolation.

I'm not parochial, however, that title belongs to Adelaide.

Then Brisbane, then Darwin, and then Perth.

Sydney & Melbourne are the over-achievers.
Darwin & Tasmania are the under-achievers.
Adelaide & Brisbane are just right in the middle.
Canberra is the Disneyland of Politics.
Perth is boring with no Culture at all.

Carl & Pecker to get their dream weather of 50C+ coming up.
Watch the heat bake the Treeless State with no respite of shade or breeze.
The black roads are gonna get all sticky and enhance the heat, while stuff all fresh water around in that Waterless State.
I mean, no offence Pecker and Carl - but you really have a crap State, with nothing to it, except that its bigger than the rest.

Perth is hot in summer.

In other breaking news, water is wet, Abos drink too much and Palastinians are terrorists.

Jasin wrote on Feb 16^th, 2024 at 6:02pm:

Carl & Pecker to get their dream weather of 50C+ coming up. Watch the heat bake the Treeless State with no respite of shade or breeze. The black roads are gonna get all sticky and enhance the heat, while stuff all fresh water around in that Waterless State. I mean, no offence Pecker and Carl - but you really have a crap State, with nothing to it, except that its bigger than the rest.

You really should visit Clarkson.

https://youtu.be/PDhmdbVk0l4

Why?
(I'm curious)

Jasin wrote on Feb 16^th, 2024 at 6:23pm:

Why? (I'm curious)

What's not to love?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVEy6dTd0tY

Looks like it needs 500,000 Indian and east Asian immigrants to make it look habitated.
You Whiteys sure don't know how to breed well.
The place looks like an Aged Care facility.

After living in Perth for 13 years, I left and relocated to
Melbourne after a week of 36ºC+ temperatures in 1985.

Perth's a lovely place... except for its hot summers and
the dreaded Easterlies.

   The Doctor is longingly awaited during summer.    ;)

AusGeoff wrote on Feb 16^th, 2024 at 7:40pm:

After living in Perth for 13 years, I left and relocated to Melbourne after a week of 36ºC+ temperatures in 1985. Perth's a lovely place... except for its hot summers and the dreaded Easterlies.    The Doctor is longingly awaited during summer.    ;)

Yep, summer sucks in Perth   :(

greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 16^th, 2024 at 7:51pm:

AusGeoff wrote on Feb 16th, 2024 at 7:40pm: After living in Perth for 13 years, I left and relocated to Melbourne after a week of 36ºC+ temperatures in 1985. Perth's a lovely place... except for its hot summers and the dreaded Easterlies.    The Doctor is longingly awaited during summer.    ;) Yep, summer sucks in Perth   :(

You should go and live with Monk and his dog in Tassie - it's much cooler.

Only Monk would take him in.
Smith wouldn't. He would say "Er sorry 'mate', but you're on your own."

Jasin wrote on Feb 16^th, 2024 at 8:07pm:

Only Monk would take him in. Smith wouldn't. He would say "Er sorry 'mate', but you're on your own."

Greggy and Monk would get on like 2 peas in a pod.

Bobby. wrote on Feb 16^th, 2024 at 7:53pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 16th, 2024 at 7:51pm: AusGeoff wrote on Feb 16th, 2024 at 7:40pm: After living in Perth for 13 years, I left and relocated to Melbourne after a week of 36ºC+ temperatures in 1985. Perth's a lovely place... except for its hot summers and the dreaded Easterlies.    The Doctor is longingly awaited during summer.    ;) Yep, summer sucks in Perth   :( You should go and live with Monk and his dog in Tassie - it's much cooler.

I will eventually move there.

greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 16^th, 2024 at 9:05pm:

Bobby. wrote on Feb 16th, 2024 at 7:53pm: greggerypeccary wrote on Feb 16th, 2024 at 7:51pm: AusGeoff wrote on Feb 16th, 2024 at 7:40pm: After living in Perth for 13 years, I left and relocated to Melbourne after a week of 36ºC+ temperatures in 1985. Perth's a lovely place... except for its hot summers and the dreaded Easterlies.    The Doctor is longingly awaited during summer.    ;) Yep, summer sucks in Perth   :( You should go and live with Monk and his dog in Tassie - it's much cooler. I will eventually move there.

You won't even need an aircon.

Peccary will have bed bug bites from the first night he stays at Monks.
Socks, being naturally scared of his master, will spend the night in bed with Peccary.
Peccary will be ringing Smith within a week begging to have Smith take him in.

Jasin wrote on Feb 16^th, 2024 at 9:25pm:

Peccary will have bed bug bites from the first night he stays at Monks. Socks, being naturally scared of his master, will spend the night in bed with Peccary. Peccary will be ringing Smith within a week begging to have Smith take him in.

;D

Ah - so it's not the water that affects the functioning of the mind over there - it's the heat... only mad dogs and Western Australians go out in the midday sun..... and no wonder their Aboriginals do not want to work under such conditions but prefer to rely on the Disadvantage Industry for their unearned riches and easy lifestyle.

All that lawfare over there... just never ends.... and due to the heat, it also seems that everyone's balls have dried up and nobody says NO any more to utter nonsense....

Looks like 3 more days in front of the airconditioner.

http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/perth.shtml

https://i.imgur.com/NC0QuPu.gif

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The flora will be dying everywhere.

Birds and other animals will also be dying.

People will also die.

The high temperatures have spread to the East.


Quote:

Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth weather: Intense heatwave about to strike - as Victoria is put on high alert for bushfires as mercury hits 38C

https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/sydney-melbourne-brisbane-perth-weather-intense-heatwave-about-to-strike/ar-BB1iG0aZ

End of summer heat wave is coming:

https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news-thumbnail/2953563

Where I am 31°C was the hottest day and the nights are 10-15°C—you can sleep.

I had ceiling fans plus lights installed in 4 rooms (2BR, study and lounge) but haven’t used the fans much. Neat is that you switch on the light using a remote control—bright light. Click the light off then on—medium level light. Do that once again, quite low light level. With the vertical blinds good control of warming and lighting of the rooms.

Jovial Monk wrote on Feb 26^th, 2024 at 12:55am:

Where I am 31°C was the hottest day and the nights are 10-15°C—you can sleep. I had ceiling fans plus lights installed in 4 rooms (2BR, study and lounge) but haven’t used the fans much. Neat is that you switch on the light using a remote control—bright light. Click the light off then on—medium level light. Do that once again, quite low light level. With the vertical blinds good control of warming and lighting of the rooms.

:P

Its quite toasty and the heat goes on ...

https://bnnbreaking.com/weather/australia-heatwave-shatters-march-records-cities-face-15c-surge


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Australia Heatwave Shatters March Records: Cities Face 15C Surge Australia braces for a historic heatwave, with temperatures in major cities forecasted to soar 15C above the March average, highlighting urgent climate concerns. Geeta Pillai,  06 Mar 2024 13:26 EST Very hot, windy weather set to envelop parts of Australia this Saturday threatens to push temperatures in three major cities around 15C above the March average, potentially setting new weather records. Alison Osborne reports on this unprecedented meteorological event, highlighting the concern among experts and local residents alike about the sudden surge in temperatures and its implications. Unprecedented Heat As Australia braces for a weekend that could see historical weather records tumble, meteorologists are closely monitoring the rising mercury levels. In South Australia, particularly, where Adelaide is expected to experience temperatures soaring over 40C, the situation has prompted a significant discussion about climate change and its tangible effects on weather patterns. This drastic increase, peaking at around 15C above the typical March average, underscores the extremity of the heatwave and its potential to disrupt daily life and natural ecosystems.

Its not just Australia, its the whole world including the Oceans.

"February was 1.77 degrees Celsius warmer than the average February in pre-industrial times, Copernicus found, and it capped off the hottest 12-month period in recorded history, at 1.56 degrees above pre-industrial levels."

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/06/climate/hottest-february-climate-copernicus-record-intl/index.html


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The planet just shattered heat records for the ninth month in a row By Laura Paddison, CNN, Updated 5:06 AM EST, Thu March 7, 2024 Last month was the planet’s hottest February on record, marking the ninth month in a row that global records tumbled, according to new data from Copernicus, the European Union’s climate monitoring service. February was 1.77 degrees Celsius warmer than the average February in pre-industrial times, Copernicus found, and it capped off the hottest 12-month period in recorded history, at 1.56 degrees above pre-industrial levels. It’s yet another grim climate change milestone, as the long-term impacts of human-caused global warming are given a boost by El Niño, a natural climate fluctuation. “February joins the long streak of records of the last few months. As remarkable as this might appear, it is not really surprising as the continuous warming of the climate system inevitably leads to new temperature extremes,” Carlo Buontempo, director of Copernicus, said in a statement. Even in the context of back-to-back months of unprecedented temperatures, February has been extreme. Global temperatures in the first half of the month in particular were “exceptionally high,” according to the analysis. Four consecutive days, from February 8 to 11, were 2 degrees warmer than those same days pre-industrial times. Restricting global heating to well below 2 degrees was a centerpiece of the Paris Agreement that almost every country signed up to in 2015. While scientists are much more concerned with longer-term warming, these temporary breaches are a clear and alarming sign of accelerating heating. Global ocean temperatures were also off the charts last month, hitting 21.06 degrees — the highest average for any month on record, according to the Copernicus data, beating the previous record of 20.98 degrees set in August 2023. Experts have expressed shock at just how hot the oceans have been, especially the North Atlantic, which has set a new daily temperature record every day since March 5 last year, according to Brian McNoldy, a senior research associate at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School. “At times, the records have been broken by margins that are virtually statistically impossible,” McNoldy told CNN. Record ocean heat has significant global impacts. Not only is it dangerous for marine life but it also fuels extreme weather, including scorching heat waves, intense rainfall and ferocious hurricanes.

Australians are becoming accustomed to the rising temperatures.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-03-18/wa-summer-heat-broke-records-but-media-downplayed-climate-change/103572922


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... Detailed analysis of media coverage performed exclusively for the ABC by Monash University researchers, showed fewer than one-in-20 stories about the WA heatwaves mentioned climate change. About one in five referred to the health impacts of extreme heat. The vast majority of the 172 stories about the WA heatwaves mentioned neither climate change nor heat-related health problems. There were more than twice as many stories about how the heat could affect the result of a cricket match in Perth in mid-February than about how climate change was driving the heatwaves. ...

"The year 2023 was the warmest year since global records began in 1850 at 1.18°C (2.12°F) above the 20th-century average of 13.9°C (57.0°F)."

"It's been 47 years—nearly half a century—since Earth's temperature was colder than average. 2023 set a new warmest-year record by a wide margin."

The heat goes on.

AGW? Blame it on the Bossanova?

2024 appears likely to be even hotter given the heat waves in Australia recently.

https://www.climate.gov/news-features/featured-images/2023-was-warmest-year-modern-temperature-record#:~:text=The%20year%202023%20was%20the,decade%20(2014%E2%80%932023).


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2023 was the warmest year in the modern temperature record BY NOAA NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION PUBLISHED JANUARY 17, 2024 The year 2023 was the warmest year since global records began in 1850 at 1.18°C (2.12°F) above the 20th-century average of 13.9°C (57.0°F). This value is 0.15°C (0.27°F) more than the previous record set in 2016. The 10 warmest years in the 174-year record have all occurred during the last decade (2014–2023). Of note, the year 2005, which was the first year to set a new global temperature record in the 21st century, is now the 12th-warmest year on record. The year 2010, which had surpassed 2005 at the time, now ranks as the 11th-warmest year on record.

Look at the temperatures for Perth for the rest of this month:

https://www.weatherzone.com.au/wa/perth/perth

Between 29 and 33 degrees every day.

Crazy   :(

Laugh till you cry wrote on Mar 20^th, 2024 at 11:56am:

"The year 2023 was the warmest year since global records began in 1850 at 1.18°C (2.12°F) above the 20th-century average of 13.9°C (57.0°F)." "It's been 47 years—nearly half a century—since Earth's temperature was colder than average. 2023 set a new warmest-year record by a wide margin."

And Perth's hottest Temperature was back in 1997. AGW innit. ;D ;D ;D ;D

lee wrote on Mar 20^th, 2024 at 12:21pm:

Laugh till you cry wrote on Mar 20th, 2024 at 11:56am: "The year 2023 was the warmest year since global records began in 1850 at 1.18°C (2.12°F) above the 20th-century average of 13.9°C (57.0°F)." "It's been 47 years—nearly half a century—since Earth's temperature was colder than average. 2023 set a new warmest-year record by a wide margin." And Perth's hottest Temperature was back in 1997. AGW innit. ;D ;D ;D ;D

The highest temperature recorded for Perth is 46.2 °C (115.2 °F), on 23 February 1991, and the highest temperature recorded in the metropolitan region is 46.7 °C (116.1 °F), at Perth Airport on the same day.