It is 43 Degrees Celcuis (110F) outside!
By jennybianca
@jennybianca (12912)
Australia
December 28, 2007 11:03pm CST
It is nearly 3.30pm here today, & it is 43 degrees celcuis outside. That is 110 Farenheit. It is unbelievably extreme outside.
I have brought one dog inside in the airconditioning. The other dog stayed outside in the shade but he is panting a lot.
One cat is out the front in the shade. The other is in the bedroom with the fan on.
The birds are inside, but the pet mouse is outside under the shade.
There are no reported major bushfires yet, which is miraculous, but as the forecast is to be hotter on Monday, I don't think there is much chance of escaping a bushfire starting. If there is a north wind as well, it will be a Red Alert day.
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@CatsandDogs (13963)
• United States
29 Dec 07
It might be wise to soak your outside dog with water so it won't have a heat stroke. When a dog pants like that they're using all their energy to stay cool. If you help him out he won't have to work so hard and not have a heat stroke.
It's funny how the world is so different that in your country its 110 degrees while here in the states, North Carolina, it's midnight and 42 degrees. lol Interesting, isn't it?
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
29 Dec 07
We have tried so many times to wet the dog when it is so hot. But he is scared of water, very scared. He is a Dalmation Cross. I took note of what you wrote here, & went out & checked him again. He was under the shade of the 7 fruit trees. The kids said he has been running around getting excited. I have warned them NOT to excite him in this heat.
Now wee have got out the hose, & in a moment when the hot running water has turned cold, I will try gently running water over him... if he lets me.
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@GardenGerty (169449)
• United States
29 Dec 07
You can wet the ground and he will then have the evaporative effect to cool him. That should help. It will be good for your trees too, I would think.
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@CatsandDogs (13963)
• United States
29 Dec 07
Oh how sad! Do you have any idea as to why he's so scared of water? Something must've happened to him to be so scared like that. Poor thing. Well all you can do is the best you can, nothing more. Take care sweetie.
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@GardenGerty (169449)
• United States
29 Dec 07
I should be warm just reading your post. Our predicted low tonight is 7 degrees Fahrenheit. The cats are sitting on whoever will sit still and let them be. It is extreme the other way here. We have people around without power, due to ice storms two or three weeks ago. It is too bad we cannot just average us our right now. Keep us posted Jenny on how you are doing and if you are safe.
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@GardenGerty (169449)
• United States
29 Dec 07
http://walking.about.com/library/cal/uctemp.htm This is a site with an automatic converter to convert temperatures. 7 degrees Fahrenheit converts to-13.88 degrees Celsius.
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
29 Dec 07
That cold.... hmmmm, it never gets that cold here.
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
29 Dec 07
7 degrees F would be exceptionally low for us, in fact I dont even know what that is in celcuis. Surely they have got the power on after 2 to 3 weeks!
We sometimes have power failures in the extreme heat as the system can't cope with the airconditioners being tuned on.
For a couple of years the government told everyone to turn their Ac off for 15 mins every hour, when it reaches 35C, to conserve energy. They were told where to go......
I can hear fire sirens now!!
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
29 Dec 07
Adelaide, South Australia. Where I originally come from, it is hotter.
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@byfaithonly (10698)
• United States
29 Dec 07
Sure can tell we're on opposite sides of the earth - 29F here in Michigan right now and that's 'warm', we had a horrid snow storm last night, not a lot of snow but tons of accidents on the roads - slippery, icey, sleet.
@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
29 Dec 07
I can imagine driving on snowy roads would be quite dangerous.
@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
29 Dec 07
OH.. I envy you LOL I know that you're probably reading this and thinking " this woman is crazy! I"m here boiling... this is hotter than hot and she says she envies me? " but boy I would love to be somewhere warm right now, instead of this snowy place. COme to think of it I would love to be somewhere warm all the time LOL
BUt back to your post :) I hope that there won't be any wind that will set up any bush fires and that you keep cool inside:)
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
29 Dec 07
Being brought up in the heat, I prefer the heat to extreme cold, in fact, any cold.
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@KarenO52 (2950)
• United States
29 Dec 07
I love the higher temps, but that's too much. It's got to be scary waiting for a bushfire to start. A couple of months ago I was thinking it would be great to go to Australia and avoid the winter here, but I'd rather deal with snow and ice than such heat.
@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
29 Dec 07
If you came to cities or small country towns with beautiful beaches, you would love it, Thats how we escape the heat. Also we have airconditioners.
@Thoroughrob (11742)
• United States
30 Dec 07
Wow, too bad we could not combine our weather with yours. It is 41 degrees Farenheit here. We could use part of it to warm things up here.
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
31 Dec 07
This is the third day now of this heatwave. At 9am today it was already 35 degrees C.
@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
29 Dec 07
Wow, now that is a bit too warm for me! I would like to see it get to 75 degrees F, but 110 is way too much for me. I too would be inside basking in the airconditioning.
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
29 Dec 07
I stayed by the a/c, but the kids spent hours in the pool. Going to be 39 degrees today, then 41 again tomorrow. A real heatwave.
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
4 Jan 08
Unbelievable! what a contrst jenny. It's 2 degree celcius here! I guess we are far part and still so bonded together, courtesy: myLot.
How was the Monday, BTW? Hope you are keeping well in theheat. Do take care, drink lots of fluids.
God bless.
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
4 Jan 08
We ended up having 5 days straight with this heatwave over 40 degrees celcuis. Then 2 days at 30 & 32. Now its back to the heatwave again, with yesterday 39 degrees & today expected to be the same.
Yes, drinking fluids, especially water is very important.
@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
3 Jan 08
It's extremely cold here in the desert of Southern Cal. We've had the fireplace on every night. Let me see, I think we actually reached 60 degrees Fahrenheit in the afternoon. Adelaide is in South Australia, right? I guess you guys had a very hot Christmas and New Year's then. Well, stay cool my friend.
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
3 Jan 08
We would love to have a fireplace.
Yes, Adelaide is in south australia.
@cwilson26 (2735)
• United States
29 Dec 07
Wow that is hot! Where are you from? When I live, in Ohio, it is 40 degrees F. Actually that is warm considering this time of year. I hope your animals are going to be ok and I hope there are no bushfires. :)
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
29 Dec 07
I live in Adelaide, South Australia. The animals survived, although over the next two days whilst this heat continues, I am going to try anything to get water on the Dalmation to cool him down.
@AmbiePam (120697)
• United States
30 Dec 07
Goodness! While I know your weather is vastly different from ours this time of year, it is shocking for me to think of that, since it is currently 30 degrees F outside at 12:33am. Yes, AM. I can't seem to sleep. It's cold, but I can't get my heater to not be TOO hot. I feel like I'm getting up and down to try to adjust the thermostat to something comfortable. My dog has not been able to be outside as long as he usually is when I take him out. He has a sweater on, but I don't want to take a chance of him getting sick. As for brush fires, I sympathize. Oklahoma gets them a lot in the summer, and Australia is bigger than Oklahoma, of course. You guys be safe!
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
30 Dec 07
It is 44 degrees here today, & is forecast 41 tomorrow. A real heat wave. But we have been very lucky, no bushfires yet, well, not big ones.
Im sure your doggy doesn't want to go outside in the cold.
My dog wont wear a doggy jumper, she takes it off.
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
2 Jan 08
It would never snow here. We had 5 days of this heatwave.
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@phaneendrudu (34)
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30 Dec 07
As humon beings we have to see that the animals are protected from heat and chill weather by arranging some sort of shelter to them.
@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
30 Dec 07
Our pet mouse & two birds are inside. One of our cats is outside by choice, & the other is inside.
Both dogs are outside at the moment, lining in the shade.
I agree that we need to protect our animals. This is our second day of extreme heat & it is 42 degrees celcuis at the moment.
