Musings on life and times
Too hard when records are broken!
48.4C (119.1F) at 4:10pm yesterday, 4 January 2020. This home weather station usually correlates well with the nearest Bureau of Meteorology site. Highest in the state was 48.9C, also a record.
Sydney, NSW, January 2020
Sweating Six Word Saturday on Sunday
Normally these radar scans would suggest some decent rainfall. Sadly, for many days now, they are showing the smoke from bushfires.
Two weeks ago, this post was about Sydney blanketed in smoke. Not every day has been like that because of changes in wind direction. However, records have been set on three days with the index being 10-15 times the safe level for breathing. Today, 21 December is such a day. With temperatures rising above 40C, a number of fires have been declared at emergency level (red). Note: The fire map extends further south than the radar scans.
Blazing away on Six Word Saturday
After a couple of scorching 42C (107.6F) degree days with hot north-westerly winds, our gardens have a weathered look. Even the normally tough-as-nails sasanqua’s new growth took a thorough scorching.
for the Weekly Photo Challenge, Weathered
