What is the weather like?

bob stanley · **Posted:** Sat Dec 06, 2008 16:18:23 pm

Mike,

Glad you came out ahead in the propane war.

Six minutes, four hours, probably doesn't mean anything to you now that you're warm.

OttawaMike · **Posted:** Sat Dec 06, 2008 17:42:55 pm

1:38 and all's well.

Gonna hit the sack soon. I was up early.

bob stanley · **Posted:** Sun Dec 07, 2008 12:22:45 pm

It's going to be a little bit cooler tonight - aslight wind and -26 but tomorrow will be practically tropical with the temperature shooting up to -15.

All the folks in the Southern hemisphere must be cursing the day when they settled in a hot climate.

I shouldn't brag and make them feel bad!

bob stanley · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 20:15:45 pm

Dec. 9th

A bit colder tonight with a temperature of -25 and a 15kmh wind - puts it into the -30 range with the wind chill factor.

red-eric-1 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 02:01:33 am

At 11:00 AM Tuesday December 9th in Fredericton, NB, Canada.

-15C, calm and about 20 cms of snow on the ground from a storm on Sunday. More to come tonight (10cm), then to freezing rain, then to rain tomorrow all day and up to 8C.

Don't you wish you were here?!

Eric

bob stanley · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 19:33:38 pm

Winnipeg is still cold but that should come as no surprise at this time of year.

At least we're in no danger of getting rained on.

KevinHedley · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 18:26:45 pm

A beautiful 22 degrees today. Summer won't stay like this.

Was watching the football this morning and my wife asked why the players were wearing gloves. Checked the temperature in Lyon, France and it was zero! It was sleeting.

bob stanley · **Posted:** Sat Dec 13, 2008 20:21:25 pm

Warming up a bit at-20 with a snow storm on it's way for the next couple of days.

crosscrescent · **Posted:** Sat Dec 13, 2008 21:45:32 pm

Warm (hot to some) and humid with temperatures up to 30 - 32 degrees, with some drizzle. You get irritated and exhausted in this kind of weather - probably also lose some weight. You sweat even if you are stark naked and you keep very still. Will probably feel like a sauna for people who are used to colder climes.

Cheers
Andrew

GJ50 · **Posted:** Sat Dec 13, 2008 22:03:49 pm

[center]MELBOURNE SATURDAY 13 DECEMBER

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BEAUTIFUL RAIN

BUCKETS OF IT

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crosscrescent · **Posted:** Sat Dec 13, 2008 23:09:39 pm

Glad to hear Melbourne is getting some much-needed rain.

Cheers
Andrew

bob stanley · **Posted:** Sun Dec 14, 2008 12:19:35 pm

With the wind chill factor the temperature will be -50C overnight - cold even for here for this time of year.

KevinHedley · **Posted:** Mon Dec 15, 2008 19:54:56 pm

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
:!:

bob stanley · **Posted:** Mon Dec 15, 2008 19:55:33 pm

Looks like we'll have snow on the ground for Christmas this year which comes as no surprise since we've had snow on the ground every other year in human memory.

I understand that it was quite tropical here only a few million years ago.

-30 tonight with a wind chill of -40 or -45

bob stanley · **Posted:** Mon Dec 15, 2008 19:57:40 pm

Kevin,

We say that a lot here too.

bob stanley · **Posted:** Fri Dec 19, 2008 20:51:59 pm

Tonight it's -28 with a wind chill of -39.

Tomorrow we'll have a high of -22 so it's back to tee-shirts and shorts for the back yard.

KevinHedley · **Posted:** Sat Dec 27, 2008 16:11:02 pm

Mid afternoon on Saturday.

About 25% (76), getting warmer, hailing, thundering and lot of moisture coming down in a hurry.

The rain is a welcome relief from the drought but it is coming down so hard it will run off rather than go down to root level. Oh well, can't have everything - at least the dam levels will go up.

KevinHedley · **Posted:** Sat Dec 27, 2008 16:15:17 pm

Was about 14mm on top of 7mm earlier so about 80 points. Each lot in about 10 minutes.

bob stanley · **Posted:** Sun Dec 28, 2008 02:13:10 am

Dec. 27th - A beautiful day. -15C with a little snow falling.

bob stanley · **Posted:** Fri Jan 02, 2009 20:10:09 pm

January 2nd, 2009

Clear sky and -28 after a snowy and mild ( -15 ) New Years' Day.

Here's hoping the beginning of 2009 turns out better than the end of 2008!

admin · **Posted:** Sat Jan 03, 2009 12:30:27 pm

Margo drove about 700 Km today across Colorado to Arizona, via the corner of New Mexico and up to Utah. Thanks goodness the speed cops were elsewhere.

Right through the high 11,000 foot high Wolf Creek Pass ... lucky we did it today as they are expecting a few feet of snow there tonight.

bob stanley · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 19:42:52 pm

Margo,

Welcome to North America but am puzzled as to why anyone would come north in the winter.

Winnipeg is sitting at -35 this evening - a little chilly even for us.

ozstamps · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 19:49:54 pm

We drove thru Bryce Canyon and Zion Park in Utah yesterday, and no-one told me they were at 8000 feet. :idea:

Snow EVERYWHERE. On the main state appoach roads, and all thru the parks. Very pretty in Winter tho.

Flew to Maui today, and a tad warmer here.

Glen

GUTTERS · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2009 17:38:07 pm

Slightly warmer back in Sydney today glenn 31 city 41 Penrith

bob stanley · **Posted:** Thu Jan 08, 2009 16:41:23 pm

It's 31 in Winnipeg tonight as well.

Unfortunately for us that's -31 and no end in sight to the cold weather for the foreseeable future.

bob stanley · **Posted:** Sun Jan 11, 2009 23:06:08 pm

Still - 20 something here in Winnipeg but the weatherman tells us warmer weather is on it's way.

Unfortunately not until April.

MargoZ · **Posted:** Sun Jan 11, 2009 23:43:06 pm

bob stanley wrote:

Margo,

Welcome to North America but am puzzled as to why anyone would come north in the winter.

Here's your answer Bob!

Bryce

Zion

Grand Canyon

Colorado

Round every corner there was something spectacular!

Plus lots of fun
eg on Christmas Day in Utah we has to sneak our illicit champagne in foam cups provided by the nervous management so as not to offend the locals

New Years Eve in a Dodge City saloon (where's Wyatt Earp when you need him...oh, at his bottle shop!)

All sorts of adventures on Route 66

The excitement of the midwest

Even dropping in on the soon-to-be-former president!

Great destination!!

Cheers
Margo

bob stanley · **Posted:** Thu Jan 15, 2009 19:06:50 pm

Tonight, in Winnipeg, it's -30 with a wind chill in the -40s.

This climate isn't for the faint hearted!

KevinHedley · **Posted:** Thu Jan 15, 2009 19:49:13 pm

Thanks for the photos MargoZ

Bob, today it was 38 here (just over 100) and the warmest was in western Sydney where it reached 43 (110).

We will receive an easterly breeze here soon. We are on the tablelands (about 2000ft) an hours drive from the east coast. At Braidwood, half way to the coast, it was 36.6 at 3 pm and by 3:15pm it had dropped by 23 degrees (your system) to 25.2

Hot though it is I would rather that than your minus temperatures.

bob stanley · **Posted:** Sat Jan 17, 2009 18:35:54 pm

Kevin,

Temperatues in the mid 30s are harder for me to bear than those in the -30s.

I can always put on more clothes in the cold but can only take off so much when it's hot.

bob stanley · **Posted:** Sat Jan 17, 2009 18:40:36 pm

Margo,

Thanks for your pictures of the U.S. west - very pretty country.

Try the Canadian Rockies sometime - the scenery is even more impressive.

MargoZ · **Posted:** Sat Jan 17, 2009 19:22:32 pm

I might just do that Bob....but not until Spring :wink:

bob stanley · **Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 16:45:08 pm

Margo,

If you have the opportunity,visit Banff and Lake Louise.

The Banff - Jasper Parkway is one of the most magnificent drives in the world but the road is closed in winter.

MargoZ · **Posted:** Sun Jan 18, 2009 22:55:21 pm

Ah- the opposite of Zion. The main road is only open there during winter because too many people in summer....they are bused about the park then apparently.
Lovely to have it more or less to ourselves.

bob stanley · **Posted:** Tue Jan 20, 2009 17:32:33 pm

The Banff-Jasper Parkway receives too much snow and too little commercial traffic for it to be economical to keep open in the winter.

bob stanley · **Posted:** Thu Jan 22, 2009 01:47:18 am

It's another marvelous day in Winnipeg.

Just under the freezing mark and fog.

While that may not sound ideal to you warm weather Australians it sure is a pleasant change from the month of -20s and -30s that we've just come through.

The respite will be short lived - back down to -20 by the week end.

Kaygeevee · **Posted:** Thu Jan 22, 2009 07:54:28 am

Hi all,

Spent the weekend in Mildura, Victoria. talking stamps with an old friend,

Sat, 39c
Sunday 4am. temp 28c
Sun. topped 41c
Driving home on Mon. we had to have the car air conditioning fan speed on 3 or max. to keep cool. I had to stop on the side of the road to water the grass, and when you walked on the grass it cracked, it is so dry.

We heard on the radio a report of a place in South Australia that has not had a day under 40c this year, the hottest day so far was 47c.

Anybody got any rain to spare we'll take it. :cry:

Best regards David

bob stanley · **Posted:** Thu Jan 22, 2009 08:23:27 am

David,

We don't have rain this time of year but you're certainly welcome to all the snow you can haul back to Australia.

Kaygeevee · **Posted:** Thu Jan 22, 2009 19:52:03 pm

Hi Bob,

Thanks for the offer of your snow but we already get that, in summer from the South Pole and in winter from your North Pole via the high rate of polar meltdown.
What we need is that wet stuff that used to fall from the sky.

Best regards David

P.S. Did your offer come post free?

bob stanley · **Posted:** Thu Jan 22, 2009 20:11:06 pm

David,

Sorry for the mix up.

We just have the solid water at the moment and will have to wait for summer to find the liquid variety.

Due to the high cost of mailing whatever we send would have to come by parcel post at your expense.

Kaygeevee · **Posted:** Thu Jan 22, 2009 21:34:19 pm

Darn it Bob, it summer NOW

If you pay the postage for what you send, I may consider refunding you the postage on the weight that arrives at my door, if however you consider my offer unfair (and for the life of me I can't see why you would) I think I'll have to forgo on your offer.

Best regards David

KevinHedley · **Posted:** Fri Jan 23, 2009 06:45:13 am

I think Bob had a trial run last night Dave.

29mm (just over an inch) was offloaded here in two storms. While it did not quite make it from Winnipeg to Mildura I have no complaints about it being dumped here.

Somehow the package and posting bill did not arrive - probably still winging its way west.

Kaygeevee · **Posted:** Fri Jan 23, 2009 16:01:25 pm

Another case of DAMAGED IN TRANSIT

But not Australia Posts fault

I think Bob should jump at my offer before Kevin undercuts him

Best regards David

Lakatoi 4 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 23, 2009 16:10:22 pm

Nice and warm in Sydney these last couple of days. 30 degrees C. in the city and 35 in the outer western suburbs. A warmer one tomorrow at 39 degrees C.

ozedavid · **Posted:** Fri Jan 23, 2009 21:33:31 pm

bob stanley wrote:

It's another marvelous day in Winnipeg.

Just under the freezing mark and fog.

While that may not sound ideal to you warm weather Australians it sure is a pleasant change from the month of -20s and -30s that we've just come through.

The respite will be short lived - back down to -20 by the week end.

Hi Bob,

My wife's Grandpa was born in Winterpeg.

We live in sunny Mildura last week as we were out on the Houseboat on the beautiful Murray River it hit 43c, The highest recorded temperature is 49c for breakfast they fry eggs on the footpath

Spent last Australian summer in Florida/Boston/New York/Minneapolis visiting relatives - We miss the cold weather!

We will catch up for a coffee when we get to Winnipeg! Our plan is to visit Winnipeg, Kenora (Rat's Portage) to trace some family history in your region.

All the best

David

bob stanley · **Posted:** Sat Jan 24, 2009 20:25:39 pm

Kevin & David,

My apologies about the snow.

Our local post office declined my request to send large packets of snow through the mail as they couldn't guarantee that it would arrive at its destination in the same form it was sent.

I suppose that if you really want the snow you'll have to come and get it.

I'll lend you some shovels but bring your own containers.

ozedavid · **Posted:** Sat Jan 24, 2009 20:36:24 pm

bob stanley wrote:

Kevin & David,

My apologies about the snow.

Our local post office declined my request to send large packets of snow through the mail as they couldn't guarantee that it would arrive at its destination in the same form it was sent.

I suppose that if you really want the snow you'll have to come and get it.

I'll lend you some shovels but bring your own containers.

Thanks for trying Bob - much appreciated.

Next weeks forcast for Mildura m-38, t-40, w-40, t-40, f-40 and for something different sat. 41

bob stanley · **Posted:** Sat Jan 24, 2009 20:56:19 pm

ozedavid,

If you come to Winnipeg soon we can supply all the cold weather and snow that you can handle.

Your wife's relatives must have been in the area early on.

Rat Portage changed it's name to Kenora in early 1906, I think.

If you visit, let me know and we'll arrange to get in touch.

Kaygeevee · **Posted:** Sat Jan 24, 2009 23:26:41 pm

A BIG thank you Bob,

That parcel that you didn't send, it arrived today but there wasn't much left in it, we had about 2 dozen spots of rain,

Could you PLEASE send a larger parcel next time.

Best regards David

KevinHedley · **Posted:** Sun Jan 25, 2009 06:30:22 am

And they say that the English just love to talk about the weather :!:

6:30 am Sunday morning and 18 degees (65). The rain last week was nice and was more than welcome even if it had to be sent all the way south-east from Manitoba.

The next week will be in high thirties so everything will be done early before it gets too hot.

cheers


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