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Hottest Day of December on Record in Australia - Most of It Over 42C

posted by martyb on Wednesday December 18 2019, @04:20PM   Printer-friendly
from the let-it-snow-let-it-snow-let-it-snow dept.

c0lo writes:

Only 6 years after the weathermen needed a new color for just one spot of extreme temperatures on the map, this is how it looks when that color needs to be used for over 30% of the Australia's area. And that for 3 days in a row, starting today, Dec 18 2019 (like, meh, just a balmy 40C in Melbourne at 18:30, she'll be apples).

[40C is 104F and 50C is 122F --ed.]

Coverage:
BBC - Australia heatwave: Nation endures hottest day on record

Guardian Australia heatwave: records forecast to be broken as temperatures surge past 40C

Severe-weather.eu An extreme heatwave is about to swipe across Australia, raising maximum temperatures up to near 50°C (122°F) in S/SE parts of the continent, breaking many all-time records!

AFP Australia has its hottest day on record, more to come

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  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 18 2019, @10:38PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 18 2019, @10:38PM (#933954)

    In fact, in Rand-McNally, they wear hats on their feet and hamburgers eat people! [instagram.com]

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 19 2019, @05:37AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 19 2019, @05:37AM (#934107)

    No one appriciates a good joke anymore, today this would be considered racist towards rand-mcnallians.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 19 2019, @09:33PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 19 2019, @09:33PM (#934374)

      No one appriciates a good joke anymore, today this would be considered racist towards rand-mcnallians.

      Huh?

      There is only one sentient race on this planet, Homo Sapiens. I guess the bigot is you.

      I suppose you thought your quip was humorous. It's not. And I'm *really* easily amused.