Saitaman 1 Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Just been told it has been 39 degrees today. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 I hope they've got the air conditioners on 29 for you there Saitaman! Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Originally Posted By: Saitaman Just been told it has been 39 degrees today. THIRTY FRICKIN NINE!!??!! Yikes.. You ain't in the kitchen,, you in the fire. Link to post Share on other sites
JellyBelly 1 Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Yes I saw Kumagaya in Gunma was 39.3 a bit earlier on. Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Yikes. It's only June too. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 I've just checked my thermometer. It's 24C here. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Amazing the difference on the other side of the Niigata/Gunma mountains. It's hotter and more humid than I would like but thankfully a relatively cooler 27 here. Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Looks like about 30C here. We've just got the office windows open... no AC at all. I'm fine with it though... I don't seem to be affected by the heat so much any more. Think my Canadian blood has thinned out a little! Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Upgraded to 39.7 in Kumagaya! Relatively 'cool' here. Link to post Share on other sites
7-11 2 Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 39.8 @ 3:30pm But... Kumagaya is in Saitama! Link to post Share on other sites
JellyBelly 1 Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Don't know why I typed Gunma! Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 And hey, ...it's just the beginning. Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Oh well, winter to look forward to. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 My thermometer (it's a good one, a proper mercury lab instrument) has soared to a dizzying 23C. It's worse than we thought. Link to post Share on other sites
mina2 6 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Yep it sure was hot yesterday, though not quite as bad in northern Gunma. That Saitama/southern Gunma region really gets it hot. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 22.5C today. I've changed back into longs, and needed a sweatshirt last night. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 roasting again today, was down at the beach for a few hours, the sand is burning hot. went for a nice cooling swim, had a nice beer with lunch and now at home enjoying my air-con for a bit Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Big difference up in Hokkaido. Yesterday Kutchan went from an overnight low of 11 to a top of 16 degrees and today they went from 10 to a mild 18 degrees! It's not much cooler here in Melbourne and it's supposedly winter. God I hate the pitiful excuse of a 'winter' we get here in Aus. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 GN, does Tasmania get a cold winter? Do they get any snow down there? Link to post Share on other sites
shadowtec 0 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 They do but I think there is a very tiny resort down there (like a single lift or something along thouse lines) On the news one year for the Sydney to Hobart. They where doing the weather brief in sydney where it was 40c (in summer) and they where saying there was snow on the peaks in tas Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Yes, they get snow in Tassie. 22C here, and raining. Lovely cool day. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Yes nice and cool here as well today. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Is the snow not reliable enough for a better resort to be built down there? Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 It's too low I believe. People do cross country, but there's nothing commercial. You have to go to the Victorian Alps or NSW. They sometimes get snow in the SW of Western Australia. When that happens, all the enthusiasts gather to stand around in their winter kit in about an inch max. I can relate to that. I lived there long enough to suffer from severe snow withdrawl. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Originally Posted By: TubbyBeaverinho GN, does Tasmania get a cold winter? Do they get any snow down there? Tassie has a temperate maritime climate with very heavy annual precipitation experienced on the western side tapering off to pretty dry on some parts of the eastern side. The strong maritime influence of the southern ocean means the weather is fairly uniform throughout the year. Obviously it's cooler in winter but even in summer cool weather and snow on the peaks is fairly frequent. Thing is it rarely gets what you could call all that cold. Snow on the mountains is frequent in winter but so is rain and it fluctuates between the two constantly rarely allowing a deep stable base of snow to form. The highest peak is only a little over 1,600m and it and many of the peaks that do get a reasonably stable cover of snow in the winter are very hard to access. Much of the mountains in Tassie are within national parks and wilderness areas and thankfully will never have any development. There is really only one ski resort and it generally has pretty variable conditions often not having enough snow to operate even in mid winter. The other area in the south only has one rope tow operated by a club but is a good point to head out backcountry where the snow cover can be a bit more reliable. Link to post Share on other sites
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