[SOC] Wanna warm up?

[Ian C. Purdie]

Want to swap conditions?

ANOTHER HOT ONE TODAY BUT RELIEF IS ON THE WAY
By Daniel Dasey
February 22, 2004
The Sun-Herald

Power consumption climbed to record levels and tens of thousands of people
crowded city beaches as heatwave conditions continued to grip Sydney
yesterday...

...Mr Gage said the ridge heated the air over central Australia and north-west
winds had carried the conditions across NSW. He said Ivanhoe in the state's far
west had recorded NSW's hottest February temperature, 48.5 degrees, on February
15...

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/02/21/1077072890965.html

Actually locally it wasn't too bad, by lunch time we had south easterly sea
breezes AND no high humidity which is the real killer.

Thank god there were no bush fires, in those temperature conditions it would be
totally catastrophic.

Ian