It’s Been a Bit Hot in Melbourne

During the last week of January, we have had some very hot weather – a new record for the longest period of hottest days.

Look at these numbers:

 

Max Temperature (Centigrade)

Max Temperature (Fahrenheit)

Tuesday, January  27

38

100.4

Wednesday, January 28

43

109.4

Thursday, January 29

44

111.2

Friday, January 30

45

113

Saturday, January 31

37

98.6

Sunday, February 1

34

93.2

We actually felt very relieved on the Saturday, when it cooled down to just 37 degrees.

Everything is dry and burned – here’s how our once green azaleas now look in our front garden

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Our forecast for tomorrow is another day of 45 degrees.

Bruce

Bruce is a keen traveller and photographer. This web site describes his travel and family interests

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