Adelaide heat set to soar to 45C on Thursday, close to 1939 record

[davidc4430]

Adelaide heat set to soar to 45C on Thursday, close to 1939 record

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-22/adelaide-heat-set-to-soar-close-to-1939-record/10734440

crossing fingers the power stays on today and tomorrow.

[davidc4430]

46C

just took Foo outside for a pee, its really hot with a very hot wind.

[chameleon54]

I took the kids down to the shops in the car. The car thermometer read 47. I thought that cant be right until we got to the town clock. That said 47 too.

The wife is in hospital in Adelaide, ( 45.5 according to willyweather ) but it is too hot to visit her. I have had to stay home to water her petunias and keep the dogs alive. They are on the back of the ute, parked under a shady carport where the breeze flows through. I,m going out with the garden hose every half hour and hosing them down, leaving a puddle on the ute tray for them to sit in.

[lyhargr_0]

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@chameleon54 wrote:

I took the kids down to the shops in the car. The car thermometer read 47. I thought that cant be right until we got to the town clock. That said 47 too.

The wife is in hospital in Adelaide, ( 45.5 according to willyweather ) but it is too hot to visit her. I have had to stay home to water her petunias and keep the dogs alive. They are on the back of the ute, parked under a shady carport where the breeze flows through. I,m going out with the garden hose every half hour and hosing them down, leaving a puddle on the ute tray for them to sit in.

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Sorry you wife is unwell    ..... Cant you bring the dogs inside and and crate them in the ac? Its wayyyy to hot for them to be outside, even if they are in the shade      .....

[lyhargr_0]

41 here atm, Miss C is lying on her mat under the SS

[davidc4430]

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@chameleon54 wrote:

I took the kids down to the shops in the car. The car thermometer read 47. I thought that cant be right until we got to the town clock. That said 47 too.

The wife is in hospital in Adelaide, ( 45.5 according to willyweather ) but it is too hot to visit her. I have had to stay home to water her petunias and keep the dogs alive. They are on the back of the ute, parked under a shady carport where the breeze flows through. I,m going out with the garden hose every half hour and hosing them down, leaving a puddle on the ute tray for them to sit in.

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too late for today but you can get really cheap kids plasic sandpit/pool things called clamshells from kmart ect. make great little dog pools for summer.

hope your wife recovers quickly.

i'm sure she will forgive you for staying out of the heat today. tomorrow sounds much better at 30C ish and saturday 27C

[lyndal1838]

Some cats can be really stupid.....sounds like Rosie is one of them at the moment.

David, have you put some ice cubes in Foo's water bowl? 

I found they worked a treat when we had our Westie.

He was still quite young when we had our first heatwave.....I went to all his waterbowls and topped them up with ice cubes.  He took a few minutes to work out what they were then next thing I heard him cruching away....it sent shivers down my spine.

From then on it was ice cubes every summer with regular top ups because he oved eating them.

[imastawka]

Some cats can be really stupid.....sounds like Rosie is one of them at the moment.

You've got that right.

David.......move her.....sometimes they just get overheated and can't move by themselves.

Ice cubes in the water bowls is a great idea also.

[twyngwyn]

46 degrees now....far out!

[lyhargr_0]

Sheeeeeeese, thats too darn HOT!

[davidc4430]

47C now