[SEL] Hotter than?

[Ron Page]

Sorry Arnie.  I lied.  Just checked with my son and it was actually 62 C.
However this should be qualified in that it was recorded in direct sunlight
as opposed to official readings which are usually taken in the shade.  While
he was there (As Samawah) he was regularly working on ASLAVS and other
vehicles in 50 to 59C.  Those that are over there now are in winter weather.

Cheers

Ron (Canberra, Aus 16.5 C at 8.45am Xmas Morning)

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Subject: Re: [SEL] Hotter than?


> G'day Ron,
>
> You wouldn't be nippin' into the Christmas Cheer a bit early now would ya?
> 8-))  63 deg.C (145 deg.F) in Iraq would beat the hell out of the all-time
ever
> recorded high temperature for planet Earth.  That record was 58 deg.C (136
> deg.F) measured at Al' Aziziyah, Libya in September of 1922.
> http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/scienceques2001/20020524.htm
>
> And Dave?  Just in case you haven't checked the LOCAL forecast, it should
get up
> to 49 deg.F here in the 'burgh today.  Warm enough to play in the shed
some
> (assuming I don't get drafted into helping prepare Christmas Eve dinner
that
> is).  8-))
>
> See ya,  Arnie
>
> PS - I hope that all of the toys that Santa leaves in everyone's stockings
are
> nice and rusty and really heavy!!  8-))
>
> PPS - The Aussies hold the record for the longest stretch of serious beer
> drinking weather.  "Longest hot spell (world): Marble Bar, W. Australia,
100
> deg.F (38 deg.C) (or above) for 162 consecutive days, Oct. 30, 1923 to
Apr. 7,
> 1924."  That'll require a couple of slabs of stubbies fer sure!!  8-))
>
> Arnie Fero
> Pittsburgh, PA
> fero_ah at city-net.com
>
> Quoting Ron Page <page at velocitynet.com.au>:
>
> > Interesting that after a temp of 36C yesterday it has only reached about
24C
> > today and we are expecting a fairly cool Christmas Day.  Have our son
home
> > at the moment from Darwin.  He has just served 6 months in Iraq and they
had
> > temperatures up to 63C in the summertime.
>
>
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