Chances are there isn't a place to escape the heat in Australia at this time of year but that given, where is your favourite place to spend this season?
And how do you manage air conditioning without going into a CP? It's been 40C and over where I am and while my house is reasonably cool there have been times when I've had to put the aircon on. I imagine a RV would heat fairly quickly without a decent amount of shade and a cool breeze coming off some water.
Best of wishes for 2019.
Dougwe said
12:53 PM Jan 3, 2019
Normally I am at Greens Lake, north central VIC this time of year but due to a health reason I'm set up near Wangaratta north VIC with 240v instead.
At Greens Lake I spend most of the HOT days in a wet shirt with a wet cloth around my neck to keep cool. I also spend a lot of time in the lake it self but with hat, sunnies and shirt. Oh! Shorts as well :) That helps heaps until around 3.00pm when I let Genny out of the back of the Collie and let her have a run. I then fire up the Aircon until around 7-8pm when all goes quiet in my camp. I am one that believes a Generator should only be on between 8.00am and 8.00pm. Unless you have a health problem and no 12v set up If it was me I would let anyone close by know that.
This year while I have access to 240v I still try and not use aircon until early afternoon if possible, that's just me. I have had a couple of days though that I had to fire up the aircon around midday due to not feeling well. I also have access to a lovely pool and spend a lot of time in that but covered up like mentioned earlier.
That's how I do it and sure I am not alone. That said, there are some very inconsiderate people around, both with Generators and I have noticed caravan parks as well. I have often thought of getting one of those air horns and give it a blast near those people early in the morning however, others around would suffer as well, then I would suffer with pain.
Keep cool Lily and keep safe on the roads and out there.
-- Edited by Dougwe on Thursday 3rd of January 2019 12:54:22 PM
the rocket said
12:54 PM Jan 3, 2019
Head for the mountains. Glen innes sounds good
Knight said
01:23 PM Jan 3, 2019
According to the news weather reports here on the pleasantly warm NSW Mid North Coast where our usual sea breeze keeps us comfortable (26C at 1.24 pm here) it is "scorching hot" everywhere this Summer.
I forget last year's description but it was equally outrageous. The really amusing part is that they all parrot the BoM media releases and misleading propaganda.
Recently I read a comment written by a person from Central Queensland who posted that he has a weather station and keeps records, and that right now in January 2019 the temperature is on average.
By the way, who has forgotten the terrible Federation Drought? Murray-Darling Rivers dry in many places. Time of the formation of the Commonwealth of Australia, Federation of States, early 1900s.
-- Edited by Knight on Thursday 3rd of January 2019 01:25:08 PM
-- Edited by Knight on Thursday 3rd of January 2019 01:33:00 PM
Snippy said
01:27 PM Jan 3, 2019
Armidale, Glen Innes, anywhere on the Northern Tablelands.
Having said that, been getting to low 30's for last 2 weeks, never did that when we lived here.
(To top it off, air con clapped out 2 weeks ago and we have another 10 days wait for warranty repair.)
If you really want a cool summer go to Tassie.
Santa said
01:36 PM Jan 3, 2019
According to the media these hot, dry spells have never happened before.
Young journalists relying on data or old timers with failing memories? perhaps a little of both.
Sidney Kidman knew all about Australia's boom and bust drought conditions in the early 1900's and made provision to deal with it.
"These activities were a means to an end. In 1886 Kidman bought his first station, Owen Springs on the Hugh River, south-west of Alice Springs. Long before his thirtieth birthday he had conceived the idea of buying a chain, later two chains, of stations stretching in nearly continuous lines from the well-watered tropical country round the Gulf of Carpentaria, south through western Queensland to Broken Hill, and across the border into South Australia within easy droving distance of Adelaide. Many stations on this 'main chain' were watered by Cooper's Creek and the Georgina and Diamantina rivers which sometimes brought northern tropical rain-waters to the centre even during droughts. By the 1890s he had begun to acquire his second chain of stations strung along the Overland Telegraph line from the Fitzroy River and Victoria River Downs in the north to Wilpena station in the Flinders Ranges near Adelaide. Thus, by moving stock from drought-stricken areas to others, by selling in markets where the price was highest, by his detailed knowledge of the country, and by his energy and bushcraft he withstood the depression of the 1890s and the great drought of 1902. By the time of World War I he controlled station country considerably greater in area than England or Tasmania and nearly as great as Victoria."
Chances are there isn't a place to escape the heat in Australia at this time of year but that given, where is your favorite place to spend this season?
And how do you manage air conditioning without going into a CP? It's been 40C and over where I am and while my house is reasonably cool there have been times when I've had to put the aircon on. I imagine a RV would heat fairly quickly without a decent amount of shade and a cool breeze coming off some water.
Best of wishes for 2019.
We love staying home for December, January & February. We've lived adjacent to Port Phillip Bay since 1974.
Our favorite ''chill out'' area gets lovely cooling sea breezes most afternoons. Read a good book or sing a few songs.
A very refreshing drink is a wedge of Lime squeezed into a glass & topped up with soda or mineral water.
We're currently planning our trips for 2019 (6 months in total).
We love going away but at this time of the year it's home sweet home.
Lily2018 said
04:08 PM Jan 3, 2019
Hi Dougwe
Sorry to read you're still not up to scratch. Good to hear the CP has a pool you can enjoy and hope the other residents are being helpful. Let us know how you get on.
I've got the aircon on at home this afternoon as the house has heated up and the bricks are storing it as happens this time of year.
This year is no hotter than our general summer, always hovers about the 40c mark. Had a very impressive dust storm on NY's eve. Thick red dust blown in by a strong wind. Made my effort at doing some pressure cleaning outside before Christmas seem more than a waste of time.
Could be worse. At least I have a house that keeps the dust out and an aircon to keep cool.
Cheers all.
Eaglemax said
04:13 PM Jan 3, 2019
I feel the same DD, best not to register the caravan for couple of months before we set of somewhere! Summer holidays isn't a good time to hit the road, too busy, too many loud boats or hoons and too hot- just my experience.
We built a 7 metres diameter rotunda where we chill out and have good views of the local golf course.
G'day Kevin K Snippy, In Walcha in early 1960's it regularly was over 40 in January, when holidaying with my Grandmother. As I was from tassie it was a shock i can tell you.
Whenarewethere said
09:05 PM Jan 3, 2019
We had 5.7°C one night a few nights ago in the Snowy Mountains & there is still a few patches of snow here & there on 31 December.
Whenarewethere:
Lovely photo. Was this December last year? If so, how were the flowers? We live in Cooma and we are melting at present, so a quick trip up to the top may be in order - as long as there are some flowers out.
The Belmont Bear said
10:26 PM Jan 3, 2019
I spent last year working in the Middle East where for months on end the temperature hovered betwen 40 and 50 deg.C. In hindsight I think that I would much prefer being in that dry heat than these temps in the mid to high 30s (combined high humidity) that we have been getting here on the Hunter coast lately. Yes we get the nice sea breezes but as soon as the sun goes down the breeze tends to drop off and it really becomes unpleasant especially when trying to sleep. I spent quite a few $$ refurbishing our pool and outdoor areas when I got back home so now we intend to get good use out of them - at least until it cools down enough to hit the road again.
Cheers
BB
Whenarewethere said
12:59 AM Jan 4, 2019
erad wrote:
Whenarewethere: Lovely photo. Was this December last year? If so, how were the flowers? We live in Cooma and we are melting at present, so a quick trip up to the top may be in order - as long as there are some flowers out.
Yes just the other day. Yesterday we bought lunch in Cooma & sat in the park under the trees out of the sun. We walked up Dead Horse Gap Track on the 31st but didn't do the summit as the weather changed & we were blown off the track a few times. Lovely walk & we are glad that we put the effort in. But the signage at the beginning is 4km, then 500 metres in it increases to 4.5km, so about 5.0km to Thredbo Top Station! Not a lot of flowers, but just enough, but nice nevertheless. A lot less humid than Sydney.
Whenarewethere:
Thanks for that. It is going to be 36 Deg C here today. We will probably go for a looksee today. It is a bit early for the flowers, but the weather here of late has been screwy, so maybe they are coming out early??
LLD said
11:24 AM Jan 4, 2019
For those people who think Ballarat is a cold place, for the second year in a row the Bike Road Nationals in and around Ballarat are being held in 40+ degree temperatures. Last year they had to cancel some events.
rockylizard said
02:41 PM Jan 4, 2019
Gday...
The Whr Bureau sez it is 43.1deg outside at the moment here in East Gippsland ... inside my van -
I think that is as high as me poor liddle thermometer can go.
Outside, under a big tree, dappled shade, in me camp chair, sipping on cold cordial. Bearable.
Cheers - John
Snippy said
03:12 PM Jan 4, 2019
Gidday Craig1,
Fortunately only getting to low 30's, but with air cond not working that's still too hot.
Plain Truth said
03:25 PM Jan 4, 2019
43 degrees in Eagle Point,East Gippsland.
LLD said
03:32 PM Jan 4, 2019
Top was 47 at Walpeup. We stayed at a nice RV park there on our trip to the West last year. $10 including power and hot showers. Guessing anyone there today will be making the most of both facilities.
Bryan said
04:01 PM Jan 4, 2019
When I was young, those hot December days were just known as summer. Nowadays the same hot days are just too damn hot.
Doug, I hope you get well soon and can continue your travels
LLD said
04:12 PM Jan 4, 2019
rockylizard wrote:
Gday...
Outside, under a big tree, dappled shade, in me camp chair, sipping on cold cordial. Bearable.
Cheers - John
Fermented grain or aniseed cordial? Or just plain? .
rockylizard said
04:43 PM Jan 4, 2019
LLD wrote:
rockylizard wrote:
Gday...
Outside, under a big tree, dappled shade, in me camp chair, sipping on cold cordial. Bearable.
Cheers - John
Fermented grain or aniseed cordial? Or just plain? .
Gday...
jest me favourite lemon crush cordial, laced with half a dozen big iceblocks.
Cheers - John
Dougwe said
07:48 PM Jan 4, 2019
Yep, Gin ice blocks are great, Rocky.
Sarco Harris said
08:09 PM Jan 4, 2019
On our back veranda (south side of the house) at about 1600hrs (4:00pm for others) we recorded 45.4C today in Central Vic (just north of Heathcote). The morning was OK for doing a few bits and pieces in the garden and making sure the fire pumps were OK and also the generators, but by 1200hrs it was decidedly uncomfortable (bloody hot!).
As such the rest of the day was inside with the aircon running, watching TV reading and packing away chrissy decorations and keeping an eye on what's happening in the region. Cool change has arrived now and it has dropped down to 33C.
Possum3 said
10:23 PM Jan 4, 2019
Snow and ice a couple of weeks ago around Oberon NSW area - parched hot and dry today, go figure. Creeks not running up Werrong Wide and Jerrong way.
Chances are there isn't a place to escape the heat in Australia at this time of year but that given, where is your favourite place to spend this season?
And how do you manage air conditioning without going into a CP? It's been 40C and over where I am and while my house is reasonably cool there have been times when I've had to put the aircon on. I imagine a RV would heat fairly quickly without a decent amount of shade and a cool breeze coming off some water.
Best of wishes for 2019.
Normally I am at Greens Lake, north central VIC this time of year but due to a health reason I'm set up near Wangaratta north VIC with 240v instead.
At Greens Lake I spend most of the HOT days in a wet shirt with a wet cloth around my neck to keep cool. I also spend a lot of time in the lake it self but with hat, sunnies and shirt. Oh! Shorts as well :) That helps heaps until around 3.00pm when I let Genny out of the back of the Collie and let her have a run. I then fire up the Aircon until around 7-8pm when all goes quiet in my camp. I am one that believes a Generator should only be on between 8.00am and 8.00pm. Unless you have a health problem and no 12v set up If it was me I would let anyone close by know that.
This year while I have access to 240v I still try and not use aircon until early afternoon if possible, that's just me. I have had a couple of days though that I had to fire up the aircon around midday due to not feeling well. I also have access to a lovely pool and spend a lot of time in that but covered up like mentioned earlier.
That's how I do it and sure I am not alone. That said, there are some very inconsiderate people around, both with Generators and I have noticed caravan parks as well. I have often thought of getting one of those air horns and give it a blast near those people early in the morning however, others around would suffer as well, then I would suffer with pain.
Keep cool Lily and keep safe on the roads and out there.
-- Edited by Dougwe on Thursday 3rd of January 2019 12:54:22 PM
Head for the mountains. Glen innes sounds good
According to the news weather reports here on the pleasantly warm NSW Mid North Coast where our usual sea breeze keeps us comfortable (26C at 1.24 pm here) it is "scorching hot" everywhere this Summer.
I forget last year's description but it was equally outrageous. The really amusing part is that they all parrot the BoM media releases and misleading propaganda.
Recently I read a comment written by a person from Central Queensland who posted that he has a weather station and keeps records, and that right now in January 2019 the temperature is on average.
By the way, who has forgotten the terrible Federation Drought? Murray-Darling Rivers dry in many places. Time of the formation of the Commonwealth of Australia, Federation of States, early 1900s.
-- Edited by Knight on Thursday 3rd of January 2019 01:25:08 PM
-- Edited by Knight on Thursday 3rd of January 2019 01:33:00 PM
Having said that, been getting to low 30's for last 2 weeks, never did that when we lived here.
(To top it off, air con clapped out 2 weeks ago and we have another 10 days wait for warranty repair.)
If you really want a cool summer go to Tassie.
According to the media these hot, dry spells have never happened before.
Young journalists relying on data or old timers with failing memories? perhaps a little of both.
Sidney Kidman knew all about Australia's boom and bust drought conditions in the early 1900's and made provision to deal with it.
"These activities were a means to an end. In 1886 Kidman bought his first station, Owen Springs on the Hugh River, south-west of Alice Springs. Long before his thirtieth birthday he had conceived the idea of buying a chain, later two chains, of stations stretching in nearly continuous lines from the well-watered tropical country round the Gulf of Carpentaria, south through western Queensland to Broken Hill, and across the border into South Australia within easy droving distance of Adelaide. Many stations on this 'main chain' were watered by Cooper's Creek and the Georgina and Diamantina rivers which sometimes brought northern tropical rain-waters to the centre even during droughts. By the 1890s he had begun to acquire his second chain of stations strung along the Overland Telegraph line from the Fitzroy River and Victoria River Downs in the north to Wilpena station in the Flinders Ranges near Adelaide. Thus, by moving stock from drought-stricken areas to others, by selling in markets where the price was highest, by his detailed knowledge of the country, and by his energy and bushcraft he withstood the depression of the 1890s and the great drought of 1902. By the time of World War I he controlled station country considerably greater in area than England or Tasmania and nearly as great as Victoria."
http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/kidman-sir-sidney-6948
39 today, 45 tomorrow.
We love staying home for December, January & February. We've lived adjacent to Port Phillip Bay since 1974.
Our favorite ''chill out'' area gets lovely cooling sea breezes most afternoons. Read a good book or sing a few songs.
A very refreshing drink is a wedge of Lime squeezed into a glass & topped up with soda or mineral water.
We're currently planning our trips for 2019 (6 months in total).
We love going away but at this time of the year it's home sweet home.
Hi Dougwe
Sorry to read you're still not up to scratch. Good to hear the CP has a pool you can enjoy and hope the other residents are being helpful. Let us know how you get on.
I've got the aircon on at home this afternoon as the house has heated up and the bricks are storing it as happens this time of year.
This year is no hotter than our general summer, always hovers about the 40c mark. Had a very impressive dust storm on NY's eve. Thick red dust blown in by a strong wind. Made my effort at doing some pressure cleaning outside before Christmas seem more than a waste of time.
Could be worse. At least I have a house that keeps the dust out and an aircon to keep cool.
Cheers all.
I feel the same DD, best not to register the caravan for couple of months before we set of somewhere! Summer holidays isn't a good time to hit the road, too busy, too many loud boats or hoons and too hot- just my experience.
We built a 7 metres diameter rotunda where we chill out and have good views of the local golf course.
Friends came up to escape the heat?
We had 5.7°C one night a few nights ago in the Snowy Mountains & there is still a few patches of snow here & there on 31 December.
Lovely photo. Was this December last year? If so, how were the flowers? We live in Cooma and we are melting at present, so a quick trip up to the top may be in order - as long as there are some flowers out.
I spent last year working in the Middle East where for months on end the temperature hovered betwen 40 and 50 deg.C. In hindsight I think that I would much prefer being in that dry heat than these temps in the mid to high 30s (combined high humidity) that we have been getting here on the Hunter coast lately. Yes we get the nice sea breezes but as soon as the sun goes down the breeze tends to drop off and it really becomes unpleasant especially when trying to sleep. I spent quite a few $$ refurbishing our pool and outdoor areas when I got back home so now we intend to get good use out of them - at least until it cools down enough to hit the road again.
Cheers
BB
Yes just the other day. Yesterday we bought lunch in Cooma & sat in the park under the trees out of the sun. We walked up Dead Horse Gap Track on the 31st but didn't do the summit as the weather changed & we were blown off the track a few times. Lovely walk & we are glad that we put the effort in. But the signage at the beginning is 4km, then 500 metres in it increases to 4.5km, so about 5.0km to Thredbo Top Station! Not a lot of flowers, but just enough, but nice nevertheless. A lot less humid than Sydney.
Thanks for that. It is going to be 36 Deg C here today. We will probably go for a looksee today. It is a bit early for the flowers, but the weather here of late has been screwy, so maybe they are coming out early??
Gday...
The Whr Bureau sez it is 43.1deg outside at the moment here in East Gippsland ... inside my van -
I think that is as high as me poor liddle thermometer can go.
Outside, under a big tree, dappled shade, in me camp chair, sipping on cold cordial. Bearable.
Cheers - John
Fortunately only getting to low 30's, but with air cond not working that's still too hot.
43 degrees in Eagle Point,East Gippsland.
Doug, I hope you get well soon and can continue your travels
Fermented grain or aniseed cordial? Or just plain?
. 
Gday...
Cheers - John
As such the rest of the day was inside with the aircon running, watching TV reading and packing away chrissy decorations and keeping an eye on what's happening in the region. Cool change has arrived now and it has dropped down to 33C.
Gday...
Cheers - John
Evening John,
Gin ice blocks eh! tell us more.