Brass monkey weather.....,

Sandyfreckle · Veteran Member

Brass monkey weather.....,

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Brass monkeys over here in N E VIC as well. I'm near Wangaratta and even now at 8.45am it is -2c. A top of 15c is expected but might not reach that, time will tell. That's normal for N E VIC this time of year though. The bright green pool noodles have been put on the water hose from tap to aluminium teepee already. Hope you are keeping warm further north Craig1?

Possum3 · Guru

Temperature in Town (Oberon) Hottest this month: 12.6° 05/06/2021: Coldest this month-3.8° 01/06/2021: Hottest on record: 17.1 09/06/1975: Coldest on record-8.5 15/06/2006: Hottest this year: 32.7° 25/01/2021: Coldest this year-4.7° 31/05/2021: Long term average: 10.0° Long term average: 1.3°

At the cabin 100 litre water frozen solid can't read outside thermometer too frosty. No snow left, wind and rain perseveres.

Doug, Why aren't you in Townsville Heights?

Craig1 · Guru

Just a little ice in the bird bath at 10 am, about zero at 7am at Lavington

Recoup · Guru

Craig1 wrote:
Just a little ice in the bird bath at 10 am, about zero at 7am at Lavington

I hope it will kill the bloody Fruit flies .

littledick · Senior Member

Global warming don't you know!! confuse

Dick.

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Possum3 wrote:
Temperature in Town (Oberon) Hottest this month: 12.6° 05/06/2021: Coldest this month-3.8° 01/06/2021: Hottest on record: 17.1 09/06/1975: Coldest on record-8.5 15/06/2006: Hottest this year: 32.7° 25/01/2021: Coldest this year-4.7° 31/05/2021: Long term average: 10.0° Long term average: 1.3°

At the cabin 100 litre water frozen solid can't read outside thermometer too frosty. No snow left, wind and rain perseveres.

Doug, Why aren't you in Townsville Heights?

Decided to stay put again this year and give it a miss. Let Covid takes it course and hopefully get sorted. Gave me a chance to get work done on the Collie and teepee. OH! Me too.

Gundog · Guru

In the Whitsundays it was 6.2 felt like 4 but now its abeautiful 24 deg

valiant81 · Guru

Hi all ; Yes a bit cold over here in Tassie @ present it's 6.5 degrees outside with no wind and the weather has settled in for the next few days. My ass is spending more time in front of the wood heater, but you have to make the best of it. Last week we spent 7 days down camping in the caravan down near Sorell. Rain and fog that did not lift for 4 days, wood fire at the camping spot, beer and wine for the girls and a diesel heater in the caravan. Collected 90 Litres of rain water from the awning in 12 hrs. Totally different climate from were we used to live ( Mildura ). And yes more wet weather over the next few days.

peter67 · Guru

0c in the mornings and struggles to get to 11c during the day where I am in the WA wheatbelt. Mate is fishing in Darwin min temp overnight is 22c, he's laughing.

STRETCH ARMSTRONG · Senior Member

Mmmmm, 2 overnight here in North Central Vic but a nice and sunny 15 today. Hey, valiant81 last time l was in aTaz winter l reckon l put a big dent in their supply of Stone Mac's. Sure helps one to feel warm!

landy · Guru

littledick wrote:

Global warming don't you know!!
Dick.

I think they are taking a bet each way now L D and calling it climate change.

Dicko1 · Senior Member

Bloody cold here in Cairns...Down to 18 overnight....brrrr

Possum3 · Guru

Dicko1 wrote:
Bloody cold here in Cairns...Down to 18 overnight....brrrr

Yeah, but the trouble is you're in Queensland. Just joking, I personally prefer Western Queensland though.

DMaxer · Guru

Oberon gets bitterly cold Possum but I think to complete the Grand Slam one needs to spend some time in the main street of Goulburn when the wind comes up, a night in Blayney, followed by a trip to Orange and finish off with an afternoon in Lithgow all during mid winter.

I guarantee you will never complain about the cold ever again.

RichardK · Senior Member

Was 3.2 C this morning in Rockingham, SWMBO went for her morning swim at 6.30am was 21c in the water but she did have to unfreeze when she got back............me? I stay home in the warmth!!

Cheers

RichardK

Possum3 · Guru

DMaxer wrote:
Oberon gets bitterly cold Possum
I guarantee you will never complain about the cold ever again.

We are about 800 meters higher than Oberon township so always cooler than town. Never do I complain about the cold, as I'm a Trout fisherman. I like it when there is a covering of snow as it keeps "Joe Blake's" away from me down the river bank.

Possum3 · Guru

RichardK wrote:
Was 3.2 C this morning in Rockingham, SWMBO went for her morning swim at 6.30am was 21c in the water but she did have to unfreeze when she got back............me? I stay home in the warmth!!
Cheers
RichardK

Richard she should go down to Hobart - they had their "Nude Swimathon" this morning at dawn - I believe it was difficult to distinguish the males from the ladies when they came out.

Craig1 · Guru

Looking for a taxi at Flinders St station, around 1am without a jumper would come close as well

Hydeeeho · Senior Member

Doug

we were down in Vic just before that crazy lock down bloody cold I thought you were miles away, but alas we should have rung

dave & Kay

Craig1 · Guru

this one brass monkey.jpg https://www.asrl.com.au/the-forum?view=topic&catid=31&id=43583, also another theory, tale, monkey tale or just b s

-- Edited by Craig1 on Tuesday 22nd of June 2021 09:03:09 PM

Long Weekend · Guru

Thanks Craig1 - now I know the real meaning of 'Freezing the ***** off a brass monkey!'

Murray

dieseltojo · Senior Member

Yep Wife and I came back to melbourne from Benalla a few weeks ago and stopped at a free camp in Merton; near the Yay, Yarra Glen area. It is a local privately owned town Racing facility for horses etc.

It was our last night on the road and not to far to Dandenong from there. Turned out to be minus 4.6 that night and the lowest temp in Victoria.

I sure know how to pick,em. Luckily I had insulated the exterior water pipes. The rear taps on the bumper were solid frozen as they are brass, but all the internal plumbing was fine.

Let me say if you are using an oil heater half you luck if you have not mixed in one litre in ten of kerosene. Anyway ours is a gas heater, as I could fit it myself. I also prefer the cleaner running and lack of diesel fumes which upset my wife.

They use sheep as lawn mowers and in the morning they were all around our van for quite a while. I reckon the heat of the van gave them some respite. we laughed at the racket of the sheep ...from deep baritone to soprano... smile

Buzz Lightbulb · Guru

I think that the saying came from cannon ball stands. They were triangular, brass plates with dents in them to hold the cannon balls. If it became too cold then the brass triangle would shrink and the cannon balls would dislodge from the dents. Hence "freeze the balls off a brass monkey".

However, the images do look good.

RichardK · Senior Member

Possum3 wrote:
RichardK wrote:
Was 3.2 C this morning in Rockingham, SWMBO went for her morning swim at 6.30am was 21c in the water but she did have to unfreeze when she got back............me? I stay home in the warmth!!
Cheers
RichardK
Richard she should go down to Hobart - they had their "Nude Swimathon" this morning at dawn - I believe it was difficult to distinguish the males from the ladies when they came out.

Yes Possum3 she probably would have gone and joined them!!!

Scott Chapman · Veteran Member

freezing up here in QLD as well, for the first time in years! kinda loving it really

Craig1 · Guru

Sunday forecast for The Chief and I, 3 min, 10 max, Wang and Lavy

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Bugga hey mate. Oh well, thems the breaks. No drama. There IS snow up in them there hills. I might make some nice hot soup to keep the gizzards warm. Thermals will keep the outside warm.

Aus-Kiwi · Guru

Just fine up here in Ball beach . Appropriately named from the topic !! Lol

-- Edited by Aus-Kiwi on Thursday 24th of June 2021 10:23:50 PM

terriwa · Senior Member

Sandyfreckle, Yep have to agree, on top of the hill in Colyer Drive.