NSW towns post record-breaking temps
Eight hinterland NSW towns have baked through their hottest day on record.
The Bureau of Meteorology says records were broken across northern and central inland regions of the state on Friday.
In Walgett, residents sweltered through temperatures not experienced anywhere in the state for more than 70 years.
There the mercury reached a record 49.1 degrees Celsius – the highest temperature posted anywhere in NSW since 1939, when 50C was recorded in Wilcannia.
Other NSW records set on Friday include 47.8C in Mungindi and Narrabri and 47.6C in Coonamble.
In Moree temperatures climbed to 47.3C, smashing the previous record of 46.1C set in 1932.
Tamworth, Coonabarabran and Mudgee also hit their highest-ever temperatures on Friday, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
The bureau says further records could be revealed on Saturday, when official maximum temperatures are transmitted from additional climate monitoring stations.
Winnipeg deep freeze as cold as uninhabited planet
Manitoba Museum reports Winnipeg’s temperature as cold as surface of Mars
It’s so cold that one airline has decided not to fly in or out of Winnipeg.
According to the Curiosity Rover, Mars reached a maximum temperature of -29 C on Tuesday, a temperature Winnipeg only reached shortly before 3 p.m.
The deep freeze over much of Southern Manitoba prompted extreme wind chill warnings in the area and most of the north.
In Winnipeg, the daytime high temperature for Tuesday was only expected to reach –31 C, but the windchill made it feel more like –40 to –50. That means exposed skin can freeze in less than five minutes.
On Monday, it got as warm as –28 C.
In the northern half of the province, in places like Thompson, Nelson House, Lynn Lake, Leaf Rapids and Churchill, the wind chills on Tuesday made it feel like –48 to –53.
The entire province was under an extreme wind chill warning on Monday, but it was later lifted in the central portion of Manitoba as well as the southwest and southeast corners.
I’ll trade you places Miles!
I will trade places too! My house sounds like it is either a) going to blow over or b) be shot to smithereens, our furnace is working overtime to compensate. The Governor canceled school for Minnesota on Monday due to the fact we are going to be at about -34C in the morning and a feel like temperature of -50C or so.
That’s quite a cold snap going on back home, Lisa! Almost feel a little guilty/envious about missing it and the bragging rights that would go with having experienced it! See there is lots coming up with EdCamps in your neighborhood… Hoping to get to an Aussie TeachMeet this year to see what they’re like. Been tucking the odd coin away for you and Eric too 🙂 Cheers!