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COLD FACTS

Something to file away for the next time warmeningists shriek that it’s the “hottest August 14th afternoon in a particular Shreveport suburb since records began!”, or whatever else is claimed by followers of the Warming Religion:

Melbourne’s maximum temperature of 14.5 yesterday made it the city’s coldest Christmas Day on record — eclipsing the 15.9 recorded on December 25, 1935, and falling more than 10 short of average for this time of year.

Posted by Tim B. on 12/26/2006 at 10:02 AM

  1. We’ve definitely turned a corner here.  Patrice Newell need not sully herself now in the political arena.  This summer is cactus.

    Posted by Crossie on 2006 12 26 at 10:19 AM • permalink

  2. Ain’t 14.5 a little over 58 degrees in American? Still no need to spread vegemite on the driveway. It was probably close to that in Occupied Northern Virginia yesterday, which, I believe, is unseasonably warm; but then, Al Gore’s been out of town, and the residual effect of Vice Presidents is notoriously weak.

    Posted by paco on 2006 12 26 at 10:28 AM • permalink

  3. meteorology in stone

    Posted by El Cid on 2006 12 26 at 11:05 AM • permalink

  4. Handy desktop model

    Posted by El Cid on 2006 12 26 at 11:07 AM • permalink

  5. #3: Hilarious, El Cid! Very literally, “LOL”!

    Posted by paco on 2006 12 26 at 11:43 AM • permalink

  6. Just a little sort of O/T but it did happen in Melbourne

    Warnie got his 700th Test wicket so where is the adulation thread he deserves eh?

    And I think Algore snuck into Melbourne just to watch the cricket as I reckon he’s a closet cricket fan. Therefore it was almost snowing

    Posted by aussiemagpie on 2006 12 26 at 12:30 PM • permalink

  7. #6: Warnie got his 700th Test wicket so where is the adulation thread he deserves eh?

    Venite adoremus.

    Posted by paco on 2006 12 26 at 12:46 PM • permalink

  8. #paco

    I don’t have Latin as a second language but I reckon this

    Venite adoremus

    means

    “I adore Warnie and I worship the ground he walks on”

    Right?

    Posted by aussiemagpie on 2006 12 26 at 12:55 PM • permalink

  9. My daughter spent Christmas in Melbourne with her very sick grandfather and sh said she’s freezing - silly girl went down there with just summer clothes! No socks even

    Posted by aussiemagpie on 2006 12 26 at 12:57 PM • permalink

  10. #8: Er, well, yes, something like that.

    Posted by paco on 2006 12 26 at 01:00 PM • permalink

  11. Vanity a dormouse?

    paco, you’re losing it, my friend…

    Posted by ushie on 2006 12 26 at 01:03 PM • permalink

  12. #7, paco:

    I’ll see your Venite Adoremus and raise you
    a Adeste fideles, laeti triumphantes.

    Posted by Grimmy on 2006 12 26 at 01:39 PM • permalink

  13. #12: Listen, Grimmy, we’d better just cash in our chips, now, or we’re going to have a full-fledged cricket jaw-a-thon on our hands. And those things always make me feel like the little matchgirl, a shivering outsider with her nosed pressed against the window.

    Posted by paco on 2006 12 26 at 01:53 PM • permalink

  14. #13, paco:

    no kidding. furriners and their games. Oh well, gotta let them have something to cheer up themselves.

    Posted by Grimmy on 2006 12 26 at 02:04 PM • permalink

  15. Paco, for the current cricket competition, imagine the following:

    A) England:  Ten dollar crack-whore.
    B) Australia:  Pimp with a bad attitude.

    Now, think of how B) would treat A) on a bad day.  Pretty much sums up the Ashes.

    Posted by David Crawford on 2006 12 26 at 02:31 PM • permalink

  16. #15: Well, then, that’s good for Australia, right? Excellent!

    Posted by paco on 2006 12 26 at 02:57 PM • permalink

  17. why wont you mob of heretics open your eyes and see the truth about global warming??
    cant you see that the warming has caused the antarctic ice shelf to melt and break apart and gigantic icebergs are floating up to australia.

    these blocks of ice off the southern australian coast are causing the local climate to cool and thus the unseasonable cold temperatures.

    wake up you guys before it’s too late.

    Posted by vinny on 2006 12 26 at 04:06 PM • permalink

  18. #17: wake up you guys before it’s too late.

    Not me, man. The snooze button is there for a reason.

    Posted by paco on 2006 12 26 at 04:12 PM • permalink

  19. Tim, if it’s colder than normal, it means global warming will destroy all life on the planet PDQ.  Ditto if it’s warmer than normal.  Get it?

    Posted by blerp on 2006 12 26 at 04:14 PM • permalink

  20. They were not alone, Toowoomba had its coldest December day on record yesterday as well only 16 degrees C.

    Posted by Looneyc on 2006 12 26 at 04:32 PM • permalink

  21. Actually I’d been thinking it has been a little cold up Brisbane way of late, it’s nearly the end of Dec and I have not fired up the aircon in the house once, the other night I had to resort to long pants and a Jacket, in December in Brisbane, turns out I was right…

    Queensland in November

    Posted by Looneyc on 2006 12 26 at 04:37 PM • permalink

  22. As someone who has been freezing her arse off in Melbournistan, here is a belated christmas pressie:

    Hayy Christmas!

    Posted by Nilknarf Arbed on 2006 12 26 at 05:04 PM • permalink

  23. Is the weather getting windy ask tim b.

    Posted by 1.618 on 2006 12 26 at 05:22 PM • permalink

  24. Remember everyone, it’s all an illusion. Groups now have constructed us into believing the delusion/illusion of knowledge. That’s where you start to see the glitches if it be (cultural etc.) You are living in a delusional world due to global constructs etc…

    Posted by 1.618 on 2006 12 26 at 05:24 PM • permalink

  25. #22: May he soar on the wings of kiwis to his eternal reward.

    Posted by paco on 2006 12 26 at 05:25 PM • permalink

  26. 25


    AMF

    Posted by El Cid on 2006 12 26 at 05:48 PM • permalink

  27. Excuse meeeeeeeeeee

    22

    AMF

    Posted by El Cid on 2006 12 26 at 05:50 PM • permalink

  28. #15, David Crawford

    A) England:  Ten dollar crack-whore.
    B) Australia:  Pimp with a bad attitude.

    Now, think of how B) would treat A) on a bad day.  Pretty much sums up the Ashes.

    That is the very first post or comment about cricket that I have understood.  Thank you.

    Posted by RebeccaH on 2006 12 26 at 06:54 PM • permalink

  29. I must thank Mr Blair and all the cricket commentary - for the first time in years I’m actually watching the matches.

    Of course, it helps that I understand the game, but it’s good fun trying to work out how to explain it to our poor challenged cousins over the pond.

    Posted by Nilknarf Arbed on 2006 12 26 at 07:15 PM • permalink

  30. For Wimpy Canadian, Second OT Sports Posting: the Canadian Juniors beat the Swedes 3-0 in their opener, thus continuing the Juniors’ 3-game shutout streak going back to last year’s tournament. Finland was upset by Belyrus [sp?] and the US upset in an OT loss to Germany. [The hosers also won their game today at the Spengler Cup.]

    Posted by andycanuck on 2006 12 26 at 07:41 PM • permalink

  31. /shriek mode on -
    You are deliberately confusing Glowbawl Warmening with Climate Changering!
    /shrieking off.


    The only worrying thing about the weather yesterday was the prospect of it intervening to save England’s $10 crack-whore arse.

    Posted by anthony_r on 2006 12 26 at 07:57 PM • permalink

  32. #2 el cid, reminds me of the “West Texas Weathervane”, which is a chunk of 1/2” trace chain hung from a crossbar. In addition to “chain wet = rain”, it indicates the following:

    chain horizontal == windy
    chain sags, touches ground == hot
    chain not movable == cold
    chain not visible == dust storm

    Quite useful.

    Regards,
    Ric

    Posted by Ric Locke on 2006 12 26 at 07:57 PM • permalink

  33. 5 fer.  That crack whore is packing a shiv…

    Posted by anthony_r on 2006 12 26 at 09:06 PM • permalink

  34. almost midday and it’s not even made it to 20C
    here in SE QLD- just like winter in the middle of summer

    -and lots of snow in vic and tassie

    peter garrett accuses the gummint of doing nothing to stop global warming

    nothing seems to be working just fine pete

    Posted by eeniemeenie on 2006 12 26 at 09:47 PM • permalink

  35. #30 Wimpy Update: Sorry, Wimpy, I typo-ed 2-0 as 3-0; but the rest is correct. And Russia won its first game too, although I can’t remember against which team. (I just saw a screen-crawl of the score and didn’t see any highlights or the like.)

    Posted by andycanuck on 2006 12 26 at 11:29 PM • permalink

  36. I must thank Mr Blair and all the cricket commentary - for the first time in years I’m actually watching the matches.

    I’m still not watching the matches, but it did help me in a crossword puzzle the other day.  So thanks, you guys!

    Posted by Achillea on 2006 12 27 at 02:32 PM • permalink

  37. I think it’s time to speak truth to power, soda speak.

    OK, here it is. It’s not Globule Wyoming, and its not Icee Ague impending either.

    It is the generally held truth that Christmas is to be held during times of cold weather and flaky piles of softly frozen water.

    Americans prefer it this way. It is the American Way. It will now be your way. You will grow to love it as much as we do. 3 more years of indoctrination via American produced television programming will ensure that.

    Posted by Grimmy on 2006 12 28 at 02:27 AM • permalink

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