Summer 2022 NH / Winter 2022 SH Discussion Thread.

don't need to tell me twice

i got a normal Melbourne start to winter

credit to the global warming crew @ Wankerzone for actually acknowledging the extreme cold this record crap winter

First 40°C+ temps of the season in France with the hottest being 41.5°C (107°F) in Argeliers between Montpellier and Toulouse.

Some rural towns in southeastern BC had quite the dump of snow a couple days ago. 

The Shortest Day Of The Year Is Nearly Here
( Source: Weatherzone )

The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in the Southern Hemisphere, is only a matter of days away.
The Southern Hemisphere’s winter solstice will occur on Tuesday, June 21, at 7:13pm this year. This is the day of the year with the fewest sunlight hours, making it the shortest day of the year and the longest night everywhere south of the equator.
While the winter solstice officially marks the first day of the astronomical winter, the good news for those that prefer daylight is that the days will only get longer and brighter from the middle of next week.
While the Southern Hemisphere is about to experience its winter solstice, the Northern Hemisphere is simultaneously going to have their summer solstice, marking the longest day of the year.
This is thanks to the Earth’s tilted axis, which means the southern hemisphere is tilted more away from the sun on the winter solstice, and therefore receives less light.

The timing of winter solstice is down to the minute, with this year's solstice occurring at 7:13pm, which is exactly when the Southern Hemisphere reaches its furthest tilt away from the sun.
The sun feels weaker at this time of year in the Southern Hemisphere because the angle that the sun’s rays hit the earth is shallower. This occurs throughout winter but is most noticeable around date of the winter solstice.
However, while the hours of sunlight are shortest and the sun feels weaker on the winter solstice, it does not necessarily mark the coldest day of the year.
Typically, the coolest days occur a few weeks after the winter solstice because the oceans, the land and the atmosphere take a while to cool down after a warm summer and autumn.



However, all of Australia’s southeastern and eastern capital cities just had their coldest first fortnight of winter in more than a decade, in some cased more than 70 years. So, it is possible that the start of June will be cooler than the start of July in some parts of Australia.

Getting our first real hot day of the year tomorrow, 34C high with chance of showers and thunderstorms and an 18C overnight low tonight, so probably a decent amount of humidity to go with it.

Hottest in France today was Moulès-et-Beaucels, with 42.8°C/109°F.

That's what people were complaining about?

Absolute fizzer, was supposed to hit around 40 and barely made it to 36, most likely due to saharan sand. Up to 43 in the soufffff tho..