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Tuesday, January 03, 2006

scorchin' 2006

Hot New Years DayNew Years Day was the second hottest day on record in Sydney. It only just missed out on a day back in 1939 by .1 degree; it was 45 degrees (that's 113F)! The wind was hot too, and even indoor surfaces were hot. I had a number of cold showers and the bathroom tiles on the wall (that had not had any sun on them at all) were hot to touch. Bushfires ignited up the coast, power went down at Bondi, and the trains ground to a halt.

...our plants were toasted before our very eyes.

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