OT: Weather

Anthony T · #1 13th January 2009, 05:54 PM

Looking on http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDS60...01.94809.shtml

Edithburgh in South Australia, the temp is 42.2 with an AT of 59.0, dew point 42 and humidity of 99%.

Is the AT a measure of windchill (heat) if so it must be quite unpleasent outdoors there.

Anthony T

Gareth Forwood · #2 14th January 2009, 01:10 PM

That sounds nasty!! I've never seen a DP so high before!! At uni I've been studying how to design houses that stay cool in high temps/humidity, but this would be just impossible...

Mick F · #3 14th January 2009, 01:32 PM

Hmmmm, that just doesn't seem right. A dew point of 42??

Mick

Brenden S · #4 14th January 2009, 02:02 PM

Humidity is at 99% remember.

Mick F · #5 14th January 2009, 02:14 PM

Well aware of that Brenden. But that would essentially mean it's raining.

Just doesn't seem right. Have a feeling something is wrong there.

Mick

Craig Murray · #6 14th January 2009, 02:24 PM

Gotta agree Mick F, I looked at the Obs for the Adelaide region and every other station was reporting "normal" values.

It genuinely appears there was an issue with the Edithburgh AWS. Meltdown perhaps?!

Ryan Hothersall · #7 14th January 2009, 10:22 PM

It was bloody hot in Adelaide yesterday. I think the weather station was faulty.

On mine I recorded a maximum of 40.8 C