[Freeptube]

Was just watching the news and it was showing a heatwave in England of 33C. All I got to say is that it must be fricken cold there most of the time as 33C is average daily temperatures here during summer.

I wonder if they can cope with temperatures of 45C (roughly 113F)[rofl]. They'll probably all roll over and die.

[Audi_z]

Don't know what's really funny.

It's just like us UKers saying "OMG, you think 20c is cold!"

Considering UK temperatures are usually between 5 and 18ish? 33c is a rarity!

[itititit]

Yep its usually pretty cold here, so we dont all have home air cons or are used to the higher temperatures than the rest of the world.
Same thing when we have heavy snow - because its a rarity, its not something we are prepared for like other countries.

[Bwvapays]

Cool..average here is 27-28C I think..too hot for my taste.

Global warming...

[Freeptube]

Don't know what's really funny.

It's just like us UKers saying "OMG, you think 20c is cold!"

Considering UK temperatures are usually between 5 and 18ish? 33c is a rarity!

Actually in mornings or nights temperatures here can go as low as 5C but it's rare, mostly bottoms out at around 10-15C. 20C would be a bit nippy and around 25-30C would be ideal and perfect temperatures.

[golozhopik]

I'm not sure what's so funny about it. We aren't used to either extremity (snow or heatwave) so it's important to get the message around. Every time we have either of these it causes deaths due to people not being prepared.

[BILBONDER]

Bingo, this isn't England down under, this is... England.

And yes, 33C is ****ing hot.

[asharbiq]

Being an Australian that has been in England in the midst of what the English would refer to as a heat-wave, I can fully appreciate why the minimum temperature to fit that classification is much, much lower. Houses, for that matter, cars and just about anything, are not equipped for higher temperatures, so you really feel it. Houses don't have big eaves to fend off the sun, windows are small and don't open far, a lot of cars don't have air-conditioning.

It's not just a case of English people wimping out earlier when it comes to heat, it's the way the entire country is set to deal with weather. The discomfort you experience at 33C in England is similar to the discomfort you experience in Australia at 40C (depending on humidity of course).

[hoconnor6605]

Was just watching the news and it was showing a heatwave in England of 33C. All I got to say is that it must be fricken cold there most of the time as 33C is average daily temperatures here during summer.

I wonder if they can cope with temperatures of 45C (roughly 113F)[rofl]. They'll probably all roll over and die.

Who can honestly cope with 45C? I can cope with walking from my air conditioned house to my air conditioned truck and from there to my air conditioned office but who wants to spend extended periods outside in 30C+ unless they are doing anything more than hangin out at the pool? It's consistently over 30C here for about 6 months of the year and believe me you soon wish it were autumn already. 33C with British humidity would suck a lot worse though

[JacomoR]

I would kill for 33C weather right now. So cold here at the moment. Also like others have said England is a lot more humid than Australia being a tiny little island. We have deserts to zap the humidity from the air so it doesn't feel as hot. Go to Darwin and you can easily feel the difference compared to down south. 35C feels like 50C.

[goatteatromiag]

All I got to say is that it must be fricken cold there most of the time as 33C is average daily temperatures here during summer.

I wonder if they can cope with temperatures of 45C (roughly 113F)[rofl]. They'll probably all roll over and die.

And all I got to say is that, as I am going to Australia for 6 months this January as part of my Uni study abroad program, that is fantastic news

But yes 45 would be madness. I was in Egypt a few years back the temp never once went below 40c, was around 45-50c the rest of the time.... Moving 100m up the road was a well planned event [rofl]

[Freeptube]

Who can honestly cope with 45C? I can cope with walking from my air conditioned house to my air conditioned truck and from there to my air conditioned office but who wants to spend extended periods outside in 30C+ unless they are doing anything more than hangin out at the pool? It's consistently over 30C here for about 6 months of the year and believe me you soon wish it were autumn already. 33C with British humidity would suck a lot worse though

I the summer where its almost always above 30C even at night (normally sleep in boxes and without sheets and still sweat) I spend most of my time outside and not in an air conditioned room. Hell hardly anyone has air conditioning in Newcastle.

But I suppose everyones right, if your not used to certain temperatures it can kinda suck. Here temperatures very a LOT and I mean one day it can be 10C the next it will be 35C. Some days you wish it was fricken hot, others you wish it was fricken cold. I guess England has a more stable temperature then we do.

And don't know about humidity there but here its normally around 60%+

[Freeptube]

And all I got to say is that, as I am going to Australia for 6 months this January as part of my Uni study abroad program, that is fantastic news

But yes 45 would be madness. I was in Egypt a few years back the temp never once went below 40c, was around 45-50c the rest of the time.... Moving 100m up the road was a well planned event [rofl]

Awesome, enjoy your stay here. Mind you last year was a rather cool summer, it only hit 40C like twice I think and mainly stayed in the low 30's. Coolest summer I've experienced in years.

Oh btw, remember that you Winter is our Summer so when you do arrive you will only see 2 months of Summer before it hits Autumn

[goatteatromiag]

Oh btw, remember that you Winter is our Summer so when you do arrive you will only see 2 months of Summer before it hits Autumn

Yep, that's fine by me... Australian Autumn is still probably warmer than English Summer anyways

But yeah, I suppose one thing UK does have is stability... no matter what time of year it is, you can pretty much guarantee it will be Tepid, Grey & Damp!

[Eromereorybig]

at least we have temperatures you can actually stay outside in. 45'C is pretty much intolerable so not much good.

[hujdrftgkas]

Houses in the UK do not have air conditioning, they are designed to keep the heat IN during our colder winters. Also the majority of our cars do not have AC either. So a heatwave is a major issue here. We are also the same when we get really cold weather. We are just not prepared for the extremes of the spectrum.

[Freeptube]

at least we have temperatures you can actually stay outside in. 45'C is pretty much intolerable so not much good.

Most definitely, if it was 45C even myself would try and find someplace cool to stay. 40C however is tolerable and I can go outside and run around. Depending on how humid it is. I've been running outside in 40C temps and was perfectly fine cause humidity was low, I've sweat my ass off sitting inside in 35C temps cause humidity was high.

As for aircons in cars and houses, a lot of cars don't have aircon either, mine does but doesn't work so I simply wind down the window, but sometimes that's just not enough.

However, I would LOVE for it to snow here, never seen snow in my life and as much as people say it's just like the ice in the freezer, i couldn't care, I would love to play in the stuff

[BiseCreesia]

Clear blue sky, 3rd of July and +10C @ 9AM.

Finnish Summer™

edit: Anything over +20C is considered heatwave around here. And to me anything over +25C is overkill...

[bitymnmictada]

We in Holland have a similar climate. The humidity here is terrible. In my experiece 40 degrees C in other countries is more comfortable than 30C here.

[SpecialOFFER]

WTF is this Air Conditioning you are all talking about?