2026-01-07 11:38 UTC
@troberts@theblower.au
I measure heat waves by the minimum temperature - if it doesn’t go below (say) 18 Celsius overnight for a few days then that is a heat wave by my reconning.
Yes, the day time will be a lot hotter, but if it doesn’t cool down overnight then there is no recovery/reprieve from the heat and that is when it really gets you.
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@martintheg@aus.social 2026-01-07 11:50
@Devorppa @troberts Agree. I have a typical brick veneer house with no wall insulation. Even the walls that get no direct sunlight are radiating heat I can feel putting a hand on the plasterboard. By Friday it will be soaked/baked in so as to make it impossible to get a good indoor minimum overnight temperature.