USA and Canada freezing cold, Australia hot hot hot!
@Bullshark (3477)
Netherlands
January 14, 2018 8:40am CST
I just read this and my jaw dropped:
While parts of Australia have experienced 47.3 Celsius weather. Temperatures in the Big Apple reached a record low for the city.
A bomb cyclone dumped snow as far south as Florida the Sunshine State and all across the east coast in the first weekend of this year.
Cars were frozen in flood water in Massachusetts. Parts of the United States and Canada felt as cold as -67 Celsius on Friday night.
Meanwhile Australia is dealing with the opposite problem. Sydney has experienced its hottest weather in almost 8 decades. There have even been reports that roads are melting.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
14 Jan 18
It is summer in Australia and winter in North America so naturally it is hot down under and cold in US and Canada.
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@Bullshark (3477)
• Netherlands
14 Jan 18
That's very true John. However, I did not expect both North America and Australia to reach record temperatures all of the sudden. 47.3C in Australia. -67C in some parts of the US and Canada. Jeez!
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
21 May 18
@Bullshark The temperature difference is really too big.
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@Bullshark (3477)
• Netherlands
21 May 18
@caopaopao Yeah, it was, wasn't it? Crazy!
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@Bullshark (3477)
• Netherlands
14 Jan 18
Yes @Juliaacv true indeed. However, I did not expect both North America and Australia to reach record temperatures all of the sudden. 47.3C Down Under. -67C in some parts of the United States and Canada. That's something worth mentioning, don't you think?
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@Bullshark (3477)
• Netherlands
14 Jan 18
Hi @snowy22315! Convince the US president to take action. Green-PEACE out!
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
14 Jan 18
I live in Canada and could stand a bit warmer weather. Yesterday was a mess, so far today its cold but not snowing and no freezing rain...
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
14 Jan 18
@Bullshark I'm right across the lake from Toronto they are north so they are a bit colder than I am, two of my children live near Ottawa and its much worse there - more snow and more cold.
@Bullshark (3477)
• Netherlands
14 Jan 18
Hi @PainsOnSlate! Today is not over yet, so don't jinx it. Haha...
I just did some research on the coldest places in Canada. According to Reader's Digest, the coldest places in the 'Great White North" are: Val-d'Or, Vancouver, Yellowknife, Calgary, Toronto, Lakelse Lake and Ottawa.
What's your take on this?
@Bullshark (3477)
• Netherlands
1 Feb 18
If so, it would be bad news for all of us.
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@Bullshark (3477)
• Netherlands
14 Jan 18
Yes it definitely is. I wish I were in Australia right now. Haha...
@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
21 May 18
We are having a heatwave in the UK at the moment which makes a lovely change. We get so much rain normally. I'm going on vacation on Friday so I hope it holds out. I don't know if I could stand the intense heat of Australia all the time though as I'm very fair skinned and prolonged heat can make me feel ill.
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@Bullshark (3477)
• Netherlands
21 May 18
You take care, alright? Have a great time on your vacation! 
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@jobelbojel (36027)
• Philippines
20 Mar 21
The differences in timezones and climate indeed made this. I am very surprised that Australia reached 47.3.
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@Bullshark (3477)
• Netherlands
26 Mar 21
The climate is changing and we need to do something about it.
@Bullshark (3477)
• Netherlands
11 Jul 19
I get what you're saying. Have you ever been to these places?
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
6 Mar 19
Extreme weather conditions; and I think I would prefer cold weathers than so hot weather like in Australia. It's very hot to have the roads melt; maybe it has asphalt covers; it will really melt with so much heat.
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@Bullshark (3477)
• Netherlands
7 Mar 19
That's true. It's like chocolate, it melts and softens when it's hot...
@sathviksouvik (19676)
•
9 Aug 21
Thanks Bullshark, cities like Nagpur in India has 47 degree celsius heat in May.
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Enjoy your day! 
@Bullshark (3477)
• Netherlands
27 Jun 19
Oh, I believe you... Incredible India! 
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@lynnief (1203)
• Australia
13 Mar 18
Mercifully 47.3 is a rarity. Mostly our highest temps are in the mid to high 30s, occasionally the low 40s. The highest I have personally experienced was the day of the Black Saturday bush fires in 2009, when it hit 44C (that's around 111F.) Not something I want to experience again, for more than one reason.
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@lynnief (1203)
• Australia
14 Mar 18
@Bullshark Unfortunately bush fires are quite a regular happening here, so much so that summer is regularly referred to as "fire season" and brings regular warnings from the fire authorities. The town where I lived at the time had a major fire the week before Black Saturday.
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@Bullshark (3477)
• Netherlands
14 Feb 18
Yeah, it is crazy. Mother Nature needs to make up her mind...
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@Bullshark (3477)
• Netherlands
6 Apr 18
I hear ya, Judy. I'm wondering what it would take to change his mind on the matter...
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@Gita17112016 (3611)
• Trinidad And Tobago
9 Feb 18
Signs of the times we are living in. My country seems to be doing well.
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@rubyriaz007 (4188)
• India
12 May 18
Here in India also it is very hot. Can't bear the heat at all. It makes me very much tired. I really hate this weather.
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@Bullshark (3477)
• Netherlands
12 May 18
Yeah, too much heat can tire people out, that's not good. But despite of this, I would choose the heat over the cold any day... :)
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
6 Apr 18
It was somewhat like this last Autumn also. October on the Atlantic coast of Canada saw temperatures in the high teens, 18°Celcius or 64° Fahrenheit. Beach weather in Canada.
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