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hi there,

well I knew Perth was going to be hot but really!! and apparantly its only just begun!?
I was looking at last years stats and there were no days over 40 last year (in Jan) - we have been here since Oct and there have been at least 5 already with more to come!
any possibility of a twentysomething!?

not sure I'm going to get used to this and no, we don't have air con! but we do have use of a pool..
:ohmy:
do I have to wait til April for twenties!?

ta

L

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It's been the hottest summer since I've been here - my 3rd. Perth temperature rises and falls. The temp. will build over a few days and then drop back. Expect some more days of 40c+ although it does not stay up at that temp. The record for Perth is over 46c sometime in hte 90's.

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In our first summer two years ago I am pretty sure we didn't get one day over 40. Last summer was about normal I think - probably 10 days over 40 from memory. This year is odd. It started late (was supposedly the coldest or wettest on for many years until just before Xmas) but it is certainly making up for it now. Today is bad - not only is it hot but also muggy. Think yourself lucky - QLD is like this most of the time.

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Not this summer !! I don't think the temperature in Brisbane has gone over 30 for the whole of December - the coolest since I've been here (10 years) best Chrstmas weather I've had and been more inclined to do the Christmassy stuff than usual :)

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we did have some days over 40 last year. The main one I remember was Australia Day. It was so hot I actually felt sick and dizzy and kept having cold showers and a bushfire started just up the road. I remember it well !! :(

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Arrived 12 weeks ago sunshine coast and we are beginning to wonder if it will ever live up to its name - temp mid to low 20's for since before christmas - could you please send over some sun:D:D still having a great time and settling in really well.:thumbsup:

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You are right. We had temp's of over 40 for 3 days on the trot, Australia Day, (Fri.26th) and the next 2 days. But upon saying that, it was one of the coolest January's over all that we could remember and we've been here 10½ years.

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Takes getting used to on the most part. I've lived here my whole life so i put up with it, don't like it though. Beach and pool are best bets if aircon unavailable, but remember to SLIP-SLOP-SLAP :D

We've been really unlucky with the hot days of late, it's not normally this bad, And if it is, it's normally one day and then starts going down again. Very unpredictable, but better than cities like melbourne weather wise. It is completely unpredictable.

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Growing up in WA from the late 1970's I can say from experience that the temperatures have not been nowhere near as high as they used to be, we used to get endless days hovering around 40. We still have February to get through yet, which is usually the hottest month. You'll get used to it after a couple of years. :):)

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Get some aircon. We've had over a week of high 30's low 40s in South Australia as well, I had to go out and buy a portable aircon unit for my bedroom as it's just been too much for the fan to cope with (low 30's is too much for a ceiling fan!). Last night is the first time I've slept all week :D

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There were also 3 days in early March as I recall, I had no aircon so I remember it very well.

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You are exactly right C. Take a look at this site and scroll down to click on the relevant months....
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/dwo/ID...1.latest.shtml

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It only gets into the 40c now and again...you will cope better next year. I remember the first year here and i was so hot i could've died.
But this year seems a doddle really, i am still too hot sometimes, but seem to handle it abit better. Just stay out of the sun and get the air-con on (if you have it);)

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Please don't tell me you got o the beach on a 40+ day!!!!! Everyone I know locks themselves inside or heads to the biggest shopping centre for the day. You would have to be barmy to go out in it.

Oh forgot to say its a warm 32 in the house at the moment, blowing a breeze through to cool the place down as we speak, should be an ok night, tomorrow though is certainly air con weather if the power doesn't go off or as my son is doing heading into the shopping centre for the day. Got the air con ready for the bunnies in the garage, already lost a couple not to mention our other furry friends.
Jenny

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Isn't it funny how most people are preparing to stay out of the sun....when this is the one thing most people came out here for. Yes, it does get too much. But this is it, Slip Slap Slop.....it's ok really.

Cheers LL

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thanks everyone - good to hear your views!

I did find it odd that we came here for the outdoors but its too hot to go outdoors - especially with a 9 month old bubs!

we are currently badgering the landlord to put air con in and he's 'thinking about it' - I hope he gets to a decision before summer is over, we live in a townhouse and although the downstairs is bearable (we have all moved down there to sleep) the upstairs is just unbearable. you sweat as soon as your foot hits the top stair!

I did see on the weather that it will be 40 again on Monday. BUT then 29 on weds - yahooo!!! (I never thought i'd be pleased to see 29 degrees - this is a hot summer day in england and now i'm waiting to 'cool down' in 29 degrees!) Madness.

L

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Even if your landlord agrees to put the air-con in you still won't get it for summer, :( there is currently an 8 week wait for most installations. there is a shortage of Air con installers.

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we had a man in to quote and he said he could do it mid Jan if we got go ahead....

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I tried to get used to it - tried for 12 years. Last summer I was a prisoner in my house under the air-con. I now live happily in Tasmania :D

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ah tassy - would love to go there - looks stunning... and cooler!

L

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Ditto

First summer wasnt really a summer - it was the coldest NYE on record in Bunbury I believe...!

Last year was a better summer, luckily we had aircon as I was pregnant at the time.

This year - we are sweltering but given it was pretty cold a couple of weeks ago I think it's the sudden changes in temp that do the "damage" so to speak.

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8 weeks:blink:

My OH is an air-con installer and no-one waits 8 weeks on his jobs...to fit a split system he usually does it the same day or next day. If they want ducted, well that's a 2 man job and all day job...he won't install that, but repairs it.

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This isn't it at all. It's rare for the Perth suburbs to have temp's of 40º and above, that's why there's so much talk about it on the tv and radio, even more so when we have these stinking humid days. Who in their right mind would choose to go out in those temperatures? Not many, that's why the streets are like ghost towns, because sensible people stay inside, whether at work, home, shopping or cinema etc.

My OH's company have so much work on at the mo' they could work 24/7, but they are still able to fit within a week to 10 days at the most.

Well helloooooo stranger. How's life amongst the sheep?:D

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Great!! We made the right move :thumbsup:

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Well that's good to hear. Is the choice as dire there or worse?

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k'eh?

choice of what?

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I knew I hadn't worded that right. Choices in the supermarket and clothes shops. I heard Tassie is abit behind the other states, is this true?

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Yes it is a bit lacking in some things, but I haven't wanted for anything. It is all about supply and demand and with a state population of 475,000 well, you can do the math. Anyhow Melbourne's just over the moat so one can always save up for a big shopping trip.

Although I find myself not needing to 'keep up with the joneses' here. People seem more content with what they have. Or it could just be I have a different circle of friends here that aren't chasing the bigger and better :confused:

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Well only you can answer that. Are there many Brit's there?

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I've met a few from the forum, 4 families so far. I know there are many more.
I think we should stop talking about Tassie in this thread before the Perthites run me out again :rofl:

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:lol: I didn't know there were that many on here from Tas.:blink:

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Helloo we're in Tas been here since Oct, loving it!!! Weather is lovely a bit up and down, but I wouldn't be able to stand it being hot all the time. So when its cool it is very welcome.:thumbup:

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I fully understand that. We're suffering a heat wave right now and there's serious talk of power outages. Same happened last year, so I am dreading it. No aircon, NO COMPUTER!:eek:

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Does anyone know anthing about aircon when we turn r`s on there is hot air coming out of it . we got a guy out a few weeks ago but he said everything was ok HELLO heating up here lol

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What type do you have? Have you cleaned out the filters? Are you sure you haven't just got it on fan and not cool?

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have you got it on the icicle icon and not the thermometer icon?

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Unfortunately it’s not the labour but the parts that are a problem here in Perth, my mate has just had to wait 10 weeks for a new air con unit to be delivered.:mad:

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That is strange, 'cos my OH isn't having any problems getting the materials. Maybe they were stocked up before the silly season.:unsure:

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I Have cleaned out the filters .it is an old system and it takes ages to get someone out to fit a new one so ill just use r 4 fans lol but thanks :)

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What system do you have? If you want the number of a really good bloke, just pm me.