we hear a lot on the news about the heat wave, but the official figures on temperature are nearly always wrong. So heres the thing, we are hoping to move to oz early next year but we dont now where exactly, one of the things that will influence where we go will be the weather. We fancy Brisbane but when you read the official sites it gives you the usual load of shite. So come on you lot out there whats the true weather like where you are, in Peterborough today officialy its about 28 and sunny, the reallity is 32 and bloody warm.

32 is average SE QLD summer, your reality of Peterborough and bloody warm is because you don't get it very often so it takes you by surprise. Constant around that temp it's fine, you acclimatise. Buildings are air conditioned, there are breezes depending on where you are. It gets hotter over Christmas and New Year and the humidity is high but as I say you generally get used to it and it's fine - well it is for us

No thats fine that sounds perfect to me after all when we moved to england 12 years ago we found that hot then, now we are used to it. Thanks

Speak for yourself, oh, you did.

OIh! where did you get that photo of me from? I thought I had burned that.

OK, personal experience here - when I lived in the UK 32 degrees was HELL! i've now been in Brisbane for approaching 3 years, and my mind was still telling me that 32 deg was pretty hot. However, I'm now in Bristol in 32 degrees, and I'm the only one in the family who has any energy - my Brit relations are all wilting in the heat Reckon I must have acclimatised.

not so bad after all, then, mate!

Anything in the 20s is not considered 'hot' in Perth.
In the height of summer it'll stay in the mid to high 30s for days on end, with the odd 40º to 42º day or two.
Unlike Queensland, it's hardly ever humid though. Very dry heat.
And the sea breeze comes in every afternoon to cool you down.

I just hope the summer kicks in early this year. It took ages to kick in last year and the result was that we were plagued by bloody flies!

The sky is clear here and at 9:00am I've got a bit of a dab on already.

Pigging hot here now though - fabulous thunderstorm today in Bristol, worthy of Qld, rain so hard you actually couldn't see. We reckon its my dad's revenge for some of the comments we made this week...... the funeral tomorrow will probably involve either a tornado or 40 degree heat..... :scared:

Have you left the bloke on his own, can he be trusted?

Its hot when.....hot water comes out of both bloody taps

That is hot!

LOL I know what you mean, I've been putting a jug of water in the fridge normally its icy cold from the tap.