So hot

Yesterday at 4pm it was 46.8 C , the main Street into town, the bitumen started to melt. At 11:15 am today it was 45C, this is how I water in the riverina.
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blimey that is hot.. your roses look none the worse for the heat though.. how often do you water that way? It is hot on the northern tablelands too (although we won't hit 40 C) but the worse of it is that we are not getting the rain - we get most of our annual fall in summer.. maybe when the wet season breaks up north it will filter down here..

Hariet the temperature outside just hit 48.8 C. The roses are doing ok as long as they don't dry out, watering like this in these temps is twice a week. During a normal summer once a week is enough.

Ozroz wrote:Yesterday at 4pm it was 46.8 C , the main Street into town, the bitumen started to melt. At 11:15 am today it was 45C, this is how I water in the riverina.

Show-off.
I'm glad it's only sitting around 39C here.

I just hosed the dogs off. Tonight will be cooler - and the roses will get a hand watering. No flood irrigation on THIS slope. LOL

You can come and hose me off . Wendy you can do what they do in Asia, terrace the slope then you can flood irrigate LOL

Haha. I thought of those terraces after I posted ... But then I'd have to have more water on tap... *g*

48.8 C .. that is way to hot ozroz ..the irrigation channels are a great idea.. it is only 29 C here right now BUT our golden retriever will need a bath soon as we haven't been able to get rid of her winter coat fully

Hariet you reckon 48.8 is hot , it has just hit 50.6 C

Hope you're inside with aircon Ozroz. Way too hot!

Ozroz , mental note to oneself , Deniliquin is not on my list of places to retire in , too hot !!!

Ozroz wrote:Hariet you reckon 48.8 is hot , it has just hit 50.6 C

I think you need to move that thermometer...! One presumes you have aircon and are too sensible to be out in it.
Temp peaked at 40C here. (42C in Benalla). Plenty hot enough for me!

Ozroz wrote:Hariet you reckon 48.8 is hot , it has just hit 50.6 C

used to work in that temperature up north and no shade .......you never sweat ....it dried up as soon as it was exposed...

I bet the local watering holes are full

trouble was , the body is slightly dehydrated and the booze gets absorb super fast......

Final temperature for the day was 51.1C, the house has fully ducted aircon. I just run outside change the sprinkler then dash back in. Who needs a fan forced Oven Just go outside with the weekend roast. Maree its not really that hot here, but when it is , you sure know it.

*shudders*
Am glad to hear you were being sensible!

Blinking heck that's hot...