Saturday 18 October Max 26 Partly cloudy. Sunday 19 October Min 17 Max 29 Afternoon cool change. Monday 20 October Min 12 Max 23 Mostly sunny. Tuesday 21 October Min 10 Max 28 Sunny. Wednesday 22 October Min 16 Max 31 Possible shower. Thursday 23 October Min 15 Max 20 Possible shower. Friday 24 October Min 13 Max 22 Cloudy.
Category Archives: Formulae
Winter 2014 ends
I’ve tried to use the same technique to determine winter the same way I do summer; I decided back in June that winter started. And in August, it’s over.
Tuesday 19 August Max 15 Possible light shower. Wednesday 20 August Min 7 Max 15 Cloudy. Thursday 21 August Min 5 Max 18 Mostly sunny. Friday 22 August Min 6 Max 19 Mostly sunny. Saturday 23 August Min 7 Max 19 Mostly sunny. Sunday 24 August Min 8 Max 18 Mostly sunny. Monday 25 August Min 6 Max 18 Mostly sunny.
A couple of days later the forecast was extended out to
Tuesday 26 August Min 8 Max 19 Partly cloudy. Wednesday 27 August Min 9 Max 21 Mostly sunny.
Winter 2014 starts
So I’m trying to declare Winter. I’m going to try something like Summer, but with a 16 degree ceiling, which we just hit here in Melbourne.
Monday 16 June Max 16 Rain at times, easing. Tuesday 17 June Min 10 Max 16 Partly cloudy. Wednesday 18 June Min 8 Max 16 Mostly cloudy. Thursday 19 June Min 8 Max 16 Partly cloudy. Friday 20 June Min 10 Max 15 Shower or two developing. Saturday 21 June Min 9 Max 15 Morning shower or two. Sunday 22 June Min 9 Max 16 Partly cloudy.
I also offer the observation that you know it’s Winter when it doesn’t feel cold anymore.
Note: The 15 degree ceiling was hit on Friday 4 July 2014, 14 degree on Wednesday 9 July..
Summer 2014 ends
Four days before the start of Winter, I’ve declared the end (our second) Summer:
Wednesday 28 May Max 18 Shower or two. Thursday 29 May Min 10 Max 19 Partly cloudy. Friday 30 May Min 10 Max 19 Partly cloudy. Saturday 31 May Min 10 Max 19 A little rain developing. Sunday 1 June Min 10 Max 17 A few showers. Monday 2 June Min 12 Max 17 Shower or two. Tuesday 3 June Min 10 Max 18 Morning shower or two.
Summer 2014 starts
Given recent events pointed out by DavidC, I declare Summer 2014 has started. Our traditional, mid-year Summer.
Wednesday 14 May Min 10 Max 21 Mostly sunny. Thursday 15 May Min 13 Max 22 Partly cloudy. Friday 16 May Min 14 Max 22 Mostly sunny. Saturday 17 May Min 13 Max 22 Mostly sunny. Sunday 18 May Min 12 Max 21 Partly cloudy. Monday 19 May Min 12 Max 21 Sunny. Tuesday 20 May Min 14 Max 21 Partly cloudy.
Good thing you guys voted in that Abbott government.
The upside of climate change is that I get to paint the house this week. Two weeks before the start of Winter.
Summer 2013/2014 ends
The seven-day forecast for Melbourne makes today the last day of Summer:
Wednesday Max 16 Showers mainly this morning. Thursday 1 May Min 7 Max 18 Partly cloudy. Friday 2 May Min 11 Max 15 Rain at times. Saturday 3 May Min 8 Max 14 Shower or two. Sunday 4 May Min 10 Max 15 Shower or two. Monday 5 May Min 11 Max 16 Shower or two. Tuesday 6 May Min 10 Max 15 Mostly dry.
Of course, Summer persists while any temperature in a week is 20 degrees or above.
Summer 2013/2014 starts
The current 7-day forecast for Melbourne:
Friday 30 August Max 20 Shower or two. Saturday 31 August Min 12 Max 23 Sunny. Sunday 1 September Min 15 Max 25 Partly cloudy. Monday 2 September Min 12 Max 23 Partly cloudy. Tuesday 3 September Min 11 Max 25 Partly cloudy. Wednesday 4 September Min 16 Max 26 Shower or two developing. Thursday 5 September Min 16 Max 20 Shower or two.
I declare summer whenever there’s going to be 7 consecutive days in a row above 19 degrees. Previously, the earliest Summer has started was mid-September, but typically it’s been moving forward from October or November.
Remember we’ve got an election coming up in a week’s time, and that’s your opportunity to repeal the carbon tax. Which we need to do, to keep lovely balmy weather happening in winter-time and to keep the cost-of-living down. Remember: carbon-dioxide is food for plants, and as such good for the environment, which is made out of plants. That’s just science.
Summer 2011/2012 starts
I declare summer whenever there’s going to be 7 consecutive days in a row above 19 degrees. And as such:
Friday Max 22 Shower or two. 17/09/11 Min 10 Max 25 Shower or two developing. 18/09/11 Min 12 Max 21 Sunny. 19/09/11 Min 11 Max 27 Showers developing. Windy. 20/09/11 Min 12 Max 20 Shower or two. 21/09/11 Min 13 Max 22 Morning shower or two. 22/09/11 Min 12 Max 24 Mostly sunny.
Summer.
In September.
It’s a good thing that global warming is a beat up by the greens, a front for communist interests trying to take control of our lives and introduce excessive and unneeded regulation – or else I might be worried.
Summer 2009/2010 starts
I have a algorithm for detecting summer. Seven consecutive days in a row with a temperature of or above 20 degrees Celsius. I give you Summer, from the Bureau’s seven day forecast for Melbourne:
Forecast for Monday Max 20I should also point out that I consider there to be two seasons in Melbourne: Nice-but-hot (summer-ish) and a-bit-iffy (winter-ish).
Forecast for Tuesday Min 8 Max 24
Forecast for Wednesday Min 10 Max 25
Forecast for Thursday Min 12 Max 28
Forecast for Friday Min 16 Max 29
Forecast for Saturday Min 18 Max 28
Forecast for Sunday Min 16 Max 26
Summer 2008/2009 starts
I have a algorithm for detecting summer. Seven consecutive days in a row with a temperature of or above 20 degrees Celsius. I give you Summer, from the Bureau's seven day forecast for Melbourne:
Thursday Fine. Min 6 Max 21
Friday Mainly fine. Min 12 Max 25
Saturday Fine. Min 12 Max 30
Sunday Shower or two. Min 15 Max 22
Monday Fine. Min 10 Max 23
Tuesday Fine. Min 12 Max 28I swear, this gets earlier and earlier each year.