Hump Day 2008, was last Saturday. If this were the northern hemisphere, 21 June would be the official beginning of winter, rather than 1 June, which is the "Antipodean" start to the season. Whenever the beginning of winter may or may not be though, at least the days will now gradually become longer. Summer is on the way :) And on ... Read full entry

The Most Depressing Day of the Year. Apparently today, Monday 21 January, is the most depressing day of the year, according to Dr. Cliff Arnall, a researcher from Cardiff University. Arnall bases his yearly prediction on a formula he developed, which factors in the weather, consumer debt from holiday spending and failed New Year's resolutions and arrives at that conclusion that we'll hit rock bottom on Monday the 21st. This is ... Read full entry

Apparently "global warming" is on hold for the next two years, according to an article in today's paper. Powerful computer simulations used to create the first global warming forecast suggests temperature rises will stall in the next two years, before rising sharply at the end of the decade. Not in Sydney, buster, not today. We are told we can expect the temperature to reach 25°C by this afternoon. The "average" August ... Read full entry

That is officially the temperature (celsius) in this part of Sydney at the moment. I suspect, having just been outside, that it is a bit warmer than that. Today's high is expected to be about 21°C, with sunshine and blue sky. Not bad for what is the middle of winter, and also considering conditions felt Antarctic here just a week ago. That "cold snap" was interesting, because while temperatures weren't that much below ... Read full entry

Apparently the temperature in Sydney was 11° Celsius today. The June average is more like 17° Celsius. For what it's worth it felt closer to 17° than 11° however.