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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I was curious about what happens to the roads at these temperatures and turns out, they melt.

Oddly, this article seems to say last December nearly tipped 50, so not really sure what to believe about record setting. Either way, it's not good.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Winter in Australia is June-August, so that December temp is their summer record.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Funny how I even typed December and it didn't click in my head it was a different season.

Writing when tired isn't a recipe for well thought comments evidently.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

December is summer for Australia.
Because they are in the southern hemisphere their winter and summer are the opposite to seasons in europe and America.

So last Australian SUMMER tipped 50°C.
This WINTER it's 41°C

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Except they don't "melt" when properly sealed, as the article mentions. I mean, 107 is like a cool day in Phoenix or Tuscon during the summer.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm guessing that they were not properly sealed because they did not expect those temperatures when they were built.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

It's Australia though. It does get pretty toasty in summer. It's just not expected to get that toasty in winter.