Quote:
Originally Posted by beardo
So far I reckon this is the coldest summer I've been through. Lived all my 37 years in Vic
|
It probably has been the hottest summer in Brisbane for easily 20 years. Not so much the actual (dry bulb) temperature. More the combination of temperature, humidity, and gentle breezes that has pushed "apparent" temperatures into the troppo zone. There have been a long runs of day after day where the apparent temperature was around 40C or above, and the overnight apparent temperature has hovered around 30C.
In turn, this has resulted in some crazy high electricity peak demand. The prior peak demand was 10,179MW set on 13 Feb 2019. On Mon, 22 Jan 2024, the peak demand smashed that by going over 11,000MW (during school holidays!!!)
It will be nice when this summer is over.