Oh, the weather outside is...

Mostly fine in Christchurch, cold in the mornings but no matter.

Apparently Whanganui in the North Island had a severe snow warning on the night before. Seems unusual.
This is surreal. There are some years that we get snow here, in August. It's at higher elevations, but still it's snow in opposite hemispheres in the same month.
 
Its warm like it was supposed to be since its a summer. Early morning it was actually foggy and kind of cold.
 
Temperature fell a little bit, as it is set to rain. Still, the low will be 22 or thereabouts, which simply isn't low enough.
Looks like hell will go on for at least another week. Detrimental for me because (apart from heat irritation) it prevents me from taking my usual long walks.
 
Temperature fell a little bit, as it is set to rain. Still, the low will be 22 or thereabouts, which simply isn't low enough.
Looks like hell will go on for at least another week. Detrimental for me because (apart from heat irritation) it prevents me from taking my usual long walks.
It's 22C here now, though it's not bad today. There's a nice breeze blowing.
 
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99 degrees at 5:30 PM; breezy.
 
I was thinking about Katharevousa actually, but yes, that same root. :)
 
Temps here in Spain are a little high now 41-42°C at the warmest spots. Still nothing compared to a couple of weeks ago when it reached 45 in some parts of Andalusia and Catalonia. Fortunately I live along the Atlantic coast and it is like 5-10 degrees less here depending on wind direction, still pretty hot though. Anyway I don't care that much as I have AC switched on most of the time since I have solar panels at home.

But even if I hadn't, energy prices are relatively low. Along the day thanks to solar production and at night because most people switch AC off so prices keep low (and wind also helps)

PD: read somewhere that it is thanks to solar energy we have energy surplus at summer in Spain instead of power cuts due to massive AC demand. On the negative side solar fields are replacing cultives everywhere which along drought is not good for food prices.
 
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The other side of El Nino

Hoodies sell out in Tonga as El Niño brings wintry chill

Tonga is bracing for more chilly weather as the Pacific nation shivers through one of its coldest winters ever, sparking a rush for jackets and heating units.

The island has experienced unusually cold weather through July and Tonga Meteorological Services (TMS) recorded a low of 9.3 degrees Celsius at the Lapaha village weather station at the end of the month. The country’s record low of 8.7C was set in September 1994.

Better known for its warm weather and beaches, the archipelago in the south Pacific ocean usually sees winter temperatures in the range of 18C to 21C.

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The other side of El Nino

Hoodies sell out in Tonga as El Niño brings wintry chill

Tonga is bracing for more chilly weather as the Pacific nation shivers through one of its coldest winters ever, sparking a rush for jackets and heating units.

The island has experienced unusually cold weather through July and Tonga Meteorological Services (TMS) recorded a low of 9.3 degrees Celsius at the Lapaha village weather station at the end of the month. The country’s record low of 8.7C was set in September 1994.

Better known for its warm weather and beaches, the archipelago in the south Pacific ocean usually sees winter temperatures in the range of 18C to 21C.

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Cold snap over South Pacific atm.
 
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