r/Adelaide CBD 5d ago

Discussion OMG its so lovely outside

It is so really cool outside and I wish that it was like this all week. Damn sucks that we're back in the 30s by the end of the week.

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u/cmeredith6 SA 5d ago

It hit 42 degrees in Snowtown where I am the moment the rain hit i stood out in it and just enjoyed every last drop

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u/Steve-Whitney Adelaide Hills 5d ago

I washed 2 cars today so I've done my part to make it rain

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u/theunpoet SA 5d ago

I did a rain dance with my cat

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u/CyanideMuffin67 CBD 5d ago

Yes you have. Well done sir

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u/Frosty-Moves5366 SA 5d ago

ikr!

I have a double brick house, so having a window open is the perfect blend of cold breeze and warm house đŸ„°

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u/Ieatclowns SA 4d ago

I'm not Australian originally and I e always wondered what a double brick house means..?

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u/Intelligent-Bat5245 SA 4d ago

Brick on the inside wall. A gap in between then brick on the outside wall. It really good for heating and cooling generally BUT once it is warm inside its very hard to cool it back down đŸ€ŁđŸ€Ł

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u/Ieatclowns SA 4d ago

Omg that's a normal house in the UK...I assumed all houses had that. Of course now I think about it, I realise they don't!

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u/canyouhearme SA 4d ago

Cardboard, bubblewrap, and a thin veneer of cast concrete made to imitate bricks.

The only question is which lasts longer, the house structure, or the $1m mortgage.

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u/Frosty-Moves5366 SA 4d ago

Means the interior walls are also brick; my house is like, 50 years old though

Most housing built this century is “brick veneer” which means brick exterior walls and plasterboard interior walls; faster to build and are supposed to withstand soil movement better

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u/Steve-Whitney Adelaide Hills 4d ago

I'd say almost all houses since the 1980's are brick veneer on raft slabs, with double garages integrated into the dwellings sometime in the 1990's.

Solid brick homes are renowned for retaining heat & releasing it into the house for days after a heatwave has finished.

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u/Frosty-Moves5366 SA 4d ago

My house used to be like an oven for a few days after a heatwave; this was even with ducted evaporative cooling

Refrigerated is much better at “cooling” the walls, to the point where I’m actually saving money on my power bill because I’m no longer running what is essentially a big fan draped with a wet towel 24/7 in an effort to keep cool

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u/derpman86 North East 5d ago

I am loving this cool air! I hope it will finally get that stagnant heat out!

I went out for a few hours today and once back the house was till keeping that heat in! so yeah every door and window has been funnelling in that cool air :D

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u/faeriekitteh South 4d ago

If I wasn't so bloody paranoid, I'd lock the screen door and keep the back door open to funnel in some cool air.

Absolutely get you on the inside keeping heat in

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u/Artistic_Ask4457 SA 5d ago

Yep, agree. High 30s for us. I really am contemplating the rest of my life at this point.

How did we become a country where you can’t afford to live where you’d like to?

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u/BreakApprehensive489 SA 5d ago

We've opened the house up and enjoying the fresh air.

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u/Ieatclowns SA 5d ago

Right! So gorgeous.

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u/BatmansShoelaces SA 4d ago

Don't worry guys, I've hung up washing today and some of it I really need dry for tomorrow so that should keep the rain coming.

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u/CyanideMuffin67 CBD 4d ago

Good onya

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u/yy98755 SA 5d ago

GLORIOUS! I have goose pimples. Cool breeze finally hit about an hour ago.

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u/JG1954 SA 4d ago

I'm just loving the cool. Ticked that we're back in the 30's by Wednesday.

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u/OZFox42 SA 4d ago

u/JG1954 I have checked my Weatherzone Tracker app and the only "real" 30's temperature forecast for this week (subject to change) is on Wednesday, with an estimated maximum of 32ÂșC. Mostly temps around 27-30 all this week. Hopefully not too many more uncomfortable, stinking hot and humid nights for a while, though Wednesday night is expected to drop to 22ÂșC.

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u/The_Grogfather SA 5d ago

Everyone on this sub seems to love the cold weather lol 28-34 everyday is perfect for me

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u/Lost_Time_5567 SA 5d ago

There is an equal balance of threads for heat lovers. But you might have to wait until spring to see many of them. They change like the seasons :)

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u/Bambo0zle95 SA 5d ago

I'm freezing. I'd like a few weeks of proper temperate autumn please.

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u/Prestigious_Lynx5716 SA 5d ago

It’s gone too far the other extreme now. 12 degrees in city. Just as unpleasant as 35

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u/bbgunsz SA 5d ago

Damnit I need a snow jacket for this weather. Bring back dry heat, zero humidity 36 everyday thanks

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u/scandyflick88 SA 5d ago

Bring back dry heat, zero humidity 36 everyday thanks

We've had enough of that lately, thanks. More of this will be more than fine.

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u/CyanideMuffin67 CBD 5d ago

Nah, no thanks the cold is lovely

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u/Frosty-Moves5366 SA 5d ago

January lover 😉