Today in South Australia

 Saturday January 31st, from today's newspaper:


Port Augusta reached 50C yesterday, (Jan 30th) that's 122F for all you northeners above the Equator.

Today is a tad cooler but with much cloud cover creating the muggy effect we all know and hate. 

Possibly the beaches will be crowded and hopefully all persons there are throwing bucket loads of sunscreen over each other.

Comments

  1. HelsJanuary 31, 2026 at 12:44 PM

    50c is insanity :(
    35c is my safe maximum outside. Otherwise you are risking heat exhaustion, poor respiration and confusion.

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    1. RiverJanuary 31, 2026 at 1:25 PM

      Hels; my comfort zone is 30C or under, but I can become accustomed to more if I have to, but not much more. I remember running around on Port Pirie beach as a child with no thought whatsoever about how hot it might be. I feel the heat much more now I am old.

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  2. Iris FlaviaJanuary 31, 2026 at 1:35 PM

    36C in Madely/Perth, sunscreen all over :-) Tomorrow pool-party with Sami and Grace and the bunch.... I LOVE the heat!!! I won´t say 36 is disappointing, though, coming from -2C! Wish you could join...

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    1. RiverJanuary 31, 2026 at 1:52 PM

      Iris; I wish I could join too and 36C seems hot enough to me for sure.

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  3. TracyJanuary 31, 2026 at 1:41 PM

    We are up around 40 today with a possible storm later. I hoping and wishing for the storm just to cool things down a bit and settle the dust.

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    1. RiverJanuary 31, 2026 at 1:53 PM

      Tracy; a storm might just wet things down without making anything cooler, there's plenty more heat coming.

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  4. Debra She Who SeeksJanuary 31, 2026 at 2:02 PM

    Holy moly, 50C? I'd be dead.

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    1. RiverJanuary 31, 2026 at 6:10 PM

      Debra She Who Seeks; this is why air conditionng was invented. I remember when I was in school in Port Pirie, primary and High School, if the temperature reached 100F (38C) we were allowed to go home if we wanted. That was before the schools had airconditioning.

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  5. The Happy WhiskJanuary 31, 2026 at 2:03 PM

    We had -4F here this morning. Very, very, very different.

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    1. RiverJanuary 31, 2026 at 6:10 PM

      The Happy Whisk; very different indeed, we NEVER get that cold.

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  6. Margaret DJanuary 31, 2026 at 4:51 PM

    Now that is far too hot, R. Adelaide's weather comes our way a day or two later but of course not as hot.

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    1. RiverJanuary 31, 2026 at 6:12 PM

      Margaret D; it is too hot but we are somewhat used to it, like the TV ad says "this is Australia". I'm glad it cools on the way to you. My brother in WA gets it first and lets me know what's coming.

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  7. AndrewJanuary 31, 2026 at 6:22 PM

    Your poor sister, but I guess she is used to quite high temperatures, and it is dry heat so your home can be nicely cooled by central evaporative cooling. Why do I think she doesn't have that?

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