[LCA2019 Chat] temperature in the conference

[Kristoffer Grönlund]

I can recommend coming from a balmy -29 C in Sweden, it really makes 11 C quite lovely! Even the “Antarctic experience” in the Antarctic Centre at -18 is an improvement ;)

Cheers,
Kristoffer

> On 14 Jan 2019, at 08:45, John Carter <john.carter at taitradio.com> wrote:
> 
> I would caution that Steven has a local's perception of temperature....
> 
> At the moment outside it's 11 degrees C.
> 
> Before acclimatizing to this place I would have classed today as "#%@#! freezing, one notch above winter".
> 
> So it depends on where you come from.... and the weather on the day. 
> 
> Our weather is mostly determined by a (near weekly) cycle of cold fronts sweeping across the southern oceans... if we have a Southerly (like right now)... it will be substantially cold(er). 
> 
> Otherwise it should be (mostly) a balmy warm summer. :-)
> 
> If you aim to go to the Alp's in the before / after conference.... the peaks near Arthur's Pass are currently below freezing with a wind chill of -6 at the moment.
> 
> But on a warm day will be quite pleasant.
> 
> 
>> On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 7:28 AM Steven Sykes <chair at lca2019.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 14/01/19 2:21 AM, Russell Coker wrote:
>>> How much going outside will be involved at this one and how effective will air-
>>> conditioners be?  Will we need to wear jackets inside or will shorts and t-
>>> shirt (the most suitable clothing for outside according to the weather 
>>> forecast last time I checked) be ok for the entire day?
>> The UC campus allows you to get a lot of fresh air and see the sun, assuming it shows itself.
>> 
>> Always a good to idea to keep a watch on this page:
>> 
>> https://www.metservice.com/towns-cities/christchurch/christchurch-city
>> 
>> And then plan your day accordingly. But, typically, shorts and T-shirt with a light jersery/jack as backup should see you through.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
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