[LCA2019 Chat] temperature in the conference

[Andrew Donnellan]

11 degrees sounds positively pleasant compared to the next week of maximums
at http://www.bom.gov.au/act/forecasts/canberra.shtml

Looking forward to it being as freezing as possible!

On Mon, 14 Jan 2019 at 06:46, 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,
>> --
>> Steven Sykes
>>
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