[LCA2019 Chat] temperature in the conference

[Steven Ellis]

Very good call on the sunblock

Christchurch can have particularly bad UV levels as it is so far south, so
bring a hat along with your sunblock

On Tue, 15 Jan 2019 at 11:30, E. Dunham <edunham at edunham.net> wrote:

> Additionally, bring or expect to buy sunblock! Especially if you're used
> to parts of the world with a normal ozone layer, you might be unpleasantly
> surprised to spend an hour or two outdoors on a cold or even overcast day
> and end up burned.
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 13, 2019, at 4:17 PM, Andrew Donnellan wrote:
>
> 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,
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