49 Celsius = 120.2 Fahrenheit, for the oldies out there.
this post was submitted on 27 Jan 2026
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I came here to ask what that was in ‘Merican.
Halfway between freezing and boiling, the specifics hardly matter at that point.
"Australians are finding out" yeah, we've BEEN finding out for as long as i can remember lmao. the hottest we've logged the factory i work in was 56 degrees (that was when outside was ~48)
Why I feel that business hours during summer season have to be extended at least a couple hours before closing because it is debilitating to even try do anything even under the shade at over 40C. Also, much exercise I have to do during such a season needed to be conducted at night.
Tucson here: June is routinely >40° every day here, but humidity is generally <30%. >60% humidity at that temperature kills if you’re not prepared.
thankfully our southern states aren’t particularly humid: equator to our north, antarctic to our south
it kind of sucks living in a part of the world that requires you to sit in air conditioned bubbles all day. it's a fucking depressing way to live.
That is exactly how I felt about Texas.
And I was shocked no one thought to build or market reasonable 3rd spaces.
I always imagined thats why there were so many drunk people out and about. Because the only habitable place outside of homes were bars if you didn't have a gym membership.
yes. everyone is inside because it's hot, and everyone is getting drunk because that's the only thing there is to do, and everyone is driving a car because that's the only way to get there. if you didn't drive, then you're waiting around for the person who drove you, and you're getting really drunk because they don't want to leave yet. what a stupid ironic life
Plenty of 3rd spaces exist in Texas. You just have to pay to play. The hyper-capitalist dream is alive in the Lone Star State.
I always imagined thats why there were so many drunk people out and about. Because the only habitable place outside of homes were bars if you didn’t have a gym membership.
I gotta wonder how much of the decline of alcoholism in the subsequent generations boils down to affordability.
Gym memberships are way cheaper than bar tabs.
And people forget wildlife don't have AC.
We'll be living in a dead world soon.
most of them avoid those areas, marsupials also have lower body temp than placentals.
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In Adelaide, the mercury hit 40C before 9.30am on Tuesday, after overnight lows of 35C
There are not enough swear words in my vocabulary to successfully articulate my reaction to that.
Min of 35 is absolutely fucked
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Once temps hit more than 37C and 100% humidity, the human body loses the ability to regulate it's temperature through sweating.
This temperature happens a lot in Taiwan and is also 100% humidity. It's not comfortable.
I've worked in mines in the desert in South Australia where temps semi regularly hit 46-47 degrees.
It's OK (ish) because the humidity is low. But you can drink a litre an hour all day (11+ hours) and not need to pee. All that water goes somewhere.
The underground workings are often more dangerous, with lower temperatures but higher humidity. Once wet bulb temps get above 34 degrees underground personnel need to retreat from the area and the only work that can be done there then is work to fix the ventilation.
There's heat stress meters that measure wet and dry bulb temperatures and airflow, and can basically compute cooling power in watts. Not enough cooling power -> everyone out.
I can only imagine, as I sit on the Stockholm metro with cold and damp feet after walking through snow and some slush to get to the bus earlier.
I am happy to hear that you have rules and regulations for these eventualities.
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South Australia doesn't have humidity.
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That's pretty damn hot. Around 120 F for those imperialists among us.
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I lived in Perth for several years and I've seen 45 degree heat there. It's a desert, so it's dry heat. But that's hot. Real hot. 49-50 is just insane.
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is that 49 wet bulb or 49 normal?
I guess not as wet bulb 35 already kills humans
The highest wet-bulb temperature ever recorded was 36.3C according to wikipedia. So very likely not that.
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Damn, everything above body heat (37°C) is bad for your body.
at body heat is also bad for your body. There is no temperature difference so heat doesn't go into/out of your body.
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