It was hot in Sydney today. At Sydney Airport it reached 37.8C at 12:51pm. Based on my own recordings it is the warmest December day at least in the period since 2009. If you look at Bureau of Meteorology records, you have to go back almost 8 years to find a December day warmer than today; Christmas Eve in 2005 when it was 38.3C.
It was a little cooler at Observatory Hill where it only reached 33.5C. Penrith in the far west of the city was the hottest location in the Sydney region with 41.9C at 3:38pm. Today was also the warmest day since that unusually hot day in early October. The daily maximum for October 10 reached the same as today, 37.8C.
Tomorrow in Sydney should be cooler with southerly winds, but temperatures are expected to climb back into the 30s on Sunday and Monday. The current Christmas Day forecast is a balmy 25C.
I have temporarily moved to the town of Suonenjoki, about 80km to the northeast of Jyväskylä, for the Christmas period, but it has been snowing in Jyväskylä this morning. The snow depth at Jyväskylä Airport has climbed to 6cm.
Current and predicted temperatures still aren't too good though with 0.1C the current reading and 2C forecast for later today. Sunday's 3C is even worse. There is definitely more snow in Suonenjoki though so I might be lucky enough to get a white Christmas after all. It's a bit touch and go in Jyväskylä, but there will probably be at least a little of the white stuff around.
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