Moving to Australia
Jun 5th 2016 | 9:27 pm
#76
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Re: Moving to Australia
Jun 5th 2016 | 11:03 pm
#77
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From: Gold Coast
Re: Moving to Australia
No! is humid stormy Brissie for me!
Jun 6th 2016 | 7:00 pm
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Re: Moving to Australia
I have been in Australia since 19 May, so no awareness of what is going on in England weatherwise right now as I have not been monitoring. It was perfectly pleasant, no coat, dinner in the garden weather before I left though.
I know that there has been horrendous rain in Sydney and Brisbane recently but believe my flight back to Sydney via Brisbane from Townsville tomorrow should be ok. Thank goodness it wasn't scheduled for a day or two ago as there was no chance.
I know that there has been horrendous rain in Sydney and Brisbane recently but believe my flight back to Sydney via Brisbane from Townsville tomorrow should be ok. Thank goodness it wasn't scheduled for a day or two ago as there was no chance.
Jun 6th 2016 | 7:26 pm
#80
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Re: Moving to Australia
I have been in Australia since 19 May, so no awareness of what is going on in England weatherwise right now as I have not been monitoring. It was perfectly pleasant, no coat, dinner in the garden weather before I left though.
I know that there has been horrendous rain in Sydney and Brisbane recently but believe my flight back to Sydney via Brisbane from Townsville tomorrow should be ok. Thank goodness it wasn't scheduled for a day or two ago as there was no chance.
I know that there has been horrendous rain in Sydney and Brisbane recently but believe my flight back to Sydney via Brisbane from Townsville tomorrow should be ok. Thank goodness it wasn't scheduled for a day or two ago as there was no chance.
Have a good flight back.
Jun 6th 2016 | 8:15 pm
#81
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Re: Moving to Australia
On another note, this is the so called better weather they have in parts of Germany/France etc. Europe flooding: Five dead as waters rise in Germany and France - BBC News
Jun 7th 2016 | 4:48 pm
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From: Melbourne
Re: Moving to Australia
I am skeptical of the London figures quoted...the figures in Beoz's initial link said Manchester is sunnier than London...sounds unlikely. Looking at data seems to suggest Heathrow has 15-20% more sun hrs than Manchester. Maybe the 'London' weather station is located on a foggy island in the Thames estuary??
Jun 7th 2016 | 7:13 pm
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Re: Moving to Australia
I am skeptical of the London figures quoted...the figures in Beoz's initial link said Manchester is sunnier than London...sounds unlikely. Looking at data seems to suggest Heathrow has 15-20% more sun hrs than Manchester. Maybe the 'London' weather station is located on a foggy island in the Thames estuary??
London Heathrow Airport climate information - Met Office
Of course it will never be Australia, but the constant complaining that the UK doesn't see as much sun as the rest of Europe is nonsense and people seem to get on with their lives too.
Jun 7th 2016 | 8:34 pm
#86
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Re: Moving to Australia
Seems like a slither on the south coast gets more sunshine than "some" places in Germany. 4000 hours difference between Eastbourne and London. What's that 50 miles? Pity the bulk of the UK doesn't live in that south coast slither. The UK could change its rep for crap weather if they did.
Jun 7th 2016 | 9:02 pm
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Re: Moving to Australia
Seems like a slither on the south coast gets more sunshine than "some" places in Germany. 4000 hours difference between Eastbourne and London. What's that 50 miles? Pity the bulk of the UK doesn't live in that south coast slither. The UK could change its rep for crap weather if they did.
cities in Germany for example.
A very interesting article here
:Can you advertise British weather to tourists? - BBC News
Jun 7th 2016 | 11:26 pm
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Re: Moving to Australia
Well even cities further North get around 1400/1500 so not much different to
cities in Germany for example.
A very interesting article here:
Can you advertise British weather to tourists? - BBC News
cities in Germany for example.
A very interesting article here
:Can you advertise British weather to tourists? - BBC News
Jun 13th 2016 | 11:01 pm
#89
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Re: Moving to Australia
A load of rubbish of course unless of a specific skin type. Get out there in the sun. Great for blood pressure, strengthen bones in older folk and a host of other health benefits. Besides creating a sense of well being.
Jun 13th 2016 | 11:07 pm
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Re: Moving to Australia
Large parts of Britain have a decent climate for large parts of the year. Well three or four months at any rate. Not that the climate is necessarily much better in Australia for different reasons of course. Depending on preference. To tell the truth weather wasn't much of a concern in London. Far too much other things going on.
