Winter in Melbourne!!!
#17
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Location: Hill overlooking the SE Melbourne suburbs
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Re: Winter in Melbourne!!!
Some outer suburbs around Melbourne are quite high and can experience a little snow....they have this year. But it is unusual for most of Melbourne to get a daytime high of less than 10C, and the nearer the bay the higher the temps, generally. It's also unusual, except in the outlying hills, for the temp to reach 0C even at night.
#19
Re: Winter in Melbourne!!!
Thank you! The first one is Olinda in the Dandenongs (a couple of weeks ago), the second is Wicks Reserve, The Basin (where we live), the third is Chelsea Beach and finally, Emerald Lake Park.
Rachel
Rachel
#22
Re: Winter in Melbourne!!!
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sto...81-661,00.html
Snowed in a few areas but seeing how I have to prove it links above to one area!
#23
Re: Winter in Melbourne!!!
http://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/stories/s1789247.htm
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sto...81-661,00.html
Snowed in a few areas but seeing how I have to prove it links above to one area!
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sto...81-661,00.html
Snowed in a few areas but seeing how I have to prove it links above to one area!
Now I remember - it wasn't WINTER snow but summer snow! We didn't get any here, just hail.
#24
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Joined: Jul 2007
Location: Melbourne Bayside & Brisbane Bayside
Posts: 65
Re: Winter in Melbourne!!!
We used to live in Melbourne but were not that impressed with the weather so wanting a change from so many UK winters, we moved to Brissy. Here we are on a day out last Monday (Peel Island)
#25
Re: Winter in Melbourne!!!
In August 2005 we packed our shorts and went to Aus.
Driving back from Phillip Island it SNOWED!!
We called in at a wildlife park and the woman said
"We haven't had any bloody snow here in over 20 years"
Mmmm.......
J x
Driving back from Phillip Island it SNOWED!!
We called in at a wildlife park and the woman said
"We haven't had any bloody snow here in over 20 years"
Mmmm.......
J x
#26
Re: Winter in Melbourne!!!
I don't think it's any surprise that the winters in Queensland are warmer! If anyone emigrates for that sort of weather they wouldn't or shouldn't pick Melbourne. We seriously considered the Brisbane area for a while, but decided we wanted real seasons, a vibrant city, a wide variety of scenery and easy access to skiing in the winter - so it suits us fine (also better job prospects for hubby here).
#27
Re: Winter in Melbourne!!!
I think that your take on Melbourne's climate will depend heavily on where you are comparing it with. Compared to other parts of Australia it can be seen as cold (btw, whoever said it was the coldest state obviously doesn't count Tassie as a state!).
However, if you're comparing Melbourne weather to UK then it is going to come off very favourably, averagely 10C warmer throughout the year
Now, while I don't particularly like cold weather, I also am not overly keen on continual heat and overbearing humidity so this climate in Melbourne is perfect for me.
However, if you're comparing Melbourne weather to UK then it is going to come off very favourably, averagely 10C warmer throughout the year
Now, while I don't particularly like cold weather, I also am not overly keen on continual heat and overbearing humidity so this climate in Melbourne is perfect for me.
#28
Re: Winter in Melbourne!!!
I think that your take on Melbourne's climate will depend heavily on where you are comparing it with. Compared to other parts of Australia it can be seen as cold (btw, whoever said it was the coldest state obviously doesn't count Tassie as a state!).
However, if you're comparing Melbourne weather to UK then it is going to come off very favourably, averagely 10C warmer throughout the year
Now, while I don't particularly like cold weather, I also am not overly keen on continual heat and overbearing humidity so this climate in Melbourne is perfect for me.
However, if you're comparing Melbourne weather to UK then it is going to come off very favourably, averagely 10C warmer throughout the year
Now, while I don't particularly like cold weather, I also am not overly keen on continual heat and overbearing humidity so this climate in Melbourne is perfect for me.
#29
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Joined: Sep 2002
Location: Mornington, Melbourne
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Re: Winter in Melbourne!!! - Housing design
Try also to appreciate that the Melbourne area experiences some pretty extreme weather. In summer it can reach 40+ degrees and go as low as 5 degrees in winter.
Most houses are single brick, and for a good reason. Its all to do with "Thermal mass", basically bricks absorb heat during the day and expell the heat during the night. If you had a double brick house, the temperature inside would be unbareable during the hot summer nights as the walls would literally radiate more heat into the rooms than a single brick vaneer house does.
Most houses are single brick, and for a good reason. Its all to do with "Thermal mass", basically bricks absorb heat during the day and expell the heat during the night. If you had a double brick house, the temperature inside would be unbareable during the hot summer nights as the walls would literally radiate more heat into the rooms than a single brick vaneer house does.
Last edited by 65 million; Aug 2nd 2007 at 9:56 am.
#30
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Joined: Sep 2005
Location: Melbourne, by the beach, living the dream.
Posts: 7,704
Re: Winter in Melbourne!!!
I don't think it's any surprise that the winters in Queensland are warmer! If anyone emigrates for that sort of weather they wouldn't or shouldn't pick Melbourne. We seriously considered the Brisbane area for a while, but decided we wanted real seasons, a vibrant city, a wide variety of scenery and easy access to skiing in the winter - so it suits us fine (also better job prospects for hubby here).