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Re: Weather difference in Australia?
Originally Posted by bcworld
(Post 10561008)
If 30 is typical then as you say so must days in the low 20s be...to give that Jan average of just under 26.
Originally Posted by GarryP
(Post 10561013)
Winter
London 2.4/8.5 Melbourne 6/13.5 Summer London 14.2/23.2 Melbourne 14.6/25.8 So in theory the winters are less cold by 4-5 degrees, but the summers aren't that much hotter. Somehow I think the extremes are the killer though, temps into the 40s in Melbourne are regular, and temps down to -10 are common in London. Overall, its the climate of the south of France/northern Spain - which sounds OK to me. |
Re: Weather difference in Australia?
Originally Posted by Ballys
(Post 10560781)
Sir,If Ms Swollocks does inhabit your undergarments may i suggest a diet......Zero carbs should do the trick;)
Hey, I'm fickle ... :o |
Re: Weather difference in Australia?
Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack
(Post 10561017)
And so they are...it's Melbourne:p. It's just that right now, the teens seem fewer and further between!
I think Feb is currently tracking around second or third hottest on record (29.4C average max currently, close to 4C above average) and also the days above 30C record is likely to be broken for this month, the figure is likely to end up 15 whereas I'm pretty sure the previous record was 14 in 1997. The average for February is only 8 days above 30C. It's not just Melbourne either, a huge part of Australia has been affected this summer by extreme and long lived heat and also dry in the far south east of the continent. Even Tasmania and New Zealand have been affected from what I can gather. The comparison with southern France and Spain for Melbourne was a good one. These places are at similar degrees of latitude from the equator so you would expect similar temps, all other things being equal. An important thing to remember about Melbourne's climate though is that winters get colder the further inland you go and also the higher in elevation you go. In summer it gets hotter the further inland you go but of course elevation makes it cooler at the same time. Out in the Dandenongs for example, the climate is very similar to southern England although much wetter than places like London. Central and inner Melbourne is significantly milder than southern UK in winter, warmer in spring and autumn and hotter days in summer with roughly comparable rainfall, although seabreezes and southerly changes keep the average down in the south of Victoria as opposed to the inland which gets pretty hot. Up on the Great Dividing range and surrounding hills (which gets within 50 kms of Melbourne) it gets pretty cold (below 10C for most of the time between June and late August) with occasional snowfalls and frequent frosts. Spring stays pretty cool too on a lot of the days. There has been snow observed on a number of occasions as late as November on the central ranges of VIC down to about 400m asl. |
Re: Weather difference in Australia?
Originally Posted by ProudVIC
(Post 10564777)
This summer in Melbourne has been far from typical, in fact it has been one of the hottest and driest on record, with over 100 years of reliable records.
I think Feb is currently tracking around second or third hottest on record (29.4C average max currently, close to 4C above average) and also the days above 30C record is likely to be broken for this month, the figure is likely to end up 15 whereas I'm pretty sure the previous record was 14 in 1997. The average for February is only 8 days above 30C. It's not just Melbourne either, a huge part of Australia has been affected this summer by extreme and long lived heat and also dry in the far south east of the continent. Even Tasmania and New Zealand have been affected from what I can gather. Also of interest, Feb started out with high 20s..there were similar days at the end of Jan....quite pleasant after a very hot end to the year. I was overseas at Christmas and missed the really hot start in summer. |
Re: Weather difference in Australia?
Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack
(Post 10564785)
We're all over it a bit...I want a change. As I've said, I don't think it's that hot, I don't find 32-33 hot - but it is continuous..it's more akin to what people in Sydney or Perth get - continous hot days.
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Re: Weather difference in Australia?
Originally Posted by GarryP
(Post 10564896)
Looks like rain due this week, thunderstorms as well.
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Re: Weather difference in Australia?
Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack
(Post 10564898)
Beauty...bring it on...then March!!
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Re: Weather difference in Australia?
This has to be the most comprehensive and sensible weather thread ever! :)
I wonder where the OP go to? :unsure: All I'd add is, most places are hotter than the UK in summer. One adapts. Which is fine but then winter in southern Victoria feels as cold as ever it did. The thermometer might say 17 and the sun might be out but with predominantly cold southerlies blowing it can feel very cold indeed. As someone said earlier, take your pick. :D |
Re: Weather difference in Australia?
Originally Posted by Sherlock Holmes
(Post 10565008)
This has to be the most comprehensive and sensible weather thread ever! :)
I wonder where the OP go to? :unsure: All I'd add is, most places are hotter than the UK in summer. One adapts. Which is fine but then winter in southern Victoria feels as cold as ever it did. The thermometer might say 17 and the sun might be out but with predominantly cold southerlies blowing it can feel very cold indeed. As someone said earlier, take your pick. :D but I know all this stuff about being easier to warm up than cool down may be literally true - (by exercise for one thing) but when most people are cold and feel sorry for themselves then they bloody forget when they were hot. It's true I tell you! The reality is that people like mild weather and a modicum of brightness. |
Re: Weather difference in Australia?
Originally Posted by Sherlock Holmes
(Post 10565008)
This has to be the most comprehensive and sensible weather thread ever! :)
I wonder where the OP go to? :unsure: All I'd add is, most places are hotter than the UK in summer. One adapts. Which is fine but then winter in southern Victoria feels as cold as ever it did. The thermometer might say 17 and the sun might be out but with predominantly cold southerlies blowing it can feel very cold indeed. As someone said earlier, take your pick. :D |
Re: Weather difference in Australia?
Originally Posted by Alfresco
(Post 10565060)
:sneaky:
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Re: Weather difference in Australia?
Originally Posted by Alfresco
(Post 10565060)
:sneaky:
Originally Posted by Pollyana
(Post 10566325)
He doesn't get around much these days:D :sneaky:
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Re: Weather difference in Australia?
Originally Posted by Sherlock Holmes
(Post 10566380)
One of these for you: :p
... :D |
Re: Weather difference in Australia?
Originally Posted by Sherlock Holmes
(Post 10566380)
One of these for you: :p
And another one for you: :p :D |
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