This is for the Ozzies.?

Question

My good friend down in Ozzie land told me that it's now winter down there. On our side of the globe it is summer and the heat has been really up there with high humidity. Could you folks enlighten me about your winters? ie. The coldest regions, lowest typical temperatures, average annual snowfall, do you have anything akin to the 'blizzard', do you get to ski, go ice skating, how long does your winter last? Well you get the idea.

I am really curious to learn if your winters are as bad as some of the winters I've seen.

Thanks folks ;-)

Answer 1

Hi Buzzy, Firstly I live in Adelaide S.A. we are apparently the dryest state in the dryest continent in the world!
This is what I have always been told, whether this is true or not, I will endeavour to find out in the near future just so I can confirm this is true or not. ( in my own mind too )
At the bottom of this email I have a link to the Australian Bureau of meteorology for you to have a look like if you are interested.
I will tell you what I know and then you can look more in depth at the BOM website.
We have a warm climate, Summer starting in December through to February, then Autumn (Fall I think you call it) from March through to May. Now is our Winter June, July, August, then Spring September till November.
Now our winter is probably mild compared to most countries, we have had cold temps for a while now, I will have to speak in Celcius so on average lately our lows have been approx 3deg to maybe 2 below in Adelaide, and our daytime temps have been averaging about 11 to 12 deg.
Rain fall hasn't been too good, we are on level 4 water restrictions at the moment in the middle of winter, which means no filling of swimming pools, no use of a garden hose, no washing of cars, if you are interested in our water restrictions, have a look at the sawater website and it will give you a better idea of what it's about.
Our coldest regions in Adelaide are the hills, often snowing on Mount Lofty, down here on the flat where the majority of Adelaide's population are & in the city it would be extremely rare to have snow but it does and has happened.
"Blizzard" is a word I have only ever heard of from other coountries, and being the only 0zzy in a family of poms I have heard many stories.
Many people in the Eastern States Ski in winter, in fact now there are a lot of people travelling to NSW and VIC snowfields from Adelaide to do just that.
Never been a desire of mine but each to his own.
No I don't imagine that I have seen a winter even a quarter as bad as you have seen and to be quite honest wouldn't like to either!!
I do however wonder how many days in a row you have had 40deg celcius temps to put up with in summer?
I know that's about 105deg F .
Horrible weather but we have it quite often.
Hope this answers some of your question Buzzy.
Catchya Later.



http://www.bom.gov.au/index.shtml

oh thanks Buzzy for spelling 0zzy correctly. ♥
Imagine if I spelled your name Bussie? Just wouldn't sound right would it?
You obviously get it. :)

Answer 2

H there

Aussie Climate: Generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north.

Summer: December - February
Autumn: March - May
Winter: June - August
Spring: September - November

Instead of four seasons, Cairns has a wet season and dry season. During the summer months (December to February), Cairns experiences a high level of humidity and rainfall. Rain usually occurs in the early mornings, late afternoons, or overnight.

The temperature in Cairns averages at about 24 ° to 28 ° C (75 ° to 82 ° F) year round. However, temperatures can reach 30 ° to 35 ° C (86° to 96° F) during the summer months.

Hope that helps you understand the tropics of Australia.

Answer 3

Probably not, as Australia would be one of the warmer parts of the earth.

2 days ago it was very cold and it was snowing where it doesnt usually snow.
Our winter goes from June through to August, but its still cold around then, but probably a heat wave for some people!
I personally dont see snow because Im in a warmer part of victoria, but I have been up to the alpine district to ski before. We have indoor, man made ice skating rinks, and thats as good as I've got.

But yeah, other than that, we can have extremes in ways other than snow related. Such as frost, flood, drought etc

Answer 4

It is a chant, and mostly done at sporting events, but it is also used to show national spirit and gather Aussie support. You will hear it chanted in pubs across the world during games, on ski slopes when Aussies find one another, and more. It is a celebration of being Aussie! No one truley knows the origin of the saying, some say that it began with the English shouting Oggie, Oggie, Oggie at sporting events... other say that it was to shout down to miners in a shaft during the gold rush. In 2004 a Melbourne couple registered the saying to keep overseas companies from exploiting it. Want to get an Australian crowd hopping with excitement? Shout it ..Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi

Answer 5

We were supposed to have snow here on Wednesday. Well there was some rain/sleet Tuesday night but Wednesday was sunny and the temperature got up to 10C, that's about 48F. Similar on Thursday and the weatherman says Friday, Saturday and Sunday much the same. Tuesday maximum was about 40F. Overnight minimums -5C or so (22 -24F) if clear, rather higher if cloudy. No snow so far this year.

Location - Canberra.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/weather/default.htm

Answer 6

Australia is a large country that is bigger than the USA (without Alaska). It stretches from about 10°S to about 41°S in southern Tasmania (although Macquarie Island, part of Tasmania is about 55°S). Much of Australia is north of the Tropic of Capricorn. By comparison, none of the USA (except Hawaii) or Europe is south of the Tropic of Cancer.

It has a large range of tropical, sub-tropical and temperate climates. At the moment it is very warm and dry in the tropical north; cold and wet along the south coast; mild to warm and dry along the sub-tropical east coast and cold and snowy on the ranges, particularly the higher parts of the Alps. In the centre there are cold nights and mild to warm days. As it is desert, it is mainly dry.

Answer 7

in Queensland(state of Aussie)today is a bit cool max20c(about68f) to 5c(about40F) never seen snow & it dosent rain in winter here very often