Post by knot on Sept 22, 2019 2:11:31 GMT -5
Grampians, VIC (Mt. William)
Elevated by 1,150 m AMSL and situated at 37° 18' S in South-Western VIC, well-exposed before the windward teeth of the Roaring Forties, the Grampians are sure to send a few chills down the spine of any gloom-hater! Especially considering that this is mainland Australia we're talking about—25.9 precipitation days in July; 211.4 annually:
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Snowfall is heavy and frequent, likewise; summers extremely variable, too with occasional snow flurries. Aberfeldy, VIC (1,060 m and much drier) averages 32.5 snowy days annually, so it can be adequately estimated that Mt. William would average in the order of ~55 snowy days per annum, considering the tremendous amount of precipitation days by comparison to Aberfeldy.
I'll award it a B+; doesn't quite make the A range due to painful stability and gloominess in winter, but its snowfall makes up for it, and its summers are epically variable. Keep in mind that averages merely span 2005-2019, so the records may be subdued by the narrow reference period—farther accentuated by the fact that it lay astride a ridgy escarpment, as opposed to a flat tableland (i.e. no possiblity of temperature inversion).
Elevated by 1,150 m AMSL and situated at 37° 18' S in South-Western VIC, well-exposed before the windward teeth of the Roaring Forties, the Grampians are sure to send a few chills down the spine of any gloom-hater! Especially considering that this is mainland Australia we're talking about—25.9 precipitation days in July; 211.4 annually:
Location:
Snowfall is heavy and frequent, likewise; summers extremely variable, too with occasional snow flurries. Aberfeldy, VIC (1,060 m and much drier) averages 32.5 snowy days annually, so it can be adequately estimated that Mt. William would average in the order of ~55 snowy days per annum, considering the tremendous amount of precipitation days by comparison to Aberfeldy.
I'll award it a B+; doesn't quite make the A range due to painful stability and gloominess in winter, but its snowfall makes up for it, and its summers are epically variable. Keep in mind that averages merely span 2005-2019, so the records may be subdued by the narrow reference period—farther accentuated by the fact that it lay astride a ridgy escarpment, as opposed to a flat tableland (i.e. no possiblity of temperature inversion).
