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Post by Moron on Jan 26, 2021 23:02:23 GMT -5
A subtropical, high elevation (for Qld) climate with warm, stable summers and cool, drier winters. As with SE Qld climates, there's a significant precipitation peak in summer. The most variable time of the year is Spring. I'd give it a B, pretty nice year around, perfectly liveable but there needs to be some more raw heat.  |
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Post by knot on Jan 26, 2021 23:08:51 GMT -5
D+
Awful precip pattern, summers too wet, winters too warm and far too dry.
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Post by Steelernation on Jan 26, 2021 23:22:05 GMT -5
D. Pleasant but boring.
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Post by jgtheone on Jan 26, 2021 23:38:16 GMT -5
C-. It's a C climate, but the precip pattern is what causes the minus.
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Post by tommyFL on Jan 26, 2021 23:46:51 GMT -5
B. Pretty good, but winters are too warm.
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Post by Beercules on Jan 26, 2021 23:48:58 GMT -5
D. Lame summers.
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Post by greysrigging on Jan 27, 2021 0:53:08 GMT -5
Toowoomba, at almost 700m asl, is a welcome relief from the heat and humidity of the Lockyer Valley ( and eastwards through to Brisbane ). Winters can be surprisingly cool for the latitude ( 27.6*S )
It is Australia's largest ( by population about 140k ) inland City and is the capital of one of the wealthiest farming districts in Australia, the Darling Downs.
It has always surprised me to see mangos, bananas and other subtropical fruits growing in the Lockyer Valley at the bottom of the range, then 20 miles later in Toowoomba there are peaches, pears, apples and stone fruits growing throughout the suburbs.
The City itself is perched on the top of the Great Dividing Ranges.... some areas the waters flow east to the sea, and the majority of runoff flows west into the Murray - Darling Basin.
Due to the summer maximum rain fall pattern, winters are often dry and sunny, with the clear nights allowing frosts to form. The Airport records a reasonable amount of sub zero minimums, although the old town site ( records from 1957 to 1998 ) have recorded mins as low as -4.4c in the winter months. Other Darling Downs towns to the south of Toowoomba have dipped as low as -10c ( Stanthorpe and Warrick. ).
All in all, one of Queensland's better climates, not too many extremes.... a +38c ( 100f ) is a rarity, only 9 such days at the Airport since 1997.
And a sub 10c max ( 50f )is equally rare with 12 such days since 1997.
A solid B
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Post by knot on Jan 27, 2021 1:35:13 GMT -5
And a sub 10c ( 50f )is equally rare with 12 such days since 1997. Thanks for the info. Didn't know it was that shit house…I now downgrade it to a D. |
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Post by greysrigging on Jan 27, 2021 1:50:26 GMT -5
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Post by chesternz on Jan 27, 2021 1:57:05 GMT -5
B, pretty comfortable, but I prefer Brisbane.
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Post by MET on Jan 27, 2021 8:08:46 GMT -5
B-. Ideal for me with temps/rainfall pattern. Hopefully all that rain is from thunderstorms.
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Post by Benfxmth on Jan 27, 2021 8:14:51 GMT -5
A C+ from me. Lame summers.
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Post by alex992 on Jan 27, 2021 10:17:51 GMT -5
D-/E+; comfortable but boring. Not a bad climate for its latitude though.
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Post by Kaleetan on Jan 27, 2021 11:03:40 GMT -5
B. That's a pretty good climate.
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Post by trolik on Jan 27, 2021 12:05:44 GMT -5
B+/A-
Coastal SEQ is much better tho (A+)
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Post by deneb78 on Jan 27, 2021 14:47:17 GMT -5
B-
Not bad but Australia has much better climates.
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Post by srfoskey on Jan 27, 2021 15:40:06 GMT -5
C+
One of the better near-snowless climates out there, but I'd prefer much colder winters, slightly warmer summers, and more precipitation.
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Post by Cadeau on Jan 29, 2021 10:49:54 GMT -5
Grade C-. Nice find, probably one of the best climates in QLD.
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Mind you, there's been the odd snowy day too....
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