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Post by greysrigging on Feb 24, 2021 1:05:42 GMT -5
Another great Aussie roadtrip, this time heading south west from Darwin, through the Vic River District of the NT, the rugged Kimberley Ranges of North Western Australia, the arid Great Sandy Desert ( where the Desert reaches the Indian Ocean ), The Pilbara and Hamersley Ranges ( the Iron Ore Provinces ), the Murchison pastoral and gold mining districts, then finally the wheat and sheep farming districts on the approaches into Perth. About 4000klm by road, if I'm pushed for time, takes me 3 days. There is an alternative route via the coast which is about 300klm longer from Port Hedland to Karratha, Carnarvon, Geraldton then into Perth. Up until the 1980's, the road through the Kimberleys was unsealed, with lots of low level bridges and floodways, as was the section north of Mt Newman in the Pilbara, with the road alignment being through Nullagine and Marble Bar. The Road even nowadays is flood prone during the northern wet season.  Darwin ( Humpty Doo, an outer rural suburb of Darwin 35-40klm inland )  Kununurra  Halls Creek  Broome  Port Hedland  Newman  Mount Magnet  Perth  |
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Post by knot on Feb 24, 2021 5:32:21 GMT -5
Perth's like a diamond among the coals in this mob—and that's saying something.
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Post by jgtheone on Feb 24, 2021 6:12:07 GMT -5
Another vote for Perth, which looks to be sweeping the floor with the other climates.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2021 7:09:15 GMT -5
I voted for Newman, though it was a tough choice from Halls Creek all the way down to Perffff itself. Another interesting climate battle that goes to show just how much climatic diversity there is within Australia.
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Post by Steelernation on Feb 24, 2021 11:53:49 GMT -5
Mount Magnet. Perth has better temps but winter is disgusting with all that rain and it probably has fewer storms.
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Post by alex992 on Feb 24, 2021 12:03:49 GMT -5
Perth. Would've chosen Mount Magnet based on temps alone but it's way way too dry. Btw, love the name "Humpty Doo".  |
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Post by tommyFL on Feb 24, 2021 12:05:21 GMT -5
Easily Perth for being the coolest
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Post by Säharan Düst Störm on Feb 24, 2021 12:17:24 GMT -5
Very good thread because everyone is voting Perth. Truly the best.
Yeah Perth.
Mt Magnet is 2nd of course.
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Post by Benfxmth on Feb 24, 2021 18:39:04 GMT -5
Yeah, everyone's going to choose Perth.
It's a tossup between Mt. Magnet and Perth for me, but I voted Perth.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2021 18:43:44 GMT -5
Yeah, everyone's going to choose Perth. It's a tossup between Mt. Magnet and Perth for me, but I voted Perth. I didn't choose Perth; I'm surprised I picked the farthest-north choice out of anyone, but then again, Beercules hasn't posted here yet either. |
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Post by fæglèr on Feb 24, 2021 21:52:25 GMT -5
Yeah I had to choose Perth as well.
As far as "Mediterranean" climates go, it's definitely one of the better ones.
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Post by jetshnl on Feb 25, 2021 0:22:47 GMT -5
Humpty Doo, seems it would have slightly lower highs than Middle Point and warmer lows. As an aside, was looking at Broome on streetview and found this... lol goo.gl/maps/yCzyWnkfhcdDCL4F8 |
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Post by Beercules on Feb 25, 2021 0:39:07 GMT -5
Each and every one of those climates have more storms than the Herp De Derfffs.
I honestly can't pick between Port Hedland, Kununurra and Halls Creek. The former has some of the most exciting temps and humidity in Australia, while the latter has some of the best quality and quantity of storms in Australia.
If someone can give me rough number of storms, then I can choose.
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Post by greysrigging on Feb 25, 2021 1:29:50 GMT -5
Humpty Doo, seems it would have slightly lower highs than Middle Point and warmer lows. The differences would be very small max temp wise, and I would think ( knowing the sites ) that Middle Point probably gets a bit more cold air drainage than Humpty Doo. The two stes are about 25klm apart. |
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Post by greysrigging on Feb 25, 2021 1:44:53 GMT -5
Each and every one of those climates have more storms than the Herp De Derfffs. I honestly can't pick between Port Hedland, Kununurra and Halls Creek. The former has some of the most exciting temps and humidity in Australia, while the latter has some of the best quality and quantity of storms in Australia. If someone can give me rough number of storms, then I can choose. Port Hedland and that part of the Pilbara coast west and south don't seem to score a great deal of thunderstorms ( at least not in my 3 or 4 years working there ) The ones they do get are pretty good, but. The inland and higher altitude storms in the Hamersley Ranges were more frequent and pretty spectacular, including hail and strong winds. A late afternoon storm approaching our camp at Yandicoogina ( in July of all months ! A winter thunderstorm. ) And yes, the colours are real !  And without finding any real data, Kununurra probably gets more storms than Halls Creek, although any of the modest altidude places in the Kimberleys gets some pretty decent storms as well in the build up and wet season. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2021 9:37:11 GMT -5
Each and every one of those climates have more storms than the Herp De Derfffs. I honestly can't pick between Port Hedland, Kununurra and Halls Creek. The former has some of the most exciting temps and humidity in Australia, while the latter has some of the best quality and quantity of storms in Australia. If someone can give me rough number of storms, then I can choose. Just ballparking based on the BOM's thunder day map, Kununurra should average about 57 thunder days per year, compared with 50 in Halls Creek and a meager 23 in Port Hedland. They're all still a lot better than the 9 or so that Renmark looks to get, or the 15-16 of Perth. I think you'd appreciate Port Hedland's record highs, though. Edit: meant to quote Beercules, not greysrigging - though Greys might be able to provide some additional insight based on this too. |
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Post by Cadeau on Feb 25, 2021 14:06:54 GMT -5
Perth. Same reason as to why I pick Adelaide in the other thread.
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Post by deneb78 on Feb 26, 2021 18:39:09 GMT -5
Broome is the best among an awesome bunch for me. It has the best sunshine, precip and temp combo. Truly an A+ climate.
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Post by irlinit on Feb 27, 2021 14:12:54 GMT -5
Broome for me.
Most of these are good climates. Perfffffff is still a pretty good climate but I hear from good authority it is full of derpoids.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2021 20:27:40 GMT -5
Broome for me. Most of these are good climates. Perfffffff is still a pretty good climate but I hear from good authority it is full of derpoids. Finally someone else breaks the consensus! Perth seems quite similar to your old (2013-2015) dream climates. I like it too, but I'd prefer somewhere a few degrees warmer year-round and with better storm potential. |
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