Del Rio, TX Vs Port Augusta, South Aus

Port A Gutter, although it pains me give the place a positive tick. Passed through there many times as it is a major road freight hub between Adelaide - Perth and Adelaide - Darwin. Perched at the top of Spencer Gulf, the town is sited upon stagnant, smelly tidal mudflats, and their sole claims to fame was the industrial eyesore of a huge coal fired power station ( since decommissioned and demolished ) and the railway workshops.
Although it has a reputation for evil desert heat, it is also one of those Bi-Polar Aussie climates facing the Southern Ocean, so gets wild mood/temp swings. Anytime I've ever stayed there, after a punishing 2700klm drive from the tropics and through the desert heat, get to Port A Gutter and a big kiick arse cold front has swept through and it is as cold as a witches tit....even at the height of summer.

For further reading, an excerpt from the book 'Shit Towns Of Australia' ( and yes, a real publication )
www.booktopia.com.au/sh-t-towns-of-australia-rick-furphy/book/9781988547244.html?irclickid=Wdi0evVhpxyJR6k0W2SX%3Awd2UkBz8Xxw4X3jyE0&irgwc=1&utm_campaign=STOA&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=Impact

"Port Augusta is known as a ‘working class town’, which is ironic because no one there has a job. The city has been redundant since its port ceased to operate in 1973, making half of its name a lie. Attempts to resuscitate ‘Portagutter’ by kick-starting a new economy predicated on polluting the atmosphere with copious amounts of carbon ended with the closure of all of its coal-fired power plants in the 2010s. Now little more than a blight on the South Australian desert landscape, Port Augusta exists purely so people can confuse it with Port Pirie and Port Lincoln.
Port Augusta’s most famous feature is its putrid stench, courtesy of a dried-up tyre-filled mud puddle called Bird Lake, which makes the entire city smell almost as bad as its residents. The place is also cursed with a punishing climate that sees the mercury push 50 degrees, forcing feral locals to cool off in the flooded rubbish tip known as the Spencer Gulf. 500 algae-encrusted shopping trolleys were recently fished up from waters near the wharf to prevent jumpers from landing on them, but a sizeable trolley reef remains.
Aside from a derelict disused port, Port Disgusta boasts a world-class collection of abandoned buildings, towering razor-wire-tipped fences, beaches with more broken glass than sand, and patches of dirt in lieu of lawns. It’s also home to the Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden, which showcases all of the nothing that grows in the Outback. A former hit with overseas visitors was the now-closed Baxter Detention Centre/refugee prison, which attracted tourists from all over Southeast Asia and the Middle East, and must have been incredible because most visitors stayed for years.
Port Augusta: Where the Dirt Meets the Sea."

Which state is port Augusta located in?

Port Augusta for not having bipolar winters. If part of the year has to be bipolar, I would rather it be summer than winter.

Del Rio for the better chance of thunderstorms (and generally more interesting weather).

Del Rio for me for the more consistently warm summers, even if more humid.