Post by greysrigging on Jun 20, 2021 5:52:13 GMT -5
Australia's sub Antarctic hellhole, The second oldest settlement in the country, formerly Van Diemen's Land, now the State of Tasmania.
Well, perhaps 'sub Antarctic hellhole' is a bit of an exaggeration, although there are parts of the Island that may well fit this description, lol !
Some magnificent country, scenery and all round pristine natural bush and wilderness, Tasmania is a sought after tourist destination for mainlander Aussies....but sure as hell we don't wanna live there...haha. Mind you, many people from the big island to the North head down south for the 'sea change' and a simpler lifestyle. Just gotta buy extra winter clothes....
Tasmania has one of those Southern Hemisphere climates that are often misunderstood by the rest of the world. Relatively mild due to its location in the Southern Ocean and within the 'Roaring Fourties' latitudes, summers may be non existant, and winters vary from mild to sub polar. Western sites get the full force of the roaring fourties and heavy rainfall. Eastern sites are in a rain shadow from the Central Highlands and are surprisingly dry. And although the summers are considered 'coolish' by the rest of Australia, that big land mass to the North certainly provides the odd heatwave and 40c temps in the summer months. The whole island has an extremely changeable climate.
I've done a coupla jobs in Hobart many years ago, and flew into Launceston for a few days between Xmas and New year in 2014 and walked the Cradle Mountain Track. That day in late Dec was an 8c max temp day and drizzly rain....I'd come over from weeks of +43c temps in the Western Australian Pilbara at Yandicoogina.....needless to say I suffered somewhat....haha
Flinders Island, Bass Strait
King Island, Bass Strait
Smithton, North West Coast
Devonport, North Coast
St Helens, North East Coast
Swansea, Central East Coast
Hobart, South East Coast
Dover, South Coast
Maatsuyker Island, South Coast
Strahan, West Coast.
Queenstown, Inland West Coast
Mount Read, Inland West Coast/Central Highlands.
The former mining town at 1000m asl was Tasmania's highest altitude town. You would have to be tough !!
Launceston, North Central District
A rare occurrence in Lonnie...
www.examiner.com.au/story/6864991/quite-a-rare-thing-most-significant-snowfall-in-launceston-since-70s/
Cradle Mountain/Cradle Valley, Central North West
Liaweenie, Central Highlands
Climate
Owing to its high-elevation location in the far south of Australia, Liawenee's climate features the rare cold-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csc), though it is also on the border between an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) and a subpolar oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfc). February temperatures range between 5 °C (41 °F) and 18 °C (64 °F), which is colder than most mainland Australian winters south of about Geraldton in Western Australia.[7] Even though summers are cool to mild, occasionally a northerly wind causes temperatures to climb into the mid- to high twenties but rarely into the thirties. The coldest day on record was on 9 July 1997, when the temperature did not rise above −2.0 °C (28.4 °F). A record low of −14.2 °C (6.4 °F) was recorded at Liawenee on the morning of 7 August 2020, which is also the lowest temperature ever recorded in Tasmania. Days below 10 °C (50 °F) have been recorded in summer, with the coldest day in summer being 6 °C (43 °F), recorded on 8 January 1994.[8] The town spends an annual average of only 0.7 days above 30 °C (86 °F) but in contrast spends 210.2 days below 2 °C (36 °F), with 142.4 below freezing.
There are about 136 cloudy days a year, which peaks in July at 16 days and drops to an average of 8 days in January. There are about 182 days of measurable precipitation each year. The humidity is high but the lack of warm weather means that it rarely becomes uncomfortable. The annual mean 9am humidity is 82% and the annual mean 3pm humidity is 67%. Snowfall is frequent and heavy; receiving 41.8 snowy days annually, of which can fall in any month.[9]
Liawenee and surrounding Miena Dam experience annual mean maximum temperatures of 12.6 °C (54.7 °F)[10] and 10.1 °C (50.2 °F),[11] respectively, and are thus amongst the coldest permanently inhabited places in Australia; irrespective of Miena Dam, Liawenee is colder on this metric than notable mainland sites of a similar elevation such as Nimmitabel (15.6 °C (60.1 °F))[12] and Cooma (19.4 °C (66.9 °F))[13] as well as Thredbo village (13.5 °C (56.3 °F))[14] – a station of considerably greater elevation (1380m AMSL). Within Tasmania, only the uninhabited summits of Mount Wellington (Kunanyi) and Mount Read record lower annual mean maximum temperatures (7.8 °C (46.0 °F)[15] and 8.7 °C (47.7 °F),[16] respectively) although other mountains of Tasmania that currently lack weather stations are very likely to also experience similar or colder conditions.
Maydena, Central Districts
Strathgordon, Central South West
Climate
Strathgordon has an oceanic climate (Cfb) with mild summers and cool winters with crisp nights. Rainfall is very heavy year round, some of the heaviest in all of Australia. Strathgordon as well as being very wet is also very cloudy for most of the year.
Mount Wellington, above Hobart
Climate
Mount Wellington has a Tundra Climate (Köppen: ET). The mountain significantly influences Hobart's weather, and intending visitors to the summit are advised to dress warmly against the often icy winds at the summit, which have been recorded at sustained speeds of over 157 kilometres per hour (98 mph), with rare gusts of up to 200 kilometres per hour (120 mph). In the winter it frequently snows and the mountain is often snowcapped. Lighter snowfalls in spring, summer and autumn are also common. A day on the summit can consist of clear sunny skies, then rain, snow, icy winds and clear again.
Well, perhaps 'sub Antarctic hellhole' is a bit of an exaggeration, although there are parts of the Island that may well fit this description, lol !
Some magnificent country, scenery and all round pristine natural bush and wilderness, Tasmania is a sought after tourist destination for mainlander Aussies....but sure as hell we don't wanna live there...haha. Mind you, many people from the big island to the North head down south for the 'sea change' and a simpler lifestyle. Just gotta buy extra winter clothes....
Tasmania has one of those Southern Hemisphere climates that are often misunderstood by the rest of the world. Relatively mild due to its location in the Southern Ocean and within the 'Roaring Fourties' latitudes, summers may be non existant, and winters vary from mild to sub polar. Western sites get the full force of the roaring fourties and heavy rainfall. Eastern sites are in a rain shadow from the Central Highlands and are surprisingly dry. And although the summers are considered 'coolish' by the rest of Australia, that big land mass to the North certainly provides the odd heatwave and 40c temps in the summer months. The whole island has an extremely changeable climate.
I've done a coupla jobs in Hobart many years ago, and flew into Launceston for a few days between Xmas and New year in 2014 and walked the Cradle Mountain Track. That day in late Dec was an 8c max temp day and drizzly rain....I'd come over from weeks of +43c temps in the Western Australian Pilbara at Yandicoogina.....needless to say I suffered somewhat....haha
Flinders Island, Bass Strait
King Island, Bass Strait
Smithton, North West Coast
Devonport, North Coast
St Helens, North East Coast
Swansea, Central East Coast
Hobart, South East Coast
Dover, South Coast
Maatsuyker Island, South Coast
Strahan, West Coast.
Queenstown, Inland West Coast
Mount Read, Inland West Coast/Central Highlands.
The former mining town at 1000m asl was Tasmania's highest altitude town. You would have to be tough !!
Launceston, North Central District
A rare occurrence in Lonnie...
www.examiner.com.au/story/6864991/quite-a-rare-thing-most-significant-snowfall-in-launceston-since-70s/
Cradle Mountain/Cradle Valley, Central North West
Liaweenie, Central Highlands
Climate
Owing to its high-elevation location in the far south of Australia, Liawenee's climate features the rare cold-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csc), though it is also on the border between an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) and a subpolar oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfc). February temperatures range between 5 °C (41 °F) and 18 °C (64 °F), which is colder than most mainland Australian winters south of about Geraldton in Western Australia.[7] Even though summers are cool to mild, occasionally a northerly wind causes temperatures to climb into the mid- to high twenties but rarely into the thirties. The coldest day on record was on 9 July 1997, when the temperature did not rise above −2.0 °C (28.4 °F). A record low of −14.2 °C (6.4 °F) was recorded at Liawenee on the morning of 7 August 2020, which is also the lowest temperature ever recorded in Tasmania. Days below 10 °C (50 °F) have been recorded in summer, with the coldest day in summer being 6 °C (43 °F), recorded on 8 January 1994.[8] The town spends an annual average of only 0.7 days above 30 °C (86 °F) but in contrast spends 210.2 days below 2 °C (36 °F), with 142.4 below freezing.
There are about 136 cloudy days a year, which peaks in July at 16 days and drops to an average of 8 days in January. There are about 182 days of measurable precipitation each year. The humidity is high but the lack of warm weather means that it rarely becomes uncomfortable. The annual mean 9am humidity is 82% and the annual mean 3pm humidity is 67%. Snowfall is frequent and heavy; receiving 41.8 snowy days annually, of which can fall in any month.[9]
Liawenee and surrounding Miena Dam experience annual mean maximum temperatures of 12.6 °C (54.7 °F)[10] and 10.1 °C (50.2 °F),[11] respectively, and are thus amongst the coldest permanently inhabited places in Australia; irrespective of Miena Dam, Liawenee is colder on this metric than notable mainland sites of a similar elevation such as Nimmitabel (15.6 °C (60.1 °F))[12] and Cooma (19.4 °C (66.9 °F))[13] as well as Thredbo village (13.5 °C (56.3 °F))[14] – a station of considerably greater elevation (1380m AMSL). Within Tasmania, only the uninhabited summits of Mount Wellington (Kunanyi) and Mount Read record lower annual mean maximum temperatures (7.8 °C (46.0 °F)[15] and 8.7 °C (47.7 °F),[16] respectively) although other mountains of Tasmania that currently lack weather stations are very likely to also experience similar or colder conditions.
Maydena, Central Districts
Strathgordon, Central South West
Climate
Strathgordon has an oceanic climate (Cfb) with mild summers and cool winters with crisp nights. Rainfall is very heavy year round, some of the heaviest in all of Australia. Strathgordon as well as being very wet is also very cloudy for most of the year.
Mount Wellington, above Hobart
Climate
Mount Wellington has a Tundra Climate (Köppen: ET). The mountain significantly influences Hobart's weather, and intending visitors to the summit are advised to dress warmly against the often icy winds at the summit, which have been recorded at sustained speeds of over 157 kilometres per hour (98 mph), with rare gusts of up to 200 kilometres per hour (120 mph). In the winter it frequently snows and the mountain is often snowcapped. Lighter snowfalls in spring, summer and autumn are also common. A day on the summit can consist of clear sunny skies, then rain, snow, icy winds and clear again.
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