Rate The Climate: Hawker/Wilpena Pound, South Australia

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Rate The Climate: Hawker/Wilpena Pound, South Australia Oct 27, 2021 3:50:38 GMT -5 🖕🏿Mörön🖕🏿 and knot like this

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Post by greysrigging on Oct 27, 2021 3:50:38 GMT -5

Hawker, in the foothills of the Northern Flinders Ranges ( mid north of South Australia ) is a town that was surveyed well to the north of the Goyder Line, a line based on rainfall and temps suitable for cropping. Generally north of Goyder's Line was prone to drought conditions, meaning cropping was unprofitable and even grazing ( sheep and cattle ) was marginal.
www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/archived/bushtelegraph/goyder-line/4806266
www.minesurveyors.com.au/files/2013Conference/1030-AIMS-2013-Conference-Bruce_1.pdf

Hawker is located 55klm south of the tourist resort at Wilpena Pound, The highest peaks in the Northern Flinders Ranges rise to over 1100m asl and, would you polar foamers believe, gets some snowfalls every coupla years or so... there were good falls there in August 2020.
www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-07/widespread-snow-blankets-flinders-ranges-in-sa/12533604

The Northern Flinders are very scenic, with the region being used in many iconic Aussie films in the last 60 years
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_shot_in_Flinders_Ranges

Hawker, South Australia
www.aussietowns.com.au/town/hawker-sa

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Hawker ( weatherzone data )

Hawker BOM Max Temps

Hawker BOM Min Temps

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Wilpena Pound Rainfall

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Rate The Climate: Hawker/Wilpena Pound, South Australia Oct 27, 2021 5:53:43 GMT -5

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Post by Beercules on Oct 27, 2021 5:53:43 GMT -5

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Barely warmer than here, despite being only at 340m elevation. Infact, the 3 winter months are COOLER than here

and the record high is very low. Elevation is a serial killer in Australia. Absurd lapse rates. However, it gets far more thunderstorms than here.

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Rate The Climate: Hawker/Wilpena Pound, South Australia Oct 27, 2021 15:45:33 GMT -5

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Post by desiccatedi85 on Oct 27, 2021 15:45:33 GMT -5

B-. Decent average temps, but slightly too mild in winter and diurnals too large. Obviously far too dry most of the year, except for the nice dry summers.

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Rate The Climate: Hawker/Wilpena Pound, South Australia Oct 27, 2021 19:27:11 GMT -5

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Oct 27, 2021 17:06:08 GMT -5 Cadeau said:

D-. Glancing at the climate box it doesn't seem to be much different from the previous two places you posted.

Not significantly, indeed Hawker/Wilpena climate is modified somewhat by modest altitude. Port Augusta, located 105klm ( 60 miles ) south and at sea level is much warmer than Hawker, so the DALR comes into play in the Flinders Ranges.

Map showing Hawker, Ouyen and Cobar

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Rate The Climate: Hawker/Wilpena Pound, South Australia Oct 27, 2021 21:58:39 GMT -5 Beercules likes this

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Oct 27, 2021 20:24:42 GMT -5 Beercules said:

Definitely would pick Port Augusta over Hawker.

Except Port A Gutter has all the charm of a Bulgarian petrol refinery.....

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Rate The Climate: Hawker/Wilpena Pound, South Australia Oct 28, 2021 2:51:13 GMT -5

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Oct 27, 2021 21:58:39 GMT -5 greysrigging said:

Oct 27, 2021 20:24:42 GMT -5 Beercules said:

Definitely would pick Port Augusta over Hawker.

Except Port A Gutter has all the charm of a Bulgarian petrol refinery.....

I've never been to Port Augusta, but my parents have, on their way to Alice Springs and Ayers Rock. I asked them what was it like, and they said something along the lines of ... "shit".

But, I have to respect Port Augusta for its ability to generate heat and storms, and it is even windier than Renmark! If I was a gambler, I would put the next Australian 50C on Port Augusta.

And it is the only station in Australia where both The Ghan and Indian Pacific stop.

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Rate The Climate: Hawker/Wilpena Pound, South Australia Oct 28, 2021 7:13:49 GMT -5

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Post by chesternz on Oct 28, 2021 7:13:49 GMT -5

B. Pretty good, proper summers and winters are seasonably cool. And I assume it's far enough inland that they don't get the "45 C one day, 15 C the next" thing that plagues coastal SA climates. Just too dry and I'd prefer warmer winters. I'd prefer Port Augusta too, that would be a B+.

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Rate The Climate: Hawker/Wilpena Pound, South Australia Oct 30, 2021 0:24:11 GMT -5

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Post by Ethereal on Oct 30, 2021 0:24:11 GMT -5

Solid C. Typical inland Aussie semi-arid climate. Amazed to see how dry it is (including all the Bight really) when it's only 300km north of a humongous ocean that spews damp westerly fronts.

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Rate The Climate: Hawker/Wilpena Pound, South Australia Nov 1, 2021 5:52:52 GMT -5

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Oct 27, 2021 5:53:43 GMT -5 Beercules said:

B

Barely warmer than here, despite being only at 340m elevation. Infact, the 3 winter months are COOLER than here

and the record high is very low. Elevation is a serial killer in Australia. Absurd lapse rates. However, it gets far more thunderstorms than here.

It's rather that the latitudinal gradient between 32° and 34° S, is unremarkable. Between 34° and 35° S however there is a pronounced gradient—transitional between the Subtropics and Temperate Zone.

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