Sydney to Perth Roadtrip in 1962

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Sydney to Perth Roadtrip in 1962 Dec 12, 2022 18:49:58 GMT -5 Moron, 🖕🏿Mörön🖕🏿, and 1 more like this

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Post by greysrigging on Dec 12, 2022 18:49:58 GMT -5

Transcontinental roadtrip in 1962. Highway 1 wasn't sealed accross the Nullarbor Plain until the mid 1970's, so one imagines it must have been quite a journey 60 years ago !
Some terrific old photos to accompany the climate data.

SYDNEY, NSW

HAY, NSW

The Hay Plains in 1962....quintessentialy Australian photo !

EUSTON, NSW

Small border town on the Murray River, the fruit fly quarrantine checkpoint in 1962.

Can't find reliable climate data, so using Mildura ( an hour west )

CEDUNA/PENOLA, SA

Look at the warning sign in Ceduna !!

Penola, west of Ceduna.

NULLARBOR, SA

Australia's Highway 1 in 1962 !

EUCLA, WA

Back on the tar seal at Eucla, still 900 miles to Perth.

PERTH, WA

Perth skyline mid 1960's

tommyFL Legend Posts: 3,612 Location: Arundel, FL	Sydney to Perth Roadtrip in 1962 Dec 12, 2022 18:58:15 GMT -5 greysrigging likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tommyFL on Dec 12, 2022 18:58:15 GMT -5 Sydney by far
	PWS: 142.11.236.169/php/data.php?station=860371050882459 WU: www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KFLSTUAR217 CWOP: www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=G4175

jetshnl Legend Posts: 2,731	Sydney to Perth Roadtrip in 1962 Dec 12, 2022 19:36:55 GMT -5 Ethereal likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jetshnl on Dec 12, 2022 19:36:55 GMT -5 Perth, sunnier and better summers
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Steelernation Supreme Legend Posts: 10,650 Location: Fort Collins, CO	Sydney to Perth Roadtrip in 1962 Dec 12, 2022 20:09:32 GMT -5 greysrigging likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Steelernation on Dec 12, 2022 20:09:32 GMT -5 Sydney. Mildura and Hay are too hot in summer and still don’t get any snow, the other places are too dry and stormless
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Sydney to Perth Roadtrip in 1962 Dec 12, 2022 20:19:59 GMT -5 Steelernation likes this

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Dec 12, 2022 20:09:32 GMT -5 Steelernation said:

Sydney. Mildura and Hay are too hot in summer and still don’t get any snow, the other places are too dry and stormless

Places that might see some snowfalls every year generally around 800m asl in south eastern AU.....when I say might see some snow, this doesnt mean settled snow for days on end....the frontal nature of winter systems means the climate is very changeable with rapid thawing/melting.
Places like Ballarat between 400m-500m in southern Victoria might see a few flurries every winter, but settled snow is not that common.

Cheeseman Legend Posts: 1,679 Location: The Starbucks Hipster Capital of Wisconsin	Sydney to Perth Roadtrip in 1962 Dec 12, 2022 22:48:18 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cheeseman on Dec 12, 2022 22:48:18 GMT -5 Perth, mate! Just had to. Summer in Perth is as comfy as it gets.

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Sydney to Perth Roadtrip in 1962 Dec 13, 2022 6:02:11 GMT -5

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Post by Ethereal on Dec 13, 2022 6:02:11 GMT -5

I'll take Perth for now. Those "in between" are all too dry for my liking (a plant hobbyist), despite their terrific sunshine hours.

I am amazed that a relatively wet Perth is sunnier than these semi-arid places. Something is not right. But I don't know...

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Sydney to Perth Roadtrip in 1962 Dec 13, 2022 13:23:50 GMT -5 greysrigging, fairweatherfan, and 1 more like this

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Perth, obviously. Mediterranean paradise

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	"Above 40 degrees North, there is no Winter warmth; Above 50 degrees North, there is no Summer heat; Above 60 degrees North, there are no Thunderstorms; Above 70 degrees North, there is no Hope." — Benny Boy's adage. My PWS (5-min data): www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KNCNEWBE221 CWOP: www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=g1763

CRISPR Legend Posts: 1,702 Location: Ulladulla, NSW, Australia	Sydney to Perth Roadtrip in 1962 Feb 15, 2024 15:35:25 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by CRISPR on Feb 15, 2024 15:35:25 GMT -5 Sydney just because Perth is too dry in summer

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