PSUBlizzicane2007 Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/8213932/Wintry-weather-brings-snow-to-Australia-in-midsummer.html Very interesting weather pattern has set up down there.... with that snow, the TC in the CPAC, and the potential TC in the Atlantic... one would not think it is December! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe1946 Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Australia is as large as the US not counting Alaska and in the northern part they have temps in the 90's during the day and 80's at night forecast for this week: http://www.wundergro...ions/95100.html I would call that forecast summer type weather IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loafnut Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Australia is as large as the US not counting Alaska and in the northern part they have temps in the 90's during the day and 80's at night forecast for this week: http://www.wundergro...ions/95100.html I would call that forecast summer type weather IMHO. What is this supposed to mean? Northern Australia is at the same latitude as Nicaragua and has more of a tropical wet/dry season climate. Of course its not snowing there. Thanks captain obvious. Its southern australia that would be seeing the snow. Its at about the same latitude as northern new england and I think if new england got july snow it would be quite the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha5 Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Wow thats incredible....I didnt think it snowed that much there let alone in SUMMER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacoman25 Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 What is this supposed to mean? Northern Australia is at the same latitude as Nicaragua and has more of a tropical wet/dry season climate. Of course its not snowing there. Thanks captain obvious. Its southern australia that would be seeing the snow. Its at about the same latitude as northern new england and I think if new england got july snow it would be quite the story. I think this is more like June for them...but still quite impressive and unusual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbscott126 Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Also figure that Mount Hotham is at 6,100 Feet. It would be like getting snow on Mount Washington in June which has happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSUBlizzicane2007 Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 I think this is more like June for them...but still quite impressive and unusual. it's actually closer to southern mid Atlantic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjames1992 Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Mount Hotham is at about 36 degrees latitude, so this is most similar to Mt. Mitchell, NC getting snow during late June. Mt. Mitchell is a bit south of 36 degrees north, but it's the highest point east of the Mississippi at 6,684 ft. compared to Mt. Hotham's 6,106 ft. (at the summit). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe1946 Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 The South Pole is much colder than the North Pole so I don't think the comparisons are Apples to Apples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roardog Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 I like how the article calls it mid Summer. I would say sometime in January would be mid Summer there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k*** Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 The South Pole is much colder than the North Pole so I don't think the comparisons are Apples to Apples. yeah, but the southern hemisphere is dominated by temperature-modifying ocean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowGoose69 Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 yeah, but the southern hemisphere is dominated by temperature-modifying ocean. I'm not sure there is any sea level city in the entire south hemisphere that sees snow at all, its pretty amazing how much a modifying effect the water has Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k*** Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 I'm not sure there is any sea level city in the entire south hemisphere that sees snow at all, its pretty amazing how much a modifying effect the water has maybe someplace like stanley or puerto arenas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacoman25 Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Also figure that Mount Hotham is at 6,100 Feet. It would be like getting snow on Mount Washington in June which has happened. No, it's much more unusual than that. Mt. Washington has a much colder climate than anywhere in Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacoman25 Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 I'm not sure there is any sea level city in the entire south hemisphere that sees snow at all, its pretty amazing how much a modifying effect the water has There are a couple in New Zealand and a couple in far southern South America that do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe1946 Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 "Northern Endeavour, Western Australia ThursdayThunderstorm. High: 93 °F . Wind WSW 15 mph . 70% chance of precipitation (water equivalent of 0.70 in). Heat Index: 113 °F . " http://www.wundergro...ions/95100.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 The South Pole is much colder than the North Pole so I don't think the comparisons are Apples to Apples. It doesn't matter because airmasses rarely make it from Antarctica into the mid-latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere due to the powerful storms frequently tracking through the Southern Ocean. I like how the article calls it mid Summer. I would say sometime in January would be mid Summer there. I think one could call late June "mid summer" in the US so I don't see a problem with it. There are a couple in New Zealand and a couple in far southern South America that do. Definitely Punta Arenas in extreme southern Chile and Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego see snow pretty regularly. There are some cities on the coast of New Zealand that have occasional snowfalls as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 The South Pole is much colder than the North Pole so I don't think the comparisons are Apples to Apples. It doesn't matter because airmasses rarely make it from Antarctica into the mid-latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere due to the powerful storms frequently tracking through the Southern Ocean. I like how the article calls it mid Summer. I would say sometime in January would be mid Summer there. I think one could call late June "mid summer" in the US so I don't see a problem with it. There are a couple in New Zealand and a couple in far southern South America that do. Definitely Punta Arenas in extreme southern Chile and Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego see snow pretty regularly. There are some cities on the coast of New Zealand that have occasional snowfalls as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacoman25 Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 "Northern Endeavour, Western Australia ThursdayThunderstorm. High: 93 °F . Wind WSW 15 mph . 70% chance of precipitation (water equivalent of 0.70 in). Heat Index: 113 °F . " http://www.wundergro...ions/95100.html What are you trying to prove? That it is also hot somewhere in Australia during their summer? Totally missing the point of this thread: parts of Australia are seeing very unusual snowfall for this time of year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe1946 Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 What are you trying to prove? That it is also hot somewhere in Australia during their summer? Totally missing the point of this thread: parts of Australia are seeing very unusual snowfall for this time of year. What is the big deal with a little snow up on a 6,000ft mountain in the ski region of Austrailia ? I bet it will be back to normal by Christmas Day there. As the highest resort in Australia, Charlotte Pass Ski Resort receives some of the most consistent and best quality snowfalls. http://www.charlotte...au/aboutus.html Australia's Highest Resort : http://www.charlotte....au/chalet.html Mount Mitchell, North Carolina Snow flurries have been reported on the summit even in the summer months of June, July, and August. http://www.romanticasheville.com/mtmitchell.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSUBlizzicane2007 Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 What is the big deal with a little snow up on a 6,000ft mountain in the ski region of Austrailia ? I bet it will be back to normal by Christmas Day there. http://www.charlotte...au/aboutus.html Australia's Highest Resort : http://www.charlotte....au/chalet.html Wow... you are clearly willfully ignorant of how unusual of an occurrence this is. Like someone else said, it would be like mountains in NORTH CAROLINA in JUNE getting snow (which, btw, some places got nearly a foot of snow!). Posting unrelated weather observations from the other side of the country mean nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k*** Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 australia is a continent mmmkay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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