Rate (Victoria's coldest) climate: Mount Baw Baw (average, precipitation, totals)

[Joe90]

Originally Posted by lab276

Coastal areas have relatively cool summers, but even just a little bit inland it gets pretty hot. In terms of daytime highs anyway.

Yep -apart from the odd cold change in Melbourne, I didn't find myself wishing Australia was hotter.

[BulkBeerDrinker]

Originally Posted by arctic_gardener

Gotta love (not) how the spread between record lows in January and July is only five degrees. Crappy climate. Frost in every month of the year.

Also, see what I mean when I keep saying that Australia has cool summers for its location? This place is only at 5000 ft. Denver is a smidge higher than this, located at a comparable latitude, and manages much hotter summers. Australian summers in general are insipid and unreliable, at least in the southern half of the continent.

Probably because Denver is located on a continent which has very large landmass stretching almost to the North Pole. Therefore, you are not going to get cold fronts off the ocean so there is a much better chance for heat to build. Also Denver part of a much larger elevated area, it's not a point elevation near the coast like Australian mountain stations, so naturally it is going to be hotter.

Australian summers inland from the Great Dividing Range are fairly reliable, yes even on the southern half of the continent.

Originally Posted by Joe90

Yep -apart from the odd cold change in Melbourne, I didn't find myself wishing Australia was hotter.

Cool changes in Melbourne are a full time business.

[Ethereal]

Originally Posted by lab276

Coastal areas have relatively cool summers, but even just a little bit inland it gets pretty hot. In terms of daytime highs anyway.

I know, but they still "pale" in comparison to inland areas of eastern Asia and US in the summer.

[Baba_Wethu]

Wow, it's almost a perfect twin climate to Norway's west coast. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molde#Climate.
They both get F.

[Ethereal]

Originally Posted by Baba_Wethu

Wow, it's almost a perfect twin climate to Norway's west coast. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molde#Climate.
They both get F.

Yeah, weird. Australia, as hot as it is, can get pathetically cool for its latitude at parts.

But that's a good thing. At least it flaunts some diversity and kills the stereotype of the landmass being hot and dry all the time and everywhere.

[BeerParty]

Originally Posted by Joe90

Yep -apart from the odd cold change in Melbourne, I didn't find myself wishing Australia was hotter.

Cold changes in Melbourne in crummer are a lucrative full time business. That's why the place is Heathrow with a few hot days thrown in.

As for the poll, E-

terrible climate.

[Steelernation71]

Originally Posted by Steelernation71

F-.

I'd rate it an F- again. One of the worst climates in Australia.

[Thunder98]

Very Good winters and lackluster Summers

[Ethereal]

Originally Posted by Steelernation71

I'd rate it an F- again. One of the worst climates in Australia.

I thought you like snow?

This place is a snow-capped ski resort.

[Nino Bellov]

D

Summers are very weak.

Winters are quite good.