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Hey SAB, a few days above 30C is pretty much what you'd call a heatwave in Sydney! lol...Even though they have got to 45.3C before, WAY back in 1939, they have a lot fewer scorchers than Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne. I think in terms of scorchers Perth and Adelaide and Melbourne not far behind. I guess with 46.4C you're ahead of Perth now with our 46.2, but still have to catch up to Adelaide's 47.6!
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4000 hours a year would suit me.
Interesting fact, NOWHERE in Australia (sunny as it is) is that sunny, so if someone was really serious about living in such a place they'd have to move to either the Sahara Desert or Southwestern Arizona (Yuma area). Although I'm sure most sun-lovers would be satisfied with the 3650 hours a year at Port Hedland (10 hours a day!).
Interesting fact, NOWHERE in Australia (sunny as it is) is that sunny, so if someone was really serious about living in such a place they'd have to move to either the Sahara Desert or Southwestern Arizona (Yuma area). Although I'm sure most sun-lovers would be satisfied with the 3650 hours a year at Port Hedland (10 hours a day!).
there could be places in Australia with 4000 hours, but the problem is the distribution of weather stations in the Pilbara, Gascoyne and other surrounding areas is very sparse so it is impossible to get a complete picture of the climate there.
there could be places in Australia with 4000 hours, but the problem is the distribution of weather stations in the Pilbara, Gascoyne and other surrounding areas is very sparse so it is impossible to get a complete picture of the climate there.
Is that where you'd like to live,
or would you rather move to the southwestern U.S.?
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there could be places in Australia with 4000 hours, but the problem is the distribution of weather stations in the Pilbara, Gascoyne and other surrounding areas is very sparse so it is impossible to get a complete picture of the climate there.
Thought this map would be of interest to you. Yes the stations are sparse but I think there are enough to rule out an area having an average 11 hours a day or more. The sunniest area is actually the coastal Pilbara: the area west of Hedland being the sunniest in Australia. The inland Pilbara is actually a tad cloudier due to thunderstorm convection.
Is that where you'd like to live,
or would you rather move to the southwestern U.S.?
Problem with the Pilbara is that it is very isolated with only tiny towns without much to do, so from that aspect I'd prefer the southwestern U.S. If either Port Hedland, Karratha or Broome was a major city, than that would be heaven on Earth. While I actually prefer the country, I'd like having a major city nearby for the availability of most goods and services that would otherwise be hard to come by in a small country town.
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