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Well that's because some drought tolerant plants can withstand long stretches of no water if there was a wet period prior. But I don't think any plants (besides conifers) can grow in constant freezing conditions.
Not even conifers grow in constant freezing conditions (i.e. the entire year below freezing). A short summer is best for those sort of plants, and subarctic climate can't be too terrible for plants, considering that the boreal forest is the largest forest biome on the planet. For the record, no plants can grow with no water, either, but drought-hardy plants can survive long droughts if there was a previous wet period, just as cold-hardy plants can survive long winters if there was a previous warm period.
It also depends on what you consider to be constant freezing conditions. Some Dfb climates (i.e. supporting deciduous trees) have winters that are long and very cold, with only a respite of 4 months or so when plants can grow.
35.9 C (96 F?) at Williamtown NSW airport today,
with 9% humidity and 35+ km/h (22 mph+? ) winds.
Heard a radio ad that I thought it was ironically fun to play today
Quote:
We're still in our winter-warmers, but now we're looking ahead. Spring is just around the corner..."
Spring is almost here and today is already 35 C/95 F?
At 6:30am it was 14 C/57 F, which I think was our morning low
but it was already 31 C/88 F with 18% humidity by 9am.
I'm glad my yard looks mostly-unscathed from the relentless, desicating westerly-winds.
I gave the yard a good soaking before I went to bed yesterday and it greened a little by sunrise.
Before watering, my entire lawn was brittle, straw-coloured and crunchy to walk on.
I suppose this might be what it feels like to live in Dallas TX in Spring.
October is the southern hemisphere equivalent of April,
so it'd be like hitting 96 F on the 5th of April for Americans.
Looks like we're settling back into another long and boring summer weather pattern here, with dry weather and easterly winds with afternoon seabreezes. Temperatures are looking pretty warm as well, mid 20's to low 30's celsius for the next week.
I'm not expecting to see any sunshine nor any short sleeve weather for the next fortnight. Forecast is even worse now -- looking at an extended spell of cold, rainy weather. We seem to be stuck in eternal winter here.
Oh well, I live in by far the coolest, cloudiest climate of anyone posting in this thread, so I suppose it's always going to put me in a bad mood.
I'm not expecting to see any sunshine nor any short sleeve weather for the next fortnight. Forecast is even worse now -- looking at an extended spell of cold, rainy weather. We seem to be stuck in eternal winter here.
Oh well, I live in by far the coolest, cloudiest climate of anyone posting in this thread, so I suppose it's always going to put me in a bad mood.
My (ChCh based) parents are jealous everytime I Skype! I think they have had their share of cool, cloudy conditions and need a warmth boost. I'm planning on getting them over here for a break early next year (not the best time of year here, but they'll get almost certain guaranteed warmth).
My (ChCh based) parents are jealous everytime I Skype! I think they have had their share of cool, cloudy conditions and need a warmth boost. I'm planning on getting them over here for a break early next year (not the best time of year here, but they'll get almost certain guaranteed warmth).
Even the warmest parts of NZ are over 5C cooler than Brisbane for mean annual temp ... and the sunniest parts are about 450 hours behind - just an inevitable consequence of the geography ...
I'm not expecting to see any sunshine nor any short sleeve weather for the next fortnight. Forecast is even worse now -- looking at an extended spell of cold, rainy weather. We seem to be stuck in eternal winter here.
Oh well, I live in by far the coolest, cloudiest climate of anyone posting in this thread, so I suppose it's always going to put me in a bad mood.
Where actually is "Laurentia"? Not a country I've ever heard of.
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