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I believe Strathgordon (42°s), located in the wet and wild southwest of Tasmania, is a strong contender for having the gloomiest climate of any Australian town (for the oceanic haters out there). Especially considering the town lies at a relatively low altitude of just 322m.
Annual rainfall: 2,526 (100 inches)
Average number of rainy days: 252.7
Yikes!
Having passed through the town once myself recently, the only redeeming qualities of the place would be the marginal winter snowfall and mountainous surrounds (fantastic hiking in this part of the world).
The wilderness area surrounding the town as seen below. The views towards the Western Arthurs mountain range (pictured in the distance) is obscured by cloud for much of the year. And is home to some of the most unstable weather on earth. The place is the true definition of 4 seasons in a day. The conditions in the Western Arthus make the Scottish Highlands look like child's play.
Further north there is small mining town called Tullah. I believe this place actually records a higher number of rainy days per year (around 260 if memory serves) however I cant, for the life of me, find the statistics on the BOM website anymore. Definitely another close contender for gloomiest town in the country. Again, beautiful place surrounded by temperate rain forest and snow-capped mountains during the winter, almost Patagonia-esque. But I don't think I could handle the year round chill being a Darwin, NT native.
Winters too cloudy and wet, summers too cool. It's wetter and sunnier version of Reykjavik. So, B-. (because of high UV index).
Could you make a poll for this thread?
Not bad at all. I love the amount of rain and the winters temperatures are pretty good. But it could use less cloud and fewer rainy days. Plus I prefer warmer summers.
Further north there is small mining town called Tullah. I believe this place actually records a higher number of rainy days per year (around 260 if memory serves) however I cant, for the life of me, find the statistics on the BOM website anymore. Definitely another close contender for gloomiest town in the country. Again, beautiful place surrounded by temperate rain forest and snow-capped mountains during the winter, almost Patagonia-esque. But I don't think I could handle the year round chill being a Darwin, NT native.
It looks like all of the BOM sites in or near Tullah have been closed: Tullah Meredith Street (1995-2013), Tullah Mine Site (1969-1978), and Tullah proper (1909-1966). All sites recorded only rainfall data; no temperature or other data were recorded. Even while open the data are fragmentary so it's very difficult to calculate rainfall days.
Rainfall averages for Tullah proper are here. Taking into account all caveats, it looks to be somewhat drier than Strathgordon.
This climate is reminiscent of the Salish Sea area of British Columbia (Canada) and Washington state (US).
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