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You should try it, such a wonderful experience , makes our winters look very tame/mild in comparison.
Australian winters are tame and mild because there is not a single city/town in that entire country where it is very common for daytime highs to dip below 50F.
You should try it, such a wonderful experience , makes our winters look very tame/mild in comparison.
Such a wonderful inconvenience, especially if one's job involves waking up early, but then being forced to wake up even earlier to scrape ice in the frigid morning cold
Shoveling snow and scraping it off the car is indeed an inconvenience when you have to do it 40 times in one season (not sure how many but I had to do it a lot in Upstate NY where I went to school).
On the other hand, if you only really need to do it 2-5 times per winter, it is actually quite fun (not to mention a great exercise!). I'd say it beats mowing grass or blowing leaves, as far as outside chores go. And you don't feel cold at all - typically you end up taking clothes off as you keep shoveling.
Or, you could get a snow machine. Much less fun (arguably) but it does the job very quickly.
Such a wonderful inconvenience, especially if one's job involves waking up early, but then being forced to wake up even earlier to scrape ice in the frigid morning cold
Indeed . Nothing more than waking up and going for a walk/run in the fresh, bracing cold air instead of the horrible humid and stagnant air. Shovelling is fun and also another way of getting exercise, I exercise much, much more when that foul humidity isn't around.
Australian winters are tame and mild because there is not a single city/town in that entire country where it is very common for daytime highs to dip below 50F.
It does happen but very rarely. However Hobart in Tasmania does get maximums under 10oC quite often and to an lesser extent Canberra and less so Melbourne.
Melbourne's lowest maximum on record is 4oC in July 1901.
Perth: 8oC in June 1956 & 9oC August 1951.
Sydney: Lowest maximum 7oC July 1868. In July 1984 after a very cold outbreak, the maximum was 9oC on the 3rd. In August 1962 a maximum of 9oC recorded on the 21st.
In more recent years temperatures in Sydney and Melbourne have not had highs of 10oC or less.
In November 1988 (Sydney), the 3rd saw a maximum of 39oC, hottest November day since 1982, then just 2 weeks later on the 16th, a maximum of just 12oC, coldest November day ever and still stands today. This was accompanied by a howling southerly and heavy rain (77mm).
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Daytime readings (as opposed to maximums) below 10C are quite common in Melbourne.
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Indeed . Nothing more than waking up and going for a walk/run in the fresh, bracing cold air instead of the horrible humid and stagnant air. Shovelling is fun and also another way of getting exercise, I exercise much, much more when that foul humidity isn't around.
I did that once and ended up with a runny nose, and a splitting headache.
Daytime readings (as opposed to maximums) below 10C are quite common in Melbourne.
I did that once and ended up with a runny nose, and a splitting headache.
Sounds like you need do get some exercise.
Shoveling pure white powder snow is actually fun (even for an adult). Snow in general is the one thing that makes winter less boring and dreary. IMO it's what makes winter winter (as opposed to just a cool version of summer or fall.)
PS - snow is actually much more pleasant than cold rain. Rain makes you wet and feels disgusting whereas snow is light and doesn't hit your skin with nearly the same force, and doesn't make you wet.
I know Australian winters are very mild but there are places where you can ski/snowboard down under. Ever try any winter sports?
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, makes our winters look very tame/mild in comparison.
