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If there is snow, it would be great if it was under 10 inches a year. Is there a site that lists information to include: "MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE" ??? I would like something that does not get over 85 degrees. And some snow is okay.
Do you mean average maximum? Or you want a place that never exceeds 85F?
As for sites, there is weather.com - just go to any city and click "averages". Weatherbase.com is also a good site. MSN weather is another easy to use site, just pick a location and scroll down to monthly averages (you can hover your mouse over them or click). Sometimes the numbers differ between all the different sites and you don't know which is right.
Canberra, the Australia's capital, does seem to fit your bill. It snows very little though (not much accumulation though).
It actually snows in Australia?!?! I though Australia was a Sub Tropical Climate in Zone, so this really comes as a major surprise to me, but I can imagine that it usually isn't much snow and doesn't stick around for long. By the way, isn't it the case that no part of Australia is below or colder than the US equivalent of Plant Hardiness Zone 9 or 10.
It actually snows in Australia?!?! I though Australia was a Sub Tropical Climate in Zone, so this really comes as a major surprise to me, but I can imagine that it usually isn't much snow and doesn't stick around for long. By the way, isn't it the case that no part of Australia is below or colder than the US equivalent of Plant Hardiness Zone 9 or 10.
Indeed it does. Now the snow may not settle on the coast or even the low-laying inland areas, it does however accumulate on the higher elevated places (more higher than Canberra). So it does 'stick around' in some areas actually - Mostly in mountainous regions - places above 1000m altitude (aka, the Snowy Mountains). Now in Canberra the snow mostly melts when it reaches the ground, but on the hilly outskirts it does accumulate for some time.
I've made a climate poll on one of these snowy Aussie places and somebody else made a thread on them which lingered here for some time (thought you'd already seen them by now?). But anyway, check out these places in mainland Australia that are subpolar borderline:
Snow also occurs in the oceanic Blue Mountains region (they get warmer temps than the above places though) - the BMs are 80kms west of Sydney. An inland, highly elevated town in NSW called Orange also gets snow - it's known to be one of the only cities in Australia to receive snow, with accumulating snowfalls. Lithgow is another place that gets settling snow in the winter.
It actually snows in Australia?!?! I though Australia was a Sub Tropical Climate in Zone, so this really comes as a major surprise to me, but I can imagine that it usually isn't much snow and doesn't stick around for long. By the way, isn't it the case that no part of Australia is below or colder than the US equivalent of Plant Hardiness Zone 9 or 10.
It snows in the alps, mostly above 800-1000m. Even there, seasons are unreliable with some years recording little snow and others being blockbuster. We do have ski resorts, but all of them are above about 1400m and yes they do get snow, but the amount of snow year to year varies, with some years being borderline while others being considered as excellent.
That being said, snow in Australia at sea level is extremely rare. Even in Tasmania. If it flurries in Hobart or Canberra (600m ASL), that is front page news. Even the highest point in the Melbourne area, Mt Dandenong at 600m, only gets flurries or at best a light dusting on a small handful of days in an average winter.
I've lived in the SE suburbs of Melbourne at 60m ASL for 24 years now, and have never seen a single snowflake here.
I can think of coastal southern CA, though some beaches (Long Beach, Seal Beach, etc) average mid 80s in summer so can easily surpass 90F, never snows though. San Diego Beaches are your best bet, though no snow either.
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It actually snows in Australia?!?! 
By the way, isn't it the case that no part of Australia is below or colder than the US equivalent of Plant Hardiness Zone 9 or 10.
Now the snow may not settle on the coast or even the low-laying inland areas, it does however accumulate on the higher elevated places (more higher than Canberra). So it does 'stick around' in some areas actually - Mostly in mountainous regions - places above 1000m altitude (aka, the Snowy Mountains). Now in Canberra the snow mostly melts when it reaches the ground, but on the hilly outskirts it does accumulate for some time. 
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