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Originally posted by cliff
God only good for 25% of the year!!!!
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Exactly, Cliffy... it breaks down like this:
January - While we usually get one thaw towards the ends of the month, generally we expect temperatures ranging from zero to -30 C and a fair amount of snow.
February - Much of the same as above; while the days are now noticeably longer, it is equally as cold, although we have more bright days and less snowfall.
March - Can be an evil month. At best, wet, with temps anywhere up to about 10 C, but much colder is generally to be expected these days.
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April - Generally wet but above freezing, although I remember a 3-inch snowfall one 22nd April a few years back. They have a saying here, "April showers bring may flowers" - be prepared to use the webs growing between your toes.
May - The first real "spring" month. It can be wet though, and average just under 20 C even with the upswing at the end of the month.
June - Summer officially begins on the 21st, but in fact usually happens after midway through the first week. By the middle of the month, people are going nuts waiting for their holidays to start.
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July - Summer. Hot, good. 18-hour days (0400-2200).
August - See July, above. Hot, good.
September - The first half is pretty much hot; the second can be as well ('07 being a good example), but it can also start getting cloudier and damper. The days are now noticeably shorter.
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October - Can get unusually warm from year to year ('07 again) but can also start getting colder very quickly. North of the border areas, the trees are already turning rapidly and starting to shed their leaves. You can get a frost at night even 20 miles north of the city.
November - Cool and sometimes very wet. Occasionally, you can see snow late in the month but generally not; it will be pretty gray outside though.
December - Can be just about anything from cold, wet and even snowy to fairly warm & dry. '07 was bad in that we have hardly seen the sun for a month and then only sporadically, and we had one good snowfall too. Occasionally you can walk around on Christmas Day with nothing but a light jacket on; this year we froze.
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Why does anyone bother living there when you can at least have good times for 75% plus of the year here in Queensland 
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Goddammit, don't ask me that! I can't help where I was born ferchrissakes...
Tell you what though, I'll answer you in lurid detail once I get my arse back Downunder this year...
