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Moving to Australia for the Weather?

BobinOz — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:06:17 +0000

This week, on various different days, communities in and around Brisbane have been marking the anniversary of last year’s floods. As the reporter in the video says, the weather around Brisbane this week has been absolutely glorious. He’s right, it has been truly scorchio. Temperatures have been reaching between 32° and 37°C. So it does [...]

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Moving to Australia for the Weather?

A Letter from the Premier of Queensland!

BobinOz — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:55:25 +0000

For me? Yes, a letter from the Premier of Queensland, Anna Bligh, for me. Although it has to be noted that the letter was addressed to “Fellow Queenslanders” and not me personally. It appears this same letter has gone to the other 4.3 million or so people that live in the state as well. But, [...]

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A Letter from the Premier of Queensland!

Australia: One Extreme to Another

BobinOz — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 06:30:28 +0000

If it doesn’t rain by tomorrow morning, and it’s your not looking like it’s going to, Brisbane will have recorded its driest start to November on record. The record it will beat is 18 days without rain in November of 1915. Apparently it was also quite dry back in 1842, but as Weather Channel meteorologist [...]

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Australia: One Extreme to Another

What Do You Do With a Coat Stand in Australia?

BobinOz — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:35:46 +0000

This year, Brisbane apparently had its coldest winter for 11 years. As I write this, winter is well and truly behind us. Today was not exactly scorchio, but it was a beautiful clear and sunny day with temperatures hitting around 28°C. That’s about 82°F or so. But when I wrote this article for the August [...]

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What Do You Do With a Coat Stand in Australia?

Australia’s Climate: What Next?

BobinOz — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:03:29 +0000

On Monday I was moaning because I didn’t really have the time to get over to see the Redcliffe Festival. Well, guess who went to Redcliffe yesterday? And…. Swam in the lagoon…… Had fun on the beach….. Played in the sand…. Climbed on the humongous tree… That’s right! Elizabeth with her mummy and some friends. [...]

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Australia’s Climate: What Next?

The Five Day Weather Backcast for Brisbane

BobinOz — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:05:18 +0000

Today is the last day of winter here in Australia. I decided to provide you with a five-day weather backcast, because I find them far more accurate than weather forecasts. Frankly, you’d need to be psychic to predict what happened here in the last five days. Saturday As I said in Mondays post, Saturday it [...]

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The Five Day Weather Backcast for Brisbane

It Was a Hot Day

BobinOz — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:57:48 +0000

It is a little ironic that today’s reprint of my article for Australia and New Zealand magazine is called “It Was a Hot Day”. As you probably know, only a couple of weeks ago I was experiencing some “Very Cold Days” whilst holidaying in Tasmania. But as I write these articles a few months in [...]

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It Was a Hot Day

Australia vs England: The Weather

BobinOz — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:44:01 +0000

It’s around this time of the year I like to do my Australia vs England, winter vs summer weather comparison. Traditionally, I go to Google and take a snapshot of the weather in London and Brisbane, then compare the two. I do it in July which is the middle of winter here and summer in [...]

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Australia vs England: The Weather

Australian Carbon Tax Protests

BobinOz — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:24:53 +0000

AKA: The great carbon tax swindle! Something very strange is happening on our streets here in Australia. But first, let’s go back in time, over 20 years back, to 1990. Maggie Thatcher was in charge of my old country, England. She introduced a ridiculous tax, called the Poll Tax. People took to the streets to [...]

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Australian Carbon Tax Protests

Brisbane’s Coldest Day Since 1916

BobinOz — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 05:02:40 +0000

Brisbane Hits New Daytime Maximum Temperature Low Newsflash: Today in Brisbane temperatures have barely got above 12° C. The highest temperature I’ve seen on my outdoor thermometer is 12.4° C. It’s the coldest daytime maximum temperature I’ve ever known here and I remember reading that the previous lowest maximum daytime temperature in recent years was [...]

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Brisbane’s Coldest Day Since 1916