Anti-clockwise?
Submitted: Saturday, Mar 22, 2008 at 21:46
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Member - David P (VIC)
It wasn't that long ago that it was accepted that the way to circumnavigate Oz was in an anti-clockwise direction during the winter/dry months of the year. But has anyone noticed that the continental high which used to be centred over the Alice during those months has for the last few years been much further South?. Last year the high pressure belt spent most our winter positioned in the Bass strait area which was probably the main reason Vic has been in drought for so long. Last winter for instance you would have had favourable winds travelling from
Melbourne to
Perth direct.......any comments?...silverback
Reply By: Footloose - Saturday, Mar 22, 2008 at 22:04
Saturday, Mar 22, 2008 at 22:04
"Last winter for instance you would have had favourable winds travelling from
Melbourne to
Perth direct"..........
I didn't, they were all blowing from the south.
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Reply By: Mainey (wa) - Saturday, Mar 22, 2008 at 22:23
Saturday, Mar 22, 2008 at 22:23
They must have had the same "favourable winds travelling from
Melbourne to
Perth direct" in 1997, I just can't get past the Northern Territory into FNQ and keep returning back to the South West of WA.
Mainey . . .
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Follow Up By: Member - Davoe (Yalgoo) - Saturday, Mar 22, 2008 at 22:45
Saturday, Mar 22, 2008 at 22:45
Yes definitly pays to to the east coast first if you want to see all of OZ. I have met too many people into their 10 year of the round Australia trip but stll havnt got further than accross the nullabour
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Reply By: Willem - Sunday, Mar 23, 2008 at 08:03
Sunday, Mar 23, 2008 at 08:03
Yep. yer right.
Probably cyclical as with everything else to do with our weather.
We live a short way from the western start(
Horrocks Pass SA) of the Temperate Zone. Normally our winds blow in from the west or north-west. From the end of December 2007 until now however, we have had inordinate winds from the north-east, blowing hot dry conditions our way. We have measured 1mm of rain since 26 December 2007 whereas our average rain for this period should be around 100mm.
Even cyclones in the
Pilbara have not affected our area this year as they have done in past times
We are in a winter rainfall zone so we will be looking forward to some relief soon.
Cheers
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