Why do we get droughts? Australia is the second-driest continent in the world, with mean annual rainfall less than 600mm for more than 80 per cent of Australia. Australia is so dry because we sit under the subtropical high-pressure belt, which encourages the air to push down, preventing the lift required for rain.

This refers to the north or south shift of strong westerly winds which encircle the globe to the south of Australia. Australia’s droughts are becoming longer, bigger, and more frequent as global temperatures trend upward, exacerbating the already hot weather to make fire seasons increasingly more extreme.

Summers are warm to hot and winters are mild, with rainfall spread fairly evenly throughout the year. In summer (December-February), average maximum temperatures are around 26°C/79°F It can also be humid at this time with an average humidity of 65 per cent.

Climate zone map: Australia wide

• Climate zone 1 – high humidity summer, warm winter.
• Climate zone 2 – warm humid summer, mild winter.
• Climate zone 3 – hot dry summer, warm winter.
• Climate zone 4 – hot dry summer, cool winter.
• Climate zone 5 – warm temperate.
• Climate zone 6 – mild temperate.
• Climate zone 7 – cool temperate.
• Climate zone 8 – alpine.

Port Macquarie

Best Places to Live in Australia: The Verdict

• Adelaide: best for food and drink.
• Brisbane: best for rural escapes.
• Canberra: best for families.
• Hobart: best for property affordability.
• Melbourne: best for culture.
• Perth: best for climate.
• Sydney: best for job opportunities.

Aswan (Egypt) “The least sunny city in the world is in Norway and spends 6 months a year in the dark..”

14 hours

22 December

Australian summers have become, on average, 31 days longer in Australia’s capital cities, and in regional areas that number is even higher, according to a new report.

Winter solstice 2020: Sunday is Australia’s shortest day of year.

The days will continue to get longer until we reach the Summer Solstice on June 20th. After that, the days will slowly start to get shorter again. But it’s a slow process, the sun will still rise before 6 AM through July 26, 2020, and the sun will continue to set after 8 PM through August 11th, 2020.

The course of the sun in the southern hemisphere makes the summer days in Australia short and the winter days long. With up to about 14:40 hours there is the longest daylight in December….Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of Australia.

Under the “Sunshine Protection Act of 2021,” daylight saving time would be made permanent and the majority of the U.S. — Hawaii and parts of Arizona already don’t observe the time changes — would not have to “fall back” come again November. The legislation was introduced Tuesday by Sens.

In 2019, six more states passed legislation for year-round DST, if authorized by Congress: Arkansas, Delaware, Maine, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington. In 2020, Utah passed a bill to end the practice of “springing forward. “ Joining Utah were: Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, South Carolina, and Wyoming.

Winter solstice

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• The Longest Night in the World.