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just checking, is this the end of last winter, or the beginning of next winter?  

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Heating is back on 

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 Polaris Been just up the road at Wrest Park, perfect April day, what a joy to feel the warmth of the sun.

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Time for the Prime Minister to call a COBRA meeting, snow inbound 

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At last, the weekend I've been looking forward too, since the end of October.

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Chilly is Wisconsin today 

 

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April 

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                                   HAPPY EQUILUX 

 

 

 

 

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5 hours since the last post, not much going on then 

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Not much of interest, either way

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Hints of something a bit milder on the GFS

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The 14th looks toasty 

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GFS, nothing cold or warm on offer.

ECM, not worth looking at after the 11th. 

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More of the same, nothing particularly cold, or warm

 

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 raz.org.rain Ballarat, a city with a population of around 120000, gets snow most years, Canberra, the capital of Australia sometimes gets snow.

only about 20% of new build houses are double glazed, crazy.

The Peculiar Climate of Ballarat

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We Ballaratians have always copped our fair share of banter from outsiders when it comes to the weather, and sometimes we may even be guilty of a little complaining about it ourselves! Relative to the rest of...

 

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 East Lancs Rain

7 hours ago, East Lancs Rain said:

Their houses are built to stay cool which is the reason why, which is sensible considering it’s warm/hot for most of the year down there, however I would’ve thought Aussies would invest in portable radiators/fan heaters to stay warm during those rare “cold” days in the winter, just like many Brit’s have got fans/portable air conditioners ready for the 2 weeks of hot weather we get a year lol.

No, they are not built to stay cool, they're built with little or no insulation, cold in the winter, stinking hot in the summer, I've spent 15 years in Victoria, and it gets plenty of cold days in the winter, some inland towns in Victoria and NSW get snow most winters, try spending a winter in Ballarat in a single brick house, makes me shiver just thinking about it. 

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 Arctic Hare Houses in Australia are terrible, I've never been so cold inside a house, as I have been in Melbourne. 

 

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Australian houses are just glorified tents in winter

Australian houses are just glorified tents in winter

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A study has shown that the poor quality of our housing is behind many preventable deaths from the cold in Australia.

 

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It's all a bit meh. 

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Nothing cold on offer from the big two.

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What's happened to the SSW then? 

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 WYorksWeather  Yes, always been a big fan of the GFS 

 

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ECM and GFS 

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45c Melbourne.

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 KTtom It's relentless, warm or cold, just need some clear dry days.

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5c and heavy rain this afternoon, the coldies must be in ecstasy.