Thursday, June 5, 2008

Diversity of climate across suburban Melbourne

Most of us are probably aware of how weather varies across Melbourne, for example wind on the coast and drizzle in the hills. Over the last 10 years of living in the western suburbs and working in the eastern suburbs, I've really become aware of how different it actually is!

The east gets twice as much rain as the west. You can notice the difference in lawns and gardens since the drought and recent big rain falls. Here's some information:

http://www.bom.gov.au/info/ftweather/page_30.shtml

http://www.theage.com.au/news/the-big-dry/ups-and-downs-of-melbournes-wet-and-dry-divide/2003/10/05/1065292468485.html

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