Slightly cooler today, just 30 degrees, but the nights are more pleasant. Much better in Mount Gambier than elsewhere in South Australia.
Typical spring
The next two days promise a typical spring forecast for Mount Gambier: Monday 32 degrees, Tuesday 17.
Wet August in Mount Gambier
Mount Gambier had a very wet August. Many long-term locals tell me it’s like the winters they used to have. Total rainfall for the month was 137mm on 26 days. That’s more than five inches on the old scale. The average August rainfall is 94mm and the wettest ever is 172mm. The days were quite [...]
Winter has finished
The first sign of a premature end to winter was the sneezing. My allergies flared up earlier than usual this year. Confirmation came this weekend with the balmy weather. The maximum temperature on Saturday was 22 degrees! That’s extraordinary for this time of the year. A similar day in January would be considered pleasant. Apparently [...]
Autumn in Mount Gambier
Autumn is my favourite season. It didn’t mean much at Kalgoorlie because of the arid climate, just shorter days and a lessening of the heat. We sort of missed autumn at Mount Gambier this year. March was fairly warm and we were out of town for most of April. When we came back it was [...]
