Why We Live in Paradise

[xcvator]

Geeze McGirr, I thought you were are nice person  but sheesh the smell of that brown stuff on your arms is pretty baaaaad, actually I think it's all over you 

[crackacoldie]

I was reminising about living down south last night I was on the ride-on wearing shorts and singlet at 6pm last night.  I was thinking firstly it used to get dark down there at 5pm so I wouldnt be able to mow and secondly there is no way I would be wearing singlet and shorts.

Hey you guys down south, dont feel too bad, we are currently in a cold snap up here for our overnight temperatures at the moment.  Could get down to 15 or 16 degrees tonight brrrrrr.  But yes; this is paradise; 26,27 or 28 degrees every day our high for the next couple of months.

And I thought you were a nice bloke Muzz.  Perfect weather for drinking Fortified wine down here at the moment though.  Gets warm from the inside.

Cracka

[Marcus73]

Its 5:30 am, and whilst its only about 9° C at the moment, the morning sun will caress and warm the new born day. Later this morning the temperature will lift to, and stay at around 22-23° C. The crisp morning air is refreshing, I enjoy this time of day ... sitting with a cup of tea I await the rising sun ... as the predawn approaches, my morning ritual unfolds ... with surfboard under arm, I take the short walk towards the sea and cleans my soul in her loving arms.

If I tried that in FNQ, I'd get tangled in box jellyfish before eventually getting masticated by a crocodile ... no thanks.

9 degrees crisp?
I'm pretty sure that was about our max yesterday 


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[Tjupurula]

Its 5:30 am, and whilst its only about 9° C at the moment, the morning sun will caress and warm the new born day. Later this morning the temperature will lift to, and stay at around 22-23° C. The crisp morning air is refreshing, I enjoy this time of day ... sitting with a cup of tea I await the rising sun ... as the predawn approaches, my morning ritual unfolds ... with surfboard under arm, I take the short walk towards the sea and cleans my soul in her loving arms.

If I tried that in FNQ, I'd get tangled in box jellyfish before eventually getting masticated by a crocodile ... no thanks.

Crocodiles, sharks, stingrays, jellyfish........I know why I love the desert so much....you can have the salt water to yourself, you go swimming and you become dinner.
Tjupurula

[KieranR]

Yep, I love living in NQ, have done the majority of my life, the only other place My wife and I would prefer to live is Karratha!

[Tjupurula]

Yep, I love living in NQ, have done the majority of my life, the only other place My wife and I would prefer to live is Karratha!

Napanangka likes Karatha as well, as the Intjibundi people there are nice people, when they out of town (Ngurawanna Community, near Millstream National Park).
Regards
Tjupurula

[Kit_e_kat9]

Its 5:30 am, and whilst its only about 9° C at the moment, the morning sun will caress and warm the new born day. Later this morning the temperature will lift to, and stay at around 22-23° C. The crisp morning air is refreshing, I enjoy this time of day ... sitting with a cup of tea I await the rising sun ... as the predawn approaches, my morning ritual unfolds ... with surfboard under arm, I take the short walk towards the sea and cleans my soul in her loving arms.

If I tried that in FNQ, I'd get tangled in box jellyfish before eventually getting masticated by a crocodile ... no thanks.

I'm with you Malcolm ...

... minus the 0530 start (prefer 0900 myself unless we are off camping that day), the tea (prefer coffee myself), the predawn (what is that exactly??), the surfboard and the ocean (country girl) ...

Kit_e

[crackacoldie]

Crocodiles, sharks, stingrays, jellyfish........I know why I love the desert so much....you can have the salt water to yourself, you go swimming and you become dinner.
Tjupurula

I was just over the border from you this week TJ and the weather up your neck of the woods is near perfect at the moment!

[Bill]

Was so warm working on Rocky in the shed today that I had to turn on the air conditioner...
Bill

[Paul (SA)]

No still good weather then too.  Here is a table from the BOM on Cairns listing the monthly average, high, low and rainfall.


Statistics   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec
Mean maximum temperature (°C)
               31.4   31.2   30.6   29.2   27.6   26.0   25.7   26.6   28.1   29.5   30.6   31.4   
Mean minimum temperature (°C)
               23.7   23.8   23.1   21.6   19.9   17.8   17.1   17.4   18.7   20.6   22.3   23.4   
Mean rainfall (mm)
                395   450   424   195   91   45    29     27     33     46    93    178

No mention of humidity here..... fair dinkum a bloke sweats in the shower at Christmas time up there.

[muzza01]

No mention of humidity here..... fair dinkum a bloke sweats in the shower at Christmas time up there.

Fair point Paul. I should have inputted the humidity as well. 

   Jan     Feb     Mar       Apr     May     Jun             Jul      Aug   Sep     Oct         Nov    Dec      Annual      
Mean maximum temperature (°C)
       31.4    31.2   30.6      29.2   27.6           26.0    25.7     26.6   28.1    29.5       30.6    31.4       29.0   
Mean minimum temperature (°C)
        23.7    23.8   23.1       21.6   19.9           17.8     17.1     17.4   18.7    20.6   22.3    23.4       20.8      
Mean rainfall (mm)
       395.3 450.6     424.2    195.1    91.4   45.3           29.5      27.0   33.7   46.6          93.8   178.8           2013.0   
Mean 9am relative humidity (%)
        75    78             78        78   76            74            72      70            66    65           68   70               72
Mean 3pm relative humidity (%)      
   66    69             67        65   64             61            58       56    55    57           60   62               62      

[KieranR]

Napanangka likes Karatha as well, as the Intjibundi people there are nice people, when they out of town (Ngurawanna Community, near Millstream National Park).
Regards
Tjupurula

We fell in love with the place TJ.  We were either always out in the bush or out in the boat.  Gregory's gorge is one of our favourite places out near millstream.  Not sure of the aboriginal name of the gorge or if it has one.

Awesome place & wished we were still living there