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Perth, the capital city of the state of Western Australia, has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa), with hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters.. February is the hottest month of the year, with an average high of 31.7 °C (89.1 °F), and July is the coldest month of the year, with an average low of 8.1 °C (46.6 °F). 77.7% of rain in Perth falls between May and Septe
Under his direction the Perth Observatory discovered over 100 new asteroids as well as contributing a significant number of observations to the Minor Planet Center. He continued the first publication of the Perth Observatory on comet and minor positions, commenced by Mr B Harris, with Communication No. 2, 3, 4 and the last, that of ...
It was the first aperture synthesis radio telescope to use phased array feed technology, enabling the formation of up to nine dual-polarisation beams. A series of astronomical observations were made with BETA to test the operation of the phased array feeds, and to help the commissioning and operation of the final ASKAP telescope. [citation needed]
The Bureau of Meteorology is the main provider of weather forecasts, warnings and observations to the Australian public. The Bureau's head office is in Melbourne Docklands , which includes the Bureau's Research Centre, the Bureau National Operations Centre, the National Climate Centre, the Victorian Regional Forecasting Centre as well as the ...
The current is mainly seasonal, being weaker in winter and stronger in summer, and is affected by the winds in that area. [2] [3] [4]In addition to the West Australian Current flowing on the Western Australian Coast, the Leeuwin Current [5] and Southern Australian Countercurrent, also flow along this coast, with the former flowing in the opposite direction.
Skyline of Perth in 2023. This list of tallest buildings in Perth ranks skyscrapers in the Australian city of Perth by height to the highest architectural detail. This ranking system, created by the U.S.-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat includes the height to a spire but not to an antenna.
3953 Perth, provisional designation 1986 VB 6, is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 4.5 kilometers (2.8 mi) in diameter. It was discovered on 6 November 1986, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station near Flagstaff, Arizona. [ 11 ]
Gabalong, 30 August 1955, magnitude 5.8 Gabalong, a small community about 30 km (19 mi) east of Moora and 200 km (120 mi) NNE of Perth. The earthquake, at 9:52 pm local time, was felt at MM VI at Yericoin and Miling, and MM V in Moora. It was felt in Perth at intensities between MM II and MM IV, and at Dongara at MM II.