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Summer lasts from December to February when the average maximum sea temperature is 21 °C (70 °F) and inland areas around Launceston reach 24 °C (75 °F). Other inland areas are much cooler; Liawenee , located on the Central Plateau , is one of the coldest places in Australia with February temperatures ranging between 4 and 17 °C (39 and 63 ...
Diagram of Earth's seasons as seen from the north. Far left: summer solstice for the Northern Hemisphere. Front right: summer solstice for the Southern Hemisphere. Although the summer solstice is the longest day of the year for that hemisphere, the dates of earliest sunrise and latest sunset vary by a few days. [8]
The summer of 2013–2014 was the second-hottest on record. [23] Records for Adelaide set during the 2013–2014 summer heatwave (beginning in December) include: [24] Hottest February day – 44.7 °C (112.5 °F) on 2 February 2014. Record number of days exceeding 40 °C (104 °F) during the summer months (December, January and February) – 13.
Many families take extended holidays for two or three weeks or longer during summer. In Australia and New Zealand, summer begins on 1 December and ends on 28 February (29 February in leap years). In Chinese astronomy, summer starts on or around 5 May, with the jiéqì known as lìxià (立夏), i.e. "establishment of summer".
The Latinate names estival solstice (summer) and hibernal solstice (winter) are sometimes used to the same effect, [17] as are midsummer and midwinter. June solstice and December solstice refer to the months of year in which they take place, [18] with no ambiguity as to which hemisphere is the context.
A thunderstorm in Sydney. The climate of Sydney, Australia is humid subtropical (Köppen: Cfa), [1] shifting from mild [2] [3] [4] and cool [5] in winter to warm and occasionally hot [5] in the summer, with no extreme seasonal differences since the weather has some maritime influence. [3]
Television ratings in Australia are not taken during the summer and schedules are mostly filled with repeats of old programs or previously cancelled shows. Some locally produced programs have a Christmas special, though often it will be shown early December and not on Christmas Day itself.
The inland deserts of Australia are amongst the hottest areas on earth, particularly the inland parts of north-west Australia. Every summer, intense heat builds starting in the Pilbara district of Western Australia around October/November and spreading widely over the tropical and subtropical inland parts of the continent by January. In the ...