Strathgordon, Tasmania: Difference between revisions

Strathgordon has a cooler [[oceanic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|''Cfb'']]) with cool summers and cold winters with crisp nights year round. Rainfall is extremely heavy year round, some of the heaviest in all of Australia. Strathgordon as well as being very wet is also very cloudy for most of the year; it is the cloudiest station in Australia, with only 1,478 hours of sunshine and 16.3 clear days annually. Snow is a common occurrence in the winter and spring months, and can be heavy in amount, while [[rain and snow mixed|sleet]] can occur nearer to summer. On average itthere snows onare 12.7 snowy days of the yearannually.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.australianweathernews.com/snow/Snow%20days%20descending.htm| title=Strathgordon Snowy Days (12.7)|website=australianweathernews.com|access-date=2024-10-22}}</ref>