In this blog post, I will be talking about the temperature controls in Canberra, Australia. The capital city of Australia is Canberra. The latitude and longitude of Australia is 35.3075º S, 149.1244º E. The warmest months in Canberra are January and February with an average monthly temperature of 21ºC (70ºF). The coldest month in Canberra would be the summer months which is July with an average monthly temperature of 6ºC (43ºF). Based on the information above, the annual range of temperature for my city is 13.5ºC (56ºF). Holiday Weather.
Canberra is located on the Southeast side of the country. One of the air temperature controls that affect the city of Canberra is the geographic location. Because Australia is a small continent that is separated from polar regions by the southern ocean, it is governed by the hot, sinking air of the subtropical high pressure belt. This high pressure is located on the Southeast of the country and is very very close to Canberra, the capital of Australia. This high pressure makes things a lot more mild than what it would actually be based on the location. This high pressure makes winter temperatures fairly mild. Temperatures in Canberra never goes below freezing, again, thanks to it's high pressure system. Also, another temperature control that keeps Australia's weather moderate is the winds that come from the ocean. Australia has a warm ocean current therefore, creating warm wind that does not make land temperature go below freezing.
One of the factors affecting the air temperature in Australia is its geographic location. One of the temperature controls that does not affect the climate in Australia is Altitude. Although altitude affects temperature, it is the least affecting Canberra's weather. The land here is only ten feet above sea level. Though it does make things cooler, majority of its temperature comes from ocean currents and its location.
Temperature changes in the past have affected Australia. Temperatures continued to rise and an increase in rainfall. Sea surface in Australia have warmed by about 1ºF since 1900. This is probably caused by the rising ocean temperatures, as Australia does have a warm sea temperature. In the future, I expect to see another temperature increase by about 1ºF in the next decade. This will cause the land air temperature to also increase and make it warmer. Australian Trends
I really enjoyed your post and the information about the mild temperature in Australia year round. I found it interesting how its geographic location gives it fairly mild and warm temperatures in the winter. Unlike Australia, Bangladesh has huge fluctuations in temperature and weather do to its geographic location. The winters in Bangladesh are extremely rainy and relatively cold compared to the rest of the year. Thank you for the good read!
ReplyDeleteGreat post. I am doing New Zealand and found a lot of readings on why Australia is so different from New Zealand. It's shocking to see that Australia has a somewhat dry climate and New Zealand has cold weather year round although they are close to each other. I wondered if those same winds affect New Zealand weather as well. Thanks for the post!
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