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Old 17-03-2008, 06:56 AM
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Heat??? Check this out: Marble Bar The hottest town in Australia
"There are a small number of towns in Australia whose names have such a potency and such a power of association that they automatically conjure up images. The name 'Marble Bar' is synonymous with mining, isolation and, most importantly, heat. It is known as 'the hottest town in Australia' a fact which is still recorded by the Guinness Book of Records. For 161 consecutive days to 20 April 1924 the temperature in the town never dropped below 100°F (37.8°C). This record still stands after eighty years. During all the time that records have been kept the temperature at the town has never dropped below 0°C."

From Wikipedia:
"The climate of Wyndham is tropical, with the wet season from late November to March and the dry season from April to early November. The hottest month is November with an average maximum temperature of 39.4°C (102.9°F), and the coldest months of June and July have an average maximum of 31.2°C (86.4°F). The annual average maximum temperature is 35.6°C (96.1°F,), one of the highest in Australia. In 1946, Wyndham recorded 333 consecutive days of temperatures over 32°C (90°F)." 'It in't 'alf 'ot, mum.'
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