Winter scenes in Dubbo 2-4 July 2010
During the period 2 to 4 July 2010, I decided to take a drive to Dubbo in Central inland New South Wales to see how cold it was getting across the inland of the state.
Friday 2 July, I found myself driving over some black ice on the road when crossing over Mt Lambie between Lithgow and Bathurst. At Orange, it was cold and cloudy and there were showers in the area although there may have been snow showers at higher elevation. Some snow occurred at Spring Hill near Lucknow (Orange locality) that night as reported on the local news. Between Orange and Dubbo, light rain fell for much of the day. The maximum temperature at Dubbo on Friday was 9C, Saturday 12C and Sunday 13C. The normal maximum average for July is 15C. Hence the daytime maximum temperatures have been significantly colder than normal.
The first two photos show a bleak city and Dubbo is wrapped in early fog. One photo is taken near the intersection of Cobra Street and Macquarie Street looking west and another is at the suburb of Orana Heights looking east along the Mitchell Highway with a feeble sun struggling to pierce through the fog.
The next two photos show frost. Overnight, the temperature plunged below 0C resulting in my car being coated in thick ice. The roof is covered in ice. Another photo shows early frost under a tree near the intersection of Wheelers Lane and Mitchell Highway, just east of where Orana Mall is located.
The photos are attached all taken 4 July 2010 at Dubbo.
Harley Pearman
