Previous Polls and Results:
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Poll: Spring rain. Gungahlin averages 174.1mm of rain in spring. Do you think spring 2011 will be: |
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Possible answers |
No. of votes |
Percentage (%) |
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Wetter than average? |
17 |
68.0% |
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Drier than average? |
8 |
32.0% |
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Total Votes: 25 |
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Answer: 2011 was much drier than 2010 (516.6mm v 699.4mm) but 201.4mm of this total fell in spring, up on the average of 174.1mm - so most people (68%) guessed correctly. Well done! |
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Poll: Snow in Winter 2011? It last snowed in Gungahlin on 16 October 2010. Will it snow this winter? |
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Possible answers |
No. of votes |
Percentage (%) |
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Yes, but only once |
11 |
25.0% |
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Yes, a couple of times |
27 |
61.4% |
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No, it won't snow |
6 | 13.6% |
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Total Votes: 44 |
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Answer: Despite looking promising on several occasions (especially in July) not a single snow flake fell in Gungahlin during winter 2011. This made it the third winter in a row without any snow. Only 6 (or 13.6%) of voters got it right! |
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Poll: First frost 2011. Gungahlin's first frost in 2010 was recorded on April 13. When will the first frost of 2011 be recorded? |
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Possible answers |
No. of votes |
Percentage (%) |
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Before April 13 |
9 |
14.3% |
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After April 13 |
7 | 0.0% |
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Total Votes: 16 |
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Answer: The first ground frost of 2011 occurred on April 23 when the air temperature dropped to 1.3°C. This was 10 days after the first frost of 2010. So the correct answer was after April 13. Less than half (43.8%) of voters got it right. |
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Poll: Summer 2010/2011. The highest temp in Gungahlin is 40.1°C (31 January 2009). What will this summers high be? |
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No. of votes |
Percentage (%) |
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30°C to 33°C |
2 |
14.3% |
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34°C to 36°C |
0 | 0.0% |
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37°C to 39°C |
10 | 71.4% |
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40°C or more? |
2 |
14.3% |
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Total Votes: 14 |
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Answer: The hottest temp in Gungahlin during the 2010/11 summer was 37.1°C, recorded on Australia Day (26 January). Therefore, the correct answer was 37°C to 39°C - So 71.4% of voters got it right. Well done! |
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Poll: Spring rain 2010. Gungahlin averages 169.4mm of rain in spring. Do you think spring 2010 will be: |
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Possible answers |
No. of votes |
Percentage (%) |
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Wetter than average? |
98 |
98.0% |
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Drier than average? |
2 |
2.0% |
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Total Votes: 100 |
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Answer: 2010 turned out to be the second wettest year recorded in Gungahlin with 699.6mm. Spring accounted for 230.6mm of this total. So almost all voters (98%) got it right! Well done! |
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Poll: Winter 2010. It last snowed in Gungahlin on 10 August 2008. Will it snow in Gungahlin this winter? |
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Possible answers |
No. of votes |
Percentage (%) |
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Yes, but only once |
16 |
35.6% |
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Yes, a couple of times |
9 |
9.0% |
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No, it won't snow |
20 | 44.4% |
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Total Votes: 45 |
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Answer: Despite looking promising on several occasions (especially in August) not a single snow flake fell in Gungahlin during winter 2010. This made it the second winter in a row without any snow. So 44.4% of voters got it right! Well done! |
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Poll: Cold Night. In 2009, the first sub-zero night in Gungahlin was on 11 June (-4.4). Will 2010 see an earlier first sub-zero night? |
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Possible answers |
No. of votes |
Percentage (%) |
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Yes, in April |
6 |
16.7% |
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Yes, in May |
23 |
63.9% |
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No |
7 | 19.4% |
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Total Votes: 36 |
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Answer: The first sub-zero night in Gungahlin in 2010 was recorded on 13 May 2010, when the temperature dropped to -0.3°C at 7.11am. So, the answer was yes, in May. So 63.9% of voters got it right! Well done! |
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Poll: Hottest Day. Gungahlin recorded its hottest ever day in 2009 (40.1 degrees). Do you think this record will be broken in 2010? |
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No. of votes |
Percentage (%) |
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Yes |
2 |
28.6% |
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No |
5 |
71.4% |
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Total Votes: 7 |
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Answer: The highest temperature recorded in Gungahlin during summer 2009/10 was 38.2 degrees (recorded on January 12). So, the answer was no! 38.2. So 71.4% of voters got it right! Well done! |
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Poll: Rainfall Challenge 2009. At the end of August, Tuggeranong led the 2009 Rainfall Challenge by 9.2mm. Who will win? |
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No. of votes |
Percentage (%) |
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Gungahlin |
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14.3% |
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Tuggeranong |
9 |
64.3% |
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Canberra AP |
2 |
14.3% |
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Gold Creek |
0 | 0.0% |
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Monash |
1 | 7.1% |
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Total Votes: 14 |
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Answer: For the third year running Tuggeranong won the local rainfall challenge with a total of 520.6mm. Monash was second with 517.0mm, Canberra AP followed on 437.6mm and Gungahlin came last with just 390.2mm. So 64.3% of voters got it right! Well done! |
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Poll: Winter 2009. Do you think it will snow in Gungahlin this winter? |
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Possible answers |
No. of votes |
Percentage (%) |
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Yes, but only once. |
5 |
23.8% |
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Yes, a couple of times. |
7 |
33.3% |
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No. |
9 |
42.9% |
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Total Votes: 21 |
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Answer: No. Unfortunately, not a single snow flake fell in Gungahlin during the 2009 winter. Gungahlin did, however, record its coldest ever maximum on June 12, when the maximum temperature was just 2.6°C. |
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Poll: What is your favourite season in Gungahlin? |
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Possible answers |
No. of votes |
Percentage (%) |
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Summer. |
4 |
7.7% |
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Autumn. |
17 |
32.7% |
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Winter. |
22 | 42.3% |
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Spring. |
9 | 17.3% |
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Total Votes: 52 |
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Answer: Obviously there isn't an 'absolute' answer to the question but, with over 42% of the votes it looks like winter is the favourite time of year for many people visiting the website. As a fan of all things freezing, I certainly agree winter is tops! |
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Poll: Spring is here! Gungahlin averages 177.8mm of rain in spring. Do you think: |
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Possible answers |
No. of votes |
Percentage (%) |
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It will be wetter than average this spring. |
9 |
30% |
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It will be direr than average this spring. |
21 |
70% |
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Total Votes: 30 |
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Answer: Spring 2008 was DRIER than average in Gungahlin. Over the three months 141.4mm of rain was recorded - Sept: 41.4mm, Oct: 31.8mm and Nov: 68.2mm. So, 70% of people who voted were correct - congratulations! |
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Poll: Winter 2008. Winter is here! Do you think it will snow in Gungahlin this winter? |
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Possible answers |
No. of votes |
Percentage (%) |
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Yes, several times. |
55 |
66.3% |
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Maybe once. |
15 |
18.1% |
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No |
13 |
15.7% |
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I don't care, I heading north! |
0 |
0.0% |
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Total Votes: 83 |
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Answer: It snowed twice in Gungahlin during winter 2008. Gungahlin residents awoke on Sunday, August 10 to a very light dusting of snow. A heavier, but brief fall hit many suburbs of Canberra (including Gungahlin) around 1.30pm on the same date. Gungahlin's temperature range on 10 August was -0.4°C to 4.8°C. |
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