The highest temperature ever recorded in Toowoomba (closest major city to the Darling Downs) was 39.3 °C (102.7 °F). Toowoomba is in the east, and does not often experience extreme temperatures.
However, the Darling Downs encompasses a very large area. Other temperature extremes include:
Churchill Downs is in Louisville, Kentucky, and operates in the Eastern Time Zone.
"Downs" typically refers to a series of four attempts to advance the ball 10 yards in American football. The team in possession of the ball has four downs to move the ball down the field and earn a first down. If they fail to do so, the other team gains possession.
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The statue at Epsom Downs is of the racehorse "Dancing Brave," who is widely regarded as one of the greatest racehorses in British history. He won the prestigious Derby in 1986 and is celebrated for his impressive performances and dramatic racing style. The statue serves as a tribute to his legacy and the significance of horse racing at Epsom Downs.
Yes,both are temperate grasslands.
The area of Darling Downs is 77,388.7 square kilometers.
The fertile agricultural area of the Darling Downs in Queensland was named by explorer Allan Cunningham after then-Governor Ralph Darling.
The Darling Downs is a farming region in Southern Queensland, Australia. It was named after the Governor of New South Wales, Ralph Darling, by explorer Allan Cunningham.
The Darling Downs, an area of rich, fertile land in inland southern Queensland, were discovered by explorer andbotanist Allan Cunninghamin 1827.
Ludwig Leichhardt was the German /Prussian explorer who first travelled overland from Jimbour on the Darling Downs to Port Essington, in the far north of Australia.
J. L. Blyth has written: 'Darling Downs writers' -- subject(s): Australian Authors, Australian literature, Bio-bibliography, Darling Downs (Qld.), Dictionaries, Homes and haunts
It is not always windy in the Darling Downs. The Darling Downs lie on the western side of the Great Dividing Range, and are subject to a variety of climatic conditions, including storms, rain, drought and wind. In the summer, the area is hot and dry, with occasional storms which may be quite violent, and occasional periods of flooding rains.. In winter, it is much cooler but still dry.
The Darling Downs hopping mouse is extinct. As a hopping mouse, its living relatives are the Northern hopping mouse, Mitchell's hopping mouse, Dusky hopping mouse, Fawn hopping mouse and Spinifex hopping mouse.
Rodney Fisher was born on May 11, 1939, in Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia.
Cunningham discovered the rich farming land of the Darling Downs (1827) which led to inland settlement of what is now southern Queensland, and Cunningham's Gap (1828). The discovery of Cunningham's Gap meant that landowners on the Darling Downs did not need to send their products overland to Sydney and markets, but could take the shorter and easier route of coastal shipping.
Butser Hill near Petersfield Hants 886 feet in height
This was Ludwig Leichhardt. He disappeared in 1848 after leaving the Darling Downs in Queensland in an attempt to cross to the west.