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Rainfall

I believe that the rainfall totals were off based on the graph. I added up about 6000 mm, not 2222.9. Where was the source that said 2222.9? Smart194 16:10, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The source for 2222.9mm is from the BOM data for Cairns - Cairns PO where climate data was collected until 1957 and Cairns Airport where data is currently collected. 2222.9 is from the PO data the airport data average is 2002.8. The mean rainfall for Innisfail, which is a lot wetter than Cairns, is only 3559.1mm so 6000mm would appear to be incorrect. Mkfenn 23:02, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

List of Radio Stations

I've had moved the poorly formatted list of radio stations from the bottom of the page to the communications section but I decided to get rid of it entirely. It looks ugly, and I don't see that it is necessary. Of the better articles about Australian cities, none contains a list of radio stations. In fact, featured articles should contain prose rather than lists. This article described the radio stations adequately in the Communications section before the list was added. Not even the Melbourne media article contains lists. I've pasted the list that I removed below. -- Adz|talk 04:15, 26 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

List of Radio Stations:

4CA 102.7 FM (commercial)
Sea FM 99.5 (commercial)
Hot FM 103.5 (commercial)
Kool FM 98.3 (commercial,Innisfail)
4EL 846 AM (commercial)
Radio National 105.1 FM/93.9 FM
JJJ 107.5 FM/97.1 FM
ABC Far North QLD 801 AM/95.5 FM
Classic FM 105.9 FM/94.7 FM
4CCR FM 89.1 (community)
104.3 FM (narrowcast)

Car Hire resource

I added car hire resource as many tourists visiting Cairns (due to its remoteness) will not have access to a vehicle whilst there

Unfortunately, wikipedia is not a travel guide, so I have removed the link. Regards, MartinRe 17:46, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

climate chart

The recently added climate chart is difficult to read. The resolution is poor - even when it is viewed as a large image - and is almost impossible to read when it appears as a small image. I think the information contained within it is useful, but perhaps it could be represented as a series of graphs. Perhaps on or two could appear on this page and the rest could be included in a separate article about the climate of Cairns. The information within the graphs would be better presented if sumarised in words and in a table similar to the one on the Brisbane page. What do others think? -- Adz|talk 00:38, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, the chart is hard to read. I think something along the lines of the Brisbane table, which is the format the BOM use, would be good.-- Mkfenn 08:56, 18 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

To that end...(based on Airport data) -- Mkfenn 10:02, 18 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

**Climate Table**
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C)	31.4	31.1	30.5	29.2	27.6	25.9	25.7	26.5	28.0	29.5	30.6	31.3	29.0
Mean daily minimum temperature (°C)	23.6	23.7	23.0	21.6	19.8	17.7	17.0	17.4	18.6	20.6	22.3	23.3	20.7
Mean total rainfall (mm)	386.6	453.0	420.3	197.7	93.2	46.5	28.7	27.9	34.6	39.6	94.4	180.4	2002.8
Mean number of rain days	17.8	19.1	19.1	17.8	13.6	9.6	8.8	8.1	7.6	8.0	10.1	13.7	153.4
Mean number of clear days	4.0	2.4	4.1	5.0	6.8	8.9	9.8	11.5	12.3	11.8	7.7	5.5	89.8
Mean number of cloudy days	15.8	17.5	16.3	13.8	12.5	10.0	9.8	7.6	5.7	5.3	7.4	11.7	133.4
Source: Bureau of Meteorology

Well done!! This looks great. Much more legible than the graphics. -- Adz|talk 10:33, 18 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Motorway?

This comment about the motorway has come back. Can somebody confirmwhether the road is actually going to be built, and if so, what the timeframe for it is? I have edited the text a bit to make it read a little better but it would be good if somebody could varify. Also, what is meant by 'motorway'? Is it simply a road upgrade, or will it result in a full blown freeway with overpasses and exit ramps? Or will it just be like the captain Cook Highway along the northern beaches? (in which case, i don't think it deserves special mention as a motorway). -- Adz|talk 10:41, 18 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't heard of any plans for a motorway. Maybe someone needs to dig up some references for this one? -- Mkfenn 12:55, 18 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There is no mention of a motorway in the [FNQ 2010 Regional Plan] -- Mkfenn 13:01, 18 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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	I haven't heard of any plans for a motorway. Maybe someone needs to dig up some references for this one? -- [[User:Mkfenn\|Mkfenn]] 12:55, 18 July 2006 (UTC)		I haven't heard of any plans for a motorway. Maybe someone needs to dig up some references for this one? -- [[User:Mkfenn\|Mkfenn]] 12:55, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

			There is no mention of a motorway in the [[http://www.lgp.qld.gov.au/?id=2185 FNQ 2010 Regional Plan]] -- [[User:Mkfenn\|Mkfenn]] 13:01, 18 July 2006 (UTC)