We Aussies have a lot of great words for things, and weather is no exception.

So when it was extremely windy in Tasmania last night, where gusts reached a furious 148 km/h, we figured that was just about strong enough to blow the proverbial dog off its chain.

And that got us thinking... and then it got you thinking.

We asked you on social media for some of your favourite quintessentially Australian weather terms and phrases. Here's a selection of what you came up with via Facebook and Twitter:

When it's dry

"Drier than a dead dingo's donger" – a classic slice of bush vernacular which several of you mentioned, but Adrian got in first.

"Dry as a lime burner's boot" – one from @jeves_76 which we hadn't heard before, but we like it!

"Dry as a pommy's bath towel" – Julia with a good-natured swipe at old England.

Image: These two dingoes are a bit confused about being implicated in an iconic Aussie weather phrase. Source: MemoryCatcher via Pixabay.

When it's wet

"It's p**sing down" – not clever, perhaps not even wholly Australian, but so many of you suggested this, we just had to include it. And let's be honest, we do all say it.

"It's pelting down pick handles" – WZ reader Cath told us her grandpa used to say this. We're not 100% sure why the pick handles, but we assume it means the rain is stronger than a light drizzle!

"Rain from the east, three days at least" – this one came from Leonie. We checked out her Facebook profile to see where she lives and sure enough, she's from Mallacoota in East Gippsland (VIC), where wet easterlies can indeed set in for days, as they can on pretty much our entire east coast.

When it's cold

"It's so cold I could key a car with my nips" – thanks Laura for the most, um, evocative contribution of the day!

"Freeze the balls off a brass monkey" – a couple of you suggested this one. Turns out it's not Australian, but goes back all the way to the Napoleonic wars. The precise origin and meaning is highly disputed, but there's a good discussion about it here.

"Colder than a mother-in-law's kiss" – another classic, thanks to Rod. Something you're trying to tell us, mate?

When it's hot

"Hot enough to fry an egg" – this oldie but goodie was our suggestion to get things started.

"Hotter than a shearer's armpit" – we hadn't heard this one before and now Sarah has put an image in our head (and nostrils) that we just can't remove!

"It's so hot the chooks are laying boiled eggs" – that's tomorrow's breakfast inspo from WZ fan John.

"It's stinking hot" – we had to double-check that this one is Aussie as it seems such a natural part of our language, but thanks to Glenda for suggesting it, because it is indeed one of ours!

"It's like an oven/furnace out there" – lots of you suggested it, and all of us say it at least a few times each summer.

When it's windy

Image: OK, find a phrase for this pic! Source: Pixabay.

"Blowing the milk out of your tea" – and when you think about it, that'd be quite a thing to see. Thanks @x4jw!

"So windy it would blow spots off a Dalmatian" – thanks Bec, and we'd also like to see that happen!

"She's blowing a Megan" – as in a Megan Gale. Nice one from @danktrader4000.

"So windy there are waves in the toilet bowl" – thanks Nan. We just hope someone already flushed.

"Southerly buster" – suggested by several of you, and definitely a unique Aussie piece of jargon, specific to the NSW and VIC coasts. What is the southerly busting exactly? Well, the hot weather usually, and branches if it's strong enough! But it's unclear how this phrase arose.

"Ekka winds" – another location-specific contribution, this time from Peta, referring to the (sometimes quite cold) westerly winds that often blow during the Royal Queensland Show in Brisbane', aka the "Ekka".

"The doctor's in" – Thanks to Lorna for reminding us of the Fremantle Doctor, the cooling wind off the Indian Ocean which has made many a scorching Perth summer day tolerable.

When the weather changes quickly

"Four seasons in one day" – the classic from Bob, who points out that while we all know it as a Melbourne phrase, it's also very much a Tassie term.

"If you don't like Melbourne's weather, then wait five minutes" – another Melbourne classic, courtesy of Murray.