The Fremantle Doctor, the Freo Doctor, or simply The Doctor, is the Western Australian vernacular term for the cooling afternoon sea breeze that occurs during summer months in south west coastal areas of Western Australia. The sea breeze occurs because of the major temperature difference between the land and sea.
The name was in use as early as the 1870s and was similar to equivalent terms for winds that occurred in South Africa and the West Indies.[1]
- ^ Christensen, Joseph (2009). "Fremantle Doctor". In Jenny Gregory; Janice Gothard (eds.). Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia (PDF). Crawley: UWA Publishing. p. 389. ISBN 978-1-921401-15-2. OCLC 405500003. OL 45266821M. Wikidata Q5773872. Retrieved 12 December 2021.