Yarrangobilly
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Yarrangobilly | |
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  Yarrangobilly | |
| Coordinates: 35°44′54″S 148°30′04″E / 35.74833°S 148.50111°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| LGA | |
| Location |
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| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 1,067 m (3,501 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 0 (SAL 2021) |
| Postcode | 2720 |
| County | Buccleuch |
| Mean max temp | 16.1 °C (61.0 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 0.8 °C (33.4 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 1,327.9 mm (52.28 in) |
Yarrangobilly, New South Wales is a rural locality in the Snowy Mountains, west of Canberra, Australia, and is also a civil Parish of Buccleuch County.
Yarrangobilly is on the Snowy Mountains Highway, south-east of Tumut, and south-west of Canberra. The parish is situated within the Kosciuszko National Park.
Yarrangobilly is in the Snowy Valleys Council Area.
Climate
Yarrangobilly yields a similar climate to that of Kiandra, albeit of greater continentality due to its more inland location west of the Divide; diurnal range is especially impressive, with a mean daily range of 5.3 to 25.2 °C (41.5 to 77.4 °F) in January. Snowfall is frequent and often heavy.
| Climate data for Jounama State Forest (1938–1956, rainfall 1922–1994); 1,067 m AMSL; 35.60° S, 148.45° E | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.2 (77.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
16.4 (61.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
8.4 (47.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
8.3 (46.9) |
12.3 (54.1) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
5.3 (41.5) |
3.5 (38.3) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
0.5 (32.9) |
2.6 (36.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
0.8 (33.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 75.2 (2.96) |
68.2 (2.69) |
93.1 (3.67) |
102.1 (4.02) |
113.9 (4.48) |
140.8 (5.54) |
137.9 (5.43) |
153.7 (6.05) |
117.9 (4.64) |
141.9 (5.59) |
102.4 (4.03) |
80.9 (3.19) |
1,327.9 (52.28) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 5.8 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 12.5 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 10.8 | 11.4 | 9.3 | 6.9 | 115.5 |
| Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Jounama State Forest | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yarrangobilly (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ↑ Yarrangobilly, New South Wales, google maps.com.
- ↑ "Yarrangobilly Locality". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ↑ Robert McLean, The New atlas of Australia : the complete work containing over one hundred maps and full descriptive geography of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, together with numerous illustrations and copious indices (Sydney :J. Sands, [1886) Map 11.
- ↑ "Yarrangobilly Parish". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
