Ngallagunda Community

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Ngallagunda
Town
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Ngallagunda
Ngallagunda Community
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Coordinates: 16.426°0′S126.43°0′E / 16.426°S 126.430°E / -16.426; 126.430
Country Australia
State Western Australia
LGA
Location
Government
 •  State electorate
 •  Federal division
Elevation
47 m (154 ft)
Postcode
6743
Mean max temp32.3 °C (90.1 °F)
Mean min temp16.4 °C (61.5 °F)
Annual rainfall999.3 mm (39.34 in)

Ngallagunda is a medium-sized Aboriginal community, located in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley.

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Native title

The community is located within the fully determined Wanjina-Wunggurr Wilinggin (WAD6016/96) native title claim area.

Governance

The community is managed through its incorporated body, Ngallagunda Aboriginal Corporation, incorporated under the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 on 13 October 1989.

Town planning

Ngallagunda Layout Plan No.2 has been prepared in accordance with State Planning Policy 3.2 Aboriginal Settlements. Layout Plan No.2 was endorsed by the community on 7 July 2010 and the Western Australian Planning Commission on 14 December 2010. The Layout Plan map-set and background report can be viewed at Planning Western Australia's website. [1]

Climate

The nearby Mount Elizabeth Weather Station is the most northerly place in Australia to record a temperature below freezing. It dropped to -1.3 °C (29.7 °F) on 26 June 1998. This is also the lowest temperature recorded in the Kimberly region.


Climate data for Mount Elizabeth (1973–2013)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)39.4
(102.9)		38.8
(101.8)		37.0
(98.6)		37.0
(98.6)		35.0
(95.0)		32.9
(91.2)		33.6
(92.5)		35.9
(96.6)		38.6
(101.5)		41.5
(106.7)		41.5
(106.7)		40.9
(105.6)		41.5
(106.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)33.0
(91.4)		32.1
(89.8)		32.3
(90.1)		32.5
(90.5)		29.9
(85.8)		28.0
(82.4)		28.5
(83.3)		30.5
(86.9)		34.1
(93.4)		35.9
(96.6)		36.2
(97.2)		34.1
(93.4)		32.3
(90.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)22.0
(71.6)		21.8
(71.2)		20.4
(68.7)		16.7
(62.1)		12.0
(53.6)		8.8
(47.8)		8.1
(46.6)		9.5
(49.1)		15.0
(59.0)		19.1
(66.4)		21.6
(70.9)		22.3
(72.1)		16.4
(61.5)
Record low °C (°F)16.5
(61.7)		15.7
(60.3)		12.2
(54.0)		6.9
(44.4)		−0.9
(30.4)		−1.3
(29.7)		−0.1
(31.8)		0.0
(32.0)		2.8
(37.0)		9.0
(48.2)		13.8
(56.8)		12.0
(53.6)		−1.3
(29.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches)255.7
(10.07)		225.3
(8.87)		165.1
(6.50)		39.6
(1.56)		13.4
(0.53)		12.8
(0.50)		3.1
(0.12)		1.9
(0.07)		8.6
(0.34)		32.5
(1.28)		74.4
(2.93)		166.9
(6.57)		999.3
(39.34)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2mm)16.915.311.63.41.50.90.50.31.13.98.011.675
Source: Bureau of Meteorology [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Layout plans". Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage. 20 February 2020. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "MOUNT ELIZABETH". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. March 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
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