Nimmitabel

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Nimmitabel
New South Wales
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Nimmitabel
Coordinates 36°30′0″S149°17′0″E / 36.50000°S 149.28333°E / -36.50000; 149.28333
Population324 (2021 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2631
Elevation1,075 m (3,527 ft)
Location
  • 435 km (270 mi) SSW of Sydney
  • 152 km (94 mi) S of Canberra
  • 37 km (23 mi) SSE of Cooma
  • 75 km (47 mi) WNW of Bega
LGA(s) Snowy Monaro Regional Council
State electorate(s) Monaro
Federal division(s) Eden-Monaro
Mean max tempMean min tempAnnual rainfall
15.6 °C
60 °F		3.4 °C
38 °F		687.6 mm
27.1 in

Nimmitabel is a small town in the Monaro region in southeast New South Wales, Australia, in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area. At the 2021 census, Nimmitabel had a population of 324. [1]

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Etymology

Nimmitabel means "the place where many waters start or divide" in the local Aboriginal language. [2] Many various spellings were adopted for the town, including: Nimmytabell (1837), Nimitabelle (1838), Nimmitabool (1841), Nimmittybel (1844), Nimmitabel(1845), Nimmitybelle, Nimithybale, Nymytable (all in 1848), Nimmitabil(1851), Nimitabille and Nimithy Bell(1856), Nimaty-Bell(1857), Nimmitabel(1858) [3]

History

Geography

The town is 37 kilometres (23 mi) south of Cooma and 75 kilometres (47 mi) west of Bega. Nimmitabel is on a stretch of highway shared between the Snowy Mountains Highway (HWY B72) and the Monaro Highway (HWY B23). It is on the southern end of the Great Dividing Range, at the west of the Monaro Range, and lies 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of the Wadbilliga National Park. The area around Nimmitabel has the only true chernozem soil in Australia, a very rich, fertile and dark coloured soil. [5]

Climate

Nimmitabel has a cool oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) with cool to mild summers and cold winters, with evenly-spread, modest rainfall throughout the year. Frosts occur regularly throughout the year, even at the height of summer. It is decently sunny, with 102.2 clear days annually, being largely on account of its leeward location.

Because of its elevation and southern latitude, several snowfalls can be expected each year from May through to October; on rare occasions, snow flurries may even occur in summer. Snow can occur heavily at times. The town has recorded sub-freezing daily maxima on multiple occasions: −0.6 °C (30.9 °F) on 13 June 1965, and shortly thereafter −1.1 °C (30.0 °F) on 17 July 1965.

Climate data for Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatment Facility (1911–1975); 1,075 m AMSL; 36.51° S, 149.28° E
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)37.2
(99.0)		38.3
(100.9)		31.7
(89.1)		25.6
(78.1)		23.9
(75.0)		17.2
(63.0)		14.5
(58.1)		18.7
(65.7)		25.6
(78.1)		26.1
(79.0)		31.1
(88.0)		34.4
(93.9)		38.3
(100.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)22.8
(73.0)		22.6
(72.7)		20.2
(68.4)		15.7
(60.3)		11.6
(52.9)		8.3
(46.9)		7.7
(45.9)		9.4
(48.9)		12.8
(55.0)		16.0
(60.8)		18.6
(65.5)		21.6
(70.9)		15.6
(60.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)8.5
(47.3)		8.9
(48.0)		6.7
(44.1)		3.6
(38.5)		0.9
(33.6)		−1.2
(29.8)		−1.9
(28.6)		−1.3
(29.7)		0.7
(33.3)		3.1
(37.6)		5.2
(41.4)		7.4
(45.3)		3.4
(38.1)
Record low °C (°F)−1.1
(30.0)		−1.1
(30.0)		−2.1
(28.2)		−3.3
(26.1)		−7.2
(19.0)		−8.7
(16.3)		−9.9
(14.2)		−10.5
(13.1)		−8.7
(16.3)		−6.6
(20.1)		−3.9
(25.0)		−2.2
(28.0)		−10.5
(13.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)69.1
(2.72)		59.4
(2.34)		60.9
(2.40)		47.9
(1.89)		51.9
(2.04)		65.4
(2.57)		49.4
(1.94)		45.4
(1.79)		48.4
(1.91)		59.4
(2.34)		62.4
(2.46)		68.0
(2.68)		687.6
(27.08)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)7.67.57.97.68.69.89.09.09.49.59.08.6103.5
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatment Facility

The village was featured on Episode 23 of the 10th Series of the ABC program "Back Roads" aired on October 22nd 2024 [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nimmitabel". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 May 2024. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Nimmitabel". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 November 2009. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. ↑ "NIMMITABEL – Our historic village – Welcome to the community website for the village of Nimmitabel, New South Wales" . Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "America's Best, Britain's Finest: A Survey of Mixed Movies" - Google Books, John Howard Reid, pub. Lulu.com, March 2006. ISBN   9781411678774, p.241
  5. ↑ KG McQueen "The Tertiary Geology And Geomorphology Of The Monaro: The Perspective In 1994" Centre For Australian Regolith Studies, Canberra 1994
  6. ↑ https://iview.abc.net.au/video/RF2327V023S00

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