Strathbogie, Victoria

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Strathbogie
Victoria
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Main street of Strathbogie
Australia Victoria Strathbogie Shire location map.svg
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Strathbogie
Coordinates 36°51′S145°44′E / 36.850°S 145.733°E / -36.850; 145.733
Population304 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 3666
Elevation502 m (1,647 ft)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Strathbogie
State electorate(s) Euroa
Federal division(s) Indi
Mean max tempMean min tempAnnual rainfall
18.5 °C
65 °F
6.1 °C
43 °F
970.7 mm
38.2 in

Strathbogie is a town in central Victoria, Australia. It is in the Shire of Strathbogie local government area. At the 2016 census, Strathbogie and the surrounding area had a population of 304. [1]

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History

The Post Office opened on 10 July 1878. [2]

Strathbogie is located in the Strathbogie Ranges. Mount Wombat (799 metres), which includes a floral and fauna reserve, is 4.6 km. to the north-west.

Town facilities include a general store/ cafe, war memorial and recreation reserve.

Sports & Recreation

Golfers play at the course of the Strathbogie Golf Club on Armstrong Avenue. [3]

Strathbogie Football Club

The Strathbogie Football Club appears to of played its first match of Australian Rules football in 1893 against Gooram, [4] prior to entering a team in the Euroa District Football Association in 1905.

The Strathbogie North Football Club was formed in May 1895 [5] and use to play matches against Strathbogie FC. [6]

The Strathbogie FC then played in the following football competitions -

Premierships
Runners Up

Climate

Strathbogie Sea Level Sign StrathbogieSeaLevelSign.JPG
Strathbogie Sea Level Sign

Strathbogie has warm, dry summers, though which are frequently interrupted by cold fronts on account of its proximity to the Southern Ocean (typical of Central Victoria); summer maximum temperatures have been as cold as 9.7 °C (49.5 °F) on 01 December 2019, and on 03 February 2005 the maximum did not exceed 10.5 °C (50.9 °F).

A pronounced autumnal lag is noted (March being almost as warm as December), and the winters are cold and rainy with many occurrences of snowfall. It has a 'Mediterranean' rainfall pattern, with nearly thrice the rainfall in winter than in high summer.

Climate data for Strathbogie (1974–2022, rainfall to 1902); 501 m AMSL; 36.85° S, 145.73° E
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)42.0
(107.6)
42.0
(107.6)
36.3
(97.3)
32.5
(90.5)
23.0
(73.4)
19.1
(66.4)
18.5
(65.3)
22.0
(71.6)
26.8
(80.2)
31.0
(87.8)
37.2
(99.0)
39.1
(102.4)
42.0
(107.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)27.5
(81.5)
27.3
(81.1)
24.0
(75.2)
18.9
(66.0)
14.4
(57.9)
11.2
(52.2)
10.2
(50.4)
11.5
(52.7)
14.3
(57.7)
18.0
(64.4)
21.6
(70.9)
24.8
(76.6)
18.6
(65.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)11.7
(53.1)
11.6
(52.9)
9.2
(48.6)
5.7
(42.3)
3.6
(38.5)
2.0
(35.6)
1.8
(35.2)
2.3
(36.1)
3.7
(38.7)
5.3
(41.5)
7.6
(45.7)
9.4
(48.9)
6.2
(43.1)
Record low °C (°F)0.0
(32.0)
1.2
(34.2)
−0.5
(31.1)
−3.6
(25.5)
−5.7
(21.7)
−7.2
(19.0)
−8.0
(17.6)
−6.0
(21.2)
−5.5
(22.1)
−3.0
(26.6)
−3.0
(26.6)
−1.0
(30.2)
−8.0
(17.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)49.1
(1.93)
43.5
(1.71)
57.0
(2.24)
66.4
(2.61)
95.0
(3.74)
113.5
(4.47)
121.6
(4.79)
114.9
(4.52)
94.0
(3.70)
85.4
(3.36)
64.0
(2.52)
58.0
(2.28)
962.6
(37.90)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)5.34.65.67.211.413.215.214.512.110.58.26.5114.3
Average afternoon relative humidity (%)40394554677475696357494256
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Strathbogie

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