Tooma, New South Wales

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Tooma
New South Wales
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The It's Not a Tooma Inn aka The Three Stags Inn
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Tooma
Coordinates 35°58′0″S148°4′0″E / 35.96667°S 148.06667°E / -35.96667; 148.06667 Coordinates: 35°58′0″S148°4′0″E / 35.96667°S 148.06667°E / -35.96667; 148.06667
Population104 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2642
Elevation331 m (1,086 ft)
Location
LGA(s) Snowy Valleys Council
County Selwyn
State electorate(s) Albury
Federal division(s) Eden-Monaro
Mean max tempMean min tempAnnual rainfall
20.5 °C
69 °F
7.0 °C
45 °F
963.5 mm
37.9 in

Tooma is a locality and village community in the Snowy Valleys Council local government area, in the eastern part of the Riverina region of New South Wales.

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Location

Tooma is in the valley of the Tooma River, not far from its confluence with the Murray River. The village is adjacent to Tumbarumba Creek, a tributary of the Tooma River. It is about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) east of Welaregang and 34 kilometres (21 mi) south of Tumbarumba.

History

Tooma Post Office opened on 1 January 1873. [2] A school opened in Tooma in February 1876 and closed in August 1980. [3]

The Tooma District was one of ten locations that were shortlisted for the site of Australia's national capital in 1900. It was one of the last to be eliminated. In the final series of parliamentary ballots in October 1908, Tooma was one of the eleven sites in contention, and it survived until the eighth of the nine ballots, after which only Dalgety and the eventual capital site 'Yass Canberra' remained in contention. The site for the city was identified as being at nearby Welaregang. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Climate

Climate data for Tooma are sourced at nearby Khancoban of approximately the same altitude. Summers are hot and dry, winters cool and rainy with occasional snowfalls.

Climate data for Khancoban SMHEA (1961–1994); 337 m AMSL; 36.23° S, 148.14° E
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)41.7
(107.1)
41.7
(107.1)
37.6
(99.7)
34.4
(93.9)
26.4
(79.5)
20.0
(68.0)
19.5
(67.1)
23.3
(73.9)
28.3
(82.9)
30.8
(87.4)
38.5
(101.3)
39.1
(102.4)
41.7
(107.1)
Average high °C (°F)29.7
(85.5)
29.7
(85.5)
26.4
(79.5)
21.2
(70.2)
15.7
(60.3)
11.6
(52.9)
11.0
(51.8)
13.1
(55.6)
16.3
(61.3)
20.2
(68.4)
23.7
(74.7)
27.0
(80.6)
20.5
(68.9)
Average low °C (°F)12.8
(55.0)
13.0
(55.4)
10.4
(50.7)
7.0
(44.6)
4.2
(39.6)
1.8
(35.2)
1.3
(34.3)
2.6
(36.7)
4.4
(39.9)
6.8
(44.2)
8.9
(48.0)
11.3
(52.3)
7.0
(44.7)
Record low °C (°F)1.8
(35.2)
3.5
(38.3)
−0.6
(30.9)
−2.4
(27.7)
−4.1
(24.6)
−8.0
(17.6)
−6.4
(20.5)
−5.6
(21.9)
−3.9
(25.0)
−1.8
(28.8)
−0.4
(31.3)
1.1
(34.0)
−8.0
(17.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)59.8
(2.35)
53.0
(2.09)
56.0
(2.20)
63.3
(2.49)
80.6
(3.17)
84.9
(3.34)
100.9
(3.97)
112.9
(4.44)
97.9
(3.85)
96.8
(3.81)
81.7
(3.22)
75.7
(2.98)
963.5
(37.91)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)7.47.17.19.011.914.715.916.014.512.410.79.2135.9
Average afternoon relative humidity (%)34343748617168595548434250
Mean monthly sunshine hours 303.8268.4257.3210.0145.799.0108.5136.4177.0235.6261.0269.72,472.4
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Khancoban SMHEA
Climate data for Khancoban AWS (1997–2022); 339 m AMSL; 36.23° S, 148.14° E
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)43.3
(109.9)
43.3
(109.9)
38.0
(100.4)
32.5
(90.5)
25.4
(77.7)
20.0
(68.0)
19.0
(66.2)
22.1
(71.8)
28.0
(82.4)
33.8
(92.8)
38.0
(100.4)
41.1
(106.0)
43.3
(109.9)
Average high °C (°F)31.7
(89.1)
30.3
(86.5)
27.0
(80.6)
21.7
(71.1)
16.0
(60.8)
12.2
(54.0)
11.7
(53.1)
13.6
(56.5)
17.2
(63.0)
21.0
(69.8)
25.0
(77.0)
28.4
(83.1)
21.3
(70.4)
Average low °C (°F)13.7
(56.7)
13.3
(55.9)
10.7
(51.3)
7.3
(45.1)
4.2
(39.6)
2.2
(36.0)
1.7
(35.1)
2.7
(36.9)
4.6
(40.3)
6.6
(43.9)
9.5
(49.1)
11.3
(52.3)
7.3
(45.2)
Record low °C (°F)4.0
(39.2)
3.0
(37.4)
−2.0
(28.4)
−1.4
(29.5)
−4.0
(24.8)
−4.2
(24.4)
−4.6
(23.7)
−5.0
(23.0)
−7.0
(19.4)
−1.3
(29.7)
0.0
(32.0)
2.2
(36.0)
−7.0
(19.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)60.0
(2.36)
60.2
(2.37)
63.2
(2.49)
57.3
(2.26)
68.7
(2.70)
95.8
(3.77)
89.0
(3.50)
106.5
(4.19)
88.6
(3.49)
80.4
(3.17)
92.2
(3.63)
74.6
(2.94)
936.5
(36.87)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)7.77.98.58.814.619.620.218.314.211.811.19.3152.0
Average afternoon relative humidity (%)31333443576969615549433548
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Khancoban AWS

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