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Yarrangobilly New South Wales | |||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°44′54″S148°30′04″E / 35.74833°S 148.50111°E | ||||||||
Population | 0 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2720 | ||||||||
Elevation | 1,067 m (3,501 ft) | ||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Snowy Valleys Council | ||||||||
County | Buccleuch | ||||||||
State electorate(s) | Wagga Wagga | ||||||||
Federal division(s) | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||
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Yarrangobilly, New South Wales is a rural locality in the Snowy Mountains, west of Canberra, Australia, [2] and is also a civil Parish of Buccleuch County. [3] [4] [5]
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.
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 oftentimes, 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 |
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