Bogong, Victoria
Town in Victoria, Australia
36°48′11″S 147°13′26″E / 36.80306°S 147.22389°E / -36.80306; 147.22389- 371 km (231 mi) NE of Melbourne
- 100 km (62 mi) S of Wodonga
- 15 km (9 mi) S of Mount Beauty
| Mean max temp | Mean min temp | Annual rainfall |
| 17.4 °C 63 °F | 5.8 °C 42 °F | 1,805.6 mm 71.1 in |
Bogong is a locality in north east Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Alpine Shire local government area, 371 kilometres (231 mi) north east of the state capital, Melbourne.
At the 2016 census, Bogong had a population of 5.[1]
Climate
Bogong is extraordinarily wet through the cooler months with snowfalls commonplace, although maximum temperatures are not particularly low for its altitude due to its sheltered location in a valley (Tolmie has significantly lower maximum temperatures at only 120 metres higher). It is the wettest locality in Victoria and likewise mainland Australia's temperate zone, averaging 1,805.6 millimetres (71.09 in) per annum.
| Climate data for Bogong (1938–1989); 718 m AMSL; 36.81° S, 147.22° E | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 38.3 (100.9) | 38.3 (100.9) | 33.9 (93.0) | 29.4 (84.9) | 22.8 (73.0) | 19.2 (66.6) | 17.1 (62.8) | 20.6 (69.1) | 22.2 (72.0) | 25.6 (78.1) | 31.1 (88.0) | 35.0 (95.0) | 38.3 (100.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.7 (78.3) | 23.5 (74.3) | 17.8 (64.0) | 13.2 (55.8) | 10.3 (50.5) | 8.9 (48.0) | 10.3 (50.5) | 13.7 (56.7) | 16.8 (62.2) | 19.8 (67.6) | 23.1 (73.6) | 17.4 (63.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.8 (51.4) | 11.1 (52.0) | 9.5 (49.1) | 6.4 (43.5) | 3.8 (38.8) | 1.7 (35.1) | 0.9 (33.6) | 1.5 (34.7) | 3.0 (37.4) | 5.1 (41.2) | 6.9 (44.4) | 9.0 (48.2) | 5.8 (42.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) | 2.2 (36.0) | 0.0 (32.0) | −0.6 (30.9) | −2.8 (27.0) | −4.4 (24.1) | −6.1 (21.0) | −6.0 (21.2) | −5.0 (23.0) | −3.3 (26.1) | −0.6 (30.9) | −1.1 (30.0) | −6.1 (21.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 77.8 (3.06) | 71.3 (2.81) | 92.8 (3.65) | 127.5 (5.02) | 179.1 (7.05) | 193.6 (7.62) | 243.4 (9.58) | 242.5 (9.55) | 173.8 (6.84) | 171.4 (6.75) | 124.3 (4.89) | 101.3 (3.99) | 1,805.6 (71.09) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 7.5 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 9.7 | 13.8 | 14.6 | 16.9 | 17.3 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 11.9 | 9.3 | 144.4 |
| Average afternoon relative humidity (%) | 43 | 48 | 53 | 63 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 69 | 62 | 58 | 54 | 48 | 60 |
| Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Bogong | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bogong". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
External links
Media related to Bogong, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons
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