| Maydena Tasmania |
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| Population: | 245[1] | ||||||
| Elevation: | 281 m (922 ft) [2] | ||||||
| Location: |
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| LGA: | Derwent Valley Council | ||||||
| State District: | Lyons | ||||||
| Federal Division: | Lyons | ||||||
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Maydena is a small town in Tasmania, Australia built alongside the River Tyenna.
This Tasmanian Village is located on the Gordon River Road, south west of New Norfolk, through the Bushy Park Hop Fields, past the Styx Valley, turn left at Westerway, past Mount Field National Park and Russell Falls, through Tyenna and Fitzgerald townships and then up to Maydena itself.
Gordon River Road then goes onto Lake Pedder, Lake Gordon and Strathgordon, in the Southwest National Park of Tasmania.
At the 2006 census, Maydena had a population of 245.[1]
There is a primary school run by the Tasmanian Government Education Department and a Community online centre. [3]
The 3' 6" gauge railway line in Maydena was once used for hauling timber and osmiridium ore, as well as a way point for the Dam builders up at Strathgordon. A portion of the dis-used rail track is now being used by a pedal powered 'Rail track riders' tourist attraction. [4]
The climate is generally cold and wet. Some winter nights drop below freezing, the average winter daytime temperatures average between 8 °C (46 °F) and 15 °C (59 °F). The summer is mild with temperatures averaging around 5 °C (41 °F) to 12 °C (54 °F) at night to 15 °C (59 °F) to 28 °C (82 °F) during the day. Rainfall is set to 1,187.9 millimetres (46.77 in) annually spread over 12 months and an average of 219.3 days of rainfall.
| Climate data for Maydena Post Office | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37.0 (98.6) |
35.8 (96.4) |
35.2 (95.4) |
28.5 (83.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
18.9 (66.0) |
17.4 (63.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
30.0 (86.0) |
32.3 (90.1) |
35.2 (95.4) |
37.0 (98.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 22.1 (71.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
13.1 (55.6) |
10.8 (51.4) |
10.6 (51.1) |
12.0 (53.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.0 (64.4) |
19.7 (67.5) |
16.1 (61.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) |
8.9 (48.0) |
6.9 (44.4) |
5.3 (41.5) |
4.4 (39.9) |
2.5 (36.5) |
2.2 (36.0) |
2.6 (36.7) |
3.4 (38.1) |
4.7 (40.5) |
6.4 (43.5) |
7.4 (45.3) |
5.3 (41.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) |
−1 (30.2) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 63.9 (2.516) |
64.7 (2.547) |
69.8 (2.748) |
85.1 (3.35) |
96.2 (3.787) |
99.0 (3.898) |
107.6 (4.236) |
156.8 (6.173) |
140.1 (5.516) |
122.7 (4.831) |
91.5 (3.602) |
89.7 (3.531) |
1,187.9 (46.768) |
| Avg. rainy days | 13.2 | 11.4 | 16.4 | 17.4 | 20.6 | 20.2 | 23.2 | 23.8 | 21.8 | 20.7 | 15.1 | 15.5 | 219.3 |
| Source: [5] | |||||||||||||