Yongala, South Australia
| Yongala South Australia | |||||||
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 Scene from the hill overlooking Yongala | |||||||
  Yongala | |||||||
| Coordinates | 33°02′0″S 138°45′0″E / 33.03333°S 138.75000°ECoordinates: 33°02′0″S 138°45′0″E / 33.03333°S 138.75000°E | ||||||
| Population | 243 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5493 | ||||||
| Elevation | 512 m (1,680 ft) | ||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | District Council of Peterborough | ||||||
| County | Dalhousie | ||||||
| State electorate(s) | Stuart | ||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Grey | ||||||
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Yongala is a small town located in the state of South Australia, Australia. It has a population of approximately 240 people and is situated on the Clare-Peterborough Road (B79). The town was proclaimed on 23 May 1876 and within 5 years had a population of 353 as developers anticipated the connection of a railway. The railway instead went through the nearby town of Peterborough.[2]
Yongala is situated on a high plateau and winter snowfalls are common. The town holds several records for the lowest minimum temperature in South Australia.[2][3]
History
Yongala was established as a hundred and part of the Dalhousie county in 1871 as one of the first of the 12 hundreds to be declared in that county. Land could be purchased in a hundred as soon as it had been declared.[4]
The SS Yongala launched in 1903 and owned by the Adelaide Steamship Company was named after the town. It sank in a storm in 1911 off the coast of Townsville, Queensland and its wreck site is protected by the Commonwealth Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976.
Climate
Yongala recorded a temperature of –8.2°C on 20 July 1976.[5] This is the coldest recorded temperature in South Australia.[3] The town also holds the record low temperatures in South Australia for the months of May, June, August and September.[6]
| Climate data for Yongala (1881-2014) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 43.5 (110.3) |
44.0 (111.2) |
39.5 (103.1) |
36.0 (96.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
23.3 (73.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
32.8 (91) |
37.8 (100) |
41.8 (107.2) |
41.5 (106.7) |
44.0 (111.2) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 30.8 (87.4) |
30.1 (86.2) |
27.1 (80.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
13.6 (56.5) |
12.8 (55) |
14.4 (57.9) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25.8 (78.4) |
28.6 (83.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 13.4 (56.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
10.8 (51.4) |
7.2 (45) |
4.6 (40.3) |
2.8 (37) |
2.2 (36) |
2.6 (36.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
6.1 (43) |
9.2 (48.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
7.3 (45.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
3.8 (38.8) |
1.1 (34) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 22.1 (0.87) |
21.4 (0.843) |
16.5 (0.65) |
25.1 (0.988) |
34.9 (1.374) |
39.6 (1.559) |
39.7 (1.563) |
43.3 (1.705) |
38.0 (1.496) |
33.6 (1.323) |
27.8 (1.094) |
24.4 (0.961) |
366.4 (14.426) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2mm) | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 9.6 | 11.8 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 9.8 | 8.1 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 92.8 |
| Source: Bureau of Meteorology[5] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Yongala". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- 1 2 "Yongala". Peterborough Tourist Promotion Association. 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- 1 2 "Rainfall and Temperature Records: National" (PDF). Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "Counties and Hundreds - South Australia". Adelaide Co-operative History. 2006. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
- 1 2 "Yongala". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "Official records for Australia in January". Daily Extremes. Bureau of Meteorology. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
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