Gurnang, New South Wales

Gurnang is a small rural locality 48 kilometres (30 mi) south of Oberon in the Oberon Shire, part of the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia.

Gurnang
New South Wales
Gurnang is located in New South Wales
Gurnang
Gurnang
Coordinates34°01′56″S 149°51′00″E / 34.03222°S 149.85000°E / -34.03222; 149.85000
Population125 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2787
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)Oberon
RegionCentral Tablelands
State electorate(s)Bathurst
Federal division(s)Calare

The Oberon Correctional Centre is within the locality. 100% of the population recorded at the 2016 Census was male; with a median age of 24.

Climate

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Climate data for Gurnang State Forest (1933–1975); 1,148 m AMSL; 34.01° S, 149.84° E
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 34.5
(94.1)
34.4
(93.9)
31.1
(88.0)
25.6
(78.1)
23.3
(73.9)
16.7
(62.1)
15.0
(59.0)
18.9
(66.0)
23.9
(75.0)
26.7
(80.1)
28.9
(84.0)
33.3
(91.9)
34.5
(94.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 22.8
(73.0)
22.1
(71.8)
20.2
(68.4)
15.4
(59.7)
11.1
(52.0)
8.1
(46.6)
7.4
(45.3)
8.7
(47.7)
12.2
(54.0)
15.5
(59.9)
18.1
(64.6)
21.5
(70.7)
15.3
(59.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 9.0
(48.2)
9.3
(48.7)
7.3
(45.1)
3.8
(38.8)
1.0
(33.8)
−0.3
(31.5)
−1.6
(29.1)
−0.7
(30.7)
0.4
(32.7)
3.2
(37.8)
5.1
(41.2)
7.2
(45.0)
3.6
(38.5)
Record low °C (°F) −0.6
(30.9)
0.0
(32.0)
−5.6
(21.9)
−4.4
(24.1)
−8.0
(17.6)
−7.8
(18.0)
−10.0
(14.0)
−10.1
(13.8)
−6.7
(19.9)
−6.7
(19.9)
−3.3
(26.1)
−1.1
(30.0)
−10.1
(13.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 89.8
(3.54)
78.9
(3.11)
67.7
(2.67)
70.4
(2.77)
76.2
(3.00)
96.5
(3.80)
84.6
(3.33)
89.1
(3.51)
77.9
(3.07)
85.2
(3.35)
85.3
(3.36)
75.6
(2.98)
1,008.5
(39.70)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 8.9 8.8 8.6 9.5 10.9 14.1 13.3 13.1 10.6 10.6 10.2 9.0 127.6
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Gurnang State Forest

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gurnang". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 November 2018.