Gurnang, New South Wales

Gurnang
Gurnang
Coordinates: 34°01′56″S 149°51′00″E / 34.03222°S 149.85000°E / -34.03222; 149.85000
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionCentral Tablelands
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total125 (2016 census)[2]
Time zoneUTC+10 (AEST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+11 (AEDT)
Postcode
2787

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.

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

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

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gurnang (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gurnang". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 November 2018.