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Rosstrevor, New South Wales

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Yungnulgra County parish map (1914) Yungnulgra County parish map 1914.jpg
Yungnulgra County parish map (1914)

Rosstrevor, New South Wales in Central Darling Shire is a remote rural locality and civil parish of Yungnulgra County in far North West New South Wales. [1] [2]

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Geography

The Parish an arid landscape. The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BWh (Hot desert),. [3] is almost unpopulated, with less than two inhabitants per square kilometer. [4] The nearest town is Whitecliffs 2 km to the west.

Climate

The parish has extremely hot summers and mild winters. Summers would usually exceed 36 °C. Winters are usually around 17 °C. The annual average rainfall is 249.7 millimetres (9.8 in) which would make it a semi-arid climate except that its high evapotranspiration, or its aridity, makes it a desert climate.

Climate data for White Cliffs Post Office (1901-2012)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)48.6
(119.5)		46.9
(116.4)		44.1
(111.4)		37.9
(100.2)		31.9
(89.4)		28.0
(82.4)		28.8
(83.8)		33.0
(91.4)		39.5
(103.1)		41.7
(107.1)		45.0
(113.0)		45.8
(114.4)		48.6
(119.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)35.8
(96.4)		34.9
(94.8)		31.6
(88.9)		26.4
(79.5)		21.4
(70.5)		17.6
(63.7)		17.2
(63.0)		19.7
(67.5)		23.9
(75.0)		27.9
(82.2)		31.5
(88.7)		34.4
(93.9)		26.9
(80.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)20.9
(69.6)		20.4
(68.7)		17.2
(63.0)		12.4
(54.3)		8.2
(46.8)		5.3
(41.5)		4.1
(39.4)		5.6
(42.1)		9.0
(48.2)		12.9
(55.2)		16.4
(61.5)		19.2
(66.6)		12.6
(54.7)
Record low °C (°F)12.1
(53.8)		8.8
(47.8)		7.2
(45.0)		2.6
(36.7)		−0.5
(31.1)		−2.3
(27.9)		−3.3
(26.1)		−1.7
(28.9)		0.2
(32.4)		2.0
(35.6)		3.4
(38.1)		6.8
(44.2)		−3.3
(26.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)27.7
(1.09)		27.1
(1.07)		23.8
(0.94)		15.4
(0.61)		20.8
(0.82)		19.0
(0.75)		18.2
(0.72)		15.4
(0.61)		15.0
(0.59)		23.2
(0.91)		19.2
(0.76)		25.1
(0.99)		249.7
(9.83)
Average precipitation days3.02.82.52.23.43.73.83.43.03.63.13.037.5
Source: [5]

History

Countryside near the parish Western Lands - panoramio.jpg
Countryside near the parish

The Parish is on the traditional lands of the Wandjiwalgu. [6] [7] Aboriginal peoples. [8]

In 1838 Thomas Mitchell (explorer) travelled down the nearby Darling River.
Charles Sturt passed through the Wandjiwalgu lands during 1845, [9] and in 1861 the Burke and Wills expedition passed nearby. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Yungnulgra". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 July 2013. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ Historic map of Yungnulgra County.
  3. ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . ISSN   1027-5606.(direct: Final Revised Paper)
  4. ↑ NASA Earth Observations: Population Density”. NASA/SEDAC..
  5. ↑ "Climate statistics for Australian locations: White Cliffs Post Office". Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology.
  6. ↑ David R Horton,Aboriginal Studies Press, AIATS and Sinclair Merz Knight 1996
  7. ↑ Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University Press. p196.
  8. ↑ David R Horton (creator), Aboriginal Studies Press, AIATSIS, and Auslig/Sinclair, Knight, Merz, 1996.
  9. ↑ "Sturt's Central Australian Expedition". Corner Country. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019.
  10. ↑ "The Burke and Wills Expedition". Corner Country. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018.


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