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Wanganella
New South Wales
Wanganella Lang Street 001.JPG
Lang Street, the main street of Wanganella
Wanganella is located in New South Wales
Wanganella
Wanganella
Location in New South Wales
Population 30 (2016 census)
Postcode(s) 2710
Location
LGA(s) Edward River Council
County Townsend
State electorate(s) Murray
Federal Division(s) Farrer

Wanganella is a small village in New South Wales, Australia. It sits right on the Billabong Creek. You can find Wanganella on the Cobb Highway, which is a road that connects Hay to the north and Deniliquin to the south. This village is part of the Edward River Council area. In 2016, only about 30 people lived in Wanganella.

History of Wanganella

The land in Wanganella was divided up and sold in 1864. This was the start of the village.

In 1865, a traveler described Wanganella as having two pubs, a blacksmith's shop, and a shoemaker's shop. There was also a nice bridge built over Billabong Creek. Another report from the same year said that 25 people lived in Wanganella. The village also had two inns, two stores, and two butcher shops.

Wanganella's Weather

We have records of how much rain Wanganella has received from 1862 until 2019. On average, it gets about 364.4 millimeters (about 14.3 inches) of rain each year. We also have temperature information from 1914 to 1927.

Climate data for Wanganella
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.2
(88.2)
31.6
(88.9)
27.7
(81.9)
22.9
(73.2)
18.1
(64.6)
14.5
(58.1)
14.1
(57.4)
15.7
(60.3)
19.0
(66.2)
23.0
(73.4)
26.8
(80.2)
30.4
(86.7)
22.9
(73.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 15.7
(60.3)
16.3
(61.3)
12.9
(55.2)
9.6
(49.3)
6.8
(44.2)
5.1
(41.2)
3.6
(38.5)
4.2
(39.6)
6.4
(43.5)
9.0
(48.2)
11.9
(53.4)
14.9
(58.8)
9.7
(49.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 26.6
(1.05)
27.3
(1.07)
29.9
(1.18)
27.1
(1.07)
34.9
(1.37)
35.5
(1.40)
30.7
(1.21)
32.1
(1.26)
32.2
(1.27)
33.8
(1.33)
27.0
(1.06)
27.2
(1.07)
364.4
(14.35)
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