Yongala, South Australia facts for kids
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Scene from the hill overlooking Yongala
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 Yongala
Location in South Australia
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| Population | 243 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5493 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 512 m (1,680 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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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), 238 km (148 mi) from Adelaide, the state capital.
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.
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 (17.2 °F) on 20 July 1976. This is the coldest recorded temperature in South Australia. The town also holds the record low temperatures in South Australia for the months of May, June, August and September.
| 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 (91.0) |
37.8 (100.0) |
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 (55.0) |
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 (45.0) |
4.6 (40.3) |
2.8 (37.0) |
2.2 (36.0) |
2.6 (36.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
6.1 (43.0) |
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 (34.0) |
−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 (0.84) |
16.5 (0.65) |
25.1 (0.99) |
34.9 (1.37) |
39.6 (1.56) |
39.7 (1.56) |
43.3 (1.70) |
38.0 (1.50) |
33.6 (1.32) |
27.8 (1.09) |
24.4 (0.96) |
366.4 (14.41) |
| 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 | |||||||||||||
See also
In Spanish: Yongala para niños
