Bogong, Victoria
Town in Victoria, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bogong is a locality in north east Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Alpine Shire local government area, 371 kilometres (231 mi) north east of the state capital, Melbourne.
| Bogong Victoria | |||||||||
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 Bogong, 2014 | |||||||||
  Bogong | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°48′11″S 147°13′26″E | ||||||||
| Population | 0 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3699 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 718 m (2,356 ft) | ||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Alpine Shire | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Ovens Valley | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Indi | ||||||||
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At the 2016 census, Bogong had a population of 5.[2]
- Bogong Football Club
The Bogong Football Club use to compete in the Yackandandah & District Football League from 1947[3] to 1953 and were runners up in 1948 and 1952 and won the 1950, 1951[4] and 1953 premierships[5] and joined the Ovens & King Football League in 1954,[6] then won 1955 O&KFL premiership.[7]
Climate
Bogong is extraordinarily wet through the cooler months with snowfalls commonplace (averaging 5.7 snow days per annum),[8] although maximum temperatures are not particularly low for its altitude due to its sheltered location in a valley (Tolmie has significantly lower maximum temperatures at only 120 metres higher). It is the wettest locality in Victoria and likewise mainland Australia's temperate zone, averaging 1,805.6 millimetres (71.09 in) per annum.
| Climate data for Bogong (1938–1989); 718 m AMSL; 36.81° S, 147.22° E | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 38.3 (100.9) |
38.3 (100.9) |
33.9 (93.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
38.3 (100.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
17.8 (64.0) |
13.2 (55.8) |
10.3 (50.5) |
8.9 (48.0) |
10.3 (50.5) |
13.7 (56.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
17.4 (63.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.8 (51.4) |
11.1 (52.0) |
9.5 (49.1) |
6.4 (43.5) |
3.8 (38.8) |
1.7 (35.1) |
0.9 (33.6) |
1.5 (34.7) |
3.0 (37.4) |
5.1 (41.2) |
6.9 (44.4) |
9.0 (48.2) |
5.8 (42.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
2.2 (36.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 77.8 (3.06) |
71.3 (2.81) |
92.8 (3.65) |
127.5 (5.02) |
179.1 (7.05) |
193.6 (7.62) |
243.4 (9.58) |
242.5 (9.55) |
173.8 (6.84) |
171.4 (6.75) |
124.3 (4.89) |
101.3 (3.99) |
1,805.6 (71.09) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 7.5 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 9.7 | 13.8 | 14.6 | 16.9 | 17.3 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 11.9 | 9.3 | 144.4 |
| Average afternoon relative humidity (%) | 43 | 48 | 53 | 63 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 69 | 62 | 58 | 54 | 48 | 60 |
| Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Bogong | |||||||||||||
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