Nimmitabel is a small town in the Monaro region in southeast New South Wales, Australia, in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area. At the 2016 census, Nimmitabel had a population of 320.[1]
Nimmitabel New South Wales | |||||||||
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Nimmitabel | |||||||||
Coordinates | 36°30′0″S 149°17′0″E / 36.50000°S 149.28333°E | ||||||||
Population | 320 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2631 | ||||||||
Elevation | 1,075 m (3,527 ft) | ||||||||
Location | |||||||||
LGA(s) | Snowy Monaro Regional Council | ||||||||
State electorate(s) | Monaro | ||||||||
Federal division(s) | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||
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Nimmitabel means "the place where many waters start or divide" in the local Aboriginal language.[2] Many various spellings were adopted for the town, including: Nimmytabell (1837), Nimitabelle (1838), Nimmitabool (1841), Nimmittybel (1844), Nimmitabel(1845), Nimmitybelle, Nimithybale, Nymytable (all in 1848), Nimmitabil(1851), Nimitabille and Nimithy Bell(1856), Nimaty-Bell(1857), Nimmitabel(1858)[3]
The town is 37 kilometres (23 mi) south of Cooma and 75 kilometres (47 mi) west of Bega. Nimmitabel is on a stretch of highway shared between the Snowy Mountains Highway (HWY B72) and the Monaro Highway (HWY B23). It is on the southern end of the Great Dividing Range, at the west of the Monaro Range, and lies 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of the Wadbilliga National Park. The area around Nimmitabel has the only true chernozem soil in Australia, a very rich, fertile and dark coloured soil.[4]
Nimmitabel has a cool oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) with cool to mild summers and cold winters, with evenly-spread, modest rainfall throughout the year. Frosts occur regularly throughout the year, even at the height of summer. It is decently sunny, with 102.2 clear days annually, being largely on account of its leeward location.
Because of its elevation and southern latitude, several snowfalls can be expected each year from May through to October; on rare occasions, snow flurries may even occur in December (early summer). Snow can occur heavily at times. The town has recorded sub-freezing daily maxima on multiple occasions: −0.6 °C (30.9 °F) on 13 June 1965, and shortly thereafter −1.1 °C (30.0 °F) on 17 July 1965.
Climate data for Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatment Facility (1911–1975); 1,075 AMSL; 36.51° S, 149.28° E | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 37.2 (99.0) |
38.3 (100.9) |
31.7 (89.1) |
25.6 (78.1) |
23.9 (75.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
25.6 (78.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
31.1 (88.0) |
34.4 (93.9) |
38.3 (100.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.8 (73.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
8.3 (46.9) |
7.7 (45.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
12.8 (55.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) |
8.9 (48.0) |
6.7 (44.1) |
3.6 (38.5) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
0.7 (33.3) |
3.1 (37.6) |
5.2 (41.4) |
7.4 (45.3) |
3.4 (38.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69.1 (2.72) |
59.4 (2.34) |
60.9 (2.40) |
47.9 (1.89) |
51.9 (2.04) |
65.4 (2.57) |
49.4 (1.94) |
45.4 (1.79) |
48.4 (1.91) |
59.4 (2.34) |
62.4 (2.46) |
68.0 (2.68) |
687.6 (27.08) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 103.5 |
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatment Facility |
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226458343
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