Jounama is a rural locality in the Snowy Mountains of New South wales and a civil Parish of the Buccleuch County.[1][2]
Jounama is on the western side of the ranges on Jounama Creek and the Snowy Mountains Highway, 75 kilometres (47 mi) south-west of Canberra as the crow flies.
Climate
editJounama yields a similar climate to that of Kiandra, albeit of greater continentality due to its more inland location west of the Divide; diurnal range is especially impressive, with a mean daily range of 5.3 to 25.2 °C (41.5 to 77.4 °F) in January. Snowfall is frequent, and oftentimes, heavy.
| Climate data for Jounama State Forest (1938–1956, rainfall 1922–1994); 1,067 m AMSL; 35.60° S, 148.45° E | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.2 (77.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
16.4 (61.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
8.4 (47.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
8.3 (46.9) |
12.3 (54.1) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
5.3 (41.5) |
3.5 (38.3) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
0.5 (32.9) |
2.6 (36.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
0.8 (33.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 75.2 (2.96) |
68.2 (2.69) |
93.1 (3.67) |
102.1 (4.02) |
113.9 (4.48) |
140.8 (5.54) |
137.9 (5.43) |
153.7 (6.05) |
117.9 (4.64) |
141.9 (5.59) |
102.4 (4.03) |
80.9 (3.19) |
1,327.9 (52.28) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 5.8 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 12.5 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 10.8 | 11.4 | 9.3 | 6.9 | 115.5 |
| Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Jounama State Forest | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Buccleuch County". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
- ^ Robert McLean, The New atlas of Australia : the complete work containing over one hundred maps and full descriptive geography of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, together with numerous illustrations and copious indices (Sydney :J. Sands, [1886) Map 11.
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