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Nowa Nowa | |
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 Central part of town on thePrinces Highway Nowa Nowa, is an Aboriginal word meaning the meeting of the waters. | |
  Nowa Nowa | |
| Coordinates:37°43′0″S148°06′0″E / 37.71667°S 148.10000°E /-37.71667; 148.10000 | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| LGA | |
| Location |
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| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 199 (2021 census)[2] |
| Postcode | 3887 |
| Mean max temp | 20.3 °C (68.5 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 7.3 °C (45.1 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 857.2 mm (33.75 in) |
Nowa Nowa is a town in theShire of East Gippsland,Victoria,Australia. At the2021 census, Nowa Nowa had a population of 199.[2]
Nowa Nowa Post Office opened on 11 March 1893, though closed for about five years from 1895 to 1900.[3]
Nowa Nowa railway station on the formerOrbost railway line opened in April 1916, with the line closing in 1987.[4]
The Nowa Nowa arm of Lake Tyers starts in Nowa Nowa. TheEast Gippsland Rail Trail which lies on the route of the old Orbost railway line and passes through Nowa Nowa.
Mount Nowa Nowa, 2 km NNE of the town has an old wooden fire-tower. Boggy Creek Gorge is on the northern edge of the town.
Nowa Nowa has a mildoceanic climate (Csb) with warm summers and cool winters, and moderate rainfall spread throughout the year.
| Climate data for Nowa Nowa | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 44.3 (111.7) | 43.2 (109.8) | 39.4 (102.9) | 32.9 (91.2) | 28.5 (83.3) | 22.2 (72.0) | 23.1 (73.6) | 24.8 (76.6) | 31.3 (88.3) | 31.8 (89.2) | 37.6 (99.7) | 37.7 (99.9) | 44.3 (111.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.9 (78.6) | 25.8 (78.4) | 24.3 (75.7) | 21.3 (70.3) | 18.0 (64.4) | 14.8 (58.6) | 15.0 (59.0) | 15.9 (60.6) | 18.4 (65.1) | 20.5 (68.9) | 21.4 (70.5) | 24.3 (75.7) | 20.5 (68.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.9 (53.4) | 12.9 (55.2) | 11.0 (51.8) | 7.8 (46.0) | 5.6 (42.1) | 2.8 (37.0) | 2.0 (35.6) | 2.8 (37.0) | 4.5 (40.1) | 7.0 (44.6) | 8.6 (47.5) | 10.6 (51.1) | 7.3 (45.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) | 3.9 (39.0) | 3.0 (37.4) | −1.8 (28.8) | −2.0 (28.4) | −3.7 (25.3) | −4.4 (24.1) | −3.7 (25.3) | −2.3 (27.9) | 0.2 (32.4) | 1.8 (35.2) | 2.9 (37.2) | −4.4 (24.1) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 64.0 (2.52) | 54.9 (2.16) | 59.7 (2.35) | 67.6 (2.66) | 72.3 (2.85) | 91.7 (3.61) | 63.6 (2.50) | 62.2 (2.45) | 71.1 (2.80) | 78.0 (3.07) | 88.0 (3.46) | 80.6 (3.17) | 866.7 (34.12) |
| Average precipitation days | 8.6 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.8 | 12.1 | 12.7 | 11.3 | 10.6 | 130.1 |
| Source:[5] (temperatures, 1948–1975; rainfall, 1948–) | |||||||||||||
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