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Bogong, Victoria
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.

At the 2016 census, Bogong had a population of 5.

Bogong Football Club

The Bogong Football Club use to compete in the Yackandandah & District Football League from 1947 to 1953 and were runners up in 1948 and 1952 and won the 1950, 1951 and 1953 premierships and joined the Ovens & King Football League in 1954, then won 1955 O&KFL premiership.

Climate

Bogong is extraordinarily wet through the cooler months with snowfalls commonplace (averaging 5.7 snow days per annum), 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
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

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bogong (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 November 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bogong". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 August 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "1954 - NINE TEAMS IN YACKANDANDAH LEAGUE". Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW). 18 March 1947. p. 6. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  4. ^ "1951 - SCORES AT A GLANCE". Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW). 20 August 1951. p. 11. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  5. ^ "1953 - Bogong's easy grand final win". Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW : 1934 - 1935; 1938 - 1953). 31 August 1953. p. 8. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  6. ^ "1954 - BOGONG ADMITTED TO O&K LEAGUE,". Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Vic). 10 April 1954. p. 4. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  7. ^ "1955 - FOOTBALL—O. & K. LEAGUE BOGONG DEFEATS B'WORTH BY TWO POINTS TO TAKE PREMIERSHIP". Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Vic. : 1855; 1857 - 1890; 1892 - 1955). 28 September 1955. p. 8. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Annual Snow Days". australianweathernews.com. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

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