Mount Dandenong, Victoria
{{about|the town|the mountain located above the town|Mount Dandenong (Victoria)|other uses of the name Dandenong|Dandenong (disambiguation)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Mount Dandenong
| city = Melbourne
| state = vic
| image = Mount Dandenong Tourist Road (38566480375).jpg
| caption = Mount Dandenong tourist road running through Mount Dandenong
| coordinates = {{coord|37|50|10|S|145|21|04|E|display=inline, title}}
| pop = 1,271
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2021 AUS | id = SAL21787 | name = Mount Dandenong (Suburbs and Localities) | accessdate = 9 July 2022 | quick = on}}
| postcode = 3767
| maxtemp = 15.2
| mintemp = 7.8
| rainfall = 1165.9
| area = 10.1
| dist1 = 44
|dir1=E| location1= Melbourne CBD
| lga = Shire of Yarra Ranges
| stategov = Monbulk
| fedgov = Casey
| near-n = Montrose
| near-ne = Kalorama
| near-e = Olinda
|near-se=Olinda| near-s = Sassafras
| near-sw = The Basin
| near-w = Kilsyth
| near-nw = Montrose
| est = 1893
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 12
}}
Mount Dandenong, sometimes styled as Mt. Dandenong, is a township and suburb of the Greater Melbourne area in Victoria, Australia, {{convert|44|km|abbr=on}} east of the Melbourne central business district (CBD), located within the local government area of the Shire of Yarra Ranges. Mount Dandenong recorded a population of 1,271 at the 2021 census.
Light to moderate snowfalls occur on Mount Dandenong a few times most years, most frequently between late winter and late spring. The area around Mount Dandenong experienced a highly unusual summer snow fall on Christmas Day 2006.
History
File:Burwood East facing the Dandenong Ranges to the East.jpg
Originally the town was to be named Mount Corhanwarrabul, but due to the problems that were foreseen with the spelling and pronunciation of this name, the Surveyor-General's office opted to name it Mount Dandenong. However, today there is still a Mount Corhanwarrabul, which is on the site of Burkes Lookout. The town of Mount Dandenong was settled in 1893, along with a neighbouring town, Olinda. It was around this time that the Government established {{convert|10|acre|m2|adj=on}} farms that would be used to harvest timber.
By around 1900 the town had its own general store and primary school. The Post Office, opened in 1902, was closed and replaced by one at Kalorama in 1991. In 1922 the first motorcars were seen in operation in Mount Dandenong.
In 1938, the 1938 Kyeema Crash occurred eighteen people were killed when the Kyeema, an Australian National Airways DC-2, VH-UYC crashed.
A proposal around 2002 for the building of a large "Melbourne" sign on the mountain, similar to the Hollywood sign, was vigorously opposed and not pursued.{{cite web |url=http://www.drbnb.com/mt-dandenong.html |title=Mt.Dandenong | Dandenong Ranges and Yarra Valley Booking Service |access-date=2014-05-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321191530/http://www.drbnb.com/mt-dandenong.html |archive-date=21 March 2012 |df=dmy-all }}
Climate
Mount Dandenong has a cool oceanic climate (Cfb), with cool to mild summers and cold, damp winters. Daytime temperatures are usually 4−6 °C cooler than downtown Melbourne due to its elevation and exposed topography. It is significantly cloudier than Melbourne, particularly in the winter due to the heavy orographic lifting brought about by cold fronts. Snowfalls are fairly common from June to October above 500 m and can be heavy at times, with at least one instance of snow in December.
{{Weather box|width=auto
|collapsed = yes
|location = Mount Dandenong GTV9 (1968−1986, rainfall to 2007); 600 m AMSL; 37.83° S, 145.35° E
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 37.3
|Feb record high C = 39.3
|Mar record high C = 33.6
|Apr record high C = 28.0
|May record high C = 20.3
|Jun record high C = 15.0
|Jul record high C = 16.0
|Aug record high C = 20.0
|Sep record high C = 22.7
|Oct record high C = 28.7
|Nov record high C = 33.2
|Dec record high C = 36.2
|year record high C =
|Jan high C = 22.1
|Feb high C = 22.9
|Mar high C = 19.7
|Apr high C = 15.4
|May high C = 11.7
|Jun high C = 8.8
|Jul high C = 8.2
|Aug high C = 9.6
|Sep high C = 11.6
|Oct high C = 14.8
|Nov high C = 17.3
|Dec high C = 19.9
|year high C =
|Jan low C = 11.5
|Feb low C = 12.6
|Mar low C = 11.3
|Apr low C = 9.0
|May low C = 6.9
|Jun low C = 4.4
|Jul low C = 3.6
|Aug low C = 4.2
|Sep low C = 5.0
|Oct low C = 6.8
|Nov low C = 8.3
|Dec low C = 9.8
|year low C =
|Jan record low C = 4.0
|Feb record low C = 4.7
|Mar record low C = 3.7
|Apr record low C = 0.7
|May record low C = -0.4
|Jun record low C = -1.0
|Jul record low C = -2.3
|Aug record low C = -2.0
|Sep record low C = -1.8
|Oct record low C = -0.6
|Nov record low C = 0.5
|Dec record low C = 2.3
|year record low C =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 70.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 61.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 74.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 102.0
|May precipitation mm = 129.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 98.4
|Jul precipitation mm = 95.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 116.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 106.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 104.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 109.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 95.7
|year precipitation mm = 1165.9
|Jan precipitation days = 12.1
|Feb precipitation days = 8.4
|Mar precipitation days = 12.4
|Apr precipitation days = 13.7
|May precipitation days = 18.2
|Jun precipitation days = 17.8
|Jul precipitation days = 20.0
|Aug precipitation days = 19.7
|Sep precipitation days = 17.5
|Oct precipitation days = 16.5
|Nov precipitation days = 15.2
|Dec precipitation days = 12.9
|year precipitation days =
|Jan sun = 232.5
|Feb sun = 217.5
|Mar sun = 189.1
|Apr sun = 150.0
|May sun = 102.3
|Jun sun = 78.0
|Jul sun = 83.7
|Aug sun = 105.4
|Sep sun = 126.0
|Oct sun = 170.5
|Nov sun = 189.0
|Dec sun = 198.4
|source 1 = Mount Dandenong GTV9 (temperatures and rainfall, 1968–2007){{cite web
| url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_086243_All.shtml
| publisher = Bureau of Meteorology |title = Climate statistics for Mt Dandenong |accessdate = 25 August 2024}}
|source 2 = Toolangi (Mount St Leonard DPI, sunshine hours 1965–2001){{cite web
| url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_086142_All.shtml
| publisher = Bureau of Meteorology |title = Sun hours from Toolangi |accessdate = 25 August 2024}}
|date= August 2024
}}
=Recent snowfalls=
- 2007 - 17 and 18 July{{cite news
|last=Webb
|first=Carolyn
|title=Wet and white Victoria shivers through coldest day
|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/wet-and-white-victoria-shivers-through-coldest-day/2007/07/17/1184559789294.html
|publisher=theage.com.au
|date=2007-07-18
|access-date=2007-07-18
|last=Edmonds
|first=Mike
|title=Wintry blast to continue
|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22093199-2862,00.html
|publisher=Herald Sun
|date=2007-07-18
|access-date=2007-07-18
}}
- 2006 - 25 December{{cite news
|last=Dowsley
|first=Anthony
|title=Melbourne shivers at Christmas
|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20974071-661,00.html
|publisher=Herald Sun |date=2006-12-26
|access-date=2006-12-28}}
- 2006 - 15 November{{cite news|last=Wotherspoon |first=Sarah |title=Rain hits the target |url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20761277-661,00.html |publisher=Herald Sun |date=2006-11-15 |access-date=2006-11-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070914173234/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20761277-661,00.html |archive-date=14 September 2007 }}
- 2006 - 28 October{{cite news
|title=Snow falls in south-east Aust as cold snap bites
|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200610/s1775741.htm
|publisher=ABC News Online
|date=2006-10-28
|access-date=2006-11-16}}{{cite news
|last=Borensztain
|first=Jordana
|title=Snow, hail...but we're still in longest dry
|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20664065-661,00.html
|publisher=Herald Sun |date=2006-10-29
|access-date=2006-11-16}}
References
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External links
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