Nowlands Gap
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Nowlands Gap, also known as Nowlands Pass and Murrurundi Gap, is a pass over the Liverpool Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, that provides access between the Hunter Valley and Northern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.
Location and features
William Nowland, a farmer from Singleton (then known as Patrick's Plains), discovered Nowlands Gap north of Murrurundi in 1827. The pass is approximately {{convert|730|m}} above sea level and is surrounded by high ground of over {{convert|1200|m}}. The New England Highway carries vehicular traffic over the range, and the Main North railway line passes under the range via the Ardglen Tunnel.
The Bureau of Meteorology maintains a weather station at the pass, named Murrurundi Gap AWS.
=Climate=
{{Weather box
|location = Murrurundi Gap AWS (2003–2022); 729 m AMSL; 31.74° S, 150.79° E
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 39.2
|Feb record high C = 40.5
|Mar record high C = 34.7
|Apr record high C = 29.6
|May record high C = 24.1
|Jun record high C = 21.1
|Jul record high C = 20.2
|Aug record high C = 23.9
|Sep record high C = 29.6
|Oct record high C = 34.2
|Nov record high C = 38.2
|Dec record high C = 39.3
|year record high C =
|Jan high C = 28.5
|Feb high C = 27.1
|Mar high C = 24.3
|Apr high C = 20.9
|May high C = 16.7
|Jun high C = 12.9
|Jul high C = 12.5
|Aug high C = 14.6
|Sep high C = 18.3
|Oct high C = 21.6
|Nov high C = 24.3
|Dec high C = 26.6
|year high C =
|Jan low C = 16.7
|Feb low C = 15.7
|Mar low C = 14.1
|Apr low C = 11.3
|May low C = 8.2
|Jun low C = 5.9
|Jul low C = 4.9
|Aug low C = 5.7
|Sep low C = 8.5
|Oct low C = 10.9
|Nov low C = 13.0
|Dec low C = 14.9
|year low C =
|Jan record low C = 8.7
|Feb record low C = 6.8
|Mar record low C = 5.5
|Apr record low C = 1.6
|May record low C = 0.2
|Jun record low C = -1.9
|Jul record low C = -1.8
|Aug record low C = -2.1
|Sep record low C = 0.4
|Oct record low C = 1.8
|Nov record low C = 3.7
|Dec record low C = 5.7
|year record low C =
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 66.6
|Feb rain mm = 70.3
|Mar rain mm = 79.2
|Apr rain mm = 32.2
|May rain mm = 36.4
|Jun rain mm = 65.2
|Jul rain mm = 48.5
|Aug rain mm = 42.0
|Sep rain mm = 47.4
|Oct rain mm = 56.8
|Nov rain mm = 85.2
|Dec rain mm = 86.8
|year rain mm = 720.9
|Jan rain days = 8.6
|Feb rain days = 8.5
|Mar rain days = 10.2
|Apr rain days = 8.6
|May rain days = 9.2
|Jun rain days = 13.4
|Jul rain days = 11.4
|Aug rain days = 8.5
|Sep rain days = 7.3
|Oct rain days = 9.2
|Nov rain days = 9.8
|Dec rain days = 10.6
|unit rain days = 0.2mm
|source 1 = Bureau of Meteorology{{BoM Aust stats|site_ref=cw_061392_All|site_name= Murrurundi Gap AWS|accessdate=1 January 2023|date=January 2023}}
|date=January 2023
}}
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://www.smh.com.au/news/New-South-Wales/Murrurundi/2005/02/17/1108500197907.html Murrurundi] Sydney Morning Herald
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Category:Mountain passes of Australia
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