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Kyeamba
New South Wales
Kyeamba.jpg
Entering Kyeamba – the property Kyeamba Park is in the background
Kyeamba is located in New South Wales
Kyeamba
Kyeamba
Location in New South Wales
Population 54 (2016 census)
Postcode(s) 2650
Elevation 309 m (1,014 ft)
Location
County Wynyard
State electorate(s) Wagga Wagga
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
19.9 °C
68 °F
7.5 °C
46 °F
891.8 mm
35.1 in

Kyeamba is a farming community in the central east part of the Riverina and situated about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north west of Humula and 23 kilometres (14 mi) south west of Tarcutta. At the 2016 census, Kyeamba had a population of 54.

Location and features

Kyeamba - Shearing Shed
A shearing shed in the area of Kyeamba

The town's name is derived from an aboriginal word for "forehead band".

Kyeamba is situated in the vicinity of the Alfredtown to Kyeamba Road where it meets the Hume Highway. There are no stores or significant public buildings in the area.

Kyamba Telegraph Office opened on 1 September 1861. This later became a post office, was renamed Kyeamba in 1917 and closed in 1957.

Climate

Due to being on the boundary between the slopes of the Great Dividing Range and Riverina plain, there is a large seasonal range between maximum temperatures and a pronounced winter rainfall peak.

Climate data for Murraguldrie State Forest 1 (1938–1974); 493 m AMSL; 35.50° S, 147.62° E
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.7
(85.5)
28.6
(83.5)
25.4
(77.7)
20.4
(68.7)
15.6
(60.1)
11.6
(52.9)
10.5
(50.9)
12.2
(54.0)
15.8
(60.4)
19.3
(66.7)
22.4
(72.3)
26.8
(80.2)
19.9
(67.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 13.5
(56.3)
14.1
(57.4)
11.5
(52.7)
7.2
(45.0)
4.4
(39.9)
2.6
(36.7)
1.6
(34.9)
2.2
(36.0)
4.2
(39.6)
6.6
(43.9)
9.6
(49.3)
12.0
(53.6)
7.5
(45.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 58.0
(2.28)
50.9
(2.00)
61.7
(2.43)
73.9
(2.91)
81.1
(3.19)
81.1
(3.19)
95.0
(3.74)
95.1
(3.74)
71.9
(2.83)
91.0
(3.58)
76.8
(3.02)
55.3
(2.18)
891.8
(35.09)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 5.5 5.6 5.2 8.2 9.9 10.4 13.6 15.6 11.5 11.0 9.1 6.5 112.1
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Murraguldrie State Forest 1
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