Mangalore, Victoria

For other uses, see Mangalore (disambiguation).

This article is about the locality in Australia. For the city in India, see Mangalore.

Mangalore Victoria
Mangalore Hotel
Mangalore
Coordinates	36°53′18″S 145°11′3″E
Population	182 (2016 census)[1]
Established	1860s
Postcode(s)	3663
LGA(s)	Shire of Strathbogie Shire of Mitchell
State electorate(s)	Euroa
Federal division(s)	Nicholls

Mangalore is a rural locality in the state of Victoria, Australia. The town is the Shire of Strathbogie local government area, and is 12km north of Seymour and two hours from Melbourne by road.^[2] It is accessible by the Goulburn Valley Highway and the Hume Highway.^[3]

The area was named by Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Anderson, commandant of the penal colony on Norfolk Island, who took up 34,000 hectares (85,000 acres) of land in the area in 1838. He called the property after the Indian military station, Mangalore, commanded by his brother, General John Anderson.^[4]

Mangalore used to be served by the Mangalore railway station, which was situated where the line to Shepparton branched from the North East line to Albury. The station was closed in the early 1980s, and the junction was moved back to Seymour in 1989. During World War II, an airfield was built in the area, which has since been upgraded to accommodate international aircraft in case Melbourne Airport is unavailable.^[5]

Climate

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology maintains an automatic weather station at Mangalore airport.^[6]

Climate data for Mangalore Airport (temperatures 1959–present; rainfall 1957–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	44.6 (112.3)	46.1 (115.0)	39.9 (103.8)	35.5 (95.9)	28.4 (83.1)	21.7 (71.1)	22.0 (71.6)	26.5 (79.7)	29.7 (85.5)	36.3 (97.3)	41.0 (105.8)	42.6 (108.7)	46.1 (115.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29.8 (85.6)	29.3 (84.7)	26.2 (79.2)	21.4 (70.5)	16.7 (62.1)	13.5 (56.3)	12.5 (54.5)	14.1 (57.4)	16.8 (62.2)	20.5 (68.9)	24.4 (75.9)	27.1 (80.8)	21.0 (69.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	14.2 (57.6)	14.3 (57.7)	12.3 (54.1)	8.6 (47.5)	6.1 (43.0)	4.0 (39.2)	3.2 (37.8)	3.9 (39.0)	5.3 (41.5)	7.2 (45.0)	9.9 (49.8)	11.9 (53.4)	8.4 (47.1)
Record low °C (°F)	2.6 (36.7)	3.5 (38.3)	1.5 (34.7)	−1.1 (30.0)	−4.1 (24.6)	−5.0 (23.0)	−5.6 (21.9)	−3.8 (25.2)	−3.6 (25.5)	−2.2 (28.0)	0.0 (32.0)	1.3 (34.3)	−5.6 (21.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	41.1 (1.62)	34.9 (1.37)	35.7 (1.41)	39.3 (1.55)	53.0 (2.09)	52.8 (2.08)	57.9 (2.28)	61.5 (2.42)	55.8 (2.20)	45.7 (1.80)	47.9 (1.89)	39.8 (1.57)	568.3 (22.37)
Average rainy days	5.0	4.8	6.0	7.0	10.4	12.4	15.0	14.5	11.5	10.0	7.9	7.0	111.5
Average afternoon relative humidity (%)	34	36	39	46	60	69	69	63	56	48	41	35	50
Source: Bureau of Meteorology[7]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mangalore (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
2. "Pilot killed in light plane crash near Mt Hotham". Herald Sun. 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
3. "Police nab speeding driver in Mangalore". Victoria Police News. 12 January 2014. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
4. "Joseph Anderson (1790–1877)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
5. "Mangalore". Victorian Places. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
6. "Latest Weather Observations for Mangalore". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
7. "Mangalore Airport". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 17 May 2017.

External links

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