Light to moderate snowfalls occur on Mount Dandenong a few times most years, mostly frequently between late winter and late spring. The area around Mount Dandenong experienced a highly unusual summer snow fall on Christmas Day 2006.[2]
Burwood East facing the Dandenong Ranges to the East
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 10-acre (40,000 m2) 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.
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.[3]
Climateedit
Mount Dandenong has an oceanic climate (Cfb) with warm summers and cool winters. The temperature usually is 3 - 7 °C (5.4 - 12.6 °F) cooler than downtown Melbourne due to its elevation and distance from the urban island heating effect of Melbourne.
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mount, dandenong, victoria, this, article, about, town, mountain, located, above, town, mount, dandenong, victoria, other, uses, name, dandenong, dandenong, disambiguation, mount, dandenong, sometimes, styled, dandenong, township, suburb, greater, melbourne, a. This article is about the town For the mountain located above the town see Mount Dandenong Victoria For other uses of the name Dandenong see Dandenong disambiguation Mount Dandenong sometimes styled as Mt Dandenong is a township and suburb of the Greater Melbourne area in Victoria Australia 44 km 27 mi 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 1 Mount Dandenong Melbourne VictoriaMount Dandenong tourist road running through Mount DandenongMount DandenongCoordinates37 50 10 S 145 21 04 E 37 83611 S 145 35111 E 37 83611 145 35111Population1 271 2021 census 1 Density125 8 km2 325 9 sq mi Established1893Postcode s 3767Area10 1 km2 3 9 sq mi Location44 km 27 mi E of Melbourne CBDLGA s Shire of Yarra RangesState electorate s MonbulkFederal division s CaseyLocalities around Mount Dandenong Montrose Montrose KaloramaKilsyth Mount Dandenong OlindaThe Basin Sassafras Olinda Light to moderate snowfalls occur on Mount Dandenong a few times most years mostly frequently between late winter and late spring The area around Mount Dandenong experienced a highly unusual summer snow fall on Christmas Day 2006 2 Contents 1 History 2 Climate 2 1 Recent snowfalls 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp Burwood East facing the Dandenong Ranges to the East 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 10 acre 40 000 m2 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 3 Climate editMount Dandenong has an oceanic climate Cfb with warm summers and cool winters The temperature usually is 3 7 C 5 4 12 6 F cooler than downtown Melbourne due to its elevation and distance from the urban island heating effect of Melbourne Climate data for Mount Dandenong Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum C F 22 1 71 8 22 9 73 2 19 7 67 5 15 4 59 7 11 7 53 1 8 8 47 8 8 2 46 8 9 6 49 3 11 6 52 9 14 8 58 6 17 3 63 1 19 9 67 8 15 2 59 4 Mean daily minimum C F 11 5 52 7 12 6 54 7 11 3 52 3 9 0 48 2 6 9 44 4 4 4 39 9 3 6 38 5 4 2 39 6 5 0 41 0 6 8 44 2 8 3 46 9 9 8 49 6 7 8 46 0 Source BOM 4 Recent snowfalls edit 2007 17 and 18 July 5 6 2006 25 December 2 2006 15 November 7 2006 28 October 8 9 2005 10 August 10 References edit a b Australian Bureau of Statistics 28 June 2022 Mount Dandenong Suburbs and Localities 2021 Census QuickStats Retrieved 9 July 2022 nbsp a b Dowsley Anthony 26 December 2006 Melbourne shivers at Christmas Herald Sun Retrieved 28 December 2006 Mt Dandenong Dandenong Ranges and Yarra Valley Booking Service Archived from the original on 21 March 2012 Retrieved 17 May 2014 Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971 2000 accessed 07 July 2009 Webb Carolyn 18 July 2007 Wet and white Victoria shivers through coldest day theage com au Retrieved 18 July 2007 Edmonds Mike 18 July 2007 Wintry blast to continue Herald Sun Retrieved 18 July 2007 Wotherspoon Sarah 15 November 2006 Rain hits the target Herald Sun Archived from the original on 14 September 2007 Retrieved 16 November 2006 Snow falls in south east Aust as cold snap bites ABC News Online 28 October 2006 Retrieved 16 November 2006 Borensztain Jordana 29 October 2006 Snow hail but we re still in longest dry Herald Sun Retrieved 16 November 2006 http www bom gov au announcements media releases vic 20050810 shtml bare URL External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mount Dandenong Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mount Dandenong Victoria amp oldid 1179412185, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
