Parish of Deriringa

Deriringa is a Parish of Ularara County in north west New South Wales.[1] It is between Milparinka, New South Wales and Wilcannia and west of Wanaaring. The main economic activity of the parish is agriculture, with the Ardoo and the Salisbury Downs Station .[2] the parish is at 30°06′37″S 143°34′02″E.

Location of the Parish
Map of Ularara County in North west New South Wales

Climate

The climate is semi-arid, featuring low rainfall, very hot summer temperatures and cool nights in winter. The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BWh (Hot desert).[3] A minimum temperature of -3.9 °C was recorded in nearby Wanaaring in July 1997.[4]

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References

  1. "Ularara". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  2. / Map of the County of Ularara, Western Division, Land Districts of Bourke (New South Wales. Department of Lands).
  3. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. (direct: Final Revised Paper)
  4. http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_048079_All.shtml


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