Ouse, Tasmania

Ouse
Tasmania
Ouse is located in Tasmania
Ouse
Ouse
Coordinates42°29′S 146°43′E / 42.483°S 146.717°E / -42.483; 146.717
Population303 (2016 census)[1]
Established1842
Postcode(s)7140
Elevation150 m (492 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Central Highlands Council
State electorate(s)Lyons
Federal division(s)Lyons

Ouse (/uːz/) is a small town in the Central Highlands local government area of Tasmania, Australia, on the Lyell Highway. At the 2016 census, Ouse had a population of 303.

History

Ouse is the settlement where convicts James Goodwin and Thomas Connolly broke out of the South West Wilderness four weeks after their escape from Sarah Island. Ouse Post Office opened on 1 October 1835.[2]

The town briefly made national headlines in August 2006 when the Ouse District Hospital, originally established as a Bush Nursing Centre and reconstituted in its present form in 1956,[3] was downgraded to a community health centre.

Education

Ouse District School is a public school which caters for students from Kindergarten to grade 6.

Climate

Ouse has a dry oceanic climate (Cfb), with warm, dry summers and cool, somewhat damp winters. The diurnal ranges are rather high throughout the year, due to the inland location. Rainfall is erratic and variable, but is generally highest in early spring and lowest in midsummer. Frost is very common in the winter, in addition to it being recorded all year-round, even in the summer. Snowfall is not uncommon but sporadic due to the foehn effect.

Climate data for Ouse Fire Station
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 40.7
(105.3) 		39.0
(102.2) 		36.4
(97.5) 		30.5
(86.9) 		26.0
(78.8) 		19.3
(66.7) 		19.6
(67.3) 		22.5
(72.5) 		27.1
(80.8) 		30.8
(87.4) 		33.6
(92.5) 		38.0
(100.4) 		40.7
(105.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 25.4
(77.7) 		25.3
(77.5) 		22.3
(72.1) 		18.3
(64.9) 		14.8
(58.6) 		11.9
(53.4) 		11.7
(53.1) 		13.6
(56.5) 		15.8
(60.4) 		17.9
(64.2) 		21.0
(69.8) 		23.0
(73.4) 		18.4
(65.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 10.1
(50.2) 		10.0
(50.0) 		7.9
(46.2) 		4.9
(40.8) 		3.6
(38.5) 		1.4
(34.5) 		1.0
(33.8) 		2.0
(35.6) 		3.9
(39.0) 		5.3
(41.5) 		7.2
(45.0) 		8.7
(47.7) 		5.5
(41.9)
Record low °C (°F) −0.4
(31.3) 		0.2
(32.4) 		−3.2
(26.2) 		−5.6
(21.9) 		−6.3
(20.7) 		−7.8
(18.0) 		−6.8
(19.8) 		−6.7
(19.9) 		−4.3
(24.3) 		−3.5
(25.7) 		−2.7
(27.1) 		0.0
(32.0) 		−7.8
(18.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 26.3
(1.04) 		31.3
(1.23) 		31.1
(1.22) 		29.7
(1.17) 		34.0
(1.34) 		41.8
(1.65) 		48.1
(1.89) 		64.2
(2.53) 		67.8
(2.67) 		51.8
(2.04) 		38.7
(1.52) 		33.9
(1.33) 		506.3
(19.93)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1mm) 8.5 8.0 9.6 10.2 13.3 14.6 16.6 16.8 15.8 15.4 12.2 11.2 152.2
Average relative humidity (%) 39 41 47 55 63 71 68 61 57 54 49 43 54
Source: [4]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ouse (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 August 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  3. ^ Archives Office of Tasmania. "Agency Details - TA455 Ouse District Hospital". Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Climate statistics for Ouse". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 19 January 2016.