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Waubra Wind Farm - VIC

Waubra wind farm

Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -37.389999 143.630005

DMS: 37º 23' 24" S 143º 37' 48.02" E

UTM: 54 H 5858616mN 732829mE

Altitude: 550.14m

Place Type

Recreation - Tourist Attraction

Location

126.8kms West of Melbourne - Driving 145 km (1 hour 40 mins)
528.61kms SouthEast of Adelaide - Driving 594 km (6 hours 35 mins)
686.52kms NorthWest of Hobart - Driving 872 km (1 day 1 hour)

Address & Contact

Ercildoune VIC 3352

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Information

A big wind farm of 128 turbines, each of 1.5MW, that is (as of November 2008) under construction near Waubra and about 30km NW of Ballarat. For more information see "http://www.geocities.com/daveclarkecb/Australia/WindVic.html#Waubra wind farm".

PlaceID	81001

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Ballarat at 02/12:00pm EST

Distance from Waubra Wind Farm 19.69km SE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
15.1°C	10.9°C	47%	3.9°C	1033.9hPa	0.0mm	NNW	15km/hr 8knots	20km/hr 11knots

Closest Climatic Station

Ballarat Aerodrome

Distance from Waubra Wind Farm 19.69km SE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	25.1	25.0	22.2	17.6	13.6	10.8	10.0	11.4	13.9	16.6	19.6	22.6
Mean Min. °C	10.9	11.5	9.9	7.4	5.7	4.0	3.2	3.7	4.8	6.2	7.8	9.4
Mean Rain mm	39.2	44.6	42.6	51.1	64.5	62.8	66.4	75.0	71.7	67.0	56.4	50.9