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==Geography and climate==
[[File:Snow covered farmland.jpg|thumb|Snow-covered fields in Orange during an early snowfall in May 2005.]]
Owing to its altitude, Orange has a temperate [[oceanic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfb''), with warm summers (though with cool mornings) and cold, wet winters with frequent morning [[frost]]s. The city is relatively wet for an inland location owing to orographic effects from Mount Canobolas, especially during the cooler months when [[snow]] falls; Orange is the snowiest major city in Australia, but even so it is far from a regular occurrence on account of its northern latitude. Due to its [[windward]] position on the western side of the ranges, Orange experiences significantly wetter winters than the towns on the eastern part of the ranges, such as [[Lithgow, New South Wales|Lithgow]] and [[Katoomba, New South Wales|Katoomba]].
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