The area of Darling Downs is 77,388.7 square kilometers.
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The fertile agricultural area of the Darling Downs in Queensland was named by explorer Allan Cunningham after then-Governor Ralph Darling.
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The Darling Downs is a farming region in Southern Queensland,
Australia. It was named after the Governor of New South Wales,
Ralph Darling, by explorer Allan Cunningham.
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The Darling Downs, an area of rich, fertile land in inland
southern Queensland, were discovered by explorer andbotanist Allan
Cunninghamin 1827.
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The highest temperature ever recorded in Toowoomba (closest major city to the Darling Downs) was 39.3 °C (102.7 °F). Toowoomba is in the east, and does not often experience extreme temperatures.
However, the Darling Downs encompasses a very large area. Other temperature extremes include:
Roma - (virtually the centre of the Darling Downs) - 44.0 °C (111.2 °F)
Charleville - 46.4 °C (115.52 °F)
Cunnamulla (on the far southwestern edge of the Darling Downs) - 46.9 °C (116.42 °F)