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MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY - VICTORIA
After a wet February, March 2005 was dry across much of the State, with some Districts receiving less than 10% of their usual rainfall allocation.
Preliminary figures show that average rainfall across the Mallee, Wimmera and Northern Country totalled less than 5 mm, while the Western Plains, West Central and North Central Districts averaged between 5 and 10 mm.
Only East Gippsland, with 59.9 mm (normal: 61.1 mm) received more than half that normally received in March.
The month was unusually cool, with overnight temperatures averaging between 1 and 2 degrees below average, and daytime temperatures averaging about 1 degree below normal.
In Melbourne, 8.2 mm was received (normal: 43.5 mm); the mean minimum temperature was 13.7 deg C (normal: 14.1 deg C); and, the mean maximum temperature was 23.8 deg C (normal: 24.1 deg C).
Included in this summary are a table of State extremes, some new records, and summaries for sites across the State. Visit our maps of rainfall and temperatures for this month.
Weather extremes during March 2005 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest temperature Hottest day |
40.8 °C |
Mildura Airport
on 1st
and Ouyen (Post Office) on 1st and Swan Hill Aerodrome on 14th | |
| Highest mean daily maximum temperature Warmest days on average |
28.3 °C | Mildura Airport | |
| Lowest mean daily maximum temperature Coolest days on average |
11.3 °C | Mt Hotham | |
| Lowest daily maximum temperature Coldest day |
3.1 °C | Mt Hotham on 25th | |
| Lowest temperature Coldest night |
-3.6 °C | Mt Hotham on 6th | |
| Lowest mean daily minimum temperature Coldest nights on average |
4.1 °C | Mt Hotham | |
| Highest mean daily minimum temperature Mildest nights on average |
14.2 °C |
Point Hicks (Lighthouse)
and Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse | |
| Highest daily minimum Warmest night |
20.2 °C | Echuca Aerodrome on 15th | |
| Highest total rainfall Wettest overall |
152.6 mm | Point Hicks (Lighthouse) | |
| Lowest total rainfall Driest overall |
0.8 mm | Swan Hill Aerodrome | |
| Highest daily rainfall Wettest day |
49.0 mm | Point Hicks (Lighthouse) on 22nd | |
Highest Total Rainfall for 20 or more years for March |
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Total rainfall for March 2005 (mm) |
Most recent higher for March |
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| Point Hicks | 152.6 | 155.8 | in 1973 |
Record Lowest Daily Maximum Temperature for March |
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Lowest daily maximum temperature in March 2005 (°C) |
Previous lowest for March |
Years of record |
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| Morwell | 13.0 | on 5th |
13.9 | on 8th in 1987 |
22 | |
Record Lowest Mean Daily Minimum Temperature for March |
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Mean daily minimum temperature for March 2005 (°C) |
Previous lowest for March |
Years of record |
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| Morwell | 9.7 | = 9.7 | in 1991 |
22 |
| Noojee | 8.0 | = 8.0 | in 1984 |
21 |
Lowest Mean Minimum Temperature for 20 years or more for March |
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Mean daily minimum temperature for March 2005 (°C) |
Most recent lower for March |
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| Kerang | 11.2 | 9.6 | in 1954 |
| Mangalore Airport | 9.6 | 8.1 | in 1965 |
| Benalla | 10.3 | 9.6 | in 1984 |
Record Lowest Temperature for March |
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Lowest temperature in March 2005 (°C) |
Previous lowest for March |
Years of record |
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| Longerenong | 1.2 | on 26th |
1.6 | on 18th in 2004 |
65 | |
| Mangalore Airport | 1.5 | on 6th |
2.8 | on 27th in 1967 |
46 | |
| Noojee | 0.9 | on 26th |
1.6 | on 24th in 2000 |
21 | |
Summary statistics for March 2005 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum temperatures for March (°C) |
Minimum temperatures for March (°C) |
Rainfall for March (mm) |
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| Mean for 2005 | Difference from normal | Highest for 2005 | Mean for 2005 | Difference from normal | Lowest for 2005 | Total for 2005 | Normal total | |
| Albury Airport | 26.7 | -0.5 | 38.0 | 11.9 | -0.4 |
7.0 | 20 | 45 |
| Bairnsdale Airport | 22.8 | -0.8 | 38.2 | 10.0 | -1.1 |
4.2 | 32 | 47 |
| Ballarat Aerodrome | 21.2 | -1.2 | 34.0 | 8.8 | -1.5 | 1.6 | 6 | 43 |
| Benalla | 26.5 | -0.9 | 37.7 | 10.3 | -1.9 | 4.2 | 5 | 43 |
| Bendigo Airport | 25.3 | -0.2 |
37.9 | 9.8 | -3.0 |
4.0 | 1 | 36 |
| Cape Otway Lighthouse | 18.1 | -1.9 | 24.5 | 13.3 | -0.2 | 9.8 | 23 | 63 |
| Castlemaine Prison | 23.5 | -1.5 | 36.8 | 9.7 | -1.2 | 2.8 | 5 | 39 |
| Cerberus | 21.6 | -0.7 |
35.1 | 11.9 | -2.5 |
2.2 | 18 | 48 |
| Colac | 20.8 | -2.9 |
30.3 | 10.6 | +0.3 |
7.1 | 10 | 45 |
| Coldstream | 23.4 | -1.4 |
35.5 | 7.8 | -1.5 |
-1.7 | 20 | 58 |
| East Sale Airport | 22.8 | -0.8 | 37.3 | 10.0 | -1.6 | 4.7 | 18 | 57 |
| Echuca Aerodrome | 26.9 | -0.4 | 39.5 | 10.5 | -2.4 | 4.2 | 2 | 33 |
| Geelong Airport | 21.8 | -1.4 |
31.0 | 10.8 | -1.2 |
3.6 | 7 | 38 |
| Hamilton Airport | 22.7 | -1.4 |
33.3 | 8.6 | -1.5 |
2.7 | 8 | 35 |
| Horsham | 25.8 | -0.7 | 38.0 | 9.0 | -2.9 | 2.2 | 4 | 23 |
| Kerang | 27.3 | -0.5 | 40.2 | 11.2 | -2.3 | 5.5 | 4 | 32 |
| Kilmore Gap | 20.0 | n.a. |
32.0 | 9.6 | n.a. |
3.6 | 11 | n.a. |
| Lake Eildon Goulburn Murray Water | 25.0 | -0.5 | 35.5 | 9.1 | -1.5 | 3.5 | 13 | 50 |
| Longerenong | 25.4 | -1.0 | 37.8 | 8.9 | -2.6 | 1.2 | 3 | 23 |
| Mangalore Airport | 25.6 | -0.7 | 37.5 | 9.6 | -2.8 | 1.5 | 3 | 38 |
| Maryborough | 24.5 | -1.1 | 38.1 | 10.2 | -1.7 | 4.8 | 3 | 33 |
| Melbourne Regional Office | 23.8 | -0.3 | 35.9 | 13.7 | -0.5 | 8.7 | 8 | 44 |
| Mildura Airport | 28.3 | 0 | 40.8 | 12.4 | -1.6 | 5.5 | 4 | 21 |
| Morwell | 23.1 | -0.9 |
37.1 | 9.7 | -1.5 |
2.3 | 20 | 50 |
| Mt Hotham | 11.3 | -2.3 |
19.3 | 4.1 | -1.6 |
-3.6 | 36 | 95 |
| Nhill | 25.6 | -1.0 | 37.3 | 8.2 | -3.3 | -0.3 | 2 | 24 |
| Noojee | 21.6 | n.a. |
34.2 | 8.0 | n.a. |
0.9 | 38 | n.a. |
| Orbost | 22.3 | -1.5 |
35.7 | 11.3 | -1.1 |
7.1 | 90 | 67 |
| Ouyen | 28.1 | -0.3 | 40.8 | 12.1 | -1.1 | 5.9 | 2 | 27 |
| Point Hicks | 21.3 | -0.9 | 30.9 | 14.2 | -1.0 | 11.4 | 153 | 67 |
| Portland | 19.6 | -1.3 |
32.1 | 11.3 | -0.5 |
4.3 | 32 | 47 |
| Shepparton Airport | 26.4 | 0.0 |
37.9 | 10.0 | -2.6 |
3.4 | 3 | 41 |
| Stawell Aerodrome | 24.3 | -0.3 |
36.9 | 9.7 | -1.8 |
4.5 | 2 | 37 |
| Swan Hill Aerodrome | 27.7 | -0.2 |
40.8 | 11.0 | -2.8 |
4.8 | 1 | 29 |
| Wangaratta Aero | 26.6 | -0.5 |
37.1 | 7.7 | -3.1 |
1.1 | 5 | 37 |
| Warracknabeal Museum | 26.6 | -0.5 |
38.6 | 10.0 | -2.3 |
3.5 | 2 | 25 |
| Warrnambool Airport Ndb | 21.2 | -0.6 |
29.5 | 9.8 | -1.2 |
2.8 | 25 | 53 |
| Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse | 18.1 | -1.3 | 29.0 | 14.2 | -0.4 | 9.3 | 32 | 70 |
| Wonthaggi | 21.4 | -1.2 | 33.5 | 11.8 | -0.2 | 3.9 | 42 | 62 |
| Yarrawonga | 27.6 | n.a. |
38.9 | 10.5 | n.a. |
3.3 | 7 | n.a. |
This statement has been prepared based on information available at
1 PM on Thursday 31 March 2005
. Although every effort has been made to check them,
it is possible that results may change as new information becomes available.
Long term averages are calculated using the WMO standard of 1961 to 1990.
Localities with blank averages may not have long enough records for a WMO
average. However, climate averages for nearby Victoria localities are available
here.
Please use the following localities to cover these regions: Coldstream for the Yarra
Glen area; Ceberus for the Mornington Peninsula; Morwell for the Latrobe Valley;
Mangalore for Seymour; Mt Hotham for the Alpine area.
Daily Weather Observations for selected Victoria localities are available
here.
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