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Friday, 1 July 2005

MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY - VICTORIA

June 2005 - Wet in northern Victoria, but only near normal rainfall in southern Districts.

Victoria had some relief from its long dry spell during June, as a series of fronts advanced across the State during the middle of the month. A number of rain bands preceding these fronts dropped useful amounts of rainfall, especially in the north of the State. As the month drew to a close, further rain was advancing across the State, this time on account of a rain depression located over inland New South Wales.

Bureau of Meteorology figures for the month show that June rainfall totals in southern Victoria ranged from about 50-60 mm in the Mallee (normal 25-30 mm), to 70 - 80 mm in the Wimmera (normal 40 - 50 mm), to 70 - 80 mm in the Northern Country (normal 35 - 45 mm), to about 100 mm over the North Central (normal 65 - 75 mm), and to about 150 mm in the Northeast (normal 75- 100 mm).

In southern Victoria, 60 - 70 mm was received across the Western District (close to normal), 50 - 60 mm was received across the Central District (also close to normal), whilst Gippsland was the only part of the State to receive below normal totals (averaging 40 -50 mm, against the normal of 60 - 80 mm).

On account of one of the driest Autumns on record, the June rainfall has not alleviated the longer-term rainfall deficiencies, with most of the State receiving only about 80% of the January to June rainfall that normally falls during the first six months of the calendar year.

With regard to the future, the El Niño threat continues to recede, although some risk remains, and the chances of accumulating at least average rain over the next three months are close to 50% across Victoria.

June 2005 was an unusually warm with daytime temperatures were about 2 degrees above normal across Victoria, and about 1 deg C above normal overnight. The month's warmest days were the 7th and 8th, with Mildura recording a maximum temperature of 25.3 deg C on the 7th. There were widespread snowfalls over the alpine regions during the month, and June's lowest temperature -5.9 deg C at Mt Hotham on the 22nd, with Wangaratta (on the 3rd) recording the State's lowest temperature for a non-alpine station (-5.0 deg C).

In Melbourne, the average minimum temperature was 8.7 deg C (normal: 7.2 deg C), while the average maximum temperature was 16.5 deg C (normal: 14.3 deg C). 42.6 mm of rain was recorded (normal: 42.5 mm).

Since January 1, Melbourne has received 283.6 mm of rain, just below the long term normal for the first six months of the year (299.4 mm).

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.

Please contact us for further information.

Victoria Climate Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
Dr Harvey Stern (03) 9669 4949
Email climate.vic@bom.gov.au

Extremes

Weather extremes during June 2005
Highest temperature
Hottest day		 25.3 °C Mildura Airport on 7th
Highest mean daily maximum temperature
Warmest days on average		 17.4 °C Mildura Airport
Lowest mean daily maximum temperature
Coolest days on average		 2.2 °C Mt Hotham
Lowest daily maximum temperature
Coldest day		 -2.3 °C Mt Hotham on 15th
Lowest temperature
Coldest night		 -5.9 °C Mt Hotham on 22nd
Lowest mean daily minimum temperature
Coldest nights on average		 -1.3 °C Mt Hotham
Highest mean daily minimum temperature
Mildest nights on average		 11.0 °C Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse
Highest daily minimum
Warmest night		 15.5 °C Point Hicks (Lighthouse) on 11th
Highest total rainfall
Wettest overall		 227.0 mm Mt Hotham
Lowest total rainfall
Driest overall		 20.0 mm East Sale Airport
Highest daily rainfall
Wettest day		 60.2 mm Mt Hotham on 11th

Records

Record Lowest Total Rainfall for June

Total rainfall
for June 2005 (mm) 		Previous lowest
for June 		Years of
record
Noojee 54.2 63.6
in 1999
 24
Morwell 27.6 35.4
in 2000
 21


Record Highest Mean Maximum Temperature for June

Mean daily maximum
temperature
for June 2005 (°C) 		Previous highest
for June 		Years of
record
Kerang 16.5 16.3
in 1984
 95
Point Hicks 16.3 16.0
in 1979
 36
Wonthaggi 15.8 15.4
in 1991
 36
Albury Airport 16.2 15.6
in 1991
 23
Portland 14.9 = 14.9
in 1991
 23
Morwell 15.7 15.4
in 1991
 22
Hamilton Airport 14.4 14.2
in 1991
 21


Highest Mean Maximum Temperature for 20 years or more for June

Mean daily maximum
temperature
for June 2005 (°C) 		Most recent higher
for June
Melbourne Regional Office 16.3 17.7
in 1957
Benalla 16.4 17.4
in 1957
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse 14.5 15.3
in 1957
Mangalore Airport 15.5 15.8
in 1967
Maryborough 14.5 15.7
in 1967
Ballarat Aerodrome 12.8 13.9
in 1967
Horsham 15.5 16.6
in 1967
Castlemaine Prison 14.3 14.4
in 1972
Nhill 15.6 15.8
in 1979
Echuca Aerodrome 16.2 16.5
in 1984


Record Highest Temperature for June

Highest temperature
in June 2005 (°C) 		Previous highest
for June 		Years of
record
Kerang 24.6
on 8th
 23.4
on 5th in 1997
 95
Longerenong 23.0
on 8th
 22.0
on 5th in 1998
 73
Ouyen 25.0
on 7th
 = 25.0
on 9th in 1957
 69
Mangalore Airport 21.7
on 8th
 21.0
on 16th in 1968
 46
Lake Eildon 20.5
on 8th
 19.9
on 5th in 2001
 36
Wonthaggi 23.0
on 8th
 21.8
on 5th in 1998
 36
Warracknabeal Museum 25.2
on 8th
 23.2
on 5th in 1998
 33
Bairnsdale Airport 25.0
on 8th
 23.0
on 2nd in 2003
 25
Morwell 23.5
on 8th
 21.6
on 8th in 2004
 22
Noojee 20.6
on 8th
 19.5
on 5th in 1998
 22
Hamilton Airport 22.0
on 8th
 19.2
on 5th in 1998
 21


Record Highest Daily Minimum Temperature for June

Highest daily minimum
temperature
in June 2005 (°C) 		Previous highest
for June 		Years of
record
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse 14.6
on 9th
 = 14.6
on 8th in 1995
 124


Summaries

Summary statistics for June 2005


 Maximum temperatures
for June
(°C)		 Minimum temperatures
for June
(°C)		 Rainfall
for June
(mm)
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 16.2 +2.4 21.1 4.7 +1.2 -2.0 140 72
Bairnsdale Airport 16.8 +1.9 25.0 4.3 -0.5 -1.4 26 56
Ballarat Aerodrome 12.8 +1.9 20.6 4.3 +0.3 -1.5 65 55
Benalla 16.4 +2.5 22.1 5.1 +1.9 -0.2 105 60
Bendigo Airport 14.7 +1.7 20.7 4.6 +0.3 -1.5 79 52
Cape Otway Lighthouse 14.4 +1.0 21.0 9.0 +0.5 5.2 67 95
Castlemaine Prison 14.3 +1.5 20.7 5.0 +2.4 -0.8 90 50
Cerberus 15.5 +1.7 21.7 5.6 -3.3 -1.8 51 62
Colac 13.4 0 22.3 6.7 +2.1 3.7 58 75
Coldstream 15.2 +1.1 22.0 3.6 -0.6 -3.8 55 74
East Sale Airport 16.1 +1.9 23.0 3.1 -0.8 -1.4 20 42
Echuca Aerodrome 16.2 +1.9 22.9 5.1 +0.8 -1.6 62 35
Geelong Airport 16.0 +1.4 23.4 5.9 0 0.3 51 49
Hamilton Airport 14.4 +1.5 22.0 5.5 +0.5 -0.2 55 68
Horsham 15.5 +1.3 24.0 4.5 +0.4 -1.5 58 39
Kerang 16.5 +1.9 24.6 5.6 +1.0 0.0 48 29
Kilmore Gap 11.3 +2.8 17.7 5.6 +2.1 2.7 101 84
Lake Eildon 14.5 +2.3 20.5 4.5 +0.5 -0.5 116 84
Longerenong 15.3 +1.4 23.0 4.4 +0.4 -2.2 59 35
Mangalore Airport 15.5 +2.2 21.7 5.0 +1.2 -0.4 46 53
Maryborough 14.5 +1.6 19.3 4.6 +0.7 0.1 76 48
Melbourne Regional Office 16.3 +2.0 22.3 8.5 +1.3 3.3 43 43
Mildura Airport 17.4 +1.5 25.3 6.1 +1.1 -1.5 35 22
Morwell 15.7 +1.7 23.5 3.5 -1.0 -1.1 28 65
Mt Hotham 2.2 +0.3 9.7 -1.3 +1.7 -5.9 227 179
Nhill 15.6 +1.2 24.0 4.0 0 -2.7 51 39
Noojee 14.4 +1.9 20.6 3.5 -0.6 -1.6 54 107
Orbost 16.8 +1.5 23.9 6.3 +1.1 2.3 46 80
Ouyen 17.0 +1.2 25.0 6.2 +1.3 0.0 44 26
Point Hicks 16.3 +1.8 20.9 10.0 +1.1 7.0 37 108
Portland 14.9 +1.2 19.4 6.4 -0.7 1.3 91 104
Shepparton Airport 16.0 +2.2 21.5 4.5 +0.9 -1.9 75 46
Stawell Aerodrome 14.7 +1.9 23.1 4.7 +0.2 -0.3 98 50
Swan Hill Aerodrome 16.4 +1.3 24.2 5.4 +0.5 -1.5 49 28
Wangaratta Aero 16.1 +2.3 21.7 3.3 0 -5.0 116 79
Warracknabeal Museum 16.1 +1.6 25.2 5.5 +1.4 -1.0 93 33
Warrnambool Airport Ndb 15.4 +1.7 22.4 5.4 -0.3 0.0 114 101
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse 14.5 +1.6 20.6 11.0 +1.5 7.6 103 114
Wonthaggi 15.8 +1.9 23.0 6.8 +0.5 0.7 96 92
Yarrawonga 16.5 +2.1 21.8 5.9 +1.6 -1.6 68 53

Note


This statement has been prepared based on information available at 10 AM on Friday 1 July 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.

Please contact us for further information.

Victoria Climate Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
Dr Harvey Stern (03) 9669 4949
Email climate.vic@bom.gov.au

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