Friday, 2 December 2005

MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY - VICTORIA

Warm month, wet in the North - Victoria in November 2005

Rainfall Summary

November delivered above average rainfall to the Northern and Eastern areas of Victoria. Some locations in the North Central area of Victoria received twice their monthly average. Most of the rainfall in this area fell during widespread severe thunderstorms on the 8th, that caused flash flooding.  It was generally a dry month for the South West and Far West of the Victoria with totals just over half the expected average.

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Temperature Summary

November was a warm month over most of the state.  This was a result of a very warm start to the month with well above average temperatures sustained for the first 9 days of November.  The second half of the month experienced regular cold fronts passing across the state resulting in cooler conditions.  Some locations in the East and North East of Victoria broke minimum temperature record during a very warm night on the 3rd.  Due to an inland low pressure system, humidities were very high during the first week of November resulting in uncomfortable conditions.

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Significant Weather Systems

An inland low on the 8th produced widespread thunderstorms over Northern Victoria producing flash flooding and causing significant damage to local townships.  Echuca recorded 51mm in a couple of hours, which is the highest November fall since 1925 when 77mm fell.

Early morning thunderstorms and heavy rainfall were reported on the 15th as an inland trough passed over Central Victoria.

An active cold front produced widespread thunderstorms and strong winds across the state on the 25th.

Melbourne Summary

Melbourne’s maximum and minimum temperatures for November were both about 2 degrees above average.  (Max: 24.5degC, Normal 21.8degC, Min 13.9degC. Normal 12.0degC). Meanwhile rainfall was average with 58.2mm compared to the average of 56.9mm.

Melbourne’s maximum and minimum temperatures for Spring were both about 1.5 degrees above average.  (Max: 21.3degC., Normal 19.5degC, Min 11.8degC. Normal 10.3degC. Meanwhile rainfall was below average with 140.8mm compared to the average of 175.1mm.

Included in this summary are a table of State extremes, some new records, and summaries for locations across the State. Visit our maps of rainfall and temperatures for this month.

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

This statement has been prepared based on information available at 12 PM on Friday 2 December 2005 . Although every effort has been made to check them, it is possible that results may change as new information becomes available.

Extremes

Weather extremes during November 2005
Highest temperature Hottest day	35.9 °C	Mildura Airport on 25th
Highest mean daily maximum temperature Warmest days on average	28.3 °C	Mildura Airport
Lowest mean daily maximum temperature Coolest days on average	11.0 °C	Mt Hotham
Lowest daily maximum temperature Coldest day	4.0 °C	Mt Hotham on 27th
Lowest temperature Coldest night	-3.7 °C	Mt Hotham on 11th
Lowest mean daily minimum temperature Coldest nights on average	3.5 °C	Mt Hotham
Highest mean daily minimum temperature Mildest nights on average	13.9 °C	Melbourne Regional Office
Highest daily minimum Warmest night	24.3 °C	Kerang on 3rd
Highest total rainfall Wettest overall	175.8 mm	Mt Hotham
Lowest total rainfall Driest overall	23.8 mm	Ouyen (Post Office)
Highest daily rainfall Wettest day	74.4 mm	Mt Hotham on 8th

Records

Record Highest Mean Maximum Temperature for November
	Mean daily maximum temperature for November 2005 (°C)	Previous highest for November		Years of record
Wonthaggi	22.1	= 22.1	in 2000	37
Morwell	24.4	23.1	in 2002	21

Highest Mean Maximum Temperature for 20 years or more for November
	Mean daily maximum temperature for November 2005 (°C)	Most recent higher for November
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	19.2	20.6	in 1901
Melbourne Regional Office	24.5	25.4	in 1982
Portland	20.2	20.9	in 1982

Record Highest Daily Minimum Temperature for November
	Highest daily minimum temperature in November 2005 (°C)		Previous highest for November		Years of record
Maryborough	21.3	on 3rd	21.1	on 19th in 1987	99
Wonthaggi	21.6	on 3rd	19.5	on 2nd in 1987	37
Lake Eildon	21.5	on 3rd	20.1	on 27th in 1977	35
Bairnsdale Airport	22.5	on 3rd	21.0	on 26th in 1991	26
Albury Airport	22.3	on 3rd	22.2	on 25th in 2002	23
Noojee	23.3	on 3rd	19.8	on 23rd in 1997	22
Morwell	20.2	on 3rd	17.2	on 26th in 1991	21

Record Lowest Temperature for November
	Lowest temperature in November 2005 (°C)		Previous lowest for November		Years of record
Point Hicks	4.6	on 12th	4.9	on 1st in 1970	37

Summaries

Summary statistics for November 2005
	Maximum temperatures for November (°C)			Minimum temperatures for November (°C)			Rainfall for November (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	25.6	+0.9	32.1	12.8	+2.2	7.7	66	54
Bairnsdale Airport	23.2	+1.9	33.6	11.1	+1.8	4.4	86	85
Ballarat Aerodrome	20.8	+1.3	28.6	9.1	+1.1	2.1	54	54
Benalla	25.0	0	32.5	12.0	+2.0	5.8	55	46
Bendigo Airport	24.5	+0.9	31.7	10.6	-0.1	3.0	52	35
Cape Otway Lighthouse	19.3	+1.6	32.1	12.2	+1.3	7.7	76	68
Castlemaine Prison	23.0	+0.2	33.3	10.3	+1.4	3.0	58	43
Cerberus	22.4	+2.4	32.8	11.6	-0.4	5.4	51	57
Colac	20.6	-0.2	30.4	10.1	+1.9	4.9	41	57
Coldstream	23.4	+1.4	30.5	9.4	+1.3	3.2	43	75
East Sale Airport	23.5	+2.3	34.0	11.1	+1.4	5.6	64	59
Echuca Aerodrome	26.0	+0.3	33.8	11.2	+0.2	5.8	39	30
Geelong Airport	22.9	+2.3	33.0	10.8	+1.3	5.4	34	56
Hamilton Airport	22.2	+2.0	32.6	8.5	+0.6	1.7	41	50
Horsham	26.1	+1.8	35.4	9.0	-0.8	3.2	38	36
Kerang	27.0	+0.7	35.0	12.3	+1.1	5.6	57	30
Kilmore Gap	19.6	+0.7	27.1	9.5	+1.4	4.7	67	67
Lake Eildon	24.0	+1.1	30.9	10.8	+1.7	3.9	68	63
Longerenong	25.6	+1.4	35.1	9.3	+0.2	2.6	50	32
Mangalore Airport	24.0	-0.2	30.9	10.7	+0.9	2.7	48	43
Maryborough	24.1	+0.9	32.2	10.4	+0.8	5.2	44	39
Melbourne Regional Office	24.5	+2.7	32.7	13.9	+1.9	10.0	58	57
Mildura Airport	28.3	+0.8	35.9	13.3	+0.7	7.9	27	22
Morwell	24.4	+3.3	32.7	10.1	+0.7	3.9	42	83
Mt Hotham	11.0	-0.2	15.4	3.5	+0.7	-3.7	176	114
Nhill	25.7	+1.0	34.3	9.3	-0.1	1.9	29	33
Noojee	21.9	+1.6	29.4	9.5	+1.3	4.2	90	98
Orbost	23.0	+1.3	33.9	12.2	+1.7	5.4	104	85
Ouyen	28.1	+0.7	35.3	12.4	+0.9	7.2	24	26
Point Hicks	22.2	+2.5	33.5	13.7	+1.1	4.6	94	80
Portland	20.2	+1.8	30.3	10.7	+1.1	4.7	31	53
Shepparton Airport	25.2	+0.5	32.8	11.1	+0.6	5.8	60	37
Stawell Aerodrome	24.0	+1.6	33.3	10.2	+0.7	4.2	52	38
Swan Hill Aerodrome	27.5	+0.9	35.5	11.6	-0.2	5.3	33	29
Wangaratta Aero	25.2	+0.6	31.7	11.1	+1.9	5.6	72	53
Warracknabeal Museum	26.3	+0.8	34.5	10.5	+0.5	4.0	32	30
Warrnambool Airport Ndb	21.6	+2.8	32.9	9.5	+0.8	3.7	30	66
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	19.2	+2.1	27.6	13.4	+1.8	11.4	63	66
Wonthaggi	22.1	+2.5	31.6	11.7	+1.5	5.9	49	63
Yarrawonga	26.1	-0.2	34.0	11.4	+0.9	5.1	50	37

Note

This statement has been prepared based on information available at 12 PM on Friday 2 December 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