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MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY - VICTORIA
Spring 2006 was dry throughout Victoria, with most Districts receiving less than half their usual rainfall. The Upper Northeast District experienced its driest Spring on record.
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Days were generally hotter than usual, with record-high temperatures for the season being recorded at several places. By contrast, nights were colder than usual, with a number of severe frost events, and several places recording their lowest Spring temperatures on record.
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An El Nino event, combined with cold waters off northern Australia prevented trade winds from bringing moisture to our continent, leading to low humidities and mostly clear skies.
Melbourne CBD received 71 mm of rain (normal: 175 mm), the average minimum temperature was 10.6 deg C (normal: 10.4 deg C) and the average maximum temperature was 21.4 deg C (normal: 19.5 deg C). Several suburbs experienced their driest Spring on record. The combined winter-spring rainfall for the city was only 165 mm, the lowest on record (previous record: 175 mm in 1982).
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.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 3 PM on Friday 1 December 2006 . Although every effort has been made to check them, it is possible that results may change as new information becomes available.
Weather extremes during spring 2006 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest temperature Hottest day |
40.6 °C | Nhill on 30th Nov | |
| Highest mean daily maximum temperature Warmest days on average |
26.3 °C | Mildura Airport | |
| Lowest mean daily maximum temperature Coolest days on average |
9.5 °C | Mt Hotham | |
| Lowest daily maximum temperature Coldest day |
-3.0 °C | Mt Hotham on 15th Nov | |
| Lowest temperature Coldest night |
-9.2 °C | Mt Hotham on 25th Sep | |
| Lowest mean daily minimum temperature Coldest nights on average |
1.5 °C | Mt Hotham | |
| Highest mean daily minimum temperature Mildest nights on average |
10.7 °C | Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse | |
| Highest daily minimum Warmest night |
23.0 °C | Ouyen (Post Office) on 21st Nov | |
| Highest total rainfall Wettest overall |
190.4 mm | Noojee (Slivar) | |
| Lowest total rainfall Driest overall |
16.6 mm | Mildura Airport | |
| Highest daily rainfall Wettest day |
54.6 mm | Orbost on 9th Sep | |
Record Lowest Total Rainfall for spring |
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Total rainfall for spring 2006 (mm) |
Previous lowest for spring |
Years of record |
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| Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse | 58.2 | 112.6 | in 1911 |
134 |
| Ballarat Aerodrome | 51.6 | 74.8 | in 1967 |
99 |
| East Sale Airport | 68.4 | 83.6 | in 1977 |
64 |
| Mildura Airport | 16.6 | 17.1 | in 1962 |
61 |
| Bairnsdale Airport | 58.4 | 81.7 | in 1944 |
27 |
| Hamilton Airport | 92.0 | 114.7 | in 1987 |
24 |
| Noojee | 190.4 | 224.2 | in 1999 |
24 |
| Morwell | 89.2 | 147.0 | in 2002 |
22 |
Lowest Total Rainfall for 20 or more years for spring |
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|---|---|---|---|
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Total rainfall for spring 2006 (mm) |
Most recent lower for spring |
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| Benalla | 20.4 | 18.8 | in 1938 |
| Lake Eildon | 62.6 | 41.4 | in 1938 |
| Maryborough | 44.6 | 27.9 | in 1938 |
| Wonthaggi | 127.7 | 106.2 | in 1938 |
| Cape Otway Lighthouse | 125.4 | 121.7 | in 1967 |
| Echuca Aerodrome | 29.2 | 26.9 | in 1967 |
| Melbourne Regional Office | 70.6 | 67.6 | in 1967 |
| Horsham | 50.6 | 39.4 | in 1982 |
| Longerenong | 40.4 | 22.7 | in 1982 |
| Mangalore Airport | 51.2 | 47.8 | in 1982 |
| Nhill | 35.6 | 30.8 | in 1982 |
| Ouyen | 32.6 | 16.2 | in 1982 |
| Warracknabeal Museum | 38.8 | 20.1 | in 1982 |
Record Highest Mean Maximum Temperature for spring |
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Mean daily maximum temperature for spring 2006 (°C) |
Previous highest for spring |
Years of record |
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| Ouyen | 26.2 | 25.9 | in 1938 |
70 |
| Longerenong | 23.9 | = 23.9 | in 1907 |
67 |
| Mildura Airport | 26.3 | 25.8 | in 1980 |
61 |
| Mangalore Airport | 23.3 | 23.1 | in 1982 |
43 |
| Lake Eildon | 23.0 | 21.3 | in 2002 |
37 |
| Warracknabeal Museum | 24.6 | 24.1 | in 1982 |
30 |
| Hamilton Airport | 20.0 | 18.9 | in 1999 |
24 |
| Albury Airport | 25.3 | 24.1 | in 2002 |
23 |
| Noojee | 19.3 | 19.0 | in 2005 |
22 |
| Morwell | 21.3 | 20.8 | in 2005 |
21 |
Highest Mean Maximum Temperature for 20 years or more for spring |
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Mean daily maximum temperature for spring 2006 (°C) |
Most recent higher for spring |
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| Ballarat Aerodrome | 19.6 | 20.3 | in 1914 |
| Echuca Aerodrome | 25.0 | 26.7 | in 1914 |
| Nhill | 24.2 | 25.2 | in 1914 |
| Horsham | 24.4 | 24.6 | in 1914 |
| Kerang | 25.3 | 25.5 | in 1938 |
| Maryborough | 22.4 | 23.5 | in 1938 |
| Melbourne Regional Office | 21.4 | 21.9 | in 1961 |
| Longerenong | 23.9 | 24.4 | in 1977 |
| East Sale Airport | 20.8 | 21.1 | in 1980 |
| Castlemaine Prison | 21.4 | 21.5 | in 1982 |
Record Highest Temperature for spring |
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Highest temperature in spring 2006 (°C) |
Previous highest for spring |
Years of record |
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| Hamilton Airport | 37.0 | on 30th Nov |
35.6 | on 26th Nov 2004 |
24 | |
| Morwell | 38.0 | on 21st Nov |
= 38.0 | on 26th Nov 1997 |
21 | |
Record Lowest Mean Daily Minimum Temperature for spring |
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Mean daily minimum temperature for spring 2006 (°C) |
Previous lowest for spring |
Years of record |
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| Benalla | 6.0 | = 6.0 | in 1968 |
100 |
| East Sale Airport | 6.2 | = 6.2 | in 1946 |
62 |
| Bairnsdale Airport | 6.5 | 6.8 | in 1994 |
26 |
| Portland | 7.4 | 7.8 | in 1982 |
25 |
| Hamilton Airport | 5.7 | 6.0 | in 1994 |
24 |
| Morwell | 5.9 | 6.6 | in 2003 |
21 |
Lowest Mean Minimum Temperature for 20 years or more for spring |
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Mean daily minimum temperature for spring 2006 (°C) |
Most recent lower for spring |
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| Lake Eildon | 6.5 | 6.2 | in 1982 |
Record Lowest Temperature for spring |
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Lowest temperature in spring 2006 (°C) |
Previous lowest for spring |
Years of record |
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| Echuca Aerodrome | -1.0 | on 26th Sep |
= -1.0 | on 7th Sep 1995 |
126 | |
| Mangalore Airport | -3.6 | on 25th Sep |
-3.1 | on 10th Sep 2002 |
42 | |
| Portland | -0.9 | on 10th Oct |
0.5 | on 7th Sep 1995 |
25 | |
| Noojee | -1.4 | on 26th Sep |
-1.0 | on 1st Sep 2005 |
22 | |
| Morwell | -2.3 | on 16th Oct |
-2.1 | on 22nd Sep 1994 |
21 | |
Summary statistics for spring 2006 | ||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures for spring (°C) |
Minimum temperatures for spring (°C) |
Rainfall for spring (mm) |
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| Mean for 2006 | Difference from normal | Highest for 2006 | Mean for 2006 | Difference from normal | Lowest for 2006 | Total for 2006 | Normal total | |
| Ballarat Aerodrome | 19.6 | +3.1 | 37.2 | 5.1 | -1.3 | -3.6 | 52 | 190 |
| Cape Otway Lighthouse | 16.8 | +0.4 | 35.3 | 9.8 | +0.1 | 4.7 | 125 | 248 |
| Castlemaine Prison | 21.4 | +2.1 | 36.9 | 6.5 | -0.2 | -1.9 | 80 | 168 |
| East Sale Airport | 20.8 | +1.7 | 35.9 | 6.2 | -1.5 | -1.1 | 68 | 166 |
| Echuca Aerodrome | 25.0 | +3.1 | 39.0 | 7.6 | -1.0 | -1.0 | 29 | 110 |
| Horsham | 24.4 | +3.5 | 39.5 | 6.1 | -1.7 | -1.5 | 51 | 128 |
| Kerang | 25.3 | +2.8 | 39.0 | 8.7 | -0.4 | 0.3 | 38 | 109 |
| Lake Eildon | 23.0 | +3.5 | 35.6 | 6.5 | -0.8 | -0.2 | 63 | 228 |
| Longerenong | 23.9 | +3.3 | 39.1 | 6.4 | -0.8 | -2.7 | 40 | 121 |
| Mangalore Airport | 23.3 | +2.8 | 38.9 | 7.0 | -0.6 | -3.6 | 51 | 151 |
| Maryborough | 22.4 | +2.7 | 38.2 | 6.7 | -0.8 | -1.4 | 45 | 152 |
| Melbourne Regional Office | 21.4 | +1.9 | 36.6 | 10.6 | +0.2 | 4.2 | 71 | 175 |
| Mildura Airport | 26.3 | +2.5 | 40.1 | 10.0 | 0 | 1.8 | 17 | 78 |
| Nhill | 24.2 | +3.1 | 40.6 | 6.1 | -1.2 | -2.0 | 36 | 120 |
| Ouyen | 26.2 | +2.5 | 40.4 | 9.3 | +0.2 | 2.0 | 33 | 93 |
| Point Hicks | 19.8 | +1.8 | 33.0 | 10.6 | -0.3 | 4.0 | 153 | 239 |
| Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse | 16.4 | +0.8 | 32.0 | 10.7 | +0.4 | 4.5 | 58 | 259 |
| Wonthaggi | 18.8 | +1.0 | 34.0 | 8.4 | -0.4 | 1.5 | 128 | 235 |
This statement has been prepared based on information available at
3 PM on Friday 1 December 2006
. 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.
Climate averages for 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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