Monday, 5 January 2009 - Annual Climate Summary for Victoria - Product code IDCKGC26R0

Victoria in 2008
Mostly dry with warmish days and coolish nights

Summary

Notwithstanding the relatively cool and wet end to the year, Victoria's weather in 2008 was mostly characterised by dry conditions with the clear skies promoting relatively warm days and relatively cool nights. The main influential and repetitive feature of the synoptic weather maps during the year was a persistence of high-latitude blocking anticyclones over Western Australian longitudes. This feature directed relatively dry air over the continent for much of 2008. Towards the end of the year, sea surface temperatures rose steadily over waters to the north of Australia, and  allowed for the invasion of considerable moisture across Australia. An archive of previous annual summaries for Victoria is also available, as are summaries for other states and many other climate summaries and diagnostics.

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Rainfall

Rainfall was below average in most Districts, but there were some pockets of near to average totals. The wettest place overall was Falls Creek (Rocky Valley) with 1766.2 mm. There is a map of total rainfall below. There is a map of rainfall deciles below.

Maximum temperature

The hottest day was 44.1°C at Longerenong on 1 Jan. The warmest days on average were 24.2°C at Mildura Airport. The coolest days on average were 9.0°C at Mount Baw Baw, followed by 9.0°C at Mount Buller. The coldest day was −5.0°C at Mount Hotham on 10 Aug. Some sites had their coldest day (lowest maximum temperature) on record. There is a map of mean maximum temperatures below. There is a map of maximum temperature anomalies below.

Minimum temperature

The coldest night was −9.0°C at Falls Creek on 17 Aug. The coolest nights on average were 2.3°C at Falls Creek. The warmest nights on average were 12.2°C at Gabo Island Lighthouse. The warmest night was 30.6°C at Hopetoun Airport on 11 Jan. Some sites had their warmest night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record. There is a map of mean minimum temperatures below. There is a map of minimum temperature anomalies below.

Wind

The strongest wind gust was 148 km/h at Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse on 21 Jul.

Further information

Dr Harvey Stern
Climate Meteorologist
Victoria Climate Services Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (03) 9669 4956
Email climate.vic@bom.gov.au

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Extremes

Hottest day Highest temperature	44.1°C at Longerenong on 1 Jan
Warmest days on average Highest mean daily maximum temperature	24.2°C at Mildura Airport
Coolest days on average Lowest mean daily maximum temperature	9.0°C at Mount Baw Baw 9.0°C at Mount Buller
Coldest day Lowest daily maximum temperature	−5.0°C at Mount Hotham on 10 Aug
Coldest night Lowest temperature	−9.0°C at Falls Creek on 17 Aug
Coolest nights on average Lowest mean daily minimum temperature	2.3°C at Falls Creek
Warmest nights on average Highest mean daily minimum temperature	12.2°C at Gabo Island Lighthouse
Warmest night Highest daily minimum temperature	30.6°C at Hopetoun Airport on 11 Jan
Wettest overall Highest total rainfall	1766.2 mm at Falls Creek (Rocky Valley)
Highest wind gust	148 km/h at Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse on 21 Jul

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Maps

Anomaly in mean maximum temperature for all of Australia

Mean maximum temperature for all of Australia

Anomaly in mean minimum temperature for all of Australia

Mean minimum temperature for all of Australia

Rainfall deciles

Rainfall totals

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Records

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Record lowest annual daily maximum temperature
	Lowest daily maximum temperature in 2008 (°C)		Previous annual lowest		Years of record	Annual average
Portland (Cashmore Airport)	8.5	on 29 Jul	8.7	on 10 Jul 1997	27	17.5

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Record highest annual daily minimum temperature
	Highest daily minimum temperature in 2008 (°C)		Previous annual highest		Years of record	Annual average
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	29.2	on 1 Jan	28.2	on 12 Dec 1998	50	8.2
Melbourne Airport	27.3	on 1 Jan	= 27.3	on 21 Jan 1997	39	9.5
Bundoora (Latrobe University)	28.5	on 1 Jan	28.1	on 21 Jan 1997	28	9.5

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Summaries

In this table, key sites have been highlighted to make them easier to find. This table is very wide and may not fit if printed.

Summary statistics for 2008
	Maximum temperatures (°C)				Minimum temperatures (°C)				Rainfall (millimetres)
	Mean for 2008	Diff from average	Highest for 2008		Mean for 2008	Diff from average	Lowest for 2008		Total for 2008	Average annual total	Rank of 2008	Fraction of annual average
North Mallee (district 76)
Mildura Airport	24.2	+0.5	42.1	10 Jan	10.3	0.0	−1.0	29 Jul	201.4	283.4	low	71%
Ouyen	23.9	+0.3	42.4	10 Jan	9.8	+0.2	−0.5	29 Jul	287.7	329.7	average	87%
Walpeup Research	23.6	+0.5	42.1	1 Jan	9.9	+0.1	−0.6	23 Aug	230.6	334.8	low	69%
South Mallee (district 77)
Hopetoun Airport	23.6		43.2	1 Jan	8.1		−3.9	23 Aug	212.4
Swan Hill Aerodrome	23.7	0.0	42.1	11 Jan	9.2	+0.2	−1.5	24 Jul	230.8	282.0	average	82%
North Wimmera (district 78)
Nhill	22.0	+0.3	41.5	10 Jan	7.3	−0.6	−3.2	27 Aug	288.8	412.5	low	70%
Nhill Aerodrome	22.2		43.0	1 Jan	8.3		−0.9	27 Aug	248.4
Warracknabeal Museum	22.5	+0.2	42.8	1 Jan	8.7	+0.1	−1.8	29 Jul	294.1	393.9	low	75%
South Wimmera (district 79)
Edenhope Airport	20.6		41.2	10 Jan	8.4		−2.2	23 Jul	446.0
Grampians	12.0		33.2	1 Jan	4.8		−2.6	29 Jul	1010.0
Horsham Aerodrome	21.9	−0.3	44.0	1 Jan	6.9	−0.1	−3.0	29 Jul	328.0	356.4	low	92%
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	21.9	+0.4	43.5	1 Jan	7.4	−0.8	−2.5	29 Jul	335.2	446.3	low	75%
Kanagulk	20.5		42.2	1 Jan	7.8		−2.2	29 Jul	382.2
Longerenong	21.9	+0.5	44.1	1 Jan	7.4	−0.5	−2.5	29 Apr	322.2	415.7	low	78%
Pyrenees	15.1		37.6	1 Jan	6.9		−1.1	10 Aug	608.0
Stawell Aerodrome	20.3	−0.3	41.9	1 Jan	8.2	0.0	−1.7	29 Jul	451.2	470.1	average	96%
Lower North (district 80)
Charlton	22.4		41.7	1 Jan	8.8		−1.6	24 Jul	332.2
Echuca Aerodrome	22.9	+0.7	41.3	10 Jan	8.6	−0.7	−1.6	23 Jul	370.0	426.1	average	87%
Kerang	23.6	+0.8	42.0	10 Jan	9.6	+0.2	−1.0	24 Jul	305.5	372.5	low	82%
Kyabram DPI	22.1	+0.6	40.5	1 Jan	8.8	+0.3	−2.0	24 Jul	440.6	442.8	average	100%
Upper North (district 81)
Bendigo Airport	21.1	+0.3	40.7	1 Jan	7.9	+0.2	−3.0	23 Aug	385.8	479.5	low	80%
Shepparton Airport	22.2	−0.2	40.2	6 Jan	8.4	0.0	−2.6	24 Jul	432.6	418.0	average	103%
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag	21.7	+0.5	39.9	1 Jan	8.1	−0.2	−2.6	24 Jul	386.9	484.3	low	80%
Yarrawonga	23.0	+0.2	40.0	11 Jan	9.1	+0.4	−1.8	19 Aug	320.6	423.1	low	76%
Lower Northeast (district 82)
Benalla Airport	22.2		38.9	15 Mar	8.1		−2.4	17 Sep	444.4
Corryong Airport	21.5		37.7	2 Jan	6.0		−4.1	24 Jul	605.1
Dartmouth Reservoir	20.6	+0.1	37.7	2 Jan	7.2	−0.2	−2.5	24 Aug	795.4	1000.5	low	80%
Hunters Hill	16.1	−0.2	33.0	2 Jan	7.9	+0.1	−1.7	17 Aug	928.8
Rutherglen Research	22.4	+0.7	40.1	2 Jan	7.5	+0.2	−3.7	9 Sep	429.0	583.1	low	74%
Strathbogie	18.5	0.0	35.9	1 Jan			−4.1	24 Jul	691.8	966.4	low	72%
Wangaratta Aero	22.3	+0.3	39.7	1 Jan	7.1	−0.4	−3.1	23 Jul	488.6	622.1	low	79%
Upper Northeast (district 83)
Dinner Plain	14.1		29.8	16 Mar	2.8		−7.7	24 Jul	638.6
Falls Creek	9.1	−0.2	25.1	2 Jan	2.3	−0.2	−9.0	17 Aug	1105.2
Mount Buller	9.0	−0.2	25.3	15 Mar	2.8	+0.1	−8.7	23 Aug	1337.8	1487.5	low	90%
Omeo	18.3		35.3	10 Jan	5.2		−5.4	26 Jul	476.0
East Gippsland (district 84)
Combienbar AWS	18.2	+0.2	37.5	11 Jan	8.7	−0.1	0.0	22 Oct	764.4	966.3	very low	79%
Gabo Island Lighthouse	18.3	+0.5	27.9	6 Jan	12.2	0.0	5.8	10 Aug	793.0	947.7	low	84%
Gelantipy	16.5	+0.1	34.6	10 Jan	6.7	+0.2	−2.2	9 Sep	749.2	719.2	average	104%
Lakes Entrance	19.4		40.9	11 Jan	10.1		−0.1	25 Jul	609.5
Mallacoota	19.3	0.0	34.7	27 Oct	10.5	−0.2	1.5	12 Aug	858.8	948.4	average	91%
Mount Nowa Nowa	18.8	0.0	39.4	1 Jan	10.0	+0.1	1.8	23 Aug	871.8	814.9	average	107%
Orbost	20.3		41.0	11 Jan	9.7		0.2	13 Jul	692.6
Orbost	20.7	+0.5	40.2	11 Jan	8.9	+0.1	−1.2	13 Jul	689.9	846.7	low	81%
Point Hicks	19.4	+0.5	37.8	16 Mar			4.5	17 Sep	800.8	954.7	average	84%
West Gippsland (district 85)
Bairnsdale Airport	20.4	+0.4	40.2	11 Jan	8.2	0.0	−2.2	25 Jul	505.0	663.1	very low	76%
East Sale Airport	20.2	+0.6	41.0	1 Jan	8.0	−0.2	−3.2	13 Jul	445.0	601.9	low	74%
Morwell	20.5	+0.6	40.4	16 Mar	8.0	−0.2	−2.6	24 May	492.6	732.8	very low	67%
Mount Baw Baw	9.0		27.0	1 Jan	2.8		−6.6	23 Aug	1496.4
Mount Moornapa	18.3	−0.1	39.2	1 Jan	9.1	+0.1	1.4	23 Aug	787.4
Noojee	18.7	+0.3	37.4	16 Mar	7.2	+0.1	−1.8	25 Jul	938.0	1120.7	low	84%
Pound Creek	19.2		40.0	16 Mar	8.4		−1.0	24 Jul	685.6
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	16.8	+0.5	36.9	14 Mar	12.1	+0.8	4.7	22 Aug	865.8	1049.7	low	82%
Yarram Airport	19.8		40.5	14 Mar	8.1		−1.8	25 Jul	518.0
East Central (district 86)
Bundoora	20.3	+0.4	41.2	1 Jan	9.9	+0.4	−0.5	24 May	511.7	667.3	low	77%
Cerberus	19.2	+0.3	39.7	16 Mar	9.4	−0.3	−1.3	29 Jul	571.6	690.4	low	83%
Coldstream	20.2	+0.1	39.4	10 Jan	7.1	0.0	−2.9	25 Jul	579.0	706.6	low	82%
Cranbourne Botanic Gardens	19.6	+0.4	39.5	10 Jan	9.3	−0.3	0.0	24 Jul	640.4	809.3	very low	79%
Essendon Airport	20.5	+1.1	41.2	1 Jan	9.9	+0.9	−0.3	25 Jul	369.8	591.8	very low	62%
Ferny Creek	15.8	+0.2	35.7	16 Mar	8.3	−0.1	−0.6	11 Aug	878.2	1052.7	low	83%
Frankston AWS	18.7	+0.3	38.9	10 Jan	11.6	+0.1	1.8	24 Jul
Melbourne Airport	20.2	+0.5	40.4	1 Jan	9.6	+0.1	0.1	29 Jul	401.0	535.0	low	75%
Melbourne Regional Office	20.9	+1.1	41.2	10 Jan	11.6	+1.5	2.2	24 May	449.2	648.9	very low	69%
Moorabbin Airport	20.1	+0.4	40.5	10 Jan	10.2	+0.2	0.0	24 May	464.0	711.7	very low	65%
Rhyll	18.8	+0.4	37.2	10 Jan	11.8	+0.2	4.8	25 Jul	616.4	672.5	average	92%
Scoresby Research Institute	20.1	+0.7	39.4	10 Jan	9.3	−0.2	−0.3	24 May	594.6	865.8	very low	69%
Viewbank	20.6		41.1	1 Jan	9.7		−0.3	25 Aug	573.0
Wallan	16.8	+0.3	37.1	1 Jan	7.8	0.0	0.3	11 Aug	537.8	654.9	low	82%
Wonthaggi	19.3	+0.5	39.3	16 Mar	9.6	0.0	2.0	23 Aug	814.9	933.3	low	87%
West Central (district 87)
Avalon Airport	20.5	+0.4	42.0	16 Mar	9.0	−0.2	−1.1	25 Jul	317.6	436.1	low	73%
Grovedale	19.9	+0.7	41.5	16 Mar	8.8	−0.1	−0.2	2 Jun	368.2	498.4	very low	74%
Laverton RAAF	20.4	+0.8	41.4	10 Jan	9.7	+0.4	−1.1	29 Jul	369.4	541.5	very low	68%
Sheoaks	19.1	+0.6	40.5	1 Jan	8.2	−0.2	−1.6	29 Jul	415.0	486.7	average	85%
North Central (district 88)
Castlemaine Prison	19.9	+0.1	40.1	1 Jan	7.7	+0.2	−3.4	23 Aug	421.2	596.5	low	71%
Eildon Fire Tower	17.7	−0.1	36.6	1 Jan	8.3	−0.1	0.0	9 Sep	486.8
Lake Eildon	20.8	+0.5	39.1	15 Mar	7.8	−0.1	−1.9	23 Aug	654.1	852.0	low	77%
Mangalore Airport	21.3	+0.4	41.0	1 Jan	8.4	+0.1	−1.6	23 Aug	465.2	571.2	low	81%
Maryborough	21.0	+0.5	41.0	1 Jan	8.1	0.0	−1.8	8 Aug	376.8	525.4	low	72%
Redesdale	20.3	+0.2	40.8	1 Jan	7.4	+0.2	−1.9	23 Sep	416.2	576.3	low	72%
Western Plains (district 89)
Ararat Prison	19.4	+0.4	40.5	1 Jan	7.0	0.0	−4.2	29 Jul	433.0	586.6	very low	74%
Ballarat Aerodrome	18.1	+0.8	38.0	1 Jan	6.8	−0.2	−2.6	8 Aug	486.4	694.2	very low	70%
Westmere	19.6		40.0	10 Jan	6.8		−3.9	23 Oct	453.4
West Coast (district 90)
Aireys Inlet	18.5	+0.4	40.7	17 Mar	10.3	−0.2	3.4	8 Aug	524.6	613.9	low	85%
Cape Nelson Lighthouse	17.5	+0.1	40.6	17 Mar	11.3	−0.1	3.9	24 Jul	673.2	689.1	average	98%
Cape Otway Lighthouse	16.9	−0.4	39.7	17 Mar	10.9	+0.3	4.4	8 Aug	779.8	894.8	low	87%
Casterton	19.8		40.9	17 Mar	7.8		−3.4	29 Jul	540.8
Casterton Showgrounds	20.3	+0.4	40.4	17 Mar	8.0	−0.3	−1.8	9 Sep	568.9	653.3	low	87%
Colac	18.4		39.8	17 Mar	8.5		0.9	23 Jul	429.8
Hamilton Airport			40.2	10 Jan	7.4	−0.1	−0.5	28 May	541.2	614.8	low	88%
Mortlake Racecourse	19.3	+0.3	40.3	17 Mar	7.3	−0.1	−2.3	29 Jul	606.0	560.0	average	108%
Port Fairy AWS	18.6	+0.1	41.3	17 Mar	10.1	−0.2	0.9	29 Jul	721.6	640.0	high	113%
Portland	17.4	−0.1	40.5	17 Mar	9.0	−0.2	−0.1	16 Jun	733.8	811.7	low	90%
Warrnambool Airport NDB	18.7		40.7	17 Mar	8.1		−1.7	29 Jul	727.2
Weeaproinah	14.6	+0.2	35.9	17 Mar	7.7	−0.1	0.6	10 Aug	1711.8	1933.0	low	89%

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Notes

Further information

Dr Harvey Stern
Climate Meteorologist
Victoria Climate Services Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (03) 9669 4956
Email climate.vic@bom.gov.au

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