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Monday, 2 November 2009 - Seasonal Climate Summary for Victoria - Product code IDCKGC26R0

Victoria in January to October 2009

An archive of previous seasonal summaries for Victoria is also available, as are summaries for other states and many other climate summaries and diagnostics.


Records

Record highest January to October temperature
Highest temperature
in January to October 2009 (°C)
Previous highest
for January to October
Years of
record
Average for
January to October
Melbourne Regional Office 46.4 on 7 Feb 45.6 on 13 Jan 1939 155 19.2
Laverton RAAF 47.5 on 7 Feb 45.0 on 25 Jan 2003 67 19.0
Ballarat Aerodrome 44.1 on 7 Feb 42.0 on 25 Jan 2003 53 16.6
Echuca Aerodrome 46.8 on 7 Feb 45.3 on 3 Jan 1990 53 21.2
Omeo Comparison 40.2 on 30 Jan 40.0 on 1 Feb 1968 53 17.4
Ouyen (Post Office) 46.8 on 7 Feb 46.7 on 14 Feb 2004 53 22.6
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse 42.0 on 7 Feb 41.1 on 18 Jan 1959 53 16.0
Horsham Polkemmet Rd 47.6 on 7 Feb 45.7 on 31 Jan 1968 51 20.6
Mangalore Airport 46.1 on 7 Feb 44.4 on 24 Jan 1982 51 20.0
Kerang 46.9 on 7 Feb 45.6 on 31 Jan 1968 48 21.8
Longerenong 47.6 on 7 Feb 46.4 on 31 Jan 1968 45 20.5
Maryborough 45.4 on 7 Feb 43.3 on 25 Jan 2003 45 19.5
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag 44.8 on 7 Feb 43.3 on 24 Jan 1982 45 20.4
Kyabram DPI 46.6 on 7 Feb 44.7 on 24 Jan 1982 44 20.5
Scoresby Research Institute 46.1 on 7 Feb 42.8 on 25 Jan 2003 44 18.8
Walpeup Research 48.1 on 7 Feb 46.6 on 31 Jan 1968 43 22.1
Castlemaine Prison 43.9 on 7 Feb 43.7 on 31 Jan 1968 42 18.9
Wonthaggi 45.0 on 7 Feb 43.0 on 24 Jan 1982 42 18.3
Ararat Prison 44.7 on 7 Feb 42.9 on 25 Jan 2003 41 18.2
Essendon Airport 47.3 on 7 Feb 45.8 on 31 Jan 1968 41 18.8
Lake Eildon 45.4 on 7 Feb 42.3 on 24 Jan 1982 40 19.5
Melbourne Airport 46.8 on 7 Feb 44.6 on 25 Jan 2003 40 19.0
Warracknabeal Museum 46.8 on 7 Feb 46.0 on 24 Jan 1982 40 21.3
Moorabbin Airport 46.7 on 7 Feb 44.3 on 25 Jan 2003 39 19.1
Strathbogie 42.0 on 7 Feb 41.5 on 24 Jan 1982 34 17.7
Bairnsdale Airport 46.2 on 7 Feb 44.0 on 25 Jan 2003 30 19.6
Bundoora (Latrobe University) 46.5 on 7 Feb 43.8 on 25 Jan 2003 29 19.3
Noojee (Slivar) 43.2 on 7 Feb 41.8 on 24 Jan 1982 28 17.8
Hamilton Airport 44.5 on 7 Feb 42.6 on 25 Jan 2003 27 18.4
Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airport) 46.3 on 7 Feb 43.2 on 25 Jan 2003 26 19.3
Phillip Island Penguin Reserve 41.5 on 29 Jan 39.1 on 24 Jan 1982 26 18.3
Mount Buller 30.7 on 7 Feb 28.0 on 15 Feb 2004 25 8.4
Edi Upper 43.8 on 7 Feb 41.2 on 15 Feb 2004 23 19.8
Wangaratta Aero 45.8 on 7 Feb = 45.8 on 3 Jan 1990 23 21.0
Willow Grove (Blue Rock Reservoir) 43.0 on 8 Feb 40.1 on 27 Jan 2003 23 18.8
Cranbourne Botanic Gardens 46.0 on 7 Feb 43.6 on 25 Jan 2003 20 18.7
Falls Creek 28.7 on 31 Jan 27.7 on 15 Feb 2004 20 8.5
Grovedale (Geelong Airport) 47.4 on 7 Feb 44.8 on 25 Jan 2003 20 18.8



Record highest January to October mean daily maximum temperature
Mean daily maximum
temperature
for January to October 2009 (°C)
Previous highest
for January to October
Years of
record
Average for
January to October
Walpeup Research 23.2 23.1 in 2006 58 22.1

Highest January to October mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years
Mean daily maximum
temperature
for January to October 2009 (°C)
Most recent higher
for January to October
Years since
higher
Average for
January to October
Orbost (Comparison) 20.7 21.0 in 1982 23 19.7



Record highest January to October daily minimum temperature
Highest daily minimum
temperature
in January to October 2009 (°C)
Previous highest
for January to October
Years of
record
Average for
January to October
Longerenong 28.8 on 29 Jan 27.8 on 3 Jan 1991 45 7.5
Scoresby Research Institute 29.2 on 29 Jan 27.2 on 25 Feb 1968 44 9.2
Castlemaine Prison 28.5 on 29 Jan 27.2 on 21 Jan 1997 42 7.1
Wonthaggi 25.0 on 29 Jan 23.5 on 20 Feb 1997 42 9.3
Melbourne Airport 30.5 on 29 Jan 27.3 on 1 Jan 2008 40 9.2
Weeaproinah 26.8 on 29 Jan 25.1 on 19 Feb 1997 28 7.6
Mount Buller 20.6 on 1 Feb 20.0 on 23 Jan 2006 25 2.3
Falls Creek 20.1 on 31 Jan 19.7 on 24 Jan 2001 20 2.0



Highest January to October mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years
Mean daily minimum
temperature
for January to October 2009 (°C)
Most recent higher
for January to October
Years since
higher
Average for
January to October
Rutherglen Research 7.4 7.5 in 1988 21 6.8



Summaries

This table is very wide and may not fit if printed.

Summary statistics for January to October 2009
Maximum temperatures
for January to October
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
for January to October
(°C)
Rainfall
for January to October
(millimetres)
Mean for
January to October
2009
Diff
from
average
Highest for
January to October
2009
Mean for
January to October
2009
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
January to October
2009
Total for
January to October
2009
Average
for
January to October
Rank of
January to October
2009
Fraction of
January to October
average
North Mallee (district 76)
Mildura Airport 23.9 +1.1 46.7 7 Feb 10.2 +0.6 -1.8 24 Jul 153.8 234.6 low 66%
Ouyen 23.5 +0.9 46.8 7 Feb 9.6 +0.5 -0.4 8 Aug 237.8 277.9 average 86%
Walpeup Research 23.2 +1.1 48.1 7 Feb 9.7 +0.4 0.3 8 Aug 259.4 283.3 average 92%
South Mallee (district 77)
Hopetoun Airport 23.1   48.8 7 Feb 8.1   -3.2 8 Aug 199.4
Swan Hill Aerodrome 23.2 +0.6 46.9 7 Feb 8.9 +0.5 -2.2 8 Aug 205.8 216.5 average 95%
North Wimmera (district 78)
Nhill Aerodrome 21.8   47.1 7 Feb 8.2   -0.3 8 Aug 235.2
Warracknabeal Museum 22.1 +0.8 46.8 7 Feb 8.6 +0.4 -0.8 8 Aug 311.3 336.5 average 93%
South Wimmera (district 79)
Edenhope Airport 20.3   44.9 7 Feb 8.2   -0.8 10 Jun 383.4
Grampians 11.8   36.6 7 Feb 4.8   -2.5 10 Jun 980.6
Horsham Aerodrome 21.3 +0.2 47.4 7 Feb 6.9 +0.3 -2.8 8 Aug 366.6 303.8 high 121%
Horsham Polkemmet Rd 21.4 +0.9 47.6 7 Feb 7.3 -0.4 -2.9 8 Aug 348.6 384.2 average 91%
Kanagulk 20.1   45.5 7 Feb 7.8   -0.7 24 Jul 359.6
Longerenong 21.1 +0.6 47.6 7 Feb 7.4 -0.1 -2.3 8 Aug 350.8 358.0 average 98%
Pyrenees 14.7   40.5 7 Feb 7.0   -0.7 30 Aug 582.6
Stawell Aerodrome 20.0 +0.3 45.4 7 Feb 8.3 +0.6 -0.1 30 Apr 429.0 395.7 average 108%
Lower North (district 80)
Charlton 22.0   46.6 7 Feb 8.5   -1.6 8 Aug 273.8
Echuca Aerodrome 22.6 +1.4 46.8 7 Feb 8.5 -0.3 -1.9 8 Aug 200.0 363.3 very low 55%
Kerang 23.0 +1.3 46.9 7 Feb 9.2 +0.4 -1.3 8 Aug 202.7 315.0 low 64%
Kyabram DPI 22.0 +1.5 46.6 7 Feb 8.3 +0.4 -3.0 8 Aug 199.4 370.7 very low 54%
Upper North (district 81)
Bendigo Airport 20.9 +1.0 45.4 7 Feb 7.6 +0.5 -3.4 8 Aug 338.2 389.3 average 87%
Shepparton Airport 21.9 +0.5 46.1 7 Feb 7.8 0.0 -3.2 24 Jul 248.2 326.3 low 76%
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag 21.5 +1.1 44.8 7 Feb 7.7 -0.1 -3.2 24 Jul 226.6 407.7 very low 56%
Yarrawonga 22.4 +0.7 46.0 7 Feb 8.6 +0.4 -1.4 8 Aug 218.4 341.0 low 64%
Lower Northeast (district 82)
Benalla Airport 21.6   45.7 7 Feb 7.6   -2.6 22 Aug 348.8
Corryong Airport 21.0   43.6 7 Feb 6.0   -5.1 8 Jul 564.7
Dartmouth Reservoir 20.2 +0.7 41.8 7 Feb 7.0 +0.2 -4.1 11 Jun 719.2 854.9 average 84%
Rutherglen Research 21.7 +1.1 44.9 7 Feb 7.4 +0.7 -2.2 8 Jul 353.0 492.7 low 72%
Strathbogie 18.0 +0.4 42.0 7 Feb 5.8 +0.2 -4.5 24 Jul 616.2 845.6 low 73%
Wangaratta Aero 21.7 +0.7 45.8 7 Feb 6.8 -0.1 -2.5 7 Jul 351.2 515.9 low 68%
Upper Northeast (district 83)
Dinner Plain 13.7   34.6 7 Feb 2.5   -6.9 8 Jul 547.4
Falls Creek 8.5 +0.1 28.7 31 Jan 2.0 0.0 -7.0 11 Jun 843.4 929.5 average 91%
Mount Buller 8.6 +0.2 30.7 7 Feb 2.4 +0.2 -7.1 24 Jul 1372.4 1251.0 high 110%
Mount Hotham 7.1 0.0 28.1 7 Feb 1.1 -0.2 -8.2 29 Apr 1135.0 1065.1 average 107%
Omeo 18.1   40.4 7 Feb 5.1   -5.9 8 Jul 438.6
East Gippsland (district 84)
Combienbar AWS 18.0 +0.8 41.0 7 Feb 8.7 +0.2 0.0 10 Jun 546.8 766.5 very low 71%
Gabo Island Lighthouse 18.5 +1.0 30.6 12 Sep 12.4 +0.5 5.5 18 Jul 500.5 805.9 very low 62%
Gelantipy 16.3 +0.7 39.2 7 Feb 6.6 +0.4 -1.7 24 Jul 466.2 561.2 low 83%
Lakes Entrance 19.5   46.4 7 Feb 9.6   -1.8 9 Jul 463.3
Mallacoota 19.4 +0.4 39.7 7 Feb 10.3 -0.1 1.5 25 Jul 625.0 776.4 low 80%
Mount Nowa Nowa 18.8 +0.5 43.3 7 Feb 9.7 +0.1 2.6 10 Jun 480.8 616.4 low 78%
Orbost 20.3   45.7 7 Feb 9.4   0.3 8 Jul 478.8
Orbost 20.7 +1.0 44.6 7 Feb 8.5 +0.1 -1.3 8 Jul 454.4 694.7 very low 65%
Point Hicks 19.1 +0.7 40.4 7 Feb     4.9 10 Jun 711.0 798.6 average 89%
West Gippsland (district 85)
Bairnsdale Airport 20.4 +0.8 46.2 7 Feb 7.8 0.0 -3.5 8 Jul 325.0 499.0 very low 65%
East Sale Airport 20.0 +0.9 44.4 7 Feb 7.3 -0.4 -3.9 8 Jul 301.0 481.4 very low 63%
Morwell 20.1 +0.8 46.3 7 Feb 7.8 +0.1 -2.7 10 Jul 439.4 586.8 very low 75%
Mount Baw Baw 8.8   31.3 7 Feb 2.5   -5.7 29 Apr 1305.8
Mount Moornapa 18.4 +0.7 43.2 7 Feb 8.9 +0.2 1.2 10 Jun 352.4 621.9 very low 57%
Noojee 18.6 +0.7 43.2 7 Feb 6.8 +0.1 -1.9 8 Jul 822.6 911.6 low 90%
Pound Creek 18.9   46.1 7 Feb 8.5   -1.9 8 Jul 659.4
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse 16.6 +0.6 42.0 7 Feb 12.0 +0.8 6.0 28 Apr 1165.6 917.4 very high 127%
Yarram Airport 19.4   46.0 7 Feb 7.9   -2.1 9 Jul 394.8
East Central (district 86)
Bundoora 20.0 +0.7 46.5 7 Feb 9.4 +0.3 -1.0 8 Jul 372.6 524.8 low 71%
Cerberus 18.9 +0.4 45.8 7 Feb 9.4 0.0 -0.8 8 Jul 544.6 609.7 average 89%
Coldstream 20.0 +0.5 44.8 7 Feb 6.8 -0.1 -3.5 8 Jul 526.6 581.5 low 91%
Cranbourne Botanic Gardens 19.3 +0.6 46.0 7 Feb 9.3 -0.1 2.0 8 Jul 590.5 667.5 average 88%
Essendon Airport 20.1 +1.3 47.3 7 Feb 9.6 +0.9 -0.2 8 Jul 257.6 477.4 very low 54%
Ferny Creek 15.5 +0.6 41.8 7 Feb 8.2 0.0 0.8 10 Jun 764.8 853.9 average 90%
Frankston AWS 18.5 +0.5 42.0 28 Jan 11.5 +0.2 3.7 8 Jul
Melbourne Airport 20.0 +0.9 46.8 7 Feb 9.3 +0.2 0.9 8 Jul 242.8 426.4 very low 57%
Melbourne Regional Office 20.6 +1.4 46.4 7 Feb 11.3 +1.5 2.9 30 Apr 300.8 529.0 very low 57%
Moorabbin Airport 19.7 +0.6 46.7 7 Feb 9.8 +0.2 -0.8 8 Jul 412.4 590.1 very low 70%
Rhyll 18.4 +0.4 42.1 7 Feb 11.6 +0.3 4.5 8 Jul 488.0 561.7 low 87%
Scoresby Research Institute 19.8 +0.9 46.1 7 Feb 9.1 -0.1 -0.6 8 Jul 518.6 707.6 low 73%
Viewbank 20.3   46.7 7 Feb 9.3   -0.5 8 Jul 444.6 487.1 average 91%
Wallan 16.5 +0.8 42.7 7 Feb 7.7 +0.1 0.4 22 Aug 393.0 540.0 low 73%
Wonthaggi 19.0 +0.6 45.0 7 Feb 9.5 +0.2 2.0 30 Apr 715.1 804.0 low 89%
West Central (district 87)
Avalon Airport 20.1 +0.5 47.9 7 Feb 9.0 +0.1 -1.9 8 Jul 271.8 373.7 low 73%
Grovedale 19.2 +0.4 47.4 7 Feb 8.6 -0.1 -1.4 8 Jul 283.4 431.6 low 66%
Laverton RAAF 20.0 +1.0 47.5 7 Feb 9.3 +0.4 -2.1 8 Jul 249.4 441.5 very low 56%
Sheoaks 18.8 +0.9 45.2 7 Feb 8.1 +0.1 -2.0 8 Jul 274.2 382.6 very low 72%
North Central (district 88)
Castlemaine Prison 19.5 +0.5 43.9 7 Feb 7.5 +0.4 -2.4 11 Jun 387.0 506.4 low 76%
Eildon Fire Tower 17.2 +0.3 41.7 7 Feb 8.2 +0.2 -0.3 10 Jun 457.6 502.4 average 91%
Lake Eildon 20.5 +1.0 45.4 7 Feb 7.7 +0.3 -1.2 7 Jul 550.1 727.0 low 76%
Mangalore Airport 20.9 +0.9 46.1 7 Feb 8.1 +0.2 -2.7 8 Aug 245.0 479.2 very low 51%
Maryborough 20.4 +0.9 45.4 7 Feb 7.8 +0.3 -2.8 8 Aug 362.7 448.1 low 81%
Redesdale 19.9 +0.7 45.0 7 Feb 7.2 +0.3 -2.5 8 Aug 376.6 492.1 low 77%
Western Plains (district 89)
Ararat Prison 19.1 +0.9 44.7 7 Feb 7.0 +0.4 -1.8 24 Jul 421.8 505.6 low 83%
Ballarat Aerodrome 17.8 +1.2 44.1 7 Feb 6.6 -0.1 -2.4 30 Apr 408.0 584.9 very low 70%
Westmere 19.0   45.5 7 Feb 6.9   -1.7 8 Jul 427.6
West Coast (district 90)
Aireys Inlet 18.0 +0.2 45.3 7 Feb 10.2 -0.1 3.5 18 Jun 494.6 512.1 average 97%
Cape Nelson Lighthouse 17.3 +0.2 38.1 13 Jan 11.1 -0.1 3.8 17 Jul 666.2 609.0 average 109%
Cape Otway Lighthouse 16.6 -0.4 41.7 29 Jan 10.8 +0.4 4.1 8 Jul 788.4 777.7 average 101%
Casterton 19.3   44.5 29 Jan 7.8   -0.9 17 Jul 516.6
Casterton Showgrounds 19.9 +0.6 44.0 28 Jan 7.8 -0.2 -1.1 18 Jun 585.7 565.1 average 104%
Colac 17.7   45.4 7 Feb 8.5   2.0 8 Aug 393.0
Hamilton Airport 18.8 +0.4 44.5 7 Feb 7.5 +0.2 -0.6 17 Jul 476.4 517.0 low 92%
Mortlake Racecourse 18.9 +0.4 46.0 7 Feb 7.2 0.0 -1.5 17 Jul 437.8 464.1 average 94%
Port Fairy AWS 18.3 +0.2 42.8 29 Jan 9.8 -0.2 1.1 8 Jul 766.2 575.5 high 133%
Portland 17.3 +0.1 39.3 29 Jan 8.7 -0.3 -1.5 8 Jul 739.6 708.9 average 104%
Warrnambool Airport NDB 18.6 +0.1 44.8 7 Feb 8.0 0.0 0.5 30 Apr 634.8 596.0 average 107%
Weeaproinah 14.3 +0.5 39.0 7 Feb 7.8 +0.2 1.3 10 Jun 1607.4 1678.6 average 96%

Notes

This statement has been prepared based on information available at 11 am on Monday 2 November 2009. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.

Averages are long-term means based on observations from all available years of record, which vary widely from site to site. They are not shown for sites with less than 10 years of record, as they cannot then be calculated reliably.
The median is sometimes more representative than the mean of long-term average rain.

The Rank indicates how rainfall this time compares with the climate record for the site, based on the decile ranking (very low rainfall is in decile 1, low in decile 2 or 3, average in decile 4 to 7, high in decile 8 or 9 and very high is in decile 10).
The Fraction of average shows how much rain has fallen this time as a percentage of the long-term mean.

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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