Tuesday, 8 February 2022 - Annual Climate Summary for Victoria - Product code IDCKGC56R0

Victoria in 2021: wetter than average overall, warm nights in the south

Rainfall for 2021 was very much above average in eastern Victoria, but it was a drier than average year for parts of western Victoria. For the state as a whole, annual rainfall was above average, the state's highest since 2016. Most months were wetter than average, but several months, particularly April and December, were drier than average. Daytime temperatures were close to average across most of the state, and coolest since 1998. Night-time temperature were above average in much of the southern Victoria.

Wettest year since 2016

• Victorian total rainfall for the year was 5% above the 1961–1990 average; it was the state's wettest year since 2016.
• Above average rainfall was observed in large parts of eastern and central Victoria, but below average in the west of the state.
• Gippsland rainfall for 2021 was up to 50% above average, with particularly heavy rain and flooding in June and November, while the Wimmera and Mallee saw rainfall 20-40% below average.
• January, June and November each had large areas of the state with very much above average rainfall.
• In January, rainfall was above average for most of the state, making it Victoria's wettest January since 2011, with large parts in the state's west and scattered areas in the east receiving more than double their average January rainfall.
• Large areas of Victoria had April and December rainfall that was very much below average.
• The highest daily rainfall total during the year, 280.6 mm, was recorded at Mount Baw Baw on 10 June; this was the fifth-highest daily rainfall total on record for Victoria for any month and the third-highest for June.
• With 2259.6 mm for the year, Mount Baw Baw was the wettest place in Victoria.
• Some sites had their highest daily rainfall on record.
• Some sites had their highest annual total rainfall on record or their highest annual total rainfall since at least 1993.

Warm nights in the south

• The state's mean temperature was 0.27 °C warmer than the annual average, making it Victoria's overall coolest year since 2004.
• Some sites had their lowest annual mean temperature since 1996.
• For Victoria as a whole, the mean maximum temperature for 2021 was 0.23 °C warmer than the long-term average, making it the state's lowest mean annual maximum temperatre since 1998.
• Some sites had their lowest annual mean daily maximum temperature on record, or their lowest annual mean daily maximum temperature for at least two decades.
• Daytime temperatures were cooler than average across much of the state in February, March and November, and warmer than average in May, June and August.
• The highest temperature in Victoria this year, 43.9 °C, was recorded at Ouyen and Walpeup Research on 24 January.
• Night-time temperatures were above average in much of the southern Victoria.
• The mean minimum temperature was 0.29 °C warmer than the annual average for the state as a whole, the lowest since 2006.
• Night-time temperatures were warmer than average across most of Victoria in June, July and August, resulting in the warmest winter nights since 2013.
• The coldest daytime and night-time temperatures recorded in Victoria during the year were −4.1 °C and −7.7 °C at Mount Hotham on 3 July and 26 September respectively.

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Maps
	Observed	Anomaly	Decile rank
Total rainfall
Mean daily maximum temperatures
Mean daily minimum temperatures

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Monthly maps
	Rainfall rank	Maximum temperature rank	Minimum temperature rank
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

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* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported

* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported

* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top