Monday, 3 December 2007 - Monthly Climate Summary for Victoria - Product code IDCKGC16R0

Victoria in November 2007
Warm with some welcome rain

 

Summary

November 2007 was wet across Victoria, with warm days and warm nights. Rainfall was above average in most districts. Both daytime and overnight temperatures were above average across most of the state.

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Rainfall

Rainfall in Victoria during November was generally average to above average, with the southwest of the state and parts of West Gippsland being very much above average. Most rainfall was associated with a series of low pressure troughs and low pressure systems which moved across the state during the month.

The wettest overall was 230.2 mm at Mount Buller. The driest overall was 15.4 mm at Charlton. The wettest single day 109.8 mm at Weeaproinah on the 4th.

Some sites had their highest total November rainfall on record.

Some sites had their highest total November rainfall for at least 20 years.

There is a map of rainfall deciles below.

 

Maximum temperature

Maximum temperatures across Victoria started off a little cooler than average during the early part of the month, but warmer conditions in the weeks following resulted in maximum temperatures that were above average across most of the state.

Maximum temperatures in Victoria during November have generally been between 1 and 4 degrees warmer than average, with temperatures in the northwest up to 5 degrees above average, whilst East Gippsland and the West Coast remained close to normal.

The hottest days were 43.0°C at Echuca Aerodrome on the 20th, and 43.0°C at Kerang on the 20th. The warmest days on average were 30.5°C at Mildura Airport, followed by 30.5°C at Swan Hill Aerodrome. The coolest days on average were 12.9°C at Mt Hotham. The coldest day was 1.2°C at Mt Baw Baw on the 5th.

Some sites had their highest November temperature on record.

Some sites had their highest November mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years.

There is a map of maximum temperature anomalies below.

 

Minimum temperature

Minimum temperatures have been warmer than normal by between 1 and 3 degrees across most of the state.

The coldest night was −2.6°C at Mt Hotham on the 6th. The coolest nights on average were 5.7°C at Mt Hotham. The warmest nights on average were 15.0°C at Mildura Airport. The warmest night was 25.7°C at Mildura Airport on the 20th.

Some sites had their warmest November night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record.

Some sites had their highest November mean daily minimum temperature on record.

Some sites had their highest November mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years.

There is a map of minimum temperature anomalies below.

 

Wind

The strongest wind gusts were 102 km/h at Cape Nelson Lighthouse on the 4th, and 102 km/h at Grampians (Mount William) on the 4th.

 

Further information

Ceri Lovitt
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	43.0°C at Echuca Aerodrome on the 20th 43.0°C at Kerang on the 20th
Warmest days on average Highest mean daily maximum temperature	30.5°C at Mildura Airport 30.5°C at Swan Hill Aerodrome
Coolest days on average Lowest mean daily maximum temperature	12.9°C at Mt Hotham
Coldest day Lowest daily maximum temperature	1.2°C at Mt Baw Baw on the 5th
Coldest night Lowest temperature	−2.6°C at Mt Hotham on the 6th
Coolest nights on average Lowest mean daily minimum temperature	5.7°C at Mt Hotham
Warmest nights on average Highest mean daily minimum temperature	15.0°C at Mildura Airport
Warmest night Highest daily minimum temperature	25.7°C at Mildura Airport on the 20th
Wettest overall Highest total rainfall	230.2 mm at Mount Buller
Driest overall Lowest total rainfall	15.4 mm at Charlton
Wettest day Highest daily rainfall	109.8 mm at Weeaproinah on the 4th
Highest wind gust	102 km/h at Cape Nelson Lighthouse on the 4th 102 km/h at Grampians (Mount William) on the 4th

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Maps

Anomaly in mean maximum temperature

Anomaly in mean minimum temperature

Rainfall deciles

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Records

Record highest total November rainfall
	Total rainfall for November 2007 (mm)	Previous highest for November		Years of record	Normal for November
Ararat Prison	81.0	79.6	in 1992	39	44.9
Portland (Cashmore Airport)	117.8	113.4	in 1992	26	54.8
Hamilton Airport	101.6	99.6	in 2001	25	50.6
Edi Upper	173.2	164.0	in 1992	23	83.8

Highest total November rainfall for at least 20 years
	Total rainfall for November 2007 (mm)	Most recent higher for November		Years since higher	Normal for November
Heywood Forestry	136.6	145.5	in 1952	54	58.8
Casterton Showgrounds	114.4	126.4	in 1977	30	48.1
Nhill	54.2	56.2	in 1979	28	30.3
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	57.0	72.6	in 1983	24	33.4
Mount Buller	230.2	386.3	in 1952	20	128.6

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Record highest November temperature
	Highest temperature in November 2007 (°C)		Previous highest for November		Years of record	Normal for November
Echuca Aerodrome	43.0	on the 20th	41.6	on the 26th in 1997	51	25.9
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	36.7	on the 20th	36.1	on the 23rd in 1966	51	17.0
Kerang	43.0	on the 20th	42.6	on the 25th in 1997	44	26.6
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag	40.3	on the 20th	40.2	on the 17th in 1980	43	24.4
Mount Buller	24.1	on the 20th	22.8	on the 21st in 2006	21	11.9

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Highest November mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years
	Mean daily maximum temperature for November 2007 (°C)	Most recent higher for November		Years since higher	Normal for November
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	28.9	29.2	in 1908	89	24.7
Echuca Aerodrome	29.4	30.0	in 1982	25	25.9
Lake Eildon	26.5	27.4	in 1982	25	23.1
Longerenong	28.9	29.2	in 1982	25	24.4
Maryborough	27.0	28.6	in 1982	25	23.6
Melbourne Airport	24.2	26.2	in 1982	25	21.7
Mildura Airport	30.5	31.5	in 1982	25	27.3
Nhill	28.9	29.0	in 1982	25	24.9
Ouyen (Post Office)	30.4	31.7	in 1982	25	27.2
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag	27.6	28.7	in 1982	25	24.4
Kerang	30.3	30.4	in 1982	23	26.6
Noojee (Slivar)	22.4	24.2	in 1982	23	20.4
Castlemaine Prison	26.0	27.7	in 1982	22	22.4
Scoresby Research Institute	24.1	25.1	in 1982	22	21.1
Walpeup Research	30.2	31.2	in 1982	22	26.5
Warracknabeal Museum	29.3	30.1	in 1982	22	25.5

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Record highest November daily minimum temperature
	Highest daily minimum temperature in November 2007 (°C)		Previous highest for November		Years of record	Normal for November
Rutherglen Research	22.9	on the 21st	22.9	on the 25th in 2002	89	8.6
Scoresby Research Institute	25.6	on the 20th	24.5	on the 23rd in 1997	40	10.2
Ararat Prison	20.8	on the 20th	20.4	on the 18th in 1987	39	7.5
Wangaratta Aero	22.9	on the 21st	20.2	on the 19th in 1987	21	9.1

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Record highest November mean daily minimum temperature
	Mean daily minimum temperature for November 2007 (°C)	Previous highest for November		Years of record	Normal for November
Ararat Prison	10.4	10.4	in 2000	39	7.5
Essendon Airport	12.7	11.9	in 2005	38	9.6
Mount Buller	7.2	6.9	in 2000	21	4.3

Highest November mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years
	Mean daily minimum temperature for November 2007 (°C)	Most recent higher for November		Years since higher	Normal for November
Kerang	13.8	13.9	in 1933	67	11.2

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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 November 2007
	Maximum temperatures for November (°C)				Minimum temperatures for November (°C)				Rainfall for November (millimetres)
	Mean for November 2007	Diff from normal	Highest for November 2007		Mean for November 2007	Diff from normal	Lowest for November 2007		Total for November 2007	Normal for November	Rank of November 2007	Fraction of November normal
North Mallee (district 76)
Mildura Airport	30.5	+3.1	41.4	20th	15.0	+2.6	8.5	5th	27.8	24.1	high	115%
Ouyen	30.4	+3.2	41.7	19th	13.9	+2.6	8.0	5th	64.1	27.3	very high	235%
Walpeup Research	30.2	+3.6	41.1	19th	14.0	+2.9	7.4	5th	38.8	26.9	high	144%
South Mallee (district 77)
Hopetoun Airport	30.4		41.0	19th	12.4		7.5	5th	48.2
Swan Hill Aerodrome	30.5	+2.9	42.9	20th	13.3	+2.2	7.5	5th	27.4	45.7	normal	60%
North Wimmera (district 78)
Nhill	28.9	+4.0	40.0	19th	10.1	+0.9	4.6	6th	54.2	30.3	high	179%
Nhill Aerodrome	28.9		40.7	19th	11.2		5.3	6th	53.0
Warracknabeal Museum	29.3	+3.8	40.0	19th	12.6	+2.7	7.6	6th	45.0	30.5	high	148%
South Wimmera (district 79)
Edenhope Airport	26.0		37.0	19th	10.4		5.9	5th	42.6
Grampians	18.2		28.7	19th	8.8		1.7	6th	115.4
Horsham Aerodrome	28.5	+2.8	38.0	19th	9.8	+1.8	4.0	5th	40.2	31.0	high	130%
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	28.9	+4.2	39.2	19th	10.1	+0.7	4.5	6th	57.0	33.4	high	171%
Kanagulk	26.1		38.1	19th	10.0		5.3	11th	45.8
Longerenong	28.9	+4.5	40.2	19th	10.7	+1.8	6.5	5th	45.2	30.3	high	149%
Stawell Aerodrome	25.9	+2.6	36.6	19th	11.2	+2.0	7.2	6th	98.2	43.7	very high	225%
Lower North (district 80)
Charlton	29.5		39.4	20th	13.0		8.0	5th	15.4
Echuca Aerodrome	29.4	+3.5	43.0	20th	12.8	+1.8	6.5	6th	40.2	30.7	high	131%
Kerang	30.3	+3.7	43.0	20th	13.8	+2.6	8.4	6th	36.2	28.0	high	129%
Kyabram DPI	28.4	+3.7	41.0	20th	12.7	+2.7	7.3	6th	39.6	35.4	normal	112%
Upper North (district 81)
Bendigo Airport	27.6	+3.9	38.6	20th	11.9	+2.9	7.4	6th	44.8	43.4	normal	103%
Shepparton Airport	28.6	+3.1	41.1	20th	12.4	+2.5	5.1	6th	50.8	47.4	normal	107%
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag	27.6	+3.2	40.3	20th	11.9	+1.8	5.7	6th	37.8	39.0	normal	97%
Yarrawonga	29.6	+3.2	41.5	20th	13.8	+3.2	7.0	6th	41.2	41.2	normal	100%
Lower Northeast (district 82)
Beechworth Woolshed	27.7	+3.6	37.9	20th	11.4	+3.3	3.5	6th	58.0	57.9	normal	100%
Benalla Airport	28.2		39.8	20th	12.7		5.7	6th	69.2
Corryong Airport	27.8		37.3	20th	10.6		4.1	8th	66.0
Dartmouth Reservoir	26.0	+2.4	35.6	20th	11.4	+2.0	6.4	10th	68.2	66.4	normal	103%
Hunters Hill	21.9	+2.7	31.9	20th	12.2	+2.9	4.1	6th	97.6	94.8	normal	103%
Rutherglen Research	28.9	+3.7	39.6	20th	12.2	+3.6	3.7	6th	42.0	44.4	normal	95%
Strathbogie	23.8	+2.6	34.6	20th	9.3	+2.0	3.9	8th	72.4	63.5	normal	114%
Wangaratta Aero	28.5	+3.3	39.4	20th	11.8	+2.6	4.8	6th	52.8	53.4	normal	99%
Upper Northeast (district 83)
Dinner Plain	18.3		28.4	20th	6.4		0.9	9th	104.2
Edi Upper	26.0	+2.7	36.1	20th	11.4	+2.1	5.6	6th	173.2	83.8	highest	207%
Falls Creek	14.4	+2.4	23.1	20th	6.4	+2.7	−1.7	6th	169.0	112.0	high	151%
Mount Buller	14.6	+2.7	24.1	20th	7.2	+2.9	−1.4	5th	230.2	128.6	high	179%
Mt Hotham	12.9	+2.1	21.5	20th	5.7	+2.3	−2.6	6th	157.8	130.1	normal	121%
Omeo	21.9		33.8	20th	9.0		3.2	9th	133.8
Omeo Comparison	22.1	+0.8	33.4	20th	9.1	+2.6	2.9	10th	133.4	65.0	very high	205%
East Gippsland (district 84)
Combienbar AWS	21.5	+1.0	37.3	20th	11.4	+2.1	5.9	6th	172.0	114.6	high	150%
Gabo Island Lighthouse	18.9	+0.8	24.1	17th	13.7	+1.0	9.2	7th	51.6	69.9	normal	74%
Gelantipy	19.4	+0.8	32.7	20th	9.7	+2.3	4.4	7th	107.6	93.2	high	115%
Lakes Entrance	20.5		38.3	20th	11.8		7.2	10th	72.4
Mallacoota	20.2	0	30.5	20th	12.9	+1.4	7.9	8th	169.6	89.5	very high	189%
Mt Nowa Nowa	20.5	−0.1	38.7	20th	12.0	+1.7	7.5	6th	15.6	75.3	very low	21%
Orbost	21.6		39.0	20th	12.3		8.4	9th	106.6
Orbost	22.1	+0.6	38.5	20th	11.7	+1.6	7.2	9th	92.6	71.7	high	129%
Point Hicks	20.7	+0.6	33.6	20th	13.5	+0.9	9.6	6th	138.5	80.8	high	171%
West Gippsland (district 85)
Bairnsdale Airport	21.6	+0.1	38.6	20th	11.6	+2.2	6.1	9th	107.4	81.4	high	132%
East Sale Airport	22.3	+1.2	38.9	20th	11.8	+2.4	7.5	9th	112.8	62.2	very high	181%
Morwell	23.2	+1.6	37.3	20th	10.9	+1.6	5.6	10th	84.4	75.5	normal	112%
Mt Baw Baw	14.2		25.0	20th	6.7		−1.2	5th	177.8
Mt Moornapa	20.6	0	37.2	20th	11.3	+1.9	6.4	5th	197.8	109.9	very high	180%
Noojee	22.4	+2.0	33.4	19th	9.8	+1.6	3.5	6th	119.0	99.4	normal	120%
Pound Creek	20.8		33.5	20th	10.8		4.7	5th	65.2
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	18.2	+1.3	36.7	20th	13.0	+1.8	10.0	6th	59.8	68.0	normal	88%
Yarram Airport	21.5		36.9	20th	10.7		4.6	10th	98.6
East Central (district 86)
Bundoora	24.4	+2.3	37.8	19th	12.5	+2.1	5.8	6th	65.1	66.5	normal	98%
Cerberus	21.6	+1.7	35.6	20th	12.0	+1.7	5.3	9th	70.8	55.4	normal	128%
Coldstream	25.0	+2.8	35.4	20th	10.1	+1.9	2.0	6th	67.6	65.5	normal	103%
Cranbourne Botanic Gardens	22.6	+2.0	34.1	20th	11.7	+1.5	6.5	9th	78.4	72.6	normal	108%
Essendon Airport	24.3	+2.9	37.1	19th	12.7	+3.1	5.3	6th	63.8	57.4	high	111%
Ferny Creek	20.2	+2.6	30.4	19th	10.5	+1.8	5.2	5th	109.4	98.8	normal	111%
Frankston AWS	22.4	+2.7	34.3	19th	13.5	+1.8	9.5	5th
Melbourne Airport	24.2	+2.6	35.9	20th	12.3	+2.2	5.6	6th	74.0	59.4	high	125%
Melbourne Regional Office	24.4	+2.6	36.9	19th	14.3	+0.6	8.9	6th	68.0	58.1	high	117%
Moorabbin Airport	23.2	+1.9	36.0	19th	12.5	+1.7	7.0	5th	73.6	61.6	normal	119%
Phillip Island Penguin Reserve	20.4	+0.6	32.8	20th	11.9	+1.7	5.4	16th	78.2	59.4	high	132%
Rhyll	21.4	+1.8	32.5	20th	13.4	+1.6	10.5	5th	44.0	56.1	normal	78%
Scoresby Research Institute	24.1	+3.0	35.5	20th	12.1	+1.9	5.6	8th	79.4	79.9	normal	99%
Viewbank	25.1		37.6	20th	12.5		5.3	6th	72.6
Wallan	22.3	+3.6	34.8	20th	10.6	+2.2	4.3	5th	55.2	61.8	normal	89%
Wonthaggi	21.3	+1.5	34.3	20th	11.8	+1.6	7.2	5th	74.6	69.1	normal	108%
West Central (district 87)
Avalon Airport	23.0	+1.2	36.7	20th	12.3	+2.1	7.7	9th	89.6	44.0	very high	204%
Geelong Airport	21.3	+0.9	35.6	20th	11.2	+1.9	6.2	9th	105.0	52.4	very high	200%
Laverton RAAF	23.4	+2.0	37.3	20th	12.9	+2.9	7.7	9th	71.8	51.3	high	140%
Point Wilson	20.2	+0.9	31.3	20th	13.8	+1.1	9.8	11th
Sheoaks	22.6	+2.3	34.1	19th	10.7	+2.1	4.7	9th	117.6	62.8	high	187%
North Central (district 88)
Castlemaine Prison	26.0	+3.6	37.2	20th	11.0	+2.1	5.5	6th	59.6	45.0	high	132%
Eildon Fire Tower	23.5	+3.3	35.1	20th	11.4	+2.2	6.4	6th	77.8	47.5	high	164%
Lake Eildon	26.5	+3.4	38.0	20th	11.3	+2.3	6.1	6th	115.8	65.5	high	177%
Mangalore Airport	27.7	+3.6	40.7	20th	12.2	+2.5	5.2	5th	40.6	46.4	normal	88%
Maryborough	27.0	+3.4	36.0	19th	11.7	+2.3	8.0	4th	74.7	37.6	high	199%
Redesdale	27.0	+4.2	37.7	20th	10.6	+2.7	6.3	6th	36.0	39.9	normal	90%
Western Plains (district 89)
Ararat Prison	24.3	+3.3	35.0	19th	10.4	+2.9	4.1	11th	81.0	44.9	highest	180%
Ballarat Aerodrome	22.8	+3.3	32.7	19th	10.0	+2.3	4.5	11th	83.2	55.2	high	151%
Westmere	23.5		34.6	19th	9.1		2.2	11th	77.4
West Coast (district 90)
Aireys Inlet	19.7	+0.5	33.2	18th	12.0	+1.3	8.3	11th	138.0	61.5	very high	224%
Cape Nelson Lighthouse	17.8	−0.4	27.2	16th	12.3	+0.5	7.4	11th	87.4	44.3	very high	197%
Cape Otway Lighthouse	18.2	+0.4	29.4	19th	12.1	+1.4	8.0	10th	33.4	63.5	low	53%
Casterton	22.8		33.0	19th	9.8		4.8	11th	106.6
Casterton Showgrounds	23.6	+2.0	33.1	19th	9.9	+1.2	4.8	11th	114.4	48.1	very high	238%
Colac	21.2		31.6	19th	10.4		7.5	6th	86.4
Hamilton Airport	22.4	+1.9	32.9	19th	9.4	+1.5	5.2	6th	101.6	50.6	highest	201%
Mortlake Racecourse	21.8	+1.6	31.6	16th	9.0	+1.5	2.5	6th	84.0	52.7	high	159%
Port Fairy AWS	19.4	−0.1	31.1	19th	12.1	+1.2	6.3	11th	91.0	48.3	high	188%
Portland	18.4	0	27.9	19th	10.8	+1.2	6.6	11th	117.8	54.8	highest	215%
Warrnambool Airport Ndb	19.9	−0.1	31.5	16th	9.3	+0.8	3.0	9th	107.0	59.1	high	181%
Weeaproinah	18.2	+2.2	28.5	16th	9.6	+1.5	5.6	12th	179.4	139.1	high	129%

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Notes

Further information

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

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