Friday, 1 June 2012 - Monthly Climate Summary for Melbourne Metropolitan Area and Environs - Product code IDCKGC2xx0

Melbourne Metropolitan Area and Environs in May 2012: Rainfall more than that usually received.

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Summary

Located in the Central District at the head of Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne is Victoria's State Capital. Here, overnight minimum temperatures were warmer than those usually experienced and averaged 10.0°C (departure from normal 1.4°C). That the overnight temperatures in Melbourne are higher than those in most surrounding localities is a consequence of the city being under the influence of the effect of urbanisation (cities are usually warmer than their rural surroundings, especially at night, because of heat stored in bricks and concrete and trapped between close-packed buildings). Daytime maximum temperatures were near to those usually experienced and averaged 17.0°C (departure from normal 0.3°C). Total rainfall for the month  was 80.0 mm (normal 56.0 mm, percentage of normal received 143%).

Selected Melbourne suburbs

In the suburb of Essendon, which is located some 15 kilometres to the northwest of the city centre, overnight minimum temperatures were slightly warmer than those usually experienced and averaged 8.4°C (departure from normal 0.7°C). Daytime maximum temperatures were near to those usually experienced and averaged 16°C (departure from normal -0.1°C). Total rainfall for the month  was 70.8 mm (normal 49.4 mm, percentage of normal received 143%).

The suburb of Laverton is located some 30 kilometres to the southwest of the city centre, and is often under the drying influence of the rain shadow from the ranges of western Victoria. Here, overnight minimum temperatures were near to those usually experienced and averaged 7.7°C (departure from normal -0.1°C). Daytime maximum temperatures were near to those usually experienced and averaged 16.6°C (departure from normal -0.2°C). Total rainfall for the month  was 67.4 mm (normal 46.8 mm, percentage of normal received 144%).

In the suburb of Bundoora, which is located some 20 kilometres to the northeast of the city centre, overnight minimum temperatures were slightly warmer than those usually experienced and averaged 8.7°C (departure from normal 0.8°C). Daytime maximum temperatures were slightly cooler than those usually experienced and averaged 16°C (departure from normal -0.6°C). Total rainfall for the month  was 86.4 mm (normal 52.2 mm, percentage of normal received 166%).

In the suburb of Moorabbin, which is located some 20 kilometres to the southeast of the city centre, overnight minimum temperatures were slightly warmer than those usually experienced and averaged 9.2°C (departure from normal 0.6°C). Daytime maximum temperatures were slightly cooler than those usually experienced and averaged 16.2°C (departure from normal -0.7°C). Total rainfall for the month  was 93.2 mm (normal 70.6 mm, percentage of normal received 132%).

Rainfall

Some sites had their highest total May rainfall on record.

Some sites had their highest total May rainfall for at least 10 years.

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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.

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