Wednesday, 1 May 2013 - Monthly Climate Summary for Victoria - Product code IDCKGC26R0
Victoria in April: Rainfall much less than that usually received
Highlights:
- Overnight temperatures slightly warmer than those in most years
- Daytime temperatures notably warmer than those in most years
- Rainfall much less than that in most years
Extremes Records Summaries Important notes the top
Summary
Bureau of Meteorology data show that across the State of Victoria, overnight minimum temperatures were slightly warmer than those usually experienced (average departure from normal 0.6°C). Daytime maximum temperatures at most localities were notably warmer than those registered in the past (average departure from normal 1.1°C). Total rainfall for the month was generally much less than that usually recorded (average percentage of normal received 37.9%).
Over the northern plains, minimum temperatures were slightly warmer than those usually experienced (average departure from normal 0.7°C). Daytime maximum temperatures at most localities were much warmer than those registered in the past (average departure from normal 1.5°C). Total rainfall for the month was generally much less than that usually recorded (average percentage of normal received 28.9%).
In southern districts, minimum temperatures were slightly warmer than those usually experienced (average departure from normal 0.5°C). Daytime maximum temperatures at most localities were slightly warmer than those registered in the past (average departure from normal 0.6°C). Total rainfall for the month was generally much less than that usually recorded (average percentage of normal received 48.8%).
Details
In the Mallee, overnight minimum temperatures were slightly warmer than those usually experienced (average departure from normal 0.7°C). Daytime maximum temperatures at most localities were much warmer than those registered in the past (average departure from normal 2.1°C). Total rainfall for the month was generally much less than that usually recorded (average percentage of normal received 45%).
In the Wimmera, overnight minimum temperatures were near to those usually experienced (average departure from normal 0.4°C). Daytime maximum temperatures at most localities were much warmer than those registered in the past (average departure from normal 1.5°C). Total rainfall for the month was generally much less than that usually recorded (average percentage of normal received 33%).
In the Northern Country, overnight minimum temperatures were much warmer than those usually experienced (average departure from normal 1.6°C). Daytime maximum temperatures at most localities were much warmer than those registered in the past (average departure from normal 2.1°C). Total rainfall for the month was generally much less than that usually recorded (average percentage of normal received 23%).
In Victoria's North Central District, overnight minimum temperatures were slightly warmer than those usually experienced (average departure from normal 0.9°C). Daytime maximum temperatures at most localities were much warmer than those registered in the past (average departure from normal 1.7°C). Total rainfall for the month was generally much less than that usually recorded (average percentage of normal received 16%).
In the North East District, overnight minimum temperatures were near to those usually experienced (average departure from normal 0.3°C). Daytime maximum temperatures at most localities were slightly warmer than those registered in the past (average departure from normal 0.5°C). Total rainfall for the month was generally much less than that usually recorded (average percentage of normal received 28%).
In East Gippsland, overnight minimum temperatures were warmer than those usually experienced (average departure from normal 1.3°C). Daytime maximum temperatures at most localities were slightly warmer than those registered in the past (average departure from normal 0.8°C). Total rainfall for the month was generally less than that usually recorded (average percentage of normal received 61%).
In West Gippsland, overnight minimum temperatures were slightly warmer than those usually experienced (average departure from normal 0.8°C). Daytime maximum temperatures at most localities were near to those registered in the past (average departure from normal 0.4°C). Total rainfall for the month was generally slightly less than that usually recorded (average percentage of normal received 68.5%).
In the Central District, overnight minimum temperatures were near to those usually experienced (average departure from normal 0.2°C). Daytime maximum temperatures at most localities were near to those registered in the past (average departure from normal 0.3°C). Total rainfall for the month was generally much less than that usually recorded (average percentage of normal received 35.3%).
In the Western District, overnight minimum temperatures were near to those usually experienced (average departure from normal -0.2°C). Daytime maximum temperatures at most localities were warmer than those registered in the past (average departure from normal 1.3°C). Total rainfall for the month was generally much less than that usually recorded (average percentage of normal received 37%).
Melbourne climate summary for the month of April 2013
Rainfall much less than that usually received.
Located in the Central District at the head of Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne is Victoria's State Capital. Here, overnight minimum temperatures were much warmer than those usually experienced and averaged 12.3°C (departure from normal 1.5°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 warmer than those usually experienced and averaged 21.3°C (departure from normal 1°C). Total rainfall for the month was 27.2 mm, this being much less than that usually recorded (normal 57.1 mm, percentage of normal received 48%).
Some 20 kilometres northwest of the Melbourne city centre, Melbourne Airport, is typical of the Melbourne suburban area. Here, overnight minimum temperatures were near to those usually experienced and averaged 10.3°C (departure from normal 0.2°C). Daytime maximum temperatures were near to those usually experienced and averaged 20.6°C (departure from normal 0.3°C). Total rainfall for the month was 22.6 mm, this being less than that usually recorded (normal 43.1 mm, percentage of normal received 52%).
Rainfall
Some sites had their highest total April rainfall for at least 10 years.
Some sites had their lowest total April rainfall on record.
Some sites had their lowest total April rainfall for at least 10 years.
Temperature
Some sites had their lowest April temperature on record.Extremes in April 2013 | |
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Hottest day | 32.8 °C at Mildura Airport on the 13th |
Warmest days on average | 25.4 °C at Mildura Airport |
Coolest days on average | 7.3 °C at Mount Hotham |
Coldest day | -0.5 °C at Mount Hotham on the 19th |
Coldest night | -4.1 °C at Mount Hotham on the 19th |
Coolest nights on average | 2.3 °C at Mount Hotham |
Warmest nights on average | 13.9 °C at Gabo Island Lighthouse |
Warmest night | 19.0 °C at Charlton on the 13th |
Warmest on average overall | 17.9 °C at Mildura Airport |
Coolest on average overall | 4.8 °C at Mount Hotham |
Wettest overall | 123.8 mm at Combienbar |
Driest overall | 0 mm at Shepparton Airport |
Highest wind gust | 102 km/h at Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse on the 25th and 26th |
Extremes Records Summaries Important notes the top
Maps
Anomaly in mean maximum temperature

Anomaly in mean minimum temperature

Rainfall deciles

Highest total April rainfall for at least 10 years | |||||
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Total rainfall for April 2013 (mm) |
Most recent April at least this wet |
Years since wetter |
Average for April |
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Swifts Creek | 75.8 | 82.2 | in 1996* | 16 | 43.2 |
Buchan River at Buchan | 85.6 | 153.4 | in 2002 | 11 | 54.7 |
Gelantipy | 78.8 | 148.6 | in 2002 | 11 | 53.0 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher
Record lowest total April rainfall | |||||
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Total rainfall for April 2013 (mm) |
Previous driest for April |
Years of record |
Average for April |
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Mitcham | 11.6 | 16.7 | in 1963 | 76 | 73.5 |
Cobram (Goulburn Murray) | 2.8 | 3.0 | in 1966 | 54 | 33.6 |
Kyabram | 1.4 | = 1.4 | in 1997 | 50 | 36.0 |
Glenthompson | 1.8 | 5.8 | in 1993 | 46 | 45.4 |
Lima South (Lake Nillahcootie) | 0.2 | 7.4 | in 1981 | 45 | 63.2 |
Simpson South | 8.2 | 19.0 | in 1981 | 44 | 76.0 |
Altona (City Offices) | 3.5 | 10.5 | in 1981 | 40 | 45.9 |
Glen Waverley (Golf Course) | 5.4 | 23.0 | in 2007 | 40 | 70.0 |
Strath Creek | 10.4 | 12.8 | in 1993 | 31 | 47.5 |
Coldstream | 14.4 | 18.8 | in 2005 | 19 | 59.9 |
Mortlake Racecourse | 11.6 | 12.4 | in 1997 | 19 | 42.0 |
Rhyll | 17.8 | 24.2 | in 2002 | 19 | 59.9 |
Acheron River @ Taggerty | 1.8 | 5.0 | in 2008 | 18 | 44.3 |
Eildon Fire Tower | 8.0 | 8.2 | in 2008 | 17 | 40.3 |
Shepparton Airport | 0.0 | 1.2 | in 1997 | 17 | 31.0 |
Axe Creek @ Strathfieldsaye | 4.4 | 7.4 | in 2004 | 13 | 24.8 |
Barwon River @ Inverleigh | 7.2 | 8.6 | in 2008 | 13 | 30.8 |
Blackwood (Blue Mountain) | 19.6 | 23.0 | in 2002 | 13 | 51.3 |
Bridge Creek (Broken River at D/S Bridge | 2.6 | 15.0 | in 2001 | 13 | 35.8 |
Bridge Inn (Concongella Ck at Stawell) | 3.6 | 5.2 | in 2005 | 13 | 26.4 |
Broken River at Benalla | 7.0 | 8.0 | in 2005 | 13 | 31.0 |
Campaspe River @ Rochester Syphon (202C) | 0.8 | 3.0 | in 2004 | 13 | 27.4 |
Colac (Mount Gellibrand) | 9.4 | 14.2 | in 2005 | 13 | 39.0 |
Gooram (Morella) | 9.6 | 10.2 | in 2002 | 13 | 38.6 |
Holland Ck at Wrightley | 9.8 | 13.0 | in 2004 | 13 | 43.7 |
Home Ck @ Yarck | 2.6 | 12.4 | in 2002 | 13 | 30.4 |
Jim Crow Creek @ Yandoit | 3.4 | 3.8 | in 2004 | 13 | 28.3 |
Kilfeera (Holland Ck at Kelfeera) | 7.0 | 10.0 | in 2005 | 13 | 31.5 |
King Parrot Ck @ Flowerdale | 9.0 | 14.8 | in 2008 | 13 | 41.8 |
Major Creek @ Graytown | 0.2 | 3.8 | in 2004 | 13 | 27.8 |
Moorabool River at Lal Lal | 2.0 | 14.2 | in 2008 | 13 | 37.5 |
Myrrhee (Cryers) | 16.0 | 22.4 | in 2012 | 13 | 50.9 |
Porepunkah (Buckland River at Harris Lan | 20.8 | 24.0 | in 2005 | 13 | 65.6 |
Runnymeade (Mount Pleasant Ck @ Runnymed | 0.0 | = 0.0 | in 2012 | 13 | 22.9 |
Spargo Creek (Mount Hope) | 21.2 | 26.2 | in 2008 | 13 | 52.4 |
Traralgon EPA | 10.2 | 18.0 | in 2005 | 13 | 52.6 |
Whitfield (King River at Cheshunt) | 8.6 | 16.6 | in 2012 | 13 | 55.2 |
Campaspe River @ Redesdale | 0.8 | 3.2 | in 2004 | 12 | 28.4 |
Gibbo River @ Gibbo Park | 14.0 | 18.0 | in 2005 | 12 | 41.4 |
Goughs Bay (Delatite River @ Tonga Bridg | 0.4 | 19.4 | in 2007 | 12 | 44.9 |
Jamieson (Goulburn River @ Dohertys) | 25.2 | 30.2 | in 2007 | 12 | 61.4 |
Moe River at Darnum | 8.6 | 16.0 | in 2007 | 12 | 61.5 |
Mount Bullengarook | 17.0 | 19.2 | in 2012 | 12 | 38.0 |
Waterford Park (Pine Creek @ Broadford) | 10.2 | 18.2 | in 2002 | 12 | 33.7 |
Barwon River @ Ricketts Marsh | 12.4 | 14.6 | in 2008 | 10 | 42.7 |
Bunyip River @ Koo Wee Rup | 18.0 | 23.2 | in 2007 | 10 | 59.4 |
Coonooer Bridge (Avoca River at Yawong W | 0.0 | 3.4 | in 2012 | 10 | 17.9 |
Glencairn (Barkly River (Glenview)) | 20.8 | 22.2 | in 2007 | 10 | 42.7 |
Healesville (Yarra River @ Yarra Grange) | 17.8 | 20.8 | in 2008 | 10 | 48.4 |
Kororoit Creek @ Brooklyn | 15.2 | = 15.2 | in 2008 | 10 | 34.9 |
Kororoit Creek @ Deer Park | 14.0 | 17.4 | in 2008 | 10 | 34.1 |
Lang Lang River @ Lang Lang (Head Road) | 17.4 | 23.8 | in 2007 | 10 | 65.5 |
Loddon River @ D/S Laanecoorie | 2.8 | 4.8 | in 2008 | 10 | 18.5 |
Romsey | 12.4 | 14.6 | in 2008 | 10 | 33.0 |
Toolangi (Mt St Leonard MW) | 47.0 | 50.4 | in 2007 | 10 | 95.1 |
Weeragua (Cann River (East Branch) at Ch | 2.2 | 18.4 | in 2010 | 10 | 64.0 |
Lowest total April rainfall for at least 10 years | |||||
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Total rainfall for April 2013 (mm) |
Most recent April at least this dry |
Years since drier |
Average for April |
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Blackwood | 10.6 | 1.0 | in 1923 | 90 | 71.9 |
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water | 9.8 | 0.0 | in 1923* | 89 | 76.7 |
Yan Yean | 9.4 | 0.0 | in 1923* | 88 | 55.9 |
Yea | 4.8 | 1.8 | in 1927 | 86 | 49.1 |
Eltham | 3.8 | 0.0 | in 1923* | 83 | 62.2 |
Stanhope | 1.8 | 0.0 | in 1945 | 68 | 33.1 |
Inglewood (Post Office) | 2.0 | 0.8 | in 1949 | 64 | 31.5 |
Alexandra (Post Office) | 8.4 | 4.6 | in 1963 | 50 | 51.7 |
Bannockburn | 10.0 | 7.2 | in 1976* | 35 | 41.6 |
Woods Point | 22.0 | 17.3 | in 1972* | 34 | 99.5 |
Lake Eildon | 10.0 | 7.0 | in 1981 | 32 | 59.4 |
Mansfield (Post Office) | 11.6 | 8.9 | in 1981 | 32 | 50.2 |
Tubbut | 4.0 | 3.4 | in 1980* | 32 | 46.8 |
Lancefield | 7.2 | 6.2 | in 1981* | 28 | 51.7 |
Phillip Island Penguin Reserve | 19.3 | 16.0 | in 1988* | 22 | 63.2 |
Chiltern (Post Office) | 6.2 | 4.4 | in 1993 | 20 | 47.1 |
Dookie Agricultural College | 3.2 | 1.0 | in 1993 | 20 | 41.1 |
Lake Buffalo | 9.8 | 9.2 | in 1993 | 20 | 64.9 |
Rochester | 1.2 | =1.2 | in 1993 | 20 | 30.0 |
Rosebud (Country Club) | 23.2 | 22.6 | in 1993 | 20 | 64.8 |
Cairn Curran Reservoir | 4.8 | 4.2 | in 1994 | 19 | 33.2 |
Dunolly | 3.2 | 2.8 | in 1994 | 19 | 35.0 |
Hamilton Airport | 12.6 | 5.0 | in 1993* | 19 | 38.1 |
Maryborough | 7.6 | 4.4 | in 1994 | 19 | 39.1 |
Rushworth | 5.6 | 4.2 | in 1994 | 19 | 37.3 |
Mirboo North Water Board | 30.4 | 21.4 | in 1993* | 18 | 83.2 |
Toora | 20.6 | 19.8 | in 1993* | 17 | 76.5 |
Wedderburn (Post Office) | 1.8 | 0.6 | in 1994* | 17 | 33.0 |
Boort | 2.1 | 0.6 | in 1997 | 16 | 26.8 |
Burrowye Station | 16.4 | 5.0 | in 1997 | 16 | 56.2 |
Echuca Aerodrome | 3.0 | 1.4 | in 1997 | 16 | 32.2 |
Edi Upper | 14.2 | 8.8 | in 1997 | 16 | 57.4 |
Eurobin | 21.6 | 10.4 | in 1997 | 16 | 76.5 |
Koetong | 21.0 | 6.6 | in 1997 | 16 | 68.4 |
Korong Vale (Burnbank) | 1.8 | 1.2 | in 1997 | 16 | 27.5 |
Mangalore Airport | 5.0 | 3.8 | in 1997 | 16 | 38.4 |
Nagambie (Goulburn Weir) | 4.6 | 4.0 | in 1997 | 16 | 36.9 |
Nariel Creek (Simpson) | 25.2 | 4.4 | in 1997 | 16 | 65.7 |
Natte Yallock | 3.8 | 3.2 | in 1997 | 16 | 32.7 |
Nullawarre | 28.0 | 26.4 | in 1997 | 16 | 69.9 |
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag | 2.2 | 1.4 | in 1997 | 16 | 33.8 |
Whitlands (Burder's Lane) | 20.8 | 15.8 | in 1997 | 16 | 95.4 |
Avenel (Post Office) | 6.8 | 6.4 | in 1997* | 15 | 41.7 |
Castlemaine Prison | 9.7 | 8.9 | in 1997* | 15 | 40.3 |
Raywood | 5.4 | 2.6 | in 1997* | 15 | 29.7 |
Tallangatta DCNR | 16.6 | 3.8 | in 1997* | 15 | 53.2 |
Ararat Prison | 9.1 | 3.6 | in 1999 | 14 | 42.1 |
Beaufort | 10.8 | 7.4 | in 1999 | 14 | 53.0 |
Beeac (Post Office) | 6.1 | 5.8 | in 1999 | 14 | 45.5 |
Beech Forest | 69.6 | 49.2 | in 1967* | 14 | 147.9 |
Bendigo Airport | 5.0 | 4.4 | in 1999 | 14 | 27.3 |
Cerberus | 18.4 | 18.0 | in 1999 | 14 | 64.2 |
Colac (Shire Office) | 19.6 | 8.8 | in 1999 | 14 | 56.3 |
Derrinallum (Post Office) | 14.8 | 6.0 | in 1999 | 14 | 50.3 |
Donald | 3.6 | 0.0 | in 1999 | 14 | 23.8 |
Dunkeld | 11.8 | 11.4 | in 1999 | 14 | 53.9 |
Eppalock Reservoir | 3.6 | 2.0 | in 1999 | 14 | 36.6 |
Heathcote | 6.2 | 4.2 | in 1999 | 14 | 41.6 |
Kyneton | 13.8 | 6.4 | in 1999 | 14 | 49.3 |
Laverton RAAF | 11.4 | 9.4 | in 1999 | 14 | 45.1 |
Penshurst (Post Office) | 18.8 | 15.2 | in 1999 | 14 | 57.1 |
Redesdale | 5.8 | 4.0 | in 1999 | 14 | 40.0 |
Tawonga | 23.6 | 19.6 | in 1999 | 14 | 72.1 |
Terang | 16.8 | 14.2 | in 1999 | 14 | 63.5 |
Wickliffe | 11.8 | 10.8 | in 1999 | 14 | 44.3 |
Yarrawonga | 6.6 | 5.5 | in 1999 | 14 | 25.5 |
Cressy | 12.0 | 8.0 | in 1997* | 13 | 43.3 |
Merino | 21.6 | 13.0 | in 1999* | 13 | 53.5 |
Willaura (Main Street) | 8.4 | 7.6 | in 1999* | 12 | 41.7 |
Euroa | 9.4 | 6.4 | in 2002 | 11 | 45.7 |
Euroa (Castle Ck at Telford Bridge) | 8.2 | 5.8 | in 2002 | 11 | 29.1 |
Gooram (Hillside) | 8.6 | 6.8 | in 2002 | 11 | 32.4 |
Seven Creeks at Strathbogie | 12.8 | 10.8 | in 2002 | 11 | 43.9 |
Sheans Creek (Heronslea) | 9.0 | 7.0 | in 2002 | 11 | 30.9 |
Strathbogie | 12.8 | 11.0 | in 2002 | 11 | 65.4 |
Tolmie (Mount Tabletop Repeater) | 13.0 | 4.2 | in 2002 | 11 | 54.4 |
Warrenbayne | 14.7 | 14.6 | in 2002 | 11 | 51.7 |
Anakie East (Wooloomanata) | 6.2 | 0.0 | in 2001* | 10 | 22.3 |
Apsley (Post Office) | 18.8 | 14.6 | in 2002* | 10 | 36.4 |
Boonah | 14.2 | 3.8 | in 2002* | 10 | 55.7 |
Nelson | 32.5 | 20.9 | in 2003 | 10 | 60.1 |
Port Fairy AWS | 28.0 | 15.4 | in 2003 | 10 | 50.2 |
Warrnambool Airport NDB | 23.6 | 19.2 | in 2003 | 10 | 51.5 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported.
Record lowest April temperature | ||||||
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Lowest temperature in April 2013 (°C) |
Previous coolest for April |
Years of record |
Average for April |
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Portland (Cashmore Airport) | 1.2 | on the 20th | 1.5 | on the 25th in 1997 | 31 | 9.8 |
Extremes Records Summaries Important notes the top
Summary statistics for April 2013 | ||||||||||||
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Maximum temperatures for April (°C) |
Minimum temperatures for April (°C) |
Rainfall for April (millimetres) |
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Mean for April 2013 |
Diff from average |
Highest for April 2013 |
Mean for April 2013 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for April 2013 |
Total for April 2013 |
Average for April |
Rank of April 2013 |
Fraction of April average |
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North Mallee (district 76) | ||||||||||||
Mildura Airport | 25.4 | +1.8 | 32.8 | 13th | 10.4 | +0.3 | 1.1 | 20th | 5.8 | 17.8 | average | 33% |
Ouyen (Post Office) | 25.1 | +1.7 | 32.4 | 12th | 10.6 | +1.1 | 1.8 | 20th | 12.6 | 21.4 | average | 59% |
Walpeup Research | 24.4 | +1.5 | 31.7 | 13th | 10.8 | +0.8 | 3.1 | 20th | 11.8 | 22.5 | average | 52% |
South Mallee (district 77) | ||||||||||||
Hopetoun Airport | 24.3 | 31.8 | 7th | 9.2 | 2.3 | 21st | 4.0 | |||||
Swan Hill Aerodrome | 24.8 | +1.1 | 32.0 | 13th | 10.0 | +1.2 | 2.0 | 20th | 5.0 | 15.0 | average | 33% |
North Wimmera (district 78) | ||||||||||||
Nhill Aerodrome | 23.2 | 31.1 | 6th | 9.4 | 2.2 | 19th | 11.6 | 18.0 | average | 64% | ||
Warracknabeal Museum | 23.7 | +1.3 | 31.6 | 7th | 10.1 | +1.2 | 3.9 | 19th | 5.7 | 25.6 | low | 22% |
South Wimmera (district 79) | ||||||||||||
Edenhope Airport | 22.0 | 30.5 | 6th | 8.7 | 0.9 | 20th | 34.8 | |||||
Grampians (Mount William) | 13.1 | 21.8 | 10th | 6.3 | 0.6 | 19th | 40.0 | |||||
Horsham Aerodrome | 23.2 | +0.9 | 30.7 | 6th | 7.8 | +0.8 | 0.5 | 20th | 14.2 | 25.7 | average | 55% |
Kanagulk | 22.2 | 30.6 | 6th | 8.2 | 1.3 | 20th | 21.6 | |||||
Longerenong | 23.1 | +1.6 | 30.4 | 7th | 8.2 | +0.2 | 1.2 | 19th | 14.8 | 28.8 | average | 51% |
Pyrenees (Ben Nevis) | 16.9 | 25.6 | 7th | 8.3 | 3.1 | 19th | 28.0 | |||||
Stawell Aerodrome | 21.5 | +0.7 | 28.9 | 7th | 9.3 | +1.0 | 2.6 | 21st | 13.2 | 28.3 | low | 47% |
Lower North (district 80) | ||||||||||||
Charlton | 24.2 | 31.3 | 7th | 10.0 | 4.2 | 20th | 3.4 | |||||
Echuca Aerodrome | 24.0 | +1.8 | 30.4 | 8th | 10.4 | +1.0 | 3.5 | 21st | 3.0 | 32.2 | v low | 9% |
Kerang | 24.8 | +2.1 | 31.0 | 8th | 10.8 | +1.4 | 4.5 | 21st | 7.6 | 25.1 | low | 30% |
Kyabram | 23.6 | +1.9 | 29.4 | 12th | 10.0 | +1.4 | 3.9 | 21st | 1.4 | 36.0 | lowest | 4% |
Upper North (district 81) | ||||||||||||
Bendigo Airport | 22.6 | +1.4 | 28.2 | 12th | 9.3 | +1.7 | 3.8 | 25th | 5.0 | 27.3 | low | 18% |
Shepparton Airport | 23.4 | +1.0 | 28.6 | 12th | 9.3 | +1.1 | 2.7 | 21st | 0 | 31.0 | lowest | 0% |
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag | 22.8 | +1.3 | 28.1 | 12th | 9.2 | +1.0 | 1.9 | 21st | 2.2 | 33.8 | v low | 7% |
Yarrawonga | 23.5 | +0.7 | 28.8 | 12th | 9.3 | +0.5 | 4.0 | 20th | 6.6 | 25.5 | low | 26% |
Lower Northeast (district 82) | ||||||||||||
Benalla Airport | 22.8 | 27.8 | 12th | 8.2 | 0.7 | 20th | 7.2 | |||||
Corryong Airport | 21.1 | 25.6 | 12th | 6.1 | 0.1 | 21st | 20.8 | |||||
Dartmouth Reservoir | 20.4 | -0.3 | 25.4 | 11th | 7.8 | +0.8 | 2.5 | 21st | 24.4 | 58.5 | low | 42% |
Hunters Hill | 16.7 | +0.4 | 21.5 | 8th | 8.9 | +0.7 | 3.1 | 19th | 26.4 | 62.1 | low | 43% |
Rutherglen Research | 22.5 | +0.6 | 28.3 | 12th | 6.9 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 20th | 11.0 | 39.8 | low | 28% |
Strathbogie | 19.4 | +0.6 | 24.1 | 10th | 6.2 | +0.6 | -1.9 | 21st | 12.8 | 65.4 | low | 20% |
Wangaratta Aero | 22.6 | +0.2 | 27.6 | 12th | 7.5 | +0.7 | 1.1 | 20th | 12.2 | 37.5 | low | 33% |
Upper Northeast (district 83) | ||||||||||||
Dinner Plain (Mount Hotham Airport) | 14.1 | -0.7 | 18.5 | 14th | 3.6 | +0.3 | -2.8 | 24th | 71.6 | 46.8 | high | 153% |
Edi Upper | 21.1 | -0.1 | 25.6 | 11th | 8.6 | +0.4 | 3.0 | 22nd | 14.2 | 57.4 | v low | 25% |
Falls Creek | 9.0 | -0.7 | 14.0 | 11th | 3.1 | +0.1 | -3.2 | 19th | 55.4 | 79.7 | low | 70% |
Mount Buller | 9.3 | -0.6 | 14.6 | 8th | 3.5 | -0.1 | -3.0 | 19th | 53.0 | 103.8 | low | 51% |
Mount Hotham | 7.3 | -1.0 | 12.1 | 8th | 2.3 | -0.2 | -4.1 | 19th | 82.8 | 94.4 | average | 88% |
Omeo | 18.5 | 24.3 | 14th | 5.6 | -0.6 | 21st | 42.6 | |||||
East Gippsland (district 84) | ||||||||||||
Combienbar AWS | 18.1 | +0.5 | 23.8 | 12th | 10.1 | +0.6 | 3.9 | 19th | 108.6 | 76.4 | high | 142% |
Gabo Island Lighthouse | 20.3 | +1.1 | 26.0 | 28th | 13.9 | +0.4 | 9.6 | 21st | 31.6 | 83.6 | low | 38% |
Gelantipy | 16.7 | +0.3 | 22.9 | 14th | 7.7 | +0.8 | 2.0 | 21st | 78.8 | 53.0 | high | 149% |
Lakes Entrance (Eastern Beach Road) | 19.9 | 26.5 | 27th | 11.5 | 7.6 | 21st | 39.6 | |||||
Mallacoota | 20.3 | +0.4 | 26.8 | 13th | 11.7 | +0.1 | 7.3 | 21st | 23.6 | 90.3 | low | 26% |
Mount Nowa Nowa | 19.4 | +0.2 | 24.6 | 13th | 11.1 | +0.5 | 5.9 | 21st | 69.0 | 76.4 | average | 90% |
Orbost | 21.1 | +0.2 | 26.9 | 13th | 11.4 | +0.8 | 5.3 | 21st | 62.0 | 74.0 | average | 84% |
Point Hicks (Lighthouse) | 20.7 | +0.9 | 28.4 | 13th | 13.7 | +0.6 | 8.9 | 21st | 40.2 | 84.6 | low | 48% |
West Gippsland (district 85) | ||||||||||||
Bairnsdale Airport | 20.4 | -0.3 | 26.1 | 7th | 9.9 | +1.3 | 2.8 | 21st | 35.4 | 55.1 | average | 64% |
East Sale Airport | 20.2 | -0.1 | 26.6 | 7th | 9.2 | +0.6 | 1.4 | 21st | 50.6 | 47.8 | average | 106% |
Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airport) | 20.5 | 0.0 | 26.5 | 7th | 8.8 | +0.1 | 2.1 | 21st | 37.0 | 58.2 | low | 64% |
Mount Baw Baw | 9.0 | -0.8 | 14.4 | 8th | 3.3 | -0.4 | -2.0 | 19th | 76.4 | 141.0 | low | 54% |
Mount Moornapa | 18.4 | +0.2 | 25.1 | 7th | 10.3 | +0.5 | 4.1 | 21st | 45.4 | 76.3 | average | 60% |
Pound Creek | 20.0 | 27.4 | 7th | 9.5 | 3.5 | 16th | 25.2 | |||||
Willow Grove (Blue Rock Reservoir) | 19.6 | -0.1 | 25.0 | 7th | 9.5 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 21st | 29.7 | 58.4 | low | 51% |
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse | 17.9 | +0.6 | 24.8 | 13th | 13.6 | +0.9 | 10.1 | 19th | 27.0 | 84.8 | v low | 32% |
Yarram Airport | 20.1 | 26.8 | 7th | 9.1 | 1.7 | 30th | 32.4 | |||||
East Central (district 86) | ||||||||||||
Bundoora (Latrobe University) | 20.7 | +0.2 | 27.2 | 12th | 10.5 | +0.8 | 3.0 | 21st | 33.4 | 53.8 | average | 62% |
Cerberus | 19.9 | +0.2 | 27.1 | 7th | 9.8 | -0.1 | 3.0 | 30th | 18.4 | 64.2 | v low | 29% |
Coldstream | 21.0 | +0.6 | 28.2 | 12th | 7.5 | +0.9 | -0.8 | 21st | 14.4 | 59.9 | lowest | 24% |
Coldstream Comparison | 21.0 | 28.2 | 12th | 7.4 | -0.8 | 21st | 14.4 | |||||
Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 20.1 | +0.3 | 27.9 | 7th | 10.7 | +0.5 | 6.0 | 4th | 28.8 | 71.1 | low | 41% |
Essendon Airport | 20.8 | +0.7 | 28.1 | 7th | 10.6 | +0.8 | 4.1 | 21st | 18.8 | 54.1 | low | 35% |
Ferny Creek | 16.7 | 23.8 | 12th | 9.8 | 5.5 | 19th | 59.4 | |||||
Frankston AWS | 19.2 | 0.0 | 26.2 | 6th | 12.3 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 21st | ||||
Melbourne Airport | 20.5 | +0.2 | 27.7 | 7th | 10.3 | +0.2 | 5.0 | 30th | 22.6 | 43.1 | low | 52% |
Melbourne Regional Office | 21.3 | +1.0 | 28.2 | 6th | 12.3 | +1.5 | 6.9 | 21st | 27.2 | 57.1 | low | 48% |
Moorabbin Airport | 20.3 | +0.2 | 28.2 | 7th | 10.3 | -0.1 | 1.8 | 21st | 18.0 | 62.3 | v low | 29% |
Phillip Island Penguin Reserve | 19.1 | -0.7 | 27.2 | 7th | 11.4 | +0.8 | 3.2 | 30th | 19.3 | 63.2 | v low | 31% |
Rhyll | 19.6 | +0.2 | 25.6 | 7th | 13.0 | +0.5 | 9.7 | 30th | 17.8 | 59.9 | lowest | 30% |
Scoresby Research Institute | 20.4 | +0.4 | 27.4 | 12th | 9.6 | -0.5 | 3.5 | 30th | 28.4 | 67.0 | v low | 42% |
Viewbank | 20.8 | -0.6 | 28.2 | 12th | 9.9 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 21st | 21.4 | 55.7 | low | 38% |
Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 17.5 | +0.6 | 23.6 | 10th | 9.1 | +0.4 | 3.9 | 19th | 36.2 | 54.3 | average | 67% |
Wonthaggi | 19.7 | 0.0 | 27.0 | 7th | 10.6 | +0.3 | 5.4 | 30th | 43.3 | 79.1 | low | 55% |
West Central (district 87) | ||||||||||||
Avalon Airport | 21.3 | +1.0 | 29.9 | 7th | 10.0 | +0.5 | 2.2 | 21st | 10.2 | 36.0 | low | 28% |
Breakwater (Geelong Racecourse) | 21.2 | 30.2 | 7th | 10.4 | 4.0 | 21st | 9.6 | |||||
Laverton RAAF | 20.4 | +0.2 | 28.2 | 7th | 10.4 | +0.6 | 2.6 | 21st | 11.4 | 45.1 | v low | 25% |
Sheoaks | 20.0 | +0.9 | 29.1 | 7th | 8.8 | +0.1 | 2.7 | 21st | 13.6 | 36.5 | low | 37% |
North Central (district 88) | ||||||||||||
Castlemaine Prison | 21.0 | +0.9 | 27.0 | 7th | 8.3 | +0.8 | 2.5 | 18th | 9.7 | 40.3 | low | 24% |
Eildon Fire Tower | 18.8 | +0.6 | 24.6 | 12th | 9.4 | +0.3 | 4.9 | 21st | 8.0 | 40.3 | lowest | 20% |
Lake Eildon | 21.6 | +0.8 | 26.8 | 14th | 8.2 | +0.4 | 3.0 | 30th | 10.0 | 59.4 | v low | 17% |
Mangalore Airport | 22.7 | +1.3 | 28.2 | 12th | 9.4 | +0.9 | 0.7 | 21st | 5.0 | 38.4 | v low | 13% |
Maryborough | 22.3 | +1.7 | 28.7 | 7th | 9.2 | +0.9 | 3.1 | 20th | 7.6 | 39.1 | v low | 19% |
Redesdale | 22.0 | +1.6 | 27.9 | 10th | 8.3 | +1.2 | 1.5 | 21st | 5.8 | 40.0 | v low | 15% |
Western Plains (district 89) | ||||||||||||
Ararat Prison | 21.1 | +1.6 | 28.9 | 7th | 6.9 | -0.3 | 1.2 | 16th | 9.1 | 42.1 | low | 22% |
Ballarat Aerodrome | 19.2 | +1.6 | 26.2 | 7th | 7.2 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 21st | 11.0 | 51.1 | v low | 22% |
Westmere | 20.9 | 28.9 | 6th | 6.6 | -0.8 | 20th | 10.8 | |||||
West Coast (district 90) | ||||||||||||
Aireys Inlet | 19.7 | +0.7 | 26.6 | 27th | 11.8 | +0.3 | 7.4 | 21st | 16.8 | 49.0 | low | 34% |
Cape Nelson Lighthouse | 18.4 | +0.2 | 25.7 | 6th | 12.6 | +0.3 | 7.5 | 20th | 34.8 | 43.6 | average | 80% |
Cape Otway Lighthouse | 17.8 | -0.2 | 25.8 | 27th | 12.1 | +0.5 | 8.3 | 17th | 43.2 | 71.3 | low | 61% |
Casterton | 21.0 | 30.2 | 6th | 8.5 | 3.4 | 16th | 23.0 | |||||
Colac (Mount Gellibrand) | 19.9 | +0.7 | 27.0 | 6th | 9.6 | -0.3 | 6.3 | 29th | 9.4 | 39.0 | lowest | 24% |
Dartmoor | 20.6 | 30.4 | 6th | 8.5 | 0.5 | 20th | 32.6 | |||||
Hamilton Airport | 20.7 | +0.8 | 28.9 | 6th | 7.9 | -0.4 | 1.1 | 20th | 12.6 | 38.1 | v low | 33% |
Mortlake Racecourse | 21.1 | +1.2 | 29.6 | 6th | 7.4 | -0.4 | 0.8 | 30th | 11.6 | 42.0 | lowest | 28% |
Port Fairy AWS | 19.6 | +0.2 | 30.0 | 6th | 11.0 | +0.3 | 3.4 | 20th | 28.0 | 50.2 | low | 56% |
Portland (Cashmore Airport) | 18.6 | +0.1 | 28.2 | 6th | 10.0 | +0.2 | 1.2 | 20th | 46.4 | 57.5 | average | 81% |
Portland NTC AWS | 18.1 | 25.6 | 27th | 12.2 | 5.3 | 20th | ||||||
Warrnambool Airport NDB | 20.2 | +0.1 | 30.5 | 6th | 8.8 | +0.1 | 0.4 | 20th | 23.6 | 51.5 | low | 46% |
Extremes Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
A Monthly Climate Summary is prepared to list the main features of the weather in Victoria using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated. Later information, including data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review, usually published in the fourth week of the month.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 2 pm on Tuesday 30 April 2013. 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.
The ACORN-SAT dataset is being used for temperature area averages from December 2012 onwards. The major change from earlier datasets is that the ACORN-SAT dataset commences in 1910, rather than 1950, and hence rankings are calculated using a larger set of years.
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