Friday, 1 November 2013 - Monthly Climate Summary for Victoria - Product code IDCKGC26R0

Victoria in October 2013: Wet in the south, dry in the north.

Victoria in October 2013 was characterised by:

• Above average rainfall in parts of the south, below average in parts of the north, but overall mostly normal
• Warmer than normal daytime temperatures in parts of the north and east, cooler than normal daytimes in parts of the southwest
• Warmer than normal night-time temperatures in parts of the southwest, cooler than normal night-times in parts of the northeast
• Stronger than normal winds.

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Rainfall

Preliminary rainfall data indicates that parts of the south were wetter than normal while parts of the north were drier than normal. However, most of the State recorded near average rainfall for October. The wettest station overall was Mount Baw Baw with 235.0 mm. Some stations observed their highest total October rainfall on record while others their highest October daily rainfall on record. The wettest single day the 23rd when Mount Hotham recorded 73.4 mm. There is a map of rainfall deciles below. The area averaged rainfall for the State was 56.46 mm which is 7.34 mm drier than the 1961-90 average of 63.80 mm.

Temperature

The warmest station on average (a combination of maximum and minimum temperatures) was Mildura Airport in the far northwest with 17.7 °C. The coolest station on average was Mount Hotham in the alpine region with 3.5 °C.

Maximum temperature

Daytime temperatures were warmer than normal in the Mallee and parts of the Northern Country and East Gippsland districts. They were cooler than normal in some parts of the Wimmera and South West districts. Elsewhere they were mostly close to normal for October. The hottest day was the 20th when Walpeup Research recorded 37.9 °C but Mildura Airport recorded the warmest days on average with 25.5 °C. The coolest days on average were recorded at Mount Hotham with 7.3 °C and the coldest day was the 24th when Mount Baw Baw recorded -1.9 °C. Mount Baw Baw had its coldest October day (lowest maximum temperature) on record. There is a map of maximum temperature anomalies below. The area averaged maximum temperature for the State was 20.06 °C which is 0.60 °C warmer than the 1961-90 average of 19.46 °C.

Minimum temperature

Night-time temperatures were warmer than normal in parts of the Wimmera, Central and South West districts. They were cooler than normal in the Northern Country, North East, North Central and parts of the Wimmera districts. The coldest night was the 18th when Mount Hotham recorded -6.6 °C and Mount Hotham recorded the coolest nights on average with -0.2 °C. The warmest nights on average were recorded at Point Hicks (Lighthouse) with 11.3 °C but Mildura Airport recorded the warmest night on the 21st with 22.1 °C. Yarrawonga observed their lowest October temperature while Bendigo Airport had their warmest October night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record. There is a map of minimum temperature anomalies below. The area averaged minimum temperature for the State was 7.35 °C which is 0.17 °C cooler than the 1961-90 average of 7.52 °C.

Wind

October 2013 was a windy month for the State, especially the first couple of days. The strongest wind gust was 143 km/h recorded at Fawkner Beacon on the 1st and Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse on the 24th.

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Maps

Anomaly in mean maximum temperature

Anomaly in mean minimum temperature

Rainfall deciles

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