Monday, 2 December 2013-Monthly Climate Summary for Victoria-Product code IDCKGC26R0

Victoria in November 2013: Dry in the north & west

Victoria in November was characterised by:

• Cooler than normal daytimes in the southwest
• Cooler than normal night-times in the northwest
• Below average rainfall in the north and west.

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Dry in the north & west but wet along parts of the coast

November 2013 was drier than normal in the Mallee, Northern Country, Wimmera and North East districts. There were some areas very much drier than normal (in the driest 10% of their historic record). However, rainfall totals were above average along some coastal parts of the south and east. Rainfall was close to normal in most parts of the Central and North Central districts. The wettest station overall was Donna Buang with 255.6 mm, while the driest was Mildura Airport with 1.8 mm. The wettest day was the 12th when Reeves Knob recorded 76.2 mm. A few stations, mostly short-term stations southeast of Melbourne, had their highest November daily rainfall on record and others their highest total November rainfall on record. However, some stations reported their lowest total November rainfall on record. There is a map of rainfall deciles below. The area averaged rainfall for the State was 36.27mm which is 15.46 mm drier than the 1961-90 average of 51.73mm.

Temperature

The warmest station on average (a combination of minimum and maximum temperatures) was Mildura Airport in the northwest of State with 19.3 °C. The coolest on average was Mount Hotham in the alpine region with 6.4 °C. The average temperature for Victoria was 15.75 °C which is 0.28 °C cooler than the 1961-90 average of 16.03 °C and the first cool anomaly for a November since 2001.

Very much cooler than normal daytimes in the southwest

Daytime temperatures were very much cooler than usual in the South West district. They were below average in the Wimmera and inland parts of East Gippsland. Elsewhere, they were mostly close to normal. The hottest day was the 27th when Charlton recorded 38.0 °C. Mildura Airport recorded the warmest days on average with 27.7 °C and Mount Hotham the coolest with 10.3 °C. The coldest day was the 3rd when Mount Baw Baw recorded 0.5 °C. A couple of stations had their coldest November day (lowest maximum temperature) on record. Nhill Aerodrome had their lowest November mean daily maximum temperature on record. There is a map of maximum temperature anomalies below. The area averaged maximum temperature for the State was 22.49 °C which is 0.08°C cooler than the 1961-90 average of 22.57°C.

Cool night-times in the north

Night-time temperatures were cooler than usual in the Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country and North East districts, and inland parts of East Gippsland. Elsewhere, they were mostly close to normal. The coldest night the 4th when Mount Hotham recorded -5.6 °C and Mount Hotham also recorded the coolest nights on average with 2.4 °C. Gabo Island Lighthouse recorded the warmest nights on average with 12.8 °C and the warmest night was the 28th when Echuca Aerodrome recorded 23.6 °C. Dinner Plain (Mount Hotham Airport) and Nhill Aerodrome, a couple of stations with short histories, reported their lowest November mean daily minimum temperature on record. There is a map of minimum temperature anomalies below. The area averaged minimum temperature for the State was 9.50 °C which is 0.48 °C cooler than the 1961-90 average of 9.50 °C.

Wind

The strongest wind gust was 128 km/h recorded at Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse on the 3rd.

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Maps

Anomaly in mean maximum temperature

Anomaly in mean minimum temperature

Rainfall deciles

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