Wednesday, 1 March 2017 - Monthly Climate Summary for Victoria - Product code IDCKGC16R0
Victoria in February 2017: both rainfall and temperatures close to average
February rainfall in Victoria was mostly average with areas of above average rainfall in the State's northwest and in parts of the south. Both day-time and overnight temperatures were mostly average across Victoria.
Mostly average rainfall
- Rainfall for Victoria as a whole was close the long-term average of 32.0 mm; it was the highest February rainfall since 2013
- Rainfall was above average in large areas of Mallee and North Wimmera Districts, as well as in parts of the West Coast and East Central Districts; below average rainfall was recorded only in a few patches, mostly in the east of the State
- On the 6th the cold front and an associated low pressure trough brought widespread rainfall across the State, with daily totals generally between 20 and 30 mm, and locally higher falls
- The highest daily rainfall total, 56.6 mm, was recorded at Main Ridge on the Mornington Peninsula on the 6th
- The low pressure system which moved south of Victoria on the 19th resulted in rainfall totals mostly between 5 and 10 mm
Mostly average temperatures
- Both mean maximum and minimum temperatures were close to average across Victoria
- The State experienced high day-time temperatures between the 8th and 10th, in a hot northerly air-stream preceding the approaching low pressure trough; during this period many sites across the State had their late season maximum temperature records; however, no new February maximum temperature records were set due to the exceptionally high temperatures on Black Saturday, 7 February 2009, as noted in the Special Climate Statement 61.
- The highest maximum temperature in Victoria during February was 46.9 °C, recorded at Walpeup Research on the 9th
- The mean minimum temperature was just below the average for Victoria, with an anomaly of −0.46 °C for the State as a whole, the lowest since 2008
- There were several cool nights during the month; particularly low minimum temperatures were on the 20th and 21st, when some sites had their lowest February temperature on record
- The lowest minimum temperature recoded in Victoria during the month was −2.2 °C at Mount Hotham on the 20th
Strong winds
- There were several days with strong winds, most notably on the 9th, 12th, 13th and the 22nd. The strongest wind gusts 107 km/h, were recorded at Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse on the 12th and 13th, in a strong southerly air-stream which followed the passage of a cold front.
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in February 2017 | |
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| Hottest day | 46.9 °C at Walpeup Research on the 9th |
| Warmest days on average | 32.7 °C at Mildura Airport |
| Coolest days on average |
15.3 °C at Mount Baw Baw 15.3 °C at Mount Hotham |
| Coldest day | 3.4 °C at Mount Hotham on the 20th |
| Coldest night | -2.2 °C at Mount Hotham on the 20th |
| Coolest nights on average | 6.9 °C at Mount Baw Baw |
| Warmest nights on average | 16.8 °C at Gabo Island Lighthouse |
| Warmest night | 28.8 °C at Mildura Airport on the 9th |
| Warmest on average overall | 24.5 °C at Mildura Airport |
| Coolest on average overall | 11.1 °C at Mount Baw Baw |
| Wettest overall | 132.2 mm at Ferny Creek |
| Wettest day | 56.6 mm at Main Ridge on the 6th |
| Strongest wind gust |
107 km/h at Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse on the 12th 107 km/h at Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse on the 13th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record lowest February daily maximum temperature | ||||||
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Old record |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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| Mount Nowa Nowa | 13.2 | on the 18th | = 13.2 | on the 10th in 2002 | 22 | 24.5 |
| Record highest February daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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Old record |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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| Mount Hotham | 18.8 | on the 11th | 18.7 | on the 8th in 2009 | 26 | 8.1 |
| Record lowest February temperature | ||||||
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Old record |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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| Mangalore Airport | 3.5 | on the 20th | 5.0 | on the 24th in 1964 | 59 | 14.3 |
| Longerenong | 3.0 | on the 20th | = 3.0 | on the 17th in 1998 | 53 | 13.2 |
| Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag | 4.9 | on the 20th | 5.0 | on the 17th in 1998 | 53 | 14.5 |
| Strathbogie | 1.2 | on the 19th | 2.0 | on the 10th in 1980 | 40 | 11.7 |
| Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 6.4 | on the 16th | 6.7 | on the 13th in 2000 | 28 | 14.0 |
| Mount Moornapa | 6.3 | on the 20th | = 6.3 | on the 17th in 1998 | 24 | 13.5 |
| Redesdale | 3.0 | on the 21st | 3.4 | on the 11th in 2006 | 24 | 13.4 |
| Avalon Airport | 6.8 | on the 15th | = 6.8 | on the 14th in 1996 | 22 | 14.5 |
| Cape Nelson Lighthouse | 8.1 | on the 21st | 8.6 | on the 28th in 2004 | 22 | 15.2 |
| Swan Hill Aerodrome | 5.5 | on the 20th | 7.0 | on the 17th in 1998 | 21 | 16.1 |
| Record lowest February mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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Average for February |
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| Dartmouth Reservoir | 11.3 | = 11.3 | in 1996 | 37 | 13.8 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for February 2017 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for February 2017 |
Diff from average |
Highest for February 2017 |
Mean for February 2017 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for February 2017 |
Total for February 2017 |
Average for February |
Rank of February 2017 |
Fraction of February average |
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| North Mallee (district 76) | ||||||||||||
| Mildura Airport | 32.7 | +1.0 | 46.3 | 9th | 16.2 | -0.3 | 7.4 | 20th | 5.2 | 22.2 | average | 23% |
| Ouyen (Post Office) | 31.9 | +0.3 | 46.4 | 9th | 15.3 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 20th | 25.0 | 24.0 | average | 104% |
| Walpeup Research | 31.7 | +0.4 | 46.9 | 9th | 14.7 | -0.7 | 6.6 | 20th | 39.6 | 23.7 | high | 167% |
| South Mallee (district 77) | ||||||||||||
| Hopetoun Airport | 30.8 | -1.3 | 46.2 | 9th | 13.6 | -1.3 | 5.6 | 19th | 45.6 | 17.5 | high | 261% |
| Swan Hill Aerodrome | 32.0 | -0.4 | 46.0 | 9th | 14.7 | -1.4 | 5.5 | 20th | 19.8 | 21.7 | average | 91% |
| North Wimmera (district 78) | ||||||||||||
| Kellalac (Warracknabeal Airport) | 29.9 | 45.5 | 9th | 12.6 | 6.4 | 20th | 37.2 | |||||
| Nhill Aerodrome | 29.4 | -1.2 | 43.5 | 9th | 12.7 | -0.8 | 6.1 | 21st | 19.2 | 12.4 | high | 155% |
| Warracknabeal Museum | 30.1 | -0.7 | 45.0 | 9th | 13.0 | -1.2 | 6.9 | 21st | 30.7 | 21.6 | high | 142% |
| South Wimmera (district 79) | ||||||||||||
| Grampians (Mount William) | 19.3 | -1.0 | 33.5 | 9th | 7.8 | -2.1 | 2.9 | 19th | 30.4 | 35.3 | average | 86% |
| Horsham Aerodrome | 29.2 | -1.3 | 44.3 | 9th | 11.4 | -1.2 | 4.2 | 21st | 15.6 | 23.0 | average | 68% |
| Kanagulk | 28.2 | -0.6 | 42.7 | 9th | 11.4 | -1.6 | 4.6 | 21st | 16.0 | 16.6 | average | 96% |
| Longerenong | 29.7 | -0.3 | 45.9 | 9th | 12.4 | -0.8 | 3.0 | 20th | 19.6 | 23.3 | average | 84% |
| Pyrenees (Ben Nevis) | 23.1 | 37.4 | 9th | 10.2 | 4.7 | 19th | 37.0 | 34.7 | average | 107% | ||
| Stawell Aerodrome | 27.7 | -0.9 | 42.8 | 9th | 12.4 | -1.4 | 5.6 | 21st | 13.4 | 29.2 | low | 46% |
| Lower North (district 80) | ||||||||||||
| Charlton | 30.4 | -1.1 | 45.4 | 9th | 12.9 | -2.3 | 6.3 | 20th | 30.0 | 18.6 | high | 161% |
| Echuca Aerodrome | 30.7 | +0.1 | 43.3 | 9th | 14.1 | -1.1 | 6.6 | 20th | 33.6 | 26.6 | average | 126% |
| Kerang | 31.6 | +0.4 | 44.8 | 10th | 14.8 | -0.4 | 7.9 | 20th | 22.8 | 23.8 | average | 96% |
| Kyabram | 30.3 | +0.3 | 43.5 | 9th | 13.8 | -1.1 | 6.9 | 19th | 36.2 | 28.6 | high | 127% |
| Upper North (district 81) | ||||||||||||
| Bendigo Airport | 28.7 | -0.9 | 41.6 | 9th | 13.5 | -0.9 | 5.5 | 19th | 29.4 | 32.6 | average | 90% |
| Shepparton Airport | 29.9 | -1.2 | 42.0 | 9th | 14.3 | -0.8 | 7.5 | 21st | 26.6 | 39.8 | average | 67% |
| Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag | 29.0 | -0.5 | 41.2 | 9th | 13.5 | -1.0 | 4.9 | 20th | 29.6 | 33.6 | average | 88% |
| Yarrawonga | 31.8 | +0.2 | 44.0 | 10th | 14.7 | -1.1 | 6.2 | 21st | 17.4 | 46.7 | low | 37% |
| Lower Northeast (district 82) | ||||||||||||
| Benalla Airport | 29.5 | -1.7 | 40.2 | 10th | 13.5 | -2.1 | 6.0 | 20th | 36.4 | 50.1 | average | 73% |
| Corryong Airport | 31.4 | +0.5 | 42.3 | 10th | 11.2 | -2.5 | 4.1 | 21st | 20.0 | 79.0 | low | 25% |
| Dartmouth Reservoir | 28.0 | -1.2 | 36.1 | 11th | 11.3 | -2.5 | 4.0 | 21st | 35.2 | 56.6 | average | 62% |
| Hunters Hill | 25.2 | 0.0 | 36.4 | 10th | 13.4 | -0.7 | 3.5 | 20th | 40.6 | 75.2 | average | 54% |
| Rutherglen Research | 31.5 | +0.7 | 44.4 | 10th | 12.7 | -1.2 | 3.9 | 21st | 1.8 | 38.0 | low | 5% |
| Strathbogie | 26.2 | -1.2 | 36.8 | 10th | 10.2 | -1.5 | 1.2 | 19th | 39.2 | 44.4 | average | 88% |
| Wangaratta Aero | 30.9 | -0.1 | 42.6 | 10th | 13.0 | -0.8 | 5.3 | 21st | 19.4 | 44.8 | average | 43% |
| Upper Northeast (district 83) | ||||||||||||
| Falls Creek | 16.4 | -0.9 | 26.0 | 10th | 8.0 | -0.6 | -1.6 | 20th | 53.6 | 94.0 | average | 57% |
| Mount Buller | 16.0 | -1.2 | 26.4 | 10th | 7.9 | -1.1 | -1.5 | 19th | 58.2 | 76.3 | average | 76% |
| Mount Hotham | 15.3 | -0.6 | 24.2 | 10th | 7.3 | -0.8 | -2.2 | 20th | 109.0 | 103.3 | average | 106% |
| Omeo | 26.7 | +1.3 | 37.3 | 10th | 9.6 | -1.1 | 1.1 | 21st | 27.4 | 60.3 | average | 45% |
| East Gippsland (district 84) | ||||||||||||
| Combienbar AWS | 24.8 | +0.3 | 36.9 | 9th | 12.7 | -0.8 | 5.5 | 20th | 24.6 | 81.7 | low | 30% |
| Gabo Island Lighthouse | 22.4 | +0.8 | 29.1 | 9th | 16.8 | +0.6 | 10.9 | 20th | 55.0 | 67.7 | average | 81% |
| Gelantipy | 24.2 | +1.1 | 34.5 | 9th | 10.8 | -0.8 | 3.8 | 19th | 35.0 | 68.6 | average | 51% |
| Lakes Entrance (Eastern Beach Road) | 22.4 | -1.5 | 30.7 | 8th | 14.0 | -1.1 | 8.5 | 15th | 30.6 | 54.8 | low | 56% |
| Mallacoota | 23.7 | -0.3 | 33.5 | 9th | 15.5 | -0.2 | 8.0 | 20th | 42.4 | 62.5 | average | 68% |
| Mount Nowa Nowa | 23.6 | -0.9 | 35.2 | 9th | 13.2 | -1.1 | 6.5 | 20th | 28.0 | 63.1 | low | 44% |
| Orbost | 24.3 | -1.2 | 37.5 | 9th | 13.5 | -1.1 | 7.6 | 15th | 17.6 | 55.8 | low | 32% |
| Point Hicks (Lighthouse) | 23.9 | +0.1 | 32.9 | 9th | 9.2 | 20th | 48.5 | 57.5 | average | 84% | ||
| West Gippsland (district 85) | ||||||||||||
| Bairnsdale Airport | 25.1 | -0.4 | 37.4 | 9th | 12.5 | -0.4 | 5.1 | 15th | 28.8 | 47.5 | average | 61% |
| Corner Inlet (Yanakie) | 22.8 | 31.1 | 9th | 12.8 | 6.0 | 15th | 91.4 | |||||
| East Sale Airport | 25.1 | -0.3 | 37.1 | 9th | 12.7 | -0.5 | 5.5 | 19th | 29.4 | 42.4 | average | 69% |
| Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airport) | 26.3 | -0.4 | 37.8 | 9th | 12.2 | -0.7 | 7.1 | 1st | 39.2 | 44.4 | average | 88% |
| Mount Baw Baw | 15.3 | -1.5 | 23.8 | 9th | 6.9 | -1.4 | -0.5 | 20th | 107.4 | 101.3 | average | 106% |
| Mount Moornapa | 25.2 | +0.5 | 37.5 | 9th | 12.3 | -1.2 | 6.3 | 20th | 37.6 | 66.5 | average | 57% |
| Nilma North (Warragul) | 25.1 | 37.1 | 9th | 12.1 | 7.2 | 15th | 64.8 | |||||
| Pound Creek | 24.0 | 32.0 | 9th | 11.9 | 3.8 | 15th | 80.8 | 41.4 | high | 195% | ||
| Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse | 20.2 | -0.4 | 32.7 | 8th | 14.9 | +0.1 | 10.3 | 20th | 87.6 | 46.7 | high | 188% |
| Yarram Airport | 24.4 | 34.0 | 9th | 12.1 | 6.2 | 1st | 40.2 | 51.8 | average | 78% | ||
| East Central (district 86) | ||||||||||||
| Bundoora (Latrobe University) | 26.4 | -0.5 | 38.0 | 9th | 12.9 | -1.4 | 7.5 | 15th | 34.7 | 43.7 | average | 79% |
| Cerberus | 24.5 | -0.5 | 35.7 | 8th | 13.1 | -1.2 | 6.8 | 15th | 65.0 | 39.4 | high | 165% |
| Coldstream | 26.7 | -1.1 | 37.9 | 9th | 10.9 | -1.1 | 3.8 | 19th | 50.8 | 54.4 | average | 93% |
| Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 25.3 | -0.4 | 35.7 | 9th | 12.6 | -1.4 | 6.4 | 16th | 90.2 | 51.0 | high | 177% |
| Essendon Airport | 26.8 | +1.0 | 37.4 | 9th | 13.7 | -0.3 | 8.1 | 15th | 33.0 | 45.7 | average | 72% |
| Ferny Creek | 22.1 | 33.0 | 9th | 11.7 | 5.9 | 19th | 132.2 | |||||
| Frankston AWS | 24.0 | -0.9 | 34.8 | 4th | 14.7 | -1.3 | 9.7 | 20th | ||||
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 25.9 | 36.0 | 9th | 14.8 | 10.0 | 15th | 40.2 | |||||
| Melbourne Airport | 26.7 | +0.1 | 37.4 | 9th | 12.9 | -1.3 | 7.4 | 21st | 29.8 | 42.5 | average | 70% |
| Moorabbin Airport | 25.6 | -0.5 | 36.7 | 4th | 13.7 | -0.7 | 8.7 | 15th | 56.2 | 45.7 | high | 123% |
| Rhyll | 23.6 | -0.8 | 31.1 | 9th | 15.1 | -0.9 | 10.3 | 20th | 83.2 | 42.2 | high | 197% |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 26.1 | -0.4 | 36.3 | 9th | 12.6 | -1.3 | 8.0 | 20th | 79.8 | 53.6 | high | 149% |
| Viewbank | 26.9 | -0.8 | 37.8 | 9th | 13.1 | -1.6 | 7.5 | 21st | 48.4 | 48.6 | average | 100% |
| Wonthaggi | 23.9 | -0.7 | 33.6 | 8th | 13.2 | -0.3 | 7.4 | 15th | 76.0 | 46.3 | high | 164% |
| West Central (district 87) | ||||||||||||
| Avalon Airport | 26.4 | +0.2 | 37.9 | 4th | 13.1 | -1.4 | 6.8 | 15th | 29.0 | 33.9 | average | 86% |
| Breakwater (Geelong Racecourse) | 25.7 | 36.3 | 8th | 13.5 | 8.3 | 15th | 46.2 | |||||
| Laverton RAAF | 26.1 | +0.6 | 37.1 | 4th | 13.4 | -0.9 | 7.4 | 15th | 34.6 | 46.0 | average | 75% |
| Sheoaks | 26.2 | +0.7 | 36.3 | 4th | 11.5 | -1.3 | 5.5 | 21st | 26.2 | 39.1 | average | 67% |
| North Central (district 88) | ||||||||||||
| Castlemaine Prison | 27.0 | -1.4 | 40.1 | 9th | 12.9 | -0.6 | 5.0 | 21st | 24.0 | 37.1 | average | 65% |
| Eildon Fire Tower | 25.3 | -1.6 | 36.5 | 10th | 12.7 | -1.1 | 5.7 | 19th | 46.4 | 43.0 | average | 108% |
| Lake Eildon | 28.4 | -0.7 | 38.5 | 10th | 12.0 | -0.8 | 4.6 | 19th | 42.2 | 42.7 | average | 99% |
| Mangalore Airport | 28.7 | -0.6 | 39.1 | 9th | 12.9 | -1.4 | 3.5 | 20th | 30.2 | 34.9 | average | 87% |
| Maryborough | 28.1 | -0.6 | 42.7 | 9th | 12.1 | -1.1 | 5.5 | 21st | 21.6 | 32.5 | average | 66% |
| Redesdale | 29.5 | +0.5 | 41.2 | 10th | 11.4 | -2.0 | 3.0 | 21st | 22.0 | 37.1 | average | 59% |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 24.8 | +0.1 | 35.5 | 9th | 11.7 | -1.1 | 6.1 | 19th | 29.0 | 50.2 | average | 58% |
| Western Plains (district 89) | ||||||||||||
| Ararat Prison | 27.2 | +0.1 | 41.5 | 9th | 10.8 | -0.6 | 2.5 | 21st | 32.2 | 31.9 | average | 101% |
| Ballarat Aerodrome | 25.1 | 0.0 | 40.1 | 9th | 10.6 | -0.9 | 3.2 | 21st | 44.2 | 44.0 | average | 100% |
| Westmere | 26.6 | -0.9 | 39.1 | 9th | 10.3 | -1.5 | 1.9 | 21st | 32.6 | 17.3 | high | 188% |
| West Coast (district 90) | ||||||||||||
| Aireys Inlet | 23.4 | +0.4 | 34.5 | 22nd | 13.5 | -1.3 | 9.5 | 19th | 33.8 | 34.7 | average | 97% |
| Cape Nelson Lighthouse | 21.6 | +0.3 | 34.3 | 22nd | 13.9 | -1.3 | 8.1 | 21st | 42.2 | 26.3 | high | 160% |
| Cape Otway Lighthouse | 21.0 | -0.6 | 33.6 | 22nd | 14.0 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 1st | 38.0 | 41.8 | average | 91% |
| Casterton | 26.0 | -1.4 | 38.5 | 8th | 11.2 | -1.5 | 3.6 | 21st | 25.8 | 30.6 | average | 84% |
| Colac (Mount Gellibrand) | 25.7 | +0.4 | 35.9 | 8th | 12.4 | -0.6 | 9.1 | 15th | 25.8 | 29.6 | average | 87% |
| Dartmoor | 25.4 | 39.2 | 8th | 11.6 | 5.3 | 21st | 44.2 | |||||
| Hamilton Airport | 26.2 | -0.6 | 37.7 | 8th | 11.1 | -0.2 | 4.8 | 21st | 21.4 | 23.9 | average | 90% |
| Mortlake Racecourse | 26.0 | -0.4 | 37.5 | 8th | 10.5 | -1.2 | 3.4 | 21st | 37.8 | 32.4 | high | 117% |
| Port Fairy AWS | 22.6 | -0.3 | 38.5 | 8th | 13.4 | -1.2 | 7.2 | 21st | 29.6 | 29.4 | average | 101% |
| Portland (Cashmore Airport) | 22.3 | -0.2 | 36.9 | 8th | 12.1 | -0.7 | 4.9 | 21st | 39.0 | 27.9 | average | 140% |
| Warrnambool Airport NDB | 24.0 | -0.8 | 37.6 | 8th | 11.9 | -0.5 | 4.7 | 21st | 54.6 | 31.5 | high | 173% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
The Monthly climate summary, generally published on the first working day of each month, lists 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. More extensive discussion of significant weather events, along with later information and data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 10 am on Wednesday 1 March 2017. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
Averages for individual sites 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.
Where temperature area averages are mentioned, they are derived from the ACORN-SAT dataset.
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