Monday, 3 April 2017 - Monthly Climate Summary for Victoria - Product code IDCKGC16R0
Victoria in March 2017: record warm month; near average rainfall
Victoria as a whole had its warmest mean temperature in March on record. Rainfall across the State was close to average.
Highest on record mean temperature for Victoria
- For Victoria as a whole the mean temperature in March was highest on record, with an anomaly of 2.83 °C above the long-term average; many sites had their highest March mean temperature on record
- Averaged across the State, mean maximum temperature was the 2nd highest, while the mean minimum temperature was the 3rd highest on record
- Many sites across the State had a record number of consecutive days with maximum temperature above 25 °C
- Mean maximum temperatures were well above average for all sites, mostly by two or three degrees
- The highest temperature in Victoria during March was 38.0 °C, recorded at Walpeup Research station on the 2nd
- The State experienced several very warm nights during the month; the highest minimum temperature was 23.2 °C at Echuca aerodrome on the 16th, in a hot northerly air-stream
- Orbost area had its highest daily minimum temperature in March, in 80 years of record, with 22.1 °C on the 16th
- Many sites had their record highest March mean daily maximum and mean daily minimum temperatures
Close to average rainfall for most of Victoria
- Below average rainfall was in large areas of North and South Mallee Districts, as well as in parts of the East Central and West Gippsland Districts; above average rainfall was recorded mostly in parts of the West Coast District
- Averaged acros the State, rainfall was 12.3% below the long-term March mean of 41.1 mm
- A slow moving low pressure trough brought widespread rainfall to Victoria between the 19th and the 22nd; the heaviest daily falls, mostly between 30 and 60 mm were on the 22nd and some sites had their wettest March day on record
- The highest daily rainfall total in the State, 100.8 mm, was recorded at Aireys Inlet (Surf Coast) on the 22nd
- The cold front and the associated low pressure trough which crossed the State on the 27th brought widespread moderate rainfall to the eastern part of the State
Strong winds
- Strong winds were recorded across Victoria during the passage of an intense cold front and the associated low pressure trough on the 27th; the strongest wind gust of 107 km/h was recorded at Mt William (Grampians)
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in March 2017 | |
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| Hottest day | 38.0 °C at Walpeup Research on the 2nd |
| Warmest days on average | 32.5 °C at Mildura Airport |
| Coolest days on average | 15.0 °C at Mount Hotham |
| Coldest day | 3.0 °C at Mount Baw Baw on the 30th |
| Coldest night | -2.7 °C at Mount Hotham on the 31st |
| Coolest nights on average | 7.6 °C at Mount Hotham |
| Warmest nights on average | 17.0 °C at Gabo Island Lighthouse |
| Warmest night | 23.2 °C at Echuca Aerodrome on the 16th |
| Warmest on average overall | 24.6 °C at Mildura Airport |
| Coolest on average overall | 11.3 °C at Mount Hotham |
| Wettest overall | 142.0 mm at Durdidwarrah |
| Wettest day | 100.8 mm at Aireys Inlet on the 22nd |
| Strongest wind gust | 107 km/h at Grampians (Mount William) on the 27th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record highest March daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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| Strath Creek | 62.0 | on the 21st | 52.2 | on the 21st in 1989 | 35 | |
| Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 44.0 | on the 22nd | 33.2 | on the 8th in 1995 | 28 | |
| Cerberus | 36.8 | on the 22nd | 33.8 | on the 21st in 1989 | 26 | |
| Aireys Inlet | 100.8 | on the 22nd | 57.0 | on the 8th in 1995 | 23 | |
| Port Fairy AWS | 51.2 | on the 22nd | 30.4 | on the 22nd in 2014 | 23 | |
| Cape Nelson Lighthouse | 41.4 | on the 22nd | 32.0 | on the 17th in 2001 | 22 | |
| Record highest March total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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| Aireys Inlet | 123.8 | 83.0 | in 1995 | 23 | 38.2 |
| Port Fairy AWS | 71.4 | 69.0 | in 2012 | 23 | 38.5 |
| Cape Nelson Lighthouse | 62.4 | 56.6 | in 2012 | 22 | 36.5 |
| Highest March total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for March |
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| Durdidwarrah | 142.0 | 187.9 | in 1970 | 50.2 | |
| Derrinallum (Craigmore) | 56.6 | 57.2 | in 1995* | 34.5 | |
| Nullawarre | 72.4 | =72.4 | in 1995* | 53.0 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
| Record highest March mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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| Mildura Airport | 32.5 | 31.9 | in 2016 | 70 | 28.4 |
| Walpeup Research | 32.2 | 32.1 | in 1940 | 68 | 28.0 |
| Mangalore Airport | 29.8 | 29.2 | in 1986 | 58 | 26.2 |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 27.8 | 27.5 | in 2008 | 58 | 24.1 |
| Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag | 29.5 | = 29.5 | in 2016 | 52 | 26.3 |
| Kyabram | 30.5 | = 30.5 | in 2016 | 51 | 26.6 |
| Ararat Prison | 27.7 | 27.3 | in 2008 | 47 | 23.9 |
| Lake Eildon | 29.9 | 29.1 | in 2016 | 47 | 25.7 |
| Melbourne Airport | 27.8 | 27.1 | in 2008 | 46 | 24.1 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 27.0 | 26.9 | in 2013 | 45 | 23.8 |
| Strathbogie | 27.3 | 27.2 | in 2016 | 40 | 23.9 |
| Bundoora (Latrobe University) | 27.5 | 27.4 | in 2008 | 33 | 24.3 |
| Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airport) | 27.5 | 27.4 | in 2013 | 33 | 24.4 |
| Bendigo Airport | 29.5 | 29.0 | in 2016 | 25 | 26.0 |
| Frankston AWS | 25.9 | 25.3 | in 2013 | 25 | 22.5 |
| Mount Moornapa | 25.5 | = 25.5 | in 2013 | 23 | 22.1 |
| Redesdale | 29.8 | 28.4 | in 2008 | 23 | 25.3 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 26.2 | 24.4 | in 2008 | 23 | 21.4 |
| Yarrawonga | 31.3 | 31.1 | in 2016 | 23 | 27.8 |
| Coldstream | 28.8 | 27.7 | in 2008 | 22 | 25.1 |
| Eildon Fire Tower | 27.0 | 25.6 | in 2006 | 20 | 23.1 |
| Shepparton Airport | 30.3 | 30.2 | in 2016 | 20 | 27.4 |
| Swan Hill Aerodrome | 32.2 | 31.8 | in 2008 | 20 | 28.5 |
| Highest March mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for March |
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| Kerang | 31.6 | 33.0 | in 1940* | 27.8 | |
| Essendon Airport | 27.7 | 29.2 | in 1940* | 24.0 | |
| Castlemaine Prison | 27.8 | 28.5 | in 1974* | 24.7 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
| Record highest March mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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| Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse | 16.5 | = 16.5 | in 2013 | 139 | 14.2 |
| Ouyen (Post Office) | 16.5 | 16.4 | in 1974 | 80 | 13.0 |
| Walpeup Research | 16.3 | = 16.3 | in 1974 | 68 | 13.2 |
| Kyabram | 15.3 | 15.2 | in 2016 | 51 | 12.4 |
| Essendon Airport | 15.1 | = 15.1 | in 2013 | 47 | 12.5 |
| Castlemaine Prison | 14.4 | 14.0 | in 1974 | 46 | 10.9 |
| Portland (Cashmore Airport) | 14.2 | 13.8 | in 1989 | 34 | 11.7 |
| Bundoora (Latrobe University) | 14.6 | 14.5 | in 1983 | 33 | 12.6 |
| Hamilton Airport | 13.0 | 12.9 | in 1989 | 32 | 10.2 |
| Aireys Inlet | 15.6 | 15.4 | in 2016 | 25 | 13.6 |
| Cerberus | 14.3 | = 14.3 | in 2013 | 25 | 12.5 |
| Frankston AWS | 16.5 | 16.4 | in 2013 | 25 | 14.5 |
| Port Fairy AWS | 15.0 | 14.4 | in 2016 | 25 | 13.0 |
| Sheoaks | 13.3 | 13.2 | in 2016 | 25 | 11.1 |
| Mount Moornapa | 14.3 | = 14.3 | in 2013 | 23 | 11.9 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 13.7 | 13.1 | in 2013 | 23 | 11.0 |
| Cape Nelson Lighthouse | 15.9 | 15.2 | in 2016 | 21 | 14.0 |
| Mount Nowa Nowa | 14.8 | 14.7 | in 2016 | 21 | 12.9 |
| Stawell Aerodrome | 13.7 | = 13.7 | in 2016 | 21 | 11.4 |
| Eildon Fire Tower | 14.5 | 13.9 | in 2016 | 20 | 11.6 |
| Highest March mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for March |
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| Cape Otway Lighthouse | 15.9 | 16.0 | in 1974 | 13.2 | |
| Echuca Aerodrome | 15.3 | 16.3 | in 1974 | 12.9 | |
| Warracknabeal Museum | 14.3 | 14.6 | in 1983* | 11.9 | |
| Wangaratta Aero | 13.3 | 13.8 | in 1989 | 10.7 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
| Record highest March mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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| Kerang | 23.8 | 23.7 | in 2016 | 107 | 20.3 |
| Maryborough | 21.5 | = 21.5 | in 1974 | 106 | 18.3 |
| Ouyen (Post Office) | 24.0 | 23.6 | in 2016 | 80 | 20.7 |
| East Sale Airport | 19.9 | = 19.9 | in 1974 | 71 | 17.5 |
| Mildura Airport | 24.6 | 24.4 | in 2016 | 70 | 21.1 |
| Walpeup Research | 24.2 | 23.6 | in 1940 | 68 | 20.6 |
| Mangalore Airport | 22.0 | 21.8 | in 1974 | 58 | 19.2 |
| Kyabram | 22.9 | = 22.9 | in 2016 | 51 | 19.5 |
| Ararat Prison | 19.8 | 19.2 | in 1974 | 47 | 16.7 |
| Essendon Airport | 21.4 | 21.2 | in 2013 | 47 | 18.3 |
| Lake Eildon | 21.4 | 21.1 | in 2016 | 47 | 18.1 |
| Melbourne Airport | 21.1 | 21.0 | in 1974 | 46 | 18.4 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 21.0 | = 21.0 | in 2013 | 45 | 18.4 |
| Bairnsdale Airport | 19.8 | 19.4 | in 2016 | 35 | 17.6 |
| Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airport) | 20.4 | 19.8 | in 2016 | 33 | 17.8 |
| Hamilton Airport | 20.0 | 19.7 | in 2008 | 32 | 17.2 |
| Bendigo Airport | 22.3 | 22.1 | in 2016 | 25 | 18.8 |
| Frankston AWS | 21.2 | 20.9 | in 2013 | 25 | 18.5 |
| Mortlake Racecourse | 19.9 | 19.8 | in 2013 | 25 | 16.9 |
| Sheoaks | 19.8 | 19.7 | in 2013 | 25 | 17.0 |
| Gelantipy | 17.6 | 17.2 | in 2016 | 24 | 14.9 |
| Mount Moornapa | 19.9 | = 19.9 | in 2013 | 23 | 17.0 |
| Redesdale | 21.4 | 21.2 | in 2016 | 23 | 18.0 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 20.0 | 18.4 | in 2013 | 23 | 16.2 |
| Yarrawonga | 23.5 | = 23.5 | in 2016 | 23 | 20.3 |
| Coldstream | 20.3 | 19.7 | in 2016 | 22 | 17.4 |
| Combienbar AWS | 18.7 | = 18.7 | in 2016 | 22 | 16.8 |
| Stawell Aerodrome | 20.9 | 20.2 | in 2016 | 21 | 18.3 |
| Eildon Fire Tower | 20.7 | 19.7 | in 2016 | 20 | 17.3 |
| Shepparton Airport | 22.8 | = 22.8 | in 2016 | 20 | 19.8 |
| Swan Hill Aerodrome | 24.1 | 23.6 | in 2016 | 20 | 20.6 |
| Highest March mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for March |
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| Ballarat Aerodrome | 19.1 | 19.6 | in 1974* | 16.1 | |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 20.9 | 21.2 | in 1974* | 18.3 | |
| Warracknabeal Museum | 22.2 | 22.5 | in 1974* | 19.5 | |
| Castlemaine Prison | 21.0 | 21.3 | in 1974* | 17.8 | |
| Point Hicks (Lighthouse) | 20.1 | 20.3 | in 1978* | 18.6 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for March 2017 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for March 2017 |
Diff from average |
Highest for March 2017 |
Mean for March 2017 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for March 2017 |
Total for March 2017 |
Average for March |
Rank of March 2017 |
Fraction of March average |
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| North Mallee (district 76) | ||||||||||||
| Mildura Airport | 32.5 | +4.1 | 37.7 | 2nd | 16.7 | +2.8 | 6.4 | 31st | 4.2 | 19.7 | average | 21% |
| Ouyen (Post Office) | 31.7 | +3.2 | 37.5 | 2nd | 16.5 | +3.5 | 6.0 | 31st | 25.0 | 19.7 | high | 127% |
| Walpeup Research | 32.2 | +4.2 | 38.0 | 2nd | 16.3 | +3.1 | 5.0 | 31st | 5.4 | 20.8 | average | 26% |
| South Mallee (district 77) | ||||||||||||
| Hopetoun Airport | 31.6 | +2.9 | 37.6 | 2nd | 14.8 | +2.3 | 4.2 | 31st | 9.0 | 14.7 | average | 61% |
| Swan Hill Aerodrome | 32.2 | +3.7 | 37.8 | 2nd | 15.8 | +3.0 | 6.1 | 31st | 33.8 | 17.4 | high | 194% |
| North Wimmera (district 78) | ||||||||||||
| Kellalac (Warracknabeal Airport) | 30.5 | 36.9 | 2nd | 14.2 | 3.7 | 31st | 11.8 | |||||
| Nhill Aerodrome | 29.6 | +2.3 | 36.4 | 2nd | 14.0 | +2.5 | 3.4 | 31st | 14.6 | 15.8 | average | 92% |
| Warracknabeal Museum | 30.3 | +3.2 | 36.5 | 2nd | 14.3 | +2.4 | 4.2 | 31st | 12.0 | 20.3 | average | 59% |
| South Wimmera (district 79) | ||||||||||||
| Edenhope Airport | 28.0 | +2.1 | 36.0 | 1st | 14.1 | +2.7 | 3.4 | 31st | 57.6 | 28.0 | high | 206% |
| Grampians (Mount William) | 20.4 | +3.1 | 28.6 | 1st | 11.2 | +2.8 | 2.2 | 31st | 43.6 | 55.9 | average | 78% |
| Horsham Aerodrome | 29.8 | +2.9 | 36.8 | 2nd | 12.4 | +2.3 | 2.5 | 31st | 5.8 | 13.8 | low | 42% |
| Kanagulk | 28.5 | +2.5 | 35.8 | 1st | 12.9 | +1.9 | 2.5 | 31st | 35.0 | 26.9 | high | 130% |
| Pyrenees (Ben Nevis) | 23.9 | 30.5 | 1st | 13.5 | 3.9 | 31st | 35.2 | 40.2 | average | 88% | ||
| Stawell Aerodrome | 28.1 | +2.8 | 34.8 | 1st | 13.7 | +2.3 | 2.8 | 31st | 23.8 | 20.5 | average | 116% |
| Lower North (district 80) | ||||||||||||
| Charlton | 31.3 | +3.4 | 37.3 | 2nd | 14.6 | +1.9 | 3.8 | 31st | 5.8 | 24.7 | v low | 23% |
| Echuca Aerodrome | 30.9 | +3.6 | 36.4 | 27th | 15.3 | +2.4 | 6.8 | 31st | 25.9 | 30.7 | average | 84% |
| Kerang | 31.6 | +3.8 | 36.5 | 27th | 15.9 | +3.1 | 6.3 | 31st | 16.6 | 27.1 | average | 61% |
| Kyabram | 30.5 | +3.9 | 36.3 | 27th | 15.3 | +2.9 | 6.2 | 31st | 35.8 | 29.4 | average | 122% |
| Upper North (district 81) | ||||||||||||
| Bendigo Airport | 29.5 | +3.5 | 34.5 | 2nd | 15.0 | +3.4 | 4.8 | 31st | 45.8 | 30.2 | high | 152% |
| Shepparton Airport | 30.3 | +2.9 | 34.6 | 2nd | 14.9 | +2.6 | 6.5 | 31st | 41.2 | 32.6 | high | 126% |
| Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag | 29.5 | +3.2 | 35.4 | 27th | 14.5 | +2.7 | 5.7 | 31st | 43.0 | 34.3 | high | 125% |
| Yarrawonga | 31.3 | +3.5 | 36.4 | 27th | 15.8 | +3.1 | 5.0 | 31st | 37.4 | 35.4 | average | 106% |
| Lower Northeast (district 82) | ||||||||||||
| Benalla Airport | 30.2 | +2.7 | 34.3 | 19th | 14.2 | +1.8 | 5.2 | 31st | 29.2 | 60.3 | low | 48% |
| Corryong Airport | 29.3 | +1.8 | 34.6 | 1st | 12.1 | +1.4 | 4.8 | 31st | 54.6 | 75.8 | average | 72% |
| Dartmouth Reservoir | 27.7 | +1.8 | 32.9 | 19th | 7.0 | 30th | 37.4 | 60.4 | average | 62% | ||
| Hunters Hill | 24.2 | +2.6 | 29.2 | 2nd | 13.3 | +1.8 | 3.8 | 31st | 69.8 | 66.8 | average | 104% |
| Rutherglen Research | 30.8 | +3.4 | 35.7 | 12th | 13.3 | +2.4 | 2.7 | 31st | 4.8 | 38.9 | low | 12% |
| Strathbogie | 27.3 | +3.4 | 31.9 | 19th | 11.1 | +2.0 | 3.8 | 31st | 26.2 | 57.3 | average | 46% |
| Wangaratta Aero | 30.4 | +2.8 | 34.8 | 12th | 13.3 | +2.6 | 4.0 | 31st | 34.0 | 40.2 | average | 85% |
| Upper Northeast (district 83) | ||||||||||||
| Falls Creek | 16.2 | +2.0 | 21.3 | 19th | 8.3 | +2.1 | -2.2 | 31st | 101.6 | 98.5 | average | 103% |
| Mount Buller | 16.9 | +2.7 | 21.6 | 19th | 9.0 | +2.4 | -2.0 | 31st | 40.0 | 79.0 | average | 51% |
| Mount Hotham | 15.0 | +2.0 | 20.5 | 19th | 7.6 | +1.8 | -2.7 | 31st | 122.2 | 114.0 | average | 107% |
| Omeo | 25.8 | +2.6 | 32.9 | 1st | 10.4 | +1.5 | 3.7 | 9th | 42.4 | 53.9 | average | 79% |
| East Gippsland (district 84) | ||||||||||||
| Combienbar AWS | 23.5 | +1.9 | 32.5 | 27th | 14.0 | +2.0 | 7.2 | 31st | 104.2 | 75.9 | high | 137% |
| Gabo Island Lighthouse | 22.4 | +1.4 | 25.9 | 13th | 17.0 | +1.6 | 12.2 | 31st | 34.8 | 72.3 | low | 48% |
| Gelantipy | 23.1 | +2.9 | 30.2 | 27th | 12.1 | +2.4 | 3.4 | 31st | 61.6 | 62.5 | average | 99% |
| Lakes Entrance (Eastern Beach Road) | 23.4 | +0.5 | 35.6 | 27th | 14.5 | +1.0 | 9.2 | 9th | 48.2 | 58.4 | average | 83% |
| Mallacoota | 23.7 | +1.3 | 32.2 | 27th | 16.3 | +2.2 | 11.2 | 9th | 64.0 | 72.9 | average | 88% |
| Mount Nowa Nowa | 24.6 | +2.0 | 33.2 | 12th | 14.8 | +1.9 | 7.5 | 31st | 82.0 | 56.7 | v high | 145% |
| Orbost | 26.1 | +2.2 | 36.7 | 27th | 9.5 | 9th | 48.8 | 55.9 | average | 87% | ||
| Point Hicks (Lighthouse) | 23.9 | +1.7 | 35.6 | 27th | 16.3 | +1.2 | 11.5 | 31st | 51.6 | 67.5 | average | 76% |
| West Gippsland (district 85) | ||||||||||||
| Bairnsdale Airport | 26.3 | +2.4 | 37.6 | 27th | 13.3 | +2.1 | 7.2 | 31st | 35.8 | 45.3 | average | 79% |
| Corner Inlet (Yanakie) | 24.0 | 36.6 | 27th | 15.1 | 6.8 | 31st | 39.0 | |||||
| East Sale Airport | 26.1 | +2.6 | 37.5 | 27th | 13.6 | +2.1 | 6.6 | 31st | 22.6 | 48.8 | low | 46% |
| Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airport) | 27.5 | +3.1 | 37.8 | 27th | 13.2 | +1.9 | 4.2 | 31st | 36.6 | 48.3 | average | 76% |
| Mount Baw Baw | 16.6 | +2.7 | 22.3 | 14th | 8.8 | +2.5 | -0.7 | 31st | 59.4 | 99.5 | low | 60% |
| Mount Moornapa | 25.5 | +3.4 | 36.2 | 15th | 14.3 | +2.4 | 6.9 | 31st | 70.8 | 58.9 | high | 120% |
| Nilma North (Warragul) | 27.2 | 36.3 | 27th | 13.7 | 6.1 | 31st | 28.6 | |||||
| Pound Creek | 25.8 | 35.4 | 27th | 12.9 | 5.6 | 1st | 42.4 | 56.8 | average | 75% | ||
| Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse | 20.9 | +1.5 | 33.3 | 27th | 16.5 | +2.3 | 10.5 | 30th | 97.8 | 69.9 | high | 140% |
| Yarram Airport | 25.3 | 36.4 | 27th | 13.1 | 6.4 | 31st | 45.8 | 56.8 | average | 81% | ||
| East Central (district 86) | ||||||||||||
| Bundoora (Latrobe University) | 27.5 | +3.2 | 34.0 | 19th | 14.6 | +2.0 | 7.3 | 31st | 39.4 | 43.7 | average | 90% |
| Cerberus | 25.7 | +2.7 | 33.5 | 27th | 14.3 | +1.8 | 7.5 | 31st | 59.6 | 45.6 | average | 131% |
| Coldstream | 28.8 | +3.7 | 33.9 | 15th | 11.9 | +2.2 | 4.3 | 31st | 54.0 | 47.4 | average | 114% |
| Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 25.6 | +2.1 | 33.0 | 15th | 14.1 | +1.7 | 7.8 | 31st | 65.4 | 43.7 | high | 150% |
| Essendon Airport | 27.7 | +3.7 | 34.1 | 19th | 15.1 | +2.6 | 8.3 | 30th | 34.6 | 39.5 | average | 88% |
| Ferny Creek | 24.0 | 29.0 | 19th | 14.2 | 6.5 | 31st | 75.0 | |||||
| Frankston AWS | 25.9 | +3.4 | 32.0 | 15th | 16.5 | +2.0 | 9.5 | 31st | ||||
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 26.9 | 33.5 | 19th | 16.4 | 10.1 | 31st | 26.4 | |||||
| Melbourne Airport | 27.8 | +3.7 | 34.6 | 19th | 14.4 | +1.7 | 7.6 | 30th | 31.0 | 36.9 | average | 84% |
| Moorabbin Airport | 27.0 | +3.2 | 34.1 | 15th | 15.0 | +2.1 | 8.5 | 31st | 29.6 | 44.1 | average | 67% |
| Rhyll | 25.1 | +2.6 | 31.4 | 27th | 16.4 | +1.8 | 10.1 | 30th | 54.6 | 39.5 | high | 138% |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 27.8 | +3.7 | 33.3 | 19th | 14.0 | +1.5 | 6.5 | 31st | 41.0 | 53.3 | average | 77% |
| Viewbank | 28.6 | +3.4 | 34.1 | 19th | 14.4 | +1.6 | 7.1 | 31st | 29.2 | 41.5 | average | 70% |
| Wonthaggi | 25.7 | +3.0 | 33.2 | 27th | 14.4 | +2.1 | 9.1 | 31st | 50.4 | 60.7 | average | 83% |
| West Central (district 87) | ||||||||||||
| Avalon Airport | 26.6 | +2.4 | 34.9 | 15th | 14.8 | +2.3 | 7.7 | 31st | 46.8 | 27.3 | high | 171% |
| Breakwater (Geelong Racecourse) | 25.8 | 33.9 | 15th | 14.9 | 8.1 | 31st | 51.4 | |||||
| Laverton RAAF | 26.5 | +2.8 | 33.9 | 15th | 14.6 | +2.0 | 7.3 | 30th | 28.8 | 34.7 | average | 83% |
| Sheoaks | 26.3 | +3.4 | 33.7 | 19th | 13.3 | +2.2 | 4.2 | 31st | 53.0 | 25.1 | high | 211% |
| North Central (district 88) | ||||||||||||
| Castlemaine Prison | 27.8 | +3.1 | 33.3 | 1st | 14.4 | +3.5 | 3.0 | 31st | 37.5 | 34.5 | average | 109% |
| Eildon Fire Tower | 27.0 | +3.9 | 31.6 | 14th | 14.5 | +2.9 | 5.8 | 31st | 28.4 | 37.9 | average | 75% |
| Lake Eildon | 29.9 | +4.2 | 34.9 | 14th | 12.9 | +2.3 | 3.6 | 31st | 24.8 | 52.3 | average | 47% |
| Mangalore Airport | 29.8 | +3.6 | 34.2 | 1st | 14.2 | +2.0 | 6.0 | 31st | 22.8 | 35.7 | average | 64% |
| Maryborough | 28.9 | +3.5 | 34.7 | 1st | 14.1 | +2.8 | 4.9 | 31st | 40.5 | 30.9 | high | 131% |
| Redesdale | 29.8 | +4.5 | 35.3 | 1st | 13.0 | +2.3 | 3.9 | 31st | 23.6 | 33.7 | average | 70% |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 26.2 | +4.8 | 32.0 | 1st | 13.7 | +2.7 | 5.9 | 30th | 27.6 | 44.7 | low | 62% |
| Western Plains (district 89) | ||||||||||||
| Ararat Prison | 27.7 | +3.8 | 35.0 | 1st | 12.0 | +2.4 | 2.0 | 31st | 24.0 | 30.3 | average | 79% |
| Ballarat Aerodrome | 26.0 | +3.8 | 32.1 | 1st | 12.3 | +2.3 | 1.1 | 31st | 44.4 | 42.3 | average | 105% |
| West Coast (district 90) | ||||||||||||
| Aireys Inlet | 23.5 | +1.9 | 33.6 | 15th | 15.6 | +2.0 | 9.3 | 30th | 123.8 | 38.2 | highest | 324% |
| Cape Nelson Lighthouse | 21.6 | +1.4 | 33.8 | 15th | 15.9 | +1.9 | 11.5 | 30th | 62.4 | 36.5 | highest | 171% |
| Cape Otway Lighthouse | 22.2 | +1.9 | 32.6 | 15th | 15.9 | +2.7 | 11.5 | 30th | 56.2 | 55.5 | average | 101% |
| Casterton | 26.8 | +2.1 | 35.2 | 1st | 13.3 | +2.3 | 4.0 | 31st | 27.8 | 34.6 | average | 80% |
| Colac (Mount Gellibrand) | 25.6 | +2.7 | 33.4 | 1st | 13.8 | +2.1 | 6.9 | 30th | 34.8 | 30.0 | average | 116% |
| Dartmoor | 26.5 | 36.9 | 1st | 13.5 | 5.7 | 17th | 50.0 | |||||
| Hamilton Airport | 26.9 | +2.8 | 34.5 | 1st | 13.0 | +2.8 | 3.7 | 31st | 50.8 | 35.3 | high | 144% |
| Mortlake Racecourse | 27.6 | +3.8 | 35.9 | 1st | 12.2 | +2.3 | 4.5 | 31st | 40.0 | 32.5 | average | 123% |
| Port Fairy AWS | 23.0 | +1.4 | 34.3 | 15th | 15.0 | +2.0 | 8.8 | 31st | 71.4 | 38.5 | highest | 185% |
| Portland (Cashmore Airport) | 23.3 | +2.2 | 33.8 | 1st | 14.2 | +2.5 | 8.3 | 17th | 60.6 | 47.3 | high | 128% |
| Warrnambool Airport NDB | 25.5 | +2.5 | 34.8 | 1st | 12.6 | +1.8 | 5.6 | 31st | 80.4 | 49.7 | high | 162% |
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 Monday 3 April 2017. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
In some situations, some or all of the rainfall is in the form of hail or snow. In these cases the totals given are for the water equivalent: the depth of liquid water that results from melting any frozen precipitation. There can be significant 'undercatch' of snow in strong winds, meaning the true precipitation can be higher than that reported.
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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