Monday, 1 May 2017 - Monthly Climate Summary for Victoria - Product code IDCKGC16R0

Victoria in April 2017: above average rainfall; warm nights in the west

April rainfall in Victoria was above average. Overnight temperatures were above average throughout much of the State, while daytime temperatures were mostly close to average.

Above average rainfall for Victoria

• Averaged across Victoria, rainfall was 51.3% above the long-term April mean of 51.0 mm
• Rainfall was above average in most of the western and northern parts of the State; large areas of the North and South Mallee Districts, as well as parts of the Lower and Upper North, West and North Central, and Western Plains Districts had rainfall very much above the long-term average for April
• Below average rainfall was recorded only in a small part of the West Gippsland District
• A low pressure system and the associated trough brought widespread rainfall to the State on the 9th, 10th and 11th, with daily totals mostly between 20 and 40 mm and locally much higher falls
• The heaviest rain to 9am on the 10th fell in central Victoria to the west of Melbourne; Durdidwarrah had 100.0 mm, its record highest daily rainfall for April; some other sites also had their highest April daily rainfall on record on this day
• The slow moving low pressure trough which crossed the State on the 21st and 22nd brought moist air from the north and record highest April daily rainfall to many sites, mostly in the northwest of Victoria; another low pressure trough associated with a strong cold front swept across the State on the 25th and 26th bringing more rainfall
• The highest daily rainfall total in the State, 103.2 mm, was recorded at Woomelang in Victoria's northwest on the 21st, while the wettest place in the State was Mt Hotham with 201.0 mm during the month
• Many sites had their record highest April total rainfall or highest April total rainfall since at least 1995

Minimum temperatures above average in the west of Victoria

• Minimum temperatures were generally above average, while maximum temperatures were mostly close to average across the State
• For Victoria as a whole the mean maximum temperature was 0.48 °C above the long-term April average, while mean minimum temperature was 0.66 °C above the long-term April average
• The highest temperature in Victoria during April was 32.1 °C, recorded at Mildura Airport on the 19th
• However, low maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded on the 9th and 10th, and the 26th and 27th in the cold southerly airstream which followed the passage of cold fronts
• The lowest minimum temperature in Victoria during the month, -4.9 °C, was recorded at Mt Hotham on the 27th

Strong winds and snow

• Strong winds were recorded across Victoria during the passage of the low pressure system and the associated trough on the 9th; the strongest wind gust of 120 km/h was recorded at Falls Creek on the same day
• On the 10th first snowfalls this year were recorded in the Alpine areas of Victoria; some places received about 20 cm of snow cover

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Maps
	Observed	Anomaly	Decile rank
Total rainfall
Mean daily maximum temperatures
Mean daily minimum temperatures

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* 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

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top