Friday, 1 December 2017 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Melbourne - Product code IDCKGC16L0
Greater Melbourne in November 2017: drier than average and a warm end to the month
November rainfall was average to below average across Greater Melbourne, despite a damp start to the month and some heavy falls at times. November began with a week of cooler than average conditions, however consistent warmth during the second half of the month resulted in monthly mean temperatures being warmer than average throughout Greater Melbourne.
Rainfall was average to below average
- November rainfall was average to below average across Melbourne
- The month began with several consecutive rain days in Melbourne, but the heaviest falls were recorded during thunderstorms in the second half of November
- The heaviest rainfall for the month in the Melbourne area was to the north of the city on the 17th when Willowmavin (Avalon Station) recorded the highest daily total for the month of 66.2 mm and Newham had its highest November daily rainfall on record
- Thunderstorms were reported across the Melbourne area on the 24th, with hail and heavy rain reported near Badger Creek (near Healesville); however daily rainfall totals were highly variable and ranged from 0.2 mm at Moorabbin Airport to 29.6 mm at Coldstream
- At Coldstream, the 30-minute rainfall intensity on the 24th peaked with an annual exceedance probability of less than 5% (i.e. such heavy rain had only been experienced in November on average about once every 20 years)
Consistently warm temperatures after a cool start to the month
- Mean maximum and mean minimum temperatures were much warmer than average throughout Greater Melbourne during November 2017
- Mean daytime temperatures were more than four degrees warmer than average in most suburbs
- Melbourne (Olympic Park) had a run of nine consecutive days over 28 °C from the 18th to the 26th, which was a November record (previous November record for the city was six consecutive days of 28 °C or above in both 1896 and 2009)
- Melbourne (Olympic Park) had six consecutive days over 30 °C, equalling the city's record for such a run of days from 1896
- There was a total of 12 days over 30 °C during November 2017, well above the average of around three days, and exceeding the previous record of ten such days in November 1902 and 2009
- Mean night time temperatures were more than two degrees warmer than average at many sites and more than three degrees warmer than average at Essendon Airport and Laverton RAAF
- Melbourne (Olympic Park) had 14 consecutive nights when the temperature did not drop below 15 °C, exceeding the city's previous November record of nine nights in 2009 and 1937
- The run of warm weather resulted in a dramatic increase of more than five degrees in the sea surface temperatures (SSTs) in Port Phillip Bay, with SSTs at the start of the month being amongst the coolest for November since 2000, to amongst the warmest surface waters on record for November by the end of the month
- Several sites around Greater Melbourne had their highest November mean daily maximum temperature on record, exceeding their previous records from 2009
- On the 30th, Laverton RAAF had its warmest November night in 75 years of record
- A few sites east and southeast of the city had their highest November mean temperature on record, exceeding their previous records from 2009
Melbourne (Olympic Park)
- Total rainfall for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 46.0 mm
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 25.9 °C. The warmest day was 35.8 °C on the 29th, and the coolest day was on the 4th when the temperature reached 15.8 °C
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 14.9 °C. The coldest morning was 6.4 °C on the 5th, and the warmest morning was on the 30th when the minimum temperature was 22.5 °C
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in November 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day |
37.3 °C at Essendon Airport on the 29th |
| Warmest days on average |
27.2 °C at Viewbank |
| Coolest days on average |
22.3 °C at Ferny Creek |
| Coldest day |
11.2 °C at Ferny Creek on the 7th |
| Coldest night |
0.6 °C at Coldstream on the 5th |
| Coolest nights on average |
10.4 °C at Coldstream |
| Warmest nights on average |
14.9 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) |
| Warmest night |
24.3 °C at Scoresby Research Institute on the 30th |
| Warmest on average overall |
20.4 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) 20.4 °C at Viewbank |
| Coolest on average overall |
17.6 °C at Ferny Creek |
| Wettest overall |
94.0 mm at Willowmavin (Avalon Station) |
| Driest overall |
13.2 mm at Cape Schanck |
| Wettest day |
66.2 mm at Willowmavin (Avalon Station) on the 17th |
| Strongest wind gust |
104 km/h at Fawkner Beacon on the 23rd 83 km/h at St Kilda Harbour - RMYS on the 23rd |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Record highest November daily rainfall | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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| Newham (Cobaw) | 56.8 | on the 17th | 53.0 | on the 28th in 2010 | 23 | |
| Record highest November mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for November |
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| Laverton RAAF | 25.8 | = 25.8 | in 2009 | 74 | 21.5 |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 26.5 | 26.2 | in 2009 | 57 | 21.5 |
| Essendon Airport | 27.0 | 26.8 | in 2009 | 47 | 21.8 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 26.4 | 25.7 | in 2009 | 46 | 21.6 |
| Cerberus | 24.6 | 23.9 | in 2009 | 25 | 20.4 |
| Frankston AWS | 24.8 | 24.1 | in 2009 | 25 | 20.3 |
| Record highest November daily minimum temperature | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for November |
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| Laverton RAAF | 23.4 | on the 30th | 23.1 | on the 30th in 2012 | 75 | 10.2 |
| Record highest November mean temperature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for November |
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| Scoresby Research Institute | 19.9 | 19.8 | in 2009 | 57 | 15.9 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 20.0 | 19.8 | in 2009 | 46 | 16.4 |
| Cerberus | 18.3 | 18.2 | in 2009 | 25 | 15.5 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for November 2017 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for November 2017 |
Diff from average |
Highest for November 2017 |
Mean for November 2017 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for November 2017 |
Total for November 2017 |
Average for November |
Rank of November 2017 |
Fraction of November average |
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| Bundoora (Latrobe University) | 26.9 | +4.4 | 36.8 | 29th | 13.1 | +2.3 | 3.9 | 6th | 35.0 | 68.2 | low | 51% |
| Cerberus | 24.6 | +4.2 | 34.6 | 30th | 12.1 | +1.5 | 4.5 | 9th | 39.4 | 54.0 | average | 73% |
| Coldstream | 26.4 | +3.7 | 34.9 | 29th | 10.4 | +1.6 | 0.6 | 5th | 68.4 | 68.8 | average | 99% |
| Essendon Airport | 27.0 | +5.2 | 37.3 | 29th | 13.6 | +3.6 | 4.8 | 4th | 30.4 | 58.0 | low | 52% |
| Ferny Creek | 22.3 | 30.6 | 30th | 12.8 | 3.7 | 4th | 82.0 | |||||
| Frankston AWS | 24.8 | +4.5 | 33.9 | 14th | 14.3 | +2.1 | 7.9 | 5th | ||||
| Laverton RAAF | 25.8 | +4.3 | 37.0 | 29th | 13.4 | +3.2 | 4.1 | 4th | 36.6 | 52.5 | average | 70% |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 25.9 | 35.8 | 29th | 14.9 | 6.4 | 5th | 46.0 | |||||
| Melbourne Airport | 26.6 | +4.6 | 35.9 | 29th | 12.8 | +2.4 | 3.2 | 5th | 54.4 | 61.3 | average | 89% |
| Moorabbin Airport | 26.4 | +4.8 | 36.5 | 30th | 13.5 | +2.4 | 5.7 | 5th | 31.0 | 62.4 | low | 50% |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 26.5 | +5.0 | 35.4 | 29th | 12.9 | +2.6 | 2.8 | 5th | 28.6 | 80.1 | low | 36% |
| Viewbank | 27.2 | +3.2 | 36.6 | 30th | 13.5 | +2.1 | 3.7 | 5th | 44.6 | 72.6 | low | 61% |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 23.5 | +3.9 | 31.8 | 29th | 12.0 | +3.1 | 1.9 | 4th | ||||
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for November 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |
| Bundoora (Latrobe University) | 18.3 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 18.4 | 16.5 | 15.9 | 18.2 | 24.0 | 28.3 | 28.8 | 33.2 | 34.7 | 32.6 | 22.2 | 27.0 | 29.8 | 31.7 | 33.3 | 33.2 | 34.9 | 31.9 | 34.3 | 23.2 | 31.8 | 36.8 | |||||
| Cerberus | 17.3 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.0 | 16.1 | 18.4 | 23.1 | 26.1 | 25.7 | 29.5 | 32.4 | 31.4 | 19.6 | 25.3 | 28.0 | 27.1 | 29.1 | 30.0 | 29.2 | 30.8 | 30.3 | 31.9 | 26.2 | 19.8 | 29.0 | 33.4 | 34.6 |
| Coldstream | 18.2 | 16.4 | 15.4 | 16.5 | 19.3 | 17.5 | 15.8 | 20.6 | 25.5 | 28.1 | 28.7 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 32.0 | 31.0 | 22.0 | 26.1 | 28.1 | 29.4 | 30.7 | 32.3 | 32.2 | 32.4 | 31.5 | 31.8 | 26.5 | 24.4 | 31.7 | 34.9 | 33.9 |
| Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 16.6 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 15.3 | 18.2 | 22.0 | 25.9 | 34.0 | 31.1 | 25.4 | 31.0 | 27.9 | 29.8 | 31.3 | 34.0 | 26.1 | 20.5 | 29.5 | 34.7 | ||||||||
| Essendon Airport | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.8 | 16.6 | 18.9 | 17.7 | 16.4 | 18.4 | 22.3 | 26.3 | 26.9 | 26.8 | 33.9 | 34.7 | 32.2 | 22.2 | 27.8 | 30.2 | 30.2 | 32.3 | 33.6 | 34.3 | 34.9 | 32.7 | 34.1 | 28.4 | 22.6 | 30.4 | 37.3 | 36.1 |
| Ferny Creek | 13.4 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 13.8 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 15.8 | 20.6 | 24.0 | 24.9 | 24.2 | 28.1 | 28.9 | 27.8 | 19.8 | 22.9 | 24.3 | 24.6 | 26.8 | 27.9 | 28.4 | 29.3 | 27.0 | 27.6 | 23.2 | 19.2 | 26.8 | 30.6 | 30.6 |
| Frankston AWS | 15.7 | 15.0 | 13.3 | 15.2 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 14.2 | 18.6 | 21.3 | 25.1 | 27.1 | 27.6 | 31.0 | 33.9 | 28.8 | 21.7 | 25.2 | 29.1 | 26.6 | 30.5 | 31.8 | 32.4 | 31.1 | 30.1 | 31.0 | 26.8 | 21.7 | 30.5 | 31.6 | |
| Laverton RAAF | 17.5 | 15.8 | 16.6 | 16.1 | 16.6 | 16.9 | 15.7 | 17.6 | 20.5 | 24.1 | 25.6 | 25.1 | 30.5 | 34.9 | 30.9 | 21.6 | 26.4 | 28.3 | 29.0 | 30.8 | 33.5 | 33.1 | 32.9 | 30.2 | 33.7 | 26.6 | 21.5 | 29.0 | 37.0 | 36.0 |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 18.0 | 17.4 | 16.6 | 15.8 | 17.6 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 21.8 | 27.2 | 24.7 | 23.3 | 33.0 | 33.9 | 31.4 | 21.3 | 26.8 | 28.1 | 29.3 | 30.8 | 32.9 | 32.6 | 31.9 | 30.7 | 32.5 | 28.3 | 21.2 | 31.0 | 35.8 | 34.9 |
| Melbourne Airport | 18.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 16.4 | 18.0 | 17.4 | 16.0 | 18.9 | 23.3 | 28.0 | 27.9 | 27.6 | 33.9 | 34.4 | 30.9 | 21.2 | 27.1 | 29.4 | 29.3 | 31.4 | 32.5 | 33.0 | 33.9 | 31.6 | 33.4 | 27.5 | 22.4 | 30.6 | 35.9 | 35.3 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 17.5 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 15.9 | 17.8 | 17.6 | 15.6 | 17.7 | 22.6 | 26.6 | 26.3 | 27.2 | 32.4 | 34.8 | 33.1 | 22.5 | 25.6 | 29.1 | 29.1 | 31.1 | 33.4 | 32.7 | 32.9 | 30.3 | 34.5 | 27.7 | 22.6 | 31.2 | 36.1 | 36.5 |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 17.6 | 16.7 | 15.7 | 16.3 | 17.8 | 17.3 | 16.3 | 19.6 | 24.0 | 27.4 | 28.9 | 28.0 | 32.1 | 32.6 | 31.7 | 21.8 | 25.8 | 28.6 | 29.0 | 31.1 | 33.1 | 33.0 | 33.2 | 31.2 | 33.2 | 28.5 | 23.4 | 31.5 | 35.4 | 35.2 |
| Viewbank | 18.7 | 17.5 | 15.2 | 16.6 | 19.3 | 17.7 | 16.3 | 19.5 | 25.1 | 29.1 | 29.5 | 28.8 | 33.5 | 34.3 | 33.0 | 20.3 | 26.1 | 30.1 | 28.8 | 31.5 | 33.4 | 33.9 | 34.5 | 33.0 | 32.8 | 28.2 | 24.7 | 32.7 | 36.3 | 36.6 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 14.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 16.7 | 13.9 | 12.5 | 17.6 | 23.2 | 25.8 | 26.9 | 26.0 | 29.9 | 29.8 | 28.6 | 17.1 | 21.4 | 25.4 | 24.9 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 29.1 | 30.6 | 29.6 | 29.8 | 23.9 | 20.2 | 29.3 | 31.8 | 31.6 |
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Values are the maximum temperature, usually in the 24 hours from 9 am on the day indicated, and typically occurred in the afternoon of that day. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temperatures coloured according to their difference from the long-term average for the period |
-10.0 | -9.0 | -8.0 | -7.0 | -6.0 | -5.0 | -4.0 | -3.0 | -2.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | +1.0 | +2.0 | +3.0 | +4.0 | +5.0 | +6.0 | +7.0 | +8.0 | +9.0 | +10.0 | °C | Grey outline marks highest and lowest for the period |
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| Daily minimum temperatures for November 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |
| Bundoora (Latrobe University) | 10.7 | 11.0 | 8.7 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 9.5 | 11.2 | 6.9 | 10.7 | 13.3 | 11.5 | 16.8 | 19.0 | 17.2 | 15.1 | 13.8 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 15.2 | 13.4 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 16.2 | 11.7 | 17.0 | 19.4 | ||||
| Cerberus | 11.6 | 11.0 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 9.0 | 10.8 | 11.4 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 11.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 14.6 | 17.1 | 16.1 | 13.6 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 11.9 | 10.1 | 15.1 | 17.6 | 18.4 | 15.7 | 10.7 | 18.6 | 17.3 |
| Coldstream | 8.6 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 9.1 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 6.6 | 10.7 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 12.5 | 13.8 | 16.3 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 11.4 | 13.1 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 9.4 | 13.1 | 15.5 | 18.2 | 16.9 | 9.8 | 13.8 | 16.0 |
| Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 10.1 | 10.3 | 8.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 10.2 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 11.2 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 13.7 | 14.0 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 12.8 | 11.5 | 16.5 | 15.5 | 11.4 | 16.3 | 17.4 | ||||||
| Essendon Airport | 10.9 | 10.6 | 8.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 11.3 | 7.9 | 11.1 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 12.4 | 16.8 | 22.6 | 17.0 | 15.6 | 14.4 | 13.3 | 15.2 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 14.4 | 17.0 | 17.8 | 18.7 | 15.6 | 13.1 | 17.6 | 20.5 |
| Ferny Creek | 6.5 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 9.8 | 15.5 | 11.2 | 13.5 | 18.4 | 21.3 | 14.6 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 14.1 | 16.9 | 18.9 | 20.4 | 17.4 | 18.8 | 15.2 | 16.4 | 13.4 | 10.3 | 18.6 | 22.2 |
| Frankston AWS | 10.0 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 11.6 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 12.9 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 16.1 | 22.3 | 17.6 | 16.4 | 16.6 | 15.7 | 17.4 | 18.3 | 17.9 | 15.6 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 18.9 | 16.3 | 13.9 | 17.1 | |
| Laverton RAAF | 11.8 | 10.4 | 8.9 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 11.8 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 13.2 | 12.2 | 10.6 | 15.9 | 23.2 | 17.0 | 15.6 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 13.5 | 16.4 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 16.2 | 12.8 | 15.9 | 23.4 |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 11.9 | 11.3 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 6.4 | 10.9 | 10.0 | 12.1 | 8.7 | 12.1 | 14.8 | 13.2 | 13.7 | 18.2 | 21.5 | 18.1 | 16.4 | 16.1 | 15.1 | 16.6 | 17.8 | 18.7 | 16.2 | 18.6 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 16.5 | 13.7 | 18.5 | 22.5 |
| Melbourne Airport | 11.2 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 7.3 | 8.7 | 10.1 | 7.5 | 10.2 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 10.7 | 16.9 | 22.0 | 16.4 | 14.4 | 12.6 | 13.4 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 16.2 | 11.6 | 15.9 | 17.1 | 18.6 | 15.2 | 11.2 | 17.6 | 21.1 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 11.3 | 10.9 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.6 | 7.1 | 9.2 | 12.7 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 15.1 | 24.1 | 14.6 | 15.0 | 14.2 | 15.9 | 15.3 | 14.5 | 13.5 | 17.7 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 15.8 | 12.1 | 15.3 | 20.0 | |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 10.2 | 8.6 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 6.4 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 6.1 | 9.1 | 12.9 | 10.5 | 9.6 | 16.8 | 22.8 | 17.3 | 13.1 | 13.8 | 12.8 | 15.0 | 15.6 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 15.7 | 18.7 | 18.6 | 15.5 | 11.5 | 15.2 | 24.3 | |
| Viewbank | 10.5 | 10.7 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 3.7 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 10.8 | 7.1 | 11.3 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 11.0 | 16.6 | 20.4 | 17.0 | 15.5 | 14.8 | 14.0 | 15.1 | 15.6 | 16.0 | 13.6 | 17.7 | 17.3 | 18.6 | 16.2 | 12.3 | 17.7 | 20.4 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 7.4 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 14.2 | 10.2 | 12.3 | 16.2 | 18.2 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 13.7 | 15.7 | 17.0 | 17.7 | 17.3 | 18.2 | 15.5 | 16.2 | 13.4 | 10.2 | 15.3 | 19.7 |
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Values are the minimum temperature, usually in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated, and typically occurred that morning. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temperatures coloured according to their difference from the long-term average for the period |
-10.0 | -9.0 | -8.0 | -7.0 | -6.0 | -5.0 | -4.0 | -3.0 | -2.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | +1.0 | +2.0 | +3.0 | +4.0 | +5.0 | +6.0 | +7.0 | +8.0 | +9.0 | +10.0 | °C | Grey outline marks highest and lowest for the period |
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| Daily rainfall for November 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | ||
| Bonbeach (Carrum) | - | 6.3 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.5 | 6.6 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.6 | ||||
| Bullengarook East | 1.0 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | 5.8 | - | 15.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 4.4 | 10.8 | - | - | - | |
| Bundoora (Latrobe University) | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | → | 0.4 | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.6 | 4.6 | 1.0 | → | 9.0 | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | → | 4.4 | - | - | - | |
| Burnside | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 10.2 | - | 7.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2.4 | - | - | - | |
| Cape Schanck | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 2.6 | - | - | - | |
| Cerberus | 3.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | 10.8 | 4.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.6 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Coldstream | 2.2 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 4.0 | 16.2 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 29.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | - | - | - | |
| Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.8 | → | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | 9.2 | - | - | - | |
| Essendon Airport | - | 1.4 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 2.6 | - | - | - | |
| Ferny Creek | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 1.4 | - | - | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 10.4 | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | 8.4 | 6.8 | 4.4 | - | - | - | |
| Greenvale Reservoir | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 2.4 | - | 4.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 21.0 | 8.6 | 8.8 | - | 0.8 | 9.0 | 0.8 | - | ||||||||||||||
| Laverton RAAF | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 4.6 | - | 7.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - | |
| Main Ridge | 14.2 | - | - | 7.2 | - | - | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | 10.2 | 19.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.2 | |||||
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | - | - | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | 4.2 | - | 24.8 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Melbourne Airport | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | 8.2 | 0.2 | 33.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | 3.0 | 1.8 | - | 0.2 | - | |
| Mitcham | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 6.8 | 3.2 | 1.2 | - | 4.2 | 1.4 | - | - | ||||||||||||||
| Moorabbin Airport | 0.2 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 | - | - | - | |
| Mornington | 8.4 | 2.6 | 1.2 | → | → | 1.4 | - | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | 8.0 | → | → | 12.8 | - | - | - | - | → | → | 27.8 | ||||
| Newham (Cobaw) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | - | 9.0 | 56.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.4 | 7.2 | 1.8 | - | - | - | |
| Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Club) | 0.8 | 2.0 | 3.2 | - | - | - | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.6 | 5.4 | - | → | 7.0 | - | - | - | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 0.4 | - | - | |
| Preston Reservoir | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 0.4 | 9.6 | - | 4.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | - | ||||||||||||||
| Rosebud (Country Club) | 8.8 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.9 | 6.9 | 5.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | → | 9.6 | - | - | - | |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 2.2 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 0.8 | - | - | - | |||
| Springvale (Sandown) | 1.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | 7.0 | 12.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | 9.8 | |||||
| Springvale Necropolis | 3.0 | 5.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | → | 16.0 | ||||
| Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorourrong) | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | 8.2 | 7.0 | 6.2 | - | 0.2 | 6.2 | 0.2 | - | ||||||||||||||
| Viewbank | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 7.4 | 2.4 | 7.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 8.6 | 4.0 | 0.8 | - | - | - | |
| Wallan | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | - | - | 28.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.2 | ||||
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 5.2 | 2.6 | 14.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 3.4 | 8.2 | 0.2 | - | - | ||
| Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservoir (Quarte | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 1.8 | 19.0 | - | 2.4 | 2.8 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Willowmavin (Avalon Station) | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.4 | 66.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | 2.8 | 12.4 | - | - | - | |
| Woodend | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 1.2 | - | - | 1.0 | 0.5 | - | - | - | 7.6 | - | 1.5 | - | 13.6 | 33.6 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 7.8 | 1.6 | ||||
| Yan Yean | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.8 | - | - | ||||||||||||||
| Yarra River @ Warrandyte | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | 7.2 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | - | - | - | |
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Most values are the precipitation in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated.
Days marked with → are part of a longer accumulation, which is shown on the final day. Values over 100 mm have been rounded to the nearest whole millimetre. Days marked with - have a rainfall report of zero; days left blank have no rainfall report (which often indicates no rain fell). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rainfalls coloured according to the amount |
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Notes
The Monthly climate summary, generally published on the first working day of each month, lists the main features of the weather in Greater Melbourne 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.
In September 2017 this summary was broadened to include data from observing sites in or near the Greater Melbourne “Greater Capital City Statistical Area” (GCCSA). The Australian Bureau of Statistics designed the GCCSAs to “include the population within the urban area of the city, as well as people who regularly socialise, shop or work within the city, and live in small towns and rural areas surrounding the city. It is important to note that GCCSAs do not define the built up edge of the city. They provide a stable definition for these cities and are designed for the output of a range of social and economic survey data.”
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 10 am on Friday 1 December 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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