Thursday, 10 January 2019 - Monthly Climate Summary for Victoria - Product code IDCKGC16R0
Victoria in December 2018: warm and wet
Victoria in December was wetter than average, largely due to the record rainfall in the middle of the month. Both daytime and night time temperatures were warmer than average, with overnight temperatures the highest on record for December.
Very wet in the northwest
- Statewide, December rainfall was 44% above the long-term December average of 47.5 mm
- Most of the northern and western Victoria, as well as the far-east were wetter than average; parts of the West Gippsland district, however, were drier than average
- A slow-moving low pressure trough which brought moisture from the tropics, and a low pressure system with the associated cold front, resulted in widespread rainfall on the 13th and 14th with daily rainfall totals exceeding 50 mm at many sites in the north of Victoria
- The highest daily rainfall in December, 134.0 mm, was recorded at Bloomfield Park on the 13th
- Many sites had their highest December daily rainfall on record on the 13th and 14th, including Eldorado where rainfall observations started in 1890
- Many sites also had their highest total December rainfall on record or highest total December rainfall since at least 1995, including Eldorado, Berriwillock, Birchip (Marlbed) and Woomelang, which all have more than 100 years of observations
- Eldorado was also the wettest place in Victoria in December, recording 215.4 mm during the month, which is more than four-times its December average
Warmest December on record
- The Victorian mean temperature was 3.06 °C warmer than the December average, the warmest December on record
- Mean maximum temperature was 2.89 °C above the long-term December average, and the third-warmest on record
- Whole of Victoria had mean daytime temperatures very much above average for the month, and in most of the East Gippsland district December daytime temperatures were highest on record
- Kyabram, Yarrawonga and Shepparton Airport had their highest December temperature on record on the 27th
- Many sites had their highest December mean daily maximum temperature on record
- The highest daytime temperature in Victoria in December, 44.2 °C, was recorded at Walpeup (in the northwest of the State) on the 28th, in a hot northerly airflow
- Statewide, the mean minimum temperature was 3.23 °C above the long-term December average, the highest on record
- Most of the north and east of Victoria had mean minimum temperatures more than 3 °C above average
- Some sites had their warmest December night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record
- Many sites saw their highest December mean daily minimum temperature on record. This includes Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse which had the warmest December on record for overnight temperatures in its 140 years of measurements
- The highest night time temperature in Victoria in December was 28.3 °C, recorded at Rutherglen on the 29th
Storms and flash floods
- Strong winds, heavy rain, and severe thunderstorms affected Victoria on the 13th and 14th
- About a month's worth of rain fell over northeastern Victoria, with flash flooding stranding hundreds of motorists on the Hume Highway between Wangaratta and Wodonga
- On the 14th, 41.2 mm fell in Melbourne, most of it in a 20-minute period after 5 pm. The State Emergency Service was called to rescue 25 people whose vehicles became trapped in flood waters
Further information
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes in December 2018 | |
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Hottest day |
44.2 °C at Walpeup Research on the 28th |
Warmest days on average |
33.2 °C at Mildura Airport |
Coolest days on average |
17.0 °C at Mount Buller |
Coldest day |
4.6 °C at Mount Baw Baw on the 2nd |
Coldest night |
0.1 °C at Falls Creek on the 3rd |
Coolest nights on average |
8.8 °C at Mount Buller |
Warmest nights on average |
18.2 °C at Mildura Airport |
Warmest night |
28.3 °C at Rutherglen Research on the 29th |
Warmest on average overall |
25.7 °C at Mildura Airport |
Coolest on average overall |
12.9 °C at Mount Buller |
Wettest overall |
215.4 mm at Eldorado |
Wettest day |
134.0 mm at Bloomfield Park (Everton) on the 13th |
Strongest wind gust |
115 km/h at Mount Hotham on the 2nd 115 km/h at Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse on the 3rd |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Maps | |||
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Observed | Anomaly | Decile rank | |
Total rainfall |
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Mean daily maximum temperatures |
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Mean daily minimum temperatures |
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Record highest December daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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Eldorado | 110.4 | on the 13th | 101.9 | on the 29th in 1893 | 128 | |
Ninyeunook | 63.0 | on the 14th | 57.4 | on the 12th in 1963 | 125 | |
Quambatook South | 73.0 | on the 14th | 57.4 | on the 4th in 1916 | 123 | |
Birchip (Woodlands) | 130.2 | on the 14th | 119.4 | on the 14th in 1961 | 122 | |
Tangambalanga NE Dairy | 70.0 | on the 14th | 68.3 | on the 24th in 1919 | 117 | |
Beazleys Bridge | 48.6 | on the 14th | 43.6 | on the 31st in 2002 | 104 | |
Charlton (Donald St) | 93.0 | on the 14th | 32.0 | on the 22nd in 2007 | 59 | |
Donald | 63.0 | on the 14th | 47.6 | on the 22nd in 2007 | 53 | |
Birchip Cropping Group | 127.2 | on the 14th | 32.0 | on the 31st in 2002 | 44 | |
Hopetoun (Wirrbibial Downs) | 75.4 | on the 14th | 31.6 | on the 31st in 2002 | 21 |
Record highest December total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Eldorado | 215.4 | 185.3 | in 1933 | 128 | 51.2 |
Berriwillock | 135.2 | 99.8 | in 2010 | 116 | 23.6 |
Birchip (Marlbed) | 129.5 | 129.4 | in 1930 | 114 | 24.6 |
Woomelang | 177.4 | 119.6 | in 2010 | 111 | 24.6 |
Charlton (Donald St) | 137.2 | 101.6 | in 1992 | 59 | 29.4 |
Mallacoota | 170.2 | 155.0 | in 2004 | 44 | 72.5 |
Birchip Cropping Group | 190.0 | 67.4 | in 1992 | 40 | 22.7 |
Rhyll | 82.4 | 79.2 | in 2008 | 25 | 46.7 |
Hopetoun (Wirrbibial Downs) | 139.8 | 135.4 | in 2010 | 21 | 33.8 |
Highest December total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for December |
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Birchip (Woodlands) | 199.2 | 222.0 | in 1930* | 25.3 | |
Ninyeunook | 125.4 | 174.4 | in 1930* | 23.7 | |
Beulah | 126.7 | 261.4 | in 1930* | 25.9 | |
Quambatook South | 146.2 | 181.8 | in 1930* | 25.8 | |
Korong Vale (Burnbank) | 85.4 | 86.0 | in 1966* | 25.5 | |
Cerberus | 98.4 | 103.6 | in 1988* | 55.1 | |
Gabo Island Lighthouse | 133.0 | 138.0 | in 1992 | 67.1 | |
Inglewood (Post Office) | 100.6 | 135.4 | in 1992 | 30.7 | |
Wedderburn (Post Office) | 86.0 | 111.4 | in 1992 | 30.4 | |
Canary Island | 70.6 | 96.8 | in 1992* | 25.8 | |
Laverton RAAF | 100.6 | 101.2 | in 1993 | 46.8 | |
Ultima (Post Office) | 78.2 | 120.3 | in 1992* | 24.2 | |
Combienbar AWS | 128.4 | 149.6 | in 1995* | 69.3 | |
Wycheproof | 98.2 | 99.8 | in 1992* | 25.4 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record highest December temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Kyabram | 43.3 | on the 27th | = 43.3 | on the 31st in 2005 | 52 | 28.3 |
Yarrawonga | 43.2 | on the 27th | = 43.2 | on the 31st in 2005 | 26 | 30.1 |
Shepparton Airport | 43.2 | on the 27th | 42.8 | on the 31st in 2005 | 23 | 29.0 |
Record highest December mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Rutherglen Research | 32.7 | 32.3 | in 1994 | 105 | 29.2 |
Point Hicks (Lighthouse) | 25.2 | 24.8 | in 2015 | 50 | 22.2 |
Bairnsdale Airport | 26.3 | 26.2 | in 2015 | 37 | 23.7 |
Mallacoota | 24.5 | 23.9 | in 2015 | 25 | 22.2 |
Mount Moornapa | 26.5 | = 26.5 | in 2015 | 25 | 23.1 |
Yarrawonga | 32.8 | 32.5 | in 2015 | 25 | 30.1 |
Combienbar AWS | 26.0 | 25.9 | in 2003 | 24 | 23.1 |
Mount Nowa Nowa | 26.7 | 25.6 | in 2003 | 23 | 22.6 |
Shepparton Airport | 31.8 | = 31.8 | in 2015 | 22 | 29.0 |
Highest December mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for December |
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Dartmouth Reservoir | 29.1 | 29.4 | in 1994 | 26.9 | |
Wangaratta Aero | 31.7 | 32.5 | in 1994 | 29.2 | |
Falls Creek | 17.3 | 17.9 | in 1994* | 15.1 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record highest December daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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East Sale | 22.6 | on the 8th | 21.4 | on the 22nd in 2000 | 74 | 11.4 |
Bairnsdale Airport | 21.9 | on the 8th | 21.4 | on the 14th in 2017 | 38 | 11.3 |
Edi Upper | 24.0 | on the 29th | 23.5 | on the 21st in 1994 | 33 | 11.5 |
Falls Creek | 18.0 | on the 28th | 17.7 | on the 31st in 2005 | 28 | 6.3 |
Sheoaks | 26.5 | on the 7th | 25.8 | on the 22nd in 1996 | 28 | 10.4 |
Mount Moornapa | 23.9 | on the 8th | = 23.9 | on the 29th in 2016 | 26 | 11.4 |
Yarrawonga | 27.0 | on the 29th | 25.6 | on the 7th in 1994 | 26 | 13.3 |
Mount Nowa Nowa | 25.3 | on the 8th | 24.3 | on the 20th in 2015 | 24 | 12.2 |
Shepparton Airport | 27.0 | on the 28th | 26.7 | on the 24th in 2009 | 23 | 12.8 |
Record highest December mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse | 15.4 | 15.1 | in 2017 | 140 | 12.7 |
Maryborough | 14.0 | 13.8 | in 1914 | 111 | 11.4 |
Kerang | 16.8 | 16.2 | in 2015 | 110 | 13.5 |
Ouyen (Post Office) | 17.1 | 16.7 | in 2015 | 81 | 13.7 |
Laverton RAAF | 15.0 | 14.1 | in 2017 | 75 | 12.0 |
East Sale | 14.4 | 13.7 | in 1992 | 73 | 11.4 |
Mildura Airport | 18.2 | 17.8 | in 1965 | 72 | 14.9 |
Scoresby Research Institute | 14.3 | 13.8 | in 2003 | 59 | 11.9 |
Mangalore Airport | 14.9 | 14.5 | in 2007 | 57 | 11.9 |
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag | 15.4 | 14.7 | in 2015 | 53 | 12.3 |
Kyabram | 15.6 | 15.3 | in 2015 | 51 | 12.6 |
Castlemaine Prison | 13.9 | 13.8 | in 2016 | 50 | 11.0 |
Point Hicks (Lighthouse) | 15.8 | 15.6 | in 2017 | 49 | 14.2 |
Essendon Airport | 14.9 | 14.2 | in 1965 | 48 | 11.9 |
Melbourne Airport | 14.3 | 13.8 | in 1994 | 48 | 12.1 |
Moorabbin Airport | 15.4 | 14.6 | in 2017 | 47 | 12.7 |
Warracknabeal Museum | 14.7 | 14.3 | in 1992 | 46 | 12.2 |
Strathbogie | 12.1 | 12.0 | in 1992 | 38 | 9.5 |
Bairnsdale Airport | 14.2 | 13.3 | in 1988 | 37 | 11.3 |
Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airport) | 13.7 | 12.9 | in 2017 | 33 | 11.3 |
Wangaratta Aero | 14.6 | 14.4 | in 1992 | 31 | 11.7 |
Aireys Inlet | 14.0 | 13.5 | in 2017 | 27 | 12.3 |
Falls Creek | 9.2 | 8.6 | in 1994 | 27 | 6.3 |
Rhyll | 15.4 | 15.3 | in 2017 | 27 | 13.8 |
Sheoaks | 13.1 | 12.2 | in 1992 | 27 | 10.4 |
Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 13.7 | 13.5 | in 1992 | 26 | 11.8 |
Mallacoota | 16.2 | 15.6 | in 2017 | 25 | 13.7 |
Mount Moornapa | 14.1 | 13.0 | in 2017 | 25 | 11.4 |
Redesdale | 13.1 | 12.7 | in 2015 | 25 | 10.2 |
Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 12.7 | 12.5 | in 2015 | 25 | 10.3 |
Yarrawonga | 16.7 | 15.6 | in 2007 | 25 | 13.3 |
Coldstream | 13.0 | 12.0 | in 2017 | 24 | 9.8 |
Combienbar AWS | 14.2 | 13.4 | in 1994 | 24 | 11.4 |
Avalon Airport | 14.3 | 13.2 | in 2017 | 23 | 11.8 |
Mount Nowa Nowa | 15.0 | 14.0 | in 2017 | 23 | 12.2 |
Eildon Fire Tower | 13.9 | 13.6 | in 2015 | 22 | 11.3 |
Shepparton Airport | 16.1 | 15.2 | in 2015 | 22 | 12.8 |
Stawell Aerodrome | 13.3 | 13.2 | in 2015 | 22 | 11.4 |
Swan Hill Aerodrome | 16.6 | 16.0 | in 2015 | 22 | 13.7 |
Horsham Aerodrome | 13.2 | = 13.2 | in 2015 | 21 | 10.5 |
Warrnambool Airport NDB | 11.8 | 11.3 | in 2017 | 20 | 10.2 |
Highest December mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for December |
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Echuca Aerodrome | 16.0 | 16.8 | in 1914 | 13.5 | |
Rutherglen Research | 15.6 | 15.9 | in 1914* | 11.5 | |
Longerenong | 14.0 | 14.8 | in 1897* | 11.2 | |
Ballarat Aerodrome | 11.9 | 12.1 | in 1975 | 9.4 | |
Dartmouth Reservoir | 14.3 | 14.6 | in 1975* | 11.8 | |
Cerberus | 13.9 | 14.0 | in 1992 | 11.9 | |
Gelantipy | 11.9 | 12.0 | in 1992 | 9.6 | |
Hamilton Airport | 11.5 | 12.0 | in 1992 | 9.5 | |
Mortlake Racecourse | 11.6 | 12.1 | in 1992 | 9.2 | |
Mount Buller | 8.8 | 11.2 | in 1994* | 6.3 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record highest December mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse | 18.4 | 18.0 | in 2005 | 140 | 15.8 |
Kerang | 24.8 | = 24.8 | in 2015 | 109 | 21.6 |
Rutherglen Research | 24.2 | 23.3 | in 1919 | 105 | 20.3 |
East Sale | 20.5 | 19.5 | in 2015 | 73 | 17.4 |
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag | 23.0 | 22.9 | in 2015 | 53 | 20.0 |
Point Hicks (Lighthouse) | 20.6 | 19.9 | in 2017 | 49 | 18.2 |
Dartmouth Reservoir | 21.7 | 21.4 | in 1975 | 38 | 19.3 |
Bairnsdale Airport | 20.3 | 19.1 | in 2015 | 37 | 17.5 |
Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airport) | 20.7 | 20.5 | in 2015 | 33 | 17.8 |
Wangaratta Aero | 23.2 | = 23.2 | in 1994 | 31 | 20.5 |
Cerberus | 19.3 | = 19.3 | in 2015 | 27 | 17.2 |
Falls Creek | 13.3 | = 13.3 | in 1994 | 27 | 10.7 |
Sheoaks | 19.8 | 19.5 | in 2015 | 27 | 17.1 |
Gelantipy | 17.9 | 17.2 | in 2003 | 26 | 15.5 |
Mallacoota | 20.3 | 19.6 | in 2017 | 25 | 17.9 |
Mount Moornapa | 20.3 | 19.8 | in 2015 | 25 | 17.2 |
Yarrawonga | 24.7 | 23.7 | in 2015 | 25 | 21.7 |
Coldstream | 20.0 | 19.9 | in 2015 | 24 | 17.5 |
Combienbar AWS | 20.2 | 19.5 | in 2003 | 24 | 17.3 |
Mount Nowa Nowa | 20.8 | 19.7 | in 2015 | 23 | 17.4 |
Shepparton Airport | 23.9 | 23.5 | in 2015 | 22 | 20.9 |
Highest December mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for December |
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Mount Buller | 12.9 | 15.4 | in 1994* | 10.5 |
* 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 December 2018 | ||||||||||||
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Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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Mean for December 2018 |
Diff from average |
Highest for December 2018 |
Mean for December 2018 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for December 2018 |
Total for December 2018 |
Average for December |
Rank of December 2018 |
Fraction of December average |
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North Mallee (district 76) | ||||||||||||
Mildura Airport | 33.2 | +2.9 | 43.8 | 27th | 18.2 | +3.3 | 9.9 | 3rd | 44.6 | 25.5 | high | 175% |
Ouyen (Post Office) | 32.8 | +2.5 | 44.1 | 28th | 17.1 | +3.4 | 10.0 | 3rd | 55.3 | 25.7 | high | 215% |
Walpeup Research | 32.8 | +2.9 | 44.2 | 28th | 16.8 | +3.2 | 8.8 | 3rd | 65.0 | 24.6 | v high | 264% |
South Mallee (district 77) | ||||||||||||
Hopetoun Airport | 32.0 | +1.5 | 43.5 | 28th | 15.8 | +2.8 | 7.8 | 3rd | 130.4 | 33.1 | v high | 394% |
Swan Hill Aerodrome | 32.8 | +2.2 | 43.6 | 27th | 16.6 | +2.9 | 8.1 | 1st | 42.4 | 22.9 | high | 185% |
North Wimmera (district 78) | ||||||||||||
Kellalac (Warracknabeal Airport) | 31.2 | 42.6 | 27th | 14.2 | 8.1 | 1st | 104.2 | |||||
Nhill Aerodrome | 30.2 | +1.3 | 41.7 | 27th | 13.9 | +1.7 | 8.0 | 23rd | 65.2 | 29.7 | high | 220% |
Warracknabeal Museum | 30.8 | +2.0 | 42.0 | 27th | 14.7 | +2.5 | 9.0 | 1st | 106.0 | 28.5 | v high | 372% |
South Wimmera (district 79) | ||||||||||||
Edenhope Airport | 28.5 | +1.7 | 40.6 | 27th | 13.0 | +2.0 | 7.1 | 23rd | 76.0 | 41.9 | high | 181% |
Grampians (Mount William) | 20.3 | +2.0 | 31.9 | 27th | 10.7 | +3.0 | 2.7 | 2nd | 82.2 | 66.1 | average | 124% |
Horsham Aerodrome | 30.5 | +1.9 | 42.5 | 27th | 13.2 | +2.7 | 6.8 | 1st | 29.6 | 25.6 | average | 116% |
Kanagulk | 28.7 | +1.5 | 41.0 | 27th | 12.1 | +1.4 | 5.9 | 1st | 55.8 | 42.2 | high | 132% |
Longerenong | 31.8 | +4.0 | 42.9 | 27th | 14.0 | +2.8 | 8.6 | 1st | 27.6 | |||
Pyrenees (Ben Nevis) | 24.1 | +1.8 | 35.5 | 27th | 12.4 | +2.2 | 5.3 | 2nd | 81.8 | 48.3 | high | 169% |
Stawell Aerodrome | 28.5 | +1.9 | 40.6 | 27th | 13.3 | +1.9 | 6.4 | 1st | 66.0 | 36.3 | high | 182% |
Lower North (district 80) | ||||||||||||
Charlton | 31.6 | +1.8 | 42.7 | 27th | 15.3 | +2.3 | 7.3 | 1st | 105.0 | 35.8 | v high | 293% |
Echuca Aerodrome | 32.3 | +3.3 | 43.6 | 27th | 16.0 | +2.5 | 9.0 | 1st | 49.8 | 30.1 | high | 165% |
Kerang | 32.9 | +3.1 | 44.0 | 27th | 16.8 | +3.3 | 10.6 | 3rd | 43.8 | 27.4 | high | 160% |
Kyabram | 32.1 | +3.8 | 43.3 | 27th | 15.6 | +3.0 | 7.6 | 1st | 37.6 | 33.9 | average | 111% |
Upper North (district 81) | ||||||||||||
Shepparton Airport | 31.8 | +2.8 | 43.2 | 27th | 16.1 | +3.3 | 8.6 | 1st | 36.6 | 34.3 | average | 107% |
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag | 30.7 | +3.1 | 42.0 | 27th | 15.4 | +3.1 | 7.0 | 1st | 52.0 | 35.5 | high | 146% |
Yarrawonga | 32.8 | +2.7 | 43.2 | 27th | 16.7 | +3.4 | 9.7 | 1st | 92.0 | 42.8 | high | 215% |
Lower Northeast (district 82) | ||||||||||||
Benalla Airport | 31.7 | +2.7 | 41.3 | 27th | 15.8 | +2.6 | 5.9 | 3rd | 80.7 | 56.8 | average | 142% |
Corryong Airport | 31.4 | +2.4 | 38.5 | 27th | 13.9 | +2.3 | 7.0 | 1st | 73.6 | 68.4 | average | 108% |
Dartmouth Reservoir | 29.1 | +2.2 | 38.0 | 27th | 14.3 | +2.5 | 4.9 | 3rd | 69.8 | 74.5 | average | 94% |
Rutherglen Research | 32.7 | +3.5 | 42.8 | 27th | 15.6 | +4.1 | 5.6 | 3rd | 63.0 | 44.5 | high | 142% |
Strathbogie | 27.4 | +2.7 | 37.8 | 27th | 12.1 | +2.6 | 3.5 | 1st | 77.6 | 58.3 | high | 133% |
Wangaratta Aero | 31.7 | +2.5 | 41.2 | 27th | 14.6 | +2.9 | 5.9 | 3rd | 100.4 | 47.1 | v high | 213% |
Upper Northeast (district 83) | ||||||||||||
Falls Creek | 17.3 | +2.2 | 24.7 | 27th | 9.2 | +2.9 | 0.1 | 3rd | 74.0 | 110.4 | average | 67% |
Mount Buller | 17.0 | +2.3 | 25.7 | 27th | 8.8 | +2.5 | 0.1 | 3rd | 126.2 | 102.5 | average | 123% |
Omeo | 26.7 | +2.5 | 35.1 | 27th | 12.1 | +3.1 | 4.9 | 3rd | 75.2 | 66.8 | average | 113% |
East Gippsland (district 84) | ||||||||||||
Combienbar AWS | 26.0 | +2.9 | 36.5 | 27th | 14.2 | +2.8 | 7.9 | 3rd | 128.4 | 69.3 | v high | 185% |
Gabo Island Lighthouse | 22.0 | +2.1 | 28.8 | 28th | 10.8 | 3rd | 133.0 | 67.1 | v high | 198% | ||
Gelantipy | 23.9 | +2.5 | 32.5 | 27th | 11.9 | +2.3 | 4.5 | 3rd | 99.2 | 69.2 | high | 143% |
Lakes Entrance (Eastern Beach Road) | 25.2 | +2.3 | 39.6 | 28th | 15.3 | +2.1 | 9.7 | 11th | 47.0 | 67.1 | average | 70% |
Mallacoota | 24.5 | +2.3 | 31.5 | 29th | 16.2 | +2.5 | 9.3 | 3rd | 170.2 | 72.5 | highest | 235% |
Mount Nowa Nowa | 26.7 | +4.1 | 37.8 | 28th | 15.0 | +2.8 | 9.3 | 3rd | 44.4 | 82.6 | v low | 54% |
Orbost | 26.8 | +2.7 | 38.6 | 28th | 15.7 | +2.8 | 8.8 | 3rd | ||||
Point Hicks (Lighthouse) | 25.2 | +3.0 | 34.3 | 29th | 15.8 | +1.6 | 11.1 | 5th | 94.2 | 73.1 | high | 129% |
West Gippsland (district 85) | ||||||||||||
Bairnsdale Airport | 26.3 | +2.6 | 40.0 | 28th | 14.2 | +2.9 | 7.6 | 5th | 42.2 | 61.0 | low | 69% |
Corner Inlet (Yanakie) | 23.0 | 37.4 | 28th | 13.8 | 7.0 | 1st | 50.2 | |||||
East Sale | 26.6 | +3.1 | 39.4 | 28th | 14.4 | +3.0 | 8.5 | 23rd | 23.6 | 54.6 | low | 43% |
East Sale Airport | 27.1 | 41.2 | 28th | 14.5 | 8.9 | 23rd | 25.0 | |||||
Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airport) | 27.7 | +3.3 | 40.6 | 27th | 13.7 | +2.4 | 4.9 | 1st | 46.4 | 68.1 | low | 68% |
Mount Baw Baw | 17.5 | +3.0 | 27.3 | 27th | 9.0 | +3.2 | 0.9 | 3rd | 94.2 | 143.3 | low | 66% |
Mount Moornapa | 26.5 | +3.4 | 38.5 | 28th | 14.1 | +2.7 | 8.9 | 23rd | 91.8 | 65.2 | high | 141% |
Nilma North (Warragul) | 26.0 | 38.1 | 27th | 13.6 | 5.6 | 1st | 51.6 | |||||
Pound Creek | 23.9 | +1.1 | 35.3 | 28th | 13.4 | +2.0 | 5.9 | 11th | 49.2 | 61.6 | average | 80% |
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse | 21.4 | +2.6 | 36.1 | 7th | 15.4 | +2.7 | 12.2 | 2nd | 78.6 | 64.4 | average | 122% |
Yarram Airport | 24.6 | +1.0 | 40.0 | 28th | 13.4 | +2.0 | 5.1 | 5th | 51.2 | 59.7 | average | 86% |
East Central (district 86) | ||||||||||||
Cerberus | 24.6 | +2.2 | 37.5 | 7th | 13.9 | +2.0 | 7.6 | 1st | 98.4 | 55.1 | v high | 179% |
Coldstream | 26.9 | +1.6 | 39.3 | 27th | 13.0 | +3.2 | 5.0 | 1st | 101.0 | 61.6 | high | 164% |
Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 25.5 | +1.9 | 36.5 | 28th | 13.7 | +1.9 | 8.2 | 1st | 93.8 | 68.8 | high | 136% |
Essendon Airport | 26.2 | +1.6 | 40.3 | 27th | 14.9 | +3.0 | 9.0 | 1st | 69.8 | 52.6 | high | 133% |
Ferny Creek | 23.0 | 34.7 | 27th | 12.9 | 7.1 | 3rd | 87.4 | |||||
Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 25.7 | 38.0 | 7th | 16.0 | 10.3 | 1st | 104.8 | |||||
Melbourne Airport | 26.1 | +1.5 | 39.8 | 27th | 14.3 | +2.2 | 8.2 | 1st | 114.4 | 51.8 | v high | 221% |
Moorabbin Airport | 26.0 | +2.0 | 38.5 | 7th | 15.4 | +2.7 | 9.5 | 1st | 98.2 | 61.0 | high | 161% |
Rhyll | 34.2 | 28th | 15.4 | +1.6 | 11.8 | 2nd | 82.4 | 46.7 | highest | 176% | ||
Scoresby Research Institute | 26.4 | +2.3 | 39.8 | 27th | 14.3 | +2.4 | 7.1 | 1st | 69.4 | 76.4 | average | 91% |
Viewbank | 26.9 | +1.1 | 40.8 | 27th | 14.7 | +2.0 | 7.7 | 1st | 104.4 | 72.3 | high | 144% |
West Central (district 87) | ||||||||||||
Avalon Airport | 26.6 | +2.2 | 41.0 | 7th | 14.3 | +2.5 | 8.8 | 23rd | 31.6 | 29.8 | average | 106% |
Breakwater (Geelong Racecourse) | 25.3 | 40.4 | 7th | 14.3 | 8.8 | 23rd | 61.0 | |||||
Laverton RAAF | 25.6 | +1.7 | 39.2 | 7th | 15.0 | +3.0 | 8.2 | 1st | 100.6 | 46.8 | v high | 215% |
Sheoaks | 26.6 | +2.9 | 40.5 | 27th | 13.1 | +2.7 | 5.9 | 23rd | 37.6 | 31.2 | average | 121% |
North Central (district 88) | ||||||||||||
Castlemaine Prison | 28.6 | +3.1 | 40.0 | 27th | 13.9 | +2.9 | 7.0 | 3rd | 60.9 | 41.0 | high | 149% |
Eildon Fire Tower | 26.1 | +2.2 | 36.3 | 27th | 13.9 | +2.6 | 7.7 | 23rd | 109.4 | 52.3 | high | 209% |
Lake Eildon | 29.3 | +2.9 | 40.0 | 27th | 5.5 | 21st | 79.6 | 57.3 | high | 139% | ||
Mangalore Airport | 29.9 | +2.8 | 41.7 | 27th | 14.9 | +3.0 | 6.4 | 3rd | 60.0 | 41.4 | high | 145% |
Maryborough | 29.5 | +2.8 | 40.8 | 27th | 14.0 | +2.6 | 7.1 | 1st | 54.6 | 37.3 | high | 146% |
Puckapunyal Lyon Hill (Defence) | 29.5 | 42.0 | 27th | 15.5 | 8.4 | 3rd | 64.2 | |||||
Puckapunyal West (Defence) | 28.6 | 40.5 | 27th | 14.7 | 8.0 | 1st | 62.0 | |||||
Redesdale | 30.4 | +3.5 | 41.9 | 27th | 13.1 | +2.9 | 4.4 | 1st | 54.4 | 37.7 | high | 144% |
Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 24.6 | +2.3 | 37.8 | 27th | 12.7 | +2.4 | 7.3 | 3rd | 83.4 | 48.6 | high | 172% |
Western Plains (district 89) | ||||||||||||
Ararat Prison | 28.0 | +3.3 | 39.2 | 27th | 9.5 | +0.1 | 6.1 | 1st | 65.8 | 38.4 | high | 171% |
Ballarat Aerodrome | 25.9 | +3.2 | 37.0 | 27th | 11.9 | +2.5 | 2.9 | 1st | 103.6 | 50.5 | v high | 205% |
Westmere | 28.2 | +2.4 | 40.8 | 27th | 11.3 | +2.0 | 3.7 | 23rd | 51.2 | 44.3 | high | 116% |
West Coast (district 90) | ||||||||||||
Aireys Inlet | 23.8 | +2.5 | 40.8 | 7th | 14.0 | +1.7 | 9.3 | 23rd | 58.8 | 40.1 | high | 147% |
Cape Nelson Lighthouse | 21.9 | +2.1 | 36.8 | 6th | 14.0 | +0.9 | 9.6 | 23rd | 15.8 | 39.8 | v low | 40% |
Cape Otway Lighthouse | 21.1 | +1.2 | 38.4 | 7th | 14.0 | +1.9 | 10.6 | 23rd | 45.0 | 52.6 | average | 86% |
Casterton | 26.8 | +1.6 | 38.1 | 27th | 11.6 | +1.5 | 4.8 | 23rd | 30.2 | 40.3 | average | 75% |
Colac (Mount Gellibrand) | 26.0 | +2.6 | 39.3 | 27th | 12.9 | +2.1 | 8.6 | 1st | 51.8 | 36.6 | high | 142% |
Dartmoor | 25.6 | 37.3 | 27th | 11.8 | 5.8 | 23rd | 76.0 | 45.3 | high | 168% | ||
Hamilton Airport | 26.7 | +2.6 | 39.1 | 7th | 11.5 | +2.0 | 5.5 | 23rd | 70.0 | 44.2 | high | 158% |
Mortlake Racecourse | 26.5 | +3.0 | 39.6 | 7th | 11.6 | +2.4 | 3.6 | 23rd | 39.0 | 41.1 | average | 95% |
Port Fairy AWS | 22.4 | +1.1 | 36.9 | 6th | 13.7 | +1.2 | 7.8 | 23rd | 57.0 | 41.0 | high | 139% |
Portland (Cashmore Airport) | 22.1 | +1.8 | 34.2 | 6th | 12.2 | +1.3 | 6.9 | 11th | 64.6 | 50.3 | high | 128% |
Warrnambool Airport NDB | 23.6 | +0.9 | 39.2 | 7th | 11.8 | +1.6 | 6.1 | 11th | 53.4 | 47.3 | high | 113% |
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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 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 4 pm on Friday 4 January 2019. 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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