Friday, 1 February 2019 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Melbourne - Product code IDCKGC16L0
Greater Melbourne in January 2019: drier and much warmer than average
Rainfall in January 2019 was below average across the Melbourne metropolitan area. Both maximum and minimum temperatures were much warmer than average.
Below average rainfall
- Overall, rainfall was generally below average across Greater Melbourne
- January rainfall totals ranged from 6% of average at Cerberus to 75% of average at Laverton RAAF
- Most of rain fell on the last day of the month when thunderstorms, associated with a fast-moving cold front and a low-pressure trough, produced locally heavy falls
- The highest daily rainfall total was 24.4 mm at Willowmavin (in the northern part of Greater Melbourne) on the 31st
- The wettest place in Greater Melbourne in January was Laverton RAAF, which received 29.8 mm during the month
Much warmer than average
- Both mean maximum and mean minimum temperatures were above average across Greater Melbourne
- The hottest days were on the 4th, 24th and 25th, with Melbourne Airport recording Greater Melbourne's hottest temperature for the month, 46.0 °C, on the 25th
- Mean maximum temperatures ranged from 2.0 °C warmer than average at Cerberus, to 5.3 °C warmer than average at Wallan (Kilmore Gap)
- Averaged across all measuring sites, mean maximum temperature in Greater Melbourne was the highest since at least 1990
- Melbourne Airport, Wallan (Kilmore Gap), Coldstream and Viewbank had their highest January temperature on record on the 25th
- Several sites had either their record highest January mean daily maximum temperature or their highest January mean daily maximum temperature since 1981
- Nights were also very warm, with mean minimum temperatures generally between 1.5 °C and 2.5 °C above January average throughout Greater Melbourne
- Highest daily minimum temperature during the month, 23.4 °C, was recorded at Wallan (Kilmore Gap) on the 25th
- Essendon Airport and Moorabbin Airport had their record highest January mean daily minimum temperature and highest January mean daily minimum temperature since 1981 respectively
- The night between the 24th and 25th was exceptionally warm across Greater Melbourne, with some sites recording their highest overnight (6pm to 9am) minimum temperature for January, for example Essendon Airport had its warmest night in 17 years (30.9 °C), while Melbourne Airport recorded its warmest night in 10 years (29.1 °C)
Melbourne (Olympic Park)
- Melbourne (Olympic Park) had six rain days during the month, less than the January average of around eight rain days for the city
- Total rainfall for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 11.2 mm, most of which fell on the 31st
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 28.4 °C. The warmest day was 42.8 °C on the 25th, and the coolest day was on the 9th when the temperature reached 20.5 °C
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 17.5 °C. The coldest morning was 12.9 °C on the 11th, and the warmest morning was on the 18th when the minimum temperature was 22.3 °C
Thunderstorms and strong winds
- Thunderstorms, associated with a fast-moving cold front and a low-pressure trough, produced damaging winds on the 30th. Many sites recorded wind gusts which exceeded 70 km/h and the strongest January wind gust of 113 km/h was recorded at Laverton RAAF on this day
- Dust raised by strong winds on the 30th, reduced visibility in Melton, in the northwest of Greater Melbourne
Further information
- Media
- media@bom.gov.au (03) 9669 4057
- Enquiries
- helpdesk.climate@bom.gov.au
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in January 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day | 46.0 °C at Melbourne Airport on the 25th |
| Warmest days on average | 32.1 °C at Coldstream |
| Coolest days on average | 26.5 °C at Cerberus |
| Coldest day | 16.0 °C at Ferny Creek on the 5th |
| Coldest night | 6.0 °C at Coldstream on the 10th |
| Coolest nights on average | 13.2 °C at Coldstream |
| Warmest nights on average | 17.5 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) |
| Warmest night | 23.4 °C at Wallan (Kilmore Gap) on the 25th |
| Warmest on average overall | 23.7 °C at Viewbank |
| Coolest on average overall | 20.8 °C at Cerberus |
| Wettest overall | 29.8 mm at Laverton RAAF |
| Driest overall | 2.4 mm at Cerberus |
| Wettest day | 24.4 mm at Willowmavin (Avalon Station) on the 31st |
| Strongest wind gust | 113 km/h at Laverton RAAF on the 30th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Record highest January temperature | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Melbourne Airport | 46.0 | on the 25th | 44.6 | on the 25th in 2003 | 49 | 26.5 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 43.2 | on the 25th | 40.9 | on the 16th in 2014 | 26 | 25.0 |
| Coldstream | 43.8 | on the 25th | 43.4 | on the 29th in 2009 | 25 | 27.9 |
| Viewbank | 44.8 | on the 25th | 44.7 | on the 29th in 2009 | 20 | 27.9 |
| Record highest January mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Scoresby Research Institute | 31.2 | 29.3 | in 2018 | 60 | 26.3 |
| Essendon Airport | 30.2 | 29.7 | in 1951 | 49 | 26.5 |
| Melbourne Airport | 30.4 | 29.7 | in 2001 | 48 | 26.5 |
| Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 28.9 | 27.6 | in 2009 | 28 | 25.5 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 30.3 | 27.7 | in 2009 | 25 | 25.0 |
| Coldstream | 32.1 | 30.2 | in 2009 | 24 | 27.9 |
| Highest January mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for January |
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| Laverton RAAF | 28.5 | 29.4 | in 1981 | 25.7 | |
| Moorabbin Airport | 29.0 | 29.5 | in 1981 | 25.8 | |
| Record highest January mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Essendon Airport | 16.5 | 16.4 | in 2018 | 49 | 13.6 |
| Highest January mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for January |
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| Moorabbin Airport | 16.5 | 16.6 | in 1981 | 14.3 | |
| Record highest January mean temperature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Scoresby Research Institute | 23.4 | 22.7 | in 1981 | 60 | 19.8 |
| Essendon Airport | 23.4 | 22.4 | in 2018 | 49 | 20.1 |
| Melbourne Airport | 23.0 | 22.9 | in 2001 | 48 | 20.1 |
| Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 22.1 | 21.3 | in 2001 | 28 | 19.5 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 22.1 | 20.7 | in 2001 | 25 | 18.7 |
| Coldstream | 22.7 | 21.6 | in 2001 | 24 | 19.9 |
| Highest January mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for January |
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| Laverton RAAF | 22.4 | 23.1 | in 1981 | 19.8 | |
| Moorabbin Airport | 22.8 | 23.1 | in 1981 | 20.0 | |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for January 2019 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for January 2019 |
Diff from average |
Highest for January 2019 |
Mean for January 2019 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for January 2019 |
Total for January 2019 |
Average for January |
Rank of January 2019 |
Fraction of January average |
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| Cerberus | 26.5 | +2.0 | 42.1 | 25th | 15.0 | +1.1 | 8.3 | 10th | 2.4 | 37.1 | v low | 6% |
| Coldstream | 32.1 | +4.2 | 43.8 | 25th | 13.2 | +1.3 | 6.0 | 10th | 13.2 | 42.7 | low | 31% |
| Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 28.9 | +3.4 | 42.9 | 4th | 15.0 | +1.4 | 9.8 | 10th | 23.0 | 51.2 | low | 45% |
| Essendon Airport | 30.2 | +3.7 | 45.2 | 25th | 16.5 | +2.9 | 12.0 | 6th | 19.0 | 42.2 | low | 45% |
| Ferny Creek | 27.8 | 39.5 | 25th | 13.9 | 7.8 | 10th | 20.4 | |||||
| Laverton RAAF | 28.5 | +2.8 | 44.8 | 25th | 16.2 | +2.4 | 10.1 | 6th | 29.8 | 39.5 | average | 75% |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 28.4 | 42.8 | 25th | 17.5 | 12.9 | 11th | 11.2 | |||||
| Melbourne Airport | 30.4 | +3.9 | 46.0 | 25th | 15.5 | +1.7 | 8.8 | 10th | 10.8 | 39.9 | low | 27% |
| Moorabbin Airport | 29.0 | +3.2 | 43.8 | 4th | 16.5 | +2.2 | 12.1 | 11th | 13.8 | 43.9 | v low | 31% |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 31.2 | +4.9 | 43.5 | 25th | 15.6 | +2.3 | 9.6 | 10th | 18.4 | 51.9 | v low | 35% |
| Viewbank | 31.4 | +3.5 | 44.8 | 25th | 16.1 | +1.5 | 11.7 | 11th | 22.4 | 39.6 | low | 57% |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 30.3 | +5.3 | 43.2 | 25th | 14.0 | +1.6 | 8.0 | 10th | 13.2 | 46.1 | v low | 29% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for January 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 31 | |
| Cerberus | 22.2 | 21.2 | 25.1 | 41.5 | 20.4 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 22.9 | 19.8 | 21.4 | 28.3 | 22.9 | 29.4 | 34.3 | 26.7 | 24.2 | 31.4 | 26.2 | 21.8 | 23.2 | 23.9 | 25.1 | 24.0 | 37.0 | 42.1 | 23.8 | 25.4 | 35.1 | 32.8 | 21.3 | |
| Coldstream | 30.3 | 25.9 | 34.1 | 42.2 | 20.3 | 23.7 | 29.0 | 29.7 | 23.0 | 25.8 | 34.6 | 30.3 | 31.8 | 40.4 | 40.4 | 34.9 | 35.1 | 31.5 | 25.3 | 28.2 | 35.7 | 37.7 | 30.1 | 40.9 | 43.8 | 32.1 | 27.0 | 34.3 | 36.0 | 38.9 | 23.2 |
| Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 25.5 | 22.9 | 31.5 | 42.9 | 20.3 | 21.3 | 20.0 | 21.7 | 31.0 | 37.6 | 34.5 | 27.3 | 30.8 | 26.6 | 23.8 | 23.3 | 27.1 | 28.8 | 24.4 | 37.2 | 41.8 | 25.1 | 27.1 | 32.9 | 35.4 | 37.8 | 22.5 | ||||
| Essendon Airport | 27.6 | 23.8 | 30.8 | 44.3 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 24.7 | 26.3 | 21.4 | 22.8 | 30.7 | 27.7 | 30.7 | 35.4 | 35.4 | 29.2 | 36.9 | 30.5 | 24.9 | 24.4 | 28.3 | 30.6 | 25.8 | 42.3 | 45.2 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 35.5 | 38.7 | 40.5 | 22.3 |
| Ferny Creek | 25.6 | 21.3 | 30.2 | 38.7 | 16.0 | 19.1 | 23.3 | 24.6 | 17.8 | 20.3 | 29.8 | 25.1 | 27.1 | 36.1 | 36.9 | 31.5 | 31.4 | 28.9 | 20.9 | 23.0 | 30.2 | 32.7 | 25.3 | 36.4 | 39.5 | 27.0 | 23.7 | 31.6 | 31.9 | 35.7 | 19.6 |
| Laverton RAAF | 24.6 | 23.1 | 30.8 | 43.8 | 21.0 | 21.7 | 23.4 | 24.6 | 20.7 | 21.9 | 28.9 | 25.6 | 28.8 | 33.6 | 30.4 | 26.8 | 35.0 | 27.6 | 24.3 | 23.8 | 27.4 | 29.8 | 24.7 | 37.0 | 44.8 | 26.2 | 28.4 | 32.1 | 37.7 | 34.0 | 22.0 |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 26.2 | 22.2 | 29.5 | 42.6 | 21.2 | 22.1 | 23.1 | 24.1 | 20.5 | 21.4 | 30.4 | 24.7 | 30.5 | 32.3 | 30.4 | 26.7 | 32.5 | 28.7 | 23.5 | 22.9 | 25.1 | 26.8 | 23.9 | 40.8 | 42.8 | 26.1 | 27.8 | 34.5 | 36.8 | 38.1 | 21.5 |
| Melbourne Airport | 27.4 | 23.5 | 30.5 | 43.4 | 21.2 | 22.3 | 24.3 | 26.7 | 21.6 | 22.7 | 31.5 | 27.9 | 29.5 | 38.5 | 38.6 | 31.3 | 37.0 | 30.2 | 24.0 | 24.3 | 29.7 | 31.1 | 25.7 | 41.9 | 46.0 | 28.1 | 29.0 | 35.6 | 37.8 | 40.0 | 22.5 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 25.2 | 24.1 | 30.3 | 43.8 | 21.5 | 21.9 | 24.7 | 24.4 | 21.1 | 22.7 | 30.1 | 25.3 | 30.6 | 33.5 | 31.9 | 25.7 | 32.6 | 27.5 | 23.7 | 23.7 | 29.0 | 30.6 | 27.0 | 40.0 | 43.7 | 27.6 | 27.3 | 33.2 | 36.6 | 38.6 | 22.5 |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 28.8 | 25.2 | 32.4 | 43.0 | 20.6 | 22.9 | 27.1 | 27.6 | 22.5 | 24.4 | 33.3 | 28.4 | 31.0 | 40.0 | 40.2 | 33.6 | 34.6 | 29.4 | 25.1 | 26.7 | 33.0 | 34.6 | 29.0 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 29.5 | 28.1 | 34.9 | 36.2 | 39.1 | 22.6 |
| Viewbank | 29.3 | 26.4 | 31.6 | 44.0 | 21.7 | 23.3 | 25.9 | 28.5 | 22.4 | 24.7 | 34.3 | 28.0 | 31.9 | 40.5 | 38.7 | 30.6 | 34.7 | 30.9 | 25.6 | 26.3 | 32.5 | 35.3 | 27.7 | 42.2 | 44.8 | 29.5 | 28.2 | 34.9 | 37.3 | 38.8 | 22.3 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 29.0 | 23.4 | 33.1 | 41.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 26.0 | 29.1 | 19.8 | 22.5 | 32.3 | 30.4 | 27.9 | 38.3 | 40.3 | 33.9 | 34.2 | 32.1 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 34.2 | 36.4 | 26.3 | 38.6 | 43.2 | 31.9 | 25.7 | 30.5 | 33.7 | 35.3 | 21.3 |
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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 January 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 31 | |
| Cerberus | 9.6 | 17.3 | 13.7 | 16.9 | 16.3 | 10.9 | 16.3 | 13.4 | 14.3 | 8.3 | 15.0 | 16.4 | 13.9 | 15.6 | 17.6 | 17.0 | 17.8 | 20.1 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 21.2 | 15.2 | 15.9 | 10.4 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 17.3 |
| Coldstream | 11.5 | 12.2 | 10.1 | 12.7 | 14.8 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.6 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 7.7 | 14.2 | 11.3 | 12.9 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 18.5 | 19.9 | 11.9 | 9.7 | 13.3 | 16.0 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 21.1 | 18.5 | 15.9 | 11.1 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 16.5 |
| Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 12.5 | 16.5 | 14.0 | 15.7 | 14.7 | 12.0 | 13.4 | 9.8 | 12.9 | 17.0 | 11.0 | 14.6 | 16.8 | 19.3 | 20.7 | 13.0 | 12.1 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 14.9 | 15.3 | 21.8 | 15.5 | 14.8 | 12.7 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 17.1 | |||
| Essendon Airport | 13.9 | 17.9 | 15.6 | 16.6 | 16.5 | 12.0 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 14.6 | 12.0 | 12.9 | 18.1 | 14.6 | 17.9 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 19.6 | 21.7 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 18.0 | 18.4 | 17.3 | 16.6 | 21.4 | 18.5 | 16.8 | 14.3 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 16.1 |
| Ferny Creek | 12.2 | 13.2 | 11.6 | 13.6 | 11.7 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 11.0 | 7.8 | 10.0 | 18.7 | 10.3 | 14.7 | 20.7 | 16.6 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 13.6 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 22.6 | 14.6 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 12.9 |
| Laverton RAAF | 12.7 | 18.1 | 17.3 | 16.2 | 16.5 | 10.1 | 17.1 | 16.0 | 14.7 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 18.0 | 15.7 | 16.6 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.9 | 21.1 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 21.2 | 17.7 | 16.5 | 13.7 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 16.3 |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 15.5 | 18.4 | 15.9 | 18.0 | 17.4 | 14.6 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 16.1 | 13.5 | 12.9 | 17.7 | 14.4 | 18.7 | 19.4 | 19.8 | 20.7 | 22.3 | 16.5 | 15.2 | 18.4 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 17.3 | 21.1 | 19.9 | 18.4 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 17.2 |
| Melbourne Airport | 12.3 | 16.9 | 15.1 | 16.4 | 15.4 | 10.8 | 16.2 | 15.7 | 14.2 | 8.8 | 11.1 | 17.9 | 12.9 | 16.4 | 15.9 | 16.4 | 19.4 | 21.1 | 12.7 | 13.5 | 17.4 | 17.8 | 15.9 | 17.4 | 21.0 | 17.3 | 15.8 | 13.1 | 14.6 | 14.9 | 15.5 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 14.1 | 17.4 | 14.7 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 14.8 | 15.7 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 17.9 | 12.2 | 17.2 | 19.1 | 17.8 | 20.8 | 21.2 | 17.3 | 13.7 | 17.9 | 17.4 | 16.5 | 15.2 | 21.0 | 18.6 | 18.1 | 14.5 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 18.0 |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 12.6 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 15.9 | 13.1 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 17.2 | 12.6 | 16.7 | 17.3 | 16.9 | 19.8 | 20.2 | 15.6 | 12.7 | 16.5 | 16.8 | 16.5 | 14.7 | 21.2 | 18.6 | 16.0 | 12.6 | 14.8 | 17.5 | |||
| Viewbank | 14.0 | 16.8 | 14.6 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 17.6 | 12.7 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 18.9 | 19.9 | 21.2 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 17.7 | 18.2 | 17.6 | 16.2 | 20.2 | 19.1 | 16.3 | 14.0 | 15.9 | 15.3 | 16.8 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 12.0 | 13.4 | 11.8 | 13.8 | 12.2 | 9.3 | 11.2 | 13.1 | 11.2 | 8.0 | 10.1 | 18.3 | 10.7 | 14.9 | 19.7 | 17.1 | 17.5 | 21.2 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 14.2 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 23.4 | 15.0 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 12.8 |
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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 January 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 31 | ||
| Bonbeach (Carrum) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17.0 | |
| Bullengarook East | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.6 | |
| Burnside | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | |
| Cerberus | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | |
| Cheltenham Kingston Centre | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | 2.1 | |
| Coldstream | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 8.0 | |
| Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 1.4 | - | → | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.8 | |
| Essendon Airport | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.0 | |
| Ferny Creek | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 2.8 | - | - | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 10.2 | |
| Greenvale Reservoir | 0.6 | - | - | - | 1.4 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.4 | |||||
| Kinglake West | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 3.6 | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | 4.8 | |
| Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek) | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 3.0 | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.4 | |||||
| Lancefield | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | 8.4 | |
| Laverton RAAF | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 4.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24.2 | |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 1.4 | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.6 | |
| Melbourne Airport | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.4 | |
| Mitcham | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 2.0 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.0 | |||||
| Moorabbin Airport | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 8.6 | |
| Newham (Cobaw) | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | 6.2 | |
| Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Club) | - | - | - | - | → | → | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | |
| Preston Reservoir | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.0 | ||||||
| Scoresby Research Institute | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 2.0 | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | 11.2 | |
| Toolangi (Mount St Leonard DPI) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21.0 | |
| Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorourrong) | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Upper Plenty | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | 7.0 | |
| Viewbank | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 2.6 | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | 14.8 | |
| Wallan | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | 4.6 | |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 7.0 | |
| Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservoir (Quarte | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 2.6 | |||||
| Willowmavin (Avalon Station) | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 24.4 | |
| Woodend | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | 0.4 | - | - | - | 5.6 | |
| Yan Yean | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | |||||
| Yarra River @ Warrandyte | 0.4 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 8.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
This summary includes 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 February 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.
Further information
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