Friday, 1 February 2019 - Monthly Climate Summary for Victoria - Product code IDCKGC16R0
Victoria in January 2019: much warmer and drier than average
Rainfall in January 2019 was below average for Victoria as a whole. Temperatures were warmer than average in all areas of Victoria, with much of the State recording temperatures that were very much above average. Overall, it was Victoria's warmest January on record.
A very dry month
- Statewide, January rainfall was 72% below the long-term average of 40 mm
- Large part of southern Victoria had January rainfall totals in the driest 10% on record for the month, while isolated areas in the southwest of the State had rainfall totals which were lowest on record
- Most of the western part of the State received less than 5 mm of rainfall during the month
- Thunderstorms, associated with a fast-moving cold front and a low-pressure trough, produced locally heavy falls across central and eastern parts of Victoria on the 31st
- The highest totals for the month were in the northeast of Victoria, with Mount Hotham the State's wettest site with 70.0 mm
- Many sites had their lowest total January rainfall on record or their lowest total January rainfall for at least 20 years. Cape Otway Lighthouse had its lowest January rainfall since 1878
Warmest January on record
- The Victoria's mean temperature was 3.97 °C warmer than the January average, making it the warmest January on record
- Many sites had their highest January mean temperature on record
- High temperatures during January were a consequence of a widespread heatwaves which started in December 2018 and continued into January 2019, and are detailed in the Special Climate Statement "Widespread heatwaves during December 2018 and January 2019"
- Statewide, mean maximum temperature was 4.61 °C above the long-term January average, more than 1.0 °C above the previous highest mean maximum temperature set in 1981
- Many sites had their highest January temperature on record, mostly on the 25th
- Kerang recorded 47.6 °C on the 25th - this is a new January temperature record for Victoria (the previous one was 47.2 °C at Mildura Post Office, set on 10 January 1939)
- A large number of sites had their highest January mean daily maximum temperature on record, including Echuca Aerodrome, Kerang, Ballarat Aerodrome and Rutherglen Research, which all have more than 100 years of data
- Some sites in Victoria's north had record number of days during the month with daily maximum temperatures equal or above 40 °C, for example Mildura Airport (13), Walpeup Research (12), Ouyen (Post Office) (12), Yarrawonga (11), Hopetoun Airport (10), Kerang (10), Echuca Aerodrome (10) and Rutherglen Research (10)
- Statewide, the mean minimum temperature was 3.32 °C above the long-term January average
- In most of Victoria's north and east, mean minimum temperatures were more than 3 °C above average
- Rutherglen (102 years of data), Dartmouth and Hunters Hill had their highest daily minimum temperature on record on the 25th and 26th
- Many sites had their highest January mean daily minimum temperature on record
- The night between the 24th and 25th was exceptionally warm across most of Victoria, with many sites recording their highest overnight (6pm to 9am) minimum temperature
Thunderstorms and strong winds
- Thunderstorms, associated with a fast-moving cold front and a low-pressure trough, produced damaging winds on the 30th; wind gusts exceeded 70 km/h at many sites across the State and the strongest January wind gust of 113 km/h was recorded at Laverton RAAF on this day
- The SES has reported more than 800 calls for assistance, mostly due to wind damage
Further information
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- helpdesk.climate@bom.gov.au
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes in January 2019 | |
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Hottest day | 47.6 °C at Kerang on the 25th |
Warmest days on average | 37.8 °C at Mildura Airport |
Coolest days on average | 20.9 °C at Mount Baw Baw |
Coldest day | 7.2 °C at Mount Baw Baw on the 31st |
Coldest night | 1.0 °C at Mount Hotham on the 6th |
Coolest nights on average | 9.9 °C at Ararat Prison |
Warmest nights on average | 20.1 °C at Mildura Airport |
Warmest night | 29.3 °C at Rutherglen Research on the 25th |
Warmest on average overall | 28.9 °C at Mildura Airport |
Coolest on average overall | 15.8 °C at Mount Baw Baw |
Wettest overall | 70.0 mm at Mount Hotham |
Wettest day | 37.4 mm at Jindivick on the 31st |
Strongest wind gust | 113 km/h at Laverton RAAF on the 30th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Record lowest January total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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Portland (Cashmore Airport) | 1.4 | 3.8 | in 2001 | 37 | 35.8 |
Aireys Inlet | 2.8 | 4.8 | in 2013 | 25 | 36.4 |
Port Fairy AWS | 2.0 | 4.0 | in 2013 | 25 | 30.8 |
Rhyll | 3.2 | 4.0 | in 2009 | 25 | 35.8 |
Horsham Aerodrome | 0.2 | = 0.2 | in 2013 | 22 | 28.4 |
Balook | 12.0 | 12.6 | in 2013 | 20 | 65.6 |
Lowest January total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent lower |
Average for January |
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Cape Otway Lighthouse | 1.8 | 0.0 | in 1878* | 43.7 | |
Nullawarre | 2.4 | 0.0 | in 1911 | 41.1 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
Record highest January temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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Kerang | 47.6 | on the 25th | 46.1 | on the 10th in 1939 | 106 | 31.7 |
East Sale | 44.6 | on the 25th | = 44.6 | on the 24th in 1982 | 74 | 25.5 |
Echuca Aerodrome | 46.9 | on the 25th | 45.6 | on the 13th in 2016 | 63 | 31.0 |
Ouyen (Post Office) | 46.7 | on the 4th | 46.6 | on the 31st in 1968 | 63 | 32.4 |
Mangalore Airport | 46.3 | on the 25th | 44.6 | on the 31st in 2009 | 61 | 29.8 |
Maryborough | 44.8 | on the 25th | 43.8 | on the 14th in 2014 | 55 | 28.8 |
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag | 44.8 | on the 25th | 43.5 | on the 31st in 2009 | 55 | 29.7 |
Kyabram | 47.1 | on the 25th | 44.8 | on the 13th in 2016 | 54 | 30.4 |
Walpeup Research | 46.6 | on the 4th | = 46.6 | on the 31st in 1968 | 53 | 31.9 |
Lake Eildon | 43.3 | on the 25th | 43.0 | on the 31st in 2009 | 49 | 29.0 |
Melbourne Airport | 46.0 | on the 25th | 44.6 | on the 25th in 2003 | 49 | 26.5 |
Castlemaine Prison | 45.0 | on the 25th | 43.7 | on the 31st in 1968 | 48 | 28.2 |
Strathbogie | 41.9 | on the 16th | 41.5 | on the 24th in 1982 | 42 | 27.4 |
Bairnsdale Airport | 45.8 | on the 25th | 44.6 | on the 17th in 2014 | 38 | 25.9 |
Portland (Cashmore Airport) | 42.5 | on the 24th | 42.1 | on the 4th in 2013 | 37 | 22.1 |
Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airport) | 45.4 | on the 25th | 45.1 | on the 30th in 2009 | 36 | 26.6 |
Bendigo Airport | 45.9 | on the 25th | 43.8 | on the 14th in 2014 | 28 | 30.0 |
Mount Hotham | 28.1 | on the 16th | = 28.1 | on the 16th in 2014 | 28 | 16.4 |
Gelantipy | 38.2 | on the 25th | 38.0 | on the 30th in 2009 | 27 | 24.0 |
Hunters Hill | 38.3 | on the 16th | 37.4 | on the 30th in 2009 | 26 | 26.0 |
Mount Moornapa | 43.7 | on the 25th | 43.5 | on the 17th in 2014 | 26 | 25.6 |
Redesdale | 46.1 | on the 25th | 43.8 | on the 15th in 2014 | 26 | 29.6 |
Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 43.2 | on the 25th | 40.9 | on the 16th in 2014 | 26 | 25.0 |
Yarrawonga | 45.8 | on the 25th | 45.7 | on the 5th in 2013 | 26 | 32.7 |
Coldstream | 43.8 | on the 25th | 43.4 | on the 29th in 2009 | 25 | 27.9 |
Mount Nowa Nowa | 44.5 | on the 25th | 43.4 | on the 17th in 2014 | 24 | 24.8 |
Shepparton Airport | 46.2 | on the 25th | 44.3 | on the 31st in 2009 | 23 | 31.9 |
Swan Hill Aerodrome | 47.5 | on the 25th | 46.2 | on the 14th in 2001 | 23 | 33.2 |
Warrnambool Airport NDB | 44.3 | on the 24th | 44.0 | on the 11th in 2010 | 21 | 24.6 |
Viewbank | 44.8 | on the 25th | 44.7 | on the 29th in 2009 | 20 | 27.9 |
Record highest January mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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Echuca Aerodrome | 36.8 | 35.6 | in 1908 | 137 | 31.0 |
Kerang | 37.5 | 36.6 | in 1939 | 111 | 31.7 |
Ballarat Aerodrome | 30.8 | 30.1 | in 1908 | 110 | 25.2 |
Rutherglen Research | 37.2 | 35.8 | in 1939 | 105 | 31.4 |
Ouyen (Post Office) | 37.7 | 36.4 | in 1939 | 81 | 32.4 |
East Sale | 29.5 | 28.5 | in 1988 | 73 | 25.5 |
Mildura Airport | 37.8 | 37.1 | in 2001 | 72 | 32.4 |
Walpeup Research | 37.6 | 36.3 | in 2018 | 70 | 31.9 |
Mangalore Airport | 35.1 | 33.4 | in 1988 | 60 | 29.8 |
Scoresby Research Institute | 31.2 | 29.3 | in 2018 | 60 | 26.3 |
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag | 34.5 | 32.9 | in 1981 | 54 | 29.7 |
Kyabram | 36.3 | 33.9 | in 2018 | 53 | 30.4 |
Ararat Prison | 31.8 | 30.4 | in 2001 | 49 | 27.0 |
Essendon Airport | 30.2 | 29.7 | in 1951 | 49 | 26.5 |
Lake Eildon | 34.1 | 32.3 | in 2009 | 48 | 29.0 |
Melbourne Airport | 30.4 | 29.7 | in 2001 | 48 | 26.5 |
Point Hicks (Lighthouse) | 27.0 | 26.8 | in 1988 | 48 | 24.0 |
Castlemaine Prison | 32.9 | 32.2 | in 2018 | 47 | 28.2 |
Warracknabeal Museum | 35.2 | 34.6 | in 2001 | 45 | 30.9 |
Strathbogie | 32.7 | 31.2 | in 1981 | 41 | 27.4 |
Dartmouth Reservoir | 34.4 | 32.8 | in 2006 | 40 | 29.4 |
Bairnsdale Airport | 28.6 | = 28.6 | in 1988 | 37 | 25.9 |
Portland (Cashmore Airport) | 24.3 | = 24.3 | in 2018 | 36 | 22.1 |
Hamilton Airport | 30.7 | 30.2 | in 2001 | 35 | 26.6 |
Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airport) | 31.7 | 30.1 | in 2009 | 35 | 26.6 |
Mount Buller | 22.3 | 20.6 | in 2013 | 31 | 17.4 |
Wangaratta Aero | 36.3 | 34.9 | in 2006 | 31 | 32.0 |
Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 28.9 | 27.6 | in 2009 | 28 | 25.5 |
Falls Creek | 21.6 | 20.6 | in 2006 | 28 | 17.7 |
Aireys Inlet | 26.4 | 25.7 | in 2018 | 27 | 23.0 |
Bendigo Airport | 35.7 | 33.5 | in 2018 | 27 | 30.0 |
Mortlake Racecourse | 30.1 | 29.0 | in 2018 | 27 | 26.1 |
Mount Hotham | 21.1 | 18.8 | in 2013 | 27 | 16.4 |
Rhyll | 26.2 | 25.9 | in 2018 | 27 | 23.9 |
Sheoaks | 30.5 | 28.6 | in 2009 | 27 | 26.0 |
Gelantipy | 27.5 | 26.2 | in 2013 | 26 | 24.0 |
Hunters Hill | 30.9 | 28.8 | in 2003 | 25 | 26.0 |
Mount Moornapa | 29.5 | 28.0 | in 2017 | 25 | 25.6 |
Redesdale | 35.5 | 33.4 | in 2018 | 25 | 29.6 |
Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 30.3 | 27.7 | in 2009 | 25 | 25.0 |
Yarrawonga | 37.2 | 35.7 | in 2006 | 25 | 32.7 |
Coldstream | 32.1 | 30.2 | in 2009 | 24 | 27.9 |
Combienbar AWS | 28.9 | 28.1 | in 2007 | 24 | 25.5 |
Avalon Airport | 29.6 | 28.4 | in 2014 | 23 | 26.4 |
Mount Nowa Nowa | 27.7 | 26.8 | in 2006 | 23 | 24.8 |
Eildon Fire Tower | 31.1 | 29.6 | in 1999 | 22 | 27.3 |
Shepparton Airport | 36.2 | 34.4 | in 1999 | 22 | 31.9 |
Stawell Aerodrome | 33.1 | 32.0 | in 1999 | 22 | 29.3 |
Swan Hill Aerodrome | 37.7 | 36.0 | in 2018 | 22 | 33.2 |
Horsham Aerodrome | 34.9 | 34.0 | in 2001 | 21 | 31.1 |
Mount Baw Baw | 20.9 | 20.1 | in 2003 | 20 | 17.5 |
Highest January mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for January |
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Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse | 23.9 | 24.4 | in 1887 | 20.3 | |
Gabo Island Lighthouse | 23.7 | 24.1 | in 1896 | 21.3 | |
Maryborough | 33.9 | 35.6 | in 1908* | 28.8 | |
Longerenong | 35.3 | 36.8 | in 1908* | 30.0 | |
Laverton RAAF | 28.5 | 29.4 | in 1981 | 25.7 | |
Moorabbin Airport | 29.0 | 29.5 | in 1981 | 25.8 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record highest January daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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Rutherglen Research | 29.3 | on the 25th | 29.0 | on the 12th in 1982 | 102 | 13.8 |
Dartmouth Reservoir | 25.1 | on the 26th | 24.4 | on the 25th in 1982 | 41 | 13.8 |
Hunters Hill | 25.2 | on the 26th | 25.0 | on the 1st in 2006 | 26 | 14.4 |
Record highest January mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse | 16.8 | 16.5 | in 2018 | 139 | 14.1 |
Gabo Island Lighthouse | 18.5 | 18.2 | in 2018 | 138 | 15.8 |
Rutherglen Research | 18.5 | 18.0 | in 1939 | 105 | 13.8 |
East Sale | 15.4 | 15.2 | in 2018 | 73 | 12.9 |
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag | 17.2 | 17.0 | in 1981 | 54 | 14.3 |
Essendon Airport | 16.5 | 16.4 | in 2018 | 49 | 13.6 |
Dartmouth Reservoir | 18.1 | 16.5 | in 1999 | 40 | 13.8 |
Bairnsdale Airport | 15.4 | 15.1 | in 1999 | 37 | 12.9 |
Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airport) | 15.1 | 14.8 | in 2018 | 35 | 12.8 |
Mount Buller | 13.2 | 12.9 | in 1993 | 31 | 8.9 |
Wangaratta Aero | 17.3 | 16.5 | in 1999 | 31 | 14.2 |
Falls Creek | 12.6 | 11.4 | in 2001 | 28 | 8.8 |
Bendigo Airport | 16.5 | = 16.5 | in 1999 | 27 | 14.3 |
Mount Hotham | 12.0 | 10.5 | in 2001 | 27 | 8.0 |
Rhyll | 17.4 | 17.3 | in 2018 | 27 | 15.5 |
Gelantipy | 14.2 | 13.4 | in 2006 | 26 | 11.8 |
Hunters Hill | 18.3 | 16.9 | in 2006 | 25 | 14.4 |
Mallacoota | 17.8 | 17.2 | in 2018 | 25 | 15.7 |
Redesdale | 15.1 | = 15.1 | in 1995 | 25 | 13.2 |
Yarrawonga | 19.7 | 18.9 | in 1999 | 25 | 15.9 |
Combienbar AWS | 16.8 | 15.2 | in 2006 | 24 | 13.6 |
Mount Nowa Nowa | 16.0 | 15.6 | in 2006 | 23 | 14.3 |
Eildon Fire Tower | 15.9 | 15.4 | in 2001 | 22 | 13.6 |
Shepparton Airport | 18.1 | 17.1 | in 2001 | 22 | 15.3 |
Swan Hill Aerodrome | 18.7 | 18.4 | in 2001 | 22 | 16.2 |
Mount Baw Baw | 11.2 | 10.7 | in 2001 | 20 | 8.7 |
Highest January mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for January |
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Kerang | 18.7 | 18.8 | in 1908* | 15.2 | |
Mangalore Airport | 16.6 | 16.7 | in 1981 | 14.3 | |
Moorabbin Airport | 16.5 | 16.6 | in 1981 | 14.3 | |
Echuca Aerodrome | 17.6 | =17.6 | in 1999 | 15.2 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record highest January mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse | 20.3 | 20.1 | in 1908 | 139 | 17.2 |
Gabo Island Lighthouse | 21.2 | 21.1 | in 1890 | 138 | 18.5 |
Kerang | 28.1 | 27.2 | in 1939 | 110 | 23.4 |
Rutherglen Research | 27.8 | 26.9 | in 1939 | 105 | 22.6 |
East Sale | 22.5 | 21.6 | in 1960 | 73 | 19.2 |
Mildura Airport | 28.9 | 28.7 | in 2001 | 72 | 24.6 |
Walpeup Research | 27.8 | 27.3 | in 1981 | 69 | 23.7 |
Mangalore Airport | 25.8 | 24.9 | in 1981 | 60 | 22.0 |
Scoresby Research Institute | 23.4 | 22.7 | in 1981 | 60 | 19.8 |
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag | 25.9 | 25.0 | in 1981 | 54 | 22.0 |
Kyabram | 26.8 | 25.5 | in 2001 | 53 | 22.4 |
Essendon Airport | 23.4 | 22.4 | in 2018 | 49 | 20.1 |
Lake Eildon | 24.0 | 23.8 | in 1999 | 48 | 20.9 |
Melbourne Airport | 23.0 | 22.9 | in 2001 | 48 | 20.1 |
Point Hicks (Lighthouse) | 22.3 | 21.9 | in 2006 | 48 | 19.9 |
Strathbogie | 23.4 | 22.7 | in 1981 | 41 | 19.5 |
Dartmouth Reservoir | 26.6 | 24.6 | in 2006 | 40 | 21.6 |
Bairnsdale Airport | 22.0 | 21.5 | in 1988 | 37 | 19.4 |
Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airport) | 23.4 | 21.9 | in 2001 | 35 | 19.7 |
Mount Buller | 17.7 | 16.4 | in 2006 | 31 | 13.1 |
Wangaratta Aero | 26.8 | 25.6 | in 2006 | 31 | 23.1 |
Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 22.1 | 21.3 | in 2001 | 28 | 19.5 |
Falls Creek | 17.1 | 15.8 | in 2006 | 28 | 13.3 |
Aireys Inlet | 20.7 | 20.5 | in 2018 | 27 | 18.5 |
Bendigo Airport | 26.1 | 24.8 | in 2018 | 27 | 22.1 |
Mount Hotham | 16.6 | 14.6 | in 2001 | 27 | 12.2 |
Rhyll | 21.8 | 21.6 | in 2018 | 27 | 19.7 |
Sheoaks | 21.9 | 21.2 | in 2001 | 27 | 19.2 |
Gelantipy | 20.9 | 19.5 | in 2006 | 26 | 17.9 |
Hunters Hill | 24.5 | 22.6 | in 2006 | 25 | 20.2 |
Mallacoota | 21.9 | 21.7 | in 2006 | 25 | 20.0 |
Mount Moornapa | 22.3 | 21.5 | in 2001 | 25 | 19.4 |
Redesdale | 25.5 | 23.8 | in 2018 | 25 | 21.4 |
Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 22.1 | 20.7 | in 2001 | 25 | 18.7 |
Yarrawonga | 28.4 | 26.9 | in 1999 | 25 | 24.3 |
Coldstream | 22.7 | 21.6 | in 2001 | 24 | 19.9 |
Combienbar AWS | 22.7 | 21.3 | in 2006 | 24 | 19.6 |
Avalon Airport | 22.4 | 21.8 | in 2001 | 23 | 20.3 |
Mount Nowa Nowa | 21.9 | 21.2 | in 2006 | 23 | 19.6 |
Eildon Fire Tower | 23.5 | 22.5 | in 2001 | 22 | 20.4 |
Shepparton Airport | 27.2 | 25.6 | in 1999 | 22 | 23.6 |
Stawell Aerodrome | 23.6 | 23.5 | in 2001 | 22 | 21.4 |
Swan Hill Aerodrome | 28.2 | 27.2 | in 2001 | 22 | 24.7 |
Horsham Aerodrome | 24.3 | = 24.3 | in 2001 | 21 | 21.9 |
Mount Baw Baw | 15.8 | 15.3 | in 2001 | 20 | 13.1 |
Highest January mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for January |
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Echuca Aerodrome | 27.2 | 28.1 | in 1908 | 23.1 | |
Ballarat Aerodrome | 21.9 | 22.6 | in 1908* | 18.1 | |
Maryborough | 24.2 | 26.6 | in 1908* | 20.9 | |
Longerenong | 24.8 | 27.6 | in 1908* | 21.5 | |
Laverton RAAF | 22.4 | 23.1 | in 1981 | 19.8 | |
Moorabbin Airport | 22.8 | 23.1 | in 1981 | 20.0 |
* 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 January 2019 | ||||||||||||
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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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North Mallee (district 76) | ||||||||||||
Mildura Airport | 37.8 | +5.4 | 46.4 | 4th | 20.1 | +3.3 | 13.5 | 6th | 2.6 | 22.2 | low | 12% |
Ouyen (Post Office) | 37.7 | +5.3 | 46.7 | 4th | 18.5 | +3.0 | 12.4 | 6th | 1.8 | 21.0 | low | 9% |
Walpeup Research | 37.6 | +5.7 | 46.6 | 4th | 18.0 | +2.6 | 10.5 | 6th | 2.6 | 22.2 | low | 12% |
South Mallee (district 77) | ||||||||||||
Hopetoun Airport | 36.6 | +3.5 | 46.0 | 4th | 17.1 | +1.6 | 10.7 | 10th | 4.0 | 31.1 | v low | 13% |
Swan Hill Aerodrome | 37.7 | +4.5 | 47.5 | 25th | 18.7 | +2.5 | 11.9 | 6th | 2.0 | 25.0 | low | 8% |
North Wimmera (district 78) | ||||||||||||
Kellalac (Warracknabeal Airport) | 35.6 | 44.7 | 4th | 15.5 | 9.1 | 6th | 1.0 | |||||
Nhill Aerodrome | 34.6 | +3.4 | 43.8 | 24th | 14.7 | +0.8 | 8.0 | 6th | 1.0 | 27.5 | v low | 4% |
Warracknabeal Museum | 35.2 | +4.3 | 44.0 | 4th | 15.6 | +1.5 | 9.5 | 6th | 1.6 | 25.4 | v low | 6% |
South Wimmera (district 79) | ||||||||||||
Edenhope Airport | 32.0 | +2.4 | 43.6 | 24th | 12.8 | -0.5 | 5.3 | 10th | 0.6 | 30.8 | v low | 2% |
Grampians (Mount William) | 24.8 | +3.7 | 34.4 | 24th | 12.6 | +2.5 | 3.9 | 10th | 3.0 | 67.1 | v low | 4% |
Horsham Aerodrome | 34.9 | +3.8 | 44.6 | 4th | 13.6 | +1.0 | 6.2 | 10th | 0.2 | 28.4 | lowest | 1% |
Kanagulk | 32.8 | +2.9 | 43.3 | 24th | 12.7 | -0.2 | 5.6 | 10th | 0.2 | 34.9 | v low | 1% |
Longerenong | 35.3 | +5.3 | 44.8 | 4th | 14.5 | +1.5 | 6.1 | 10th | 0.2 | 24.7 | v low | 1% |
Pyrenees (Ben Nevis) | 29.5 | +4.3 | 39.3 | 25th | 14.9 | +2.5 | 6.1 | 10th | 3.4 | 40.1 | low | 8% |
Stawell Aerodrome | 33.1 | +3.8 | 42.8 | 4th | 14.0 | +0.4 | 9.6 | 11th | 2.4 | 34.3 | v low | 7% |
Lower North (district 80) | ||||||||||||
Charlton | 36.3 | +3.7 | 45.2 | 4th | 17.0 | +1.5 | 10.5 | 6th | 3.2 | 28.6 | v low | 11% |
Echuca Aerodrome | 36.8 | +5.8 | 46.9 | 25th | 17.6 | +2.4 | 11.0 | 10th | 10.3 | 27.6 | average | 37% |
Kerang | 37.5 | +5.8 | 47.6 | 25th | 18.7 | +3.5 | 12.1 | 10th | 3.2 | 23.4 | low | 14% |
Kyabram | 36.3 | +5.9 | 47.1 | 25th | 17.4 | +2.9 | 11.0 | 6th | 10.0 | 33.5 | low | 30% |
Upper North (district 81) | ||||||||||||
Bendigo Airport | 35.7 | +5.7 | 45.9 | 25th | 16.5 | +2.2 | 8.4 | 10th | 7.6 | 33.2 | low | 23% |
Shepparton Airport | 36.2 | +4.3 | 46.2 | 25th | 18.1 | +2.8 | 11.9 | 6th | 6.6 | 27.1 | low | 24% |
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag | 34.5 | +4.8 | 44.8 | 25th | 17.2 | +2.9 | 11.1 | 6th | 14.4 | 33.3 | average | 43% |
Yarrawonga | 37.2 | +4.5 | 45.8 | 25th | 19.7 | +3.8 | 10.5 | 10th | 7.0 | 33.3 | low | 21% |
Lower Northeast (district 82) | ||||||||||||
Benalla Airport | 36.0 | +3.7 | 44.8 | 25th | 18.7 | +3.0 | 8.4 | 6th | 19.1 | 38.5 | low | 50% |
Dartmouth Reservoir | 34.4 | +5.0 | 40.9 | 25th | 18.1 | +4.3 | 12.8 | 11th | 43.0 | 62.3 | average | 69% |
Hunters Hill | 30.9 | +4.9 | 38.3 | 16th | 18.3 | +3.9 | 9.0 | 6th | 49.2 | 64.9 | average | 76% |
Rutherglen Research | 37.2 | +5.8 | 45.9 | 16th | 18.5 | +4.7 | 8.4 | 10th | 10.0 | 36.4 | low | 27% |
Strathbogie | 32.7 | +5.3 | 41.9 | 16th | 14.2 | +2.5 | 6.2 | 6th | 29.2 | 48.1 | average | 61% |
Wangaratta Aero | 36.3 | +4.3 | 45.4 | 25th | 17.3 | +3.1 | 8.4 | 10th | 11.0 | 43.1 | low | 26% |
Upper Northeast (district 83) | ||||||||||||
Falls Creek | 21.6 | +3.9 | 28.2 | 16th | 12.6 | +3.8 | 1.3 | 6th | 48.2 | 109.5 | low | 44% |
Mount Buller | 22.3 | +4.9 | 29.3 | 16th | 13.2 | +4.3 | 1.7 | 6th | 51.2 | 77.2 | average | 66% |
Mount Hotham | 21.1 | +4.7 | 28.1 | 16th | 12.0 | +4.0 | 1.0 | 6th | 70.0 | 102.1 | average | 69% |
Omeo | 30.8 | +3.4 | 38.9 | 25th | 13.6 | +2.2 | 5.1 | 6th | 35.0 | 50.2 | low | 70% |
East Gippsland (district 84) | ||||||||||||
Combienbar AWS | 28.9 | +3.4 | 39.7 | 25th | 16.8 | +3.2 | 10.5 | 10th | 44.0 | 70.4 | average | 63% |
Gabo Island Lighthouse | 23.7 | +2.4 | 28.7 | 18th | 18.5 | +2.7 | 14.4 | 6th | 35.8 | 69.7 | average | 51% |
Gelantipy | 27.5 | +3.5 | 38.2 | 25th | 14.2 | +2.4 | 5.8 | 6th | 28.8 | 61.1 | low | 47% |
Lakes Entrance (Eastern Beach Road) | 26.0 | +1.4 | 44.6 | 25th | 16.9 | +1.8 | 12.4 | 11th | 28.8 | 38.6 | average | 75% |
Mallacoota | 25.9 | +1.6 | 38.7 | 4th | 17.8 | +2.1 | 12.0 | 7th | 45.2 | 63.9 | average | 71% |
Mount Nowa Nowa | 27.7 | +2.9 | 44.5 | 25th | 16.0 | +1.7 | 9.9 | 6th | 32.8 | 58.6 | low | 56% |
Point Hicks (Lighthouse) | 27.0 | +3.0 | 35.3 | 4th | 17.5 | +1.7 | 13.3 | 7th | 31.1 | 62.8 | low | 50% |
West Gippsland (district 85) | ||||||||||||
Bairnsdale Airport | 28.6 | +2.7 | 45.8 | 25th | 15.4 | +2.5 | 10.0 | 6th | 33.0 | 47.6 | average | 69% |
Corner Inlet (Yanakie) | 26.2 | 43.7 | 25th | 15.3 | 7.7 | 13th | 19.6 | |||||
East Sale | 29.5 | +4.0 | 44.6 | 25th | 15.4 | +2.5 | 8.2 | 6th | 18.4 | 44.4 | low | 41% |
East Sale Airport | 30.2 | 45.5 | 25th | 15.8 | 9.2 | 10th | 19.2 | |||||
Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airport) | 31.7 | +5.1 | 45.4 | 25th | 15.1 | +2.3 | 6.0 | 10th | 17.8 | 46.9 | v low | 38% |
Mount Baw Baw | 20.9 | +3.4 | 30.0 | 25th | 11.2 | +2.5 | 1.5 | 10th | 26.0 | 87.8 | v low | 30% |
Mount Moornapa | 29.5 | +3.9 | 43.7 | 25th | 15.0 | +1.7 | 9.9 | 6th | 48.8 | 62.9 | average | 78% |
Nilma North (Warragul) | 30.4 | 43.1 | 25th | 14.7 | 7.4 | 10th | 10.4 | |||||
Pound Creek | 26.7 | +1.4 | 41.9 | 25th | 14.4 | +1.6 | 5.4 | 13th | 15.2 | 33.0 | low | 46% |
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse | 23.9 | +3.6 | 38.1 | 4th | 16.8 | +2.7 | 14.7 | 6th | 5.2 | 51.2 | v low | 10% |
Yarram Airport | 28.7 | +2.9 | 45.7 | 25th | 14.4 | +1.4 | 7.6 | 13th | 8.2 | 35.6 | v low | 23% |
East Central (district 86) | ||||||||||||
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 | |||||
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% |
Rhyll | 26.2 | +2.3 | 37.6 | 4th | 17.4 | +1.9 | 14.4 | 1st | 3.2 | 35.8 | lowest | 9% |
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% |
West Central (district 87) | ||||||||||||
Avalon Airport | 29.6 | +3.2 | 45.8 | 4th | 15.3 | +1.1 | 9.5 | 10th | 3.2 | 32.3 | v low | 10% |
Breakwater (Geelong Racecourse) | 28.1 | 44.3 | 4th | 15.3 | 8.9 | 10th | 2.0 | |||||
Laverton RAAF | 28.5 | +2.8 | 44.8 | 25th | 16.2 | +2.4 | 10.1 | 6th | 29.8 | 39.5 | average | 75% |
Sheoaks | 30.5 | +4.5 | 43.2 | 4th | 13.5 | +1.1 | 5.1 | 10th | 1.6 | 33.7 | v low | 5% |
North Central (district 88) | ||||||||||||
Castlemaine Prison | 32.9 | +4.7 | 45.0 | 25th | 14.8 | +1.7 | 6.8 | 6th | 15.0 | 39.8 | low | 38% |
Eildon Fire Tower | 31.1 | +3.8 | 40.7 | 25th | 15.9 | +2.3 | 8.1 | 10th | 18.0 | 40.7 | low | 44% |
Lake Eildon | 34.1 | +5.1 | 43.3 | 25th | 13.8 | +1.0 | 4.5 | 7th | 17.2 | 47.0 | low | 37% |
Mangalore Airport | 35.1 | +5.3 | 46.3 | 25th | 16.6 | +2.3 | 9.7 | 6th | 16.6 | 40.4 | low | 41% |
Maryborough | 33.9 | +5.1 | 44.8 | 25th | 15.0 | +2.0 | 7.9 | 31st | 4.0 | 31.1 | low | 13% |
Puckapunyal Lyon Hill (Defence) | 34.4 | 45.6 | 25th | 16.9 | 10.1 | 10th | 8.8 | |||||
Puckapunyal West (Defence) | 33.6 | 44.8 | 25th | 16.1 | 10.1 | 10th | 4.0 | |||||
Redesdale | 35.5 | +5.9 | 46.1 | 25th | 15.1 | +1.9 | 7.7 | 10th | 21.0 | 33.9 | average | 62% |
Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 30.3 | +5.3 | 43.2 | 25th | 14.0 | +1.6 | 8.0 | 10th | 13.2 | 46.1 | v low | 29% |
Western Plains (district 89) | ||||||||||||
Ararat Prison | 31.8 | +4.8 | 42.0 | 4th | 9.9 | -1.3 | 6.1 | 10th | 1.2 | 38.7 | v low | 3% |
Ballarat Aerodrome | 30.8 | +5.6 | 41.0 | 25th | 13.0 | +2.1 | 5.9 | 10th | 4.0 | 39.1 | v low | 10% |
Westmere | 31.7 | +3.3 | 43.1 | 4th | 11.0 | -0.3 | 2.3 | 10th | 0.8 | 40.2 | v low | 2% |
West Coast (district 90) | ||||||||||||
Aireys Inlet | 26.4 | +3.4 | 40.5 | 4th | 15.0 | +0.9 | 9.8 | 10th | 2.8 | 36.4 | lowest | 8% |
Cape Nelson Lighthouse | 22.8 | +1.4 | 33.7 | 24th | 15.6 | +0.9 | 10.2 | 1st | 32.3 | |||
Cape Otway Lighthouse | 22.9 | +1.5 | 35.3 | 24th | 15.2 | +1.9 | 11.5 | 1st | 1.8 | 43.7 | v low | 4% |
Casterton | 30.6 | +2.5 | 42.9 | 24th | 11.7 | -0.5 | 2.8 | 10th | 33.2 | |||
Colac (Mount Gellibrand) | 29.7 | +3.8 | 42.2 | 4th | 13.6 | +1.0 | 9.0 | 10th | 3.6 | 32.9 | low | 11% |
Dartmoor | 28.7 | 44.9 | 24th | 12.9 | 4.5 | 10th | 1.2 | 35.6 | v low | 3% | ||
Hamilton Airport | 30.7 | +4.1 | 42.6 | 24th | 12.5 | +1.4 | 4.9 | 10th | 1.4 | 32.9 | v low | 4% |
Mortlake Racecourse | 30.1 | +4.0 | 43.6 | 24th | 11.4 | +0.5 | 3.7 | 10th | 5.6 | 33.4 | v low | 17% |
Port Fairy AWS | 23.8 | +1.1 | 43.6 | 24th | 14.9 | +0.8 | 9.5 | 1st | 2.0 | 30.8 | lowest | 6% |
Portland (Cashmore Airport) | 24.3 | +2.2 | 42.5 | 24th | 12.9 | +0.6 | 7.6 | 1st | 1.4 | 35.8 | lowest | 4% |
Warrnambool Airport NDB | 26.1 | +1.5 | 44.3 | 24th | 12.4 | +0.6 | 6.9 | 1st | 4.8 | 33.5 | low | 14% |
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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 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.
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