Victoria in July 2019: mild days and nights

Rainfall in July 2019 was lower than average in parts of east, central and northwest Victoria, while several areas in the west of the State recorded above average rainfall. Both daytime and night-time temperatures were warmer than average, although there were some cold days and nights

Below average rainfall

  • State-wide, rainfall was 20% below the long-term July mean of 70 mm
  • Large parts of East Gippsland, Upper North and North Mallee districts had below average July rainfall
  • Some areas in the west of the State had wetter than average July
  • The highest daily total in Victoria, 83.7 mm, was recorded at Falls Creek (Rocky Valley) on the 12th; this was also the wettest place during the month, recording a monthly total of 321.7 mm
  • Port Fairy and Manangatang had their highest July daily rainfall on record
  • Over the first seven months of this year, rainfall has been below average for much of Victoria, and very much below average in parts of the East Central and West Gippsland districts, as well as in the northwest of the State

Warmer than average for July

  • Victoria's mean daytime temperature was 0.95 °C above the long-term July average
  • Nights were also warmer than average across the State, with most of Victoria recording night-time temperatures much warmer than average
  • State-wide, night-time temperature was 1.78 °C above the long-term July average, the third-warmest on record
  • Some sites had either their highest July mean daily minimum temperature on record or their highest July mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years
  • The highest daytime temperature in Victoria during July, 21.3 °C, was recorded at Mildura on the 6th, while the warmest night saw 12.3 °C at Cape Otway Lighthouse and Mildura Airport on the 7th
  • Victoria's overall mean temperature for July was 1.37 °C above average, the third-warmest on record
  • Some sites had their highest July mean temperature on record or their highest July mean temperature for at least 20 years
  • There were several cold days and night, a result of strong cold fronts crossing the State
  • The coldest daytime temperature recorded in Victoria in July was −4.4 °C at Mount Hotham on the 13th; Mount Hotham also recorded the coldest night-time temperature, −6.8 °C, also on the 13th
  • It has been a warm year so far in Victoria; the mean maximum temperature for January to July was the highest on record, while the mean minimum temperature was the fourth warmest on record

Strong wind and snow

  • 40-50 cm of snow fell across the Alpine areas between the 12th and 14th, in a cold outbreak following the passage of several cold fronts
  • The strongest wind gusts for the month were recorded on the 14th, with gusts of 148 km/h reported at Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse

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Extremes in July 2019
Hottest day 21.3 °C at Mildura Airport on the 6th
Warmest days on average 17.2 °C at Mildura Airport
Coolest days on average 0.6 °C at Mount Hotham
Coldest day -4.4 °C at Mount Hotham on the 13th
Coldest night -6.8 °C at Mount Hotham on the 13th
Coolest nights on average -3.4 °C at Mount Hotham
Warmest nights on average 9.5 °C at Cape Nelson Lighthouse
Warmest night 12.3 °C at Cape Otway Lighthouse on the 7th
12.3 °C at Mildura Airport on the 7th
Warmest on average overall 12.1 °C at Gabo Island Lighthouse
Coolest on average overall -1.4 °C at Mount Hotham
Wettest overall 321.7 mm at Falls Creek (Rocky Valley)
Wettest day 83.7 mm at Falls Creek (Rocky Valley) on the 12th
Strongest wind gust 148 km/h at Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse on the 14th

Maps
ObservedAnomalyDecile rank
Total
rainfall
Map of Rainfall totals Map of Percentage of normal rainfall Map of Rainfall deciles
Mean
daily
maximum
temperatures
Map of Mean maximum temperature Map of Anomaly in mean maximum temperature Map of Decile rank of mean maximum temperature
Mean
daily
minimum
temperatures
Map of Mean minimum temperature Map of Anomaly in mean minimum temperature Map of Decile rank of mean minimum temperature

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Record highest July daily rainfall
New record
(mm)
Old
record
Years of
record
Port Fairy AWS 37.2 on the 11th 31.0 on the 8th in 2008 26
Manangatang (Cocamba) 17.8 on the 8th 13.0 on the 19th in 2000 20



Highest July total rainfall for at least 20 years
Observed
(mm)
Most recent
higher
Average for
July
Great Western (Seppelt) 91.9 136.5 in 1990* 63.8
Wedderburn (Post Office) 76.0 80.6 in 1998* 49.1

* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported




Record highest July mean daily maximum temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
July
Mortlake Racecourse 13.9 = 13.9 in 2013 27 13.0
Wallan (Kilmore Gap) 10.2 = 10.2 in 2013 25 9.1



Record highest July mean daily minimum temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
July
Mortlake Racecourse 5.9 5.8 in 2016 27 4.6
Sheoaks 6.2 = 6.2 in 1993 27 5.1
Cape Nelson Lighthouse 9.5 9.4 in 1999 23 8.4
Horsham Aerodrome 4.8 4.7 in 2016 21 3.2

Highest July mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years
Observed
(°C)
Most recent
higher
Average for
July
Mildura Airport 6.1 6.6 in 1975 4.3
Ouyen (Post Office) 6.2 6.7 in 1975 4.3
Ballarat Aerodrome 4.5 4.8 in 1975* 3.2
Longerenong 5.2 5.9 in 1988* 3.4

* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported




Record highest July mean temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
July
Mortlake Racecourse 9.9 9.7 in 2013 27 8.8
Swan Hill Aerodrome 10.2 10.1 in 2002 22 9.2
Horsham Aerodrome 9.4 9.3 in 1999 21 8.4
Warrnambool Airport NDB 10.1 = 10.1 in 2005 20 9.5

Highest July mean temperature for at least 20 years
Observed
(°C)
Most recent
higher
Average for
July
Mildura Airport 11.6 12.3 in 1975 9.9
Ouyen (Post Office) 11.3 12.4 in 1975 9.8
Ballarat Aerodrome 7.8 8.2 in 1975* 6.6
Cape Nelson Lighthouse 11.8 12.0 in 1999 11.1
Longerenong 9.5 9.6 in 1999 8.3
Portland (Cashmore Airport) 10.5 10.7 in 1999 9.7
Stawell Aerodrome 9.2 9.3 in 1999 8.3

* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported




Summary statistics for July 2019
Maximum temperatures
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
(°C)
Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
July
2019
Diff
from
average
Highest for
July
2019
Mean for
July
2019
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
July
2019
Total for
July
2019
Average
for
July
Rank of
July
2019
Fraction of
July
average
North Mallee (district 76)
Mildura Airport 17.2 +1.7 21.3 6th 6.1 +1.8 1.5 2nd 10.4 24.7 low 42%
Ouyen (Post Office) 16.4 +1.2 20.2 6th 6.2 +1.9 2.5 14th 44.4 30.3 high 147%
Walpeup Research 15.7 +1.0 19.7 6th 6.1 +1.3 2.4 14th 1.6 31.8
South Mallee (district 77)
Hopetoun Airport 15.0 +0.1 18.4 6th 5.1 +1.9 1.2 28th 31.4 26.7 high 118%
Swan Hill Aerodrome 15.2 +0.4 19.0 6th 5.0 +1.4 0.6 31st 34.0 27.4 high 124%
North Wimmera (district 78)
Kellalac (Warracknabeal Airport) 14.5   17.6 6th 5.2   0.0 28th 36.0
Nhill Aerodrome 14.3 +0.3 17.5 6th 6.0 +1.5 1.5 28th 36.0 36.7 average 98%
Warracknabeal Museum 14.5 +0.5 17.6 6th 5.1 +1.3 0.0 28th 40.5 39.9 average 102%
South Wimmera (district 79)
Edenhope Airport 14.0 +0.7 18.0 22nd 6.7 +1.9 3.8 18th 37.8 65.4 v low 58%
Grampians (Mount William) 5.3 +0.5 9.7 6th 1.3 +0.4 -1.6 13th 158.0 177.6 average 89%
Horsham Aerodrome 14.0 +0.3 17.3 22nd 4.8 +1.6 0.5 28th 34.6 40.9 average 85%
Kanagulk 13.5 +0.7 17.1 22nd 6.0 +1.8 2.5 24th 63.0 65.1 average 97%
Longerenong 13.8 +0.6 16.9 22nd 5.2 +1.8 0.1 28th 39.4 42.9 average 92%
Pyrenees (Ben Nevis) 8.1 +1.0 13.3 6th 2.9 +0.3 -0.1 13th 78.4 83.6 low 94%
Stawell Aerodrome 12.8 +0.4 16.0 6th 5.5 +1.4 0.0 28th 44.4 55.4 average 80%
Lower North (district 80)
Charlton 14.0 +0.2 16.9 6th 4.9 +1.2 -0.2 28th 47.2 35.7 high 132%
Echuca Aerodrome 14.3 +0.8 18.3 6th 5.2 +1.4 0.2 22nd 53.9 41.0 high 131%
Kerang 15.0 +0.9 18.7 6th 5.5 +1.6 1.3 28th 35.8 34.9 average 103%
Kyabram 13.9 +0.7 17.4 6th 4.8 +1.7 -0.6 31st 40.8 42.8 average 95%
Upper North (district 81)
Bendigo Airport 13.3 +0.7 16.2 6th 4.5 +1.9 -0.9 22nd 34.8 54.4 low 64%
Shepparton Airport 13.8 +0.5 17.4 6th 4.9 +1.6 -0.4 22nd 40.2 41.4 average 97%
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag 13.7 +0.7 17.1 6th 4.9 +1.9 -0.8 22nd 40.8 47.4 average 86%
Yarrawonga 13.8 +0.3 17.2 6th 4.5 +1.0 -0.8 22nd 43.8 46.3 average 95%
Lower Northeast (district 82)
Benalla Airport 13.5 +0.3 18.2 5th 4.0 +0.9 -0.7 2nd 54.5 67.3 average 81%
Corryong Airport 12.2 +0.6 15.5 5th 1.3 +0.1 -3.0 4th 43.0 83.8 low 51%
Dartmouth Reservoir 12.3 +0.6 15.9 6th 3.9 +1.6 0.4 2nd 77.6 112.3 average 69%
Hunters Hill 7.8 +0.5 13.7 5th 2.5 +0.6 -0.8 13th 150.4 153.9 average 98%
Rutherglen Research 13.5 +1.1 18.0 5th 3.0 +0.9 -1.6 22nd 35.6 61.1 low 58%
Strathbogie 10.7 +0.5 15.7 5th 3.0 +1.3 -2.0 22nd 109.2 122.2 average 89%
Wangaratta Aero 13.4 +0.5 17.6 5th 3.7 +1.2 -1.0 22nd 57.8 64.5 average 90%
Upper Northeast (district 83)
Falls Creek 1.6 +0.5 6.6 25th -2.8 +0.1 -6.2 13th 155.4 93.1 high 167%
Mount Buller 2.0 +0.7 6.5 25th -2.2 +0.5 -5.6 13th 204.0 170.4 high 120%
Mount Hotham 0.6 +0.8 5.9 31st -3.4 +0.3 -6.8 13th 3.8 128.1
Omeo 11.1 +0.5 14.1 8th 1.0 +0.1 -2.2 9th 24.8 52.6 low 47%
East Gippsland (district 84)
Combienbar AWS 12.5 +1.2 18.0 22nd 5.2 +0.3 2.1 13th 41.8 75.9 average 55%
Gabo Island Lighthouse 15.3 +1.2 20.9 12th 8.9 +0.7 6.3 20th 18.8 84.2 v low 22%
Gelantipy 10.8 +1.2 14.6 22nd 2.4 +0.2 -1.0 31st 28.6 56.4 average 51%
Lakes Entrance (Eastern Beach Road) 15.7 +0.3 20.3 21st 6.1 +0.3 2.0 6th 30.4 46.5 average 65%
Mallacoota 15.7 +0.7 21.0 12th 6.3 +0.1 1.4 2nd 26.6 78.7 v low 34%
Mount Nowa Nowa 14.0 +1.0 17.9 6th 6.5 +0.5 2.8 14th 32.0 60.1 average 53%
Orbost 15.6 +0.5 19.8 21st 5.6 0.0 1.5 20th 29.0 57.4 average 51%
Point Hicks (Lighthouse) 15.2 +1.0 20.3 6th 8.6 +0.4 6.1 21st 49.8 97.0 low 51%
West Gippsland (district 85)
Bairnsdale Airport 15.5 +0.9 19.1 22nd 4.2 +0.3 -1.1 20th 38.2 47.2 average 81%
Corner Inlet (Yanakie) 13.7   16.5 20th 7.2   1.2 31st 96.2
East Sale 15.0 +1.1 18.8 20th 4.4 +1.1 -1.3 22nd 41.0 40.8 average 100%
East Sale Airport 15.1   18.7 20th 4.4   -1.7 22nd 45.6
Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airport) 14.1 +0.4 17.8 6th 4.4 +0.7 -1.8 22nd 66.2 65.1 average 102%
Mount Baw Baw 3.2 +1.1 8.5 31st -1.3 +0.3 -4.2 13th 165.8 158.1 average 105%
Mount Moornapa 13.3 +1.1 17.4 22nd 5.5 +0.2 2.3 14th 43.4 58.9 average 74%
Nilma North (Warragul) 13.5   17.5 6th 5.6   0.6 31st 99.0
Pound Creek 14.2 +0.3 19.3 6th 6.8 +0.9 0.3 31st 83.6 85.3 average 98%
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse 12.9 +0.6 15.8 20th 9.4 +1.0 5.9 1st 161.6 123.5 high 131%
Yarram Airport 14.6 +0.2 18.1 20th 5.6 +1.1 -2.3 31st 43.2 51.7 average 84%
East Central (district 86)
Cerberus 14.3 +0.6 17.9 6th 7.1 +0.7 -0.6 31st 65.0 71.9 average 90%
Coldstream 14.0 +0.6 18.8 6th 5.1 +1.2 -0.8 5th 76.8 62.3 high 123%
Cranbourne Botanic Gardens 14.1 +0.7 18.5 6th     3.0 28th 66.4 71.3 average 93%
Essendon Airport 14.5 +1.4 18.0 6th 7.0 +1.6 1.4 5th 35.6 43.1 average 83%
Ferny Creek 10.0   15.0 5th 5.4   2.1 24th 126.6
Melbourne (Olympic Park) 15.0   19.4 6th 8.2   3.0 31st 45.2
Melbourne Airport 14.3 +1.2 17.4 6th 6.4 +1.0 0.8 31st 26.8 35.3 average 76%
Moorabbin Airport 14.6 +0.9 19.3 7th 7.3 +1.1 1.2 5th 59.8 61.2 average 98%
Rhyll 13.9 +0.6 17.1 6th 8.7 +0.5 4.0 31st 66.6 69.8 average 95%
Scoresby Research Institute 14.1 +1.0 18.7 5th 7.0 +1.1 0.0 31st 80.0 73.0 average 110%
Viewbank 14.3 +0.3 18.1 6th 6.8 +0.8 0.4 31st 43.6 47.8 average 91%
West Central (district 87)
Avalon Airport 14.7 +0.5 18.6 6th 6.4 +1.3 1.1 28th 19.0 37.6 low 51%
Breakwater (Geelong Racecourse) 14.7   18.0 6th 7.3   3.5 28th 33.8
Laverton RAAF 14.7 +1.0 17.7 6th 6.6 +1.5 0.8 5th 32.6 38.4 average 85%
Sheoaks 12.8 +0.5 17.1 7th 6.2 +1.1 1.3 28th 41.8 40.8 average 102%
North Central (district 88)
Castlemaine Prison 12.3 +0.5 16.0 6th 4.9 +2.0 0.0 31st 35.8 60.1 low 60%
Eildon Fire Tower 9.7 +0.5 15.5 5th 4.5 +0.6 1.6 14th 51.2 68.3 low 75%
Lake Eildon 12.6 +0.6 17.1 6th 4.8 +1.1 -1.0 31st 73.4 93.6 low 78%
Mangalore Airport 13.2 +0.7 17.0 5th 4.6 +1.4 -1.1 22nd 36.8 56.9 low 65%
Maryborough 13.5 +1.3 16.4 4th 4.6 +1.2 -0.1 28th 37.8 53.9 low 70%
Puckapunyal Lyon Hill (Defence) 13.0   16.5 6th 5.7   1.0 22nd 36.4
Puckapunyal West (Defence) 12.5   15.7 6th 5.2   1.3 14th 43.2
Redesdale 13.0 +1.0 16.4 4th 4.6 +1.6 -1.2 22nd 30.4 65.0 low 47%
Wallan (Kilmore Gap) 10.2 +1.1 13.9 5th 4.6 +0.6 1.9 24th 42.2 61.2 low 69%
Western Plains (district 89)
Ararat Prison 12.9 +1.1 16.6 5th 4.8 +1.4 0.3 28th 58.8 63.0 average 93%
Ballarat Aerodrome 11.0 +0.9 14.7 6th 4.5 +1.3 -1.4 28th 50.0 66.4 low 75%
Westmere 12.5 +0.3 16.1 6th 5.6 +1.3 0.6 5th 51.2 55.5 average 92%
West Coast (district 90)
Aireys Inlet 14.0 +0.6 18.9 7th 7.6 +0.3 5.1 13th 48.6 69.0 low 70%
Cape Nelson Lighthouse 14.0 +0.2 19.2 6th 9.5 +1.1 7.3 23rd 120.0 100.4 high 120%
Cape Otway Lighthouse 13.4 +0.4 18.5 6th 9.2 +1.7 5.6 27th 134.4 106.4 high 126%
Casterton 13.5 +0.4 16.9 22nd 6.5 +1.6 2.5 19th 98.8 85.5 high 116%
Colac (Mount Gellibrand) 12.2 +0.6 16.0 6th 6.3 +1.0 3.4 13th 65.2 59.3 average 110%
Dartmoor 13.9 +0.3 18.1 6th 6.5 +1.1 1.9 27th 121.2 110.4 average 110%
Hamilton Airport 12.5 +0.4 17.2 6th 5.6 +1.2 2.5 5th 67.8 71.1 average 95%
Mortlake Racecourse 13.9 +0.9 18.1 6th 5.9 +1.3 2.7 27th 67.4 63.6 average 106%
Port Fairy AWS 14.3 +0.1 19.3 6th 7.8 +0.8 3.0 27th 100.8 90.2 average 112%
Portland (Cashmore Airport) 13.7 +0.6 18.2 6th 7.3 +1.0 2.7 5th 120.0 113.4 average 106%
Warrnambool Airport NDB 13.5 0.0 17.0 6th 6.6 +1.1 2.2 27th 100.2 85.7 high 117%

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 Thursday 1 August 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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