Wednesday, 1 April 2020 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Melbourne - Product code IDCKGC16L0
Greater Melbourne in March 2020: cool days, wetter than average
Rainfall in March was above average at all sites in Greater Melbourne, primarily due to heavy rainfall on the 5th, from ex-tropical cyclone Esther. Daytime temperatures were below average, while night-time temperatures were generally close to average.
Wetter than average
- March rainfall was above average at all sites in Greater Melbourne, ranging from 118% of average at Ferny Creek, to 242% of average at Melbourne Airport
- A low-pressure trough which extended to the tropics, brought moisture from ex-tropical cyclone Esther and widespread rainfall to Greater Melbourne on the 5th; many sites had their highest March daily rainfall on record on that day
- 54.6 mm was recorded at Melbourne (Olympic Park) on the 5th; it was the wettest March day for Melbourne city since 1929; the average monthly rainfall for Melbourne city in March is 50.1 mm
- The highest daily rainfall total in Greater Melbourne during the month, 96.2 mm, was recorded at Willowmavin, also on the 5th
- Late in the month, a cold front and the associated trough crossed the city, bringing widespread light to moderate rainfall, with daily totals to 9am on the 30th generally between 5 mm and 10 mm
- The wettest place in Greater Melbourne in March was Upper Plenty, which received 135.2 mm during the month
- Upper Plenty and Viewbank had their highest total March rainfall on record, while Lancefield, Bonbeach (Carrum) and Springvale (Sandown) had their highest total March rainfall for at least 20 years
Cool days
- Daytime temperatures were cooler than average, with most sites reporting mean maximum temperatures more than 1.0 °C below the March average
- The coldest day during the month was the 14th, which saw all sites report daily maximum temperatures below 20 °C; the lowest recorded daytime temperature was 13.4 °C at Ferny Creek
- There were some warmer than average days scattered during the month and the warmest day generally was the 1st, when daytime temperatures above 30 °C were observed at most sites; the highest temperature in Greater Melbourne, 33.6 °C, was recorded at Essendon Airport on this day
- Nights were generally close to average, with all sites reporting mean minimum temperatures within one degree from the March average
Melbourne (Olympic Park)
- Total rainfall for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 71.0 mm
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 22.9 °C. The warmest day was 32.1 °C on the 1st, and the coolest day was on the 23rd when the temperature reached 17.1 °C
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 13.9 °C. The coldest morning was 8.5 °C on the 24th, and the warmest morning was on the 13th when the minimum temperature was 19.1 °C
Heavy rain and flash flooding
- Heavy rainfall on the 5th, brought by the remnants of the ex-tropical cyclone Esther, caused flash flooding and building damage
- There were many delays on tram and train lines due to signal faults, and flooded tracks and train stations
- The State Emergency Services were called to rescue more than a dozen people from vehicles stuck in flood waters
Further information
- Media
- media@bom.gov.au (03) 9669 4057
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in March 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day | 33.6 °C at Essendon Airport on the 1st |
| Warmest days on average | 23.5 °C at Coldstream |
| Coolest days on average | 19.2 °C at Ferny Creek |
| Coldest day | 13.4 °C at Ferny Creek on the 14th |
| Coldest night | 3.0 °C at Coldstream on the 24th |
| Coolest nights on average | 9.2 °C at Coldstream |
| Warmest nights on average | 13.9 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) |
| Warmest night | 19.8 °C at Laverton RAAF on the 13th |
| Warmest on average overall | 18.4 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) |
| Coolest on average overall |
15.2 °C at Ferny Creek 15.2 °C at Wallan (Kilmore Gap) |
| Wettest overall | 135.2 mm at Upper Plenty |
| Wettest day | 96.2 mm at Willowmavin (Avalon Station) on the 5th |
| Strongest wind gust | 83 km/h at Fawkner Beacon on the 13th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Record highest March daily rainfall | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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| Moorabbin Airport | 54.8 | on the 5th | 45.0 | on the 8th in 1997 | 67 | |
| Bonbeach (Carrum) | 57.0 | on the 5th | 42.2 | on the 20th in 1970 | 63 | |
| Melbourne Botanical Gardens | 57.2 | on the 5th | 50.4 | on the 7th in 2010 | 50 | |
| Romsey | 81.6 | on the 5th | 63.4 | on the 21st in 1989 | 49 | |
| Upper Plenty | 89.0 | on the 5th | 64.6 | on the 8th in 2010 | 35 | |
| Springvale (Sandown) | 60.0 | on the 5th | 50.8 | on the 8th in 1995 | 32 | |
| Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 59.0 | on the 5th | 44.0 | on the 22nd in 2017 | 31 | |
| Coldstream | 33.6 | on the 5th | 32.2 | on the 8th in 2010 | 26 | |
| Newham (Cobaw) | 75.0 | on the 5th | 39.6 | on the 16th in 2012 | 26 | |
| Viewbank | 54.2 | on the 5th | 36.0 | on the 15th in 2009 | 21 | |
| Record highest March total rainfall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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| Upper Plenty | 135.2 | 105.4 | in 1989 | 34 | 48.0 |
| Viewbank | 79.6 | 77.8 | in 2001 | 21 | 41.9 |
| Highest March total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for March |
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| Lancefield | 108.6 | 156.6 | in 1970* | 44.8 | |
| Bonbeach (Carrum) | 70.0 | 77.8 | in 1989* | 41.9 | |
| Springvale (Sandown) | 77.8 | 82.2 | in 1999* | 42.8 | |
* 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 Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for March 2020 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for March 2020 |
Diff from average |
Highest for March 2020 |
Mean for March 2020 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for March 2020 |
Total for March 2020 |
Average for March |
Rank of March 2020 |
Fraction of March average |
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| Cerberus | 22.8 | -0.4 | 32.0 | 1st | 13.2 | +0.6 | 8.1 | 27th | 53.6 | 44.3 | average | 121% |
| Coldstream | 23.5 | -1.9 | 31.7 | 19th | 9.2 | -0.7 | 3.0 | 24th | 64.4 | 48.0 | high | 134% |
| Essendon Airport | 23.2 | -1.0 | 33.6 | 1st | 13.1 | +0.5 | 8.0 | 16th | 71.2 | 39.3 | high | 181% |
| Ferny Creek | 19.2 | 27.6 | 19th | 11.1 | 7.0 | 24th | 90.8 | 76.9 | average | 118% | ||
| Laverton RAAF | 22.8 | -1.0 | 33.0 | 1st | 13.4 | +0.8 | 9.3 | 16th | 52.2 | 34.4 | high | 152% |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 22.9 | 32.1 | 1st | 13.9 | 8.5 | 24th | 71.0 | |||||
| Melbourne Airport | 22.9 | -1.4 | 32.5 | 1st | 12.2 | -0.6 | 6.1 | 24th | 90.0 | 37.2 | v high | 242% |
| Moorabbin Airport | 23.1 | -0.8 | 32.2 | 1st | 13.2 | +0.2 | 5.9 | 24th | 67.6 | 43.7 | high | 155% |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 22.9 | -1.3 | 31.3 | 1st | 12.1 | -0.4 | 5.9 | 24th | 78.4 | 53.2 | high | 147% |
| Viewbank | 23.2 | -2.3 | 32.3 | 1st | 12.1 | -0.8 | 6.2 | 24th | 79.6 | 41.9 | highest | 190% |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 19.7 | -2.1 | 29.2 | 1st | 10.6 | -0.6 | 6.2 | 24th | 104.4 | 45.6 | high | 229% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for March 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 32.0 | 18.0 | 18.8 | 21.7 | 20.6 | 18.9 | 21.7 | 21.4 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 28.1 | 29.6 | 27.8 | 17.4 | 18.6 | 24.5 | 28.1 | 29.3 | 31.7 | 21.1 | 17.5 | 18.6 | 17.4 | 18.0 | 16.9 | 20.5 | 26.3 | 28.4 | 28.7 | 21.2 | 20.7 |
| Coldstream | 31.6 | 19.2 | 20.9 | 23.1 | 19.9 | 20.4 | 21.9 | 22.2 | 21.9 | 26.0 | 29.7 | 28.8 | 26.5 | 17.8 | 20.8 | 25.6 | 27.2 | 28.4 | 31.7 | 22.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 18.2 | 20.2 | 16.9 | 23.1 | 27.4 | 27.2 | 26.3 | 21.8 | 22.0 |
| Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 31.4 | 18.0 | 19.3 | 20.6 | 20.2 | 19.5 | 21.3 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 29.3 | 26.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Essendon Airport | 33.6 | 19.0 | 20.4 | 23.5 | 20.2 | 19.5 | 20.4 | 22.4 | 20.9 | 23.8 | 29.9 | 29.4 | 27.5 | 17.7 | 18.6 | 26.1 | 28.2 | 28.7 | 30.0 | 24.1 | 18.7 | 18.4 | 17.4 | 18.4 | 17.0 | 20.1 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 25.8 | 22.0 | 21.6 |
| Ferny Creek | 26.8 | 14.9 | 15.8 | 19.8 | 16.8 | 15.6 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 17.6 | 22.1 | 25.2 | 24.5 | 22.4 | 13.4 | 15.4 | 21.1 | 23.4 | 24.5 | 27.6 | 18.5 | 15.3 | 14.4 | 14.1 | 15.1 | 13.5 | 18.1 | 22.7 | 22.8 | 22.9 | 17.7 | 18.1 |
| Laverton RAAF | 33.0 | 18.1 | 21.1 | 20.5 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 21.5 | 20.3 | 21.5 | 27.9 | 29.8 | 26.4 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 24.0 | 28.5 | 29.0 | 31.3 | 22.2 | 18.7 | 18.9 | 16.4 | 18.0 | 16.8 | 19.8 | 28.1 | 28.3 | 26.7 | 22.6 | 20.9 | |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 32.1 | 18.4 | 19.5 | 23.5 | 20.3 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 22.4 | 21.0 | 22.3 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 26.8 | 17.9 | 18.8 | 26.5 | 28.2 | 28.3 | 30.4 | 22.7 | 18.4 | 18.3 | 17.1 | 17.9 | 17.5 | 19.8 | 27.6 | 27.5 | 26.4 | 21.7 | 21.4 |
| Melbourne Airport | 32.5 | 18.7 | 20.1 | 22.5 | 20.0 | 19.5 | 19.9 | 21.9 | 20.6 | 24.0 | 29.7 | 29.3 | 27.2 | 17.3 | 18.5 | 25.8 | 27.5 | 27.7 | 31.6 | 22.8 | 18.6 | 18.3 | 17.7 | 18.5 | 16.1 | 20.0 | 27.4 | 27.5 | 25.8 | 22.1 | 21.5 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 32.2 | 18.8 | 20.4 | 21.6 | 20.0 | 18.6 | 20.4 | 22.0 | 21.1 | 21.6 | 29.7 | 29.5 | 27.5 | 18.1 | 20.1 | 25.2 | 28.3 | 28.8 | 30.7 | 22.3 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 17.7 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 22.4 | 27.4 | 28.1 | 27.8 | 21.2 | 20.6 |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 31.3 | 18.7 | 19.9 | 22.2 | 20.3 | 18.7 | 20.9 | 21.3 | 21.0 | 25.0 | 28.9 | 28.6 | 26.1 | 17.7 | 19.2 | 25.4 | 27.3 | 28.2 | 31.2 | 22.2 | 19.0 | 18.9 | 17.6 | 19.1 | 16.8 | 22.1 | 27.3 | 26.7 | 26.3 | 21.3 | 21.9 |
| Viewbank | 32.3 | 19.2 | 20.5 | 22.2 | 20.2 | 19.3 | 20.6 | 22.3 | 21.5 | 25.1 | 29.9 | 29.0 | 26.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 25.7 | 27.5 | 27.4 | 30.0 | 22.9 | 19.5 | 19.1 | 17.6 | 19.8 | 17.3 | 22.1 | 27.3 | 27.4 | 26.8 | 21.4 | 21.9 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 29.2 | 15.5 | 18.3 | 20.6 | 16.8 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 18.7 | 17.6 | 23.6 | 25.4 | 24.7 | 22.5 | 13.9 | 15.7 | 21.8 | 23.4 | 24.6 | 28.1 | 20.2 | 16.4 | 15.0 | 14.4 | 16.6 | 13.5 | 17.8 | 23.0 | 23.1 | 21.4 | 17.7 | 19.1 |
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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 March 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12.7 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 14.1 | 11.9 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 17.1 | 12.8 | 9.6 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 15.5 | 15.9 | 14.6 | 14.1 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 13.2 | 8.1 | 13.0 | 14.3 | 14.0 | 8.6 | |
| Coldstream | 8.4 | 13.3 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 12.8 | 14.4 | 13.1 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 8.9 | 10.3 | 9.0 | 10.3 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 7.0 | 11.1 | 15.2 | 9.1 | 10.4 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 3.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 10.4 | 14.2 | 6.6 |
| Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 10.9 | 12.3 | 12.8 | 11.1 | 14.0 | 14.4 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 10.6 | 11.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Essendon Airport | 11.1 | 12.9 | 13.9 | 13.0 | 15.3 | 14.8 | 14.3 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 9.6 | 12.0 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 8.0 | 10.6 | 18.1 | 18.7 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 11.6 | 12.1 | 8.6 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 13.5 | 19.1 | 14.7 | 11.3 |
| Ferny Creek | 11.9 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 14.4 | 10.7 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 12.9 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 11.3 | 16.5 | 18.6 | 10.8 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 9.8 | 15.9 | 16.7 | 12.4 | 9.6 |
| Laverton RAAF | 11.2 | 12.9 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 9.5 | 12.2 | 17.0 | 19.8 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 9.3 | 11.1 | 18.4 | 18.1 | 13.3 | 12.0 | 10.8 | 12.1 | 10.1 | 11.8 | 13.7 | 11.6 | 13.1 | 18.9 | 13.7 | 10.0 |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 13.6 | 15.4 | 15.9 | 15.4 | 13.9 | 12.3 | 10.3 | 12.6 | 16.6 | 19.1 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 9.3 | 11.6 | 17.7 | 18.7 | 16.1 | 14.6 | 12.1 | 12.7 | 8.5 | 10.8 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 14.8 | 16.5 | 15.9 | 12.2 |
| Melbourne Airport | 10.8 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 14.8 | 13.9 | 13.4 | 11.9 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 12.2 | 17.2 | 17.9 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 7.5 | 12.3 | 18.0 | 17.9 | 12.2 | 11.1 | 9.6 | 8.3 | 6.1 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 9.5 | 13.3 | 19.0 | 13.5 | 9.4 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 12.1 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.1 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 14.7 | 14.0 | 11.3 | 8.6 | 11.9 | 15.8 | 19.7 | 12.5 | 11.9 | 7.7 | 10.0 | 18.4 | 18.1 | 15.1 | 13.3 | 12.1 | 10.7 | 5.9 | 10.3 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 18.8 | 16.5 | 10.5 |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 12.0 | 12.8 | 11.8 | 10.9 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 10.5 | 9.8 | 7.7 | 11.4 | 15.9 | 18.8 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 7.2 | 10.4 | 18.2 | 17.1 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 10.3 | 8.3 | 5.9 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 11.5 | 14.8 | 19.3 | 14.8 | 8.6 |
| Viewbank | 11.1 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 12.2 | 13.3 | 14.7 | 13.5 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 7.7 | 11.5 | 14.9 | 16.2 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 7.1 | 10.7 | 16.5 | 18.1 | 14.2 | 13.1 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 6.2 | 8.1 | 11.7 | 13.1 | 12.5 | 14.9 | 15.2 | 9.5 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 12.0 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 9.8 | 14.4 | 10.7 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 9.9 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 12.0 | 14.4 | 16.5 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 13.7 | 15.2 | 11.9 | 10.9 |
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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 March 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | - | 5.5 | - | - | 57.0 | 2.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | ||
| Bullengarook East | - | 3.0 | - | - | 48.2 | 8.4 | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | → | → | → | → | 1.2 | - | - | 3.4 | - | - | |
| Burnside | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | 7.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | - | |
| Cape Schanck | 8.2 | 0.3 | - | - | 22.0 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.8 | ||
| Cerberus | - | 7.2 | - | - | 36.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | - | |
| Cheltenham Kingston Centre | - | 4.3 | - | - | 35.0 | 3.8 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.5 | - | |
| Coldstream | - | 3.0 | 0.2 | - | 33.6 | 9.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.4 | - | |
| Essendon Airport | - | 1.2 | 0.2 | - | 53.4 | 9.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | - | |
| Ferny Creek | 9.0 | - | - | 38.2 | 16.4 | 5.4 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 2.6 | 2.2 | - | 4.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.8 | - | ||
| Greenvale Reservoir | 1.4 | - | - | 17.0 | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
| Kinglake West | - | 4.2 | - | → | 63.4 | 14.4 | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 0.6 | - | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.8 | ||
| Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek) | 3.6 | 1.4 | - | 18.4 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.8 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
| Lancefield | → | 0.4 | - | - | 92.0 | 10.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | → | → | → | → | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | ||
| Laverton RAAF | - | 1.6 | 0.2 | - | 39.0 | 7.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | |
| Main Ridge | - | 9.8 | - | - | 24.4 | 7.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 6.4 | |||
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | - | 3.0 | - | - | 54.6 | 7.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | - | |
| Melbourne Airport | - | 0.8 | - | - | 70.0 | 13.6 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 3.6 | - | |
| Melbourne Botanical Gardens | → | 3.6 | - | - | 57.2 | 8.2 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | → | → | 6.4 | ||
| Mitcham | 4.8 | - | - | 11.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
| Moorabbin Airport | - | 3.6 | 0.2 | - | 54.8 | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | - | |
| Mount Waverley (Riversdale Golf Club) | - | 2.8 | 1.4 | - | 36.0 | 15.5 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | ||
| Newham (Cobaw) | - | - | - | - | 75.0 | 11.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.6 | ||
| Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Club) | - | 4.2 | - | - | 66.2 | 8.2 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.8 | ||
| Preston Reservoir | 1.6 | - | - | 13.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
| Romsey | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | 81.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rosebud (Country Club) | - | 5.2 | - | - | 25.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.5 | - | - | → | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.4 | ||
| Scoresby Research Institute | - | 3.8 | - | - | 49.6 | 11.0 | 4.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.6 | - | |
| Springvale (Sandown) | - | 4.2 | - | 1.2 | 60.0 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | → | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.6 | ||
| Springvale Necropolis | → | 4.5 | - | - | 53.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorourrong) | 2.0 | 0.8 | - | 20.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
| Upper Plenty | - | 1.6 | - | - | 89.0 | 23.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.2 | ||
| Viewbank | - | 7.2 | - | - | 54.2 | 7.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | - | |
| Wallan | → | 1.4 | - | - | 66.4 | 20.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | ||
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | - | 2.6 | - | - | 68.2 | 18.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.6 | 0.2 | |
| Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservoir (Quarte | - | 1.6 | - | 22.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 3.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
| Willowmavin (Avalon Station) | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 96.2 | 12.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.6 | - | |
| Woodend | - | 1.0 | - | - | 62.4 | 6.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | 0.2 | |
| Yan Yean | 2.8 | 0.2 | - | 19.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
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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 9 am on Wednesday 1 April 2020. 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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