Sunday, 3 May 2021 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Melbourne - Product code IDCKGC16L0
Greater Melbourne in April 2021: average to below average rainfall
Rainfall in April was average to below average at all sites in Greater Melbourne, with the exception of a wetter than average month at Ferny Creek. Both daytime and night-time temperatures were generally close to average.
Average to below average rainfall
- April rainfall was average to below average at all sites in Greater Melbourne, with the exception of Ferny Creek.
- Rainfall totals ranged from 29% of average at Melbourne Airport to 121% of average at Ferny Creek.
- A cold front that crossed the city on the 10th brought moderate to heavy rainfall to Greater Melbourne.
- The highest daily rainfall total this month, 59.0 mm, was recorded at Ferny Creek to 9 am on the 11th.
- Ferny Creek was also the wettest location in Greater Melbourne, receiving 140.2 mm during the month.
- Melbourne (Olympic Park) had 12 days with rainfall and a monthly total of 37.0 mm.
A warm start to the month
- Both daytime and night-time temperatures were generally close to average.
- The month started with several unseasonably warm days, and the highest temperature recorded in Greater Melbourne during April was 32.7 °C, at Laverton RAAF on the 3rd.
- On the 2nd and 3rd, Melbourne (Olympic Park) had daily maximum temperatures above 30 °C; this was the first time since 2005 that Melbourne city recorded daily temperatures above 30 °C on two consecutive April days.
- The coldest days during the month were the 11th, 16th and the 21st, which saw most sites reporting daily maximum temperatures below 15 °C.
- The lowest recorded daytime temperature in Greater Melbourne was 8.6 °C at Ferny Creek on the 11th, in a wake of a strong cold front which brought winter-like conditions.
- The lowest night-time temperature in Greater Melbourne, 1.7 °C, was also recorded at Ferny Creek in the early morning on the 11th.
Melbourne (Olympic Park)
- Total rainfall for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 37.0 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 20.2 °C.
- The warmest day was 31.6 °C on the 3rd, and the coolest day was on the 11th when the temperature reached 14.5 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 11.9 °C.
- The coldest morning was 7.1 °C on the 21st, and the warmest morning was on the 5th when the minimum temperature was 16.0 °C.
Further information
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in April 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day | 32.7 °C at Laverton RAAF on the 3rd |
| Warmest days on average |
20.6 °C at Laverton RAAF 20.6 °C at Melbourne Airport |
| Coolest days on average | 16.1 °C at Ferny Creek |
| Coldest day | 8.6 °C at Ferny Creek on the 11th |
| Coldest night | 1.7 °C at Ferny Creek on the 11th |
| Coolest nights on average | 7.9 °C at Coldstream |
| Warmest nights on average | 11.9 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) |
| Warmest night | 18.5 °C at Ferny Creek on the 3rd |
| Warmest on average overall | 16.0 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) |
| Coolest on average overall | 12.6 °C at Ferny Creek |
| Wettest overall | 140.2 mm at Ferny Creek |
| Wettest day | 59.0 mm at Ferny Creek on the 11th |
| Strongest wind gust | 102 km/h at Frankston Beach on the 11th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for April 2021 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for April 2021 |
Diff from average |
Highest for April 2021 |
Mean for April 2021 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for April 2021 |
Total for April 2021 |
Average for April |
Rank of April 2021 |
Fraction of April average |
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| Cerberus | 19.9 | 0.0 | 31.4 | 3rd | 10.1 | +0.1 | 3.8 | 29th | 41.6 | 60.6 | average | 69% |
| Coldstream | 20.5 | -0.1 | 31.2 | 3rd | 7.9 | +0.9 | 2.0 | 13th | ||||
| Essendon Airport | 20.4 | +0.2 | 31.7 | 3rd | 10.6 | +0.6 | 5.1 | 21st | 26.8 | 54.3 | low | 49% |
| Ferny Creek | 16.1 | -0.9 | 27.0 | 2nd | 9.1 | -0.9 | 1.7 | 11th | 140.2 | 115.4 | high | 121% |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | 19.8 | 30.6 | 3rd | 11.1 | 5.2 | 21st | 60.0 | |||||
| Laverton RAAF | 20.6 | +0.3 | 32.7 | 3rd | 10.4 | +0.5 | 4.3 | 21st | 20.0 | 45.0 | low | 44% |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 20.2 | 31.6 | 3rd | 11.9 | 7.1 | 21st | 37.0 | |||||
| Melbourne Airport | 20.6 | +0.2 | 31.6 | 3rd | 10.0 | -0.2 | 4.2 | 21st | 12.6 | 44.2 | low | 29% |
| Moorabbin Airport | 20.1 | -0.1 | 32.1 | 3rd | 11.6 | +1.1 | 5.0 | 28th | 50.4 | 62.3 | average | 81% |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 20.1 | 0.0 | 31.5 | 2nd | 10.1 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 28th | 72.6 | 68.6 | average | 106% |
| Viewbank | 20.5 | -0.9 | 31.5 | 2nd | 10.4 | +0.3 | 5.4 | 28th | 66.0 | 60.8 | high | 109% |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 17.4 | +0.2 | 28.6 | 4th | 8.9 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 21st | 24.2 | 55.8 | low | 43% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for April 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
| Cerberus | 28.6 | 30.6 | 31.4 | 20.8 | 18.1 | 19.9 | 22.6 | 29.7 | 17.3 | 17.9 | 14.8 | 17.1 | 20.2 | 20.9 | 19.3 | 15.1 | 17.9 | 18.8 | 20.4 | 17.3 | 15.5 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 18.8 | 23.1 |
| Coldstream | 29.3 | 30.6 | 31.2 | 31.0 | 21.0 | 20.0 | 25.4 | 29.2 | 18.5 | 17.4 | 12.3 | 16.3 | 19.3 | 22.1 | 20.3 | 15.1 | 16.8 | 17.9 | 19.1 | 18.4 | 15.2 | 15.9 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 18.2 | 20.3 | 21.5 | 23.4 |
| Essendon Airport | 29.6 | 30.9 | 31.7 | 25.2 | 19.6 | 20.4 | 23.8 | 29.9 | 18.4 | 18.2 | 15.0 | 17.5 | 19.6 | 21.7 | 20.4 | 15.5 | 17.4 | 18.5 | 20.6 | 18.5 | 15.8 | 17.4 | 17.2 | 17.6 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 16.0 | 17.6 | 21.0 | 24.4 |
| Ferny Creek | 25.6 | 27.0 | 26.9 | 25.9 | 15.7 | 14.8 | 21.3 | 24.8 | 14.0 | 12.8 | 8.6 | 12.5 | 15.4 | 16.1 | 14.5 | 11.4 | 12.7 | 13.9 | 14.8 | 13.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 16.0 | 17.9 | 20.0 |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | 28.2 | 30.0 | 30.6 | 25.3 | 18.6 | 19.9 | 23.1 | 28.5 | 17.4 | 17.1 | 14.6 | 17.5 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 18.6 | 14.8 | 17.9 | 17.5 | 20.1 | 18.4 | 14.7 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 16.5 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 18.8 | 23.6 |
| Laverton RAAF | 29.7 | 30.6 | 32.7 | 23.5 | 18.9 | 20.0 | 22.8 | 31.1 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 15.3 | 17.1 | 20.5 | 21.9 | 20.1 | 16.0 | 17.9 | 19.1 | 22.6 | 19.9 | 16.0 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 18.5 | 18.1 | 17.6 | 15.7 | 16.4 | 18.4 | 25.8 |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 29.9 | 30.6 | 31.6 | 24.5 | 19.0 | 20.2 | 23.0 | 29.3 | 17.3 | 18.3 | 14.5 | 16.8 | 20.0 | 20.8 | 20.2 | 15.1 | 17.7 | 18.8 | 20.6 | 18.7 | 14.9 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 18.3 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 16.6 | 16.9 | 18.4 | 24.4 |
| Melbourne Airport | 29.5 | 30.3 | 31.6 | 26.5 | 19.1 | 20.0 | 24.1 | 29.8 | 18.1 | 18.5 | 15.5 | 17.1 | 19.5 | 22.7 | 20.0 | 16.2 | 17.9 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 19.7 | 15.9 | 17.2 | 16.5 | 17.9 | 17.5 | 18.2 | 15.9 | 18.4 | 21.5 | 25.1 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 28.2 | 29.4 | 32.1 | 22.5 | 19.7 | 19.9 | 21.7 | 29.8 | 17.3 | 18.0 | 14.2 | 17.3 | 20.2 | 20.4 | 19.9 | 15.7 | 17.0 | 18.6 | 19.6 | 20.3 | 14.5 | 17.4 | 18.2 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 16.3 | 16.1 | 18.7 | 24.5 | |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 28.9 | 31.5 | 30.7 | 27.6 | 19.8 | 19.3 | 24.0 | 29.0 | 17.4 | 18.3 | 13.2 | 15.5 | 20.1 | 21.2 | 19.5 | 15.5 | 16.4 | 18.9 | 19.1 | 18.2 | 14.7 | 16.1 | 17.1 | 16.9 | 17.6 | 16.5 | 16.8 | 18.6 | 21.7 | 23.9 |
| Viewbank | 29.5 | 31.5 | 31.4 | 28.3 | 20.7 | 19.7 | 24.5 | 30.0 | 17.4 | 18.3 | 14.1 | 17.3 | 20.4 | 21.5 | 20.5 | 14.7 | 17.6 | 18.2 | 20.5 | 18.3 | 15.2 | 17.3 | 16.7 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 18.3 | 20.6 | 24.4 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 25.6 | 27.4 | 27.1 | 28.6 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 23.1 | 25.3 | 15.0 | 14.1 | 11.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 18.8 | 16.9 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.8 | 16.3 | 14.0 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 13.4 | 14.3 | 13.2 | 15.1 | 12.5 | 18.2 | 19.7 | 20.2 |
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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 April 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
| Cerberus | 7.8 | 8.3 | 12.8 | 10.2 | 14.9 | 12.8 | 13.8 | 15.9 | 12.9 | 9.9 | 7.4 | 10.3 | 4.5 | 10.3 | 13.6 | 10.3 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 9.0 | 14.9 | 5.5 | 9.1 | 12.1 | 12.6 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 5.8 |
| Coldstream | 6.6 | 6.3 | 10.0 | 9.1 | 14.7 | 6.0 | 10.6 | 14.5 | 12.8 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 10.1 | 4.8 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 7.2 | 10.1 | 12.9 | 2.0 | 6.1 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| Essendon Airport | 10.0 | 11.2 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.1 | 12.6 | 14.5 | 13.1 | 12.5 | 11.6 | 7.0 | 8.9 | 5.2 | 12.7 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 11.2 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 13.0 | 5.1 | 9.4 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 7.3 | 10.5 | 9.9 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.6 |
| Ferny Creek | 12.2 | 16.7 | 18.5 | 16.7 | 10.7 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 13.3 | 9.0 | 7.4 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 7.1 | 10.2 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 10.4 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 11.9 |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | 11.3 | 12.2 | 16.6 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 15.3 | 13.0 | 10.1 | 7.0 | 8.6 | 6.4 | 11.9 | 14.1 | 9.8 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 13.2 | 14.7 | 5.2 | 10.0 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 8.6 |
| Laverton RAAF | 10.1 | 11.0 | 15.5 | 13.2 | 15.8 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 13.6 | 12.6 | 10.8 | 7.2 | 9.2 | 5.9 | 12.8 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 9.2 | 13.1 | 4.3 | 9.0 | 10.6 | 9.9 | 7.0 | 8.4 | 10.9 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 6.8 |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 12.4 | 13.5 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 16.0 | 12.8 | 14.9 | 15.4 | 13.8 | 12.9 | 8.1 | 9.7 | 7.8 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 11.5 | 12.3 | 13.1 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 7.1 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 13.1 | 9.9 | 10.9 | 11.8 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 9.5 |
| Melbourne Airport | 11.4 | 12.6 | 14.0 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 12.1 | 13.6 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 9.4 | 6.5 | 9.0 | 5.9 | 12.2 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 4.2 | 8.6 | 11.6 | 10.3 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 11.4 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 7.6 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 12.1 | 11.8 | 16.4 | 14.1 | 15.1 | 10.5 | 14.6 | 15.7 | 14.6 | 12.9 | 8.2 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 14.6 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 12.2 | 13.1 | 10.5 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 5.0 | 6.8 | 7.7 |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 10.6 | 10.4 | 16.0 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 9.4 | 12.5 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 12.2 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 10.5 | 9.3 | 10.5 | 14.3 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 11.6 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 10.2 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 6.6 | |
| Viewbank | 10.1 | 10.6 | 13.0 | 13.7 | 14.9 | 11.1 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 12.7 | 11.4 | 7.0 | 8.4 | 5.5 | 9.8 | 11.4 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 13.5 | 6.2 | 8.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 8.5 | 9.9 | 11.5 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 7.3 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 11.1 | 15.7 | 17.0 | 16.0 | 10.9 | 8.9 | 11.4 | 13.1 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 8.7 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 9.2 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 6.7 | 8.3 | 10.8 |
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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 April 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||
| Bonbeach (Carrum (Patterson River Countr | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.5 | → | → | 30.0 | - | - | - | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | - | - | → | → | 3.5 | |||||
| Bullengarook East | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 0.2 | 3.8 | - | 7.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 6.6 | ||||||||||
| Burnside | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | - | - | - | 2.1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cape Schanck | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | - | 15.4 | - | - | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | 5.6 | - | 2.0 | - | 7.0 | 5.4 | |||||
| Cerberus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.8 | 1.6 | 13.4 | 2.8 | - | - | 0.2 | 6.6 | - | - | 0.2 | - | 6.0 | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Cheltenham Kingston Centre | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.7 | - | 10.0 | 7.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | - | 0.5 | - | 2.0 | - | 0.4 | - | 0.6 | - | |
| Coldstream | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | 17.2 | - | 0.6 | - | 3.8 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | |||||
| Eltham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.8 | 0.2 | 6.0 | 14.0 | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | 15.2 | - | - | - | 4.2 | - | 1.6 | ||||
| Essendon Airport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.6 | - | 4.6 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | 8.6 | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | |
| Ferny Creek | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17.0 | 1.6 | 59.0 | 17.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | - | 10.2 | - | - | 0.4 | - | 15.6 | - | 4.0 | - | 10.4 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.8 | 1.4 | 19.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - | 11.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 6.6 | - | 0.6 | 9.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | ||
| Greenvale Reservoir | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 3.6 | - | 2.0 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | 0.2 | - | |||
| Kinglake West | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | 9.8 | 0.4 | 9.2 | 14.6 | 0.6 | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 22.0 | - | 0.8 | 0.4 | → | 2.0 | 0.8 | ||||
| Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek) | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 11.6 | - | 6.2 | 20.4 | 0.4 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 20.2 | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | - | |||
| Lancefield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | 2.0 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | ||||||||||
| Laverton RAAF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 2.2 | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 6.6 | - | 0.4 | - | 2.0 | - | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Main Ridge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | → | → | → | 30.6 | 8.4 | - | → | → | 6.6 | ||||||
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 10.0 | 0.6 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 10.4 | - | 0.4 | - | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | - | - | |
| Melbourne Airport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | - | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | |
| Melbourne Botanical Gardens | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 9.6 | 0.4 | - | 0.1 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | 9.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | - | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | - | - | - | |
| Mitcham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.8 | 0.8 | 8.0 | 16.6 | - | 0.2 | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 17.2 | - | 0.8 | - | 11.6 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.2 | ||||
| Monbulk (Spring Road) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.0 | 20.0 | 24.0 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | - | 8.8 | - | - | - | - | 17.0 | - | 2.6 | - | 3.0 | 1.0 | - | 0.4 | |||
| Moorabbin Airport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.8 | 0.4 | 23.2 | 6.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | 7.6 | - | 0.4 | - | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | - | - | |
| Mount Waverley (Riversdale Golf Club) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.4 | - | 3.6 | 17.6 | - | - | - | 2.8 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 10.8 | - | 1.0 | - | 9.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | ||||
| Newham (Cobaw) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | 2.0 | 0.6 | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | - | - | - | 1.2 | ||||||
| Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Club) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.5 | → | 11.6 | 12.5 | - | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | 10.8 | - | - | - | → | 6.2 | 1.4 | ||||
| Preston Reservoir | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.4 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 9.0 | 0.8 | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 13.4 | - | 0.2 | - | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | - | |||
| Rosebud (Country Club) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.8 | 1.6 | → | 21.6 | - | 0.6 | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 4.4 | - | - | → | 5.4 | 0.2 | 3.8 | ||||
| Scoresby Research Institute | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | - | 25.2 | 15.2 | - | 0.2 | - | 4.6 | - | - | - | - | 12.2 | - | 0.6 | - | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | - | - | |
| Springvale (Sandown) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.4 | 8.6 | 40.2 | - | 0.2 | - | 3.8 | - | - | - | - | 13.6 | - | - | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Springvale Necropolis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | → | → | 51.0 | - | - | - | 3.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | → | 3.9 | |||||
| Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorourrong) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | - | 4.8 | 10.2 | 1.8 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 14.6 | - | - | - | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | - | |||
| Upper Plenty | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | - | 6.2 | 3.8 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 11.6 | - | 0.6 | - | 3.6 | 0.4 | 2.4 | ||||
| Viewbank | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.4 | 0.4 | 5.8 | 15.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 22.4 | - | 0.8 | - | 6.2 | 0.4 | 3.4 | - | - | - | |
| Wallan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | 3.4 | - | 3.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | - | - | 0.8 | 2.4 | ||||||
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | - | 4.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | - | 0.4 | - | 2.2 | - | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | |
| Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservoir (Quarte | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.6 | 0.6 | - | - | - | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29.4 | - | 1.4 | - | 7.2 | 0.4 | - | - | |||
| Willowmavin (Avalon Station) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | |
| Woodend | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 2.6 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||
| Yan Yean | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | - | 4.0 | 13.6 | 0.4 | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | 14.0 | - | 1.2 | - | 2.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 | - | |||
| Yarra River @ Warrandyte | 2.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 8 pm on Sunday 2 May 2021. 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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