Wednesday, 1 September 2021 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Melbourne - Product code IDCKGC16L0
Greater Melbourne in August 2021: below average rainfall, mild days and nights
August rainfall was below average at most locations across Greater Melbourne. Both daytime and night-time temperatures were above average.
Below average rainfall
- August rainfall was less than average at most locations in the Melbourne metropolitan area.
- Averaged across all reporting sites, rainfall in Greater Melbourne was the lowest for August since 2014.
- Cold frontal systems and a southerly airstream delivered the most precipitation, with the heaviest falls on the 1st, 12th, 17th, 23rd and 24th.
- The highest daily rainfall total this month, 23.8 mm, was recorded at Ferny Creek on the 1st.
- With 88.2 mm, Ferny Creek was also the wettest location in Greater Melbourne this month.
- At Melbourne (Olympic Park), the count of 18 days with recorded rain this month was close to the city's August average.
Mild days and nights
- For the month as a whole, daytime and night-time temperatures were more than 1 °C above average at most reporting sites.
- Mean maximum temperatures ranged from 0.8 °C above average at Ferny Creek to 1.5 °C above average at Essendon Airport.
- The warmest day of the month was the 22nd, when most sites reported daytime temperatures above 20 °C.
- The highest daytime temperature in Greater Melbourne this August was 22.2 °C, recorded at Melbourne (Olympic Park) and Moorabbin Airport on the 22nd.
- The warmest nights were at Essendon Airport, where the mean minimum temperature was 1.8 °C above the August average.
- Averaged across all reporting sites, the mean minimum temperature in Greater Melbourne was the highest for August since 2013.
Melbourne (Olympic Park)
- Total rainfall for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 49.6 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 16.4 °C.
- The warmest day was 22.2 °C on the 22nd, and the coolest day was on the 26th when the temperature reached 12.9 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 8.5 °C.
- The coldest morning was 4.6 °C on the 27th, and the warmest morning was on the 11th when the minimum temperature was 12.4 °C.
Further information
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in August 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day |
22.2 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) on the 22nd 22.2 °C at Moorabbin Airport on the 22nd |
| Warmest days on average | 16.4 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) |
| Coolest days on average | 11.6 °C at Ferny Creek |
| Coldest day | 8.3 °C at Wallan (Kilmore Gap) on the 24th |
| Coldest night | 0.5 °C at Coldstream on the 2nd |
| Coolest nights on average | 4.9 °C at Wallan (Kilmore Gap) |
| Warmest nights on average | 8.5 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) |
| Warmest night | 13.1 °C at Scoresby Research Institute on the 11th |
| Warmest on average overall | 12.4 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) |
| Coolest on average overall | 8.4 °C at Wallan (Kilmore Gap) |
| Wettest overall | 88.2 mm at Ferny Creek |
| Wettest day | 23.8 mm at Ferny Creek on the 1st |
| Strongest wind gust | 91 km/h at South Channel Island on the 11th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for August 2021 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for August 2021 |
Diff from average |
Highest for August 2021 |
Mean for August 2021 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for August 2021 |
Total for August 2021 |
Average for August |
Rank of August 2021 |
Fraction of August average |
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| Cerberus | 15.7 | +1.1 | 20.9 | 22nd | 7.6 | +1.0 | 1.6 | 28th | 46.0 | 75.4 | low | 61% |
| Coldstream | 15.6 | +0.9 | 21.0 | 22nd | 5.1 | +0.8 | 0.5 | 2nd | 63.6 | 71.6 | average | 89% |
| Essendon Airport | 15.9 | +1.5 | 21.6 | 22nd | 7.5 | +1.8 | 1.8 | 28th | 44.6 | 48.1 | average | 93% |
| Ferny Creek | 11.6 | +0.8 | 17.2 | 22nd | 6.0 | +0.8 | 3.3 | 24th | 88.2 | 122.0 | low | 72% |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | 15.3 | 20.9 | 22nd | 8.1 | 5.0 | 28th | 67.4 | |||||
| Laverton RAAF | 16.3 | +1.4 | 21.9 | 22nd | 7.0 | +1.4 | 2.1 | 28th | 57.4 | 44.4 | high | 129% |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 16.4 | 22.2 | 22nd | 8.5 | 4.6 | 27th | 49.6 | |||||
| Melbourne Airport | 15.8 | +1.4 | 21.4 | 22nd | 6.4 | +0.5 | 1.7 | 27th | 34.0 | 44.1 | average | 77% |
| Moorabbin Airport | 16.2 | +1.4 | 22.2 | 22nd | 8.2 | +1.3 | 2.0 | 28th | 51.2 | 64.9 | average | 79% |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 15.7 | +1.4 | 21.2 | 22nd | 7.4 | +1.1 | 2.2 | 28th | 49.4 | 79.5 | low | 62% |
| Viewbank | 16.1 | +1.1 | 21.7 | 22nd | 7.2 | +1.0 | 2.1 | 27th | 47.2 | 56.4 | average | 84% |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 11.7 | +1.2 | 17.2 | 22nd | 4.9 | +0.7 | 2.0 | 24th | 51.4 | 62.2 | average | 83% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for August 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 | 31 | |
| Cerberus | 14.3 | 15.3 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 14.9 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 18.3 | 17.5 | 15.8 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 18.1 | 14.1 | 13.5 | 14.3 | 17.1 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 20.9 | 14.3 | 13.1 | 13.6 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 18.1 | 15.1 | 17.7 | 19.8 |
| Coldstream | 14.5 | 15.2 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 15.8 | 16.3 | 17.2 | 18.6 | 15.3 | 17.0 | 16.3 | 18.0 | 14.2 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 17.4 | 15.7 | 19.1 | 21.0 | 13.9 | 13.0 | 14.6 | 13.2 | 12.5 | 17.6 | 14.7 | 16.2 | 19.0 |
| Essendon Airport | 15.0 | 14.7 | 14.1 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 14.6 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 17.9 | 18.3 | 15.5 | 17.2 | 17.7 | 18.4 | 14.0 | 14.4 | 15.6 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 19.5 | 21.6 | 15.1 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 14.2 | 17.1 | 15.8 | 17.0 | 19.8 |
| Ferny Creek | 11.0 | 11.2 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 13.3 | 14.7 | 11.3 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 14.4 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 13.2 | 12.4 | 14.9 | 17.2 | 10.6 | 8.5 | 10.2 | 8.6 | 10.2 | 13.7 | 10.0 | 13.1 | 15.8 |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | 13.5 | 15.4 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 15.3 | 15.7 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 15.9 | 16.7 | 13.2 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 17.1 | 17.6 | 18.2 | 20.9 | 14.3 | 12.6 | 13.4 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 17.6 | 14.6 | 17.0 | 19.7 |
| Laverton RAAF | 15.3 | 15.6 | 14.4 | 14.9 | 15.9 | 13.9 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 15.8 | 18.7 | 20.1 | 16.2 | 17.3 | 17.6 | 18.5 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 17.7 | 18.2 | 19.8 | 21.9 | 14.7 | 12.3 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 13.3 | 17.7 | 16.3 | 17.8 | 20.9 |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 15.8 | 14.2 | 15.5 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 17.7 | 19.2 | 16.6 | 17.6 | 18.4 | 19.0 | 14.4 | 13.9 | 15.5 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 20.0 | 22.2 | 14.3 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 17.8 | 16.2 | 17.6 | 20.1 |
| Melbourne Airport | 14.8 | 14.7 | 13.6 | 14.1 | 15.5 | 13.9 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 16.1 | 17.1 | 17.4 | 18.1 | 14.4 | 13.9 | 15.3 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 19.8 | 21.4 | 14.4 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 15.0 | 17.1 | 15.4 | 17.0 | 20.0 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 14.6 | 16.4 | 13.7 | 14.8 | 13.9 | 14.8 | 16.4 | 18.4 | 19.1 | 16.0 | 16.3 | 17.0 | 18.4 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 14.4 | 17.3 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 22.2 | 13.6 | 14.8 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 18.2 | 14.7 | 17.5 | 20.3 | |||
| Scoresby Research Institute | 14.8 | 15.2 | 13.8 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 13.4 | 14.3 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 17.5 | 18.4 | 16.0 | 17.1 | 17.3 | 18.1 | 13.4 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 17.1 | 15.9 | 19.1 | 21.2 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 17.2 | 14.2 | 16.7 | 19.4 |
| Viewbank | 15.1 | 15.4 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 15.6 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.7 | 16.4 | 17.6 | 18.7 | 16.2 | 17.7 | 17.1 | 18.6 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 20.0 | 21.7 | 14.4 | 12.8 | 14.5 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 17.8 | 16.3 | 16.8 | 19.9 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 9.6 | 10.4 | 12.6 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 12.1 | 10.5 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 11.5 | 12.7 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 15.1 | 17.2 | 9.9 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 13.4 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 12.0 | 15.1 | ||
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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 August 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 | 31 | |
| Cerberus | 7.9 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 10.2 | 9.5 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 12.4 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 6.8 | 9.0 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 7.0 | 3.1 | 10.7 |
| Coldstream | 4.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 9.3 | 8.5 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 12.6 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 9.5 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 9.4 |
| Essendon Airport | 8.0 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 10.1 | 9.3 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 7.4 | 11.3 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 9.6 | 11.0 | 10.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 9.2 | 7.1 | 9.8 |
| Ferny Creek | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 8.0 | 9.9 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 9.8 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 8.6 |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | 7.0 | 5.6 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 8.7 | 12.3 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 5.3 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 6.3 | 8.3 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 7.4 | 5.0 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 10.2 |
| Laverton RAAF | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 9.6 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 12.3 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 8.3 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 4.7 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 9.2 | 5.0 | 10.3 |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 8.0 | 6.5 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 9.8 | 10.7 | 10.5 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 9.1 | 12.4 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 10.1 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 10.6 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 6.4 | 8.0 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 9.1 | 6.4 | 11.0 |
| Melbourne Airport | 6.0 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 10.8 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 7.3 | 9.2 | 8.0 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 8.7 | 6.1 | 9.3 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 8.2 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 9.2 | 12.8 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 7.1 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 6.8 | 10.7 |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 7.2 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 8.0 | 13.1 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 9.7 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 10.4 |
| Viewbank | 6.6 | 3.5 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 12.3 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 7.8 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 10.5 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 3.6 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 5.0 | |||
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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 August 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 | 31 | ||
| Bonbeach (Carrum (Patterson River Countr | → | 16.2 | 4.5 | - | 2.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | - | → | → | 2.0 | - | 4.0 | - | - | → | → | 3.2 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 1.8 | - | → | → | 4.0 | ||
| Bullengarook East | 16.0 | - | 2.2 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 9.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | - | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 6.2 | 9.6 | 3.2 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | 2.2 | 1.0 | - | |
| Burnside | 17.0 | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | 7.5 | 4.0 | 0.9 | - | - | - | 1.0 | ||
| Cape Schanck | 14.4 | - | 2.0 | 4.6 | 8.4 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 8.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.6 | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | 3.0 | |||
| Cerberus | 8.8 | - | 0.2 | 4.0 | 8.6 | - | 0.2 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 5.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 6.6 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 3.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | - | - | 3.8 | 0.2 | - | |
| Cheltenham Kingston Centre | 19.2 | - | 3.2 | 0.6 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.3 | 5.8 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.6 | 1.2 | - | |
| Coldstream | 22.6 | - | 3.2 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | - | - | - | 0.8 | 7.2 | 1.8 | - | 0.4 | 0.8 | - | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | |
| Eltham | 18.8 | - | 1.2 | 2.8 | 2.0 | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 3.2 | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | 0.8 | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | 4.6 | 0.8 | ||
| Essendon Airport | 17.2 | - | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | 8.6 | 5.4 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.6 | 4.0 | 0.2 | |
| Ferny Creek | 23.8 | - | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 1.4 | - | - | - | 5.0 | 0.6 | - | 0.2 | 3.8 | 13.4 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | - | - | 5.8 | 1.8 | - | |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | 19.2 | - | 2.8 | 2.2 | 5.4 | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | 3.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 13.0 | 4.6 | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | - | - | 3.4 | 1.4 | - | |
| Greenvale Reservoir | 16.4 | - | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | - | - | 1.8 | - | 0.2 | 2.6 | - | - | 0.2 | 1.3 | - | - | - | 6.0 | - | 0.2 | - | ||||||||||
| Hesket (Straws Lane) | 11.0 | - | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 | - | - | - | 5.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | - | - | 1.4 | - | 3.6 | 11.8 | 3.4 | 1.0 | - | - | 4.0 | 1.0 | - | |
| Kinglake West | 19.0 | - | 1.2 | → | 9.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | - | - | - | 8.2 | - | - | - | 0.8 | 7.0 | 2.4 | - | - | 1.0 | - | 6.6 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | - | - | 10.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek) | 22.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 0.8 | - | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | 10.0 | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.2 | - | 6.4 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 3.6 | - | ||||||||||
| Lancefield | - | - | 2.2 | 1.0 | - | 0.4 | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | 1.4 | - | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | - | - | 10.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Laverton RAAF | 19.0 | - | 5.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | 0.8 | 0.4 | - | 1.2 | 17.8 | 5.0 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.8 | - | |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 18.0 | - | 4.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | - | 0.8 | 1.0 | - | 0.8 | 10.4 | 2.2 | 1.2 | - | - | 0.6 | 4.0 | - | |
| Melbourne Airport | 16.2 | - | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | 1.4 | - | - | 0.2 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | - | |
| Melbourne Botanical Gardens | 19.2 | - | 6.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | - | 0.6 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 2.8 | - | 4.0 | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | - | 0.8 | 1.4 | - | 0.8 | 9.8 | 2.6 | 1.8 | - | - | 1.2 | 3.6 | - | |
| Mitcham | 20.8 | - | 4.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 3.8 | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | 1.2 | 2.0 | - | 4.0 | - | ||||||||||
| Monbulk (Spring Road) | 22.8 | - | 0.8 | 7.0 | 3.8 | - | 1.0 | 2.4 | - | - | - | 7.8 | - | - | - | 3.8 | 9.4 | 3.2 | - | - | 2.8 | - | 5.0 | 8.0 | - | 1.4 | - | - | 7.2 | |||
| Moorabbin Airport | 17.8 | - | 6.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 4.0 | - | - | - | 0.6 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | - | 1.2 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | - | - | 2.2 | 2.6 | - | |
| Mount Waverley (Riversdale Golf Club) | 20.0 | - | 7.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | 0.3 | - | - | 0.3 | 3.0 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | 2.1 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 0.4 | - | - | 3.2 | |||
| Newham (Cobaw) | 11.8 | - | - | - | 11.4 | - | 2.0 | - | 0.4 | - | 8.6 | - | 0.4 | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | - | - | - | 1.6 | 1.0 | - | 6.0 | - | 0.8 | - | - | 7.0 | |||
| Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Club) | 18.8 | - | 8.4 | 0.8 | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | - | - | - | 1.4 | 4.2 | 1.2 | - | 0.8 | - | → | → | 9.0 | 3.2 | 1.0 | - | - | 2.2 | → | 1.6 | |
| Preston Reservoir | 20.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | - | 0.2 | 0.6 | - | - | 3.4 | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | 7.8 | - | 5.2 | - | ||||||||||
| Romsey | → | 10.2 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | → | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rosebud (Country Club) | 14.4 | - | - | → | 13.0 | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | 3.0 | - | - | - | → | 7.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 4.8 | - | - | - | - | → | 4.0 | ||
| Scoresby Research Institute | 19.2 | - | 3.8 | 0.8 | - | 0.4 | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | 4.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.0 | 6.2 | 0.8 | - | - | 1.2 | - | 2.4 | 3.4 | 1.2 | - | - | - | 3.8 | 0.2 | - | |
| Springvale (Sandown) | 0.2 | - | 4.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 4.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Springvale Necropolis | → | 21.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | - | - | → | → | → | → | 15.0 | ||
| Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorourrong) | 21.0 | - | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.2 | - | 0.8 | - | - | 4.8 | - | 0.2 | - | 1.2 | - | - | 1.8 | 3.2 | - | 2.4 | - | ||||||||||
| Upper Plenty | 16.8 | - | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.8 | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | 4.2 | - | - | - | 1.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 | - | - | 0.6 | - | 2.0 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 1.6 | - | - | 9.0 | 0.2 | - | |
| Viewbank | 21.6 | - | 2.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | 3.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | - | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | 0.4 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 3.4 | - | ||
| Wallan | 15.8 | - | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | 2.8 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1.2 | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 1.4 | - | - | 10.6 | |||
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 14.4 | - | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | - | - | 1.6 | - | 0.2 | - | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 11.6 | 0.2 | - | |
| Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservoir (Quarte | 21.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.8 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 21.2 | 0.4 | - | - | ||||||||||
| Willowmavin (Avalon Station) | 13.4 | - | 3.0 | 0.6 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 1.8 | - | 4.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | 13.0 | 0.4 | - | |
| Woodend | 13.4 | 0.2 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 7.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | |
| Yan Yean | 15.8 | - | 0.2 | 3.6 | 1.6 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 4.2 | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 1.0 | 3.4 | - | 2.8 | - | ||||||||||
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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). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Wednesday 1 September 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.
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