Tuesday, 5 October 2021 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Melbourne - Product code IDCKGC16L0
Greater Melbourne in September 2021: warm days and nights, above average rainfall
Rainfall totals for September were above average at most sites in Greater Melbourne. Daytime and night-time temperatures were generally warmer than average, despite some cold days and nights.
Above average rainfall
- Rainfall totals for September were above average at most sites in Greater Melbourne.
- Most of the monthly rainfall was recorded on the 4th, 5th and 21st, associated with the cold fronts that crossed the city.
- Coldstream, Cape Schanck and Viewbank had their highest September daily rainfall on record on the 4th.
- The 60.4 mm recorded at Warburton on the 4th was the highest daily rainfall total in Greater Melbourne this month; it was also the second-highest daily rainfall total in September in over 100 years of records at the site, after 64.6 mm on 5 September 2010.
- Rainfall totals ranged from 77% of average at Scoresby Research Institute to 167% of average at Viewbank.
- Melbourne (Olympic Park) reported rainfall on 13 days, which was close to the city's September average of 15.
Warm days and nights
- Mean daytime temperatures were warmer than average at all reporting sites in Greater Melbourne and ranged from 0.2 °C above average at Ferny Creek to 1.2 °C above average at Essendon Airport.
- The warmest day for the month was on the 2nd when daily maximum temperatures above 25 °C were recorded in most suburbs.
- The highest temperature recorded in Greater Melbourne was 26.6 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) and Cerberus on the 2nd.
- Mean minimum temperatures were warmer than average in most suburbs.
- The warmest night this month was on the 3rd, and several sites had their warmest September night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record.
- The highest daily minimum temperature in Greater Melbourne this month, 21.7 °C, was recorded at Moorabbin Airport on the 3rd.
- Melbourne (Olympic Park) had daily minimum temperature of 20.1 °C on the 3rd; this was the second highest daily minimum temperature recorded for September in the city, after 20.5 °C on the 29 September 1999.
Melbourne (Olympic Park)
- Total rainfall for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 68.6 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 18.2 °C.
- The warmest day was 26.6 °C on the 2nd, and the coolest day was on the 25th when the temperature reached 12.8 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 9.6 °C.
- The coldest morning was 4.5 °C on the 16th, and the warmest morning was on the 3rd when the minimum temperature was 20.1 °C.
Strong winds and hail
- This month, the strongest wind gust of 113 km/h was recorded at Fawkner Beacon on the 3rd.
- Small hail was observed on the 20th in several Melbourne suburbs as a cold front crossed the city and produced strong winds and rain.
Further information
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in September 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day |
26.6 °C at Cerberus on the 2nd 26.6 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) on the 2nd |
| Warmest days on average | 18.3 °C at Viewbank |
| Coolest days on average | 13.9 °C at Wallan (Kilmore Gap) |
| Coldest day |
9.0 °C at Wallan (Kilmore Gap) on the 21st 9.0 °C at Wallan (Kilmore Gap) on the 25th |
| Coldest night | -0.2 °C at Coldstream on the 27th |
| Coolest nights on average | 5.7 °C at Wallan (Kilmore Gap) |
| Warmest nights on average | 9.6 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) |
| Warmest night | 21.7 °C at Moorabbin Airport on the 3rd |
| Warmest on average overall | 13.9 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) |
| Coolest on average overall | 9.8 °C at Wallan (Kilmore Gap) |
| Wettest overall | 172.2 mm at Toolangi (Mount St Leonard DPI) |
| Wettest day | 60.4 mm at Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservoir) on the 4th |
| Strongest wind gust | 113 km/h at Fawkner Beacon on the 3rd |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Record highest September daily rainfall | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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| Coldstream | 32.6 | on the 4th | 31.4 | on the 29th in 2011 | 27 | |
| Cape Schanck | 38.0 | on the 4th | 32.0 | on the 13th in 2020 | 22 | |
| Viewbank | 43.0 | on the 4th | 36.4 | on the 29th in 2011 | 22 | |
| Record highest September daily minimum temperature | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for September |
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| Scoresby Research Institute | 20.7 | on the 3rd | 20.3 | on the 21st in 2019 | 56 | 7.6 |
| Essendon Airport | 18.6 | on the 3rd | 18.3 | on the 21st in 2019 | 52 | 6.8 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 21.7 | on the 3rd | 20.1 | on the 29th in 1999 | 51 | 8.1 |
| Viewbank | 20.7 | on the 3rd | 20.2 | on the 21st in 2019 | 22 | 7.8 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for September 2021 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for September 2021 |
Diff from average |
Highest for September 2021 |
Mean for September 2021 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for September 2021 |
Total for September 2021 |
Average for September |
Rank of September 2021 |
Fraction of September average |
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| Cerberus | 17.3 | +0.8 | 26.6 | 2nd | 7.9 | +0.3 | 1.6 | 14th | 72.0 | 67.6 | average | 107% |
| Coldstream | 17.8 | +0.5 | 24.7 | 2nd | 6.5 | +1.0 | -0.2 | 27th | 83.2 | 69.8 | average | 119% |
| Essendon Airport | 18.1 | +1.2 | 25.1 | 2nd | 8.2 | +1.4 | 2.6 | 27th | 71.0 | 50.8 | high | 140% |
| Ferny Creek | 14.1 | +0.2 | 21.2 | 2nd | 6.8 | +0.1 | 1.3 | 21st | 119.8 | 100.5 | high | 119% |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | 17.2 | 25.7 | 2nd | 8.5 | 4.1 | 27th | 85.0 | |||||
| Laverton RAAF | 18.1 | +1.0 | 25.4 | 2nd | 7.6 | +0.9 | 1.9 | 27th | 60.8 | 48.3 | high | 126% |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 18.2 | 26.6 | 2nd | 9.6 | 4.5 | 16th | 68.6 | |||||
| Melbourne Airport | 17.9 | +1.1 | 24.5 | 2nd | 7.3 | +0.2 | 1.8 | 26th | 67.0 | 46.5 | high | 144% |
| Moorabbin Airport | 18.0 | +1.0 | 26.3 | 2nd | 8.8 | +0.7 | 2.9 | 16th | 79.8 | 64.1 | high | 124% |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 17.7 | +1.1 | 25.2 | 2nd | 7.8 | +0.2 | 1.0 | 15th | 63.0 | 81.9 | average | 77% |
| Viewbank | 18.3 | +0.6 | 25.7 | 2nd | 8.1 | +0.3 | 1.9 | 16th | 93.4 | 55.9 | high | 167% |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 13.9 | +0.7 | 20.3 | 11th | 5.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 21st | 95.0 | 60.2 | high | 158% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for September 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 | 23.5 | 26.6 | 22.3 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 19.2 | 23.0 | 19.5 | 19.3 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 14.8 | 15.3 | 16.8 | 20.7 | 15.3 | 16.5 | 12.8 | 13.7 | 15.2 | 18.9 | 17.2 | 13.4 | 14.4 | 19.6 | 20.4 | 18.4 | 17.3 |
| Coldstream | 23.0 | 24.7 | 24.0 | 13.4 | 14.1 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 18.0 | 22.1 | 18.3 | 21.7 | 15.8 | 15.2 | 16.4 | 16.6 | 17.8 | 20.0 | 16.9 | 16.2 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 17.2 | 19.1 | 18.1 | 13.1 | 16.1 | 19.1 | 22.4 | 19.6 | 17.1 |
| Essendon Airport | 22.7 | 25.1 | 23.0 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 15.6 | 16.2 | 20.1 | 24.6 | 18.8 | 22.9 | 15.7 | 14.2 | 14.9 | 15.5 | 16.9 | 22.0 | 17.3 | 18.1 | 13.7 | 13.3 | 18.9 | 20.8 | 18.7 | 13.7 | 14.9 | 19.0 | 22.7 | 18.6 | 18.3 |
| Ferny Creek | 19.9 | 21.2 | 20.4 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 12.1 | 11.3 | 15.4 | 19.4 | 16.7 | 17.2 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 13.3 | 16.1 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 10.6 | 10.0 | 12.6 | 15.9 | 13.3 | 9.4 | 11.8 | 15.4 | 18.1 | 16.0 | 14.5 |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | 23.1 | 25.7 | 22.2 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 15.6 | 18.2 | 22.4 | 19.4 | 18.8 | 14.4 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 15.4 | 16.0 | 20.2 | 14.9 | 16.4 | 12.9 | 13.4 | 15.8 | 18.8 | 16.3 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 18.7 | 21.1 | 17.7 | 18.7 |
| Laverton RAAF | 22.8 | 25.4 | 23.3 | 14.0 | 14.3 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 21.5 | 25.0 | 18.1 | 22.4 | 16.3 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 16.1 | 20.9 | 16.6 | 18.9 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 18.1 | 21.5 | 18.6 | 13.2 | 13.9 | 20.0 | 21.8 | 17.9 | 18.0 |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 23.5 | 26.6 | 23.0 | 14.1 | 13.6 | 15.5 | 16.2 | 20.8 | 25.8 | 18.8 | 22.8 | 16.2 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 15.9 | 16.0 | 22.2 | 16.2 | 18.0 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 17.8 | 21.5 | 18.8 | 12.8 | 15.4 | 19.4 | 23.0 | 19.3 | 18.1 |
| Melbourne Airport | 22.3 | 24.5 | 23.3 | 13.3 | 13.9 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 20.4 | 24.3 | 19.7 | 23.3 | 15.4 | 13.9 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 16.9 | 20.5 | 16.5 | 17.7 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 19.1 | 20.6 | 18.2 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 18.8 | 22.6 | 17.9 | 18.0 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 23.9 | 26.3 | 24.5 | 14.3 | 14.0 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 20.2 | 25.1 | 19.2 | 21.5 | 14.6 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 21.4 | 15.4 | 17.7 | 13.8 | 16.2 | 19.6 | 17.3 | 12.9 | 15.3 | 20.2 | 21.9 | 19.3 | 18.8 | |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 23.4 | 25.2 | 23.8 | 14.0 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 19.3 | 23.4 | 20.5 | 21.7 | 15.7 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 17.2 | 19.9 | 15.6 | 16.2 | 13.5 | 12.5 | 17.4 | 19.8 | 17.6 | 12.9 | 15.5 | |||||
| Viewbank | 23.7 | 25.7 | 24.2 | 14.2 | 13.5 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 18.5 | 24.6 | 19.0 | 22.7 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 18.2 | 21.2 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 18.4 | 20.2 | 18.7 | 13.3 | 16.1 | 19.5 | 23.7 | 19.1 | 18.6 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 17.4 | 19.3 | 18.0 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 14.0 | 19.0 | 14.7 | 20.3 | 12.3 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 13.6 | 16.0 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 11.5 | 9.0 | 15.4 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 9.0 | 11.9 | 14.4 | 18.6 | 14.1 | 15.4 |
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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 September 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 | 5.5 | 9.5 | 17.5 | 10.0 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 11.4 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 11.5 | 8.2 | 10.1 | 6.3 | 10.1 | 10.7 | 11.3 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 7.8 | 12.7 |
| Coldstream | 5.2 | 7.7 | 19.4 | 10.1 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 12.1 | 6.2 | 12.5 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 1.8 | 11.4 | 3.3 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 8.1 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 3.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 1.4 | 11.3 | 12.5 |
| Essendon Airport | 8.6 | 14.6 | 18.6 | 9.3 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 11.2 | 9.6 | 12.1 | 8.3 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 10.9 | 6.6 | 9.5 | 5.1 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 11.9 | 12.6 |
| Ferny Creek | 10.3 | 15.1 | 17.7 | 6.9 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 8.8 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 8.3 | 11.4 | 10.9 |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | 8.6 | 14.2 | 17.2 | 9.8 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 9.8 | 11.3 | 7.9 | 11.9 | 9.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 5.6 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 8.0 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 11.5 | 12.5 |
| Laverton RAAF | 6.7 | 14.8 | 18.4 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 5.6 | 11.3 | 7.6 | 12.1 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 9.6 | 6.8 | 9.1 | 5.4 | 8.5 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 6.6 | 10.9 | 12.5 |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 9.8 | 15.0 | 20.1 | 10.1 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 10.5 | 9.7 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 13.2 | 10.3 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 7.1 | 12.1 | 8.7 | 10.7 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 7.7 | 12.6 | 13.1 |
| Melbourne Airport | 10.5 | 13.3 | 17.1 | 8.5 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 9.8 | 7.0 | 11.8 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 8.6 | 5.1 | 8.2 | 4.8 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 10.1 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 6.6 | 10.8 | 12.3 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 7.2 | 16.1 | 21.7 | 10.5 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 8.7 | 12.4 | 9.8 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 11.5 | 7.7 | 10.3 | 6.6 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 10.3 | 12.9 |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 6.5 | 16.0 | 20.7 | 9.8 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 9.8 | 11.9 | 7.3 | 12.4 | 8.9 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 5.6 | 11.9 | 7.1 | 9.7 | 4.6 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 10.9 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 3.9 | ||||
| Viewbank | 7.7 | 12.7 | 20.7 | 9.8 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 11.6 | 9.6 | 12.6 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 11.3 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 11.1 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 11.3 | 12.6 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 6.7 | 11.1 | 14.2 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 8.3 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 9.5 | 9.4 |
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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 September 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 | - | - | - | → | → | 40.2 | - | - | - | - | → | → | 7.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.2 | 8.5 | - | - | - | → | → | 4.2 | - | - | 4.5 | |
| Bullengarook East | - | - | 0.8 | 40.2 | 3.0 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.5 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 5.8 | 1.6 | 7.0 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | - | 1.6 | 2.8 | - | - | 0.2 | 7.8 | |
| Burnside | - | - | - | 32.2 | - | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 10.0 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | 7.0 | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | |
| Cape Schanck | - | - | 7.2 | 38.0 | - | - | 8.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | 1.4 | - | 5.2 | - | - | - | 3.2 | 0.6 | - | - | - | 14.6 | |
| Cerberus | - | - | - | 32.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 2.4 | - | - | 5.6 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 6.8 | |
| Cheltenham Kingston Centre | - | - | - | 30.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.1 | - | - | - | 1.8 | |
| Coldstream | - | - | - | 32.6 | 7.6 | 4.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 9.6 | 13.6 | 4.0 | 0.2 | - | 1.2 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 5.4 | |
| Eltham | - | - | - | 34.4 | 14.0 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 0.4 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 13.6 | 2.6 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | 0.4 | 5.6 | |
| Essendon Airport | - | - | - | 33.2 | 11.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 4.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 5.4 | |
| Ferny Creek | - | - | - | 36.0 | 14.8 | 5.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 4.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 2.2 | 2.2 | 13.2 | 18.8 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 6.6 | 2.0 | - | - | - | 8.8 | ||
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | - | - | - | 37.4 | 4.6 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.8 | - | - | - | - | 8.2 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 12.8 | 2.8 | 0.2 | - | 5.8 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | |
| Greenvale Reservoir | - | - | - | 31.4 | 18.0 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.4 | - | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 6.6 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5.2 | ||||
| Hesket (Straws Lane) | - | - | - | 40.6 | → | 6.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.6 | 5.4 | - | - | - | 4.6 | - | 5.6 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | - | - | - | 5.8 | |
| Kinglake West | - | - | - | 34.4 | 51.0 | 8.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 8.4 | 3.0 | - | - | - | 9.2 | 0.6 | 7.0 | 14.2 | 7.6 | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | 0.8 | 6.6 | |
| Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek) | - | - | - | 30.4 | 47.0 | 4.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 8.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 7.4 | 9.2 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 7.6 | ||||
| Lancefield | - | - | - | 38.2 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 3.0 | - | - | - | 9.2 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 3.4 | - | - | ||||||||
| Laverton RAAF | - | - | - | 32.4 | 4.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.8 | 1.8 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | - | - | - | 38.2 | 9.6 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 8.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 3.4 | |
| Melbourne Airport | - | - | - | 31.2 | 14.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 6.4 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 5.2 | |
| Melbourne Botanical Gardens | - | - | - | 38.0 | 10.8 | 1.6 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 5.8 | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 9.0 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 3.6 | |
| Mitcham | - | - | - | 24.0 | 7.6 | 4.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 1.2 | - | 0.8 | 3.8 | 16.2 | 2.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 4.6 | ||||
| Monbulk (Spring Road) | - | - | - | 25.0 | 16.0 | 6.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 2.6 | 16.6 | 29.6 | 2.8 | - | - | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | |
| Moorabbin Airport | - | - | - | 41.4 | 8.4 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.8 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 5.8 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.8 | 0.6 | - | - | - | 4.0 | |
| Mount Waverley (Riversdale Golf Club) | - | - | - | 33.5 | 6.5 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 5.2 | 0.1 | ||||||||
| Newham (Cobaw) | - | - | - | 40.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 7.2 | - | 9.6 | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.4 | |
| Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Club) | - | - | - | 38.9 | 9.8 | 2.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.4 | - | - | - | - | → | 5.4 | 2.4 | 14.8 | - | - | - | → | → | 0.4 | - | - | 5.8 | |
| Preston Reservoir | - | - | - | 34.2 | 11.2 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 9.2 | 0.6 | - | 0.8 | 2.4 | 13.4 | 1.6 | - | - | 1.2 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.2 | 4.2 | ||||
| Romsey | - | - | - | 34.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rosebud (Country Club) | - | - | 2.2 | 36.6 | 1.8 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.6 | - | - | - | - | → | 5.4 | → | 6.0 | 5.2 | - | - | 8.8 | 2.0 | - | - | - | 6.0 | |
| Scoresby Research Institute | - | - | - | 28.6 | 5.8 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.4 | 0.6 | - | - | - | 1.8 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 9.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | 2.0 | 0.6 | - | ||||
| Springvale (Sandown) | - | - | 36.6 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 10.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 5.4 | 3.4 | - | - | - | 1.2 | ||||||
| Springvale Necropolis | - | - | - | → | → | → | 45.0 | - | - | - | → | → | 13.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.0 | ||||||||||
| Toolangi (Mount St Leonard DPI) | - | - | - | → | → | 115 | - | 1.0 | - | - | → | → | 7.8 | - | - | - | - | → | → | 16.6 | 18.4 | 4.6 | - | - | → | → | 6.2 | - | 0.8 | 2.0 | |
| Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorourrong) | - | - | - | 26.8 | 38.2 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 1.2 | - | 0.4 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | - | - | 0.2 | - | 6.8 | ||||
| Upper Plenty | - | - | - | 32.0 | 30.4 | 2.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 4.2 | 0.6 | - | 6.2 | 5.0 | 0.4 | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 5.0 | |
| Viewbank | - | - | - | 43.0 | 16.4 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 12.2 | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 5.4 | |
| Wallan | - | - | - | 35.0 | 23.4 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | 1.4 | 6.2 | 3.6 | - | - | 1.0 | 1.2 | - | - | 0.8 | 6.2 | |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | - | - | - | 37.0 | 25.2 | 2.0 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 0.2 | - | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 7.0 | |
| Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservoir (Quarte | - | - | 1.0 | 60.4 | 5.0 | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.4 | - | → | → | → | → | → | → | 60.0 | 7.0 | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Willowmavin (Avalon Station) | - | - | - | 31.6 | 9.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 1.0 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 11.0 | - | 3.2 | 3.8 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | - | 18.6 | |
| Woodend | - | - | - | 41.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 3.0 | 5.6 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 4.4 | - | 7.6 | 1.8 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | - | - | - | 4.4 | |
| Yan Yean | - | - | - | 24.0 | 27.4 | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.6 | 0.6 | - | 6.0 | 0.8 | 6.2 | 4.4 | - | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 5.6 | ||||
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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). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 4 pm on Friday 1 October 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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