Wednesday, 1 June 2022 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Melbourne - Product code IDCKGC16L0
Greater Melbourne in May 2022: drier than average
Rainfall in May was below to very much below average across Greater Melbourne. Both daytime and night-time temperatures were close to average.
Drier than average
- Rainfall totals in May were below to very much below average in all suburbs.
- Averaged across all reporting sites in Greater Melbourne, May rainfall was the lowest since 2009.
- Rainfall totals ranged from 37% of average at Scoresby Research Institute to 71% at Wallan (Kilmore Gap).
- The wettest days were between the 5th and 8th, and on the 27th and 31st, when cold fronts and associated low pressure systems brought moderate to heavy falls.
- The first 4 days of the month, as well as periods between the 9th and 12th, and the 20th and 26th were generally dry, due to the dominating influence of a high pressure systems.
- The highest daily total of 48.0 mm was reported at Cape Schanck on the 5th; it was also the equal highest May daily rainfall on record for this site.
Close to average temperatures
- Both daytime and night-time temperatures were within 0.5 °C of their May averages.
- Daytime temperatures were 3 to 5 degrees above average on the first three days of the month.
- In Greater Melbourne, the highest maximum temperature recorded this May was 22.4 °C at Moorabbin Airport on the 2nd.
- This was followed by a mix of cool and mild weather, with day-time temperatures below average between the 5th and 8th, and between 17th and 22nd, and above average between the 10th and 15th and between the 23rd and 25th.
- May finished with daytime temperatures more than 5 degrees below average, as a pool of polar air followed the passage of a strong cold front, bringing winter-like conditions.
- Viewbank had its coldest day in May on record on the 30th.
- Nights were warmer than average between the 1st and 4th, and between 12th and 16th; the highest night-time temperature in Greater Melbourne was 14.9 °C recorded at Melbourne (Olympic Park) and Scoresby Research on the 14th.
- The month finished with cool nights, and the lowest night-time temperature was −0.3 °C at Coldstream on the 29th.
Melbourne (Olympic Park)
- Total rainfall for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 24.2 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 16.8 °C.
- The warmest day was 22.1 °C on the 2nd, and the coolest day was on the 31st when the temperature reached 11.4 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 9.4 °C.
- The coldest morning was 4.6 °C on the 21st, and the warmest morning was on the 14th when the minimum temperature was 14.9 °C.
Further information
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in May 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day | 22.4 °C at Moorabbin Airport on the 2nd |
| Warmest days on average | 16.9 °C at Viewbank |
| Coolest days on average | 12.6 °C at Wallan (Kilmore Gap) |
| Coldest day | 5.4 °C at Ferny Creek on the 31st |
| Coldest night | -0.3 °C at Coldstream on the 29th |
| Coolest nights on average | 5.4 °C at Coldstream |
| Warmest nights on average | 9.4 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) |
| Warmest night |
14.9 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) on the 14th 14.9 °C at Scoresby Research Institute on the 14th |
| Warmest on average overall | 13.1 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) |
| Coolest on average overall | 9.7 °C at Wallan (Kilmore Gap) |
| Wettest overall | 106.0 mm at Cape Schanck |
| Wettest day | 48.0 mm at Cape Schanck on the 5th |
| Strongest wind gust | 80 km/h at Fawkner Beacon on the 15th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Record highest May daily rainfall | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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| Cape Schanck | 48.0 | on the 5th | =48.0 | on the 4th in 2012 | 23 | |
| Record lowest May daily maximum temperature | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for May |
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| Viewbank | 9.7 | on the 30th | 10.3 | on the 17th in 2008 | 23 | 17.2 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for May 2022 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for May 2022 |
Diff from average |
Highest for May 2022 |
Mean for May 2022 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for May 2022 |
Total for May 2022 |
Average for May |
Rank of May 2022 |
Fraction of May average |
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| Cerberus | 16.3 | -0.4 | 21.7 | 2nd | 8.3 | -0.1 | 1.3 | 30th | 37.4 | 69.0 | low | 54% |
| Coldstream | 16.7 | 0.0 | 21.0 | 2nd | 5.4 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 29th | 36.6 | 68.1 | low | 54% |
| Essendon Airport | 16.5 | +0.1 | 21.1 | 15th | 8.4 | +0.5 | 2.6 | 21st | 22.2 | 48.7 | low | 46% |
| Ferny Creek | 13.0 | +0.1 | 17.2 | 11th | 7.8 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 5th | 59.4 | 126.8 | v low | 47% |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | 16.2 | 21.5 | 2nd | 9.2 | 4.2 | 21st | 33.8 | |||||
| Laverton RAAF | 16.5 | -0.4 | 22.0 | 2nd | 7.9 | +0.1 | 2.9 | 24th | 17.8 | 45.7 | low | 39% |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 16.8 | 22.1 | 2nd | 9.4 | 4.6 | 21st | 24.2 | |||||
| Melbourne Airport | 16.4 | -0.3 | 21.4 | 2nd | 7.8 | -0.5 | 2.9 | 21st | 18.0 | 40.1 | low | 45% |
| Moorabbin Airport | 16.8 | -0.2 | 22.4 | 2nd | 8.7 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 21st | 29.2 | 68.1 | low | 43% |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 16.7 | +0.3 | 21.1 | 2nd | 8.1 | -0.2 | 2.5 | 21st | 32.0 | 86.2 | v low | 37% |
| Viewbank | 16.9 | -0.3 | 22.2 | 2nd | 7.6 | -0.3 | 1.3 | 21st | 33.4 | 53.8 | low | 62% |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 12.6 | -0.3 | 17.2 | 2nd | 6.8 | -0.1 | 2.8 | 6th | 41.8 | 59.1 | average | 71% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for May 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 18.9 | 21.7 | 20.7 | 15.9 | 14.8 | 14.2 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 16.5 | 18.1 | 16.7 | 17.1 | 17.5 | 19.4 | 21.0 | 16.4 | 15.5 | 15.1 | 15.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 17.7 | 16.5 | 16.9 | 16.8 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 11.0 | 11.2 |
| Coldstream | 19.6 | 21.0 | 20.8 | 15.1 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 13.8 | 14.9 | 18.3 | 20.0 | 18.0 | 20.7 | 19.2 | 17.2 | 20.8 | 16.7 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 12.8 | 15.5 | 16.8 | 15.1 | 19.4 | 20.2 | 18.3 | 15.2 | 17.4 | 14.6 | 15.1 | 11.4 | 10.0 |
| Essendon Airport | 19.8 | 21.0 | 20.3 | 15.8 | 14.6 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 16.6 | 18.9 | 18.0 | 18.9 | 17.5 | 18.1 | 21.1 | 16.1 | 15.4 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.2 | 15.6 | 13.7 | 17.6 | 20.0 | 19.5 | 15.5 | 16.3 | 15.4 | 15.9 | 10.5 | 11.0 |
| Ferny Creek | 15.0 | 17.2 | 15.9 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 10.8 | 13.7 | 16.1 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 16.2 | 13.7 | 16.4 | 11.6 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 10.2 | 12.2 | 13.9 | 12.7 | 16.3 | 15.7 | 14.8 | 12.1 | 13.1 | 10.3 | 12.4 | 8.9 | 5.4 |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | 18.6 | 21.5 | 20.4 | 15.9 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 16.3 | 16.8 | 19.0 | 17.2 | 18.6 | 17.7 | 18.1 | 20.0 | 14.9 | 15.3 | 14.8 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 15.3 | 14.2 | 16.4 | 19.0 | 18.2 | 16.3 | 16.9 | 14.1 | 15.4 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
| Laverton RAAF | 21.0 | 22.0 | 20.7 | 16.0 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.8 | 16.6 | 15.7 | 17.3 | 16.8 | 18.7 | 17.2 | 19.3 | 21.1 | 15.6 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 12.0 | 14.8 | 19.0 | 19.2 | 17.3 | 16.1 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 10.6 | 10.1 |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 19.3 | 22.1 | 20.7 | 16.4 | 14.1 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 16.3 | 16.6 | 18.4 | 17.5 | 18.1 | 17.9 | 18.5 | 21.8 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 14.7 | 15.8 | 14.9 | 14.3 | 17.1 | 20.8 | 19.6 | 16.3 | 16.6 | 14.6 | 16.5 | 11.7 | 11.4 |
| Melbourne Airport | 19.5 | 21.4 | 20.3 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 14.7 | 16.1 | 14.7 | 16.5 | 18.9 | 17.9 | 19.3 | 17.8 | 18.1 | 20.9 | 16.8 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 14.3 | 13.9 | 15.7 | 13.6 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 18.7 | 14.8 | 16.5 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 19.1 | 22.4 | 20.9 | 16.6 | 13.7 | 15.3 | 14.7 | 16.5 | 16.4 | 19.1 | 17.9 | 19.8 | 18.2 | 18.0 | 21.3 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 14.7 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 14.1 | 16.9 | 20.3 | 19.6 | 17.1 | 16.2 | 15.6 | 17.2 | 12.0 | 10.1 |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 18.5 | 21.1 | 20.3 | 16.4 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 14.0 | 15.4 | 17.0 | 19.8 | 17.6 | 20.8 | 19.5 | 17.4 | 20.6 | 15.6 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 15.2 | 16.6 | 14.5 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 19.0 | 16.0 | 16.3 | 14.5 | 15.3 | 12.4 | 10.3 |
| Viewbank | 19.6 | 22.2 | 20.6 | 15.6 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 15.1 | 16.1 | 17.2 | 20.4 | 18.0 | 19.7 | 17.4 | 17.9 | 21.2 | 16.3 | 15.7 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 16.1 | 17.3 | 14.7 | 19.6 | 20.2 | 19.3 | 16.4 | 17.1 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 9.7 | 11.1 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 14.8 | 17.2 | 15.6 | 12.1 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 11.5 | 13.1 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 13.7 | 15.7 | 11.9 | 10.3 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 13.1 | 10.9 | 15.9 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 6.9 |
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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 May 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12.6 | 14.4 | 12.8 | 13.7 | 6.8 | 3.4 | 9.8 | 11.3 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 7.4 | 10.9 | 13.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 12.9 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 8.9 | 10.9 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 8.2 | 10.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 6.6 |
| Coldstream | 7.6 | 11.1 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 6.5 | 9.4 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 5.6 | 10.4 | 12.5 | 13.8 | 9.0 | 11.4 | 1.7 | 8.9 | 3.0 | 7.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.9 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 5.5 | 10.7 | 5.5 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Essendon Airport | 10.8 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 12.4 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 8.7 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 10.8 | 7.5 | 10.0 | 7.8 | 10.0 | 2.6 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 9.2 | 11.1 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
| Ferny Creek | 8.1 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 10.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 12.1 | 12.6 | 11.9 | 13.4 | 11.3 | 8.0 | 4.1 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 8.8 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 4.1 |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | 12.1 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 13.0 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 8.8 | 11.2 | 9.1 | 6.3 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 13.2 | 14.5 | 14.0 | 11.8 | 9.3 | 10.8 | 8.0 | 10.8 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 7.4 | 10.1 | 12.1 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 7.0 |
| Laverton RAAF | 11.0 | 12.7 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 8.1 | 10.6 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 13.4 | 10.3 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 5.9 | 9.6 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 8.0 | 10.9 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 6.9 | 5.9 |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 11.7 | 13.6 | 11.9 | 13.3 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 9.1 | 11.4 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 8.7 | 12.5 | 14.4 | 14.9 | 14.3 | 11.6 | 9.1 | 10.8 | 8.9 | 10.4 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 9.4 | 11.8 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 7.6 |
| Melbourne Airport | 9.7 | 11.7 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 8.5 | 11.2 | 12.6 | 13.9 | 11.1 | 9.2 | 6.3 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 9.9 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 10.0 | 10.9 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 12.1 | 14.3 | 11.4 | 13.3 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 8.3 | 11.7 | 9.7 | 5.0 | 9.3 | 12.1 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 11.6 | 8.0 | 10.5 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 7.7 | 11.7 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 7.4 |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 11.3 | 13.6 | 11.9 | 11.5 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 8.5 | 11.1 | 14.0 | 14.9 | 12.6 | 10.9 | 7.2 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 9.2 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 8.1 | 11.4 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 6.8 |
| Viewbank | 11.7 | 13.9 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 6.3 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 10.7 | 12.9 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 11.9 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 11.5 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.9 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 5.9 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 10.7 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 7.9 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.0 |
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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 May 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | - | - | - | - | 1.5 | 20.0 | - | 9.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.5 | - | - | 3.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | - | - | - | 3.5 | |
| Bullengarook East | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.0 | 0.4 | - | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | - | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | - | - | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | |||
| Burnside | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 1.5 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | 2.0 | - | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1.1 | - | - | - | 7.0 | |
| Cape Schanck | - | - | - | - | 48.0 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 13.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | 8.6 | 12.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | 0.6 | - | - | - | 7.6 | |
| Cerberus | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | - | 6.2 | 6.6 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | 7.4 | |
| Cheltenham Kingston Centre | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | 0.8 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | - | - | 8.6 | |
| Coldstream | - | - | - | - | 4.6 | - | 2.0 | 2.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 3.0 | - | 0.2 | - | 11.4 | |
| Eltham | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | - | - | 3.6 | - | - | - | 0.6 | → | 1.2 | 2.2 | - | 9.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | - | - | 8.4 | |
| Essendon Airport | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | 8.8 | |
| Ferny Creek | 0.2 | - | - | - | 6.8 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 2.6 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 8.2 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | 0.4 | - | - | 0.8 | 6.8 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 12.2 | |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 1.2 | - | - | - | 2.8 | |
| Greenvale Reservoir | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.2 | - | 1.4 | 0.4 | 3.0 | - | 3.8 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 7.4 | - | - | - | 6.8 | |
| Kinglake West | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | 1.2 | 4.8 | - | - | - | 0.6 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 5.2 | - | - | - | 13.6 | |
| Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek) | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 0.2 | - | 0.4 | 15.4 | |
| Laverton RAAF | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 10.4 | |
| Macedon Forestry | → | 24.0 | - | - | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.2 | - | - | - | 12.8 | ||||||
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 1.6 | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.8 | - | 2.0 | 1.4 | 3.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 3.4 | - | - | - | 10.2 | |
| Melbourne Airport | - | - | 0.4 | - | 0.8 | - | 1.8 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 | - | 0.6 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 3.2 | - | - | - | 6.4 | |
| Melbourne Botanical Gardens | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.1 | - | 5.6 | - | - | - | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 4.7 | 0.1 | - | - | 10.4 | |
| Mitcham | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | 0.2 | - | - | 8.6 | |
| Monbulk (Spring Road) | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | - | 9.4 | 6.6 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 10.0 | 3.8 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.8 | - | - | - | 17.6 | |
| Moorabbin Airport | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 1.0 | 3.2 | - | - | - | 10.0 | |
| Mornington | - | - | 30.0 | - | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20.6 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | ||
| Mount Waverley (Riversdale Golf Club) | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 2.0 | - | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | - | - | - | 9.4 | |
| Newham (Cobaw) | - | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | - | 3.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | - | 5.6 | 11.0 | |
| Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Club) | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | 7.5 | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | - | - | - | 10.2 | ||
| Preston Reservoir | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 2.4 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.8 | - | - | - | 9.8 | |
| Rockbank (Melton) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Romsey | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | - | - | 0.8 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | → | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 2.2 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 13.6 | |
| Rosebud (Country Club) | - | - | - | 1.4 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 2.4 | → | 11.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 3.2 | - | 2.4 | 8.8 | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 4.4 | 2.4 | - | - | - | 5.0 | |
| Scoresby Research Institute | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 2.4 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.4 | 3.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 7.8 | |
| Springvale (Sandown) | - | - | - | 1.6 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 6.0 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 0.6 | - | - | 4.2 | 6.6 | |
| Springvale Necropolis | → | 35.0 | - | - | - | - | → | → | 16.5 | - | - | - | - | → | → | 5.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 10.0 | |
| Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorourrong) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.6 | 4.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 13.0 | |
| Upper Plenty | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | - | 0.6 | - | - | 0.2 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | 7.0 | - | - | 0.4 | 10.6 | |
| Viewbank | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | - | - | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.6 | - | - | - | 12.2 | |
| Wallan | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | 1.4 | - | → | → | → | → | → | 7.4 | 0.4 | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | |||||
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | - | 0.6 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.4 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.2 | 11.2 | 0.4 | - | 0.6 | 13.8 | |
| Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservoir (Quarte | - | - | 4.8 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Willowmavin (Avalon Station) | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 2.0 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | - | 1.6 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.4 | - | 3.4 | 16.4 | |
| Woodend | - | - | - | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 10.4 | |
| Yan Yean | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 5.8 | |
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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 third 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 June 2022. 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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