Wednesday, 1 February 2023 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Melbourne - Product code IDCKGC16L0
Greater Melbourne in January 2023: drier than average, warm nights
Rainfall in January 2023 was below average at most sites in Greater Melbourne. Mean maximum temperatures were generally close to average and mean minimum temperatures were mostly warmer than average.
Below average rainfall
- January rainfall totals were less than average at most reporting sites across Greater Melbourne, with only Essendon Airport and Ferny Creek close to average.
- Rainfall totals ranged from 25% of average at Laverton RAAF and Melbourne Airport to 103% of average at Ferny Creek.
- Most of rainfall fell on the 18th, 19th and 25th, when thunderstorms associated with low pressure troughs produced locally heavy falls.
- The highest daily rainfall total in Greater Melbourne of 35.8 mm was recorded at Ferny Creek in the 24 hours to 9am on the 25th; with 85.0 mm for the month, Ferny Creek was also the wettest place in Greater Melbourne this January.
- Melbourne (Olympic Park) had 7 rain days during the month and a monthly total of just 20.2 mm, which was its lowest January rainfall total since 2019.
Warm nights
- Mean minimum temperatures were generally warmer than average, with all sites except Ferny Creek reporting mean minimum temperatures above the 1961-1990 January average.
- The warmest nights were at Essendon Airport where the mean minimum temperature was 1.9 °C above average for January.
- Mean maximum temperatures ranged from 0.8 °C below average at Ferny Creek to 1.3 °C above average at Scoresby Research.
- There were several periods with below average daily maximum temperatures, most notably between the 3rd and 6th, the 18th and 22nd and from the 29th to 31st, when maximum temperatures were up to 8 degrees cooler than average throughout Greater Melbourne.
- The lowest daytime temperature recorded this January was 13.4 °C at Ferny Creek on the 4th.
- Melbourne experienced high maximum temperatures on the 14th and 17th when maximum temperatures climbed into the high-30s at most sites.
- The highest maximum temperature in Greater Melbourne this January was 38.7 °C at Moorabbin Airport on the 14th.
Melbourne (Olympic Park)
- Total rainfall for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 20.2 mm, which is 39% of the long-term average of 52.0 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 26.1 °C.
- The warmest day was 37.6 °C on the 14th, and the coolest day was on the 4th when the temperature reached 18.7 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 16.6 °C.
- The coldest morning was 13.2 °C on the 7th, and the warmest morning was on the 2nd when the minimum temperature was 22.1 °C.
Thunderstorms and flash flooding
- Severe storms brought heavy rainfall to Melbourne's north-eastern suburbs on the 24th, causing flash flooding and leaving thousands of households without power.
Further information
- Media
- media@bom.gov.au (03) 9669 4057
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in January 2023 | |
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| Hottest day | 38.7 °C at Moorabbin Airport on the 14th |
| Warmest days on average |
28.0 °C at Coldstream 28.0 °C at Viewbank |
| Coolest days on average | 23.6 °C at Ferny Creek |
| Coldest day | 13.4 °C at Ferny Creek on the 4th |
| Coldest night |
6.5 °C at Coldstream on the 20th 6.5 °C at Coldstream on the 27th |
| Coolest nights on average | 12.6 °C at Coldstream |
| Warmest nights on average | 16.6 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) |
| Warmest night | 24.6 °C at Essendon Airport on the 2nd |
| Warmest on average overall | 21.6 °C at Viewbank |
| Coolest on average overall | 18.4 °C at Ferny Creek |
| Wettest overall | 85.0 mm at Ferny Creek |
| Wettest day | 35.8 mm at Ferny Creek on the 25th |
| Strongest wind gust |
87 km/h at Fawkner Beacon on the 17th 87 km/h at St Kilda Harbour - RMYS on the 17th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for January 2023 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for January 2023 |
Diff from average |
Highest for January 2023 |
Mean for January 2023 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for January 2023 |
Total for January 2023 |
Average for January |
Rank of January 2023 |
Fraction of January average |
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| Cerberus | 25.6 | +1.0 | 37.1 | 17th | 15.2 | +1.2 | 9.3 | 27th | 16.4 | 40.4 | low | 41% |
| Coldstream | 28.0 | -0.1 | 36.1 | 17th | 12.6 | +0.5 | 6.5 | 20th | 13.0 | 49.4 | low | 26% |
| Essendon Airport | 27.2 | +0.6 | 38.2 | 14th | 15.7 | +1.9 | 10.9 | 7th | 43.0 | 43.7 | average | 98% |
| Ferny Creek | 23.6 | -0.8 | 32.2 | 17th | 13.2 | -0.1 | 8.4 | 19th | 85.0 | 82.5 | average | 103% |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | 26.1 | 36.1 | 14th | 15.4 | 11.6 | 27th | 12.2 | |||||
| Laverton RAAF | 26.8 | +1.0 | 38.5 | 17th | 15.5 | +1.6 | 10.8 | 7th | 10.2 | 41.1 | low | 25% |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 26.1 | 37.6 | 14th | 16.6 | 13.2 | 7th | 20.2 | 52.0 | low | 39% | ||
| Melbourne Airport | 26.9 | +0.3 | 37.4 | 14th | 15.0 | +1.1 | 9.6 | 6th | 10.6 | 42.1 | low | 25% |
| Moorabbin Airport | 26.7 | +0.7 | 38.7 | 14th | 15.4 | +1.0 | 10.1 | 27th | 15.4 | 44.8 | low | 34% |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 27.8 | +1.3 | 37.1 | 14th | 14.6 | +1.2 | 9.5 | 27th | 24.4 | 53.4 | low | 46% |
| Viewbank | 28.0 | -0.2 | 38.3 | 17th | 15.1 | +0.4 | 10.6 | 7th | 32.8 | 45.0 | average | 73% |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 25.2 | -0.1 | 34.2 | 14th | 13.1 | +0.6 | 7.2 | 19th | 29.0 | 50.4 | average | 58% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for January 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 35.6 | 31.1 | 20.4 | 19.3 | 21.9 | 23.6 | 27.6 | 30.2 | 27.0 | 24.8 | 30.3 | 23.9 | 25.7 | 33.0 | 20.2 | 27.6 | 37.1 | 18.0 | 19.6 | 23.4 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 27.3 | 26.6 | 21.4 | 25.8 | 34.3 | 20.5 | 20.7 | 22.2 | |
| Coldstream | 34.5 | 31.4 | 20.2 | 19.3 | 24.4 | 25.4 | 29.3 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 27.7 | 34.3 | 30.4 | 30.1 | 36.1 | 20.4 | 31.8 | 36.1 | 21.0 | 19.8 | 25.0 | 28.7 | 27.3 | 28.7 | 27.4 | 31.8 | 23.5 | 30.4 | 33.8 | 25.3 | 23.5 | 25.3 |
| Essendon Airport | 36.5 | 33.1 | 22.5 | 18.3 | 22.6 | 26.6 | 31.2 | 32.6 | 28.4 | 24.4 | 33.0 | 26.3 | 26.9 | 38.2 | 20.9 | 28.5 | 37.8 | 19.0 | 19.6 | 23.0 | 25.4 | 25.4 | 28.2 | 28.8 | 31.6 | 23.4 | 27.8 | 35.0 | 23.6 | 21.4 | 23.3 |
| Ferny Creek | 30.9 | 27.7 | 17.6 | 13.4 | 18.8 | 20.3 | 25.1 | 27.8 | 28.4 | 22.7 | 30.6 | 25.1 | 25.5 | 32.2 | 16.2 | 28.8 | 32.2 | 17.1 | 15.6 | 20.3 | 24.6 | 22.8 | 24.6 | 23.0 | 27.3 | 18.4 | 25.8 | 28.8 | 21.7 | 18.4 | 20.7 |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | 35.3 | 31.7 | 20.6 | 17.9 | 21.9 | 24.0 | 28.1 | 30.2 | 26.5 | 25.0 | 31.2 | 26.8 | 26.5 | 36.1 | 20.9 | 28.2 | 35.7 | 18.3 | 18.9 | 22.6 | 25.3 | 24.6 | 27.0 | 26.0 | 29.8 | 22.0 | 27.9 | 33.7 | 21.9 | 21.1 | 23.1 |
| Laverton RAAF | 37.3 | 33.9 | 21.7 | 18.5 | 22.0 | 24.6 | 29.2 | 31.0 | 27.9 | 23.4 | 30.2 | 25.6 | 26.7 | 38.5 | 20.5 | 28.2 | 38.5 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 25.4 | 26.6 | 29.4 | 30.8 | 22.6 | 26.9 | 35.7 | 22.8 | 22.3 | 23.8 |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 35.9 | 32.0 | 21.1 | 18.7 | 21.6 | 25.6 | 30.2 | 31.9 | 26.2 | 21.6 | 29.9 | 24.0 | 24.2 | 37.6 | 20.6 | 27.0 | 37.2 | 19.9 | 19.3 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 23.4 | 28.0 | 28.6 | 30.0 | 21.6 | 26.8 | 34.2 | 23.8 | 21.7 | 22.2 |
| Melbourne Airport | 35.1 | 32.0 | 21.2 | 17.9 | 21.9 | 25.5 | 30.2 | 31.8 | 28.6 | 24.0 | 33.5 | 26.7 | 27.0 | 37.4 | 20.2 | 27.7 | 37.0 | 18.6 | 18.9 | 22.9 | 25.9 | 25.2 | 28.3 | 28.2 | 32.4 | 23.3 | 28.9 | 34.9 | 23.9 | 21.9 | 23.6 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 36.6 | 33.7 | 21.5 | 18.9 | 23.2 | 25.3 | 29.4 | 31.5 | 25.0 | 24.1 | 30.5 | 24.5 | 26.1 | 38.7 | 21.8 | 28.5 | 38.0 | 18.8 | 20.6 | 22.3 | 24.6 | 24.5 | 27.2 | 28.8 | 29.9 | 22.7 | 27.0 | 35.0 | 23.5 | 21.6 | 23.1 |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 35.6 | 32.6 | 21.2 | 18.3 | 24.3 | 25.0 | 29.6 | 33.0 | 29.9 | 26.3 | 34.6 | 28.5 | 29.6 | 37.1 | 21.5 | 32.0 | 36.1 | 18.6 | 19.7 | 24.4 | 27.5 | 27.7 | 29.2 | 26.4 | 31.9 | 24.2 | 30.4 | 34.0 | 24.0 | 23.0 | 25.1 |
| Viewbank | 35.8 | 32.4 | 22.6 | 18.0 | 25.2 | 26.5 | 31.5 | 33.2 | 28.4 | 25.5 | 35.2 | 27.2 | 28.0 | 37.8 | 23.0 | 30.4 | 38.3 | 19.8 | 19.9 | 23.9 | 27.0 | 26.8 | 29.6 | 28.5 | 32.3 | 24.2 | 31.3 | 34.9 | 23.9 | 22.3 | 24.5 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 31.9 | 28.2 | 18.0 | 14.6 | 20.4 | 22.9 | 27.0 | 30.1 | 29.8 | 23.4 | 32.5 | 26.6 | 26.4 | 34.2 | 18.7 | 29.4 | 33.2 | 19.0 | 16.1 | 21.4 | 26.0 | 24.5 | 26.3 | 24.5 | 28.9 | 21.9 | 29.0 | 32.1 | 23.2 | 20.0 | 22.4 |
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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 January 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 14.8 | 20.2 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 13.7 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 14.4 | 15.5 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.6 | 16.6 | 13.4 | 15.7 | 17.9 | 13.7 | 14.6 | 10.4 | 16.6 | 13.9 | 17.4 | 12.6 | 14.2 | 9.3 | 13.2 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 14.9 | ||
| Coldstream | 14.0 | 19.0 | 15.4 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 10.9 | 15.9 | 11.2 | 12.8 | 17.5 | 19.6 | 17.0 | 8.3 | 14.9 | 19.4 | 10.9 | 6.5 | 9.0 | 10.4 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 16.1 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 17.2 | 16.9 | 8.5 |
| Essendon Airport | 16.4 | 24.6 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 13.5 | 11.9 | 10.9 | 14.9 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 15.2 | 17.9 | 18.4 | 19.3 | 16.6 | 14.4 | 17.0 | 18.6 | 12.7 | 14.7 | 12.4 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 15.6 | 16.2 | 14.6 | 11.6 | 13.0 | 18.4 | 17.3 | 15.8 |
| Ferny Creek | 18.8 | 19.4 | 11.3 | 9.0 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 14.4 | 20.2 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 16.9 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 13.3 | 9.5 | 14.5 | 17.1 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 15.8 | 13.4 | 12.4 | 9.2 | 13.2 | 15.8 | 12.6 | 12.3 |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | 17.6 | 23.2 | 15.3 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 16.7 | 15.0 | 16.9 | 18.1 | 16.9 | 12.9 | 16.3 | 18.1 | 12.7 | 14.0 | 12.8 | 16.4 | 15.2 | 15.7 | 14.9 | 13.7 | 11.6 | 15.4 | 17.8 | 16.7 | 14.8 |
| Laverton RAAF | 16.1 | 21.9 | 15.4 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 14.6 | 10.8 | 12.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 13.6 | 16.3 | 16.7 | 20.0 | 17.5 | 15.2 | 17.8 | 18.8 | 12.4 | 15.3 | 11.9 | 16.5 | 16.0 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 13.1 | 11.3 | 14.2 | 18.6 | 17.6 | 15.4 |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 18.4 | 22.1 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 14.9 | 18.4 | 16.9 | 15.9 | 18.7 | 18.0 | 20.2 | 18.0 | 15.1 | 16.3 | 19.8 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 13.8 | 17.2 | 18.2 | 17.6 | 17.2 | 15.9 | 13.5 | 15.2 | 19.5 | 17.9 | 15.6 |
| Melbourne Airport | 16.1 | 23.8 | 14.3 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 9.6 | 11.4 | 12.6 | 18.1 | 15.8 | 14.3 | 16.8 | 17.8 | 18.8 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 16.6 | 18.5 | 10.6 | 14.4 | 12.1 | 16.4 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 13.0 | 10.2 | 13.3 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 14.9 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 17.1 | 23.2 | 15.6 | 14.4 | 14.0 | 11.2 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 15.1 | 15.5 | 18.8 | 18.5 | 17.5 | 12.5 | 15.8 | 18.6 | 13.7 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 15.1 | 17.7 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 16.2 | 10.1 | 14.7 | 19.0 | 17.6 | 14.0 | ||
| Scoresby Research Institute | 16.4 | 21.3 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 13.3 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 15.4 | 15.8 | 13.7 | 15.9 | 18.1 | 19.3 | 16.6 | 10.8 | 15.3 | 18.6 | 12.1 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 15.8 | 16.2 | 13.9 | 13.6 | 15.3 | 9.5 | 13.7 | 18.7 | 16.6 | 13.2 |
| Viewbank | 16.6 | 23.7 | 14.6 | 13.9 | 12.7 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 12.1 | 15.0 | 16.1 | 13.9 | 17.0 | 18.7 | 19.7 | 17.2 | 12.4 | 15.6 | 19.5 | 12.2 | 13.7 | 11.7 | 16.1 | 17.6 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 18.8 | 17.2 | 14.2 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 17.9 | 20.9 | 11.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 8.2 | 11.4 | 16.4 | 20.1 | 12.3 | 13.1 | 15.0 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 13.6 | 9.8 | 13.2 | 16.7 | 7.2 | 8.8 | 11.0 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 16.1 | 12.9 | 10.9 | 8.9 | 12.8 | 15.5 | 12.9 | 12.2 |
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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 January 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | - | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Burnside | - | 3.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 3.0 | - | → | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | |
| Cape Schanck | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | |||
| Cerberus | - | 2.6 | 0.6 | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.6 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | - | |
| Cheltenham Kingston Centre | - | 0.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Coldstream | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.8 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Eltham | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.8 | 6.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 13.2 | |||||||
| Essendon Airport | - | - | 0.8 | - | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 12.2 | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 24.0 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | |
| Ferny Creek | 0.2 | 4.4 | 0.4 | - | 8.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 0.4 | 2.0 | 1.6 | - | 10.6 | 19.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 35.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | 3.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Greenvale Reservoir | - | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Hesket (Straws Lane) | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.8 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 7.6 | - | |
| Kinglake West | - | - | 1.2 | - | 3.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | 0.4 | - | 0.8 | - | - | 16.4 | 14.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.8 | 13.4 | ||
| Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek) | - | - | 0.6 | 0.4 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | 17.8 | 18.0 | - | - | - | 7.4 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | - | |
| Lancefield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | 9.0 | |||||||||||||
| Laverton RAAF | - | 4.6 | 0.6 | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | - | 6.4 | 0.2 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Melbourne Airport | - | - | 0.2 | - | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | 4.2 | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Melbourne Botanical Gardens | - | 6.7 | - | 0.4 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | 4.8 | 6.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | |
| Mitcham | - | 3.0 | - | - | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.8 | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Monbulk (Spring Road) | - | - | 0.8 | - | 3.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | 11.6 | 5.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 13.2 | |||||||
| Moorabbin Airport | - | 5.2 | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.4 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | ||
| Mornington | → | → | - | 0.4 | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.0 | - | - | → | → | - | - | 7.8 | |||||||
| Mount Waverley (Riversdale Golf Club) | - | 4.6 | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.5 | 5.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | ||
| Newham (Cobaw) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | 1.8 | ||
| Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Club) | - | - | 4.0 | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.5 | 3.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | 2.0 | ||
| Preston Reservoir | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | 6.4 | 5.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 14.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Romsey | - | - | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | 15.4 | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 10.6 | - | |
| Rosebud (Country Club) | - | 0.6 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | |||||
| Scoresby Research Institute | - | 2.2 | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 9.4 | 7.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | |
| Springvale (Sandown) | - | 1.6 | - | 0.6 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 4.2 | 7.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.6 | ||||||||
| Springvale Necropolis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.0 | |||||||
| Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorourrong) | - | 0.2 | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | - | 7.6 | 13.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 7.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | ||
| Upper Plenty | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | 1.0 | - | 8.6 | 10.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 7.2 | ||
| Viewbank | - | 0.2 | - | - | 2.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | 9.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 16.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Wallan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | ||
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | - | - | 0.4 | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | 12.4 | 9.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 3.4 | - | |
| Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservoir (Quarte | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Willowmavin (Avalon Station) | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16.2 | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | |
| Woodend | - | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 4.8 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | 8.0 | 0.2 | |
| Yan Yean | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.6 | 8.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 12.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
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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 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 12 pm on Wednesday 1 February 2023. 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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