Thursday, 2 March 2023 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Melbourne - Product code IDCKGC16L0
Greater Melbourne in February 2023: drier than average
February rainfall totals were below average to close to average at all sites across Greater Melbourne. Mean maximum temperatures were below average in most suburbs, while mean minimum temperatures were generally within one degree from average.
Drier than average
- February rainfall totals were below average to close to average at all sites across Greater Melbourne.
- Rainfall totals for the month ranged between 39% at Laverton RAAF and 96% of average at Melbourne (Olympic Park).
- The wettest days this month were from the 5th to 8th, when a cold front associated with a deep low pressure system brought widespread rainfall, strong and gusty winds and low temperatures to Greater Melbourne.
- The highest daily rainfall total of 32.0 mm was recorded at Rosebud (Country Club) on the 4th.
- Melbourne (Olympic Park) had 8 rain days during the month and a monthly total of 23.6 mm.
Cool end to the month
- Mean maximum temperatures were below average in most suburbs, while mean minimum temperatures were generally within one degree of average.
- The month started with cooler than average temperatures following the passage of a pair of cold fronts.
- The lowest daily maximum temperature recorded this February was 12.5 °C at Ferny Creek on the 3rd.
- Melbourne experienced a heatwave between the 15th and 17th, with temperatures on the 17th more than 10 degrees above average at all reporting sites.
- The highest temperature in Greater Melbourne this February was 42.0 °C at Laverton RAAF on the 17th.
- On the 17th, Melbourne (Olympic Park) recorded maximum temperature of 40.5 °C; this was the first time the city had a maximum temperature equal to or above 40.0 °C since 31 January 2020.
- The month finished with cooler temperatures in a south to south-westerly airflow following a series of cold fronts moving across Bass Strait.
Melbourne (Olympic Park)
- Total rainfall for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 23.6 mm, which is 96% of the long-term average of 24.5 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 25.0 °C.
- The warmest day was 40.5 °C on the 17th, and the coolest day was on the 28th when the temperature reached 17.6 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 15.8 °C.
- The coldest morning was 11.4 °C on the 3rd, and the warmest morning was on the 17th when the minimum temperature was 22.8 °C.
Further information
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in February 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day | 42.0 °C at Laverton RAAF on the 17th |
| Warmest days on average | 26.6 °C at Viewbank |
| Coolest days on average | 21.9 °C at Ferny Creek |
| Coldest day | 12.5 °C at Ferny Creek on the 3rd |
| Coldest night | 5.7 °C at Coldstream on the 14th |
| Coolest nights on average | 10.8 °C at Coldstream |
| Warmest nights on average | 15.8 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) |
| Warmest night | 24.1 °C at Moorabbin Airport on the 25th |
| Warmest on average overall | 20.4 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) |
| Coolest on average overall | 17.2 °C at Ferny Creek |
| Wettest overall | 55.8 mm at Ferny Creek |
| Wettest day | 32.0 mm at Rosebud (Country Club) on the 4th |
| Strongest wind gust |
85 km/h at Fawkner Beacon on the 2nd 85 km/h at St Kilda Harbour - RMYS on the 2nd |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for February 2023 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for February 2023 |
Diff from average |
Highest for February 2023 |
Mean for February 2023 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for February 2023 |
Total for February 2023 |
Average for February |
Rank of February 2023 |
Fraction of February average |
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| Cerberus | 24.3 | -0.7 | 39.4 | 17th | 13.8 | -0.5 | 9.7 | 2nd | 33.0 | 35.8 | average | 92% |
| Coldstream | 26.4 | -1.3 | 39.7 | 17th | 10.8 | -1.1 | 5.7 | 14th | 33.4 | 48.7 | average | 69% |
| Essendon Airport | 25.9 | 0.0 | 41.3 | 17th | 14.5 | +0.4 | 10.2 | 3rd | 17.6 | 43.6 | average | 40% |
| Ferny Creek | 21.9 | -1.8 | 35.8 | 17th | 12.5 | -0.6 | 6.3 | 3rd | 55.8 | 66.3 | average | 84% |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | 25.0 | 39.1 | 17th | 14.7 | 10.9 | 14th | 24.8 | |||||
| Laverton RAAF | 25.5 | 0.0 | 42.0 | 17th | 14.7 | +0.4 | 10.0 | 3rd | 17.0 | 43.8 | average | 39% |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 25.0 | 40.5 | 17th | 15.8 | 11.4 | 3rd | 23.6 | 24.5 | average | 96% | ||
| Melbourne Airport | 25.9 | -0.7 | 41.3 | 17th | 13.7 | -0.4 | 8.9 | 3rd | 16.8 | 39.6 | average | 42% |
| Moorabbin Airport | 25.2 | -0.8 | 41.4 | 17th | 15.0 | +0.6 | 9.7 | 14th | 27.4 | 43.6 | average | 63% |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 26.3 | -0.2 | 39.9 | 17th | 13.7 | -0.2 | 8.8 | 14th | 29.8 | 51.7 | average | 58% |
| Viewbank | 26.6 | -0.9 | 41.4 | 17th | 13.8 | -0.7 | 9.9 | 15th | 40.0 | 43.6 | average | 92% |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 24.1 | -0.6 | 37.8 | 17th | 12.0 | -0.6 | 5.9 | 3rd | 18.6 | 43.9 | average | 42% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for February 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 | |
| Cerberus | 20.9 | 21.2 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 18.9 | 20.8 | 19.9 | 22.4 | 27.6 | 25.9 | 26.3 | 20.6 | 20.4 | 21.4 | 30.6 | 36.8 | 39.4 | 21.8 | 24.7 | 23.3 | 20.8 | 27.3 | 30.2 | 33.0 | 25.8 | 24.3 | 20.7 | 17.7 |
| Coldstream | 20.9 | 21.3 | 17.4 | 20.3 | 20.2 | 22.2 | 23.7 | 25.2 | 29.9 | 32.7 | 31.9 | 21.9 | 21.1 | 25.3 | 32.0 | 36.6 | 39.7 | 25.8 | 29.8 | 30.1 | 23.9 | 30.4 | 31.4 | 31.6 | 29.2 | 25.0 | 21.3 | 19.7 |
| Essendon Airport | 21.8 | 21.9 | 19.1 | 23.0 | 20.1 | 21.5 | 22.1 | 23.1 | 28.5 | 27.0 | 29.7 | 21.7 | 21.5 | 23.1 | 33.8 | 37.6 | 41.3 | 24.4 | 28.8 | 26.3 | 22.1 | 30.6 | 32.4 | 33.0 | 27.3 | 26.3 | 20.7 | 16.8 |
| Ferny Creek | 17.1 | 15.7 | 12.5 | 15.4 | 16.0 | 18.6 | 19.0 | 20.9 | 26.9 | 28.2 | 27.0 | 16.8 | 17.3 | 20.1 | 27.6 | 32.0 | 35.8 | 21.1 | 25.3 | 24.5 | 18.7 | 25.3 | 27.6 | 27.8 | 23.9 | 20.9 | 16.1 | 15.5 |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | 20.2 | 20.3 | 18.4 | 20.5 | 18.6 | 22.0 | 21.2 | 22.3 | 28.8 | 29.2 | 25.5 | 20.4 | 20.9 | 22.1 | 31.6 | 36.5 | 39.1 | 24.5 | 26.4 | 25.5 | 20.8 | 28.1 | 30.8 | 32.1 | 26.5 | 23.2 | 19.4 | |
| Laverton RAAF | 21.6 | 22.9 | 19.6 | 22.6 | 20.4 | 21.4 | 21.7 | 22.7 | 27.3 | 25.7 | 27.8 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 22.5 | 33.5 | 38.6 | 42.0 | 23.0 | 26.4 | 25.5 | 21.4 | 28.7 | 32.5 | 33.6 | 26.1 | 24.4 | 21.7 | 18.3 |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 21.0 | 21.3 | 18.8 | 20.7 | 19.8 | 20.9 | 20.4 | 22.2 | 26.4 | 26.7 | 25.7 | 20.7 | 20.9 | 22.2 | 32.4 | 37.2 | 40.5 | 24.9 | 27.9 | 24.0 | 22.2 | 30.6 | 32.4 | 32.3 | 26.7 | 23.4 | 20.2 | 17.6 |
| Melbourne Airport | 21.1 | 22.6 | 17.8 | 22.0 | 20.3 | 22.2 | 22.3 | 23.5 | 28.9 | 28.2 | 29.5 | 21.5 | 21.4 | 23.1 | 33.5 | 37.5 | 41.3 | 24.6 | 29.1 | 27.2 | 21.6 | 30.3 | 32.1 | 32.9 | 27.3 | 25.9 | 20.6 | 16.6 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 21.2 | 22.6 | 19.4 | 20.3 | 19.5 | 20.6 | 21.2 | 23.9 | 26.1 | 28.0 | 24.5 | 20.8 | 21.1 | 24.0 | 32.1 | 37.3 | 41.4 | 23.2 | 27.8 | 24.3 | 22.7 | 29.9 | 32.2 | 33.2 | 27.2 | 23.5 | 20.0 | 18.1 |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 21.8 | 21.2 | 17.6 | 20.9 | 20.3 | 22.7 | 23.4 | 24.6 | 30.4 | 31.5 | 30.3 | 21.8 | 21.6 | 24.4 | 31.8 | 36.2 | 39.9 | 25.6 | 29.3 | 29.2 | 23.2 | 30.5 | 32.8 | 32.4 | 27.0 | 26.0 | 20.8 | 19.7 |
| Viewbank | 22.6 | 21.6 | 19.4 | 21.2 | 20.2 | 22.1 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 30.1 | 31.4 | 30.7 | 22.1 | 21.4 | 25.6 | 33.3 | 37.9 | 41.4 | 26.0 | 29.4 | 28.0 | 24.0 | 31.7 | 32.7 | 32.9 | 27.1 | 25.7 | 19.9 | 18.0 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 19.5 | 17.2 | 15.0 | 19.6 | 19.8 | 19.7 | 21.2 | 23.1 | 30.1 | 32.8 | 29.9 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 22.7 | 29.9 | 34.3 | 37.8 | 22.7 | 27.5 | 27.1 | 20.5 | 29.1 | 28.3 | 28.6 | 25.9 | 23.1 | 18.3 | 14.6 |
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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 February 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 | |
| Cerberus | 10.4 | 9.7 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 15.8 | 12.0 | 14.8 | 13.0 | 12.4 | 16.0 | 15.1 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 15.6 | 20.9 | 12.6 | 11.6 | 9.9 | 16.4 | 16.3 | 13.7 | 14.6 | 18.1 | 14.3 | 15.9 | 16.0 |
| Coldstream | 6.8 | 6.0 | 9.8 | 7.6 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 14.4 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 15.2 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 11.9 | 18.7 | 13.5 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 15.5 | 8.6 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 13.1 | 15.5 | 11.8 | 15.3 |
| Essendon Airport | 12.5 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 10.8 | 12.2 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 12.9 | 12.3 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 15.9 | 14.7 | 11.6 | 10.5 | 16.2 | 22.1 | 16.7 | 13.1 | 13.8 | 16.3 | 13.0 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 23.0 | 14.4 | 15.3 | 15.0 |
| Ferny Creek | 10.1 | 8.4 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 8.7 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 9.9 | 11.4 | 15.2 | 18.4 | 11.8 | 8.9 | 9.9 | 11.9 | 18.9 | 22.4 | 12.6 | 11.0 | 13.4 | 12.5 | 11.4 | 16.0 | 18.4 | 20.2 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 11.4 |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | 12.6 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 14.4 | 13.0 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 17.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 16.7 | 21.9 | 13.6 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 15.3 | 17.4 | 21.1 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 15.6 | ||
| Laverton RAAF | 10.8 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 11.6 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 15.6 | 11.7 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 16.3 | 14.6 | 15.5 | 10.4 | 15.7 | 23.0 | 16.7 | 14.5 | 12.0 | 17.7 | 13.3 | 15.7 | 18.1 | 22.9 | 13.1 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 14.9 | 14.2 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 16.0 | 16.6 | 15.0 | 13.2 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 17.3 | 15.8 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 17.1 | 22.8 | 17.4 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 17.7 | 14.6 | 17.5 | 19.6 | 22.2 | 15.7 | 16.3 | 16.5 |
| Melbourne Airport | 10.2 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 11.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 13.8 | 12.5 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 13.8 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 17.5 | 21.6 | 16.2 | 12.4 | 11.6 | 16.0 | 11.3 | 16.1 | 17.2 | 21.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 14.1 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 13.2 | 13.8 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 15.5 | 13.1 | 11.9 | 17.5 | 14.2 | 17.0 | 14.5 | 9.7 | 11.2 | 16.6 | 21.0 | 17.2 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 17.4 | 15.8 | 14.6 | 17.3 | 24.1 | 15.9 | 16.1 | |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 11.0 | 9.4 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 11.6 | 12.4 | 14.9 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 15.2 | 13.7 | 15.7 | 9.8 | 8.8 | 10.9 | 18.6 | 22.1 | 16.2 | 11.1 | 12.0 | 15.6 | 12.6 | 15.4 | 17.4 | 23.1 | 14.7 | 14.2 | 15.5 |
| Viewbank | 12.9 | 10.9 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 11.2 | 14.3 | 15.4 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 16.6 | 12.7 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 16.0 | 21.7 | 16.3 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 16.5 | 11.4 | 16.0 | 16.7 | 19.5 | 14.2 | 15.5 | 15.6 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 10.3 | 8.1 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 9.4 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 10.2 | 11.4 | 16.0 | 14.7 | 12.0 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 10.8 | 17.3 | 20.6 | 12.6 | 11.2 | 12.5 | 13.3 | 10.6 | 14.1 | 15.3 | 18.0 | 10.4 | 12.5 | 11.3 |
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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 February 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 | ||
| Bonbeach (Carrum (Patterson River Countr | - | - | 13.0 | 26.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.5 | |||
| Burnside | - | - | 9.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cape Schanck | - | - | 9.0 | 15.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | - | - | |
| Cerberus | - | 0.2 | 12.2 | 18.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | |
| Cheltenham Kingston Centre | - | - | 10.2 | 6.5 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.9 | - | |
| Coldstream | - | - | 12.4 | 10.6 | 9.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | |
| Eltham | - | - | 15.4 | 6.0 | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | 0.6 | |
| Essendon Airport | - | - | 10.4 | 3.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 1.4 | - | |
| Ferny Creek | - | 1.8 | 17.0 | 12.2 | 10.8 | 0.4 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | 1.6 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | - | 1.4 | 11.2 | 8.8 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||
| Greenvale Reservoir | - | - | 9.8 | 4.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | |||
| Hesket (Straws Lane) | - | 0.2 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.4 | |
| Kinglake West | - | 1.0 | 9.4 | - | 3.2 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | |
| Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 10.6 | 5.4 | 2.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | 1.0 | |||
| Lancefield | - | - | 8.4 | 7.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | ||
| Laverton RAAF | - | - | 11.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 0.4 | - | |
| Macedon Forestry | - | - | 9.0 | - | - | 8.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | - | 0.2 | 11.2 | 6.6 | 1.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 2.6 | 0.2 | |
| Melbourne Airport | 0.2 | - | 7.8 | 6.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 1.2 | 0.6 | - | |
| Melbourne Botanical Gardens | - | - | 11.6 | 9.3 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | 2.6 | - | |
| Mitcham | - | - | 15.6 | 10.0 | 5.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Monbulk (Spring Road) | - | 2.0 | 18.6 | 16.2 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | |
| Moorabbin Airport | - | 0.2 | 14.0 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 2.0 | - | |
| Mornington | 1.2 | - | 9.4 | - | - | → | 9.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | → | → | 1.8 | - | |
| Mount Waverley (Riversdale Golf Club) | - | 1.2 | 12.2 | 4.0 | 9.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | |
| Newham (Cobaw) | - | - | 11.0 | 7.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | |||
| Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Club) | - | 1.0 | 13.6 | 9.0 | 8.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.6 | ||
| Preston Reservoir | - | 0.2 | 13.6 | 13.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | |||
| Rosebud (Country Club) | - | - | 9.8 | 32.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 1.0 | ||
| Scoresby Research Institute | - | 0.2 | 12.6 | 9.6 | 4.6 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | |
| Springvale (Sandown) | 0.8 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 7.8 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | |
| Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorourrong) | - | 11.6 | 3.0 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 0.2 | ||||
| Upper Plenty | - | - | 8.8 | 8.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.4 | 5.2 | 1.2 | |
| Viewbank | - | 0.2 | 17.0 | 11.6 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 8.4 | - | |
| Wallan | - | - | 5.2 | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | ||
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | - | - | 5.6 | 7.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 0.8 | 2.6 | 0.6 | |
| Willowmavin (Avalon Station) | - | - | 8.0 | 7.8 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 1.0 | - | |
| Woodend | - | - | 12.4 | 9.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 3.6 | 0.6 | |
| Yan Yean | - | - | 10.4 | 3.6 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | |||
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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 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 9 am on Thursday 2 March 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.
Further information
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