Monday, 1 January 2024 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Melbourne - Product code IDCKGC16L0
Greater Melbourne in December 2023
Rainfall
- December rainfall totals were generally above average across Greater Melbourne, as frequent low pressure systems brought widespread rainfall over many days.
- Rainfall totals ranged from 98% of the monthly average at Viewbank to 229% of the monthly average at Laverton RAAF.
- Ferny Creek was the wettest site in Greater Melbourne, with a total of 156.2 mm. Lancefield recorded the highest daily rainfall total in Greater Melbourne, with 58.0 mm on the 26th.
Temperature
- Mean maximum temperatures were generally above average across Greater Melbourne, ranging from 1.0 °C below average at Ferny Creek to 0.2 °C above average at Scoresby Research Institute.
- Mean maximum (daytime) temperatures were below average for much of December, cooler daytime temperatures were associated with widespread rainfall events that affected Greater Melbourne during the month.
- Mean minimum temperatures were above average across Greater Melbourne, ranging from 0.1 °C above average at Ferny Creek to 2.5 °C above average at Coldstream.
- For the month of December, mean minimum (nighttime) temperatures were generally above average with the warmest night on the 13th; many sites recorded minimum temperatures close to or at 10 °C above average on that night.
Melbourne (Olympic Park)
- Total rainfall for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 71.4 mm, which is 134% of the long-term average of 53.3 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 23.8 °C, which is 0.9 °C below the long-term average of 24.7 °C.
- The warmest day was 34.0 °C on the 13th, and the coolest day was on the 2nd when the temperature reached 16.7 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 15.1 °C, which is 0.7 °C above the long-term average of 14.4 °C.
- The coldest morning was 12.2 °C on the 17th, and the warmest morning was on the 13th when the minimum temperature was 19.7 °C.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in December 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day | 35.3 °C at Moorabbin Airport on the 8th |
| Warmest days on average | 25.3 °C at Viewbank |
| Coolest days on average | 20.8 °C at Ferny Creek |
| Coldest day | 13.1 °C at Wallan (Kilmore Gap) on the 2nd |
| Coldest night | 6.3 °C at Coldstream on the 23rd |
| Coolest nights on average | 11.2 °C at Wallan (Kilmore Gap) |
| Warmest nights on average | 15.1 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) |
| Warmest night | 20.1 °C at Wallan (Kilmore Gap) on the 13th |
| Warmest on average overall | 19.6 °C at Viewbank |
| Coolest on average overall | 16.0 °C at Ferny Creek |
| Wettest overall | 156.2 mm at Ferny Creek |
| Wettest day | 58.0 mm at Lancefield on the 26th |
| Strongest wind gust | 100 km/h at Fawkner Beacon on the 12th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Record highest December daily rainfall | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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| Cape Schanck | 52.0 | on the 26th | 46.4 | on the 14th in 2008 | 24 | |
| Highest December total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for December |
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| Laverton RAAF | 106.6 | 114.6 | in 1985 | 46.5 | |
| Mornington | 97.2 | 136.4 | in 1993* | 53.8 | |
| Hesket (Straws Lane) | 115.0 | 136.2 | in 1999* | 60.6 | |
| Romsey | 118.6 | 195.9 | in 1999* | 51.5 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for December 2023 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for December 2023 |
Diff from average |
Highest for December 2023 |
Mean for December 2023 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for December 2023 |
Total for December 2023 |
Average for December |
Rank of December 2023 |
Fraction of December average |
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| Cerberus | 21.6 | -0.9 | 30.7 | 4th | 13.6 | +1.6 | 8.7 | 17th | 71.4 | 53.2 | high | 134% |
| Coldstream | 24.6 | -0.7 | 33.1 | 13th | 12.4 | +2.5 | 6.3 | 23rd | 87.8 | 59.3 | high | 148% |
| Essendon Airport | 23.9 | -0.7 | 33.6 | 13th | 14.0 | +2.0 | 10.5 | 23rd | 92.4 | 52.0 | high | 178% |
| Ferny Creek | 20.8 | -1.0 | 30.0 | 13th | 11.3 | +0.1 | 7.1 | 20th | 156.2 | 99.8 | high | 157% |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | 23.1 | 32.8 | 8th | 13.7 | 8.8 | 20th | 94.4 | |||||
| Laverton RAAF | 23.3 | -0.6 | 34.2 | 8th | 14.1 | +2.0 | 9.9 | 17th | 106.6 | 46.5 | v high | 229% |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 23.8 | -0.9 | 34.0 | 13th | 15.1 | +0.7 | 12.2 | 17th | 71.4 | 53.3 | high | 134% |
| Melbourne Airport | 24.0 | -0.7 | 33.5 | 13th | 13.1 | +1.0 | 9.3 | 23rd | 92.6 | 51.9 | high | 178% |
| Moorabbin Airport | 23.7 | -0.3 | 35.3 | 8th | 14.2 | +1.5 | 10.5 | 20th | 113.0 | 60.3 | v high | 187% |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 24.4 | +0.2 | 34.2 | 13th | 13.6 | +1.7 | 9.4 | 23rd | 74.6 | 74.2 | average | 101% |
| Viewbank | 25.3 | -0.5 | 35.1 | 12th | 13.8 | +1.1 | 9.6 | 23rd | 64.2 | 65.7 | average | 98% |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 22.0 | -0.4 | 31.4 | 12th | 11.2 | +0.9 | 7.1 | 20th | 100.8 | 47.5 | v high | 212% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for December 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 | 20.7 | 17.1 | 22.2 | 30.7 | 20.8 | 19.4 | 21.6 | 16.9 | 19.9 | 21.7 | 28.6 | 23.9 | 21.9 | 21.6 | 21.0 | 27.0 | 19.3 | 20.4 | 23.1 | 21.6 | 22.3 | 23.5 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 23.1 | 19.4 | 18.9 | 18.3 | 19.7 | ||
| Coldstream | 22.6 | 17.3 | 24.2 | 30.0 | 31.3 | 25.4 | 26.1 | 31.6 | 18.3 | 20.8 | 23.3 | 32.8 | 33.1 | 25.4 | 24.5 | 22.1 | 26.4 | 25.8 | 18.3 | 22.2 | 25.1 | 24.2 | 26.9 | 26.7 | 20.2 | 24.5 | 23.3 | 22.1 | 20.0 | 22.6 | |
| Essendon Airport | 23.0 | 16.5 | 23.1 | 32.8 | 26.6 | 22.8 | 25.9 | 32.8 | 17.8 | 19.4 | 19.1 | 32.5 | 33.6 | 26.0 | 23.3 | 23.5 | 24.8 | 27.0 | 18.5 | 20.6 | 26.3 | 24.5 | 24.3 | 25.7 | 19.9 | 25.1 | 25.3 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 18.4 | 20.7 |
| Ferny Creek | 18.4 | 13.4 | 19.7 | 26.7 | 27.8 | 20.7 | 23.5 | 28.2 | 15.1 | 16.6 | 20.1 | 29.8 | 30.0 | 21.6 | 20.8 | 18.1 | 22.3 | 23.0 | 14.8 | 17.9 | 20.6 | 20.4 | 22.7 | 22.6 | 17.0 | 20.3 | 19.1 | 18.5 | 15.6 | 18.3 | |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | 21.8 | 17.0 | 22.9 | 30.9 | 26.2 | 21.4 | 24.0 | 32.8 | 17.3 | 21.6 | 21.5 | 30.3 | 31.4 | 22.5 | 22.4 | 21.2 | 23.7 | 26.6 | 19.2 | 20.4 | 23.6 | 22.7 | 23.0 | 24.4 | 19.9 | 22.4 | 25.0 | 21.6 | 20.7 | 19.1 | 20.1 |
| Laverton RAAF | 22.0 | 17.7 | 22.2 | 32.7 | 25.9 | 21.6 | 23.4 | 34.2 | 17.5 | 20.2 | 19.6 | 29.1 | 33.9 | 24.9 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 23.8 | 27.4 | 19.4 | 19.8 | 24.2 | 22.8 | 23.1 | 23.8 | 19.2 | 23.2 | 25.2 | 21.2 | 20.3 | 19.7 | 20.0 |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 23.8 | 16.7 | 24.3 | 32.6 | 24.5 | 22.7 | 25.8 | 33.0 | 17.9 | 19.5 | 20.2 | 33.2 | 34.0 | 25.5 | 23.4 | 22.7 | 25.2 | 26.2 | 19.0 | 20.4 | 25.7 | 24.4 | 22.8 | 24.2 | 20.8 | 24.1 | 24.0 | 20.8 | 20.4 | 19.0 | 20.8 |
| Melbourne Airport | 22.6 | 15.9 | 22.8 | 32.7 | 29.2 | 23.1 | 27.3 | 33.0 | 16.9 | 19.4 | 19.0 | 32.9 | 33.5 | 25.6 | 24.9 | 22.4 | 25.9 | 28.2 | 19.0 | 19.9 | 26.0 | 23.7 | 24.8 | 25.4 | 19.7 | 23.8 | 25.4 | 21.2 | 20.6 | 19.2 | 20.5 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 23.1 | 17.6 | 24.3 | 31.9 | 23.8 | 22.2 | 24.0 | 35.3 | 18.4 | 20.1 | 21.6 | 31.0 | 33.5 | 24.1 | 22.5 | 22.3 | 23.8 | 26.3 | 19.2 | 21.3 | 24.9 | 23.8 | 24.7 | 25.6 | 20.7 | 23.6 | 24.3 | 20.2 | 19.5 | 19.3 | 21.4 |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 24.0 | 16.2 | 24.3 | 31.2 | 24.0 | 28.3 | 32.5 | 17.5 | 20.8 | 21.9 | 32.5 | 34.2 | 25.4 | 24.1 | 22.4 | 25.7 | 25.8 | 17.6 | 22.5 | 25.1 | 24.4 | 26.5 | 26.8 | 21.6 | 23.8 | 25.9 | 22.0 | 21.5 | 19.6 | 22.6 | |
| Viewbank | 24.6 | 17.2 | 25.4 | 32.6 | 29.4 | 25.5 | 28.1 | 33.6 | 18.0 | 19.6 | 20.0 | 35.1 | 34.6 | 26.7 | 25.5 | 24.2 | 26.7 | 25.8 | 19.6 | 22.6 | 26.3 | 26.5 | 26.7 | 22.0 | 26.0 | 26.6 | 23.3 | 22.4 | 20.1 | 23.6 | |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 20.5 | 13.1 | 20.6 | 28.1 | 30.5 | 22.4 | 23.5 | 28.5 | 14.8 | 15.4 | 20.2 | 31.4 | 29.4 | 23.5 | 23.0 | 20.8 | 25.5 | 24.8 | 14.7 | 17.2 | 23.5 | 22.4 | 23.7 | 24.2 | 19.8 | 21.9 | 23.4 | 20.3 | 18.8 | 16.7 | 19.3 |
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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 December 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 | 13.7 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 9.3 | 12.6 | 15.6 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 16.6 | 19.8 | 14.8 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 8.7 | 12.1 | 14.6 | 12.0 | 15.2 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 11.1 | 16.4 | 15.5 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 13.5 |
| Coldstream | 13.8 | 15.3 | 13.3 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 13.9 | 16.9 | 14.0 | 15.7 | 18.2 | 17.8 | 13.8 | 9.9 | 11.5 | 7.8 | 11.0 | 14.9 | 8.3 | 12.1 | 13.1 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 15.6 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 10.9 | |
| Essendon Airport | 13.5 | 15.0 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 14.2 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 15.3 | 15.8 | 14.0 | 15.6 | 17.3 | 18.6 | 15.8 | 12.7 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 14.9 | 14.4 | 12.3 | 13.4 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 12.9 | 15.7 | 16.3 | 15.5 | 16.6 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 13.5 |
| Ferny Creek | 10.9 | 12.4 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 13.6 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 10.2 | 12.0 | 15.8 | 19.1 | 12.4 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 7.1 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 8.3 | 10.1 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 13.7 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 8.9 | |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | 13.2 | 14.9 | 13.7 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 14.8 | 15.9 | 13.4 | 15.9 | 16.5 | 19.2 | 15.2 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 10.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 8.8 | 14.0 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 15.2 | 14.3 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 11.5 | 13.1 | 12.1 |
| Laverton RAAF | 14.0 | 14.7 | 13.3 | 11.3 | 13.3 | 12.7 | 11.5 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 14.0 | 16.3 | 16.9 | 19.5 | 15.3 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 12.8 | 14.8 | 14.4 | 13.7 | 14.7 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 12.0 | 13.1 | 13.8 |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 13.9 | 15.5 | 14.1 | 13.1 | 15.6 | 15.0 | 13.3 | 15.9 | 16.9 | 14.4 | 16.1 | 17.8 | 19.7 | 16.5 | 14.4 | 13.4 | 12.2 | 15.9 | 14.9 | 12.8 | 14.9 | 14.3 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 16.0 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 17.2 | 15.2 | 14.2 | 14.1 |
| Melbourne Airport | 13.3 | 14.6 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 13.3 | 11.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 13.4 | 15.4 | 16.6 | 19.0 | 14.5 | 11.5 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 13.4 | 14.0 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 12.1 | 15.2 | 15.7 | 14.9 | 16.3 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 11.9 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 13.7 | 15.0 | 13.8 | 12.1 | 14.1 | 14.5 | 12.1 | 15.2 | 16.3 | 13.8 | 16.1 | 17.1 | 19.2 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 11.4 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 10.5 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 12.6 | 14.0 | 13.5 |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 13.4 | 15.0 | 13.3 | 11.5 | 10.1 | 14.9 | 16.7 | 13.4 | 14.9 | 17.9 | 19.1 | 14.7 | 10.9 | 12.2 | 9.7 | 13.6 | 14.4 | 9.5 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 9.4 | 10.7 | 15.4 | 15.7 | 16.3 | 16.8 | 11.3 | 13.7 | 12.5 | ||
| Viewbank | 13.4 | 15.2 | 13.4 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 12.0 | 15.2 | 16.4 | 13.3 | 15.2 | 17.8 | 19.4 | 15.4 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 13.7 | 14.6 | 10.8 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 9.6 | 11.6 | 16.3 | 16.2 | 17.2 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 12.2 | |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 10.8 | 12.0 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 15.1 | 10.6 | 9.2 | 11.5 | 14.1 | 10.0 | 11.4 | 15.1 | 20.1 | 12.9 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 7.1 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 10.4 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 13.9 | 10.5 | 9.0 | 8.3 |
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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 December 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 | 3.0 | - | 8.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.5 | 5.0 | - | - | 4.5 | - | - | - | - | 4.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33.0 | 4.8 | |||||
| Burnside | 5.0 | 5.5 | 10.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 9.5 | 0.4 | - | 5.0 | 2.5 | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 22.0 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 0.5 | - | 0.9 | - | |
| Cape Schanck | 7.4 | 8.0 | 18.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 8.4 | - | - | - | 8.4 | - | - | - | - | 4.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 52.0 | 1.8 | - | - | 2.2 | ||
| Cerberus | 6.6 | 2.0 | 14.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 4.8 | 10.0 | 1.2 | - | 1.0 | 6.2 | 1.2 | - | - | - | 3.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 14.6 | 2.4 | 0.2 | - | 1.6 | - | |
| Cheltenham Kingston Centre | - | 0.6 | 4.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 7.2 | 12.8 | - | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | - | - | 1.4 | 0.9 | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 10.6 | 4.0 | 0.6 | - | - | 0.6 | |
| Coldstream | 2.6 | 2.4 | 7.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 8.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | 4.4 | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | 11.8 | 27.8 | 8.8 | 0.2 | - | 1.4 | ||
| Eltham | 3.0 | 1.2 | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 5.8 | 9.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | 13.2 | 19.8 | 12.2 | → | 1.2 | |||
| Essendon Airport | 4.0 | 4.0 | 18.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | 11.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | 17.4 | 14.0 | 8.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | - | 0.2 | |
| Ferny Creek | 4.6 | 12.8 | 36.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.4 | 9.2 | 14.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5.8 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | 5.0 | 4.4 | - | - | - | - | 13.4 | 33.4 | 7.6 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.4 | ||
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 10.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 8.2 | 13.4 | 3.4 | - | 1.2 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 5.6 | 38.8 | - | - | - | 2.2 | ||
| Greenvale Reservoir | 2.0 | 0.8 | 13.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | 9.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | 16.8 | 19.4 | 8.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Hesket (Straws Lane) | 2.6 | 10.6 | 12.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 4.4 | 7.6 | - | 0.4 | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 41.8 | 17.2 | 10.6 | - | - | - | - | |
| Kinglake West | 4.0 | 3.0 | 16.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 5.8 | - | - | - | - | 20.2 | 28.0 | → | 7.4 | 1.4 | - | 0.6 | |
| Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek) | 3.8 | 3.0 | 21.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 8.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | 15.8 | 36.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | |
| Koo Wee Rup | 2.6 | - | 11.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 7.4 | 11.0 | 3.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lancefield | 1.8 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 58.0 | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | |
| Laverton RAAF | 5.4 | 8.4 | 19.0 | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | 13.2 | 9.2 | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 18.2 | 16.6 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | - | 0.6 | |||
| Macedon Forestry | 19.8 | → | → | 17.9 | - | - | - | - | → | → | 18.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 4.6 | 2.8 | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | 11.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | 14.2 | 16.0 | 3.0 | 0.8 | - | - | 0.6 | |
| Melbourne Airport | 2.4 | 6.0 | 16.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 9.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 22.0 | 18.4 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | - | - | |
| Melbourne Botanical Gardens | 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 6.4 | 7.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | 14.0 | 14.6 | 4.0 | 0.6 | ||||
| Mitcham | 4.4 | 3.2 | 17.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 9.8 | 1.4 | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | 8.8 | 27.0 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | - | 0.8 | |
| Monbulk (Spring Road) | 4.0 | 9.8 | 21.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 8.8 | - | 12.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | 15.0 | 31.6 | 8.6 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | |
| Moorabbin Airport | 3.2 | 1.4 | 9.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 4.6 | 13.2 | 32.6 | - | 0.4 | 3.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 3.2 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 9.8 | 22.8 | 7.8 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.2 | |
| Mornington | - | - | - | 15.0 | - | - | - | 0.9 | - | - | 23.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 7.4 | - | - | - | - | 3.9 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45.4 | - | - | |||
| Mount Waverley (Riversdale Golf Club) | 2.0 | 0.8 | 15.0 | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | 10.8 | 0.2 | 2.8 | - | - | 3.2 | - | - | - | 2.2 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | 8.4 | 21.5 | 3.2 | - | - | 1.4 | - | 1.0 | |
| Newham (Cobaw) | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.6 | 4.4 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 37.6 | 17.0 | 8.6 | |||||
| Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Club) | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | → | 18.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | → | 27.6 | 4.2 | |||||
| Preston Reservoir | 4.0 | 2.4 | 8.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | 13.0 | 17.0 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | - | - | |
| Romsey | 3.0 | 3.4 | 12.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 5.6 | 8.4 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | - | - | - | → | 27.8 | 22.4 | 26.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | |||
| Rosebud (Country Club) | 5.0 | 4.0 | 17.5 | - | - | - | - | - | 8.2 | 11.0 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.6 | - | - | - | → | → | 2.0 | 23.0 | 1.2 | |||||
| Scoresby Research Institute | 2.2 | 4.4 | 11.0 | - | - | - | 5.0 | 8.2 | 1.6 | - | - | 3.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | 10.4 | 20.0 | 3.2 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | |||
| Springvale Necropolis | - | → | → | 20.3 | - | - | - | - | → | → | 24.0 | - | - | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | |||||||||||||
| Sunbury (Lachlan Court) | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarrawarra Monastery | 2.8 | 3.0 | 7.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 5.3 | 10.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | - | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 6.3 | - | - | - | - | 10.0 | 35.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | ||||
| Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorourrong) | 3.2 | 7.4 | 13.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | 4.8 | - | - | - | - | 16.2 | 32.4 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Upper Plenty | 3.4 | 10.0 | 10.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 9.2 | 1.2 | 1.8 | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 25.2 | 28.2 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | - | - | |
| Viewbank | 4.2 | 0.6 | 8.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 11.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | 18.6 | 6.2 | - | 0.8 | - | 0.8 | ||
| Wallan | 2.2 | 2.6 | 10.0 | - | → | → | → | → | → | → | 13.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | 26.6 | 23.4 | 15.0 | 1.8 | ||||
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 3.0 | 3.6 | 15.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | 8.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 2.8 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | 27.4 | 20.8 | 8.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | - | - | |
| Willowmavin (Avalon Station) | 1.8 | 1.2 | 3.0 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 30.4 | 25.6 | 8.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | |
| Woodend | 6.8 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 1.2 | 5.6 | 9.2 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | 1.8 | - | - | → | → | 39.0 | 15.8 | 17.0 | 0.4 | ||||
| Yan Yean | 2.2 | 3.8 | 7.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 13.8 | - | 1.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | 16.6 | 25.6 | 1.6 | - | 1.8 | - | - | |
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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, usually published in the first week of the following 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.
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 represent a socio-economic definition of each capital city. This means the greater capital city boundary includes people who regularly socialise, shop or work within the capital city, but live in the small towns and rural areas surrounding the capital city. It does not define the built up edge of the capital city.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 6 pm on Monday 1 January 2024. 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.
Information about Australian Indigenous seasonal calendars is available at the Indigenous Weather Knowledge website.
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