Friday, 1 March 2019 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Melbourne - Product code IDCKGC16L0
Greater Melbourne in February 2019: dry with mostly above average daytime temperatures
Rainfall in February was average to below average across Greater Melbourne. Daytime temperatures were above average while night-time temperatures were closer to average.
Mostly dry
- February rainfall was average to below average at all sites across Greater Melbourne
- Rainfall ranged between 22% of average at Moorabbin Airport to 65% of average at Essendon Airport
- Moorabbin Airport had only 9.6 mm during the month, while the largest monthly total of 51.8 mm was recorded at Warburton, in the northeast of the Melbourne metropolitan area
- The wettest day was the 7th, when thunderstorms associated with a low pressure trough brought widespread rainfall to Greater Melbourne, with daily rainfall totals generally between 5 and 15 mm
- The highest daily rainfall total in February was recorded at Essendon airport, which had 23 mm on the 7th
- The second part of the month was mostly dry across the Melbourne metropolitan area
Above average daytime temperatures
- Maximum temperatures in February were above average across Greater Melbourne
- Melbourne's two warmest days for the month were on the 2nd and 3rd, when warm northerly winds ahead of a cold front resulted in maximum temperatures in the high-30s to low 40s
- The hottest temperature recorded in Greater Melbourne for the month was 42.2 °C, recorded on the 3rd at Cranbourne Botanic Gardens
- The warmest minimum temperature for the month was also on the 3rd, when Ferny Creek recorded 21.1 °C
- Ferny Creek also recorded Greater Melbourne's coolest daytime temperature during the month with 14.9 °C on the 9th, after the passage of a cold front
Melbourne (Olympic Park)
- Total rainfall for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 18.6 mm
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 26.0 °C. The warmest day was 38.2 °C on the 3rd, and the coolest day was on the 13th when the temperature reached 19.2 °C
- This February Melbourne (Olympic Park) has experienced 17 consecutive days of less than 30 °C; the last time such long run of consecutive days with daily maximum temperature less than 30 °C happened in Melbourne City was February 1966, when Melbourne Regional Office saw 22 such days
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 15.8 °C. The coldest morning was 11.8 °C on the 13th, and the warmest morning was on the 7th when the minimum temperature was 20.7 °C
Strong winds and smoke
- Smoky conditions were observed in Melbourne on 4 and 5 February as a result of fires burning across northwest Tasmania and in the Gippsland District
- A line of thunderstorms crossed Greater Melbourne late on 6 February with damaging winds, rainfall and hail reported in some regions
Further information
- Media
- media@bom.gov.au (03) 9669 4057
- Enquiries
- helpdesk.climate@bom.gov.au
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in February 2019 | |
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| Hottest day | 42.2 °C at Cranbourne Botanic Gardens on the 3rd |
| Warmest days on average | 28.8 °C at Coldstream |
| Coolest days on average | 24.5 °C at Ferny Creek |
| Coldest day | 14.9 °C at Ferny Creek on the 9th |
| Coldest night | 4.7 °C at Coldstream on the 14th |
| Coolest nights on average | 11.5 °C at Coldstream |
| Warmest nights on average | 15.8 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) |
| Warmest night | 21.1 °C at Ferny Creek on the 3rd |
| Warmest on average overall | 21.2 °C at Scoresby Research Institute |
| Coolest on average overall | 18.5 °C at Ferny Creek |
| Wettest overall | 51.8 mm at Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservoir) |
| Wettest day | 23.0 mm at Essendon Airport on the 7th |
| Strongest wind gust |
87 km/h at Fawkner Beacon on the 6th 87 km/h at South Channel Island on the 12th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for February 2019 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for February 2019 |
Diff from average |
Highest for February 2019 |
Mean for February 2019 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for February 2019 |
Total for February 2019 |
Average for February |
Rank of February 2019 |
Fraction of February average |
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| Cerberus | 25.6 | +0.6 | 38.0 | 28th | 14.1 | -0.2 | 6.7 | 20th | 11.0 | 37.2 | low | 30% |
| Coldstream | 28.8 | +1.0 | 40.1 | 3rd | 11.5 | -0.5 | 4.7 | 14th | 27.6 | 51.3 | average | 54% |
| Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 26.9 | +1.2 | 42.2 | 3rd | 13.6 | -0.4 | 7.7 | 27th | 21.8 | 48.3 | low | 45% |
| Essendon Airport | 26.9 | +1.0 | 40.5 | 3rd | 14.7 | +0.7 | 10.3 | 14th | 29.2 | 44.9 | average | 65% |
| Ferny Creek | 24.5 | 36.5 | 3rd | 12.5 | 6.2 | 13th | 41.6 | |||||
| Laverton RAAF | 26.1 | +0.5 | 38.5 | 28th | 14.3 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 14th | 16.0 | 45.0 | low | 36% |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 26.0 | 38.2 | 3rd | 15.8 | 11.8 | 13th | 18.6 | |||||
| Melbourne Airport | 27.7 | +1.1 | 41.1 | 3rd | 14.0 | -0.2 | 8.7 | 14th | 14.2 | 41.2 | average | 34% |
| Moorabbin Airport | 26.5 | +0.4 | 38.1 | 28th | 15.2 | +0.8 | 10.7 | 1st | 9.6 | 44.4 | low | 22% |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 28.0 | +1.4 | 40.7 | 3rd | 14.1 | +0.2 | 9.3 | 10th | 17.6 | 52.3 | low | 34% |
| Viewbank | 28.0 | +0.3 | 41.2 | 3rd | 14.2 | -0.4 | 8.0 | 14th | 21.6 | 44.9 | average | 48% |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 26.2 | +1.4 | 37.4 | 3rd | 12.2 | -0.5 | 6.6 | 13th | 12.0 | 46.8 | low | 26% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for February 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 21.6 | 31.9 | 34.2 | 22.8 | 26.8 | 32.3 | 28.5 | 22.8 | 20.4 | 23.8 | 28.1 | 20.9 | 19.5 | 22.4 | 22.3 | 23.8 | 28.9 | 22.1 | 19.6 | 21.9 | 20.2 | 21.0 | 25.6 | 31.0 | 34.7 | 22.4 | 30.1 | 38.0 |
| Coldstream | 27.0 | 36.7 | 40.1 | 24.2 | 30.2 | 34.5 | 30.9 | 25.8 | 19.9 | 25.5 | 28.9 | 22.0 | 20.0 | 24.6 | 29.2 | 31.2 | 31.2 | 28.4 | 22.9 | 24.0 | 23.3 | 26.2 | 29.9 | 34.0 | 34.7 | 28.3 | 35.0 | 37.1 |
| Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 22.6 | 34.3 | 42.2 | 23.0 | 27.8 | 32.3 | 30.1 | 24.2 | 19.4 | 23.3 | 27.6 | 21.3 | 19.6 | 23.6 | 23.3 | 25.8 | 28.8 | 24.2 | 21.1 | 23.0 | 22.6 | 27.0 | 31.4 | 34.7 | 23.7 | 31.7 | 37.6 | |
| Essendon Airport | 23.8 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 22.6 | 27.2 | 35.1 | 29.0 | 24.1 | 21.1 | 24.2 | 28.6 | 21.4 | 20.1 | 23.9 | 24.2 | 26.2 | 29.9 | 25.3 | 21.8 | 24.5 | 21.1 | 23.4 | 24.7 | 33.9 | 24.4 | 29.7 | 37.4 | |
| Ferny Creek | 23.1 | 33.1 | 36.5 | 20.7 | 25.9 | 30.9 | 28.1 | 21.6 | 14.9 | 20.9 | 24.0 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 20.5 | 23.8 | 26.7 | 27.3 | 23.5 | 18.8 | 20.0 | 18.2 | 21.5 | 24.8 | 29.4 | 30.8 | 24.0 | 30.7 | 33.2 |
| Laverton RAAF | 22.3 | 31.6 | 35.2 | 23.1 | 26.8 | 31.9 | 28.7 | 22.6 | 20.5 | 23.7 | 29.2 | 22.0 | 19.9 | 23.7 | 22.7 | 23.9 | 27.5 | 23.9 | 20.6 | 24.1 | 20.8 | 22.1 | 24.6 | 33.3 | 35.4 | 23.3 | 28.3 | 38.5 |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 24.2 | 34.4 | 38.2 | 22.7 | 26.9 | 34.7 | 28.3 | 23.1 | 19.7 | 23.3 | 27.5 | 21.5 | 19.2 | 23.2 | 22.8 | 23.2 | 29.0 | 23.6 | 20.2 | 23.2 | 20.4 | 21.2 | 25.8 | 32.9 | 34.2 | 22.3 | 25.7 | 36.8 |
| Melbourne Airport | 23.9 | 37.3 | 41.1 | 22.7 | 26.2 | 34.9 | 29.9 | 24.6 | 20.8 | 25.2 | 29.7 | 21.9 | 21.3 | 24.6 | 24.9 | 27.2 | 31.4 | 26.3 | 22.4 | 25.1 | 21.8 | 23.3 | 25.1 | 33.8 | 35.2 | 25.1 | 30.7 | 38.1 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 24.3 | 34.2 | 36.6 | 24.1 | 28.3 | 34.2 | 28.4 | 23.3 | 19.5 | 23.2 | 27.3 | 21.8 | 19.3 | 22.8 | 23.8 | 24.5 | 27.6 | 23.7 | 20.7 | 24.1 | 21.4 | 23.9 | 28.0 | 33.2 | 34.8 | 23.6 | 28.2 | 38.1 |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 26.4 | 36.6 | 40.7 | 24.8 | 29.5 | 34.9 | 30.4 | 25.2 | 19.5 | 24.4 | 28.9 | 21.3 | 19.9 | 24.4 | 27.2 | 28.0 | 30.2 | 26.0 | 21.9 | 23.9 | 22.1 | 24.6 | 28.4 | 33.5 | 34.9 | 25.7 | 34.0 | 37.5 |
| Viewbank | 26.5 | 36.6 | 41.2 | 22.9 | 27.7 | 35.3 | 30.1 | 25.0 | 20.1 | 25.2 | 28.5 | 21.7 | 20.7 | 24.5 | 25.3 | 28.3 | 30.9 | 26.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 21.7 | 25.0 | 27.8 | 34.2 | 34.6 | 25.5 | 33.4 | 37.3 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 23.7 | 33.6 | 37.4 | 20.9 | 23.6 | 33.1 | 29.1 | 24.2 | 17.9 | 24.7 | 26.4 | 16.9 | 17.7 | 23.1 | 27.3 | 30.8 | 31.6 | 27.7 | 20.2 | 22.7 | 19.7 | 22.6 | 25.0 | 30.0 | 30.4 | 26.5 | 33.3 | 33.4 |
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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 February 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 13.5 | 11.8 | 16.5 | 18.4 | 16.3 | 18.1 | 19.6 | 18.4 | 14.4 | 13.8 | 11.2 | 15.7 | 10.9 | 9.1 | 12.4 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 16.6 | 13.9 | 6.7 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.6 | |
| Coldstream | 9.2 | 10.2 | 17.5 | 15.7 | 16.7 | 15.1 | 19.4 | 17.6 | 11.3 | 5.9 | 9.2 | 16.2 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 9.8 | 14.7 | 11.1 | 6.9 | 12.2 | 8.1 | 14.2 | 7.5 | 10.2 | 11.5 | 6.6 | 12.5 |
| Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 8.4 | 11.9 | 18.5 | 17.6 | 16.1 | 17.2 | 19.3 | 17.3 | 13.7 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 15.8 | 11.5 | 10.1 | 12.8 | 11.6 | 12.4 | 17.2 | 12.2 | 10.1 | 12.9 | 11.7 | 13.5 | 12.8 | 17.8 | 7.7 | 14.0 | |
| Essendon Airport | 12.0 | 13.5 | 18.6 | 18.4 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 20.2 | 17.2 | 13.0 | 11.3 | 12.6 | 17.9 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 14.7 | 16.1 | 13.6 | 18.8 | 12.0 | 10.7 | 11.6 | 15.2 | 15.9 | 12.6 | 16.4 | 12.3 | 15.8 | |
| Ferny Creek | 8.6 | 12.2 | 21.1 | 14.9 | 12.7 | 13.5 | 17.8 | 14.4 | 9.4 | 7.3 | 10.2 | 14.6 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 10.3 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 17.6 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 10.3 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 12.9 | 19.4 | 20.3 | 9.1 | 14.4 |
| Laverton RAAF | 14.3 | 12.9 | 17.3 | 18.3 | 17.5 | 16.7 | 19.9 | 18.7 | 12.9 | 10.0 | 12.3 | 16.4 | 9.7 | 8.1 | 13.6 | 15.7 | 12.8 | 18.7 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 11.9 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 11.3 | 15.1 | 17.6 | 11.8 | 15.5 |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 12.6 | 15.0 | 19.1 | 20.0 | 17.7 | 18.5 | 20.7 | 18.1 | 14.6 | 13.0 | 14.4 | 18.4 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 14.8 | 16.1 | 15.0 | 18.0 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 16.4 | 13.8 | 18.0 | 17.9 | 12.9 | 16.3 |
| Melbourne Airport | 11.0 | 13.0 | 17.6 | 17.1 | 16.8 | 15.5 | 19.7 | 16.8 | 11.6 | 9.4 | 11.8 | 17.4 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 19.4 | 10.3 | 9.1 | 10.5 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 12.6 | 19.0 | 16.6 | 11.3 | 15.8 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 10.7 | 13.6 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 16.9 | 18.2 | 20.9 | 19.2 | 14.6 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 18.2 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 15.1 | 13.7 | 13.0 | 18.5 | 15.6 | 12.9 | 15.3 | 14.3 | 15.2 | 12.5 | 14.4 | 18.4 | 10.8 | 14.5 |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 13.2 | 18.0 | 18.2 | 16.9 | 16.2 | 20.4 | 17.4 | 13.1 | 9.3 | 10.9 | 15.6 | 9.7 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 14.9 | 13.5 | 10.5 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 10.6 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 9.9 | 14.1 | |||
| Viewbank | 10.3 | 12.8 | 18.3 | 18.7 | 16.9 | 17.4 | 19.6 | 17.2 | 13.7 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 16.6 | 10.5 | 8.0 | 13.9 | 15.9 | 12.6 | 16.9 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 12.6 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 11.7 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 11.0 | 15.4 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 7.5 | 12.0 | 20.2 | 14.7 | 12.4 | 13.3 | 17.4 | 14.2 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 11.4 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 18.0 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 10.6 | 11.3 | 12.7 | 16.1 | 17.9 | 9.9 | 12.9 |
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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 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.8 | - | - | 7.0 | - | - | 5.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bullengarook East | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | 6.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Burnside | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cape Schanck | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | 1.4 | 3.6 | - | - | 4.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cerberus | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.0 | - | - | 6.0 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cheltenham Kingston Centre | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | - | 1.5 | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Coldstream | 0.2 | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | 11.2 | 0.6 | - | 8.8 | - | - | 4.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 9.6 | - | - | 4.4 | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Essendon Airport | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 23.0 | 0.2 | - | 3.0 | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Ferny Creek | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17.2 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 10.4 | - | - | 9.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Greenvale Reservoir | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 3.2 | - | - | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Kinglake West | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | - | 0.8 | → | 7.0 | - | - | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek) | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 6.4 | - | - | 7.8 | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| Lancefield | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 6.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | ||||||||||
| Laverton RAAF | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.6 | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Main Ridge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | - | - | → | 13.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | ||||||||
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.0 | - | - | 4.8 | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Melbourne Airport | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.2 | 0.2 | - | 3.0 | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mitcham | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 8.2 | - | - | 5.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Moorabbin Airport | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | - | - | 3.4 | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Newham (Cobaw) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | ||||||||||
| Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Club) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.4 | - | - | - | 3.2 | 4.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | |||||||||
| Preston Reservoir | - | - | - | 8.4 | 0.4 | - | 4.6 | - | - | 4.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
| Romsey | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rosebud (Country Club) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | 5.2 | - | 1.4 | 4.8 | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | ||||||||||
| Scoresby Research Institute | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 7.4 | - | - | 4.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Springvale (Sandown) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.6 | - | 5.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | ||||||||
| Springvale Necropolis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | - | → | → | 5.5 | - | 6.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorourrong) | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 7.6 | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Upper Plenty | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | 3.0 | 1.8 | - | 4.8 | - | - | 5.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | ||||||||||
| Viewbank | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 7.8 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 6.8 | - | - | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Wallan | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.6 | 0.6 | - | 1.2 | - | - | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | ||||||||||
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 6.6 | 0.6 | - | 0.6 | - | - | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservoir (Quarte | 0.4 | - | - | 2.2 | 7.4 | 2.6 | 16.6 | 9.8 | - | 10.4 | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Willowmavin (Avalon Station) | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 8.6 | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Woodend | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 0.2 | 7.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | ||||||||||
| Yan Yean | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 3.6 | - | - | 4.0 | - | - | - | 1.2 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
| Yarra River @ Warrandyte | 4.4 | - | 8.0 | 2.6 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 600 | millimetres | |||||||||||||||
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
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 11 am on Friday 1 March 2019. 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
- Media
- media@bom.gov.au (03) 9669 4057
- Enquiries
- helpdesk.climate@bom.gov.au
