Thursday, 1 November 2018 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Melbourne - Product code IDCKGC16L0
Greater Melbourne in October 2018: rainfall below average, warm days and nights
Rainfall in October 2018 was below average across Greater Melbourne. Both daytime and night time temperatures were warmer than average.
Below average rainfall
- October rainfall was below average across Greater Melbourne, with rainfall totals ranging between 39% of average at Essendon Airport and 87% of average at Wallan (Kilmore Gap)
- There were two wet periods during the month, one on the 9th and 10th, and the other between the 16th and 21st
- The highest daily total, 28.8 mm, was recorded at Kinglake West (in the north of Greater Melbourne) on the 17th and resulted from a complex low-pressure system that crossed Greater Melbourne bringing tropical moisture from the north
- During this event, many sites across Greater Melbourne had daily rainfall totals between 10 mm and 20 mm
- Woodend (in the north of Greater Melbourne) was the wettest location in October, receiving 69.0 mm during the month
Warm days and mild nights
- Daytime temperatures were warmer than average across Greater Melbourne, with most sites reporting temperatures between 1.5 and 2.0 °C above the October average
- In Greater Melbourne, the warmest daytime temperature for the month, 28.9 °C, was recorded at Essendon Airport on the 8th
- Night time temperatures were also warmer than average at all sites except Coldstream
- The warmest night time temperature was 20.0 °C, recorded at Melbourne (Olympic Park) on the 16th, in a warm and humid northerly air-flow
- Previous night at the same site was also warm, with minimum temperature of 19.5 °C; this was the first time that the Melbourne city had two consecutive nights in October with minimum temperatures above 19 °C
- Coldstream had its warmest October night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record on the 16th
Melbourne (Olympic Park)
- Melbourne (Olympic Park) site suffered equipment outages on the 9th and 10th and total daily rainfall on these two days is not known; based on the surrounding sites, it is estimated that 3 to 5 mm fell on these two days, in addition to the 18 mm recorded on the remaining 29 days
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 21.4 °C. The warmest day was 28.2 °C on the 8th, and the coolest day was on the 4th when the temperature reached 14.6 °C
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 11.2 °C. The coldest morning was 4.7 °C on the 1st, and the warmest morning was on the 16th when the minimum temperature was 20.0 °C
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in October 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day | 28.9 °C at Essendon Airport on the 8th |
| Warmest days on average | 22.2 °C at Viewbank |
| Coolest days on average | 17.6 °C at Ferny Creek |
| Coldest day | 10.9 °C at Ferny Creek on the 10th |
| Coldest night | -0.5 °C at Coldstream on the 11th |
| Coolest nights on average | 6.5 °C at Coldstream |
| Warmest nights on average | 11.2 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) |
| Warmest night | 20.0 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) on the 16th |
| Warmest on average overall | 16.3 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) |
| Coolest on average overall | 13.1 °C at Wallan (Kilmore Gap) |
| Wettest overall | 69.0 mm at Woodend |
| Wettest day | 28.8 mm at Kinglake West on the 17th |
| Strongest wind gust |
80 km/h at Wallan (Kilmore Gap) on the 15th 80 km/h at Wallan (Kilmore Gap) on the 16th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Record highest October daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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| Coldstream | 19.9 | on the 16th | 18.6 | on the 30th in 2010 | 25 | 6.7 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for October 2018 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for October 2018 |
Diff from average |
Highest for October 2018 |
Mean for October 2018 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for October 2018 |
Total for October 2018 |
Average for October |
Rank of October 2018 |
Fraction of October average |
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| Cerberus | 19.7 | +1.1 | 27.2 | 15th | 9.6 | +0.8 | 1.2 | 1st | 33.0 | 65.6 | low | 50% |
| Coldstream | 21.3 | +1.6 | 27.2 | 30th | 6.5 | -0.2 | -0.5 | 11th | 46.8 | 65.5 | low | 71% |
| Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 21.0 | +2.0 | 27.8 | 15th | 9.0 | +0.2 | 4.3 | 1st | 37.6 | 74.9 | low | 50% |
| Essendon Airport | 22.0 | +2.6 | 28.9 | 8th | 9.7 | +1.4 | 2.7 | 1st | 23.0 | 59.0 | low | 39% |
| Ferny Creek | 17.6 | 23.2 | 30th | 8.8 | 3.6 | 28th | 55.4 | |||||
| Laverton RAAF | 21.4 | +2.1 | 28.2 | 19th | 9.8 | +1.5 | 1.7 | 1st | 25.0 | 54.9 | low | 46% |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 21.4 | 28.2 | 8th | 11.2 | 4.7 | 1st | ||||||
| Melbourne Airport | 21.8 | +2.4 | 27.8 | 19th | 9.0 | +0.5 | 3.0 | 1st | 36.2 | 52.9 | average | 68% |
| Moorabbin Airport | 21.3 | +2.0 | 28.5 | 19th | 9.5 | +0.2 | 3.3 | 1st | 36.4 | 68.3 | low | 53% |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 21.2 | +2.1 | 28.4 | 8th | 8.9 | +0.1 | 2.1 | 1st | 49.2 | 82.8 | low | 59% |
| Viewbank | 22.2 | +1.7 | 28.7 | 8th | 9.0 | +0.1 | 2.0 | 1st | 34.8 | 60.0 | average | 58% |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 18.0 | +1.8 | 24.2 | 30th | 8.1 | +1.3 | 3.0 | 11th | 44.4 | 50.8 | average | 87% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for October 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
| Bundoora (Latrobe University) | 25.0 | 26.5 | 20.2 | 15.2 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 17.4 | 16.5 | 21.0 | 27.0 | 28.3 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 20.0 | 28.0 | 26.5 | 16.0 | 22.5 | 19.2 | 27.2 | |||||||||||
| Cerberus | 20.5 | 22.6 | 17.2 | 16.3 | 18.1 | 19.5 | 22.9 | 16.1 | 18.5 | 20.6 | 21.1 | 26.1 | 27.2 | 20.4 | 21.4 | 19.2 | 26.4 | 16.1 | 18.4 | 26.9 | 17.1 | 15.4 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 18.5 | 15.4 | 16.6 | 21.6 | 18.4 | ||
| Coldstream | 22.0 | 22.9 | 18.1 | 14.9 | 20.7 | 23.0 | 25.1 | 26.6 | 17.3 | 16.1 | 20.5 | 22.1 | 23.9 | 25.7 | 26.4 | 22.5 | 22.2 | 18.9 | 26.2 | 15.5 | 18.8 | 24.6 | 18.0 | 17.6 | 22.1 | 19.6 | 19.2 | 19.1 | 21.2 | 27.2 | 23.4 |
| Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 24.9 | 15.7 | 18.8 | 22.8 | 24.1 | 25.9 | 17.1 | 15.2 | 18.4 | 20.2 | 24.1 | 25.5 | 27.8 | 21.1 | 21.8 | 26.7 | 15.9 | 18.4 | 26.8 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.2 | 16.1 | 17.6 | 25.4 | 19.4 | |||||
| Essendon Airport | 23.9 | 25.8 | 18.8 | 16.1 | 20.1 | 24.7 | 26.1 | 28.9 | 17.2 | 17.0 | 20.2 | 23.3 | 25.3 | 27.7 | 27.7 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 21.4 | 27.8 | 16.2 | 18.9 | 27.2 | 19.5 | 17.4 | 22.6 | 19.4 | 20.8 | 17.6 | 18.9 | 26.3 | 20.9 |
| Ferny Creek | 19.1 | 20.3 | 15.1 | 11.4 | 16.1 | 20.1 | 21.4 | 23.2 | 14.8 | 10.9 | 16.4 | 17.9 | 19.8 | 22.6 | 23.1 | 18.1 | 18.7 | 15.5 | 22.4 | 11.0 | 15.3 | 21.3 | 14.5 | 13.1 | 18.5 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 14.1 | 16.2 | 23.2 | 20.4 |
| Laverton RAAF | 23.7 | 27.1 | 17.1 | 16.4 | 18.4 | 22.6 | 24.6 | 26.7 | 17.4 | 16.0 | 19.1 | 21.2 | 24.8 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 22.9 | 22.7 | 22.5 | 28.2 | 16.5 | 18.9 | 27.8 | 20.0 | 16.3 | 19.4 | 18.9 | 20.9 | 16.3 | 17.6 | 25.1 | 19.8 |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 23.3 | 25.8 | 18.1 | 14.6 | 20.5 | 23.8 | 24.7 | 28.2 | 17.9 | 16.5 | 20.7 | 22.7 | 24.9 | 27.3 | 27.5 | 23.1 | 22.6 | 20.7 | 27.4 | 16.1 | 19.2 | 27.0 | 18.8 | 15.5 | 19.5 | 18.3 | 19.6 | 15.9 | 17.0 | 25.2 | 19.5 |
| Melbourne Airport | 23.2 | 25.9 | 19.1 | 16.4 | 19.2 | 24.2 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 19.5 | 22.6 | 24.4 | 27.2 | 27.3 | 23.2 | 22.7 | 21.3 | 27.8 | 16.6 | 18.8 | 27.0 | 20.1 | 16.6 | 22.3 | 19.0 | 21.2 | 17.2 | 18.2 | 26.9 | 21.0 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 21.4 | 26.6 | 16.3 | 15.2 | 20.3 | 22.7 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 17.3 | 16.5 | 19.9 | 22.2 | 24.6 | 28.3 | 28.5 | 23.0 | 23.6 | 20.3 | 28.5 | 15.6 | 18.7 | 27.3 | 17.9 | 17.5 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 19.2 | 16.7 | 19.9 | 24.2 | 20.9 |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 23.3 | 23.6 | 17.3 | 14.8 | 19.8 | 24.4 | 28.4 | 17.9 | 15.7 | 20.2 | 22.3 | 24.8 | 26.1 | 26.5 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 19.4 | 26.9 | 15.4 | 18.8 | 25.7 | 19.0 | 17.0 | 21.3 | 19.2 | 18.9 | 18.2 | 19.9 | 26.7 | 21.7 | |
| Viewbank | 23.3 | 25.5 | 19.1 | 21.1 | 24.5 | 25.9 | 28.7 | 17.7 | 16.3 | 21.2 | 23.2 | 24.6 | 27.6 | 22.2 | 22.3 | 19.9 | 27.5 | 16.1 | 19.4 | 26.6 | 20.1 | 18.3 | 23.1 | 20.4 | 20.7 | 19.1 | 20.2 | 27.5 | 22.5 | ||
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 18.5 | 20.5 | 16.8 | 11.7 | 16.4 | 19.5 | 21.2 | 24.0 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 16.1 | 19.1 | 19.4 | 21.8 | 22.8 | 17.4 | 17.7 | 16.3 | 22.3 | 12.5 | 15.1 | 21.6 | 16.3 | 13.8 | 20.0 | 15.9 | 18.0 | 14.9 | 16.8 | 24.2 | 20.5 |
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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 October 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
| Bundoora (Latrobe University) | 2.3 | 15.5 | 10.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 14.3 | 9.3 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 19.0 | 15.1 | 13.7 | 10.5 | 4.9 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 10.2 | ||||||||||
| Cerberus | 1.2 | 8.9 | 14.3 | 10.4 | 8.6 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 10.6 | 13.4 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 11.4 | 8.3 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 17.6 | 14.8 | 13.5 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 9.3 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 3.2 | 12.6 |
| Coldstream | 0.1 | 8.3 | 13.1 | 9.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 7.1 | 12.9 | 9.4 | -0.5 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 6.6 | 11.3 | 19.9 | 12.8 | 14.7 | 6.2 | 11.5 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 7.0 |
| Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 4.3 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 8.8 | 13.7 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 6.6 | 10.1 | 13.3 | 17.9 | 14.8 | 13.1 | 10.7 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 9.8 | 6.2 | 8.3 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 9.8 | |||||
| Essendon Airport | 2.7 | 10.8 | 15.1 | 10.3 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 11.4 | 14.7 | 9.2 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 7.6 | 11.1 | 18.7 | 18.9 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 10.7 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 5.5 | 13.9 |
| Ferny Creek | 5.0 | 10.6 | 12.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 11.7 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 7.3 | 10.5 | 12.9 | 15.4 | 16.3 | 12.3 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 8.5 | 6.3 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 9.1 |
| Laverton RAAF | 1.7 | 9.8 | 14.4 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 11.8 | 14.6 | 10.3 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 11.7 | 18.0 | 19.2 | 14.8 | 14.1 | 11.2 | 10.7 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 10.8 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 7.6 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 5.7 | 13.4 |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 4.7 | 11.4 | 14.7 | 10.9 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 10.3 | 13.5 | 16.1 | 10.1 | 6.4 | 8.7 | 10.5 | 12.4 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 16.1 | 14.7 | 12.8 | 11.7 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 13.0 | 9.2 | 6.4 | 9.6 | 11.3 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 13.0 |
| Melbourne Airport | 3.0 | 10.3 | 15.2 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 10.5 | 13.5 | 8.6 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 10.2 | 16.2 | 18.1 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 12.4 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 3.3 | 9.8 | 14.6 | 10.1 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 10.5 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 10.3 | 15.5 | 19.2 | 15.3 | 11.0 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 11.3 | 9.0 | 5.2 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 11.8 | |||
| Scoresby Research Institute | 2.1 | 9.8 | 13.9 | 8.8 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 9.3 | 15.3 | 8.9 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 9.3 | 17.9 | 19.0 | 14.8 | 13.4 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 10.3 |
| Viewbank | 2.0 | 10.2 | 13.4 | 10.2 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 10.6 | 14.8 | 9.4 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 11.5 | 19.7 | 15.0 | 14.1 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 10.3 | 8.3 | 4.9 | 7.9 | 9.6 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 11.7 | |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 4.7 | 10.4 | 13.6 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 11.6 | 13.8 | 11.7 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 5.8 | 7.7 | 12.0 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 12.1 | 10.2 | 8.9 | 7.3 | 5.4 | 8.1 | 9.8 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 7.1 | 9.5 |
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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 October 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 14.5 | ||||||||||||
| Bullengarook East | - | 0.2 | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | 23.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 15.8 | 1.4 | - | 7.2 | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Bundoora (Latrobe University) | → | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | 8.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.7 | 7.3 | 6.6 | - | → | → | 10.6 | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Burnside | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.6 | 2.0 | - | 5.2 | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cape Schanck | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 6.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | - | 7.8 | - | - | - | - | 11.0 | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | |
| Cerberus | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 3.8 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 14.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cheltenham Kingston Centre | 1.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.5 | 18.8 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 8.2 | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Coldstream | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 6.2 | 11.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 12.8 | 5.2 | → | 10.4 | 3.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Essendon Airport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 1.8 | - | 4.6 | 5.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Ferny Creek | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 8.8 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.8 | 19.0 | 7.8 | 1.2 | 7.2 | 9.4 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Greenvale Reservoir | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | - | - | 0.4 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kinglake West | - | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 10.8 | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | 28.8 | - | - | 3.6 | 14.6 | |||||||||||
| Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek) | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 18.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 3.0 | 21.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 18.8 | - | |||||||||||||||
| Lancefield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | 22.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | 22.0 | 1.6 | - | 2.6 | 5.4 | |||||||||||
| Laverton RAAF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.8 | 1.6 | - | 5.0 | 4.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 5.2 | 2.0 | - | 5.0 | 5.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Melbourne Airport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.6 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 7.6 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 5.4 | 14.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mitcham | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | 6.8 | - | 0.6 | 12.6 | 12.2 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 10.0 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| Moorabbin Airport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.2 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 9.2 | 5.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Newham (Cobaw) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 19.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | - | 5.0 | - | 4.6 | 3.0 | |||||||||||
| Preston Reservoir | - | - | - | - | 8.4 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 8.0 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| Romsey | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 19.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 16.6 | 2.0 | 0.2 | → | 8.0 | |||||||||||
| Rosebud (Country Club) | → | 10.2 | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 6.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 5.4 | 7.2 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 5.2 | 4.8 | |||||||||||
| Scoresby Research Institute | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 14.8 | 9.6 | - | 8.6 | 7.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Springvale Necropolis | - | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 12.2 | - | - | → | → | 13.5 | ||||||||||
| Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorourrong) | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 17.4 | - | - | 1.2 | 15.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 17.2 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| Upper Plenty | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 12.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 17.6 | - | 0.2 | 1.2 | 16.0 | |||||||||||
| Viewbank | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 7.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 4.8 | - | 4.4 | 7.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Wallan | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | → | 9.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | 12.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 13.2 | ||||||||||
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 11.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 14.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 14.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservoir (Quarte | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | 9.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 1.4 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 15.6 | - | |||||||||||||||||
| Willowmavin (Avalon Station) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22.8 | 0.2 | - | 1.0 | 7.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Woodend | - | 0.4 | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 23.0 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 3.6 | 24.1 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 7.2 | 2.7 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Yan Yean | - | 0.4 | - | - | 0.2 | 6.4 | - | - | 0.4 | 12.6 | 0.2 | - | 6.8 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yarra River @ Warrandyte | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 1.2 | 13.0 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | 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 |
0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 600 | millimetres | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 Thursday 1 November 2018. 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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