Tuesday, 3 January 2023 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Melbourne - Product code IDCKGC16L0
Greater Melbourne in December 2022: close to average rainfall
Rainfall in December was close to average at most reporting sites in Greater Melbourne. Both mean maximum and mean minimum temperatures were generally within one degree of average.
Close to average rainfall
- Rainfall in December was close to average at all reporting sites in Greater Melbourne except at Melbourne Airport where it was nearly double the December average due to thunderstorms and heavy rainfall on the 22nd.
- The highest daily rainfall total in Greater Melbourne this month was 60.4 mm at Melbourne Airport to 9 am on the 23rd.
- The wettest place was Kinglake West where 122.2 mm were recorded for a month.
A warm end of the month
- After a generally cold first half of December due to a series of cold fronts, temperatures across Greater Melbourne started to increase, culminating in the first heatwave this summer that developed between the 25th and 27th.
- The lowest daytime temperature recorded in Greater Melbourne this December was 11.4 °C at Wallan (Kilmore Gap) on the 14th.
- Melbourne's hottest days were on the 26th and 27th when warm northerly winds resulted in maximum temperatures in the high-30s at most sites.
- The highest temperature recorded for the month was 38.4 °C at Laverton RAAF on the 27th.
- The coldest nights were at Viewbank, where the mean minimum temperature was 0.9 °C below the December average.
Melbourne (Olympic Park)
- Total rainfall for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 42.4 mm, which is 82% of the long-term average of 51.5 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 23.9 °C.
- The warmest day was 37.3 °C on the 27th, and the coolest day was on the 14th when the temperature reached 15.8 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 13.3 °C.
- The coldest morning was 8.1 °C on the 10th, and the warmest morning was on the 28th when the minimum temperature was 25.0 °C.
Thunderstorms and flash flooding
- Thunderstorms that moved over Greater Melbourne on the 22nd generated heavy rainfall, strong winds and hail, resulting in damage to homes in Melbourne's northern suburbs. Many households were left without power due to fallen trees and damaged powerlines, while Melbourne Airport grounded flights because of flooded terminals and the risk of lightning.
Further information
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in December 2022 | |
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| Hottest day | 38.4 °C at Laverton RAAF on the 27th |
| Warmest days on average | 25.0 °C at Coldstream |
| Coolest days on average | 20.7 °C at Ferny Creek |
| Coldest day | 11.4 °C at Wallan (Kilmore Gap) on the 14th |
| Coldest night | 3.2 °C at Wallan (Kilmore Gap) on the 14th |
| Coolest nights on average | 10.0 °C at Coldstream |
| Warmest nights on average | 13.3 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) |
| Warmest night | 27.0 °C at Scoresby Research Institute on the 28th |
| Warmest on average overall | 18.6 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) |
| Coolest on average overall | 15.6 °C at Ferny Creek |
| Wettest overall | 122.2 mm at Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek) |
| Wettest day | 60.4 mm at Melbourne Airport on the 23rd |
| Strongest wind gust | 91 km/h at South Channel Island on the 12th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for December 2022 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for December 2022 |
Diff from average |
Highest for December 2022 |
Mean for December 2022 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for December 2022 |
Total for December 2022 |
Average for December |
Rank of December 2022 |
Fraction of December average |
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| Cerberus | 22.5 | 0.0 | 37.5 | 27th | 12.2 | +0.2 | 5.0 | 10th | 47.2 | 52.7 | average | 90% |
| Coldstream | 25.0 | -0.3 | 36.1 | 26th | 10.0 | +0.1 | 3.4 | 10th | 71.8 | 58.3 | high | 123% |
| Essendon Airport | 24.4 | -0.2 | 37.5 | 27th | 12.2 | +0.2 | 6.2 | 10th | 59.0 | 51.5 | average | 115% |
| Ferny Creek | 20.7 | -1.2 | 32.3 | 26th | 10.6 | -0.7 | 3.7 | 14th | 115.6 | 95.1 | average | 122% |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | 23.4 | 36.7 | 27th | 12.5 | 8.0 | 16th | 55.4 | |||||
| Laverton RAAF | 23.6 | -0.3 | 38.4 | 27th | 12.4 | +0.3 | 5.6 | 10th | 38.0 | 45.8 | average | 83% |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 23.9 | 37.3 | 27th | 13.3 | 8.1 | 10th | 42.4 | 51.5 | average | 82% | ||
| Melbourne Airport | 24.1 | -0.6 | 36.7 | 27th | 11.6 | -0.5 | 5.2 | 10th | 97.6 | 51.1 | v high | 191% |
| Moorabbin Airport | 23.6 | -0.4 | 37.9 | 27th | 12.7 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 10th | 60.8 | 59.6 | average | 102% |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 24.5 | +0.3 | 36.5 | 27th | 11.4 | -0.5 | 4.7 | 10th | 61.8 | 74.2 | average | 83% |
| Viewbank | 24.9 | -0.9 | 37.4 | 27th | 11.8 | -0.9 | 5.3 | 10th | 62.6 | 65.8 | average | 95% |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 21.5 | -0.9 | 33.5 | 26th | 10.1 | -0.2 | 3.2 | 14th | 41.8 | 45.6 | average | 92% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for December 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 18.2 | 27.9 | 33.6 | 18.5 | 19.1 | 17.9 | 16.0 | 16.9 | 23.4 | 28.9 | 17.4 | 17.9 | 16.4 | 17.0 | 18.9 | 20.6 | 21.8 | 23.9 | 24.2 | 25.5 | 23.3 | 21.6 | 19.8 | 28.8 | 25.4 | 37.5 | 24.4 | 19.4 | 24.8 | 26.0 | |
| Coldstream | 20.2 | 26.7 | 30.6 | 32.9 | 17.6 | 22.0 | 21.6 | 16.8 | 18.8 | 25.5 | 27.4 | 17.2 | 18.2 | 16.5 | 17.7 | 20.2 | 22.0 | 23.2 | 26.7 | 27.1 | 28.6 | 27.4 | 27.8 | 27.1 | 33.1 | 36.1 | 35.8 | 26.8 | 21.3 | 30.2 | 31.0 |
| Essendon Airport | 19.3 | 23.9 | 31.2 | 34.1 | 19.0 | 20.7 | 20.3 | 16.8 | 18.3 | 26.5 | 28.6 | 17.8 | 17.7 | 16.3 | 17.4 | 19.7 | 22.4 | 24.0 | 25.6 | 27.6 | 29.3 | 25.2 | 24.1 | 25.0 | 32.6 | 31.4 | 37.5 | 26.3 | 19.3 | 27.3 | 30.1 |
| Ferny Creek | 14.7 | 22.4 | 26.8 | 29.5 | 13.3 | 17.5 | 17.2 | 12.6 | 14.7 | 21.9 | 23.9 | 13.0 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 17.3 | 18.9 | 21.1 | 22.1 | 24.4 | 23.2 | 23.1 | 21.9 | 29.3 | 32.3 | 32.2 | 24.3 | 18.8 | 26.9 | 26.5 |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | 19.0 | 24.0 | 30.0 | 33.3 | 18.4 | 20.0 | 19.6 | 16.2 | 18.1 | 25.4 | 29.1 | 16.5 | 17.1 | 16.2 | 16.7 | 18.7 | 20.8 | 21.7 | 24.5 | 24.9 | 26.2 | 23.6 | 24.7 | 23.9 | 30.8 | 30.0 | 36.7 | 24.2 | 19.3 | 27.3 | 28.3 |
| Laverton RAAF | 18.8 | 22.7 | 30.5 | 35.1 | 18.5 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 16.6 | 17.3 | 24.1 | 29.5 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 16.6 | 17.6 | 19.5 | 20.9 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 26.0 | 24.1 | 23.3 | 29.8 | 27.6 | 38.4 | 26.9 | 19.9 | 26.7 | 28.1 |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 18.8 | 21.4 | 31.0 | 34.5 | 18.1 | 20.0 | 19.3 | 16.0 | 17.6 | 25.9 | 28.6 | 17.3 | 17.9 | 15.8 | 16.6 | 20.3 | 22.3 | 23.7 | 26.0 | 27.3 | 29.4 | 25.2 | 23.1 | 23.5 | 31.9 | 27.5 | 37.3 | 27.6 | 19.3 | 26.2 | 30.3 |
| Melbourne Airport | 18.9 | 24.3 | 30.7 | 33.8 | 18.8 | 20.7 | 20.2 | 16.3 | 17.2 | 26.7 | 28.6 | 17.1 | 18.4 | 16.1 | 16.5 | 19.1 | 21.9 | 23.0 | 24.8 | 27.4 | 28.6 | 25.6 | 24.2 | 25.0 | 32.2 | 32.8 | 36.7 | 26.1 | 18.6 | 28.4 | 29.6 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 20.1 | 23.3 | 29.9 | 34.7 | 17.9 | 20.8 | 19.2 | 16.3 | 18.8 | 25.0 | 29.7 | 17.5 | 17.9 | 16.1 | 18.1 | 20.2 | 21.6 | 22.5 | 25.6 | 25.9 | 27.6 | 24.2 | 21.7 | 22.5 | 30.7 | 25.5 | 37.9 | 26.7 | 20.2 | 25.6 | 29.2 |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 19.7 | 25.8 | 30.2 | 33.2 | 17.6 | 21.8 | 20.5 | 16.3 | 18.9 | 25.9 | 28.3 | 17.4 | 16.8 | 16.4 | 18.2 | 19.5 | 21.3 | 22.2 | 25.3 | 26.0 | 28.9 | 24.4 | 25.4 | 25.1 | 33.0 | 34.3 | 36.5 | 27.9 | 19.8 | 30.1 | 31.8 |
| Viewbank | 20.4 | 25.8 | 30.7 | 34.1 | 17.4 | 22.1 | 21.4 | 16.8 | 18.9 | 26.4 | 28.7 | 17.3 | 17.6 | 16.5 | 17.3 | 20.6 | 22.4 | 23.8 | 26.5 | 27.9 | 29.3 | 26.6 | 25.0 | 26.1 | 34.2 | 34.4 | 37.4 | 27.1 | 19.5 | 29.9 | 31.3 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 16.4 | 23.6 | 26.9 | 29.2 | 15.4 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 11.8 | 14.9 | 21.3 | 22.2 | 13.3 | 15.0 | 11.4 | 13.3 | 16.7 | 19.6 | 21.0 | 22.4 | 24.3 | 24.2 | 23.9 | 23.7 | 23.8 | 30.0 | 33.5 | 33.1 | 23.4 | 18.4 | 27.9 | 28.4 |
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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 December 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 13.0 | 7.5 | 12.6 | 13.5 | 14.3 | 8.0 | 9.3 | 10.8 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 7.2 | 12.4 | 10.3 | 11.5 | 9.3 | 15.5 | 12.2 | 15.9 | 9.4 | 15.1 | 17.0 | 22.7 | 12.7 | 15.4 | 17.6 | |||
| Coldstream | 10.8 | 5.9 | 10.0 | 12.4 | 15.3 | 12.4 | 9.8 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 3.4 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 9.7 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 8.2 | 15.7 | 11.6 | 14.9 | 8.8 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 20.8 | 13.0 | 8.5 | 12.5 |
| Essendon Airport | 11.5 | 8.1 | 11.8 | 15.5 | 15.0 | 12.1 | 11.1 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 6.2 | 13.5 | 11.0 | 10.1 | 7.6 | 9.8 | 10.7 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 11.8 | 16.1 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 10.8 | 15.1 | 16.6 | 26.0 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 16.8 |
| Ferny Creek | 9.1 | 7.5 | 12.5 | 18.7 | 12.2 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 11.9 | 8.2 | 6.4 | 3.7 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 10.8 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 12.7 | 10.7 | 15.2 | 19.7 | 24.1 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 14.7 |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | 9.5 | 8.6 | 13.1 | 16.0 | 14.8 | 11.9 | 10.7 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 12.7 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 8.0 | 9.4 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 15.1 | 14.4 | 15.9 | 11.9 | 16.0 | 16.4 | 23.9 | 11.5 | 12.6 | 16.9 | |
| Laverton RAAF | 12.5 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 14.8 | 15.3 | 12.6 | 10.9 | 7.9 | 10.7 | 5.6 | 14.3 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 7.4 | 10.5 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 10.0 | 15.8 | 13.4 | 16.0 | 10.5 | 15.0 | 16.9 | 25.5 | 14.6 | 12.2 | 16.5 |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 12.1 | 9.4 | 13.6 | 17.3 | 16.2 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 8.1 | 14.0 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 9.0 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.7 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 12.9 | 16.8 | 15.7 | 16.7 | 12.9 | 17.0 | 17.7 | 25.0 | 14.0 | 12.6 | 17.9 |
| Melbourne Airport | 12.2 | 7.6 | 12.4 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 13.5 | 10.9 | 8.7 | 6.8 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 10.7 | 15.5 | 12.8 | 15.1 | 10.8 | 14.4 | 16.6 | 25.1 | 13.2 | 13.9 | 15.7 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 10.4 | 10.4 | 13.3 | 16.8 | 15.4 | 12.6 | 11.4 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 6.9 | 12.8 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 8.8 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 16.8 | 12.0 | 17.4 | 16.8 | 24.7 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 17.2 |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 10.4 | 7.5 | 13.1 | 15.1 | 12.1 | 10.5 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 4.7 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 8.5 | 15.6 | 13.8 | 16.1 | 10.9 | 16.1 | 16.0 | 27.0 | 13.3 | 10.1 | 17.6 | |
| Viewbank | 11.0 | 7.7 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 15.6 | 12.2 | 10.8 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 5.3 | 13.1 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 7.8 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 10.7 | 16.0 | 14.7 | 16.2 | 10.9 | 16.4 | 16.3 | 24.6 | 13.0 | 10.4 | 17.4 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 8.6 | 6.9 | 11.1 | 17.4 | 12.0 | 8.3 | 9.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 12.8 | 8.0 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 12.1 | 13.7 | 13.3 | 12.1 | 10.3 | 15.7 | 20.4 | 21.0 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 13.2 |
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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 December 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.2 | - | - | - | 18.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Bullengarook East | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 3.4 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | 17.0 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 1.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 2.8 | 24.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | |||
| Burnside | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 17.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 15.1 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | |
| Cape Schanck | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 5.8 | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | 28.4 | - | 4.8 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | ||||||||||
| Cerberus | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 2.8 | - | - | - | 23.4 | 3.6 | 10.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Cheltenham Kingston Centre | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 8.8 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 1.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Coldstream | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 12.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | 22.2 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Eltham | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | - | → | 6.2 | - | - | 15.0 | 6.6 | 10.0 | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | 9.0 | |||||||||
| Essendon Airport | - | - | - | - | - | 7.4 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 14.6 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.4 | 12.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | |
| Ferny Creek | 0.4 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 21.0 | 0.2 | 13.6 | - | - | - | 28.2 | 19.6 | 17.2 | 4.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | 2.8 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | 0.2 | 6.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 21.6 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 3.8 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | 4.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | ||
| Greenvale Reservoir | - | - | - | - | - | 5.4 | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | 16.0 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 11.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 36.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Hesket (Straws Lane) | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.4 | - | - | 14.6 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 13.0 | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | |||
| Kinglake West | - | - | - | - | - | 18.4 | - | 1.2 | 2.4 | - | - | 26.8 | 12.6 | 16.0 | 5.0 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 18.2 | - | - | - | 12.8 | - | 0.8 | |||
| Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek) | - | - | - | - | - | 28.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | 27.2 | 11.0 | 16.2 | 12.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 22.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | 0.2 | |
| Koo Wee Rup | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 8.0 | - | - | 5.8 | - | - | 21.6 | 7.2 | 12.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lancefield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.8 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 2.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laverton RAAF | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 14.2 | 3.0 | 6.6 | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.4 | - | - | 17.4 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 3.4 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | |
| Melbourne Airport | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 13.2 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 60.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Melbourne Botanical Gardens | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | 3.4 | - | 0.2 | 18.4 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 4.0 | - | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | ||
| Mitcham | 0.2 | 1.2 | - | - | - | 7.2 | 0.2 | 12.0 | 3.0 | - | - | 17.0 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 5.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | |
| Monbulk (Spring Road) | - | - | - | - | - | 8.4 | - | 16.4 | 0.6 | - | - | 20.0 | 19.8 | 15.4 | 4.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 5.4 | - | - | - | 10.0 | - | 2.6 | |||
| Moorabbin Airport | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 5.0 | 2.0 | - | - | 20.2 | 9.0 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mornington | - | - | → | → | 0.4 | 2.2 | - | 2.1 | - | → | → | 28.0 | 3.2 | 7.2 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.8 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Mount Waverley (Riversdale Golf Club) | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | 4.0 | 6.0 | - | - | 11.0 | 23.3 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Newham (Cobaw) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | 13.2 | - | 5.0 | 3.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | ||||||||||
| Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Club) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | - | - | → | 12.6 | 15.6 | 10.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.0 | |||||||||||
| Preston Reservoir | - | - | - | - | - | 6.8 | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | 15.6 | 5.4 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.4 | 12.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | |
| Rosebud (Country Club) | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 26.4 | 3.0 | 7.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.4 | |||||||||
| Scoresby Research Institute | 0.4 | - | - | - | 9.0 | - | 8.8 | 1.2 | - | - | 17.2 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.4 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | ||
| Springvale (Sandown) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 6.0 | - | - | 6.4 | 14.6 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Springvale Necropolis | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | - | 5.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - | 27.5 | - | 6.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorourrong) | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 0.2 | - | 1.0 | - | - | 18.6 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 12.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Upper Plenty | - | - | - | - | - | 5.8 | - | 0.8 | 1.2 | - | - | 18.8 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 9.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 8.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | |
| Viewbank | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 7.6 | - | 2.0 | 1.6 | - | - | 17.2 | 4.8 | 13.8 | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.6 | 6.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | |
| Wallan | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 8.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 8.0 | |||||||||
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 2.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | - | - | 16.4 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 8.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 7.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | |
| Willowmavin (Avalon Station) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 19.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 6.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 10.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | |
| Woodend | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | - | - | 15.0 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 4.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ||
| Yan Yean | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 9.2 | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | 19.0 | 5.4 | 16.6 | 12.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | 14.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Yarra River @ Warrandyte | 0.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 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 Tuesday 3 January 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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