Thursday, 1 April 2021 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Melbourne - Product code IDCKGC16L0
Greater Melbourne in March 2021: average to above average rainfall, cool days
Rainfall in March was average to above average across Grater Melbourne. Daytime temperatures were below average, while night-time temperatures were generally close to average.
Average to above average rainfall
- Rainfall in March was average to above average across Grater Melbourne.
- The wettest day was on the 13th, when a cold front crossed Melbourne, bringing widespread rainfall and daily totals generally between 10 and 20 mm.
- The highest daily rainfall total in Greater Melbourne was 34.6 mm recorded at Kinglake West to 9am on the 14th.
- March rainfall ranged from 101% of average at Cerberus, to 150% of average at Ferny Creek.
- Ferny Creek was the wettest location in Greater Melbourne, receiving 121.0 mm during the month.
Cool days
- Daytime temperatures were cooler than average, with most sites reporting mean maximum temperatures more than 1.5 °C below the March average.
- The coldest days were the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 14th and 29th, when all sites reported daily maximum temperatures below 20 °C; the lowest recorded daytime temperature was 13.7 °C at Ferny Creek on the 14th.
- There were some warmer than average days scattered during the month and the warmest day generally was the 12th, when daytime temperatures above 30 °C were observed at some sites; the highest temperature in Greater Melbourne, 31.0 °C, was recorded at Essendon and Melbourne Airports on this day.
- Night-time temperatures were generally close to average, with most sites reporting mean minimum temperatures within one degree from the March average.
- Moorabbin Airport had its lowest March mean daily maximum temperature since 1997.
Melbourne (Olympic Park)
- Total rainfall for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 54.8 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 22.0 °C.
- The warmest day was 30.3 °C on the 12th, and the coolest day was on the 3rd when the temperature reached 17.7 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 13.6 °C.
- The coldest morning was 8.9 °C on the 15th, and the warmest morning was on the 13th when the minimum temperature was 17.7 °C.
Further information
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in March 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day |
31.0 °C at Essendon Airport on the 12th 31.0 °C at Melbourne Airport on the 12th |
| Warmest days on average |
23.1 °C at Coldstream 23.1 °C at Viewbank |
| Coolest days on average | 18.8 °C at Ferny Creek |
| Coldest day | 13.7 °C at Ferny Creek on the 14th |
| Coldest night | 2.8 °C at Coldstream on the 30th |
| Coolest nights on average | 9.9 °C at Coldstream |
| Warmest nights on average | 13.6 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) |
| Warmest night | 18.9 °C at Ferny Creek on the 13th |
| Warmest on average overall |
17.8 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) 17.8 °C at Moorabbin Airport |
| Coolest on average overall | 14.9 °C at Ferny Creek |
| Wettest overall | 121.0 mm at Ferny Creek |
| Wettest day | 34.6 mm at Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek) on the 14th |
| Strongest wind gust | 78 km/h at South Channel Island on the 20th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Lowest March mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for March |
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| Moorabbin Airport | 22.2 | 22.1 | in 1997 | 23.9 | |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for March 2021 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for March 2021 |
Diff from average |
Highest for March 2021 |
Mean for March 2021 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for March 2021 |
Total for March 2021 |
Average for March |
Rank of March 2021 |
Fraction of March average |
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| Cerberus | 21.9 | -1.3 | 28.8 | 12th | 12.7 | +0.1 | 6.5 | 30th | 45.0 | 44.4 | average | 101% |
| Coldstream | 23.1 | -2.2 | 29.3 | 12th | 9.9 | +0.1 | 2.8 | 30th | 50.6 | 48.1 | average | 105% |
| Essendon Airport | 22.6 | -1.6 | 31.0 | 12th | 12.9 | +0.3 | 8.4 | 30th | 43.0 | 39.4 | average | 109% |
| Ferny Creek | 18.8 | -2.3 | 25.7 | 12th | 11.0 | -1.2 | 6.3 | 15th | 121.0 | 80.9 | v high | 150% |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | 21.9 | 29.8 | 12th | 12.9 | 8.3 | 30th | 65.2 | |||||
| Laverton RAAF | 22.2 | -1.5 | 28.4 | 12th | 12.6 | -0.1 | 7.6 | 15th | 37.8 | 34.4 | average | 110% |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 22.0 | 30.3 | 12th | 13.6 | 8.9 | 15th | 54.8 | |||||
| Melbourne Airport | 22.5 | -1.7 | 31.0 | 12th | 12.0 | -0.8 | 7.0 | 30th | 46.4 | 37.4 | high | 124% |
| Moorabbin Airport | 22.2 | -1.7 | 30.5 | 12th | 13.5 | +0.5 | 9.0 | 11th | 58.2 | 43.9 | high | 133% |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 22.8 | -1.4 | 29.3 | 12th | 11.9 | -0.6 | 6.1 | 30th | 54.2 | 53.2 | average | 102% |
| Viewbank | 23.1 | -2.3 | 30.9 | 12th | 12.1 | -0.8 | 6.5 | 15th | 59.2 | 42.7 | average | 139% |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 19.6 | -2.1 | 27.0 | 12th | 10.7 | -0.4 | 6.0 | 14th | 64.8 | 46.3 | high | 140% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for March 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 21.9 | 17.8 | 18.8 | 20.1 | 18.2 | 19.5 | 27.4 | 20.4 | 19.6 | 20.5 | 23.6 | 28.8 | 27.2 | 18.5 | 20.8 | 21.5 | 26.3 | 25.4 | 27.1 | 25.0 | 24.9 | 24.4 | 21.1 | 19.1 | 20.0 | 21.6 | 20.2 | 19.8 | 18.4 | 19.4 | 21.4 |
| Coldstream | 23.4 | 18.8 | 19.3 | 19.9 | 18.7 | 24.2 | 29.1 | 22.3 | 20.7 | 24.2 | 26.7 | 29.3 | 28.4 | 18.3 | 22.1 | 24.0 | 27.3 | 26.6 | 27.8 | 25.4 | 22.3 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 21.7 | 20.2 | 21.1 | 21.5 | 20.0 | 19.1 | 21.4 | 25.3 |
| Essendon Airport | 24.1 | 17.7 | 17.5 | 21.5 | 19.4 | 20.8 | 30.5 | 19.0 | 20.4 | 21.7 | 26.6 | 31.0 | 27.3 | 18.8 | 21.5 | 22.1 | 27.3 | 26.3 | 26.9 | 25.2 | 20.5 | 23.8 | 22.2 | 21.2 | 20.5 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 19.7 | 19.0 | 19.7 | 23.8 |
| Ferny Creek | 17.7 | 14.6 | 14.9 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 19.4 | 25.5 | 19.5 | 15.4 | 19.1 | 23.9 | 25.7 | 23.8 | 13.7 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 23.2 | 22.0 | 23.4 | 20.8 | 18.7 | 20.7 | 20.0 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 16.9 | 15.0 | 16.8 | 21.1 |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | 21.6 | 17.8 | 18.5 | 19.9 | 17.5 | 21.3 | 19.1 | 20.7 | 21.5 | 26.3 | 29.8 | 26.2 | 18.6 | 20.9 | 22.2 | 26.8 | 26.1 | 27.0 | 24.7 | 23.5 | 24.3 | 21.8 | 19.7 | 19.5 | 20.8 | 20.3 | 20.0 | 18.3 | 20.7 | 22.6 | |
| Laverton RAAF | 22.9 | 17.7 | 18.1 | 22.5 | 18.4 | 20.9 | 26.6 | 18.7 | 20.1 | 21.0 | 25.3 | 28.4 | 27.3 | 18.7 | 21.4 | 20.7 | 26.5 | 24.3 | 26.6 | 25.0 | 20.8 | 25.3 | 22.3 | 21.3 | 21.1 | 21.9 | 22.0 | 20.4 | 18.8 | 19.7 | 22.1 |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 21.7 | 18.1 | 17.7 | 21.4 | 18.0 | 19.4 | 28.5 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 20.1 | 24.7 | 30.3 | 27.2 | 17.7 | 22.2 | 20.6 | 26.4 | 24.9 | 26.1 | 26.0 | 21.7 | 24.2 | 22.0 | 20.3 | 21.1 | 22.0 | 21.3 | 20.2 | 18.2 | 18.9 | 22.8 |
| Melbourne Airport | 24.5 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 21.8 | 18.6 | 21.3 | 29.8 | 18.7 | 20.6 | 22.3 | 27.0 | 31.0 | 27.8 | 18.1 | 21.1 | 22.6 | 27.5 | 26.2 | 27.0 | 24.7 | 19.8 | 24.5 | 21.7 | 21.9 | 19.9 | 21.2 | 21.5 | 19.5 | 18.9 | 19.9 | 23.9 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 21.4 | 18.8 | 18.5 | 20.9 | 18.6 | 19.8 | 27.5 | 19.7 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 23.3 | 30.5 | 27.4 | 18.4 | 20.9 | 22.5 | 27.1 | 25.5 | 27.4 | 25.0 | 23.4 | 25.2 | 22.0 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 21.8 | 20.5 | 19.6 | 18.7 | 19.1 | 22.2 |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 22.6 | 18.9 | 20.3 | 20.9 | 18.0 | 22.7 | 29.2 | 21.2 | 20.5 | 23.9 | 26.9 | 29.3 | 27.1 | 18.4 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 27.0 | 26.5 | 27.1 | 25.3 | 23.1 | 23.9 | 23.1 | 20.4 | 19.9 | 20.7 | 21.2 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 20.8 | 24.4 |
| Viewbank | 22.5 | 19.4 | 18.8 | 20.7 | 18.3 | 22.2 | 30.5 | 20.9 | 21.3 | 23.7 | 27.2 | 30.9 | 26.6 | 18.7 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 28.3 | 27.1 | 28.5 | 25.8 | 20.9 | 24.0 | 22.1 | 21.3 | 21.7 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 20.4 | 19.2 | 20.8 | 25.0 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 20.7 | 14.0 | 15.6 | 19.3 | 15.4 | 20.1 | 25.8 | 18.4 | 17.3 | 21.3 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 24.0 | 14.9 | 17.7 | 21.2 | 24.5 | 23.2 | 24.5 | 21.4 | 17.5 | 18.8 | 18.3 | 18.7 | 18.4 | 17.0 | 18.4 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 17.1 | 21.3 |
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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 March 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 7.3 | 13.5 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 7.3 | 13.2 | 17.4 | 12.8 | 6.7 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 8.6 | 11.9 | 17.4 | 18.8 | 18.6 | 17.3 | 16.8 | 15.1 | 11.0 | 13.4 | 8.9 | 10.9 | 6.5 | 9.5 |
| Coldstream | 11.4 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 6.1 | 12.4 | 11.7 | 10.9 | 7.2 | 10.9 | 13.2 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 10.3 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 17.4 | 16.5 | 15.3 | 5.8 | 10.7 | 5.8 | 8.7 | 2.8 | 5.8 |
| Essendon Airport | 13.9 | 11.1 | 13.2 | 10.8 | 13.0 | 13.7 | 9.8 | 13.8 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 10.9 | 14.0 | 18.1 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 14.4 | 16.4 | 16.5 | 17.4 | 16.6 | 14.7 | 9.7 | 13.5 | 11.5 | 13.1 | 8.4 | 11.4 |
| Ferny Creek | 11.9 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 9.9 | 13.1 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 14.9 | 18.9 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 13.7 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 14.5 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 8.6 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 9.9 | 8.0 | 10.3 |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | 13.9 | 9.3 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 9.9 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 10.5 | 9.8 | 13.4 | 18.1 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 11.7 | 14.2 | 12.3 | 15.1 | 16.6 | 17.3 | 17.8 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 15.4 | 12.2 | 13.2 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 8.3 | 11.6 |
| Laverton RAAF | 11.6 | 11.6 | 13.2 | 12.1 | 13.7 | 14.0 | 10.1 | 13.5 | 12.8 | 13.4 | 10.1 | 13.4 | 16.9 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 12.9 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 15.9 | 16.0 | 17.6 | 16.3 | 15.3 | 9.9 | 13.5 | 9.9 | 12.2 | 8.5 | 11.8 |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 13.8 | 13.3 | 14.2 | 13.6 | 15.0 | 14.2 | 11.3 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 14.9 | 17.7 | 11.0 | 8.9 | 11.1 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 16.7 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.0 | 15.5 | 11.2 | 13.2 | 12.4 | 13.8 | 9.8 | 11.4 |
| Melbourne Airport | 11.6 | 10.1 | 12.8 | 9.5 | 12.3 | 13.3 | 10.0 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 13.0 | 10.7 | 13.0 | 17.4 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 13.5 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 15.5 | 16.4 | 17.3 | 15.7 | 14.2 | 9.2 | 13.0 | 9.1 | 11.3 | 7.0 | 11.0 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 15.2 | 13.1 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 13.6 | 10.0 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 10.3 | 9.0 | 14.7 | 18.2 | 11.4 | 9.7 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 15.2 | 17.9 | 17.6 | 17.0 | 16.8 | 14.8 | 10.8 | 14.1 | 11.9 | 14.3 | 9.3 | 12.5 |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 13.7 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 10.5 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 10.5 | 10.8 | 13.7 | 16.0 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 15.2 | 15.9 | 17.2 | 16.4 | 15.5 | 9.3 | 12.9 | 8.8 | 12.5 | 6.1 | 9.3 |
| Viewbank | 13.1 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 13.2 | 13.7 | 13.3 | 8.9 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 10.6 | 9.7 | 13.9 | 15.2 | 9.8 | 6.5 | 10.1 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 15.5 | 16.6 | 17.5 | 16.8 | 15.1 | 8.6 | 11.9 | 8.8 | 10.9 | 6.7 | 8.5 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 10.8 | 7.2 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 13.7 | 17.2 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 10.2 | 11.1 | 15.0 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 13.7 | 12.2 | 9.1 | 10.6 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 6.8 | 8.1 |
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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 March 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 25.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | - | → | → | 10.2 | |||
| Bullengarook East | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | 7.0 | 0.8 | - | → | → | → | 12.0 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 13.4 | 7.6 | 0.4 | 15.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||
| Burnside | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.2 | - | - | - | 9.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.5 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | |
| Cape Schanck | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | 7.0 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 17.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.2 | 10.8 | - | - | → | → | 7.6 | |||
| Cerberus | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.4 | - | 1.8 | - | - | - | 4.0 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 14.8 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 1.4 | - | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | |
| Cheltenham Kingston Centre | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | 21.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 3.6 | - | 1.4 | - | - | |
| Coldstream | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | 7.4 | 0.6 | - | - | - | 16.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 3.0 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 8.6 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Eltham | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | 11.8 | - | - | - | - | 16.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | 4.2 | 6.8 | → | 4.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | ||||
| Essendon Airport | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 5.2 | - | - | - | - | 12.6 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 4.6 | 11.0 | - | 3.6 | 0.2 | 2.8 | - | 0.8 | - | - | |
| Ferny Creek | 0.2 | - | - | 1.4 | 7.8 | - | - | - | 11.4 | 2.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 29.0 | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | 5.0 | 9.8 | 3.4 | 29.6 | 7.8 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 3.6 | - | - | |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | - | - | - | - | 4.4 | - | - | - | 4.8 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 17.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 2.6 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 8.6 | 5.2 | 1.6 | - | - | |
| Greenvale Reservoir | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | 8.8 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | 14.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | 5.8 | 16.0 | - | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | - | |
| Kinglake West | - | 1.4 | - | 0.4 | 3.2 | - | - | 0.8 | 14.8 | 0.6 | - | 0.4 | - | 25.2 | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | 4.8 | 8.2 | 0.4 | 18.0 | 2.8 | - | - | 2.2 | 0.4 | ||
| Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek) | 0.2 | 1.0 | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | 0.2 | 19.0 | 1.8 | - | 0.2 | - | 34.6 | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 13.0 | 0.8 | 12.8 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 | |
| Lancefield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 6.2 | - | - | - | - | 11.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.0 | 20.0 | - | 3.4 | |||||||
| Laverton RAAF | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | 0.4 | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 5.0 | 9.2 | 0.4 | 2.0 | - | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | - | - | |
| Main Ridge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | 18.0 | - | - | - | - | 23.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | → | 28.0 | - | 6.8 | 2.0 | - | - | 2.0 | ||
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | 0.2 | 5.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 17.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 5.6 | 13.8 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 3.4 | - | 1.0 | - | - | |
| Melbourne Airport | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | 0.4 | 4.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 10.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 3.0 | 5.0 | 15.6 | 0.2 | 3.8 | - | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | |
| Mitcham | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | 3.8 | 1.6 | - | - | - | 19.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 5.0 | 8.4 | 0.8 | 10.8 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.8 | - | - | |
| Monbulk (Spring Road) | - | 0.8 | - | - | 5.0 | - | - | - | 6.6 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 19.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.6 | 8.2 | 5.0 | 17.4 | - | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 | |||
| Moorabbin Airport | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | 24.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 2.2 | 8.2 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | - | - | |
| Mount Waverley (Riversdale Golf Club) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | 5.6 | 4.4 | - | - | - | 20.5 | - | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 9.5 | 1.0 | - | 3.5 | - | 2.3 | ||
| Newham (Cobaw) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 5.6 | - | - | - | - | 9.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 16.8 | 15.4 | - | 3.8 | 0.6 | ||||||
| Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Club) | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | → | 6.4 | 0.6 | - | - | - | 22.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | 5.2 | 10.6 | 4.0 | 6.2 | - | - | 5.6 | 1.8 | |||
| Preston Reservoir | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | 19.0 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 4.6 | 16.8 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.2 | - | - | |
| Romsey | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rosebud (Country Club) | - | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 2.2 | - | - | - | → | 15.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.8 | 10.4 | 6.2 | 5.6 | - | 2.6 | |||||
| Scoresby Research Institute | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | - | 6.8 | - | - | - | 22.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 2.8 | 7.4 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 1.8 | - | - | |||
| Springvale (Sandown) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 6.8 | - | - | - | → | 22.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 7.2 | - | 5.4 | - | 1.4 | |||
| Springvale Necropolis | - | - | - | → | → | → | → | → | → | → | 12.0 | - | - | → | → | 26.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | - | 8.0 | ||||||||
| Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorourrong) | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 15.0 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 26.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 2.4 | 4.8 | 7.6 | - | 6.6 | 2.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | |
| Upper Plenty | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | 0.2 | 12.0 | - | - | - | - | 17.2 | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | 4.6 | 10.6 | - | 5.4 | 2.4 | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | |
| Viewbank | - | 0.4 | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | 7.6 | - | - | - | - | 21.4 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 2.6 | 4.8 | 11.4 | 0.2 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 1.6 | - | 1.4 | - | - | |
| Wallan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | - | - | - | - | 16.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 8.4 | 11.2 | - | 4.6 | - | - | - | 0.6 | |||
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 11.0 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 15.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 4.4 | 10.0 | 15.4 | - | 4.8 | 1.4 | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservoir (Quarte | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | 4.8 | - | - | - | - | 19.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.6 | 6.4 | 10.2 | 22.0 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 2.4 | - | 0.8 | - | |
| Willowmavin (Avalon Station) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | 15.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 8.8 | 16.6 | 24.2 | - | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | |
| Woodend | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 9.8 | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | 3.2 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | ||
| Yan Yean | - | 0.2 | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | 9.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | 19.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | 3.6 | 9.8 | - | 7.0 | 1.2 | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | 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). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 10 am on Thursday 1 April 2021. 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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