Tuesday 1 April 2025 - Monthly Climate Summary for Victoria - Product code IDCKGC16R0

Victoria in March 2025

Rainfall

• Rainfall totals in March were below average for large parts of the state's far west and south, and above average for large parts of the east, with scattered areas in the north and central regions.
• Victoria's area-averaged rainfall total in March was 38.2 mm, 9% below the 1961–1990 average.
• Some sites had their highest March daily rainfall on record.
• Some sites had their highest total March rainfall on record.
• Ouyen (Post Office) had its highest total March rainfall for at least 20 years.

Temperature

• Mean maximum temperatures in March were above to very much above average for the state.
• Victoria's area-averaged mean maximum temperature was 27.58 °C, 2.83 °C above the 1961–1990 average, the 4th-warmest on record for all Marches since 1910.
• Victoria had its highest mean maximum temperature for March since 2017.
• Mean minimum temperatures in March were above to very much above average, reaching up to highest on record for the north-east of the state.
• Victoria's area-averaged mean minimum temperature was 14.01 °C, 2.26 °C above the 1961–1990 average, the 6th-warmest on record for all Marches since 1910.
• Victoria had its highest mean minimum temperature for March since 2017.
• Victoria's area-averaged mean temperature was 20.80 °C, 2.55 °C above the 1961–1990 average, the 2nd-warmest on record for all Marches since 1910.
• Some sites had their hottest March day (highest daily maximum temperature) on record on the 15th.
• Some sites had their highest March mean maximum temperature on record.
• Some sites had their highest March mean maximum temperature for at least 20 years.
• Some sites had their warmest March night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record.
• Some sites had their highest March mean minimum temperature on record.
• Some sites had their highest March mean minimum temperature for at least 20 years.
• Some sites had their highest March mean temperature on record.
• Some sites had their highest March mean temperature for at least 20 years.

Events

• Low-intensity heatwave conditions impacted Victoria for several days this month.
• Cold fronts passed through Victoria in mid-March, bringing heavy rainfall, strong winds and fluctuating temperatures.
• For more details, visit the March national climate summary.

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Extremes in March 2025
Hottest day	42.6 °C at Walpeup Research on the 15th
Warmest days on average	32.7 °C at Mildura Airport
Coolest days on average	16.7 °C at Mount Hotham
Coldest day	5.8 °C at Mount Baw Baw on the 31st
Coldest night	-2.6 °C at Mount Hotham on the 17th
Coolest nights on average	9.0 °C at Mount Hotham
Warmest nights on average	17.3 °C at Gabo Island Lighthouse
Warmest night	26.6 °C at Mildura Airport on the 16th
Warmest on average overall	24.8 °C at Mildura Airport
Coolest on average overall	12.9 °C at Mount Hotham
Wettest overall	264.0 mm at Reeves Knob
Wettest day	88.4 mm at Mount Baw Baw on the 17th
Strongest wind gust	137.0 km/h at Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse on the 16th

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Maps
	Observed	Anomaly	Decile rank
Total rainfall
Mean daily maximum temperatures
Mean daily minimum temperatures

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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Record highest March daily rainfall
	New record (mm)		Old record		Years of record	Average for March
Ouyen (Post Office)	64.0	on the 21st	51.3	on 17 Mar 1950	113	19.2
Eildon Fire Tower	71.0	on the 21st	53.2	on 05 Mar 2020	29	40.4
Mount Baw Baw	88.4	on the 17th	80.4	on 25 Mar 2021	27	107.2
Mount Useful	60.0	on the 21st	52.0	on 24 Mar 2021	22	71.7

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Record highest March total rainfall
	New record (mm)	Old record		Years of record	Average for March
Stawell Aerodrome	56.0	50.0	in 2001	30	20.7
Mount Useful	202.6	195.0	in 2012	21	81.2

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Highest March total rainfall for at least 20 years
	Observed (mm)	Most recent higher		Average for March
Ouyen (Post Office)	66.1	104.4	in 1983	19.6

note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent higher values have gone unreported

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Record highest March temperature
	New record (°C)		Old record		Years of record	Average for March
Walpeup Research	42.6	on the 15th	41.7	on 12 Mar 1998	61	28.1
Longerenong	41.2	on the 15th	40.7	on 08 Mar 2016	61	26.4
Horsham Aerodrome	41.8	on the 15th	41.1	on 08 Mar 2016	28	27.0
Hopetoun Airport	42.1	on the 15th	41.9	on 16 Mar 2008	21	28.8
Kanagulk	40.6	on the 15th	=40.6	on 09 Mar 2024	21	26.0

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Record highest March mean maximum temperature
	New record (°C)	Old record		Years of record	Average for March
Mildura Airport	32.7	32.5	in 2017	79	28.6
Walpeup Research	32.5	32.2	in 2017	77	28.1
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag	30.0	29.5	in 2017	61	26.4
Kyabram	30.9	30.5	in 2017	60	26.8
Ararat Prison	27.8	27.7	in 2017	56	24.1
Strathbogie	28.1	27.3	in 2017	49	24.0
Wangaratta Aero	30.8	=30.8	in 2016	38	27.7
Bendigo Airport	29.6	29.5	in 2017	34	26.2
Hunters Hill	25.5	=25.5	in 2024	32	21.8
Yarrawonga	31.4	31.3	in 2017	32	28.0
Swan Hill Aerodrome	31.9	31.8	in 2017	29	28.7
Shepparton Airport	30.9	30.3	in 2017	29	27.5
Mount Baw Baw	17.2	16.6	in 2017	27	14.0
Omeo	26.5	26.4	in 2024	21	23.4
Corryong Airport	31.9	30.3	in 2024	20	27.7

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Highest March mean maximum temperature for at least 20 years
	Observed (°C)	Most recent higher		Average for March
Ouyen (Post Office)	32.4	33.2	in 1940	28.6
Castlemaine Prison	27.9	28.5	in 1974	24.7
Mount Buller	17.7	18.0	in 1986	14.3
Mount Hotham	16.7	17.0	in 2000	13.1

note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent higher values have gone unreported

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Record highest March daily minimum temperature
	New record (°C)		Old record		Years of record	Average for March
Cerberus	23.0	on the 10th	22.9	on 18 Mar 2008	35	12.7
Hunters Hill	22.3	on the 16th	22.2	on 13 Mar 1998	32	11.7
Swan Hill Aerodrome	23.8	on the 16th	=23.8	on 06 Mar 2016	29	13.0
Dinner Plain (Mount Hotham Airport)	18.4	on the 16th	16.7	on 18 Mar 2008	25	6.4

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Record highest March mean minimum temperature
	New record (°C)	Old record		Years of record	Average for March
Laverton RAAF	15.4	15.3	in 2016	82	12.7
Mildura Airport	17.0	16.9	in 2016	79	13.9
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag	15.3	14.9	in 2016	61	12.0
Kyabram	15.7	15.3	in 2017	60	12.6
Essendon Airport	15.1	=15.1	in 2017	56	12.7
Mount Buller	9.9	9.4	in 2016	41	6.7
Wangaratta Aero	14.3	13.8	in 1989	38	10.9
Edi Upper	14.3	14.0	in 2017	35	11.4
Falls Creek	9.4	9.0	in 2016	35	6.3
Hunters Hill	14.8	14.2	in 2016	32	11.7
Yarrawonga	16.1	15.9	in 2016	32	12.9
Shepparton Airport	15.6	15.4	in 2016	29	12.6
Swan Hill Aerodrome	16.0	=16.0	in 2016	29	13.0
Mount Baw Baw	9.6	8.9	in 2016	27	6.4
Dinner Plain (Mount Hotham Airport)	9.2	8.9	in 2016	25	6.4
Omeo	11.6	11.1	in 2016	21	8.9
Corryong Airport	13.5	12.4	in 2016	20	10.8

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Highest March mean minimum temperature for at least 20 years
	Observed (°C)	Most recent higher		Average for March
Ballarat Aerodrome	12.7	14.5	in 1974	10.0
Echuca Aerodrome	15.7	16.3	in 1974	12.9
Gabo Island Lighthouse	17.3	=17.3	in 1978	15.5
Mangalore Airport	14.9	15.3	in 1983	12.3
Rutherglen Research	14.0	15.2	in 1983	11.0
Mount Hotham	9.0	10.3	in 2000	5.9

note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent higher values have gone unreported

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Record highest March mean temperature
	New record (°C)	Old record		Years of record	Average for March
Echuca Aerodrome	23.5	23.3	in 1940	144	20.1
Rutherglen Research	22.5	22.2	in 2016	112	19.2
Laverton RAAF	20.8	=20.8	in 2013	82	18.2
Mildura Airport	24.8	24.6	in 2017	79	21.2
Mangalore Airport	22.2	22.0	in 2017	67	19.3
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag	22.6	22.2	in 2016	61	19.2
Kyabram	23.3	22.9	in 2017	60	19.7
Ararat Prison	19.9	=19.9	in 2017	56	16.9
Strathbogie	19.8	=19.8	in 2016	49	16.6
Mount Buller	13.8	13.2	in 2016	41	10.5
Wangaratta Aero	22.5	22.0	in 2016	38	19.3
Falls Creek	13.4	13.2	in 2006	35	10.2
Yarrawonga	23.8	23.6	in 2017	32	20.5
Hunters Hill	20.1	19.6	in 2024	32	16.7
Swan Hill Aerodrome	24.0	23.8	in 2017	29	20.9
Shepparton Airport	23.3	22.8	in 2016	29	20.1
Mount Baw Baw	13.4	12.7	in 2017	27	10.2
Dinner Plain (Mount Hotham Airport)	15.3	14.7	in 2016	25	12.7
Omeo	19.1	18.1	in 2017	21	16.2

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Highest March mean temperature for at least 20 years
	Observed (°C)	Most recent higher		Average for March
Gabo Island Lighthouse	19.9	20.4	in 1892	18.2
Ballarat Aerodrome	19.3	19.6	in 1974	16.2
Longerenong	21.4	21.9	in 1974	18.7
Mount Hotham	12.9	13.7	in 2000	9.5

note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent higher values have gone unreported

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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Summary statistics for March 2025
	Maximum temperatures (°C)				Minimum temperatures (°C)				Rainfall (millimetres)
	Mean for March 2025	Diff from average	Highest for March 2025		Mean for March 2025	Diff from average	Lowest for March 2025		Total for March 2025	Average for March	Rank of March 2025	Fraction of March average
North Mallee (district 76)
Mildura Airport	32.7	+4.1	41.2	15th	17.0	+3.1	8.1	18th	11.4	18.9	average	60%
Ouyen (Post Office)	32.4	+3.8	40.4	15th	14.8	+1.7	8.9	17th	66.1	19.2	high	344%
Walpeup Research	32.5	+4.4	42.6	15th	15.4	+2.2	6.8	17th	7.0	20.5	average	34%
South Mallee (district 77)
Hopetoun Airport	31.5	+2.7	42.1	15th	14.6	+2.0	7.3	17th	11.0	14.7	average	75%
Swan Hill Aerodrome	31.9	+3.2	41.3	15th	16.0	+3.0	8.4	17th	27.4	16.0	high	171%
North Wimmera (district 78)
Kellalac (Warracknabeal Airport)	30.5		40.9	15th	13.9		5.5	17th	5.4
Nhill Aerodrome	30.1	+2.8	40.8	15th	13.0	+1.3	6.9	17th	10.4	15.2	average	68%
South Wimmera (district 79)
Edenhope Airport	28.4	+2.6	40.5	15th	13.0	+1.5	6.3	22nd	26.4	24.2	average	109%
Horsham Aerodrome	29.9	+2.9	41.8	15th	11.5	+1.2	3.7	18th	14.0	14.4	average	97%
Kanagulk	28.6	+2.6	40.6	15th	12.2	+1.2	5.6	18th	9.6	22.7	low	42%
Longerenong	29.7	+3.3	41.2	15th	13.0	+2.1	3.8	17th	14.2	22.2	average	64%
Pyrenees (Ben Nevis)	23.6	+3.1	33.3	15th	12.9	+2.6	4.2	17th	45.4	40.0	average	114%
Stawell Aerodrome	27.8	+2.5	38.6	15th	13.5	+1.9	6.6	18th	56.0	19.5	highest	287%
Lower North (district 80)
Charlton	30.9	+2.8	40.3	15th	14.9	+2.1	6.5	17th	3.0	22.8	low	13%
Echuca Aerodrome	31.0	+3.7	39.9	15th	15.7	+2.8	8.2	17th	23.4	30.6	average	76%
Kerang	31.0	+3.1	38.9	15th	15.1	+2.2	8.2	18th	27.9	26.8	average	104%
Kyabram	30.9	+4.1	39.5	15th	15.7	+3.1	6.8	17th	37.6	30.1	high	125%
Upper North (district 81)
Bendigo Airport	29.6	+3.4	38.6	15th	14.5	+2.6	7.5	17th	18.0	31.3	average	58%
Shepparton Airport	30.9	+3.4	38.3	15th	15.6	+3.0	7.7	18th	58.4	33.1	high	176%
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag	30.0	+3.6	38.1	15th	15.3	+3.3	7.1	18th	31.0	34.3	average	90%
Yarrawonga	31.4	+3.4	38.9	15th	16.1	+3.2	7.2	17th	55.2	35.4	high	156%
Lower Northeast (district 82)
Benalla Airport	30.6	+3.0	37.0	15th	14.6	+2.0	7.5	18th	76.4	53.2	average	144%
Corryong Airport	31.9	+4.2	35.5	14th	13.5	+2.7	7.0	17th	40.2	72.4	low	56%
Dartmouth Reservoir	28.5	+2.6	34.8	15th	12.7	+1.6	6.5	21st	48.0	59.9	average	80%
Hunters Hill	25.5	+3.7	31.1	15th	14.8	+3.1	3.3	17th	51.2	71.2	average	72%
Rutherglen Research	31.0	+3.5	37.5	15th	14.0	+3.0	4.9	18th	4.8	39.2	low	12%
Strathbogie	28.1	+4.1	34.5	15th	11.5	+2.3	2.6	18th	42.4	56.7	average	75%
Wangaratta Aero	30.8	+3.1	36.5	13th	14.3	+3.4	5.9	18th	65.6	41.5	high	158%
Upper Northeast (district 83)
Edi Upper	30.1	+3.4	34.6	14th	14.3	+2.9	5.0	17th	92.4	59.8	high	154%
Falls Creek	17.4	+3.2	22.8	15th	9.4	+3.1	-2.3	17th	161.8	104.8	high	154%
Mount Buller	17.7	+3.4	24.0	15th	9.9	+3.2	-1.9	17th	118.0	82.9	high	142%
Mount Hotham	16.7	+3.6	22.2	8th	9.0	+3.1	-2.6	17th	176.6	116.6	high	152%
Omeo	26.5	+3.1	33.0	5th	11.6	+2.7	1.0	18th	81.8	54.4	high	150%
East Gippsland (district 84)
Combienbar AWS	22.4	+0.7	29.5	12th	13.6	+1.5	6.1	17th	139.0	79.4	high	175%
Gabo Island Lighthouse	22.4	+1.4	28.0	15th	17.3	+1.8	11.1	17th	54.8	72.8	average	75%
Gelantipy	22.4	+2.0	31.0	15th	12.2	+2.4	3.3	18th	87.2	63.4	high	138%
Lakes Entrance (Eastern Beach Road)	23.0	+0.4	31.2	20th	15.1	+1.6	9.0	18th	62.1	62.0	average	100%
Mallacoota	23.4	+0.9	30.7	20th	16.0	+1.6	8.5	18th	78.0	73.7	average	106%
Mount Nowa Nowa	22.6	0.0	30.9	9th	14.5	+1.5	7.6	17th	76.0	60.9	high	125%
Orbost	24.0	+0.1	31.0	9th	14.7	+1.5	8.4	18th	81.4	59.1	average	138%
West Gippsland (district 85)
Bairnsdale Airport	24.1	+0.2	32.5	9th	14.1	+2.7	7.2	18th	58.6	47.6	average	123%
Corner Inlet (Yanakie)	23.6	+0.7	31.2	10th	13.6	0.0	5.6	3rd	32.4	38.9	low	83%
East Sale	24.6	+1.0	33.1	5th	13.7	+2.1	7.3	18th	54.2	48.7	average	111%
East Sale Airport	24.4		32.7	9th	14.0		7.1	18th	60.0
Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airport)	26.3	+1.8	35.4	5th	12.8	+1.4	4.1	18th	49.4	47.4	average	104%
Mount Baw Baw	17.2	+3.2	22.9	15th	9.6	+3.2	-0.1	17th	155.8	107.2	high	145%
Mount Moornapa	21.9	-0.4	31.0	9th	13.5	+1.4	7.3	17th	125.2	64.3	high	195%
Nilma North (Warragul)	26.1	+1.9	37.3	15th	13.8	+1.5	7.3	18th	70.2	50.5	high	139%
Pound Creek	25.3	+1.5	34.2	5th	12.5	+0.4	4.5	3rd	29.6	52.9	low	56%
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	21.1	+1.6	30.3	20th	16.2	+1.9	9.4	17th	53.4	69.6	average	77%
Yarram Airport	24.9	+1.1	33.8	10th	11.9	+0.2	5.8	25th	40.0	53.1	average	75%
East Central (district 86)
Cerberus	25.3	+2.1	35.7	12th	14.0	+1.3	7.3	22nd	23.8	43.3	low	55%
Coldstream	27.9	+2.6	37.0	15th	11.3	+1.4	4.5	18th	53.8	48.1	average	112%
Essendon Airport	26.9	+2.7	38.6	15th	15.1	+2.4	9.6	17th	32.4	39.1	average	83%
Ferny Creek	23.7	+2.7	33.0	15th	13.4	+1.3	6.7	17th	116.8	81.5	high	143%
Frankston (Ballam Park)	26.3		35.8	15th	14.5		9.0	17th	49.8
Melbourne (Olympic Park)	26.1	+1.9	35.4	12th	15.3	+0.5	10.7	22nd	40.4	33.9	average	119%
Melbourne Airport	27.0	+2.7	38.7	15th	14.3	+1.5	9.0	18th	24.0	37.1	average	65%
Moorabbin Airport	26.1	+2.2	35.7	15th	14.3	+1.2	8.8	3rd	63.4	43.7	high	145%
Rhyll	24.9	+2.2	33.8	9th	16.0	+1.2	11.4	17th	28.4	38.9	low	73%
Scoresby Research Institute	27.4	+3.2	37.1	15th	13.6	+1.1	6.7	17th	55.2	52.9	average	104%
Viewbank	27.9	+2.5	38.3	15th	13.6	+0.7	8.5	23rd	41.0	42.6	average	96%
Wonthaggi	26.0	+3.1	33.7	12th	13.8	+1.4	8.7	24th	33.2	60.0	low	55%
West Central (district 87)
Avalon Airport	26.0	+1.7	37.1	9th	14.7	+2.0	8.9	17th	23.0	26.6	average	86%
Breakwater (Geelong Racecourse)	25.4	+1.2	35.6	12th	14.4	+1.0	9.0	22nd	22.4	24.3	average	92%
Laverton RAAF	26.2	+2.4	37.3	12th	15.4	+2.7	9.5	17th	31.2	34.2	average	91%
Point Cook RAAF	25.5		37.0	12th	15.5		9.7	17th	33.6
She Oaks	25.3	+2.2	35.6	15th	12.8	+1.6	4.8	18th	35.0	25.5	high	137%
North Central (district 88)
Castlemaine Prison	27.9	+3.2	37.0	15th	13.9	+2.9	8.0	22nd	8.6	35.2	low	24%
Eildon Fire Tower	26.7	+3.4	33.7	15th	14.1	+2.3	5.6	17th	91.6	40.4	high	227%
Lake Eildon	29.5	+3.7	35.5	11th	12.9	+2.2	5.6	18th	116.4	51.9	high	224%
Mangalore Airport	29.6	+3.3	37.7	15th	14.9	+2.6	8.7	17th	31.6	35.8	average	88%
Maryborough	28.9	+3.4	38.4	15th	13.6	+2.3	7.4	17th	29.8	31.0	average	96%
Puckapunyal Lyon Hill (Defence)	28.9		38.2	15th	15.3		8.6	17th	30.4
Puckapunyal West (Defence)	27.8		37.3	15th	14.8		9.1	17th	26.6
Redesdale	29.5	+3.8	38.4	15th	13.2	+2.3	4.9	17th	14.8	33.9	average	44%
Wallan (Kilmore Gap)	24.4	+2.7	34.4	15th	12.9	+1.7	6.3	17th	45.8	46.4	average	99%
Western Plains (district 89)
Ararat Prison	27.8	+3.7	36.0	15th	12.0	+2.3	3.9	18th	31.0	29.7	average	104%
Ballarat Aerodrome	26.0	+3.7	36.0	15th	12.7	+2.7	5.9	22nd	21.6	41.6	average	52%
Westmere	26.8	+1.9	37.6	15th	11.2	+1.1	2.0	18th	12.2	22.5	low	54%
West Coast (district 90)
Aireys Inlet	23.8	+2.0	33.4	10th	15.1	+1.4	10.1	17th	24.2	36.4	average	66%
Cape Nelson Lighthouse	21.3	+1.0	32.5	9th	15.1	+1.0	8.5	22nd	16.2	34.7	v low	47%
Cape Otway Lighthouse	21.5	+1.2	30.6	15th	14.9	+1.6	10.4	22nd	24.0	55.4	low	43%
Casterton	27.2	+2.6	39.0	15th	11.8	+0.8	3.8	18th	9.6	31.2	v low	31%
Colac (Mount Gellibrand)	25.2	+2.1	34.6	9th	13.3	+1.4	8.1	17th
Dartmoor	26.8	+2.9	38.1	10th	11.5	+0.3	4.3	22nd	15.4	35.0	low	44%
Hamilton Airport	26.7	+2.5	37.7	15th	11.7	+1.3	6.0	3rd	36.6	32.7	average	112%
Mortlake Racecourse	27.1	+3.1	38.0	15th	11.4	+1.4	5.6	25th	14.0	31.5	low	44%
Port Fairy AWS	23.2	+1.6	36.0	9th	13.9	+0.8	7.4	22nd	15.2	36.6	v low	42%
Portland Airport	23.5	+2.4	35.1	15th	12.6	+0.8	6.3	24th	21.2	45.8	low	46%
Warrnambool Airport NDB	25.1	+2.0	37.1	9th	11.7	+0.7	5.4	25th	22.0	45.2	low	49%

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