Friday, 31 August 2007 - Seasonal Climate Summary for Victoria - Product code IDCKGC26R0
Victoria in winter 2007
Dry - except for early-season wet period
Preliminary Summary- Based upon data available at 4pm Aug 31
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Summary
Winter 2007 was, overall, dryer than usual. Days were relatively mild, but nights were cold. However, there was considerable variability. East coast lows have been a feature of the season and much of Gippsland had a very wet winter, in contrast to the rest of the State.
Rainfall
The wettest District overall was East Gippsland (with 370 mm; well above the normal of 191 mm). The driest District overall was the South Mallee (with 41 mm; well below the normal of 105 mm). During late June, rain bearing SE winds around an east coast low caused flooding in many Gippsland rivers.
Temperature
The hottest day was 29.9°C at Mildura Airport on 30 Aug. The warmest days on average were 16.5°C at Mildura Airport. The coolest days on average were 0.1°C at Mt Hotham. The coldest day was −5.2°C at Mt Hotham on 18 Jul.
The coldest night was −8.7°C at Dinner Plain and Mt Hotham on 22 Jun. The coolest nights on average were −3.7°C at Mt Hotham. The warmest nights on average were 9.6°C at Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse.
Wind
The strongest wind gust was 137 km/h at Mt Hotham on 28 Jun, and 137 km/h at Grampians (Mount William) on 10 Aug.
Further information
Dr Harvey SternClimate Meteorologist
Victoria Climate Services Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (03) 9669 4956
Email climate.vic@bom.gov.au
Records
| Record highest total winter rainfall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total rainfall for winter 2007 (mm) |
Previous highest for winter |
Years of record |
Normal for winter |
||
| Bairnsdale Airport | 402.0 | 354.9 | in 1998 | 26 | 154.2 |
| Highest total winter rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total rainfall for winter 2007 (mm) |
Most recent higher for winter |
Years since higher |
Normal for winter |
||
| Point Hicks (Lighthouse) | 531.2 | 531.4 | in 1978 | 28 | 281.9 |
| Lowest total winter rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total rainfall for winter 2007 (mm) |
Most recent lower for winter |
Years since lower |
Normal for winter |
||
| Maryborough | 84.3 | 76.8 | in 1982 | 25 | 166.1 |
| Mildura Airport | 27.6 | 20.0 | in 1982 | 25 | 76.0 |
| Longerenong | 56.4 | 42.0 | in 1982 | 23 | 130.7 |
| Record highest winter temperature | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Highest temperature in winter 2007 (°C) |
Previous highest for winter |
Years of record |
Normal for winter |
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| Laverton RAAF | 26.8 | on 27 Aug | 26.4 | on 29 Aug 1982 | 64 | 14.2 |
| Mildura Airport | 29.9 | on 30 Aug | 29.7 | on 25 Aug 1995 | 62 | 16.2 |
| Gabo Island Lighthouse | 23.9 | on 30 Aug | = 23.9 | on 13 Aug 1958 | 51 | 14.5 |
| Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse | 24.4 | on 30 Aug | 23.3 | on 20 Aug 1995 | 51 | 12.7 |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 24.3 | on 27 Aug | 24.2 | on 29 Aug 1982 | 41 | 13.5 |
| Wonthaggi | 24.0 | on 27 Aug | = 24.0 | on 25 Aug 1995 | 40 | 14.0 |
| Essendon Airport | 24.4 | on 27 Aug | 24.3 | on 25 Aug 1940 | 39 | 13.5 |
| Hamilton Airport | 22.6 | on 27 Aug | = 22.6 | on 20 Aug 1995 | 25 | 12.8 |
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Summaries
In this table, key sites have been highlighted to make them easier to find. This table is very wide and may not fit if printed.
| Summary statistics for winter 2007 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum temperatures for winter (°C) |
Minimum temperatures for winter (°C) |
Rainfall for winter (millimetres) |
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| Mean for winter 2007 |
Diff from normal |
Highest for winter 2007 |
Mean for winter 2007 |
Diff from normal |
Lowest for winter 2007 |
Total for winter 2007 |
Normal for winter |
Rank of winter 2007 |
Fraction of winter normal |
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| North Mallee (district 76) | ||||||||||||
| Mildura Airport | 16.6 | +0.5 | 29.9 | 30 Aug | 4.0 | −1.0 | −3.0 | 23 Jun | 27.6 | 76.0 | very low | 36% |
| Ouyen | 16.0 | 0 | 28.5 | 30 Aug | 4.4 | −0.4 | −1.4 | 22 Jul | 46.8 | 93.7 | low | 50% |
| Walpeup Research | 15.4 | 0 | 27.6 | 30 Aug | 4.6 | −0.6 | −0.3 | 18 Jul | 68.0 | 97.9 | low | 69% |
| South Mallee (district 77) | ||||||||||||
| Hopetoun Airport | 15.4 | 27.9 | 30 Aug | 2.4 | −4.5 | 20 Aug | 40.2 | |||||
| Swan Hill Aerodrome | 14.8 | 27.8 | 30 Aug | 2.9 | −5.2 | 22 Jul | 51.8 | |||||
| North Wimmera (district 78) | ||||||||||||
| Nhill | 14.5 | +0.1 | 26.8 | 30 Aug | 2.9 | −1.0 | −3.3 | 15 Jun | 71.0 | 138.5 | very low | 51% |
| Nhill Aerodrome | 14.8 | 27.2 | 30 Aug | 3.9 | −1.6 | 16 Jun | 57.8 | |||||
| Warracknabeal Museum | 14.8 | +0.1 | 26.6 | 30 Aug | 3.9 | −0.3 | −2.5 | 22 Jul | 59.2 | 121.7 | very low | 49% |
| South Wimmera (district 79) | ||||||||||||
| Edenhope Airport | 13.7 | 25.2 | 30 Aug | 4.6 | −1.8 | 15 Jun | 117.2 | |||||
| Grampians | 5.4 | 16.1 | 27 Aug | 1.0 | −3.0 | 18 Jul | 345.8 | |||||
| Horsham Aerodrome | 14.2 | 26.0 | 27 Aug | 2.6 | −3.0 | 16 Jun | 67.4 | |||||
| Horsham Polkemmet Rd | 14.6 | +0.5 | 26.0 | 27 Aug | 3.4 | −0.8 | −2.6 | 21 Jul | 74.8 | 145.0 | very low | 52% |
| Kanagulk | 13.3 | 23.6 | 30 Aug | 4.3 | −1.1 | 13 Aug | 115.0 | |||||
| Longerenong | 14.0 | +0.1 | 24.8 | 30 Aug | 3.0 | −0.9 | −2.7 | 16 Jun | 56.4 | 130.7 | very low | 43% |
| Stawell Aerodrome | 13.1 | 23.9 | 27 Aug | 4.1 | −1.3 | 15 Jul | 111.4 | |||||
| Lower North (district 80) | ||||||||||||
| Charlton | 14.6 | 26.8 | 30 Aug | 3.3 | −3.7 | 22 Jul | 56.4 | |||||
| Echuca Aerodrome | 14.8 | +0.5 | 26.5 | 27 Aug | 3.2 | −1.2 | −3.0 | 24 Jun | 85.8 | 126.0 | low | 68% |
| Kerang | 15.3 | +0.4 | 27.6 | 30 Aug | 4.0 | −0.5 | −2.2 | 22 Jul | 77.0 | 108.4 | low | 71% |
| Kyabram DPI | 14.3 | +0.4 | 25.2 | 27 Aug | 3.3 | −0.2 | −3.8 | 24 Jun | 95.2 | 127.6 | low | 75% |
| Upper North (district 81) | ||||||||||||
| Bendigo Airport | 13.4 | 24.2 | 27 Aug | 2.6 | −3.5 | 4 Aug | 101.2 | |||||
| Shepparton Airport | 14.3 | 24.1 | 26 Aug | 3.2 | −4.0 | 24 Jun | 94.6 | |||||
| Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag | 14.3 | +0.4 | 23.8 | 26 Aug | 3.0 | −0.5 | −4.6 | 24 Jun | 107.6 | 139.3 | low | 77% |
| Yarrawonga | 14.4 | 23.9 | 30 Aug | 3.3 | −3.5 | 24 Jun | 81.6 | |||||
| Lower Northeast (district 82) | ||||||||||||
| Benalla Airport | 14.1 | 21.8 | 30 Aug | 2.5 | −4.9 | 24 Jun | 148.6 | |||||
| Corryong Airport | 13.0 | 22.8 | 28 Aug | 1.3 | −5.0 | 24 Jun | 173.2 | |||||
| Dartmouth Reservoir | 13.1 | +0.7 | 22.5 | 30 Aug | 2.6 | −0.1 | −4.1 | 22 Jun | 216.8 | 344.8 | low | 63% |
| Hunters Hill | 8.7 | 18.4 | 30 Aug | 2.7 | −2.5 | 18 Jul | 289.2 | |||||
| Rutherglen Research | 13.9 | +0.7 | 22.5 | 28 Aug | 1.6 | −0.9 | −4.8 | 24 Jun | 118.0 | 181.6 | low | 65% |
| Strathbogie | 11.2 | +0.2 | 19.9 | 27 Aug | 2.2 | +0.2 | −4.6 | 24 Jun | 210.2 | 356.1 | low | 59% |
| Wangaratta Aero | 14.1 | +0.4 | 22.8 | 30 Aug | 2.0 | −0.8 | −4.8 | 24 Jun | 116.2 | 199.4 | low | 58% |
| Upper Northeast (district 83) | ||||||||||||
| Dinner Plain | 6.6 | 16.3 | 29 Aug | −1.2 | −8.7 | 22 Jun | 209.2 | |||||
| Edi Upper | 13.3 | +0.6 | 20.9 | 27 Aug | 4.2 | +0.3 | −2.0 | 22 Jun | 230.2 | 368.1 | low | 63% |
| Falls Creek | 1.5 | 9.3 | 29 Aug | −2.8 | −8.6 | 22 Jun | 320.8 | |||||
| Mount Buller | 2.1 | −0.3 | 10.0 | 30 Aug | −7.7 | 22 Jun | ||||||
| Mt Hotham | 0.1 | 7.2 | 30 Aug | −3.7 | −8.7 | 22 Jun | 394.0 | |||||
| Omeo | 10.9 | 21.1 | 27 Aug | 1.8 | −4.1 | 24 Jun | 197.8 | |||||
| Omeo Comparison | 10.8 | −0.2 | 21.1 | 27 Aug | 1.4 | +1.0 | −4.3 | 25 Jun | 190.0 | 165.2 | normal | 115% |
| East Gippsland (district 84) | ||||||||||||
| Combienbar AWS | 11.3 | 23.7 | 30 Aug | 5.0 | −0.5 | 22 Jun | 498.6 | |||||
| Gabo Island Lighthouse | 23.9 | 30 Aug | 9.3 | +0.7 | 5.7 | 17 Jul | 431.0 | 261.3 | very high | 165% | ||
| Gelantipy | 9.6 | 20.0 | 30 Aug | 3.0 | −2.0 | 22 Jun | 304.2 | |||||
| Lakes Entrance | 15.1 | 26.4 | 28 Aug | 6.4 | −0.5 | 23 Jul | 398.6 | |||||
| Mallacoota | 15.1 | 26.6 | 28 Aug | 7.1 | 2.9 | 24 Jun | 399.2 | 238.5 | high | 167% | ||
| Mt Nowa Nowa | 12.6 | 23.7 | 30 Aug | 6.3 | 1.5 | 22 Jun | 458.6 | |||||
| Orbost | 14.8 | 26.2 | 30 Aug | 6.5 | 1.2 | 15 Aug | 442.0 | |||||
| Orbost | 15.3 | −0.1 | 26.9 | 30 Aug | 6.0 | +1.3 | −0.3 | 24 Jun | 421.9 | 212.2 | very high | 199% |
| Point Hicks | 14.6 | 0 | 25.9 | 28 Aug | 8.8 | +0.1 | 4.5 | 14 Jul | 531.2 | 281.9 | very high | 188% |
| West Gippsland (district 85) | ||||||||||||
| Bairnsdale Airport | 14.4 | −0.6 | 24.6 | 30 Aug | 5.2 | +0.9 | 0.1 | 25 Jun | 402.0 | 154.2 | highest | 261% |
| East Sale Airport | 14.3 | 0 | 22.4 | 30 Aug | 4.1 | +0.2 | −2.1 | 23 Jul | 216.6 | 135.5 | very high | 160% |
| Morwell | 14.2 | +0.1 | 24.2 | 30 Aug | 3.6 | −0.5 | −2.2 | 16 Jul | 203.0 | 189.3 | normal | 107% |
| Mt Baw Baw | 2.4 | 11.2 | 27 Aug | −1.5 | −6.9 | 22 Jun | ||||||
| Mt Moornapa | 11.9 | 24.3 | 30 Aug | 5.7 | 1.2 | 18 Jul | ||||||
| Noojee | 12.7 | 0 | 22.5 | 27 Aug | 3.2 | −0.3 | −1.6 | 25 Jun | 373.6 | 316.3 | high | 118% |
| Pound Creek | 14.1 | 23.1 | 27 Aug | 5.5 | −0.9 | 25 Jun | 292.0 | |||||
| Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse | 13.1 | +0.5 | 24.4 | 30 Aug | 9.6 | +1.0 | 5.2 | 18 Jul | 265.8 | 360.0 | low | 74% |
| East Central (district 86) | ||||||||||||
| Bundoora | 14.0 | 0 | 22.9 | 27 Aug | 5.7 | −0.1 | −1.2 | 22 Jul | 127.1 | 163.9 | low | 78% |
| Cerberus | 14.2 | 25.1 | 27 Aug | 6.2 | −0.4 | 22 Jul | 295.4 | |||||
| Coldstream | 13.7 | 22.2 | 30 Aug | 3.6 | −3.0 | 24 Jun | ||||||
| Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 13.8 | 25.5 | 27 Aug | 6.0 | 1.2 | 22 Jul | 250.0 | |||||
| Essendon Airport | 14.1 | +0.6 | 24.4 | 27 Aug | 5.9 | +0.5 | 0.1 | 22 Jul | 108.0 | 133.8 | low | 81% |
| Ferny Creek | 9.5 | 20.4 | 27 Aug | 5.0 | 0.0 | 18 Jul | 295.4 | |||||
| Frankston AWS | 13.1 | 21.7 | 27 Aug | 7.9 | 2.7 | 21 Jul | ||||||
| Melbourne Airport | 13.7 | +0.1 | 24.6 | 27 Aug | 5.8 | 0 | 0.5 | 14 Aug | 101.6 | 121.0 | normal | 84% |
| Melbourne Regional Office | 15.1 | +1.0 | 25.7 | 27 Aug | 7.7 | +1.2 | 2.2 | 21 Jul | 124.4 | 147.4 | low | 84% |
| Moorabbin Airport | 14.4 | +0.2 | 25.5 | 27 Aug | 6.5 | 0 | −0.3 | 22 Jul | 160.0 | 188.4 | low | 85% |
| Rhyll | 14.0 | 21.3 | 27 Aug | 8.5 | 3.5 | 22 Jul | 246.2 | |||||
| Scoresby Research Institute | 14.0 | +0.5 | 24.3 | 27 Aug | 5.7 | −0.4 | −1.3 | 14 Jun | 202.4 | 225.8 | normal | 90% |
| Viewbank | 14.2 | 23.7 | 27 Aug | 5.6 | −1.1 | 24 Jun | 148.0 | |||||
| Wallan | 9.5 | 17.2 | 30 Aug | 4.1 | −0.1 | 18 Jul | 163.0 | |||||
| Wonthaggi | 14.4 | +0.3 | 24.0 | 27 Aug | 6.4 | −0.1 | 1.4 | 22 Jul | 284.6 | 296.7 | normal | 96% |
| West Central (district 87) | ||||||||||||
| Avalon Airport | 14.5 | 25.9 | 27 Aug | 5.5 | −1.4 | 22 Jul | 152.2 | 118.1 | high | 129% | ||
| Geelong Airport | 14.3 | 25.8 | 27 Aug | 5.8 | −0.8 | 22 Jul | 184.4 | |||||
| Laverton RAAF | 14.5 | +0.3 | 26.8 | 27 Aug | 5.7 | +0.3 | −1.6 | 22 Jul | 103.0 | 123.7 | low | 83% |
| Point Wilson | 13.4 | 23.9 | 27 Aug | 8.0 | 3.6 | 22 Jul | ||||||
| Sheoaks | 12.6 | 23.2 | 27 Aug | 5.2 | −2.4 | 22 Jul | 166.8 | |||||
| North Central (district 88) | ||||||||||||
| Castlemaine Prison | 12.6 | 0 | 22.9 | 27 Aug | 3.2 | 0 | −3.3 | 21 Jul | 133.3 | 184.0 | low | 72% |
| Eildon Fire Tower | 10.1 | 19.3 | 27 Aug | 4.2 | −0.3 | 18 Jul | 168.2 | |||||
| Lake Eildon | 13.6 | +0.9 | 22.8 | 30 Aug | 3.3 | −0.6 | −1.8 | 21 Jul | 203.6 | 286.8 | low | 71% |
| Mangalore Airport | 13.6 | +0.2 | 21.6 | 30 Aug | 3.2 | −0.5 | −3.1 | 24 Jun | 98.2 | 177.5 | very low | 55% |
| Maryborough | 13.7 | +0.7 | 24.7 | 27 Aug | 3.4 | −0.5 | −1.9 | 22 Jul | 84.3 | 166.1 | very low | 51% |
| Redesdale | 12.7 | 21.1 | 30 Aug | 2.8 | −2.0 | 22 Jul | 121.8 | 187.9 | low | 65% | ||
| Western Plains (district 89) | ||||||||||||
| Ararat Prison | 12.5 | +0.2 | 22.7 | 27 Aug | 3.8 | +0.2 | −2.6 | 20 Aug | 135.6 | 185.7 | low | 73% |
| Ballarat Aerodrome | 11.3 | +0.6 | 20.9 | 27 Aug | 3.6 | −0.1 | −2.2 | 21 Jul | 168.6 | 204.5 | low | 82% |
| Westmere | 12.6 | 22.0 | 27 Aug | 4.4 | −2.3 | 14 Aug | 148.4 | |||||
| West Coast (district 90) | ||||||||||||
| Aireys Inlet | 13.9 | 25.4 | 27 Aug | 7.6 | 3.2 | 22 Jul | 225.6 | |||||
| Cape Nelson Lighthouse | 14.0 | 25.2 | 27 Aug | 8.6 | 2.9 | 16 Jun | 246.8 | |||||
| Cape Otway Lighthouse | 13.2 | −0.2 | 24.0 | 27 Aug | 8.5 | +0.6 | 3.1 | 22 Jul | 253.4 | 305.0 | low | 83% |
| Casterton | 13.6 | 23.4 | 30 Aug | 4.8 | −1.9 | 16 Jun | 187.2 | |||||
| Casterton Showgrounds | 14.0 | 0 | 24.0 | 27 Aug | 5.2 | −0.1 | −2.1 | 14 Aug | 216.1 | 238.6 | normal | 91% |
| Colac | 11.8 | 21.3 | 27 Aug | 5.5 | 1.4 | 18 Jul | 186.6 | |||||
| Hamilton Airport | 12.9 | +0.1 | 22.6 | 27 Aug | 4.5 | −0.2 | 0.1 | 14 Aug | 176.4 | 212.7 | normal | 83% |
| Mortlake Racecourse | 13.3 | 22.5 | 27 Aug | 4.5 | −2.2 | 18 Jun | 180.6 | |||||
| Port Fairy AWS | 14.8 | 24.4 | 27 Aug | 7.4 | 0.7 | 14 Aug | 300.6 | |||||
| Portland | 13.4 | −0.2 | 23.5 | 27 Aug | 6.6 | −0.1 | −0.5 | 16 Jun | 292.4 | 317.9 | normal | 92% |
| Warrnambool Airport Ndb | 13.7 | 22.9 | 27 Aug | 5.6 | −0.7 | 14 Aug | 289.6 | |||||
| Weeaproinah | 9.6 | +0.2 | 20.0 | 27 Aug | 4.9 | 0 | 0.7 | 18 Jul | 681.0 | 669.4 | normal | 102% |
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Notes
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 4 pm on Friday 31 August 2007. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
Normals 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 20 years of record, as they cannot then be calculated reliably.
The median
is sometimes more representative than the
mean
of "normal" 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,
normal in decile 4 to 7, high in decile 8 or 9
and very high is in decile 10).
The Fraction of normal shows how much rain has fallen this time as a
percentage of the long-term mean.
Further information
Dr Harvey SternClimate Meteorologist
Victoria Climate Services Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (03) 9669 4956
Email climate.vic@bom.gov.au