Tuesday, 1 June 2010 - Seasonal Climate Summary for Victoria - Product code IDCKGC16R0

Victoria in autumn 2010: Warm with above average rainfall in most areas

Warmer days and nights were experienced across the state this autumn, with average to above average rainfall. This has been the wettest autumn Victoria has experienced since 2000.

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Rainfall

Average to above average rainfall was recorded across the state this autumn. The southern half received average falls, whilst northern areas, particularly the northern Mallee and Northern Country, received above to very much above average totals.

Averaged across the state, this autumn has been the wettest Victoria has experienced since 2000. Most rainfall fell during several short periods, and was brought about by the passing of cold fronts and low pressure troughs.

The wettest overall was 576.8 mm at Falls Creek (Rocky Valley), whilst the wettest single day recorded a total of 115.0 mm at Walwa on 8 March.

Some sites had their highest total autumn rainfall for at least 20 years. Some sites had their highest autumn daily rainfall on record. There is a map of rainfall deciles below.

Maximum temperature

Warmer than average days were recorded across the state. Most areas were up to 1 °C above the long term average, whilst the Central District and south western Gippsland areas were between 1 and 2 °C above average.

The hottest day was 36.6 °C at Walpeup Research on 17 March, and the warmest days on average were 24.3 °C at Mildura Airport.

The coolest days on average were 8.9 °C at Mount Hotham, and the coldest day was -1.5 °C at Mount Baw Baw on 11 May.

Some sites had their highest autumn mean daily maximum temperature on record. There is a map of maximum temperature anomalies below.

Minimum temperature

Minimum temperatures were also up to 2 °C above average across the state during autumn.

The coldest night was -4.8 °C at Mount Hotham on 12 May, and the coolest nights on average were 3.4 °C at Mount Hotham.

The warmest nights on average were 14.3 °C at Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, and the warmest night was 23.0 °C at Melbourne Regional Office on 19 March.

Some sites had their lowest autumn temperature on record. Some sites had their highest autumn mean daily minimum temperature on record. Some sites had their highest autumn mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years. There is a map of minimum temperature anomalies below.

Wind

The strongest wind gust was 156 km/h at Shepparton Airport on 7 Mar.

 

Further information

Ceri Lovitt
Climatologist
Victoria Climate Services Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (03) 9669 4956
Email climate.vic@bom.gov.au

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Extremes in autumn 2010
Hottest day	36.6 °C at Walpeup Research on 17 Mar
Warmest days on average	24.3 °C at Mildura Airport
Coolest days on average	8.9 °C at Mount Hotham
Coldest day	-1.5 °C at Mount Baw Baw on 11 May
Coldest night	-4.8 °C at Mount Hotham on 12 May
Coolest nights on average	3.4 °C at Mount Hotham
Warmest nights on average	14.3 °C at Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse
Warmest night	23.0 °C at Melbourne Regional Office on 19 Mar
Wettest overall	576.8 mm at Falls Creek (Rocky Valley)
Wettest day	115.0 mm at Walwa on 8 Mar
Highest wind gust	156 km/h at Shepparton Airport on 7 Mar

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Maps

Anomaly in mean maximum temperature

Anomaly in mean minimum temperature

Rainfall deciles

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Record highest autumn daily rainfall
	Highest daily rainfall in autumn 2010 (mm)		Previous highest for autumn		Years of record
Maryborough	80.4	on 7 Apr	60.2	on 8 Mar 1949	132
Navarre (Avon No.3)	60.0	on 7 Apr	56.2	on 10 May 1989	38
Monbulk (Bulb Farm)	77.0	on 9 Mar	53.1	on 19 Apr 1985	27
Rushworth (Raglus)	53.0	on 6 Mar	49.4	on 4 May 2000	26
Majorca	61.0	on 7 Apr	52.0	on 13 May 1987	24
Wangaratta Aero	71.0	on 8 Mar	67.6	on 21 Mar 1989	24

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Highest total autumn rainfall for at least 20 years
	Total rainfall for autumn 2010 (mm)	Most recent autumn this high or higher		Years since higher	Average for autumn
Avenel (Post Office)	252.4	323.0	in 1974	35	138.6
Mangalore Airport	234.0	318.2	in 1974	35	129.1
Nagambie (Goulburn Weir)	252.0	400.1	in 1974	35	126.6
Redesdale	241.4	315.3	in 1974	34	129.3
Rushworth	250.4	361.9	in 1974	34	123.0
Werrimull	129.1	254.0	in 1974	30	56.4
Boort	171.2	213.7	in 1974	25	90.8
Raywood	202.4	203.1	in 1983	25	101.4
Longerenong	144.0	171.9	in 1988	22	95.7
Clunes	190.0	222.9	in 1989	21	131.6
Eppalock Reservoir	180.0	229.4	in 1989	21	117.5
Heathcote	194.4	232.2	in 1989	21	134.5
Inglewood (Post Office)	167.2	259.8	in 1989	21	109.0
Kerang	174.4	182.6	in 1989	21	88.6
Kyabram DPI	205.4	228.6	in 1989	21	106.4
Maryborough	217.8	241.0	in 1989	21	119.4
Mildura Airport	108.8	193.6	in 1989	21	62.3
Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airport)	210.6	236.8	in 1989	21	154.8
Natte Yallock	179.0	270.8	in 1989	21	106.7
Rochester	170.0	181.7	in 1989	21	104.7
Sea Lake (Post Office)	128.8	195.5	in 1989	21	74.7
Seymour Shire Depot	211.3	218.1	in 1989	21	140.1
Stanhope	156.2	178.1	in 1989	21	107.1
Strath Creek	221.6	286.4	in 1989	21	142.1
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag	191.8	197.6	in 1989	21	112.5
Warracknabeal Museum	145.8	163.4	in 1989	21	88.1
Alexandra (Post Office)	208.2	326.6	in 1989	20	163.6
Canary Island	137.4	263.7	in 1989	20	85.2
Cobram (Goulburn Murray)	155.6	160.9	in 1990	20	107.3
Dunolly	163.2	250.2	in 1989	20	112.0
Mansfield (Post Office)	254.0	294.4	in 1989	20	164.0
St Arnaud	179.8	209.2	in 1989	20	116.9
Wangaratta Aero	206.6	208.4	in 1990	20	136.8
Yea	195.4	251.4	in 1989	20	148.3

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Record highest autumn mean daily maximum temperature
	Mean daily maximum temperature for autumn 2010 (°C)	Previous highest for autumn		Years of record	Average for autumn
East Sale Airport	21.6	21.4	in 2005	64	20.2
Bairnsdale Airport	21.8	21.6	in 2005	28	20.7

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Record lowest autumn temperature
	Lowest temperature in autumn 2010 (°C)		Previous lowest for autumn		Years of record	Average for autumn
Phillip Island Penguin Reserve	-0.2	on 23 May	0.7	on 26 Apr 1999	25	10.7

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Record highest autumn mean daily minimum temperature
	Mean daily minimum temperature for autumn 2010 (°C)	Previous highest for autumn		Years of record	Average for autumn
Melbourne Regional Office	13.5	13.4	in 2007	154	10.9
Essendon Airport	11.7	11.6	in 2007	40	9.9
Wonthaggi	11.9	11.8	in 1990	39	10.3
Bundoora (Latrobe University)	11.7	11.3	in 2007	26	10.0
Noojee (Slivar)	9.1	8.6	in 1985	25	7.5
Cranbourne Botanic Gardens	11.4	= 11.4	in 1992	20	10.3

Highest autumn mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years
	Mean daily minimum temperature for autumn 2010 (°C)	Most recent autumn this high or higher		Years since higher	Average for autumn
Lake Eildon	9.9	10.3	in 1974	36	8.1
Moorabbin Airport	11.9	12.3	in 1974	36	10.6
Melbourne Airport	11.6	11.7	in 1989	21	10.3
Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airport)	9.8	10.4	in 1989	21	8.7
Ouyen (Post Office)	11.6	11.9	in 1989	21	9.8
Weeaproinah	10.0	10.5	in 1989	21	8.9

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Summary statistics for autumn 2010
	Maximum temperatures for autumn (°C)				Minimum temperatures for autumn (°C)				Rainfall for autumn (millimetres)
	Mean for autumn 2010	Diff from average	Highest for autumn 2010		Mean for autumn 2010	Diff from average	Lowest for autumn 2010		Total for autumn 2010	Average for autumn	Rank of autumn 2010	Fraction of autumn average
Southwest Slopes (South) (district 72)
Albury Airport AWS	22.7	+0.1	31.9	20 Mar	9.7	+1.1	0.9	23 May	207.4	112.7	high	184%
North Mallee (district 76)
Mildura Airport	24.3	+0.7	35.2	27 Mar	11.6	+1.2	1.4	13 May	108.8	62.3	high	175%
Ouyen (Post Office)	23.9	+0.3	36.0	17 Mar	11.6	+1.8	1.5	23 May	115.0	73.5	high	156%
Walpeup Research	24.0	+1.0	36.6	17 Mar	11.8	+1.5	1.1	12 May	101.0	75.1	high	134%
South Mallee (district 77)
Hopetoun Airport	24.0		36.4	17 Mar	9.8		-2.6	12 May	75.8
Swan Hill Aerodrome	23.7	0.0	35.0	26 Mar	11.0	+2.0	-0.9	23 May	162.8	56.8	v high	287%
North Wimmera (district 78)
Nhill Aerodrome	22.6		36.0	17 Mar	9.7		0.3	19 May	70.6
Warracknabeal Museum	23.0	+0.6	35.4	17 Mar	10.1	+1.0	-0.8	23 May	145.8	88.1	v high	165%
South Wimmera (district 79)
Edenhope Airport	21.2		33.7	16 Mar	9.8		1.0	13 May	115.6
Grampians (Mount William)	12.8		26.6	17 Mar	6.7		-0.2	11 May	285.8
Horsham Aerodrome	22.3	0.0	35.0	17 Mar	8.4	+1.3	-2.2	22 May	99.6	73.9	high	135%
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	22.4	+0.7	35.0	17 Mar	8.5	-0.1	-2.5	22 May	102.4	101.5	average	101%
Kanagulk	21.3		34.5	17 Mar	9.2		-2.3	23 May	100.6
Longerenong	22.3	+0.7	35.4	17 Mar	8.8	+0.5	-2.2	12 May	144.0	95.7	high	150%
Pyrenees (Ben Nevis)	15.3		28.0	17 Mar	8.5		0.9	11 May	182.8
Stawell Aerodrome	21.0	+0.1	33.4	17 Mar	9.8	+1.4	-1.2	22 May	120.8	88.9	high	136%
Lower North (district 80)
Charlton	23.0		34.8	17 Mar	10.2		-0.8	23 May	125.4
Echuca Aerodrome	23.3	+0.9	33.4	17 Mar	10.5	+0.9	0.2	22 May	123.2	103.6	average	119%
Kerang	23.5	+0.6	34.8	26 Mar	11.1	+1.5	1.0	23 May	174.4	88.6	v high	197%
Kyabram DPI	23.0	+1.2	32.7	26 Mar	10.3	+1.3	0.4	22 May	205.4	106.4	v high	193%
Upper North (district 81)
Bendigo Airport	21.5	+0.2	32.2	17 Mar	9.4	+1.4	0.5	19 May	264.8	103.3	v high	256%
Shepparton Airport	22.3	-0.3	31.2	26 Mar	10.0	+1.6	0.2	22 May	183.4	89.1	v high	206%
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag	22.3	+0.6	31.4	26 Mar	9.7	+1.2	-1.3	23 May	191.8	112.5	high	170%
Yarrawonga	23.5	+0.6	33.1	27 Mar	10.5	+1.5	-1.0	22 May	164.0	88.0	v high	186%
Lower Northeast (district 82)
Benalla Airport	22.7		31.2	26 Mar	9.2		-0.4	19 May	220.7
Corryong Airport	21.6		31.6	3 Mar	6.7		-3.6	23 May	201.4
Dartmouth Reservoir	20.9	0.0	31.3	3 Mar	8.6	+1.2	-0.5	12 May	222.6	201.1	average	111%
Hunters Hill	16.5	-0.1	27.1	3 Mar	9.3	+0.9	-0.1	12 May	301.8	201.7	high	150%
Rutherglen Research	22.9	+0.8	31.8	20 Mar	7.8	+0.4	-2.9	12 May	153.0	129.4	high	118%
Strathbogie	18.9	-0.2	28.5	3 Mar	7.3	+1.3	-3.2	23 May	296.4	219.9	high	135%
Wangaratta Aero	22.5	-0.1	31.2	20 Mar	8.4	+1.3	-2.8	22 May	206.6	136.8	high	151%
Upper Northeast (district 83)
Dinner Plain (Mount Hotham Airport)	14.9		23.5	18 Mar	4.2		-4.4	23 May	180.6	122.7	v high	147%
Falls Creek	10.5	+0.5	21.0	3 Mar	4.3	+1.1	-4.3	12 May	463.6	258.7	high	179%
Mount Buller	10.4	+0.2	20.0	3 Mar	4.5	+0.7	-3.4	12 May	513.2	303.1	v high	169%
Mount Hotham	8.9	+0.2	18.8	3 Mar	3.4	+0.6	-4.8	12 May	506.0	309.2	high	164%
Omeo	18.7		27.9	20 Mar	6.0		-4.3	22 May	175.8
East Gippsland (district 84)
Combienbar AWS	18.9	+1.1	29.7	18 Mar	10.6	+1.0	3.8	12 May	236.2	200.4	average	118%
Gabo Island Lighthouse	20.3	+1.3	30.6	19 Mar	14.1	+0.7	8.0	12 May	209.6	256.1	average	82%
Gelantipy	17.5	+1.0	26.8	20 Mar	8.4	+1.4	0.3	23 May	136.4	151.5	average	90%
Lakes Entrance (Eastern Beach Road)	20.8		33.6	26 Mar	11.6		4.0	24 May	162.1
Mallacoota	20.9	+1.1	30.2	19 Mar	12.2	+0.7	4.2	23 May	217.8	245.8	average	89%
Mount Nowa Nowa	20.0	+0.8	31.9	17 Mar	11.8	+1.2	5.0	23 May	217.4	179.3	high	121%
Orbost	21.5		32.0	17 Mar	11.2		2.8	22 May	177.4	171.0	average	104%
Orbost (Comparison)	22.0	+1.2	32.5	17 Mar	9.9	+0.5	0.3	23 May	180.1	209.5	average	86%
Point Hicks (Lighthouse)	20.6	+1.0	32.0	19 Mar	13.6	+0.5	7.4	12 May	174.1	242.7	average	72%
West Gippsland (district 85)
Bairnsdale Airport	21.8	+1.1	33.6	17 Mar	9.8	+1.0	-0.5	23 May	131.0	143.5	average	91%
East Sale Airport	21.6	+1.4	33.0	17 Mar	9.5	+0.7	-1.6	23 May	117.0	149.8	average	78%
Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airport)	21.2	+0.6	32.7	4 Mar	9.8	+1.1	-1.4	23 May	210.6	154.8	high	136%
Mount Baw Baw	10.1	-0.3	21.6	3 Mar	4.3	+0.4	-3.0	12 May	391.4	342.9	average	114%
Mount Moornapa	19.3	+1.0	30.8	17 Mar	11.0	+1.3	3.9	23 May	109.2	167.0	low	65%
Noojee (Slivar)	20.0	+1.1	31.5	4 Mar	9.1	+1.6	-0.2	23 May
Pound Creek	20.8		32.1	17 Mar	10.5		-0.8	23 May	263.8
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	18.4	+1.2	28.9	17 Mar	14.3	+1.7	8.0	12 May	301.8	267.1	average	113%
Yarram Airport	21.1		34.0	17 Mar	9.6		-1.2	22 May	174.8
East Central (district 86)
Bundoora (Latrobe University)	21.7	+1.2	33.2	17 Mar	11.7	+1.7	0.5	23 May	140.0	149.2	average	94%
Cerberus	20.8	+1.1	32.7	4 Mar	11.8	+1.7	0.4	22 May	198.6	173.2	average	115%
Coldstream	21.7	+1.1	32.2	18 Mar	9.2	+2.2	-2.4	23 May	205.2	168.2	high	122%
Coldstream Comparison	21.6		32.1	18 Mar	9.4		-2.5	23 May	205.0
Cranbourne Botanic Gardens	20.9	+1.1	32.5	17 Mar	11.4	+1.1	1.9	23 May	241.2	176.3	v high	137%
Essendon Airport	21.7	+1.7	33.5	17 Mar	11.7	+1.8	0.2	23 May	118.8	143.9	average	83%
Ferny Creek (Dunns Hill)	16.8	+0.7	27.4	17 Mar	10.6	+1.3	4.0	5 May
Frankston AWS	20.3	+1.2	31.9	16 Mar	13.8	+1.5	5.0	23 May
Melbourne Airport	21.5	+1.2	32.5	17 Mar	11.6	+1.3	2.1	23 May	136.8	121.1	high	113%
Melbourne Regional Office	22.4	+2.1	33.0	17 Mar	13.5	+2.6	4.0	23 May	129.2	163.2	average	79%
Moorabbin Airport	21.3	+1.1	33.1	17 Mar	11.9	+1.3	0.8	22 May	164.6	177.5	average	93%
Rhyll	20.5	+1.3	31.7	4 Mar	13.8	+1.4	7.8	22 May	202.8	162.7	high	125%
Scoresby Research Institute	21.3	+1.2	32.0	17 Mar	11.2	+1.0	0.4	23 May	191.8	211.6	average	91%
Viewbank (ARPANSA)	21.9	+0.6	32.8	17 Mar	11.4	+1.4	0.4	22 May	153.2	143.6	average	107%
Wallan (Kilmore Gap)	17.5	+0.5	28.0	18 Mar	10.1	+1.4	3.8	11 May	184.0	155.7	average	118%
Wonthaggi	21.0	+1.4	32.5	17 Mar	11.9	+1.6	3.0	22 May	282.0	236.8	high	119%
West Central (district 87)
Avalon Airport	21.7	+1.2	34.1	4 Mar	11.1	+1.4	0.0	23 May	105.4	99.2	average	106%
Grovedale (Geelong Airport)	21.3	+1.2	33.9	4 Mar	10.9	+1.2	0.5	23 May	129.8	123.9	average	105%
Laverton RAAF	21.7	+1.5	34.2	17 Mar	11.6	+1.6	0.1	23 May	113.2	127.7	average	89%
Sheoaks	20.1	+1.0	32.1	4 Mar	10.4	+1.5	0.8	22 May	150.8	92.1	high	164%
North Central (district 88)
Castlemaine Prison	20.3	+0.1	30.5	18 Mar	9.2	+1.4	0.4	22 May	161.3	132.2	high	122%
Eildon Fire Tower	18.0	-0.4	28.0	3 Mar	10.0	+1.0	3.1	22 May	212.0	129.6	high	164%
Lake Eildon	21.3	+0.4	30.6	18 Mar	9.9	+1.8	0.5	23 May	220.4	191.2	high	115%
Mangalore Airport	21.8	+0.4	31.6	26 Mar	10.1	+1.2	-1.0	12 May	234.0	129.1	v high	181%
Maryborough	21.1	+0.4	32.1	17 Mar	9.7	+1.2	2.2	22 May	217.8	119.4	v high	182%
Redesdale	20.7	+0.2	31.1	17 Mar	8.7	+1.1	-0.2	23 May	241.4	129.3	v high	187%
Western Plains (district 89)
Ararat Prison	20.3	+0.8	33.0	17 Mar	8.7	+1.4	-4.1	23 May	126.3	128.2	average	99%
Ballarat Aerodrome	18.6	+0.8	29.6	3 Mar	8.8	+1.1	-2.4	22 May	208.6	160.0	high	130%
Westmere	20.2		32.7	4 Mar	8.4		-3.2	23 May	129.6
West Coast (district 90)
Aireys Inlet	19.6	+0.8	30.9	25 Mar	12.6	+1.1	5.8	23 May	157.0	131.5	high	119%
Cape Nelson Lighthouse	18.3	+0.3	30.8	15 Mar	12.7	+0.4	5.8	23 May	145.0	144.3	average	100%
Cape Otway Lighthouse	18.0	0.0	28.3	15 Mar	12.9	+1.3	6.2	22 May	198.2	216.9	average	91%
Casterton	20.5		32.7	4 Mar	9.6		-0.6	22 May	136.4
Casterton Showgrounds	21.1	+0.6	33.0	16 Mar	9.3	+0.5	-1.6	23 May	137.7	141.1	average	98%
Colac (Mount Gellibrand)	18.9		33.1	4 Mar	10.7		4.2	12 May	177.8	108.8	high	163%
Dartmoor	20.3		33.6	4 Mar	9.8		0.0	23 May	161.0
Hamilton Airport	19.8	-0.2	32.5	4 Mar	9.3	+1.0	-0.4	23 May	133.6	121.2	average	110%
Mortlake Racecourse	19.9	0.0	33.2	4 Mar	9.0	+1.0	-1.9	22 May	139.8	120.9	average	116%
Port Fairy AWS	19.4	+0.2	33.1	15 Mar	11.3	+0.4	2.9	23 May	169.6	144.3	average	118%
Portland (Cashmore Airport)	18.7	+0.3	31.0	15 Mar	10.3	+0.4	0.7	23 May	183.4	180.0	average	102%
Warrnambool Airport NDB	19.6	-0.3	33.0	4 Mar	9.7	+1.0	0.5	23 May	189.6	157.5	average	120%
Weeaproinah	15.8	+0.7	28.4	4 Mar	10.0	+1.1	3.1	22 May	475.0	463.1	average	103%

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Further information

Ceri Lovitt
Climatologist
Victoria Climate Services Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (03) 9669 4956
Email climate.vic@bom.gov.au

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