Friday, 2 December 2022 - Seasonal Climate Summary for Greater Melbourne - Product code IDCKGC26L0

Greater Melbourne in spring 2022: wettest spring since 1992, cold days

Spring was much wetter than average across Greater Melbourne. Mean maximum temperatures were below average, while mean minimum temperatures were within one degree from average.

Wettest spring since 1992

• Spring was much wetter than average across Greater Melbourne.
• Rainfall totals ranged from 161% of spring average at Essendon Airport to 208% of average at Laverton RAAF.
• Averaged across all reporting sites, it was the wettest spring in Greater Melbourne since 1992.
• Rainfall in September was below average to average, while in November it was above average at all reporting sites.
• October rainfall was very much above average across Greater Melbourne, and for some sites it was the highest on record; Melbourne (Olympic Park) recorded October rainfall of 149.0 mm, which was more than double the city's long-term average.
• The highest daily rainfall total this spring was 82.2 mm recorded at Willowmavin in the 24 hours to 9 am on 13 October, when a cold front interacted with a moist northerly airflow bringing widespread rainfall to Greater Melbourne.
• The wettest place in Greater Melbourne this spring was Ferny Creek, with 610.4 mmmm recorded during the season.
• Some sites had their highest spring daily rainfall on record.
• Some sites had their highest total spring rainfall on record, or highest total spring rainfall for at least 20 years.

Cold days

• Mean maximum temperatures for spring were below average at all reporting sites.
• Mean maximum temperatures were below average at all suburbs in each month of the season.
• The coldest days this spring were at Ferny Creek, where the mean maximum temperature was 1.9 °C below average.
• Viewbank equaled its lowest spring mean daily maximum temperature on record.
• Some sites had their lowest spring mean daily maximum temperature since at least 1995.
• Despite predominantly cool maximum temperatures, there were some warm days; the highest daily maximum temperature this spring was 29.5 °C, recorded at Scoresby Research on 9 November; on the same day most sites had their warmest day this spring.
• Melbourne city did not record temperature equal or above 30.0 °C on any day this spring; the last time it happened in 2001.
• Mean minimum temperatures were within one degree from average at all reporting sites and ranged from 0.5 °C below average at Ferny Creek to 0.8 °C above average at Coldstream.

Melbourne (Olympic Park)

• Total rainfall for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 271.6 mm.
• The mean daily maximum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 18.7 °C.
• The warmest day was 29.3 °C on 9 November, and the coolest day was on 4 September when the temperature reached 12.7 °C.
• The mean daily minimum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 10.5 °C.
• The coldest morning was 3.5 °C on 14 September, and the warmest morning was on 10 November when the minimum temperature was 19.8 °C.

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported

* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top