Monday, 2 September 2019 - Seasonal Climate Summary for Victoria - Product code IDCKGC26R0

Victoria in winter 2019: mostly mild days and nights in the east and south

Winter rainfall in Victoria was below average across much of the north and east of the State, while in parts of the south it was above average. Daytime temperatures were warmer than average in most of the eastern and south-central Victoria, with very much above average daytime temperatures in most of East Gippsland. Night-time temperatures were warmer than average across much of southern Victoria and only the elevated regions of the Victorian Alps had cooler than average nights

Below average rainfall

• Winter rainfall in Victoria was below average across much of the north and east of the State
• Parts of the southern Victoria had wetter than average winter
• State-wide, rainfall was about 11% below the winter average of 203 mm
• Cold fronts brought widespread heavy rainfall to Victoria on several occasions, and some places had their highest winter daily rainfall on record
• Falls Creek had its highest total winter rainfall on record, while Ballan and Yan Yean had their highest total winter rainfall for at least 20 years
• With 727.3 mm recorded during this winter, the wettest place in Victoria was Falls Creek (Rocky Valley)
• In contrast, Mildura recorded only 29.4 mm this season
• Mallacoota had its lowest total winter rainfall for at least 20 years
• Year-to-date rainfall was below average in most of the State, and very much below average in the far northwest and scattered pockets in the central and southeastern Victoria

Mild days and nights in the east and south

• Daytime temperatures were warmer than average in most of the eastern and south-central Victoria, owing to warm daytime temperatures during June and July
• Night-time temperatures were warmer than average across most of southern Victoria this winter, but cool in the north during August
• Portland (Cashmore Airport) had its warmest winter night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record on 29 June
• Warmest night this season in Victoria saw 14.7 °C at Cape Otway Lighthouse, also on 29 June
• State-wide, daytime and night-time temperatures during winter were 0.49 °C and 0.52 °C above average respectively
• Only the elevated regions of the Victorian Alps had cooler than average nights this winter
• The warmest day saw 24.2 °C at Ouyen Post Office on 24 August, in a warm northwesterly airflow preceding an approaching front
• There were some cold nights, with clear skies and light winds under the high pressure systems
• The lowest night-time temperature recorded in Victoria this winter was -8.1 °C at Falls Creek on 20 June
• Year-to-date mean temperature was very much above average in most of the State, and highest on record in parts of southern Victoria. State-wide, mean temperature likely to be in 3 highest on record

Strong winds and snow

• Strong, gusty and damaging winds occurred on a number of days through the season
• The strongest wind gusts during winter were recorded on 14 June, with gusts of 148 km/h reported at Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse
• 40 to 50 cm of snow fell across the Alpine areas between 12 and 14 June, in a cold outbreak following the passage of several cold fronts
• Widespread heavy snow fell in the Alpine areas and to the lower levels, including Dandenong Ranges, on 10 and 11 August; this was the most widespread snowfall since 2008

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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

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* 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