IDV10300
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Notes on the Weather
Issued at 4:38 pm EST on Saturday 26 May 2012.
Recent Events
A low pressure system that intensified near Wilson Promontory yesterday has now
moved over the Tasman Sea. The highest rainfall total in the 24 hours to 9am
was 83mm at Traralgon, 60mm at Balook and 57mm at Thorpdale. Most of West and
South Gippsland and also the Central district received more than 25mm, while
the majority of stations in the eastern half of the state recorded more than
10mm. However the Southwest, Wimmera, Mallee and Northern Country districts
received less than 5mm of rain.
Today there were scattered showers mainly near and south of the ranges in a
moist west to southwesterly airstream. Most totals were less than 5 mm. The
highest rainfall totals recorded in the 6 hours until 3 pm were 16.6 mm at Mt.
Sunday, 14.6 mm at Mt. Buffalo Chalet and 10.6 mm at Mt. Buller.
The minimum temperatures in the elevated locations and Gippsland were up to 5
degrees below average for this time of year, due to an upper trough situated
over the state. While the minimums over the remainder of the state were
generally close to average. The lowest minimum was -4 degrees at Mt. Hotham.
Away from the Alps the lowest minimum was 2 degrees at Omeo. In contrast, the
temperature dropped to only 12 degrees at Cape Nelson. The minimum temperatures
throughout the state generally ranged from 5 to 10 degrees.
It was a cloudy day with the maximum temperatures in most districts until 3pm
up to 5 degrees below average, apart from in the elevated areas where the
maximums were 6 to 7 degrees below average. Most maximums ranged from 13 to 17
degrees. The maximum recorded temperature was 18 degrees at Mildura. The
coolest maximum until 3pm was -1 degree at Mt Hotham and away from the Alps the
lowest maximum was 9 degrees at Eildon and Ferny Creek.
The maximum wind gust recorded today was 119 km/h at Wilson Promontory at 1:30
am this morning.
In Melbourne the temperature ranged from a minimum of 9.2 degrees at 04:52am
this morning to a maximum of 16.1 degrees at 1:12pm. 28.0mm of rain was
recorded in the city gauge in the 24 hours until 9am and there was 2.0mm
between 9am and 3pm today.
Explanatory Notes
A deep low pressure system located east of Tasmania will move steadily
southeastwards, away across the south Tasman Sea during today and Sunday. The
next high pressure system will move over Bight waters on Sunday and extend a
ridge across Victoria on Monday. The high will still be located just west of
the State on Tuesday, moving across Victoria on Wednesday.
