Thursday, 1 September 2016 - Monthly Climate Summary for Victoria - Product code IDCKGC16R0
Victoria in August 2016: mild days with varied rainfall
August rainfall was near average for the state as a whole, in contrast with the wetter than average months of May, June and July. Daytime temperatures tended slightly above average, with nights being close to average.
Average rainfall across most of western and central Victoria, below average in Gippsland
- Rainfall was only above average for small regions of the north and the south west
- Westerly winds brought rainfall totals in excess of 10mm across all areas except Gippsland between the 19th and 22nd
- A low pressure trough brought rainfall totals in excess of 10 mm to the north of the State on the 31st
- Rainfall for the State was 15% below average, and for Gippsland it was the driest August since 2007
- On the 22nd, there were reports of funnel clouds across Melbourne's west and near Traralgon and Benalla
Temperatures near average overall
- Daytime temperatures were above average for the State, in contrast to cold August daytime temperatures recorded last year
- Above average daytime temperatures were recorded along in the south and throughout the far west of Victoria
- Overnight temperatures for the State were slightly above average, with cooler anomalies than during June and July
- Above average overnight temperatures were recorded in parts of the south and eastern Victoria
- A number of sites in Melbourne recorded their warmest August night on record
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in August 2016 | |
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| Hottest day |
26.0 °C at Mildura Airport on the 18th |
| Warmest days on average |
18.0 °C at Mildura Airport |
| Coolest days on average |
1.4 °C at Falls Creek |
| Coldest day |
-2.3 °C at Mount Buller on the 25th |
| Coldest night |
-7.5 °C at Mount Hotham on the 25th |
| Coolest nights on average |
-2.6 °C at Falls Creek |
| Warmest nights on average |
9.4 °C at Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse |
| Warmest night |
15.9 °C at Moorabbin Airport on the 19th |
| Warmest on average overall |
12.3 °C at Gabo Island Lighthouse |
| Coolest on average overall |
-0.6 °C at Falls Creek |
| Wettest overall |
351.2 mm at Falls Creek (Rocky Valley) |
| Wettest day |
96.0 mm at Falls Creek (Rocky Valley) on the 31st |
| Strongest wind gust |
137 km/h at Mount Hotham on the 19th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record highest August daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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| Edi Upper | 62.6 | on the 31st | 52.2 | on the 31st in 2005 | 31 | |
| Highest August total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Most recent higher |
Average for August |
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| Eldorado | 124.7 | 136.8 | in 1985 | 68.8 | |
| Record highest August daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for August |
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| Melbourne Airport | 13.5 | on the 19th | 13.3 | on the 31st in 2007 | 47 | 5.9 |
| Bundoora (Latrobe University) | 15.5 | on the 19th | 15.0 | on the 26th in 2004 | 34 | 6.2 |
| Avalon Airport | 14.0 | on the 19th | 13.8 | on the 30th in 2005 | 22 | 5.6 |
| Record highest August mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for August |
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| Castlemaine Prison | 5.9 | 5.6 | in 1984 | 46 | 3.6 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for August 2016 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for August 2016 |
Diff from average |
Highest for August 2016 |
Mean for August 2016 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for August 2016 |
Total for August 2016 |
Average for August |
Rank of August 2016 |
Fraction of August average |
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| North Mallee (district 76) | ||||||||||||
| Mildura Airport | 18.0 | +0.7 | 26.0 | 18th | 5.8 | +0.6 | 0.1 | 5th | 30.8 | 25.5 | average | 121% |
| Ouyen (Post Office) | 17.5 | +0.4 | 25.6 | 18th | 5.2 | +0.1 | 0.5 | 25th | 35.2 | 32.1 | average | 110% |
| Walpeup Research | 17.4 | +1.0 | 25.6 | 18th | 6.0 | +0.6 | 0.7 | 25th | 31.8 | 34.4 | average | 92% |
| South Mallee (district 77) | ||||||||||||
| Hopetoun Airport | 16.5 | -0.4 | 24.5 | 18th | 3.6 | +0.1 | -2.1 | 26th | 25.6 | 23.6 | average | 108% |
| Swan Hill Aerodrome | 16.3 | -0.5 | 23.8 | 18th | 4.4 | +0.4 | -1.3 | 26th | 41.2 | 26.6 | average | 155% |
| North Wimmera (district 78) | ||||||||||||
| Nhill Aerodrome | 15.7 | +0.1 | 24.0 | 18th | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 26th | 33.6 | 38.4 | low | 88% |
| Warracknabeal Museum | 15.4 | -0.2 | 23.5 | 18th | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 26th | 38.4 | 43.1 | average | 89% |
| South Wimmera (district 79) | ||||||||||||
| Edenhope Airport | 14.9 | +0.2 | 23.4 | 18th | 6.0 | +0.6 | 1.3 | 24th | 95.8 | 67.8 | high | 141% |
| Grampians (Mount William) | 6.1 | +0.1 | 13.0 | 18th | 1.1 | -0.1 | -1.1 | 20th | 0 | 149.2 | v low | 0% |
| Horsham Aerodrome | 15.0 | -0.2 | 22.3 | 18th | 3.6 | +0.4 | -0.7 | 26th | 40.6 | 37.4 | average | 109% |
| Kanagulk | 14.2 | -0.1 | 22.7 | 18th | 5.2 | +0.5 | -0.1 | 11th | 93.4 | 63.7 | high | 147% |
| Longerenong | 15.2 | +0.3 | 23.2 | 18th | 3.9 | -0.1 | -0.4 | 25th | 47.4 | 43.3 | average | 109% |
| Pyrenees (Ben Nevis) | 9.2 | 16.5 | 18th | 3.1 | 0.2 | 11th | 73.8 | |||||
| Stawell Aerodrome | 13.6 | -0.4 | 21.3 | 18th | 5.0 | +0.3 | 0.6 | 26th | 54.6 | 53.2 | average | 103% |
| Lower North (district 80) | ||||||||||||
| Charlton | 15.3 | -0.5 | 22.6 | 18th | 4.5 | +0.4 | 0.0 | 5th | 46.8 | 34.6 | high | 135% |
| Echuca Aerodrome | 15.5 | +0.2 | 22.0 | 18th | 4.3 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 5th | 52.8 | 42.1 | high | 125% |
| Kerang | 16.1 | 0.0 | 23.5 | 18th | 4.9 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 26th | 61.9 | 37.0 | high | 167% |
| Kyabram | 15.1 | +0.2 | 20.8 | 18th | 4.5 | +0.6 | -0.4 | 8th | 63.8 | 42.6 | high | 150% |
| Upper North (district 81) | ||||||||||||
| Bendigo Airport | 14.3 | +0.1 | 21.3 | 18th | 4.1 | +1.3 | -0.6 | 5th | 81.0 | 51.3 | high | 158% |
| Shepparton Airport | 14.6 | -0.4 | 20.2 | 18th | 4.7 | +1.0 | 0.9 | 26th | 64.6 | 45.7 | high | 141% |
| Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag | 14.7 | 0.0 | 20.4 | 18th | 4.0 | +0.1 | -0.5 | 26th | 65.8 | 46.9 | high | 140% |
| Yarrawonga | 15.2 | -0.1 | 20.3 | 18th | 4.3 | +0.6 | 0.4 | 7th | 74.6 | 39.8 | high | 187% |
| Lower Northeast (district 82) | ||||||||||||
| Benalla Airport | 14.6 | 19.5 | 18th | 3.7 | -0.7 | 26th | 98.1 | 61.4 | high | 160% | ||
| Corryong Airport | 13.8 | -0.3 | 18.0 | 30th | 1.6 | -0.1 | -2.9 | 6th | 99.2 | 79.5 | average | 125% |
| Dartmouth Reservoir | 13.6 | +0.1 | 18.2 | 18th | 3.4 | +0.6 | -0.8 | 8th | 113.4 | 123.2 | average | 92% |
| Hunters Hill | 9.4 | +0.4 | 14.2 | 18th | 2.8 | +0.2 | -0.9 | 26th | 166.0 | 135.5 | average | 123% |
| Rutherglen Research | 14.9 | +0.9 | 19.2 | 18th | 3.0 | +0.2 | -2.2 | 7th | 78.6 | 60.5 | high | 130% |
| Strathbogie | 11.6 | 0.0 | 15.9 | 18th | 2.4 | +0.1 | -2.1 | 5th | 117.2 | 115.6 | average | 101% |
| Wangaratta Aero | 14.6 | +0.1 | 18.7 | 18th | 3.5 | +0.5 | -0.5 | 26th | 94.2 | 58.4 | high | 161% |
| Upper Northeast (district 83) | ||||||||||||
| Falls Creek | 1.4 | -0.6 | 6.9 | 15th | -2.6 | 0.0 | -5.9 | 27th | 134.2 | 89.3 | high | 150% |
| Mount Buller | 1.7 | -0.4 | 6.1 | 18th | -2.4 | 0.0 | -5.8 | 26th | 268.8 | 155.5 | high | 173% |
| Omeo | 12.3 | -0.1 | 17.3 | 31st | 1.8 | +0.4 | -3.4 | 8th | 38.0 | 48.9 | average | 78% |
| East Gippsland (district 84) | ||||||||||||
| Combienbar AWS | 13.3 | +0.5 | 21.2 | 19th | 5.6 | +0.5 | 2.7 | 26th | 27.4 | 64.4 | v low | 43% |
| Gabo Island Lighthouse | 15.6 | +0.9 | 20.0 | 19th | 9.0 | +0.5 | 7.3 | 8th | 38.4 | 71.5 | low | 54% |
| Gelantipy | 11.5 | +0.4 | 17.0 | 31st | 3.0 | +0.2 | -1.4 | 24th | 34.6 | 54.2 | low | 64% |
| Lakes Entrance (Eastern Beach Road) | 16.6 | +0.5 | 23.3 | 18th | 6.2 | -0.1 | 1.5 | 8th | 29.9 | 59.4 | v low | 50% |
| Mallacoota | 16.2 | +0.5 | 22.0 | 19th | 6.1 | -0.4 | 2.8 | 24th | 34.6 | 66.0 | low | 52% |
| Mount Nowa Nowa | 14.6 | +0.3 | 20.5 | 18th | 6.8 | +0.5 | 3.6 | 24th | 26.6 | 64.0 | low | 42% |
| Orbost | 16.0 | 0.0 | 22.8 | 18th | 6.2 | +0.2 | 2.6 | 8th | 39.0 | 62.0 | low | 63% |
| Point Hicks (Lighthouse) | 15.7 | +0.7 | 23.2 | 19th | 8.4 | -0.1 | 4.3 | 26th | 50.8 | 79.7 | low | 64% |
| West Gippsland (district 85) | ||||||||||||
| Bairnsdale Airport | 16.4 | +0.7 | 22.6 | 18th | 4.4 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 8th | 21.4 | 36.6 | low | 58% |
| Corner Inlet (Yanakie) | 14.7 | 21.5 | 18th | 6.5 | 2.3 | 16th | 48.0 | |||||
| East Sale Airport | 15.7 | +0.7 | 22.4 | 18th | 4.0 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 8th | 26.2 | 46.2 | low | 57% |
| Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airport) | 15.4 | +0.6 | 20.9 | 16th | 4.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 8th | 48.2 | 63.7 | low | 76% |
| Mount Baw Baw | 2.8 | -0.2 | 9.6 | 15th | -1.2 | +0.3 | -3.7 | 20th | 127.0 | 158.9 | average | 80% |
| Mount Moornapa | 14.5 | +0.9 | 21.3 | 18th | 5.9 | +0.3 | 2.4 | 5th | 25.4 | 53.2 | low | 48% |
| Nilma North (Warragul) | 14.8 | 22.0 | 18th | 4.9 | -1.4 | 24th | 72.6 | |||||
| Pound Creek | 15.0 | 21.7 | 18th | 5.8 | 0.2 | 5th | 43.8 | 92.8 | v low | 47% | ||
| Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse | 13.3 | +0.5 | 17.8 | 18th | 9.4 | +1.0 | 7.1 | 11th | 133.6 | 121.9 | average | 110% |
| Yarram Airport | 15.5 | 22.5 | 18th | 4.6 | -0.6 | 8th | 31.2 | |||||
| East Central (district 86) | ||||||||||||
| Bundoora (Latrobe University) | 15.3 | +0.4 | 21.2 | 18th | 6.3 | +0.1 | 0.5 | 24th | 55.8 | 56.5 | average | 99% |
| Cerberus | 15.3 | +0.7 | 22.0 | 18th | 6.7 | +0.1 | 1.7 | 4th | 51.0 | 75.1 | low | 68% |
| Coldstream | 15.2 | +0.4 | 20.6 | 18th | 4.4 | 0.0 | -2.4 | 5th | 82.0 | 69.1 | high | 119% |
| Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 15.2 | +0.7 | 22.1 | 18th | 6.9 | +0.5 | 2.9 | 4th | 66.0 | 80.9 | low | 82% |
| Essendon Airport | 15.2 | +0.9 | 20.3 | 18th | 7.2 | +1.6 | 2.3 | 8th | 50.4 | 48.2 | average | 105% |
| Ferny Creek | 11.5 | 17.3 | 18th | 5.8 | 2.7 | 20th | 148.2 | |||||
| Frankston AWS | 14.1 | +0.4 | 20.6 | 18th | 8.8 | +0.5 | 5.2 | 5th | ||||
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 15.9 | 21.6 | 18th | 8.4 | 3.4 | 5th | 61.2 | |||||
| Melbourne Airport | 15.2 | +0.8 | 20.1 | 18th | 6.4 | +0.5 | 1.6 | 24th | 29.0 | 44.8 | low | 65% |
| Moorabbin Airport | 15.6 | +0.8 | 22.0 | 18th | 7.5 | +0.6 | 2.3 | 4th | 68.6 | 65.2 | average | 105% |
| Rhyll | 15.1 | +0.8 | 19.7 | 29th | 8.8 | +0.4 | 6.0 | 5th | 47.0 | 76.6 | average | 61% |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 15.3 | +1.1 | 21.6 | 18th | 6.7 | +0.3 | 0.6 | 24th | 81.8 | 79.8 | average | 103% |
| Viewbank | 15.4 | +0.3 | 21.5 | 18th | 6.9 | +0.5 | 0.5 | 24th | 55.2 | 54.6 | average | 101% |
| Wonthaggi | 15.2 | +0.7 | 21.7 | 18th | 7.0 | +0.2 | 3.3 | 8th | 51.0 | 102.0 | low | 50% |
| West Central (district 87) | ||||||||||||
| Avalon Airport | 15.5 | 0.0 | 22.3 | 18th | 5.8 | +0.2 | 1.2 | 5th | 43.0 | 42.9 | average | 100% |
| Breakwater (Geelong Racecourse) | 15.5 | 22.6 | 18th | 6.7 | 2.7 | 5th | 52.4 | |||||
| Laverton RAAF | 15.5 | +0.6 | 20.4 | 18th | 6.9 | +1.4 | 1.3 | 5th | 35.6 | 44.0 | average | 81% |
| Sheoaks | 13.7 | +0.3 | 20.6 | 18th | 5.7 | +0.4 | 0.3 | 5th | 36.6 | 43.7 | average | 84% |
| North Central (district 88) | ||||||||||||
| Castlemaine Prison | 13.2 | -0.1 | 20.5 | 18th | 5.9 | +2.3 | 1.5 | 4th | 64.8 | 66.3 | average | 98% |
| Eildon Fire Tower | 11.0 | +0.5 | 16.6 | 18th | 4.7 | +0.4 | 2.1 | 8th | 95.2 | 75.2 | average | 127% |
| Lake Eildon | 14.6 | +0.9 | 20.0 | 18th | 4.6 | +0.4 | 0.0 | 5th | 106.0 | 99.0 | average | 107% |
| Mangalore Airport | 14.3 | +0.2 | 18.8 | 18th | 4.4 | +0.5 | 0.0 | 26th | 67.2 | 61.5 | average | 109% |
| Maryborough | 14.1 | +0.2 | 21.4 | 18th | 4.3 | +0.4 | 0.1 | 5th | 57.8 | 56.1 | average | 103% |
| Redesdale | 13.6 | 0.0 | 19.1 | 18th | 3.9 | +0.8 | -0.3 | 26th | 77.6 | 60.2 | high | 129% |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 10.9 | +0.3 | 15.4 | 31st | 4.8 | +0.5 | 1.0 | 11th | 77.2 | 61.4 | high | 126% |
| Western Plains (district 89) | ||||||||||||
| Ararat Prison | 13.7 | +0.7 | 21.0 | 18th | 4.4 | +0.5 | -1.0 | 5th | 56.4 | 67.8 | average | 83% |
| Ballarat Aerodrome | 11.8 | +0.4 | 18.0 | 18th | 4.1 | +0.4 | -1.7 | 5th | 63.6 | 74.2 | average | 86% |
| Westmere | 13.5 | +0.1 | 20.2 | 18th | 4.2 | -0.4 | -1.6 | 5th | 65.2 | 57.5 | average | 113% |
| West Coast (district 90) | ||||||||||||
| Aireys Inlet | 14.7 | +0.3 | 21.6 | 18th | 7.7 | +0.3 | 5.0 | 23rd | 73.6 | 66.7 | average | 110% |
| Cape Nelson Lighthouse | 15.2 | +0.7 | 24.6 | 18th | 8.7 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 5th | 93.4 | 102.3 | average | 91% |
| Cape Otway Lighthouse | 14.4 | +0.6 | 21.9 | 18th | 8.7 | +0.9 | 4.3 | 23rd | 109.4 | 103.4 | average | 106% |
| Casterton | 14.4 | +0.1 | 22.3 | 18th | 5.7 | +0.2 | -0.3 | 24th | 80.2 | 81.2 | average | 99% |
| Colac (Mount Gellibrand) | 12.8 | +0.1 | 18.4 | 18th | 5.9 | +0.4 | 3.2 | 25th | 57.4 | 60.8 | average | 94% |
| Dartmoor | 14.9 | 23.3 | 18th | 6.0 | -0.7 | 23rd | 86.2 | |||||
| Hamilton Airport | 13.4 | +0.1 | 21.0 | 18th | 5.0 | +0.2 | 0.2 | 24th | 73.4 | 77.4 | average | 95% |
| Mortlake Racecourse | 14.2 | +0.3 | 21.0 | 18th | 4.6 | -0.2 | -1.4 | 5th | 51.4 | 65.7 | average | 78% |
| Port Fairy AWS | 15.0 | -0.1 | 22.8 | 18th | 7.5 | +0.2 | 3.3 | 5th | 51.2 | 87.7 | low | 58% |
| Portland (Cashmore Airport) | 14.4 | +0.4 | 22.9 | 18th | 7.1 | +0.4 | 1.8 | 23rd | 109.2 | 106.8 | average | 102% |
| Warrnambool Airport NDB | 14.9 | +0.5 | 22.5 | 18th | 6.0 | +0.1 | 0.1 | 5th | 73.2 | 93.8 | average | 78% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
The Monthly climate summary lists the main features of the weather in Victoria using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated. Later information, including data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review.
A climate summary is generally published on the first working day of each month.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 9 am on Thursday 1 September 2016. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
Averages for individual sites 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 10 years of record, as they cannot then be calculated reliably.
The median
is sometimes more representative than the
mean
of long-term average 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,
average in decile 4 to 7, high in decile 8 or 9
and very high is in decile 10).
The Fraction of average shows how much rain has fallen this time as a
percentage of the long-term mean.
The ACORN-SAT dataset is used for temperature area averages.
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