Thursday, 1 December 2016 - Monthly Climate Summary for Victoria - Product code IDCKGC16R0

Victoria in November 2016: average to below average rainfall, minimum temperatures generally below average

Rainfall in Victoria was mostly average to below average during November. Maximum temperatures were above average in the north and east, and below average in the rest of the State, while minimum temperatures were generally below the average across Victoria, except in the east.

Average to below average rainfall

• Rainfall in most of the State in November was generally average. Below to very much below average rainfall was recorded in areas in the south and east of Victoria, while small pockets with above average rainfall were evident only in parts of the north
• With 39.8 mm, rainfall for the whole of Victoria was 23.1% below average
• On the 12th and 13th a low pressure system and the associated trough brought widespread rain with daily totals mostly in the 10 to 30 mm range; the highest daily total in Victoria, 57.0 mm at Kinglake West, was recorded to 9am on the 14th
• More rain, mostly in the east of the State, with daily totals exceeding 30 mm at many locations, resulted from a cold front on the 22nd

Below average minimim temperatures

• Mean maximum temperatures were above average in the north and east, and below average in the rest of the State
• For the State as a whole, mean maximum temperatures were only 0.03 °C above the average
• However, Victoria experienced several warm days during November; particularly warm was the 21st when most sites recorded temperatures higher than 30 °C; the highest maximum temperature in Victoria, 41.1 °C, was recorded on that day at Walpeup Research station
• For most of the State mean minimum temperatures were cooler than average, with temperatures more than 1 °C cooler than average in the State's north-west; above average overnight temperatures were recorded only in the Victoria's east
• For the State as a whole, mean minimum temperatures were 0.28 °C below the long-term average for the month

Strong winds

• Strong winds associated with a cold front and the preceding low pressure trough were recorded in most of the State on the 21st with locally severe gusts during thunderstorms; the strongest wind gust during the month was 120 km/h at Colac (Mount Gellibrand) on that day
• A suspected tornado at Merbein near Mildura on 11 November, with golf-ball sized hail and heavy rain caused severe damage to crops over a broad area, and some damage to residences

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 lower value has gone unreported

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top