Monday, 3 February 2020 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Melbourne - Product code IDCKGC16L0
Greater Melbourne in January 2020: above average rainfall
Rainfall in January 2020 was above average across Greater Melbourne, largely due to the high daily totals to 9am on the 16th, 21st and 23rd. Daytime temperatures were warmer than average.
Above average rainfall
- January rainfall was above average at all sites in the Melbourne metropolitan area
- Thunderstorms associated with a low pressure troughs produced locally heavy falls across Melbourne on the 15th
- A deepening low pressure trough with the embedded thunderstorms brought widespread, locally intense, rainfall on the 20th, while a cold front and the associated trough resulted in further moderate to heavy falls on the 22nd
- In Greater Melbourne, the highest daily rainfall to 9am on the 21st was 73.2 mm at Ferny Creek, followed by 69.2 mm at Kinglake West; most suburbs recorded between 20 mm and 40 mm, though outer western suburbs only received around 5 mm
- Melbourne (Olympic Park) received 44.0 mm to 9am on the 21st; it was the wettest day for Melbourne City since September 2011
- Cerberus, Kinglake West and Cape Schanck had their highest January daily rainfall on record
- Some sites had their highest total January rainfall on record or highest total January rainfall since 1998
- Melbourne (Olympic Park) recorded 115.2 mm during the month; this is more than double the long-term January average of 46.8 mm for Melbourne City
- The wettest place in Greater Melbourne was Kinglake West, where 181.2 mm was recorded during the month
Very warm end to the month
- Mean maximum temperatures were above average at most sites in Greater Melbourne
- There were several warm days, notably on the 3rd, 15th, 30th, and 31st
- The warmest day in January was on the 31st, when most sites in Greater Melbourne reported temperatures above 40 °C
- The warmest temperature for the month was 44.1 °C, recorded at Laverton RAAF on the 31st
- A cold front that crossed Melbourne on the 4th brought cool daytime temperatures and Wallan (Kilmore Gap), Coldstream, and Viewbank had their coldest January day (lowest maximum temperature) on record on the 5th
- Night-time temperatures during the month were generally close to average, but there were some both cool and warm nights
- The coolest night in Greater Melbourne was on the 1st when 3.8 °C was recorded at Coldstream, while the warmest night saw 26.7 °C at Ferny Creek on the 31st
Melbourne (Olympic Park)
- Total rainfall for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 115.2 mm
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 26.9 °C. The warmest day was 42.9 °C on the 31st, and the coolest day was on the 5th when the temperature reached 16.7 °C
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 15.1 °C. The coldest morning was 11.7 °C on the 24th, and the warmest morning was on the 31st when the minimum temperature was 21.5 °C
Smoke, dust and thunderstorms
- Smoke haze from bushfires in East Gippsland extended across Melbourne on the 13th, becoming thick smoke on the 14th and 15th; a number of flights have been cancelled at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport on the 15th
- A severe thunderstorms in the afternoon on the 15th brought heavy rainfall, flash flooding and damaging winds to parts of Melbourne
- Severe thunderstorms developed again on the 19th bringing heavy rainfall and giant hail (up to 5.5 cm in diameter in Glen Iris, in the southeast of Grater Melbourne)
- Strong northerly winds brought dust from northwest Victoria to the southern parts of the State and Melbourne; it came down with rain which coated surfaces with a layer of dust and coloured the Yarra river brown
- Severe thunderstorms swept through Melbourne in the early evening on the 31st, downing threes, damaging homes and powerlines, and causing traffic hazards
Further information
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in January 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day | 44.1 °C at Laverton RAAF on the 31st |
| Warmest days on average | 28.5 °C at Viewbank |
| Coolest days on average | 23.8 °C at Ferny Creek |
| Coldest day | 10.9 °C at Wallan (Kilmore Gap) on the 5th |
| Coldest night | 3.8 °C at Coldstream on the 1st |
| Coolest nights on average | 11.1 °C at Coldstream |
| Warmest nights on average | 15.1 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) |
| Warmest night | 26.7 °C at Ferny Creek on the 31st |
| Warmest on average overall |
21.0 °C at Essendon Airport 21.0 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) 21.0 °C at Viewbank |
| Coolest on average overall | 18.1 °C at Ferny Creek |
| Wettest overall | 181.2 mm at Kinglake West |
| Wettest day | 73.2 mm at Ferny Creek on the 21st |
| Strongest wind gust | 146 km/h at Fawkner Beacon on the 31st |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Record highest January daily rainfall | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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| Cerberus | 39.0 | on the 23rd | 35.2 | on the 1st in 1988 | 30 | |
| Kinglake West | 69.2 | on the 21st | 68.8 | on the 14th in 2011 | 28 | |
| Cape Schanck | 43.4 | on the 23rd | 37.8 | on the 13th in 1998 | 20 | |
| Record highest January total rainfall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Melbourne Botanical Gardens | 129.4 | 114.1 | in 1970 | 51 | 44.6 |
| Melbourne Airport | 101.8 | 101.6 | in 1991 | 50 | 41.2 |
| Kinglake West | 181.2 | 179.0 | in 2011 | 28 | 67.5 |
| Coldstream | 118.0 | 75.2 | in 2011 | 26 | 45.6 |
| Viewbank | 109.6 | 108.8 | in 2011 | 21 | 43.0 |
| Highest January total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for January |
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| Scoresby Research Institute | 138.4 | 192.5 | in 1963* | 53.2 | |
| Essendon Airport | 115.2 | 146.1 | in 1970* | 43.2 | |
| Yan Yean | 86.8 | 103.8 | in 1988 | 44.3 | |
| Springvale (Sandown) | 102.8 | 104.6 | in 1996 | 48.7 | |
| Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Club) | 101.5 | 143.6 | in 1996* | 48.9 | |
| Moorabbin Airport | 106.8 | 122.0 | in 1998 | 44.9 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
| Record lowest January daily maximum temperature | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 10.9 | on the 5th | 11.2 | on the 2nd in 1996 | 27 | 25.2 |
| Coldstream | 15.1 | on the 5th | 16.0 | on the 29th in 2016 | 26 | 28.1 |
| Viewbank | 15.7 | on the 5th | 17.3 | on the 2nd in 2017 | 21 | 28.1 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for January 2020 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for January 2020 |
Diff from average |
Highest for January 2020 |
Mean for January 2020 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for January 2020 |
Total for January 2020 |
Average for January |
Rank of January 2020 |
Fraction of January average |
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| Cerberus | 25.5 | +0.9 | 42.2 | 31st | 13.3 | -0.6 | 7.0 | 1st | 87.0 | 38.8 | v high | 224% |
| Coldstream | 28.1 | 0.0 | 42.5 | 31st | 11.1 | -0.9 | 3.8 | 1st | 118.0 | 45.6 | highest | 259% |
| Essendon Airport | 27.8 | +1.2 | 43.4 | 31st | 14.2 | +0.5 | 11.0 | 1st | 115.2 | 43.2 | v high | 267% |
| Ferny Creek | 23.8 | 38.3 | 31st | 12.5 | 7.1 | 24th | 180.8 | |||||
| Laverton RAAF | 26.6 | +0.8 | 44.1 | 31st | 14.1 | +0.2 | 9.5 | 1st | 87.0 | 40.1 | v high | 217% |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 26.9 | 42.9 | 31st | 15.1 | 11.7 | 24th | 115.2 | |||||
| Melbourne Airport | 27.8 | +1.2 | 43.6 | 31st | 13.7 | -0.2 | 9.3 | 1st | 101.8 | 41.2 | highest | 247% |
| Moorabbin Airport | 26.9 | +1.0 | 43.7 | 31st | 14.0 | -0.3 | 10.0 | 1st | 106.8 | 44.9 | v high | 238% |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 27.4 | +1.0 | 42.2 | 31st | 13.0 | -0.4 | 7.8 | 1st | 138.4 | 53.2 | v high | 260% |
| Viewbank | 28.5 | +0.4 | 43.9 | 31st | 13.5 | -1.2 | 8.4 | 1st | 109.6 | 43.0 | highest | 255% |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 25.9 | +0.7 | 40.5 | 31st | 12.2 | -0.2 | 8.2 | 17th | 84.0 | 47.6 | high | 176% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for January 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
| Cerberus | 23.0 | 22.6 | 26.2 | 26.4 | 16.9 | 19.6 | 23.6 | 30.3 | 30.1 | 18.5 | 19.8 | 30.2 | 31.1 | 36.4 | 19.8 | 20.5 | 26.5 | 29.1 | 19.7 | 21.0 | 31.6 | 21.8 | 23.0 | 25.4 | 23.0 | 21.0 | 22.8 | 24.9 | 38.8 | 42.2 | |
| Coldstream | 26.7 | 29.2 | 36.4 | 29.2 | 15.1 | 17.7 | 21.6 | 27.0 | 33.8 | 33.5 | 21.2 | 23.1 | 31.7 | 34.4 | 37.3 | 18.8 | 25.6 | 30.0 | 30.7 | 25.2 | 25.4 | 31.6 | 21.8 | 24.2 | 28.2 | 26.2 | 27.4 | 26.9 | 31.2 | 38.5 | 42.5 |
| Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 27.0 | 16.4 | 19.1 | 24.9 | 30.4 | 19.2 | 20.3 | 36.0 | 20.1 | 21.5 | 25.9 | 29.0 | 21.4 | 24.8 | 30.0 | 23.1 | |||||||||||||||
| Essendon Airport | 26.8 | 26.3 | 34.5 | 29.3 | 16.1 | 17.5 | 20.7 | 26.4 | 33.1 | 34.0 | 19.3 | 21.2 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 38.7 | 20.2 | 25.9 | 30.0 | 28.9 | 22.4 | 23.7 | 32.7 | 23.5 | 24.9 | 27.7 | 24.8 | 25.1 | 25.6 | 31.4 | 39.6 | 43.4 |
| Ferny Creek | 22.7 | 24.1 | 32.5 | 25.1 | 11.1 | 13.8 | 15.8 | 22.8 | 30.0 | 29.2 | 16.1 | 18.3 | 27.8 | 30.1 | 33.3 | 15.4 | 20.5 | 24.6 | 26.8 | 22.1 | 20.5 | 26.6 | 15.7 | 19.9 | 24.1 | 22.1 | 23.1 | 22.1 | 27.7 | 34.4 | 38.3 |
| Laverton RAAF | 23.1 | 24.5 | 30.5 | 29.0 | 16.2 | 17.8 | 20.2 | 24.9 | 30.9 | 34.1 | 19.8 | 20.4 | 33.7 | 31.3 | 38.5 | 19.6 | 23.1 | 27.3 | 27.6 | 21.5 | 22.1 | 32.6 | 22.3 | 23.7 | 26.5 | 23.7 | 22.9 | 23.7 | 27.9 | 40.3 | 44.1 |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 24.9 | 25.0 | 36.6 | 26.8 | 16.7 | 18.0 | 20.1 | 23.8 | 31.9 | 32.9 | 19.3 | 19.9 | 32.2 | 33.8 | 36.8 | 19.6 | 24.8 | 29.4 | 25.5 | 21.8 | 23.5 | 31.7 | 22.6 | 24.1 | 27.4 | 23.6 | 23.1 | 25.4 | 31.5 | 39.4 | 42.9 |
| Melbourne Airport | 26.3 | 26.4 | 36.9 | 30.2 | 15.7 | 17.3 | 19.9 | 25.9 | 33.7 | 34.1 | 19.5 | 21.6 | 32.7 | 33.9 | 38.3 | 19.6 | 25.3 | 28.8 | 29.1 | 23.8 | 24.2 | 32.5 | 23.6 | 24.1 | 28.0 | 25.2 | 25.1 | 26.0 | 31.6 | 39.3 | 43.6 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 24.7 | 24.8 | 35.0 | 25.7 | 17.4 | 17.8 | 20.3 | 27.3 | 31.4 | 32.7 | 19.4 | 22.0 | 32.9 | 33.3 | 38.6 | 20.8 | 24.3 | 28.1 | 25.9 | 23.1 | 23.9 | 32.1 | 22.2 | 23.2 | 26.4 | 22.9 | 22.5 | 23.9 | 29.0 | 39.6 | 43.7 |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 26.2 | 26.8 | 36.5 | 27.7 | 15.8 | 16.8 | 20.3 | 27.2 | 33.0 | 32.9 | 19.3 | 22.5 | 31.9 | 34.0 | 36.6 | 20.9 | 24.2 | 27.9 | 29.8 | 24.8 | 24.0 | 31.1 | 21.2 | 23.5 | 27.4 | 24.7 | 25.5 | 25.4 | 31.2 | 38.6 | 42.2 |
| Viewbank | 27.1 | 27.4 | 37.3 | 28.9 | 15.7 | 17.3 | 20.4 | 27.7 | 34.2 | 33.7 | 20.8 | 23.1 | 33.1 | 35.1 | 38.6 | 21.0 | 26.2 | 31.2 | 31.8 | 23.8 | 25.5 | 31.7 | 22.9 | 24.7 | 28.8 | 25.7 | 26.7 | 26.8 | 32.3 | 39.5 | 43.9 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 25.4 | 26.3 | 34.2 | 28.3 | 10.9 | 13.6 | 18.8 | 24.4 | 31.6 | 31.7 | 17.4 | 19.8 | 29.1 | 32.5 | 34.3 | 16.3 | 22.8 | 29.2 | 30.3 | 21.1 | 24.1 | 29.4 | 18.5 | 21.8 | 27.3 | 25.7 | 25.1 | 25.1 | 30.2 | 36.3 | 40.5 |
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Values are the maximum temperature, usually in the 24 hours from 9 am on the day indicated, and typically occurred in the afternoon of that day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temperatures coloured according to their difference from the long-term average for the period |
-10.0 | -9.0 | -8.0 | -7.0 | -6.0 | -5.0 | -4.0 | -3.0 | -2.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | +1.0 | +2.0 | +3.0 | +4.0 | +5.0 | +6.0 | +7.0 | +8.0 | +9.0 | +10.0 | °C | Grey outline marks highest and lowest for the period |
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| Daily minimum temperatures for January 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
| Cerberus | 7.0 | 8.1 | 10.9 | 15.5 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 16.9 | 17.8 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 16.5 | 16.4 | 14.1 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 18.1 | 14.2 | 9.9 | 12.4 | 13.5 | 11.2 | 12.1 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 11.9 | 13.9 | 18.7 | |
| Coldstream | 3.8 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 11.8 | 16.2 | 11.3 | 16.5 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 12.5 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 13.1 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 10.7 | 12.9 | 5.9 | 8.8 | 10.7 | 9.9 | 8.8 | 10.1 | 8.4 | 13.7 |
| Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 11.6 | 11.1 | 12.1 | 16.3 | 16.6 | 12.5 | 10.5 | 9.4 | 17.7 | 15.0 | 11.2 | 13.0 | 11.9 | 17.3 | 13.7 | 10.1 | 12.3 | 9.9 | |||||||||||||
| Essendon Airport | 11.0 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 18.8 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 12.1 | 16.4 | 17.4 | 19.6 | 12.1 | 12.7 | 11.4 | 16.7 | 18.6 | 15.0 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 16.9 | 18.3 | 13.7 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 12.5 | 14.8 | 11.4 | 12.8 | 15.4 | 13.5 | 19.4 |
| Ferny Creek | 8.6 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 17.3 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 13.4 | 14.1 | 18.6 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 16.8 | 22.3 | 11.8 | 8.8 | 11.0 | 16.0 | 14.8 | 10.3 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 7.1 | 11.1 | 13.0 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 16.3 | 26.7 |
| Laverton RAAF | 9.5 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 17.0 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 16.4 | 18.2 | 20.4 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 10.9 | 16.3 | 18.4 | 16.1 | 13.3 | 11.8 | 15.8 | 18.7 | 13.7 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 10.4 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 15.6 | 13.9 | 19.2 |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 11.8 | 12.8 | 13.7 | 18.6 | 12.7 | 11.9 | 12.6 | 16.8 | 17.9 | 20.1 | 13.5 | 14.2 | 12.7 | 16.7 | 19.5 | 15.7 | 14.4 | 13.9 | 17.5 | 19.1 | 14.8 | 14.1 | 12.9 | 11.7 | 13.0 | 15.8 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.4 | 21.5 |
| Melbourne Airport | 9.3 | 10.1 | 11.4 | 18.3 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 16.0 | 16.3 | 19.2 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 16.2 | 18.8 | 14.9 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 16.5 | 16.7 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 10.2 | 12.4 | 13.0 | 10.8 | 11.6 | 16.0 | 14.9 | 20.3 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 10.0 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 15.5 | 12.7 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 15.9 | 17.5 | 19.2 | 13.5 | 12.9 | 11.1 | 16.8 | 17.8 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 15.2 | 18.9 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 11.9 | 13.3 | 14.4 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 18.0 | ||
| Scoresby Research Institute | 7.8 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 17.0 | 12.1 | 11.1 | 12.0 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 20.1 | 11.3 | 12.3 | 10.4 | 17.1 | 17.4 | 14.8 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 15.2 | 16.4 | 14.0 | 12.1 | 12.6 | 8.4 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 20.4 |
| Viewbank | 8.4 | 10.1 | 11.4 | 17.0 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 12.1 | 16.2 | 15.2 | 19.4 | 12.3 | 13.3 | 10.8 | 15.4 | 19.3 | 14.8 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 16.6 | 17.5 | 13.8 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 8.5 | 11.2 | 13.8 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 19.1 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 9.4 | 10.7 | 11.1 | 15.2 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 15.2 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 16.0 | 19.8 | 11.8 | 8.2 | 10.8 | 14.4 | 14.7 | 9.8 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 12.5 | 13.1 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 12.0 | 15.1 | 24.7 |
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Values are the minimum temperature, usually in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated, and typically occurred that morning. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temperatures coloured according to their difference from the long-term average for the period |
-10.0 | -9.0 | -8.0 | -7.0 | -6.0 | -5.0 | -4.0 | -3.0 | -2.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | +1.0 | +2.0 | +3.0 | +4.0 | +5.0 | +6.0 | +7.0 | +8.0 | +9.0 | +10.0 | °C | Grey outline marks highest and lowest for the period |
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| Daily rainfall for January 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | ||
| Bonbeach (Carrum) | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 6.0 | - | - | - | 10.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 20.0 | - | → | → | 5.5 | 3.5 | - | 28.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Bullengarook East | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 9.4 | 1.8 | - | - | - | 6.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 12.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 14.0 | - | 24.6 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Bundoora (Latrobe University) | 1.6 | → | → | → | 10.6 | → | → | → | → | → | → | 18.0 | → | → | 34.6 | → | → | → | → | → | 21.4 | 18.4 | ||||||||||
| Burnside | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 14.0 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 30.0 | 0.8 | - | - | 1.2 | 6.0 | - | 27.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cape Schanck | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 17.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | - | 43.4 | 5.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cerberus | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 5.0 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 15.0 | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | - | - | - | 1.2 | 16.6 | 0.2 | 39.0 | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | |
| Cheltenham Kingston Centre | - | - | - | - | 1.5 | → | 5.8 | 0.2 | - | - | 16.0 | - | - | - | - | 15.0 | 0.4 | - | - | 6.8 | 9.0 | - | 18.2 | - | 2.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Coldstream | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 13.2 | 2.2 | - | - | - | 19.0 | - | - | - | - | 23.8 | 0.2 | - | - | 9.8 | 25.8 | - | 20.6 | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cranbourne Botanic Gardens | 2.4 | 10.2 | → | 0.8 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 13.0 | 13.0 | - | - | 1.6 | 6.4 | - | 34.2 | → | 2.8 | |||||||||||
| Essendon Airport | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | 10.4 | 1.4 | - | - | - | 16.8 | - | - | - | - | 26.2 | 0.4 | - | - | 1.6 | 34.4 | - | 21.8 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Ferny Creek | 0.2 | - | - | - | 2.0 | 15.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | - | - | 27.0 | - | - | - | - | 26.0 | 0.2 | - | - | 6.0 | 73.2 | 0.2 | 24.8 | 3.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Greenvale Reservoir | - | - | 12.0 | 0.4 | 17.6 | 31.4 | - | - | 17.8 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kinglake West | 0.6 | - | - | - | 1.4 | 12.6 | 2.0 | - | - | - | 15.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 35.0 | 0.6 | - | - | 24.4 | 69.2 | - | 17.0 | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek) | - | - | 13.2 | 1.8 | 18.4 | 39.0 | 0.2 | 16.8 | 15.6 | 4.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lancefield | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 6.0 | 1.4 | - | - | - | 9.6 | - | - | - | - | 23.8 | - | - | - | 26.4 | 0.8 | - | 7.4 | 4.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Laverton RAAF | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 7.8 | 0.8 | - | 0.2 | - | 15.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 21.0 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.6 | 6.8 | - | 31.2 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Main Ridge | - | - | - | - | 4.4 | - | - | 3.0 | - | 21.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | 5.4 | 40.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 8.2 | 1.2 | - | - | - | 15.6 | - | - | - | - | 19.6 | - | - | - | 0.4 | 44.0 | - | 22.8 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Melbourne Airport | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 9.2 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 14.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 31.2 | 0.8 | - | - | 0.2 | 25.2 | - | 18.0 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Melbourne Botanical Gardens | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 7.4 | 1.4 | - | - | - | 18.0 | - | - | - | - | 21.8 | - | - | - | 1.0 | 47.6 | - | 24.8 | 1.4 | ||||||||
| Mitcham | - | - | 12.8 | 0.8 | 23.8 | 15.4 | - | 6.2 | 20.2 | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| Moorabbin Airport | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 12.2 | 0.6 | - | - | - | 20.2 | - | - | - | - | 24.6 | - | - | - | 3.0 | 11.8 | - | 29.4 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mount Waverley (Riversdale Golf Club) | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | 11.5 | 2.5 | - | - | - | 18.6 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 13.5 | 1.0 | - | - | 10.0 | 19.0 | - | 18.5 | |||||||||
| Newham (Cobaw) | - | - | - | → | → | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | 5.6 | - | - | - | - | 27.0 | - | - | - | 1.8 | 1.6 | - | 10.6 | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Club) | - | - | - | → | 6.4 | 8.4 | 1.4 | - | - | - | 17.8 | - | - | - | - | 14.2 | - | → | → | 8.5 | 18.4 | - | 26.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Preston Reservoir | - | - | 11.4 | 0.6 | 19.0 | 26.6 | - | 1.4 | 18.4 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| Romsey | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 10.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | - | 10.2 | 0.6 | - | - | - | 17.2 | - | - | - | 3.8 | 6.6 | - | 11.2 | 4.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Rosebud (Country Club) | - | - | - | - | → | 4.9 | 1.2 | - | - | - | 19.4 | - | - | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Scoresby Research Institute | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | 13.6 | 1.2 | - | - | - | 24.6 | - | - | - | - | 27.8 | - | - | - | 2.8 | 37.2 | - | 24.4 | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Springvale (Sandown) | - | - | - | - | 5.6 | 9.2 | - | - | - | - | 21.4 | - | - | - | - | 18.6 | - | - | 1.4 | 15.4 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 25.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Springvale Necropolis | - | - | - | → | → | 17.0 | - | - | - | - | → | → | 21.0 | - | - | 21.0 | - | → | → | 1.5 | 16.0 | - | 26.5 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorourrong) | - | - | 13.8 | 1.6 | 21.8 | 33.0 | - | 10.8 | 14.4 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| Upper Plenty | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 13.2 | 1.2 | - | - | - | 17.2 | - | - | - | - | 27.0 | 0.2 | - | - | 8.4 | 19.4 | - | 13.4 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Viewbank | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 11.2 | 0.6 | - | - | - | 23.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 20.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 15.6 | 17.0 | - | 19.6 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Wallan | - | - | - | - | 5.4 | 12.0 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 15.6 | 1.6 | - | - | - | 16.8 | 1.0 | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | 11.6 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 11.2 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 16.2 | 1.2 | - | - | - | 22.6 | 0.6 | - | - | 1.4 | 17.0 | - | 10.4 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservoir (Quarte | - | - | 14.0 | 1.8 | 19.2 | - | 14.4 | 41.0 | 5.2 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Willowmavin (Avalon Station) | - | - | - | - | - | 11.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 12.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 18.8 | - | - | - | 12.2 | 2.2 | - | 9.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Woodend | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 9.0 | 1.6 | - | - | - | 6.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 28.2 | 0.1 | - | - | 3.6 | 3.1 | - | 13.8 | 5.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Yan Yean | - | - | 14.2 | 1.4 | 18.8 | 30.2 | - | 3.2 | 16.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yarra River @ Warrandyte | 0.8 | 0.8 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Most values are the precipitation in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated.
Days marked with → are part of a longer accumulation, which is shown on the final day. Values over 100 mm have been rounded to the nearest whole millimetre. Days marked with - have a rainfall report of zero; days left blank have no rainfall report (which often indicates no rain fell). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rainfalls coloured according to the amount |
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Notes
The Monthly climate summary, generally published on the first working day of each month, lists the main features of the weather in Greater Melbourne using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated. More extensive discussion of significant weather events, along with later information and data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review.
This summary includes data from observing sites in or near the Greater Melbourne “Greater Capital City Statistical Area” (GCCSA). The Australian Bureau of Statistics designed the GCCSAs to “include the population within the urban area of the city, as well as people who regularly socialise, shop or work within the city, and live in small towns and rural areas surrounding the city. It is important to note that GCCSAs do not define the built up edge of the city. They provide a stable definition for these cities and are designed for the output of a range of social and economic survey data.”
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 10 am on Monday 3 February 2020. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
In some situations, some or all of the rainfall is in the form of hail or snow. In these cases the totals given are for the water equivalent: the depth of liquid water that results from melting any frozen precipitation. There can be significant 'undercatch' of snow in strong winds, meaning the true precipitation can be higher than that reported.
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.
Where temperature area averages are mentioned, they are derived from the ACORN-SAT dataset.
Further information
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