Monday, 2 March 2020 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Melbourne - Product code IDCKGC16L0
Greater Melbourne in February 2020: wet with below average daytime temperatures
Rainfall in February was generally above average across Greater Melbourne, due to moderate to heavy falls on several days. Daytime temperatures were below average, while night-time temperatures were above average.
Some wet days
- February rainfall was above average at most sites across Greater Melbourne, ranging from 97% of average at Essendon Airport to 216% of average at Scoresby Research Institute
- A cold front which crossed the city at the beginning of the month resulted in widespread moderate rainfall totals across the Melbourne metropolitan area, while low pressure troughs on the 14th and the 18th brought thunderstorms and some heavy falls, with hail recorded in some suburbs
- The wettest place in Greater Melbourne in February was Ferny Creek, which received 140.2 mm during the month
Cool days and warm nights
- Daytime temperatures were cooler than average with most sites reporting mean maximum temperatures more than 1 °C below the February average
- The coldest day during the month was the 20th, which saw all sites reported daily maximum temperature below 20 °C; the lowest recorded temperature was 14.8 °C at Wallan (Kilmore Gap)
- There were several warmer than average days scattered during the month and the warmest day for most sites was the 14th; the highest daytime temperature in Greater Melbourne, 35.4 °C, was recorded at Viewbank on this day
- Nights were generally warmer than average, with most sites reporting mean minimum temperatures more than 1 °C above the February average
Melbourne (Olympic Park)
- Total rainfall for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 76.2 mm
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 24.4 °C. The warmest day was 34.0 °C on the 23rd, and the coolest day was on the 3rd when the temperature reached 17.7 °C
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Melbourne (Olympic Park) was 15.9 °C. The coldest morning was 10.8 °C on the 5th, and the warmest morning was on the 1st when the minimum temperature was 23.5 °C
Smoke, thunderstorms and flash flooding
- Widespread smoke haze has blanketed the city on the 7th, with visibility reduced significantly at Melbourne Airport
- Powerful storms swept through eastern Melbourne on the 14th and again on the 18th, leading to flash flooding and fallen trees
Further information
- Media
- media@bom.gov.au (03) 9669 4057
- Enquiries
- helpdesk.climate@bom.gov.au
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in February 2020 | |
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| Hottest day | 35.4 °C at Viewbank on the 14th |
| Warmest days on average | 25.8 °C at Coldstream |
| Coolest days on average | 21.5 °C at Ferny Creek |
| Coldest day | 14.8 °C at Wallan (Kilmore Gap) on the 20th |
| Coldest night | 3.5 °C at Coldstream on the 27th |
| Coolest nights on average | 12.3 °C at Wallan (Kilmore Gap) |
| Warmest nights on average | 15.9 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) |
| Warmest night | 23.9 °C at Essendon Airport on the 1st |
| Warmest on average overall |
20.2 °C at Melbourne (Olympic Park) 20.2 °C at Viewbank |
| Coolest on average overall | 17.2 °C at Ferny Creek |
| Wettest overall | 140.2 mm at Ferny Creek |
| Wettest day | 53.6 mm at Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek) on the 15th |
| Strongest wind gust | 106 km/h at Fawkner Beacon on the 18th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for February 2020 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for February 2020 |
Diff from average |
Highest for February 2020 |
Mean for February 2020 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for February 2020 |
Total for February 2020 |
Average for February |
Rank of February 2020 |
Fraction of February average |
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| Cerberus | 23.4 | -1.7 | 31.7 | 14th | 15.0 | +0.7 | 7.7 | 22nd | 52.4 | 37.7 | high | 139% |
| Coldstream | 25.8 | -2.0 | 33.1 | 14th | 13.2 | +1.2 | 3.5 | 27th | 93.0 | 52.9 | high | 176% |
| Essendon Airport | 25.0 | -0.9 | 35.2 | 23rd | 15.0 | +1.0 | 9.2 | 27th | 43.6 | 44.9 | average | 97% |
| Ferny Creek | 21.5 | 30.2 | 14th | 13.0 | 6.0 | 27th | 140.2 | |||||
| Laverton RAAF | 24.0 | -1.6 | 34.0 | 23rd | 15.4 | +1.1 | 7.1 | 27th | 49.8 | 45.1 | high | 110% |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 24.4 | 34.0 | 23rd | 15.9 | 10.8 | 5th | 76.2 | |||||
| Melbourne Airport | 24.9 | -1.8 | 34.5 | 23rd | 14.4 | +0.2 | 7.2 | 27th | 56.8 | 41.5 | high | 137% |
| Moorabbin Airport | 24.3 | -1.8 | 34.6 | 14th | 15.2 | +0.8 | 9.3 | 4th | 77.0 | 44.9 | high | 171% |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 24.8 | -1.8 | 33.6 | 14th | 14.7 | +0.8 | 7.4 | 27th | 115.0 | 53.2 | v high | 216% |
| Viewbank | 25.6 | -2.1 | 35.4 | 14th | 14.8 | +0.2 | 7.7 | 27th | 87.8 | 46.9 | high | 187% |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 23.2 | -1.6 | 32.0 | 1st | 12.3 | -0.4 | 6.4 | 4th | 56.0 | 47.1 | average | 119% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for February 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 | |
| Cerberus | 28.0 | 18.6 | 19.4 | 27.4 | 21.8 | 27.9 | 25.4 | 24.1 | 23.5 | 25.4 | 27.9 | 31.7 | 18.8 | 23.5 | 26.7 | 21.1 | 19.1 | 18.1 | 19.3 | 21.0 | 31.2 | 23.6 | 28.5 | 18.7 | 20.7 | 19.6 | 20.5 | ||
| Coldstream | 30.2 | 24.4 | 18.3 | 21.5 | 23.1 | 30.6 | 28.3 | 29.0 | 27.2 | 26.9 | 28.0 | 28.9 | 31.8 | 33.1 | 20.4 | 26.1 | 30.5 | 23.5 | 19.0 | 19.6 | 21.3 | 25.6 | 32.2 | 31.1 | 31.4 | 19.5 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 25.6 |
| Essendon Airport | 29.0 | 24.8 | 19.3 | 19.7 | 20.6 | 27.6 | 25.1 | 30.1 | 28.0 | 27.7 | 27.5 | 27.2 | 31.6 | 35.0 | 19.0 | 26.4 | 27.6 | 22.1 | 20.0 | 18.6 | 19.6 | 21.9 | 35.2 | 26.5 | 31.7 | 20.8 | 20.3 | 20.0 | 23.5 |
| Ferny Creek | 16.9 | 18.0 | 26.5 | 23.4 | 23.8 | 22.0 | 22.3 | 22.7 | 23.9 | 27.1 | 30.2 | 17.2 | 21.2 | 25.4 | 22.2 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 15.9 | 20.9 | 28.4 | 25.8 | 25.8 | 15.8 | 15.2 | 17.1 | ||||
| Laverton RAAF | 29.0 | 24.7 | 18.2 | 18.9 | 20.3 | 26.3 | 24.0 | 28.5 | 26.6 | 26.8 | 26.8 | 25.3 | 29.7 | 33.7 | 18.8 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 21.6 | 19.6 | 18.2 | 19.2 | 21.1 | 34.0 | 22.1 | 31.7 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 19.7 | 22.1 |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 29.3 | 25.1 | 17.7 | 19.7 | 20.1 | 25.5 | 23.2 | 29.4 | 28.2 | 27.7 | 25.9 | 27.7 | 31.7 | 33.7 | 19.3 | 26.4 | 25.6 | 21.8 | 19.7 | 18.7 | 19.6 | 21.1 | 34.0 | 23.7 | 31.6 | 19.2 | 19.7 | 20.1 | 22.4 |
| Melbourne Airport | 28.8 | 24.4 | 18.8 | 19.6 | 20.6 | 28.4 | 25.8 | 29.9 | 27.7 | 27.6 | 28.2 | 25.8 | 31.2 | 34.2 | 19.0 | 26.0 | 27.3 | 21.5 | 20.1 | 17.8 | 19.3 | 21.7 | 34.5 | 28.5 | 31.9 | 20.5 | 20.3 | 20.0 | 23.4 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 29.3 | 23.6 | 17.9 | 20.1 | 21.6 | 27.3 | 23.5 | 29.0 | 26.2 | 26.3 | 25.3 | 27.4 | 30.9 | 34.6 | 19.3 | 24.5 | 28.0 | 22.2 | 19.5 | 19.0 | 20.3 | 22.3 | 31.8 | 24.9 | 31.6 | 18.7 | 19.2 | 19.4 | 21.2 |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 28.8 | 23.9 | 17.5 | 20.1 | 21.9 | 29.0 | 28.4 | 26.5 | 26.4 | 26.6 | 27.9 | 31.7 | 33.6 | 19.3 | 25.1 | 28.1 | 22.1 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 24.2 | 32.1 | 27.2 | 29.2 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 20.6 | 23.4 | ||
| Viewbank | 29.6 | 25.7 | 18.3 | 21.6 | 23.3 | 30.7 | 25.8 | 29.5 | 27.3 | 27.6 | 28.1 | 29.2 | 32.9 | 35.4 | 19.1 | 27.9 | 30.0 | 21.7 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 20.5 | 23.2 | 32.9 | 28.5 | 31.7 | 19.6 | 19.7 | 20.4 | 24.3 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 32.0 | 22.4 | 15.1 | 18.3 | 20.6 | 28.3 | 24.6 | 27.7 | 25.5 | 23.5 | 27.3 | 23.4 | 29.7 | 31.0 | 16.7 | 23.7 | 27.9 | 22.2 | 16.5 | 14.8 | 16.1 | 20.4 | 29.3 | 28.6 | 29.5 | 17.3 | 18.5 | 17.0 | 24.6 |
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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 February 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 | |
| Cerberus | 22.0 | 11.5 | 10.5 | 13.4 | 16.1 | 16.7 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 19.4 | 17.8 | 18.7 | 18.4 | 18.3 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 14.6 | 13.5 | 11.4 | 7.7 | 9.3 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 15.1 | 9.5 | 13.1 | 10.9 | ||
| Coldstream | 22.1 | 14.0 | 10.7 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 10.7 | 13.6 | 14.6 | 18.9 | 17.6 | 15.9 | 18.4 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 18.0 | 15.9 | 11.5 | 13.8 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 11.6 | 6.3 | 9.0 | 14.3 | 18.4 | 14.7 | 3.5 | 10.3 | 10.2 |
| Essendon Airport | 23.9 | 13.4 | 12.4 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 16.6 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 18.3 | 17.5 | 19.4 | 18.2 | 15.9 | 14.6 | 17.3 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 16.1 | 17.2 | 14.2 | 9.2 | 12.7 | 13.3 |
| Ferny Creek | 21.1 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 14.9 | 14.4 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 16.0 | 18.7 | 16.2 | 13.1 | 11.7 | 15.2 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 11.2 | 15.0 | 16.4 | 11.7 | 6.0 | 8.9 | 10.1 | |||
| Laverton RAAF | 23.7 | 13.5 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 13.9 | 15.2 | 16.8 | 18.6 | 19.2 | 18.2 | 17.5 | 18.2 | 19.5 | 19.4 | 18.4 | 16.2 | 13.4 | 17.1 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 12.5 | 13.2 | 11.7 | 15.6 | 17.2 | 14.5 | 7.1 | 12.6 | 12.4 |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 23.5 | 14.2 | 13.2 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 13.7 | 16.5 | 17.4 | 19.6 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 19.1 | 19.4 | 20.3 | 18.9 | 16.9 | 15.2 | 17.6 | 13.3 | 14.2 | 13.5 | 11.4 | 13.3 | 16.8 | 18.4 | 16.2 | 11.0 | 13.1 | 14.7 |
| Melbourne Airport | 23.0 | 12.9 | 11.7 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 14.4 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 19.1 | 18.0 | 15.2 | 13.8 | 16.4 | 12.8 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 9.3 | 10.9 | 15.4 | 16.9 | 12.9 | 7.2 | 12.7 | 11.7 |
| Moorabbin Airport | 23.2 | 13.9 | 12.5 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 15.8 | 18.7 | 18.9 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 19.3 | 19.5 | 18.7 | 16.4 | 13.4 | 15.8 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 12.9 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 16.6 | 17.8 | 16.6 | 10.4 | 12.8 | 12.6 |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 23.1 | 13.4 | 12.1 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 14.6 | 16.4 | 18.6 | 17.9 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 18.4 | 16.0 | 13.3 | 15.7 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 11.9 | 8.6 | 12.0 | 15.7 | 17.7 | 15.8 | 7.4 | 11.9 | 11.4 | |
| Viewbank | 23.2 | 13.8 | 12.8 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 12.6 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 18.6 | 18.0 | 17.3 | 19.4 | 18.5 | 15.7 | 13.9 | 17.3 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 12.4 | 9.8 | 11.9 | 15.8 | 18.2 | 15.4 | 7.7 | 12.3 | 13.7 |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 21.2 | 10.3 | 9.5 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 10.0 | 14.2 | 15.6 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 14.9 | 15.9 | 16.5 | 16.0 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 15.8 | 9.9 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 10.1 | 16.4 | 15.5 | 11.1 | 6.4 | 9.5 | 10.2 |
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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 February 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 | ||
| Bonbeach (Carrum) | - | → | 26.2 | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | 14.8 | - | - | - | 31.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | 8.0 | 2.0 | |||
| Bullengarook East | 0.6 | 23.4 | - | 0.6 | - | - | 12.6 | - | - | 3.6 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 0.8 | - | 10.4 | 9.8 | - | - | 4.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | - | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.8 | - | 0.4 | - | |
| Burnside | - | 13.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | 1.0 | - | - | 11.0 | 2.0 | - | 1.0 | 8.3 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | 4.6 | 7.6 | 0.3 | - | - | |
| Cape Schanck | 2.2 | 18.0 | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | 1.2 | - | - | 17.6 | 2.0 | - | 1.2 | 26.0 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | 0.8 | 3.0 | ||
| Cerberus | 0.4 | 16.8 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.6 | - | - | 4.0 | 0.6 | - | 1.2 | 18.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 | - | - | - | 3.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | - | |
| Cheltenham Kingston Centre | 1.0 | 10.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | 1.0 | - | 0.2 | 23.0 | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 7.0 | 1.0 | - | 0.2 | |
| Coldstream | 2.2 | 30.6 | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.4 | - | - | - | - | 12.0 | 1.2 | - | - | 36.4 | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 0.4 | - | |
| Essendon Airport | 0.8 | 14.2 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | 0.2 | - | 7.4 | 2.8 | - | 2.0 | 8.8 | 2.4 | - | 0.4 | - | - | 0.4 | 2.4 | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Ferny Creek | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | - | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | 41.0 | 12.0 | - | - | 53.4 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 10.6 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 4.0 | ||||
| Greenvale Reservoir | 15.8 | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | 5.8 | 0.6 | 11.6 | 3.0 | - | - | 0.8 | - | |||||||||||||||
| Kinglake West | 2.0 | 10.8 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | - | - | 33.8 | 10.8 | - | 0.6 | 30.4 | 22.4 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | → | 3.2 | 4.4 | 0.4 | |
| Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek) | 13.6 | 0.2 | - | 3.4 | - | 1.8 | - | 53.6 | - | 26.8 | 21.4 | 0.2 | - | 3.6 | 1.0 | |||||||||||||||
| Lancefield | - | 16.6 | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | → | → | 4.2 | - | - | - | - | 12.8 | 0.6 | - | - | 8.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | ||||
| Laverton RAAF | - | 10.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | 0.4 | - | - | 10.0 | 1.6 | - | 0.2 | 18.8 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | - | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | - | - | |
| Main Ridge | → | 16.0 | - | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | 2.6 | - | 9.0 | - | - | - | 22.4 | 15.0 | - | - | - | - | → | → | 6.4 | - | → | 11.4 | |
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 0.8 | 14.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 5.4 | 2.8 | - | - | 38.0 | 3.2 | 2.8 | - | - | - | 3.6 | 4.0 | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Melbourne Airport | 2.2 | 15.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | 11.2 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 9.6 | 1.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 9.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | |
| Melbourne Botanical Gardens | 1.0 | 16.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 2.6 | - | 0.2 | 38.4 | - | - | 0.2 | - | 4.8 | 5.0 | |||||
| Mitcham | 19.4 | 0.2 | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | - | 12.4 | - | 48.2 | 8.0 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||
| Moorabbin Airport | 0.8 | 17.6 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 3.6 | 0.6 | - | 0.4 | 30.2 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.2 | 12.4 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | |
| Mount Waverley (Riversdale Golf Club) | 1.5 | 25.5 | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 13.0 | 2.2 | - | - | 38.2 | 3.2 | 2.4 | - | - | - | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.4 | |||
| Newham (Cobaw) | 1.4 | 14.6 | - | - | - | - | 13.6 | - | - | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | 11.0 | - | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | ||||
| Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Club) | 2.6 | 21.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | → | 2.6 | - | 15.0 | 1.5 | - | 0.2 | 31.8 | 2.6 | 1.8 | - | - | - | 2.4 | |||||
| Preston Reservoir | 17.4 | - | - | 1.2 | - | 0.2 | - | 6.2 | 0.4 | 18.2 | 9.6 | - | - | 0.4 | - | |||||||||||||||
| Romsey | - | 16.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rosebud (Country Club) | 2.8 | 13.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | 14.4 | 0.8 | - | 1.4 | 35.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | |||||
| Scoresby Research Institute | 1.4 | 23.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | 0.8 | - | - | 29.0 | 4.6 | - | - | 40.4 | 4.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 5.4 | 2.2 | - | 0.2 | |
| Springvale (Sandown) | 22.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | 0.2 | - | 14.6 | 1.4 | - | - | 26.6 | 8.6 | - | 1.2 | - | - | 2.2 | 9.6 | 2.8 | ||||
| Springvale Necropolis | → | → | 26.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - | → | → | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | → | → | 23.0 | 0.8 | 33.0 | 3.1 | - | - | - | - | - | 14.0 | 4.0 | - | ||
| Toolangi (Mount St Leonard DPI) | → | → | 18.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.4 | - | 1.6 | - | → | → | 45.8 | - | 47.6 | - | 8.4 | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | 3.4 | ||
| Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorourrong) | 20.2 | - | - | 3.2 | - | 1.0 | - | 18.6 | - | 18.0 | 9.8 | - | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||
| Upper Plenty | 1.2 | 16.6 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | - | - | 19.8 | 7.0 | - | 1.2 | 13.0 | 8.2 | 4.8 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 1.4 | - | 0.6 | ||
| Viewbank | 1.0 | 16.4 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 3.6 | 1.6 | - | - | 47.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | - | |
| Wallan | 0.4 | 19.4 | - | - | - | - | - | → | → | 5.0 | 1.6 | - | - | - | 9.4 | 4.6 | - | - | 24.6 | 3.4 | 1.4 | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | 0.4 | ||
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 0.2 | 15.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | 7.0 | 4.0 | 0.2 | - | 16.8 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | |
| Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservoir (Quarte | 17.8 | 0.2 | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | 39.0 | - | 40.0 | 9.6 | - | - | 0.6 | - | |||||||||||||||
| Willowmavin (Avalon Station) | 0.6 | 12.4 | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | 2.8 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 14.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 13.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 5.4 | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Woodend | 0.8 | 20.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 16.6 | - | - | 3.8 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 0.2 | - | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | - | - | 0.2 | ||||||
| Yan Yean | 20.6 | - | - | 2.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 | - | 16.8 | - | 26.6 | 12.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||
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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 9 am on Monday 2 March 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
- Media
- media@bom.gov.au (03) 9669 4057
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- helpdesk.climate@bom.gov.au
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