Saturday, 1 April 2023 - Monthly Climate Summary for Victoria - Product code IDCKGC16R0
Victoria in March 2023
Rainfall
- March rainfall totals were close to average for most of Victoria, but above average totals were recorded in large parts of the North East, Gippsland and South West districts.
- For the state as a whole, rainfall was 5% above the 1961–1990 March average of 41.9 mm.
- On the 22nd, Lake Buffalo had its highest March daily rainfall on record.
- Some sites had their highest total March rainfall on record or their highest total March rainfall for at least 20 years.
Temperature
- Mean maximum temperatures were close to average for most of Victoria, though below average in the state's south-west.
- Mean minimum temperatures were above average in the state's east and in much of the central Victoria.
- State-wide, the mean maximum temperature was 0.46 °C below average, and the mean minimum temperature was 0.39 °C above average.
- On the 18th, Mildura Airport has its highest March temperature on record.
- A few sites had their lowest March mean daily maximum temperature on record.
- Some sites had their lowest March mean temperature on record or their lowest March mean temperature for at least 20 years.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in March 2023 | |
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| Hottest day | 42.5 °C at Mildura Airport on the 18th |
| Warmest days on average | 29.0 °C at Mildura Airport |
| Coolest days on average |
13.6 °C at Mount Baw Baw 13.6 °C at Mount Buller |
| Coldest day |
3.1 °C at Mount Buller on the 8th 3.1 °C at Mount Hotham on the 8th |
| Coldest night | -1.3 °C at Mount Hotham on the 9th |
| Coolest nights on average | 5.9 °C at Mount Baw Baw |
| Warmest nights on average | 16.5 °C at Gabo Island Lighthouse |
| Warmest night |
19.6 °C at Rutherglen Research on the 5th 19.6 °C at Yarrawonga on the 5th |
| Warmest on average overall | 21.1 °C at Mildura Airport |
| Coolest on average overall | 9.7 °C at Mount Baw Baw |
| Wettest overall | 256.4 mm at Falls Creek (Rocky Valley) |
| Wettest day | 76.2 mm at Lake Buffalo on the 22nd |
| Strongest wind gust | 113 km/h at Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse on the 7th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record highest March daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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| Lake Buffalo | 76.2 | on the 22nd | 75.0 | on the 6th in 2020 | 52 | |
| Record highest March total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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| Myrrhee (Boggy Ck at Angleside) | 161.0 | 146.2 | in 2012 | 22 | 48.7 |
| Highest March total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for March |
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| Coldstream | 86.0 | 124.8 | in 1999 | 49.6 | |
| Jindivick | 116.6 | 122.8 | in 1999* | 82.8 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
| Record highest March temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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| Mildura Airport | 42.5 | on the 18th | 42.1 | on the 6th in 2016 | 77 | 28.5 |
| Record lowest March mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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| Portland (Cashmore Airport) | 19.0 | 19.3 | in 2003 | 40 | 21.2 |
| Cape Nelson Lighthouse | 18.6 | 18.7 | in 1997 | 27 | 20.4 |
| Warrnambool Airport NDB | 20.5 | 21.1 | in 2011 | 24 | 23.1 |
| Record lowest March mean temperature | |||||
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Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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| Warrnambool Airport NDB | 15.5 | 15.6 | in 2015 | 24 | 17.1 |
| Lowest March mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for March |
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| Cape Nelson Lighthouse | 16.2 | 15.9 | in 1997 | 17.2 | |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for March 2023 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for March 2023 |
Diff from average |
Highest for March 2023 |
Mean for March 2023 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for March 2023 |
Total for March 2023 |
Average for March |
Rank of March 2023 |
Fraction of March average |
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| North Mallee (district 76) | ||||||||||||
| Mildura Airport | 29.0 | +0.5 | 42.5 | 18th | 13.3 | -0.6 | 8.3 | 31st | 5.4 | 19.0 | average | 28% |
| Ouyen (Post Office) | 28.3 | -0.2 | 40.0 | 18th | 13.0 | -0.1 | 8.4 | 31st | 19.2 | 19.3 | average | 99% |
| Walpeup Research | 28.4 | +0.3 | 40.3 | 18th | 12.5 | -0.7 | 7.3 | 30th | 12.0 | 20.6 | average | 58% |
| South Mallee (district 77) | ||||||||||||
| Hopetoun Airport | 27.4 | -1.3 | 40.4 | 18th | 11.7 | -0.9 | 7.6 | 31st | 11.4 | 15.0 | average | 76% |
| Swan Hill Aerodrome | 28.3 | -0.3 | 40.9 | 18th | 13.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 31st | 19.2 | 16.6 | average | 116% |
| North Wimmera (district 78) | ||||||||||||
| Kellalac (Warracknabeal Airport) | 26.5 | 37.5 | 18th | 11.5 | 7.9 | 9th | 14.6 | |||||
| Nhill Aerodrome | 25.5 | -1.8 | 33.4 | 18th | 11.0 | -0.7 | 6.5 | 13th | 28.4 | 15.1 | high | 188% |
| South Wimmera (district 79) | ||||||||||||
| Edenhope Airport | 23.3 | -2.6 | 30.2 | 23rd | 10.8 | -0.7 | 7.1 | 26th | 19.4 | 25.5 | average | 76% |
| Grampians (Mount William) | 15.4 | -2.0 | 23.6 | 5th | 6.8 | -1.6 | 2.5 | 8th | 55.0 | 57.0 | average | 96% |
| Horsham Aerodrome | 25.3 | -1.7 | 33.1 | 18th | 10.3 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 13th | 25.4 | 14.3 | high | 178% |
| Kanagulk | 23.8 | -2.2 | 30.6 | 23rd | 10.6 | -0.5 | 5.4 | 26th | 16.4 | 23.9 | average | 69% |
| Longerenong | 25.8 | -0.5 | 34.9 | 18th | 10.4 | -0.5 | 6.3 | 10th | 27.8 | 22.4 | high | 124% |
| Pyrenees (Ben Nevis) | 19.6 | -0.7 | 28.7 | 18th | 9.0 | -1.3 | 4.5 | 8th | 31.6 | 42.4 | low | 75% |
| Stawell Aerodrome | 23.8 | -1.5 | 32.5 | 18th | 11.4 | -0.2 | 8.1 | 10th | 25.4 | 20.1 | average | 126% |
| Lower North (district 80) | ||||||||||||
| Charlton | 26.9 | -1.1 | 40.1 | 18th | 12.0 | -0.8 | 7.6 | 26th | 40.8 | 24.0 | high | 170% |
| Echuca Aerodrome | 26.7 | -0.6 | 38.5 | 18th | 13.1 | +0.2 | 7.8 | 9th | 32.4 | 30.8 | average | 105% |
| Kerang | 27.6 | -0.2 | 40.9 | 18th | 13.4 | +0.5 | 9.0 | 30th | 21.3 | 27.0 | average | 79% |
| Kyabram | 26.4 | -0.3 | 38.5 | 18th | 13.4 | +0.9 | 7.1 | 9th | 27.2 | 30.5 | average | 89% |
| Upper North (district 81) | ||||||||||||
| Bendigo Airport | 25.4 | -0.7 | 37.8 | 18th | 12.1 | +0.2 | 6.8 | 9th | 39.8 | 32.3 | average | 123% |
| Shepparton Airport | 26.7 | -0.8 | 38.2 | 18th | 13.5 | +1.0 | 8.1 | 30th | 59.6 | 33.5 | high | 178% |
| Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag | 25.7 | -0.6 | 37.3 | 18th | 12.9 | +0.9 | 6.6 | 9th | 64.8 | 34.6 | high | 187% |
| Yarrawonga | 28.2 | +0.3 | 37.7 | 18th | 13.5 | +0.6 | 6.3 | 9th | 28.2 | 36.2 | average | 78% |
| Lower Northeast (district 82) | ||||||||||||
| Benalla Airport | 26.7 | -0.9 | 36.1 | 18th | 12.9 | +0.3 | 3.9 | 9th | 78.0 | 55.7 | high | 140% |
| Dartmouth Reservoir | 25.3 | -0.5 | 31.0 | 18th | 12.2 | +1.1 | 3.6 | 9th | 24.6 | 60.7 | low | 41% |
| Hunters Hill | 20.9 | -0.8 | 31.4 | 19th | 11.9 | +0.3 | 5.3 | 9th | 65.8 | 72.8 | average | 90% |
| Rutherglen Research | 27.8 | +0.4 | 36.7 | 19th | 11.9 | +0.9 | 3.5 | 9th | 53.6 | 39.4 | high | 136% |
| Strathbogie | 24.1 | +0.1 | 33.0 | 18th | 9.9 | +0.7 | 3.1 | 9th | 54.8 | 56.9 | average | 96% |
| Wangaratta Aero | 27.4 | -0.2 | 35.8 | 5th | 12.3 | +1.5 | 3.8 | 9th | 93.4 | 42.2 | high | 221% |
| Upper Northeast (district 83) | ||||||||||||
| Mount Buller | 13.6 | -0.6 | 20.0 | 19th | 6.7 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 9th | 185.4 | 84.0 | high | 221% |
| Omeo | 23.5 | +0.3 | 32.6 | 19th | 9.9 | +1.0 | 0.5 | 9th | 85.4 | 55.9 | high | 153% |
| East Gippsland (district 84) | ||||||||||||
| Combienbar AWS | 20.6 | -1.1 | 32.9 | 18th | 12.1 | +0.1 | 7.0 | 9th | 67.6 | 81.3 | average | 83% |
| Gabo Island Lighthouse | 21.6 | +0.6 | 25.7 | 16th | 16.5 | +1.0 | 12.0 | 9th | 72.0 | 73.0 | average | 99% |
| Gelantipy | 20.6 | +0.3 | 29.4 | 18th | 10.5 | +0.7 | 5.8 | 9th | 57.0 | 64.9 | average | 88% |
| Lakes Entrance (Eastern Beach Road) | 22.4 | -0.2 | 35.5 | 18th | 14.5 | +1.0 | 10.5 | 13th | 67.3 | 63.8 | average | 105% |
| Mallacoota | 22.4 | -0.1 | 30.6 | 18th | 15.0 | +0.6 | 10.0 | 10th | 47.8 | 74.5 | average | 64% |
| Mount Nowa Nowa | 22.3 | -0.3 | 34.0 | 18th | 12.9 | -0.1 | 8.6 | 9th | 68.2 | 63.1 | average | 108% |
| Orbost | 23.6 | -0.3 | 36.5 | 18th | 13.5 | +0.4 | 8.9 | 9th | 50.4 | 61.2 | average | 82% |
| West Gippsland (district 85) | ||||||||||||
| Bairnsdale Airport | 23.8 | -0.1 | 35.2 | 18th | 12.8 | +1.4 | 7.2 | 18th | 65.8 | 48.1 | high | 137% |
| Corner Inlet (Yanakie) | 21.3 | -1.7 | 35.0 | 18th | 13.2 | -0.4 | 7.0 | 13th | 58.0 | 41.5 | high | 140% |
| East Sale | 23.8 | +0.2 | 35.0 | 18th | 13.3 | +1.7 | 8.7 | 18th | 79.2 | 49.2 | high | 161% |
| East Sale Airport | 24.3 | 36.0 | 18th | 13.3 | 7.9 | 18th | 80.2 | |||||
| Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airport) | 24.1 | -0.4 | 35.8 | 18th | 12.8 | +1.4 | 7.0 | 3rd | 71.6 | 48.2 | high | 149% |
| Mount Baw Baw | 13.6 | -0.3 | 20.4 | 19th | 5.9 | -0.4 | 0.3 | 9th | 175.0 | 110.2 | high | 159% |
| Mount Moornapa | 22.2 | 0.0 | 35.2 | 18th | 12.2 | +0.2 | 9.0 | 8th | 87.2 | 65.1 | high | 134% |
| Nilma North (Warragul) | 23.0 | 34.1 | 5th | 12.9 | 9.1 | 25th | 88.6 | 54.1 | v high | 164% | ||
| Pound Creek | 22.0 | -1.9 | 34.2 | 18th | 12.4 | +0.3 | 6.0 | 26th | 72.8 | 56.0 | high | 130% |
| Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse | 19.1 | -0.3 | 30.6 | 18th | 14.5 | +0.3 | 11.9 | 8th | 90.0 | 69.9 | high | 129% |
| Yarram Airport | 23.3 | -0.4 | 37.1 | 18th | 12.6 | +0.9 | 4.8 | 13th | 45.4 | 55.8 | average | 81% |
| East Central (district 86) | ||||||||||||
| Cerberus | 22.2 | -1.0 | 33.5 | 18th | 13.4 | +0.7 | 8.8 | 26th | 49.8 | 44.6 | average | 112% |
| Coldstream | 24.3 | -1.0 | 34.6 | 18th | 11.2 | +1.3 | 5.7 | 21st | 86.0 | 49.6 | v high | 173% |
| Essendon Airport | 24.0 | -0.1 | 37.6 | 18th | 13.5 | +0.8 | 10.2 | 21st | 33.6 | 39.5 | average | 85% |
| Ferny Creek | 20.0 | -1.0 | 29.7 | 5th | 10.9 | -1.3 | 6.3 | 8th | 133.0 | 86.1 | v high | 154% |
| Frankston (Ballam Park) | 23.0 | 34.8 | 18th | 13.6 | 10.4 | 26th | 45.4 | |||||
| Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 23.0 | 36.2 | 18th | 14.5 | 10.7 | 26th | 48.8 | 37.1 | average | 132% | ||
| Melbourne Airport | 23.8 | -0.4 | 38.0 | 18th | 12.9 | +0.1 | 9.4 | 26th | 24.4 | 37.8 | average | 65% |
| Moorabbin Airport | 23.1 | -0.7 | 34.5 | 18th | 13.8 | +0.7 | 9.1 | 26th | 46.2 | 44.2 | average | 105% |
| Rhyll | 22.0 | -0.6 | 30.8 | 18th | 14.8 | 0.0 | 10.9 | 9th | 44.8 | 40.1 | average | 112% |
| Scoresby Research Institute | 24.4 | +0.2 | 34.5 | 5th | 12.9 | +0.4 | 8.5 | 21st | 61.6 | 53.5 | average | 115% |
| Viewbank | 24.5 | -0.8 | 35.8 | 18th | 13.2 | +0.3 | 8.6 | 21st | 58.8 | 44.2 | average | 133% |
| West Central (district 87) | ||||||||||||
| Avalon Airport | 23.1 | -1.2 | 37.8 | 18th | 13.0 | +0.3 | 9.6 | 8th | 8.6 | 27.2 | low | 32% |
| Breakwater (Geelong Racecourse) | 22.8 | -1.4 | 37.2 | 18th | 13.3 | -0.2 | 9.7 | 8th | 12.2 | 26.0 | v low | 47% |
| Laverton RAAF | 23.4 | -0.3 | 38.3 | 18th | 13.6 | +0.9 | 9.8 | 8th | 27.2 | 34.6 | average | 79% |
| Point Cook RAAF | 23.0 | 38.7 | 18th | 13.6 | 9.7 | 8th | 34.2 | |||||
| She Oaks | 22.3 | -0.8 | 35.4 | 18th | 11.5 | +0.3 | 8.4 | 26th | 30.6 | 26.2 | high | 117% |
| North Central (district 88) | ||||||||||||
| Eildon Fire Tower | 22.7 | -0.5 | 32.0 | 18th | 11.6 | -0.1 | 6.9 | 9th | 85.6 | 41.6 | high | 206% |
| Lake Eildon | 25.6 | -0.2 | 34.2 | 18th | 11.6 | +0.9 | 7.5 | 10th | 68.2 | 52.2 | high | 131% |
| Mangalore Airport | 25.8 | -0.4 | 36.9 | 18th | 12.4 | +0.1 | 5.7 | 9th | 42.6 | 36.3 | average | 117% |
| Maryborough | 24.5 | -0.9 | 37.8 | 18th | 11.7 | +0.4 | 7.5 | 26th | 35.8 | 31.2 | average | 115% |
| Puckapunyal Lyon Hill (Defence) | 25.2 | 37.4 | 18th | 13.1 | 7.3 | 9th | 36.0 | |||||
| Puckapunyal West (Defence) | 24.4 | 36.4 | 18th | 12.3 | 6.3 | 30th | 42.2 | |||||
| Redesdale | 25.7 | +0.1 | 37.2 | 18th | 10.9 | +0.1 | 5.4 | 30th | 36.0 | 34.3 | average | 105% |
| Wallan (Kilmore Gap) | 21.5 | -0.1 | 33.9 | 18th | 10.8 | -0.3 | 7.6 | 8th | 44.8 | 48.0 | average | 93% |
| Western Plains (district 89) | ||||||||||||
| Ararat Prison | 23.0 | -1.0 | 32.5 | 18th | 10.2 | +0.5 | 7.1 | 10th | 16.0 | 30.2 | low | 53% |
| Ballarat Aerodrome | 22.2 | -0.1 | 32.5 | 18th | 10.2 | +0.2 | 7.0 | 30th | 37.2 | 42.0 | average | 89% |
| Westmere | 22.8 | -2.2 | 33.5 | 18th | 10.2 | +0.1 | 6.6 | 26th | 24.0 | 23.7 | average | 101% |
| West Coast (district 90) | ||||||||||||
| Aireys Inlet | 20.9 | -0.9 | 33.7 | 18th | 13.3 | -0.4 | 7.8 | 8th | 19.4 | 37.6 | low | 52% |
| Cape Nelson Lighthouse | 18.6 | -1.8 | 23.0 | 17th | 13.8 | -0.3 | 11.0 | 11th | 45.4 | 35.7 | high | 127% |
| Cape Otway Lighthouse | 18.5 | -1.9 | 26.7 | 18th | 13.8 | +0.5 | 11.2 | 14th | 61.6 | 55.7 | average | 111% |
| Casterton | 21.2 | -3.5 | 27.3 | 15th | 10.7 | -0.3 | 5.3 | 26th | 51.8 | 32.7 | high | 158% |
| Colac (Mount Gellibrand) | 21.8 | -1.2 | 33.2 | 18th | 11.4 | -0.5 | 7.7 | 8th | 23.2 | 30.5 | average | 76% |
| Dartmoor | 20.8 | -3.1 | 26.9 | 5th | 11.0 | -0.2 | 7.2 | 8th | 49.2 | 37.2 | high | 132% |
| Hamilton Airport | 21.9 | -2.3 | 29.5 | 18th | 10.1 | -0.3 | 5.6 | 26th | 51.0 | 33.5 | high | 152% |
| Mortlake Racecourse | 22.2 | -1.8 | 32.8 | 18th | 10.3 | +0.3 | 7.0 | 12th | 40.6 | 32.5 | average | 125% |
| Port Fairy AWS | 20.1 | -1.5 | 27.0 | 18th | 12.9 | -0.2 | 10.0 | 5th | 51.8 | 37.7 | high | 137% |
| Portland (Cashmore Airport) | 19.0 | -2.2 | 25.3 | 5th | 11.6 | -0.2 | 8.4 | 22nd | 60.8 | 46.7 | high | 130% |
| Warrnambool Airport NDB | 20.5 | -2.6 | 29.2 | 18th | 10.5 | -0.5 | 6.6 | 5th | 42.6 | 46.6 | average | 91% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
The Monthly climate summary, usually published in the first week of the following month, 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.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 6 pm on Saturday 1 April 2023. 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.
Information about Australian Indigenous seasonal calendars is available at the Indigenous Weather Knowledge website.
Unless otherwise noted, all maps, graphs and diagrams in this page are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
