Monday, 5 September 2022 - Seasonal Climate Summary for Victoria - Product code IDCKGC26R0

Victoria in winter 2022: near average rainfall, milder nights

Victorian winter rainfall was below average in the north-west Mallee and well above average in South Gippsland, but generally close to average elsewhere. A dry July was followed by a wet August. Daytime temperatures were above average around Melbourne and west to Cape Otway, with night-time temperatures warmer than average across much of the state, particularly in East Gippsland. A cool wet start to June brought an early ski season.

Some high totals and flooding but close to average winter rainfall

• Averaged across Victoria, rainfall was 0.3% above the winter 1961–1990 mean of 205 mm. It was below average across the Mallee, and above average in South Gippsland.
• June had above average rainfall in South Gippsland, then a drier than average July particularly to the north-east, was followed by a wet August across the state.
• Several cold fronts brought heavy rainfall and flooding at times.
• A Tasman Low stalled in Bass Strait on the 13 and 14 August, bringing multi-day rainfall totals of 50 to 100 mm over Gippsland, major flooding along the Moe River at Darnum, and minor flooding at Traralgon and Iona.
• On 29 August thunderstorms crossed western Victoria, bringing localised intense rainfall and flash flooding.
• Snowy Creek in the state's north-east, recorded Victoria's highest winter total of 657.2 mm.
• Madayla had the wettest day, recording 103.2 mm in the 24 hours to 9 am on 16 August.
• Locations with their highest winter daily rainfall on record were Koetong, Buln Buln, Cape Liptrap, Horsham, Lal Lal, Boolarra South and Guarwarre.
• Sites at Rhyll, Coldstream and Taggerty had their highest total winter rainfall on record.
• Jindivick, Morwell, Longerenong, Buln Buln and Springvale (Sandown) had their highest total winter rainfall for at least 20 years.
• Some sites had their highest winter daily rainfall on record.

Near average daytime temperatures, milder nights in the south-west and the east

• Averaged across Victoria, the mean maximum temperature was 13.18 °C, 0.15 °C above the 1961–1990 mean. Daytime temperatures were above average from Melbourne to the Otways, below average near the central-west border region, and average elsewhere.
• The Victorian mean minimum temperature was 4.65 °C, 0.58 °C above the mean. Night-time temperatures were above average across western Victoria and East Gippsland and close to average elsewhere.
• The warmest winter day was 25.2 °C at Mildura Airport on 29 August. Mildura also had the warmest days on average at 16.3 °C.

An early ski season, August storms

• At the start of June, some alpine ski resorts opened a week earlier than planned after reporting up to 50 cm of snow falling in 48 hours. Snow flurries also fell in the central-west highlands.
• The strongest recorded wind gust was 137 km/h, at Mount Hotham on the 5 June during the passage of a cold front.
• There were areas of morning fog across the state, particularly along the Victorian coast on 18 June.
• Many parts of Victoria experienced large areas of frost in the third week of July, when night-time temperatures plummeted due to clear skies and light winds under a high-pressure system.
• A series of cold fronts in August brought high winds and some damaging storms. Severe thunderstorms affected western Victoria on 29 August with large hail reported around Mildura and Wentworth, and smaller hail reported at Kaniva. Flash flooding was reported at Horsham, Dimboola and Portland, and wind gusts of 100 km/h were recorded at Horsham.

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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 higher value has gone unreported

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