July 2020

 

 

Double Rainbow looking southeast by David Ridley about 5.30 pm on the 4th.

SUMMARY  

July saw a cooler  but much drier period.  Temperatures were 0.5 C lower than the 30-year average and rainfalls were well below the average of 44.6 mm.

TEMPERATURE

Overall July saw a cooler than average month overall. Average minimums were 5.0 C, compared to the 30-year average of 5.9 C; average maximums were 14.0 C, compared to 14.1 C.

There were six frosts (below 2.0 C) and several fogs; the lowest minimum was 0.4 C on the 17th.  The warmest temperature was 19.1 C on the 1st.

RAINFALL

Much lower than average rain was recorded across the region. Urban Geelong totalled around 20 mm, compared to 44.6 for the 30-year average for July.  The wettest day recorded 7.2 mm on the 4th and 8 rain days had less than 1.0 mm.

OTHER FEATURES

There were 2 days of strong wind gusts – the 16th and the 19th saw Breakwater AWS experience 65 km/h.  On the 19th Avalon reached 80 km/h.

No storms were experienced despite some beautiful rainbows on  several days.

RAINFALL DATA

GEELONG REGION
Location Total for
Month
(mm)
Monthly
Average
(mm)
Aireys Inlet 24.8 75.7
Anakie West 19.8 na
Apollo Bay 67.2 128.3
Bacchus Marsh 12.2 34.3
Ballan 38.6 47.3
Ballarat Aerodrome 41.8 68.0
Balliang East 15.2 33.5
Bannockburn 29.8 43.0
Beech Forest (Otway Fly) na 201.2
Bellbrae 21.3 63.7
Bells Beach 19.2 63.7
Beeac na 63.2
Benwerrin na 120.8
Boonah 46.2 92.1
Breamlea 19.2 na
Cape Otway 59.8 105.8
Colac na na
Colac (Mt Gellibrand) 28.0 58.9
Curlewis Golf Club na 49.0
Dereel 30.4 52.0
Forrest (West Barwon Dam) na 131.3
Inverleigh 27.4 52.8
Lal Lal na 70.0
Laverton 19.2 42.0
Lorne 33.8 115.1
Melbourne (City) 30.0 49.0
Melton 21.0 39.0
Meredith (Darra) 24.0 49.0
Moriac 17.8 57.0
Mt Cowley 33.4 148.0
Mt Mercer 27.8 na
Mt Sabine na 189.4
Ocean Grove 33.7 59.0
Point Lonsdale 27.0 56.0
Queenscliff 24.8 56.6
Scotsburn (Mt Buninyong) 58.1 56.6
Shelford 21.9 45.0
Sheoaks na 45.0
St Leonards na 55.0
Sutherlands Creek na na
Winchelsea 17.6 45.0
Wensleydale 30.4 50.2

GEELONG SUBURBS
Location Total for
Month
(mm)
Monthly
Average
(mm)
Armstrong Creek 24.4 41.4
Bell Post Hill 14.6 47.2
Belmont 15.0 47.5
Breakwater Racecourse 18.6 46.0
Corio 17.0 40.0
Grovedale East 15.6 44.2
Grovedale South 22.7 47.5
Hamlyn Heights 21.5 47.5
Herne Hill 15.0 46.0
Highton 21.0 49.2
Lara 15.0 38.6
Leopold North 28.0 47.4
Leopold East 24.6 47.4
Manifold Heights 20.7 48.6
Moolap 18.2 43.0
Waurn Ponds 21.0 43.0
Whittington 21.2 49.5
Wooloomanata 14.4 38.6
URBAN AREA AVERAGE 20.0 45.0

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