December 2002

RAINFALL

Another disappointing rainfall month was only partly alleviated by late rains on the 31st which fell too late to be included in the December totals, which averaged around 25 mm for the urban area and only 70% of normal across the region. Despite this, with water storages at 65% of capacity, there is no outlook for water restrictions this summer.

TEMPERATURE and OTHER FEATURES

A generally slightly cooler than average month saw daily maxima about 1.4 degrees below the mean (22.6 cf 24.0) and daily minima 11.7 cf the mean of 12.0. Four days over 30 degrees, top temperature was 36.6 on the 2nd. There were 2 strong wind days with gusts over 80 kph, causing damage, 1 hail day, 1 fog and 1 severe storm.

RAINFALL DATA

GEELONG REGION Location Total for Month (mm) Monthly Average (mm) Aireys Inlet 18.6 40.1 Anakie 20.8 55.0 Anglesea 19.4 48.0 Apollo Bay 42.2 63.6 Bacchus Marsh 12.5 42.2 Ballan 25.8 45.9 Ballarat 32.8 52.5 Bannockburn 11.2 42.0 Barwon Heads 28.0 47.0 Bellbrae(1) 24.0 54.0 Bellbrae(2) 25.0 54.0 Beeac 27.2 42.4 Benwerrin 29.8 n.a. Birregurra 29.4 43.4 Boonah 34.6 n.a. Cape Otway 33.4 52.7 Clifton Springs 14.0 n.a. Colac 24.2 46.6 Drysdale 30.0 44.7 Durdidwarrah 19.8 n.a. Fiskville 18.0 n.a. Forrest 43.6 73.0 Gellibrand 44.2 n.a. Gerangamete 29.4 n.a. Inverleigh(1) 14.4 45.5 Inverleigh(2) 17.5 45.5 Lake Colac 23.6 45.5 Lal Lal 26.2 n.a. Laverton 8.2 47.0 Lethbridge 12.4 55.9 Little River West 4.0 n.a. Melba Gully 76.0 n.a. Melbourne (City) 59.0 Meredith 15.4 n.a. Meredith (Darra) 19.6 51.8 Modewarre 45.0 Moriac 28.0 n.a. Mt Buninyong 24.8 n.a. Mt Cowley 62.8 n.a. Mt Mercer 22.6 n.a. Mt Sabine 74.6 n.a. Paraparap 22.4 43.2 Point Lonsdale 13.0 45.0 Pollocksford 19.2 n.a. Portarlington 20.0 45.5 Queenscliff 17.6 43.4 Shelford 16.4 45.0 Sheoaks 21.8 42.0 Skipton 20.1 n.a. St Leonards 17.5 45.0 Teesdale 16.5 39.9 Torquay 20.8 40.0 Wallington 55.6 Warncoort 41.4 n.a. Weeaproinah 114.8 112.9 Werribee 44.5 West Barwon 44.8 n.a. Winchelsea 26.5 41.1 Wooloomanata 3.0 n.a. Wurdi Boluc 25.0 42.0

GEELONG SUBURBS Location Total for Month (mm) Monthly Average (mm) Avalon 7.2 49.0 Bell Park 20.0 47.8 Bell Post Hill 18.0 47.0 Belmont 30.0 44.0 City 21.0 43.7 Cloverdale 45.0 Connewarre 28.0 52.1 Corio(1) 12.1 45.0 Corio(2) 17.0 42.0 East Belmont 30.0 44.0 East Geelong 20.0 42.0 Grovedale 33.2 44.2 Hamlyn Heights 20.6 57.0 Highton(1) 15.1 44.2 Highton(2) 19.0 42.0 Lara 10.5 41.9 Lara (Serendip) 11.9 41.9 Leopold 12.0 63.9 Leopold East 25.0 42.0 Leopold South 63.9 Manifold Heights 22.8 47.8 Mt Duneed Airport 31.0 42.2 Mt Duneed West 34.2 42.2 St Albans Park 18.5 43.7 Waurn Ponds 28.0 42.0 Whittington 42.0 Urban Area Average 25.0 44.9