RAINFALL
The Bureau of Meteorology’s station at Mt Duneed has just recorded Geelong’s lowest March rainfall since 1889. Speaking yesterday, Lindsay Smail of Geelong Weather Services said Mt Duneed’s total of 1.6 mm was Geelong’s lowest March rainfall in 111 years, when 0.3 mm was registered. Most of the urban area received around 6 mm. In more recent times low falls had been recorded in 1948 (1.8 mm), 1945 (2.4 mm) and 1953 (2.8 mm) at North Geelong, he said. Geelong’s average for March is 35 mm. The Otways catchment, whose March average is 61 mm, only registered 14.6 mm at Forrest.
TEMPERATURE
March was a generally warmer month this year, with an average daily maximum of 25.5 degrees (compared to normal 23.7) and an average daily minimum of 13.2 (compared to 12.8).
RAINFALL DATA
| GEELONG REGION |
 Location |
Total for
Month
(mm) |
Monthly
Average
(mm) |
| Aireys Inlet |
9.2 |
45.7 |
| Anglesea |
8.6 |
41.0 |
| Apollo Bay |
18.0 |
69.6 |
| Bacchus Marsh |
7.0 |
44.8 |
| Ballan |
17.2 |
34.0 |
| Ballarat |
8.6 |
44.4 |
| Bannockburn |
6.0 |
39.0 |
| Barwon Heads |
6.0 |
43.0 |
| Bellbrae |
n.a. |
37.7 |
| Beeac |
8.4 |
40.4 |
| Birregurra |
7.2 |
41.4 |
| Cape Otway |
33.4 |
55.8 |
| Colac |
7.0 |
44.0 |
| Drysdale |
8.5 |
59.4 |
| Forrest (West Barwon) |
14.6 |
62.8 |
| Inverleigh |
4.0 |
43.0 |
| Laverton |
15.6 |
36.0 |
| Melba Gully |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Melbourne (City) |
22.8 |
52.0 |
| Meredith (Darra) |
11.0 |
51.6 |
| Modewarre |
7.5 |
36.0 |
| Paraparap |
n.a. |
36.0 |
| Portarlington |
11.0 |
45.7 |
| Queenscliff |
12.3 |
44.5 |
| Shelford |
n.a. |
38.0 |
| St Leonards |
14.0 |
45.0 |
| Teesdale |
n.a. |
45.7 |
| Torquay |
4.6 |
36.0 |
| Wallington |
n.a. |
51.0 |
| Warrnambool Airport |
25.8 |
56.2 |
| Weeaproinah |
35.3 |
112.8 |
| Werribee |
13.0 |
41.4 |
| Winchelsea |
3.0 |
36.1 |
| Winchelsea South |
3.2 |
38.0 |
|
 |
| GEELONG SUBURBS |
| Location |
Total for
Month
(mm) |
Monthly
Average
(mm) |
| Avalon |
5.8 |
31.0 |
| Bell Park |
5.8 |
37.4 |
| Belmont |
7.5 |
31.9 |
| City |
5.2 |
42.0 |
| Cloverdale |
6.5 |
35.0 |
| Connewarre |
n.a. |
27.0 |
| Corio |
n.a. |
35.0 |
| East Belmont |
6.0 |
31.9 |
| Grovedale |
4.4 |
41.7 |
| Hamlyn Heights |
n.a. |
35.0 |
| Highton |
3.9 |
40.3 |
| Lara |
4.2 |
36.6 |
| Lara (Serendip) |
5.8 |
36.6 |
| Leopold South |
n.a. |
32.5 |
| Manifold Heights |
n.a. |
37.4 |
| Mt Duneed Airport |
1.6 |
41.7 |
| Mt Duneed West |
7.2 |
28.1 |
| Norlane |
n.a. |
34.6 |
| St Albans Park |
6.4 |
42.0 |
| Urban Area Average |
6.0 |
34.6 |
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