| Weather Conditions | Temps (deg C) |
Rainfall (mm) |
Cumulative Rainfall | Comments | |
| J A N |
6 days were over 30 deg. A minor heatwave from 9th-14th recorded av. max. of 30 deg. Top temp. was 42 deg. on the 17th. | Av. max. 25.4. Jan. av. max. 25.5. |
Mt Duneed 34.6. Urban area 41 mm. 9 days. Jan. av. 44 mm. |
Mt Duneed 34.6 mm Urban 41 mm. Av. Geelong cumulative total 44 mm. |
5 thunderstorms. 1 severe storm on 14th in Eastern suburbs: 46 mm including hail in 30 mins at Whittington. |
| F E B |
6 days were over 30 deg. Between the 24th and 26ththe av. max was 36 deg. Top temp. 41 deg. on 26th. | Av. max. 25.7. Feb. av. max. 26.4. |
Mt Duneed 58.4. Urban area 43 mm. 3 days. Feb. av. 37 mm. |
Mt Duneed 93.0 mm Urban 84 mm. Av. Geelong cumulative total 81 mm. |
3 thunderstorms on 2 days. 1 severe storm, 2 people struck by lightning at Jan Juc – lived. Red rain fell on the 26th. |
| M A R |
5 days were over 30 deg. New record for 2nd half of March – 39.6 deg. (was 38.8). Top 41 deg. on the 12th. | Av. max. 24.1. Mar. av. max. 23.6. |
Mt Duneed 3.0 mm. Urban area 6 mm. 6 days. Mar. av. 37 mm. |
Mt Duneed 96.0 mm Urban 90 mm. Av. Geelong cumulative total 118 mm. |
Fogs, mists, drizzle on 3 days. West Barwon Dam only 7% full. |
| A P R |
31 deg. on the 7th. Good rains: the “autumn break” on 12th, 19th and 25th. | Av. max. 18.4. Apr. av. max. 20.3. |
Mt Duneed 53.8 mm. Urban area 56 mm. 9 days. Apr. av. 38 mm. |
Mt Duneed 143.8 mm. Urban 146 mm Av. Geelong cumulative total 156 mm. |
Fogs and dew on several days. SOI at – 22. West Barwon Dam still very low. GWS predicts a 65% chance that May-July rainfall will be above average. |
| M A Y |
Useful rain only fell on 1 day: 21 mm fell on the 19th. | Av. max. 16.5. May av. max. 17.2. |
Mt Duneed 26.4 mm. Urban area 24.5 mm. 6 days. May av. 47.2 mm |
Mt Duneed 170.2 mm. Urban 170.5 mm. Av. Geelong cumulative total 203.2 mm. |
SOI has risen to – 2. West Barwon Dam still very low. |
| J U N |
Good rainfalls of over 3 mm on 6 days. 21 mm fell on the 21st. On 6 days the min. temp was 2 deg. or below. Lowest was – 1 deg on 19th and 27th. Top 21 deg. on 5th | Av. min. 5.6 deg. June av. min. 5.9. |
Mt Duneed 74.2 mm. Urban area 65.6 mm. 17 days. June av. 43.3 mm |
Mt Duneed 244.4 mm. Urban 236.1 mm. Av. Geelong cumulative total 246.5 mm. |
SOI has risen to + 6. Good rainfall prospects for winter-spring. West Barwon Dam at 10% capacity as Wurdi Boluc is still filling. |
| J U L |
Cooler month than average. 7 days of 2 deg. or below. But this is the earth’s warmest month on record. | Av. min. 3.9 deg. July av. min. 5.1. |
Mt Duneed 40.7 mm. Urban area 40.7 mm. 14 days. July av. 41.9 | Mt Duneed 285.1 mm. Urban 276.8 mm. Av. Geelong cumulative total 288.4. | SOI still rising. But soil moisture levels still very low. May-July period has yielded 144 mm rainfall: c.f. average of 133 mm. |
| A U G |
Cooler than average. Lowest temp. of 1 deg. recorded on 6th and 28th. Drier month than expected. Lara received only 11 mm. |
Av. min. 6.0 deg. Aug. av. min. 5.7. |
Mt Duneed 25.6 mm. Urban area 22 mm. 14 days. Aug. av. 47.3 mm |
Mt Duneed 310.7 mm. Urban 298.8 mm. Av. Geelong cumulative total 335.7. | 2 thick fogs on the 19th and 20th. Strong winds on 22nd: 87 kph gust at Leopold. GWS predicts 60-80% chance of good rains between Sept and Nov. |
| S E P |
Warmer than average. Below average rains – disappointing start to spring. Driest September since 1994. | Av. max. 17.6 deg. Sept. av. max. 16.7. |
Mt Duneed 33.0 mm. Urban area 39.7 mm. 13 days. Sept av. 53.2 mm |
Mt Duneed 343.7 mm. Urban 338.5 mm. Av. Geelong cumulative total 388.9. | West Barwon Dam 12% full. Sun halo visible on 25th between 11.30 am. and 2.30 pm. |
| O C T |
Colder than average by 1.3 deg. Good rains from Otways through most of the region. | Av. max. 17.8 deg. Oct. av. max. 19.0. | Mt Duneed 51.6 mm. Urban area 65 mm. Oct. av. 63.4 mm. |
Mt Duneed 395.3 mm. Urban 403.5 mm. Av. Geelong cumulative total 452.3. |
At least 3 thunderstorms. 1 severe storm at Anglesea-Aireys Inlet on 23rd: hail to 2.5 cm. Hail on 17th and 23rd. Strong winds on 13th at Leopold. Funnel clouds seen on 10th and 11th. |
| N O V |
Colder than average by 1.5 deg. 1 day over 30 deg. Third coldest Nov. day on record (13 deg on 3th). Spring rains above average. | Av. max. 19.6 deg. Nov. av. max. 21.2. | Mt Duneed 59.8 mm. Urban area 65 mm. Nov. av. 51.9 mm. |
Mt Duneed 455.1 mm. Urban 468.5 mm. Av. Geelong cumulative total 504.2. |
West Barwon Dam is now over 40% full. No thunderstorms; some “thundery showers” in northern suburbs on 14th. Minor flooding occurred at Breakwater after 4 days of rain. (50 mm) |
| D E C |
A month of extremes: near record max. 41.6 deg on 11th, near record lowest max. 16 on 13th. 6 days above 30 degrees. | Av. max. 23.2 deg. Dec. av. max. 23.7. |
Mt Duneed 34.2 mm. Urban area 40 mm. Dec. av. 47.9 mm. |
Mt Duneed 489.3 mm. Urban area 508.5 mm. Average Geelong annual cumulative total 552.1. |
5 firefighters killed at Linton when wind changed on the 2nd. Thunderstorms on 26th, some damage and lightning strikes but not severe. |
OVERALL:
Hottest Days: 42 deg on 17th Jan & 11th Dec
Coldest Day: max 9 deg on 9th & 29th July;
Coldest Night: minus 1 deg. on 19th and 27th June;
Wettest Day: Jan 14th – 46 mm fell in Whittington;
Wettest month: June – 66 mm;
Driest month: March – 6 mm;
No of Days above 30 deg: 24.
Number of “Thunder Days” in Urban area: 10
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