RAINFALL
The heavy rains across the region since last weekend have brought May’s rainfall totals generally well above average, said Lindsay Smail, manager of Geelong Weather Services. From a mammoth 269 mm at Weeaproinah down to a more modest 46 mm at Avalon, all districts were above average, he said. Snow fell at several places near Lavers Hill on the 28thand runoff has begun again into the West Barwon system.
TEMPERATURE
May was colder than normal, owing to a significant cold air mass that covered the state several days ago. Geelong’s average daily maximum temperature was 15.7 degrees, compared to the normal 17.3. On the 28th and 29th the temperature only reached 10.1 and 11.1 degrees respectively. Strong winds, gusting over 80 kilometres per hour at Leopold, produced a wind chill factor as low as minus 8 degrees, and caused local damage on the Bellarine Peninsula.
RAINFALL DATA
| GEELONG REGION |
 Location |
Total for
Month
(mm) |
Monthly
Average
(mm) |
| Aireys Inlet |
110.4 |
(55.6) |
| Anakie |
52.0 |
(52.0) |
| Anglesea |
95.0 |
(63.0) |
| Apollo Bay |
162.4 |
(99.2) |
| Bacchus Marsh |
61.0 |
(40.3) |
| Ballan |
58.0 |
(47.5) |
| Ballarat |
63.8 |
(68.1) |
| Bannockburn |
46.0 |
(46.0) |
| Barwon Heads |
89.5 |
(64.0) |
| Bellbrae |
115.0 |
(65.1) |
| Beeac |
70.2 |
(57.2) |
| Birregurra |
77.6 |
(64.5) |
| Cape Otway |
139.6 |
(91.7) |
| Colac |
54.2 |
(71.9) |
| Drysdale |
78.0 |
(64.5) |
| Forrest (West Barwon) |
142.6 |
(108.4) |
| Inverleigh |
56.0 |
(56.6) |
| Laverton |
66.0 |
(53.0) |
| Lethbridge |
66.0 |
(n.a.) |
| Melba Gully |
226.0 |
(n.a.) |
| Melbourne (City) |
107.0 |
(58.0) |
| Meredith (Darra) |
89.0 |
(60.2) |
| Modewarre |
87.2 |
(55.0) |
| Paraparap |
105.0 |
(n.a.) |
| Portarlington |
n.a. |
(58.4) |
| Queenscliff |
88.0 |
(58.1) |
| Sheoaks |
74.2 |
(n.a.) |
| Shelford |
n.a. |
(47.0) |
| St Leonards |
83.0 |
(58.0) |
| Teesdale |
61.0 |
(45.2) |
| Torquay |
n.a. |
(58.0) |
| Warrnambool Airport |
144.8 |
(71.6) |
| Weeaproinah |
268.7 |
(200.1) |
| Werribee |
50.0 |
(43.4) |
| Winchelsea |
63.0 |
(48.0) |
|
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| GEELONG SUBURBS |
| Location |
Total for
Month
(mm) |
Monthly
Average
(mm) |
| Avalon |
45.8 |
(48.5) |
| Bell Park |
63.0 |
(50.7) |
| Belmont |
71.0 |
(47.1) |
| City |
64.0 |
(49.8) |
| Cloverdale |
59.0 |
(43.0) |
| Connewarre |
48.6 |
(43.9) |
| Corio |
58.0 |
(43.0) |
| East Belmont |
83.0 |
(47.1) |
| Grovedale |
67.4 |
(49.8) |
| Hamlyn Heights |
55.0 |
(53.5) |
| Highton |
73.2 |
(49.8) |
| Lara |
51.5 |
(39.4) |
| Lara (Serendip) |
51.3 |
(39.4) |
| Leopold |
68.0 |
(44.4) |
| Leopold South |
47.1 |
(44.4) |
| Manifold Heights |
62.0 |
(50.7) |
| Mt Duneed Airport |
68.2 |
(49.0) |
| Mt Duneed West |
72.7 |
(49.0) |
| Norlane |
n.a. |
(47.2) |
| St Albans Park |
65.5 |
(49.8) |
| Average across Urban Area |
62.0 |
(47.2) |
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