RAINFALL The whole of the Geelong-Bellarine-Otway Region had a below average rainfall in December, apart from a section of the Bellarine Peninsula which received some heavy fallsin storms occurring on the 10th and 11th. Over those days, Clifton Springs recorded 42 mm, Curlewis 39 mm, Drysdale 33 mm, Point Lonsdale 27 mm, Whittington 20 mm and Leopold 19 mm. The…
Author: Lindsay Smail
November 2011
RAINFALL After a dryish start to the month as well as to spring generally, the end came with a climactic boom, surprising many.November saw most of Geelong end up with over 120 mm, well over double the average. In a remarkable downpour, the 24 hours ending at 9 am on Sunday 27th saw over 100 mmfall in Geelong’s eastern suburbs…
October 2011
RAINFALL Well above average falls were experienced across the region in October. Urban Geelong received between 60 and 90 mm, and Anakie had well over 100 mm. Theaverage for October is 50 mm. Most of the rain fell at the start and the end of the month; the middle weeks were comparatively dry. An interesting period occurredbetween the 29th-30th, when…
September 2011
RAINFALL Although rainfall for September was below average virtually across the whole region from the Bellarine Peninsula to the Otways, there are few complaints. Geelong’s water catchments are at 90% of capacity and the year so far has been well above average. Average across urban Geelong was around 35 mm, compared to the long-term average of 49 mm. Normal totals…
August 2011
RAINFALL August was Geelong’s driest month for the year so far. The Breakwater Racecourse AWS recorded just 19.6 mm and the average for Geelong is around 49 mm. This means it fallswithin the lowest 10% of all recorded August rains since records began in 1871. The driest August was in 1982, when only 10 mm was received at North Geelong.Most…
May 2011
RAINFALL Most of the Geelong region had average to above average rain in May, despite the experts’ pessimistic outlooks. Apart from the northern suburbs and Moorabool catchment areas, most of the region south and east of the Barwon River has continued its run of average to wetter-than-average months, originating in August last year.Geelong Airport received 47.6 mm (av. 46.5), Torquay…
March 2011
RAINFALL For the eighth month in a row, most of the Geelong region has recorded above average rainfall. Most of the southern suburbs as well as southern areas of the Region, such as the Otways,exceeded the average and the Airport registered 33.4 mm compared to the average 31.9 mm. North and northwest of the urban area however, as well as…
February 2011
RAINFALL The Geelong Region, in common with much of eastern Australia, has just recorded the wettest spring-summer 6 months period since records began in 1871.Averaged across the urban area, rainfall totalled 521 mm, some 66 mm higher than the previous best (455 mm) in 1992-93.It was Geelong’s second wettest summer since records began: 260 mm was recorded, compared to 267…
January 2011
RAINFALL High rainfall dominated the Geelong-Otways-Bellarine region in January. Most areas received at least double the normal January rainfall, and some areasgot up to four times as much. Urban Geelong averaged 130 mm for the month compared to the average 33 mm. The rainfalls that caused flooding over much ofnorthern Victoria in the second week of the month brought moderate…
November 2010
RAINFALL Most of the Geelong-Otways-Bellarine region recorded well above average rain for November, the fourth consecutive month. Urban Geelong had an averageof nearly 100 mm across the suburbs, (1992-2009 average 49 mm) on a par with November 2007 with 100 mm. Spring totals were well above the average 150 mm,(around 266 mm) with 2010 being our sixth wettest spring since…
October 2010
RAINFALL Well above average rainfall across the entire region characterised Geelong’s October. Even the poor excuse for a rain gauge at Geelong Airportmanaged to record 88 mm, but most other places across the urban area reported well above 100 mm. The October average is 49.7 mm. It was our wettest October since 2000, when 142 mm fell. Urban Geelong has…
September 2010
RAINFALL Once again most of the Geelong Region experienced above-average rain in September. Geelong Airport average for September is 49.5mm and most parts ofthe urban area had around 60mm, a very pleasing result. The wider region, including the Bellarine Peninsula, Surf Coast and the Otways all sharedin above average falls.The wettest 24 hours in Geelong were recorded at 9am on…
August 2010
RAINFALL Not even the most confirmed atheist has any reason not to give thanks for the region’s great rainfall last month.Heavy August rains have increased catchment totals to over 56% of capacity, having increased by 6% in the last week alone. This is better than at anytime since 2005, and has triggered a flood warning on the upper Barwon.For those…