( Figures are from the Bureau of Meteorology station at Mount Duneed ) Weather Conditions Temps (deg C) Rainfall (mm) Cumulative Rainfall Comments J A N 3 days over 30 degrees. Top temp 36 on 15th. Record low January maximum (15.6) on 7th. Av. max. was 24.3. January average max. is 25.7. Mt Duneed 27.6. Urban area averaged 32. January…
Category: 1999
December 1999
RAINFALL Last week’s deluge across the Geelong district was not evenly spread. From only 20 mm at Barwon Heads to 104 mm at Lara, the summer thunderstorms resulted in generally heavy rain over the urban area but much less in the water supply catchments. Consequently, monthly totals varied from 34 mm at Barwon Heads up to 138 mm at Lara.…
November 1999
RAINFALL As usual rainfall varied greatly across the region in November, but spring totals have been generally below average, according to Lindsay Smail of Geelong Weather Services. In the Otways water catchment areas, November falls were in some cases well above average (over 120%), the Bellarine Peninsula was also wetter than normal (100-120%), but totals closer to and northwest of…
October 1999
RAINFALL October was another disappointing rainfall month for Geelong and surrounding areas, Lindsay Smail, of Geelong Weather Services said today. Average rainfall across the urban area was about 45 mm, ranging from 31 mm at Hamlyn Heights to 60 mm at Leopold South. Geelong’s average for October is 63 mm. Areas to the immediate north, west and most of the…
August 1999
RAINFALL A very timely downpour with local thunderstorms on the 26th brought Geelong’s rainfall over the August average, according to Geelong Weather Services manager, Lindsay Smail. But even this was not enough to bring the winter totals up to average, with figures being only around 75% of average. The southwest area – the Otways Region – again suffered worst owing…
July 1999
RAINFALL July was another disappointing rainfall month, according to Lindsay Smail, manager of Geelong Weather Services. Much of the region only received between one third and two-thirds of the normal July totals. But there were some surprising local variations; from a low of 11 mm at Werribee to a high of 34.5 mm at Barwon Heads. The Geelong urban area…
June 1999
RAINFALL June was a disappointing rainfall month, according to Lindsay Smail, manager of Geelong Weather Services. Much of the region only received between two-thirds and three-quarters of the normal June totals. But there were some surprising variations; from an incredible 119 mm at Apollo Bay (average 110) to a low of 21.5 mm at Lara (average 37.3). Much of the…
May 1999
RAINFALL After some late rains in the final two days, May has turned out to have been an average-to-above-average month in the region. Only two areas ended up with below average falls, the eastern Otways (including West Barwon) and Meredith-Inverleigh-Teesdale. A surprising feature of the month was the three thunder days which occurred; thunder being rare around Geelong in May.…
April 1999
RAINFALL April 1999 was one of our driest Aprils on record. Apart from the drought of 1997, this was Geelong’s driest April since 1976, according to Lindsay Smail of Geelong Weather Services. In the closest areas to Geelong the totals ranged from 5.5 mm at Inverleigh to 40.5 mm at Corio. The average across the urban area was a meagre…
March 1999
RAINFALL March was generally an above average month for areas close to Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula, according to Lindsay Smail of Geelong Weather Services, but the Otway catchments and the Meredith-Teesdale districts were below average. The Geelong average of around 35 mm was exceeded by all places to the east of Bannockburn. In urban Geelong, Corio received the maximum…
February 1999
RAINFALL Above average falls were received in February across virtually the whole of the Geelong region, according to Lindsay Smail of Geelong Weather Services. Around the district the highest falls recorded were at Modewarre which received 91.5 mm, and Teesdale (85.5 mm). The urban area average for the month was around 45 mm, compared to the February average for Geelong…
January 1999
RAINFALL January rainfalls in the Geelong region were generally consistent with long-term established patterns. Rain fell on only a small number of days, and several large falls were associated with thunderstorm activity. Totals varied greatly and there were some locally heavy falls. Most falls in the urban area were between 30-40 mm which is average for January. The Bellarine Peninsula…