( Figures are from the Bureau of Meteorology station at Mount Duneed ) Weather Conditions Temps (deg C) Rainfall (mm) Cumulative Rainfall Comments J A N Warmest January since 1981. 9 days over 30 deg including 5 over 35. Top 40.4 deg on 11th. 14 cloudy days. Average max 26.7 Jan av max. is 25.2. Average min 15.1. Average is…
Category: 2001
December 2001
RAINFALL “Below average rain in December did little to disappoint after a fantastic 2001,” according to Lindsay Smail, Director of Geelong Weather Services. An average of 37 mm fell across the city in December and a huge 647 mm for the year – the average is about 540 mm. Most districts in the region received below average rains for the…
October 2001
RAINFALL Rainfall was well above average across most of the region – the urban area received between 55 and 80 mm and the Otways water catchment registered in excess of 140 mm. The best 24-hour falls in the urban area resulted in over 20 mm on the 23rd and rain fell in Geelong on 24 days, well above the average…
September 2001
RAINFALL AND WIND “A drier month overall” was how Lindsay Smail, Director of Geelong Weather Services described September’s rainfall across the region. He said most areas received only between 50% and 65% of their expected falls, but that in most cases farmers had sufficient rain in view of the present adequate soil-moisture levels, brought about by good rains earlier in…
August 2001
RAINFALL “August has been all we had hoped for, and more,” said Lindsay Smail, Director of Geelong Weather Services. “The catchments are at over 80% of capacity, farm dams are full and spring growth is well on the way,” he continued. All parts of the region received above average rainfall for the month, with urban Geelong averaging 70 mm and…
July 2001
RAINFALL A poor July rainfall was recorded right across the Geelong and Otways Region, according to Lindsay Smail, Director of Geelong Weather Services. “Most places received well below their long-term average,” he said, and the urban area received only about half. The water catchment areas received only around half a normal July’s rainfall, but the total system was at almost…
June 2001
RAINFALL Although most suburbs and outlying districts up to a radius of about 20 kilometres from Geelong received above average June rainfall (over 43 mm) the Otways and Moorabool catchments once again suffered from below average falls. Forrest’s 76 mm was only around 70% of normal, but the water supply system is presently at 64% of capacity and Geelong’s water…
May 2001
RAINFALL “A most unremarkable month,” is how Lindsay Smail, Director of Geelong Weather Services has described the region’s May rainfall. Across the urban area falls were around 30% of normal, while some places to do better were the Bellarine Peninsula and the Winchelsea District. However the Otways and Moorabool catchments were both down, around 50% and 25% respectively. Despite the…
April 2001
RAINFALL An unprecedented rainfall event from the 21st to 24th took place across the region. Starting around 12.30 am on Saturday 21st, rain began to fall in Geelong. By 9 am, 8 mm had been registered at Grovedale. Continuing light showers fell for the rest of the day, with some respite during Saturday afternoon. But in the early hours of…
March 2001
RAINFALL An incredible period on the 21st and 22nd of March saw Geelong receive 78 mm over less than 48 hours. The steady rain fell as a low pressure system cloudband wrapped around its centre and directed a northward-moving flank of moist air over the Bellarine Peninsula, Geelong and right up to Melbourne’s northern suburbs. Over the month urban Geelong…
February 2001
RAINFALL “Only about half of Geelong’s normal February rainfall was recorded this year,” Lindsay Smail, Director of Geelong Weather Services said today. “The urban area only received 20 millimetres in what has been a very dry summer,” he continued. A grand total of 52 mm fell in Geelong over the whole summer; this is only 45% of normal. The Otway…
January 2001
TEMPERATURE “The warmest January for twenty years,” said Lindsay Smail, Director of Geelong Weather Services. “The Geelong region had just experienced the hottest January since 1981,” he said. Geelong’s average maximum this year was 26.7 degrees compared to the normal 25.2. Average minimum was 15.1 compared to 13.6. This meant that, overall, the average January temperature was 1.5 degrees greater…
November 2001
RAINFALL “Another very good rainfall month,” said GWS Director Lindsay Smail, after November’s well above average rains across the region. Geelong’s urban area received between 47 mm (at Lara) and 80 mm (at Waurn Ponds) – the average is 50 mm – and both Barwon and Moorabool catchments, especially the former, exceeded their long-term means by large margins. There were…