(Temperature figures are from the Bureau of Meteorology station at Mount Duneed) Month Weather Conditions Temps (deg C) Rainfall (mm) Cumulative Rainfall Comments JAN Cooler than normal by 0.55 deg. 6 days >30C; hottest 40.4C on 11th. 5 days of wind gusts >60kph. 4 thunder days. Severe storm on 26th, & hail. Av max 25.3 Jan av max. is…
Category: 2005
December 2005
RAINFALL Most areas received below average rainfall for December. The average across the urban area was 33mm, ranging from 21mm at Hamlyn Heights to 50mm at Mt Duneed West. Rain fell on around 11 days and the heaviest falls were recorded at 9am on the 7th, associated with local thunderstorms. TEMPERATURE and OTHER FEATURES Geelong was 2.3 degrees hotter and…
November 2005
RAINFALL Another disappointing rainfall month saw Geelong and most surrounding districts end up with below average rainfall for the whole spring season. Only September showed above average rainfall. Urban Geelong totalled 38mm and most nearby districts, including the Bellarine Peninsula were similar. The long-term November average is 52mm. Rain fell on ten days. TEMPERATURES AND WIND For the eighth month…
October 2005
RAINFALL A disappointing rainfall month for Geelong saw an average of only 40mm deposited on the urban area, about two thirds of the normal for October. Rain fell on just 13 days, but there were large regional variations: the area from Colac down to Anglesea was more fortunate with above average falls, but both the Otways and Moorabool catchments only…
September 2005
RAINFALL A good rainfall month for the immediate Geelong district resulted in an average 63mm across the urban area and generally above average falls in the Bellarine Peninsula and Otways catchment. In contrast the Moorabool catchment once again suffered below average rains. Geelong had rain on 20 days, including 26.8mm on the 12th and 14.2mm on the 29th. Geelong’s water…
August 2005
RAINFALL Until the last day of the month it looked like the Geelong rain totals would be well below average, but with over 20mm recorded on the last morning, the Geelong urban area averaged 60mm. The Otways catchments were generally just below average, and the Moorabool system likewise. The catchments now are 55% of capacity, still well down on average…
July 2005
RAINFALL A good rainfall month in the Geelong and Bellarine Peninsula district was not matched by areas further afield in the Otways and Moorabool catchments. Urban Geelong received around average falls, about 45mm, while the West Barwon Dam only recorded about 86mm, or 62 % of normal. Rain fell on 20 days and was typically brought mainly by a series…
June 2005
RAINFALL Above average rainfall in southern Geelong and nearby areas was not quite matched by the northern suburbs or the Otways and Moorabool water catchment regions. In Geelong the average across the urban area was around 44mm – from 51 at Mt Duneed to 33mm at Corio. There were 15 days of recorded rain, from the maximum of 14.6mm recorded…
May 2005
RAINFALL Another poor rainfall month has resulted in only 10mm for Geelong in May. Compared to the long-term average of 48mm, this was in the lowest 10% of all historical May totals, and completes a disastrous autumn, our driest on record since accurate records began in 1871. It was also our driest May since 1932, when only 10mm was recorded.…
April 2005
RAINFALL Another month of low rainfall has been experienced right across the Geelong region. The urban area received only 14 mm compared with the monthly average of 41.6mm. Some outer areas like Moriac, Barwon Heads, Clifton Springs and the You Yangs recorded between 15mm and 20mm, but even Weeaproinah in the Otways, the wettest farming area in Victoria, only managed…
March 2005
RAINFALL March was a drought month for Geelong with only 6.8mm falling at Mt Duneed and up to around 10mm across the urban area. The Otway and Moorabool catchments were also well below average, but the water supplies are around two-thirds full at 65.7%, which is better than last year’s 49% at the same stage. TEMPERATURE “A cooler but generally…
February 2005
RAINFALL A record-making rain event occurred over the first three days of the month, when Geelong received between 120mm and 160mm over a 46-hour period. Geelong’s highest ever fall in a 24-hour period was received at Grovedale (130mm) on 2nd. This was brought about by a slow-moving retrograding low pressure system over central Victoria. Severe flash flooding on the 2nd,…
January 2005
RAINFALL An exciting end to the month of January occurred on the 26th with Geelong’s heaviest summer downpour since records began around 1870. With 6-hour totals above 100mm across most of the urban area, the southern suburbs seemed to record more rain than other areas, and the highest confirmed reading was 128mm at South Geelong. Owing to the thunderstorms the…