RAINFALL Most of the Geelong-Otways-Bellarine region recorded well above average rain for November, the fourth consecutive month. Urban Geelong had an average of 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…
Category: Observations
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 Airport managed 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…
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 of the urban area had around 60mm, a very pleasing result. The wider region, including the Bellarine Peninsula, Surf Coast and the Otways all shared in above average falls. The wettest 24 hours in Geelong were recorded…
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 any time since 2005, and has triggered a flood warning on the upper…
July 2010
RAINFALL Geelong received only around half to two thirds of its normal July rain, according to figures compiled by Geelong Weather Services. Geelong Airport received only 23.6 mm, just below half of the average, although some other suburbs (eg, Leopold) exceeded 35 mm. Disappointing falls of the same proportions were received in the Otways and the catchments are still at…
June 2010
RAINFALL Geelong was wet in June! An amazing range of rain fell across Geelong’s suburbs and the Bellarine Peninsula in June, from only 24mm at Lara North to over 90mm at Leopold East. Most of this great variation occurred in the 24 hour period ending 9am on the 30th when between 10 and 26mm fell from the Bureau’s forecast “isolated…
May 2010
RAINFALL It was a drier May than average right across the region with most areas receiving around 65% of the normal falls, except at Corio where a couple of heavy downpours contributed to another above average month. However the 3-monthly seasonal totals show a different picture and a close to normal autumn thanks to heavy falls in March. Overall autumn…
April 2010
RAINFALL Below average rainfall was received across most of the urban area, but the northwestern suburbs, eg, Bell Post Hill, recorded 46.2mm which is above average for April. Geelong Airport had 34 mm, which is 12mm short of its average figure. Nevertheless, accumulated rain since January shows a total in Geelong of 142mm, fractionally above the average figure for this…
March 2010
RAINFALL Large areas of the Geelong region have received around double the average March rainfall. Southern Geelong recorded well over 60mm for the month compared to the average 30.2mm. This result means that, after a poor start to the year, February and March have received above average falls so that our 3-monthlyaccumulated figure (108mm) is running 15% higher than normal.…
February 2010
RAINFALL Geelong received average rain across the district for February, apart from the Bellarine Peninsula and some areas to the west in the long-suffering Moorabool catchment. The Otways catchment recorded well above average, with West Barwon Dam at Forrest receiving 79 mm compared to its average 45 mm. Water supplies are not increasing greatly however, owing to the relatively dry…
January 2010
RAINFALL Geelong only received half of its average January rainfall, but it was a better start to the year than 2009. Most of the region had a similar result. Rainfall averaged only about 15-20 mm (the average is 36 mm) across the urban area, but Avalon only recorded 9.2.Otway catchments are reasonably stable at 33%, several % better than at…
Summary of 2009 Weather
(Most figures are from the Bureau of Meteorology station at Mount Duneed – called “Geelong AP AWS”, and averages from 1983-2009) Month Weather Conditions Temps (deg C) Rainfall (mm) Cumulative Rainfall Comments JAN Warmer by 0.4C. New records: max 45.3 on 29th, min 4.5 on 3rd. 8 days >30, incl 3 >43C – worst heat wave since 1908 (4…
December 2009
RAINFALL Generally rainfall in December was below average across the Geelong-Otways Region. Urban Geelong received falls between 25 and 35 mm, compared with the December average 41mm. Rain fell on just 6 days and the heaviest recorded was a fall of around 20mm across Geelong on the 18th. On New Year’s Eve a spectacular electrical storm, which caused only minor…