SUMMARY RAINFALL Despite a low total rainfall until November 22nd, the Geelong region excluding most of the Otway Ranges received above average rainfall over 60 mm when the month concluded. Detailed monthly figures are shown at the tables below. TEMPERATURE Temperatures averaged 2.1 degrees warmer than the latest 30-year average based on maximums and minimum temperatures. Minimum temperatures averaged 12.3…
Category: Observations
October 2020
Windy day in Moorabool Street on 3rd. Top wind gust 67 km/h from the North at Breakwater AWS and 72 km/h at Avalon Airport. Photo Bay 93.6. SUMMARY A much wetter month clearly showed the latest La Nina effect across the whole Geelong Region with most centres recording 150% of normal rainfall averages. Temperatures were about 0.3 C higher than the…
September 2020
SUMMARY September was a slightly warmer month and a very much wetter month than normal. TEMPERATURE Geelong’s daily temperatures averaged 8.2 C for minimums and 17.8 C for maximums; these figures were about 0.9 C warmer than the latest 30-year average (13.0 C compared to 12.1C). Variation of the daily figures include: coldest night 2.1 C on the 28th,…
August 2020
SUMMARY Geelong was fractionally warmer than the most recent 30-year average temperature and wetter than the average August rainfall. TEMPERATURE Geelong’s average daily maximums were 15.3 degrees C and minimums were 6.2 degrees C. These were fractionally warmer than both 15.0 C and 6.0 C which are the latest 30-year averages. The warmest day was recorded 21.2 C…
July 2020
SUMMARY July saw a cooler but much drier period. Temperatures were 0.5 C lower than the 30-year average and rainfalls were well below the average of 44.6 mm. TEMPERATURE Overall July saw a cooler than average month overall. Average minimums were 5.0 C, compared to the 30-year average of 5.9 C; average maximums were 14.0 C, compared to…
June 2020
SUMMARY Geelong recorded another comparatively drier month but a continued cooler period than normal since February this year. TEMPERATURE Minimum temperatures averaged lower (5.5 C) than the 30-year normal (6.4 C) and fractionally higher than average maximums (14.6 C compared to 14.5 C). The warmest day was 18.0 C on the 19th and the lowest only reached 11.9 C on…
May 2020
SUMMARY May was drier but cooler than the latest 30-year averages. The major feature of the month was an official tornado which occurred at 1.10 am on the 20th. See photos above. TEMPERATURES Geelong saw below average temperatures about 0.8 C lower than normal. Minimums averaged 7.5 C and maximums averaged 16.5 C, compared with the normals of 8.3 C…
April 2020
SUMMARY April was much wetter than normal and quite cooler than the latest 30-year average figures. Double the normal rainfall for the month, and cooler than average for maximum temperatures and just warmer than overnight minimums gave the wetter and cooler summary. TEMPERATURE Maximum figures averaged 18.8 C compared to the 30-year average 20.5 C, and minimums averaged 10.4 C compared…
March 2020
SUMMARY March was a very average month according to temperatures but wetter than the latest 30-year average. Average minimums were about 0.4 degrees above normal and 0.5 degrees below maximums. TEMPERATURE Daily minimum figures averaged 12.9C and maximums averaged 23.0C. Minimums were 0.4C higher than the monthly average and 0.5C below average, hence the average was almost equal with the 30-year…
February 2020
SUMMARY An extraordinary February – cooler than average, much wetter than normal, humid, often overcast and a severe storm characterised the month. TEMPERATURE Overnight temperatures were 1.0 C above average but daily maximums were 2.7 C cooler than normal, leading to a monthly mean of 0.9 C below the average. There was only one day over 30 degrees (30.1 C…
January 2020
SUMMARY Geelong and most of the region experienced well above average rain and slightly higher temperatures than the latest 30-year averages. A severe storm occurred at Avalon on the 15th. Most of the first half of the month was hazy and smoky from the Gippsland fires. TEMPERATURE Daily maximums averaged 26.1 degrees C (compared to 25.4 C) and daily minimums…
December 2019
SUMMARY Geelong was hotter than the 30-year average by 0.8 degrees C and much drier than the average rainfall (8 mm compared to 38.7 mm). TEMPERATURE Temperatures for the region were higher than average, and two significant new records of 3 December days over 40 degrees and a new top temperature for the month of 45.1 C was set on…
November 2019
SUMMARY Geelong was windier, wetter and cooler than normal by around 0.4º C. Total rainfall for Geelong AWS was 53.4 mm, and the mean temperature was 15.5° compared to the 30-year average of 15.9°. A severe wind storm occurred on the 21st and wind gust details are given below. Developing altocumulus cloud on the 18th. RAINFALL Geelong AWS’s rainfall was higher…