RAINFALL May rainfall was generally well below average for most of the Geelong region, according to Lindsay Smail of Geelong Weather Services yesterday. Most places received less than half of their average May figure, and some fared much worse. Compared to last year, when Geelong received 100 mm in May, this year the falls ranged from 12.5 mm at Lara…
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May 2000
RAINFALL The heavy rains across the region since last weekend have brought May’s rainfall totals generally well above average, said Lindsay Smail, manager of Geelong Weather Services. From a mammoth 269 mm at Weeaproinah down to a more modest 46 mm at Avalon, all districts were above average, he said. Snow fell at several places near Lavers Hill on the…
July 2002
RAINFALL An interesting rainfall pattern has emerged from the July figures with wide variations across the region. A large swathe of land extending from Forrest and Colac up to Belmont received above average falls, while coastal areas from Bellbrae to the Bellarine Peninsula received less than half the average. A small triangle encompassing Sheoaks, Teesdale and Lara were all above…
September 2004
RAINFALL Rainfall was above average in the Geelong Urban area, the Bellarine Peninsula and Lara areas in September. However the Otways and Moorabool catchments both recorded below average totals. The main reason for the variation was that, on the 28th, a band of rain from the northwest and extending over northern Victoria actually propagated further to the south than predicted…
September 2006
RAINFALL Poor rainfall totals right across the Geelong-Otways region came as no surprise. Geelong only received 32 mm which is 60% of the average for September. West Barwon Dam’s figure was 82mm which is around 60%. Geelong’s total rain for the year to date is only 250mm, which is 135mm below normal for this time of year. Barwon Water catchments…
June 2008
RAINFALL “Disastrous” is the best word to describe Geelong’s six-monthly rainfall from January to June this year. With just 116mm recorded in the urban areaGeelong has had less than 50% of its 6-monthly average of 240mm. This is the worst start to a rainfall year since 1967, when only 98mm was received, andour second lowest January to June rainfall since…
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 ofthe urban area had around 60mm, a very pleasing result. The wider region, including the Bellarine Peninsula, Surf Coast and the Otways all sharedin above average falls.The wettest 24 hours in Geelong were recorded at 9am on…
August 2012
OVERALL “A colder and much wetter than average winter in Geelong,” was Lindsay Smail’s expected summary of recent weather. It surprised no-one in the region, exceptperhaps the Bureau of Meteorology which had predicted warmer and drier conditions once again. RAINFALL Yet another month of above average rainfall for most of the Geelong-Otways Region, except for some areas to the northwest.…
June 1998
RAINFALL Geelong’s June rainfall was very gratifying, according to Lindsay Smail of Geelong Weather Services. Falls were above average virtually across the whole Geelong region, he said, ranging from 133.8 mm at West Barwon Dam (still 90% empty) to 41.1mm at Shelford. Within the urban area there were falls varying from 88.1mm at Leopold to 43 mm at Lara.Rain fell…
June 2000
RAINFALL “A disappointing month for rainfall” is how Lindsay Smail, manager of Geelong Weather Services, described June’s falls. Much of the region only received around 70-90% of the normal June totals. The Bellarine Peninsula fared best, with St Leonards well above average, but a large area from Colac through Inverleigh, Teesdale and Lethbridge were well down. In spite of a…
August 2002
RAINFALL August’s rainfall was generally below average over most of the Geelong-Otways Region. Over the urban area the totals were about 68% of the long-term average, and in the Otways catchment the proportion was around the same. There were some pockets of heavier falls, notably at Bellbrae, Paraparap, Teesdale and St Leonards. TEMPERATURES The average temperatures were very close to…
October 2004
RAINFALL October
October 2006
RAINFALL October was Geelong’s driest month since March, adding just 11 mm to the annual total. In what ought to be our wettest month, most areas within the districtonly registered between 10 to 30% of normal rainfall. It was Geelong’s driest October since 1967.In some suburbs, notably Hamlyn Heights, the 6 mm received was equal to Geelong’s lowest ever October…