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…
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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…
July 2008
RAINFALL Rainfall was about 25-30% above average for July. But published rainfall averages for Geelong are very misleading. The Bureau of Meteorology publishes at least two different average figures for Geelong: 41.9mm in the daily paper and 52.9mm on the internet, so we at Geelong Weather Servicesuse the last 30 years composite data for the urban area which is 43.5mm.…
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 Airportmanaged 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 has…
September 2012
RAINFALL Geelong again recorded average to above average rain for September. The average across the urban area, from Lara to Waurn Ponds, was 52 mm. Long-term averagefor Geelong is 49.7 mm. The wettest suburb was Drumcondra (66.3 mm) and the driest was Connewarre (36.1 mm).For the sixth consecutive month average rainfall or above was received across Geelong.The Otways and the…
July 1998
RAINFALL Good winter rain totals still appear to be on target for the Geelong region, although some areas were below average in July, according to Lindsay Smail of Geelong Weather Services. Falls for July were generally around average although the Otway water catchments received less than normal.The West Barwon Dam at Forrest only received 98.8 mm compared with the July…
August 2000
RAINFALL For the fourth year in a row the Geelong region’s winter rainfall has been below average, according to Lindsay Smail of Geelong Weather Services. West and south of Geelong the drought-afflicted Otways and Golden Plains suffered once again, receiving only between 50% and 70% of a normal winter’s rainfall. The Surf Coast and Bellarine Peninsula, from Anglesea to St…