RAINFALL After a slow start, the month of July ended up as the best rainfall month in the Geelong region since October, 2001. An average of 80mm fell across the urban area, while the Bellarine Peninsula averaged over 100mm and the Otways catchment also received well above average falls. This was due to the fortuitous timing of a series of…
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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 2007
RAINFALL After a depressing first 3 weeks of the month during which less than 10 mm fell over most of the Geelong area, the final weekend saw between 15 and 25mm rain recorded when a low pressure system crossed the state. Geelong averaged from 22mm at Lara to 35mm in just one part of Hamlyn Heights, but this was still…
June 2009
RAINFALL Geelong’s six-monthly rainfall from January to June this year rivals last year’s disastrous result. With just 30 mm recorded in the urban areaGeelong has had only around 50% of its 6-monthly average of 240mm, namely 123 mm. This is the second worst start to a rainfall year since 1967, when only 98mm was received. Last year, 2008, was our…
May 2011
RAINFALL Most of the Geelong region had average to above average rain in May, despite the experts’ pessimistic outlooks. Apart from the northern suburbs and Moorabool catchment areas, most of the region south and east of the Barwon River has continued its run of average to wetter-than-average months, originating in August last year.Geelong Airport received 47.6 mm (av. 46.5), Torquay…
April 2013
RAINFALL Another disappointing rainfall month has resulted right across the region, with mostplaces receiving well below average rainfall. Most of Geelong averaged 10-12 mm, rangingfrom 5 mm at the You Yangs to 23 mm at Leopold East. There were 11 rain days. Breakwater’s 9.6 mmfalls within the lowest 10% of all Geelong’s historic April rains, since 1903. Geelong’s average April…
March 1999
RAINFALL March was generally an above average month for areas close to Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula, according to Lindsay Smail of Geelong Weather Services, but the Otway catchments and the Meredith-Teesdale districts were below average. The Geelong average of around 35 mm was exceeded by all places to the east of Bannockburn. In urban Geelong, Corio received the maximum…
April 2001
RAINFALL An unprecedented rainfall event from the 21st to 24th took place across the region. Starting around 12.30 am on Saturday 21st, rain began to fall in Geelong. By 9 am, 8 mm had been registered at Grovedale. Continuing light showers fell for the rest of the day, with some respite during Saturday afternoon.But in the early hours of Sunday…
September 2003
RAINFALL AND WIND “September is usually windy, but this would have been one of Geelong’s windiest Septembers ever,” Lindsay Smail, Director of Geelong Weather Services said. There were 18 days on which wind gusts over 60kph struck in the Geelong region. The worst days were the 19th and the 24th. when wind gusts of well over 100kph caused severe storm…
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 2007
RAINFALL Yet another disappointing month for Geelong’s rainfall has ended. Despite many good falls elsewhere in the state preliminary figures show that the Geelong and Bellarine regionshave generally received below average totals for May and autumn as a whole. Geelong’s average rainfall for May is 51 mm, but only around 30-35 mm was recorded across the urban area. West Barwon…
August 2009
RAINFALL This is a time for rejoicing in the catchment! The West Barwon Dam at Forrest has received well above average rain for the last two months. August’s figure of205.6 mm is a welcome return to normal or better winter rains for Geelong’s water supplies which have risen to over 26% of capacity for the first time thisyear. Urban Geelong…
August 2011
RAINFALL August was Geelong’s driest month for the year so far. The Breakwater Racecourse AWS recorded just 19.6 mm and the average for Geelong is around 49 mm. This means it fallswithin the lowest 10% of all recorded August rains since records began in 1871. The driest August was in 1982, when only 10 mm was received at North Geelong.Most…