RAINFALL February rains were above average in Geelong, but below normal in the Otways water catchment, according to Lindsay Smail of Geelong Weather Services. Mr Smail said yesterday that while urban Geelong had between 37 and 58 mm for the month, compared to the 37 mm average, areas such as Winchelsea, Forrest and Colac were around 8-16 mm below average.…
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March 2000
RAINFALL The Bureau of Meteorology’s station at Mt Duneed has just recorded Geelong’s lowest March rainfall since 1889. Speaking yesterday, Lindsay Smail of Geelong Weather Services said Mt Duneed’s total of 1.6 mm was Geelong’s lowest March rainfall in 111 years, when 0.3 mm was registered. Most of the urban area received around 6 mm. In more recent times low…
May 2002
RAINFALL Several large variations in rainfall totals have occurred over the Geelong region during May, according to Lindsay Smail, Director of Geelong Weather Services. Even although high totals over 170 mm were recorded in parts of the Otways, this was still about 15% short of the average. Most other districts also received below average rainfall, eg, Forrest (65%), Bannockburn (65%),…
June 2004
RAINFALL Well above average rainfall was received in the Otways catchment and average falls in the Moorabool, but generally below average across the urban area. The Bellarine Peninsula and Surf Coast generally also fared well with more than normal June tallies. The legendary Weeaproinah, although not in the Barwon catchment, was the recipient of a phenomenal 416mm, that’s almost twice…
June 2006
RAINFALL Geelong had a very poor rainfall month, the ninth such below average month out of the last ten months. Both catchment areas (Otways and Moorabool) also suffered badly and water supplies are now at a disastrously low level of 25%.Mt Duneed airport received only 16 mm compared to the average 44 mm. It was Geelong’s driest June since 1984.…
March 2008
RAINFALL Geelong urban area recorded around a disappointing 20mm for March compared to the average 30mm.Rain fell on an average 10 days – mainly in the final week – and the largest fall was 10.4mm by 9am on the 27th at Mt Duneed.The Otways catchments fared better with totals around the March average; Mt Sabine recording 80mm and West Barwon…
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 32.5% of…
May 2012
RAINFALL Rainfall for most of the Geelong-Otways-Bellarine Region was well above average for May. A wrap-around cloud band caused by a strong low pressure system whichcrossed the state from the north on the 25th-26th was the cause of heavy rains which tipped the scale. Urban Geelong’s total was around 80 mm for the month (average 45 mm) and similar results…
February 2014
RAINFALL An extraordinarily severe localised thunderstorm on the 19th dropped 54 mm of rain on central Geelong. In less than half an hour,between 5.00 pm and 5.30 pm, a slow-moving thunderstorm cell gave Geelong one of the most intense rainfall events ever recordedhere. Around 5.10 pm our recorder at Queens Park measured the equivalent of 433 mm per hour, or…
April 1998
RAINFALL April was a very satisfying rainfall month for the Geelong region, according to LindsaySmail of Geelong Weather Services yesterday. Not only did the totals exceed averages inmost places, but rains fell in good time for autumn growth to occur, and resulted in aresumption of water supply runoff in the Otways without excessive erosion, he said.The Geelong urban area received…
April 2000
RAINFALL April was above average for rain in the Geelong urban area. Totals across the city wereremarkably even, mostly within a few millimetres of 45. The Geelong average for April is42 mm. On the Bellarine Peninsula, Queenscliff received 50.8 mm and Drysdale 52.5, butConnewarre only registered 29.7. Forrest, site of the West Barwon Dam, recorded 81.8 mm,below its 92.4 April…
June 2002
RAINFALL Above average rainfall in the Otways gave a welcome boost to Geelong’s water storages in June. The immediate Geelong district was also mainly above average, but not to as great an extent, with most of the urban area recording over 45 mm for the month. Eastward across the Bellarine Peninsula, and northward from Avalon, low totals were the result…
August 2004
RAINFALL Most areas of the region received average and above average rainfall in August. The Otway catchment was fractionally below average but water supplies still stand at over 71%, a good situation for this time of year. The Geelong urban area averaged 60mm, from 45mm at Belmont to 73mm at Mt Duneed West. TEMPERATURES August was warmer than normal by…