RAINFALL Another good rainfall month has seen average to above average falls right across the region. Breakwater (49.6 mm), West Barwon Dam (155 mm), Lara (51 mm) and most other places were above their July average.Geelong has now had above its normal winter rainfall with still another month to go. This result was a surprise to the Bureau of Meteorology…
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July 1999
RAINFALL July was another disappointing rainfall month, according to Lindsay Smail, manager of Geelong Weather Services. Much of the region only received between one third and two-thirds of the normal July totals. But there were some surprising local variations; from a low of 11 mm at Werribee to a high of 34.5 mm at Barwon Heads. The Geelong urban area…
August 2001
RAINFALL “August has been all we had hoped for, and more,” said Lindsay Smail, Director of Geelong Weather Services. “The catchments are at over 80% of capacity, farm dams are full and spring growth is well on the way,” he continued. All parts of the region received above average rainfall for the month, with urban Geelong averaging 70 mm and…
January 2004
TEMPERATURE This has been the coldest January since 1958, when accurate figures were recorded at North Geelong. Even in earlier records I have not been able to find a lower figure than the 16.7 degrees measured then. From 1957 temperatures were recorded at North Geelong, right next to Corio Bay. You would expect those figures to be moderated slightly by…
December 2005
RAINFALL Most areas received below average rainfall for December. The average across the urban area was 33mm, ranging from 21mm at Hamlyn Heights to 50mm at Mt Duneed West. Rain fell on around 11 days and the heaviest falls were recorded at 9am on the 7th, associated with local thunderstorms. TEMPERATURE & OTHER FEATURES Geelong was 2.3 degrees hotter and…
September 2007
RAINFALL Poor rainfall totals across most of the Geelong region came as no surprise. Geelong only received 27.4mm which is 54% of the average for September. West Barwon Dam’s figure was much better, with 99mm which is around 85% of average. Geelong’s total rain for the year to date is only 350mm, which is about 43mm below normal for this…
November 2009
RAINFALL Geelong received well above average rainfall with 75-130 mm falling across the urban area and 90.4 at Geelong Airport. (November average is 51 mm.) Totals varied from 75 mm at Lara to 130 mm at Hamlyn Heights. It has been the wettest month of the year.The western Otways were generally below average because much of the rain originated from…
November 2011
RAINFALL After a dryish start to the month as well as to spring generally, the end came with a climactic boom, surprising many.November saw most of Geelong end up with over 120 mm, well over double the average. In a remarkable downpour, the 24 hours ending at 9 am on Sunday 27th saw over 100 mmfall in Geelong’s eastern suburbs…
August 2013
OVERALL August was a noteworthy month for several reasons, elaborated below; the warmer than average temperatures and the incredible Otways rainfalls. It was also the warmest winter we have recorded. RAINFALL While Geelong’s rainfall clearly surpassed the average for August (50 mm), much of the surrounding region exceeded averages by huge margins. Wyelangta on the Otway ridge, close to the…
August 1999
RAINFALL A very timely downpour with local thunderstorms on the 26th brought Geelong’s rainfall over the August average, according to Geelong Weather Services manager, Lindsay Smail. But even this was not enough to bring the winter totals up to average, with figures being only around 75% of average. The southwest area – the Otways Region – again suffered worst owing…
September 2001
RAINFALL AND WIND “A drier month overall” was how Lindsay Smail, Director of Geelong Weather Services described September’s rainfall across the region. He said most areas received only between 50% and 65% of their expected falls, but that in most cases farmers had sufficient rain in view of the present adequate soil-moisture levels, brought about by good rains earlier in…
March 2004
RAINFALL Once again below average rainfall has occurred for the fourth time in the last six months. The Geelong region received an average of 24mm, about two-thirds the average for March. The water catchments of the Otways received better, but still just below average, and the storages are now around 49% of capacity. TEMPERATURE A cooler month than normal occurred…
January 2006
RAINFALL Most areas surrounding Geelong had above average falls in January, owing mainly to several thunderstorms. However Geelong’s southern suburbs generally did not benefit from those and only ended up with around 30mm, a strange anomaly in the midst of higher falls. In spite of this, relative humidity remained very high on several non-rain days.There were 2 thunder days, and…