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…
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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…
August 2006
RAINFALL Another month of low rainfall has meant Geelong is in the grip of a widespread dry spell. Whether to call it drought or not is a moot point which won’t occur until certain technical requirements are met. Suffice to say however that this dry period, which has prevailed since last October, is not likely to break in a hurry.…
April 2008
RAINFALL Geelong suffered a terribly disappointing rainfall result in April, with a total of only between 4 and 12 mm falling across the urban area.It was the driest April since 1997 when 4 mm fell. The lowest was zero in 1923 andthe current monthly average is 40 mm. The strange thing to notice however, is that rain was recorded on…
August 2010
RAINFALL Not even the most confirmed atheist has any reason not to give thanks for the region’s great rainfall last month.Heavy August rains have increased catchment totals to over 56% of capacity, having increased by 6% in the last week alone. This is better than at anytime since 2005, and has triggered a flood warning on the upper Barwon.For those…
July 2012
RAINFALL Another month of above average rain! For the last 4 months most of the region beat the average. In fact this has been the 5th month out of7 for the year that Geelong has had above average rain – we have scored 408 mm so far, compared to the average 284 mm for this time of the year. Apart…
May 1998
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…
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…