RAINFALL
The drought continues. Despite a few days of light rain in the last few days of the month, Geelong only received around 8 mm altogether. As a result of similarly low rain in the Otways catchment our water supplies are down to 22%.
TEMPERATURE & OTHER FEATURES
The coldest Christmas day on record saw a maximum of only 15.2 degrees and contributed to a monthly mean 1.2 degrees below the long term average. Despite this there were 6 days over 30 degrees with the hottest (37.3C) recorded on both the 9th and 10th.There was 1 thunder day (10th) and 1 hail day (25th). There were 8 very windy days with gusts exceeding 60 kph at Mt Duneed. Owing to the bushfires in northeastern Victoria there were 6 days on which a smoky haze covered the Geelong area.
RAINFALL DATA
| GEELONG REGION | ||
| Location | Total for Month (mm) |
Monthly Average (mm) |
| Aireys Inlet | 28.6 | 40.1 |
| Anakie | 12.2 | 55.0 |
| Anglesea | na | 48.0 |
| Apollo Bay | 32.6 | 63.6 |
| Bacchus Marsh | na | 42.2 |
| Ballan | 10.4 | 45.9 |
| Ballarat | 15.4 | 52.5 |
| Bannockburn | 4.6 | 42.0 |
| Barwon Heads | 31.5 | 47.0 |
| Bellbrae | 25.9 | 54.0 |
| Bells Beach | na | 54.0 |
| Beeac | 17.0 | 42.4 |
| Benwerrin | na | n.a. |
| Birregurra | 14.0 | 43.4 |
| Boonah | 30.4 | n.a. |
| Cape Otway | 16.6 | 52.7 |
| Clifton Springs | 25.0 | n.a. |
| Colac | 16.6 | 46.6 |
| Cressy | 10.0 | 44.2 |
| Curlewis | 17.3 | 44.2 |
| Dereel | 16.8 | 44.2 |
| Drysdale | na | 44.7 |
| Durdidwarrah | 11.8 | n.a. |
| Fiskville | na | n.a. |
| Forrest | na | 73.0 |
| Gellibrand | 21.4 | n.a. |
| Gerangamete | na | n.a. |
| Inverleigh | 4.0 | 45.5 |
| Lake Colac | na | 45.5 |
| Lal Lal | na | n.a. |
| Laverton | 15.4 | 47.0 |
| Lethbridge | na | 55.9 |
| Melba Gully | na | n.a. |
| Melbourne (City) | 18.2 | 59.0 |
| Meredith | na | n.a. |
| Meredith (Darra) | 7.2 | 51.8 |
| Moriac | 5.5 | n.a. |
| Mt Buninyong | na | n.a. |
| Mt Cowley | na | n.a. |
| Mt Mercer | na | n.a. |
| Mt Sabine | na | n.a. |
| Point Lonsdale | 18.2 | 45.0 |
| Pollocksford | 6.4 | n.a. |
| Portarlington | 45.5 | |
| Queenscliff | 43.4 | |
| Shelford West | 45.0 | |
| Shelford | 45.0 | |
| Sheoaks | 5.5 | 42.0 |
| Skipton | 8.2 | n.a. |
| St Leonards | 27.0 | 45.0 |
| Teesdale | 6.5 | 39.9 |
| Torquay | 33.0 | 40.0 |
| Warncoort | 21.0 | n.a. |
| Weeaproinah | 112.9 | |
| West Barwon | n.a. | |
| Winchelsea | 41.1 | |
| Wooloomanata | n.a. | |
| You Yangs | 6.5 | n.a. |
| GEELONG SUBURBS | ||
| Location | Total for Month (mm) |
Monthly Average (mm) |
| Avalon | 8.0 | 49.0 |
| Bell Park | 47.8 | |
| Belmont | 7.6 | 44.0 |
| Connewarre | 13.4 | 52.1 |
| Ceres | 44.0 | |
| Corio | 8.1 | 42.0 |
| Drumcondra | 6.4 | 42.0 |
| Grovedale | 44.2 | |
| Grovedale South | 44.2 | |
| Hamlyn Heights | 3.7 | 57.0 |
| Highton | 44.2 | |
| Lara | 6.0 | 41.9 |
| Lara (Serendip) | 16.2 | 41.9 |
| Leopold | 22.5 | 63.9 |
| Leopold East | 19.9 | 42.0 |
| Manifold Heights | 47.8 | |
| Mt Duneed Airport | 9.8 | 42.2 |
| Mt Duneed West | 42.2 | |
| Waurn Ponds | 7.0 | 42.2 |
| Whittington | 15.0 | 42.0 |
| Urban Area Average | 8.0 | 44.9 |
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