RAINFALL
Good rains in the Anglesea to Modewarre districts and the Bellarine Peninsula were recorded in July, according to Lindsay Smail, manager of Geelong Weather Services. Bellbrae, with 108.5 mm surpassed even Forrest at the West Barwon Dam which received a disappointing below average 104.8 mm.
In general, urban Geelong was above average (around 56 mm) but Golden Plains areas of Inverleigh up to Meredith were again relatively dry. The Otways generally had a below average month despite some heavy falls in the third week.
TEMPERATURES
Geelong’s daily maximum and minimum temperatures were remarkably close to normal. Average daily minimum was 5.1 degrees C (cf. 5.1 normal) and average maximum was 13.7 degrees C (cf. 13.9 C). The warmest day was the 6th, registering 16.5 degrees, and the coldest overnight temperature was on the morning of the 14th when the temperature dropped to minus 1.1.
The coldest day was the 26th, when the maximum was only 8.7 degrees.
RAINFALL DATA
| GEELONG REGION | ||
| Location | Total for Month (mm) | Monthly Average (mm) |
| Aireys Inlet | 104.8 | 75.7 |
| Anakie | n.a. | 49.0 |
| Anglesea | 98.5 | 64.0 |
| Apollo Bay | 105.6 | 116.8 |
| Bacchus Marsh | 30.0 | 34.3 |
| Ballan | 56.0 | 47.3 |
| Ballarat | 76.8 | 68.0 |
| Bannockburn | 37.0 | 43.0 |
| Barwon Heads | 69.0 | 59.0 |
| Bellbrae | 108.5 | 63.7 |
| Beeac | 48.0 | 63.2 |
| Birregurra | 65.0 | 71.4 |
| Cape Otway | 98.0 | 105.8 |
| Colac | 59.2 | 78.0 |
| Drysdale | 70.0 | 54.4 |
| Forrest (West Barwon) | 104.8 | 139.0 |
| Gellibrand | 95.0 | 106.2 |
| Inverleigh | 41.5 | 52.8 |
| Laverton | 47.2 | 42.0 |
| Lethbridge | 33.7 | 52.0 |
| Melba Gully | 159.0 | n.a. |
| Melbourne (City) | 44.8 | 49.0 |
| Meredith (Darra) | 35.0 | 55.4 |
| Modewarre | 86.2 | 57.0 |
| Paraparap | 94.0 | 57.0 |
| Point Lonsdale | 51.8 | 56.0 |
| Portarlington | 65.0 | 55.1 |
| Queenscliff | 66.4 | 56.6 |
| Shelford | 33.3 | 45.0 |
| Sheoaks | 34.6 | 45.0 |
| Skipton | 44.0 | n.a. |
| St Leonards | 73.5 | 55.0 |
| Teesdale | 38.2 | 42.7 |
| Torquay | 62.1 | 59.0 |
| Wallington | 62.0 | 54.1 |
| Warrnambool Airport | 46.6 | 101.9 |
| Weeaproinah | 185.5 | 227.7 |
| Werribee | 35.0 | 39.9 |
| Winchelsea South | 50.5 | 51.1 |
| GEELONG SUBURBS | ||
| Location | Total for Month (mm) | Monthly Average (mm) |
| Avalon | 40.6 | 45.2 |
| Bell Park | 40.0 | 47.2 |
| Belmont | 55.0 | 37.5 |
| City | 58.0 | 49.5 |
| Cloverdale | 51.0 | 40.0 |
| Connewarre | 66.8 | 41.4 |
| Corio | 48.5 | 40.0 |
| East Belmont | 67.0 | 37.5 |
| Grovedale | 64.4 | 49.2 |
| Hamlyn Heights | 55.0 | 50.9 |
| Highton | 59.0 | 49.2 |
| Lara | 39.5 | 38.6 |
| Lara (Serendip) | 35.3 | 38.6 |
| Leopold | 65.0 | 47.4 |
| Leopold South | 62.5 | 47.4 |
| Lovely Banks | n.a. | 47.2 |
| Manifold Heights | 53.5 | 47.2 |
| Mt Duneed Airport | 66.2 | 53.8 |
| Mt Duneed West | 70.0 | 53.8 |
| Norlane | n.a. | 41.9 |
| St Albans Park | 64.0 | 49.5 |
| Urban Area Average | 56.0 | 49.5 |