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 which predicted only a 35% chance of the months May to July having average totals. Geelong recorded 125% of its normal during this period. For the rest of winter-spring the outlook is positive and the catchments are at a healthy 69.2% of capacity.
TEMPERATURES
July overall was warmer than average by about 1.5 degrees C. Daily minimums averaged 7.1 degrees (long-term average 5.4) and maximums 15.2 degrees C (long-term average 13.9). This has been Geelong’s warmest July since accurate records began in 1903. The average daily maximum was the highest since 1975 (15.7 C) and overnight minimums averaged second only to 1988 (7.2 C).
The warmest day was the 18th with a maximum temperature of 21.8 degrees C. This was Geelong’s warmest July day since 1975 (23.0 degrees C on 30/7/75).
There were 4 frosts on 4 successive days (9th to 12th), with 0.2 degrees C being the lowest minimum on the 10th.
OTHER FEATURES
Lightning and thunder was recorded on one evening (28th) when a cold front passed over Geelong. There were two days of strong wind gusts over 60 kph: the 4th (65 kph) and the 5th (70 kph). There were no severe storms or damage reported during the month.
RAINFALL DATA
| GEELONG REGION |
 Location |
Total for
Month
(mm) |
Monthly
Average
(mm) |
| Aireys Inlet |
87.0 |
75.7 |
| Anakie |
na |
49.0 |
| Anakie West |
63.1 |
na |
| Anglesea |
na |
64.0 |
| Apollo Bay |
116.2 |
116.8 |
| Bacchus Marsh |
na |
34.3 |
| Ballan |
70.6 |
47.3 |
| Ballarat |
73.0 |
68.0 |
| Bannockburn |
60.6 |
43.0 |
| Barwon Heads Golf |
49.5 |
59.0 |
| Beech Forest |
192.1 |
199.9 |
| Bellbrae |
111.0 |
63.7 |
| Bells Beach |
na |
63.7 |
| Beeac |
75.2 |
63.2 |
| Benwerrin |
105.4 |
na |
| Birregurra |
81.2 |
71.4 |
| Boonah |
113.4 |
na |
| Cape Otway |
142.8 |
105.8 |
| Colac |
77.2 |
na |
| Colac (Mt Gellibrand) |
79.8 |
na |
| Clifton Springs |
60.2 |
54.0 |
| Cressy |
59.8 |
48.0 |
| Curlewis |
58.9 |
49.0 |
| Dereel |
88.0 |
52.0 |
| Drysdale |
63.4 |
56.8 |
| Durdidwarrah |
63.6 |
54.4 |
| Forrest |
na |
120.0 |
| Forrest (West Barwon) |
155.0 |
139.0 |
| Gellibrand |
na |
106.2 |
| Inverleigh |
na |
52.8 |
| Johanna Heights |
165.0 |
na |
| Lake Colac |
na |
52.8 |
| Lal Lal |
na |
70.0 |
| Lavers Hill |
208.0 |
195.4 |
| Laverton |
47.6 |
42.0 |
| Melba Gully |
na |
na |
| Melbourne (City) |
60.8 |
49.0 |
| Meredith (Darra) |
61.2 |
55.4 |
| Moriac |
66.5 |
57.0 |
| Morrisons |
64.0 |
57.0 |
| Mt Cowley |
139.4 |
na |
| Mt Mercer |
78.8 |
na |
| Mt Sabine |
164.0 |
186.0 |
| Ocean Grove |
na |
59.0 |
| Point Lonsdale |
51.9 |
56.0 |
| Pollocksford |
49.0 |
56.0 |
| Portarlington |
na |
55.1 |
| Queenscliff |
na |
56.6 |
| Scotsburn |
na |
56.6 |
| Shelford |
na |
45.0 |
| Sheoaks |
54.6 |
45.0 |
| Skipton |
59.4 |
n.a. |
| St Leonards |
na |
55.0 |
| Teesdale |
na |
42.7 |
| Torquay |
na |
59.0 |
| Warncoort |
90.0 |
65.0 |
| Winchelsea |
71.2 |
50.2 |
| Wyelangta |
222.4 |
224.6 |
| You Yangs |
43.0 |
36.8 |
|
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| GEELONG SUBURBS |
| Location |
Total for
Month
(mm) |
Monthly
Average
(mm) |
| Avalon |
53.4 |
45.2 |
| Bell Park |
59.0 |
47.2 |
| Belmont |
57.0 |
47.5 |
| Breakwater Racecourse |
49.4 |
46.0 |
| Connewarre (Armstrong Creek) |
51.5 |
41.4 |
| Corio |
61.3 |
40.0 |
| Drumcondra |
na |
51.0 |
| East Geelong |
53.6 |
46.0 |
| Grovedale |
50.5 |
49.2 |
| Grovedale South |
61.0 |
47.5 |
| Hamlyn Heights |
55.8 |
47.5 |
| Herne Hill |
53.0 |
46.0 |
| Highton |
na |
49.2 |
| Lara North |
51.0 |
38.6 |
| Lara South |
na |
38.6 |
| Lara (Serendip) |
na |
38.6 |
| Leopold |
59.0 |
47.4 |
| Leopold East |
61.4 |
47.4 |
| Manifold Heights |
56.2 |
48.6 |
| Moolap |
43.2 |
43.0 |
| Mt Duneed West |
63.1 |
51.0 |
| Waurn Ponds |
55.4 |
43.0 |
| Whittington |
na |
49.5 |
| Urban Area Average |
55.0 |
49.5 |
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