Double Rainbow looking southeast by David Ridley about 5.30 pm on the 4th.
SUMMARY
July saw a cooler but much drier period. Temperatures were 0.5 C lower than the 30-year average and rainfalls were well below the average of 44.6 mm.
TEMPERATURE
Overall July saw a cooler than average month overall. Average minimums were 5.0 C, compared to the 30-year average of 5.9 C; average maximums were 14.0 C, compared to 14.1 C.
There were six frosts (below 2.0 C) and several fogs; the lowest minimum was 0.4 C on the 17th. The warmest temperature was 19.1 C on the 1st.
RAINFALL
Much lower than average rain was recorded across the region. Urban Geelong totalled around 20 mm, compared to 44.6 for the 30-year average for July. The wettest day recorded 7.2 mm on the 4th and 8 rain days had less than 1.0 mm.
OTHER FEATURES
There were 2 days of strong wind gusts – the 16th and the 19th saw Breakwater AWS experience 65 km/h. On the 19th Avalon reached 80 km/h.
No storms were experienced despite some beautiful rainbows on several days.
RAINFALL DATA
| GEELONG REGION | ||
| Location | Total for Month (mm) |
Monthly Average (mm) |
| Aireys Inlet | 24.8 | 75.7 |
| Anakie West | 19.8 | na |
| Apollo Bay | 67.2 | 128.3 |
| Bacchus Marsh | 12.2 | 34.3 |
| Ballan | 38.6 | 47.3 |
| Ballarat Aerodrome | 41.8 | 68.0 |
| Balliang East | 15.2 | 33.5 |
| Bannockburn | 29.8 | 43.0 |
| Beech Forest (Otway Fly) | na | 201.2 |
| Bellbrae | 21.3 | 63.7 |
| Bells Beach | 19.2 | 63.7 |
| Beeac | na | 63.2 |
| Benwerrin | na | 120.8 |
| Boonah | 46.2 | 92.1 |
| Breamlea | 19.2 | na |
| Cape Otway | 59.8 | 105.8 |
| Colac | na | na |
| Colac (Mt Gellibrand) | 28.0 | 58.9 |
| Curlewis Golf Club | na | 49.0 |
| Dereel | 30.4 | 52.0 |
| Forrest (West Barwon Dam) | na | 131.3 |
| Inverleigh | 27.4 | 52.8 |
| Lal Lal | na | 70.0 |
| Laverton | 19.2 | 42.0 |
| Lorne | 33.8 | 115.1 |
| Melbourne (City) | 30.0 | 49.0 |
| Melton | 21.0 | 39.0 |
| Meredith (Darra) | 24.0 | 49.0 |
| Moriac | 17.8 | 57.0 |
| Mt Cowley | 33.4 | 148.0 |
| Mt Mercer | 27.8 | na |
| Mt Sabine | na | 189.4 |
| Ocean Grove | 33.7 | 59.0 |
| Point Lonsdale | 27.0 | 56.0 |
| Queenscliff | 24.8 | 56.6 |
| Scotsburn (Mt Buninyong) | 58.1 | 56.6 |
| Shelford | 21.9 | 45.0 |
| Sheoaks | na | 45.0 |
| St Leonards | na | 55.0 |
| Sutherlands Creek | na | na |
| Winchelsea | 17.6 | 45.0 |
| Wensleydale | 30.4 | 50.2 |
| GEELONG SUBURBS | ||
| Location | Total for Month (mm) |
Monthly Average (mm) |
| Armstrong Creek | 24.4 | 41.4 |
| Bell Post Hill | 14.6 | 47.2 |
| Belmont | 15.0 | 47.5 |
| Breakwater Racecourse | 18.6 | 46.0 |
| Corio | 17.0 | 40.0 |
| Grovedale East | 15.6 | 44.2 |
| Grovedale South | 22.7 | 47.5 |
| Hamlyn Heights | 21.5 | 47.5 |
| Herne Hill | 15.0 | 46.0 |
| Highton | 21.0 | 49.2 |
| Lara | 15.0 | 38.6 |
| Leopold North | 28.0 | 47.4 |
| Leopold East | 24.6 | 47.4 |
| Manifold Heights | 20.7 | 48.6 |
| Moolap | 18.2 | 43.0 |
| Waurn Ponds | 21.0 | 43.0 |
| Whittington | 21.2 | 49.5 |
| Wooloomanata | 14.4 | 38.6 |
| URBAN AREA AVERAGE | 20.0 | 45.0 |