SUMMARY
Geelong was wetter than normal (45.0 mm compared to the mean of 27.5 mm) and warmer than normal (by around 1.0 degree C than the mean 18.0 degrees C).
TEMPERATURE
The average minimum was 14.2 C compared to the latest 30-year figure of 12.5 C and the average maximum 23.7 C compared to latest 30-year figure of 23.5 C.
The warmest day was 31.3 C on the 4th and the coolest day was 18.5 C on the 31st. The warmest night was 19.4 C on the 2nd and the coolest night was 8.5 C on the 12th.
RAINFALL
Rainfall across the region was much higher than Geelong’s 27.5 mm latest 30-year mean. Urban Geelong ranged from 37 mm at Leopold to 56 mm at Moolap. In fact the whole of the region received well above average rainfall. Geelong’s wettest day (23.4 mm) was recorded at 9 am on the 5th.
OTHER FEATURES
There were three days of thunder and lightning in the Geelong district and nil days of wind gusts over 60 km/h.
RAINFALL DATA
GEELONG REGION |
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Location |
Total for Month (mm) |
Monthly Average (mm) |
| Aireys Inlet | 61.4 | 45.7 |
| Anakie | 47.2 | 35.6 |
| Anglesea | 86.6 | 41.0 |
| Apollo Bay | 41.1 | 69.6 |
| Bacchus Marsh | 66.8 | 26.0 |
| Ballan | na | 40.8 |
| Ballarat | 61.8 | 44.4 |
| Balliang East | na | 24.4 |
| Barwon Heads | 45.4 | 43.0 |
| Beech Forest (Fly) | 128.2 | 100.6 |
| Bellbrae | 78.8 | 37.7 |
| Bells Beach | na | 37.7 |
| Beeac | 51.8 | 40.4 |
| Benwerrin | 89.8 | 65.0 |
| Boonah | 78.2 | 35.0 |
| Cape Otway | 97.4 | 55.8 |
| Colac | 74.5 | 44.2 |
| Cressy | 68.0 | 45.0 |
| Curlewis | na | 35.6 |
| Dereel | 53.1 | 46.0 |
| Drysdale | 78.0 | 59.4 |
| Forrest (West Barwon) | na | 69.5 |
| Inverleigh | 56.8 | 43.0 |
| Lal Lal | 49.4 | 54.4 |
| Laverton | 52.6 | 36.0 |
| Lorne | 85.6 | 36.0 |
| Melbourne (City) | 54.2 | 52.0 |
| Melton | 70.4 | 52.0 |
| Meredith (Darra) | 55.0 | 51.6 |
| Moriac | 63.8 | 35.0 |
| Mount Gellibrand | 47.6 | 50.8 |
| Mount Cowley | 123.0 | 66.1 |
| Mount Mercer | 40.0 | 50.5 |
| Mount Sabine | 193.0 | 110.2 |
| Ocean Grove | na | 43.0 |
| Point Lonsdale | 38.1 | 45.6 |
| Portarlington | na | 44.5 |
| Scotsburn | na | 58.0 |
| Shelford | na | 38.0 |
| Sheoaks | 52.0 | 38.0 |
| Skipton | na | 38.0 |
| St Leonards | 36.6 | 45.0 |
| Sutherlands Creek | 53.6 | 35.0 |
| Werribee South | 48.4 | 30.8 |
| Winchelsea | 37.4 | 30.8 |
GEELONG SUBURBS |
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| Location | Total for Month (mm) | Monthly Average (mm) |
| Armstrong Creek | 45.0 | 27.0 |
| Avalon | 48.8 | 25.0 |
| Bell Post Hill | 39.8 | 27.0 |
| Belmont | na | 27.0 |
| Breakwater | 39.8 | 27.0 |
| Charlemont | 51.3 | 27.0 |
| Corio | na | 25.0 |
| Grovedale | 46.8 | 27.0 |
| Grovedale South | 46.0 | 27.0 |
| Hamlyn Heights | 46.2 | 27.0 |
| Herne Hill | 46.0 | 27.0 |
| Highton | 41.7 | 27.0 |
| Lara | 52.4 | 25.6 |
| Leopold | 50.5 | 27.9 |
| Leopold North | 54.0 | 27.0 |
| Manifold Heights | 48.9 | 27.5 |
| Marshall | 43.8 | 27.0 |
| Moolap | 55.6 | 25.0 |
| Mt Duneed | 50.6 | 27.0 |
| North Shore | na | 27.0 |
| Queens Park | 56.4 | 27.0 |
| Whittington | 41.2 | 27.0 |
| Waurn Ponds | 35.8 | 27.0 |
| Urban Area Average | 45.0 | 27.5 |