SUMMARY
Slightly warmer in Geelong with approximately .1 degrees C above normal and quite drier than the normal rainfall.
TEMPERATURE
Geelong’s daily maximum temperature was 20.8C, or lower than the 30-year average of 23.5C; and warmer than the average temperature (13.3C) of 12.5C for March.
There were only two days of 37.2C on the 18th and 31.5C on the 5th. The lowest minimum temperature was 9.7C on the 8th.
RAINFALL
Low rainfall occurred in Geelong and most of the district. The patched rainfall for Geelong (Geelong Weather Services) saw 20 mm for Geelong as a whole.
OTHER FEATURES
There were only two days of wind gusts of over 60 km/h; but only one of 65 km/h at Breakwater on 18th, yet Avalon exceeded 60 km/h on the 18th (70 km/h) and 61 km/h on the 16th.
One day of thunder – lightning occurred on the 23rd. Only 2.8 days was the March average.
RAINFALL DATA
GEELONG REGION |
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Location |
Total for Month (mm) |
Monthly Average (mm) |
| Aireys Inlet | 19.8 | 45.7 |
| Anakie | 34.4 | 35.6 |
| Anglesea | 19.2 | 41.0 |
| Apollo Bay | 50.6 | 69.6 |
| Bacchus Marsh | 29.0 | 26.0 |
| Ballarat | 35.2 | 44.4 |
| Barwon Heads | 10.4 | 43.0 |
| Beech Forest (Fly) | 120.0 | 100.6 |
| Breamlea | 18.8 | 37.7 |
| Beeac | 13.7 | 40.4 |
| Benwerrin | 56.6 | 65.0 |
| Boonah | 43.8 | 35.0 |
| Cape Otway | 56.0 | 55.8 |
| Colac | 31.5 | 44.2 |
| Cressy | 32.0 | 45.0 |
| Curlewis | na | 35.6 |
| Dereel | na | 46.0 |
| Drysdale | 15.9 | 59.4 |
| Forrest (West Barwon) | na | 69.5 |
| Inverleigh | 29.4 | 43.0 |
| Lal Lal | 34.0 | 54.4 |
| Laverton | 30.4 | 36.0 |
| Lorne | 55.2 | 36.0 |
| Melbourne (City) | 42.4 | 52.0 |
| Melton | 21.6 | 52.0 |
| Meredith (Darra) | 46.0 | 51.6 |
| Moriac | na | 35.0 |
| Mount Gellibrand | 20.8 | 50.8 |
| Mount Cowley | 74.2 | 66.1 |
| Mount Mercer | 46.0 | 50.5 |
| Mount Sabine | 84.4 | 110.2 |
| Ocean Grove | 20.8 | 43.0 |
| Point Lonsdale | 23.8 | 45.6 |
| Scotsburn | na | 58.0 |
| Shelford | 31.6 | 38.0 |
| Sheoaks | 30.0 | 38.0 |
| Skipton | 27.6 | 38.0 |
| St Leonards | 20.0 | 45.0 |
| Sutherlands Creek | 32.0 | 35.0 |
| Werribee South | 14.2 | 30.8 |
| Winchelsea | 18.4 | 30.8 |
GEELONG SUBURBS |
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| Location | Total for Month (mm) | Monthly Average (mm) |
| Armstrong Creek | 20.2 | 27.0 |
| Avalon | 8.4 | 25.0 |
| Belmont (1) | 21.6 | 27.0 |
| Belmont (2) | 25.1 | 27.0 |
| Breakwater | 19.4 | 27.0 |
| Charlemont | 23.6 | 27.0 |
| Corio | 24.0 | 25.0 |
| Grovedale | 20.4 | 27.0 |
| Grovedale South | 9.0 | 27.0 |
| Hamlyn Heights | na | 27.0 |
| Herne Hill | na | 27.0 |
| Highton | 22.4 | 27.0 |
| Lara | 26.4 | 25.6 |
| Leopold | 18.0 | 27.9 |
| Leopold North | 20.8 | 27.0 |
| Manifold Heights | 27.2 | 27.5 |
| Marshall | 18.2 | 27.0 |
| Moolap | 19.0 | 25.0 |
| Mt Duneed | 20.0 | 27.0 |
| North Shore | 17.0 | 27.0 |
| Queens Park | 17.2 | 27.0 |
| Whittington | 18.0 | 27.0 |
| Waurn Ponds | na | 27.0 |
| Urban Area Average | 20.0 | 27.5 |