November 2019

Upper level cirrus cloud over Geelong on the 18th.

Developing altocumulus cloud on the 18th.

RAINFALL

Geelong AWS’s rainfall was higher than the 30-year normal by a little over a millimeter; 53.4 mm compared to 52.2 mm. Rain fell on 12 days and 18.0 mm was recorded at 9 am on the 2nd and 12.6 mm on the 8th. Much of the region was wetter than average except for a few coastal areas. Urban Geelong however did well in general with an average total around 50 mm in most suburbs. Suburb and town figures are shown below.

OTHER FEATURES

Geelong was much windier than normal although this is not uncommon in spring. There were five days on which Geelong had gusts exceeding 60 km/h, including the maximum of 96 km/h at Breakwater in the severe storm on 21st. This figure could be increased to seven days if the threshold were reduced to 59 km/h. In the severe storm there was some local wind damage to trees and infrastructure, thunder and lightning, power disruptions, traffic chaos and the top temperature of 39.2 C during a day of Total Fire Ban. One day of light hail occurred on the 8th during another squally period.

SUMMARY OF SPRING

During spring this year Geelong was warmer than the latest 30-year average by 0.3 degrees, despite November’s cooler result.

WARMEST SPRING MAXIMUM TEMP: 39.2 C on 21st Nov.

COLDEST MINIMUM TEMP: 2.0 C on 18th Sept.

WETTEST DAY: 18.0 mm on 2nd Nov.

WINDIEST DAY: 96 km/h on 21st Nov.

RAINFALL: 109 mm compared to 154 mm average.

Corio Bay storm on the 21st. Photo Mark Wilson.

TEMPERATURE 

Geelong was around 0.4 degrees cooler than the 30-year average. Daily minimums averaged 9.7 (mean 10.4) and maximums averaged 21.4 (mean 21.4). There were 3 days over 30 degrees and the maximum of 39.2 occurred on the 21st. Minimum overnight temperature was 4.9 C on the 5th although the Bureau did not register this figure despite all evidence to the contrary. The lowest maximum was 16.4 C on the 4th and the highest minimum was 18.3 on the 1st.

GEELONG REGION Location Total for Month (mm) Monthly Average (mm) Aireys Inlet 42.0 59.7 Anakie 51.4 55.0 Anglesea 42.2 55.0 Apollo Bay 114.4 81.7 Ballan 66.2 59.0 Ballarat 61.2 56.0 Bannockburn 38.2 47.0 Barwon Heads 42.2 53.0 Bellbrae na 51.2 Bells Beach 39.4 na Beeac 31.6 52.1 Beech Forest (Otway Fly) 183.4 na Boonah 55.6 n.a. Cape Otway 70.2 64.1 Colac 41.0 57.7 Curlewis Golf 32.2 42.0 Drysdale 55.0 41.9 Dereel 50.6 58.9 Forrest (West Barwon) 93.4 88.2 Inverleigh 38.6 47.2 Lorne 65.4 61.7 Laverton 50.8 52.0 Melbourne (City) 54.4 60.0 Meredith (Darra) 51.8 60.7 Moriac 41.2 59.4 Mt Gellibrand 49.2 n.a. Mt Buninyong na n.a. Mt Cowley na n.a. Mt Mercer 62.4 50.8 Mt Sabine 117.8 107.1 Ocean Grove 50.2 n.a. Point Lonsdale 50.6 48.0 Pollocksford 43.6 n.a. Queenscliff 42.2 49.0 Shelford 38.2 48.5 Sheoaks 32.2 50.0 Skipton 35.0 n.a. St Leonards 55.6 50.0 Sutherlands Creek 45.6 na Wensleydale 60.8 50.0 Werribee South 36.4 n.a. Winchelsea 50.4 50.0 Wooloomanata 38.8 na Wurdi Boluc 39.6 48.1

GEELONG SUBURBS Location Total for Month (mm) Monthly Average (mm) Avalon 52.2 39.9 Bell Post Hill 34.0 49.5 Belmont 38.0 50.6 Breakwater Racecourse 53.4 51.0 Charlemont na 52.4 Corio 56.3 45.0 Grovedale 51.6 50.6 Grovedale South 50.8 50.6 Herne Hill na 56.4 Highton 50.5 50.4 Lara 46.0 40.9 Lovely Banks 44.8 40.9 Leopold 52.4 60.0 Leopold East 49.5 66.6 Manifold Heights 49.0 48.8 Moolap 49.2 48.8 Moolap (Salt) 49.0 48.8 Queens Park 45.4 52.8 Whittington 55.2 54.0 Urban Geelong Average 50.0 52.8

Corio Bay storm on the 19th. Photo Mark Wilson.