El Nino impacts copy. BoM copy.
SUMMARY
Very much warmer than the normal September, and generally drier than the month saw September taking the cake this year.
TEMPERATURE
Much higher than the normal month has resulted in higher than average temperatures. The average minimum temperature was 7.9 degrees (30-year average was + 0.7 degrees) and the average maximum temperature was 20.2 degrees (30-year average was +3.1 degrees).
RAINFALL
Lower than average rainfall has been the lowest El Nino rainfall for all months this year. Geelong reached 6.8 mm for September which is the lowest rainfall for the year so far.
OTHER FEATURES
Violent wind gusts stronger than 60 km/hr saw two days exceed strong winds on the 7th and 8th. Geelong had very strong winds over 67 km/hr on both days, showing winds 67 and 78 km/hr on both days. On the 8th, Avalon reached 102 km/hr, Point Wilson 96, Geelong 78, Breamlea 79, Werribee 90, and several suburbs like Bell Post Hill 100 km/hr showing serious S.E.S. damage.
RAIN IN GEELONG REGION
Location
Total for
Month
(mm)
Monthly
Average
(mm)
Aireys Inlet 10.2
(71.9)
Anakie 9.8
(n.a.)
Anglesea 36.8
(70.5)
Bacchus Marsh 7.8
(41.5)
Ballarat Aero 22.6
(73.0)
Beeac 27.4
(59.9)
Beech Forest (Otway Fly) 101.6
(180.8)
Boonah 23.8
(n.a.)
Benwerrin 53.8
(n.a.)
Cape Otway 37.8
(89.6)
Colac
(68.0)
Curlewis 3.5
(68.6)
Dereel 24.2
(68.6)
Inverleigh 23.4
(51.6)
Lorne
(102.2)
Laverton 5.8
(53.0)
Melbourne (City) 10.8
(59.4)
Meredith (Darra) 24.4
(70.4)
Mt Buninyong 26.8
(n.a.)
Mt Gellibrand 25.2
(n.a.)
Mt Cowley 63.6
(n.a.)
Mt Sabine 71.4
(n.a.)
Ocean Grove
(n.a.)
Point Lonsdale 13.4
(59.2)
Shelford 11.0
(54.6)
Sheoaks 14.8
(n.a.)
Skipton 26.0
(n.a.)
St Leonards
(58.0)
Sutherlands Creek 9.2
(47.7)
Winchelsea 22.0
(53.0)
Werribee 6.0
(44.4)
Wooloomanata 6.8
(46.0)
GEELONG SUBURBS |
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| Location |
Total for Month (mm) |
Monthly Average (mm) |
| Armstrong Creek | 9.4 | (45.9) |
| Avalon | 5.6 | (45.9) |
| Belmont | 14.0 | (50.2) |
| Belmont | 13.2 | (50.0) |
| Breakwater | 6.8 | (49.7) |
| Charlemont | 9.4 | (60.3) |
| Corio | 6.4 | (46.6) |
| Grovedale | 7.4 | (51.0) |
| Grovedale South | 14.5 | (51.0) |
| Hamlyn Heights | 7.6 | (51.9) |
| Herne Hill | na | (51.9) |
| Highton | 9.2 | (51.0) |
| Lara | 5.0 | (47.5) |
| Leopold | 7.7 | (50.8) |
| Leopold East | na | (50.8) |
| Manifold Heights | na | (51.9) |
| Marshall | 7.4 | (51.0) |
| Moolap | 3.6 | (52.0) |
| Mt Duneed | 13.6 | (49.7) |
| Queens Park | 6.0 | (51.0) |
| Waurn Ponds | 6.8 | (49.7) |
| Whittington | 6.6 | (50.3) |
| Urban Area Average | 10.0 | (50.8) |