Monthly Weather Review, February 2019
March 6, 2019
Overview
The total rainfall was 14.6 mm. The long-term February mean at nearby Laverton is 46.0 mm.
The mean daily maximum temperature was 26.4° C. The long-term February mean at nearby Laverton is 25.6° C.
The mean daily minimum temperature was 15.1° C. The long-term February mean at nearby Laverton is 14.3° C.
Climatological Summary
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Monthly Meteograms
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Performance Monitoring
The daily rainfall and temperature data are routinely compared against the BoM AWS at Laverton for quality assurance. The daily rainfall is also routinely compared against the Melbourne Water rainfall and river level station on Skeleton Creek at Hoppers Crossing (Hoppers in the table below).
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Units of Measurement
Unless otherwise advised, temperature is given in degrees Celsius (° C) and rainfall in millimetres (mm).
Observation Times & Reporting Periods
The following conventions are used to assign dates to the observations:
- Maximum temperature : the 24 hours from 9 am on the date the data are recorded. The maximum temperature will usually occur in the afternoon of that day.
- Minimum temperature : the 24 hours to 9 am on the date the data are recorded. The minimum temperature will usually occur in the morning of that day.
- Mean temperature : the average of the daily maximum and minimum temperatures on the date the data are recorded.
- Daily rainfall : the 24 hours to 9 am on the date the data are recorded. A significant portion of the rain may have occurred on the previous calendar day.
- Monthly rainfall : from 9 am on the last day of the previous month to 9 am on the last day of the current month.
- Phenomena : the 24 hours to midnight on the date the data are recorded.
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