Monthly Weather Review, September 2021
October 1, 2021
Overview
The total rainfall was 52.2 mm. The long-term mean at nearby Laverton is 49.4 mm.
The mean maximum temperature was 18.5° C. The long-term mean at nearby Laverton is 17.0° C.
The mean minimum temperature was 8.1° C. The long-term mean at nearby Laverton is 6.7° 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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