2023 News & Reviews
This page hosts our operations log and local weather news. This includes monthly, seasonal and annual weather reviews and significant weather events.
Operations Log
| Date | Event | Impact | Further Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Each Sunday | Scheduled computer reboot | Loss of real-time data from 20:00 to 20:10 | Erroneous rainfall deleted from data archive after restart if necessary |
| November 30 | Windows update | Loss of real-time data from 15:28 to 16:59 | Nil |
| October 16 | Windows update | Loss of real-time data from 18:00 to 20:01 | Nil |
| September 13 | Windows update | Loss of real-time data from 18:00 to 20:15 | Nil |
| February 15 | Windows update | Loss of real-time data from 12:14 to 13:15 | Nil |
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Weather Reviews & News
Seasonal Weather Review for Spring 2023
Issued: December 1, 2023
The seasonal weather review for the Spring of 2023 is now available.
Monthly Weather Review for November 2023
Issued: December 1, 2023
The total rainfall was 55.8 mm. This is 92.2% of the long-term mean November rainfall.
The mean maximum temperature was 21.7° C. This is 1.3° C cooler than the long-term mean November maximum temperature.
The mean minimum temperature was 13.7° C. This is 1.7° C warmer than the long-term mean November minimum temperature.
Monthly Weather Review for October 2023
Issued: November 1, 2023
The total rainfall was 56.3 mm. This is 89.2% of the long-term mean October rainfall.
The mean maximum temperature was 20.0° C. This is 0.5° C cooler than the long-term mean October maximum temperature.
The mean minimum temperature was 9.9° C. This is 0.1° C cooler than the long-term mean October minimum temperature.
Monthly Weather Review for September 2023
Issued: October 1, 2023
The total rainfall was 4.4 mm. This is 13.1% of the long-term mean September rainfall.
The mean maximum temperature was 20.9° C. This is 2.9° C warmer than the long-term mean September maximum temperature.
The mean minimum temperature was 8.4° C. This is 0.4° C warmer than the long-term mean September minimum temperature.
Seasonal Weather Review for Winter 2023
Issued: September 1, 2023
The seasonal weather review for the Winter of 2023 is now available.
Monthly Weather Review for August 2023
Issued: September 1, 2023
The total rainfall was 20.5 mm. This is 44.4% of the long-term mean August rainfall.
The mean maximum temperature was 16.4° C. This is 0.9° C warmer than the long-term mean August maximum temperature.
The mean minimum temperature was 7.5° C. This is 0.9° C warmer than the long-term mean August minimum temperature.
Monthly Weather Review for July 2023
Issued: August 1, 2023
The total rainfall was 14.9 mm. This is 53.2% of the long-term mean July rainfall.
The mean maximum temperature was 15.7° C. This is 1.1° C warmer than the long-term mean July maximum temperature.
The mean minimum temperature was 7.4° C. This is 1.5° C warmer than the long-term mean July minimum temperature.
Monthly Weather Review for June 2023
Issued: July 1, 2023
The total rainfall was 44.5 mm. This is 25.4% above the long-term June rainfall.
The mean maximum temperature was 15.3° C. This is 0.3° C warmer than the long-term mean June maximum temperature.
The mean minimum temperature was 7.8° C. This is 1.4° C warmer than the long-term mean June minimum temperature.
Seasonal Weather Review for Autumn 2023
Issued: June 1, 2023
The seasonal weather review for the Autumn of 2023 is now available.
Monthly Weather Review for May 2023
Issued: June 1, 2023
The total rainfall was 42.9 mm. This is 95.1% of the long-term mean May rainfall.
The mean maximum temperature was 16.7° C. This is 0.6° C cooler than the long-term mean May maximum temperature.
The mean minimum temperature was 8.2° C. This is 0.3° C cooler than the long-term mean May minimum temperature.
Monthly Weather Review for April 2023
Issued: May 4, 2023
The total rainfall was 58.9 mm. This is 20.9% above the long-term April rainfall.
The mean maximum temperature was 20.6° C. This is 0.3° C cooler than the long-term mean April maximum temperature.
The mean minimum temperature was 11.7° C. This is 0.4° C warmer than the long-term mean April minimum temperature.
Monthly Weather Review for March 2023
Issued: April 1, 2023
The total rainfall was 31.3 mm. This is 96.6% of the long-term mean March rainfall.
The mean maximum temperature was 23.1° C. This is 0.9° C cooler than the long-term mean March maximum temperature.
The mean minimum temperature was 14.2° C. This equals the long-term March minimum temperature.
Seasonal Weather Review for Summer 2022-23
Issued: March 1, 2023
The weather review for the Summer of 2022/2023 is now available.
Monthly Weather Review for February 2023
Issued: March 1, 2023
The total rainfall was 17.1 mm. This is 6.2% above the long-term February rainfall.
The mean maximum temperature was 25.3° C. This is 0.1° C cooler than the long-term mean February maximum temperature.
The mean minimum temperature was 15.5° C. This equals the long-term February minimum temperature.
Monthly Weather Review for January 2023
Issued: February 1, 2023
The total rainfall was 10.0 mm. This is 13.6% of the long-term mean January rainfall.
The mean maximum temperature was 26.7° C. This is 0.6° C cooler than the long-term mean January maximum temperature.
The mean minimum temperature was 16.3° C. This equals the long-term January minimum temperature.
Annual Weather Review for 2022
Issued: January 1, 2023
Total rainfall for the year was 705.8 mm. The highest daily rainfall was 51.6 mm on January 8.
Maximum temperatures varied between 10.3° C on May 31 and 39.2° C on December 27.
Minimum temperatures varied between -1.1° C on July 21 and 24.9° C on December 28.
Monthly Weather Review for December 2022
Issued: January 1, 2023
The total rainfall was 39.5 mm. The long-term mean at nearby Laverton is 45.6 mm.
The mean maximum temperature was 23.8° C. The long-term mean at nearby Laverton is 23.8° C.
The mean minimum temperature was 13.2° C. The long-term mean at nearby Laverton is 12.0° C.
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