Monthly Weather Review, September 2018

Issued: October 1, 2018

On this page:
Summary
Analysis
Meteograms
Monitoring
Notes


Summary

The total rainfall was 9.7 mm. The long-term September mean at nearby Laverton is 49.4 mm.

The mean daily maximum temperature was 17.7° C. The long-term September mean at nearby Laverton is 17.0° C.

The mean daily minimum temperature was 6.7° C. The long-term September mean at nearby Laverton is 6.7° C.

Analysis

The table below is a concise analysis of the rainfall, temperature, pressure and phenomena that occurred during the month.

Truganina Weather monthly summary, September 2018

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Meteograms

These meteograms show the daily rainfall and daily temperature extremes for the month.

graph of September 2018 daily rainfall at Truganina Weather graph of September 2018 daily temperatures at Truganina Weather
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Monitoring

To check for consistency with nearby official stations, the daily maximum and minimum temperatures from the AWS are routinely compared to the BoM AWS at Laverton RAAF, whilst the daily rainfall from the standard rain gauge is compared to the BoM AWS at Laverton RAAF and the Melbourne Water rain gauge at Hoppers Crossing.

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performance monitoring report
Note: Tr indicates a rainfall amount of less than 0.1 mm (a trace of rain) and does not count towards the monthly rainfall total or the number of rain days.

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Notes

  1. Unless otherwise stated, temperature is given in degrees Celsius (° C), rainfall in millimetres (mm) and pressure in hectopascals (hPa).
  2. Refer to our observing program for details about the observation period for each element and how the data are stored.

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