Melbourne's weather has been the butt of many jokes, so here are some facts direct from the Bureau of Meteorology's Victoria in Winter 2006 - dry with cold nights and mild days:
Melbourne’s average minimum temperature was 7.2 degrees, slightly above normal (7.1 degrees). With less of an urban heat island effect, nights were colder in most of the suburbs, with Laverton averaging 5.1 degrees, Essendon averaging 5.5 degrees, and Moorabbin averaging 6.0 degrees. The influence of the Bay resulted in nights being milder at Frankston, which averaged 7.7 degrees.
The average maximum temperature in Melbourne was 15.3 degrees, slightly above normal (14.3 degrees). With less of a heat island effect, maximum temperatures were slightly cooler in the suburbs, with Frankston (which was also influenced by the Bay) averaging 13.2 degrees, Essendon averaging 14.2 degrees, Moorabbin averaging 14.4 degrees, and Laverton averaging 14.7 degrees.
Melbourne’s rainfall for the season totalled to 94.6 mm, well below the normal of 148.7 mm. It was much drier in the western suburbs, with Laverton recording 75.6 mm, and Altona, which recorded only 54.2 mm for the season, experiencing its driest winter on record (previous record: 77.6 mm in the Winter of 1994).
Read more at: http://www.bom.gov.au/announcements/media_releases/vic/20060831.shtml
Melbourne’s average minimum temperature was 7.2 degrees, slightly above normal (7.1 degrees). With less of an urban heat island effect, nights were colder in most of the suburbs, with Laverton averaging 5.1 degrees, Essendon averaging 5.5 degrees, and Moorabbin averaging 6.0 degrees. The influence of the Bay resulted in nights being milder at Frankston, which averaged 7.7 degrees.
The average maximum temperature in Melbourne was 15.3 degrees, slightly above normal (14.3 degrees). With less of a heat island effect, maximum temperatures were slightly cooler in the suburbs, with Frankston (which was also influenced by the Bay) averaging 13.2 degrees, Essendon averaging 14.2 degrees, Moorabbin averaging 14.4 degrees, and Laverton averaging 14.7 degrees.
Melbourne’s rainfall for the season totalled to 94.6 mm, well below the normal of 148.7 mm. It was much drier in the western suburbs, with Laverton recording 75.6 mm, and Altona, which recorded only 54.2 mm for the season, experiencing its driest winter on record (previous record: 77.6 mm in the Winter of 1994).
Read more at: http://www.bom.gov.au/announcements/media_releases/vic/20060831.shtml
