Mt Dandenong Long-term Averages

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Mean Max (°C)	22.3	22.3	19.8	16.0	12.3	9.7	9.0	10.2	12.5	15.2	18.0	20.0	15.6
Mean Min (°C)	12.1	12.6	11.1	9.4	7.5	5.8	4.9	5.0	6.0	7.3	9.1	10.2	8.4
Mean Rain (mm)	71.6	79.7	76.8	98.0	93.8	96.7	90.6	92.4	95.5	99.0	111.1	94.0	1099.3
Median Rain (mm)	63.6	40.7	46.6	72.4	78.3	81.8	71.8	84.6	75.4	79.6	100.0	75.2	975.2
Mean Rain Days	11.8	9.9	13.8	14.7	15.2	16.4	18.2	18.1	17.6	17.4	15.5	13.6	174.0

Mt Dandenong Daily Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max (°C)	40.2	41.8	35.7	29.4	22.9	18.1	17.9	20.4	24.2	34.2	33.9	37.0	41.8
Low Max (°C)	11.3	10.7	9.2	5.4	3.6	2.9	2.8	3.0	2.2	7.0	6.3	8.6	2.2
High Min (°C)	28.4	26.6	23.4	20.7	16.9	13.7	10.6	13.4	16.4	18.5	22.4	26.5	28.4
Low Min (°C)	4.7	5.1	3.8	1.4	0.6	0.2	-0.1	-0.8	-0.6	-2.4	1.5	2.2	-2.4
High Rain (mm)	46.2	165.2	65.0	63.0	43.0	49.0	86.0	50.0	32.0	75.6	50.6	51.0	165.2

Mt Dandenong Monthly Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)	25.4	26.6	23.3	19.1	14.4	11.2	10.1	11.7	14.9	17.0	22.5	22.9	16.8
Low Mn. Max (°C)	17.5	19.2	17.9	12.6	10.5	8.3	6.8	8.3	9.5	12.2	15.3	16.4	14.3
High Mn. Min (°C)	14.6	16.0	12.9	11.4	9.3	7.2	6.0	6.4	8.1	8.5	12.6	12.0	9.1
Low Mn. Min (°C)	9.6	10.4	9.7	7.0	6.2	4.5	3.7	3.6	4.3	5.6	7.3	7.8	7.7
High Rain (mm)	124.4	244.8	183.6	215.4	168.2	155.2	197.0	168.6	190.0	235.6	223.6	203.0	1407.0
Low Rain (mm)	7.8	3.2	25.2	29.6	30.4	27.6	31.0	18.2	28.4	21.6	31.8	23.1	642.4

Mt Dandenong Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Mt Dandenong Average Number of Days With Temperatures

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
≥ 40°C	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1
≥ 35°C	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.0
≥ 30°C	3.6	3.1	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.5	1.9	9.7
≤ 2°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.7	1.5	2.6	1.4	0.6	0.1	0.0	6.6
≤ 0°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.7

Mt Dandenong 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max	29.5	29.2	26.1	21.0	16.0	12.3	11.5	13.5	16.5	20.4	24.1	26.8	23.3
Low Max	15.9	15.7	13.9	11.3	9.0	7.2	6.6	7.0	8.6	10.3	12.1	14.0	8.9
High Min	16.8	17.2	15.2	13.3	10.4	7.8	6.9	7.4	8.8	11.2	13.6	14.4	12.8
Low Min	8.2	8.7	7.7	6.0	5.2	3.6	3.0	2.6	3.4	4.1	5.3	6.7	4.4

Mt Dandenong Data Availability

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Years of Minima	20	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	20	19	20	20.1
Earliest Entry	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1990	1990	1990
Latest Entry	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2010	2010	2010	2010	2010	2011
Years of Maxima	20	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	20	20	21	20.2
Earliest Entry	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1990	1990	1990
Latest Entry	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2010	2010	2010	2010	2010	2011
Years of Rainfall	16	16	17	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16.4
Earliest Entry	1995	1995	1995	1995	1995	1994	1994	1994	1994	1994	1994	1994	1994
Latest Entry	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2010	2010	2010	2010	2010	2011

Station Details

FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL)
Melbourne, Victoria

37.8775°S 145.3364°E 561m AMSL
Commenced 1990 / Closed 2011

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