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June brings great results for VIC

Kim Westcott, Saturday July 2, 2016 - 15:54 AEST

Thanks to a steady supply of rain-bearing weather systems, most places in Victoria met their June rain average, with eastern parts seeing double.

Frequent cold fronts and two large low pressure systems swept over the Victoria during June, bringing a steady supply of rain, with most locations in the west seeing average or slightly-above average rainfall.

However, for eastern VIC it was a different story. Two deep low pressure systems moved over the state during June, each one packing a punch. For parts of the North East and Gippsland districts they helped secure a monthly total which was double the June average.

After 24 rain days at Mount Buller, they collected over 318mm last month - this makes it the wettest June in over three decades. Mallacoota picked up 245mm, making it the fourth wettest June in over 40 years of records, but it also recorded 101mm in a single day, the second wettest June day on record. Wilsons Promontory, Falls Creek and Mooroopna also had their wettest June in at least 20 years.

With a regular supply of cloud and rain due to these cold fronts, temperatures across the state were markedly colder compared to autumn, but were surprisingly near-average throughout the state for the month. However, a number of places had their coldest June day on in over 10 years around a week ago. Portland, Yarrawonga and Shepparton all recorded their coldest June day since 2003. In Sheoaks, the mercury only reached 6.7 degrees making it the coldest day in 23 years.

Looking into what July will hold for VIC, we can expect that most places will see at least average rainfall this month. Cooler days are also expected, especially for areas away from the coast. Morning temperatures will also be near-average, although there is a chance that eastern areas of the state will experience warmer than average mornings in the months ahead.

- Weatherzone

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