Monthly Weather Review, October 2023

November 1, 2023

Summary

The total rainfall was 56.3 mm. This is 89.2% of the long-term October mean.

The mean maximum temperature was 20.0° C. This is 0.5° C cooler than the long-term October mean.

The mean minimum temperature was 9.9° C. This is 0.1° C cooler than the long-term October mean.

Weather Records

The mean sea level pressure of 1036.2 hPa on the 7th is the highest October pressure. The previous record was 1032.1 hPa on 1 October 2019.

Monthly Review

Truganina Weather monthly summary, October 2023

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Monthly Meteograms

graph of October 2023 daily rainfall at Truganina Weather graph of October 2023 daily temperatures at Truganina Weather
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Performance Monitoring

The daily rainfall and temperature data are routinely compared against the BoM AWS at Laverton for quality assurance. The daily rainfall is also routinely compared against the Melbourne Water rainfall and river level station on Skeleton Creek at Hoppers Crossing (Hoppers in the table below).

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performance monitoring report

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Units of Measurement

Unless otherwise advised, temperature is given in degrees Celsius (° C) and rainfall in millimetres (mm).

Observation Times and Reporting Periods

The main observation for the day is at 9 am when the precipitation over the past 24 hours is determined, and the maximum and minimum thermometers are also read and reset. The following conventions are used for assigning dates to the observations made:

Climatology & Station Records

Our climatology and station records are based on all available data since from 1 April 2017. All annual data are based on complete calendar years commencing in 2018.

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