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This page hosts our operations log and local weather news. This includes monthly, seasonal and annual weather reviews and significant weather events.

Operations Log

PWS Operations Log
Date Event Impact Further Action
Each Sunday Scheduled computer reboot Disruption to real-time weather data and services between 20:00 to 20:10 Remove erroneous rainfall from the data archive after restart (if applicable)
15 February Windows update Disruption to real-time weather data and services between 12:14 to 13:15 Nil

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News & Reviews

Seasonal Weather Review for Autumn 2023

June 1, 2023

The seasonal weather review for Autumn 2023 is now available.

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Monthly Weather Review for May 2023

June 1, 2023

The total rainfall was 42.9 mm. This is 95.1% of the long-term May mean.

The mean maximum temperature was 16.7° C. This is 0.6° C cooler than the long-term May mean.

The mean minimum temperature was 8.2° C. This is 0.3° C cooler than the long-term May mean.

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Truganina v Sebastopol Comparison for April 2023

May 4, 2023

The total rainfall was 58.9 mm at Truganina compared to 79.4 mm at Sebastopol.

The mean maximum temperature was 20.6° C at Truganina compared to 18.0° C at Sebastopol.

The mean minimum temperature was 11.7° C at Truganina compared to 8.8° C at Sebastopol.

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Monthly Weather Review for April 2023

May 4, 2023

The total rainfall was 58.9 mm. This is 120.9% of the long-term April mean.

The mean maximum temperature was 20.6° C. This is 0.3° C cooler than the long-term April mean.

The mean minimum temperature was 11.7° C. This is 0.4° C warmer than the long-term April mean.

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Truganina v Sebastopol Comparison for March 2023

April 14, 2023

The total rainfall was 31.3 mm at Truganina compared to 42.5 mm at Sebastopol.

The mean maximum temperature was 23.1° C at Truganina compared to 22.1° C at Sebastopol.

The mean minimum temperature was 14.2° C at Truganina compared to 11.4° C at Sebastopol.

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Monthly Weather Review for March 2023

April 1, 2023

The total rainfall was 31.3 mm. This is 96.6% of the long-term March mean.

The mean maximum temperature was 23.1° C. This is 0.9° C cooler than the long-term March mean.

The mean minimum temperature was 14.2° C. This equals the long-term March mean.

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Truganina v Sebastopol Comparison for February 2023

March 6, 2023

The total rainfall was 17.1 mm at Truganina compared to 32.3 mm at Sebastopol.

The mean maximum temperature was 25.3° C at Truganina compared to 24.3° C at Sebastopol.

The mean minimum temperature was 15.5° C at Truganina compared to 12.6° C at Sebastopol.

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Seasonal Weather Review for Summer 2022/2023

March 1, 2023

The weather review for Summer 2022/2023 is now available.

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Monthly Weather Review for February 2023

March 1, 2023

The total rainfall was 17.1 mm. This is 106.2% of the long-term February mean.

The mean maximum temperature was 25.3° C. This is 0.1° C cooler than the long-term February mean.

The mean minimum temperature was 15.5° C. This equals the long-term February mean.

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Truganina v Sebastopol Comparison for January 2023

February 6, 2023

The total rainfall was 10.0 mm at Truganina compared to 10.3 mm at Sebastopol.

The mean maximum temperature at Truganina was 26.7° C compared to 26.3° C at Sebastopol.

The mean minimum temperature at Truganina was 16.3° C compared to 13.6° C at Sebastopol.

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Monthly Weather Review for January 2023

February 1, 2023

The total rainfall was 10.0 mm. This is 13.6% of the long-term January mean.

The mean maximum temperature was 26.7° C. This is 0.6° C cooler than the long-term January mean.

The mean minimum temperature was 16.3° C. This equals the long-term January mean.

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Truganina v Sebastopol Comparison for December 2022

January 12, 2023

The total rainfall at Truganina was 39.5 mm compared to 42.7 mm at Sebastopol.

The mean maximum temperature was 23.8° C at Truganina compared to 22.4° C at Sebastopol.

The mean minimum temperature was 13.2° C at Truganina compared to 10.6° C at Sebastopol.

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Annual Weather Review for 2022

January 1, 2023

Total rainfall for the year was 705.8 mm. The highest daily rainfall was 51.6 mm on January 8.

Maximum temperatures varied between 10.3° C on May 31 and 39.2° C on December 27.

Minimum temperatures varied between -1.1° C on July 21 and 24.9° C on December 28.

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Monthly Weather Review for December 2022

January 1, 2023

The total rainfall was 39.5 mm. The long-term mean at nearby Laverton is 45.6 mm.

The mean maximum temperature was 23.8° C. The long-term mean at nearby Laverton is 23.8° C.

The mean minimum temperature was 13.2° C. The long-term mean at nearby Laverton is 12.0° C.

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