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Date Posted   Description of Item
2009  
  June 30 Melbourne experiences record dry in first half of 2009
  January 30 Melbourne experiences record dry in first half of 2009
  January 30 Melbourne heatwave approaches Black Friday record
  January 30 Melbourne sets heatwave record as Victoria bakes
2008  
  November 21 Severe Weather and potential Flood event for eastern Victoria this weekend
  September 30 A record dry September for Melbourne
  May 09 Gippsland community to benefit from new weather radar
2007  
  October 17 New weather radar for Gippsland at Bairnsdale Airport
  October 02 New weather radar opens in Melbourne
  May 23 Victorian weather office set to move
  May 15 Melbourne driest on record
  February 01 Warm days and nights - Victoria in January 2007
  January 05 Dry - Victoria in December 2006
  January 02 Very dry - Victoria in 2006
2006  
  December 03 Dry with hot days and cold nights - Victoria in Spring 2006
  December 01 Changeable - Victoria in November 2006
  November 02 Victoria in October 2006 - a month of extremes
  November 01 Victoria in October 2006 - a month of extremes
  October 03 Victoria in September 2006 - dry and warm
  September 04 Very dry, with cold nights and mild days - Victoria in August 2006
  September 01 Victoria in Winter 2006 - dry with cold nights and mild days
  August 30 New weather radar for Laverton, near Melbourne
  August 17 Bureau gets carried away for National Science Week
  August 01 Variable rainfall and mild nights - Victoria in July 2006
  July 03 Cold, dry start to winter - Victoria in June 2006
  June 01 Coolest May Since 1970 - Victoria in May 2006
  May 01 Coolest April since 1995 - Victoria in April 2006
  April 03 Very warm in the West, dry in the East - Victoria in March 2006
  March 16 New graphical severe thunderstorm warning system for Victoria
  March 13 New weather services for the Commonwealth Games
  March 08 New automatic weather station for St Kilda Harbour
  March 08 New automatic weather station at Westmere to improve fire monitoring ability
  March 02 Generally dry in (Victoria) in February 2006
  March 02 Victoria has a warm and humid summer
  February 22 Country Fire Authority and Bureau of Meteorology work together to improve fire warnings in the Grampians
  February 01 3rd Warmest January in Victoria
  January 05 Warm and mostly dry - Victoria in December 2005.
  January 04 Warm with mostly average rainfall - Victoria in 2005
2005  
  December 22 Annual Climate Summary - Victoria - to be released 3rd January.
  December 02 Warm month, wet in the North - Victoria in November 2005
  November 30 Warm month, wet in the North - Victoria in November 2005
  October 31 Wet in the north and west - Victoria in October 2005
  September 30 Variable rainfall; Normal temperatures - Victoria in September 2005
  August 31 A month of contrasts - Victoria in August 2005.
  August 10 Widespread snowfalls across Victoria
  August 01 Warm, wet in the East, dry elsewhere - Victoria in July 2005
  July 08 Severe weather likely for eastern Victoria and south-east NSW at the weekend
  July 01 June 2005 - Wet in northern Victoria (final summary)
  June 30 June 2005 - Wet in northern Victoria (preliminary summary)
  May 31 Very warm and dry - Victoria in May 2005
  May 02 Exceptionally warm - Victoria in April 2005 (final)
  April 29 Exceptionally warm - Victoria in April 2005
  April 06 CFA and Bureau of Meteorology work together to improve fire warnings around Edenhope
  March 31 Dry weather returns - Victoria in March 2005.
  March 08 Improved Mildura radar images now available
  February 28 Collaboration set to improve fire warnings around Casterton
  February 28 Wettest February for Victoria since 1973
  February 24 More accurate weather forecasts for fire and other emergencies
  February 03 Melbourne's unprecedented weather 'much more than four seasons in one day'
  January 31 Wettest January in 21 years for parts of Western Victoria
  January 04 Wet end to 2004 - Victoria in December 2004
2004  
  December 23 Wet end to 2004 leaves Victoria below average
  November 30 Wettest November in 12 years for parts of Victoria
  November 01 Record high temperatures; late soaking rains in Victoria's central district
  October 13 All-time Victoria October temperature record broken - 12th October 2004
  September 30 Above average rains across Central Victoria in September 2004
  August 31 Above average rainfall in NW Victoria for August
  July 30 New frost alerting service for northern Victoria
  July 30 July in Victoria: Wet along the west coast, dry in the north
  July 21 Charlton benefits with new weather station
  July 06 Planning a weekend at the coast?
  July 01 FINALLY - STRONG WESTERLIES BRING RAINFALL TO VICTORIA!
  June 25 Hopetoun sets the pace for weather history in the Mallee
  June 01 Driest start to year on record for parts of Northern Victoria (Final)
  May 31 Driest start to year on record for parts of Northern Victoria
  May 04 Upgrade for Yarrawonga radar
  April 30 A little Spring in April's Autumn for Victoria
  April 22 Victorian frost forecasting service to start in August
  April 19 Meeting to finalise frost forecasting details for Victorian orchards
  April 01 Driest March on record for Northeastern Victoria
  April 01 Driest start to year on record for parts of Victoria (Update)
  April 01 Driest March on record for Northeastern Victoria
  March 31 Driest start to year on record for parts of Victoria
  March 01 Extraordinary heatwave in Northern Victoria - February 2004 Climate Summary.
  February 27 Extraordinary heatwave in northern Victoria.
  February 04 Weather Warning System Significantly Improved
  February 02 Cool January for Victoria
  February 02 Melbourne has wet end to coolest January for 12 years (Final)
  January 30 Melbourne has wet end to coolest January for 12 years (Preliminary)
  January 02 December 2003 - a rather warm and wet month for Victoria
2003  
  December 30 December 2003 - a rather warm and wet month for Victoria
  December 01 Victoria: November 2003 - another dry month
  November 28 November 2003 in Victoria: Another dry month.
  October 31 October 2003 - Cool and wet in Victoria (Preliminary Summary)
  October 01 September 2003:a month of great variability in Victoria (final release)
  September 30 Victoria:September 2003 - a month of great variability (Preliminary Summary)
  September 01 Victoria 2003 - Above average rainfall in many Victorian districts (updated summary)
  August 30 August 2003 - Above average rainfall in many Victorian districts
  July 31 July 2003 - Wet in the Northeast and Central areas, continued dry in the Southeast
  June 30 Victoria June 2003: Above average rain in the N & W, continuing dry in the SE
  May 30 May 2003 - Average rain in the north, continued dry in the south for Victoria.
  April 30 April 2003 - Dry in western Victoria, but near normal rainfall in other Districts
  March 31 March 2003 - another dry month for Victoria
  February 28 February 2003 - Warm, dry summer with a wet finish.
  January 31 January 2003 - a dry month throughout Victoria with an exceptional heatwave
2002  
  December 31 2002 - a dry year throughout the State (Victoria)
  November 29 November 2002 Victoria - average rain in west and north: Preliminary Summary
  October 31 October 2002 -Another dry month for Victoria
  September 30 September 2002 - another dry month for Victoria
  September 05 August 2002 - another dry month for Victoria
  August 30 August 2002 - another dry month for Victoria
  August 02 July 2002 - another warm and dry month for Victoria
  August 02 July 2002 - another warm and dry month for Victoria
  July 29 July 2002 - another warm and dry month for Victoria
  July 05 Final climate and weather summary for Victoria in June 2002
  June 30 Provisional Summary - Warmer than normal June for Victoria
  June 03 Dry May 2002 in Victoria - Final climate summary
  May 31 Provisional Summary - Dry May with some very warm days
  May 04 Dry and warm April for much of Victoria: Final Summary
  April 30 Preliminary Summary: Dry and Warm April for much of Victoria
  April 04 Dry March for Much of Victoria: Final Summary
  March 31 Dry March for much of Victoria
  March 01 Final Summary: Cool Summer for Victoria
  February 28 Preliminary summary: Cool Summer for Victoria
  February 01 Dry and slightly cooler January for Victoria
  January 02 Cool December for Victoria
2001  
  December 03 November generally cool and wet in southern Victoria
  November 01 Victoria wet and cool in October
  October 01 September in Victoria one of the warmest on record
  September 03 Mild August signals winter's end in Victoria
  July 31 July generally dry and mild in Victoria
  July 02 Mild start to winter in Victoria
  June 01 Exceptionally dry conditions grip Victoria in May
  April 30 Heavy rain drenches Victoria in April
  March 30 Victoria swings to cool, wet autumn
  February 28 Victorian summer one of warmest on record
  January 31 Hot, dry start to 2001 in Victoria
2000  
  December 29 2000 ends on dry, warm note in Victoria
  November 30 Record warm November in Victoria
  October 31 October another wet month in Victoria
  September 30 September rains in Victoria signal wet start to spring
  August 31 Dry end to winter in Victoria as August rains fail
  August 04 Weather service fires up as Torch moves through Gippsland
  July 31 July near normal in Victoria, though Gippsland dry
  July 26 Weather service fires up for Melbourne leg of Torch relay
  July 20 Victorian weather service fires up for Torch - Horsham to Shepparton
  July 18 Victorian weather service fires up for Torch - Casterton to Horsham
  June 30 June spawns a dry, cold start to winter in Victoria
  May 31 Cold and wet May sees out autumn in Victoria
  April 30 Southern Victoria still dry despite April rains
  March 31 March mostly dry and warm in Victoria
  March 01 February heat unusual in southern Victoria
     
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