The temperature reached 27.4°C on May 1 — the hottest May day ever recorded in Shepparton since Bureau of Meteorology records started for the town in 1965.
The previous hottest day for the month was 27°C in 2005.
The coldest day for May in Shepparton this year was 13°C, on May 7.
Those who thought the final month of autumn seemed a warmer one than usual were absolutely right, with warmer than average day and night-time temperatures.
The daytime temperatures were 1.6°C hotter than the historical average.
This year saw an average of 19.3°C, compared to the historical average of 17.7°C over the past 30 years.
Night-time temperatures in May this year were also significantly warmer than the historical average, with an average temperature of 8.6°C, compared to 5.6°C over the past 30 years.
The minimum temperature of 16.6°C recorded on May 3 was also the hottest May night on record in the town, with the previous hottest of 16°C recorded in 1995.
The coldest night in May this year came on May 22 when the mercury dropped to 2.7℃.
The rainfall for May was pretty close to the historical average, with 33.4mm falling in Shepparton.
The historical average over the past 30 years is 34.3mm.
The number of rainy days in May this year was also pretty close to normal, with rain falling on 10 separate days, and the most, 12.8mm, falling on May 18.
April also saw warmer days and nights than normal.
The mean April daytime temperature recorded in Shepparton this year was 23.4°C, up on the historical average of 22.6°C recorded over the past 30 years.
The hottest April day saw 30.9°C on April 1, while the coldest was 16.8°C on April 12.
The nights were also slightly warmer than the historical norm, with an average of minimum temperature of 9.2°C for April this year, compared to the historical average of 8.8°C over the past 30 years.
The warmest April night saw 15.7°C recorded on April 1, while the coldest saw the mercury fall to a chilly 0.9°C on April 19, making it the coldest autumn night this year.
April was quite a bit drier than normal this year, with only 18mm falling for the entire month, compared to an historical average over the past 30 years of 35.8mm.
There were only five rainy days for the month, with 14mm the most in one day, on April 10.
Autumn started in March with ever-so-slightly cooler days than normal, but with warmer nights than usual.
The March average daytime maximum temperature was 27.4°C, compared to an historical average of 27.7°C over the past 30 years.
The hottest March day saw the mercury reach 33.1°C on March 10, while the coldest came on March 27 when only 18.9°C was recorded.
Night-time March minimum temperatures were up 1.4°C on normal, with an average of 14.1°C this year, compared to the 30-year historical average of 12.7°C.
The hottest night saw the temperature drop to only 23°C on March 1, while the coldest night saw it drop to 8.6°C on March 14.
The March rainfall this year was more than double the historical average for the month over the past 30 years.
A total of 71.2mm of rain fell on Shepparton for the month over nine days.
The most rain came on March 2, where there was 33mm — almost amount the same as the historical average for the month of 33.9mm.
While much more rain than normal in March, it did not come near the historical record of 159.2mm that fell in 1969.
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