|
Wet Season Start
|
Dry Season Start |
Wet Season Length |
Median Date |
5/28 |
10/17 |
144 days |
Earliest |
5/7 (1972, 1966) |
9/23 (2021) |
Shortest-109 (2006) |
Latest |
7/6 (1998) |
11/16 (2020) |
Longest-185 (2020) |
1950
|
5/30
|
11/4 |
158 |
1951
|
6/10
|
11/3 |
146 |
1952
|
5/17
|
10/28 |
164 |
1953
|
6/3
|
10/22 |
141 |
1954
|
5/27
|
10/15 |
141 |
1955
|
6/11
|
10/14 |
125 |
1956
|
5/25
|
10/18 |
146 |
1957
|
5/11 (estimated)
|
10/5 |
147 |
1958
|
5/23 (estimated)
|
10/20 |
150 |
1959
|
5/11
|
10/25 |
167 |
1960
|
5/29
|
10/22 |
146 |
1961
|
5/26
|
10/15 |
142 |
1962
|
6/7
|
10/19 |
134 |
1963
|
5/23
|
10/20 |
150 |
1964
|
6/2
|
10/16 |
136 |
1965
|
6/7
|
10/22 |
137 |
1966
|
5/7
|
10/14 |
160 |
1967
|
6/2
|
101/0 |
130 |
1968
|
5/24
|
10/20 |
149 |
1969
|
5/14
|
11/3 |
173 |
1970
|
5/24
|
10/31 |
160 |
1971
|
6/7
|
11/10 |
156 |
1972
|
5/7
|
10/6 |
152 |
1973
|
5/24 (estimated)
|
10/24 |
153 |
1974
|
5/14
|
10/8 |
147 |
1975
|
5/10
|
10/19 |
162 |
1976
|
5/12
|
10/1 |
142 |
1977
|
5/26
|
10/4 |
131 |
1978
|
6/1
|
10/7 |
128 |
1979
|
5/28
|
10/6 |
131 |
1980
|
5/15
|
10/5 |
143 |
1981
|
5/27
|
10/16 |
142 |
1982
|
5/19
|
10/16 |
150 |
1983
|
5/30
|
10/25 |
148 |
1984
|
6/11
|
10/2 |
113 |
1985
|
6/10
|
11/4 |
147 |
1986
|
6/4
|
10/17 |
135 |
1987
|
5/9
|
10/2 |
146 |
1988
|
6/5 (estimated)
|
10/8 |
125 |
1989
|
6/6
|
10/19 |
135 |
1990
|
5/25
|
10/25 |
153 |
1991
|
5/13
|
10/11 |
151 |
1992
|
5/28
|
10/12 |
137 |
1993
|
5/28
|
10/17 |
142 |
1994
|
5/28
|
10/17 |
142 |
1995
|
5/20
|
10/19 |
152 |
1996
|
5/21
|
10/9 |
141 |
1997
|
5/19
|
10/19 |
153 |
1998
|
7/6
|
10/28 |
114 |
1999
|
5/27
|
10/22 |
148 |
2000
|
6/5
|
10/9 |
126 |
2001
|
5/22
|
10/26 |
157 |
2002
|
6/7
|
10/17 |
132 |
2003
|
6/2
|
10/15 |
135 |
2004
|
6/1
|
10/14 |
135 |
2005
|
5/31
|
10/25 |
147 |
2006
|
6/11
|
9/28 |
109 |
2007
|
6/1
|
11/3 |
155 |
2008
|
6/10
|
10/15 |
127 |
2009
|
5/18
|
9/30 |
135 |
2010 |
5/30 |
9/30 |
123 |
2011 |
6/24 |
10/19 |
117 |
2012 |
5/27 |
10/28 |
154 |
2013 | 5/19 | 10/10 | 144 |
2014 | 6/11 | 10/5 | 116 |
2015 | 5/31 | 10/3 | 125 |
2016 | 5/17 | 10/21 | 157 |
2017 | 5/30 | 10/25 | 148 |
2018 | 5/13 | 10/12 | 152 |
2019 | 6/1 | 11/10 | 162 |
2020 | 5/15 | 11/16 | 185 |
2021 | 6/1 | 9/23 | 114 |
2022 | 6/1 | 9/30 | 121 |
2023 | 5/22 | 10/14 | 145 |
Data Sources:
Melbourne | MLBF1 1950-2000 | International Airport 2001-present |