If you thought it felt like summer had come early to Benalla during October, you wouldn’t have been far wrong.
The average maximum temperature was 23.2°C, which was 1.8°C above the long-term average of 21.4°C for the Rose City.
The hottest day was Sunday, October 27, when the mercury reached 28°C, while October 8 was the coolest day, with a maximum of only 17°C.
Despite a total of 32mm of rain falling on October 18 and 19, the month came in drier than average, with 51.4mm recorded — 13.3mm below the long-term average of 64.7mm.
The overnight minimum temperatures were close to normal, with an average of 8.3°C compared to the long-term average of 8°C.
The coolest night was on the first day of the month when the temperature fell to only 2°C, while it certainly wasn’t doona weather on October 18, when the mercury bottomed out at a relatively warm 16.5°C.