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Cfb), with tepid, relatively dry summers and mild, wetter winters. Average maxima vary from 24.4 °C (75.9 °F) in
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1332:Glen Forbes
1281:Wattle Bank
1276:The Gurdies
1271:Tenby Point
1251:Pioneer Bay
1186:Coronet Bay
952:17 February
395: /
312:2021 census
148:Postcode(s)
139:Established
124:2021 census
106: /
94:145°14′31″E
81:Coordinates
1743:Categories
1703:Somerville
1673:Pearcedale
1633:Grantville
1618:Crib Point
1464:Surf Beach
1383:West Creek
1342:Jam Jerrup
1327:Glen Alvie
1196:Grantville
1018:The Island
843:References
741:Woolworths
669:(≥ 0.2 mm)
290:region of
202:Mornington
119:Population
91:38°27′04″S
1708:Tankerton
1678:Point Leo
1663:Monomeith
1653:Lang Lang
1603:Corinella
1388:Woodleigh
1286:Wonthaggi
1222:Lang Lang
1201:Inverloch
1181:Corinella
757:fireworks
310:. At the
300:Melbourne
296:Australia
288:Gippsland
263:763.4 mm
157:Elevation
1713:Tooradin
1693:Shoreham
1688:San Remo
1668:Newhaven
1638:Hastings
1628:Flinders
1562:Victoria
1483:Locality
1434:Newhaven
1378:St Clair
1317:Anderson
1300:Locality
1291:Woolamai
1261:San Remo
1256:Ryanston
1209:Kilcunda
1191:Dalyston
1157:Mainland
976:12 April
769:Hastings
714:Source:
662:(30.06)
593:Average
383:145°16′E
292:Victoria
258:10.3 °C
253:18.8 °C
173:Location
30:Victoria
1728:Warneet
1723:Ventnor
1623:Dalmore
1583:Bittern
1469:Ventnor
1352:Krowera
1312:Almurta
1243:Outtrim
1214:Kongwak
1042:25 July
869:2 March
753:Dimmeys
657:(2.02)
652:(2.30)
647:(2.72)
642:(2.76)
637:(2.92)
632:(2.95)
627:(3.11)
622:(2.99)
617:(2.68)
612:(2.20)
607:(1.69)
602:(1.74)
588:(50.6)
583:(54.1)
578:(51.1)
573:(48.9)
568:(47.1)
563:(45.3)
558:(44.6)
553:(46.0)
548:(49.1)
543:(52.2)
538:(55.4)
533:(57.2)
528:(55.9)
518:(65.8)
513:(72.7)
508:(68.2)
503:(65.1)
498:(61.5)
493:(57.7)
488:(55.8)
483:(56.7)
478:(61.5)
473:(66.7)
468:(72.9)
463:(75.9)
458:(75.4)
380:38°29′S
355:Köppen:
345:Climate
336:England
330:on the
324:England
318:History
286:in the
265:30.1 in
1698:Somers
1347:Kernot
1065:11 May
709:151.8
409:Month
364:winter
226:Monash
197:County
185:LGA(s)
1718:Tyabb
1683:Rhyll
1613:Cowes
1439:Rhyll
1429:Cowes
970:(PDF)
737:Coles
703:11.4
700:14.0
697:15.0
694:17.1
691:16.6
688:15.7
685:15.3
682:12.6
660:763.4
448:Year
328:Cowes
280:Cowes
260:51 °F
255:66 °F
68:Cowes
25:Cowes
1578:Bass
1417:Town
1230:Loch
1171:Bass
1164:Town
1091:2018
1067:2009
1044:2008
1003:2024
978:2020
954:2021
930:2018
905:2024
871:2019
751:and
745:Aldi
706:9.4
679:9.5
676:7.3
673:7.9
655:51.3
650:58.3
645:69.2
640:70.2
635:74.2
630:74.9
625:79.1
620:75.9
615:68.0
610:56.0
605:42.8
600:44.2
586:10.3
581:12.3
576:10.6
541:11.2
536:13.0
531:14.0
526:13.3
516:18.8
511:22.6
506:20.1
501:18.4
496:16.4
491:14.3
486:13.2
481:13.7
476:16.4
471:19.3
466:22.7
461:24.4
456:24.1
445:Dec
442:Nov
439:Oct
436:Sep
433:Aug
430:Jul
427:Jun
424:May
421:Apr
418:Mar
415:Feb
412:Jan
214:Bass
165:Area
152:3922
142:1869
1512:LGA
749:IGA
571:9.4
566:8.4
561:7.4
556:7.0
551:7.8
546:9.5
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