Editing Dandenong Ranges (section)

==Climate==

The Dandenong Ranges' climate is generally cool and wet, with daily temperature variation generally low, often as low as 1 degree in the winter months. 
Rainfall is fairly uniform through the year, tending to peak between April and October with lower rainfall during January and February. The mean annual rainfall is between 1000 and 1500&nbsp;mm, increasing with elevation and from west to east.<ref name=agbm/> The elevation means that daytime temperatures are typically 4 to 6&nbsp;°C cooler than the lower suburbs of [[Melbourne]] to the west [http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_086071.shtml], with temperatures typically lowering by 1&nbsp;°C for every {{convert|120|m|}} of elevation. Due to the elevation, [[upslope fog]] is common in the winter months. It is significantly cloudier than Melbourne, particularly in winter due to heavy [[orographic lifting]] brought about by [[cold fronts]].

Snow typically falls a few times a year above 500 m, mostly between June and October and can be heavy at times. A rare summer snow occurred on Christmas Day 2006 [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Christmassnow2.jpg]. The local region has experienced substantial warming in recent decades [https://web.archive.org/web/20120925193152/http://www.bom.gov.au/web01/ncc/www/cli_chg/timeseries/tmean/0112/vic/latest.gif] and heavy snowfalls which were once common have become rare. The last significant snowfall to affect the Dandenong Ranges was on August 10, 2008, when as much {{convert|15|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} fell at the highest elevations.

A [[Bureau of Meteorology]] [http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDV60901/IDV60901.94872.shtml weather station] sits at an elevation of 513 m in the Ferny Creek Reserve in the southern part of the Dandenong Ranges. This weather station replaced [http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_086372_All.shtml one] that was previously located on the summit of Dunns Hill.

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|collapsed = 
|location = Mount Dandenong GTV9 (1968−1986, rainfall to 2007); 600 m AMSL; 37.83° S, 145.35° E
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 37.3
|Feb record high C = 39.3
|Mar record high C = 33.6
|Apr record high C = 28.0
|May record high C = 20.3
|Jun record high C = 15.0
|Jul record high C = 16.0
|Aug record high C = 20.0
|Sep record high C = 22.7
|Oct record high C = 28.7
|Nov record high C = 33.2
|Dec record high C = 36.2
|year record high C = 
|Jan high C = 22.1
|Feb high C = 22.9
|Mar high C = 19.7
|Apr high C = 15.4
|May high C = 11.7
|Jun high C = 8.8
|Jul high C = 8.2
|Aug high C = 9.6
|Sep high C = 11.6
|Oct high C = 14.8
|Nov high C = 17.3
|Dec high C = 19.9
|year high C = 
|Jan low C = 11.5
|Feb low C = 12.6
|Mar low C = 11.3
|Apr low C = 9.0
|May low C = 6.9
|Jun low C = 4.4
|Jul low C = 3.6
|Aug low C = 4.2
|Sep low C = 5.0
|Oct low C = 6.8
|Nov low C = 8.3
|Dec low C = 9.8
|year low C = 
|Jan record low C = 4.0
|Feb record low C = 4.7
|Mar record low C = 3.7
|Apr record low C = 0.7
|May record low C = -0.4
|Jun record low C = -1.0
|Jul record low C = -2.3
|Aug record low C = -2.0
|Sep record low C = -1.8
|Oct record low C = -0.6
|Nov record low C = 0.5
|Dec record low C = 2.3
|year record low C = 
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 70.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 61.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 74.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 102.0
|May precipitation mm = 129.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 98.4
|Jul precipitation mm = 95.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 116.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 106.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 104.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 109.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 95.7
|year precipitation mm = 1165.9
|Jan precipitation days = 12.1
|Feb precipitation days = 8.4
|Mar precipitation days = 12.4
|Apr precipitation days = 13.7
|May precipitation days = 18.2
|Jun precipitation days = 17.8
|Jul precipitation days = 20.0
|Aug precipitation days = 19.7
|Sep precipitation days = 17.5
|Oct precipitation days = 16.5
|Nov precipitation days = 15.2
|Dec precipitation days = 12.9
|year precipitation days = 
|Jan sun = 232.5
|Feb sun = 217.5
|Mar sun = 189.1
|Apr sun = 150.0
|May sun = 102.3
|Jun sun = 78.0
|Jul sun = 83.7
|Aug sun = 105.4
|Sep sun = 126.0
|Oct sun = 170.5
|Nov sun = 189.0
|Dec sun = 198.4
|source 1 = Mount Dandenong GTV9 (temperatures and rainfall, 1968–2007)<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_086243_All.shtml
| publisher = Bureau of Meteorology |title = Climate statistics for Mt Dandenong |accessdate = 25 August 2024}}</ref>
|source 2 = [[Toolangi]] (Mount St Leonard DPI, sunshine hours 1965–2001)<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_086142_All.shtml
| publisher = Bureau of Meteorology |title = Sun hours from Toolangi |accessdate = 25 August 2024}}</ref>
|date= August 2024
}}
[[File:Snow in Sassafrass, Victoria, Australia, August 10, 2008.jpg|thumb|Snow in [[Sassafras, Victoria]], Australia, August 10, 2008]]