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SEASONAL CLIMATE SUMMARY - TASMANIA
Warm days: Many days during winter were warmer than normal, with some sites (as listed below) registering their warmest-ever winter days.
Averaged across the three months, daytime temperatures were typically
0.5 to 1.5 degrees above normal, and some sites recorded their highest average maximum temperature for any winter.
Warm nights: There were many relatively warm nights through
the winter, often the result of windy conditions. This was especially
the case on August 30 when the temperature did not drop below 16.1 °C at
Grove, giving it the State's warmest-ever winter night.
Several other sites had their own warmest individual winter nights.
Cold days and snow: Although most days were warmer than normal, a strong
cold outbreak on the 10th and 11th of August brought snow to sea level.
Some sites recorded their coldest-ever winter days, including Mount Wellington which recorded Tasmania's coldest-ever winter day at -5.0 °C.
Wet in the north and west: There were several bursts of rainy
weather in the north, culminating in some very high falls in the
central north over the last two days of August. In the west, a
relatively dry first half of winter gave way to a very wet second half.
Dry in the east and southeast: Winter totals in the east and
southeast were below normal, with a few sites receiving less than 100
mm for the whole three months.
A frosty and foggy start: The wet and windy weather of the
second half of winter was in stark contrast to the calm and cold conditions
prevalent earlier on. Fogs and frosts were common in June, leading to
numerous vehicle crashes and some airport closures.
Included in this summary are a table of State extremes, some new records, and summaries for sites across the State.
Separate summaries are available for each of the individual months of winter: June, July and August. There is also some information about the warm weather at the start of August and the end of August.
Weather extremes during winter 2005 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Highest temperature Hottest day |
23.7 °C | Geeveston on 29th Aug |
| Highest mean daily maximum temperature Warmest days on average |
15.5 °C |
Bicheno |
| Lowest mean daily maximum temperature Coolest days on average |
4.2 °C | Mount Wellington |
| Lowest daily maximum temperature Coldest day |
-5.0 °C |
Mount Wellington
on 11th Aug a new Tasmanian record for any month |
| Lowest temperature Coldest night |
-8.0 °C | Liawenee on 26th Jun |
| Lowest mean daily minimum temperature Coldest nights on average |
-0.4 °C |
Mount Wellington
and Liawenee |
| Highest mean daily minimum temperature Mildest nights on average |
9.1 °C | Swan Island |
| Highest daily minimum Warmest night |
16.1 °C |
Grove (old site)
on 30th Aug a new Tasmanian record for August |
| Highest total rainfall Wettest overall |
1146.0 mm | Mount Read |
| Lowest total rainfall Driest overall |
83.2 mm | Friendly Beaches |
| Highest daily rainfall Wettest day |
250.8 mm |
Breona (Lower Haulage Road)
on 31st Aug a new Tasmanian record for August |
Highest Mean Daily Minimum Temperature for at least 20 years for winter |
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Mean daily minimum temperature for winter 2005 (°C) |
Most recent higher for winter |
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| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 7.8 | 8.2 | in 1988 |
| Strathgordon Village | 4.3 | 4.5 | in 1988 |
| Bushy Park | 2.4 | 2.5 | in 1991 |
Summary statistics for winter 2005 | |||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures for winter (°C) |
Minimum temperatures for winter (°C) |
Rainfall for winter (mm) |
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| Mean for 2005 | Difference from normal | Highest for 2005 | Mean for 2005 | Difference from normal | Lowest for 2005 | Total for 2005 | Normal total | Ranking | |
| Hobart | 13.5 | +1.4 | 22.0 | 5.9 | +1.0 | 1.1 | 121 | 161 | normal |
| Launceston | 13.7 | +0.6 | 19.2 | 3.4 | +0.6 | -3.1 | 305 | 230 | high |
| Burnie | 14.1 | +1.1 | 18.9 | 7.7 | +1.6 | 0.2 | 360 | 346 | normal |
| Devonport |
13.7 | +0.7 | 17.4 | 5.8 | +0.8 | -0.6 | 315 | 272 | high |
| Swansea |
15.1 | +1.4 | 23.1 | 4.5 | +0.3 | -1.4 | 92 | 150 | low |
| Strahan |
13.1 | +0.4 | 21.2 | 6.6 | +0.9 | -1.6 | 507 | 526 | normal |
| Strathgordon |
10.3 | +0.9 | 20.5 | 4.3 | +0.9 | -1.4 | 798 | 780 | normal |
| King Island Airport | 14.1 | +0.7 | 20.3 | 8.2 | +0.4 | 0.0 | 277 | 325 | normal |
| Flinders Island Airport | 14.6 | +0.9 | 20.8 | 8.1 | +1.5 | 0.2 | 229 | 235 | normal |
| Bicheno | 15.5 | +1.3 | 21.7 | 6.6 | +0.3 | 1.4 | 87 | 164 | low |
| Bridport | 14.0 | +0.3 | 18.3 | 6.5 | +0.8 | -1.0 | 306 | 263 | high |
| Bull Bay | 13.6 | +0.9 | 19.5 | 6.4 | +0.3 | 0.0 | 119 | 161 | low |
| Bushy Park | 13.3 | +1.6 | 23.3 | 2.4 | +0.4 | -4.1 | 129 | 152 | normal |
| Campania | 14.4 | 20.9 | 4.2 | -2.5 | 90 | ||||
| Cape Bruny |
12.8 | +1.3 | 19.4 | 7.5 | +1.1 | 1.6 | 268 | 278 | normal |
| Cape Grim |
13.2 | +0.5 | 16.4 | 8.9 | +0.3 | 3.0 | 245 | 266 | normal |
| Cressy |
12.7 | 18.1 | 2.5 | -6.5 | 285 | ||||
| Dover | 13.6 | +1.0 | 22.6 | 4.7 | +0.9 | -0.6 | 194 | 255 | low |
| Eddystone Point | 14.6 | +1.3 | 18.4 | 8.0 | +0.7 | 0.8 | 166 | 224 | low |
| Fingal | 13.6 | +0.9 | 20.7 | 1.0 | +0.2 | -5.9 | 146 | 180 | normal |
| Friendly Beaches | 15.1 | 23.5 | 6.7 | 0.7 | 83 | ||||
| Geeveston | 13.2 | +0.9 | 23.7 | 4.0 | +1.6 | -3.2 | 210 | 264 | low |
| Grove | 13.6 | +1.4 | 23.5 | 3.7 | +1.3 | -2.7 | 183 | 213 | normal |
| Grove | 13.3 | 22.7 | 3.2 | -3.3 | 185 | ||||
| Hartz Mountain | 7.0 | 16.2 | 2.3 | -4.4 | 236 | ||||
| Hobart Airport | 14.4 | +1.5 | 21.3 | 5.3 | +0.9 | -0.1 | 84 | 123 | low |
| Lake Leake | 10.0 | +1.1 | 16.9 | 0.9 | +0.4 | -5.7 | 254 | 244 | normal |
| Lake St Clair | 8.5 | +0.9 | 16.7 | 1.0 | +0.9 | -5.6 | 601 | 639 | normal |
| Launceston Airport | 12.8 | 19.3 | 3.0 | -4.1 | 331 | ||||
| Launceston Airport (old site) |
12.3 | +0.9 | 18.3 | 3.4 | +0.7 | -3.7 | 352 | 217 | very high |
| Liawenee | 6.9 | 14.4 | -0.4 | -8.0 | 366 | ||||
| Low Head | 13.3 | 16.3 | 7.9 | 2.5 | 340 | ||||
| Luncheon Hill | 11.4 | 17.9 | 5.8 | -0.7 | 564 | ||||
| Maatsuyker Island |
11.8 | +0.6 | 19.7 | 7.8 | +1.1 | 1.3 | 416 | 374 | normal |
| Maria Island | 14.0 | 18.9 | 8.1 | 1.8 | 91 | ||||
| Marrawah | 13.3 | +0.8 | 17.2 | 8.1 | +1.1 | 2.5 | 364 | 397 | normal |
| Maydena | 11.5 | +0.3 | 22.1 | 3.2 | +0.9 | -3.5 | 313 | 378 | normal |
| Melton Mowbray | 12.5 | 21.3 | 3.4 | -3.6 | 125 | ||||
| Moogara | 9.9 | +1.0 | 19.0 | 3.1 | +1.0 | -3.8 | 199 | 259 | low |
| Mount Read | 4.5 | 12.0 | 0.9 | -5.0 | 1146 | ||||
| Mount Wellington | 4.2 | +1.5 | 12.0 | -0.4 | +1.1 | -7.4 | 249 | 224 | normal |
| Orford | 14.2 | +0.7 | 20.4 | 4.6 | +0.7 | -1.0 | 118 | 173 | low |
| Ouse | 13.0 | 22.2 | 2.4 | -5.0 | 157 | ||||
| Powranna | 12.7 | +0.8 | 18.4 | 3.2 | +0.9 | -4.5 | 258 | 168 | highest |
| Ross | 12.5 | +0.8 | 18.7 | 2.5 | +0.6 | -5.7 | 190 | 132 | highest |
| Scamander | 15.3 | +1.0 | 22.2 | 5.5 | +0.5 | 0.5 | 140 | 168 | normal |
| Scotts Peak Dam | 10.0 | 19.5 | 4.0 | -2.0 | 486 | ||||
| Scottsdale | 13.0 | +0.6 | 18.9 | 4.5 | +0.7 | -3.8 | 373 | 354 | normal |
| Sheffield | 11.9 | 17.7 | 4.4 | -1.6 | 485 | ||||
| Smithton |
13.9 | 16.6 | 5.4 | -1.6 | 324 | ||||
| St Helens |
14.5 | 20.9 | 5.4 | -0.6 | 146 | ||||
| Swan Island | 13.8 | 17.6 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 207 | ||||
| Tarraleah |
9.9 | +1.2 | 18.5 | 2.3 | +1.8 | -5.0 | 337 | 344 | normal |
| Tasman Island | 11.9 | 17.9 | 7.4 | -0.2 | 206 | ||||
| Tunnack |
10.7 | 15.9 | 2.6 | -4.2 | 167 | ||||
| Warra | 9.7 | 20.3 | 3.8 | -2.2 | 420 | ||||
| Wynyard |
14.0 | +1.1 | 17.6 | 4.2 | +0.3 | -2.4 | 445 | 360 | high |
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 11 am on Thursday 1 September 2005. Although every effort has been made to check them, it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
"Normals" are based on all available years of record, which vary widely from site to site . Sites without normals shown do no have sufficient record for them to be calculated reliably.
The "Ranking" indicates about where rainfall this time ranks in the climate record for the site.
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