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MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY - TASMANIA
Very warm start: The first 8 or 9 days of November were very
warm,
with maximum temperatures well above normal. Northeasterly winds on the
7th gave Scotts Peak Dam (in the southwest) the State's highest
temperature for the month of 30.3 °C. Daytime
temperatures were back close to normal for most of the rest of the
month - although the 17th and 25th were warm in the south and east.
Averaged across the month, maximum (daytime) temperatures were about
0.8 to 1.5 degrees above normal, with the southwestern half especially
warm.
Record warm nights: The temperature at Flinders Island
Airport did not drop below 20.4 °C on the 3rd. This is the highest
November overnight temperature ever recorded in Tasmania; the same
value was registered at Strahan Airport on 30 November 2003. Several
other sites had their own highest November minimum temperature on that
day, or (in the southeast) on the 7th or 8th. There were a few cold
nights, notably from the 26th to the 28th. Averaged across the month,
minimum (overnight) temperatures were above normal by about 1 to 2
degrees, slightly less along the eastern seaboard.
Another wet month: Following the pattern set in recent
months, there were several significant rainfall events. The 2nd/3rd,
10th/11th and 25th/26th brought moderate to locally heavy falls.
Unlike recent months, none of the daily totals were record-breaking,
but they were enough to ensure another much wetter than normal month in
the parts of the north and northeast; several sites in the north had their wettest November for many years.
Wind as well: There were a number of bursts of strong westerly winds as cold fronts crossed the State. The early morning of the 4th was especially windy, with Mount Wellington registering a gust to 165 km/h and Hobart recording 122 km/h.
Included in this summary are a table of State extremes,
some new records,
and summaries for sites across the State.
Also available is a separate statement about the whole of spring.
Weather extremes during November 2005 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Highest temperature Hottest day |
30.3 °C | Scotts Peak Dam on 7th |
| Highest mean daily maximum temperature Warmest days on average |
21.2 °C | Bushy Park |
| Lowest mean daily maximum temperature Coolest days on average |
10.9 °C | Mount Wellington |
| Lowest daily maximum temperature Coldest day |
4.2 °C | Mount Read on 11th |
| Lowest temperature Coldest night |
-2.5 °C | Liawenee on 23rd |
| Lowest mean daily minimum temperature Coldest nights on average |
3.2 °C | Liawenee |
| Highest mean daily minimum temperature Mildest nights on average |
12.6 °C | Swan Island |
| Highest daily minimum Warmest night |
20.4 °C | Flinders Island Airport on 3rd |
| Highest total rainfall Wettest overall |
282.8 mm | Gray (Craigie-Lea) |
| Lowest total rainfall Driest overall |
34.2 mm | Hobart Airport |
| Highest daily rainfall Wettest day |
77.4 mm | Gray (Craigie-Lea) on 27th |
Record Highest Total Rainfall for November |
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Total rainfall for November 2005 (mm) |
Previous highest for November |
Years of record |
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| Forthside | 163.8 | 152.2 | in 1992 |
38 |
Highest Total Rainfall for at least 20 years for November |
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|---|---|---|---|
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Total rainfall for November 2005 (mm) |
Most recent higher for November |
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| Ulverstone | 152.9 | 184.9 | in 1952 |
| Burnie | 130.6 | 145.2 | in 1968 |
| Devonport | 107.4 | 130.3 | in 1968 |
| Frankford | 130.0 | 131.2 | in 1975 |
| Latrobe | 133.0 | 140.6 | in 1975 |
| Ringarooma | 146.4 | 202.0 | in 1975 |
| Wynyard | 141.6 | 226.9 | in 1952 |
| Gray | 282.8 | 353.0 | in 1975 |
Record Highest Mean Daily Minimum Temperature for November |
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Mean daily minimum temperature for November 2005 (°C) |
Previous highest for November |
Years of record |
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| Geeveston | 10.0 | 9.4 | in 2000 |
20 |
Record Highest Daily Minimum Temperature for November |
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Highest daily minimum temperature in November 2005 (°C) |
Previous highest for November |
Years of record |
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| Launceston Airport (old site) | 17.7 | on 3rd |
16.2 | on 28th in 1977 |
67 | |
| Maatsuyker Island |
16.9 | on 8th |
16.5 | on 18th in 1987 |
67 | |
| Flinders Island Airport | 20.4 | on 3rd |
18.4 | on 18th in 1987 |
42 | |
| Strathgordon |
16.2 | on 3rd |
15.5 | on 23rd in 1997 |
35 | |
| Scottsdale | 18.2 | on 3rd |
16.0 | on 29th in 1983 |
34 | |
| Launceston | 18.7 | on 3rd |
17.0 | on 26th in 1991 |
23 | |
| Tarraleah | 14.8 | on 3rd |
14.7 | on 30th in 2003 |
21 | |
| Fingal | 17.4 | on 3rd |
15.6 | on 20th in 2003 |
20 | |
| Geeveston | 16.1 | on 7th |
15.4 | on 26th in 1991 |
20 | |
| Wynyard | 16.4 | on 3rd |
16.1 | on 17th in 2000 |
20 | |
Summary statistics for November 2005 | |||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures for November (°C) |
Minimum temperatures for November (°C) |
Rainfall for November (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 | 19.6 | +1.0 | 26.3 | 10.8 | +1.5 | 6.4 | 58 | 54 | normal |
| Launceston | 20.9 | +0.7 | 26.4 | 10.5 | +1.8 | 4.3 | 58 | 50 | normal |
| Burnie | 18.6 | +1.0 | 22.0 | 11.8 | +2.3 | 6.7 | 131 | 70 | very high |
| Devonport | 18.3 | 22.4 | 10.6 | 5.0 | 107 | 58 | very high | ||
| Swansea | 20.2 | +1.1 | 29.6 | 10.2 | +1.2 | 5.0 | 51 | 52 | normal |
| Strahan | 19.3 | 29.4 | 9.5 | 4.2 | 132 | ||||
| Strathgordon | 17.7 | +1.9 | 28.5 | 8.0 | +1.2 | 3.7 | 228 | 185 | high |
| King Island Airport | 18.3 | 27.7 | 10.8 | 4.3 | 63 | 58 | normal | ||
| Flinders Island Airport | 19.8 | +1.4 | 28.6 | 11.9 | +1.8 | 4.8 | 50 | 56 | normal |
| Bicheno | 19.0 | +0.7 | 23.9 | 10.8 | +0.9 | 5.3 | 76 | 58 | normal |
| Bridport | 18.8 | 22.8 | 10.7 | 6.0 | 76 | ||||
| Bull Bay | 18.8 | 23.8 | 10.2 | 6.4 | 51 | 51 | normal | ||
| Bushy Park | 21.2 | +1.5 | 28.0 | 8.1 | +0.6 | 2.4 | 56 | 54 | normal |
| Campania | 21.0 | 26.5 | 9.3 | 3.0 | 51 | ||||
| Cape Bruny |
17.2 | +1.6 | 24.1 | 11.0 | +2.1 | 7.9 | 71 | 76 | normal |
| Cape Grim |
17.2 | 21.4 | 11.4 | 8.1 | 50 | ||||
| Cressy | 19.9 | 25.1 | 8.5 | 2.8 | 102 | ||||
| Dover | 19.0 | 24.8 | 8.4 | 3.1 | 57 | 73 | normal | ||
| Eddystone Point | 19.1 | +1.4 | 22.9 | 11.9 | +1.3 | 6.9 | 67 | 59 | normal |
| Fingal | 19.1 | -0.3 | 28.0 | 8.2 | +1.3 | 1.5 | 51 | 45 | normal |
| Friendly Beaches | 20.4 | 26.6 | 11.1 | 6.9 | |||||
| Geeveston | 19.6 | +1.5 | 27.2 | 10.0 | +2.6 | 5.0 | 59 | 72 | normal |
| Grove | 20.2 | +1.7 | 27.4 | 8.0 | +0.9 | 1.5 | 77 | 68 | normal |
| Grove | 20.0 | 26.9 | 7.6 | 1.0 | 80 | ||||
| Hartz Mountain | 14.8 | 25.9 | 5.3 | 0.8 | |||||
| Hobart Airport | 20.4 | +1.5 | 25.8 | 10.7 | +1.6 | 6.2 | 34 | 44 | normal |
| Lake Leake | 16.3 | 23.6 | 7.0 | -0.6 | 55 | 64 | normal | ||
| Lake St Clair | 16.5 | 26.0 | 4.5 | -1.3 | 138 | ||||
| Launceston Airport | 20.2 | 26.2 | 8.9 | 3.1 | 65 | ||||
| Launceston Airport (old site) | 19.4 | +0.7 | 25.2 | 8.7 | +1.6 | 2.7 | 73 | 50 | high |
| Liawenee | 14.7 | 21.6 | 3.2 | -2.5 | 98 | ||||
| Low Head | 18.2 | 21.5 | 12.0 | 7.9 | 57 | ||||
| Luncheon Hill | 17.7 | 26.4 | 8.9 | 4.6 | 103 | ||||
| Maatsuyker Island |
15.9 | +1.5 | 24.5 | 10.0 | +1.6 | 7.2 | 89 | 93 | normal |
| Maria Island | 18.7 | 23.1 | 11.6 | 8.4 | 44 | ||||
| Marrawah | 17.7 | +1.2 | 23.0 | 10.8 | +1.7 | 7.3 | 75 | 71 | normal |
| Maydena | 19.1 | 26.5 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 98 | ||||
| Melton Mowbray | 19.5 | 25.1 | 8.2 | 2.0 | 52 | ||||
| Moogara | 16.9 | 23.7 | 7.1 | 2.6 | 77 | ||||
| Mount Read | 11.8 | 21.8 | 4.1 | -0.6 | |||||
| Mount Wellington | 10.9 | +2.1 | 19.4 | 3.3 | +1.9 | -2.0 | 87 | 82 | normal |
| Orford | 19.0 | +0.4 | 25.0 | 10.4 | +1.4 | 5.6 | 66 | 66 | normal |
| Ouse | 20.9 | 28.3 | 7.8 | 2.3 | 52 | ||||
| Powranna | 19.9 | 25.2 | 9.0 | 3.4 | 68 | ||||
| Ross | 20.0 | 24.8 | 8.1 | 0.2 | 59 | ||||
| Scamander | 19.2 | +0.3 | 27.7 | 10.8 | +0.6 | 5.3 | 87 | 64 | high |
| Scotts Peak Dam | 18.8 | 30.3 | 7.8 | 3.3 | |||||
| Scottsdale | 18.9 | +0.2 | 25.3 | 9.2 | +1.6 | 3.3 | 95 | 72 | high |
| Sheffield |
17.7 | 22.3 | 8.3 | 4.3 | 175 | ||||
| Smithton | 18.8 | 23.1 | 9.7 | 4.0 | 97 | ||||
| St Helens | 19.0 | 26.4 | 11.0 | 5.6 | 105 | ||||
| Swan Island | 18.1 | 23.1 | 12.6 | 9.4 | 84 | ||||
| Tarraleah | 17.3 | +1.3 | 24.8 | 5.7 | +1.0 | 0.1 | 118 | 99 | high |
| Tasman Island | 15.6 | 23.7 | 10.0 | 5.9 | 46 | ||||
| Tunnack | 17.5 | 23.2 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 59 | ||||
| Warra | 16.4 | 25.2 | 6.8 | 1.5 | |||||
| Wynyard | 18.3 | +0.8 | 21.2 | 9.9 | +2.2 | 3.1 | 142 | 77 | very high |
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 11 am on Thursday 1 December 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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