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CLIMATE SUMMARY - TASMANIA
Record dry winter: Large parts of northern, central and
southeast Tasmania had their driest winter on record, or their driest for many years.
All of the state was drier than normal. The west coast was the wettest
part of the state, but even Lake Margaret's 702 mm was almost 200 mm
below normal. The individual
months of both June and August were particularly dry in the northeastern half of the state, although the northeast highlands were quite wet in July.
Record dry start to the year: With the notable exception of
the very wet April, most of the months this year have been drier than
normal in much of the state. Added together, this has created
well-below-normal rain in the northeastern two-thirds of the state,
with record low totals in parts of the north and the southeast, including stations with more than 100 years of record such as Hobart, Sorell and Ulverstone.
Record warm end to winter: Strong northwest winds brought
record warm winter temperatures in the last few days of August. On the
very last day of winter, Campania
(with 25.0 °C) and Scamander (24.9 °C) both broke the old record of 24.5 °C held by Hobart
since 1977. Many other sites also had their warmest-ever winter day.
Some cold nights: With high pressure systems often close to Tasmania,
there have been plenty of cold nights. Averaged across the three
months, minimum (overnight) temperatures have been below normal by
about half a degree in most areas, although fractionally above normal
near the southeast coast. At some sites, mean minimum temperatures were the coldest they have been for many years.
Outlook for rain not promising: The Bureau of Meteorology's Seasonal Climate Outlook for spring 2006 shows that dry weather is more likely than wet, especially in the north of Tasmania. This does not mean that spring is certain to be dry.
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| Hottest day Highest temperature |
25.0 °C at Campania (Kincora) on 31 Aug (a new Tasmanian winter record) |
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| Warmest days on average Highest mean daily maximum temperature |
14.7 °C at Bicheno (Council Depot) |
| Coolest days on average Lowest mean daily maximum temperature |
3.8 °C at Mount Wellington |
| Coldest day Lowest daily maximum temperature |
-2.5 °C at Mount Wellington on 18 Jul |
| Coldest night Lowest temperature |
-9.0 °C at Liawenee on 7 Jun |
| Coolest nights on average Lowest mean daily minimum temperature |
-2.0 °C at Liawenee |
| Warmest nights on average Highest mean daily minimum temperature |
9.3 °C at Hogan Island |
| Warmest night Highest daily minimum temperature |
12.7 °C at Eddystone Point on 23 Jun |
| Wettest overall Highest total rainfall |
1003.0 mm at Mount Read |
| Driest overall Lowest total rainfall |
26.0 mm at Tunbridge (Austin-Vale) |
| Wettest day Highest daily rainfall |
68.0 mm at Mawbanna (Harby Hills) on 1 Jun |
| Highest wind gust |
150 km/h at Mount Wellington on 18 Aug |
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Record Lowest Total Rainfall for winter |
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Total rainfall for winter 2006 (mm) |
Previous lowest for winter |
Years of record |
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| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 50.8 | 58.1 | in 1957 | 125 |
| Oatlands Post Office | 51.2 | 64.0 | in 1999 | 120 |
| Avoca (Railway House) | 63.0 | 63.7 | in 1948 | 108 |
| Ulverstone (Knights Road) | 156.3 | 162.0 | in 1997 | 104 |
| Yolla (Sea View) | 248.6 | 262.8 | in 1957 | 101 |
| Pioneer (Main Road) | 138.8 | 140.9 | in 1914 | 99 |
| York Plains (Handroyd) | 41.4 | 64.9 | in 1982 | 89 |
| Mole Creek | 167.6 | 183.9 | in 1982 | 88 |
| Elliott Research Station | 198.4 | 222.7 | in 1922 | 82 |
| Bagdad Post Office | 37.2 | 39.1 | in 1982 | 78 |
| Burnie (Round Hill) | 119.4 | 135.0 | in 1997 | 62 |
| Fort Direction | 48.4 | 57.8 | in 1957 | 55 |
| Grove (Comparison) | 75.6 | 79.8 | in 1957 | 55 |
| Hobart Airport | 48.6 | 50.2 | in 1979 | 49 |
| Lorinna | 221.6 | 244.6 | in 1957 | 48 |
| Devonport Airport | 83.9 | 123.0 | in 1997 | 43 |
| Taroona (Taroona Crescent) | 51.2 | 72.8 | in 1965 | 41 |
| Barrington Post Office | 197.7 | 207.0 | in 1982 | 40 |
| Forthside Research Station | 137.2 | 152.4 | in 1997 | 40 |
| Huonville (Tutton Avenue) | 110.8 | 111.0 | in 1982 | 36 |
| Copping | 103.8 | 131.4 | in 1987 | 35 |
| Rotherwood | 63.4 | 67.0 | in 1982 | 35 |
| Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 158.8 | 189.8 | in 1994 | 35 |
| Wynyard Airport | 142.2 | 161.0 | in 1997 | 35 |
| Westbury (Birralee Road) | 114.2 | 141.6 | in 1982 | 29 |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 98.6 | 116.2 | in 1982 | 27 |
| Risdon Vale (Poplar Road) | 45.0 | 56.0 | in 1999 | 24 |
| Blackmans Bay Treatment Plant | 56.2 | 80.2 | in 1999 | 23 |
| Bull Bay (Lauriston) | 76.6 | 91.2 | in 1999 | 23 |
| Scamander | 89.1 | 90.0 | in 2002 | 23 |
| Tea Tree (The Point) | 51.0 | 58.0 | in 1999 | 21 |
Record Highest Temperature for winter |
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Highest temperature in winter 2006 (°C) |
Previous highest for winter |
Years of record |
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| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 23.7 | on 31 Aug | 23.3 | on 29 Aug 2005 | 68 | |
| Hobart Airport | 23.7 | on 31 Aug | 23.6 | on 26 Aug 1977 | 48 | |
| Mount Wellington | 13.4 | on 31 Aug | 13.3 | on 15 Jun 1961 | 26 | |
| Scamander | 24.9 | on 31 Aug | 24.0 | on 29 Aug 1982 | 23 | |
| Fingal (Legge Street) | 22.2 | on 31 Aug | 20.7 | on 2 Jun 2005 | 21 | |
Lowest Mean Daily Minimum Temperature for at least 20 years for winter |
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Mean daily minimum temperature for winter 2006 (°C) |
Most recent lower for winter |
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| Launceston Airport Comparison | 1.9 | 1.8 | in 1985 |
Record Lowest Total Rainfall for January to August |
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Total rainfall for January to August 2006 (mm) |
Previous lowest for January to August |
Years of record |
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| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 217.4 | 225.8 | in 1979 | 125 |
| Sorell (Whitlea) | 190.0 | 191.0 | in 1979 | 113 |
| Frankford (Rossville) | 433.6 | 451.7 | in 1933 | 112 |
| Ulverstone (Knights Road) | 363.2 | 444.9 | in 1919 | 103 |
| Pioneer (Main Road) | 348.6 | 402.3 | in 1948 | 99 |
| Yolla (Sea View) | 566.6 | 633.7 | in 1967 | 99 |
| Mole Creek | 358.0 | 377.6 | in 1950 | 88 |
| York Plains (Handroyd) | 214.4 | 218.4 | in 1994 | 88 |
| Elliott Research Station | 469.6 | 520.6 | in 1941 | 77 |
| Bagdad Post Office | 160.0 | 183.8 | in 1984 | 73 |
| Burnie (Round Hill) | 296.4 | 424.8 | in 1949 | 60 |
| Woodbridge | 388.2 | 400.0 | in 1940 | 54 |
| Levendale | 294.2 | 311.0 | in 1987 | 52 |
| Fort Direction | 148.3 | 205.4 | in 1943 | 50 |
| Hobart Airport | 165.0 | 178.4 | in 1979 | 48 |
| Lorinna | 529.0 | 596.0 | in 1950 | 47 |
| Devonport Airport | 249.0 | 359.4 | in 1994 | 42 |
| Pyengana (Forest Lodge Road) | 534.4 | 543.0 | in 1982 | 41 |
| Barrington Post Office | 424.6 | 546.4 | in 1967 | 39 |
| Forthside Research Station | 353.6 | 402.6 | in 1997 | 39 |
| Taroona (Taroona Crescent) | 193.2 | 232.9 | in 1979 | 37 |
| Rotherwood | 244.4 | 249.8 | in 2000 | 34 |
| Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 394.8 | 507.0 | in 2002 | 34 |
| Wynyard Airport | 372.1 | 444.2 | in 1949 | 33 |
| Westbury (Birralee Road) | 320.9 | 363.9 | in 2002 | 27 |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 269.2 | 345.3 | in 1982 | 26 |
| Bull Bay (Lauriston) | 223.2 | 300.4 | in 1987 | 23 |
| Risdon Vale (Poplar Road) | 189.0 | 253.2 | in 1968 | 23 |
| Scamander | 245.6 | 286.4 | in 1982 | 22 |
| Tea Tree (The Point) | 206.6 | 247.0 | in 1994 | 20 |
Lowest Total Rainfall for at least 20 years for January to August |
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Total rainfall for January to August 2006 (mm) |
Most recent lower for January to August |
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| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 212.0 | 171.7 | in 1934 |
| Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road) | 367.8 | 364.0 | in 1930 |
| Premaydena Hatchery | 347.2 | 331.0 | in 1950 |
| Irishtown | 579.4 | 513.4 | in 1950 |
| Waddamana Field Study Centre | 305.9 | 305.5 | in 1967 |
| Bothwell (Cluny) | 193.4 | 188.9 | in 1967 |
| Lunawanna | 408.8 | 403.0 | in 1982 |
| Ringarooma (Fry Street) | 562.8 | 518.0 | in 1982 |
| Victoria Valley (Glenrowan) | 350.8 | 330.2 | in 1983 |
| Deal Island | 310.0 | 303.0 | in 1982 |
| Mangalore (Mangalore Farm) | 179.2 | 146.0 | in 1984 |
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Summary statistics for winter 2006 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures for winter (°C) |
Minimum temperatures for winter (°C) |
Rainfall for winter (mm) |
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| Mean for winter 2006 |
Diff from normal |
Highest for winter 2006 |
Mean for winter 2006 |
Diff from normal |
Lowest for winter 2006 |
Total for winter 2006 |
Normal for winter |
Ranking for winter 2006 |
Percentage of normal |
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| Northern (district 91) | ||||||||||||
| Bridport | 13.6 | -0.1 | 16.1 | 31 Aug | 5.7 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 28 Jun | 92.8 | 246.2 | lowest | 38 |
| Burnie | 13.6 | +0.5 | 17.5 | 16 Jul | 6.7 | +0.5 | 1.7 | 11 Jun | 119.4 | 342.0 | lowest | 35 |
| Cape Grim |
12.8 | 0 | 15.9 | 31 Aug | 8.1 | -0.4 | 2.8 | 20 Jul | 203.4 | 262.5 | normal | 77 |
| Cressy | 12.5 | 17.4 | 29 Aug | 0.4 | -6.6 | 7 Aug | 78.2 | |||||
| Devonport |
13.0 | 0 | 16.3 | 16 Jul | 4.6 | -0.4 | -1.9 | 11 Jun | 83.9 | 267.9 | lowest | 31 |
| Launceston | 13.4 | +0.3 | 16.5 | 31 Aug | 2.1 | -0.7 | -3.0 | 16 Jun | 98.6 | 228.6 | lowest | 43 |
| Launceston Airport | 12.5 | 16.3 | 31 Aug | 1.8 | -4.9 | 5 Jun | 88.8 | |||||
| Launceston Ap (old site) |
12.0 | +0.5 | 15.6 | 31 Aug | 1.9 | -0.8 | -3.8 | 5 Jun | 99.7 | 216.0 | very low | 46 |
| Low Head | 12.9 | 15.7 | 16 Jul | 6.5 | 2.0 | 19 Jul | 70.0 | |||||
| Luncheon Hill | 11.1 | 17.0 | 31 Aug | 5.3 | 0.0 | 11 Jun | 447.2 | 546.6 | low | 82 | ||
| Marrawah | 12.9 | +0.3 | 17.0 | 16 Jul | 7.2 | +0.2 | 1.8 | 20 Jul | 255.4 | 393.0 | very low | 65 |
| Powranna | 12.2 | +0.2 | 16.0 | 31 Aug | 1.9 | -0.6 | -4.8 | 5 Jun | 89.2 | 158.2 | lowest | 56 |
| Scottsdale | 12.5 | +0.1 | 16.4 | 31 Aug | 3.7 | -0.1 | -2.5 | 12 Jul | 158.8 | 348.0 | lowest | 46 |
| Sheffield | 11.8 | 17.0 | 29 Aug | 3.1 | -2.8 | 19 Jul | 180.8 | |||||
| Smithton |
13.5 | 18.5 | 31 Aug | 4.4 | -1.9 | 28 Jun | 211.4 | |||||
| Wynyard |
13.4 | +0.5 | 17.7 | 16 Jul | 2.9 | -1.1 | -3.5 | 11 Jun | 142.2 | 353.8 | lowest | 40 |
| East Coast (district 92) | ||||||||||||
| Bicheno | 14.7 | +0.4 | 19.8 | 29 Aug | 5.6 | -0.7 | 0.8 | 29 Jun | 92.4 | 162.9 | low | 57 |
| Eddystone Point | 14.1 | +0.7 | 17.6 | 31 Aug | 7.3 | -0.1 | 1.8 | 12 Jul | 109.8 | 223.2 | very low | 49 |
| Fingal | 13.0 | +0.3 | 22.2 | 31 Aug | -0.1 | -1.0 | -6.7 | 7 Aug | 76.2 | 179.5 | very low | 42 |
| Friendly Beaches | 14.3 | 23.0 | 31 Aug | 5.4 | 0.5 | 7 Jun | 101.6 | |||||
| Lake Leake | 9.1 | +0.2 | 16.6 | 31 Aug | -0.1 | -0.6 | -5.8 | 7 Aug | 106.8 | 242.9 | very low | 44 |
| Maria Island | 13.3 | 19.0 | 29 Aug | 7.3 | 2.9 | 12 Jul | 50.4 | |||||
| Orford | 13.5 | 0 | 20.9 | 29 Aug | 4.0 | +0.1 | -2.0 | 29 Jun | 71.4 | 171.1 | very low | 42 |
| Scamander | 14.6 | +0.3 | 24.9 | 31 Aug | 4.9 | 0 | 0.8 | 17 Jun | 89.1 | 164.5 | lowest | 54 |
| St Helens | 13.9 | 20.3 | 31 Aug | 4.3 | -0.4 | 7 Aug | 90.4 | |||||
| Swan Island | 13.1 | 15.5 | 31 Aug | 8.1 | 3.6 | 16 Jun | 93.4 | |||||
| Swansea | 14.3 | +0.5 | 20.4 | 30 Aug | 3.8 | -0.3 | -1.7 | 7 Jun | 66.0 | 149.3 | low | 44 |
| Midlands (district 93) | ||||||||||||
| Ross | 12.0 | +0.2 | 17.2 | 31 Aug | 0.5 | -1.5 | -6.4 | 28 Jun | 62.6 | 126.6 | lowest | 49 |
| Southeast (district 94) | ||||||||||||
| Bull Bay | 13.0 | +0.2 | 21.5 | 31 Aug | 5.6 | -0.5 | 0.8 | 12 Jul | 76.6 | 157.2 | lowest | 49 |
| Campania | 14.0 | 25.0 | 31 Aug | 3.3 | -2.5 | 4 Jul | 33.4 | |||||
| Cape Bruny |
12.1 | +0.5 | 20.1 | 31 Aug | 6.9 | +0.5 | 4.0 | 7 Aug | 172.9 | 277.3 | very low | 62 |
| Dover | 12.8 | +0.1 | 20.6 | 31 Aug | 3.8 | -0.1 | -1.5 | 7 Aug | 170.2 | 253.4 | low | 67 |
| Geeveston | 12.5 | 0 | 21.8 | 31 Aug | 2.9 | +0.4 | -3.2 | 7 Jun | 181.4 | 261.8 | low | 69 |
| Grove | 12.8 | +0.5 | 22.5 | 31 Aug | 2.4 | 0 | -3.9 | 7 Aug | 75.6 | 210.9 | lowest | 36 |
| Hobart | 12.8 | +0.6 | 23.0 | 31 Aug | 5.2 | +0.2 | 0.8 | 30 Jun | 50.8 | 159.6 | lowest | 32 |
| Hobart Airport | 13.9 | +1.0 | 23.7 | 31 Aug | 4.7 | +0.3 | -0.7 | 25 Jun | 48.6 | 121.7 | lowest | 40 |
| Maatsuyker Island |
11.1 | -0.1 | 16.8 | 31 Aug | 7.3 | +0.5 | 3.9 | 19 Aug | 243.0 | 372.7 | low | 65 |
| Melton Mowbray | 12.2 | 22.8 | 31 Aug | 1.5 | -6.8 | 6 Jun | 34.4 | 108.5 | lowest | 32 | ||
| Mount Wellington | 3.8 | +1.0 | 13.4 | 31 Aug | -0.9 | +0.6 | -6.4 | 12 Jul | 158.8 | 220.3 | normal | 72 |
| Tasman Island | 11.1 | 19.0 | 31 Aug | 6.8 | 2.4 | 12 Jul | 112.8 | |||||
| Tunnack | 10.0 | 17.4 | 29 Aug | 1.4 | -4.8 | 5 Jun | 63.6 | |||||
| Derwent Valley (district 95) | ||||||||||||
| Bushy Park | 13.2 | +1.4 | 23.7 | 31 Aug | 1.4 | -0.6 | -5.5 | 7 Aug | 49.6 | 151.4 | very low | 33 |
| Maydena | 11.0 | -0.2 | 20.0 | 31 Aug | 2.2 | -0.3 | -4.2 | 6 Jun | 203.8 | 365.2 | lowest | 56 |
| Moogara | 9.3 | +0.3 | 18.0 | 31 Aug | 2.9 | +0.6 | -2.0 | 6 Jun | 114.4 | 249.6 | lowest | 46 |
| Ouse | 12.6 | 22.5 | 31 Aug | 0.6 | -6.7 | 7 Aug | 61.8 | |||||
| Tarraleah | 9.1 | +0.3 | 18.3 | 31 Aug | 0.3 | -0.3 | -5.6 | 7 Jun | 209.7 | 341.9 | low | 61 |
| Central Plateau (district 96) | ||||||||||||
| Lake St Clair | 8.1 | +0.4 | 16.0 | 31 Aug | -0.5 | -0.7 | -6.2 | 7 Jun | 399.8 | 623.9 | lowest | 64 |
| Liawenee | 6.9 | 17.1 | 30 Aug | -2.0 | -9.0 | 7 Jun | 156.4 | |||||
| West Coast (district 97) | ||||||||||||
| Hartz Mountain | 6.3 | 14.5 | 31 Aug | 1.5 | -2.8 | 12 Jul | 248.0 | |||||
| Mount Read | 4.3 | 11.8 | 31 Aug | 0.3 | -4.3 | 19 Jul | 1003.0 | |||||
| Scotts Peak Dam | 9.6 | 18.1 | 31 Aug | 3.3 | -0.8 | 1 Jun | ||||||
| Strahan |
12.6 | -0.1 | 19.2 | 31 Aug | 5.4 | -0.3 | -2.1 | 20 Jul | 376.6 | 504.0 | very low | 75 |
| Strathgordon |
9.6 | +0.1 | 15.9 | 16 Aug | 3.6 | +0.2 | -2.0 | 22 Jul | 648.1 | 776.3 | low | 83 |
| Warra | 9.1 | 18.1 | 31 Aug | 2.9 | -1.2 | 25 Aug | 431.0 | |||||
| King Island (district 98) | ||||||||||||
| King Island Airport | 13.3 | -0.2 | 17.2 | 31 Aug | 7.3 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 26 Aug | 199.8 | 321.7 | very low | 62 |
| Flinders Island (district 99) | ||||||||||||
| Flinders Island Airport | 13.7 | 0 | 18.3 | 31 Aug | 5.9 | -0.7 | -1.7 | 20 Jul | 110.6 | 233.4 | very low | 47 |
| Hogan Island | 13.3 | 18.1 | 31 Aug | 9.3 | 5.2 | 20 Jul | 73.6 | |||||
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 10 am on Friday 1 September 2006 . 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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