Wednesday, 3 January 2007 - Annual Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC37R0
Record dry caps off a year of extremes - Tasmania in 2006
Summary
2006 was extraordinarily dry across the state, with some sites reporting their driest year for 100 years. Tasmania also experienced some record hot and cold temperatures, several extremely windy days and a number of unseasonal bushfires, snow, frost and hail events throughout the year.
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Details
A parched
island: This year will
be remembered as one of
the driest since records began. Along the north coast and
into the southeast many sites have had their
driest year on record -
including Hobart, Launceston, Burnie
and Devonport.
Only in the southwest corner was rainfall close to average.
The
first three
months of the year were drier than average across most of the state,
particularly the central
north, Midlands and southeast,
despite a few good rainfall events from thunderstorms and
cold outbreaks with snow. A change on 1 April began a cold, wet and
windy phase which continued into the first half of May;
rainfall in this period was above
average in the west, south and central areas as
well as in the Bass Strait Islands. May was to be the last month of the
year with significant rain, although there were small top-ups
in
July and September. Especially
dry months included June, August, October and November when many
lowest monthly rainfall records were broken.
Warm and cool days: Apart from the west coast, it was
up to 2°C
warmer than average during January, February and March, while April,
May and June were alot colder than
average. Again, it was warmer than average towards the end of winter
with some record warm days reported
at some sites towards the end
of August. September and October were also generally warm, but by
November, daytime temperatures were close to normal again. Despite late
rain, the year
ended with a generally warm
and smoky December as several major bushfires burnt out thousands
of hectacres of forest in parts of the east and south.
Across
the whole year, mean daily maximum (daytime) temperatures were slightly
cooler than average in the west and slightly warmer than average
in the east.
Across the year, mean daily minimum (overnight) temperatures were up to one degree below average across the state. Several sites (including Launceston) recorded their lowest mean daily minimum temperatures.
Windy blasts: It was very windy on several occasions, especially around 21 September and again around 12 and 18 October. The strongest gust for the year came on 21 September with 174 km/h at Maatsuyker Island - the fourth highest wind gust ever recorded in the state. The next day, the waverider buoy off Cape Sorell registered a huge wave with a peak height of around 15 metres.
A year of extremes, records and notable events
Records were broken for both monthly highest and monthly lowest temperatures, as well as plenty of monthly lowest rainfall records - although April saw a few highest rainfall records.
January temperatures soared towards the end of the month, peaking at 39.9°C at Hobart Airport on the 22nd with many other sites reaching into the high 30s that day (the 40.6°C reported at Campania has since been discounted).
February brought snow to low levels early in the month, with some sites reporting their coldest February day. Later in the month there were hailstones the size of tennis balls on Bruny Island.
March was exceptionally dry, with very few rain-bearing systems affecting the state. There were also a few days of warm to hot weather throughout the month, notably on the 3rd, 12th, 25th and 26th.
April started with a cold outbreak that heralded a period of cold, wet and windy weather that saw several lowest April temperatures registered, and even let some west coast sites have their highest April rainfall on record.
May was also very cold, and on the morning of the 30th, the temperature dropped to −10.5°C at Liawenee, the lowest May temperature ever recorded in Tasmania.
June was another record breaking month with dozens of "lowest total rainfall" and many "lowest minimum temperature" records set as an extended cold and dry spell descended over the state.
July had a few mild to warm days, when both Marrawah and Wynyard set new records for the highest July temperature, but also a few cold spells which saw snow below below 500 metres in some areas.
August had a few warm days especially on the 31st, when both Campania and Scamander broke the previous highest August temperature for Tasmania with 25.0°C and 24.9 °C respectively.
September was a windy month, with gusts over 90 km/h common across the state. September also stands out as the only month in 2006 where no long-term monthly rainfall or temperature records were broken.
October was extraordinary, with all sorts of records broken at different sites. These included the hottest day, coldest night, warmest night and lowest rainfall. The extreme weather began on the 12th with temperatures in the mid−30s and strong winds that fanned bushfires across the state. This was followed by a period of very cold nights with severe frosts, and then hail and snow to near sea-level after a cold outbreak on the 27th and 28th.
November was another month of extremes, with several "lowest November temperatures on record" set as snow to sea-level and hail battered the state. Severe frosts also caused major damage to Tasmania's crops and orchards.
December rounded out the year with hot and windy conditions that fanned major bushfires in the south and east, burnings tens of thousands of hectares of forest and destroying many buildings, especially in and around Scamander. Even the cold and wet snap towards the end of the month did little to ease the long term rainfall deficiencies.
A wet year for Macquarie Island
On Macquarie Island, 1500 km southeast of Hobart but actually part of Tasmania, the weather was quite different to that in the rest of the state. Although not as wet as the record-breaking 2005, the total rainfall of 1097 mm is well above the 960 mm long-term average. But when most of Tasmania was shivering through a cold and wet April, Macquarie Island had one of its warmest and driest Aprils on record. At the other extreme, Macquarie Island had its coldest November on record.
Further information
Tom Delfatti or Ian Barnes-KeoghanTasmania and Antarctica Climate Services Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (03) 6221 2043
Email climate.tas@bom.gov.au
Extremes
| Hottest day Highest temperature |
39.9°C at Hobart Airport on 22 Jan |
|---|---|
| Warmest days on average Highest mean daily maximum temperature |
18.3°C at Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) |
| Coolest days on average Lowest mean daily maximum temperature | 8.1°C at Mount Read and Mount Wellington |
| Coldest day Lowest daily maximum temperature |
−2.5°C at Mount Wellington on 18 Jul |
| Coldest night Lowest temperature |
−10.5°C at Liawenee on 30 May |
| Coolest nights on average Lowest mean daily minimum temperature |
0.7°C at Liawenee |
| Warmest nights on average Highest mean daily minimum temperature |
11.5°C at Hogan Island |
| Warmest night Highest daily minimum temperature |
21.6°C at Flinders Island Airport on 27 Jan |
| Wettest overall Highest total rainfall | At least 3363.4 mm at Mount Read |
| Driest overall Lowest total rainfall |
235.6 mm at Tunbridge (Austin-Vale) |
| Wettest day Highest daily rainfall |
79.0 mm at Gray (Blueberry Cottage) on 1 May |
| Highest wind gust |
174 km/h at Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse on 21 Sep |
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Records
| Record lowest total annual rainfall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total rainfall for 2006 (mm) |
Previous annual lowest |
Normal annual |
Years of record |
||
| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 353.2 | 356.9 | in 1963 | 576.7 | 132 |
| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 346.6 | 390.2 | in 1979 | 617.2 | 125 |
| Frankford (Rossville) | 557.2 | 628.3 | in 1972 | 1063.4 | 112 |
| Sorell (Whitlea) | 323.6 | 346.6 | in 1994 | 545.3 | 112 |
| Ulverstone (Knights Road) | 483.6 | 615.2 | in 1919 | 965.8 | 101 |
| St Marys (Cullenswood) | 349.6 | 423.2 | in 1908 | 835.7 | 100 |
| Latrobe (Coal Road) | 515.7 | 541.9 | in 1914 | 950.8 | 99 |
| Yolla (Sea View) | 803.4 | 950.3 | in 1914 | 1452.3 | 99 |
| Mangalore (Mangalore Farm) | 303.0 | 304.4 | in 1982 | 529.2 | 98 |
| Pioneer (Main Road) | 458.8 | 630.7 | in 1908 | 960.5 | 98 |
| St Marys (Clive Street) | 445.8 | 488.3 | in 1908 | 1013.9 | 98 |
| Irishtown | 774.2 | 797.2 | in 1940 | 1197.5 | 93 |
| Bothwell (Cluny) | 331.4 | 333.3 | in 1945 | 553.1 | 92 |
| York Plains (Handroyd) | 331.9 | 356.8 | in 1994 | 562.9 | 88 |
| Elliott Research Station | 648.2 | 773.1 | in 1940 | 1194.9 | 75 |
| Burnie (Round Hill) | 408.4 | 670.4 | in 1972 | 961.6 | 56 |
| Lady Barron (Franklin Parade) | 482.1 | 490.4 | in 1997 | 750.6 | 53 |
| Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir) | 483.3 | 486.2 | in 1963 | 764.7 | 52 |
| Grove (Comparison) | 481.0 | 497.7 | in 1963 | 744.8 | 52 |
| Hobart Airport | 295.0 | 328.5 | in 1963 | 498.3 | 48 |
| Fort Direction | 256.0 | 286.2 | in 1982 | 539.2 | 46 |
| Lorinna | 785.6 | 976.8 | in 1933 | 1348.9 | 44 |
| Devonport Airport | 328.3 | 491.8 | in 1994 | 777.1 | 42 |
| Pyengana (Forest Lodge Road) | 709.8 | 798.2 | in 1972 | 1243.0 | 40 |
| Barrington Post Office | 549.7 | 684.3 | in 1972 | 1131.6 | 37 |
| Memana (Babel Farm) | 443.5 | 591.0 | in 1967 | 781.5 | 36 |
| Forthside Research Station | 459.8 | 652.3 | in 1972 | 991.6 | 35 |
| Rotherwood | 383.6 | 427.8 | in 1994 | 593.7 | 34 |
| Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 558.8 | 677.8 | in 1994 | 998.5 | 34 |
| King Island Airport | 615.0 | 625.3 | in 1982 | 855.2 | 28 |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 364.6 | 492.7 | in 1994 | 672.1 | 25 |
| Nugent (Twilight Valley) | 579.2 | 585.6 | in 1994 | 811.6 | 21 |
| Scamander | 338.4 | 463.9 | in 1979 | 665.1 | 21 |
| Tea Tree (The Point) | 336.2 | 352.0 | in 1994 | 534.1 | 20 |
| Lowest total annual rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total rainfall for 2006 (mm) |
Most recent lower annual |
Normal annual |
Years of record |
||
| Fingal (Legge Street) | 351.2 | 348.2 | in 1913 | 607.5 | 90 |
| Deal Island | 387.3 | 366.2 | in 1914 | 712.4 | 88 |
| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 877.1 | 861.4 | in 1927 | 1233.6 | 79 |
| Yambacoona | 595.2 | 587.1 | in 1925 | 877.7 | 74 |
| Mole Creek | 497.2 | 479.7 | in 1950 | 1125.1 | 51 |
| Levendale | 484.4 | 480.3 | in 1919 | 763.6 | 47 |
| Gladstone (Old Post Office) | 528.2 | 528.1 | in 1940 | 843.0 | 46 |
| Ringarooma (Fry Street) | 760.8 | 750.4 | in 1967 | 1211.1 | 37 |
| Avoca (Railway House) | 374.6 | 369.5 | in 1967 | 550.9 | 36 |
| Premaydena Hatchery | 584.0 | 571.3 | in 1972 | 786.7 | 33 |
| Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road) | 581.6 | 542.1 | in 1968 | 887.1 | 26 |
| City of Melbourne Bay | 774.6 | 698.5 | in 1982 | 1042.7 | 24 |
| Launceston Airport Comparison | 460.0 | 422.4 | in 1982 | 679.9 | 24 |
| Marrawah | 829.8 | 789.0 | in 1982 | 1068.5 | 24 |
| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 390.6 | 385.6 | in 1972 | 678.4 | 23 |
| Lunawanna | 638.6 | 602.8 | in 1982 | 855.8 | 22 |
| Victoria Valley (Glenrowan) | 595.2 | 588.2 | in 1982 | 836.4 | 22 |
| Naracoopa | 744.7 | 683.6 | in 1982 | 981.2 | 21 |
| Copping | 531.2 | 524.0 | in 1982 | 776.6 | 20 |
| Record lowest annual mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mean daily minimum temperature for 2006 (°C) |
Previous annual lowest |
Normal annual |
Years of record |
||
| Launceston Airport Comparison | 5.3 | 5.4 | in 1957 | 6.2 | 66 |
| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 8.4 | = 8.4 | in 1965 | 9.4 | 30 |
| Strathgordon Village | 5.5 | = 5.5 | in 1971 | 6.2 | 30 |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 6.3 | 6.7 | in 1996 | 7.2 | 22 |
| Fingal (Legge Street) | 4.3 | 4.4 | in 1994 | 5.2 | 20 |
| Lowest annual mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mean daily minimum temperature for 2006 (°C) |
Most recent lower annual |
Normal annual |
Years of record |
||
| Grove (Comparison) | 5.4 | 5.0 | in 1965 | 5.9 | 38 |
| Strathgordon Village | 5.5 | 5.0 | in 1970 | 6.2 | 36 |
| Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 6.4 | 6.2 | in 1978 | 7.1 | 28 |
| Orford (Aubin Court) | 7.5 | 7.3 | in 1986 | 7.8 | 20 |
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Summaries
In the following table, certain key sites have been highlighted to make them easier to identify.
| Summary statistics for 2006 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
||||||||||
| Mean for 2006 |
Diff from normal |
Highest for 2006 |
Mean for 2006 |
Diff from normal |
Lowest for 2006 |
Total for 2006 |
Normal annual total |
Rank of 2006 |
Fraction of annual normal |
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| Northern (district 91) | ||||||||||||
| Bridport | 17.0 | −0.4 | 29.0 | 22 Jan | 394.1 | |||||||
| Burnie | 17.0 | +0.2 | 27.7 | 22 Jan | 9.4 | 0 | 1.6 | 28 Oct | 408.4 | 961.6 | lowest | 42% |
| Cape Grim BAPS | 15.3 | −0.4 | 25.3 | 20 Jan | 9.9 | −0.7 | 2.8 | 20 Jul | 624.0 | 725.1 | low | 86% |
| Cressy Research Station | 18.1 | 33.3 | 10 Dec | 4.4 | −6.6 | 7 Aug | 371.2 | |||||
| Devonport Airport | 16.7 | −0.1 | 26.7 | 21 Feb | 7.6 | −0.5 | −1.9 | 11 Jun | 328.3 | 777.1 | lowest | 42% |
| Launceston | 18.3 | −0.1 | 33.1 | 22 Jan | 6.3 | −0.8 | −3.0 | 16 Jun | 364.6 | 672.1 | lowest | 54% |
| Launceston Airport | 17.9 | 33.4 | 22 Jan | 5.3 | −4.9 | 5 Jun | 422.2 | |||||
| Launceston Airport Comparison | 17.2 | +0.3 | 33.1 | 22 Jan | 5.3 | −0.9 | −3.8 | 5 Jun | 460.0 | 679.9 | very low | 68% |
| Low Head | 16.1 | 24.6 | 22 Jan | 9.9 | 2.0 | 19 Jul | 316.8 | |||||
| Luncheon Hill | 15.0 | −0.5 | 32.5 | 22 Jan | 6.9 | −0.6 | 0.0 | 11 Jun | 1324.4 | |||
| Marrawah | 15.8 | −0.2 | 29.0 | 10 Dec | 9.0 | −0.3 | 1.7 | 28 Oct | 829.8 | 1068.5 | very low | 78% |
| Powranna | 17.6 | 0 | 34.5 | 22 Jan | 5.3 | −0.6 | −4.8 | 5 Jun | 457.1 | 598.6 | very low | 76% |
| Scottsdale | 16.9 | −0.4 | 32.3 | 22 Jan | 6.4 | −0.7 | −2.5 | 12 Jul | 558.8 | 998.5 | lowest | 56% |
| Sheffield School Farm | 16.0 | 30.0 | 10 Dec | 6.0 | −2.8 | 19 Jul | 514.0 | |||||
| Smithton Aerodrome | 16.8 | −0.3 | 30.4 | 4 Mar | 6.8 | −0.9 | −2.8 | 30 May | 620.0 | |||
| Wynyard Airport | 17.1 | +0.4 | 28.2 | 27 Jan | 6.2 | −0.8 | −3.5 | 11 Jun | ||||
| East Coast (district 92) | ||||||||||||
| Bicheno | 18.1 | +0.4 | 31.4 | 12 Oct | 8.4 | −1.0 | 0.8 | 29 Jun | 390.6 | 678.4 | very low | 58% |
| Eddystone Point | 17.8 | +0.8 | 28.0 | 22 Dec | 10.0 | −0.4 | 0.7 | 28 Oct | 393.0 | 767.0 | very low | 51% |
| Fingal | 17.6 | −0.1 | 37.2 | 22 Jan | 4.3 | −0.9 | −6.7 | 7 Aug | 351.2 | 607.5 | very low | 58% |
| Friendly Beaches | 18.2 | 32.7 | 12 Oct | 8.6 | 0.5 | 7 Jun | ||||||
| Lake Leake | 13.7 | −0.1 | 32.2 | 10 Dec | 3.3 | −0.7 | −5.8 | 7 Aug | 559.2 | 833.4 | very low | 67% |
| Maria Island | 16.9 | 31.0 | 26 Jan | 9.7 | 2.8 | 28 Oct | 320.6 | |||||
| Orford | 17.3 | −0.3 | 35.2 | 26 Jan | 7.5 | −0.3 | −2.0 | 29 Jun | 407.8 | 673.6 | very low | 61% |
| Scamander | 17.9 | 0 | 36.5 | 22 Jan | 8.4 | −0.4 | 0.7 | 5 Sep | 338.4 | 665.1 | lowest | 51% |
| St Helens Aerodrome | 17.6 | 35.2 | 22 Jan | 8.0 | −0.4 | 7 Aug | 355.8 | |||||
| Swan Island | 16.5 | 26.4 | 22 Dec | 10.8 | 3.6 | 16 Jun | ||||||
| Swansea Post Office | 18.2 | +0.3 | 37.3 | 22 Jan | 7.5 | −0.2 | −1.7 | 7 Jun | 334.7 | 595.4 | very low | 56% |
| Midlands (district 93) | ||||||||||||
| Ross | 17.8 | +0.3 | 35.6 | 10 Dec | 4.6 | −1.0 | −6.4 | 28 Jun | 357.2 | 491.9 | very low | 73% |
| Southeast (district 94) | ||||||||||||
| Bull Bay | 16.9 | +0.1 | 34.4 | 3 Mar | 8.0 | −0.9 | 0.8 | 12 Jul | ||||
| Campania | 18.0 | 36.1 | 3 Mar | 6.9 | −2.9 | 31 May | ||||||
| Cape Bruny | 15.4 | 34.4 | 22 Jan | 8.6 | 1.5 | 28 Oct | 648.8 | |||||
| Cape Bruny Lighthouse | 14.9 | +0.1 | 33.0 | 22 Jan | 8.7 | 0 | 1.7 | 28 Oct | 822.5 | 946.2 | low | 87% |
| Dover | 16.0 | −0.4 | 34.4 | 3 Mar | 6.4 | −0.4 | −1.5 | 31 May | 693.0 | 878.8 | low | 79% |
| Geeveston | 16.4 | −0.4 | 37.9 | 22 Jan | 6.1 | 0 | −3.2 | 7 Jun | 766.2 | 873.0 | low | 88% |
| Grove | 16.9 | −0.2 | 35.0 | 3 Mar | 5.4 | −0.5 | −3.9 | 7 Aug | 481.0 | 744.8 | lowest | 65% |
| Grove | 17.2 | 38.7 | 22 Jan | 4.9 | −4.6 | 7 Aug | 502.6 | |||||
| Hobart | 17.0 | +0.1 | 38.8 | 22 Jan | 8.2 | −0.1 | 0.8 | 30 Jun | 346.6 | 617.2 | lowest | 56% |
| Hobart Airport | 17.8 | +0.4 | 39.9 | 22 Jan | 8.1 | 0 | −0.7 | 25 Jun | 295.0 | 498.3 | lowest | 59% |
| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 13.4 | −0.5 | 29.2 | 12 Mar | 8.4 | −0.1 | 1.6 | 28 Oct | 877.1 | 1233.6 | very low | 71% |
| Melton Mowbray | 17.2 | −0.1 | 38.7 | 22 Jan | 5.2 | −0.7 | −6.8 | 6 Jun | 272.0 | 434.6 | lowest | 63% |
| Mount Wellington | 8.1 | +0.5 | 29.2 | 22 Jan | 1.0 | −0.3 | −6.4 | 12 Jul | ||||
| Tasman Island | 13.9 | 32.6 | 3 Mar | 8.2 | 1.5 | 28 Oct | 645.2 | |||||
| Tunnack Fire Station | 15.1 | 35.3 | 22 Jan | 4.3 | −5.4 | 16 Oct | 419.2 | |||||
| Derwent Valley (district 95) | ||||||||||||
| Bushy Park | 18.2 | +0.6 | 38.9 | 22 Jan | 5.0 | −0.9 | −5.5 | 7 Aug | 353.2 | 576.7 | lowest | 61% |
| Maydena Post Office | 15.4 | −0.8 | 36.5 | 22 Jan | 4.7 | −0.5 | −4.2 | 6 Jun | 995.4 | 1210.6 | lowest | 82% |
| Moogara | 13.7 | −0.1 | 34.5 | 22 Jan | 4.6 | −0.4 | −2.0 | 6 Jun | 617.8 | 831.2 | lowest | 74% |
| Ouse Fire Station | 18.1 | 38.1 | 22 Jan | 4.6 | −6.7 | 7 Aug | 339.0 | |||||
| Tarraleah Village | 13.8 | 0 | 33.6 | 22 Jan | 2.8 | −0.8 | −5.7 | 16 Oct | 993.6 | 1165.3 | low | 85% |
| Central Plateau (district 96) | ||||||||||||
| Lake St Clair National Park | 12.9 | −0.1 | 32.6 | 22 Jan | 2.0 | −0.6 | −6.2 | 7 Jun | 1609.0 | 1877.2 | very low | 86% |
| Liawenee | 11.8 | 29.8 | 22 Jan | 0.7 | −10.5 | 30 May | 701.8 | |||||
| West Coast (district 97) | ||||||||||||
| Hartz Mountain | 10.8 | 33.0 | 22 Jan | 3.1 | −3.4 | 28 Oct | 908.0 | |||||
| Mount Read | 8.1 | 27.0 | 22 Jan | 2.0 | −5.0 | 28 Oct | ||||||
| Scotts Peak Dam | 13.9 | 33.6 | 22 Jan | 5.3 | −1.1 | 31 May | ||||||
| Strahan Aerodrome | 16.0 | −0.4 | 33.5 | 22 Jan | 7.4 | −0.5 | −2.1 | 20 Jul | ||||
| Strathgordon Village | 13.5 | −0.4 | 34.3 | 22 Jan | 5.5 | −0.8 | −2.0 | 22 Jul | 2456.5 | 2524.3 | normal | 97% |
| Warra | 13.1 | 34.5 | 22 Jan | 4.7 | −1.5 | 30 May | 1707.2 | |||||
| King Island (district 98) | ||||||||||||
| King Island Airport | 16.5 | −0.2 | 35.5 | 22 Jan | 9.2 | −0.7 | 0.0 | 26 Aug | 615.0 | 855.2 | lowest | 72% |
| Flinders Island (district 99) | ||||||||||||
| Flinders Island Airport | 17.7 | +0.1 | 35.4 | 22 Jan | 9.3 | −0.4 | −1.7 | 20 Jul | ||||
| Hogan Island | 16.9 | 30.4 | 26 Jan | 11.5 | 4.8 | 25 Sep | 360.0 | |||||
| Macquarie Island (district 300) | ||||||||||||
| Macquarie Island | 6.5 | −0.1 | 10.6 | 28 Jan | 2.9 | −0.1 | −5.2 | 17 Sep | 1097.0 | 962.5 | very high | 114% |
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Notes
This statement has been prepared based on information available on Wednesday 3 January 2007. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
Normals are long-term averages based on observations from all available years of record, which vary widely from site to site. They are not shown for sites with less than 10 years of record, as they cannot then be calculated reliably.
The Rank indicates about where rainfall this time ranks in the climate record for the site.
Further information
Tom Delfatti or Ian Barnes-KeoghanTasmania and Antarctica Climate Services Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (03) 6221 2043
Email climate.tas@bom.gov.au