Friday, 3 January 2014 - Annual Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC27R0

Tasmania in 2013: a hot start, then wet and windy

Record high temperatures at the start of January were followed by plenty more warm weather, ensuring Tasmania recorded its 4th-highest mean temperature in 2013. Despite the overall warmth, there were some very low temperatures reported. It was frequently wet and windy from July to November, with repeated heavy rain and flooding.

• Record hot to start the year
• Tasmanian mean temperature 4th-warmest on record, 0.63 °C above normal
• Some low temperatures
• A dry start, then wet from July to November with repeated heavy rain and flooding
• A windy spring
• A warm year for Hobart

The Bureau of Meteorology's Australian annual climate statement is also available.

Extremes Maps Month by month Records Summaries Important notes the top

A very hot start to the year

On 4 January, Hobart reached 41.8 °C, the second-highest temperature ever recorded in Tasmania and a full degree higher than Hobart’s previous record. After a dry end to 2012, high temperatures and strong winds on that day saw numerous fires run out of control. The most destructive of these was a fire that started near Forcett then rapidly expanded. Significant infrastructure including the school and police station in Dunalley, 193 dwellings, and 186 other buildings were destroyed or seriously damaged. There were also losses of stock, vehicles and farm machinery. The fire continued to burn for most of the month, eventually reaching over 25 000 ha.

Hobart was just one of the sites that had its hottest recorded day on 4 January. The heat was not confined to Tasmania, as detailed in Special Climate Statement 43 – extreme heat in January 2013.

Warm weather dominated much of the year in Tasmania. A prolonged heatwave affected Tasmania and the rest of southeast Australia between 2 and 13 March, helping create the warmest March ever recorded in Tasmania. The March heatwave was characterised by prolonged sequences of days and nights above threshold temperatures, and was accompanied by high humidity and generally light winds. Launceston reached 30 °C on 8 consecutive days from the 5th to the 12th, double the previous record for such a warm spell. The heatwave affected Victoria and SA as well, as detailed in Special Climate Statement 45 – a prolonged autumn heatwave for southeast Australia.

Warm weather continued well into autumn: temperatures in the mid-twenties on 27 April combined with strong and gusty winds and saw several fires flare in the southeast. Even in winter mild weather was to the fore, with unseasonably warm days and nights in July.

Some low temperatures

There was cold weather, despite the overall warmth. For example June started off very mild but saw a stretch of cold days and nights from the 14th to the 25th. Liawenee had a run of 5 nights below −9 °C from June 21 to 25, touching −11.2 °C on the 23rd, and on the 21st persistent fog kept temperatures below 4 °C all day in the Upper Derwent Valley. On 9 July Liawenee fell to −12.2 °C, Tasmania’s second-lowest July temperature (just shy of the −12.5 °C at Butlers Gorge on 1 July 1983, and not far off the all-time record of −13.0 °C at Tarraleah, Butlers Gorge and Shannon on 30 June 1983). Even later in the year there was cold weather: on the morning of 13 September there was snow to low levels, Liawenee dropped to −8.8 °C and a few sites registered their lowest September temperature on record.

November days were much cooler than normal, especially in the southeast where average temperatures were almost the same as they had been in September. On November 8 a cold burst saw several sites in the north struggling to reach double digits, and Launceston Airport’s 9.7 °C was the first time a November day had not reached 10 °C there.

Warm overall

Looking at the year as a whole, Tasmania’s mean temperature was 0.63 °C above the 1961–90 average of 10.35 °C, making it the 4th-warmest year (1988 holds the record at 0.86 °C above normal). The mean daily maximum temperature for 2013 was 6th-warmest at 0.68 °C above the normal of 14.71 °C, (the record was in 1988 which was 1.04 °C above normal). The state’s mean minimum temperature was 5th-warmest at 0.58 °C above the normal of 5.99 °C (the 1988 record was 0.67 °C above normal). Several sites set records for highest mean daily maximum temperature, highest mean daily minimum temperature, or highest mean temperature.

A dry start, then wet from July to November

The hot weather early in the year brought very little rain with it, and for the first half of the year more areas had below-average rain than above-average. This all changed in July, which saw several heavy rainfall events in different parts of the state. August was exceptionally wet across most of Tasmania, September saw above-average rain in many areas, persistent westerly winds made October a wet month for the west and November saw heavy rain in the east.

It was very wet in the west through the cool part of the year, and this ensured that the state as a whole averaged 1543.1 mm for the year, about 11% above the 1961-90 average. Mount Read received at least 4242 mm for the year (the gauge was affected by snow on several occasions and the true total is not known); Lake Margaret Power Station's 3093 mm was the highest confirmed total. The 879 mm at Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) was the wettest year at that site since records began in 1982, although higher annual totals have been recorded at other sites in Launceston in the past, including 955 mm at Launceston (7EX) in 1971 and 1056 mm at Launceston (City) in 1946.

Repeated heavy rain and flooding

Heavy rain and flooding affected various parts of Tasmania throughout the year, especially when low pressure systems or cold fronts crossed the state between July and November. A cold front that crossed on 4 July saw totals over 50 mm in the north, then a low and trough generated heavy rain across the northwest on the 14th. Another system brought heavy falls to elevated areas on 18 July, and a low caused persistent heavy rain in the southeast on the 21st and 22nd.

The pattern continued into August, with notable heavy falls on the 5th, 13th and 18th that brought flash and riverine flooding, especially to the north. More wet days followed in September, especially from the 9th to the 11th and again from the 17th to the 19th. Gray (Haven of Hope) recorded 119 mm in the 24 hours to 9 am on the 18th, and the South Esk and North Esk rivers flooded once more. October was yet another wet month, especially in the west, then in November there was local heavy rain and flooding three times as low pressure systems passed close to the state: Gray recorded 258 mm in the 24 hours to 9 am on 13 November.

Even during the relatively dry first half of the year there were some heavy rain events. Daily totals over 60 mm were reported at several sites in the 24 hours to 9 am on 22 March, and isolated heavy showers on 8–9 April saw over 156 mm at Eaglehawk Neck.

The repeated rain brought floods to many rivers. In the middle of August there were three river catchments in moderate flooding (North Esk, South Esk, and Mersey) and another three in minor flooding (Meander, Macquarie and Forth). From July to November, the North Esk River at Corra Linn went into minor flood ten times, reaching moderate flooding twice in one week in August. The South Esk River at Fingal reached moderate flood level seven times, and the Macquarie River at Cressy reached minor flood level five times and moderate twice.

An exceptionally windy spring

Westerly winds are a common feature of Tasmania’s weather, especially during spring. This year gusty westerlies were even more prevalent than usual, and damaging winds were reported in different parts of the state through the year especially during October when wet weather made conditions especially difficult. Gusts of 161 km/h were reported at Maatsuyker Island on 5 July, Cape Grim on 19 August, and Hogan Island on 26 September.

A warm year for Hobart

Hobart had its hottest day on record on 4 January, with 41.8 °C breaking the previous record of 40.8 °C set on 4 January 1976. This is the highest temperature recorded in southern Tasmania, and the second-highest anywhere in the state. The previous record of 40.8 °C stood as Tasmania's highest temperature on record for 33 years, before it was broken by Scamander's 42.2 °C on 30 January 2009.

Like much of Tasmania, warm weather dominated during 2013, especially in the first half of the year. There were some low temperatures, including −0.4 °C on the morning of 21 August (Hobart’s coldest morning in 41 years).

Hobart’s mean temperature for the year was 13.8 °C, a record high and 1.2 °C above the long-term average. 2012, 2010 and 1988 all share the previous record high of 13.7 °C. The mean daily maximum temperature was 18.1 °C, which is 1.2 °C above the long-term average, just shy of the 18.2 °C record from 2010 and equalling the value from 2012. Hobart's mean daily minimum was 9.4 °C, which is 1.5 °C above the long-term average, equal second-warmest with 2000 but behind the 9.5 °C record from 1988. Observations started at the current site in Hobart in 1882, and since mid-1895 have been made in a standard Stevenson screen.

Hobart recorded 610 mm for the year, just below the long-term average of 616 mm. There were a few wet days, notably 43 mm in the 24 hours to 9 am on 22 July, and daily totals over 20 mm on 22 March, 15 June, 6 July and 1 October. At the other extreme, Hobart had only 11.4 mm for all of January.

During 2013, Hobart had 33 days with gusts of 80 km/h or more, 10 of which were during October; the long term average is just 22 such windy days with only 3 in October. Hobart’s strongest wind gust for the year was 102 km/h, recorded on both 3 May and 5 October.

Further information

Ian Barnes-Keoghan
Climatologist
Tasmania and Antarctica Climate Services Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (03) 6221 2043
Email climate.tas@bom.gov.au

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Extremes in 2013
Hottest day	41.8 °C at Hobart (Ellerslie Road) on 4 Jan
Warmest days on average	19.1 °C at Launceston (Ti Tree Bend)
Coolest days on average	8.6 °C at Mount Wellington
Coldest day	−3.1 °C at Mount Wellington on 11 Sep
Coldest night	−12.2 °C at Liawenee on 9 Jul
Coolest nights on average	1.9 °C at Mount Wellington and Liawenee
Warmest nights on average	11.8 °C at Swan Island
Warmest night	23.4 °C at Hobart (Ellerslie Road) on 4 Jan
Warmest on average overall	14.7 °C at Larapuna (Eddystone Point)
Coolest on average overall	5.2 °C at Mount Wellington
Wettest overall	at least 4242.4 mm at Mount Read *
Driest overall	475.8 mm at Mount Morriston (Macquarie River)
Wettest day	258.0 mm at Gray (Haven of Hope) on 13 Nov
Highest wind gust	161 km/h at Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse on 5 Jul, Cape Grim BAPS (Comparison) on 19 Aug, and Hogan Island on 26 Sep

*note: Mount Read was affected by snow several times through the year, and the true total is not known. The highest confirmed total was 3092.6 mm at Lake Margaret Power Station.

Extremes Maps Month by month Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Maps
	Observed	Anomaly	Decile rank
Total rainfall
Mean daily maximum temperatures
Mean daily minimum temperatures

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Month by month
January saw extremely hot temperatures across Tasmania, with several sites breaking all-time maximum temperature records on the 4th and a few breaking records for high minimum temperatures. Hobart recorded a maximum of 41.8 °C, Tasmania's second-highest temperature and the highest ever observed in southern Tasmania. Several fires flared in hot and dry conditions on the 4th. Rainfall was below average throughout the state. A record 41.8 °C in Hobart on the 4th Hottest day on record at several other sites in the southeast Destructive bushfires Below average rainfall
Rainfall rank	Maximum temperature rank	Minimum temperature rank
February temperatures were warmer than average, by up to 3 °C by day and by up to 2 °C by night. Rainfall was below average, except in the east where totals were generally close to normal. Warm days Warm nights Relatively dry, except in the east
March was the warmest recorded in Tasmania, with an unprecedented run of hot days to start, almost no cold weather, and another warm burst in the final week (before a cool final day). There was some heavy rain in the central north. Tasmania's warmest March Record warm daytime temperatures Record warm overnight temperatures Some heavy rain in the central north
April brought isolated heavy rain and localised flooding in the southeast on the 9th, but rainfall was average to below average elsewhere. Strong winds and warm temperatures saw fires flare in the south on the 27th, the strong winds also causing damage to property. Heavy rain with localised flooding in the southeast Damaging winds and fires Strahan's coldest April night on record Warm days and cold nights overall
May had a warm spell from the 7th to the 14th, but temperatures were generally cooler than normal for the rest of the month. Overall, May daytime temperarures were above average but overnight temperatures were below average. A low pressure system passing over Bass Strait brought some rain to the north on the 15th and 16th, but rainfall was generally average to below average for the month elsewhere. Launceston and Devonport's coldest May day on record on the 20th Above average rainfall in the north, below average in the west and southeast A warm spell during the middle of the month Generally cool nights
June temperatures started off on the mild side, before dropping significantly in the latter half of the month. Rainfall was below average in most areas, apart from the south and east where June totals were average to above average. A mild start to winter A run of cold days and very cold nights −11.2 °C on the 23rd at Liawenee Dry in the north and west
July average maximum temperatures were highest on record, with minimum temperatures also warmer than average. Several sites broke both high and low temperature records. There were a few heavy rainfall events, which helped raise overall monthly totals to above average in most areas. Tasmania's warmest July days on record A record high 18.4 °C at Launceston A record low −12.2 °C at Liawenee Above average rainfall in most areas
August rainfall was well above average across most of Tasmania, and record wet in some parts of the north. Frequent rain throughout the month led to flooding in the north when falls were heavy. Maximum temperatures were close to average. Minimum temperatures were up to 2 °C above average in the north, and up to 1 °C elsewhere. Frequent rain and flooding in the north Launceston's wettest August on record Damaging winds on the 18th −0.4 °C Hobart's coldest August morning in 41 years
September started with some unseasonably warm weather, and despite some very cold temperatures in the middle of the month it was warmer than usual overall, especially at night. Some heavy rain affected the north and northeast, and in most areas it was wetter than usual. Above-average temperatures overall Record low September temperatures and snow to low levels on the 12th and 13th Wetter than usual in most areas Strong and gusty winds
October weather was controlled by persistent and strong westerly winds, bringing above-normal rain to the west, cool days, mild nights and wind damage. Very wet in the west Cooler days, apart from the east Mild nights Unusual number of windy days
November saw heavy rain from three low pressure systems close to the state at different times during the month. Heavy rain and cool, cloudy days were recurrent features in Tasmania, especially in the east. Three heavy rain events Wet in the east, but relatively dry in the west Many cool days Less westerlies than recent months, but more easterlies
December had mixed weather, with plenty of cool days countered by a few hot ones, and several wet days in the west but low totals in the southeast corner of the state. Record dry at York Plains, record wet on Deal Island Many wet days in the west Many cool days, but a few hot ones Some cold nights
Rainfall rank	Maximum temperature rank	Minimum temperature rank

Extremes Maps Month by month Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Record highest total annual rainfall
	Total rainfall for 2013 (mm)	Previous annual wettest		Years of record	Annual average
Launceston (Ti Tree Bend)	879.0	842.1	in 2010	30	681.8

* note: significantly higher annual totals have been recorded at other sites in Launceston in the past, including 955 mm at Launceston (7EX) in 1971 and 1056 mm at Launceston (City) in 1946.

Highest total annual rainfall for at least 20 years
	Total rainfall for 2013 (mm)	Most recent annual at least this wet		Years since wetter	Annual average
Naracoopa	1370.3	1458.2	in 1952*	54	987.0
City of Melbourne Bay	1408.4	1447.0	in 1971	42	1044.7
Latrobe (Coal Road)	1239.8	1419.4	in 1975*	32	952.7
Devonport Airport	949.7	971.0	in 1989*	22	772.9
Huonville (Tutton Avenue)	862.4	877.4	in 1975*	20	743.7

* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported.

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Record highest temperature
	Highest temperature in 2013 (°C)		Previous annual warmest		Years of record	Annual average
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	41.8	on 4 Jan	40.8	on 4 Jan 1976	128	16.9
Hobart Airport	40.3	on 4 Jan	40.1	on 3 Jan 1991	56	17.5
Larapuna (Eddystone Point)	36.5	on 4 Jan	36.1	on 16 Jan 1960	56	17.2
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates)	40.3	on 4 Jan	39.5	on 20 Jan 1973	53	17.7
Orford (Aubin Court)	38.8	on 4 Jan	= 38.8	on 15 Feb 1982	46	17.6
Geeveston (Cemetery Road)	40.0	on 4 Jan	39.5	on 26 Jan 1994	29	16.9
Dover	39.6	on 4 Jan	39.0	on 3 Jan 1991	24	16.4
Bull Bay (Lauriston)	41.0	on 4 Jan	38.5	on 21 Jan 1997	23	16.8
Maydena Post Office	37.3	on 4 Jan	37.2	on 11 Jan 2010	22	16.1

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Record highest annual mean daily maximum temperature
	Mean daily maximum temperature for 2013 (°C)	Previous annual warmest		Years of record	Annual average
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	15.9	= 15.9	in 2007	89	14.9
Cape Sorell	16.5	16.3	in 2012	71	14.9
Burnie (Round Hill)	17.9	17.8	in 2012	55	16.9
Dover	17.0	= 17.0	in 2005	23	16.4

Highest annual mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years
	Mean daily maximum temperature for 2013 (°C)	Most recent annual at least this warm		Years since warmer	Annual average
Orford (Aubin Court)	17.9	18.6	in 1982	31	17.6
Fingal (Legge Street)	18.3	18.6	in 1988	25	17.8

* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported.

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Record highest daily minimum temperature
	Highest daily minimum temperature in 2013 (°C)		Previous annual warmest		Years of record	Annual average
Wynyard Airport	21.0	on 12 Mar	20.2	on 22 Feb 2007	29	7.0

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Record highest annual mean daily minimum temperature
	Mean daily minimum temperature for 2013 (°C)	Previous annual warmest		Years of record	Annual average
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	9.5	= 9.5	in 2007	75	8.6
Cape Sorell	10.3	= 10.3	in 2012	71	9.5

Highest annual mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years
	Mean daily minimum temperature for 2013 (°C)	Most recent annual at least this warm		Years since warmer	Annual average
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	9.4	9.5	in 1988	25	8.3

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Record highest annual mean temperature
	Mean daily temperature for 2013 (°C)	Previous annual warmest		Years of record	Annual average
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	13.8	13.7	in 1988	129	12.6
Cape Sorell	13.4	13.3	in 2012	70	12.2
Strahan Aerodrome	12.6	= 12.6	in 2007	20	12.2

Highest annual mean temperature for at least 20 years
	Mean daily temperature for 2013 (°C)	Most recent annual at least this warm		Years since warmer	Annual average
Butlers Gorge	8.5	8.7	in 1961*	32	7.9
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates)	12.5	12.6	in 1988	25	11.8

* note: there are significant gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported.

Extremes Maps Month by month Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Summary statistics for 2013
	Maximum temperatures (°C)				Minimum temperatures (°C)				Rainfall (millimetres)
	Mean for 2013	Diff from average	Highest for 2013		Mean for 2013	Diff from average	Lowest for 2013		Total for 2013	Average annual total	Rank of 2013	Fraction of annual average
Northern (district 91)
Bridport (Sea View Villas)	17.6	+0.2	28.9	25 Feb	9.0	-0.1	-1.1	21 Aug	831.4	743.2	high	112%
Burnie (Round Hill)	17.9	+1.0	31.4	5 Jan	10.1	+0.8	1.3	21 Aug	1097.7	958.7	high	114%
Cape Grim	15.9		30.0	4 Jan	10.9		3.0	13 Sep	1057.4
Cape Grim BAPS (Comparison)	16.2	+0.6	29.9	4 Jan	10.9	+0.3	3.2	13 Sep	976.0	779.0	high	125%
Cressy Research Station	18.4	+0.2	36.4	4 Jan	6.2	+0.5	-5.4	23 Jun	797.0
Devonport Airport	17.4	+0.5	26.6	12 Mar	8.8	+0.6	-0.9	21 Aug	949.7	772.9	high	123%
Launceston (Ti Tree Bend)	19.1	+0.6	33.7	4 Jan	7.9	+0.6	-3.1	9 Jul	879.0	681.8	highest	129%
Launceston Airport	18.2		34.3	4 Jan	6.6		-4.3	9 Jul	812.8
Low Head	16.8	+0.2	25.8	10 Mar	10.8	+0.3	0.5	21 Aug	872.8	682.5	high	128%
Marrawah	16.7	+0.6	33.2	4 Jan	9.9	+0.6	1.8	21 Aug	1211.0	1073.2	high	113%
Scottsdale (West Minstone Road)	17.5	+0.2	34.1	4 Jan	7.5	+0.3	-2.0	21 Aug	1103.6	985.1	high	112%
Sheffield School Farm	16.4	+0.3	31.2	4 Jan	6.9	+0.1	-2.4	21 Aug
Smithton Aerodrome	17.6	+0.4	32.5	7 Mar	7.8	+0.1	-2.2	20 Jun	1091.0	907.5	v high	120%
Wynyard Airport	17.6	+0.7	30.3	7 Mar	7.6	+0.6	-2.5	21 Aug	1227.8	988.9	high	124%
East Coast (district 92)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	18.4	+0.6	38.1	4 Jan	10.1	+0.7	1.6	10 Jul	754.2	682.4	average	111%
Fingal (Legge Street)	18.3	+0.5	38.1	4 Jan	5.6	+0.3	-5.9	9 Jul	707.6	610.3	high	116%
Friendly Beaches	18.8	+0.4	40.0	4 Jan	9.7	+0.3	-1.0	13 Sep
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	14.3	+0.4	32.1	4 Jan	4.4	+0.4	-6.9	13 Sep	853.7	829.6	average	103%
Larapuna (Eddystone Point)	18.5	+1.3	36.5	4 Jan	10.9	+0.5	1.9	21 Aug	805.6	764.6	average	105%
Maria Island (Point Lesueur)	17.1		35.2	4 Jan	10.6		2.8	12 Sep	581.4
Orford (Aubin Court)	17.9	+0.3	38.8	4 Jan			-2.1	21 Aug	666.5	671.6	average	99%
St Helens Aerodrome	18.3	+0.4	36.5	4 Jan	9.2	+0.3	-0.9	21 Aug	891.8	707.7	v high	126%
Swan Island	17.4	+0.4	29.4	4 Jan	11.8	+0.3	2.2	21 Aug
Swansea (Francis Street)	18.6		39.6	4 Jan	8.4		-2.1	9 Jul	630.3
Midlands (district 93)
Ross (The Boulevards)	17.9	+0.3	36.3	4 Jan	5.9	+0.3	-6.6	10 Jul	538.2	495.2	average	109%
Southeast (district 94)
Campania (Kincora)	18.8	+0.2	41.1	4 Jan	7.8	+0.6	-3.5	13 Sep	531.2
Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny)	16.3	+0.4	38.0	4 Jan	9.5	+0.2	1.7	12 Sep	880.2	780.4	high	113%
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	15.9	+1.0	37.2	4 Jan	9.5	+0.7	1.8	12 Sep	894.6	945.0	average	95%
Dennes Point	17.3		40.5	4 Jan	9.8		1.2	12 Sep	587.4
Dover	17.0	+0.6	39.6	4 Jan	7.2	+0.4	-1.8	13 Sep	953.2	879.7	average	108%
Dunalley (Stroud Point)	17.3		34.4	3 Jan	10.2		1.6	10 Jul
Geeveston (Cemetery Road)	17.4	+0.5	40.0	4 Jan	6.8	+0.7	-4.6	13 Sep	943.4	883.5	average	107%
Grove (Research Station)	17.9		40.9	4 Jan	6.2		-4.0	21 Aug	747.5
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	18.1	+1.2	41.8	4 Jan	9.4	+1.1	-0.4	21 Aug	609.8	615.7	average	99%
Hobart Airport	18.3	+0.8	40.3	4 Jan	8.8	+0.7	0.0	13 Sep	486.6	496.9	average	98%
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	14.4	+0.5	31.7	18 Feb	9.5	+0.9	2.5	6 Jul	1237.0	1230.3	average	101%
Melton Mowbray (North Stockman)	17.6	+0.3	39.2	4 Jan	6.2	+0.2	-5.4	20 May	498.8	452.3	high	110%
Mount Wellington	8.6	+0.9	29.5	4 Jan	1.9	+0.6	-7.3	21 Aug
Tasman Island	14.8	+0.5	37.7	4 Jan	9.2	+0.4	0.6	12 Sep	882.8
Tunnack Fire Station	15.6	+0.4	36.3	4 Jan	5.0	-0.1	-6.5	13 Sep
Derwent Valley (district 95)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates)	18.9	+1.2	40.3	4 Jan	6.0	+0.1	-5.0	24 Jun	514.8	573.1	average	90%
Maydena Post Office	16.4	+0.3	37.3	4 Jan	5.5	+0.2	-3.5	22 Jun	1257.9	1171.5	high	107%
Ouse Fire Station	18.6	+0.2	39.9	4 Jan	6.0	+0.5	-7.8	24 Jun	548.0	516.3	average	106%
Central Plateau (district 96)
Butlers Gorge	13.6	+0.8	32.3	4 Jan	3.4	+0.4	-6.7	10 Jul
Lake St Clair National Park	13.4	+0.3	32.8	4 Jan	3.2	+0.4	-6.6	21 Aug	2262.0	1889.8	high	120%
Liawenee	12.3	+0.3	30.6	4 Jan	1.9	+0.4	-12.2	9 Jul
West Coast (district 97)
Cape Sorell	16.5	+1.6	28.8	12 Mar	10.3	+0.8	2.7	12 Sep	1059.2	1322.2	low	80%
Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple)	11.4	-0.1	33.6	4 Jan	4.1	+0.1	-3.4	11 Sep
Low Rocky Point	16.1		32.5	4 Jan	9.5		0.9	25 Jun	1382.8	1338.8	high	103%
Scotts Peak Dam	15.4	+0.6	35.4	12 Mar	6.4	+0.3	-1.4	12 Sep	2110.0
Strahan Aerodrome	17.0	+0.6	35.4	12 Mar	8.2	+0.3	-1.9	22 Jun	1691.4	1540.4	high	110%
Warra	14.1		35.7	4 Jan	5.2		-4.3	13 Sep	2148.6
King Island (district 98)
King Island Airport	17.7	+0.8	37.8	4 Jan	10.6	+0.7	1.1	9 Jul
Flinders Island (district 99)
Flinders Island Airport	18.5	+0.8	38.6	4 Jan	10.5	+0.7	-1.6	21 Aug	690.8	744.9	average	93%

Extremes Maps Month by month Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Further information

Ian Barnes-Keoghan
Climatologist
Tasmania and Antarctica Climate Services Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (03) 6221 2043
Email climate.tas@bom.gov.au

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