Wednesday 29 January 2025 - Annual Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC57R0
Tasmania in 2024
Rainfall
- Rainfall totals in 2024 were below average for King Island, Flinders Island, the entire west-coast and a patch of the east including most of the Tasman Peninsula.
- Elsewhere, rainfall totals were close to average.
- Tasmania's area-averaged rainfall total in 2024 was 1269.1 mm, 7% below the 1961–1990 average.
- For Tasmania overall, 2024 was wetter than 2023 (1204.5 mm) but not as wet as 2022 (1324.0 mm).
- Some sites had their highest daily rainfall on record.
Temperature
- Mean maximum temperatures in 2024 were very much above average (in the warmest 10% of the historical range) for most of Tasmania.
- Parts of the north-east had their highest on record mean maximum temperatures.
- Tasmania's area-averaged mean maximum temperature was 15.5 °C, 0.78 °C above the 1961–1990 average, the eighth-warmest on record for all years since 1910.
- Mean minimum temperatures in 2024 were very much above average (in the warmest 10% of the historical range) for most of Tasmania.
- Tasmania's area-averaged mean minimum temperature was 6.8 °C, 0.76 °C above the 1961–1990 average, the second-warmest on record for all years since 1910.
- Tasmania had its highest mean minimum temperature for the year since 2016.
- Tasmania's area-averaged mean temperature was 11.1 °C, 0.77 °C above the 1961–1990 average, the equal fifth-warmest on record for all years since 1910.
- Some sites in the north had their highest annual mean maximum temperature on record.
- Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) had its highest daily minimum temperature on record.
- Some sites in the north had their lowest daily minimum temperature on record.
- A few coastal sites in the east had their highest annual mean minimum temperature on record.
- Some sites, including Hobart (Ellerslie Road), had their highest annual mean temperature on record.
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)
- Total rainfall for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 603.8 mm, which is 99% of the long-term average of 611.5 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 18.4 °C, which is 1.4 °C above the long-term average of 17.0 °C.
- The warmest day was 35.5 °C on the 22 Feb 2024, and the coolest day was on the 30 Jun 2024 when the temperature reached 8.5 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 9.6 °C, which is 1.2 °C above the long-term average of 8.4 °C.
- The coldest morning was 0.9 °C on the 05 Jul 2024, and the warmest morning was on the 17 Jan 2024 when the minimum temperature was 19.2 °C.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Hottest day |
37.4 °C at Flinders Island Airport on 13 February |
| Warmest days on average |
18.9 °C at Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) 18.9 °C at Campania (Kincora) |
| Coolest days on average |
8.7 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Coldest day |
-1.6 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on 30 June |
| Coldest night |
-12.6 °C at Liawenee on 5 July |
| Coolest nights on average |
1.8 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Warmest nights on average |
12.1 °C at Swan Island |
| Warmest night |
22.5 °C at Flinders Island Airport on 10 March |
| Warmest on average overall |
14.9 °C at larapuna (Eddystone Point) 14.9 °C at Swan Island |
| Coolest on average overall |
5.3 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Wettest overall |
3958.4 mm at Mount Read |
| Wettest day |
245.0 mm at Hobart (Strickland Reserve) on 3 September |
| Strongest wind gust |
187.0 km/h at Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse on 31 August |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Record highest year daily rainfall | ||||||
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| New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for year |
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| Savage River Mine | 104.6 | on 28 November | 96.8 | on 17 May 1988 | 53 | 1902.1 |
| Deviot Jetty | 130.2 | on 28 November | 83.6 | on 13 Nov 2016 | 34 | 807.7 |
| Derwent Bridge | 83.0 | on 22 March | 67.4 | on 10 Aug 2007 | 26 | 1346.0 |
| Record highest year mean maximum temperature | |||||
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| Devonport Airport | 18.0 | =18.0 | in 2023 | 31 | 17.1 |
| Wynyard Airport | 18.0 | 17.9 | in 2016 | 30 | 17.2 |
| Smithton Aerodrome | 17.9 | 17.8 | in 2014 | 27 | 17.3 |
| King Island Airport | 17.9 | 17.7 | in 2013 | 27 | 17.1 |
| Swan Island | 17.8 | =17.8 | in 2014 | 21 | 17.2 |
| Record highest year daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 21.1 | on 22 February | =21.1 | on 16 Mar 2017 | 45 | 7.4 |
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| Wynyard Airport | -4.0 | on 6 July | -3.6 | on 21 Jun 2015 | 41 | 7.2 |
| King Island Airport | -2.2 | on 21 June | -1.2 | on 17 Jul 2020 | 30 | 10.0 |
| Smithton Aerodrome | -4.5 | on 19 June | -3.9 | on 20 Jun 2015 | 29 | 7.8 |
| Sheffield School Farm | -3.9 | on 5 July | -3.6 | on 18 Jun 2007 | 28 | 6.8 |
| Record highest year mean minimum temperature | |||||
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| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 10.5 | 10.4 | in 2016 | 38 | 9.5 |
| Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) | 9.8 | 9.7 | in 2016 | 24 | 9.3 |
| St Helens Aerodrome | 9.6 | =9.6 | in 2016 | 21 | 9.0 |
| Record highest year mean temperature | |||||
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| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 14.0 | =14.0 | in 2016 | 122 | 12.7 |
| larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 14.9 | =14.9 | in 2007 | 88 | 13.6 |
| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 14.4 | =14.4 | in 2016 | 38 | 13.6 |
| Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) | 13.2 | =13.2 | in 2016 | 24 | 12.7 |
| Tunnack Fire Station | 10.6 | =10.6 | in 2016 | 23 | 10.2 |
| Swan Island | 14.9 | 14.8 | in 2014 | 21 | 14.4 |
| St Helens Aerodrome | 14.1 | =14.1 | in 2016 | 21 | 13.6 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for 2024 | ||||||||||||
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Highest for year 2024 |
Mean for year 2024 |
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Lowest for year 2024 |
Total for year 2024 |
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| Northern (district 91) | ||||||||||||
| Cressy (Brumbys Creek) | 18.5 | 30.8 | 10 Mar 2024 | 6.2 | -6.4 | 05 Jul 2024 | 619.4 | |||||
| Devonport Airport | 18.0 | +0.9 | 29.5 | 18 Feb 2024 | 8.8 | +0.4 | -1.2 | 06 Jul 2024 | 819.5 | 760.6 | average | 108% |
| Kennaook/Cape Grim | 15.8 | +0.1 | 27.6 | 22 Feb 2024 | 10.9 | +0.2 | 2.9 | 20 Jun 2024 | 690.0 | 896.7 | lowest | 77% |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 31.6 | 03 Jan 2024 | -4.1 | 05 Jul 2024 | 708.3 | 682.6 | average | 104% | ||||
| Launceston Airport | 18.6 | +0.5 | 32.5 | 22 Feb 2024 | 6.6 | +0.2 | -5.4 | 05 Jul 2024 | 617.4 | 620.7 | average | 99% |
| Low Head | 17.2 | +0.5 | 26.7 | 03 Jan 2024 | 10.9 | +0.3 | 1.6 | 02 Jul 2024 | 799.0 | 679.7 | high | 118% |
| Luncheon Hill (Forestry) | 16.3 | +0.7 | 30.1 | 11 Mar 2024 | 7.7 | +0.1 | -0.3 | 01 Jul 2024 | 1004.8 | 1495.1 | lowest | 67% |
| Marrawah | 16.7 | +0.5 | 29.2 | 22 Feb 2024 | 2.7 | 15 Jun 2024 | 1021.8 | 1076.7 | average | 95% | ||
| Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 18.0 | +0.7 | 30.2 | 11 Mar 2024 | 7.8 | +0.5 | -1.8 | 05 Jul 2024 | 1011.6 | 968.8 | average | 104% |
| Sheffield School Farm | 16.9 | +0.7 | 27.7 | 10 Mar 2024 | 6.9 | +0.1 | -3.9 | 05 Jul 2024 | 998.4 | 1045.3 | average | 96% |
| Smithton Aerodrome | 17.9 | +0.6 | 29.7 | 22 Feb 2024 | 7.7 | -0.1 | -4.5 | 19 Jun 2024 | 814.2 | 915.6 | low | 89% |
| Wynyard Airport | 18.0 | +0.9 | 28.3 | 17 Feb 2024 | 7.7 | +0.5 | -4.0 | 06 Jul 2024 | 909.6 | 970.8 | average | 94% |
| East Coast (district 92) | ||||||||||||
| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 18.5 | +0.6 | 32.0 | 13 Feb 2024 | 10.5 | +0.9 | 2.5 | 05 Jul 2024 | 532.9 | 685.2 | low | 78% |
| Fingal (Fleming St) | 18.5 | 32.8 | 12 Feb 2024 | 5.6 | -6.4 | 02 Jul 2024 | ||||||
| Friendly Beaches | 34.9 | 13 Feb 2024 | -0.7 | 07 Jul 2024 | 629.4 | 725.0 | average | 87% | ||||
| larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 18.6 | +1.5 | 29.8 | 13 Feb 2024 | 11.1 | +0.9 | 2.1 | 05 Jul 2024 | 633.0 | 753.8 | low | 84% |
| Maria Island (Point Lesueur) | 17.3 | +0.3 | 30.3 | 22 Feb 2024 | 11.0 | +0.5 | 3.9 | 30 Jul 2024 | 427.2 | 544.3 | low | 78% |
| St Helens Aerodrome | 18.6 | +0.5 | 32.7 | 13 Feb 2024 | 9.6 | +0.6 | 0.2 | 05 Jul 2024 | 831.0 | 703.3 | high | 118% |
| Swan Island | 17.8 | +0.6 | 28.3 | 13 Feb 2024 | 12.1 | +0.4 | 3.8 | 01 Jul 2024 | 554.0 | 625.3 | low | 89% |
| Swansea (Francis Street) | 18.6 | +0.3 | 35.7 | 13 Feb 2024 | 8.5 | +0.3 | -2.6 | 07 Jul 2024 | 502.2 | 560.8 | average | 90% |
| Midlands (district 93) | ||||||||||||
| Ross (The Boulevards) | 18.3 | +0.5 | 31.4 | 12 Feb 2024 | -7.0 | 05 Jul 2024 | 494.0 | 486.8 | average | 101% | ||
| Southeast (district 94) | ||||||||||||
| Campania (Kincora) | 18.9 | +0.2 | 35.5 | 22 Feb 2024 | 7.7 | +0.3 | -2.6 | 02 Jul 2024 | 546.6 | 491.4 | high | 111% |
| Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) | 16.6 | +0.5 | 37.1 | 22 Feb 2024 | 9.8 | +0.5 | 3.4 | 29 Jul 2024 | 749.6 | 767.5 | average | 98% |
| Dennes Point | 17.6 | +0.4 | 31.0 | 09 Mar 2024 | 10.0 | +0.3 | 2.1 | 08 Jul 2024 | 511.4 | 520.2 | average | 98% |
| Dover | 17.2 | +0.6 | 37.3 | 22 Feb 2024 | 7.2 | +0.3 | -0.7 | 29 Jul 2024 | 906.1 | 876.5 | average | 103% |
| Dunalley (Stroud Point) | 17.8 | +0.3 | 35.1 | 22 Feb 2024 | 10.2 | +0.2 | 2.6 | 30 Jul 2024 | 505.2 | |||
| Grove (Research Station) | 18.0 | +0.3 | 35.8 | 22 Feb 2024 | 6.4 | +0.5 | -3.2 | 06 Jul 2024 | 778.2 | 731.5 | average | 106% |
| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 18.4 | +1.4 | 35.5 | 22 Feb 2024 | 9.6 | +1.2 | 0.9 | 05 Jul 2024 | 603.8 | 611.5 | average | 99% |
| Hobart Airport | 18.4 | 35.0 | 22 Feb 2024 | 8.8 | -1.6 | 07 Jul 2024 | 458.2 | |||||
| kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) | 8.7 | +0.7 | 24.6 | 22 Feb 2024 | 1.8 | +0.3 | -5.1 | 20 Sep 2024 | 1013.4 | 933.9 | average | 109% |
| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 14.1 | +0.1 | 32.1 | 16 Dec 2024 | 9.4 | +0.7 | 3.5 | 20 Sep 2024 | 1010.3 | 1219.8 | low | 83% |
| Tasman Island | 14.8 | +0.3 | 27.4 | 09 Mar 2024 | 9.4 | +0.4 | 2.3 | 26 Sep 2024 | 805.0 | 789.9 | average | 102% |
| Tunnack Fire Station | 15.8 | +0.4 | 30.0 | 22 Feb 2024 | 5.4 | +0.3 | -4.2 | 02 Jul 2024 | 527.4 | 628.6 | average | 84% |
| Derwent Valley (district 95) | ||||||||||||
| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 18.9 | +1.1 | 35.1 | 22 Feb 2024 | 6.3 | +0.4 | -4.9 | 29 Jul 2024 | 465.8 | 568.8 | low | 82% |
| Ouse Fire Station | 18.6 | +0.2 | 34.8 | 22 Feb 2024 | 6.1 | +0.5 | -6.4 | 29 Jul 2024 | 584.0 | 521.1 | high | 112% |
| Central Plateau (district 96) | ||||||||||||
| Butlers Gorge | 13.6 | +0.6 | 28.0 | 22 Feb 2024 | 3.7 | +0.7 | -6.4 | 29 Jul 2024 | 1485.6 | 1666.1 | low | 89% |
| Liawenee | 12.7 | +0.5 | 26.3 | 11 Mar 2024 | 1.9 | +0.2 | -13.5 | 04 Jul 2024 | 965.8 | 907.4 | average | 106% |
| West Coast (Mountain Region) (district 97) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Sorell | 16.5 | +1.4 | 26.9 | 22 Feb 2024 | 10.3 | +0.7 | 2.7 | 29 Jul 2024 | 942.8 | 1305.8 | v low | 72% |
| Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple) | 11.3 | -0.2 | 29.9 | 22 Feb 2024 | 4.1 | +0.1 | -2.4 | 29 Jul 2024 | 1136.8 | 1097.9 | average | 104% |
| Low Rocky Point | 15.7 | -0.2 | 36.5 | 16 Dec 2024 | 9.6 | +0.1 | 1.7 | 29 Jul 2024 | 1241.0 | 1319.0 | low | 94% |
| Mount Read | 9.0 | +0.3 | 23.0 | 22 Feb 2024 | 2.9 | +0.1 | -5.0 | 29 Jul 2024 | 3958.4 | 3696.8 | average | 107% |
| Scotts Peak Dam | 15.1 | 0.0 | 34.5 | 16 Dec 2024 | 6.5 | +0.2 | -0.9 | 29 Jul 2024 | 1669.4 | 1905.3 | v low | 88% |
| Strahan Aerodrome | 16.9 | +0.3 | 33.0 | 09 Mar 2024 | 8.3 | +0.3 | -2.9 | 20 Jun 2024 | 1292.6 | 1550.1 | v low | 83% |
| Warra | 13.9 | 0.0 | 32.6 | 22 Feb 2024 | 5.8 | +0.4 | -3.4 | 29 Jul 2024 | 1830.4 | 1710.3 | high | 107% |
| King Island (district 98) | ||||||||||||
| King Island Airport | 17.9 | +0.8 | 35.6 | 11 Mar 2024 | 10.2 | +0.2 | -2.2 | 21 Jun 2024 | 638.6 | 852.9 | low | 75% |
| Flinders Island (district 99) | ||||||||||||
| Flinders Island Airport | 18.7 | +0.8 | 37.4 | 13 Feb 2024 | 10.5 | +0.6 | -2.6 | 01 Jul 2024 | 553.6 | 737.7 | low | 75% |
| Note: From 2017, information about Macquarie Island can be found in the climate summary for the Remote Islands and Antarctica | ||||||||||||
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
The Annual climate summary lists the main features of the weather in Tasmania using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated.
This statement has been prepared based on information available on Wednesday 29 January 2025. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
In some situations, some or all of the rainfall is in the form of hail or snow. In these cases, the totals given are for the water equivalent: the depth of liquid water that results from melting any frozen precipitation. There can be significant 'undercatch' of snow in strong winds, meaning the true precipitation can be higher than that reported.
Averages for individual sites are long-term means 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 median
is sometimes more representative than the
mean
of long-term average rain.
The Rank indicates how rainfall this time compares with the climate record for the site,
based on the
decile ranking
(very low rainfall is in decile 1, low in decile 2 or 3,
average in decile 4 to 7, high in decile 8 or 9
and very high is in decile 10).
The Fraction of average shows how much rain has fallen this time as a
percentage of the long-term mean.
Where temperature area averages are mentioned, they are derived from the ACORN-SAT dataset.
Information about Australian Indigenous seasonal calendars is available at the Indigenous Weather Knowledge website.
Unless otherwise noted, all maps, graphs and diagrams in this page are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
