Monday, 15 January 2024 - Annual Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC57R0
Tasmania in 2023
Rainfall
- Annual rainfall for 2023 was below average for most of Tasmania, tending towards near average for parts of the west and north-east.
- The area average rainfall for Tasmania overall was 12% below the long-term average (based on 1961-1990).
- Rainfall was in the driest 10% of historical records for an area stretching from the South East to the Central Plateau district.
- March and June were the only two months of the year when most of the state was wetter than average.
- Most of the state had average to below average rainfall each month from August onwards.
- The highest daily rainfall recorded in Tasmania during 2023 was 167.8 mm at Erriba (Jubb Road) on 7 April when a rain band swept across the state with thunderstorms for parts of the north.
Temperature
- Annual maximum and minimum temperatures were in the warmest 10% of historical records across Tasmania.
- The area average maximum temperature for Tasmania overall was 0.94 °C above average (based on 1961-1990), making it the fourth highest on record, and the warmest since 2014.
- The area average minimum temperature for Tasmania overall was 0.68 °C above average (based on 1961-1990), making it the third highest on record, and the warmest since 2016.
- January, August, September, November and December all ranked in the 10 warmest months on record for their respective months for either maximum or minimum temperatures, and July was the warmest on record.
- Some sites had their highest mean daily maximum temperature on record and others their highest mean daily minimum temperature on record.
- Some sites had their highest, or equal highest, mean temperature on record including Hobart (Ellerslie Road) and Launceston (Ti Tree Bend).
- The hottest day was 17 February when Campania (Kincora) reached 36.9 °C, and maximum temperatures were more than 12 °C above average across the south-east.
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)
- Total rainfall for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 422.8 mm, which is 69% 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 36.7 °C on 17 February, and the coolest day was on 4 July when the temperature reached 9.5 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 9.5 °C, which is 1.1 °C above the long-term average of 8.4 °C.
- The coldest morning was 1.6 °C on 5 June, and the warmest morning was on 2 January when the minimum temperature was 20.1 °C.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Hottest day | 36.9 °C at Campania (Kincora) on 17 Feb |
| Warmest days on average | 19.5 °C at Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) |
| Coolest days on average | 8.6 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Coldest day | -2.0 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on 19 Jun |
| Coldest night | -8.1 °C at Liawenee on 4 Jun |
| Coolest nights on average | 1.9 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Warmest nights on average | 12.1 °C at Swan Island |
| Warmest night | 21.7 °C at Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse on 25 Feb |
| Warmest on average overall | 14.8 °C at Swan Island |
| Coolest on average overall | 5.3 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Wettest overall | 4069.2 mm at Mount Read |
| Wettest day | 167.8 mm at Erriba (Jubb Road) on 7 Apr |
| Strongest wind gust | 200 km/h at Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse on 31 Jul |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 19.3 | 19.1 | in 2007 | 86 | 17.8 |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 19.5 | 19.4 | in 2014 | 39 | 18.7 |
| Devonport Airport | 18.0 | 17.8 | in 2018 | 32 | 17.1 |
| Smithton Aerodrome | 17.8 | = 17.8 | in 2022 | 27 | 17.3 |
| Low Head | 17.3 | 17.2 | in 2014 | 26 | 16.7 |
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| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 9.6 | = 9.6 | in 2022 | 86 | 8.7 |
| Cape Sorell | 10.7 | 10.5 | in 2016 | 81 | 9.6 |
| Strahan Aerodrome | 8.9 | 8.8 | in 2016 | 30 | 8.0 |
| Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) | 9.7 | = 9.7 | in 2016 | 26 | 9.3 |
| Tasman Island | 9.5 | = 9.5 | in 2016 | 22 | 9.0 |
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| Smithton Aerodrome | 8.3 | 8.5 | in 1999 | 7.8 | |
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| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 14.0 | = 14.0 | in 2016 | 140 | 12.7 |
| Cape Sorell | 13.7 | 13.6 | in 2022 | 80 | 12.3 |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 13.8 | = 13.8 | in 2016 | 39 | 13.0 |
| Strahan Aerodrome | 13.0 | 12.9 | in 2017 | 30 | 12.3 |
| Smithton Aerodrome | 13.1 | 13.0 | in 2022 | 27 | 12.5 |
| Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) | 13.2 | = 13.2 | in 2016 | 26 | 12.7 |
| Low Head | 14.2 | = 14.2 | in 2016 | 26 | 13.6 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for 2023 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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Highest for 2023 |
Mean for 2023 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for 2023 |
Total for 2023 |
Average annual total |
Rank of 2023 |
Fraction of annual average |
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| Northern (district 91) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Grim | 15.9 | +0.2 | 26.4 | 17 Feb | 11.0 | +0.3 | 4.6 | 14 Aug | 857.8 | 896.7 | average | 96% |
| Cressy (Brumbys Creek) | 18.6 | 31.9 | 17 Feb | 6.3 | -4.2 | 18 May | 493.6 | |||||
| Devonport Airport | 18.0 | +0.9 | 28.5 | 15 Jan | 8.9 | +0.5 | -0.7 | 8 May | 573.9 | 760.6 | low | 75% |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 19.5 | +0.8 | 31.8 | 17 Feb | 8.0 | +0.6 | -2.5 | 29 Jun | 586.2 | 682.1 | low | 86% |
| Launceston Airport | 18.6 | +0.5 | 32.6 | 17 Feb | 6.7 | +0.3 | -3.8 | 18 May | 511.2 | 620.7 | low | 82% |
| Low Head | 17.3 | +0.6 | 28.6 | 15 Jan | 11.0 | +0.4 | 2.8 | 15 Aug | 536.4 | 679.7 | low | 79% |
| Luncheon Hill (Forestry) | 16.2 | +0.6 | 31.6 | 17 Feb | 7.9 | +0.3 | 1.1 | 7 May | 1449.0 | 1495.1 | average | 97% |
| Marrawah | 16.8 | +0.6 | 28.2 | 17 Feb | 3.0 | 15 Oct | 980.6 | 1076.7 | low | 91% | ||
| Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 17.7 | +0.4 | 31.3 | 17 Feb | 7.7 | +0.4 | -1.2 | 8 May | 837.6 | 968.7 | low | 86% |
| Sheffield School Farm | 16.6 | +0.4 | 28.4 | 17 Feb | 7.0 | +0.2 | -1.4 | 7 May | 869.4 | 1045.3 | low | 83% |
| Smithton Aerodrome | 17.8 | +0.5 | 28.6 | 17 Feb | 8.3 | +0.5 | -0.1 | 11 May | 931.8 | 915.6 | average | 102% |
| Wynyard Airport | 17.8 | +0.7 | 27.5 | 27 Dec | 7.9 | +0.7 | -1.8 | 21 Jun | 803.4 | 970.8 | low | 83% |
| East Coast (district 92) | ||||||||||||
| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 18.3 | +0.4 | 30.0 | 25 Feb | 10.3 | +0.7 | 2.5 | 8 May | 546.6 | 685.0 | low | 80% |
| Fingal (Fleming St) | 18.3 | 32.6 | 17 Feb | 5.0 | -6.0 | 21 Jun | ||||||
| Friendly Beaches | 18.9 | +0.4 | 34.1 | 17 Feb | 9.5 | +0.1 | 0.5 | 16 Aug | 709.0 | 725.0 | average | 98% |
| Maria Island (Point Lesueur) | 17.0 | 0.0 | 30.0 | 17 Feb | 10.8 | +0.3 | 4.9 | 20 Jul | 522.0 | 544.3 | average | 96% |
| St Helens Aerodrome | 18.5 | +0.4 | 32.1 | 17 Feb | 9.4 | +0.4 | -0.3 | 20 Jun | 650.4 | 703.3 | average | 92% |
| Swan Island | 17.5 | +0.3 | 30.3 | 17 Feb | 12.1 | +0.4 | 4.3 | 21 Jun | 574.6 | 625.3 | average | 92% |
| Swansea (Francis Street) | 18.4 | +0.1 | 35.5 | 17 Feb | 7.9 | -0.3 | -1.2 | 16 Aug | 470.7 | 560.8 | average | 84% |
| Midlands (district 93) | ||||||||||||
| Ross (The Boulevards) | 18.3 | +0.6 | 33.2 | 17 Feb | 4.8 | -0.8 | -6.6 | 17 May | 425.8 | 486.8 | low | 87% |
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| Campania (Kincora) | 19.3 | +0.6 | 36.9 | 17 Feb | 7.3 | 0.0 | -3.1 | 16 Aug | 364.8 | 491.4 | v low | 74% |
| Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) | 16.6 | +0.5 | 34.4 | 17 Feb | 9.7 | +0.4 | 3.8 | 15 Aug | 687.4 | 767.5 | low | 90% |
| Dennes Point | 17.6 | +0.4 | 33.7 | 17 Feb | 9.7 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 16 Aug | 443.8 | 520.2 | low | 85% |
| Dover | 17.1 | +0.5 | 36.8 | 17 Feb | 7.1 | +0.2 | -0.8 | 5 Jun | 722.9 | 876.5 | low | 82% |
| Dunalley (Stroud Point) | 17.8 | +0.4 | 36.0 | 17 Feb | 10.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 16 Aug | 445.6 | |||
| Grove (Research Station) | 18.2 | +0.5 | 36.4 | 17 Feb | 5.7 | -0.1 | -3.9 | 8 May | 564.2 | 731.5 | low | 77% |
| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 18.4 | +1.4 | 36.7 | 17 Feb | 9.5 | +1.1 | 1.6 | 5 Jun | 422.8 | 611.5 | v low | 69% |
| Hobart Airport | 18.7 | 36.6 | 17 Feb | 8.2 | -1.8 | 11 Sep | 299.2 | |||||
| kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) | 8.6 | +0.7 | 25.4 | 17 Feb | 1.9 | +0.4 | -5.0 | 11 Sep | 693.8 | 933.9 | low | 74% |
| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 14.3 | +0.3 | 29.9 | 14 Jan | 9.6 | +0.9 | 4.4 | 26 Oct | 1134.2 | 1219.8 | average | 93% |
| Tasman Island | 14.8 | +0.3 | 26.6 | 17 Feb | 9.5 | +0.5 | 3.5 | 15 Oct | 789.0 | 789.9 | average | 100% |
| Tunnack Fire Station | 15.9 | +0.5 | 30.5 | 17 Feb | 5.0 | -0.1 | -5.2 | 4 Jun | 507.6 | 628.6 | average | 81% |
| Derwent Valley (district 95) | ||||||||||||
| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 19.3 | +1.5 | 36.4 | 17 Feb | 6.0 | +0.1 | -4.8 | 7 May | 392.6 | 568.8 | v low | 69% |
| Ouse Fire Station | 18.9 | +0.5 | 35.7 | 17 Feb | 5.9 | +0.3 | -6.1 | 7 May | 491.8 | 521.1 | average | 94% |
| Central Plateau (district 96) | ||||||||||||
| Butlers Gorge | 13.7 | +0.8 | 29.8 | 17 Feb | 3.7 | +0.7 | -6.0 | 26 Sep | 1486.0 | 1666.1 | low | 89% |
| Liawenee | 12.6 | +0.4 | 25.6 | 9 Jan | 2.1 | +0.4 | -8.1 | 4 Jun | 617.0 | 907.4 | v low | 68% |
| West Coast (district 97) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Sorell | 16.7 | +1.6 | 29.4 | 17 Jan | 10.7 | +1.1 | 3.5 | 7 May | 991.0 | 1305.8 | v low | 76% |
| Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple) | 11.4 | -0.1 | 30.1 | 17 Feb | 4.2 | +0.2 | -1.4 | 26 Aug | 1104.6 | 1097.9 | average | 101% |
| Low Rocky Point | 16.0 | +0.1 | 28.9 | 24 Feb | 9.9 | +0.4 | 2.3 | 7 May | 1162.2 | 1319.0 | low | 88% |
| Mount Read | 9.0 | +0.3 | 24.3 | 17 Feb | 3.1 | +0.3 | -3.1 | 7 May | 4069.2 | 3696.8 | high | 110% |
| Strahan Aerodrome | 17.1 | +0.5 | 33.0 | 14 Jan | 8.9 | +0.9 | -0.6 | 7 May | 1422.8 | 1550.1 | low | 92% |
| Warra | 14.1 | +0.2 | 32.7 | 17 Feb | 5.9 | +0.5 | -2.3 | 14 Aug | 1725.2 | 1710.3 | average | 101% |
| King Island (district 98) | ||||||||||||
| King Island Airport | 17.5 | +0.4 | 30.6 | 24 Feb | 10.4 | +0.4 | 0.3 | 14 Aug | 605.0 | 852.9 | lowest | 71% |
| Flinders Island (district 99) | ||||||||||||
| Flinders Island Airport | 18.4 | +0.6 | 34.8 | 17 Feb | 10.6 | +0.7 | -1.3 | 17 May | 552.0 | 737.7 | low | 75% |
| Hogan Island | 17.4 | +0.1 | 28.5 | 28 Jan | 12.0 | +0.2 | 6.0 | 20 Jun | 566.4 | 636.2 | low | 89% |
| 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 at 1 pm on Monday 15 January 2024. 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
