Friday, 1 December 2006 - Monthly Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC17R0
Tasmania in November 2006:
Another dry month, with extremes of temperature
Summary
A cold outbreak brought snow to low levels in the middle of the
November, but yielded only small amounts of precipitation, ensuring
that the month was again much drier than normal in most areas -
although without the record-breaking figures of recent months. Daytime
temperatures were well down on normal in the south, apart from a warm
burst on the last day. Several damaging frosts occurred, with overnight
temperatures below normal across the state.
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Details
Another dry month: The repeated southerlies meant that a
patch of the southeast and parts of King Island had near-normal rain
for the month, but these were very much the exception. Although only a
handful of sites in the north had their lowest
total November rainfall on record, (and a few more had their lowest for at least 20 years),
much of the north and east was once again much drier than normal. The
highest rainfall for the whole month was 158.6 mm at Mount Read,
well down on what would be expected for November.
Cold outbreak brings snow: From the 5th to the 16th, daytime
temperatures were mostly below normal. A surge of cold air from the far
south pushed rapidly over Tasmania - and the rest of eastern Australia
- on the 15th. In Hobart the temperature struggled to reach
double digits, then plummeted below 4°C in a shower of hail in the
afternoon. Mount Wellington did not get above −1.3°C on the 15th,
and Mount Read did not get warmer than −1.1°C; these are the
second- and third-coldest November maximum temperatures ever recorded
in Tasmania. The especially cold air made its mark on Macquarie Island
several days earlier, when it had its coldest-ever
November
temperature on the 12th.
A few hot days: The first few days, and from the 17th on,
were mostly warmer than normal. The 21st was especially warm for all
but the east coast, and a number of sites in
the north and Midlands topped 29°C. The last few days of the month
were also quite warm, with temperatures in the high 20s at some
centres. In all but the central north the cold days dominated the warm
ones, so temperatures averaged across the month were below normal,
typically by 0.5 to 1.5°C. In the central north, average daytime
temperatures were 0.5 to 1°C above normal.
Late-season frosts: Cold nights were very much to the fore
during November, especially around the 9th, 15th and 25th. Periods of
light winds and clear skies following cold days provided perfect
conditions for
frost to occur. Coming so late in the year, these caused enormous
damage to fruit and other crops. Average overnight temperatures were
below normal across the state, typically by between 0.5 and 1.5°C.
Some sites in the east had their lowest November
temperature on record, generally on the 15th or the 16th. Bicheno
and Scamander had their lowest November mean
daily minimum temperature on record.
A separate summary has also been prepared for all of spring.
Further information
Ian Barnes-Keoghan or Tom DelfattiTasmania and Antarctica Climate Services Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (03) 6221 2043
Email climate.tas@bom.gov.au
Extremes
| Hottest day Highest temperature |
30.1°C at Ross on the 21st |
|---|---|
| Warmest days on average Highest mean daily maximum temperature |
21.2°C at Cressy Research Station |
| Coolest days on average Lowest mean daily maximum temperature |
8.6°C at Mount Wellington |
| Coldest day Lowest daily maximum temperature |
−1.3°C at Mount Wellington on the 15th |
| Coldest night Lowest temperature |
−5.4°C at Mount Wellington on the 15th |
| Coolest nights on average Lowest mean daily minimum temperature |
0.2°C at Mount Wellington |
| Warmest nights on average Highest mean daily minimum temperature |
10.8°C at Hogan Island |
| Warmest night Highest daily minimum temperature |
15.5°C at Flinders Island Airport on the
21st |
| Wettest overall Highest total rainfall |
158.6 mm at Mount Read |
| Driest overall Lowest total rainfall |
8.8 mm at Cressy Research Station |
| Wettest day Highest daily rainfall |
31.0 mm at Lake St Clair on the 15th |
| Highest wind gust |
137 km/h at Mount Wellington on the 23rd |
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Records
| Record lowest total November rainfall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total rainfall for November 2006 (mm) |
Previous lowest for November |
Normal for November |
Years of record |
||
| Devonport Airport | 10.6 | 17.4 | in 2003 | 56.8 | 44 |
| Barrington Post Office | 14.8 | 19.6 | in 2003 | 79.3 | 40 |
| Forthside Research Station | 13.4 | 21.6 | in 2003 | 73.1 | 39 |
| Campbell Town (Elizabeth R) | 18.6 | 19.5 | in 1967 | 54.1 | 20 |
| Lowest total November rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total rainfall for November 2006 (mm) |
Most recent lower for November |
Normal for November |
Years of record |
||
| Lilydale Post Office | 17.2 | 16.0 | in 1925 | 62.6 | 77 |
| Ulverstone (Knights Road) | 13.8 | 11.9 | in 1942 | 65.8 | 62 |
| Oatlands Post Office | 12.4 | 10.4 | in 1966 | 50.6 | 38 |
| Flinders Island Airport | 16.8 | 15.0 | in 1982 | 54.9 | 23 |
| Lake Leake (Elizabeth River) | 25.8 | 21.5 | in 1982 | 63.8 | 23 |
| Westbury (Birralee Road) | 14.0 | 12.0 | in 1986 | 54.8 | 20 |
| Record lowest November mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean daily maximum temperature for November 2006 (°C) |
Previous lowest for November |
Normal for November |
Years of record |
||
| Macquarie Island | 5.1 | 5.2 | in 1997 | 6.6 | 58 |
| Lowest November mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean daily maximum temperature for November 2006 (°C) |
Most recent lower for November |
Normal for November |
Years of record |
||
| Cape Bruny Lighthouse | 14.5 | 14.1 | in 1960 | 15.5 | 46 |
| Record lowest November mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mean daily minimum temperature for November 2006 (°C) |
Previous lowest for November |
Normal for November |
Years of record |
||
| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 8.1 | 8.3 | in 1965 | 10.0 | 32 |
| Tarraleah Village | 3.0 | = 3.0 | in 1996 | 4.7 | 22 |
| Scamander | 8.9 | 9.0 | in 1977 | 10.2 | 21 |
| Lowest November mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mean daily minimum temperature for November 2006 (°C) |
Most recent lower for November |
Normal for November |
Years of record |
||
| Macquarie Island | 1.3 | 1.1 | in 1982 | 2.8 | 24 |
| Record lowest November temperature | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest temperature in November 2006 (°C) |
Previous lowest for November |
Normal for November |
Years of record |
|||
| Cape Bruny Lighthouse | 2.1 | on the 16th | 2.5 | on the 13th in 1972 | 9.0 | 83 |
| Macquarie Island | −3.6 | on the 12th | −3.3 | on the 7th in 1976 | 2.8 | 58 |
| Flinders Island Airport | 0.5 | on the 16th | 0.7 | on the 4th in 1980 | 10.1 | 43 |
| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 1.2 | on the 15th | 2.8 | on the 8th in 1999 | 10.0 | 32 |
| Fingal (Legge Street) | −1.7 | on the 15th | −1.6 | on the 9th in 1994 | 7.0 | 21 |
| Scamander | 1.8 | on the 15th | 3.0 | on the 6th in 1977 | 10.2 | 21 |
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Summaries
In the following table, certain key sites have been highlighted to make them easier to identify.
| Summary statistics for November 2006 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum temperatures for November (°C) |
Minimum temperatures for November (°C) |
Rainfall for November (millimetres) |
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| Mean for November 2006 |
Diff from normal |
Highest for November 2006 |
Mean for November 2006 |
Diff from normal |
Lowest for November 2006 |
Total for November 2006 |
Normal for November |
Rank of November 2006 |
Fraction of November normal |
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| Northern (district 91) | ||||||||||||
| Bridport | 18.0 | −0.1 | 23.0 | 22nd | 8.6 | −1.1 | 2.4 | 15th | 16.9 | 50.1 | lowest | 34% |
| Burnie | 18.8 | +1.1 | 25.0 | 28th | 10.1 | +0.5 | 3.1 | 15th | 22.5 | 68.9 | very low | 33% |
| Cape Grim BAPS | 14.4 | −1.4 | 19.5 | 21st | 9.4 | −1.1 | 5.5 | 15th | 24.2 | 51.8 | low | 47% |
| Cressy Research Station | 21.2 | 29.1 | 21st | 5.2 | −1.5 | 15th | 8.8 | |||||
| Devonport Airport | 18.2 | +0.8 | 23.1 | 25th | 8.5 | −0.2 | 1.1 | 16th | 10.6 | 56.8 | lowest | 19% |
| Launceston | 20.6 | +0.4 | 29.0 | 21st | 7.7 | −1.1 | 0.8 | 15th | 14.8 | 48.9 | very low | 30% |
| Launceston Airport | 20.3 | 29.3 | 21st | 5.6 | −1.3 | 16th | 18.4 | |||||
| Launceston Airport Comparison | 19.8 | +1.1 | 28.9 | 21st | 5.9 | −1.2 | −2.0 | 15th | 20.8 | 49.9 | low | 42% |
| Low Head | 16.8 | 21.1 | 21st | 10.6 | 5.4 | 16th | 10.2 | 37.0 | low | 28% | ||
| Luncheon Hill | 16.4 | −0.6 | 26.0 | 21st | 6.3 | −1.1 | 1.0 | 15th | 55.6 | 92.2 | low | 60% |
| Marrawah | 15.8 | −0.7 | 21.5 | 21st | 8.3 | −0.8 | 4.2 | 15th | 29.8 | 69.7 | very low | 43% |
| Powranna | 19.9 | +0.4 | 29.4 | 21st | 5.8 | −1.1 | −1.9 | 16th | 21.6 | 52.4 | very low | 41% |
| Scottsdale | 18.6 | −0.1 | 26.4 | 21st | 6.6 | −1.1 | 0.0 | 15th | 20.2 | 70.1 | very low | 29% |
| Sheffield School Farm | 18.6 | +0.9 | 25.9 | 21st | 6.8 | −0.6 | 1.2 | 15th | 11.2 | |||
| Smithton Aerodrome | 17.8 | −0.3 | 22.8 | 27th | 7.3 | −1.3 | 0.2 | 10th | 25.8 | 53.4 | low | 48% |
| Wynyard Airport | 19.3 | +1.9 | 26.5 | 28th | 7.1 | −0.8 | 0.0 | 16th | 21.0 | 75.5 | very low | 28% |
| East Coast (district 92) | ||||||||||||
| Bicheno | 18.9 | +0.6 | 24.4 | 23rd | 8.1 | −1.9 | 1.2 | 15th | 20.4 | 57.1 | low | 36% |
| Eddystone Point | 18.4 | +0.7 | 21.0 | 28th | 9.9 | −0.8 | 3.7 | 8th | 27.0 | 58.8 | low | 46% |
| Fingal | 19.5 | +0.2 | 27.0 | 24th | 5.4 | −1.6 | −1.7 | 15th | 22.2 | 44.4 | low | 50% |
| Friendly Beaches | 18.9 | −0.7 | 24.7 | 22nd | 8.8 | −1.3 | 3.7 | 15th | 28.8 | |||
| Lake Leake | 15.2 | −0.3 | 23.1 | 27th | 3.8 | −1.5 | −2.1 | 26th | 25.8 | 63.8 | low | 40% |
| Maria Island | 17.2 | 23.0 | 3rd | 9.4 | 4.8 | 15th | 16.2 | |||||
| Orford | 17.4 | −1.3 | 23.6 | 3rd | 8.2 | −0.9 | 3.2 | 30th | 27.8 | 65.4 | low | 43% |
| Scamander | 18.2 | −0.7 | 25.4 | 3rd | 8.9 | −1.3 | 1.8 | 15th | 16.4 | 61.4 | low | 27% |
| St Helens Aerodrome | 18.8 | 27.8 | 27th | 8.5 | 1.9 | 15th | 25.2 | |||||
| Swan Island | 16.8 | 19.6 | 25th | 10.7 | 4.6 | 16th | 21.0 | |||||
| Swansea Post Office | 18.4 | −0.7 | 25.5 | 3rd | 8.1 | −0.8 | 2.7 | 26th | 18.5 | 51.4 | low | 36% |
| Midlands (district 93) | ||||||||||||
| Ross | 20.2 | +0.6 | 30.1 | 21st | 5.0 | −1.6 | −1.6 | 9th | 23.0 | 43.8 | low | 53% |
| Southeast (district 94) | ||||||||||||
| Bull Bay | 16.7 | −1.1 | 22.0 | 24th | 7.6 | −1.7 | 3.2 | 16th | 43.2 | 50.7 | normal | 85% |
| Campania | 19.7 | 26.0 | 27th | 7.5 | 1.1 | 30th | 21.0 | |||||
| Cape Bruny | 15.3 | −1.3 | 21.3 | 21st | 8.2 | −1.4 | 2.3 | 16th | 56.6 | |||
| Cape Bruny Lighthouse | 14.5 | −1.1 | 20.1 | 21st | 8.2 | −0.8 | 2.1 | 16th | 68.8 | 75.8 | normal | 91% |
| Dover | 15.8 | −1.7 | 21.5 | 21st | 7.0 | −0.8 | 1.4 | 5th | 54.6 | 72.4 | low | 75% |
| Geeveston | 16.9 | −1.3 | 24.7 | 21st | 7.1 | −0.3 | 0.2 | 5th | 49.2 | 71.2 | low | 69% |
| Grove | 17.7 | −0.8 | 25.4 | 21st | 5.9 | −1.1 | −0.4 | 30th | 34.6 | 67.0 | low | 52% |
| Grove | 17.7 | 25.1 | 21st | 5.4 | −1.2 | 30th | 36.4 | |||||
| Hobart | 17.4 | −1.3 | 24.7 | 30th | 8.5 | −0.7 | 3.8 | 16th | 27.0 | 54.1 | low | 50% |
| Hobart Airport | 18.2 | −0.7 | 25.4 | 30th | 8.3 | −0.8 | 2.8 | 15th | 18.4 | 43.6 | low | 42% |
| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 12.7 | −1.7 | 21.9 | 30th | 7.7 | −0.7 | 3.3 | 15th | 58.4 | 92.7 | low | 63% |
| Melton Mowbray | 19.3 | −0.4 | 28.1 | 21st | 6.6 | −0.7 | 0.8 | 30th | 16.0 | 36.5 | low | 44% |
| Mount Wellington | 10.2 | +1.3 | 56.0 | 30th | 0.2 | −1.2 | −5.4 | 15th | 52.6 | 81.2 | low | 65% |
| Tasman Island | 13.3 | 20.1 | 3rd | 7.4 | 1.9 | 15th | 34.0 | |||||
| Tunnack Fire Station | 17.0 | −0.1 | 25.5 | 28th | 4.7 | −1.2 | −3.2 | 30th | 22.4 | 49.5 | low | 45% |
| Derwent Valley (district 95) | ||||||||||||
| Bushy Park | 20.3 | +0.5 | 29.3 | 21st | 6.5 | −1.0 | 0.5 | 15th | 12.4 | 53.4 | very low | 23% |
| Maydena Post Office | 15.9 | −1.9 | 26.8 | 21st | 5.5 | −0.7 | −0.8 | 30th | 45.8 | 95.9 | low | 48% |
| Moogara | 14.5 | −1.0 | 24.0 | 21st | 4.6 | −0.8 | −0.7 | 15th | 39.2 | 71.8 | low | 55% |
| Ouse Fire Station | 20.3 | 28.2 | 21st | 6.1 | −1.2 | 30th | 13.0 | |||||
| Tarraleah Village | 15.4 | −0.8 | 25.2 | 21st | 3.0 | −1.7 | −1.9 | 15th | 45.8 | 98.5 | very low | 46% |
| Central Plateau (district 96) | ||||||||||||
| Lake St Clair National Park | 14.7 | −0.4 | 26.7 | 21st | 2.3 | −1.1 | −3.5 | 10th | 76.0 | 143.8 | low | 53% |
| Liawenee | 14.4 | 26.8 | 21st | 1.1 | −3.9 | 15th | 27.0 | |||||
| West Coast (district 97) | ||||||||||||
| Hartz Mountain | 11.4 | −2.4 | 23.7 | 21st | 2.3 | −2.0 | −2.3 | 15th | 81.4 | |||
| Mount Read | 9.2 | −1.4 | 20.8 | 21st | 1.6 | −1.4 | −4.0 | 16th | 158.8 | |||
| Scotts Peak Dam | 15.0 | 28.2 | 21st | 5.1 | 0.1 | 15th | 78.4 | |||||
| Strahan Aerodrome | 16.2 | −1.6 | 26.7 | 30th | 7.1 | −1.1 | 2.6 | 15th | 52.0 | 94.8 | low | 55% |
| Strathgordon Village | 14.0 | −1.8 | 25.5 | 21st | 5.1 | −1.7 | 0.6 | 15th | 113.8 | 182.9 | low | 62% |
| Warra | 13.6 | 23.4 | 21st | 4.4 | −0.4 | 5th | 107.6 | |||||
| King Island (district 98) | ||||||||||||
| King Island Airport | 15.9 | −1.2 | 22.1 | 30th | 8.2 | −1.8 | 1.3 | 1st | 25.4 | 57.3 | low | 44% |
| Flinders Island (district 99) | ||||||||||||
| Flinders Island Airport | 18.1 | −0.2 | 25.2 | 21st | 8.5 | −1.7 | 0.5 | 16th | 16.8 | 54.9 | very low | 31% |
| Hogan Island | 17.1 | 25.2 | 21st | 10.8 | 5.2 | 15th | 25.8 | |||||
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Notes
This statement has been prepared based on information available at noon on Friday 1 December 2006. 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