Monday 12 January 2009 - Monthly Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC17R0
Tasmania in October 2008: very dry, mostly warm, but some frosts
Rainfall in Tasmania was well down on average again during October, with many sites in the Midlands, the Derwent Valley and the north having their driest October on record. Several warm days and nights kept the temperature means above average, but did not prevent a severe frost affecting several parts of the state on the morning of the 23rd.
This Summary updates (and replaces) the previous summary issued on 4 November 2008.
An archive of previous monthly summaries for Tasmania is also available, as are summaries for other states and many other climate summaries and diagnostics.
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Details
Another dry month: Despite a promising start, with fronts bringing occasionally moderate falls to the western half of the state (Strathgordon received 53 mm in the 24 hours to 9 am on the 6th), the bulk of October was dry as high pressure systems came to dominate. A front on the 21st, and the cold stream that followed it, brought some rain to most areas, but a single event such as this was not enough to provide the usual October rain. Many parts of the Tasmania had less than half their normal October totals, and in some parts of the north less than one-fifth: numerous sites had their driest October on record (and in some cases that record extends back more than 100 years). For several others it was the driest for many decades, with totals comparable to those of 1914 or 1982.
A dry year so far: In many parts of the Tasmania, the first 10 months of 2008 have seen rain comparable to the first 10 months of 2006 — the year that for much of the state was the driest on record. Unless November and December are much wetter than usual, 2008 will be another very dry year across the state — possibly record dry in some locations. For some sites, the 2008 has seen the driest January to October on record. Although not ruling the possibility out, the current Seasonal Climate Outlook does not indicate a high chance of above-average rain in the next few months.
Many warm days: The month started off quite mild (apart from in the north), but the 3rd to the 8th was generally cool, especially the 7th in the wake of a cold front (which had brought snow to about the 700 metre level in the south and west). Temperatures then increased, reaching into the mid-20s by the 12th as another front approached. The 18th was another warm day in pre-frontal northerlies, but a cold change early on the 21st saw temperatures kept below the low teens, especially in the south and west. A high over the Tasman Sea pushed gradually warmer air across Tasmania up to the 27th, when temperatures over 30 were reported from several sites. A cold day followed, but temperatures mostly recovered to average or above for the end of the month. Overall, maximum temperatures were above average across the state, especially in the eastern half where they were up to 2 degrees above the October average. A few sites (including Launceston) had their highest October mean daily maximum temperature on record, whilst many more (including Hobart) had their highest since 1963.
Some warm nights — but some frosts: With a mix of cold fronts and high pressure systems during the month, overnight temperature were a mixed bag. Most nights were warmer than average, and for most of the state the mean for the month was above average by about half a degree. There were several mild mornings, notably the 1st to the 3rd, the 10th, the 13th, the 18th and 19th, and the 26th and the 27th; Eddystone Point and Bicheno had their warmest October night on record. Despite the generally mild conditions, dry air, clear skies and low soil moisture did result in some very low overnight temperatures. The most striking was the morning of the 23rd, where locally severe frosts were reported in several parts of the state, leading to significant crop losses. Liawenee dipped to -7.5 °C that morning, and Ross reached -5.6 °C, just below the -5.5 °C recorded on the 16th in 2006 and the lowest October temperature there in its (relatively short) 17 years of record
Further information
Ian Barnes-KeoghanMeteorologist
Tasmania and Antarctica Climate Services Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (03) 6221 2043
Email climate.tas@bom.gov.au
Extremes
| Hottest day Highest temperature |
32.3 °C at Friendly Beaches on the 27th |
|---|---|
| Warmest days on average Highest mean daily maximum temperature |
20.1 °C at Campania (Kincora) |
| Coolest days on average Lowest mean daily maximum temperature | 7.5 °C at Mount Read |
| Coldest day Lowest daily maximum temperature |
1.0 °C at Mount Wellington on the 7th |
| Coldest night Lowest temperature |
-7.5 °C at Liawenee on the 23rd |
| Coolest nights on average Lowest mean daily minimum temperature |
0.7 °C at Mount Wellington |
| Warmest nights on average Highest mean daily minimum temperature |
10.6 °C at Hogan Island |
| Warmest night Highest daily minimum temperature |
18.1 °C at Flinders Island Airport on the 27th |
| Wettest overall Highest total rainfall |
231.8 mm at Strathgordon Village |
| Driest overall Lowest total rainfall | 2.8 mm at Sawyers Bay (Wickham) and Whitemark Post Office |
| Wettest day Highest daily rainfall |
53.0 mm at Strathgordon Village on the 6th |
| Highest wind gust |
143 km/h at Mount Wellington on the 7th |
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Records
| Record lowest total October rainfall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total rainfall for October 2008 (mm) |
Previous lowest for October |
Years of record |
Average for October |
||
| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 11.6 | 14.8 | in 1914 | 135 | 57.6 |
| Swansea Post Office | 5.6 | 6.4 | in 1965 | 124 | 53.4 |
| Mangalore (Mangalore Farm) | 8.6 | 9.4 | in 1982 | 105 | 53.2 |
| Cranbrook (Cranbrook House) | 4.0 | 6.6 | in 1965 | 104 | 55.1 |
| Lilydale Post Office | 11.4 | 17.3 | in 1940 | 102 | 82.2 |
| Yolla (Sea View) | 19.2 | 28.8 | in 1914 | 102 | 128.6 |
| Northdown (Hamley) | 5.6 | 6.8 | in 2006 | 98 | 68.3 |
| Naracoopa | 30.6 | 30.8 | in 1943 | 96 | 84.5 |
| Bothwell (Cluny) | 7.6 | 15.3 | in 1961 | 94 | 54.2 |
| Cape Barren Island (Cape Barren School) | 5.4 | 6.9 | in 1940 | 90 | 61.0 |
| Railton (Cement Australia) | 15.3 | 16.6 | in 1991 | 86 | 91.8 |
| Maria Island (Darlington) | 3.2 | 8.1 | in 1930 | 85 | 54.7 |
| Waddamana Field Study Centre | 15.6 | 18.9 | in 1961 | 81 | 77.1 |
| Connorville (Lake River) | 5.4 | 10.4 | in 2006 | 79 | 54.3 |
| Hillwood (Hillwood Strawberry Farm) | 5.7 | 7.0 | in 2006 | 79 | 69.2 |
| Launceston Airport Comparison | 11.0 | 13.7 | in 1940 | 78 | 60.2 |
| Orford South | 14.4 | 14.8 | in 2003 | 75 | 65.2 |
| Meander | 10.0 | 11.8 | in 2006 | 73 | 88.0 |
| Windermere (Acacia House) | 8.0 | 9.4 | in 2006 | 71 | 72.8 |
| Cressy Research Station (Main Office) | 3.6 | 8.0 | in 2006 | 69 | 54.4 |
| Cressy House | 4.6 | 9.1 | in 1945 | 65 | 53.8 |
| Flinders Island Airport | 4.1 | 15.1 | in 1969 | 65 | 60.6 |
| Burnie (Round Hill) | 9.8 | 13.0 | in 2006 | 64 | 86.3 |
| Campbell Town (Greenhill) | 7.0 | 9.4 | in 1946 | 64 | 46.6 |
| Mawbanna (Mawbanna Road) | 21.0 | 38.1 | in 1972 | 61 | 116.9 |
| Poatina (Billopp) | 7.4 | 9.2 | in 2006 | 59 | 60.0 |
| Temma (Temma Farm) | 34.4 | 37.5 | in 1965 | 57 | 101.0 |
| Dunorlan (Sharmans Road) | 9.2 | 10.2 | in 1945 | 56 | 79.0 |
| Grove (Comparison) | 21.8 | 24.8 | in 1953 | 56 | 69.2 |
| Launceston (Distillery Creek) | 6.4 | 12.4 | in 2006 | 56 | 60.3 |
| Redpa (Greenes Road) | 29.6 | 41.6 | in 1991 | 54 | 99.0 |
| Lorinna | 16.8 | 32.5 | in 1963 | 53 | 120.5 |
| Hobart Airport | 14.2 | 14.4 | in 1959 | 51 | 47.0 |
| Lake Echo Power Station | 13.0 | 23.8 | in 1961 | 49 | 95.4 |
| Snug Plains (Cataract Falls) | 49.4 | 51.3 | in 1972 | 47 | 109.6 |
| Montagu (Montagu Road) | 24.4 | 31.8 | in 1991 | 46 | 90.7 |
| Whitemark Post Office | 2.8 | 12.6 | in 1969 | 46 | 49.1 |
| Memana (Babel Farm) | 7.8 | 13.8 | in 2006 | 45 | 54.0 |
| Taroona (Taroona Crescent) | 13.8 | 14.5 | in 1982 | 45 | 59.1 |
| Waterhouse(Barooga) | 9.2 | 15.0 | in 1982 | 45 | 53.8 |
| Western Creek (Somer Hill) | 11.4 | 14.2 | in 2006 | 45 | 90.3 |
| Ellendale Post Office | 23.5 | 26.2 | in 1914 | 43 | 96.1 |
| Tooms Lake (Tooms River) | 5.6 | 13.7 | in 1965 | 43 | 53.6 |
| Barrington Post Office | 13.7 | 16.5 | in 2006 | 42 | 88.7 |
| Forthside Research Station | 9.4 | 13.2 | in 2006 | 42 | 81.7 |
| Blackwood Creek (Kopanica) | 9.9 | 20.1 | in 1965 | 41 | 87.5 |
| Margate (Sunnyside) | 24.8 | 27.4 | in 1977 | 40 | 72.3 |
| Woodbury (Warringa Old Tier Road) | 11.0 | 14.4 | in 1982 | 39 | 47.6 |
| Marrawah | 29.2 | 41.0 | in 1991 | 38 | 89.1 |
| Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 19.4 | 30.6 | in 2006 | 38 | 84.9 |
| Evandale (Cambock Lane) | 14.6 | 15.8 | in 1967 | 37 | 55.0 |
| Ross (Rose Villa) | 4.2 | 13.8 | in 1982 | 37 | 53.9 |
| Rotherwood | 14.0 | 22.6 | in 1982 | 37 | 58.5 |
| Woolmoor (Macquarie River) | 4.2 | 15.2 | in 2006 | 37 | 49.1 |
| Wynyard Airport | 11.6 | 20.4 | in 2006 | 37 | 98.3 |
| Yarra Creek | 28.8 | 39.0 | in 2006 | 35 | 91.1 |
| King Island Airport | 25.0 | 27.2 | in 1991 | 34 | 75.0 |
| Gowrie Park | 10.4 | 26.9 | in 1965 | 30 | 99.3 |
| Lucaston (Bakers Creek Road) | 31.8 | 46.2 | in 1982 | 29 | 85.7 |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 9.9 | = 9.9 | in 2006 | 28 | 51.8 |
| Mount Wellington | 22.2 | 23.9 | in 1969 | 27 | 77.6 |
| Swansea (Belmont) | 4.6 | 9.0 | in 1982 | 27 | 50.7 |
| Mawbanna (Harby Hills) | 28.8 | 44.5 | in 1983 | 24 | 121.1 |
| Great Bay (Robeville) | 19.4 | 33.6 | in 1995 | 23 | 61.3 |
| Liawenee Comparison | 18.2 | 40.0 | in 2006 | 23 | 94.3 |
| Nile (Cox Street) | 9.1 | 16.8 | in 1991 | 23 | 54.1 |
| Tea Tree (The Point) | 14.8 | 20.4 | in 2003 | 23 | 52.2 |
| Campbell Town (Elizabeth R) | 9.2 | 11.4 | in 1965 | 22 | 45.6 |
| Cape Grim BAPS | 17.6 | 19.8 | in 1991 | 22 | 61.3 |
| Crabtree (Crabtree Road) | 36.0 | 47.8 | in 2003 | 22 | 95.4 |
| Richmond (Strathayr) | 14.0 | 18.4 | in 2003 | 21 | 50.5 |
| Upper Esk (Millybrook Lodge) | 17.0 | 21.4 | in 1982 | 21 | 78.1 |
| Lake St Clair National Park | 85.0 | 107.0 | in 1990 | 20 | 183.5 |
| Loongana (Serendipity) | 31.2 | 60.0 | in 1991 | 20 | 151.4 |
| Triabunna (Freestone Point) | 11.4 | 27.2 | in 1999 | 20 | 50.5 |
| Lowest total October rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total rainfall for October 2008 (mm) |
Most recent lower for October |
Years since lower |
Average for October |
||
| Beaconsfield (Grubb Shaft Museum) | 7.3 | 5.4 | in 1914 | 94 | 80.2 |
| Deal Island | 5.8 | 2.5 | in 1914 | 93 | 60.8 |
| Hobart Botanical Gardens | 13.3 | 10.7 | in 1914 | 93 | 54.8 |
| Latrobe (Coal Road) | 8.8 | 7.4 | in 1914 | 92 | 84.4 |
| Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks) | 11.4 | 5.8 | in 1914 | 92 | 49.9 |
| Ulverstone (Knights Road) | 10.2 | 6.6 | in 1914 | 92 | 87.8 |
| Deloraine (Athol) | 7.4 | 5.1 | in 1911 | 91 | 82.9 |
| Wilmot (Back Road) | 13.4 | 13.2 | in 1914 | 89 | 108.2 |
| Elliott Research Station | 16.4 | 10.2 | in 1914 | 88 | 105.2 |
| Irishtown | 21.8 | 10.4 | in 1914 | 88 | 109.7 |
| St Patricks River (Targa Farm) | 16.0 | 3.7 | in 1914 | 88 | 111.8 |
| Ringarooma (Fry Street) | 21.0 | 18.1 | in 1914 | 87 | 109.6 |
| Mount Wellington (The Springs) | 44.6 | 28.9 | in 1914 | 80 | 129.8 |
| Avoca (Railway House) | 12.2 | 9.4 | in 1936 | 71 | 53.5 |
| Miena Dam | 16.6 | 13.0 | in 1914 | 71 | 77.8 |
| Epping Forest (Forton) | 14.0 | 9.7 | in 1940 | 68 | 50.9 |
| Ouse (Millbrook) | 8.6 | 5.6 | in 1943 | 63 | 57.1 |
| Longford (Swan Avenue) | 7.6 | 5.9 | in 1945 | 62 | 59.0 |
| South Forest (Plummers Road) | 24.8 | 15.5 | in 1946 | 62 | 93.0 |
| Mole Creek | 7.6 | 5.8 | in 1950 | 55 | 95.3 |
| Lady Barron (Franklin Parade) | 9.8 | 7.9 | in 1942 | 53 | 62.4 |
| Bridgewater (Treatment Plant) | 9.4 | 1.3 | in 1914 | 50 | 48.7 |
| Victoria Valley (Glenrowan) | 22.8 | 19.4 | in 1961 | 46 | 83.5 |
| Tarraleah Village | 46.9 | 34.7 | in 1963 | 45 | 111.9 |
| Lymington (Fattys Lane) | 30.4 | 16.0 | in 1963 | 42 | 77.3 |
| York Plains (Handroyd) | 17.4 | 14.7 | in 1967 | 41 | 54.9 |
| Harwell | 28.8 | 28.7 | in 1967 | 40 | 89.1 |
| Geeveston (Cemetery Road) | 46.4 | 40.0 | in 1972 | 36 | 92.7 |
| Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road) | 28.4 | 25.9 | in 1969 | 31 | 79.1 |
| Lake Leake (Elizabeth River) | 20.4 | 15.4 | in 1977 | 31 | 76.0 |
| Fern Tree (Grays Road) | 53.8 | 47.5 | in 1978 | 30 | 110.9 |
| Hobart (Waterworks Reserve) | 29.1 | 27.4 | in 1978 | 30 | 86.6 |
| Apsley (Parki) | 18.8 | 18.1 | in 1982 | 26 | 57.8 |
| Butlers Gorge | 89.4 | 84.7 | in 1972 | 26 | 161.5 |
| Elderslie South (Staples Sugarloaf) | 17.6 | 14.2 | in 1982 | 26 | 54.5 |
| Fingal (Legge Street) | 8.2 | 5.3 | in 1982 | 26 | 54.9 |
| Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir) | 27.0 | 19.5 | in 1982 | 26 | 75.8 |
| Levendale | 26.6 | 23.2 | in 1982 | 26 | 72.5 |
| Longley (Telopea) | 35.0 | 33.0 | in 1982 | 26 | 81.5 |
| Opossum Bay | 16.6 | 13.2 | in 1982 | 26 | 52.5 |
| Orford (Aubin Court) | 23.4 | 14.8 | in 1982 | 26 | 60.1 |
| Premaydena Hatchery | 29.4 | 25.6 | in 1982 | 26 | 68.4 |
| Swansea (Kelvedon) | 12.4 | 7.4 | in 1982 | 26 | 57.0 |
| Bronte Heights | 27.0 | 25.4 | in 1965 | 25 | 91.2 |
| Burns Creek (Janefield) | 21.8 | 10.4 | in 1982 | 25 | 68.5 |
| Lewis Hill (St Pauls River) | 6.4 | 1.8 | in 1982 | 25 | 53.4 |
| Moorina (Frome Dam) | 22.2 | 17.0 | in 1982 | 25 | 97.7 |
| Mount Rumney (Mount Rumney Road) | 17.4 | 15.0 | in 1982 | 25 | 56.9 |
| Cradle Valley (Waldheim) | 121.0 | 102.6 | in 1972 | 24 | 258.2 |
| St Marys (Cullenswood) | 10.8 | 1.8 | in 1982 | 24 | 68.1 |
| Woodbury (Warringa) | 12.6 | 9.6 | in 1982 | 24 | 45.3 |
| Apslawn | 7.0 | 4.4 | in 1982 | 23 | 61.7 |
| Bagdad Post Office | 11.7 | 11.6 | in 1982 | 23 | 58.4 |
| Musselboro (Elverton) | 18.8 | 13.6 | in 1982 | 23 | 66.7 |
| Oatlands Post Office | 16.4 | 11.8 | in 1982 | 23 | 53.7 |
| Savage River Mine | 95.7 | 76.4 | in 1983 | 23 | 172.8 |
| Chain of Lagoons | 11.2 | 0.8 | in 1940 | 22 | 73.0 |
| Fort Direction | 13.8 | 5.2 | in 1982 | 22 | 48.1 |
| Upper Blessington (Heathcote) | 14.0 | 10.0 | in 1982 | 22 | 69.1 |
| Zeehan (West Coast Pioneers Museum) | 138.6 | 134.6 | in 1985 | 22 | 215.3 |
| Granville Harbour | 67.4 | 55.5 | in 1983 | 21 | 121.8 |
| Little Swanport (Lisdillon) | 12.0 | 10.4 | in 1984 | 21 | 50.2 |
| Bothwell (Franklin Street) | 14.0 | 4.6 | in 1981 | 20 | 54.7 |
| Hobart (Strickland Reserve) | 41.2 | 36.0 | in 1982 | 20 | 84.6 |
| Huonville (Tutton Avenue) | 35.2 | 31.1 | in 1977 | 20 | 69.6 |
| Surprise Bay | 28.6 | 17.2 | in 1914 | 20 | 74.4 |
| Record lowest total January to October rainfall - selected sites | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total rainfall for January to October 2008 (mm) |
Previous lowest for January to October |
Years of record |
Average for January to October |
||
| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 278.6 | 292.5 | in 1934 | 134 | 470.5 |
| Lake Leake (Elizabeth River) | 352.6 | 375.6 | in 1994 | 116 | 693.6 |
| Lewis Hill (St Pauls River) | 224.8 | 248.9 | in 1982 | 73 | 518.1 |
| Bagdad Post Office | 245.8 | 280.6 | in 2006 | 72 | 466.5 |
| Flinders Island Airport | 352.5 | 364.0 | in 1994 | 63 | 632.3 |
| Grove (Comparison) | 389.0 | 405.6 | in 2006 | 55 | 611.8 |
| Orford (Aubin Court) | 280.0 | 321.0 | in 1994 | 55 | 536.2 |
| Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir) | 385.8 | 410.0 | in 1963 | 54 | 628.8 |
| Levendale | 366.4 | 394.6 | in 2006 | 54 | 608.5 |
| Hobart Airport | 234.8 | 235.2 | in 2006 | 50 | 397.7 |
| Memana (Babel Farm) | 412.9 | 440.2 | in 1994 | 38 | 657.1 |
| Rotherwood | 322.6 | 340.6 | in 2006 | 36 | 474.9 |
| Geeveston (Cemetery Road) | 579.8 | 585.2 | in 1989 | 33 | 728.1 |
| Nugent (Twilight Valley) | 417.0 | 438.6 | in 1987 | 24 | 655.3 |
| Risdon Vale (Poplar Road) | 235.6 | 267.2 | in 2006 | 24 | 431.0 |
| Tea Tree (The Point) | 247.8 | 289.6 | in 2006 | 22 | 427.3 |
| Blackmans Bay Treatment Plant | 298.8 | 361.4 | in 1993 | 20 | 477.2 |
| Record highest October mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mean daily maximum temperature for October 2008 (°C) |
Previous highest for October |
Years of record |
Average for October |
||
| Eddystone Point | 18.0 | = 18.0 | in 2006 | 51 | 16.0 |
| Flinders Island Airport | 18.3 | = 18.3 | in 1963 | 46 | 16.3 |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 19.1 | 19.0 | in 1991 | 26 | 17.2 |
| Fingal (Legge Street) | 19.5 | 19.0 | in 1991 | 23 | 16.6 |
| Wynyard Airport | 17.3 | 16.7 | in 1997 | 22 | 15.2 |
| Highest October mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mean daily maximum temperature for October 2008 (°C) |
Most recent higher for October |
Years since higher |
Average for October |
||
| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 19.9 | 20.0 | in 1963 | 45 | 17.4 |
| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 19.0 | 19.7 | in 1963 | 45 | 16.8 |
| Hobart Airport | 19.4 | 19.9 | in 1963 | 45 | 16.9 |
| Burnie (Round Hill) | 16.9 | 17.3 | in 1981 | 27 | 15.6 |
| Orford (Aubin Court) | 18.6 | 19.0 | in 1981 | 27 | 16.9 |
| Mount Wellington | 9.1 | 10.8 | in 1963 | 24 | 6.6 |
| Scamander | 19.6 | 19.7 | in 1977 | 21 | 16.7 |
| Record highest October daily minimum temperature | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Highest daily minimum temperature in October 2008 (°C) |
Previous highest for October |
Years of record |
Average for October |
|||
| Eddystone Point | 14.5 | on the 27th | 14.4 | on the 25th in 2005 | 52 | 8.9 |
| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 15.9 | on the 27th | = 15.9 | on the 12th in 2006 | 35 | 8.2 |
| Record lowest October temperature | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lowest temperature in October 2008 (°C) |
Previous lowest for October |
Years of record |
Average for October |
|||
| Geeveston (Cemetery Road) | -1.4 | on the 23rd | = -1.4 | on the 1st in 1990 | 24 | 5.7 |
| Lowest October mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mean daily minimum temperature for October 2008 (°C) |
Most recent lower for October |
Years since lower |
Average for October |
||
| Macquarie Island | 1.0 | 0.8 | in 1977 | 31 | 1.9 |
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Summaries
In this table, key sites have been highlighted to make them easier to find. This table is very wide and may not fit if printed.
| Summary statistics for October 2008 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum temperatures for October (°C) |
Minimum temperatures for October (°C) |
Rainfall for October (millimetres) |
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| Mean for October 2008 |
Diff from average |
Highest for October 2008 |
Mean for October 2008 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for October 2008 |
Total for October 2008 |
Average for October |
Rank of October 2008 |
Fraction of October average |
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| Northern (district 91) | ||||||||||||
| Bridport | 16.6 | +0.1 | 21.2 | 26th | 8.4 | +0.4 | 2.9 | 7th | 8.8 | 60.3 | very low | 15% |
| Burnie | 16.9 | +1.0 | 22.3 | 31st | 9.2 | +1.3 | 4.3 | 4th | 9.8 | 86.3 | lowest | 11% |
| Cape Grim BAPS | 14.8 | +0.6 | 21.0 | 26th | 9.9 | +0.7 | 6.2 | 23rd | 17.6 | 61.3 | lowest | 29% |
| Cressy Research Station | 18.2 | +1.1 | 25.0 | 27th | 4.7 | -0.3 | -4.2 | 23rd | 4.8 | 50.1 | very low | 10% |
| Devonport Airport | 16.7 | +0.9 | 24.8 | 31st | 8.0 | +0.7 | 1.7 | 22nd | 6.6 | 65.1 | very low | 10% |
| Launceston | 19.1 | +1.1 | 24.7 | 27th | 7.2 | +0.3 | 0.2 | 23rd | 9.9 | 51.8 | lowest | 19% |
| Launceston Airport | 18.2 | 25.2 | 27th | 5.2 | -1.1 | 7th | 10.2 | |||||
| Launceston Airport Comparison | 17.3 | +0.9 | 24.2 | 27th | 5.9 | +0.4 | -0.9 | 23rd | 11.0 | 60.2 | lowest | 18% |
| Low Head | 15.5 | +0.3 | 20.3 | 26th | 10.0 | +0.5 | 4.8 | 23rd | 6.0 | 54.3 | very low | 11% |
| Luncheon Hill | 13.2 | -1.2 | 21.2 | 26th | 5.1 | -0.8 | 0.9 | 22nd | 49.6 | 136.4 | very low | 36% |
| Marrawah | 15.3 | +0.4 | 23.0 | 26th | 9.0 | +0.9 | 4.0 | 23rd | 29.2 | 89.1 | lowest | 33% |
| Scottsdale | 16.7 | +0.3 | 23.0 | 26th | 6.1 | +0.3 | -0.8 | 7th | 19.4 | 84.9 | lowest | 23% |
| Sheffield School Farm | 15.9 | +0.9 | 22.3 | 31st | 5.9 | +0.2 | 0.9 | 4th | 11.8 | 79.9 | low | 15% |
| Smithton Aerodrome | 16.5 | +0.3 | 22.8 | 26th | 7.6 | +0.6 | 0.4 | 23rd | 16.2 | 82.8 | very low | 20% |
| Wynyard Airport | 17.3 | +1.3 | 23.0 | 31st | 6.8 | +0.7 | 0.1 | 4th | 11.6 | 98.3 | lowest | 12% |
| East Coast (district 92) | ||||||||||||
| Bicheno | 18.8 | +1.4 | 28.1 | 27th | 9.1 | +0.6 | 3.9 | 7th | 22.4 | 55.8 | low | 40% |
| Eddystone Point | 18.0 | +1.6 | 24.1 | 12th | 9.5 | +0.4 | 3.5 | 7th | 25.0 | 69.1 | very low | 36% |
| Fingal | 19.5 | +2.1 | 29.7 | 27th | 4.3 | -0.5 | -2.1 | 23rd | 8.2 | 54.9 | very low | 15% |
| Friendly Beaches | 19.4 | +1.4 | 32.3 | 27th | 8.7 | +0.1 | 2.5 | 23rd | 19.6 | 65.2 | very low | 30% |
| Lake Leake | 15.0 | +1.3 | 25.1 | 27th | 3.4 | -0.1 | -4.2 | 23rd | 20.4 | 76.0 | very low | 27% |
| Maria Island | 18.1 | 26.8 | 27th | 9.4 | 4.6 | 23rd | 12.4 | |||||
| Orford | 18.6 | +1.3 | 31.2 | 27th | 8.3 | +1.2 | 0.6 | 23rd | 23.4 | 60.1 | very low | 39% |
| Scamander | 19.6 | +2.1 | 29.3 | 27th | 8.5 | +0.5 | 3.0 | 7th | 21.0 | 63.7 | low | 33% |
| St Helens Aerodrome | 18.8 | 26.3 | 27th | 8.4 | 2.0 | 7th | 15.6 | |||||
| Swan Island | 16.1 | 20.6 | 26th | 10.3 | 5.9 | 7th | 25.2 | |||||
| Swansea Post Office | 19.4 | +1.6 | 32.2 | 27th | 7.0 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 23rd | 5.6 | 53.4 | lowest | 10% |
| Midlands (district 93) | ||||||||||||
| Ross | 18.3 | +1.3 | 27.9 | 27th | 4.8 | -0.1 | -5.6 | 23rd | 9.4 | 43.4 | very low | 22% |
| Southeast (district 94) | ||||||||||||
| Bull Bay | 17.4 | +0.9 | 27.5 | 27th | 8.1 | +0.2 | 3.3 | 23rd | 21.4 | 55.6 | very low | 38% |
| Campania | 20.1 | 30.9 | 27th | 7.0 | -1.6 | 23rd | 14.4 | |||||
| Cape Bruny | 15.9 | +0.7 | 25.6 | 27th | 8.7 | +0.4 | 4.1 | 23rd | 42.0 | 69.0 | very low | 61% |
| Cape Bruny Lighthouse | 15.2 | +0.8 | 24.3 | 27th | 8.5 | +0.6 | 3.6 | 8th | 55.2 | 83.8 | low | 66% |
| Dover | 16.5 | +0.4 | 27.3 | 27th | 7.2 | +0.7 | -0.1 | 23rd | 41.6 | 87.2 | very low | 48% |
| Geeveston | 17.3 | +0.9 | 27.0 | 28th | 7.1 | +1.0 | -1.4 | 23rd | 46.4 | 92.7 | very low | 50% |
| Grove | 17.9 | +1.0 | 27.6 | 27th | 6.6 | +0.9 | -2.0 | 23rd | 21.8 | 69.2 | lowest | 32% |
| Grove | 17.7 | 27.5 | 27th | 5.9 | -2.6 | 23rd | 23.0 | |||||
| Hobart | 19.0 | +2.0 | 30.6 | 27th | 8.8 | +1.1 | 2.1 | 23rd | 19.8 | 61.8 | very low | 32% |
| Hobart Airport | 19.4 | +2.1 | 30.2 | 27th | 8.3 | +0.8 | 1.8 | 23rd | 14.2 | 47.0 | lowest | 30% |
| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 13.2 | -0.1 | 21.7 | 18th | 7.9 | +0.5 | 4.0 | 4th | 101.4 | 106.6 | average | 95% |
| Melton Mowbray | 18.5 | +1.9 | 30.2 | 26th | 6.2 | +0.6 | -3.5 | 23rd | 12.8 | 43.0 | very low | 30% |
| Mount Wellington | 9.1 | +2.2 | 20.6 | 27th | 0.7 | +0.6 | -4.7 | 7th | 22.2 | 77.6 | lowest | 29% |
| Tasman Island | 14.6 | 25.9 | 27th | 7.8 | 3.9 | 23rd | 34.6 | |||||
| Tunnack Fire Station | 16.3 | +1.9 | 27.0 | 27th | 4.8 | +0.4 | -3.6 | 23rd | 36.0 | 56.9 | low | 63% |
| Derwent Valley (district 95) | ||||||||||||
| Bushy Park | 19.9 | +2.3 | 29.6 | 26th | 6.3 | +0.5 | -0.4 | 29th | 11.6 | 57.6 | lowest | 20% |
| Maydena Post Office | 16.1 | +0.6 | 27.0 | 26th | 5.7 | +0.9 | -1.2 | 23rd | 56.8 | 126.8 | very low | 45% |
| Ouse Fire Station | 18.9 | +1.4 | 29.9 | 26th | 6.0 | +0.6 | -3.5 | 23rd | 8.4 | 57.5 | very low | 15% |
| Tarraleah Village | 14.5 | +1.0 | 25.3 | 26th | 4.0 | +0.7 | -1.8 | 23rd | 46.9 | 111.9 | very low | 42% |
| Central Plateau (district 96) | ||||||||||||
| Butlers Gorge | 13.0 | +0.6 | 24.5 | 26th | 2.9 | +0.5 | -4.9 | 29th | 89.4 | 161.5 | low | 55% |
| Lake St Clair National Park | 13.4 | +0.9 | 24.3 | 26th | 3.0 | +0.9 | -4.3 | 23rd | 85.0 | 183.5 | lowest | 46% |
| Liawenee | 12.6 | 22.9 | 27th | 1.1 | -7.5 | 23rd | 18.2 | |||||
| West Coast (district 97) | ||||||||||||
| Hartz Mountain | 11.2 | +0.5 | 22.5 | 26th | 3.1 | +0.6 | -1.3 | 22nd | 57.4 | 92.6 | low | 62% |
| Mount Read | 7.5 | +0.1 | 18.1 | 26th | 1.6 | +0.3 | -3.0 | 22nd | ||||
| Scotts Peak Dam | 14.8 | +0.7 | 26.7 | 26th | 5.8 | +0.8 | 1.4 | 23rd | 143.4 | 176.9 | low | 81% |
| Strahan Aerodrome | 16.3 | +0.4 | 26.6 | 18th | 8.1 | +0.7 | 3.1 | 29th | 92.0 | 126.8 | low | 73% |
| Strathgordon Village | 14.1 | +0.5 | 23.5 | 26th | 5.8 | +0.4 | 0.0 | 24th | 231.8 | 255.1 | average | 91% |
| Warra | 14.0 | 25.3 | 26th | 5.2 | -0.8 | 23rd | 147.2 | |||||
| King Island (district 98) | ||||||||||||
| King Island Airport | 16.9 | +1.3 | 27.9 | 26th | 9.1 | +0.3 | 0.8 | 23rd | 25.0 | 75.0 | lowest | 33% |
| Flinders Island (district 99) | ||||||||||||
| Flinders Island Airport | 18.3 | +1.6 | 27.3 | 12th | 9.1 | +0.6 | 1.1 | 20th | 4.1 | 60.6 | lowest | 7% |
| Hogan Island | 17.1 | 27.8 | 26th | 10.6 | 8.0 | 7th | 9.8 | |||||
| Antarctica and Macquarie Island (district 300) | ||||||||||||
| Macquarie Island | 5.5 | -0.3 | 7.8 | 13th | 1.0 | -1.0 | -2.0 | 8th | 115.2 | 76.0 | very high | 152% |
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Notes
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 11 am on 10am Monday 12 January 2009. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
Averages 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.
Further information
Ian Barnes-KeoghanMeteorologist
Tasmania and Antarctica Climate Services Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (03) 6221 2043
Email climate.tas@bom.gov.au