Tuesday, 1 September 2009 - Monthly Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC17R0
Tasmania in August 2009: Wet, windy and warm
- Nearly all of Tasmania wetter than usual, with flooding in the north and east
- Frequent strong and damaging winds
- Warmest on record overnight temperatures
- Few cold days
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Details
Exceptionally wet: Nearly all of Tasmania was wetter than usual in August, and it was the third month in a row with above-average rainfall over widespread areas. Several sites, including Bothwell, Zeehan and Westbury had their wettest August on record or their wettest August in decades. Over 500 mm fell at many sites in the west; Lake Margaret Power Station was the wettest with 620 mm (Mount Read, which probably would have received more rain even than that, was unfortunately not working for most of the month). Only a few sites in the southeast and near Swansea had less than 100 mm, and only the Tasman Peninsula was drier than usual for August. The lowest monthly total was 50.8 mm at Eaglehawk Neck.
In the west, north and south the rain came from cold fronts that regularly crossed the state, but an easterly wind regime between the 10th and 13th caused most of the rain in the east. Very heavy rain fell on the 12th as a low pressure system persisted near Flinders Island. St Marys received over 140 mm in one day, and Lake Leake and Mount Wellington had their wettest August day on record. Flooding was common throughout the month, with moderate floods on a number of days and a major flood in the South Esk river on the 13th.
Exceptionally windy: Many of the cold fronts which crossed the state during the month were accompanied by strong and gusty winds and by many measures it was the windiest August on record. Almost every site had its highest mean daily wind speed for August, and some sites had their highest mean daily wind speed for any time of the year. The wind speed at Hobart averaged 21 km/h, well above the August mean of 16 km/h and the fourth highest for any month. Devonport, which usually has no gusts to 80 km/h in August, had gusts at least this strong on seven days and Maatsuyker Island equalled its strongest wind gust on record on the 31st, when gusts reached 174 km/h. Gusts also exceeded 150 km/h on the 26th or 31st at Cape Grim, Hogan Island, Scotts Peak and Mount Wellington. Other very windy days included the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 7th, 16th and 21st.Exceptionally mild nights: Because it was often windy, cloudy or raining in August, many nights during the month were much warmer than usual, particularly between the 7th and 24th. Apart from sites in the west, almost everywhere had their highest August mean daily minimum temperature on record and averaged over the whole state August nights were their warmest on record. Mean minima for the month were about a degree above average in the west and mostly two to three degrees above average elsewhere.There was a distinct lack of cold nights: Burnie did not drop below 4°C and Launceston did not drop below 0°C; on average these occur about 5 or 6 times in August. The coldest night was −5.8°C at Mount Wellington on the 25th. Orford had its warmest August night on record to 9 am on the 7th when it didn't fall below 11.6°C, and Flinders Island's 13.5°C on the 16th was its highest August minimum temperature since 1983 and the warmest overnight temperature for the month.
Not really cold until the end: Cold temperatures at the end of the month were more than balanced by several warm days in the preceding weeks. Most areas were about half a degree warmer than usual overall, except for a few inland sites in the south which were cooler than usual by a comparable amount. Wynyard had its highest August mean daily maximum temperature on record, and all other sites on the north coast were their warmest in at least a decade. The warmest days were around the 15th and 19th; in the southeast and on the east coast temperatures peaked near 20°C on the 15th and 16th. Most sites had their coldest day on the 29th, when rain and cloud suppressed temperatures and many maxima were over five degrees cooler than usual. Hobart struggled to reach 7°C during the daylight hours, and Swansea (9.4°C) had its coldest August day since 1987. There were no significant cold outbreaks until the end of the month. On the last day, snow fell to around 300 metres in the south.
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 |
20.8°C at Bushy Park and Dover on the 15th |
|---|---|
| Warmest days on average Highest mean daily maximum temperature |
15.8°C at Bicheno and Scamander |
| Coolest days on average Lowest mean daily maximum temperature |
3.1°C at Mount Wellington |
| Coldest day Lowest daily maximum temperature |
−0.4°C at Mount Wellington on the 25th |
| Coldest night Lowest temperature |
−5.8°C at Mount Wellington on the 25th |
| Coolest nights on average Lowest mean daily minimum temperature |
−1.9°C at Mount Wellington |
| Warmest nights on average Highest mean daily minimum temperature |
9.2°C at Low Head |
| Warmest night Highest daily minimum temperature |
13.5°C at Flinders Island Airport on the 16th |
| Wettest overall Highest total rainfall |
620.2 mm at Lake Margaret Power Station |
| Driest overall Lowest total rainfall |
50.8 mm at Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road) |
| Wettest day Highest daily rainfall |
142.6 mm at St Marys (Clive Street) on the 13th |
| Highest wind gust |
174 km/h at Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse on the 31st |
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Records
| Record highest August daily rainfall | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Highest daily rainfall in August 2009 (mm) |
Previous highest for August |
Years of record |
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| Lake Leake (Elizabeth River) | 81.4 | on the 13th | 81.3 | on the 2nd in 1915 | 109 | |
| Mount Wellington | 62.4 | on the 13th | 54.1 | on the 17th in 1970 | 29 | |
| Record highest total August rainfall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total rainfall for August 2009 (mm) |
Previous highest for August |
Years of record |
Average for August |
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| Lake Leake (Elizabeth River) | 301.6 | 249.5 | in 1970 | 118 | 77.8 |
| Bothwell (Cluny) | 142.4 | 141.8 | in 1939 | 95 | 49.1 |
| Lewis Hill (St Pauls River) | 209.8 | 191.3 | in 1958 | 80 | 59.5 |
| Victoria Valley (Glenrowan) | 253.0 | 211.4 | in 1970 | 70 | 85.5 |
| Lake Margaret Power Station | 620.2 | 565.9 | in 1946 | 65 | 318.0 |
| Memana (Babel Farm) | 197.0 | 187.6 | in 1991 | 46 | 78.6 |
| Tooms Lake (Tooms River) | 219.8 | 206.2 | in 1970 | 45 | 62.1 |
| Savage River Mine | 424.6 | 400.6 | in 1991 | 43 | 232.8 |
| Strathgordon Village | 570.6 | 474.4 | in 2003 | 42 | 293.6 |
| Zeehan (West Coast Pioneers Museum) | 528.2 | 478.2 | in 1991 | 40 | 281.7 |
| Geeveston (Cemetery Road) | 225.0 | 189.5 | in 1991 | 38 | 102.8 |
| Rotherwood | 138.8 | 125.8 | in 1981 | 38 | 57.1 |
| Westbury (Birralee Road) | 203.5 | 201.8 | in 2005 | 31 | 93.2 |
| Risdon Vale (Poplar Road) | 112.6 | 104.9 | in 1970 | 30 | 49.3 |
| Tea Tree (The Point) | 122.0 | 88.2 | in 2001 | 24 | 49.7 |
| Cape Grim BAPS | 208.6 | 176.6 | in 1991 | 23 | 89.0 |
| Lake St Clair National Park | 519.1 | 367.0 | in 1991 | 20 | 252.6 |
| Highest total August rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total rainfall for August 2009 (mm) |
Most recent higher for August |
Years since higher |
Average for August |
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| Tarraleah Village | 311.6 | 376.0 | in 1936 | 73 | 126.1 |
| Avoca (Railway House) | 150.4 | 175.8 | in 1939 | 69 | 54.5 |
| Ringarooma (Fry Street) | 344.0 | 375.8 | in 1939 | 64 | 148.8 |
| Gladstone (Old Post Office) | 229.6 | 270.2 | in 1939 | 63 | 86.4 |
| Mangalore (Mangalore Farm) | 123.0 | 127.9 | in 1946 | 60 | 42.0 |
| Bronte Heights | 240.9 | 319.0 | in 1936 | 57 | 99.1 |
| Elliott Research Station | 289.2 | 338.0 | in 1955 | 54 | 151.1 |
| Butlers Gorge | 446.2 | 449.7 | in 1946 | 53 | 181.9 |
| Waratah (Mount Road) | 558.0 | 568.9 | in 1936 | 53 | 253.9 |
| Irishtown | 291.6 | 316.4 | in 1955 | 48 | 144.0 |
| Lady Barron (Franklin Parade) | 175.8 | 299.3 | in 1955 | 46 | 75.5 |
| Oatlands Post Office | 109.4 | 110.8 | in 1970 | 38 | 45.3 |
| York Plains (Handroyd) | 116.0 | 144.8 | in 1970 | 38 | 47.9 |
| Waddamana Field Study Centre | 227.6 | 232.4 | in 1970 | 37 | 85.9 |
| Bagdad Post Office | 122.0 | 131.1 | in 1970 | 36 | 48.9 |
| Wynyard Airport | 229.2 | 273.1 | in 1955 | 29 | 112.0 |
| Yolla (Sea View) | 316.4 | 366.0 | in 1981 | 28 | 180.7 |
| Eddystone Point | 147.0 | 190.8 | in 1984 | 25 | 71.3 |
| Fingal (Legge Street) | 156.0 | 189.6 | in 1984 | 25 | 58.9 |
| St Marys (Clive Street) | 313.4 | 321.2 | in 1984 | 25 | 90.0 |
| Swansea Post Office | 98.4 | 155.7 | in 1984 | 25 | 44.0 |
| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 117.3 | 161.7 | in 1984 | 24 | 50.6 |
| Nugent (Twilight Valley) | 190.8 | 215.2 | in 1984 | 24 | 82.8 |
| Record highest August mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mean daily maximum temperature for August 2009 (°C) |
Previous highest for August |
Years of record |
Average for August |
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| Wynyard Airport | 14.3 | 14.1 | in 1999 | 22 | 13.2 |
| Record highest August daily minimum temperature | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Highest daily minimum temperature in August 2009 (°C) |
Previous highest for August |
Years of record |
Average for August |
|||
| Orford (Aubin Court) | 11.6 | on the 7th | 11.5 | on the 30th in 2005 | 42 | 4.1 |
| Record highest August mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mean daily minimum temperature for August 2009 (°C) |
Previous highest for August |
Years of record |
Average for August |
||
| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 7.2 | 7.1 | in 1980 | 127 | 5.2 |
| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 4.7 | = 4.7 | in 1939 | 73 | 2.3 |
| Burnie (Round Hill) | 7.8 | 7.6 | in 1999 | 59 | 6.1 |
| Grove (Comparison) | 5.6 | 5.2 | in 2005 | 52 | 2.7 |
| Swansea Post Office | 6.9 | 6.0 | in 1969 | 52 | 4.3 |
| Eddystone Point | 8.6 | 8.5 | in 1969 | 51 | 7.1 |
| Hobart Airport | 7.1 | 6.4 | in 2005 | 51 | 4.6 |
| Butlers Gorge | 2.2 | = 2.2 | in 1945 | 48 | 0.0 |
| Flinders Island Airport | 8.8 | 8.6 | in 1982 | 47 | 6.6 |
| Orford (Aubin Court) | 6.7 | 5.5 | in 1993 | 41 | 4.1 |
| Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 5.6 | = 5.6 | in 1993 | 29 | 3.8 |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 6.6 | 5.2 | in 1993 | 26 | 3.5 |
| Scamander | 7.5 | 6.2 | in 2007 | 25 | 5.1 |
| Fingal (Legge Street) | 4.5 | 2.5 | in 1993 | 23 | 1.0 |
| Geeveston (Cemetery Road) | 5.8 | 5.6 | in 2005 | 22 | 2.7 |
| Wynyard Airport | 6.0 | 5.9 | in 1993 | 22 | 3.9 |
| Highest August mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mean daily minimum temperature for August 2009 (°C) |
Most recent higher for August |
Years since higher |
Average for August |
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| Marrawah | 8.3 | 8.4 | in 1982 | 27 | 6.9 |
| Macquarie Island | 2.7 | 3.1 | in 1989 | 20 | 1.5 |
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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 August 2009 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum temperatures for August (°C) |
Minimum temperatures for August (°C) |
Rainfall for August (millimetres) |
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| Mean for August 2009 |
Diff from average |
Highest for August 2009 |
Mean for August 2009 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for August 2009 |
Total for August 2009 |
Average for August |
Rank of August 2009 |
Fraction of August average |
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| Northern (district 91) | ||||||||||||
| Bridport | 14.2 | +0.5 | 18.0 | 13th | 7.0 | +1.3 | 2.1 | 31st | 168.2 | 84.5 | very high | 199% |
| Burnie | 14.1 | +1.0 | 18.6 | 13th | 7.8 | +1.7 | 4.8 | 5th | 189.9 | 109.4 | very high | 174% |
| Cape Grim BAPS | 13.6 | +0.9 | 16.1 | 15th | 9.0 | +0.7 | 6.9 | 8th | 208.6 | 89.0 | highest | 234% |
| Cressy Research Station | 13.2 | +0.2 | 17.1 | 13th | 5.4 | +3.3 | −1.5 | 5th | 162.6 | 73.4 | high | 222% |
| Devonport Airport | 13.9 | +0.9 | 16.8 | 14th | 7.2 | +2.3 | 2.2 | 5th | 142.8 | 90.1 | high | 158% |
| Launceston | 14.4 | +0.6 | 17.7 | 14th | 6.6 | +3.1 | 0.9 | 5th | 156.8 | 85.6 | high | 183% |
| Launceston Airport | 13.2 | 16.1 | 18th | 5.0 | 0.3 | 2nd | 170.0 | |||||
| Low Head | 13.6 | +0.5 | 15.8 | 16th | 9.2 | +2.2 | 5.4 | 5th | 174.0 | 79.2 | very high | 220% |
| Luncheon Hill | 11.4 | 0.0 | 16.4 | 12th | 5.9 | +0.9 | 2.5 | 30th | 385.8 | 202.0 | very high | 191% |
| Marrawah | 13.7 | +1.0 | 17.2 | 15th | 8.3 | +1.4 | 5.5 | 25th | 204.6 | 130.4 | very high | 157% |
| Scottsdale | 13.0 | +0.4 | 16.7 | 13th | 5.6 | +1.8 | 0.8 | 2nd | 203.0 | 120.3 | very high | 169% |
| Sheffield School Farm | 12.1 | +0.4 | 16.6 | 13th | 5.0 | +1.2 | 1.4 | 5th | 250.4 | 126.4 | very high | 198% |
| Smithton Aerodrome | 14.4 | +0.7 | 17.2 | 19th | 7.2 | +1.9 | 1.6 | 5th | 238.0 | 115.0 | very high | 207% |
| Wynyard Airport | 14.4 | +1.2 | 18.6 | 13th | 6.0 | +2.1 | 0.5 | 5th | 229.2 | 112.0 | very high | 205% |
| East Coast (district 92) | ||||||||||||
| Bicheno | 15.8 | +1.2 | 19.7 | 16th | 7.7 | +1.5 | 3.8 | 2nd | 117.3 | 50.6 | very high | 232% |
| Eddystone Point | 14.7 | +1.1 | 18.2 | 14th | 8.6 | +1.5 | 5.1 | 8th | 147.0 | 71.3 | very high | 206% |
| Fingal | 13.7 | +0.4 | 17.3 | 16th | 4.5 | +3.5 | −1.2 | 5th | 156.0 | 58.9 | very high | 265% |
| Friendly Beaches | 15.3 | +0.6 | 20.2 | 16th | 8.1 | +2.0 | 4.8 | 8th | 72.2 | 51.0 | average | 142% |
| Lake Leake | 9.9 | +0.5 | 17.1 | 16th | 3.2 | +2.7 | −0.4 | 5th | 301.6 | 77.8 | highest | 388% |
| Maria Island | 13.9 | 17.2 | 18th | 8.3 | 5.5 | 29th | 63.6 | |||||
| Orford | 14.5 | +0.5 | 19.3 | 16th | 6.7 | +2.6 | 2.6 | 29th | 121.2 | 60.9 | high | 199% |
| Scamander | 15.7 | +1.0 | 19.2 | 18th | 7.5 | +2.4 | 2.1 | 5th | 136.1 | 59.1 | high | 230% |
| St Helens Aerodrome | 14.8 | 17.9 | 18th | 7.4 | 3.1 | 8th | 156.0 | |||||
| Swansea Post Office | 15.1 | +0.9 | 19.9 | 16th | 6.9 | +2.5 | 1.4 | 5th | 98.4 | 44.0 | very high | 224% |
| Midlands (district 93) | ||||||||||||
| Ross | 12.8 | +0.2 | 16.2 | 18th | 5.5 | +3.4 | 1.2 | 5th | 126.0 | 49.1 | very high | 257% |
| Southeast (district 94) | ||||||||||||
| Campania | 14.0 | 18.5 | 19th | 6.1 | 0.5 | 29th | 93.6 | 53.2 | very high | 176% | ||
| Cape Bruny | 12.9 | +0.1 | 19.6 | 15th | 7.1 | +0.5 | 3.9 | 25th | 96.0 | 93.0 | average | 103% |
| Cape Bruny Lighthouse | 12.6 | +0.7 | 19.1 | 15th | 7.3 | +1.1 | 3.0 | 30th | 126.0 | 93.2 | high | 135% |
| Dover | 13.1 | 0.0 | 20.8 | 15th | 5.8 | +1.9 | 1.0 | 29th | 155.0 | 89.1 | very high | 174% |
| Geeveston | 13.1 | +0.1 | 20.2 | 15th | 5.8 | +3.0 | 0.0 | 29th | 225.0 | 102.8 | highest | 219% |
| Grove | 13.6 | +0.6 | 20.2 | 16th | 5.6 | +2.9 | 0.4 | 29th | 150.8 | 78.0 | very high | 193% |
| Grove | 13.4 | 19.6 | 15th | 5.4 | −0.3 | 29th | 155.4 | |||||
| Hobart | 14.2 | +1.1 | 20.4 | 15th | 7.2 | +2.0 | 2.8 | 29th | 98.0 | 53.1 | high | 185% |
| Hobart Airport | 14.1 | +0.6 | 18.9 | 15th | 7.1 | +2.5 | 3.2 | 29th | 54.2 | 46.6 | high | 116% |
| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 11.6 | +0.4 | 18.2 | 15th | 7.0 | +0.6 | 3.7 | 27th | 144.0 | 123.6 | high | 117% |
| Melton Mowbray | 12.3 | −0.4 | 18.0 | 15th | 5.2 | +2.8 | 1.2 | 29th | 95.8 | 49.6 | high | 193% |
| Mount Wellington | 3.3 | +0.6 | 9.4 | 15th | −1.9 | −0.1 | −5.8 | 25th | ||||
| Tasman Island | 11.7 | 16.3 | 19th | 6.9 | 3.3 | 30th | 53.6 | |||||
| Tunnack Fire Station | 10.4 | −0.3 | 13.6 | 20th | 3.7 | +1.8 | −0.8 | 29th | 123.4 | 60.0 | very high | 206% |
| Derwent Valley (district 95) | ||||||||||||
| Bushy Park | 13.9 | +0.9 | 20.8 | 15th | 4.7 | +2.4 | −0.3 | 5th | 106.0 | 53.8 | very high | 197% |
| Maydena Post Office | 11.5 | −0.5 | 19.4 | 15th | 4.3 | +1.8 | −0.3 | 29th | 290.5 | 156.8 | very high | 185% |
| Ouse Fire Station | 13.5 | −0.3 | 20.4 | 15th | 5.0 | +3.2 | 0.2 | 5th | 142.8 | 63.9 | very high | 223% |
| Tarraleah Village | 8.9 | −0.6 | 15.8 | 16th | 2.5 | +1.7 | 0.0 | 29th | 311.6 | 126.1 | very high | 247% |
| Central Plateau (district 96) | ||||||||||||
| Butlers Gorge | 8.3 | +0.4 | 14.5 | 15th | 2.2 | +2.3 | −1.6 | 29th | 446.2 | 181.9 | very high | 245% |
| Lake St Clair National Park | 7.9 | −0.3 | 13.8 | 15th | 1.9 | +1.8 | −1.4 | 29th | 519.1 | 252.6 | highest | 206% |
| Liawenee | 6.3 | 11.6 | 20th | 0.2 | −3.0 | 30th | 250.6 | |||||
| West Coast (district 97) | ||||||||||||
| Hartz Mountain | 5.9 | −0.9 | 14.5 | 15th | 1.2 | −0.3 | −1.6 | 30th | 215.8 | 113.5 | very high | 190% |
| Scotts Peak Dam | 9.5 | −0.9 | 17.0 | 19th | 4.2 | +0.8 | 0.2 | 26th | 339.0 | 215.9 | very high | 157% |
| Strahan Aerodrome | 13.4 | +0.3 | 19.4 | 19th | 7.3 | +1.6 | 5.0 | 13th | 287.0 | 157.1 | very high | 183% |
| Strathgordon Village | 10.4 | +0.4 | 17.5 | 15th | 4.8 | +1.3 | 1.0 | 29th | 570.6 | 293.6 | highest | 194% |
| Warra | 9.2 | 16.2 | 15th | 3.4 | −1.0 | 29th | 420.4 | |||||
| King Island (district 98) | ||||||||||||
| King Island Airport | 14.4 | +0.8 | 18.2 | 15th | 9.1 | +1.4 | 6.4 | 25th | 142.0 | 115.5 | average | 123% |
| Flinders Island (district 99) | ||||||||||||
| Flinders Island Airport | 14.5 | +0.8 | 19.0 | 6th | 8.8 | +2.2 | 2.0 | 5th | 154.6 | 75.2 | very high | 206% |
| Hogan Island | 13.8 | 18.0 | 16th | 9.1 | 4.8 | 26th | 118.2 | |||||
| Antarctica and Macquarie Island (district 300) | ||||||||||||
| Macquarie Island | 5.5 | +0.5 | 7.7 | 16th | 2.7 | +1.2 | −0.3 | 9th | 72.2 | 73.1 | average | 99% |
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Rainfall totals
| Rainfall summary statistics for August 2009 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total for August 2009 |
Average | Decile for August 2009 |
Ranking for August 2009 |
Rainy days for August 2009 |
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| Northern (district 91) | ||||||||||||
| Barrington Post Office | 237.2 | 141.0 | 9 | high | 27 | |||||||
| Bridport (Sea View Villas) | 168.2 | 84.5 | H | highest | 22 | |||||||
| Burnie (Round Hill) | 189.9 | 109.4 | 10 | very high | 26 | |||||||
| Cape Grim BAPS | 208.6 | 89.0 | H | highest | 30 | |||||||
| Corra Linn (North Esk River) | 156.8 | 77.5 | 8 | high | 25 | |||||||
| Cressy Research Station | 162.6 | 73.4 | 9 | high | 21 | |||||||
| Deloraine Railway Bridge (Meander River) | 317.8 | 94.8 | H | highest | 21 | |||||||
| Deviot Jetty | 215.4 | 101.6 | H | highest | 19 | |||||||
| Devonport Airport | 142.8 | 90.1 | 9 | high | 22 | |||||||
| Elliott Research Station | 289.2 | 151.1 | 10 | very high | 18 | |||||||
| Erriba (Jubb Road) | 359.8 | 201.2 | H | highest | 26 | |||||||
| Forthside Research Station | 186.4 | 116.7 | 9 | high | 16 | |||||||
| Frankford (Rossville) | 232.2 | 126.3 | 10 | very high | 23 | |||||||
| Gowrie Park | 266.4 | 164.6 | 9 | high | 27 | |||||||
| Irishtown | 291.6 | 144.0 | 10 | very high | 30 | |||||||
| Kimberley (Mersey River) | 217.4 | 116.7 | 8 | high | 23 | |||||||
| Latrobe (Coal Road) | 194.0 | 115.3 | 9 | very high | 20 | |||||||
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 156.8 | 85.6 | 9 | high | 25 | |||||||
| Lilydale Post Office | 214.6 | 113.6 | 10 | very high | 16 | |||||||
| Lorinna | 350.8 | 175.6 | 10 | very high | 28 | |||||||
| Low Head | 174.0 | 79.2 | H | highest | 21 | |||||||
| Luncheon Hill (Forestry) | 385.8 | 202.0 | H | highest | 29 | |||||||
| Marrawah | 204.6 | 130.4 | 10 | very high | 31 | |||||||
| Meander (Meander River) | 280.2 | 128.5 | H | highest | 26 | |||||||
| Mount Barrow (South Barrow) | 369.2 | 210.6 | H | highest | 31 | |||||||
| Quamby Bluff | 357.8 | 201.6 | 9 | high | 22 | |||||||
| Ringarooma (Fry Street) | 344.0 | 148.8 | 10 | very high | 24 | |||||||
| Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 203.0 | 120.3 | 10 | very high | 26 | |||||||
| Sheffield School Farm | 250.4 | 126.4 | H | highest | 27 | |||||||
| Smithton Aerodrome | 238.0 | 115.0 | H | highest | 30 | |||||||
| Stanley (Marine Parade) | 222.0 | 114.5 | H | highest | 27 | |||||||
| Three Hummock Island | 196.0 | 119.4 | H | highest | 27 | |||||||
| Ulverstone (Knights Road) | 208.6 | 112.8 | 10 | very high | 23 | |||||||
| Westbury (Birralee Road) | 203.5 | 93.2 | H | highest | 21 | |||||||
| Wynyard Airport | 229.2 | 112.0 | 10 | very high | 28 | |||||||
| Yolla (Sea View) | 316.4 | 180.7 | 10 | very high | 28 | |||||||
| East Coast (district 92) | ||||||||||||
| Avoca (Railway House) | 150.4 | 54.5 | 10 | very high | 18 | |||||||
| Beauty Flat Road | 234.0 | 60.5 | H | highest | 22 | |||||||
| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 117.3 | 50.6 | 10 | very high | 19 | |||||||
| Copping | 96.2 | 79.2 | 7 | average | 15 | |||||||
| Eddystone Point | 147.0 | 71.3 | 10 | very high | 20 | |||||||
| Fingal (Legge Street) | 156.0 | 58.9 | 10 | very high | 21 | |||||||
| Friendly Beaches | 72.2 | 51.0 | 7 | average | 12 | |||||||
| Gladstone (Old Post Office) | 229.6 | 86.4 | 10 | very high | 22 | |||||||
| Lake Leake (Elizabeth River) | 301.6 | 77.8 | H | highest | 27 | |||||||
| Lewis Hill (St Pauls River) | 209.8 | 59.5 | H | highest | 23 | |||||||
| Mathinna (South Esk River) | 223.6 | 79.6 | H | highest | 25 | |||||||
| Nugent (Twilight Valley) | 190.8 | 82.8 | 10 | very high | 23 | |||||||
| Orford (Aubin Court) | 121.2 | 60.9 | 9 | high | 21 | |||||||
| Scamander | 136.1 | 59.1 | 9 | high | 21 | |||||||
| St Marys (Clive Street) | 313.4 | 90.0 | 10 | very high | 23 | |||||||
| Swansea Post Office | 98.4 | 44.0 | 10 | very high | 17 | |||||||
| Tooms Lake (Tooms River) | 219.8 | 62.1 | H | highest | 25 | |||||||
| Upper Esk (South Esk River) | 409.6 | 123.5 | H | highest | 26 | |||||||
| Midlands (district 93) | ||||||||||||
| Birralee Creek | 153.8 | 56.0 | H | highest | 23 | |||||||
| Campbell Town (Elizabeth R) | 129.8 | 54.6 | 10 | very high | 21 | |||||||
| Llewellyn (South Esk River) | 125.8 | 56.0 | 9 | high | 24 | |||||||
| Mount Morriston (Macquarie River) | 111.6 | 36.8 | H | highest | 22 | |||||||
| Oatlands Post Office | 109.4 | 45.3 | 10 | very high | 17 | |||||||
| Ross (Macquarie River) | 121.2 | 45.3 | H | highest | 19 | |||||||
| Ross (The Boulevards) | 126.0 | 49.1 | H | highest | 23 | |||||||
| Rotherwood | 138.8 | 57.1 | H | highest | 20 | |||||||
| Tunbridge (Austin-Vale) | 93.2 | 34.6 | H | highest | 17 | |||||||
| York Plains (Handroyd) | 116.0 | 47.9 | 10 | very high | 20 | |||||||
| Southeast (district 94) | ||||||||||||
| Bagdad Post Office | 122.0 | 48.9 | 10 | very high | 17 | |||||||
| Bellerive (York Street) | 79.8 | 42.2 | 9 | high | 20 | |||||||
| Blackmans Bay Treatment Plant | 79.0 | 55.6 | 8 | high | 14 | |||||||
| Campania (Kincora) | 93.6 | 53.2 | H | highest | 21 | |||||||
| Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) | 96.0 | 93.0 | 5 | average | 24 | |||||||
| Cape Bruny Lighthouse | 126.0 | 93.2 | 8 | high | 27 | |||||||
| Dover | 155.0 | 89.1 | 9 | very high | 27 | |||||||
| Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road) | 50.8 | 84.5 | 3 | low | 21 | |||||||
| Fort Direction | 54.2 | 46.5 | 7 | average | 20 | |||||||
| Geeveston (Cemetery Road) | 225.0 | 102.8 | H | highest | 29 | |||||||
| Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir) | 144.8 | 82.6 | 9 | high | 23 | |||||||
| Grove (Comparison) | 150.8 | 78.0 | 9 | very high | 26 | |||||||
| Hastings Chalet | 243.0 | 152.6 | 9 | very high | 24 | |||||||
| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 98.0 | 53.1 | 9 | high | 25 | |||||||
| Hobart Airport | 54.2 | 46.6 | 8 | high | 18 | |||||||
| Lunawanna | 109.0 | 86.0 | 8 | high | 21 | |||||||
| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 144.0 | 123.6 | 8 | high | 27 | |||||||
| Mangalore (Mangalore Farm) | 123.0 | 42.0 | 10 | very high | 24 | |||||||
| Melton Mowbray (North Stockman) | 95.8 | 49.6 | 9 | high | 25 | |||||||
| Premaydena Hatchery | 63.8 | 79.6 | 4 | average | 21 | |||||||
| Risdon Vale (Poplar Road) | 112.6 | 49.3 | H | highest | 22 | |||||||
| Rokeby (Grange Road East) | 74.6 | 44.3 | 9 | high | 25 | |||||||
| Southport (Huon Highway) | 183.0 | 122.1 | H | highest | 23 | |||||||
| Taroona (Taroona Crescent) | 67.0 | 60.1 | 7 | high | 21 | |||||||
| Tea Tree (The Point) | 122.0 | 49.7 | H | highest | 26 | |||||||
| Tea Tree Point | 113.8 | 54.0 | H | highest | 26 | |||||||
| Tunnack Fire Station | 123.4 | 60.0 | H | highest | 23 | |||||||
| Woodbridge | 130.2 | 92.2 | 9 | high | 22 | |||||||
| Yarlington (Blacks Pinnacle) | 131.6 | 72.2 | H | highest | 25 | |||||||
| Derwent Valley (district 95) | ||||||||||||
| Ashton (Ouse River) | 109.2 | 48.9 | 9 | high | 26 | |||||||
| Bothwell (Cluny) | 142.4 | 49.1 | H | highest | 20 | |||||||
| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 106.0 | 53.8 | 10 | very high | 23 | |||||||
| Maydena Post Office | 290.5 | 156.8 | H | highest | 31 | |||||||
| Ouse Fire Station | 142.8 | 63.9 | H | highest | 26 | |||||||
| Tarraleah Village | 311.6 | 126.1 | 10 | very high | 29 | |||||||
| Victoria Valley (Glenrowan) | 253.0 | 85.5 | H | highest | 21 | |||||||
| Central Plateau (district 96) | ||||||||||||
| Bronte Heights | 240.9 | 99.1 | 10 | very high | 26 | |||||||
| Butlers Gorge | 446.2 | 181.9 | 10 | very high | 31 | |||||||
| Derwent Bridge | 399.0 | 166.7 | H | highest | 31 | |||||||
| Lake St Clair National Park | 519.1 | 252.6 | H | highest | 30 | |||||||
| Waddamana Field Study Centre | 227.6 | 85.9 | 10 | very high | 16 | |||||||
| West Coast (district 97) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Sorell | 214.0 | 149.2 | 9 | high | 28 | |||||||
| Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple) | 215.8 | 113.5 | H | highest | 30 | |||||||
| Lake Margaret Power Station | 620.2 | 318.0 | H | highest | 14 | |||||||
| Low Rocky Point | 215.2 | 154.5 | 9 | high | 28 | |||||||
| Queenstown (South Queenstown) | 553.8 | 283.3 | H | highest | 28 | |||||||
| Rosebery (Gepp Street) | 462.2 | 252.2 | H | highest | 27 | |||||||
| Savage River Mine | 424.6 | 232.8 | H | highest | 27 | |||||||
| Scotts Peak Dam | 339.0 | 215.9 | H | highest | 29 | |||||||
| Strahan Aerodrome | 287.0 | 157.1 | 10 | very high | 29 | |||||||
| Strathgordon Village | 570.6 | 293.6 | H | highest | 30 | |||||||
| Waratah (Mount Road) | 558.0 | 253.9 | 10 | very high | 27 | |||||||
| Zeehan (West Coast Pioneers Museum) | 528.2 | 281.7 | H | highest | 25 | |||||||
| King Island (district 98) | ||||||||||||
| City of Melbourne Bay | 221.4 | 137.0 | 9 | very high | 27 | |||||||
| King Island Airport | 142.0 | 115.5 | 7 | average | 28 | |||||||
| Naracoopa | 173.8 | 126.2 | 9 | high | 28 | |||||||
| Yambacoona | 180.8 | 109.8 | 10 | very high | 31 | |||||||
| Flinders Island (district 99) | ||||||||||||
| Deal Island | 154.8 | 72.9 | 10 | very high | 25 | |||||||
| Flinders Island Airport | 154.6 | 75.2 | 10 | very high | 26 | |||||||
| Lady Barron (Franklin Parade) | 175.8 | 75.5 | 10 | very high | 21 | |||||||
| Memana (Babel Farm) | 197.0 | 78.6 | H | highest | 23 | |||||||
| Antarctica and Macquarie Island (district 300) | ||||||||||||
| Macquarie Island | 72.2 | 73.1 | 6 | average | 25 | |||||||
Notes
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 9 am on Tuesday 1 September 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