Monday, 2 November 2015 - Monthly Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC17R0
Tasmania in October 2015: a very dry, very warm month
Low rainfall and warm temperatures were the defining features of October 2015 in Tasmania. Numerous sites had their driest October on record, resulting in the State-average rain coming in as the driest October on record. Very warm days, especially in the first half of the month, gave many sites their warmest October mean maximum temperature on record.
- Very low rainfall, especially in the north and inland
- Tasmania's driest October on record
- Very warm days, especially in the first half of the month
- Warmest October on record for many sites
- Overnight temperatures also above average
Rainfall was very much below average across Tasmania, with numerous sites having their driest October on record, and large areas of the north and the inland having less than one-tenth of their October average. The State-averaged rainfall was an October record low of 20.6 mm, just one-sixth of the long-term average. Large parts of the State had less than 10 mm of rain for the entire month and several sites around Launceston reported less than 1 mm. While there was some moderate rainfall around the 21st and 26th in the southwest and the southeast, this was not sufficient to raise totals to the October average. The dry October follows below-average rain in September and a winter that was relatively dry in most areas.
The first week of the month brought a string of unseasonably warm days. Friendly Beaches, on the East Coast, reached 33.6 °C on the 6th, the earliest in spring that a Tasmanian site has ever reported such a warm day. The high temperatures were accompanied by strong winds, leading to an early start to the bushfire season. This early-season warmth was followed by another run of warm weather from the 15th to the 20th, with temperatures at some sites again reaching over 30 °C. There were a few cool days, but the mean maximum temperature was at or close to the October record at many sites, including Hobart, Launceston and Burnie. Averaged over the whole State, maximum temperatures were 2.16 °C above normal, the third-highest on record for October. Overnight temperatures were also above average, although typically by less than a degree. Early-season warm to hot weather was experienced across southern Australia, as detailed in a Special Climate Statement.
Hobart reported 4 days of 29 °C (29.1 °C on the 3rd, 29.0 °C on the 5th, 31.7 °C on the 6th and 31.2 °C on the 15th), the most October days so warm since records began in 1882. Despite some cooler weather in the second half of the month, Hobart's mean maximum temperature for October was 19.7 °C, equalling the record set in 1963. This is 2.7 °C above the long-term average. Overnight temperatures were also above average in Hobart, despite a chilly 4 °C on the 13th. Only 14 mm of rain was recorded in the city, well down on the 62 mm average for October.
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes in October 2015 | |
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Hottest day | 33.6 °C at Friendly Beaches on the 6th |
Warmest days on average | 21.7 °C at Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) |
Coolest days on average | 10.9 °C at Mount Read |
Coldest day | 3.0 °C at Kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on the 12th |
Coldest night | -6.4 °C at Liawenee on the 17th |
Coolest nights on average | 1.3 °C at Liawenee |
Warmest nights on average | 11.4 °C at Hogan Island |
Warmest night | 17.9 °C at Friendly Beaches on the 6th |
Warmest on average overall | 15.3 °C at Hogan Island |
Coolest on average overall | 6.6 °C at Mount Read |
Wettest overall | 65.6 mm at Tim Shea (Summit) |
Driest overall | 0.4 mm at Corra Linn (North Esk River) |
Wettest day | 26.2 mm at Tim Shea (Summit) on the 21st |
Strongest wind gust | 143 km/h at Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse on the 6th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Record lowest October total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 10.6 | 11.6 | in 2008 | 142 | 57.0 |
Fingal (Legge Street) | 2.8 | 3.8 | in 1913 | 133 | 53.8 |
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 35.4 | 39.6 | in 1929 | 125 | 105.1 |
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River) | 8.0 | 11.3 | in 1940 | 124 | 74.5 |
Ulverstone (Knights Road) | 4.4 | 6.6 | in 1914 | 115 | 86.6 |
Waratah (Mount Road) | 6.2 | 36.7 | in 1914 | 114 | 196.7 |
Lilydale Post Office | 2.8 | 6.9 | in 1914 | 111 | 79.1 |
Ringarooma (Main Street) | 4.6 | 18.1 | in 1914 | 111 | 107.7 |
Premaydena Hatchery | 13.2 | 14.8 | in 1914 | 110 | 67.2 |
Yolla (Sea View) | 7.8 | 19.2 | in 2008 | 109 | 125.5 |
Larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 4.6 | 5.0 | in 1982 | 107 | 68.1 |
Naracoopa | 4.6 | 30.6 | in 2008 | 103 | 83.8 |
Colebrook (The Meadows) | 4.2 | 14.2 | in 1982 | 100 | 60.5 |
York Plains (Handroyd) | 5.6 | 14.7 | in 1967 | 100 | 53.3 |
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road) | 13.4 | 23.5 | in 1963 | 96 | 77.3 |
Cape Sorell | 15.4 | 40.1 | in 1914 | 91 | 106.3 |
Bronte Heights | 14.2 | 25.4 | in 1965 | 88 | 89.1 |
Launceston (Kings Meadows) | 0.8 | 9.6 | in 1982 | 84 | 58.9 |
City of Melbourne Bay | 4.6 | 30.2 | in 1991 | 83 | 87.5 |
Wattle Hill | 8.6 | 13.0 | in 1954 | 83 | 58.4 |
Lady Barron (Franklin Parade) | 1.0 | 2.5 | in 1914 | 81 | 60.6 |
Flinders Island Airport | 1.8 | 4.1 | in 2008 | 72 | 58.5 |
Burnie (Round Hill) | 7.5 | 9.8 | in 2008 | 71 | 83.6 |
Lake Margaret Power Station | 47.2 | 121.9 | in 1969 | 71 | 272.5 |
Levendale | 11.8 | 13.8 | in 1940 | 71 | 70.2 |
Butlers Gorge | 38.8 | 42.2 | in 1963 | 65 | 159.8 |
Woodbridge | 27.0 | 32.2 | in 2003 | 64 | 84.2 |
Redpa (Greenes Road) | 9.8 | 29.6 | in 2008 | 61 | 95.2 |
Lorinna | 4.4 | 16.8 | in 2008 | 60 | 115.9 |
Hobart Airport | 6.8 | 14.2 | in 2008 | 58 | 45.6 |
Waterhouse(Barooga) | 4.8 | 9.2 | in 2008 | 55 | 52.3 |
Memana (Babel Farm) | 3.4 | 7.8 | in 2008 | 54 | 53.4 |
Pyengana (Forest Lodge Road) | 12.4 | 18.2 | in 1972 | 54 | 98.7 |
Devonport Airport | 3.6 | 5.8 | in 2006 | 53 | 62.5 |
Tomahawk (Carisbrooke) | 4.4 | 10.6 | in 2006 | 50 | 57.0 |
Weetah (Weetah Road) | 1.4 | 9.6 | in 2006 | 50 | 77.6 |
Barrington Post Office | 8.4 | 13.7 | in 2008 | 49 | 86.2 |
Fern Tree (Grays Road) | 44.8 | 46.4 | in 1972 | 49 | 110.3 |
Kimberley (Siding) | 7.4 | 9.4 | in 2006 | 49 | 69.1 |
Margate (Sunnyside) | 20.2 | 24.8 | in 2008 | 48 | 69.7 |
Savage River Mine | 13.0 | 65.8 | in 2009 | 48 | 166.4 |
Zeehan (West Coast Pioneers Museum) | 32.6 | 72.4 | in 2009 | 47 | 207.8 |
Marrawah | 5.2 | 29.2 | in 2008 | 45 | 86.2 |
Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 14.2 | 19.4 | in 2008 | 45 | 80.9 |
Rotherwood | 7.2 | 14.0 | in 2008 | 44 | 55.3 |
Huonville (Tutton Avenue) | 9.0 | 27.3 | in 1969 | 42 | 68.5 |
King Island Airport | 3.6 | 25.0 | in 2008 | 41 | 71.7 |
Lucaston (Bakers Creek Road) | 23.8 | 31.8 | in 2008 | 36 | 83.3 |
Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 0.6 | 9.9 | in 2008 | 35 | 49.3 |
Nugent (Twilight Valley) | 13.2 | 14.7 | in 1982 | 33 | 63.3 |
Loongana (Serendipity) | 6.2 | 31.2 | in 2008 | 30 | 143.2 |
Tea Tree (The Point) | 5.4 | 14.8 | in 2008 | 30 | 50.7 |
Cape Grim BAPS (Comparison) | 2.4 | 17.6 | in 2008 | 29 | 59.8 |
Richmond (Strathayr) | 8.0 | 14.0 | in 2008 | 28 | 48.5 |
Lake St Clair National Park | 54.4 | 73.6 | in 2009 | 27 | 179.0 |
Maydena Post Office | 39.6 | 49.0 | in 2012 | 24 | 117.5 |
Three Hummock Island | 3.4 | 13.5 | in 2006 | 24 | 59.9 |
Nierinna (Cuthberts Road) | 27.8 | 38.0 | in 2008 | 23 | 85.5 |
Ross (The Boulevards) | 3.2 | 9.4 | in 2008 | 23 | 40.7 |
Low Rocky Point | 38.6 | 43.8 | in 2009 | 22 | 108.0 |
Mount Victoria (Una Plain) | 12.4 | 28.7 | in 1965 | 22 | 136.5 |
Llewellyn (South Esk River) | 10.0 | 10.2 | in 2008 | 21 | 42.6 |
Meander (Meander River) | 2.4 | 8.4 | in 2008 | 21 | 61.5 |
Yarlington (Blacks Pinnacle) | 9.0 | 26.8 | in 2003 | 21 | 58.4 |
Derwent Bridge | 36.6 | 61.6 | in 2008 | 20 | 136.8 |
Luncheon Hill (Forestry) | 5.8 | 49.6 | in 2008 | 20 | 126.5 |
Quamby Bluff | 2.4 | 15.8 | in 2008 | 20 | 93.2 |
Strathbridge (Meander River) | 2.2 | 5.8 | in 2006 | 20 | 44.1 |
Lowest October total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent lower |
Average for October |
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Avoca (Railway House) | 7.4 | 4.3 | in 1902* | 52.5 | |
Deal Island | 4.2 | 2.5 | in 1914* | 60.3 | |
Latrobe (Coal Hill Road) | 8.0 | 7.4 | in 1914* | 83.1 | |
Pioneer (Main Road) | 6.4 | 4.4 | in 1914* | 88.4 | |
Lunawanna | 14.4 | 12.7 | in 1914* | 71.8 | |
Gladstone (Old Post Office) | 7.0 | 4.3 | in 1914* | 74.6 | |
Orford (Aubin Court) | 14.0 | 13.4 | in 1954* | 58.5 | |
Cape Bruny Lighthouse | 23.0 | 22.3 | in 1963 | 83.0 | |
Dover | 21.0 | 15.3 | in 1963 | 85.4 | |
Lymington (Fattys Lane) | 23.8 | 16.0 | in 1963* | 76.3 | |
Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 14.4 | 8.6 | in 1982 | 61.3 | |
Opossum Bay | 15.6 | 13.2 | in 1982 | 52.0 | |
Lewis Hill (St Pauls River) | 5.6 | 1.8 | in 1982* | 51.9 | |
Seven Mile Beach (Royal Hobart Golf Club | 12.2 | 11.8 | in 1982* | 48.9 | |
Strahan Aerodrome | 25.2 | 3.6 | in 1981* | 116.7 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported.
Record highest October temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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Larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 28.8 | on the 6th | 27.7 | on the 12th in 2006 | 58 | 16.5 |
Flinders Island Airport | 32.7 | on the 6th | = 32.7 | on the 12th in 2006 | 53 | 16.7 |
Cape Grim BAPS (Comparison) | 21.9 | on the 15th | 21.8 | on the 12th in 2006 | 23 | 14.4 |
King Island Airport | 28.0 | on the 5th | 27.9 | on the 26th in 2008 | 21 | 15.8 |
Record highest October mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 19.7 | = 19.7 | in 1963 | 133 | 17.0 |
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 21.7 | 20.0 | in 1963 | 79 | 17.7 |
Burnie (Round Hill) | 17.8 | = 17.8 | in 1977 | 66 | 16.0 |
Hobart Airport | 20.4 | 19.9 | in 1963 | 57 | 17.3 |
Larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 19.0 | 18.2 | in 2012 | 57 | 16.5 |
Butlers Gorge | 16.9 | 16.2 | in 1963 | 54 | 12.5 |
Flinders Island Airport | 20.2 | 18.3 | in 2008 | 52 | 16.7 |
Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 18.3 | 17.7 | in 1999 | 43 | 16.4 |
Bicheno (Council Depot) | 19.3 | 19.0 | in 1988 | 40 | 17.4 |
Kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) | 11.6 | 10.8 | in 1963 | 33 | 7.1 |
Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 20.5 | 19.1 | in 2008 | 32 | 18.0 |
Fingal (Legge Street) | 21.0 | 19.5 | in 2008 | 29 | 17.4 |
Wynyard Airport | 17.8 | 17.3 | in 2008 | 28 | 16.1 |
Dover | 18.8 | 17.5 | in 1999 | 25 | 16.2 |
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River) | 16.9 | 15.3 | in 1991 | 25 | 13.7 |
Strahan Aerodrome | 18.1 | 18.0 | in 1981 | 25 | 16.0 |
Devonport Airport | 17.0 | 16.7 | in 2008 | 23 | 15.8 |
Maydena Post Office | 19.1 | 16.8 | in 2005 | 23 | 15.6 |
Cape Grim BAPS (Comparison) | 16.0 | 15.4 | in 2005 | 22 | 14.4 |
Ross (The Boulevards) | 20.3 | 18.3 | in 2008 | 22 | 17.0 |
King Island Airport | 18.2 | 16.9 | in 2008 | 20 | 15.8 |
Highest October mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for October |
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Orford (Aubin Court) | 19.4 | 20.1 | in 1977 | 17.3 | |
Cape Bruny Lighthouse | 16.2 | 16.5 | in 1981 | 14.4 | |
Bridport (Sea View Villas) | 17.8 | 18.1 | in 1994* | 16.4 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported.
Record highest October daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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Larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 14.9 | on the 16th | 14.5 | on the 27th in 2014 | 58 | 9.1 |
Butlers Gorge | 13.7 | on the 6th | 12.8 | on the 11th in 1963 | 42 | 2.4 |
Ross (The Boulevards) | 15.1 | on the 16th | 14.0 | on the 31st in 2009 | 23 | 4.9 |
Record highest October mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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Bicheno (Council Depot) | 10.0 | 9.8 | in 1973 | 40 | 8.5 |
Highest October mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for October |
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Kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) | 2.0 | 3.7 | in 1963* | 0.0 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported.
Record highest October mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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Hobart Airport | 14.4 | = 14.4 | in 1963 | 57 | 12.4 |
Larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 14.7 | 14.3 | in 1999 | 57 | 12.8 |
Flinders Island Airport | 14.1 | 14.0 | in 2005 | 52 | 12.7 |
Bicheno (Council Depot) | 14.6 | 14.0 | in 2008 | 40 | 12.9 |
Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 14.0 | 13.5 | in 2005 | 32 | 12.5 |
Fingal (Legge Street) | 13.4 | 12.1 | in 1999 | 29 | 11.1 |
Dover | 12.4 | 12.2 | in 2005 | 25 | 11.3 |
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River) | 10.5 | 9.9 | in 2005 | 25 | 8.6 |
Maydena Post Office | 11.9 | 11.8 | in 2005 | 23 | 10.1 |
Ross (The Boulevards) | 12.9 | 12.4 | in 2005 | 22 | 10.9 |
King Island Airport | 13.7 | 13.2 | in 1999 | 20 | 12.3 |
Highest October mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for October |
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Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 13.7 | 14.0 | in 1963 | 11.7 | |
Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 14.3 | 14.6 | in 1963 | 12.4 | |
Burnie (Round Hill) | 13.3 | 13.4 | in 1973 | 12.0 | |
Butlers Gorge | 9.7 | 10.3 | in 1963* | 7.5 | |
Kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) | 6.8 | 7.3 | in 1963* | 3.5 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Summary statistics for October 2015 | ||||||||||||
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Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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Mean for October 2015 |
Diff from average |
Highest for October 2015 |
Mean for October 2015 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for October 2015 |
Total for October 2015 |
Average for October |
Rank of October 2015 |
Fraction of October average |
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Northern (district 91) | ||||||||||||
Bridport (Sea View Villas) | 17.8 | +1.4 | 23.7 | 7th | 8.8 | +1.0 | 4.0 | 27th | 10.5 | 55.5 | low | 19% |
Burnie (Round Hill) | 17.8 | +1.8 | 22.0 | 11th | 8.8 | +0.8 | 5.0 | 18th | 7.5 | 83.6 | lowest | 9% |
Cape Grim | 15.3 | 20.9 | 15th | 9.5 | 4.6 | 8th | 2.2 | |||||
Cape Grim BAPS (Comparison) | 16.0 | +1.6 | 21.9 | 15th | 9.5 | +0.3 | 5.0 | 8th | 2.4 | 59.8 | lowest | 4% |
Cressy Research Station | 20.2 | +3.1 | 25.6 | 15th | 5.1 | 0.0 | -2.5 | 18th | 1.4 | 47.9 | v low | 3% |
Devonport Airport | 17.0 | +1.2 | 22.1 | 16th | 7.8 | +0.5 | 2.9 | 18th | 3.6 | 62.5 | lowest | 6% |
Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 20.5 | +2.5 | 24.7 | 15th | 7.5 | +0.6 | 2.5 | 27th | 0.6 | 49.3 | lowest | 1% |
Launceston Airport | 19.7 | +2.2 | 24.4 | 15th | 5.9 | +0.6 | 0.7 | 18th | 1.0 | 36.1 | v low | 3% |
Low Head | 16.5 | +1.2 | 20.4 | 6th | 9.8 | +0.3 | 5.3 | 27th | 6.8 | 48.3 | low | 14% |
Luncheon Hill (Forestry) | 18.0 | +3.3 | 25.1 | 15th | 7.1 | +1.1 | 2.9 | 8th | 5.8 | 126.5 | lowest | 5% |
Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 18.3 | +1.9 | 23.6 | 6th | 6.1 | +0.3 | 1.1 | 17th | 14.2 | 80.9 | lowest | 18% |
Sheffield School Farm | 17.8 | +2.7 | 24.3 | 3rd | 6.2 | +0.5 | 2.0 | 17th | 6.8 | 78.2 | v low | 9% |
Smithton Aerodrome | 18.0 | +1.7 | 22.7 | 3rd | 6.3 | -0.6 | 0.3 | 1st | 4.6 | 75.7 | v low | 6% |
Wynyard Airport | 17.8 | +1.7 | 23.0 | 6th | 6.5 | +0.4 | 1.5 | 8th | 13.8 | 94.2 | v low | 15% |
East Coast (district 92) | ||||||||||||
Bicheno (Council Depot) | 19.3 | +1.9 | 30.5 | 6th | 10.0 | +1.5 | 5.4 | 13th | 24.2 | 54.8 | low | 44% |
Fingal (Legge Street) | 21.0 | +3.6 | 28.7 | 6th | 5.7 | +0.9 | -1.3 | 8th | 2.8 | 53.8 | lowest | 5% |
Friendly Beaches | 20.6 | +2.5 | 33.6 | 6th | 9.7 | +1.2 | 4.1 | 13th | 9.6 | 54.2 | v low | 18% |
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River) | 16.9 | +3.2 | 23.5 | 6th | 4.1 | +0.6 | -1.6 | 8th | 8.0 | 74.5 | lowest | 11% |
Larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 19.0 | +2.5 | 28.8 | 6th | 10.4 | +1.3 | 7.1 | 7th | 4.6 | 68.1 | lowest | 7% |
Maria Island (Point Lesueur) | 18.3 | +1.6 | 29.0 | 3rd | 10.2 | +0.9 | 6.5 | 13th | 9.2 | 31.4 | v low | 29% |
Orford (Aubin Court) | 19.4 | +2.1 | 30.5 | 3rd | 8.3 | +1.1 | 3.9 | 9th | 14.0 | 58.5 | v low | 24% |
St Helens Aerodrome | 19.3 | +1.9 | 27.9 | 6th | 9.2 | +1.2 | 3.9 | 28th | 9.4 | 62.0 | v low | 15% |
Swan Island | 17.4 | +1.4 | 22.6 | 15th | 11.2 | +1.0 | 8.7 | 28th | 5.4 | 46.1 | v low | 12% |
Swansea (Francis Street) | 19.7 | 29.9 | 6th | 8.2 | 2.2 | 8th | 12.2 | |||||
Midlands (district 93) | ||||||||||||
Ross (The Boulevards) | 20.3 | +3.3 | 26.9 | 15th | 5.4 | +0.5 | -1.0 | 19th | 3.2 | 40.7 | lowest | 8% |
Southeast (district 94) | ||||||||||||
Campania (Kincora) | 21.5 | +3.6 | 32.7 | 6th | 7.1 | +0.6 | 1.0 | 8th | 7.0 | 39.6 | v low | 18% |
Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) | 17.0 | +1.7 | 24.8 | 15th | 8.5 | +0.3 | 4.8 | 13th | 21.8 | 66.4 | v low | 33% |
Cape Bruny Lighthouse | 16.2 | +1.8 | 24.2 | 15th | 9.0 | +1.1 | 5.2 | 13th | 23.0 | 83.0 | v low | 28% |
Dennes Point | 18.2 | 30.2 | 6th | 8.6 | 4.6 | 13th | 18.0 | |||||
Dover | 18.8 | +2.6 | 29.9 | 15th | 6.0 | -0.4 | 0.9 | 13th | 21.0 | 85.4 | v low | 25% |
Dunalley (Stroud Point) | 19.1 | 32.6 | 6th | 9.6 | 4.3 | 13th | 10.4 | |||||
Grove (Research Station) | 19.8 | +2.7 | 29.7 | 15th | 4.9 | -0.6 | -0.6 | 8th | 20.8 | 59.0 | v low | 35% |
Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 19.7 | +2.7 | 31.7 | 6th | 8.8 | +1.0 | 4.0 | 13th | 14.4 | 61.3 | v low | 23% |
Hobart Airport | 20.4 | +3.1 | 32.7 | 6th | 8.4 | +0.9 | 3.0 | 28th | 6.8 | 45.6 | lowest | 15% |
Kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) | 11.6 | +4.5 | 21.3 | 15th | 2.0 | +2.0 | -3.2 | 27th | 29.0 | 76.4 | low | 38% |
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 13.7 | +0.4 | 19.4 | 15th | 8.4 | +0.9 | 5.4 | 7th | 35.4 | 105.1 | lowest | 34% |
Melton Mowbray (North Stockman) | 20.7 | +4.1 | 30.1 | 15th | 5.8 | +0.3 | -1.0 | 9th | 4.2 | 40.4 | v low | 10% |
Tasman Island | 15.4 | +1.9 | 28.0 | 6th | 8.6 | +1.1 | 5.6 | 13th | 3.2 | 61.1 | v low | 5% |
Tunnack Fire Station | 18.4 | +4.0 | 27.1 | 15th | 4.2 | -0.1 | -2.9 | 8th | 9.0 | 51.3 | v low | 18% |
Derwent Valley (district 95) | ||||||||||||
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 21.7 | +4.0 | 31.4 | 6th | 5.6 | -0.2 | -0.8 | 8th | 10.6 | 57.0 | lowest | 19% |
Maydena Post Office | 19.1 | +3.5 | 28.0 | 15th | 4.7 | 0.0 | -2.1 | 27th | 39.6 | 117.5 | lowest | 34% |
Ouse Fire Station | 21.6 | +3.9 | 29.9 | 6th | 5.4 | +0.1 | -1.5 | 8th | 6.4 | 51.8 | v low | 12% |
Central Plateau (district 96) | ||||||||||||
Butlers Gorge | 16.9 | +4.4 | 24.2 | 15th | 2.5 | +0.1 | -5.0 | 27th | 38.8 | 159.8 | lowest | 24% |
Liawenee | 16.7 | +5.2 | 21.9 | 6th | 1.3 | +0.7 | -6.4 | 17th | 10.2 | 65.8 | v low | 16% |
West Coast (district 97) | ||||||||||||
Cape Sorell | 16.1 | +1.8 | 20.2 | 15th | 9.3 | +0.6 | 6.0 | 13th | 15.4 | 106.3 | lowest | 14% |
Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple) | 14.6 | +3.9 | 23.8 | 15th | 3.6 | +1.1 | -0.9 | 27th | 34.2 | 86.9 | v low | 39% |
Low Rocky Point | 15.8 | 21.1 | 5th | 8.5 | 3.3 | 27th | 38.6 | 108.0 | lowest | 36% | ||
Mount Read | 10.9 | +3.3 | 19.7 | 15th | 2.3 | +1.0 | -1.2 | 1st | 48.4 | 372.7 | v low | 13% |
Scotts Peak Dam | 18.5 | +4.1 | 27.3 | 15th | 5.9 | +0.9 | 0.8 | 13th | 49.0 | 169.7 | v low | 29% |
Strahan Aerodrome | 18.1 | +2.1 | 27.0 | 15th | 7.2 | -0.1 | 1.3 | 8th | 25.2 | 116.7 | v low | 22% |
Warra | 16.5 | +3.0 | 26.5 | 15th | 4.4 | +0.1 | -1.8 | 13th | 61.6 | 196.1 | v low | 31% |
King Island (district 98) | ||||||||||||
King Island Airport | 18.2 | +2.4 | 28.0 | 5th | 9.1 | +0.3 | 1.8 | 8th | 3.6 | 71.7 | lowest | 5% |
Flinders Island (district 99) | ||||||||||||
Flinders Island Airport | 20.2 | +3.5 | 32.7 | 6th | 8.0 | -0.6 | -0.5 | 8th | 1.8 | 58.5 | lowest | 3% |
Hogan Island | 19.2 | 29.3 | 6th | 11.4 | 7.8 | 8th | 5.0 | 40.5 | v low | 12% | ||
Antarctica and Macquarie Island (district 300) | ||||||||||||
Macquarie Island | 5.6 | -0.2 | 7.0 | 15th | 1.3 | -0.7 | -1.4 | 19th | 110.0 | 77.9 | high | 141% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
The Monthly 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. Later information, including data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review.
A climate summary is generally published on the first working day of each month.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 9 am on Monday 2 November 2015. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
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.
The ACORN-SAT dataset is used for temperature area averages.
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