Monday, 2 May 2016 - Monthly Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC17R0

Tasmania in April 2016: another warm month, and very dry in the east

April saw a continuation of unseasonably warm temperatures in Tasmania, with some sites having their warmest April on record. Rainfall was well below average in the east of the State, but closer to average in parts of the west.

• Very warm days
• Record warm mean maximum for Hobart
• Mostly mild nights
• Dry for most areas

Rainfall during April was very much below average over much of Tasmania, with some sites having their driest April on record. Many other sites had their driest April for several decades; along the northwest coast, some sites had their driest April since 1963. Some active cold fronts brought significant rain to the western highlands – Mount Read had 389.4 mm for the month – but often little if any rain reached the east, or even the northwest coast. Rainfall has been below average in most areas of Tasmania since at least June 2015, and in parts of the west total rain for those 10 months is the lowest on record.

Daytime temperatures were above the April average for most of the month, with very few cold days. Even though there were no especially hot days several sites in the east (including Hobart) had their highest April mean daily maximum temperature on record. Overall, temperatures were about one or two degrees above average for April, making them more typical of late summer than mid-autumn. The highest temperature was 27.1 °C at Friendly Beaches on the 20th, which is quite late in autumn for Tasmania to get such a warm day. Overnight temperatures were also above average, typically by about half to one degree, although cool mornings were common from the 17th to 25th. Mean monthly temperatures have mostly been above average in Tasmania since August 2015.

Hobart

Hobart's mean daily maximum temperature was a record for April at 20.4 °C, more than three degrees above the long-term average. There were three days over 25 °C (including the 26th); typically the city records only about one day each April that warm. The mean minimum temperature of 10.8 °C was about 1.8 °C above average. There was just 8.8 mm of rain in the city during the month, well down on the April average of about 51 mm.

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Maps
	Observed	Anomaly	Decile rank
Total rainfall
Mean daily maximum temperatures
Mean daily minimum temperatures

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* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported.

* 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

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top