Thursday, 1 February 2018 - Monthly Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC17R0
Tasmania in January 2018: mostly very warm and dry
Temperatures were well above normal in Tasmania during January, with several records broken. Rainfall was very much below average across the State until a band of rain and thunderstorms near the end of the month gave above-average totals to the Midlands and parts of the east. A heatwave on the final weekend was followed by a marked cold change.
A mostly dry month
- Rainfall was below average in the western half of the State, but average or above in the Midland and the east
- Most of the rain in the Midlands and the east fell as a cold front crossed on the 29th, bringing moderate to locally heavy falls and some thunderstorms
- York Plains recorded 80 mm in the 24 hours to 9 am on the 30th (its highest January daily rainfall on record), giving it the wettest January since 1996
- There were some other localised moderate falls from thunderstorms earlier in the month (including 20 mm in 15 minutes at St Helens on the afternoon of the 9th), but many days were dry across the State
- The State's total rainfall was 35% below the January average, the driest January since 2010
Warm to hot days
- After a cool first few days there were several spells of warm to locally hot weather, starting on the 6th when temperatures pushed into the low 30s in the south and east
- The 18th was also very warm in the south and east, then the 19th was warm to hot in the north, peaking at 39.7 °C at St Helens and giving a a few sites in the north their highest temperature on record
- After a slight easing on the 20th, temperatures gradually increased again before culminating in a heatwave that saw several central and southern sites reaching into the high 30s on the 28th (including 39.6 °C at Campania)
- A marked cold change following the heatwave brought cool weather for most of the State for the final two days of January, with some sites having their coldest day of the month on the 31st and Marrawah had its coldest January day on record
Record warm nights
- The heatwave that ended on the 29th brought record warm night time minimum temperatures, with many sites having their warmest January minimum temperature on record on either the 28th or 29th ( in some cases exceeding the old record on both mornings)
- Several sites had two consecutive nights where the temperature did not drop below 20 °C: Launceston and Devonport were among those where this has never been recorded before
- The State mean minimum temperature for the 29th was more than ten degrees above average at 19.43 °C, making it the warmest night on record for Tasmania as a whole
- The 2nd and 3rd were cool mornings, as was the period from the 14th to 17th, but warm nights dominated from the 19th to the 30th
- A cold change brought snow to the highlands on the morning of the 31st; kunanyi / Mount Wellington dipped to -1.4 °C, some sites saw their lowest temperature since November and their lowest January minimum temperature for several years
A very warm month overall
- Frequent warm days but only a few cool ones ensured many sites across the State had their highest January mean daily maximum temperature on record or their highest for many years, whilst at several sites (including Hobart, Launceston and Devonport) it was the second-warmest January on record
- Persistent warmth and some very warm mornings meant most of the State had mean minimum temperatures one or two degrees above average; for many sites this was second-warmest behind January 2016 and Cape Bruny had its highest January mean daily minimum temperature on record
- Combining maximum and minimum temperatures show that many sites had their highest January mean temperature on record
- Averaged across Tasmania, the overall State mean temperature was second only to 1961 at 1.84 °C above average, with the mean maximum temperature second-warmest on record at 2.59 °C above average and the State mean minimum temperature ninth-warmest at 1.09 °C above average
A warm month in Hobart
- Hobart's mean temperature for the month equalled the record from 2003 at 19.3 °C, 2.5 °C warmer than the long-term average
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 24.4 °C, which is 2.7 °C above the long-term average, the second-warmest January, and the third-warmest month (behind January 2003 and February 2001, both on 25.0 °C)
- Hobart's warmest day was 36.7 °C on the 28th, the highest temperature since the city reached 38.9 °C on 28 January 2014
- The coolest day was on the 13th when the temperature reached 15.8 °C, one of only four days below 20 °C compared to a long-term January average of about twelve such cool days
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was a 14.3 °C, 2.4 °C above the long-term average and just 0.1 °C cooler than the record from 2016
- The warmest morning was on the 29th when the minimum temperature was a January record of 23.9 °C, which is also equal second-warmest minimum temperature for any time of year
- Hobart's coldest morning came just two days later with 8.4 °C on the 31st; there were only three nights below 10 °C compared to a long-term January average of about seven such cool nights
- Total rainfall for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 22.2 mm, less than half the long-term average of 47.5 mm
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes in January 2018 | |
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Hottest day | 39.7 °C at St Helens Aerodrome on the 19th |
Warmest days on average | 27.4 °C at Cressy Research Station |
Coolest days on average | 15.8 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
Coldest day | 4.7 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on the 31st |
Coldest night | -1.4 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on the 31st |
Coolest nights on average | 6.2 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) and Liawenee |
Warmest nights on average | 15.8 °C at Swan Island |
Warmest night | 23.9 °C at Campania (Kincora), Hobart (Ellerslie Road) and Melton Mowbray (North Stockman) on the 29th |
Warmest on average overall | 20.0 °C at Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) |
Coolest on average overall | 11.0 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
Wettest overall | 151.2 mm at Mount Read |
Driest overall | 8.6 mm at King Island Airport |
Wettest day | 80.0 mm at York Plains (Handroyd) on the 30th |
Strongest wind gust | 131 km/h at Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse on the 6th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Mean daily minimum temperatures |
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Record highest January daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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York Plains (Handroyd) | 80.0 | on the 30th | 55.2 | on the 25th in 1996 | 102 | |
Llewellyn (South Esk River) | 43.8 | on the 30th | 41.0 | on the 29th in 2004 | 24 |
Highest January total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for January |
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York Plains (Handroyd) | 88.6 | 138.2 | in 1996 | 42.3 |
Record lowest January total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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King Island Airport | 8.6 | = 8.6 | in 2008 | 44 | 39.1 |
Record highest January temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 38.2 | on the 19th | 36.5 | on the 4th in 2013 | 108 | 20.7 |
Bridport (Sea View Villas) | 32.0 | on the 19th | 31.5 | on the 21st in 1997 | 24 | 21.9 |
Low Head | 27.3 | on the 15th | 27.0 | on the 14th in 2015 | 21 | 20.4 |
Record highest temperature for any time of year | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Annual average |
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larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 38.2 | on 19 Jan | 36.5 | on 4 Jan 2013 | 108 | 17.0 |
Bridport (Sea View Villas) | 32.0 | on 19 Jan | 31.7 | on 12 Dec 1998 | 25 | 17.5 |
Record lowest January daily maximum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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Marrawah | 13.0 | on the 31st | 13.4 | on the 4th in 2000 | 47 | 20.2 |
Record highest January mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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Cape Bruny Lighthouse | 21.2 | 20.9 | in 1974 | 95 | 18.3 |
Fingal (Legge Street) | 26.6 | 26.4 | in 1988 | 31 | 23.6 |
Dover | 23.7 | 22.7 | in 2016 | 28 | 20.8 |
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River) | 22.0 | 21.8 | in 2008 | 28 | 19.5 |
Lake St Clair National Park | 22.1 | = 22.1 | in 2001 | 26 | 19.4 |
Cape Grim BAPS (Comparison) | 20.7 | 20.2 | in 2001 | 25 | 19.0 |
Ross (The Boulevards) | 27.2 | 26.6 | in 2008 | 24 | 24.5 |
Bridport (Sea View Villas) | 24.1 | 23.4 | in 2016 | 23 | 21.9 |
King Island Airport | 23.2 | 22.2 | in 2014 | 22 | 20.9 |
Smithton Aerodrome | 23.7 | 23.5 | in 2016 | 21 | 21.6 |
Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) | 22.0 | 21.1 | in 2016 | 20 | 19.8 |
Friendly Beaches | 25.0 | 24.6 | in 2013 | 20 | 23.1 |
Sheffield School Farm | 24.3 | 24.0 | in 2016 | 20 | 22.1 |
Tunnack Fire Station | 24.0 | 23.6 | in 2003 | 20 | 21.7 |
Highest January mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for January |
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Cape Sorell | 21.3 | 22.2 | in 1908* | 18.3 | |
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 26.8 | 27.8 | in 1954* | 24.0 | |
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 18.7 | 18.9 | in 1981 | 17.0 | |
Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 26.8 | 26.9 | in 1981* | 24.4 | |
Marrawah | 22.1 | 22.4 | in 1988 | 20.2 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record highest January daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 23.9 | on the 29th | 23.4 | on the 4th in 2013 | 131 | 11.9 |
larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 20.7 | on the 28th | 19.6 | on the 31st in 1974 | 108 | 13.2 |
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 19.9 | on the 29th | 18.7 | on the 20th in 1973 | 62 | 10.8 |
Hobart Airport | 23.2 | on the 29th | 21.8 | on the 4th in 2013 | 60 | 12.1 |
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 21.9 | on the 29th | 21.1 | on the 17th in 1962 | 58 | 10.1 |
Butlers Gorge | 19.4 | on the 29th | = 19.4 | on the 20th in 1959 | 56 | 6.4 |
Burnie (Round Hill) | 22.1 | on the 28th | 21.3 | on the 30th in 1988 | 53 | 12.7 |
Marrawah | 21.5 | on the 29th | 20.8 | on the 21st in 1997 | 47 | 12.0 |
Bicheno (Council Depot) | 19.5 | on the 29th | 19.0 | on the 24th in 2017 | 43 | 13.0 |
Fingal (Legge Street) | 20.9 | on the 28th | = 20.9 | on the 30th in 2009 | 32 | 10.3 |
Wynyard Airport | 21.3 | on the 28th | 19.9 | on the 30th in 2012 | 31 | 11.1 |
Dover | 19.8 | on the 29th | 18.9 | on the 14th in 1998 | 29 | 10.3 |
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River) | 18.6 | on the 29th | 17.8 | on the 3rd in 2001 | 29 | 8.4 |
Devonport Airport | 22.0 | on the 28th | 19.9 | on the 30th in 2009 | 27 | 12.3 |
Lake St Clair National Park | 19.3 | on the 29th | 18.5 | on the 6th in 1997 | 27 | 6.3 |
Maydena Post Office | 19.8 | on the 29th | 17.6 | on the 20th in 2001 | 26 | 9.0 |
King Island Airport | 20.0 | on the 29th | 19.8 | on the 14th in 1998 | 23 | 12.5 |
Smithton Aerodrome | 22.2 | on the 29th | 20.0 | on the 30th in 2012 | 22 | 11.1 |
Low Head | 21.4 | on the 29th | 20.2 | on the 30th in 2012 | 21 | 14.3 |
Sheffield School Farm | 19.5 | on the 29th | 19.4 | on the 30th in 2009 | 21 | 10.6 |
Ouse Fire Station | 21.1 | on the 29th | 18.9 | on the 30th in 2012 | 20 | 10.2 |
Record highest daily minimum temperature for any time of year | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Annual average |
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larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 20.7 | on 28 Jan | 20.0 | on 16 Feb 1982 | 108 | 10.1 |
Butlers Gorge | 19.4 | on 29 Jan | = 19.4 | on 20 Jan 1959 | 59 | 3.0 |
Burnie (Round Hill) | 22.1 | on 28 Jan | 21.3 | on 30 Jan 1988 | 54 | 9.3 |
Marrawah | 21.5 | on 29 Jan | 20.8 | on 21 Jan 1997 | 48 | 9.4 |
Wynyard Airport | 21.3 | on 28 Jan | 21.0 | on 12 Mar 2013 | 34 | 7.1 |
Fingal (Legge Street) | 20.9 | on 28 Jan | = 20.9 | on 30 Jan 2009 | 33 | 5.3 |
Lake St Clair National Park | 19.3 | on 29 Jan | 18.5 | on 6 Jan 1997 | 29 | 2.8 |
Devonport Airport | 22.0 | on 28 Jan | 20.0 | on 27 Feb 2012 | 28 | 8.3 |
Maydena Post Office | 19.8 | on 29 Jan | 18.9 | on 4 Feb 2010 | 27 | 5.4 |
Smithton Aerodrome | 22.2 | on 29 Jan | 20.7 | on 12 Mar 2013 | 23 | 7.7 |
Sheffield School Farm | 19.5 | on 29 Jan | 19.4 | on 30 Jan 2009 | 22 | 6.8 |
Low Head | 21.4 | on 29 Jan | 20.7 | on 4 Feb 2010 | 21 | 10.6 |
Ouse Fire Station | 21.1 | on 29 Jan | 20.0 | on 30 Dec 2002 | 21 | 5.6 |
Record highest January mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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Cape Bruny Lighthouse | 13.6 | 13.5 | in 2016 | 95 | 11.4 |
Cape Grim BAPS (Comparison) | 14.5 | = 14.5 | in 2001 | 25 | 13.1 |
Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) | 13.3 | = 13.3 | in 2016 | 20 | 12.2 |
Highest January mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for January |
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Marrawah | 13.7 | 13.8 | in 1974 | 12.0 |
Record highest January mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 19.3 | = 19.3 | in 2003 | 135 | 16.8 |
Cape Bruny Lighthouse | 17.4 | 16.9 | in 2016 | 95 | 14.9 |
Hobart Airport | 19.2 | 19.0 | in 2008 | 59 | 17.3 |
kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) | 11.0 | 10.9 | in 2003 | 37 | 9.1 |
Fingal (Legge Street) | 19.0 | = 19.0 | in 1988 | 31 | 16.9 |
Dover | 17.4 | 17.3 | in 2016 | 28 | 15.5 |
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River) | 15.8 | 15.1 | in 2016 | 28 | 13.9 |
Cape Grim BAPS (Comparison) | 17.6 | 17.4 | in 2001 | 25 | 16.0 |
Ross (The Boulevards) | 19.5 | 19.0 | in 2008 | 24 | 17.6 |
King Island Airport | 18.2 | 17.9 | in 2001 | 22 | 16.7 |
Melton Mowbray (North Stockman) | 18.4 | 18.3 | in 2008 | 21 | 17.2 |
Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) | 17.7 | 17.2 | in 2016 | 20 | 16.0 |
Friendly Beaches | 19.6 | 19.0 | in 2016 | 20 | 18.2 |
Highest January mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for January |
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Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 15.6 | 16.5 | in 1974 | 13.9 | |
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 19.0 | 19.2 | in 1981 | 17.0 | |
Marrawah | 17.7 | 18.0 | in 1981 | 16.1 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Summary statistics for January 2018 | ||||||||||||
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Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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Mean for January 2018 |
Diff from average |
Highest for January 2018 |
Mean for January 2018 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for January 2018 |
Total for January 2018 |
Average for January |
Rank of January 2018 |
Fraction of January average |
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Northern (district 91) | ||||||||||||
Bridport (Sea View Villas) | 24.1 | +2.2 | 32.0 | 19th | 13.6 | +0.6 | 7.5 | 14th | 29.2 | 54.5 | average | 54% |
Cape Grim | 20.5 | 27.0 | 28th | 14.6 | 10.6 | 31st | 13.8 | |||||
Cape Grim BAPS (Comparison) | 20.7 | +1.7 | 26.8 | 27th | 14.5 | +1.4 | 10.8 | 31st | 16.0 | 36.7 | low | 44% |
Cressy Research Station | 27.4 | +2.2 | 35.5 | 19th | 11.1 | +0.8 | 4.5 | 2nd | 34.6 | 38.2 | average | 91% |
Devonport Airport | 23.3 | +1.9 | 27.5 | 28th | 13.7 | +1.4 | 5.4 | 14th | 14.0 | 43.4 | low | 32% |
Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 26.8 | +2.4 | 34.2 | 19th | 13.2 | +0.9 | 6.5 | 14th | 20.0 | 47.0 | low | 43% |
Launceston Airport | 27.1 | +2.1 | 36.2 | 19th | 11.1 | +0.3 | 4.7 | 14th | 30.4 | 34.6 | average | 88% |
Low Head | 21.9 | +1.5 | 27.3 | 15th | 15.3 | +1.0 | 10.4 | 14th | 19.4 | 51.5 | low | 38% |
Luncheon Hill (Forestry) | 22.6 | +1.3 | 32.4 | 28th | 11.9 | +1.4 | 6.1 | 14th | 41.4 | 75.0 | low | 55% |
Marrawah | 22.1 | +1.9 | 30.5 | 28th | 13.7 | +1.7 | 9.0 | 14th | 22.6 | 48.0 | low | 47% |
Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 24.4 | +1.5 | 36.5 | 19th | 12.0 | +1.2 | 6.7 | 31st | 56.2 | 57.3 | average | 98% |
Sheffield School Farm | 24.3 | +2.2 | 34.4 | 19th | 11.8 | +1.2 | 5.8 | 31st | 18.6 | 53.7 | low | 35% |
Smithton Aerodrome | 23.7 | +2.1 | 31.1 | 19th | 11.5 | +0.4 | 5.5 | 8th | 20.6 | 40.3 | low | 51% |
Wynyard Airport | 24.1 | +2.5 | 33.8 | 19th | 12.4 | +1.3 | 5.2 | 3rd | 13.4 | 43.5 | v low | 31% |
East Coast (district 92) | ||||||||||||
Bicheno (Council Depot) | 22.5 | +1.1 | 29.2 | 6th | 14.3 | +1.3 | 9.1 | 31st | 48.7 | 54.5 | average | 89% |
Fingal (Legge Street) | 26.6 | +3.0 | 39.2 | 19th | 11.5 | +1.2 | 4.4 | 16th | 47.6 | 44.8 | average | 106% |
Friendly Beaches | 25.0 | +1.9 | 36.5 | 19th | 14.3 | +1.1 | 8.8 | 17th | 40.2 | 67.6 | average | 59% |
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River) | 22.0 | +2.5 | 31.6 | 28th | 9.5 | +1.1 | 3.4 | 14th | 45.0 | 54.5 | average | 83% |
larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 24.2 | +3.5 | 38.2 | 19th | 14.8 | +1.6 | 8.8 | 31st | 57.2 | 45.7 | average | 125% |
Maria Island (Point Lesueur) | 22.0 | +0.5 | 28.6 | 6th | 15.0 | +1.3 | 8.6 | 31st | 61.0 | 49.7 | high | 123% |
Orford (Aubin Court) | 23.2 | +1.1 | 30.7 | 28th | 13.7 | +1.8 | 7.8 | 31st | 86.2 | 52.2 | high | 165% |
St Helens Aerodrome | 24.6 | +1.8 | 39.7 | 19th | 14.1 | +0.8 | 8.5 | 17th | 97.4 | 64.6 | high | 151% |
Swan Island | 22.5 | +1.6 | 28.0 | 28th | 15.8 | +0.9 | 10.5 | 31st | 56.0 | 46.6 | average | 120% |
Swansea (Francis Street) | 23.7 | 36.5 | 19th | 13.3 | 8.0 | 17th | 36.8 | |||||
Midlands (district 93) | ||||||||||||
Ross (The Boulevards) | 27.2 | +2.7 | 36.3 | 19th | 11.7 | +1.1 | 2.5 | 16th | 45.6 | 45.7 | average | 100% |
Southeast (district 94) | ||||||||||||
Campania (Kincora) | 25.7 | +1.4 | 39.6 | 28th | 12.5 | +1.0 | 4.6 | 16th | 21.2 | 40.2 | average | 53% |
Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) | 22.0 | +2.2 | 32.2 | 28th | 13.3 | +1.1 | 7.5 | 31st | 21.4 | 43.2 | low | 50% |
Cape Bruny Lighthouse | 21.2 | +2.9 | 30.5 | 28th | 13.6 | +2.2 | 8.0 | 31st | 26.0 | 61.3 | low | 42% |
Dennes Point | 22.9 | 32.3 | 6th | 13.8 | 8.3 | 31st | 24.6 | |||||
Dover | 23.7 | +2.9 | 36.0 | 28th | 11.1 | +0.8 | 6.2 | 3rd | 27.0 | 53.4 | low | 51% |
Dunalley (Stroud Point) | 23.4 | 30.8 | 6th | 14.8 | 6.9 | 31st | 4.6 | |||||
Grove (Research Station) | 24.7 | +1.5 | 38.6 | 28th | 10.2 | +0.4 | 3.5 | 14th | 26.6 | 45.2 | low | 59% |
Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 24.4 | +2.7 | 36.7 | 28th | 14.3 | +2.4 | 8.4 | 31st | 22.2 | 47.5 | low | 47% |
Hobart Airport | 24.7 | +2.1 | 36.5 | 28th | 13.8 | +1.7 | 8.5 | 31st | 25.6 | 40.5 | average | 63% |
kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) | 15.8 | +2.4 | 28.7 | 28th | 6.2 | +1.4 | -1.4 | 31st | 37.6 | 90.6 | low | 42% |
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 18.7 | +1.7 | 30.5 | 28th | 12.4 | +1.6 | 6.9 | 31st | 43.2 | 78.5 | low | 55% |
Melton Mowbray (North Stockman) | 25.4 | +1.5 | 37.6 | 28th | 11.4 | +1.0 | 3.1 | 16th | 14.4 | 32.0 | low | 45% |
Tasman Island | 19.4 | +1.4 | 28.0 | 18th | 12.9 | +1.5 | 6.9 | 31st | 47.0 | 69.0 | average | 68% |
Tunnack Fire Station | 24.0 | +2.3 | 32.5 | 19th | 10.1 | +1.2 | 1.3 | 16th | 34.8 | 44.7 | average | 78% |
Derwent Valley (district 95) | ||||||||||||
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 26.8 | +2.8 | 39.4 | 28th | 11.2 | +1.1 | 3.4 | 16th | 11.8 | 40.8 | v low | 29% |
Maydena Post Office | 24.3 | +2.2 | 36.5 | 28th | 9.7 | +0.7 | 1.6 | 16th | 34.2 | 60.8 | low | 56% |
Ouse Fire Station | 27.1 | +1.7 | 38.7 | 28th | 10.7 | +0.5 | 2.2 | 16th | 9.0 | 26.3 | low | 34% |
Central Plateau (district 96) | ||||||||||||
Butlers Gorge | 21.1 | +2.2 | 32.6 | 28th | 7.1 | +0.7 | 0.6 | 9th | 53.8 | 95.4 | low | 56% |
Lake St Clair National Park | 22.1 | +2.7 | 32.2 | 28th | 7.6 | +1.3 | 2.6 | 16th | 40.4 | 100.5 | low | 40% |
Liawenee | 21.2 | +2.4 | 29.3 | 19th | 6.2 | +0.9 | 0.0 | 3rd | 17.6 | 51.7 | low | 34% |
West Coast (district 97) | ||||||||||||
Cape Sorell | 21.3 | +3.0 | 32.0 | 28th | 13.7 | +1.9 | 8.4 | 31st | 65.0 | 68.6 | average | 95% |
Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple) | 19.1 | +1.5 | 34.1 | 28th | 8.2 | +1.1 | 0.5 | 31st | 43.8 | 66.1 | average | 66% |
Low Rocky Point | 20.8 | 30.1 | 28th | 12.7 | 7.9 | 31st | 60.8 | 79.2 | average | 77% | ||
Scotts Peak Dam | 22.9 | +2.1 | 37.7 | 28th | 10.4 | +1.0 | 4.0 | 31st | 86.6 | 102.7 | average | 84% |
Strahan Aerodrome | 22.5 | +1.7 | 35.9 | 28th | 11.9 | +1.1 | 5.6 | 16th | 82.0 | 84.1 | average | 98% |
Warra | 21.3 | +2.0 | 35.1 | 28th | 8.6 | +0.3 | 0.5 | 16th | 55.4 | 104.9 | low | 53% |
King Island (district 98) | ||||||||||||
King Island Airport | 23.2 | +2.3 | 34.7 | 28th | 13.4 | +0.9 | 7.6 | 24th | 8.6 | 39.1 | lowest | 22% |
Flinders Island (district 99) | ||||||||||||
Flinders Island Airport | 24.2 | +2.0 | 34.7 | 29th | 15.0 | +1.6 | 6.4 | 17th | 101.6 | 46.2 | v high | 220% |
Hogan Island | 23.2 | +1.6 | 34.3 | 6th | 15.6 | +0.8 | 11.7 | 14th | 52.0 | 38.2 | high | 136% |
Note: From 2017, information about Macquarie Island can be found in the climate summary for the Remote Islands and Antarctica |
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Notes
The Monthly climate summary, generally published on the first working day of each month, 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. More extensive discussion of significant weather events, along with later information and data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 9 am on Thursday 1 February 2018. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
In some situations, some or all of the rainfall is in the form of hail or snow. In these cases the totals given are for the water equivalent: the depth of liquid water that results from melting any frozen precipitation. There can be significant 'undercatch' of snow in strong winds, meaning the true precipitation can be higher than that reported.
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.
Where temperature area averages are mentioned, they are derived from the ACORN-SAT dataset.
Further information
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