Thursday, 1 March 2018 - Monthly Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC17R0

Tasmania in February 2018: warm overall, but plenty of cool weather

February brought plenty of cool days to Tasmania, but there was enough warm weather to give monthly means close to average, with the southern half having a generally cool month but the north having a generally mild month. Rain was above average inland and in the west, but below average along the northern East Coast.

Plenty of cool weather, but warm overall

• Most days and nights from the 11th until the 26th were cooler than average
• Warm weather dominated between the 4th and 10th, with the mornings of the 8th and 9th especially mild
• Taken across the whole month, daytime temperatures were generally below average in the south and Midlands, but above average in the north but below average in the south
• Mean minimum temperatures for February were above average in most areas, but below average in the southwest
• The statewide mean maximum temperature for February was 0.09 °C below average, whilst the mean minimum temperature was 0.37 °C above average, giving a mean temperature for the month that was 0.14 °C above the 1961–1990 average

Rainfall above average overall

• Most parts of Tasmania had rainfall close to average, but above-average totals were seen inland and in the west, and totals were below average along the northern East Coast and on Flinders Island
• Tasmania's total rainfall was about 12% above average for February
• Showers and thunderstorms brought locally moderate falls on the 10th
• Strong and gusty winds, showers and thunderstorms accompanied a cold front on the 14th (including a record 146 km/h gust at King Island Airport, 150 km/h at Hogan Island, 104 km/h at Launceston and several sites other with gusts over 100 km/h), with reports of damaged roofs, fallen trees, lightning strikes and power disruptions
• A cold front brought significant rain as it crossed on the 23rd and into the 24th, giving some sites in the north their wettest February day on record
• Westerly winds from the 11th brought a week of wet weather to the west, ensuring Mount Read on the West Coast had 274.2 mm for the month; meanwhile Little Swanport on the East Coast had only 11.2 mm for the whole month

Cool days for Hobart

• Total rainfall for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 35.2 mm, which is 89% of the long-term average; almost half of this fell in showers on the 14th with most of the remainder as a front crossed on the 24th
• The mean daily maximum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 21.7 °C, equal to the long-term average. The warmest day was 30.5 °C on the 10th, and the coolest day was on the 19th when the temperature reached 15.5 °C
• The mean daily minimum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 12.8 °C, which is 0.7 °C above the long-term average of 12.1 °C. The coldest morning was 8.6 °C on the 1st, and the warmest morning was on the 8th when the minimum temperature was 18.4 °C

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

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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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