Monday, 2 December 2019 - Monthly Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC17R0

Tasmania in November 2019: Cool and wet in the west, warm and dry in the east

Persistent westerly winds brought cool weather and rain to western Tasmania during November, but days in the east were mostly warm and dry. Several sites had their highest November temperature on record on the 21st, but there had been a fortnight of cold weather before that. Gusty westerly winds were a frequent occurrence.

Wet in the west but dry in the east

• Westerly winds were stronger and more frequent than usual over Tasmania during November, bringing rain to the western half on most days but mostly only light totals to the east
• Cold fronts embedded in the westerlies intensified the rain on several occasions: Mount Read set a new November daily rainfall on record with 83 mm to 9 am on the 28th, having already set a new record with 74 mm on the 10th, most of which fell in about 4 hours on the afternoon of the 9th
• Some sites in the west reported their highest total November rainfall for many years and a few with relatively short record had their highest total November rainfall on record
• Monthly rainfall totals near the East Coast and in the central Midlands were well below average and generally less than half the November average
• Tasmania's total rainfall was about 21% above the November average
• Rainfall for the year so far has been below average for most of Tasmania and well below average in the east, but close to average in the western highlands

Mostly cool days and nights, but a record hot day

• Persistent westerly winds and cool weather meant most days had maximum temperatures that were cooler than average, and mean maximum temperatures for the month were below average in most of Tasmania
• A few periods of warm weather ensured mean maximum temperatures were above average near the East Coast
• Many sites in the east reached over 30 °C on the 1st, but that was followed by more than a fortnight of generally cool days
• The 20th saw many sites reaching into the high 20s, and on the 21st several sites reached well into the 30s and several (including Hobart, Devonport, Bushy Park, Fingal and Orford) had their highest November temperature on record
• On the 21st Campania, Hobart Airport, Dunalley, Hobart and Orford all reported temperatures in the 10 hottest November temperatures ever recorded in Tasmania
• Some sites in the west and north had their lowest November mean daily maximum temperature on record
• Minimum temperatures were below average for most of the month (despite Strahan having its highest daily minimum temperature on record on the 1st), and for some sites had their lowest November mean daily minimum since the late 1990s
• Some sites had their lowest November overall mean temperature since the 1990s
• Tasmania's mean maximum temperature was 0.75 °C below average, the coolest since 1996; the mean minimum temperature was 0.53 °C below average, the coolest since 2006; and the overall mean temperature was 0.63 °C below average, the coolest since 2006
• Temperatures for the year so far have been above average in Tasmania, with maximum temperatures especially warm and particularly so in the east

Gusty westerly winds

• Gusty westerly winds, common in Tasmania during early spring, continued well into November
• There were 22 days during November when at least one site in Tasmania registered a wind gust over 90 km/h, well above the average in recent Novembers of around 12 such gusty days
• On 5 days at least one Tasmanian site recorded a gust over 130 km/h, something that has typically occurred only once or twice each November
• The strongest wind gust during the month was 139 km/h at both kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) and Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse on the 14th

Hobart (Ellerslie Road)

• Total rainfall for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 40.8 mm, which is 75% of the long-term average
• The mean daily maximum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 20.2 °C, which is 1.5 °C above the long-term average of 18.7 °C
• The warmest day was 36.8 °C on the 21st, which equals the November record for Hobart that was set on the 26th in 1937
• The coolest day was on the 7th when the temperature reached 12.7 °C; Hobart typically has a day or two each November that fails to reach 13 °C
• The mean daily minimum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 9.4 °C, which is 0.1 °C above the long-term average of 9.3 °C
• The coldest morning was 4.1 °C on the 5th, and the warmest morning was on the 1st when the minimum temperature was 15.0 °C
• There were 21 days during November when Hobart recorded a wind gust of 50 km/h or more, well above the November average of around 13 such gusty days
• Hobart's strongest wind gusts during the month were 91 km/h on the 13th and 87 km/h on the 6th
• The year so far has been warm and dry for Hobart, which has had its highest mean maximum temperature for the January to November period; the mean minimum temperature was also above average and total rainfall was less than two-thirds of average

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Extremes in November 2019
Hottest day	38.3 °C at Campania (Kincora) on the 21st
Warmest days on average	21.6 °C at Friendly Beaches
Coolest days on average	8.2 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle)
Coldest day	-0.5 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on the 7th and the 8th
Coldest night	-3.8 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on the 9th
Coolest nights on average	0.2 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle)
Warmest nights on average	11.0 °C at Swan Island
Warmest night	21.6 °C at Strahan Aerodrome on the 1st
Warmest on average overall	15.4 °C at Friendly Beaches
Coolest on average overall	4.1 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle)
Wettest overall	577.0 mm at Mount Read
Wettest day	83.2 mm at Mount Read on the 28th
Strongest wind gust	139 km/h at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) and Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse on the 14th

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

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Record highest November daily rainfall
	New record (mm)		Old record		Years of record
Mount Read	83.2	on the 28th	69.0	on the 6th in 2016	23

* note: Mount Read's rainfall record is quite patchy, and higher values may have occurred in the past but not been recorded

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Record highest November total rainfall
	New record (mm)	Old record		Years of record	Average for November
Luncheon Hill (Forestry)	172.2	171.4	in 2010	25	93.7
Queenstown (South Queenstown)	362.0	270.8	in 2016	23	156.7
Derwent Bridge	175.4	170.4	in 1996	22	100.9
Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple)	139.0	117.8	in 2010	22	79.2
Scotts Peak Dam	225.4	180.8	in 2011	20	112.7

Highest November total rainfall for at least 20 years
	Observed (mm)	Most recent higher		Average for November
Lake Margaret Power Station	418.7	507.3	in 1968	221.2
Lake Margaret Dam	461.0	526.8	in 1968*	284.3
Zeehan (West Coast Pioneers Museum)	306.3	323.7	in 1968*	154.9
Savage River Mine	237.2	243.4	in 1975*	127.5
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	139.8	142.4	in 1994*	91.3
Maydena Post Office	145.3	185.6	in 1996	91.2
Lake St Clair National Park	256.8	275.0	in 1998	137.2

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

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Record highest November temperature
	New record (°C)		Old record		Years of record	Average for November
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	36.8	on the 21st	= 36.8	on the 26th in 1937	134	18.7
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates)	35.7	on the 21st	35.0	on the 6th in 1982	58	20.0
Flinders Island Airport	35.9	on the 21st	35.1	on the 26th in 1997	57	18.7
Orford (Aubin Court)	36.8	on the 21st	35.6	on the 6th in 1982	52	18.7
Fingal (Legge Street)	35.4	on the 21st	34.4	on the 26th in 1997	34	19.7
Devonport Airport	26.6	on the 21st	26.3	on the 6th in 2015	28	17.9
Friendly Beaches	35.8	on the 21st	35.0	on the 26th in 1997	23	19.8
Melton Mowbray (North Stockman)	35.7	on the 21st	33.6	on the 26th in 1997	23	19.8
Tunnack Fire Station	32.5	on the 21st	30.0	on the 30th in 2017	23	17.4
Ouse Fire Station	35.0	on the 21st	33.6	on the 9th in 2009	22	21.1
Campania (Kincora)	38.3	on the 21st	34.8	on the 23rd in 2010	20	20.7

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Record lowest November mean daily maximum temperature
	New record (°C)	Old record		Years of record	Average for November
Maydena Post Office	15.7	15.8	in 1996	27	18.1
Strahan Aerodrome	16.1	16.2	in 2006	27	18.1
Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple)	10.8	11.3	in 1996	23	13.8
Luncheon Hill (Forestry)	14.2	14.3	in 1996	22	17.4
Smithton Aerodrome	16.9	17.3	in 2001	22	18.4
Low Head	16.3	16.7	in 2001	21	17.4
Scotts Peak Dam	14.5	15.0	in 2006	21	17.9

Lowest November mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years
	Observed (°C)	Most recent lower		Average for November
Butlers Gorge	12.8	11.1	in 1968*	14.7
Marrawah	15.3	15.0	in 1996	16.7

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

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Record highest November daily minimum temperature
	New record (°C)		Old record		Years of record	Average for November
Strahan Aerodrome	21.6	on the 1st	20.4	on the 30th in 2003	28	8.4

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Record lowest November mean daily minimum temperature
	New record (°C)	Old record		Years of record	Average for November
Cape Grim BAPS (Comparison)	9.4	= 9.4	in 2006	26	10.7

Lowest November mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years
	Observed (°C)	Most recent lower		Average for November
larapuna (Eddystone Point)	9.8	9.6	in 1996	10.5
Marrawah	8.0	7.9	in 1996	9.3
Smithton Aerodrome	7.1	7.0	in 1998	8.8
Wynyard Airport	6.8	6.4	in 1998	8.3
Devonport Airport	8.3	7.2	in 1999	9.3
Sheffield School Farm	5.9	5.6	in 1999	7.7

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Record lowest November mean temperature
	New record (°C)	Old record		Years of record	Average for November
Maydena Post Office	10.6	= 10.6	in 1994	26	12.4
Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple)	6.7	6.8	in 1996	23	9.1
Sheffield School Farm	11.1	11.3	in 1999	22	12.8
Smithton Aerodrome	12.0	12.2	in 1998	22	13.6
Scotts Peak Dam	9.9	10.1	in 2006	21	12.4

Lowest November mean temperature for at least 20 years
	Observed (°C)	Most recent lower		Average for November
Butlers Gorge	8.1	7.3	in 1968*	9.3
kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle)	4.1	3.2	in 1996	5.6
Marrawah	11.7	11.5	in 1996	13.0
Scottsdale (West Minstone Road)	12.4	11.5	in 1996	13.4
Luncheon Hill (Forestry)	10.2	9.8	in 1996*	12.6
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates)	13.2	12.5	in 1999	13.8
Low Head	13.5	13.4	in 1999	14.4
Ouse Fire Station	12.8	12.2	in 1999	14.2
Wynyard Airport	12.3	12.0	in 1999	13.2

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

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Summary statistics for November 2019
	Maximum temperatures (°C)				Minimum temperatures (°C)				Rainfall (millimetres)
	Mean for November 2019	Diff from average	Highest for November 2019		Mean for November 2019	Diff from average	Lowest for November 2019		Total for November 2019	Average for November	Rank of November 2019	Fraction of November average
Northern (district 91)
Cape Grim	14.5		22.4	20th	9.5		6.4	9th	72.4
Cape Grim BAPS (Comparison)	14.8	-1.3	22.7	21st	9.4	-1.3	6.6	9th	74.2	52.9	high	140%
Cressy Research Station	20.1	-0.4	31.0	21st	6.3	-1.0	-0.8	5th	25.0	51.8	low	48%
Devonport Airport	17.8	-0.1	26.6	21st	8.3	-1.0	2.9	5th	34.8	56.7	low	61%
Launceston (Ti Tree Bend)	19.6	-1.0	29.6	21st	8.4	-0.7	2.6	9th	31.8	51.7	low	62%
Launceston Airport	19.3	-1.1	30.8	21st	6.3	-1.5	-0.2	9th	35.8	54.6	low	66%
Low Head	16.3	-1.1	22.1	1st	10.7	-0.7	5.9	8th	34.8	50.9	average	68%
Luncheon Hill (Forestry)	14.2	-3.2	25.7	21st	6.2	-1.6	2.4	9th	172.2	93.7	highest	184%
Marrawah	15.3	-1.4	26.7	1st	8.0	-1.3	4.5	14th	94.0	69.6	high	135%
Scottsdale (West Minstone Road)	18.1	-0.8	30.6	21st	6.6	-1.3	0.2	9th	52.2	67.6	average	77%
Sheffield School Farm	16.5	-1.5	27.5	21st	5.9	-1.8	0.9	9th	49.6	82.5	low	60%
Smithton Aerodrome	16.9	-1.5	26.7	21st	7.1	-1.7	1.4	5th	85.4	59.2	high	144%
Wynyard Airport	17.8	-0.4	24.6	1st	6.8	-1.5	1.5	5th	63.6	73.5	average	87%
East Coast (district 92)
Fingal (Legge Street)	20.5	+0.8	35.4	21st	6.0	-1.2	0.0	5th	20.8	46.0	low	45%
Friendly Beaches	21.6	+1.8	35.8	21st	9.3	-1.0	4.4	9th	34.4	71.1	low	48%
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	15.9	0.0	28.9	21st	4.5	-1.0	-1.1	9th	53.8	64.3	average	84%
larapuna (Eddystone Point)	18.6	+0.8	30.9	21st	9.8	-0.7	3.1	9th	25.0	60.9	low	41%
Maria Island (Point Lesueur)	18.4	+0.3	29.3	21st	9.7	-1.3	5.7	9th	41.0	57.4	average	71%
Orford (Aubin Court)	20.3	+1.6	36.8	21st	8.9	-0.3	2.8	9th	47.7	65.7	average	73%
St Helens Aerodrome	19.9	+0.4	33.8	21st	9.3	-1.0	2.5	9th	37.2	82.4	average	45%
Swan Island	16.9	-0.9	29.7	21st	11.0	-1.0	5.0	9th	28.6	63.1	low	45%
Swansea (Francis Street)	20.7		35.9	21st	8.6		2.7	19th	31.4
Midlands (district 93)
Ross (The Boulevards)	19.7	-0.4	32.8	21st	6.1	-0.9	-0.4	5th	35.4	46.0	average	77%
Southeast (district 94)
Campania (Kincora)	20.6	-0.1	38.3	21st	8.6	-0.2	2.6	8th	48.2	45.8	average	105%
Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny)	16.6	-0.4	30.6	1st	8.5	-1.2	5.1	9th	85.8	56.7	high	151%
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	16.7	+1.1	29.7	1st	8.9	-0.2	5.5	9th	84.6	74.5	average	114%
Dennes Point	18.3		28.6	1st	9.5		5.9	30th	48.0
Dover	17.4	-0.4	31.4	1st	6.9	-1.1	2.0	5th	96.0	71.8	high	134%
Dunalley (Stroud Point)	19.5		37.7	21st	9.5		5.7	9th	47.6
Grove (Research Station)	18.4	-0.9	34.5	21st	6.8	-0.7	0.7	5th	67.8	59.3	average	114%
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	20.2	+1.5	36.8	21st	9.4	+0.1	4.1	5th	40.8	54.1	average	75%
Hobart Airport	20.1	+1.0	37.7	21st	9.3	0.0	4.1	9th	43.6	44.4	average	98%
kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle)	8.2	-1.3	20.8	1st	0.2	-1.6	-3.8	9th	28.2	88.1	v low	32%
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	12.7	-1.7	25.8	20th	7.7	-0.8	3.6	7th	139.8	91.3	high	153%
Melton Mowbray (North Stockman)	19.0	-0.8	35.7	21st	7.1	-0.4	2.8	9th	30.8	42.5	average	72%
Tasman Island	14.7	-0.6	29.5	1st			3.5	9th	68.8	59.7	average	115%
Tunnack Fire Station	17.4	0.0	32.5	21st	5.1	-1.1	-0.7	5th	53.2	62.7	average	85%
Derwent Valley (district 95)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates)	19.5	-0.5	35.7	21st	7.0	-0.6	1.3	5th	50.2	52.3	average	96%
Maydena Post Office	15.7	-2.4	31.8	21st	5.5	-1.1	1.0	20th	145.3	91.2	v high	159%
Ouse Fire Station	18.9	-2.2	35.0	21st	6.6	-0.7	1.3	5th	37.8	39.4	average	96%
Central Plateau (district 96)
Butlers Gorge	12.8	-1.9	27.5	21st	3.3	-0.7	-3.5	30th	197.8	137.9	high	143%
Liawenee	12.8	-2.4	25.4	21st	1.5	-1.4	-3.1	8th	61.2	63.5	average	96%
West Coast (district 97)
Cape Sorell	15.3	-0.3	22.4	20th	9.3	-0.4	6.1	20th	109.4	87.3	high	125%
Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple)	10.8	-3.0	29.2	21st	2.6	-1.8	-1.0	9th	139.0	79.2	highest	176%
Low Rocky Point	14.6		29.2	1st	8.7		5.0	20th
Scotts Peak Dam	14.5	-3.4	30.0	1st	5.3	-1.6	1.9	8th	225.4	112.7	highest	200%
Strahan Aerodrome	16.1	-2.0	29.8	1st	8.3	-0.1	3.2	20th	186.0	96.8	v high	192%
Warra	13.5	-2.5	30.2	21st	5.0	-1.0	0.8	30th	246.2	128.4	v high	192%
King Island (district 98)
King Island Airport	16.6	-0.9	27.8	1st	9.4	-0.8	2.6	20th	55.6	54.8	average	101%
Flinders Island (district 99)
Flinders Island Airport	18.2	-0.5	35.9	21st	10.5	+0.2	3.3	20th	43.4	55.6	average	78%
Hogan Island	17.7	-0.8	34.3	21st	10.3	-1.7	6.8	8th	61.0	44.3	high	138%
Note: From 2017, information about Macquarie Island can be found in the climate summary for the Remote Islands and Antarctica

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