Wednesday, 1 July 2020 - Monthly Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC17R0

Tasmania in June 2020: very wet days in the southeast

Rainfall for June was above to very much above average in the southeast thanks mainly to heavy rain on the 23rd. Both daytime and night-time temperatures were close to average or warmer than average for the month as a whole, but there were several cold nights, particularly in the east during the first half of the month.

Wet in the southeast

• Rainfall in June was above to very much above average in the southeast, but below average across parts of Tasmania's north and west
• Rainfall for Tasmania as a whole was very close to average and after several drier than average years, it was the wettest June since 2016
• On the 23rd, heavy rainfall in the southeast saw some areas record more than their June average rainfall in 24 hours and several sites had their highest June daily rainfall on record
• The heavy rain on the 23rd was generally the most significant for the Hobart area since the destructive event of 10–11 May 2018
• The 3-day rainfall totals from 22–24 June were more than double the June monthly average for parts of the State's southeast, with kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) exceeding its June multi-day rainfall records for periods of 2 to 7 days
• Lucaston (Bakers Creek Road) had its highest total June rainfall on record
• Year-to-date rainfall totals have generally been above average, particularly in the east

Some cold nights

• Daytime temperatures were generally above average in the west but close to average in the east
• The mean maximum temperature for Tasmania was 0.12 °C above average, the lowest in June since 2015
• Despite several cold mornings during the month, night-time temperatures were generally warmer than average across Tasmania
• In Hobart, there were three mornings below 2 °C, compared to a June average of four such cold mornings
• The mean minimum temperature for Tasmania was 0.45 °C above average, the highest since the very much wamer than average June 2016
• Friendly Beaches and Ross (The Boulevards), each with less than 30 years of observations, had their lowest June temperatures on record
• Year-to-date mean maximum temperatures have generally been close to average throughout the State and mean minimum temperatures have been warmer than average so far this year

Hobart (Ellerslie Road)

• Total rainfall for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 84.2 mm, which is 157% of the long-term average of 53.7 mm
• The mean daily maximum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 12.8 °C, which is 0.8 °C above the long-term average of 12.0 °C
• The warmest day was 16.9 °C on the 1st, and the coolest day was on the 18th when the temperature reached 8.7 °C
• The mean daily minimum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 5.7 °C, which is 0.5 °C above the long-term average of 5.2 °C
• The coldest morning was 1.5 °C on the 6th, and the warmest morning was on the 16th when the minimum temperature was 12.5 °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

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top