Monday, 3 April 2023 - Monthly Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC17R0
Tasmania in March 2023
Rainfall
- Rainfall was close to average for most of Tasmania, though above average totals were observed across the north.
- The wettest day was the 29th when a low pressure trough linked to tropical moisture brought heavy rain to the north east.
- Some sites had their highest March daily rainfall on record.
- Some sites had their highest total March rainfall on record.
- Some sites had their highest total March rainfall for at least 20 years.
Temperature
- Both maximum and minimum temperatures were generally within 1 °C of average for the month.
- The 5th was the warmest day. Maximum temperatures were up to 10 °C above average as a large high pressure system tracked over the Tasman Sea.
- The 30th was the coolest day. On the 29th a low pressure system passed over Tasmania and by the 30th maximum temperatures were up to 8 °C below average.
- Some sites had their coldest March day (lowest maximum temperature) on record.
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)
- Total rainfall for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 34.6 mm, which is 78% of the long-term average of 44.6 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 20.7 °C, which is 0.5 °C above the long-term average of 20.2 °C.
- The warmest day was 29.1 °C on the 5th, and the coolest day was on the 28th when the temperature reached 14.8 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 11.6 °C, which is 0.6 °C above the long-term average of 11.0 °C.
- The coldest morning was 6.2 °C on the 8th, and the warmest morning was on the 2nd when the minimum temperature was 16.4 °C.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in March 2023 | |
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| Hottest day |
30.9 °C at Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) on the 5th 30.9 °C at Hobart Airport on the 5th |
| Warmest days on average | 22.0 °C at Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) |
| Coolest days on average | 9.9 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Coldest day | 3.3 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on the 8th |
| Coldest night | -3.4 °C at Liawenee on the 21st |
| Coolest nights on average | 2.9 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Warmest nights on average | 14.3 °C at Swan Island |
| Warmest night | 17.8 °C at Flinders Island Airport on the 5th |
| Warmest on average overall |
17.0 °C at Flinders Island Airport 17.0 °C at Hogan Island |
| Coolest on average overall | 6.5 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Wettest overall | 358.0 mm at Mount Read |
| Wettest day | 74.6 mm at Gray (Dalmayne Rd) on the 29th |
| Strongest wind gust | 143 km/h at Mount Read on the 7th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record highest March daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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| Zeehan (West Coast Pioneers Museum) | 63.3 | on the 8th | 61.2 | on the 31st in 1995 | 55 | |
| Record highest March total rainfall | |||||
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Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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| Friendly Beaches | 135.4 | 131.6 | in 2011 | 26 | 65.3 |
| Highest March total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for March |
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| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 98.8 | 111.4 | in 2003 | 84.4 | |
| Record lowest March daily maximum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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| St Helens Aerodrome | 11.9 | on the 30th | 14.3 | on the 27th in 2008 | 23 | 21.1 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for March 2023 | ||||||||||||
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Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for March 2023 |
Diff from average |
Highest for March 2023 |
Mean for March 2023 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for March 2023 |
Total for March 2023 |
Average for March |
Rank of March 2023 |
Fraction of March average |
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| Northern (district 91) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Grim | 17.7 | -1.2 | 24.1 | 18th | 12.5 | -0.8 | 9.4 | 26th | 77.2 | 65.0 | high | 119% |
| Cape Grim BAPS (Comparison) | 18.4 | -0.3 | 23.9 | 18th | 12.9 | -0.1 | 10.3 | 26th | 50.0 | 49.2 | average | 102% |
| Cressy (Brumbys Creek) | 21.5 | 27.5 | 5th | 8.7 | 2.0 | 21st | 63.2 | |||||
| Devonport Airport | 20.4 | -0.1 | 26.0 | 2nd | 11.0 | -0.1 | 6.3 | 20th | 52.0 | 49.4 | average | 105% |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 22.0 | -0.6 | 27.8 | 5th | 10.2 | -0.2 | 4.0 | 21st | 67.0 | 41.5 | high | 161% |
| Launceston Airport | 21.5 | -1.0 | 28.0 | 5th | 8.8 | -0.7 | 3.5 | 21st | 54.4 | 52.6 | average | 103% |
| Low Head | 19.5 | -0.6 | 22.1 | 2nd | 13.1 | -0.3 | 8.7 | 21st | 48.8 | 52.2 | average | 93% |
| Luncheon Hill (Forestry) | 18.0 | -0.9 | 25.3 | 5th | 9.2 | -0.7 | 5.2 | 8th | 116.0 | 88.4 | high | 131% |
| Marrawah | 18.3 | -1.1 | 24.3 | 18th | 11.5 | -0.3 | 5.0 | 9th | 71.8 | 67.0 | average | 107% |
| Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 19.9 | -1.4 | 25.7 | 5th | 9.8 | -0.3 | 5.3 | 31st | 68.8 | 57.5 | high | 120% |
| Sheffield School Farm | 19.1 | -0.8 | 24.1 | 5th | 8.9 | -0.6 | 4.3 | 3rd | 97.6 | 72.8 | average | 134% |
| Smithton Aerodrome | 19.8 | -0.7 | 25.5 | 5th | 9.8 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 3rd | 81.4 | 55.3 | high | 147% |
| Wynyard Airport | 20.1 | -0.2 | 24.3 | 2nd | 9.6 | -0.2 | 3.2 | 20th | 70.6 | 50.4 | high | 140% |
| East Coast (district 92) | ||||||||||||
| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 20.2 | -0.4 | 23.8 | 6th | 12.4 | +0.2 | 8.9 | 21st | 97.0 | 58.0 | high | 167% |
| Fingal (Fleming St) | 20.8 | 27.7 | 5th | 6.8 | 0.5 | 21st | 80.2 | |||||
| Friendly Beaches | 20.9 | -0.7 | 26.3 | 5th | 11.1 | -1.1 | 6.2 | 21st | 135.4 | 65.3 | highest | 207% |
| larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 20.4 | +0.2 | 25.7 | 15th | 13.1 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 8th | 85.6 | 59.1 | high | 145% |
| Maria Island (Point Lesueur) | 19.5 | -0.5 | 25.0 | 2nd | 12.7 | -0.5 | 8.4 | 8th | 43.8 | 41.7 | average | 105% |
| St Helens Aerodrome | 20.3 | -0.8 | 26.7 | 5th | 11.3 | -0.6 | 7.3 | 9th | 120.4 | 69.5 | high | 173% |
| Swan Island | 19.5 | -1.0 | 25.5 | 18th | 14.3 | -0.3 | 10.1 | 8th | 71.4 | 56.1 | high | 127% |
| Swansea (Francis Street) | 20.9 | -0.3 | 29.7 | 5th | 9.9 | -1.3 | 4.2 | 21st | 50.4 | 48.8 | average | 103% |
| Midlands (district 93) | ||||||||||||
| Ross (The Boulevards) | 21.6 | -0.2 | 27.9 | 5th | 7.9 | -0.3 | -1.1 | 22nd | 45.6 | 38.0 | average | 120% |
| Southeast (district 94) | ||||||||||||
| Campania (Kincora) | 21.6 | -0.7 | 30.8 | 5th | 9.6 | -0.5 | 2.1 | 21st | 21.6 | 34.4 | average | 63% |
| Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) | 18.6 | -0.2 | 27.3 | 5th | 11.1 | -0.6 | 6.4 | 8th | 41.0 | 55.2 | average | 74% |
| Dennes Point | 19.6 | -0.7 | 25.5 | 5th | 11.9 | -0.5 | 6.6 | 8th | 29.0 | 43.6 | low | 67% |
| Dover | 18.7 | -0.8 | 25.9 | 5th | 9.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 26th | 54.2 | 62.9 | average | 86% |
| Dunalley (Stroud Point) | 20.0 | -0.8 | 26.4 | 5th | 12.1 | -0.8 | 7.0 | 21st | 31.2 | 41.3 | average | 76% |
| Grove (Research Station) | 20.0 | -1.2 | 30.2 | 5th | 8.1 | +0.1 | -0.2 | 21st | 39.2 | 44.6 | average | 88% |
| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 20.7 | +0.5 | 29.1 | 5th | 11.6 | +0.6 | 6.2 | 8th | 34.6 | 44.6 | average | 78% |
| Hobart Airport | 20.8 | 30.9 | 5th | 10.6 | 5.1 | 21st | 19.6 | |||||
| kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) | 9.9 | -1.5 | 19.8 | 5th | 2.9 | -1.2 | -2.5 | 8th | 74.4 | 83.1 | average | 90% |
| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 15.3 | -1.0 | 19.9 | 5th | 10.8 | +0.1 | 5.9 | 8th | 98.8 | 84.4 | high | 117% |
| Tasman Island | 16.4 | -0.7 | 20.4 | 6th | 11.1 | -0.3 | 6.4 | 8th | 48.8 | 70.3 | average | 69% |
| Tunnack Fire Station | 18.1 | -1.1 | 25.3 | 5th | 6.9 | -0.6 | -2.5 | 21st | 51.6 | 48.9 | average | 106% |
| Derwent Valley (district 95) | ||||||||||||
| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 21.6 | -0.3 | 30.9 | 5th | 8.6 | +0.1 | 0.1 | 21st | 30.0 | 38.7 | average | 78% |
| Ouse Fire Station | 20.7 | -1.6 | 29.7 | 5th | 8.9 | +0.8 | -0.5 | 21st | 40.6 | 32.4 | high | 125% |
| Central Plateau (district 96) | ||||||||||||
| Butlers Gorge | 14.9 | -1.8 | 24.2 | 5th | 5.5 | +0.3 | -1.4 | 21st | 133.2 | 101.2 | high | 132% |
| Liawenee | 14.6 | -1.4 | 20.6 | 15th | 3.4 | -0.5 | -3.4 | 21st | 85.0 | 64.5 | high | 132% |
| West Coast (district 97) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Sorell | 18.3 | +0.6 | 23.2 | 14th | 12.0 | +0.4 | 8.8 | 8th | 71.0 | 82.6 | average | 86% |
| Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple) | 12.4 | -2.2 | 24.8 | 5th | 5.3 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 8th | 88.0 | 75.0 | average | 117% |
| Low Rocky Point | 17.1 | -1.8 | 20.6 | 4th | 11.3 | -0.7 | 7.0 | 21st | 82.4 | 90.4 | average | 91% |
| Mount Read | 10.4 | -1.6 | 18.1 | 5th | 4.2 | -0.9 | -1.1 | 8th | 358.0 | 275.8 | high | 130% |
| Scotts Peak Dam | 16.4 | -2.2 | 27.1 | 5th | 7.8 | -0.7 | 3.3 | 21st | 159.6 | 122.1 | high | 131% |
| Strahan Aerodrome | 18.2 | -1.4 | 23.2 | 18th | 10.4 | +0.4 | 4.8 | 21st | 123.4 | 106.0 | average | 116% |
| Warra | 15.4 | -1.6 | 25.7 | 5th | 7.3 | -0.3 | 1.3 | 21st | 138.4 | 103.4 | high | 134% |
| King Island (district 98) | ||||||||||||
| King Island Airport | 18.9 | -1.4 | 25.2 | 18th | 12.0 | -0.3 | 6.2 | 13th | 43.2 | 50.9 | average | 85% |
| Flinders Island (district 99) | ||||||||||||
| Flinders Island Airport | 20.3 | -1.1 | 28.0 | 5th | 13.6 | +0.9 | 5.7 | 25th | 51.0 | 50.0 | average | 102% |
| Hogan Island | 19.7 | -0.9 | 27.5 | 18th | 14.2 | -0.4 | 11.0 | 9th | 70.2 | 47.4 | high | 148% |
| Note: From 2017, information about Macquarie Island can be found in the climate summary for the Remote Islands and Antarctica | ||||||||||||
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
The Monthly climate summary, usually published in the first week of the following 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.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 3 pm on Sunday 2 April 2023. 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.
Information about Australian Indigenous seasonal calendars is available at the Indigenous Weather Knowledge website.
Unless otherwise noted, all maps, graphs and diagrams in this page are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
