Monday, 5 June 2023 - Monthly Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC17R0
Tasmania in May 2023
Rainfall
- Rainfall during May was below average across north-east Tasmania, tending to average to above average in the west.
- For Tasmania as a whole, rainfall was 17% below average.
- The wettest day of the month was the 31st when continuous showers fell overnight in the west and far south.
Temperature
- Mean maximum temperatures were typical for May in most parts, but still the coolest for Tasmania overall since 2015.
- Mean minimum temperatures were lower than average across the north-east extending into the centre.
- Strahan Aerodrome, with 32 years of observations, had its lowest May temperature on record.
- Ross (The Boulevards), with 29 years of observations, had its lowest May mean daily minimum temperature on record and its lowest May mean temperature on record.
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)
- Total rainfall for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 22.2 mm, which is 47% of the long-term average of 47.4 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 15.5 °C, which is 1.0 °C above the long-term average of 14.5 °C.
- The warmest day was 19.5 °C on the 31st, and the coolest day was on the 16th when the temperature reached 11.6 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 7.1 °C, which is 0.1 °C above the long-term average of 7.0 °C.
- The coldest morning was 2.0 °C on the 7th, and the warmest morning was on the 31st when the minimum temperature was 13.1 °C.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in May 2023 | |
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| Hottest day |
21.5 °C at Orford (Aubin Court) on the 1st |
| Warmest days on average |
16.3 °C at Bicheno (Council Depot) |
| Coolest days on average |
5.0 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Coldest day |
-0.7 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on the 16th |
| Coldest night |
-6.6 °C at Ross (The Boulevards) on the 17th -6.6 °C at Ross (The Boulevards) on the 18th |
| Coolest nights on average |
-0.4 °C at Liawenee |
| Warmest nights on average |
10.4 °C at Hogan Island |
| Warmest night |
14.6 °C at Campania (Kincora) on the 31st 14.6 °C at King Island Airport on the 31st |
| Warmest on average overall |
12.9 °C at Swan Island |
| Coolest on average overall |
2.4 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Wettest overall |
610.8 mm at Mount Read |
| Wettest day |
75.0 mm at Mount Read on the 31st |
| Strongest wind gust |
135 km/h at Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse on the 30th 135 km/h at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on the 31st |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record lowest May temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for May |
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| Strahan Aerodrome | -0.6 | on the 7th | -0.4 | on the 21st in 2010 | 32 | 7.5 |
| Record lowest May mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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Old record |
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Average for May |
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| Ross (The Boulevards) | 0.7 | 1.2 | in 2001 | 29 | 3.3 |
| Record lowest May mean temperature | |||||
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Old record |
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Average for May |
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| Ross (The Boulevards) | 7.1 | 7.2 | in 2001 | 29 | 8.8 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for May 2023 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for May 2023 |
Diff from average |
Highest for May 2023 |
Mean for May 2023 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for May 2023 |
Total for May 2023 |
Average for May |
Rank of May 2023 |
Fraction of May average |
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| Northern (district 91) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Grim | 14.2 | -0.2 | 16.5 | 1st | 9.9 | -0.3 | 5.8 | 7th | 78.4 | 102.1 | low | 77% |
| Cressy (Brumbys Creek) | 14.2 | 17.5 | 31st | 2.4 | -4.2 | 18th | 16.8 | |||||
| Devonport Airport | 15.4 | 0.0 | 18.8 | 2nd | 6.0 | -0.9 | -0.7 | 8th | 17.4 | 72.9 | v low | 24% |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 15.4 | -0.4 | 18.5 | 9th | 3.8 | -1.3 | -2.4 | 8th | 20.0 | 63.3 | v low | 32% |
| Launceston Airport | 14.1 | -0.6 | 17.8 | 15th | 3.5 | -0.8 | -3.8 | 18th | 21.4 | 53.7 | low | 40% |
| Low Head | 15.0 | -0.4 | 17.3 | 15th | 8.8 | -0.6 | 3.0 | 8th | 49.8 | 62.7 | average | 79% |
| Luncheon Hill (Forestry) | 12.2 | -0.7 | 16.0 | 14th | 6.2 | -0.8 | 1.1 | 7th | 164.0 | 166.8 | average | 98% |
| Marrawah | 14.6 | -0.1 | 17.2 | 15th | 8.1 | -1.0 | 4.0 | 7th | 139.2 | 111.3 | high | 125% |
| Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 13.9 | -0.9 | 17.1 | 10th | 4.7 | -1.2 | -1.2 | 8th | 72.2 | 95.2 | average | 76% |
| Sheffield School Farm | 13.4 | -0.1 | 16.1 | 2nd | 4.6 | -0.8 | -1.4 | 7th | 26.8 | 93.5 | v low | 29% |
| Smithton Aerodrome | 15.0 | -0.4 | 18.3 | 1st | 5.6 | -0.7 | -0.1 | 11th | 93.4 | 91.5 | average | 102% |
| Wynyard Airport | 15.2 | 0.0 | 17.8 | 15th | 4.2 | -1.2 | -1.7 | 7th | 52.0 | 95.7 | low | 54% |
| East Coast (district 92) | ||||||||||||
| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 16.3 | -0.3 | 20.5 | 31st | 7.8 | -0.7 | 2.5 | 8th | 15.8 | 55.1 | low | 29% |
| Fingal (Fleming St) | 14.7 | 18.6 | 24th | 1.3 | -4.0 | 17th | ||||||
| Friendly Beaches | 15.5 | -0.7 | 19.5 | 2nd | 7.0 | -1.1 | 2.4 | 18th | 29.0 | 52.7 | average | 55% |
| larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 16.0 | +0.4 | 18.9 | 9th | 8.8 | -0.6 | 4.4 | 8th | 21.6 | 64.4 | low | 34% |
| Maria Island (Point Lesueur) | 14.6 | -0.6 | 19.2 | 31st | 9.0 | -0.7 | 5.5 | 20th | 34.8 | 42.9 | average | 81% |
| St Helens Aerodrome | 15.7 | -0.4 | 19.1 | 2nd | 6.7 | -0.6 | 1.6 | 18th | 14.4 | 48.0 | low | 30% |
| Swan Island | 15.4 | -0.5 | 17.9 | 12th | 10.3 | -0.5 | 5.5 | 8th | 39.4 | 53.9 | average | 73% |
| Swansea (Francis Street) | 15.6 | -0.5 | 19.3 | 31st | 5.3 | -1.2 | -0.8 | 18th | 13.0 | 41.8 | v low | 31% |
| Midlands (district 93) | ||||||||||||
| Ross (The Boulevards) | 13.6 | -0.7 | 17.2 | 31st | 0.7 | -2.6 | -6.6 | 17th | 19.6 | 32.2 | average | 61% |
| Southeast (district 94) | ||||||||||||
| Campania (Kincora) | 15.9 | 0.0 | 20.9 | 15th | 4.6 | -1.2 | -2.2 | 18th | 18.8 | 37.0 | average | 51% |
| Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) | 14.0 | -0.3 | 16.6 | 24th | 8.2 | -0.5 | 5.2 | 7th | 73.8 | 69.4 | average | 106% |
| Dennes Point | 15.3 | +0.3 | 19.0 | 31st | 7.8 | -0.8 | 3.6 | 8th | 21.6 | 51.5 | v low | 42% |
| Dover | 14.0 | -0.7 | 17.4 | 24th | 4.9 | -0.8 | -0.2 | 8th | 55.6 | 73.1 | average | 76% |
| Dunalley (Stroud Point) | 15.0 | -0.2 | 19.6 | 31st | 8.0 | -0.8 | 4.5 | 7th | 45.2 | 55.4 | average | 82% |
| Grove (Research Station) | 14.9 | -0.1 | 18.9 | 24th | 3.2 | -1.1 | -3.9 | 8th | 50.8 | 69.2 | average | 73% |
| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 15.5 | +1.0 | 19.5 | 31st | 7.1 | +0.1 | 2.0 | 7th | 22.2 | 47.4 | low | 47% |
| Hobart Airport | 15.6 | 19.7 | 31st | 5.8 | 1.0 | 7th | 19.4 | |||||
| kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) | 5.0 | -0.7 | 11.9 | 11th | -0.1 | -0.8 | -4.1 | 7th | 37.4 | 71.9 | low | 52% |
| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 12.5 | -0.3 | 15.6 | 1st | 8.6 | +0.1 | 4.7 | 7th | 137.4 | 115.9 | high | 119% |
| Tasman Island | 12.7 | -0.5 | 16.3 | 30th | 7.9 | -0.8 | 4.4 | 7th | 96.2 | 71.3 | high | 135% |
| Tunnack Fire Station | 12.3 | 0.0 | 16.1 | 31st | 1.8 | -1.8 | -5.1 | 7th | 35.4 | 47.6 | average | 74% |
| Derwent Valley (district 95) | ||||||||||||
| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 15.6 | +1.2 | 21.0 | 24th | 2.8 | -1.2 | -4.8 | 7th | 23.8 | 45.9 | low | 52% |
| Ouse Fire Station | 15.0 | +0.2 | 20.2 | 24th | 2.8 | -0.7 | -6.1 | 7th | 24.2 | 39.4 | average | 61% |
| Central Plateau (district 96) | ||||||||||||
| Butlers Gorge | 9.6 | -0.4 | 14.6 | 11th | 2.0 | +0.2 | -2.9 | 18th | 164.4 | 162.6 | average | 101% |
| Liawenee | 8.3 | -0.7 | 12.5 | 2nd | -0.4 | -0.7 | -5.9 | 7th | 16.6 | 84.1 | lowest | 20% |
| West Coast (district 97) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Sorell | 14.3 | +0.5 | 16.9 | 13th | 9.5 | +0.4 | 3.5 | 7th | 131.8 | 130.0 | average | 101% |
| Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple) | 6.9 | -1.6 | 11.8 | 11th | 2.4 | -1.0 | -1.3 | 7th | 135.2 | 92.7 | high | 146% |
| Low Rocky Point | 13.7 | -0.5 | 15.9 | 14th | 8.8 | -0.2 | 2.3 | 7th | 161.8 | 143.1 | average | 113% |
| Mount Read | 5.2 | -1.2 | 8.1 | 24th | 1.1 | -1.1 | -3.1 | 7th | 610.8 | 437.7 | high | 140% |
| Scotts Peak Dam | 11.1 | -0.5 | 15.9 | 14th | 5.2 | -0.3 | -0.8 | 7th | 228.6 | 193.2 | average | 118% |
| Strahan Aerodrome | 14.0 | -0.3 | 16.7 | 1st | 7.6 | +0.1 | -0.6 | 7th | 189.8 | 161.5 | average | 118% |
| Warra | 10.5 | -0.5 | 13.7 | 24th | 4.1 | -0.5 | -2.0 | 7th | 218.8 | 170.9 | high | 128% |
| King Island (district 98) | ||||||||||||
| King Island Airport | 15.4 | -0.2 | 18.3 | 14th | 9.1 | -0.3 | 3.1 | 13th | 78.4 | 89.3 | average | 88% |
| Flinders Island (district 99) | ||||||||||||
| Flinders Island Airport | 15.6 | -0.7 | 18.5 | 15th | 8.7 | -0.3 | -1.3 | 17th | 33.2 | 77.6 | low | 43% |
| Hogan Island | 15.1 | -0.5 | 17.9 | 15th | 10.4 | -1.0 | 6.8 | 4th | 59.4 | 59.1 | average | 101% |
| 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 9 am on Friday 2 June 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
