Thursday, 1 February 2024 - Monthly Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC17R0
Tasmania in January 2024
Rainfall
- Rainfall was above average for January across north-western and central Tasmania, and close to average for most other parts, with pockets of below average in the north-east and south.
- The rainfall total for Tasmania as a whole was 21% above the January average (based on 1961-1990) and the highest since 2016.
- Some sites, with relatively short historical records, had their highest January daily rainfall on record and others their highest total January rainfall on record.
- The wettest day was the 19th when Mount Read recorded 81.4 mm when a low pressure system passed to the south of Tasmania.
- Mauriceton (Jordan River) had its highest total January rainfall since 1986.
Temperature
- Mean maximum temperatures were warmer than average across much of the north, south and east, and the Bass Strait Islands.
- The mean maximum temperature for Tasmania overall was 1.17 °C warmer than average (based on 1961-1990).
- Mean minimum temperatures were very much warmer than average for most of the state (in the warmest 10% of historical records for January).
- The mean minimum temperature for Tasmania overall was 1.72 °C warmer than average (based on 1961-1990) and the 4th warmest on record (records beginning in 1910).
- Low Head, with 26 years of historical records, had its equal highest January mean daily maximum temperature on record.
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)
- Total rainfall for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 36.0 mm, which is 77% of the long-term average of 46.6 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 23.1 °C, which is 1.3 °C above the long-term average of 21.8 °C.
- The warmest day was 31.2 °C on the 16th, and the coolest day was on the 22nd when the temperature reached 15.7 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 13.9 °C, which is 1.9 °C above the long-term average of 12.0 °C.
- The coldest morning was 9.3 °C on the 30th, and the warmest morning was on the 17th when the minimum temperature was 19.2 °C.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in January 2024 | |
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| Hottest day | 31.8 °C at Scotts Peak Dam on the 16th |
| Warmest days on average | 25.3 °C at Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) |
| Coolest days on average | 13.6 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Coldest day | 5.2 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on the 22nd |
| Coldest night | -2.8 °C at Liawenee on the 30th |
| Coolest nights on average | 5.0 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Warmest nights on average | 16.3 °C at Swan Island |
| Warmest night | 20.3 °C at Flinders Island Airport on the 3rd |
| Warmest on average overall | 19.6 °C at Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) |
| Coolest on average overall | 9.3 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Wettest overall | 341.8 mm at Mount Read |
| Wettest day | 81.4 mm at Mount Read on the 19th |
| Strongest wind gust |
130 km/h at Hogan Island on the 18th 130 km/h at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on the 27th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record highest January daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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| Mount Read | 81.4 | on the 19th | 68.0 | on the 14th in 2017 | 28 | |
| Hummocky Hills | 33.4 | on the 18th | 26.4 | on the 7th in 2022 | 21 | |
| Record highest January total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Hermitage (Shannon River) | 99.6 | 70.8 | in 2016 | 27 | 31.3 |
| Bothwell (Clyde River) | 67.8 | 62.8 | in 2004 | 22 | 27.7 |
| Highest January total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for January |
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| Mauriceton (Jordan River) | 70.8 | 83.2 | in 1986* | 34.8 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
| Record highest January mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Low Head | 22.2 | = 22.2 | in 2016 | 26 | 20.6 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for January 2024 | ||||||||||||
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Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for January 2024 |
Diff from average |
Highest for January 2024 |
Mean for January 2024 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for January 2024 |
Total for January 2024 |
Average for January |
Rank of January 2024 |
Fraction of January average |
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| Northern (district 91) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Grim | 19.8 | +0.2 | 23.9 | 2nd | 14.2 | +0.4 | 10.7 | 23rd | 46.4 | 40.1 | average | 116% |
| Cressy (Brumbys Creek) | 24.5 | 28.7 | 3rd | 11.7 | 6.9 | 1st | 73.2 | |||||
| Devonport Airport | 22.9 | +1.2 | 26.5 | 24th | 14.1 | +1.6 | 8.1 | 30th | 75.0 | 43.2 | high | 174% |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 25.3 | +0.7 | 31.6 | 3rd | 13.8 | +1.3 | 9.3 | 31st | 54.8 | 45.8 | high | 120% |
| Launceston Airport | 24.7 | -0.5 | 30.3 | 3rd | 11.6 | +0.6 | 7.0 | 22nd | 44.8 | 34.2 | high | 131% |
| Low Head | 22.2 | +1.6 | 26.7 | 3rd | 15.7 | +1.2 | 11.9 | 1st | 60.6 | 48.0 | high | 126% |
| Luncheon Hill (Forestry) | 21.6 | +0.1 | 28.4 | 3rd | 11.4 | +0.7 | 6.9 | 30th | 100.6 | 68.9 | high | 146% |
| Marrawah | 21.1 | +0.8 | 25.4 | 2nd | 12.8 | +0.7 | 7.0 | 19th | 94.8 | 47.4 | v high | 200% |
| Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 22.8 | -0.2 | 27.4 | 3rd | 12.6 | +1.6 | 6.8 | 31st | 77.6 | 57.4 | high | 135% |
| Sheffield School Farm | 21.8 | -0.4 | 26.9 | 3rd | 11.5 | +0.6 | 5.6 | 30th | 100.0 | 57.5 | high | 174% |
| Smithton Aerodrome | 22.3 | +0.4 | 27.6 | 3rd | 12.2 | +0.9 | 4.0 | 30th | 67.0 | 40.3 | high | 166% |
| Wynyard Airport | 22.9 | +1.1 | 27.7 | 11th | 12.8 | +1.4 | 5.5 | 30th | 73.8 | 44.2 | high | 167% |
| East Coast (district 92) | ||||||||||||
| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 22.2 | +0.7 | 29.0 | 29th | 14.4 | +1.3 | 10.9 | 18th | 22.4 | 53.9 | average | 42% |
| Fingal (Fleming St) | 23.7 | 29.9 | 12th | 10.8 | 5.8 | 28th | 20.0 | |||||
| Friendly Beaches | 23.9 | +0.5 | 29.5 | 29th | 14.0 | +0.6 | 11.1 | 22nd | 43.8 | 64.9 | average | 67% |
| larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 23.0 | +2.1 | 28.7 | 24th | 15.4 | +2.1 | 12.4 | 31st | 27.0 | 45.3 | average | 60% |
| Maria Island (Point Lesueur) | 21.9 | +0.4 | 28.4 | 29th | 14.2 | +0.3 | 9.4 | 22nd | 60.8 | 46.6 | high | 130% |
| St Helens Aerodrome | 23.1 | +0.2 | 27.9 | 28th | 14.1 | +0.6 | 10.6 | 22nd | 20.8 | 59.6 | low | 35% |
| Swan Island | 22.0 | +0.9 | 25.5 | 7th | 16.3 | +1.2 | 13.8 | 1st | 22.0 | 43.2 | low | 51% |
| Swansea (Francis Street) | 22.9 | -0.4 | 31.0 | 29th | 12.1 | -0.8 | 9.3 | 1st | 31.0 | 49.9 | average | 62% |
| Midlands (district 93) | ||||||||||||
| Ross (The Boulevards) | 24.4 | -0.4 | 28.7 | 24th | 11.1 | +0.4 | 5.9 | 30th | 63.0 | 43.6 | high | 144% |
| Southeast (district 94) | ||||||||||||
| Campania (Kincora) | 24.0 | -0.6 | 29.8 | 16th | 12.2 | +0.5 | 5.4 | 30th | 49.0 | 37.6 | high | 130% |
| Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) | 20.4 | +0.2 | 28.8 | 16th | 12.8 | +0.5 | 9.4 | 22nd | 48.2 | 41.7 | average | 116% |
| Dennes Point | 22.4 | +0.4 | 27.5 | 10th | 13.5 | 0.0 | 9.9 | 30th | 33.4 | 32.6 | high | 102% |
| Dover | 21.7 | +0.5 | 28.2 | 16th | 11.1 | +0.7 | 5.4 | 30th | 45.0 | 52.1 | average | 86% |
| Dunalley (Stroud Point) | 22.6 | +0.1 | 28.3 | 10th | 13.8 | -0.2 | 9.6 | 30th | 66.0 | 50.3 | average | 131% |
| Grove (Research Station) | 23.5 | -0.1 | 30.9 | 16th | 11.1 | +1.2 | 1.8 | 30th | 41.6 | 40.3 | average | 103% |
| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 23.1 | +1.3 | 31.2 | 16th | 13.9 | +1.9 | 9.3 | 30th | 36.0 | 46.6 | average | 77% |
| Hobart Airport | 23.4 | 29.7 | 16th | 13.0 | 6.5 | 30th | 37.6 | |||||
| kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) | 13.6 | -0.1 | 20.3 | 16th | 5.0 | +0.1 | 0.6 | 22nd | 64.4 | 85.2 | average | 76% |
| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 17.0 | -0.1 | 25.5 | 16th | 12.0 | +1.1 | 8.5 | 22nd | 52.0 | 77.2 | low | 67% |
| Tasman Island | 18.4 | +0.1 | 23.4 | 24th | 12.4 | +0.7 | 9.4 | 22nd | 71.2 | 67.8 | average | 105% |
| Tunnack Fire Station | 21.2 | -0.7 | 26.7 | 12th | 9.6 | +0.5 | 1.7 | 30th | 75.4 | 46.5 | high | 162% |
| Derwent Valley (district 95) | ||||||||||||
| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 25.0 | +0.9 | 30.4 | 12th | 11.4 | +1.2 | 3.8 | 30th | 55.0 | 40.5 | high | 136% |
| Ouse Fire Station | 24.5 | -1.2 | 30.7 | 12th | 11.7 | +1.4 | 3.9 | 30th | 62.4 | 29.6 | high | 211% |
| Central Plateau (district 96) | ||||||||||||
| Butlers Gorge | 19.3 | +0.2 | 25.0 | 12th | 7.5 | +1.0 | 1.9 | 30th | 90.8 | 92.1 | average | 99% |
| Liawenee | 18.7 | -0.4 | 25.8 | 12th | 6.4 | +0.8 | -2.8 | 30th | 99.6 | 51.8 | high | 192% |
| West Coast (district 97) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Sorell | 19.8 | +1.3 | 23.7 | 16th | 13.0 | +1.1 | 9.7 | 30th | 63.6 | 66.9 | average | 95% |
| Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple) | 16.8 | -1.1 | 27.5 | 16th | 7.2 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 22nd | 76.8 | 62.4 | average | 123% |
| Low Rocky Point | 19.0 | -0.8 | 27.3 | 16th | 12.1 | -0.1 | 7.8 | 9th | 87.2 | 74.4 | average | 117% |
| Mount Read | 14.3 | -0.2 | 20.9 | 12th | 6.5 | +0.5 | 2.7 | 14th | 341.8 | 191.9 | high | 178% |
| Scotts Peak Dam | 20.7 | -0.6 | 31.8 | 16th | 9.6 | +0.1 | 6.1 | 15th | 117.8 | 93.8 | average | 126% |
| Strahan Aerodrome | 21.3 | +0.2 | 29.6 | 16th | 11.7 | +0.8 | 6.9 | 5th | 87.4 | 80.3 | average | 109% |
| Warra | 19.2 | -0.6 | 27.2 | 16th | 8.6 | +0.1 | 4.2 | 15th | 94.2 | 89.2 | average | 106% |
| King Island (district 98) | ||||||||||||
| King Island Airport | 22.0 | +0.9 | 28.2 | 16th | 13.2 | +0.6 | 4.4 | 30th | 19.8 | 38.8 | low | 51% |
| Flinders Island (district 99) | ||||||||||||
| Flinders Island Airport | 23.1 | +0.8 | 28.3 | 7th | 14.7 | +1.2 | 7.9 | 1st | 48.2 | 46.4 | average | 104% |
| Hogan Island | 21.5 | -0.3 | 24.2 | 7th | 15.2 | +0.2 | 11.8 | 1st | 61.2 | 39.2 | high | 156% |
| 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 10 am on Thursday 1 February 2024. 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
