Thursday, 4 April 2024 - Monthly Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC17R0
Tasmania in March 2024
Rainfall
- Rainfall was below average for most of Tasmania and very much below average for parts of its east and north.
- Parts of the north-east had less than 20% of their typical March rainfall totals.
- The area-averaged rainfall total for Tasmania was 50% below the 1961–1990 average for March, making it the thirteenth lowest in 125 years of data, and the lowest since 2005.
- The wettest day was the 19th when a strong cold front crossed the state.
Temperature
- Maximum temperatures were warmer than average across Tasmania, and for most parts, in the warmest 10% of records for March.
- The mean maximum temperature for Tasmania was 1.56 °C warmer than 1961–1990 average and the 7th warmest March on record since observations began in 1910.
- Minimum temperatures were warmer than average for most of the state and close to average for most of the south.
- The mean minimum temperature for Tasmania was 0.41 °C warmer than average.
- Low Head had its highest March temperature on record.
- Devonport Airport had its highest March mean daily maximum temperature on record.
- Some sites had their highest daily minimum temperature on record.
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)
- Total rainfall for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 8.6 mm, which is 19% of the long-term average of 44.3 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 21.7 °C, 1.5 °C above the long-term average of 20.2 °C.
- The warmest day was 33.8 °C on the 9th, and the coolest 15.7 °C on the 3rd.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 11.6 °C, 0.6 °C above the long-term average of 11.0 °C.
- The coldest morning was 7.4 °C on the 15th, and the warmest 17.0 °C on the 19th.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in March 2024 | |
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| Hottest day | 35.6 °C at King Island Airport on the 11th |
| Warmest days on average | 24.6 °C at Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) |
| Coolest days on average | 12.5 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Coldest day | 2.7 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on the 3rd |
| Coldest night | -2.4 °C at Liawenee on the 15th |
| Coolest nights on average |
4.1 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) 4.1 °C at Liawenee |
| Warmest nights on average | 15.2 °C at Swan Island |
| Warmest night | 22.5 °C at Flinders Island Airport on the 10th |
| Warmest on average overall |
18.4 °C at larapuna (Eddystone Point) 18.4 °C at Swan Island |
| Coolest on average overall | 8.3 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Wettest overall | 229.2 mm at Lake Margaret Dam |
| Wettest day | 66.6 mm at Mount Barrow (South Barrow) on the 19th |
| Strongest wind gust | 139 km/h at Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse on the 3rd |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record highest March temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
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Average for March |
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| Low Head | 26.1 | on the 12th | 25.8 | on the 10th in 2013 | 27 | 20.1 |
| Record highest March mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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Average for March |
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| Devonport Airport | 22.1 | 22.0 | in 2013 | 32 | 20.5 |
| Record highest March daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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Old record |
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Average for March |
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| Devonport Airport | 19.8 | on the 19th | 19.3 | on the 16th in 2017 | 33 | 11.1 |
| Strahan Aerodrome | 20.2 | on the 19th | = 20.2 | on the 10th in 2001 | 33 | 10.0 |
| Liawenee | 16.6 | on the 11th | 16.5 | on the 2nd in 2019 | 24 | 3.9 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for March 2024 | ||||||||||||
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Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for March 2024 |
Diff from average |
Highest for March 2024 |
Mean for March 2024 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for March 2024 |
Total for March 2024 |
Average for March |
Rank of March 2024 |
Fraction of March average |
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| Northern (district 91) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Grim | 19.2 | +0.4 | 24.3 | 19th | 13.5 | +0.2 | 8.2 | 4th | 18.8 | 61.7 | v low | 30% |
| Cressy (Brumbys Creek) | 23.7 | 30.8 | 10th | 8.9 | 2.1 | 21st | 19.6 | |||||
| Devonport Airport | 22.1 | +1.6 | 27.9 | 12th | 11.9 | +0.8 | 3.8 | 4th | 6.4 | 48.7 | v low | 13% |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 24.6 | +2.0 | 30.5 | 10th | 11.4 | +1.0 | 4.7 | 21st | 13.2 | 40.9 | low | 32% |
| Launceston Airport | 24.1 | +1.7 | 31.5 | 10th | 10.0 | +0.6 | 2.7 | 21st | 15.8 | 50.8 | v low | 31% |
| Low Head | 21.0 | +0.9 | 26.1 | 12th | 13.8 | +0.4 | 8.2 | 4th | 8.0 | 50.6 | v low | 16% |
| Luncheon Hill (Forestry) | 20.9 | +2.0 | 30.1 | 11th | 10.4 | +0.5 | 4.9 | 4th | 37.4 | 86.6 | lowest | 43% |
| Marrawah | 20.7 | +1.3 | 26.8 | 11th | 12.0 | +0.2 | 7.0 | 4th | 33.0 | 66.4 | low | 50% |
| Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 23.1 | +1.8 | 30.2 | 11th | 11.1 | +1.0 | 2.6 | 21st | 3.8 | 56.5 | lowest | 7% |
| Sheffield School Farm | 21.7 | +1.9 | 27.7 | 10th | 9.8 | +0.4 | 2.2 | 4th | 30.4 | 70.8 | low | 43% |
| Smithton Aerodrome | 21.7 | +1.2 | 26.1 | 11th | 10.1 | +0.3 | 0.4 | 4th | 17.4 | 53.9 | v low | 32% |
| Wynyard Airport | 21.8 | +1.5 | 27.7 | 6th | 11.1 | +1.3 | 3.7 | 21st | 15.2 | 49.8 | low | 31% |
| East Coast (district 92) | ||||||||||||
| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 21.8 | +1.2 | 26.8 | 11th | 13.1 | +0.9 | 8.5 | 5th | 13.4 | 57.1 | low | 23% |
| Fingal (Fleming St) | 23.3 | 30.4 | 6th | 7.8 | 0.0 | 21st | 9.8 | |||||
| Friendly Beaches | 22.7 | +1.1 | 27.8 | 10th | 12.2 | +0.1 | 7.3 | 22nd | 12.2 | 63.3 | v low | 19% |
| larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 22.7 | +2.5 | 29.2 | 10th | 14.2 | +1.1 | 7.4 | 21st | 10.2 | 58.7 | v low | 17% |
| Maria Island (Point Lesueur) | 20.5 | +0.5 | 26.3 | 1st | 13.4 | +0.3 | 9.9 | 5th | 14.6 | 40.3 | v low | 36% |
| St Helens Aerodrome | 21.8 | +0.8 | 29.7 | 6th | 12.5 | +0.6 | 6.1 | 21st | 25.0 | 67.7 | low | 37% |
| Swan Island | 21.6 | +1.1 | 28.0 | 11th | 15.2 | +0.7 | 9.1 | 4th | 10.0 | 54.1 | lowest | 18% |
| Swansea (Francis Street) | 22.1 | +0.9 | 30.2 | 10th | 11.0 | -0.1 | 5.8 | 21st | 14.0 | 46.1 | v low | 30% |
| Midlands (district 93) | ||||||||||||
| Ross (The Boulevards) | 23.5 | +1.7 | 29.7 | 6th | 7.7 | -0.5 | 1.1 | 15th | 19.8 | 37.4 | low | 53% |
| Southeast (district 94) | ||||||||||||
| Campania (Kincora) | 23.1 | +0.8 | 33.4 | 9th | 9.8 | -0.3 | 3.7 | 15th | 12.4 | 33.5 | v low | 37% |
| Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) | 19.4 | +0.6 | 34.5 | 9th | 11.8 | +0.1 | 7.9 | 21st | 26.0 | 54.2 | v low | 48% |
| Dennes Point | 20.8 | +0.6 | 31.0 | 9th | 12.1 | -0.3 | 8.9 | 4th | 8.4 | 40.6 | v low | 21% |
| Dover | 20.6 | +1.2 | 35.2 | 9th | 8.8 | -0.2 | 4.3 | 5th | 18.8 | 62.4 | v low | 30% |
| Dunalley (Stroud Point) | 21.2 | +0.5 | 32.3 | 9th | 12.7 | -0.1 | 8.2 | 5th | 9.4 | 38.6 | v low | 24% |
| Grove (Research Station) | 22.0 | +0.9 | 34.7 | 9th | 7.9 | -0.1 | 1.3 | 5th | 13.8 | 43.1 | lowest | 32% |
| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 21.7 | +1.5 | 33.8 | 9th | 11.6 | +0.6 | 7.4 | 15th | 8.6 | 44.3 | v low | 19% |
| Hobart Airport | 21.8 | 33.0 | 9th | 10.7 | 5.6 | 27th | 11.8 | |||||
| kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) | 12.5 | +1.1 | 23.4 | 9th | 4.1 | 0.0 | -1.8 | 4th | 25.2 | 81.7 | v low | 31% |
| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 16.1 | -0.2 | 28.8 | 9th | 11.0 | +0.3 | 7.6 | 4th | 59.2 | 84.1 | low | 70% |
| Tasman Island | 17.4 | +0.3 | 27.4 | 9th | 11.5 | +0.1 | 6.8 | 4th | 39.2 | 69.0 | low | 57% |
| Tunnack Fire Station | 21.3 | +2.1 | 28.2 | 11th | 7.1 | -0.4 | -0.9 | 15th | 6.2 | 47.3 | lowest | 13% |
| Derwent Valley (district 95) | ||||||||||||
| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 23.5 | +1.6 | 34.6 | 9th | 8.0 | -0.5 | 1.3 | 15th | 9.6 | 38.5 | v low | 25% |
| Ouse Fire Station | 23.5 | +1.2 | 33.8 | 9th | 8.0 | -0.1 | 0.8 | 15th | 4.4 | 31.3 | lowest | 14% |
| Central Plateau (district 96) | ||||||||||||
| Butlers Gorge | 17.9 | +1.3 | 27.5 | 11th | 5.3 | +0.1 | -2.2 | 15th | 51.0 | 100.5 | low | 51% |
| Liawenee | 17.4 | +1.5 | 26.3 | 11th | 4.1 | +0.2 | -2.4 | 15th | 40.0 | 63.4 | average | 63% |
| West Coast (district 97) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Sorell | 19.2 | +1.5 | 26.0 | 9th | 12.2 | +0.6 | 7.9 | 15th | 33.0 | 82.1 | v low | 40% |
| Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple) | 14.8 | +0.3 | 28.1 | 9th | 6.2 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 4th | 51.2 | 74.2 | low | 69% |
| Low Rocky Point | 18.1 | -0.7 | 28.7 | 19th | 11.4 | -0.6 | 6.7 | 16th | 60.6 | 89.3 | low | 68% |
| Mount Read | 12.6 | +0.7 | 22.1 | 9th | 5.3 | +0.2 | -0.3 | 4th | 202.8 | 273.1 | low | 74% |
| Scotts Peak Dam | 18.8 | +0.3 | 32.3 | 9th | 8.3 | -0.2 | 5.2 | 4th | 96.0 | 121.0 | average | 79% |
| Strahan Aerodrome | 20.1 | +0.5 | 33.0 | 9th | 9.9 | -0.1 | 4.4 | 15th | 62.0 | 104.8 | low | 59% |
| Warra | 17.6 | +0.7 | 30.9 | 9th | 7.6 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 15th | 77.6 | 102.0 | average | 76% |
| King Island (district 98) | ||||||||||||
| King Island Airport | 22.3 | +2.1 | 35.6 | 11th | 12.0 | -0.3 | 4.7 | 22nd | 13.8 | 50.1 | v low | 28% |
| Flinders Island (district 99) | ||||||||||||
| Flinders Island Airport | 22.9 | +1.6 | 34.8 | 11th | 13.5 | +0.8 | 4.8 | 4th | 8.2 | 49.5 | v low | 17% |
| Hogan Island | 33.4 | 10th | 14.5 | -0.1 | 8.8 | 21st | 4.8 | 45.3 | lowest | 11% | ||
| 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 4 pm on Monday 1 April 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
