Wednesday 6 November 2024 - Monthly Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC17R0
Tasmania in October 2024
Rainfall
- Rainfall was below average for most of Tasmania, but close to average for parts of the south and north-east.
- An area between Richmond and Orford, along with patches of the west and north-west, had monthly totals in the lowest 10% of records for October.
- The area-averaged rainfall total for Tasmania was 29% below the 1961–1990 average for October, and it was the driest October since 2019.
- The wettest day was the 19th when Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) had 60.2 mm, associated with a low pressure system passing through Bass Strait.
Temperature
- Mean maximum temperatures were higher than average across Tasmania, and in the highest 10% of records for parts of the centre, north-east and King Island.
- The mean maximum temperature for Tasmania was 0.99 °C higher than the 1961–1990 average, and the 10th highest on record for October.
- Mean minimum temperatures were higher than average for most of the state but were close to average in the central west.
- The mean minimum temperature for Tasmania was 0.51 °C higher than the 1961–1990 average.
- On the 19th, Devonport Airport had its hottest October day on record.
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)
- Total rainfall for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 33.2 mm, which is 53% of the long-term average of 62.0 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 18.3 °C, which is 1.3 °C above the long-term average of 17.0 °C.
- The warmest day was 25.4 °C on the 22nd, and the coolest day was on the 25th when the temperature reached 11.7 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 8.6 °C, which is 0.8 °C above the long-term average of 7.8 °C.
- The coldest morning was 3.1 °C on the 9th, and the warmest morning was on the 22nd when the minimum temperature was 13.8 °C.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in October 2024 | |
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| Hottest day |
27.7 °C at Ouse Fire Station on the 22nd 26.2 °C at Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) on the 22nd 26.1 °C at Scotts Peak Dam on the 16th 26.1 °C at Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) on the 19th |
| Warmest days on average |
19.0 °C at Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) 18.9 °C at Friendly Beaches 18.8 °C at Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) |
| Coolest days on average |
8.4 °C at Mount Read 8.7 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) 12.0 °C at Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple) |
| Coldest day |
1.5 °C at Mount Read on the 7th 1.8 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on the 7th 1.9 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on the 8th |
| Coldest night |
-6.7 °C at Liawenee on the 2nd -5.5 °C at Liawenee on the 15th -5.1 °C at Liawenee on the 26th |
| Coolest nights on average |
0.4 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) 1.0 °C at Liawenee 1.0 °C at Lake St Clair National Park |
| Warmest nights on average |
10.6 °C at Swan Island 10.5 °C at Hogan Island 10.0 °C at Burnie NTC AWS |
| Warmest night |
15.4 °C at Flinders Island Airport on the 18th 14.2 °C at King Island Airport on the 18th 14.1 °C at St Helens Aerodrome on the 18th |
| Warmest on average overall |
13.7 °C at Friendly Beaches 13.6 °C at larapuna (Eddystone Point) 13.5 °C at Hobart (Ellerslie Road) 13.5 °C at Swan Island 13.5 °C at Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) |
| Coolest on average overall |
4.6 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) 4.9 °C at Mount Read 6.8 °C at Liawenee |
| Wettest overall |
293.2 mm at Mount Read 287.3 mm at Lake Margaret Dam 238.6 mm at Strathgordon (Gordon Power Station) |
| Wettest day |
82.0 mm at Woodlea Nursery on the 19th 62.0 mm at National Park Parks & Wildlife Depot on the 17th 60.2 mm at Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) on the 19th |
| Strongest wind gust |
137.0 km/h at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on the 10th 130.0 km/h at Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse on the 10th 128.0 km/h at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on the 11th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Record highest October temperature | ||||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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| Devonport Airport | 25.9 | on the 19th | 24.8 | on 31 Oct 2008 | 34 | 16.0 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for October 2024 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for October 2024 |
Diff from average |
Highest for October 2024 |
Mean for October 2024 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for October 2024 |
Total for October 2024 |
Average for October |
Rank of October 2024 |
Fraction of October average |
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| Northern (district 91) | ||||||||||||
| Cressy (Brumbys Creek) | 18.1 | 23.3 | 19th | 5.6 | -0.6 | 26th | 24.8 | |||||
| Devonport Airport | 17.1 | +1.0 | 25.9 | 19th | 8.1 | +0.7 | 1.4 | 8th | 86.0 | 64.2 | high | 134% |
| Kennaook/Cape Grim | 14.2 | -0.1 | 18.0 | 22nd | 9.5 | +0.2 | 4.6 | 26th | 30.2 | 68.7 | low | 44% |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 19.0 | +0.8 | 26.1 | 19th | 7.9 | +0.9 | 2.3 | 12th | 36.8 | 52.9 | low | 70% |
| Launceston Airport | 18.3 | +0.7 | 24.1 | 19th | 5.5 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 12th | 27.8 | 45.3 | low | 61% |
| Low Head | 15.9 | +0.4 | 17.9 | 19th | 9.8 | +0.2 | 5.3 | 8th | 63.8 | 54.0 | average | 118% |
| Luncheon Hill (Forestry) | 15.9 | +0.9 | 23.4 | 22nd | 6.4 | +0.2 | 1.9 | 9th | 81.8 | 129.2 | low | 63% |
| Marrawah | 15.4 | +0.4 | 20.8 | 22nd | 8.1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 10th | 80.0 | 89.3 | average | 90% |
| Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 16.9 | +0.4 | 24.4 | 19th | 6.3 | +0.4 | -0.1 | 8th | 98.6 | 83.6 | average | 118% |
| Sheffield School Farm | 15.6 | +0.3 | 23.1 | 19th | 6.2 | +0.4 | 0.9 | 8th | 65.0 | 90.2 | average | 72% |
| Smithton Aerodrome | 16.9 | +0.5 | 21.8 | 20th | 7.8 | +0.8 | 0.4 | 9th | 42.4 | 78.4 | low | 54% |
| Wynyard Airport | 16.6 | +0.3 | 21.2 | 19th | 7.5 | +1.2 | 0.6 | 9th | 55.4 | 93.5 | low | 59% |
| East Coast (district 92) | ||||||||||||
| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 17.7 | +0.3 | 21.8 | 19th | 8.8 | +0.2 | 4.5 | 13th | 25.4 | 57.1 | low | 44% |
| Fingal (Fleming St) | 18.2 | 25.3 | 22nd | 5.1 | -2.9 | 26th | 34.0 | |||||
| Friendly Beaches | 18.9 | +0.6 | 24.0 | 22nd | 8.5 | -0.1 | 2.3 | 26th | 43.8 | 65.8 | average | 67% |
| larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 17.5 | +1.2 | 21.1 | 31st | 9.6 | +0.6 | 3.8 | 8th | 48.2 | 67.9 | average | 71% |
| Maria Island (Point Lesueur) | 16.3 | -0.2 | 19.8 | 22nd | 9.6 | +0.2 | 5.0 | 26th | 19.6 | 44.6 | low | 44% |
| St Helens Aerodrome | 18.3 | +0.7 | 24.0 | 29th | 8.5 | +0.3 | 3.0 | 26th | 39.2 | 69.9 | average | 56% |
| Swan Island | 16.5 | +0.4 | 19.6 | 19th | 10.6 | +0.2 | 4.8 | 8th | 37.2 | 48.6 | average | 76% |
| Swansea (Francis Street) | 18.2 | +0.5 | 23.0 | 27th | 7.1 | -0.4 | 0.5 | 26th | 32.6 | 54.8 | low | 60% |
| Midlands (district 93) | ||||||||||||
| Ross (The Boulevards) | 18.0 | +0.8 | 22.9 | 29th | 3.7 | -1.2 | -3.4 | 26th | 21.4 | 48.2 | low | 44% |
| Southeast (district 94) | ||||||||||||
| Campania (Kincora) | 18.3 | +0.1 | 25.6 | 22nd | 6.4 | -0.2 | -1.0 | 26th | 30.4 | 47.5 | low | 64% |
| Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) | 16.4 | +0.8 | 23.6 | 22nd | 8.4 | +0.1 | 4.8 | 25th | 74.6 | 70.6 | average | 106% |
| Dennes Point | 16.7 | 0.0 | 22.0 | 22nd | 8.6 | -0.1 | 3.8 | 26th | 34.4 | 55.2 | average | 62% |
| Dover | 16.8 | +0.4 | 22.8 | 22nd | 6.0 | -0.4 | 0.3 | 15th | 71.4 | 86.2 | average | 83% |
| Dunalley (Stroud Point) | 16.8 | -0.2 | 21.3 | 22nd | 9.0 | -0.1 | 2.9 | 26th | 38.2 | 57.4 | average | 67% |
| Grove (Research Station) | 17.8 | +0.5 | 24.8 | 22nd | 5.5 | 0.0 | -1.8 | 15th | 52.4 | 69.6 | average | 75% |
| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 18.3 | +1.3 | 25.4 | 22nd | 8.6 | +0.8 | 3.1 | 9th | 33.2 | 62.0 | low | 54% |
| Hobart Airport | 18.4 | 25.0 | 22nd | 7.8 | 2.3 | 26th | 23.4 | |||||
| kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) | 8.7 | +1.3 | 17.9 | 22nd | 0.4 | +0.2 | -4.0 | 8th | 37.8 | 87.1 | low | 43% |
| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 13.4 | +0.1 | 20.1 | 4th | 8.0 | +0.5 | 4.8 | 8th | 116.0 | 105.1 | average | 110% |
| Tasman Island | 13.6 | -0.1 | 21.2 | 22nd | 7.7 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 8th | 65.0 | 64.7 | average | 100% |
| Tunnack Fire Station | 15.2 | +0.4 | 20.9 | 22nd | 4.6 | +0.2 | -2.6 | 26th | 23.0 | 61.7 | low | 37% |
| Derwent Valley (district 95) | ||||||||||||
| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 18.8 | +1.0 | 26.2 | 22nd | 5.6 | -0.2 | -1.0 | 9th | 39.2 | 56.9 | average | 69% |
| Ouse Fire Station | 18.5 | +0.5 | 27.7 | 22nd | 5.2 | -0.1 | -1.4 | 9th | 39.2 | 54.7 | average | 72% |
| Central Plateau (district 96) | ||||||||||||
| Butlers Gorge | 13.7 | +1.0 | 22.9 | 21st | 2.8 | +0.4 | -3.3 | 3rd | 133.0 | 158.7 | average | 84% |
| Lake St Clair National Park | 14.6 | +1.6 | 23.5 | 21st | 1.0 | -1.1 | -3.2 | 7th | 134.2 | 176.4 | average | 76% |
| Liawenee | 12.7 | +0.8 | 21.5 | 22nd | 1.0 | +0.2 | -6.7 | 2nd | 42.2 | 78.7 | average | 54% |
| West Coast (Mountain Region) (district 97) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Sorell | 16.5 | +2.0 | 20.9 | 3rd | 9.0 | +0.3 | 4.5 | 25th | 72.2 | 105.2 | low | 69% |
| Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple) | 12.0 | +1.0 | 22.0 | 16th | 2.6 | -0.1 | -1.3 | 25th | 95.4 | 98.9 | average | 96% |
| Low Rocky Point | 15.0 | -0.2 | 23.3 | 15th | 8.3 | -0.1 | 5.1 | 13th | 69.2 | 111.3 | low | 62% |
| Mount Read | 8.4 | +0.5 | 18.1 | 21st | 1.3 | -0.1 | -2.4 | 25th | 293.2 | 358.3 | average | 82% |
| Scotts Peak Dam | 15.6 | +0.8 | 26.1 | 16th | 5.3 | +0.1 | 1.5 | 25th | 142.4 | 161.1 | average | 88% |
| Strahan Aerodrome | 16.7 | +0.4 | 23.8 | 22nd | 7.3 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 13th | 88.0 | 119.6 | low | 74% |
| Warra | 14.0 | +0.3 | 21.5 | 21st | 4.5 | +0.1 | -0.6 | 26th | 164.0 | 175.7 | average | 93% |
| King Island (district 98) | ||||||||||||
| King Island Airport | 16.7 | +0.7 | 21.6 | 4th | 9.3 | +0.4 | 1.6 | 2nd | 31.4 | 73.1 | low | 43% |
| Flinders Island (district 99) | ||||||||||||
| Flinders Island Airport | 17.2 | +0.3 | 24.1 | 22nd | 9.7 | +1.0 | 0.4 | 9th | 32.8 | 59.4 | low | 55% |
| 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 on Thursday 21 November 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
