Tuesday 7 January 2025 - Monthly Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC17R0
Tasmania in December 2024
Rainfall
- Rainfall totals in December were average to above average across the state, and in the wettest 10% of December records for parts of the South East and Upper Derwent Valley districts.
- Tasmania's area-averaged rainfall total in December was 128.5 mm, 25% above the 1961–1990 average.
- It was the wettest December in Tasmania since 2005.
- Some sites had their highest December daily rainfall on record.
- Some sites had their highest total December rainfall on record and others their highest total December rainfall for at least 20 years.
Temperature
- Mean maximum temperatures in December were above average for most of the western half of Tasmania, and in the highest 10% of December records for most of the eastern half of the state and most of the Bass Strait Islands.
- Tasmania's area-averaged mean maximum temperature was 19.2 °C, 1.2 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
- Mean minimum temperatures in December were very much above average across the state.
- Tasmania's area-averaged mean minimum temperature was 9.7 °C, 1.5 °C above the 1961–1990 average, the fifth-warmest on record for all Decembers since 1910.
- Tasmania had its highest mean minimum temperature for December since 2018.
- Tasmania's area-averaged mean temperature was 14.4 °C, 1.4 °C above the 1961–1990 average, the eighth-warmest on record for all Decembers since 1910.
Events
- Light snow in mid-December settled at Ben Lomond.
- For more details, visit the December national climate summary.
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)
- Total rainfall for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 126.4 mm, which is 225% of the long-term average of 56.2 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 22.2 °C, which is 1.8 °C above the long-term average of 20.4 °C.
- The warmest day was 32.9 °C on the 16th, and the coolest day was on the 10th when the temperature reached 17.5 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 12.6 °C, which is 1.7 °C above the long-term average of 10.9 °C.
- The coldest morning was 8.3 °C on the 22nd, and the warmest morning was on the 2nd when the minimum temperature was 16.0 °C.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in December 2024 | |
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| Hottest day |
36.5 °C at Low Rocky Point on the 16th |
| Warmest days on average |
23.7 °C at Ross (The Boulevards) |
| Coolest days on average |
12.3 °C at Mount Read |
| Coldest day |
5.7 °C at Mount Read on the 23rd 5.7 °C at Mount Read on the 17th |
| Coldest night |
-0.9 °C at Liawenee on the 14th |
| Coolest nights on average |
4.2 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Warmest nights on average |
13.9 °C at Swan Island |
| Warmest night |
17.6 °C at Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) on the 7th |
| Warmest on average overall |
17.8 °C at Friendly Beaches |
| Coolest on average overall |
8.6 °C at Mount Read 8.6 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Wettest overall |
435.0 mm at Mount Read |
| Wettest day |
207.4 mm at Gray (Dalmayne Rd) on the 1st |
| Strongest wind gust |
144.0 km/h at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on the 27th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Record highest December daily rainfall | ||||||
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| New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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| Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road) | 103.2 | on the 1st | 96.4 | on 19 Dec 1995 | 106 | 74.4 |
| King Island Airport | 55.8 | on the 1st | 44.0 | on 22 Dec 2007 | 51 | 46.7 |
| Deviot Jetty | 69.0 | on the 1st | 46.6 | on 21 Dec 1992 | 37 | 48.0 |
| Three Hummock Island | 62.0 | on the 4th | 52.8 | on 07 Dec 1953 | 34 | 46.0 |
| Upper Esk (South Esk River) | 67.4 | on the 1st | 54.6 | on 03 Dec 2017 | 29 | 63.5 |
| Low Head | 42.0 | on the 1st | 40.4 | on 14 Dec 2004 | 27 | 42.5 |
| Wayatinah (Saltas) | 42.0 | on the 9th | 28.6 | on 02 Dec 2008 | 26 | 83.8 |
| Tasman Island | 56.6 | on the 23rd | 45.6 | on 04 Dec 2005 | 24 | 63.5 |
| St Helens Aerodrome | 99.2 | on the 1st | 69.4 | on 14 Dec 2008 | 24 | 59.2 |
| Fortescue Bay | 54.5 | on the 23rd | 50.0 | on 14 Dec 2023 | 23 | 58.9 |
| Kingston (Greenhill Drive) | 56.4 | on the 1st | 42.0 | on 04 Dec 2017 | 23 | 53.4 |
| Leslie Vale | 67.2 | on the 1st | 46.4 | on 03 Dec 2017 | 20 | 69.6 |
| Longley (River Bend Road) | 81.8 | on the 1st | 43.8 | on 03 Dec 2017 | 20 | 73.2 |
| Record highest December total rainfall | |||||
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| New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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| Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple) | 151.0 | 137.4 | in 2000 | 29 | 83.0 |
| Low Head | 78.6 | 76.6 | in 2005 | 27 | 43.8 |
| Ouse Fire Station | 90.0 | 85.8 | in 2005 | 26 | 38.3 |
| Campania (Kincora) | 122.8 | 116.4 | in 2017 | 25 | 45.7 |
| Tea Tree Point | 117.2 | 109.0 | in 2017 | 24 | 54.8 |
| Kingston (Greenhill Drive) | 151.4 | 113.8 | in 2017 | 23 | 57.6 |
| Tasman Island | 164.4 | 115.8 | in 2017 | 23 | 68.0 |
| Mount Dromedary | 123.6 | 106.2 | in 2005 | 22 | 63.9 |
| Grove (Research Station) | 126.6 | 108.6 | in 2017 | 21 | 63.9 |
| Leslie Vale | 166.0 | 130.0 | in 2017 | 20 | 74.4 |
| Longley (River Bend Road) | 178.8 | 124.8 | in 2017 | 20 | 78.5 |
| Highest December total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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| Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for December |
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| Three Hummock Island | 93.4 | 102.4 | in 1953 | 46.9 | |
| Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road) | 184.4 | 293.0 | in 1985 | 75.4 | |
| Nierinna (Cuthberts Road) | 159.0 | 221.0 | in 1993 | 71.8 | |
| Deviot Jetty | 113.2 | 131.0 | in 1993 | 48.3 | |
| Lucaston (Bakers Creek Road) | 123.8 | 168.4 | in 1993 | 69.3 | |
| Margate (Sunnyside) | 137.0 | 199.2 | in 1993 | 66.5 | |
| Taroona (Taroona Crescent) | 142.6 | 213.2 | in 1993 | 60.2 | |
| Fort Direction | 122.8 | 153.4 | in 1993 | 55.4 | |
| Opossum Bay | 135.4 | 187.2 | in 1993 | 54.6 | |
| Tea Tree (The Point) | 118.8 | 136.2 | in 1995 | 55.8 | |
| kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) | 174.8 | 318.8 | in 1995 | 90.6 | |
| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 126.4 | 130.6 | in 1995 | 56.7 | |
| Marrawah | 108.0 | 116.2 | in 1998 | 62.8 | |
note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent higher values have gone unreported
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for December 2024 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for December 2024 |
Diff from average |
Highest for December 2024 |
Mean for December 2024 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for December 2024 |
Total for December 2024 |
Average for December |
Rank of December 2024 |
Fraction of December average |
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| Northern (district 91) | ||||||||||||
| Cressy (Brumbys Creek) | 23.2 | 28.6 | 16th | 9.7 | 4.1 | 25th | 66.0 | |||||
| Devonport Airport | 20.6 | +0.7 | 24.8 | 16th | 11.7 | +0.9 | 7.1 | 18th | 73.2 | 50.9 | high | 144% |
| Kennaook/Cape Grim | 17.4 | -0.1 | 22.9 | 26th | 12.8 | +0.9 | 9.7 | 24th | 94.8 | 40.1 | highest | 236% |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 23.1 | +0.4 | 29.1 | 16th | 12.1 | +1.2 | 7.8 | 24th | 53.0 | 48.3 | average | 110% |
| Launceston Airport | 23.1 | +0.5 | 29.1 | 16th | 9.9 | +0.8 | 5.8 | 9th | 68.4 | 48.3 | high | 142% |
| Low Head | 19.5 | +0.5 | 21.8 | 21st | 13.5 | +0.6 | 10.9 | 23rd | 78.6 | 42.5 | highest | 185% |
| Luncheon Hill (Forestry) | 18.9 | 0.0 | 25.8 | 5th | 9.9 | +1.0 | 5.7 | 23rd | 115.6 | 86.8 | high | 133% |
| Marrawah | 18.6 | +0.2 | 24.3 | 16th | 11.7 | +1.0 | 9.2 | 24th | 108.0 | 61.9 | high | 174% |
| Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 21.3 | +0.4 | 28.5 | 26th | 10.0 | +0.6 | 5.4 | 25th | 72.8 | 64.7 | average | 112% |
| Sheffield School Farm | 20.0 | +0.2 | 24.4 | 16th | 9.9 | +0.9 | 6.6 | 14th | 106.0 | 61.9 | high | 171% |
| Smithton Aerodrome | 20.4 | +0.6 | 27.1 | 26th | 11.0 | +1.3 | 5.5 | 14th | 60.4 | 55.3 | average | 109% |
| Wynyard Airport | 20.6 | +0.7 | 24.8 | 31st | 11.0 | +1.2 | 6.0 | 14th | 69.6 | 64.0 | average | 109% |
| East Coast (district 92) | ||||||||||||
| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 21.7 | +1.6 | 28.0 | 2nd | 13.0 | +1.3 | 10.2 | 23rd | 95.2 | 68.2 | high | 140% |
| Fingal (Fleming St) | 23.1 | 31.9 | 26th | 9.5 | 3.9 | 25th | 66.2 | |||||
| Friendly Beaches | 23.1 | +1.2 | 28.3 | 2nd | 12.4 | +0.6 | 8.9 | 25th | 118.6 | 53.6 | high | 221% |
| larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 21.3 | +1.9 | 23.9 | 25th | 12.8 | +0.7 | 8.4 | 24th | 62.0 | 59.9 | average | 104% |
| Maria Island (Point Lesueur) | 20.6 | +0.8 | 26.6 | 2nd | 13.5 | +1.2 | 9.8 | 22nd | 72.6 | 49.1 | high | 148% |
| St Helens Aerodrome | 22.0 | +0.7 | 25.8 | 13th | 12.7 | +0.9 | 9.5 | 25th | 111.8 | 59.2 | high | 189% |
| Swan Island | 20.4 | +0.9 | 27.1 | 26th | 13.9 | +0.5 | 10.7 | 24th | 55.4 | 44.4 | average | 125% |
| Swansea (Francis Street) | 22.5 | +1.2 | 28.6 | 2nd | 12.3 | +1.3 | 8.3 | 9th | 96.6 | 57.9 | high | 167% |
| Midlands (district 93) | ||||||||||||
| Ross (The Boulevards) | 23.7 | +1.0 | 29.8 | 16th | 9.4 | +0.7 | 4.0 | 18th | 46.4 | 39.7 | average | 117% |
| Southeast (district 94) | ||||||||||||
| Campania (Kincora) | 23.5 | +0.7 | 32.8 | 16th | 11.2 | +1.1 | 3.9 | 22nd | 122.8 | 42.5 | highest | 289% |
| Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) | 19.9 | +1.3 | 30.8 | 16th | 11.8 | +1.1 | 8.3 | 8th | 93.4 | 56.4 | high | 166% |
| Dennes Point | 21.2 | +0.9 | 27.9 | 26th | 12.7 | +0.9 | 8.0 | 22nd | 111.2 | 42.9 | highest | 259% |
| Dover | 20.8 | +1.3 | 26.8 | 1st | 10.1 | +1.0 | 5.0 | 22nd | 90.6 | 69.9 | high | 130% |
| Dunalley (Stroud Point) | 21.0 | +0.3 | 27.5 | 1st | 13.2 | +1.0 | 10.0 | 22nd | 128.0 | 38.4 | highest | 333% |
| Grove (Research Station) | 21.8 | +0.6 | 34.0 | 16th | 9.8 | +1.3 | 2.8 | 22nd | 126.6 | 60.8 | highest | 208% |
| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 22.2 | +1.8 | 32.9 | 16th | 12.6 | +1.7 | 8.3 | 22nd | 126.4 | 56.2 | high | 225% |
| Hobart Airport | 22.6 | 31.6 | 16th | 12.3 | 7.4 | 22nd | 92.0 | |||||
| kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) | 13.0 | +1.7 | 22.5 | 16th | 4.2 | +1.2 | 0.3 | 8th | 174.8 | 88.5 | high | 198% |
| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 16.7 | +1.0 | 32.1 | 16th | 11.2 | +1.5 | 8.6 | 8th | 85.8 | 88.7 | average | 97% |
| Tasman Island | 17.3 | +0.7 | 24.8 | 26th | 11.2 | +0.9 | 8.8 | 8th | 164.4 | 63.6 | highest | 258% |
| Tunnack Fire Station | 20.8 | +1.2 | 27.5 | 16th | 8.6 | +1.1 | 1.7 | 22nd | 70.8 | 52.3 | average | 135% |
| Derwent Valley (district 95) | ||||||||||||
| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 23.3 | +1.1 | 33.3 | 16th | 10.6 | +1.5 | 3.8 | 22nd | 93.8 | 50.1 | high | 187% |
| Ouse Fire Station | 23.3 | +0.2 | 33.2 | 16th | 10.3 | +1.5 | 3.3 | 22nd | 90.0 | 36.2 | highest | 249% |
| Central Plateau (district 96) | ||||||||||||
| Butlers Gorge | 17.6 | +0.8 | 26.9 | 16th | 6.9 | +1.4 | -0.4 | 22nd | 141.8 | 123.3 | average | 115% |
| Lake St Clair National Park | 20.3 | +2.6 | 26.4 | 16th | 6.5 | +1.4 | 0.5 | 22nd | 157.6 | 130.9 | high | 120% |
| Liawenee | 17.6 | +1.0 | 24.1 | 6th | 5.6 | +1.7 | -0.9 | 14th | 95.2 | 57.2 | high | 166% |
| West Coast (Mountain Region) (district 97) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Sorell | 19.1 | +1.9 | 26.6 | 16th | 12.2 | +1.2 | 8.9 | 22nd | 111.6 | 79.2 | high | 141% |
| Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple) | 15.1 | 0.0 | 29.6 | 16th | 6.3 | +1.0 | 2.6 | 8th | 151.0 | 80.6 | highest | 187% |
| Low Rocky Point | 18.3 | +0.1 | 36.5 | 16th | 11.6 | +0.7 | 7.4 | 22nd | 123.2 | 87.3 | high | 141% |
| Mount Read | 12.3 | +0.2 | 21.5 | 5th | 4.9 | +0.8 | 0.8 | 23rd | 435.0 | 281.0 | high | 155% |
| Scotts Peak Dam | 19.3 | +0.2 | 34.5 | 16th | 9.0 | +1.0 | 4.9 | 22nd | 154.8 | 139.6 | high | 111% |
| Strahan Aerodrome | 19.9 | +0.1 | 32.5 | 16th | 11.1 | +1.3 | 6.4 | 22nd | 161.4 | 93.3 | high | 173% |
| Warra | 18.1 | +0.5 | 30.9 | 16th | 8.2 | +1.2 | 2.4 | 22nd | 215.6 | 128.6 | high | 168% |
| King Island (district 98) | ||||||||||||
| King Island Airport | 20.3 | +1.2 | 33.2 | 16th | 12.5 | +1.4 | 5.1 | 19th | 79.2 | 46.7 | high | 170% |
| Flinders Island (district 99) | ||||||||||||
| Flinders Island Airport | 21.5 | +1.1 | 30.7 | 26th | 13.3 | +1.3 | 7.2 | 19th | 68.0 | 57.3 | high | 119% |
| 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 Sunday 5 January 2025. 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
