Tasmania in November 2023

Rainfall

  • Rainfall was below average for November across most of Tasmania, and was very much below average for parts of the west, south and Bass Straight Islands.
  • The rainfall total for Tasmania as a whole was 51% below the November average (based on 1961-1990) and the lowest since 2017.
  • The wettest day was the 26th when showers extended statewide, with the highest values reported around the north-east, including Fingal (Fleming St) with 40.6 mm.

Temperature

  • Mean maximum temperatures were warmer than average for November across the south and very much warmer than average across the north.
  • The mean maximum temperature for Tasmania overall was 1.77 °C warmer than average (based on 1961–1990), and the 10th warmest on record going back to 1910.
  • Mean minimum temperatures were very much warmer than average for most parts.
  • The mean minimum temperature for Tasmania overall was 0.83 °C warmer than average (based on 1961–1990), and the warmest since 2020.
  • Some sites had their highest November mean daily maximum temperature on record.
  • Several bushfires burnt across eastern Tasmania in November, including an emergency warning for a relatively small but dangerous fire at Dolphin Sands.

Hobart (Ellerslie Road)

  • Total rainfall for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 27.4 mm, which is 51% of the long-term average of 54.1 mm.
  • The mean daily maximum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 19.0 °C, which is 0.2 °C above the long-term average of 18.8 °C.
  • The warmest day was 27.2 °C on the 10th, and the coolest day was on the 3rd when the temperature reached 13.3 °C.
  • The mean daily minimum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 10.5 °C, which is 1.1 °C above the long-term average of 9.4 °C.
  • The coldest morning was 5.2 °C on the 4th, and the warmest morning was on the 9th when the minimum temperature was 14.8 °C.

Extremes in November 2023
Hottest day 30.4 °C at Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) on the 10th
Warmest days on average 22.9 °C at Launceston (Ti Tree Bend)
Coolest days on average 10.4 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle)
Coldest day 3.0 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on the 3rd
Coldest night -4.7 °C at Liawenee on the 2nd
Coolest nights on average 2.6 °C at Liawenee
Warmest nights on average 12.6 °C at Swan Island
Warmest night 18.1 °C at Flinders Island Airport on the 25th
Warmest on average overall 16.8 °C at Launceston (Ti Tree Bend)
Coolest on average overall 6.6 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle)
Wettest overall 122.8 mm at Mount Read
Wettest day 40.6 mm at Fingal (Fleming St) on the 26th
Strongest wind gust 111 km/h at Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse on the 12th

Maps
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Total
rainfall
Map of Rainfall totals Map of Percentage of normal rainfall Map of Rainfall deciles
Mean
daily
maximum
temperatures
Map of Mean maximum temperature Map of Anomaly in mean maximum temperature Map of Decile rank of mean maximum temperature
Mean
daily
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temperatures
Map of Mean minimum temperature Map of Anomaly in mean minimum temperature Map of Decile rank of mean minimum temperature

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Record highest November mean daily maximum temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
November
Low Head 19.1 19.0 in 2017 25 17.4



Summary statistics for November 2023
Maximum temperatures
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
(°C)
Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
November
2023
Diff
from
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Highest for
November
2023
Mean for
November
2023
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
November
2023
Total for
November
2023
Average
for
November
Rank of
November
2023
Fraction of
November
average
Northern (district 91)
Cape Grim 16.1 +0.4 20.6 24th 11.2 +0.5 6.1 5th 34.8 60.2 low 58%
Cressy (Brumbys Creek) 22.0   27.2 23rd 8.1   0.5 17th 25.2
Devonport Airport 19.6 +1.6 23.7 11th 10.7 +1.4 3.6 17th 16.4 55.8 v low 29%
Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) 22.9 +2.3 26.6 11th 10.6 +1.5 3.7 17th 30.0 50.9 low 59%
Launceston Airport 22.1 +1.8 26.9 23rd 8.8 +1.1 1.9 17th 19.8 51.9 low 38%
Low Head 19.1 +1.7 23.0 26th 12.1 +0.8 8.3 17th 12.8 50.7 v low 25%
Luncheon Hill (Forestry) 19.6 +2.3 26.6 23rd 8.5 +0.8 4.1 15th 59.8 92.5 low 65%
Marrawah 18.1 +1.4 22.7 25th 10.3 +1.0 4.0 13th 46.0 69.3 low 66%
Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) 20.4 +1.6 25.1 11th 9.0 +1.1 2.1 1st 37.8 67.3 low 56%
Sheffield School Farm 19.8 +1.9 23.2 8th 8.4 +0.8 3.5 2nd 44.4 78.2 low 57%
Smithton Aerodrome 19.7 +1.4 24.0 20th 9.5 +0.8 3.0 12th 28.4 58.9 low 48%
Wynyard Airport 19.7 +1.5 24.5 18th 10.0 +1.7 4.0 17th 55.8 73.1 low 76%
East Coast (district 92)
Bicheno (Council Depot) 18.5 +0.1 27.8 11th 11.3 +1.1 6.8 13th 32.4 62.0 low 52%
Fingal (Fleming St) 21.2   27.6 11th 8.2   0.3 1st 59.2
Friendly Beaches 20.4 +0.4 28.6 11th 11.1 +0.9 5.9 4th 38.4 71.1 average 54%
larapuna (Eddystone Point) 20.2 +2.4 26.8 11th 12.1 +1.6 7.4 1st 42.8 60.9 average 70%
Maria Island (Point Lesueur) 17.3 -0.7 23.9 10th 11.2 +0.3 7.1 4th 63.2 59.4 average 106%
St Helens Aerodrome 20.3 +0.8 26.8 11th 11.0 +0.8 4.8 17th 35.4 77.9 low 45%
Swan Island 18.7 +0.9 21.8 8th 12.6 +0.7 8.3 1st 20.2 57.8 low 35%
Swansea (Francis Street) 19.5 0.0 29.8 10th 9.5 +0.1 3.1 2nd 28.9 65.3 low 44%
Midlands (district 93)
Ross (The Boulevards) 21.5 +1.5 26.9 23rd 7.2 +0.3 -0.4 4th 21.6 43.7 low 49%
Southeast (district 94)
Campania (Kincora) 20.3 -0.3 28.3 10th 8.8 +0.1 1.9 4th 42.6 45.9 average 93%
Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) 16.6 -0.5 22.1 24th 10.0 +0.3 7.6 4th 27.0 55.7 low 48%
Dennes Point 17.9 -0.5 21.9 8th 10.3 +0.1 5.8 4th 28.2 44.7 low 63%
Dover 18.1 +0.2 23.4 24th 8.1 +0.2 3.0 5th 57.8 71.6 average 81%
Dunalley (Stroud Point) 18.5 -0.1 26.6 10th 11.1 +0.4 7.6 4th 34.6 45.3 average 76%
Grove (Research Station) 19.1 -0.1 27.1 10th 6.6 -0.7 0.4 4th 28.0 55.9 low 50%
Hobart (Ellerslie Road) 19.0 +0.2 27.2 10th 10.5 +1.1 5.2 4th 27.4 54.1 low 51%
Hobart Airport 19.4   27.6 10th 9.5   4.1 1st 25.8
kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) 10.4 +0.9 18.8 10th 2.9 +1.1 -1.7 4th 115.2 87.2 high 132%
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse 13.5 -0.9 16.3 24th 9.4 +0.9 7.2 16th 31.6 90.4 v low 35%
Tasman Island 14.5 -0.7 19.1 10th 9.5 +0.5 6.1 1st 58.8 57.3 average 103%
Tunnack Fire Station 18.1 +0.8 24.0 10th 6.4 +0.2 -2.2 4th 27.6 60.2 low 46%
Derwent Valley (district 95)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) 21.9 +1.9 30.4 10th 8.1 +0.5 0.7 4th 17.6 51.8 v low 34%
Ouse Fire Station 21.7 +0.8 29.6 10th 7.7 +0.4 -0.1 4th 51.8 38.8 high 134%
Central Plateau (district 96)
Butlers Gorge 16.7 +2.0 25.6 23rd 4.5 +0.5 -1.2 15th 71.2 135.3 low 53%
Liawenee 16.0 +1.1 22.3 23rd 2.6 -0.2 -4.7 2nd 61.8 62.3 average 99%
West Coast (district 97)
Cape Sorell 17.5 +1.8 24.5 29th 10.4 +0.7 6.3 4th 27.0 86.2 v low 31%
Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple) 14.0 +0.3 24.7 24th 4.8 +0.5 0.5 1st 58.0 77.6 low 75%
Low Rocky Point 16.2 -0.6 19.8 24th 10.0 +0.5 5.9 5th 21.2 79.1 v low 27%
Mount Read 12.0 +1.2 19.9 10th 4.0 +0.8 -1.1 4th 122.8 235.7 low 52%
Scotts Peak Dam 18.6 +0.9 26.5 8th 7.3 +0.4 3.3 5th 58.2 114.4 v low 51%
Strahan Aerodrome 18.5 +0.5 24.1 29th 9.2 +0.7 4.9 15th 37.6 94.7 low 40%
Warra 15.8 0.0 24.7 24th 6.3 +0.3 1.9 4th 65.0 118.8 low 55%
King Island (district 98)
King Island Airport 17.9 +0.3 23.0 23rd 10.5 +0.3 4.8 5th 4.0 54.3 lowest 7%
Flinders Island (district 99)
Flinders Island Airport 19.7 +1.0 26.8 11th 10.7 +0.4 3.2 17th 15.8 54.5 v low 29%
Hogan Island 18.3 0.0 24.8 8th 12.3 +0.5 8.7 1st 19.6 45.3 low 43%
Note: From 2017, information about Macquarie Island can be found in the climate summary for the Remote Islands and Antarctica

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 Friday 1 December 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.


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