Tuesday, 1 September 2009 - Seasonal Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC27R0
Tasmania in winter 2009: record wet, record warm
- Above-average winter rain across Tasmania
- Wettest winter on record for several sites in the east
- Nights warmer than average
- Fewer cold outbreaks than usual
Summaries for the individual months of winter ( June, July and August) have also been prepared. An archive of previous seasonal summaries for Tasmania is available, as are summaries for other states and many other climate summaries and diagnostics.
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Details
A wet winter: Rainfall for winter was above average across the state, and many sites (mostly in the east) had their wettest winter on record or their wettest winter for many years. This follows three very dry winters in recent years. There was
persistent rain in the north and west from cold fronts in the second
half of the season, as well as heavy rain in the north with an active
cold front on the 11th to 12th of July and in the east with
easterly weather patterns on the 3rd to 7th of June, 25th to 26th of
June and 10th to 12th of August. Several sites received over 100 mm in
a day during these events, and some sites had their highest
winter daily rainfall on record.
The wettest day was 142.6 mm
at St
Marys on
the 13th of August. For the whole of winter, over a metre of rain
fell
in the western highlands, and over 200 mm fell even at the driest
locations in the southern Midlands. Several episodes of flooding were
reported in most of the monitored rivers, with major flooding in the
South Esk on the 13th
of August.
Mild nights predominate: Lots of mild to warm nights and few cold ones led to mean winter minimum temperatures about half to one and a half degrees warmer than normal across the state. Several sites (including Launceston) had their highest winter mean minimum temperature on record. The number of daily minima exceeding 8°C illustrates the persistent warmth well: in Hobart there were 22 such days and in Launceston 18, both double the normal for winter. Very cold nights were mostly restricted to July: in that month Liawenee fell below −7°C four times (including −8.6°C on the 17th), but it didn't get colder than −5 °C during the rest of winter.
Day temperatures close to average: Mean maximum temperatures for winter were mostly about half a degree above average except for a few sites in the southeast which were slightly cooler than usual. The warmest days were in a northerly airstream on the 15th and 16th of August; several sites registered temperatures in the 20s on these days, peaking at 20.8°C at Bushy Park and Dover. In contrast, temperatures struggled to reach 10°C behind cold fronts around the 10th and 15th of June and 6th of July, and on a rainy day on the 29th of August. There were also several extremely cold days in the Derwent Valley during June and at the start of July when fog persisted all day. On the 8th of July the temperature at Bushy Park didn't rise above 2.7°C. Highland snow fell on many days, but only settled below 500 metres on the 10th of June and at the end of August.
A wet start to the year: Not every month has been wetter than usual across Tasmania (for example, January and May were relatively dry in the east, February was dry in the north most areas, and June was relatively dry in the west), but there has been enough rain for the 8 months from January to August as a whole to be wetter than average in most areas. For a few sites (including Oatlands, Dover, Hobart Airport, Strathgordon and Zeehan) it is the wettest start to the year since at least 1975. However, it has been relatively dry for most months since the end of 2005, so even though the surface is very wet the deep soil in some areas may still be relatively dry. The Seasonal Climate Outlook shows a dry, warm spring is slightly more likely in Tasmania than a wet or cool one.
Further information
Ian Barnes-KeoghanMeteorologist
Tasmania and Antarctica Climate Services Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (03) 6221 2043
Email climate.tas@bom.gov.au
Extremes
| Hottest day Highest temperature |
20.8°C at Bushy Park and Dover on 15 Aug |
|---|---|
| Warmest days on average Highest mean daily maximum temperature |
14.7°C at Scamander |
| Coolest days on average Lowest mean daily maximum temperature |
3.3°C at Mount Wellington |
| Coldest day Lowest daily maximum temperature |
−2.3°C at Mount Wellington on 14 Jun and 6 Jul |
| Coldest night Lowest temperature |
−8.6°C at Liawenee on 17 Jul |
| Coolest nights on average Lowest mean daily minimum temperature |
−1.1°C at Mount Wellington |
| Warmest nights on average Highest mean daily minimum temperature |
9.5°C at Hogan Island |
| Warmest night Highest daily minimum temperature |
13.6°C at Flinders Island Airport on 4 Jun |
| Wettest overall Highest total rainfall |
1202.0 mm at Lake Margaret Power Station |
| Driest overall Lowest total rainfall |
200.6 mm at Melton Mowbray (North Stockman) |
| Wettest day Highest daily rainfall |
142.6 mm at St Marys (Clive Street) on 13 Aug |
| Highest wind gust |
174 km/h at Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse on 31 Aug |
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Records
| Record highest winter daily rainfall | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Highest daily rainfall in winter 2009 (mm) |
Previous highest for winter |
Years of record |
||||
| Frankford (Rossville) | 103.2 | on 12 Jul | 90.5 | on 31 Aug 2005 | 110 | |
| Yolla (Sea View) | 119.4 | on 12 Jul | 97.3 | on 5 Jul 1963 | 103 | |
| Mole Creek | 123.6 | on 12 Jul | 97.3 | on 4 Jun 1929 | 93 | |
| Bream Creek (Stroud) | 140.0 | on 5 Jun | 114.8 | on 5 Jun 1923 | 91 | |
| Railton (Cement Australia) | 113.6 | on 12 Jul | 99.0 | on 21 Jul 2000 | 90 | |
| Hampshire (Neena Road) | 102.0 | on 12 Jul | 99.3 | on 4 Jun 1929 | 74 | |
| Dover | 77.2 | on 5 Jun | 63.0 | on 1 Jun 1964 | 62 | |
| Grove (Comparison) | 70.8 | on 26 Jun | 62.0 | on 3 Jul 1990 | 58 | |
| Snug Plains (Cataract Falls) | 110.6 | on 5 Jun | 91.2 | on 3 Jul 1990 | 49 | |
| Barrington Post Office | 99.0 | on 12 Jul | 91.4 | on 22 Aug 1977 | 44 | |
| Margate (Sunnyside) | 82.0 | on 5 Jun | 56.6 | on 3 Jul 1990 | 42 | |
| Copping | 134.8 | on 5 Jun | 89.2 | on 3 Jul 1990 | 41 | |
| Huonville (Tutton Avenue) | 62.0 | on 26 Jun | 57.2 | on 11 Jul 1967 | 40 | |
| Lucaston (Bakers Creek Road) | 58.8 | on 26 Jun | 54.0 | on 9 Jun 1983 | 31 | |
| Mount Wellington | 114.2 | on 26 Jun | 89.8 | on 22 Jun 2005 | 29 | |
| Blackmans Bay Treatment Plant | 56.2 | on 5 Jun | 55.4 | on 3 Jul 1990 | 28 | |
| Nugent (Twilight Valley) | 137.0 | on 26 Jun | 116.8 | on 3 Jul 1990 | 27 | |
| Great Bay (Robeville) | 47.6 | on 5 Jun | 47.0 | on 3 Jul 1990 | 26 | |
| Loongana (Serendipity) | 107.0 | on 12 Jul | 82.0 | on 18 Jun 1996 | 26 | |
| Triabunna (Freestone Point) | 82.6 | on 5 Jun | 56.2 | on 1 Aug 1994 | 24 | |
| Record highest total winter rainfall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total rainfall for winter 2009 (mm) |
Previous highest for winter |
Years of record |
Average for winter |
||
| St Marys (Clive Street) | 714.6 | 676.3 | in 1939 | 103 | 286.5 |
| Lunawanna | 513.8 | 431.4 | in 1975 | 98 | 255.0 |
| Grove (Comparison) | 373.6 | 352.3 | in 1974 | 58 | 212.0 |
| Orford (Aubin Court) | 402.4 | 356.1 | in 1967 | 57 | 173.1 |
| Hobart Airport | 233.6 | 214.0 | in 1974 | 52 | 122.6 |
| Memana (Babel Farm) | 394.9 | 391.6 | in 1991 | 45 | 235.4 |
| Copping | 505.2 | 360.5 | in 1967 | 40 | 217.5 |
| Geeveston (Cemetery Road) | 440.4 | 434.6 | in 1974 | 38 | 266.3 |
| Rotherwood | 300.2 | 298.6 | in 1981 | 38 | 151.8 |
| King Island Airport | 479.0 | 464.2 | in 1975 | 35 | 326.7 |
| Risdon Vale (Poplar Road) | 326.4 | 221.9 | in 1967 | 28 | 130.0 |
| Nugent (Twilight Valley) | 636.2 | 380.2 | in 1984 | 27 | 229.9 |
| Blackmans Bay Treatment Plant | 293.6 | 238.0 | in 1990 | 25 | 156.2 |
| Tea Tree (The Point) | 289.4 | 197.6 | in 1990 | 24 | 132.0 |
| Campbell Town (Elizabeth R) | 258.2 | 243.6 | in 1970 | 22 | 142.7 |
| Cape Grim BAPS | 441.2 | 422.4 | in 1996 | 21 | 278.5 |
| Highest total winter rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total rainfall for winter 2009 (mm) |
Most recent higher for winter |
Years since higher |
Average for winter |
||
| Oatlands Post Office | 280.6 | 318.1 | in 1939 | 69 | 136.4 |
| Gladstone (Old Post Office) | 478.0 | 586.9 | in 1939 | 62 | 264.6 |
| Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road) | 424.6 | 531.1 | in 1939 | 60 | 265.3 |
| Mangalore (Mangalore Farm) | 289.3 | 321.6 | in 1946 | 60 | 127.6 |
| Bagdad Post Office | 294.9 | 303.1 | in 1946 | 59 | 140.3 |
| Victoria Valley (Glenrowan) | 439.2 | 470.3 | in 1946 | 59 | 230.8 |
| Dover | 432.6 | 522.7 | in 1946 | 56 | 255.2 |
| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 282.2 | 299.9 | in 1954 | 55 | 160.1 |
| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 318.7 | 343.4 | in 1954 | 47 | 164.5 |
| Lady Barron (Franklin Parade) | 381.4 | 616.8 | in 1955 | 45 | 235.8 |
| Woodbridge | 420.6 | 424.6 | in 1946 | 39 | 255.3 |
| Savage River Mine | 913.2 | 947.5 | in 1968 | 38 | 665.5 |
| Zeehan (West Coast Pioneers Museum) | 1084.6 | 1128.5 | in 1970 | 36 | 782.0 |
| Cape Bruny Lighthouse | 448.2 | 454.6 | in 1975 | 34 | 279.1 |
| Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir) | 358.8 | 447.0 | in 1974 | 34 | 217.9 |
| Waddamana Field Study Centre | 390.6 | 475.8 | in 1970 | 34 | 232.6 |
| Hastings Chalet | 646.8 | 671.0 | in 1975 | 32 | 425.8 |
| Tarraleah Village | 550.8 | 574.3 | in 1975 | 32 | 343.7 |
| Taroona (Taroona Crescent) | 265.2 | 275.0 | in 1975 | 31 | 156.9 |
| Tooms Lake (Tooms River) | 450.6 | 465.7 | in 1970 | 30 | 167.8 |
| Yambacoona | 442.6 | 443.0 | in 1975 | 30 | 327.4 |
| Butlers Gorge | 732.8 | 793.6 | in 1970 | 29 | 510.9 |
| Fingal (Legge Street) | 313.6 | 404.4 | in 1981 | 28 | 179.5 |
| Lake Leake (Elizabeth River) | 549.2 | 551.1 | in 1981 | 28 | 242.6 |
| Eddystone Point | 354.0 | 412.9 | in 1981 | 27 | 223.9 |
| Lewis Hill (St Pauls River) | 402.2 | 454.2 | in 1981 | 27 | 175.4 |
| York Plains (Handroyd) | 270.6 | 287.2 | in 1981 | 27 | 139.4 |
| Westbury (Birralee Road) | 410.7 | 432.7 | in 1981 | 26 | 265.0 |
| Swansea Post Office | 251.0 | 254.2 | in 1984 | 25 | 149.3 |
| Premaydena Hatchery | 372.0 | 386.1 | in 1984 | 24 | 231.5 |
| Irishtown | 545.0 | 592.6 | in 1981 | 22 | 425.1 |
| Lowest total winter rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total rainfall for winter 2009 (mm) |
Most recent lower for winter |
Years since lower |
Average for winter |
||
| Macquarie Island | 185.8 | 166.4 | in 1983 | 26 | 222.4 |
| Record highest winter mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mean daily minimum temperature for winter 2009 (°C) |
Previous highest for winter |
Years of record |
Average for winter |
||
| Hobart Airport | 6.0 | 5.8 | in 2002 | 51 | 4.4 |
| Butlers Gorge | 1.2 | 1.1 | in 1980 | 46 | −0.1 |
| Orford (Aubin Court) | 5.6 | 5.3 | in 2001 | 40 | 3.9 |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 4.7 | 3.8 | in 2001 | 25 | 2.8 |
| Scamander | 6.6 | 6.2 | in 2001 | 25 | 5.0 |
| Fingal (Legge Street) | 3.4 | 2.3 | in 1991 | 22 | 0.8 |
| Wynyard Airport | 4.9 | 4.7 | in 2001 | 22 | 3.8 |
| Highest winter mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mean daily minimum temperature for winter 2009 (°C) |
Most recent higher for winter |
Years since higher |
Average for winter |
||
| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 3.0 | 3.3 | in 1975 | 34 | 1.9 |
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Summaries
In this table, key sites have been highlighted to make them easier to find. This table is very wide and may not fit if printed.
| Summary statistics for winter 2009 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum temperatures for winter (°C) |
Minimum temperatures for winter (°C) |
Rainfall for winter (millimetres) |
||||||||||
| Mean for winter 2009 |
Diff from average |
Highest for winter 2009 |
Mean for winter 2009 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for winter 2009 |
Total for winter 2009 |
Average for winter |
Rank of winter 2009 |
Fraction of winter average |
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| Northern (district 91) | ||||||||||||
| Bridport | 13.7 | +0.1 | 18.0 | 13 Aug | 6.4 | +0.6 | 1.2 | 7 Jul | 341.3 | 246.4 | high | 139% |
| Burnie | 13.7 | +0.6 | 18.6 | 13 Aug | 7.5 | +1.3 | 2.0 | 7 Jul | 393.1 | 339.0 | high | 116% |
| Cape Grim BAPS | 13.1 | +0.4 | 16.1 | 15 Aug | 8.7 | +0.3 | 3.4 | 7 Jul | 441.2 | 278.5 | highest | 158% |
| Cressy Research Station | 12.4 | 0.0 | 17.1 | 13 Aug | 3.4 | +1.6 | −4.6 | 17 Jul | 326.6 | 196.8 | very high | 166% |
| Devonport Airport | 13.4 | +0.4 | 17.2 | 2 Jun | 6.2 | +1.4 | −0.5 | 7 Jul | 301.2 | 265.3 | average | 114% |
| Launceston | 13.5 | +0.4 | 17.7 | 14 Aug | 4.7 | +1.8 | −2.3 | 17 Jul | 334.7 | 228.4 | very high | 147% |
| Launceston Airport | 12.4 | 16.1 | 18 Aug | 3.7 | −3.5 | 17 Jul | 315.8 | |||||
| Low Head | 13.2 | +0.1 | 15.8 | 16 Aug | 8.0 | +0.9 | 1.2 | 7 Jul | 319.8 | 222.3 | high | 144% |
| Luncheon Hill | 11.0 | 0.0 | 16.6 | 5 Jun | 5.8 | +0.6 | 0.3 | 10 Jun | 748.8 | 543.4 | very high | 138% |
| Marrawah | 13.1 | +0.5 | 17.2 | 15 Aug | 7.9 | +0.9 | 2.0 | 7 Jul | 533.6 | 393.3 | very high | 136% |
| Scottsdale | 12.6 | +0.2 | 16.7 | 13 Aug | 4.8 | +0.9 | −0.8 | 31 Jul | 428.6 | 344.4 | high | 124% |
| Sheffield School Farm | 11.6 | +0.2 | 16.6 | 13 Aug | 4.3 | +0.6 | −2.5 | 17 Jul | 586.6 | |||
| Smithton Aerodrome | 13.6 | +0.1 | 17.2 | 19 Aug | 5.9 | +1.0 | −2.4 | 7 Jul | 433.6 | 327.1 | high | 133% |
| Wynyard Airport | 13.6 | +0.6 | 18.6 | 13 Aug | 4.9 | +1.1 | −2.4 | 7 Jul | 461.6 | 355.6 | high | 130% |
| East Coast (district 92) | ||||||||||||
| Eddystone Point | 14.3 | +0.8 | 18.2 | 14 Aug | 8.2 | +0.8 | 2.7 | 7 Jul | 354.0 | 223.9 | very high | 158% |
| Fingal | 12.8 | +0.1 | 17.3 | 16 Aug | 3.4 | +2.5 | −4.2 | 24 Jul | 313.6 | 179.5 | very high | 175% |
| Lake Leake | 9.2 | +0.2 | 17.1 | 16 Aug | 2.0 | +1.6 | −5.7 | 24 Jul | 549.2 | 242.6 | very high | 226% |
| Maria Island | 13.0 | 17.2 | 18 Aug | 8.0 | 4.3 | 24 Jul | 289.0 | |||||
| Orford | 13.4 | −0.1 | 19.3 | 16 Aug | 5.6 | +1.7 | −1.0 | 8 Jul | 402.4 | 173.1 | highest | 232% |
| Scamander | 14.7 | +0.4 | 19.2 | 18 Aug | 6.6 | +1.5 | 0.5 | 18 Jul | 339.1 | 169.7 | very high | 200% |
| St Helens Aerodrome | 14.1 | 17.9 | 18 Aug | 6.4 | −0.4 | 18 Jul | 362.4 | |||||
| Swansea Post Office | 14.1 | +0.3 | 19.9 | 16 Aug | 5.5 | +1.4 | −1.8 | 24 Jul | 251.0 | 149.3 | very high | 168% |
| Midlands (district 93) | ||||||||||||
| Ross | 12.0 | +0.2 | 16.2 | 18 Aug | 3.8 | +2.1 | −3.8 | 24 Jul | 249.4 | 128.3 | very high | 194% |
| Southeast (district 94) | ||||||||||||
| Campania | 13.2 | 18.5 | 19 Aug | 4.7 | −0.9 | 8 Jul | 241.0 | 130.8 | very high | 184% | ||
| Cape Bruny | 12.2 | −0.2 | 19.6 | 15 Aug | 7.0 | +0.2 | 2.6 | 8 Jul | 393.0 | 245.1 | very high | 160% |
| Cape Bruny Lighthouse | 12.0 | +0.4 | 19.1 | 15 Aug | 7.0 | +0.7 | 3.0 | 8 Jul | 448.2 | 279.1 | very high | 161% |
| Dover | 12.4 | −0.3 | 20.8 | 15 Aug | 4.6 | +0.8 | −1.9 | 8 Jul | 432.6 | 255.2 | very high | 170% |
| Geeveston | 12.4 | 0.0 | 20.2 | 15 Aug | 3.8 | +1.5 | −2.6 | 18 Jul | 440.4 | 266.3 | highest | 165% |
| Grove | 12.5 | 19.6 | 15 Aug | 3.6 | −3.5 | 18 Jul | 374.0 | |||||
| Hobart | 13.0 | +0.8 | 20.4 | 15 Aug | 6.1 | +1.1 | 0.5 | 8 Jul | 282.2 | 160.1 | very high | 176% |
| Hobart Airport | 13.0 | +0.1 | 18.9 | 15 Aug | 6.0 | +1.6 | 1.3 | 8 Jul | 233.6 | 122.6 | highest | 191% |
| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 11.5 | +0.3 | 18.2 | 15 Aug | 7.5 | +0.8 | 3.7 | 27 Aug | 428.6 | 371.3 | average | 115% |
| Melton Mowbray | 11.5 | −0.5 | 18.0 | 15 Aug | 3.7 | +1.4 | −3.3 | 8 Jul | 200.6 | 116.4 | very high | 172% |
| Mount Wellington | 3.3 | +0.5 | 9.4 | 15 Aug | −1.1 | +0.3 | −6.2 | 10 Jun | ||||
| Tunnack Fire Station | 9.8 | −0.3 | 13.6 | 20 Aug | 2.8 | +0.8 | −3.3 | 24 Jul | 336.0 | 163.1 | very high | 206% |
| Derwent Valley (district 95) | ||||||||||||
| Bushy Park | 12.2 | +0.4 | 20.8 | 15 Aug | 3.0 | +1.1 | −3.8 | 24 Jul | 219.2 | 151.4 | very high | 145% |
| Maydena Post Office | 10.6 | −0.5 | 19.4 | 15 Aug | 3.4 | +1.1 | −1.3 | 9 Jul | 504.7 | 363.4 | high | 139% |
| Ouse Fire Station | 11.8 | −0.6 | 20.4 | 15 Aug | 2.9 | +1.4 | −4.6 | 17 Jul | 244.0 | 168.4 | high | 145% |
| Tarraleah Village | 8.7 | −0.1 | 15.8 | 16 Aug | 1.8 | +1.2 | −3.0 | 17 Jul | 550.8 | 343.7 | very high | 160% |
| Central Plateau (district 96) | ||||||||||||
| Butlers Gorge | 8.2 | +0.7 | 14.5 | 15 Aug | 1.2 | +1.4 | −6.6 | 8 Jul | 732.8 | 510.9 | very high | 143% |
| Lake St Clair National Park | 7.7 | −0.1 | 13.8 | 15 Aug | 0.8 | +0.7 | −5.5 | 8 Jul | 871.6 | 625.1 | very high | 139% |
| Liawenee | 6.2 | 11.6 | 20 Aug | −0.7 | −8.6 | 17 Jul | 560.2 | |||||
| West Coast (district 97) | ||||||||||||
| Hartz Mountain | 6.1 | −0.4 | 14.5 | 15 Aug | 1.8 | +0.2 | −2.2 | 10 Jun | 554.0 | |||
| Scotts Peak Dam | 9.4 | 17.0 | 19 Aug | 3.9 | −0.9 | 10 Jul | 740.0 | |||||
| Strahan Aerodrome | 12.9 | +0.3 | 19.4 | 19 Aug | 6.1 | +0.7 | −1.6 | 16 Jul | 700.2 | 469.7 | very high | 149% |
| Strathgordon Village | 9.8 | +0.4 | 17.5 | 15 Aug | 4.1 | +0.7 | −1.2 | 8 Jul | 1046.1 | 778.8 | very high | 134% |
| Warra | 8.8 | 16.2 | 15 Aug | −2.7 | 8 Jul | |||||||
| King Island (district 98) | ||||||||||||
| King Island Airport | 14.0 | +0.5 | 18.2 | 15 Aug | 8.2 | +0.5 | 2.1 | 17 Jul | 479.0 | 326.7 | highest | 147% |
| Flinders Island (district 99) | ||||||||||||
| Flinders Island Airport | 14.2 | +0.6 | 19.0 | 6 Aug | 7.6 | +1.0 | −1.4 | 7 Jul | 345.4 | 231.7 | very high | 149% |
| Hogan Island | 13.5 | 18.0 | 16 Aug | 9.5 | 4.8 | 26 Aug | 306.4 | |||||
| Antarctica and Macquarie Island (district 300) | ||||||||||||
| Macquarie Island | 4.9 | −0.1 | 7.7 | 16 Aug | 1.9 | +0.3 | −6.1 | 15 Jun | 185.8 | 221.8 | low | 84% |
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Rainfall totals
| Rainfall summary statistics for winter 2009 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total for winter 2009 |
Average | Decile for winter 2009 |
Ranking for winter 2009 |
Rainy days for winter 2009 |
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| Northern (district 91) | ||||||||||||
| Barrington Post Office | 563.6 | 410.9 | 9 | high | 72 | |||||||
| Bridport (Sea View Villas) | 341.3 | 246.4 | 9 | high | 60 | |||||||
| Burnie (Round Hill) | 393.1 | 339.0 | 8 | high | 57 | |||||||
| Cape Grim BAPS | 441.2 | 278.5 | H | highest | 80 | |||||||
| Cressy Research Station | 326.6 | 196.8 | H | highest | 54 | |||||||
| Deloraine Railway Bridge (Meander River) | 660.6 | 285.5 | H | highest | 55 | |||||||
| Devonport Airport | 301.2 | 265.3 | 7 | average | 59 | |||||||
| Elliott Research Station | 580.0 | 441.1 | 9 | high | 73 | |||||||
| Forthside Research Station | 413.2 | 338.9 | 8 | high | 46 | |||||||
| Frankford (Rossville) | 551.0 | 387.9 | 9 | high | 53 | |||||||
| Irishtown | 545.0 | 425.1 | 9 | high | 78 | |||||||
| Latrobe (Coal Road) | 433.4 | 347.6 | 8 | high | 54 | |||||||
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 334.7 | 228.4 | 10 | very high | 63 | |||||||
| Lilydale Post Office | 460.0 | 343.1 | 9 | high | 34 | |||||||
| Lorinna | 702.6 | 500.5 | 9 | high | 63 | |||||||
| Low Head | 319.8 | 222.3 | 8 | high | 49 | |||||||
| Luncheon Hill (Forestry) | 748.8 | 543.4 | H | highest | 82 | |||||||
| Marrawah | 533.6 | 393.3 | 10 | very high | 74 | |||||||
| Meander (Meander River) | 532.6 | 343.7 | H | highest | 65 | |||||||
| Quamby Bluff | 767.8 | 570.6 | 9 | high | 60 | |||||||
| Ringarooma (Fry Street) | 647.0 | 434.6 | 10 | very high | 62 | |||||||
| Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 428.6 | 344.4 | 8 | high | 58 | |||||||
| Smithton Aerodrome | 433.6 | 327.1 | 8 | high | 77 | |||||||
| Three Hummock Island | 411.2 | 351.0 | 8 | high | 73 | |||||||
| Ulverstone (Knights Road) | 419.8 | 348.9 | 8 | high | 60 | |||||||
| Westbury (Birralee Road) | 410.7 | 265.0 | 10 | very high | 49 | |||||||
| Wynyard Airport | 461.6 | 355.6 | 9 | high | 62 | |||||||
| Yolla (Sea View) | 714.6 | 531.0 | 9 | high | 79 | |||||||
| East Coast (district 92) | ||||||||||||
| Avoca (Railway House) | 288.6 | 152.0 | 10 | very high | 51 | |||||||
| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 318.7 | 164.5 | 10 | very high | 54 | |||||||
| Copping | 505.2 | 217.5 | H | highest | 44 | |||||||
| Eddystone Point | 354.0 | 223.9 | 10 | very high | 60 | |||||||
| Fingal (Legge Street) | 313.6 | 179.5 | 10 | very high | 64 | |||||||
| Gladstone (Old Post Office) | 478.0 | 264.6 | 10 | very high | 53 | |||||||
| Lake Leake (Elizabeth River) | 549.2 | 242.6 | 10 | very high | 67 | |||||||
| Lewis Hill (St Pauls River) | 402.2 | 175.4 | 10 | very high | 63 | |||||||
| Mathinna (South Esk River) | 428.4 | 203.3 | H | highest | 66 | |||||||
| Nugent (Twilight Valley) | 636.2 | 229.9 | H | highest | 67 | |||||||
| Orford (Aubin Court) | 402.4 | 173.1 | H | highest | 63 | |||||||
| Scamander | 339.1 | 169.7 | 10 | very high | 58 | |||||||
| St Marys (Clive Street) | 714.6 | 286.5 | H | highest | 62 | |||||||
| Swansea Post Office | 251.0 | 149.3 | 9 | very high | 55 | |||||||
| Tooms Lake (Tooms River) | 450.6 | 167.8 | 10 | very high | 58 | |||||||
| Upper Esk (South Esk River) | 794.4 | 328.6 | H | highest | 78 | |||||||
| Midlands (district 93) | ||||||||||||
| Campbell Town (Elizabeth R) | 258.2 | 142.7 | H | highest | 50 | |||||||
| Llewellyn (South Esk River) | 253.0 | 149.1 | H | highest | 61 | |||||||
| Oatlands Post Office | 280.6 | 136.4 | 10 | very high | 51 | |||||||
| Ross (Macquarie River) | 237.4 | 120.6 | H | highest | 53 | |||||||
| Ross (The Boulevards) | 249.4 | 128.3 | H | highest | 56 | |||||||
| Rotherwood | 300.2 | 151.8 | H | highest | 60 | |||||||
| Tunbridge (Austin-Vale) | 210.4 | 98.1 | H | highest | 42 | |||||||
| York Plains (Handroyd) | 270.6 | 139.4 | 10 | very high | 47 | |||||||
| Southeast (district 94) | ||||||||||||
| Bagdad Post Office | 294.9 | 140.3 | 10 | very high | 36 | |||||||
| Bellerive (York Street) | 253.6 | 117.7 | H | highest | 58 | |||||||
| Blackmans Bay Treatment Plant | 293.6 | 156.2 | H | highest | 46 | |||||||
| Campania (Kincora) | 241.0 | 130.8 | H | highest | 61 | |||||||
| Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) | 393.0 | 245.1 | H | highest | 70 | |||||||
| Cape Bruny Lighthouse | 448.2 | 279.1 | 10 | very high | 68 | |||||||
| Dover | 432.6 | 255.2 | 10 | very high | 71 | |||||||
| Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road) | 424.6 | 265.3 | 10 | very high | 62 | |||||||
| Fort Direction | 237.8 | 133.0 | 10 | very high | 58 | |||||||
| Geeveston (Cemetery Road) | 440.4 | 266.3 | H | highest | 72 | |||||||
| Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir) | 358.8 | 217.9 | 10 | very high | 59 | |||||||
| Grove (Comparison) | 373.6 | 212.0 | H | highest | 65 | |||||||
| Hastings Chalet | 646.8 | 425.8 | 10 | very high | 67 | |||||||
| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 282.2 | 160.1 | 10 | very high | 59 | |||||||
| Hobart Airport | 233.6 | 122.6 | H | highest | 55 | |||||||
| Lunawanna | 513.8 | 255.0 | H | highest | 57 | |||||||
| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 428.6 | 371.3 | 7 | average | 75 | |||||||
| Mangalore (Mangalore Farm) | 289.3 | 127.6 | 10 | very high | 56 | |||||||
| Melton Mowbray (North Stockman) | 200.6 | 116.4 | H | highest | 57 | |||||||
| Premaydena Hatchery | 372.0 | 231.5 | 10 | very high | 58 | |||||||
| Risdon Vale (Poplar Road) | 326.4 | 130.0 | H | highest | 63 | |||||||
| Rokeby (Grange Road East) | 278.4 | 130.9 | H | highest | 64 | |||||||
| Southport (Huon Highway) | 601.0 | 323.5 | H | highest | 68 | |||||||
| Taroona (Taroona Crescent) | 265.2 | 156.9 | 10 | very high | 57 | |||||||
| Tea Tree (The Point) | 289.4 | 132.0 | H | highest | 59 | |||||||
| Tunnack Fire Station | 336.0 | 163.1 | H | highest | 72 | |||||||
| Woodbridge | 420.6 | 255.3 | 10 | very high | 57 | |||||||
| Yarlington (Blacks Pinnacle) | 328.0 | 173.9 | H | highest | 60 | |||||||
| Derwent Valley (district 95) | ||||||||||||
| Ashton (Ouse River) | 204.2 | 132.0 | 8 | high | 63 | |||||||
| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 219.2 | 151.4 | 9 | very high | 62 | |||||||
| Maydena Post Office | 504.7 | 363.4 | 9 | high | 70 | |||||||
| Ouse Fire Station | 244.0 | 168.4 | 9 | high | 61 | |||||||
| Tarraleah Village | 550.8 | 343.7 | 10 | very high | 75 | |||||||
| Victoria Valley (Glenrowan) | 439.2 | 230.8 | 10 | very high | 40 | |||||||
| Central Plateau (district 96) | ||||||||||||
| Bronte Heights | 400.6 | 271.2 | 9 | high | 74 | |||||||
| Butlers Gorge | 732.8 | 510.9 | 9 | very high | 81 | |||||||
| Derwent Bridge | 670.6 | 443.5 | 9 | high | 80 | |||||||
| Lake St Clair National Park | 871.6 | 625.1 | 10 | very high | 78 | |||||||
| Waddamana Field Study Centre | 390.6 | 232.6 | 10 | very high | 35 | |||||||
| West Coast (district 97) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Sorell | 498.0 | 450.1 | 7 | average | 71 | |||||||
| Lake Margaret Power Station | 1202.0 | 899.2 | 10 | very high | 46 | |||||||
| Low Rocky Point | 491.2 | 420.6 | 8 | high | 72 | |||||||
| Queenstown (South Queenstown) | 1061.2 | 779.9 | 9 | high | 71 | |||||||
| Rosebery (Gepp Street) | 928.2 | 686.0 | 9 | high | 65 | |||||||
| Savage River Mine | 913.2 | 665.5 | 10 | very high | 72 | |||||||
| Strahan Aerodrome | 700.2 | 469.7 | 10 | very high | 77 | |||||||
| Strathgordon Village | 1046.1 | 778.8 | 10 | very high | 88 | |||||||
| Waratah (Mount Road) | 1079.4 | 728.7 | 10 | very high | 66 | |||||||
| Zeehan (West Coast Pioneers Museum) | 1084.6 | 782.0 | 10 | very high | 69 | |||||||
| King Island (district 98) | ||||||||||||
| City of Melbourne Bay | 522.2 | 392.5 | 9 | high | 74 | |||||||
| King Island Airport | 479.0 | 326.7 | H | highest | 79 | |||||||
| Naracoopa | 465.6 | 365.1 | 9 | high | 76 | |||||||
| Yambacoona | 442.6 | 327.4 | 10 | very high | 85 | |||||||
| Flinders Island (district 99) | ||||||||||||
| Deal Island | 391.5 | 229.2 | 10 | very high | 66 | |||||||
| Flinders Island Airport | 345.4 | 231.7 | 10 | very high | 67 | |||||||
| Lady Barron (Franklin Parade) | 381.4 | 235.8 | 10 | very high | 49 | |||||||
| Memana (Babel Farm) | 394.9 | 235.4 | H | highest | 57 | |||||||
| Antarctica and Macquarie Island (district 300) | ||||||||||||
| Macquarie Island | 185.8 | 221.8 | 3 | low | 77 | |||||||
Notes
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 9 am on Tuesday 1 September 2009. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
Averages 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.
Further information
Ian Barnes-KeoghanMeteorologist
Tasmania and Antarctica Climate Services Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (03) 6221 2043
Email climate.tas@bom.gov.au