Tuesday, 1 March 2016 - Seasonal Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC27R0
Tasmania in summer 2015-16: record warm, record rain in the northeast, relatively dry in the west
Tasmania had its warmest summer on record in 2015-16, with the statewide mean temperature 1.78 °C above average. There was little rain for most of the summer, but there was record rain in the north and northeast at the end of January. Fires that started in the west after lightning in the middle of January continued for the rest of the season.
- Record warm mean temperatures
- Persistently mild weather, with very few cold days
- Rain below average in the west and south
- Exceptional rain in the north and east at the end of January
- Record warm waters near the State
Temperatures were persistently mild across Tasmania through summer, with relatively few cold days or nights. The result was a statewide mean temperature that was a record 1.78 °C above average, almost half a degree warmer than the previous record from 1981 and 1961. The statewide mean daily maximum temperature was the second-warmest on record at 1.89 °C above average, and the mean daily minimum was warmest on record at 1.67 °C above average. Records for high mean daily maximum were set by many sites, mostly in the north, whilst mean daily minimum records were also set by many sites, mostly in the east. Consequently, many individual sites (including Hobart, Launceston, Devonport and Strahan) had their highest summer mean temperature on record. Even though conditions were generally warm, there were relatively few especially hot days; the hottest was 39.8 °C at Friendly Beaches on 20 December. There were some cold days (snow fell on the highlands in late December and mid-February), but not as many as typical for summer.
Rain was below average for most of Tasmania for most of summer, following on from a record dry spring. A lack of cold fronts meant the western half of the State in particular had markedly less rain than usual. However, exceptionally heavy rain fell in the north and east in the last four days of January, with many sites in the area recording their wettest summer day on record and for some it was their wettest day on record at any time of year (see details in the Special Climate Statement Extreme rainfall in northern and eastern Tasmania. Those four wet days contributed at least two-thirds of the summer rainfall to some areas of the north and east. As a result, Gray in the northeast highlands near St Marys was the wettest spot over summer, with 618 mm (of which 489 mm fell in the final four days of January) exceeding the 521 mm received at Mount Read in the western highlands. Overall, rain was below average in the southwestern half of the State, but above average in the northeastern half and locally very much above average. The total rain for Tasmania was about 8% below average, with no areas having either a record dry or record wet summer.
Sea surface temperatures near Tasmania have been at record highs over recent months, with some patches two or three degrees warmer than expected at this time of year. Waters to the northeast of the State have been particularly warm, with some areas over 21 °C. These warm waters have likely contributed to the record warm temperatures over Tasmania, especially in the east, and are part of a long-term warming trend.
In Hobart, the mean summer daily maximum temperature of 22.9 °C was 1.7 °C above average, and considerably warmer than last summer. The highest temperature was 36.0 °C on 25 December. Nights were also mild in the city, with a mean summer daily minimum temperature a record warm 13.7 °C which is 2.1 °C above average and 0.4 °C clear of the previous record from summer 2000–01. The temperature dropped to 5.0 °C on the the morning of 12 December. The city received 97.0 mm of rain over summer, below the average of 144 mm. Almost a third of this rain fell in just three days near the end of January.
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in summer 2015-16 | |
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| Hottest day |
39.8 °C at Friendly Beaches on 20 Dec 2015 |
| Warmest days on average |
25.6 °C at Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) and Ouse Fire Station |
| Coolest days on average | 13.8 °C at Kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Coldest day | 2.6 °C at Kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on 16 Feb 2016 |
| Coldest night | -3.2 °C at Kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on 12 Dec 2015 |
| Coolest nights on average | 5.3 °C at Kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Warmest nights on average | 15.9 °C at Swan Island |
| Warmest night | 21.9 °C at Flinders Island Airport on 20 Dec 2015 |
| Warmest on average overall | 19.5 °C at Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) |
| Coolest on average overall | 9.6 °C at Kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Wettest overall | 618.4 mm at Gray (Dalmayne Rd) |
| Driest overall | 71.6 mm at Hobart Airport |
| Wettest day | 221.0 mm at Gray (Dalmayne Rd) on 29 Jan 2016 |
| Strongest wind gust | 150 km/h at Kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on 26 Feb 2016 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record highest summer daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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| Fingal (Legge Street) | 121.6 | on 30 Jan 2016 | 111.0 | on 29 Jan 1995 | 121 | |
| Frankford (Rossville) | 122.2 | on 30 Jan 2016 | 104.8 | on 28 Jan 2004 | 117 | |
| Longford (Denton Close) | 82.0 | on 29 Jan 2016 | 65.0 | on 28 Jan 2004 | 114 | |
| Maria Island (Darlington) | 147.0 | on 30 Jan 2016 | 142.0 | on 19 Dec 1995 | 100 | |
| Selbourne (Kirnbrae) | 112.0 | on 29 Jan 2016 | 88.9 | on 19 Feb 1946 | 93 | |
| Lewis Hill (St Pauls River) | 130.0 | on 30 Jan 2016 | 117.8 | on 28 Dec 1993 | 88 | |
| Orford South | 161.0 | on 30 Jan 2016 | 97.0 | on 25 Jan 1996 | 81 | |
| Windermere (Acacia House) | 80.6 | on 29 Jan 2016 | 65.2 | on 26 Jan 1991 | 78 | |
| Orford (Aubin Court) | 140.5 | on 30 Jan 2016 | 108.0 | on 19 Dec 1995 | 65 | |
| Kimberley (Siding) | 103.0 | on 30 Jan 2016 | 87.2 | on 28 Jan 2004 | 54 | |
| Barrington Post Office | 99.4 | on 30 Jan 2016 | 94.0 | on 28 Jan 2004 | 52 | |
| East Sassafras (Elphin Grove) | 88.6 | on 29 Jan 2016 | 87.8 | on 28 Jan 2004 | 49 | |
| Killiecrankie | 110.0 | on 31 Jan 2016 | 68.4 | on 26 Jan 2000 | 49 | |
| Ross (Rose Villa) | 79.0 | on 29 Jan 2016 | 74.2 | on 8 Dec 1982 | 47 | |
| Yarra Creek | 73.0 | on 31 Jan 2016 | 70.6 | on 2 Feb 1990 | 43 | |
| Sandspit River (Ringrove) | 168.0 | on 29 Jan 2016 | 100.0 | on 30 Jan 2004 | 39 | |
| Westbury (Birralee Road) | 96.0 | on 30 Jan 2016 | 57.8 | on 8 Dec 1982 | 39 | |
| Swansea (Belmont) | 111.4 | on 30 Jan 2016 | 102.2 | on 30 Jan 2004 | 37 | |
| Mount Seymour | 39.0 | on 29 Jan 2016 | 37.0 | on 14 Jan 2015 | 25 | |
| Kimberley (Mersey River) | 101.6 | on 30 Jan 2016 | 47.2 | on 14 Jan 2011 | 24 | |
| Meander (Meander River) | 91.8 | on 29 Jan 2016 | 81.4 | on 28 Jan 2004 | 24 | |
| Ross (The Boulevards) | 60.0 | on 29 Jan 2016 | 51.8 | on 25 Jan 1996 | 24 | |
| Strathbridge (Meander River) | 114.2 | on 29 Jan 2016 | 53.0 | on 22 Dec 2007 | 24 | |
| Corra Linn (North Esk River) | 69.0 | on 30 Jan 2016 | 46.4 | on 29 Jan 2004 | 23 | |
| Deloraine Railway Bridge (Meander River) | 88.2 | on 29 Jan 2016 | 86.0 | on 28 Jan 2004 | 23 | |
| Cradle Mountain Visitors Centre | 82.0 | on 30 Jan 2016 | 64.0 | on 28 Jan 2004 | 22 | |
| Golden Valley (Brodies Road) | 125.8 | on 29 Jan 2016 | 88.8 | on 28 Jan 2004 | 22 | |
| Quamby Bluff | 148.6 | on 29 Jan 2016 | 105.0 | on 28 Jan 2004 | 22 | |
| Friendly Beaches | 138.2 | on 29 Jan 2016 | 89.2 | on 30 Jan 2004 | 20 | |
| Sheffield School Farm | 117.0 | on 30 Jan 2016 | 90.4 | on 28 Jan 2004 | 20 | |
| Swansea (Dolphin Sands) | 114.2 | on 29 Jan 2016 | 71.2 | on 5 Jan 2000 | 20 | |
| Record highest daily rainfall for any time of year | ||||||
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| Highest daily rainfall from January 2016 (mm) |
Previous annual wettest |
Years of record |
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| Frankford (Rossville) | 122.2 | on 30 Jan | 109.0 | on 2 Apr 1989 | 117 | |
| Longford (Denton Close) | 82.0 | on 29 Jan | 77.2 | on 26 May 2012 | 114 | |
| Orford South | 161.0 | on 30 Jan | 144.8 | on 16 Mar 1938 | 81 | |
| Orford (Aubin Court) | 140.5 | on 30 Jan | 118.6 | on 7 Jun 1954 | 65 | |
| Killiecrankie | 110.0 | on 31 Jan | 72.8 | on 16 May 1974 | 49 | |
| Sandspit River (Ringrove) | 168.0 | on 29 Jan | 100.0 | on 30 Jan 2004 | 39 | |
| Westbury (Birralee Road) | 96.0 | on 30 Jan | 79.2 | on 23 Sep 1998 | 39 | |
| Meander (Meander River) | 91.8 | on 29 Jan | 89.6 | on 31 Aug 2005 | 24 | |
| Strathbridge (Meander River) | 114.2 | on 29 Jan | 69.8 | on 31 Aug 2005 | 24 | |
| Friendly Beaches | 138.2 | on 29 Jan | 105.8 | on 16 May 2003 | 20 | |
| Sheffield School Farm | 117.0 | on 30 Jan | 95.4 | on 12 Jul 2009 | 20 | |
| Swansea (Dolphin Sands) | 114.2 | on 29 Jan | 110.0 | on 5 Jun 2009 | 20 | |
| Highest summer total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for summer |
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| Lewis Hill (St Pauls River) | 239.4 | 306.8 | in 1995 | 140.2 | |
| Record highest summer mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for summer |
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| Cape Bruny Lighthouse | 19.9 | 19.8 | in 1988 | 91 | 18.0 |
| Cape Sorell | 20.2 | 20.1 | in 1950 | 75 | 18.0 |
| Burnie (Round Hill) | 22.5 | 22.3 | in 1980 | 59 | 20.7 |
| Larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 23.2 | = 23.2 | in 2012 | 56 | 20.6 |
| Flinders Island Airport | 23.3 | 23.1 | in 1980 | 52 | 21.7 |
| Marrawah | 21.5 | 21.4 | in 1980 | 44 | 19.8 |
| Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 23.8 | 23.6 | in 1994 | 43 | 22.3 |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 25.6 | 25.1 | in 2006 | 31 | 23.8 |
| Wynyard Airport | 23.2 | 22.2 | in 2009 | 27 | 21.0 |
| Dover | 22.3 | 21.2 | in 2012 | 25 | 20.1 |
| Lake Leake (Elizabeth River) | 20.5 | 20.1 | in 2000 | 25 | 18.7 |
| Devonport Airport | 22.7 | 22.1 | in 2009 | 24 | 20.9 |
| Cape Grim BAPS (Comparison) | 20.0 | 19.9 | in 2000 | 23 | 18.6 |
| Bridport (Sea View Villas) | 22.8 | 22.4 | in 2002 | 21 | 21.4 |
| King Island Airport | 21.6 | 21.5 | in 2011 | 20 | 20.3 |
| Record highest summer daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for summer |
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| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 21.0 | on 20 Dec 2015 | 20.9 | on 30 Jan 2009 | 34 | 11.8 |
| Record highest summer mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for summer |
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| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 13.7 | 13.3 | in 2000 | 133 | 11.6 |
| Cape Bruny Lighthouse | 12.9 | 12.7 | in 1988 | 90 | 11.2 |
| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 11.2 | = 11.2 | in 1970 | 78 | 9.7 |
| Cape Sorell | 13.1 | 12.9 | in 1960 | 75 | 11.6 |
| Hobart Airport | 13.3 | 12.9 | in 1998 | 57 | 11.6 |
| Larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 15.1 | 14.6 | in 1973 | 55 | 13.4 |
| Flinders Island Airport | 14.3 | = 14.3 | in 2006 | 52 | 13.0 |
| Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 12.3 | 11.8 | in 1998 | 43 | 10.4 |
| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 14.2 | 13.6 | in 2011 | 39 | 12.6 |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 13.4 | 13.0 | in 2014 | 31 | 11.8 |
| Dover | 11.0 | 10.6 | in 1998 | 25 | 9.8 |
| Lake Leake (Elizabeth River) | 9.1 | = 9.1 | in 1998 | 25 | 7.9 |
| Devonport Airport | 13.3 | 12.9 | in 2006 | 24 | 11.8 |
| Maydena Post Office | 9.7 | = 9.7 | in 1998 | 23 | 8.4 |
| Strahan Aerodrome | 11.6 | 11.1 | in 1992 | 23 | 10.3 |
| Bridport (Sea View Villas) | 13.8 | 13.4 | in 1998 | 20 | 12.4 |
| Highest summer mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for summer |
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| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 11.9 | 12.0 | in 1973 | 10.5 | |
| Lowest summer mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for summer |
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| Macquarie Island | 4.3 | 3.9 | in 1990* | 5.0 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported.
| Record highest summer mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for summer |
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| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 18.3 | = 18.3 | in 2000 | 133 | 16.4 |
| Cape Bruny Lighthouse | 16.4 | 16.2 | in 1988 | 90 | 14.6 |
| Cape Sorell | 16.6 | 16.5 | in 1960 | 75 | 14.8 |
| Hobart Airport | 18.4 | 18.2 | in 2000 | 57 | 16.7 |
| Larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 19.2 | 18.6 | in 2009 | 55 | 17.0 |
| Flinders Island Airport | 18.8 | 18.6 | in 2006 | 52 | 17.3 |
| Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 18.1 | 17.6 | in 2000 | 43 | 16.3 |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 19.5 | 18.9 | in 1980 | 31 | 17.8 |
| Fingal (Legge Street) | 17.6 | 17.1 | in 2000 | 29 | 16.2 |
| Wynyard Airport | 17.6 | 16.9 | in 2006 | 27 | 15.9 |
| Dover | 16.6 | 15.8 | in 2000 | 25 | 15.0 |
| Lake Leake (Elizabeth River) | 14.8 | 14.2 | in 2000 | 25 | 13.3 |
| Devonport Airport | 18.0 | 17.3 | in 2009 | 24 | 16.3 |
| Maydena Post Office | 16.1 | = 16.1 | in 1998 | 23 | 14.9 |
| Strahan Aerodrome | 16.8 | 16.5 | in 1994 | 23 | 15.4 |
| Ross (The Boulevards) | 18.4 | 17.9 | in 2006 | 22 | 16.8 |
| King Island Airport | 17.2 | = 17.2 | in 2000 | 20 | 16.2 |
| Highest summer mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for summer |
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| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 18.2 | 18.5 | in 1950* | 16.5 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported.
| Lowest summer mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for summer |
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| Macquarie Island | 6.1 | 5.9 | in 1990* | 6.7 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for summer 2015-16 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for summer 2015-16 |
Diff from average |
Highest for summer 2015-16 |
Mean for summer 2015-16 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for summer 2015-16 |
Total for summer 2015-16 |
Average for summer |
Rank of summer 2015-16 |
Fraction of summer average |
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| Northern (district 91) | ||||||||||||
| Bridport (Sea View Villas) | 22.8 | +1.4 | 29.0 | 20 Dec 2015 | 13.8 | +1.4 | 6.0 | 12 Dec 2015 | 149.7 | 130.2 | high | 115% |
| Burnie (Round Hill) | 22.5 | +1.8 | 31.2 | 9 Jan 2016 | 13.0 | +0.6 | 5.8 | 12 Dec 2015 | ||||
| Cape Grim | 19.6 | 26.3 | 31 Dec 2015 | 13.9 | 8.6 | 2 Dec 2015 | 157.2 | |||||
| Cape Grim BAPS (Comparison) | 20.0 | +1.4 | 26.3 | 31 Dec 2015 | 13.8 | +0.9 | 8.4 | 12 Dec 2015 | 154.6 | 117.0 | high | 132% |
| Cressy Research Station | 25.2 | +0.8 | 34.6 | 9 Jan 2016 | 11.6 | +1.9 | 2.8 | 12 Dec 2015 | ||||
| Devonport Airport | 22.7 | +1.8 | 30.5 | 8 Feb 2016 | 13.3 | +1.5 | 5.0 | 15 Jan 2016 | 219.0 | 132.5 | v high | 165% |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 25.6 | +1.8 | 33.5 | 1 Jan 2016 | 13.4 | +1.6 | 5.3 | 12 Dec 2015 | 152.3 | 122.6 | high | 124% |
| Launceston Airport | 25.2 | +1.1 | 33.6 | 20 Dec 2015 | 11.5 | +1.2 | 2.1 | 12 Dec 2015 | 170.8 | 109.9 | v high | 155% |
| Low Head | 21.5 | +1.4 | 27.3 | 3 Feb 2016 | 15.0 | +1.1 | 9.7 | 12 Dec 2015 | 216.8 | 119.0 | high | 182% |
| Marrawah | 21.5 | +1.7 | 30.5 | 31 Dec 2015 | 12.8 | +1.1 | 7.0 | 2 Dec 2015 | 134.4 | 155.6 | average | 86% |
| Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 23.8 | +1.5 | 32.0 | 31 Dec 2015 | 12.3 | +1.9 | 3.8 | 12 Dec 2015 | 127.0 | 162.1 | average | 78% |
| Sheffield School Farm | 22.6 | +1.4 | 31.5 | 9 Jan 2016 | 11.4 | +1.3 | 4.7 | 12 Dec 2015 | 273.0 | 157.4 | high | 173% |
| Smithton Aerodrome | 22.8 | +1.8 | 29.2 | 20 Dec 2015 | 11.4 | +0.6 | 3.6 | 27 Dec 2015 | 128.4 | 133.7 | average | 96% |
| Wynyard Airport | 23.2 | +2.2 | 31.5 | 9 Jan 2016 | 12.1 | +1.4 | 2.6 | 15 Jan 2016 | 131.2 | 154.2 | average | 85% |
| East Coast (district 92) | ||||||||||||
| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 22.0 | +1.0 | 36.2 | 20 Dec 2015 | 14.2 | +1.6 | 6.5 | 12 Dec 2015 | 247.0 | 180.4 | high | 137% |
| Fingal (Legge Street) | 24.1 | +1.5 | 35.5 | 31 Dec 2015 | 11.1 | +1.4 | 2.6 | 12 Dec 2015 | 250.2 | 133.4 | v high | 188% |
| Friendly Beaches | 23.8 | +1.3 | 39.8 | 20 Dec 2015 | 13.9 | +1.2 | 7.1 | 12 Dec 2015 | 288.4 | 171.9 | v high | 168% |
| Lake Leake (Elizabeth River) | 20.5 | +1.8 | 31.9 | 19 Dec 2015 | 9.1 | +1.2 | 0.5 | 13 Dec 2015 | 171.8 | 171.0 | average | 100% |
| Larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 23.2 | +2.6 | 33.3 | 20 Dec 2015 | 15.1 | +1.7 | 6.9 | 12 Dec 2015 | 112.2 | 151.4 | average | 74% |
| Maria Island (Point Lesueur) | 21.4 | +0.7 | 31.3 | 20 Dec 2015 | 14.4 | +1.3 | 6.3 | 12 Dec 2015 | 272.6 | 137.3 | v high | 199% |
| St Helens Aerodrome | 22.9 | +1.1 | 34.6 | 20 Dec 2015 | 14.1 | +1.4 | 5.3 | 12 Dec 2015 | 173.6 | 163.7 | average | 106% |
| Swan Island | 21.9 | +1.5 | 27.5 | 31 Dec 2015 | 15.9 | +1.4 | 9.3 | 12 Dec 2015 | 97.0 | 132.7 | low | 73% |
| Swansea (Francis Street) | 22.7 | 38.4 | 20 Dec 2015 | 13.2 | 6.0 | 13 Dec 2015 | 296.2 | |||||
| Midlands (district 93) | ||||||||||||
| Ross (The Boulevards) | 25.0 | +1.3 | 34.4 | 20 Dec 2015 | 11.6 | +1.7 | 3.0 | 13 Dec 2015 | 141.4 | 122.0 | average | 116% |
| Southeast (district 94) | ||||||||||||
| Campania (Kincora) | 24.5 | +0.9 | 34.6 | 25 Dec 2015 | 12.7 | +1.9 | 4.5 | 22 Dec 2015 | 93.2 | 106.7 | average | 87% |
| Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) | 20.6 | +1.3 | 35.5 | 25 Dec 2015 | 12.6 | +0.9 | 5.0 | 12 Dec 2015 | 106.8 | 158.1 | low | 68% |
| Cape Bruny Lighthouse | 19.9 | +1.9 | 34.6 | 25 Dec 2015 | 12.9 | +1.7 | 5.4 | 12 Dec 2015 | 102.2 | 193.5 | v low | 53% |
| Dennes Point | 21.6 | 30.8 | 25 Dec 2015 | 13.7 | 5.3 | 12 Dec 2015 | 98.4 | |||||
| Dover | 22.3 | +2.2 | 36.9 | 25 Dec 2015 | 11.0 | +1.2 | 3.9 | 12 Dec 2015 | 103.8 | 174.3 | low | 60% |
| Dunalley (Stroud Point) | 22.3 | 31.5 | 20 Dec 2015 | 14.1 | 6.3 | 12 Dec 2015 | 163.2 | |||||
| Grove (Research Station) | 23.4 | +1.1 | 36.8 | 13 Jan 2016 | 10.4 | +1.4 | 1.4 | 22 Dec 2015 | 116.2 | 156.3 | v low | 74% |
| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 22.9 | +1.7 | 36.0 | 25 Dec 2015 | 13.7 | +2.1 | 5.0 | 12 Dec 2015 | 97.0 | 143.6 | low | 68% |
| Hobart Airport | 23.5 | +1.7 | 35.1 | 13 Jan 2016 | 13.3 | +1.7 | 5.2 | 12 Dec 2015 | 71.6 | 128.4 | low | 56% |
| Kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) | 13.8 | +1.0 | 24.8 | 13 Jan 2016 | 5.3 | +0.9 | -3.2 | 12 Dec 2015 | 291.4 | 263.1 | high | 111% |
| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 17.3 | +0.6 | 30.0 | 13 Jan 2016 | 11.9 | +1.4 | 5.3 | 12 Dec 2015 | 182.8 | 238.7 | low | 77% |
| Melton Mowbray (North Stockman) | 24.0 | +1.0 | 36.1 | 19 Dec 2015 | 11.1 | +1.3 | 2.8 | 22 Dec 2015 | 100.8 | 103.8 | average | 97% |
| Tasman Island | 18.7 | +1.3 | 27.4 | 19 Dec 2015 | 12.3 | +1.2 | 4.3 | 12 Dec 2015 | 78.0 | 174.4 | v low | 45% |
| Tunnack Fire Station | 22.3 | +1.5 | 32.9 | 31 Dec 2015 | 9.5 | +1.1 | -0.6 | 22 Dec 2015 | 139.4 | 142.9 | average | 98% |
| Derwent Valley (district 95) | ||||||||||||
| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 25.2 | +1.9 | 36.1 | 13 Jan 2016 | 11.2 | +1.5 | 3.0 | 22 Dec 2015 | 105.2 | 125.9 | average | 84% |
| Maydena Post Office | 22.4 | +1.0 | 35.0 | 13 Jan 2016 | 9.7 | +1.3 | 1.0 | 22 Dec 2015 | 154.8 | 211.0 | low | 73% |
| Ouse Fire Station | 25.6 | +1.1 | 37.7 | 19 Dec 2015 | 11.1 | +1.5 | 1.5 | 22 Dec 2015 | 92.4 | 92.4 | average | 100% |
| Central Plateau (district 96) | ||||||||||||
| Butlers Gorge | 19.8 | +1.7 | 32.6 | 19 Dec 2015 | 7.0 | +1.0 | -2.4 | 22 Dec 2015 | 217.0 | 300.9 | low | 72% |
| Liawenee | 18.8 | +1.1 | 28.1 | 19 Dec 2015 | 5.4 | +0.7 | -2.6 | 22 Dec 2015 | 198.6 | 158.6 | average | 125% |
| West Coast (district 97) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Sorell | 20.2 | +2.2 | 27.1 | 31 Jan 2016 | 13.1 | +1.5 | 7.4 | 2 Dec 2015 | 163.2 | 216.4 | low | 75% |
| Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple) | 17.3 | +0.6 | 32.3 | 13 Jan 2016 | 7.0 | +0.5 | -0.8 | 12 Dec 2015 | 182.0 | 199.7 | low | 91% |
| Low Rocky Point | 20.0 | 32.5 | 25 Dec 2015 | 12.4 | 6.9 | 22 Dec 2015 | 205.0 | 239.1 | average | 86% | ||
| Mount Read | 14.7 | +1.2 | 27.1 | 19 Dec 2015 | 6.2 | +0.9 | -1.2 | 12 Dec 2015 | 521.0 | 655.6 | v low | 79% |
| Scotts Peak Dam | 22.2 | +2.0 | 36.3 | 13 Jan 2016 | 9.8 | +0.9 | 2.3 | 12 Dec 2015 | 236.0 | 320.5 | v low | 74% |
| Strahan Aerodrome | 22.0 | +1.6 | 34.9 | 13 Jan 2016 | 11.6 | +1.3 | 4.8 | 22 Dec 2015 | 215.4 | 241.8 | average | 89% |
| Warra | 19.4 | +0.8 | 32.9 | 13 Jan 2016 | 8.3 | +0.5 | 0.9 | 12 Dec 2015 | 282.0 | 318.8 | average | 88% |
| King Island (district 98) | ||||||||||||
| King Island Airport | 21.6 | +1.3 | 35.1 | 19 Dec 2015 | 12.8 | +0.6 | 3.9 | 22 Dec 2015 | 181.0 | 118.9 | v high | 152% |
| Flinders Island (district 99) | ||||||||||||
| Flinders Island Airport | 23.3 | +1.6 | 38.3 | 20 Dec 2015 | 14.3 | +1.3 | 4.4 | 16 Jan 2016 | 142.0 | 142.2 | average | 100% |
| Hogan Island | 21.9 | +1.0 | 35.0 | 20 Dec 2015 | 15.0 | +0.5 | 7.8 | 2 Dec 2015 | 140.2 | 128.8 | high | 109% |
| Antarctica and Macquarie Island (district 300) | ||||||||||||
| Macquarie Island | 7.9 | -0.6 | 10.1 | 29 Jan 2016 | 4.3 | -0.7 | 0.7 | 29 Feb 2016 | 322.4 | 251.2 | v high | 128% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
The Seasonal climate summary 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. Later information, including data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review.
A climate summary is generally published on the first working day of each month.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 11 am on Tuesday 1 March 2016. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
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.
The ACORN-SAT dataset is used for temperature area averages.
Further information
- Media
- media@bom.gov.au (03) 9669 4057
- Enquiries
- helpdesk.climate@bom.gov.au
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