Wednesday, 1 September 2021 - Seasonal Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC27R0

Tasmania in winter 2021: much higher temperatures and typical rainfall

It was second warmest winter on record for mean temperature for Tasmania. Both maximum and minimum temperatures were very much above average across the state. Rainfall was close to average for most of Tasmania but generally above average for the Bass Strait Islands and below average in the far south.

Mostly average rainfall

• Averaged across the state, rainfall was 3% above the winter average of 427 mm.
• The Bass Strait Islands were generally wetter than average, so too was an area of the central west coast, while parts of the far south tended to below average.
• Several sites had their highest winter daily rainfall on record.
• June was relatively dry in the west and wet in the east, conversely, July was wet in the west and dry in the east, while August was wet in the central west and dry for parts of the east coast but close to average for most of the state.
• There was moderate flooding along the South Esk and Macquarie rivers during June, and minor riverine flooding for large parts of central and eastern Tasmania in August.

Second warmest winter on record

• The mean temperature for Tasmania overall was 0.97 °C higher than average, the equal 2nd highest on record and the warmest since 1988.
• Averaged across the state, the mean minimum temperature was 1.20 °C higher than average, the 3rd highest on record and the warmest since 2009.
• Averaged across the state, the mean maximum temperature was 0.73 °C higher than average, the 9th highest on record and the warmest since 2014.
• Parts of the central north and far south-east had their warmest mean minimum temperatures on record for winter.
• June was very much warmer than average, July was warmer than average and August was warmer than average for the whole state, especially across the north.
• A couple of sites had their highest winter temperature on record.
• Strahan Aerodrome had its highest winter mean daily maximum temperature on record.
• More sites had their highest winter mean daily minimum temperature on record or their highest winter mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years.
• Some sites also had their highest winter mean temperature on record.

Hobart (Ellerslie Road)

• Total rainfall for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 124.6 mm, which is 78% of the long-term average of 159.7 mm.
• The mean temperature for Hobart was 9.9 °C, which is 1.2 °C higher than average, the 4th highest on record and the warmest since 2002.
• The mean daily maximum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 13.6 °C, which is 1.3 °C above the long-term average, the 4th highest on record and the highest since 2019.
• The warmest day was 19.7 °C on 10 August, and the coolest day was on 22 June when the temperature reached 8.7 °C.
• The mean daily minimum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 6.3 °C, which is 1.3 °C above the long-term average, the 8th highest on record and the highest since 2002.
• The coldest morning was 0.2 °C on 7 July, and the warmest morning was on 12 June when the minimum temperature was 12.6 °C.

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

* at Mount Read and some other high-elevation sites, some of the precipitation fell as snow and may not have been fully registered

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Maps
	Observed	Anomaly	Decile rank
Total rainfall
Mean daily maximum temperatures
Mean daily minimum temperatures

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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top