Thursday, 3 March 2022 - Seasonal Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC27R0

Tasmania in summer 2021-22: fourth driest and fifth warmest on record

Tasmania had its fourth driest summer in 122 years of record. Days and nights were warmer than average across the entire state.

Very dry across western Tasmania

• Summer rainfall was 42% below average for Tasmania overall and the driest since 1980-81.
• Most of western Tasmania had summer totals in the driest 10% of records.
• It was only parts of the north-east and the Furneaux Group that recorded near average seasonal rainfall.
• The state's highest daily rainfall this summer, 281.8 mm, was recorded at Gray (Dalmayne Rd) on 7 January when a low pressure trough and cold front brought heavy rainfall to eastern Tasmania.
• Several sites, with less than 30 years of record, had their highest summer daily rainfall on record on 7 January.
• Some sites had their lowest summer rainfall on record, including Lake Margaret Power Station and King Island Airport with 76 and 47 years of record respectively.
• December was 6th driest on record and February was 14th driest on record; January rainfall was around 14% below average overall.

Hottest summer since 2018-19

• Averaged across the state, the mean temperature was 1.31 °C higher than average, making it the 5th warmest on record.
• Both days and nights were much warmer than usual; Tasmania's mean maximum temperature was 1.70 °C higher than average and the mean minimum was 0.92 °C higher than average.
• A couple of sites had their lowest summer temperature on record on 5 December when a cold front crossed the state.
• The hottest day was January 1, when Cressy Research Station recorded 35.1 °C as southern and eastern Tasmania endured a low intensity heatwave.
• January 2022 was the equal warmest on record; December and February were both warmer than average.

Hobart (Ellerslie Road)

• Total rainfall for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 100.6 mm, which is 71% of the long-term average of 142.5 mm.
• The mean daily maximum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 21.9 °C, which is 0.6 °C above the long-term average of 21.3 °C.
• The warmest day was 32.1 °C on 18 December, and the coolest day was on 4 December when the temperature reached 15.1 °C.
• The mean daily minimum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 13.0 °C, which is 1.3 °C above the long-term average of 11.7 °C.
• The coldest morning was 5.4 °C on 5 December, and the warmest morning was on 28 January when the minimum temperature was 20.7 °C.

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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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* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top