Thursday, 1 December 2022 - Seasonal Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC27R0
Tasmania in spring 2022: wet in the north and east
Spring rainfall was very much above average across the north and wettest on record for much of the east coast. Floods in northern Tasmania in October were the most significant in the region since June 2016. In contrast, rainfall was below average for the south-west of the state. Daytime and night-time temperatures were generally close to or slightly warmer than average.
Wet in the north and east
- Spring rainfall for Tasmania was well above average, except in the south-west.
- For the state as a whole, the total spring rainfall was 423.37 mm, 19.4% above the 1961–1990 average.
- September rainfall was in the lowest 10% of September records for a large area of the west, while most of the East Coast district had rainfall in the highest 10% of September records.
- Rainfall in October was more than double the monthly average across most of northern and eastern Tasmania, but below average in the south-west.
- In November northern and eastern Tasmania had very much above average rainfall, while the south-west had close to the monthly average.
- The wettest location was Gray (Dalmayne Rd) with 924.2 mm for the season.
- The wettest day was 188.8 mm at Mount Barrow (South Barrow) to 9 am on 14 Oct.
- A large number of sites had their highest spring daily rainfall on record.
- Many sites also had their highest total spring rainfall on record and several sites had their highest total spring rainfall for at least 20 years.
Close to average temperatures
- Temperatures were generally close to average across Tasmania during spring.
- For the state as a whole, the mean temperature was 0.09 °C above the 1961–1990 average, while the mean maximum and minimum temperatures were 0.14 °C and 0.04 °C above average respectively.
- September mean maximum temperatures were warmer than average across the north-west.
- Overall, nights were well above average for October, except some cold nights at the start of the month.
- Mean maximum and minimum temperatures were lower than average for November.
- The hottest day was 30.4 °C at Scotts Peak Dam on 9 November, and the coldest day was -2.6 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on 12 September.
- The coldest night was -6.9 °C at Liawenee on 1 October.
- Campania (Kincora) had its lowest spring mean daily maximum temperature on record and Bicheno (Council Depot) had its lowest spring mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years.
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)
- Total rainfall for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 227.8 mm, which is 135% of the long-term average of 169.3 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 16.9 °C, which is 0.1 °C below the long-term average of 17.0 °C.
- The warmest day was 28.1 °C on 10 November, and the coolest day was on 12 September when the temperature reached 10.1 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 8.3 °C, which is 0.4 °C above the long-term average of 7.9 °C.
- The coldest morning was 2.6 °C on 2 September, and the warmest morning was on 11 November when the minimum temperature was 16.9 °C.
Floods across many catchments
- Heavy rain in October and November caused repeated flooding, particularly in the north and east. Major flood warnings were issued for the Mersey, Meander, Macquarie, Ouse and North Esk Rivers, Moderate flood warnings for the South Esk and Jordan rivers, and Minor flood warnings for the Huon river.
- There were snow falls to low elevations on a number of days in November with 15 cm of snow at Mount Mawson on the 21st.
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes in spring 2022 | |
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Hottest day | 30.4 °C at Scotts Peak Dam on 9 Nov |
Warmest days on average | 18.3 °C at Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) |
Coolest days on average | 7.0 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
Coldest day | -2.6 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on 12 Sep |
Coldest night | -6.9 °C at Liawenee on 1 Oct |
Coolest nights on average | 0.5 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
Warmest nights on average | 10.5 °C at Swan Island |
Warmest night | 17.2 °C at Cape Sorell on 10 Nov |
Warmest on average overall |
13.3 °C at larapuna (Eddystone Point) 13.3 °C at Swan Island |
Coolest on average overall | 3.7 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
Wettest overall | 924.4 mm at Gray (Dalmayne Rd) |
Wettest day | 188.8 mm at Mount Barrow (South Barrow) on 14 Oct |
Strongest wind gust | 133 km/h at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on 22 Nov |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Observed | Anomaly | Decile rank | |
Total rainfall |
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Mean daily minimum temperatures |
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Record highest spring daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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Lilydale Post Office | 108.2 | on 14 Oct | 81.0 | on 9 Oct 1992 | 118 | |
Yolla (Sea View) | 103.6 | on 14 Oct | 101.8 | on 9 Oct 1992 | 116 | |
Ringarooma (Main Street) | 96.4 | on 14 Oct | 91.0 | on 9 Oct 1992 | 113 | |
Hillwood (Hillwoodville) | 77.0 | on 14 Oct | 64.6 | on 9 Oct 1992 | 93 | |
Hampshire (Neena Road) | 91.0 | on 14 Oct | 89.9 | on 11 Nov 1924 | 86 | |
Lorinna | 101.0 | on 14 Oct | 85.9 | on 12 Sep 1930 | 69 | |
Kimberley (Siding) | 86.0 | on 14 Oct | 75.6 | on 23 Sep 1998 | 59 | |
Parkham (Avenue Road) | 82.2 | on 14 Oct | 77.6 | on 9 Oct 1992 | 59 | |
Musselboro (Elverton) | 176.6 | on 14 Oct | 68.4 | on 13 Sep 1974 | 55 | |
Woodbury (Warringa Old Tier Road) | 68.0 | on 14 Oct | 52.4 | on 9 Nov 2013 | 50 | |
Loongana (Serendipity) | 144.4 | on 14 Oct | 90.0 | on 9 Oct 1992 | 39 | |
Three Hummock Island | 82.4 | on 18 Oct | 54.4 | on 9 Sep 2016 | 32 | |
Deloraine Railway Bridge (Meander River) | 71.0 | on 14 Oct | 61.8 | on 5 Sep 2010 | 29 | |
Meander (Meander River) | 78.4 | on 14 Oct | 56.2 | on 3 Nov 2005 | 29 | |
Strathbridge (Meander River) | 53.8 | on 14 Oct | 44.4 | on 9 Nov 2013 | 29 | |
Mount Barrow (South Barrow) | 188.8 | on 14 Oct | 84.4 | on 3 Nov 2000 | 28 | |
Quamby Bluff | 133.6 | on 14 Oct | 114.6 | on 23 Sep 1998 | 28 | |
Nunamara Offtake (St Patricks River) | 156.0 | on 14 Oct | 66.2 | on 8 Nov 2008 | 27 | |
Upper Esk (South Esk River) | 107.2 | on 14 Oct | 100.8 | on 13 Nov 2016 | 27 | |
Sheffield School Farm | 112.8 | on 14 Oct | 76.5 | on 23 Sep 1998 | 26 | |
Targa (Mountain Views) | 150.6 | on 14 Oct | 83.2 | on 8 Nov 2008 | 26 | |
Woodlea Nursery | 133.5 | on 14 Oct | 104.6 | on 23 Sep 1998 | 26 | |
Scotts Peak Dam | 68.2 | on 15 Nov | 62.4 | on 27 Sep 2009 | 25 | |
Upper Blessington | 70.4 | on 14 Oct | 68.0 | on 30 Sep 2016 | 24 | |
Erriba (Jubb Road) | 111.2 | on 14 Oct | 84.4 | on 31 Oct 2010 | 23 | |
Hadspen | 61.0 | on 14 Oct | 50.0 | on 13 Nov 2016 | 23 | |
Liawenee | 66.0 | on 14 Oct | 50.8 | on 29 Oct 2021 | 22 | |
Glengarry (Hundred Acre Wood) | 68.6 | on 14 Oct | 46.6 | on 9 Nov 2013 | 20 | |
Railton (Dowbiggin Street) | 87.4 | on 14 Oct | 65.0 | on 31 Oct 2010 | 20 | |
Tomahawk (Wyambi) | 116.0 | on 14 Oct | 64.0 | on 13 Nov 2016 | 20 |
Record highest spring total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for spring |
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Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road) | 448.2 | 426.8 | in 2021 | 103 | 212.2 |
Bicheno (Council Depot) | 492.0 | 378.6 | in 2009 | 95 | 164.3 |
Lewis Hill (St Pauls River) | 301.0 | 300.8 | in 1952 | 91 | 157.9 |
Bream Creek (Stroud) | 367.4 | 355.9 | in 1975 | 89 | 183.0 |
Orford (Aubin Court) | 453.4 | 353.9 | in 1976 | 69 | 181.9 |
Dunorlan (Sharmans Road) | 449.6 | 399.0 | in 2005 | 68 | 244.2 |
Pyengana (Forest Lodge Road) | 643.8 | 605.6 | in 2005 | 60 | 328.9 |
Tooms Lake (Tooms River) | 358.6 | 350.6 | in 2016 | 54 | 157.2 |
Loongana (Serendipity) | 826.2 | 702.8 | in 2016 | 30 | 453.3 |
Mount Victoria (Una Plain) | 747.4 | 698.4 | in 1974 | 29 | 421.7 |
Ross (The Boulevards) | 298.2 | 242.2 | in 2005 | 28 | 143.1 |
Golden Valley (Brodies Road) | 459.2 | 381.2 | in 1998 | 25 | 245.4 |
Deloraine Railway Bridge (Meander River) | 392.6 | 374.2 | in 2005 | 24 | 193.6 |
Meander (Meander River) | 443.6 | 432.4 | in 2005 | 24 | 247.3 |
Quamby Bluff | 669.8 | 596.0 | in 2005 | 24 | 345.5 |
Erriba (Jubb Road) | 721.0 | 639.6 | in 2005 | 23 | 389.3 |
Friendly Beaches | 570.8 | 320.8 | in 2001 | 23 | 183.8 |
Kimberley (Mersey River) | 391.0 | 346.0 | in 2001 | 22 | 206.2 |
Nunamara Offtake (St Patricks River) | 521.8 | 380.0 | in 2013 | 22 | 235.5 |
Sheffield School Farm | 572.8 | 555.2 | in 2005 | 21 | 283.3 |
St Helens Aerodrome | 442.8 | 423.4 | in 2013 | 21 | 210.2 |
Mount Morriston (Macquarie River) | 282.4 | 232.6 | in 2021 | 20 | 140.9 |
Ross (Macquarie River) | 299.8 | 239.6 | in 2005 | 20 | 143.4 |
Targa (Mountain Views) | 675.2 | 477.0 | in 2005 | 20 | 327.0 |
Upper Esk (South Esk River) | 526.4 | 467.2 | in 2000 | 20 | 278.0 |
Highest spring total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for spring |
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Yolla (Sea View) | 654.8 | 661.3 | in 1917* | 368.0 | |
York Plains (Handroyd) | 266.8 | 270.9 | in 1923 | 151.5 | |
Lorinna | 531.3 | 634.7 | in 1928* | 342.2 | |
larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 386.0 | 414.2 | in 1976* | 192.8 | |
Marrawah | 398.6 | 423.0 | in 1979 | 263.3 | |
Flinders Island Airport | 240.8 | 279.6 | in 1986* | 176.8 | |
Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 370.0 | 447.0 | in 1992* | 246.4 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record lowest spring mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for spring |
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Campania (Kincora) | 17.1 | 17.2 | in 2021 | 22 | 18.4 |
Lowest spring mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for spring |
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Bicheno (Council Depot) | 16.2 | 15.6 | in 1992* | 17.4 |
* 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 spring 2022 | ||||||||||||
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Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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Mean for spring 2022 |
Diff from average |
Highest for spring 2022 |
Mean for spring 2022 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for spring 2022 |
Total for spring 2022 |
Average for spring |
Rank of spring 2022 |
Fraction of spring average |
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Northern (district 91) | ||||||||||||
Cape Grim | 14.0 | -0.4 | 18.6 | 10 Nov | 9.4 | -0.2 | 3.4 | 13 Sep | 295.2 | 216.2 | high | 137% |
Cape Grim BAPS (Comparison) | 14.7 | 0.0 | 19.2 | 7 Nov | 9.4 | -0.1 | 3.6 | 13 Sep | 255.2 | 199.2 | high | 128% |
Devonport Airport | 16.5 | +0.4 | 21.9 | 30 Nov | 7.8 | +0.2 | -0.2 | 13 Sep | 273.4 | 193.7 | high | 141% |
Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 18.3 | +0.1 | 26.9 | 9 Nov | 7.3 | +0.2 | -1.0 | 13 Sep | 225.6 | 167.9 | high | 134% |
Launceston Airport | 17.0 | -0.7 | 26.3 | 9 Nov | 5.5 | -0.2 | -2.1 | 13 Sep | 197.4 | 154.0 | high | 128% |
Low Head | 15.9 | +0.3 | 20.2 | 8 Nov | 9.6 | -0.2 | 2.5 | 13 Sep | 262.6 | 163.5 | v high | 161% |
Luncheon Hill (Forestry) | 15.2 | +0.3 | 26.2 | 9 Nov | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 13 Sep | 489.6 | 391.8 | high | 125% |
Marrawah | 22.3 | 8 Nov | 8.4 | +0.1 | 2.5 | 13 Sep | 398.6 | 263.3 | v high | 151% | ||
Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 16.2 | -0.3 | 25.0 | 9 Nov | 6.6 | +0.4 | -0.6 | 13 Sep | 370.0 | 246.4 | v high | 150% |
Sheffield School Farm | 15.2 | -0.3 | 22.7 | 9 Nov | 6.0 | 0.0 | -1.2 | 13 Sep | 572.8 | 283.3 | highest | 202% |
Smithton Aerodrome | 16.5 | 0.0 | 22.2 | 10 Nov | 7.1 | -0.2 | -1.3 | 13 Sep | 311.4 | 237.5 | high | 131% |
Wynyard Airport | 16.2 | -0.1 | 23.6 | 11 Nov | 7.2 | +0.7 | -1.5 | 13 Sep | 379.2 | 257.2 | v high | 147% |
East Coast (district 92) | ||||||||||||
Bicheno (Council Depot) | 16.2 | -1.2 | 21.5 | 31 Oct | 9.0 | +0.2 | 3.5 | 2 Nov | 492.0 | 164.3 | highest | 299% |
Fingal (Fleming St) | 16.1 | 25.7 | 8 Nov | 5.1 | -2.0 | 1 Oct | 344.2 | |||||
Friendly Beaches | 17.6 | -0.8 | 25.3 | 11 Nov | 8.3 | -0.5 | 2.7 | 7 Sep | 570.8 | 183.8 | highest | 311% |
larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 16.8 | +0.5 | 23.7 | 6 Nov | 9.7 | +0.6 | 4.3 | 13 Sep | 386.0 | 192.8 | v high | 200% |
Maria Island (Point Lesueur) | 15.3 | -1.3 | 22.1 | 8 Nov | 9.4 | -0.2 | 5.2 | 14 Sep | 301.6 | 150.7 | v high | 200% |
St Helens Aerodrome | 16.9 | -0.8 | 24.3 | 6 Nov | 8.4 | +0.1 | 2.5 | 14 Sep | 442.8 | 210.2 | highest | 211% |
Swan Island | 16.0 | -0.2 | 21.0 | 26 Nov | 10.5 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 13 Sep | 199.6 | 156.8 | average | 127% |
Swansea (Francis Street) | 22.9 | 8 Nov | 7.4 | -0.3 | 1.2 | 1 Oct | 376.8 | 170.9 | v high | 220% | ||
Midlands (district 93) | ||||||||||||
Ross (The Boulevards) | 16.4 | -0.9 | 25.9 | 9 Nov | 4.4 | -0.8 | -3.3 | 14 Sep | 298.2 | 143.1 | highest | 208% |
Southeast (district 94) | ||||||||||||
Campania (Kincora) | 17.1 | -1.3 | 27.7 | 8 Nov | 6.1 | -0.8 | -1.1 | 14 Sep | 215.2 | 139.8 | high | 154% |
Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) | 15.4 | -0.3 | 27.7 | 10 Nov | 8.5 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 12 Sep | 264.8 | 196.2 | high | 135% |
Dennes Point | 15.7 | -1.0 | 23.4 | 10 Nov | 8.7 | -0.1 | 3.9 | 12 Sep | 209.4 | 143.7 | high | 146% |
Dover | 16.0 | -0.3 | 28.6 | 10 Nov | 6.1 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 2 Sep | 271.4 | 239.3 | average | 113% |
Dunalley (Stroud Point) | 16.0 | -1.1 | 23.4 | 10 Nov | 8.9 | -0.4 | 4.4 | 14 Sep | 293.8 | 145.7 | v high | 202% |
Grove (Research Station) | 16.5 | -0.8 | 27.9 | 10 Nov | 5.2 | -0.6 | -2.4 | 14 Sep | 220.2 | 201.5 | average | 109% |
Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 16.9 | -0.1 | 28.1 | 10 Nov | 8.3 | +0.4 | 2.6 | 2 Sep | 227.8 | 169.3 | high | 135% |
Hobart Airport | 16.6 | 27.1 | 8 Nov | 7.7 | 0.7 | 14 Sep | 187.4 | |||||
kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) | 7.0 | -0.3 | 19.8 | 8 Nov | 0.5 | +0.1 | -5.1 | 12 Sep | 436.0 | 258.5 | high | 169% |
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 13.3 | 0.0 | 26.8 | 10 Nov | 8.4 | +0.8 | 4.0 | 12 Sep | 278.8 | 304.0 | average | 92% |
Tasman Island | 13.3 | -0.6 | 20.4 | 31 Oct | 8.1 | +0.2 | 4.0 | 22 Nov | ||||
Tunnack Fire Station | 14.0 | -0.9 | 24.1 | 9 Nov | 3.9 | -0.7 | -2.7 | 5 Oct | 274.6 | 186.6 | high | 147% |
Derwent Valley (district 95) | ||||||||||||
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 17.8 | 0.0 | 29.0 | 10 Nov | 5.3 | -0.5 | -2.3 | 15 Sep | 130.2 | 162.5 | low | 80% |
Ouse Fire Station | 17.3 | -0.9 | 27.9 | 9 Nov | 4.8 | -0.7 | -3.6 | 14 Sep | 100.2 | 157.4 | low | 64% |
Central Plateau (district 96) | ||||||||||||
Butlers Gorge | 12.5 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 9 Nov | 2.3 | -0.2 | -6.1 | 14 Sep | 346.2 | 463.4 | low | 75% |
Liawenee | 11.0 | -1.0 | 21.0 | 9 Nov | 1.1 | 0.0 | -6.9 | 1 Oct | 339.4 | 245.9 | high | 138% |
West Coast (district 97) | ||||||||||||
Cape Sorell | 16.2 | +1.7 | 27.8 | 9 Nov | 9.4 | +0.6 | 4.4 | 13 Sep | 291.4 | 312.0 | average | 93% |
Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple) | 10.4 | -0.7 | 24.6 | 9 Nov | 2.9 | -0.1 | -2.2 | 12 Sep | 323.6 | 277.5 | high | 117% |
Low Rocky Point | 15.4 | +0.1 | 28.6 | 10 Nov | 8.5 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 5 Oct | 287.4 | 328.1 | average | 88% |
Mount Read | 8.0 | +0.1 | 21.1 | 9 Nov | 1.6 | 0.0 | -3.6 | 13 Sep | 901.6 | 945.0 | average | 95% |
Scotts Peak Dam | 14.8 | -0.3 | 30.4 | 9 Nov | 5.3 | -0.2 | -0.5 | 14 Sep | 492.6 | 490.3 | average | 100% |
Strahan Aerodrome | 16.6 | +0.4 | 28.4 | 10 Nov | 7.5 | +0.1 | -0.2 | 14 Sep | 346.2 | 369.5 | average | 94% |
Warra | 12.9 | -0.8 | 25.8 | 10 Nov | 4.7 | +0.1 | -0.9 | 14 Sep | 332.2 | 484.8 | low | 69% |
King Island (district 98) | ||||||||||||
King Island Airport | 16.3 | +0.2 | 24.8 | 8 Nov | 8.8 | -0.4 | 2.1 | 14 Sep | 294.6 | 214.7 | v high | 137% |
Flinders Island (district 99) | ||||||||||||
Flinders Island Airport | 16.7 | -0.2 | 23.0 | 13 Nov | 9.4 | +0.5 | 0.0 | 13 Sep | 240.8 | 176.8 | v high | 136% |
Hogan Island | 15.8 | -0.7 | 22.0 | 7 Nov | 10.2 | -0.2 | 3.9 | 22 Nov | 221.0 | 147.5 | high | 150% |
Note: From 2017, information about Macquarie Island can be found in the climate summary for the Remote Islands and Antarctica |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
The Seasonal 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. More extensive discussion of significant weather events, along with later information and data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 3 pm on Thursday 1 December 2022. 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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