Thursday, 1 June 2017 - Seasonal Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC27R0

Tasmania in autumn 2017: a mostly warm and dry season

Tasmania had a very warm autumn overall, with the State's mean temperature the fifth-warmest on record. Rainfall was below average overall, especially in the west.

Temperatures well above average

• Tasmania's mean temperature for autumn was 0.84 °C above average, the fifth-warmest autumn on record (but a little cooler than autumn 2016)
• Temperatures were unseasonably warm on 22 May, with 21.1°C at Hobart Airport the warmest temperature ever recorded there so late in the autumn
• Overall, daytime temperatures were well above average across Tasmania, with some sites (mostly in the west) having their highest autumn mean daily maximum temperature on record
• The State mean maximum temperature was 0.95 °C above average, the eighth-warmest autumn on record (and a little warmer than autumn 2016)
• The morning of 16 March was especially warm, with several sites reporting their highest autumn daily minimum temperature on record on that day
• Overnight temperatures were well above average, with a few sites (especially in the northwest) having their highest autumn mean daily minimum temperature on record
• The State mean minimum temperature was 0.72 °C above average, the equal eighth-warmest autumn on record (but almost half a degree cooler than autumn 2016)
• Despite the generally mild autumn, there were some cold nights and cool days scattered through the season: some sites reported mornings below -4 °C on 3 April, 4 May and 31 May; whilst 30 May was the coldest autumn day for many years in some places

Rain below average, especially in the west

• Rainfall was below average over much of Tasmania during autumn, with the southwest highlands well below average
• Total rain for the State was 25% below the autumn average; much drier than the wet autumn 2016 (which was mostly the result of a the very wet May 2016)

A mild, dry autumn for Hobart

• Hobart's mean daily maximum temperature of 18.8 °C was 1.5 °C above the long-term average for autumn
• Hobart's warmest day this autumn was 32.1 °C on 14 March; at the other extreme it reached just 9.0 °C on 30 May (Hobart's coldest autumn day in 17 years)
• Hobart's mean daily minimum temperature of 10.1 °C was 1.1 °C above the long-term average for autumn, with nights as cold as 3.3 °C (on 27 April) but not dropping below 20.7 °C on 16 March
• Total autumn rainfall in Hobart was 87.0 mm, below the long-term average of 142 mm; there were only four days with more than 5 mm of rain compared to an average of about seven such wet days in autumn

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