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.

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

* 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

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top