The tables on this page display the top ten daily temperature and rainfall records around Australia for the month that you select. Daily extremes of temperature and rainfall are also displayed for any day, season or year that you select. Highest and lowest daily temperatures are displayed, as well as the highest rainfall totals. Read more
Important note: Some of these observations have been taken from the Bureau of Meteorology's real-time system. Most of the data are generated and handled automatically. Some quality checking has been performed, but it is still possible for erroneous values to appear.
Highest daily maximum temperatures for Tasmania - December 1981
Issued 0326 UTC Friday 26 October 2012| Rank | Value (°C) |
Date |
Station Name | Station Number |
Elevation (m) |
Latitude (°) |
Longitude (°) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30.5 | 11 December 1981 | Swansea Post Office | 92038 | 6 | -42.12 | 148.07 |
| 2 | 29.9 | 11 December 1981 | Grove (Comparison) | 94069 | 63 | -42.98 | 147.08 |
| 3 | 29.5 | 18 December 1981 | Scamander | 92094 | 3 | -41.46 | 148.26 |
| 3 | 29.5 | 17 December 1981 | Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 95003 | 27 | -42.71 | 146.90 |
| 5 | 29.2 | 11 December 1981 | Scamander | 92094 | 3 | -41.46 | 148.26 |
| 5 | 29.2 | 11 December 1981 | Hobart Airport | 94008 | 4 | -42.83 | 147.50 |
| 7 | 29.0 | 29 December 1981 | Palmerston | 93027 | 180 | -41.79 | 146.99 |
| 7 | 29.0 | 11 December 1981 | Bicheno (The Homestead) | 92097 | 20 | -41.87 | 148.28 |
| 9 | 28.9 | 29 December 1981 | Burnie (Round Hill) | 91009 | 8 | -41.07 | 145.94 |
| 10 | 28.7 | 11 December 1981 | New Norfolk | 95015 | 5 | -42.78 | 147.08 |
| 10 | 28.7 | 11 December 1981 | Orford (Aubin Court) | 92027 | 14 | -42.55 | 147.88 |
Official records for Tasmania in December
Records based on data up to 31 December 2022| Rank | Value (°C) |
Date |
Station Name | Station Number |
Elevation (m) |
Latitude (°) |
Longitude (°) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41.9 | 30 December 2019 | Friendly Beaches | 92114 | 55 | -42.00 | 148.28 |
| 2 | 41.1 | 30 December 2019 | Swansea (Francis Street) | 92148 | 19 | -42.14 | 148.07 |
| 3 | 40.8 | 30 December 2019 | Hobart Airport | 94008 | 4 | -42.83 | 147.50 |
| 3 | 40.8 | 30 December 2019 | Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 94029 | 51 | -42.89 | 147.33 |
| 5 | 40.6 | 30 December 2019 | Campania (Kincora) | 94212 | 45 | -42.69 | 147.43 |
| 6 | 40.5 | 30 December 2019 | Flinders Island Airport | 99005 | 9 | -40.09 | 148.00 |
| 7 | 40.4 | 30 December 2019 | Hobart Airport East | 94250 | 2 | -42.83 | 147.51 |
| 8 | 40.0 | 30 December 2019 | Ouse Fire Station | 95048 | 90 | -42.48 | 146.71 |
| 9 | 39.8 | 20 December 2015 | Friendly Beaches | 92114 | 55 | -42.00 | 148.28 |
| 10 | 39.7 | 30 December 2019 | Orford (Aubin Court) | 92027 | 14 | -42.55 | 147.88 |
| 10 | 39.7 | 30 December 2019 | Melton Mowbray (North Stockman) | 94201 | 238 | -42.49 | 147.20 |
| 10 | 39.7 | 30 December 2019 | Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 95003 | 27 | -42.71 | 146.90 |
