Monday, 3 October 2016 - Monthly Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC17R0

Tasmania in September 2016: a wet and windy end to a mild month

A wet and windy end to September gave above-average rainfall totals to the east and much of the north, but fewer westerlies than usual meant the southwest had below-average rain. Temperatures were above average across Tasmania.

A wet and windy end to the month

• Gusty easterly winds on the 29th as the low pressure system that had major impacts in South Australia passed close to Tasmania, with Tasman Island having an exceptional northeasterly wind gust of 113 km/h
• Very heavy rain at the end of the month, with many sites in the east having their highest September daily rainfall on record, led to flash and riverine flooding

A wet month in the east and north

• Localised heavy falls in the northwest on the 9th, giving a few sites their highest September daily rainfall on record
• Monthly totals well above average in the east and mostly above average through the north following the rain events, with a few sites having their highest total September rainfall on record
• Below average rain in the southwest, following fewer westerly winds than usual

A mild month

• The fourth-warmest September on record for Tasmania, with the State's mean maximum temperature 1.44 °C above average and the mean minimum temperature 1.43 °C above average
• Launceston, Devonport and Butlers Gorge had their highest September mean temperature on record
• Some cold nights despite the generally mild weather: Liawenee on the Central Plateau dropped below −4 °C on the 2nd, 7th, 12th and 26th, and Cape Grim had its equal-lowest September temperature on record when it dipped to 3.0 °C on the morning of the 13th

A mild and wet month for Hobart

• Hobart's rain of 94.2 mm was the wettest September since 2009, with most falling around the 15th or in the last two days of the month
• Daytime temperatures were 1.1 °C above the long-term average in Hobart, peaking at 22.5 °C on the 8th
• Hobart's overnight temperatures were 1.6 °C above average; the temperature dropped below 4 °C only once, on the 12th, compared to an average of about six such cold nights in September

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 higher value has gone unreported.

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top