Monday, 1 February 2021 - Monthly Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC17R0

Tasmania in January 2021: wetter than average in the north, drier for parts of the centre and south, and close to average temperatures for most

Much of Tasmania recorded near average January rainfall, but parts of the north and Bass Strait were wetter than average while parts of the centre and south were drier than average. Days were warmer than average in the far south and nights were warmer than average in the north-east, but elsewhere temperatures were close to average.

Mixed rainfall totals

• Rainfall for the state overall was 2.4% below average for January.
• Rainfall totals were above average in the north and in the wettest 10% of January records for parts of the Bass Strait islands.
• It was a drier than average month for parts of central and southern Tasmania.
• Most of the Furneaux islands recorded more than 50 mm of rainfall on the 4th, with lower totals for the rest of the north-east.
• Persistent rain during the middle of January delivered 7-day totals above 50 mm for parts of the west.

Near average temperatures for most parts

• Tasmania's mean temperature was the coolest since 2004 but was still 0.18 °C above the 1961-1990 average.
• The mean maximum temperature was 0.30 °C above average and the mean minimum temperature was 0.06 °C above average.
• Mean maximum temperatures were higher than average for parts of the far south and close to average elsewhere.
• Mean minimum temperatures were higher than average in the north-east and parts of the east coast.
• Parts of central Tasmania had minimum temperatures more than 8 °C cooler than average on the 20th; a couple of sites had their lowest January temperature on record.
• Parts of the Central Plateau and the Midlands had maximum temperatures more than 8 °C cooler than average on the 15th; a couple of sites had their coldest January day on record.
• Bicheno (Council Depot) had their equal warmest January night on record

Hobart (Ellerslie Road)

• Total rainfall for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 28.8 mm, which is 61% of the long-term average of 46.9 mm.
• The mean daily maximum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 22.5 °C, which is 0.7 °C above the long-term average of 21.8 °C.
• The warmest day was 37.5 °C on the 25th, and the coolest day was on the 15th when the temperature reached 15.9 °C.
• The mean daily minimum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 12.7 °C, which is 0.7 °C above the long-term average of 12.0 °C.
• The coldest morning was 6.3 °C on the 20th, and the warmest morning was on the 25th when the minimum temperature was 18.4 °C.

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	Observed	Anomaly	Decile rank
Total rainfall
Mean daily maximum temperatures
Mean daily minimum temperatures

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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top