Thursday, 1 July 2021 - Monthly Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC17R0
Tasmania in June 2021: a mild month, drier than average in the west, wetter than average in the east
June rainfall was below average for the western half of Tasmania away from the north. Conversely, the east coast and the Furneaux Islands were wetter than average. June was very much warmer than average, with mean maximum and mean minimum temperatures in the warmest 10% of June records for most of the state.
Drier than average across the west, wetter than average along the east coast
- June rainfall was 13.0% below average for Tasmania overall and the lowest since June 2017.
- Heavy rain and severe winds, particularly across the north, south, and east of the state, on the 9th, left more than 2,000 homes without power. Several sites had their highest June daily rainfall on record.
- Several days of persistent rain during the second week of the month resulted in moderate flooding along the South Esk and Macquarie rivers, with Flood Warnings and Flood Watches in place for catchments across northern and eastern Tasmania.
- Rainfall for the first 6 months of 2021 has been below average in pockets of the west and above average for most of the east coast and Bass Strait islands, but close to average for most of the state.
Fifth warmest June nights on record
- The mean minimum temperature for Tasmania as a whole was 1.59 °C warmer than average, the highest since 2003.
- Tasmania's mean maximum temperature was 0.93 °C warmer than average, the highest since 2014.
- Both mean daily maximum and minimum temperatures were in the warmest 10% of June records for most of the state.
- A couple of sites in the north had their highest June temperature on record and others had their highest June mean daily maximum temperature on record.
- Several stations, mostly across the north, had their highest June mean daily minimum temperature on record and their highest June mean temperature on record.
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)
- Total rainfall for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 59.8 mm, which is 111% of the long-term average of 53.8 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 13.4 °C, which is 1.4 °C above the long-term average of 12.0 °C.
- Hobart had five consecutive nights from the 11th to the 15th when the temperature did not fall below 10 °C; a new record for June and an equal record for winter.
- The warmest day was 18.1 °C on the 7th, and the coolest day was on the 22nd when the temperature reached 8.7 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 6.8 °C, which is 1.6 °C above the long-term average of 5.2 °C.
- The coldest morning was 2.3 °C on the 21st, and the warmest morning was on the 12th when the minimum temperature was 12.6 °C.
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in June 2021 | |
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| Hottest day |
19.9 °C at Swansea (Francis Street) on the 7th |
| Warmest days on average |
15.1 °C at Bicheno (Council Depot) |
| Coolest days on average |
5.4 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Coldest day |
0.6 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on the 4th |
| Coldest night |
-6.2 °C at Liawenee on the 29th |
| Coolest nights on average |
0.6 °C at Liawenee |
| Warmest nights on average |
10.1 °C at Swan Island |
| Warmest night |
14.2 °C at Bicheno (Council Depot) on the 8th |
| Warmest on average overall |
12.3 °C at Swan Island |
| Coolest on average overall |
3.2 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Wettest overall |
274.2 mm at Mount Victoria (Una Plain) |
| Wettest day |
74.4 mm at Mount Victoria (Una Plain) on the 11th |
| Strongest wind gust |
131 km/h at Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse on the 5th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record highest June daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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| Marrawah | 57.6 | on the 8th | 57.4 | on the 9th in 1980 | 51 | |
| King Island Airport | 60.2 | on the 9th | 52.2 | on the 24th in 2016 | 48 | |
| Low Rocky Point | 46.4 | on the 8th | 45.0 | on the 8th in 2002 | 26 | |
| Record highest June temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for June |
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| Wynyard Airport | 19.7 | on the 11th | 19.6 | on the 3rd in 2014 | 35 | 13.5 |
| Sheffield School Farm | 18.1 | on the 12th | 17.5 | on the 17th in 2003 | 25 | 11.7 |
| Record highest June mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for June |
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| Strahan Aerodrome | 13.9 | 13.7 | in 2008 | 29 | 12.7 |
| Ross (The Boulevards) | 12.9 | 12.8 | in 2008 | 27 | 11.7 |
| Scotts Peak Dam | 10.8 | 10.6 | in 2008 | 22 | 9.8 |
| Record highest June mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for June |
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| Orford (Aubin Court) | 6.5 | 6.1 | in 2002 | 52 | 4.2 |
| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 8.9 | 8.3 | in 2002 | 45 | 6.7 |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 5.0 | 4.8 | in 2009 | 37 | 2.9 |
| Lake Leake (Elizabeth River) | 3.3 | 2.7 | in 2003 | 31 | 0.6 |
| Tunnack Fire Station | 3.8 | 3.4 | in 2002 | 23 | 2.1 |
| Cressy Research Station | 4.3 | 3.6 | in 2004 | 22 | 1.7 |
| Liawenee | 0.6 | 0.3 | in 2003 | 20 | -1.0 |
| Record highest June mean temperature | |||||
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Old record |
Years of record |
Average for June |
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| Butlers Gorge | 5.7 | = 5.7 | in 1962 | 60 | 4.1 |
| Orford (Aubin Court) | 10.1 | = 10.1 | in 2002 | 52 | 8.7 |
| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 12.0 | = 12.0 | in 1988 | 45 | 10.6 |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 9.5 | 9.4 | in 2008 | 37 | 8.0 |
| Fingal (Legge Street) | 8.6 | 8.4 | in 2009 | 34 | 6.9 |
| Lake Leake (Elizabeth River) | 6.6 | 6.2 | in 2003 | 31 | 4.9 |
| Ross (The Boulevards) | 8.1 | 8.0 | in 2009 | 27 | 6.7 |
| Tunnack Fire Station | 7.2 | 7.1 | in 2008 | 23 | 6.0 |
| Cressy Research Station | 8.6 | 8.1 | in 2001 | 22 | 7.0 |
| Scotts Peak Dam | 7.8 | 7.7 | in 2008 | 22 | 6.9 |
| Liawenee | 4.0 | 3.9 | in 2014 | 20 | 2.8 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for June 2021 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for June 2021 |
Diff from average |
Highest for June 2021 |
Mean for June 2021 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for June 2021 |
Total for June 2021 |
Average for June |
Rank of June 2021 |
Fraction of June average |
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| Northern (district 91) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Grim | 13.4 | +0.3 | 15.5 | 3rd | 9.0 | +0.1 | 6.6 | 20th | 75.0 | 87.1 | average | 86% |
| Cape Grim BAPS (Comparison) | 13.5 | +0.4 | 15.2 | 7th | 9.1 | +0.3 | 7.0 | 21st | 78.2 | 83.1 | average | 94% |
| Cressy Research Station | 12.9 | +0.6 | 17.3 | 12th | 4.3 | +2.6 | -2.6 | 1st | 33.6 | 57.4 | low | 59% |
| Devonport Airport | 14.3 | +0.8 | 18.1 | 11th | 6.2 | +1.1 | 0.5 | 5th | 82.0 | 77.8 | average | 105% |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 14.0 | +0.8 | 17.6 | 13th | 5.0 | +2.1 | -1.1 | 5th | 66.4 | 66.9 | average | 99% |
| Launceston Airport | 12.9 | +0.8 | 16.9 | 12th | 4.5 | +2.1 | -2.5 | 5th | 45.0 | 51.8 | average | 87% |
| Low Head | 13.9 | +0.4 | 17.1 | 13th | 8.0 | +0.6 | 4.4 | 20th | 129.8 | 73.5 | high | 177% |
| Luncheon Hill (Forestry) | 12.3 | +1.1 | 15.1 | 11th | 6.2 | +0.5 | 3.5 | 5th | 164.6 | 145.9 | high | 113% |
| Marrawah | 8.0 | +0.5 | 3.5 | 20th | 141.8 | 119.3 | high | 119% | ||||
| Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 13.3 | +0.7 | 16.9 | 13th | 5.7 | +1.5 | -1.0 | 5th | 113.0 | 100.8 | average | 112% |
| Sheffield School Farm | 12.4 | +0.7 | 18.1 | 12th | 5.2 | +1.3 | 0.2 | 5th | ||||
| Smithton Aerodrome | 14.4 | +0.6 | 16.7 | 12th | 4.8 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 29th | 108.6 | 89.6 | high | 121% |
| Wynyard Airport | 14.4 | +0.9 | 19.7 | 11th | 5.1 | +1.0 | -1.0 | 5th | 135.0 | 106.9 | high | 126% |
| East Coast (district 92) | ||||||||||||
| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 15.1 | +0.5 | 18.8 | 3rd | 8.9 | +2.2 | 3.2 | 5th | 143.8 | 62.0 | high | 232% |
| Fingal (Legge Street) | 13.5 | +0.8 | 18.0 | 3rd | 3.7 | +2.7 | -3.7 | 5th | 113.6 | 65.4 | high | 174% |
| Friendly Beaches | 14.5 | +0.4 | 18.9 | 3rd | 7.5 | +1.2 | 1.5 | 28th | 128.6 | 53.5 | v high | 240% |
| Lake Leake (Elizabeth River) | 10.0 | +0.9 | 13.2 | 7th | 3.3 | +2.7 | -2.5 | 30th | 128.2 | 85.6 | high | 150% |
| larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 15.0 | +1.4 | 17.2 | 12th | 9.3 | +1.6 | 3.4 | 5th | 102.0 | 73.7 | high | 138% |
| Maria Island (Point Lesueur) | 13.3 | +0.1 | 16.5 | 7th | 9.3 | +1.2 | 5.8 | 5th | 100.4 | 50.5 | high | 199% |
| Orford (Aubin Court) | 13.7 | +0.4 | 17.2 | 7th | 6.5 | +2.3 | 1.0 | 5th | 112.1 | 55.3 | v high | 203% |
| St Helens Aerodrome | 14.5 | +0.4 | 17.5 | 3rd | 6.9 | +1.4 | 1.4 | 5th | 140.6 | 64.0 | high | 220% |
| Swan Island | 14.6 | +0.5 | 16.9 | 30th | 10.1 | +0.9 | 5.9 | 5th | 47.0 | 56.7 | average | 83% |
| Swansea (Francis Street) | 14.2 | 19.9 | 7th | 6.4 | 0.6 | 5th | 103.6 | 60.9 | high | 170% | ||
| Midlands (district 93) | ||||||||||||
| Ross (The Boulevards) | 12.9 | +1.2 | 15.6 | 7th | 3.4 | +1.7 | -3.3 | 28th | 37.6 | 39.8 | average | 94% |
| Southeast (district 94) | ||||||||||||
| Campania (Kincora) | 13.8 | +0.2 | 18.2 | 2nd | 5.5 | +1.7 | -0.4 | 21st | 67.4 | 43.7 | high | 154% |
| Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) | 12.8 | +0.3 | 17.1 | 7th | 7.8 | +0.5 | 4.1 | 4th | 80.4 | 73.3 | high | 110% |
| Dennes Point | 13.2 | 17.8 | 7th | 7.6 | 2.6 | 21st | 56.0 | |||||
| Dover | 12.7 | +0.1 | 17.7 | 7th | 5.5 | +1.6 | 0.0 | 21st | 89.2 | 78.4 | average | 114% |
| Dunalley (Stroud Point) | 13.1 | 17.3 | 7th | 7.8 | 3.1 | 22nd | 85.0 | 55.3 | high | 154% | ||
| Grove (Research Station) | 12.6 | -0.1 | 17.2 | 7th | 4.4 | +2.3 | -1.6 | 28th | 70.8 | 65.9 | high | 107% |
| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 13.4 | +1.4 | 18.1 | 7th | 6.8 | +1.6 | 2.3 | 21st | 59.8 | 53.8 | average | 111% |
| Hobart Airport | 13.6 | +0.6 | 17.8 | 7th | 6.2 | +1.5 | -0.1 | 29th | 55.4 | 34.0 | high | 163% |
| kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) | 5.4 | +1.7 | 9.4 | 2nd | 0.9 | +1.5 | -4.0 | 5th | 232.2 | 85.3 | v high | 272% |
| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 12.0 | +0.5 | 16.0 | 7th | 8.5 | +1.2 | 5.3 | 5th | 67.0 | 116.2 | low | 58% |
| Melton Mowbray (North Stockman) | 12.2 | +0.3 | 16.0 | 7th | 3.5 | +1.3 | -4.6 | 29th | 55.4 | 38.1 | high | 145% |
| Tasman Island | 11.8 | +0.3 | 15.0 | 8th | 8.3 | +0.9 | 4.2 | 5th | 10.6 | 61.9 | v low | 17% |
| Tunnack Fire Station | 10.5 | +0.5 | 13.4 | 3rd | 3.8 | +1.7 | -1.9 | 5th | 125.2 | 67.9 | high | 184% |
| Derwent Valley (district 95) | ||||||||||||
| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 12.3 | +0.9 | 18.5 | 7th | 3.5 | +1.4 | -1.9 | 30th | 22.8 | 47.9 | low | 48% |
| Ouse Fire Station | 12.1 | +0.2 | 17.3 | 7th | 2.8 | +1.4 | -2.7 | 1st | 28.6 | 42.7 | average | 67% |
| Central Plateau (district 96) | ||||||||||||
| Butlers Gorge | 9.7 | +1.9 | 12.6 | 13th | 1.7 | +1.4 | -4.0 | 22nd | 103.2 | 149.3 | low | 69% |
| Liawenee | 7.4 | +0.8 | 11.6 | 28th | 0.6 | +1.6 | -6.2 | 29th | 108.8 | 102.0 | average | 107% |
| West Coast (district 97) | ||||||||||||
| Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple) | 8.0 | +1.0 | 11.4 | 14th | 3.0 | +0.7 | -0.8 | 5th | 101.4 | 98.1 | average | 103% |
| Low Rocky Point | 13.4 | 16.5 | 7th | 8.2 | 5.1 | 29th | 125.8 | 127.8 | average | 98% | ||
| Mount Read | 5.6 | +1.0 | 10.0 | 11th | 1.7 | +0.7 | -2.1 | 5th | 194.2 | 342.6 | low | 57% |
| Scotts Peak Dam | 10.8 | +1.0 | 15.1 | 11th | 4.8 | +0.8 | 0.0 | 22nd | 98.2 | 172.3 | v low | 57% |
| Strahan Aerodrome | 13.9 | +1.2 | 16.9 | 7th | 6.3 | +0.7 | 0.8 | 22nd | 106.4 | 153.4 | low | 69% |
| Warra | 9.8 | +0.6 | 13.4 | 7th | 4.2 | +1.1 | -0.9 | 29th | 90.4 | 120.5 | low | 75% |
| King Island (district 98) | ||||||||||||
| King Island Airport | 14.4 | +0.4 | 17.1 | 2nd | 8.1 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 17th | 114.6 | 97.5 | high | 118% |
| Flinders Island (district 99) | ||||||||||||
| Flinders Island Airport | 14.7 | +0.6 | 16.8 | 7th | 7.8 | +0.8 | 1.8 | 1st | 123.0 | 72.3 | v high | 170% |
| Hogan Island | 13.8 | -0.1 | 16.1 | 3rd | 10.0 | +0.1 | 8.1 | 29th | 95.8 | 60.1 | high | 159% |
| Note: From 2017, information about Macquarie Island can be found in the climate summary for the Remote Islands and Antarctica | ||||||||||||
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
The Monthly climate summary, generally published on the first working day of each month, lists the main features of the weather in Tasmania using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated. More extensive discussion of significant weather events, along with later information and data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 11 am on Thursday 1 July 2021. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
In some situations, some or all of the rainfall is in the form of hail or snow. In these cases the totals given are for the water equivalent: the depth of liquid water that results from melting any frozen precipitation. There can be significant 'undercatch' of snow in strong winds, meaning the true precipitation can be higher than that reported.
Averages for individual sites are long-term means based on observations from
all available years of record, which vary widely from site to site.
They are not shown for sites with less than 10 years of record, as they cannot then be calculated reliably.
The median
is sometimes more representative than the
mean
of long-term average rain.
The Rank indicates how rainfall this time compares with the climate record for the site,
based on the
decile ranking
(very low rainfall is in decile 1, low in decile 2 or 3,
average in decile 4 to 7, high in decile 8 or 9
and very high is in decile 10).
The Fraction of average shows how much rain has fallen this time as a
percentage of the long-term mean.
Where temperature area averages are mentioned, they are derived from the ACORN-SAT dataset.
Further information
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