Wednesday, 2 February 2022 - Monthly Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC17R0

Tasmania in January 2022: equal warmest on record overall; mixed rainfall

Nights were warmest on record, and days were third warmest on record for the state overall. Monthly rainfall was above average across north-eastern Tasmania, but below average across the west.

Wet in the north-east, dry across the west

• January rainfall was 13% below average for Tasmania overall and the driest since 2019.
• Much of the West Coast district had monthly totals in the bottom 10% of January records, with high pressure systems sitting over the Tasman Sea, directing generally easterly winds over Tasmania during the month.
• The drier than average conditions in the state's west saw fires start later in the month that destroyed property and put residents of Tullah on alert for evacuations.
• Rainfall totals were above average across the north-east, due mainly to very heavy falls recorded on the 7th and 8th.
• Some sites had their highest January daily rainfall on record on the 7th or 8th when a low pressure trough and cold front brought very heavy rainfall to eastern Tasmania; Gray, in the state's north-east, recorded a daily total of 281.8 mm, just 0.2 mm less than Tasmania's previous highest for January (282.0 mm at Falmouth (Glencoe) in 2011).
• There was heavy rainfall and thunderstorms for parts of the state towards the end of the month.
• Several sites, with less than 30 years of records, had their highest total January rainfall on record
• Humidity was above average during January, with vapour pressure very much above average across Tasmania.

Warmest January nights on record

• Days were in the warmest 10% of January records for the west and much of the north.
• Sites across the state had their warmest January nights on record.
• The mean maximum temperature for Tasmania as a whole was 2.71 °C above average, the third-highest on record and the warmest since 2019.
• The mean minimum temperature for Tasmania was 2.32 °C above average, making it the warmest on record.
• The mean temperature for Tasmania overall was 2.51 °C above average, equal warmest with 2019.
• Several sites had their highest January mean daily maximum temperature on record and a couple of others their highest January mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years.
• Many sites had their highest January mean daily minimum temperature on record and a couple of others their highest January mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years.
• Some sites had their highest January mean temperature on record.

Hobart (Ellerslie Road)

• Total rainfall for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 54.4 mm, which is 116% of the long-term average of 46.9 mm.
• The mean daily maximum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 22.1 °C, which is 0.3 °C above the long-term average of 21.8 °C.
• The warmest day was 30.0 °C on the 28th, and the coolest day was on the 10th when the temperature reached 16.9 °C.
• The mean daily minimum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 14.3 °C, which is 2.3 °C above the long-term average of 12.0 °C.
• The coldest morning was 9.8 °C on the 20th, and the warmest morning was on the 28th when the minimum temperature was 20.7 °C.

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