Thursday, 3 March 2022 - Monthly Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC17R0

Tasmania in February 2022: drier than average and hot in parts

February was drier than average for most of Tasmania and very dry for parts of the south, including Hobart. Temperatures were warmer than average for much of the state, tending to near average for the centre.

Driest February since 2007

• Overall, Tasmania recorded around half its typical February rainfall total (32.05 mm this February compared with an average of 63.48 mm).
• Parts of the north-east had near average rainfall, but elsewhere totals were below average, and in the driest 10% of February records for parts of the south.
• The wettest day was the 28th when Gray (Dalmayne Rd) recorded 82.0 mm as easterly flow combined with a trough over the east of the mainland feeding moisture down over Tasmania.
• Hobart Airport had its lowest total February rainfall in 64 years of record.
• Other sites in the Southeast district had their lowest total February rainfall since 2001.
• The drier (and warmer) than average conditions contributed to a fire in the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park which burned through at least 300 hectares, threatening a globally significant stand of ancient Huon pines.

Warmest February since 2016

• February days were warmer than average for most of the state, tending to near average in the east.
• Nights were also warmer than average for most of the state, but were closer to average in the west.
• The mean maximum temperature for Tasmania as a whole was 0.71 °C warmer than average.
• Tasmania's mean minimum temperature was 0.43 °C warmer than average.
• The hottest day was the 1st when Friendly Beaches recorded 31.9 °C at the tail end of a heatwave that began in January.

Hobart (Ellerslie Road) much drier than usual

• Total rainfall for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 5.4 mm, which is 14% of the long-term average of 39.1 mm, its sixth driest on record for February since 1882, and the driest since 2001.
• The mean daily maximum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 22.5 °C, which is 0.8 °C above the long-term average of 21.7 °C.
• The warmest day was 30.2 °C on the 1st, and the coolest day was on the 3rd when the temperature reached 17.3 °C.
• The mean daily minimum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 13.4 °C, which is 1.3 °C above the long-term average of 12.1 °C.
• The coldest morning was 8.9 °C on the 4th, and the warmest morning was on the 24th when the minimum temperature was 17.3 °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 lower value has gone unreported

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top