Wednesday, 5 June 2024 - Seasonal Climate Summary for Tasmania - Product code IDCKGC27R0
Tasmania in autumn 2024
Rainfall
- Most of Tasmania had rainfall in the lowest 10% of records for autumn, and there were pockets of driest on record in the north-west and south-east.
- Rainfall was close to average for much of the East Coast district.
- For Tasmania as a whole, autumn rainfall was 42% below average (based on 1961-1990), making it the fifth driest autumn since records began in 1900.
- Buttlers Gorge and King Island Airport had their lowest autumn rainfall on record, with 72 and 49 years of data respectively.
- The wettest day was 2 April when a low pressure system crossed the state and Dunorlan (Sharmans Road) had 69.2 mm.
- A couple of sites had their highest autumn daily rainfall on record.
Temperature
- Maximum temperatures were warmer than average across the state.
- The mean maximum temperature for Tasmania was 0.78 °C above average (based on 1961-1990).
- Minimum temperatures were warmer than average around most of the coast, and tended towards near average across the interior.
- The mean minimum temperature for Tasmania was 0.21 °C above average (based on 1961-1990).
- Low Head had its highest autumn temperature on record.
- Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) and Devonport Airport had their highest autumn mean daily maximum temperature on record, while Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) had its highest autumn mean daily maximum temperature since 2002.
- Smithton Aerodrome had its lowest autumn temperature on record, while several other sites had their warmest autumn night on record.
- Ross (The Boulevards) had its lowest autumn mean daily minimum temperature on record.
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)
- Total rainfall for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 77.4 mm, which is 55% of the long-term average of 141.3 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 18.6 °C, which is 1.2 °C above the long-term average of 17.4 °C.
- The warmest day was 33.8 °C on 9 March, and the coolest day was on 18 May when the temperature reached 11.4 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Hobart (Ellerslie Road) was 9.7 °C, which is 0.7 °C above the long-term average of 9.0 °C.
- The coldest morning was 3.3 °C on 26 May, and the warmest morning was on 19 March when the minimum temperature was 17.0 °C.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in autumn 2024 | |
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| Hottest day | 35.6 °C at King Island Airport on 11 Mar |
| Warmest days on average | 20.5 °C at Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) |
| Coolest days on average | 8.8 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Coldest day | -0.1 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on 17 May |
| Coldest night | -8.0 °C at Liawenee on 2 May |
| Coolest nights on average | 1.7 °C at Liawenee |
| Warmest nights on average | 13.1 °C at Swan Island |
| Warmest night | 22.5 °C at Flinders Island Airport on 10 Mar |
| Warmest on average overall | 16.0 °C at Swan Island |
| Coolest on average overall | 5.6 °C at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) |
| Wettest overall | 801.6 mm at Lake Margaret Dam |
| Wettest day | 83.0 mm at Dunorlan (Sharmans Road) on 2 Apr |
| Strongest wind gust | 152 km/h at kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) on 31 May |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record highest autumn daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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| Deviot Jetty | 56.6 | on 2 Apr | 53.2 | on 17 Mar 2001 | 36 | |
| Derwent Bridge | 83.0 | on 22 Mar | 58.8 | on 20 Mar 2003 | 32 | |
| Record highest autumn temperature | ||||||
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Old record |
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Average for autumn |
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| Low Head | 26.1 | on 12 Mar | 25.8 | on 10 Mar 2013 | 27 | 17.7 |
| Record highest autumn mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 20.5 | 20.2 | in 2013 | 40 | 19.1 |
| Devonport Airport | 19.1 | 18.9 | in 2022 | 32 | 17.9 |
| Highest autumn mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
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Average for autumn |
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| Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 19.1 | 19.6 | in 2002 | 18.0 | |
| Record highest autumn daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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Average for autumn |
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| Devonport Airport | 19.8 | on 19 Mar | 19.3 | on 16 Mar 2017 | 33 | 8.9 |
| Strahan Aerodrome | 20.2 | on 19 Mar | = 20.2 | on 10 Mar 2001 | 33 | 8.7 |
| Liawenee | 16.6 | on 11 Mar | 16.5 | on 2 Mar 2019 | 24 | 2.0 |
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| Smithton Aerodrome | -3.4 | on 18 May | -3.0 | on 25 Apr 1997 | 28 | 8.0 |
| Record lowest autumn mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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Old record |
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Average for autumn |
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| Ross (The Boulevards) | 4.5 | = 4.5 | in 2021 | 30 | 5.6 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for autumn 2024 | ||||||||||||
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Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for autumn 2024 |
Diff from average |
Highest for autumn 2024 |
Mean for autumn 2024 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for autumn 2024 |
Total for autumn 2024 |
Average for autumn |
Rank of autumn 2024 |
Fraction of autumn average |
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| Northern (district 91) | ||||||||||||
| Cressy (Brumbys Creek) | 19.1 | 30.8 | 10 Mar | 5.5 | -3.8 | 21 May | 124.8 | |||||
| Devonport Airport | 19.1 | +1.2 | 27.9 | 12 Mar | 8.9 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 18 May | 93.1 | 181.3 | v low | 51% |
| Kennaook/Cape Grim | 16.7 | +0.1 | 24.3 | 19 Mar | 11.7 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 18 May | 95.0 | 214.3 | v low | 44% |
| Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) | 20.5 | +1.4 | 30.5 | 10 Mar | 7.5 | -0.1 | -0.8 | 21 May | 100.2 | 155.6 | low | 64% |
| Launceston Airport | 19.4 | +1.0 | 31.5 | 10 Mar | 6.7 | -0.1 | -1.7 | 26 May | 106.6 | 151.6 | low | 70% |
| Low Head | 18.5 | +0.8 | 26.1 | 12 Mar | 11.3 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 18 May | 120.2 | 169.0 | low | 71% |
| Luncheon Hill (Forestry) | 16.9 | +1.1 | 30.1 | 11 Mar | 8.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 18 May | 163.8 | 346.4 | lowest | 47% |
| Marrawah | 17.6 | +0.6 | 26.8 | 11 Mar | 10.5 | +0.1 | 2.8 | 18 May | 154.8 | 258.6 | v low | 60% |
| Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) | 19.1 | +1.1 | 30.2 | 11 Mar | 8.2 | +0.2 | 2.4 | 23 May | 129.4 | 228.1 | v low | 57% |
| Sheffield School Farm | 18.0 | +1.4 | 27.7 | 10 Mar | 7.0 | -0.3 | -0.5 | 21 May | 150.4 | 234.0 | low | 64% |
| Smithton Aerodrome | 18.7 | +0.8 | 26.1 | 11 Mar | 7.7 | -0.3 | -3.4 | 18 May | 88.0 | 201.8 | v low | 44% |
| Wynyard Airport | 18.8 | +1.1 | 27.7 | 6 Mar | 7.5 | 0.0 | -2.0 | 21 May | 115.6 | 214.4 | v low | 54% |
| East Coast (district 92) | ||||||||||||
| Bicheno (Council Depot) | 18.9 | +0.2 | 26.8 | 11 Mar | 10.9 | +0.6 | 5.5 | 18 May | 163.7 | 171.4 | average | 96% |
| Fingal (Fleming St) | 18.9 | 30.4 | 6 Mar | 4.7 | -2.5 | 21 May | 115.2 | |||||
| Friendly Beaches | 19.2 | +0.3 | 27.8 | 10 Mar | 9.9 | -0.1 | 2.6 | 26 May | 155.2 | 172.1 | average | 90% |
| larapuna (Eddystone Point) | 19.7 | +1.8 | 29.2 | 10 Mar | 11.9 | +0.7 | 5.3 | 30 Apr | 144.4 | 187.0 | average | 77% |
| Maria Island (Point Lesueur) | 17.7 | +0.1 | 26.3 | 1 Mar | 11.6 | +0.2 | 6.1 | 18 May | 87.6 | 118.8 | low | 74% |
| St Helens Aerodrome | 19.0 | +0.4 | 29.7 | 6 Mar | 9.9 | +0.3 | 3.0 | 26 May | 167.2 | 170.7 | average | 98% |
| Swan Island | 18.9 | +0.7 | 28.0 | 11 Mar | 13.1 | +0.4 | 6.7 | 18 May | 99.2 | 155.2 | low | 64% |
| Swansea (Francis Street) | 18.7 | 0.0 | 30.2 | 10 Mar | 8.4 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 26 May | 106.2 | 126.0 | average | 84% |
| Midlands (district 93) | ||||||||||||
| Ross (The Boulevards) | 18.5 | +0.6 | 29.7 | 6 Mar | 4.5 | -1.1 | -5.0 | 21 May | 108.8 | 106.5 | average | 102% |
| Southeast (district 94) | ||||||||||||
| Campania (Kincora) | 19.2 | +0.1 | 33.4 | 9 Mar | 7.6 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 26 May | 84.6 | 102.6 | average | 82% |
| Cape Bruny (Cape Bruny) | 17.0 | +0.4 | 34.5 | 9 Mar | 10.5 | +0.3 | 5.3 | 25 May | 128.2 | 179.1 | v low | 72% |
| Dennes Point | 18.1 | +0.4 | 31.0 | 9 Mar | 10.4 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 26 May | 61.6 | 123.2 | v low | 50% |
| Dover | 17.7 | +0.7 | 35.2 | 9 Mar | 7.2 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 26 May | 87.6 | 201.3 | v low | 44% |
| Dunalley (Stroud Point) | 18.1 | +0.1 | 32.3 | 9 Mar | 10.7 | -0.1 | 4.3 | 26 May | 64.4 | 126.3 | v low | 51% |
| Grove (Research Station) | 18.3 | +0.3 | 34.7 | 9 Mar | 5.9 | -0.2 | -1.1 | 18 May | 86.8 | 155.5 | v low | 56% |
| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | 18.6 | +1.2 | 33.8 | 9 Mar | 9.7 | +0.7 | 3.3 | 26 May | 77.4 | 141.3 | low | 55% |
| Hobart Airport | 18.6 | 33.0 | 9 Mar | 8.8 | 1.9 | 26 May | 78.8 | |||||
| kunanyi (Mount Wellington Pinnacle) | 8.8 | +0.3 | 23.4 | 9 Mar | 2.5 | +0.2 | -3.7 | 18 May | 206.6 | 238.3 | average | 87% |
| Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse | 14.3 | -0.2 | 28.8 | 9 Mar | 10.1 | +0.5 | 5.6 | 18 May | 205.0 | 306.7 | low | 67% |
| Tasman Island | 15.2 | 0.0 | 27.4 | 9 Mar | 10.3 | +0.3 | 4.4 | 18 May | 169.4 | 210.9 | average | 80% |
| Tunnack Fire Station | 16.4 | +0.7 | 28.2 | 11 Mar | 4.9 | -0.5 | -3.6 | 20 May | 45.8 | 132.8 | lowest | 34% |
| Derwent Valley (district 95) | ||||||||||||
| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) | 19.3 | +1.2 | 34.6 | 9 Mar | 5.7 | -0.5 | -2.9 | 21 May | 58.0 | 129.5 | v low | 45% |
| Ouse Fire Station | 19.2 | +0.7 | 33.8 | 9 Mar | 5.9 | +0.3 | -4.3 | 21 May | 48.4 | 99.0 | v low | 49% |
| Central Plateau (district 96) | ||||||||||||
| Butlers Gorge | 13.8 | +0.5 | 27.5 | 11 Mar | 3.9 | +0.4 | -4.7 | 18 May | 188.8 | 400.7 | lowest | 47% |
| Liawenee | 13.2 | +0.8 | 26.3 | 11 Mar | 1.7 | -0.3 | -8.0 | 2 May | 142.8 | 211.2 | v low | 68% |
| West Coast (district 97) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Sorell | 17.0 | +1.3 | 26.0 | 9 Mar | 10.9 | +0.5 | 4.5 | 18 May | 137.8 | 317.5 | lowest | 43% |
| Hartz Mountain (Keoghs Pimple) | 11.2 | -0.2 | 28.1 | 9 Mar | 4.8 | 0.0 | -1.1 | 18 May | 148.6 | 240.5 | low | 62% |
| Low Rocky Point | 16.1 | -0.3 | 28.7 | 19 Mar | 10.3 | -0.2 | 5.6 | 3 May | 248.6 | 327.2 | low | 76% |
| Mount Read | 9.2 | +0.2 | 22.1 | 9 Mar | 3.6 | 0.0 | -3.1 | 18 May | 746.4 | 998.8 | low | 75% |
| Scotts Peak Dam | 15.1 | +0.1 | 32.3 | 9 Mar | 7.1 | +0.1 | 1.7 | 18 May | 288.8 | 434.0 | low | 67% |
| Strahan Aerodrome | 17.1 | +0.2 | 33.0 | 9 Mar | 8.5 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 18 May | ||||
| Warra | 13.9 | +0.1 | 30.9 | 9 Mar | 6.2 | +0.1 | -0.7 | 18 May | 236.2 | 393.2 | low | 60% |
| King Island (district 98) | ||||||||||||
| King Island Airport | 18.9 | +1.0 | 35.6 | 11 Mar | 10.9 | +0.1 | 1.0 | 18 May | 78.0 | 192.6 | lowest | 40% |
| Flinders Island (district 99) | ||||||||||||
| Flinders Island Airport | 19.5 | +0.7 | 34.8 | 11 Mar | 10.9 | +0.1 | 1.1 | 21 May | 96.2 | 184.4 | v low | 52% |
| Hogan Island | 18.3 | +0.2 | 33.4 | 10 Mar | 13.0 | +0.1 | 8.8 | 21 Mar | 73.0 | 156.2 | v low | 47% |
| 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 Seasonal climate summary, usually published in the first week of the following 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.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 8 am on Sunday 2 June 2024. 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.
Information about Australian Indigenous seasonal calendars is available at the Indigenous Weather Knowledge website.
Unless otherwise noted, all maps, graphs and diagrams in this page are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
