Tasmania experienced a year of temperature extremes and contradictory rainfall in 2022, according to the latest data released by the Bureau of Meteorology.
The mean maximum temperature for the state was 0.67°C above the 1961-1990 average, making it the equal-10th warmest year on record since 1910 and the warmest year since 2018.
The western half of Tasmania experienced mean maximum temperatures in the warmest 10% of all years since 1910, while the eastern coast saw temperatures close to average.
Mean minimum temperatures were in the warmest 10% of all years since 1910 across most of the state and the warmest for January and April.
However, the rainfall pattern was marked by a persistent contrast between the east and the west.
The eastern coast and Midlands districts saw much higher than average rainfall, with parts of the east having the highest annual rainfall on record.
On the other hand, the Western District saw much lower than average rainfall, with a small area having the lowest annual rainfall since 1900.
Despite this, some western sites had their highest daily rainfall on record during May, June, August and November.
Hobart saw 700.0 mm of rainfall, which is 114% of the long-term average of 612.8 mm.
The mean daily maximum temperature for Hobart was 17.5°C, which is 0.5°C above the long-term average, while the mean daily minimum temperature was 9.2°C, which is 0.8°C above the long-term average.
