Editing Tasmania (section)

===Climate===
{{See also|Climate of Tasmania}}
[[File:CradleMountainTas.jpg|thumb|Snow on [[Cradle Mountain]]]]
[[File:Tasmania Köppen.svg|thumb|left|The Köppen climate classifications of Tasmania]]

Tasmania has a relatively cool temperate climate compared to the rest of Australia, spared from the hot summers of the mainland and experiencing four distinct seasons.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.discovertasmania.com.au/about/climate-and-weather | title = Climate and weather | author = Discover Tasmania | work = Writer for Discover Tasmania | publisher = Discover Tasmania | location = Tasmania, Australia | access-date = 27 October 2016 | archive-date = 30 October 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161030171403/http://www.discovertasmania.com.au/about/climate-and-weather | url-status = live }}</ref> Summer is from December to February when the average maximum sea temperature is {{convert|21|°C|°F}} and inland areas around Launceston reach {{convert|24|°C|°F}}. Other inland areas are much cooler, with [[Liawenee]], located on the Central Plateau, one of the coldest places in Australia, ranging between {{convert|4|and|17|°C|°F}} in February. Autumn is from March to May, with mostly settled weather, as summer patterns gradually take on the shape of winter patterns.<ref>{{cite news|title=Climate of Launceston |work=Australian BOM |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/tas/launceston/climate.shtml |access-date=1 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090222154659/http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/tas/launceston/climate.shtml |archive-date=22 February 2009 }}</ref> The winter months are from June to August and are generally the wettest and coldest months in the state, with most high lying areas receiving considerable snowfall. Winter maximums are {{convert|12|°C|°F}} on average along coastal areas and {{convert|3|°C|°F}} on the central plateau, as a result of a series of cold fronts from the [[Southern Ocean]]. Inland areas receive regular freezes throughout the winter months. Spring is from September to November, and is an unsettled season of transition, where winter weather patterns begin to take the shape of summer patterns, although snowfall is still common up until October. Spring is generally the windiest time of the year with afternoon sea breezes starting to take effect on the coast.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!City/town
!Mean min. temp °C
!Mean max. temp °C
!No. clear days
!Rainfall (mm)
|-
|[[Hobart]]
|align=center | 8.3 || align=center | 16.9|| align=center | 41 || align=center | 616<ref name="hobartclimate">{{cite web|title=Hobart Climate Statistics|publisher=Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_094030.shtml|access-date=1 January 2009|archive-date=2 August 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080802051730/http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_094030.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Launceston, Tasmania|Launceston]]
|align=center | 7.0 || align=center | 18.3|| align=center | 50 || align=center | 666<ref name="launcestonclimate">{{cite web|title=Launceston Climate Statistics|publisher=Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_091049.shtml|access-date=14 May 2021|archive-date=13 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513185349/http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_091049.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Devonport, Tasmania|Devonport]]
|align=center | 8.0 || align=center | 16.8|| align=center | 61 || align=center | 778<ref name="devonportclimate">{{cite web|title=Devonport Climate Statistics|publisher=Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_091111.shtml|access-date=14 May 2021|archive-date=14 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514015120/http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_091111.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Strahan, Tasmania|Strahan]]
|align=center | 7.9 || align=center | 16.5|| align=center | 41 || align=center | 1,458<ref name="strahanclimate">{{cite web|title=Strahan Climate Statistics|publisher=Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_097072.shtml|access-date=1 January 2009|archive-date=23 November 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041123035433/http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_097072.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

{{Weather box
| location = [[Hobart]] ([[Battery Point, Tasmania|Battery Point]])
| collapsed = yes
| width = auto
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 41.8
| Feb record high C = 40.1
| Mar record high C = 39.1
| Apr record high C = 31.0
| May record high C = 25.7
| Jun record high C = 20.6
| Jul record high C = 22.1
| Aug record high C = 24.5
| Sep record high C = 31.0
| Oct record high C = 34.6
| Nov record high C = 36.8
| Dec record high C = 40.6
| Jan high C = 22.7
| Feb high C = 22.2
| Mar high C = 20.7
| Apr high C = 17.9
| May high C = 15.3
| Jun high C = 12.7
| Jul high C = 12.6
| Aug high C = 13.7
| Sep high C = 15.7
| Oct high C = 17.6
| Nov high C = 19.1
| Dec high C = 21.0
| year high C = 17.6
| Jan low C = 13.0
| Feb low C = 12.8
| Mar low C = 11.6
| Apr low C = 9.4
| May low C = 7.6
| Jun low C = 5.5
| Jul low C = 5.2
| Aug low C = 5.6
| Sep low C = 6.9
| Oct low C = 8.3
| Nov low C = 10.0
| Dec low C = 11.6
| year low C = 9.0
| Jan record low C = 3.3
| Feb record low C = 3.4
| Mar record low C = 1.8
| Apr record low C = 0.7
| May record low C = −1.6
| Jun record low C = −2.8
| Jul record low C = −2.8
| Aug record low C = −1.8
| Sep record low C = −0.8
| Oct record low C = 0.0
| Nov record low C = 0.3
| Dec record low C = 3.3
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 43.7
| Feb rain mm = 37.8
| Mar rain mm = 37.0
| Apr rain mm = 42.6
| May rain mm = 39.2
| Jun rain mm = 46.0
| Jul rain mm = 44.5
| Aug rain mm = 63.0
| Sep rain mm = 55.6
| Oct rain mm = 52.8
| Nov rain mm = 50.7
| Dec rain mm = 53.0
| year rain mm = 565.9
| unit rain days= 0.2 mm
| Jan rain days = 9.5
| Feb rain days = 9.1
| Mar rain days = 11.3
| Apr rain days = 11.1
| May rain days = 12.0
| Jun rain days = 12.4
| Jul rain days = 14.1
| Aug rain days = 15.3
| Sep rain days = 15.7
| Oct rain days = 15.0
| Nov rain days = 13.5
| Dec rain days = 11.7
| year rain days = 150.7
| humidity colour = green
| Jan afthumidity = 51
| Feb afthumidity = 52
| Mar afthumidity = 52
| Apr afthumidity = 56
| May afthumidity = 58
| Jun afthumidity = 64
| Jul afthumidity = 61
| Aug afthumidity = 56
| Sep afthumidity = 53
| Oct afthumidity = 51
| Nov afthumidity = 53
| Dec afthumidity = 49
| year humidity = 55
| Jan sun = 257.3
| Feb sun = 226.0
| Mar sun = 210.8
| Apr sun = 177.0
| May sun = 148.8
| Jun sun = 132.0
| Jul sun = 151.9
| Aug sun = 179.8
| Sep sun = 195.0
| Oct sun = 232.5
| Nov sun = 234.0
| Dec sun = 248.0
| year sun = 2393.1
| Jan percentsun= 59
| Feb percentsun= 62
| Mar percentsun= 57
| Apr percentsun= 59
| May percentsun= 53
| Jun percentsun= 49
| Jul percentsun= 53
| Aug percentsun= 58
| Sep percentsun= 59
| Oct percentsun= 58
| Nov percentsun= 56
| Dec percentsun= 53
| source 1 = [[Bureau of Meteorology]] (1991–2020 averages;<ref name="BoM2">{{cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/cvg/av?p_stn_num=094029&p_prim_element_index=0&p_comp_element_index=0&redraw=null&p_display_type=full_statistics_table&normals_years=1991-2020&tablesizebutt=large|title=Climate Statistics: Hobart (Ellerslie Road 1991–2020 normals)|publisher=[[Bureau of Meteorology]]|access-date=30 June 2017|archive-date=29 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329082113/http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/cvg/av?p_stn_num=094029&p_prim_element_index=0&p_comp_element_index=0&redraw=null&p_display_type=full_statistics_table&normals_years=1991-2020&tablesizebutt=large|url-status=live}}</ref> extremes 1882–present)<ref name="BoM1">{{cite web |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_094029_All.shtml |title=Climate statistics: Hobart (Ellerslie Road) |publisher=[[Bureau of Meteorology]] |access-date=30 June 2017 |archive-date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107070355/http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_094029_All.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/wData/wdata?p_nccObsCode=40&p_display_type=dataFile&p_stn_num=094029|title=Highest Temperature – 094029|publisher=[[Bureau of Meteorology]]|access-date=22 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201143325/http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/wData/wdata?p_nccObsCode=40&p_display_type=dataFile&p_stn_num=094029|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/wData/wdata?p_nccObsCode=43&p_display_type=dataFile&p_stn_num=094029|title=Lowest Temperature – 094029|publisher=[[Bureau of Meteorology]]|access-date=22 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201195537/http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/wData/wdata?p_nccObsCode=43&p_display_type=dataFile&p_stn_num=094029|url-status=live}}</ref>
| source 2= [[Bureau of Meteorology]], [[Hobart Airport]] (sunshine hours)<ref name="BoMAirport">{{cite web |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/cvg/av?p_stn_num=094008&p_prim_element_index=0&p_comp_element_index=0&redraw=null&p_display_type=statistics_summary&normals_years=1981-2010&tablesizebutt=normal |title=Climate statistics: Hobart Airport |publisher=[[Bureau of Meteorology]] |access-date=21 October 2017 |archive-date=28 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328152724/http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/cvg/av?p_stn_num=094008&p_prim_element_index=0&p_comp_element_index=0&redraw=null&p_display_type=statistics_summary&normals_years=1981-2010&tablesizebutt=normal |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
{{Weather box
|location = [[Launceston, Tasmania|Launceston]] (Ti Tree Bend)
|collapsed = yes
|width = auto
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 39.0
|Feb record high C = 34.4
|Mar record high C = 33.0
|Apr record high C = 27.7
|May record high C = 22.0
|Jun record high C = 18.4
|Jul record high C = 18.4
|Aug record high C = 20.3
|Sep record high C = 24.8
|Oct record high C = 28.7
|Nov record high C = 30.7
|Dec record high C = 33.8
|year record high C = 39.0
|Jan high C = 24.8
|Feb high C = 24.6
|Mar high C = 22.7
|Apr high C = 18.9
|May high C = 15.8
|Jun high C = 13.3
|Jul high C = 12.8
|Aug high C = 13.8
|Sep high C = 15.7
|Oct high C = 18.2
|Nov high C = 20.5
|Dec high C = 22.7
|year high C = 18.7
|Jan low C = 12.6
|Feb low C = 12.5
|Mar low C = 10.3
|Apr low C = 7.5
|May low C = 5.0
|Jun low C = 2.9
|Jul low C = 2.5
|Aug low C = 3.5
|Sep low C = 5.2
|Oct low C = 7.0
|Nov low C = 9.1
|Dec low C = 10.9
|year low C = 7.4
|Jan record low C = 2.5
|Feb record low C = 3.4
|Mar record low C = 0.5
|Apr record low C = −1.5
|May record low C = −3.0
|Jun record low C = −4.9
|Jul record low C = −5.2
|Aug record low C = −3.6
|Sep record low C = −3.4
|Oct record low C = −1.4
|Nov record low C = -2.0
|Dec record low C = 2.0
|year record low C = −5.2
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 51.5
|Feb rain mm = 35.2
|Mar rain mm = 38.8
|Apr rain mm = 51.0
|May rain mm = 63.1
|Jun rain mm = 66.9
|Jul rain mm = 78.3
|Aug rain mm = 83.8
|Sep rain mm = 65.5
|Oct rain mm = 48.0
|Nov rain mm = 52.9
|Dec rain mm = 45.8
|year rain mm = 680.8
|Jan rain days = 4.8
|Feb rain days = 4.6
|Mar rain days = 4.4
|Apr rain days = 6.5
|May rain days = 7.6
|Jun rain days = 8.3
|Jul rain days = 9.7
|Aug rain days = 10.9
|Sep rain days = 10.0
|Oct rain days = 7.5
|Nov rain days = 7.0
|Dec rain days = 5.8
|year rain days = 87.1
|unit rain days = 1 mm
|humidity colour = green
|Jan afthumidity = 48
|Feb afthumidity = 49
|Mar afthumidity = 48
|Apr afthumidity = 56
|May afthumidity = 63
|Jun afthumidity = 69
|Jul afthumidity = 69
|Aug afthumidity = 63
|Sep afthumidity = 59
|Oct afthumidity = 54
|Nov afthumidity = 52
|Dec afthumidity = 49
|year humidity = 57
|Jan sun = 285.2
|Feb sun = 256.9
|Mar sun = 241.8
|Apr sun = 198.0
|May sun = 155.0
|Jun sun = 135.0
|Jul sun = 142.6
|Aug sun = 170.5
|Sep sun = 201.0
|Oct sun = 254.2
|Nov sun = 267.0
|Dec sun = 282.1
|year sun = 2589.3
|source 1 = [[Bureau of Meteorology]] (1991–2020 averages;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/cvg/av?p_stn_num=091237&p_prim_element_index=0&p_comp_element_index=0&redraw=null&p_display_type=full_statistics_table&normals_years=1981-2010&tablesizebutt=normal |title=Climate Statistics for Launceston |access-date=28 October 2017 |publisher=Bureau of Meteorology |archive-date=15 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315103649/http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/cvg/av?p_stn_num=091237&p_prim_element_index=0&p_comp_element_index=0&redraw=null&p_display_type=full_statistics_table&normals_years=1981-2010&tablesizebutt=normal |url-status=live }}</ref> extremes 1980–present)<ref name="pogoda">{{cite web |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_091237_All.shtml |title=Climate Statistics for Launceston |access-date=5 November 2016 |publisher=Bureau of Meteorology |work=Australian Government |archive-date=6 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200106205653/http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_091237_All.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>
|source 2   =Bureau of Meteorology, [[Launceston Airport]] (1981–2004 sunshine hours)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/cvg/av?p_stn_num=091104&p_prim_element_index=0&p_comp_element_index=0&redraw=null&p_display_type=statistics_summary&normals_years=1981-2010&tablesizebutt=normal |title=Climate Statistics for Launceston |access-date=5 November 2016 |publisher=Bureau of Meteorology |work=Australian Government |archive-date=15 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315103507/http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/cvg/av?p_stn_num=091104&p_prim_element_index=0&p_comp_element_index=0&redraw=null&p_display_type=statistics_summary&normals_years=1981-2010&tablesizebutt=normal |url-status=live }}</ref>
|date=November 2016
}}