Grove, Tasmania
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Grove | |||||||||||||
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  Grove | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 42°59′40″S 147°06′45″E / 42.9944°S 147.1124°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | South-east | ||||||||||||
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| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 533 (SAL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7109 | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 17.7 °C (63.9 °F)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 5.8 °C (42.4 °F)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 735.5 mm (28.96 in)[1] | ||||||||||||
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Grove is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Huon Valley in the South-east region of Tasmania, Australia. The locality is 35 km southwest of Hobart and 7 km north-east of the town of Huonville. As a rural locality, there are no urban settlements in Grove. The 2016 census does not provide a population for the locality of Grove. It covers an area of approximately 30.8 km2. The postcode for Grove is 7109.[3]
The localities which adjoin Grove are Collinsvale, Crabtree, Mountain River, Lachlan, Longley, Lower Longley and Lucaston.[3]
Geography
Mountain River, a tributary of the Huon River, flows from north-east to south-west through the northern part of Grove, and then forms much of its western boundary.[6] Most of the part of Grove southeast of the Huon Highway (12.7 km2) is hilly and remains forested, whereas most of the part northwest of the Huon Highway (18.1 km2) is undulating and cleared for agriculture - chiefly grazing and orchards. Huonville is the nearest service centre for Grove, which contains few facilities or services.
Climate
Grove experiences an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb)[7] with very mild, drier summers and relatively cool, wetter winters. On average, the town only has 32.7 clear days whilst having 133.5 cloudy days per annum. The wettest recorded day was 23 April 1960 with 154.7 mm (6.09 in) of rainfall.[8] Extreme temperatures ranged from 40.9 °C (105.6 °F) on 4 January 2013 to −7.5 °C (18.5 °F) on 24 June 1972.[9]
A former weather station recorded climate data from 1952 to 2010. This included temperature, precipitation, 3 pm conditions and sunshine.
| Climate data for Grove (Comparison) (42°59′S 147°05′E / 42.98°S 147.08°E) (63 m (207 ft) AMSL) (1952-2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 40.4 (104.7) |
39.7 (103.5) |
37.3 (99.1) |
31.7 (89.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
28.6 (83.5) |
32.2 (90.0) |
36.6 (97.9) |
37.2 (99.0) |
40.4 (104.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
13.0 (55.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
18.5 (65.3) |
20.3 (68.5) |
17.1 (62.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
8.0 (46.4) |
6.2 (43.2) |
4.3 (39.7) |
2.4 (36.3) |
2.0 (35.6) |
2.7 (36.9) |
4.1 (39.4) |
5.7 (42.3) |
7.1 (44.8) |
8.6 (47.5) |
5.8 (42.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 46.6 (1.83) |
47.1 (1.85) |
48.3 (1.90) |
60.7 (2.39) |
58.6 (2.31) |
61.4 (2.42) |
71.9 (2.83) |
78.0 (3.07) |
74.7 (2.94) |
69.1 (2.72) |
65.7 (2.59) |
62.4 (2.46) |
744.7 (29.32) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 10.3 | 9.0 | 10.8 | 12.8 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 16.3 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 12.7 | 163.4 |
| Average afternoon relative humidity (%) | 53 | 53 | 56 | 60 | 67 | 71 | 68 | 63 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 60 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) |
10.2 (50.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
7.9 (46.2) |
6.8 (44.2) |
5.3 (41.5) |
4.7 (40.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
5.1 (41.2) |
6.4 (43.5) |
7.9 (46.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
7.2 (45.0) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 238.7 | 209.1 | 179.8 | 144.0 | 114.7 | 93.0 | 111.6 | 139.5 | 159.0 | 195.1 | 204.0 | 220.1 | 2,008.6 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 52 | 54 | 47 | 44 | 38 | 34 | 38 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 |
| Source: Bureau of Meteorology (1952-2010)[10] | |||||||||||||
A newer weather station opened in 2004. It records climate data for temperature and precipitation.
| Climate data for Grove (Research Station) (42°59′S 147°05′E / 42.98°S 147.08°E) (65 m (213 ft) AMSL) (2004-2025) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 40.9 (105.6) |
37.2 (99.0) |
38.3 (100.9) |
30.4 (86.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.0 (66.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
34.5 (94.1) |
37.1 (98.8) |
40.9 (105.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.6 (74.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
12.6 (54.7) |
12.4 (54.3) |
13.6 (56.5) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) |
9.2 (48.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
5.9 (42.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
2.3 (36.1) |
2.1 (35.8) |
2.8 (37.0) |
4.3 (39.7) |
5.5 (41.9) |
7.2 (45.0) |
8.5 (47.3) |
5.8 (42.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40.0 (1.57) |
43.2 (1.70) |
41.9 (1.65) |
45.2 (1.78) |
67.6 (2.66) |
69.0 (2.72) |
68.9 (2.71) |
85.7 (3.37) |
78.7 (3.10) |
70.9 (2.79) |
57.5 (2.26) |
64.2 (2.53) |
735.5 (28.96) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 10.5 | 10.7 | 12.0 | 14.1 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 19.0 | 19.1 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 14.8 | 14.3 | 184 |
| Source: Bureau of Meteorology (2004-2025)[1] | |||||||||||||
