considerably in a short period. The warmest months are in January and February with an average air temperature range of to . Throughout the year there is an average of 4.3 days a year over . The maximum recorded temperature was on 30 January 2009, with Launceston Airport reaching on that same day, during the 2009 Southeastern Australia heat wave. Winters are cool with minimum temperatures dropping below an average of 61 days a year. The coldest month is July, with an average temperature range of to . The lowest recorded minimum at Launceston's current weather station, Ti Tree Bend, was , and unlike many other areas of Tasmania, Launceston rarely receives snowfall. The average annual rainfall, with moderate to low variability, is , falling on an average of 88.4 days a year. The most rain Launceston received in a year was in 2016, with 2006 being the driest year when just fell. The Bureau of Meteorology reported that 2007 was the hottest year ever recorded in Launceston since temperatures were first recorded in 1884. Temperatures ranged from a minimum of to a maximum of . During 2006 and 2007, Launceston had the hottest maximums throughout the state. In 2008, Launceston had the highest average maximum temperature out of all Tasmanian cities with . Summer During the summer, city minimums range from in December, and up to in February. High temperatures during Summer range from in December and in the hottest month, February. Temperatures above are extremely rare compared even to cities like Melbourne, occurring on fewer than five days per year as against thirty in Melbourne and over fifty in Adelaide. Launceston generally does not receive as many large thunderstorms as cities in mainland Australia, although during summer, thunderstorms are more frequent than in any other season. The Launceston suburb of Summerhill was hit by a tornado that descended from a thunderstorm on Christmas Eve 2001. Estimates suggest the tornado had wind speeds of between 200 and 250 km/h. There is an average of 4.5 days each summer of temperatures over and during the 2009 South Eastern Australia heatwave, Ti Tree Bend surpassed its previous record temperature of three days straight. Rainfall is at its lowest during Summer, with an average of and approximately 22 days of rain during the three months. Autumn Autumn is a season of transition, and generally has the most settled weather patterns, although Launceston's