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| In 2013, the Dover Hotel pub/tavern was destroyed when it was engulfed by a fire.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-04-17/fire-engulfs-dover-hotel/4634064|title=Fire engulfs Dover Hotel|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=2013-04-17|access-date=2022-12-19}}</ref> | In 2013, the Dover Hotel pub/tavern was destroyed when it was engulfed by a fire.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-04-17/fire-engulfs-dover-hotel/4634064|title=Fire engulfs Dover Hotel|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=2013-04-17|access-date=2022-12-19}}</ref> | ||
| Club activities of the Port Esperance Sailing Club are documented as dating to 1858 – when a regatta was held<ref>{{cite news |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3246134?searchTerm=%22port%20esperance%20regatta%22 |title=Port Esperance Regatta |work=The Hobart Town Daily Mercury |date= 1858-01-11 |access-date=2024-03-23 |via=]}}</ref> |
Club activities of the Port Esperance Sailing Club are documented as dating to 1858 – when a regatta was held – and may date back further.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3246134?searchTerm=%22port%20esperance%20regatta%22 |title=Port Esperance Regatta |work=The Hobart Town Daily Mercury |date= 1858-01-11 |access-date=2024-03-23 |via=]}}</ref> Fire destroyed the club building on the night of 23 April 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pesc.com.au/ |title=Port Esperance Sailing Club |access-date=2024-03-23}}</ref> Community response from across Tasmania, as well as beyond, led to the building of a new clubhouse, which ultimately opened on 17 March 2024. While the basic building is usable and many of the traditional community activities resumed, the cost impacts of ] mean that a number of the club's new facilities are yet to be used. | ||
| ==Climate== | ==Climate== | ||
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Town in Tasmania, Australia
| Dover Tasmania | |||||||||
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  Dover | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°18′S 147°1′E / 43.300°S 147.017°E / -43.300; 147.017 | ||||||||
| Population | 486 (2016 census) | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7117 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) | ||||||||
| LGA(s) | Huon Valley Council | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Franklin | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Franklin | ||||||||
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Dover is the southernmost town of its size in Australia, located on the western shores towards the southern end of the D'Entrecasteaux Channel, just south of the Huon Valley, southwest of Hobart, located on the head of Port Esperance in Tasmania. At the 2021 census it had a population of 923. 83% were born in Australia, 6% in the United Kingdom, 2% in New Zealand and about 1% each in China, Canada, Korea, the USA, Ireland and Nepal.
Etymology
First recorded in its Latinised form of Portus Dubris, the name Dover derives from the Brythonic word for waters (dwfr in Middle Welsh). The same element is present in the name of a French commune (Douvres) and in Modern Welsh (Dofr).
History
The place name of Blubber Head, at the northern entrance to Port Esperance, indicates that shore-based bay whaling activity may have taken place at the location in the 19th century.
Port Esperance Post Office opened on 6 February 1856 and was renamed "Dover" in 1895.
In 2013, the Dover Hotel pub/tavern was destroyed when it was engulfed by a fire.
Club activities of the Port Esperance Sailing Club are documented as dating to 1858 – when a regatta was held – and may date back further. Fire destroyed the club building on the night of 23 April 2020. Community response from across Tasmania, as well as beyond, led to the building of a new clubhouse, which ultimately opened on 17 March 2024. While the basic building is usable and many of the traditional community activities resumed, the cost impacts of COVID-19 mean that a number of the club's new facilities are yet to be used.
Climate
Dover has a marine climate (Cfb) with consistently cool, cloudy winters and relatively sunny summers. Due to its far southern latitude and more exposed location than Hobart, snow occurs on an average of 2.3 days a year to beach level, with notably cooler temperatures than the capital and a pronounced winter rainfall peak. The highest recorded temperature in Dover was 40.1 °C (104.2 °F) in March 2019, over 20 °C above the March average maximum.
The annual mean temperature of 11.8 °C (53.2 °F) is comparable to London in the British Isles, despite sharing a latitude with Nice in southern France. Summer mean temperatures are comparable to those in Glasgow.
| Climate data for Dover (1990–2024, rainfall to 1901); 20 m AMSL; 43.33° S, 147.00° E | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 39.6 (103.3) |
36.8 (98.2) |
40.1 (104.2) |
30.9 (87.6) |
25.2 (77.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
31.9 (89.4) |
34.2 (93.6) |
38.0 (100.4) |
40.1 (104.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.2 (70.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
12.3 (54.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
16.4 (61.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
16.6 (62.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.5 (50.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
9.0 (48.2) |
7.2 (45.0) |
5.7 (42.3) |
3.9 (39.0) |
3.6 (38.5) |
3.9 (39.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
6.3 (43.3) |
7.9 (46.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
6.9 (44.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) |
2.6 (36.7) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
0.8 (33.4) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52.1 (2.05) |
50.0 (1.97) |
62.4 (2.46) |
65.7 (2.59) |
72.7 (2.86) |
79.3 (3.12) |
87.6 (3.45) |
91.9 (3.62) |
83.5 (3.29) |
86.2 (3.39) |
71.1 (2.80) |
69.9 (2.75) |
872.9 (34.37) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2mm) | 11.6 | 10.8 | 13.0 | 14.4 | 16.1 | 16.0 | 18.7 | 18.3 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 15.4 | 14.3 | 183.6 |
| Average afternoon relative humidity (%) | 59 | 60 | 61 | 66 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 59 | 64 |
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References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dover". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- "Dover". Daily rainfall. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021). "Census Community Profile for Dover locality". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Kathryn Evans, Shore-based whaling in Tasmania: historical research project; Volume 2; site histories, Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service, Hobart, 1993, p.40.
- Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- "Fire engulfs Dover Hotel". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 17 April 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- "Port Esperance Regatta". The Hobart Town Daily Mercury. 11 January 1858. Retrieved 23 March 2024 – via Trove.
- "Port Esperance Sailing Club". Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- "Dover Snowy Days (2.3)". australianweathernews.com. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- "Climate statistics for Dover". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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