Friday, 1 February 2013 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC24R0

Queensland in January 2013: Extreme heat in the west and extreme rainfall and flooding on the coast

Refer to Special Climate Statements 43 and 44.

• The national heatwave continued, including parts of western QLD (see SCS-43)
• Except for localised heavy falls on the Darling Downs and tropical regions north of Townsville, most of the region affected by the extreme rainfall in the last week of January (see SCS-44), had less than 50 mm in the first three weeks of January, with some locations in the north of the state approaching record low rainfall up until the 22nd
• Despite the wet finish to the month for coastal areas, QLD ended up having its hottest January on record and lowest area averaged rainfall since 2003 
• A new QLD January temperature record of 49.0 °C, the state’s highest temperature since December 1972, was set at Birdsville
• Birdsville had a run of 31 consecutive days of 40 °C or above, a site record and the equal-longest such run on record for Queensland
• There were a total of 16 temperature records broken
• The mean rainfall for QLD was slightly above normal (2.6%), making it 10 years in a row
• Ex-TC Oswald moved south and produced the most extreme rainfall in the region between Rockhampton and Bundaberg, and in the ranges along the NSW/QLD border
• Gladstone had 819.8 mm in 4 days, which exceeds its previous record for a whole month, and is also more than they had in the calendar years of 2011 or 2012
• Area-averaged rainfall for the Burnett catchment on 27 January was 204.1 mm, exceeding the previous record by more than 80 mm
• One-day catchment rainfall records were also set for the Mary, Logan-Albert, Kolan and Burrum catchments
• Area-averaged rainfall for the Brisbane River catchment was very similar to that in the 2011 event (slightly higher than 2011 for periods of 1 and 2 days, slightly lower for periods of 3 and 4 days)
• In the Bremer catchment rainfall totals ranked second behind 1974, and ahead of 2011
• There were a total of 53 daily rainfall and 28 monthly rainfall records for January

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Rainfall

The Queensland area averaged rainfall was 129.8 mm, the lowest since 2003. Most of the above average rainfall occurred on the coastal 'strip', including the Southeast, east Central Highlands and a large part of the Peninsula. The remainder of the state was either average or a large part of the Northwest was below average.

The wettest overall was Scherger RAAF with 995.2 mm, followed by Tully Sugar Mill with 928.0 mm.

Some sites had their highest total January rainfall on record. Some sites had their highest total January rainfall for at least 20 years. Some sites had their lowest total January rainfall on record. Some sites had their lowest total January rainfall for at least 20 years.

The wettest single day was at Pacific Heights with 556.6 mm on the 25th

Some sites had their highest January daily rainfall on record.

Weekly rainfall summary:
To 8th: The majority of the rainfall was related to scattered thunderstorm activity in the northern tropics throughout the week. Falls greater than 50 mm were recorded in the Cairns area. The highest weekly recorded rainfall total for Australia was 151 mm at Tree House Creek, south of Cairns. Falls above 15 mm were also recorded across much of Cape York Peninsula and along the coast between Cairns and Rockhampton;
9th to 15th:  Falls greater than 15 mm were recorded in patchy areas in northwest and southeast Queensland;
6th to 22nd: Widespread falls were recorded in the northern part of the country, where the monsoon trough had a tropical low embedded in it. Rainfall in the southern parts of QLD was triggered by a surface trough. Falls greater than 50 mm were recorded in the tropical north with the highest falls throughout northern QLD. The highest Australian rainfall total for the week was 458 mm, recorded at South Johnstone near Innisfail. Totals above 50 mm were also recorded in elevated areas of central and southeast QLD. Apart from surrounding higher falls, weekly totals ranging between 15 and 50 mm were recorded in patchy areas of south-central QLD. Falls of between 1 and 15 mm were recorded across the remaining parts of QLD;
23rd to 29th: The heaviest falls for the week (exceeding 300 mm) were associated with ex-tropical cyclone Oswald, and were recorded across the Cape York Peninsula and along the east Australian coast. Surface troughs and a cold front triggered rainfall in Queensland. Falls greater than 50 mm were recorded surrounding areas of higher falls across the Cape York Peninsula and the eastern seaboard. The highest recorded rainfall total in Australia for the week was 852 mm recorded at Glenlands, near Rockhampton.

Temperature

The area averaged mean temperature (see notes section) was 2.01 °C above the long-term average of 28.74 °C (1961-1990). The highest on record.

The warmest on average was Birdsville Airport with 35.1 °C, followed by Boulia Airport with 35.0 °C, and  Urandangi Aerodrome with 34.6 °C.

The coolest on average was Applethorpe with 22.2 °C, followed by Stanthorpe Leslie Parade with 22.7 °C and Toowoomba Airport with 23.7 °C.

Numerous stations set records for the most days in succession above 40 °C. Birdsville also recorded 45 °C plus daytime temperatures for 5 days in a row (ending Jan 7th), which was a record (the last record was for 4 days from 27-30th, Nov 2006). Mount Isa had 15 days over 40 °C (the previous record for January was 13 on a number of occasions, with the record being 18 in December 1983). Cloncurry also set a record with 24 days over 40 °C, surpassing 23 in January 1947, and equalling the record of 24 for December 2005. Finally, Cairns set a record for 3 days in a row of 37 °C or over, for January (the last time was 4 in a row in December 1995).

Maximum temperature

The area averaged maximum temperature (see notes section) was 2.62 °C above the long-term average of 34.8 °C (1961-1990), the 2nd highest on record (highest since 1947). There was only a small region in the Gulf Country that recorded average maximum temperatures, everywhere else in the state was above average.

The hottest day was at Birdsville Airport with 49.0 °C on the 13th, followed by Thargomindah Airport with 48.8 °C on the 13th, and Birdsville Airport with 48.6 °C on the 12th.

The warmest days on average were at Birdsville Airport with 43.3 °C, followed by Urandangi Aerodrome with 43.1 °C and followed by Boulia Airport with 42.5 °C.

The coolest days on average were at Maleny Tamarind St with 28.0 °C, followed by Applethorpe with 28.1 °C and Cape Moreton Lighthouse with 28.3 °C.

The coldest day was at Applethorpe with 20.1 °C on the 27th, 21.4 °C on the 26th, and by Toowoomba Airport with 21.4 °C on the 27th and 21.5 °C on the 26th.

Some sites had their highest January temperature on record. Some sites had their highest January mean daily maximum temperature on record. Some sites had their highest January mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years.

Minimum temperature

The area averaged minimum temperature (see notes section) was 1.40 °C above the long-term average of 22.67 °C (1961-1990), the 3rd highest on record (highest since 2006). Except for a region on the Peninsula, inland of the Herbert & Lower Burdekin and two other small 'pockets', everwhere else in the state was above average.

The coldest night was at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade with 11.7 °C on the 2nd, followed by Applethorpe with 11.9 °C on the 2nd, and by Applethorpe with 12.3 °C on the 16th.

The coolest nights on average were at Applethorpe with 16.3 °C, followed by Stanthorpe Leslie Parade with 16.8 °C, Jimna Forestry with 18.4 °C, Toowoomba Airport with 18.4 °C and Warwick with 18.4 °C.

The warmest nights on average were at Sweers Island with 27.6 °C, followed by Boulia Airport with 27.5 °C and Mornington Island with 27.0 °C.

The warmest night was at Bedourie Police Station with 34.1 °C on the 14th, followed by Thargomindah Airport with 33.1 °C on the 9th and followed by Ballera Gas Field with 32.6 °C on the 19th.

Some sites had their lowest January temperature on record. Some sites had their warmest January night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record. Some sites had their highest January mean daily minimum temperature on record. Some sites had their highest January mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years.

Wind

The strongest wind gust was at Cape Moreton Lighthouse with 128 km/h on the 27th and 28th, followed by Double Island Point Lighthouse with 122 km/h on the 27th and Blackall Airport with 120 km/h on the 14th.

Other phenomena

TC Oswald crossed the western coast of Cape York Peninsula between Pormpuraaw and Kowanyama, just after midnight on Tuesday 22 January as a weak Category 1 system

There were approximately 10 tornadoes (including water spouts) reported from the 15-27th (TBC), half of these were sighted in the Bundaberg region.

Further information

Queensland Climate Services Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (07) 3239 8660
Email climatedata@bom.gov.au

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Extremes in January 2013
Hottest day	49.0 °C at Birdsville Airport on the 13th
Warmest days on average	43.3 °C at Birdsville Airport 43.1 °C at Urandangi Aerodrome 42.5 °C at Boulia Airport
Coolest days on average	28.0 °C at Maleny Tamarind St 28.1 °C at Applethorpe 28.3 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse
Coldest day	20.1 °C at Applethorpe on the 27th
Coldest night	11.7 °C at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade on the 2nd
Coolest nights on average	16.3 °C at Applethorpe 16.8 °C at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade 18.4 °C at Jimna Forestry 18.4 °C at Toowoomba Airport 18.4 °C at Warwick
Warmest nights on average	27.6 °C at Sweers Island 27.5 °C at Boulia Airport 27.0 °C at Mornington Island
Warmest night	34.1 °C at Bedourie Police Station on the 14th
Warmest on average overall	35.1 °C at Birdsville Airport
Coolest on average overall	22.2 °C at Applethorpe
Wettest overall	995.2 mm at Scherger RAAF
Wettest day	556.6 mm at Pacific Heights on the 25th
Highest wind gust	128 km/h at Cape Moreton Lighthouse on the 27th 128 km/h at Cape Moreton Lighthouse on the 28th

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Maps
	Observed	Anomaly	Decile rank
Total rainfall
Mean daily maximum temperatures
Mean daily minimum temperatures

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Record highest January daily rainfall
	Highest daily rainfall in January 2013 (mm)		Previous wettest for January		Years of record
Gympie	239.2	on the 27th	176.0	on the 10th in 1898	126
Maryborough	258.8	on the 27th	250.7	on the 31st in 1893	126
Mt Perry The Pines	345.0	on the 27th	339.1	on the 23rd in 1890	123
Pacific Heights	556.6	on the 25th	509.3	on the 31st in 1893	121
Yaamba	314.2	on the 25th	253.5	on the 22nd in 1918	114
Laura Post Office	172.8	on the 23rd	132.1	on the 21st in 1907	112
Mundubbera	314.9	on the 27th	178.6	on the 20th in 1929	102
Mount Larcom Post Office	269.6	on the 25th	252.2	on the 31st in 1978	101
Blackbutt Post Office	194.8	on the 27th	149.2	on the 10th in 2011	98
Aurukun Shire Council	332.6	on the 23rd	232.4	on the 11th in 1964	97
Canungra Finch Road	407.0	on the 28th	250.0	on the 27th in 1974	94
Moogerah Dam	293.0	on the 28th	217.7	on the 24th in 1947	89
Baralaba Post Office	151.0	on the 25th	104.5	on the 9th in 1996	87
Jambin Post Office	160.0	on the 25th	152.0	on the 31st in 1978	86
Byfield Childs Road	427.0	on the 25th	323.9	on the 11th in 1951	84
Glenlands	459.0	on the 25th	262.4	on the 23rd in 1955	84
Dunmore State Forest	163.0	on the 28th	133.4	on the 21st in 1956	74
Lanark	172.0	on the 27th	96.0	on the 22nd in 1956	74
Rockhampton Aero	349.0	on the 25th	219.0	on the 31st in 1978	74
Monto Township	185.1	on the 27th	141.2	on the 22nd in 1956	72
Mount Joseph	290.6	on the 27th	129.8	on the 24th in 1959	70
Abercorn	175.0	on the 27th	141.0	on the 22nd in 1956	63
Dunollie	230.2	on the 27th	130.0	on the 22nd in 1956	63
Brian Pastures	268.0	on the 27th	133.9	on the 9th in 1968	58
Broadmeadows	478.0	on the 25th	203.2	on the 30th in 1978	58
Gladstone Radar	254.4	on the 25th	196.8	on the 3rd in 1983	55
Queen Mary Falls	320.0	on the 28th	160.0	on the 5th in 2008	55
The Head	425.0	on the 28th	218.6	on the 26th in 1974	55
Glenwood	198.2	on the 27th	102.2	on the 4th in 2010	54
Bundaberg Aero	252.0	on the 27th	238.0	on the 20th in 1982	53
Carfax	202.0	on the 25th	120.0	on the 29th in 1984	52
Monduran	245.0	on the 27th	215.0	on the 2nd in 1981	52
Carneys Creek The Ranch	257.6	on the 28th	107.2	on the 27th in 1974	41
Mystery Park	274.0	on the 25th	225.0	on the 8th in 1991	41
Woodgate Store	309.4	on the 27th	210.2	on the 27th in 1984	39
Embreys Bridge	202.0	on the 27th	147.2	on the 11th in 2011	37
Greenbank Thompson Road	188.6	on the 28th	158.6	on the 25th in 2012	37
Possum Park	95.0	on the 27th	83.3	on the 7th in 1924	37
Builyan Gum Street	248.6	on the 27th	156.6	on the 31st in 1978	36
Lovandee	316.8	on the 26th	150.0	on the 31st in 1978	36
Childers South	260.0	on the 27th	132.4	on the 2nd in 1981	34
Greenhaven	235.8	on the 23rd	191.6	on the 26th in 2003	33
Springbrook Road	430.0	on the 28th	291.0	on the 25th in 2012	33
Maclean Bridge	172.0	on the 28th	161.6	on the 16th in 2004	31
Burrum Heads	282.0	on the 27th	156.0	on the 24th in 1973	29
Seventeen Seventy	290.4	on the 26th	114.4	on the 4th in 1996	27
Doraville Station	204.0	on the 25th	200.5	on the 4th in 1991	23
Goondiwindi Airport	175.4	on the 28th	129.0	on the 6th in 1996	22
Logan City Water Treatment Plant	192.5	on the 28th	145.2	on the 25th in 2012	21
Weipa Aero	327.8	on the 23rd	173.8	on the 11th in 2011	21
Beruna	94.0	on the 27th	56.4	on the 31st in 1998	20
Hazeldean	262.4	on the 25th	157.0	on the 25th in 2012	20
Warra-Kogan Rd Br	85.0	on the 27th	73.0	on the 29th in 1998	20

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Record highest total January rainfall
	Total rainfall for January 2013 (mm)	Previous wettest for January		Years of record	Average for January
Mundubbera	386.1	311.0	in 1929	102	103.9
Mount Larcom Post Office	856.2	617.0	in 1913	101	150.5
Baralaba Post Office	425.8	254.0	in 1939	87	96.2
Glenlands	851.6	680.0	in 1974	83	142.0
Thangool Airport	310.0	293.0	in 1978	82	98.6
Kroombit	312.2	304.8	in 1918	80	97.9
Proston Post Office	312.2	279.9	in 2004	76	100.2
Rockley	738.0	709.0	in 1978	75	151.1
Lanark	241.0	229.2	in 1959	73	84.3
Monto Township	446.3	300.7	in 1956	72	113.8
Abercorn	337.4	272.7	in 1956	63	97.4
Dunollie	299.4	257.8	in 1959	62	100.1
Brian Pastures	338.6	307.4	in 1959	58	107.5
Broadmeadows	803.6	636.8	in 1974	58	160.4
Wandoan Post Office	224.2	219.7	in 1971	58	87.4
Gladstone Radar	841.4	640.1	in 1974	55	153.1
Colodan	307.0	206.6	in 1996	54	85.5
Greenbank Thompson Road	352.0	329.6	in 2012	36	125.4
Woodgate Store	529.0	480.7	in 1973	36	145.7
Builyan Gum Street	655.4	370.2	in 1996	34	142.5
Childers South	472.6	467.7	in 1996	34	139.4
Lovandee	818.4	605.6	in 1971	34	186.6
Maclean Bridge	323.4	314.4	in 2012	31	118.5
Burrum Heads	489.6	357.7	in 1973	28	133.4
Seventeen Seventy	587.6	320.2	in 2004	26	169.7
Weipa Aero	846.8	717.0	in 2009	22	481.0
Logan City Water Treatment Plant	338.5	327.5	in 2012	21	135.3
Hazeldean	737.6	335.0	in 2012	20	150.4

Highest total January rainfall for at least 20 years
	Total rainfall for January 2013 (mm)	Most recent January at least this wet		Years since wetter	Average for January
Mt Perry The Pines	570.6	602.6	in 1890*	121	160.3
Banana Post Office	227.6	421.8	in 1951	62	96.3
Barakula Forest Stn	282.2	325.1	in 1956	57	91.2
Dunmore State Forest	242.2	304.4	in 1956*	56	97.0
Chinchilla Water Treatment Plant	278.1	417.9	in 1956*	55	91.7
Merluna	878.2	951.4	in 1959*	52	393.4
Millmerran Post Office	205.0	233.9	in 1962*	50	89.4
Possum Park	222.0	303.5	in 1910*	49	89.0
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	464.5	476.0	in 1970	43	164.0
Lady Elliot Island	366.2	547.8	in 1974	39	123.8
Maryborough	467.0	503.6	in 1974	39	165.6
Moogerah Dam	445.0	567.3	in 1974	39	146.8
Moura Post Office	298.4	309.2	in 1974	39	97.1
Mt Tamborine Fern St	761.8	1790.0	in 1974	39	224.5
Queen Mary Falls	579.8	717.3	in 1974	39	172.0
Rockhampton Aero	556.0	660.2	in 1974	39	132.2
The Head	635.8	754.4	in 1974	39	166.5
Yaamba	433.2	474.8	in 1974	39	147.8
Glenwood	256.4	281.4	in 1974*	38	95.3
Goomboorian	454.0	672.0	in 1974*	38	174.3
Mount Joseph	497.6	627.8	in 1974*	38	145.4
Pacific Heights	820.0	941.0	in 1974*	38	233.1
Theodore	182.0	235.6	in 1974*	38	88.9
Carneys Creek The Ranch	410.8	454.8	in 1974*	37	147.3
Monduran	520.4	532.4	in 1974*	37	163.0
University of Queensland Gatton	259.6	452.9	in 1974*	37	112.2
Bundaberg Aero	494.8	693.2	in 1974*	36	177.5
Byfield Childs Road	756.0	1104.0	in 1974*	36	265.7
Double Island Point Lighthouse	385.6	516.1	in 1974*	36	165.1
Jambin Post Office	191.8	231.0	in 1978*	34	98.4
Mount Kroombit	297.8	303.4	in 1978*	33	103.6
Weipa Eastern Ave	781.7	1112.0	in 1982*	30	454.6
Moreton Telegraph Station	567.6	849.2	in 1979*	26	333.1
Cardowan	320.0	488.0	in 1991*	21	116.8

* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported.

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Record lowest total January rainfall
	Total rainfall for January 2013 (mm)	Previous driest for January		Years of record	Average for January
Boulia Airport	0.0	= 0.0	in 1970	126	48.1
Dulacca Truck Stop	3.4	5.6	in 2003	117	83.9
Woodspring	5.0	= 5.0	in 2003	59	80.8
Fort Constantine Station	0.0	= 0.0	in 1985	57	130.9

Lowest total January rainfall for at least 20 years
	Total rainfall for January 2013 (mm)	Most recent January at least this dry		Years since drier	Average for January
Blackall Township	3.0	0.0	in 1929	84	84.9
Aramac Post Office	12.0	10.1	in 1970	43	84.9
Mount Isa Mine	7.8	0.0	in 1985	28	96.9
Devoncourt Station	3.0	0.0	in 1988*	24	100.3
McKinlay Roadhouse	2.0	0.0	in 1985*	24	96.4
Richmond Post Office	18.2	4.5	in 1988*	24	122.4
Mount Isa Aero	7.6	1.6	in 1989*	23	116.4
Pinnacle	116.4	62.8	in 1990	23	279.5
Gereta Station	23.8	2.1	in 1912*	21	249.7
Kamilaroi Station	3.0	0.0	in 1992*	20	146.0

* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported.

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Record highest January temperature
	Highest temperature in January 2013 (°C)		Previous warmest for January		Years of record	Average for January
Quilpie Airport	46.5	on the 12th	= 46.5	on the 4th in 1973	57	36.9
Cunnamulla Post Office	47.0	on the 13th	46.9	on the 4th in 1973	56	36.0
Windorah Post Office	47.6	on the 12th	47.0	on the 4th in 1973	47	38.1
Mackay Aero	36.9	on the 28th	35.8	on the 7th in 2006	27	30.1
Roma Airport	44.6	on the 10th	44.0	on the 6th in 1994	21	34.0

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Record highest January mean daily maximum temperature
	Mean daily maximum temperature for January 2013 (°C)	Previous warmest for January		Years of record	Average for January
Boulia Airport	42.5	42.2	in 1947	121	38.5
Cunnamulla Post Office	40.1	40.0	in 1932	105	36.0
Quilpie Airport	41.2	40.6	in 1947	71	36.9
Longreach Aero	39.9	= 39.9	in 1992	45	36.9

Highest January mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years
	Mean daily maximum temperature for January 2013 (°C)	Most recent January at least this warm		Years since warmer	Average for January
Windorah Post Office	42.2	42.3	in 1942*	67	38.1
Charleville Aero	38.5	38.8	in 1947	66	34.9
Mount Isa Aero	39.9	40.2	in 1971	42	36.3
Maryborough	32.2	32.3	in 1990	23	30.7
Isisford Post Office	39.7	39.9	in 1992	21	36.9

* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported.

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Record highest January daily minimum temperature
	Highest daily minimum temperature in January 2013 (°C)		Previous warmest for January		Years of record	Average for January
Quilpie Airport	32.5	on the 13th	32.1	on the 30th in 2003	57	23.7
Kowanyama Airport	28.4	on the 25th	27.8	on the 5th in 2007	44	24.3

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Record lowest January temperature
	Lowest temperature in January 2013 (°C)		Previous coolest for January		Years of record	Average for January
Low Isles Lighthouse	21.3	on the 21st	21.6	on the 14th in 2000	46	25.5

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Record highest January mean daily minimum temperature
	Mean daily minimum temperature for January 2013 (°C)	Previous warmest for January		Years of record	Average for January
Ingham Composite	24.0	= 24.0	in 1998	42	23.0
Mackay Aero	24.0	= 24.0	in 1998	26	22.9
Gold Coast Seaway	22.7	22.6	in 2006	20	21.8
Logan City Water Treatment Plant	22.0	21.8	in 2004	20	20.4

Highest January mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years
	Mean daily minimum temperature for January 2013 (°C)	Most recent January at least this warm		Years since warmer	Average for January
Croydon Township	25.6	25.8	in 1989	24	24.2

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Summary statistics for January 2013
	Maximum temperatures for January (°C)				Minimum temperatures for January (°C)				Rainfall for January (millimetres)
	Mean for January 2013	Diff from average	Highest for January 2013		Mean for January 2013	Diff from average	Lowest for January 2013		Total for January 2013	Average for January	Rank of January 2013	Fraction of January average
North Peninsula (district 27)
Coconut Island	31.9	+0.1	36.2	3rd	26.4	+0.6	24.6	24th	132.2	266.1	low	50%
Coen Airport	34.3	+2.2	38.7	10th	24.0	+0.2	21.5	26th	355.0	294.1	average	121%
Horn Island	31.5	+0.7	34.1	5th	25.7	+0.6	22.5	24th	395.4	387.5	average	102%
Scherger RAAF	33.4		37.5	8th	24.2		22.6	26th	995.2
Weipa Aero	32.7	+0.8	36.8	5th	24.4	+0.2	22.4	8th	846.8	481.0	highest	176%
South Peninsula (district 28)
Lockhart River Airport	33.2	+1.6	37.0	30th	24.5	+0.8	21.5	13th	264.2	395.1	low	67%
Palmerville	34.4	+1.1	39.2	11th	23.2	+0.3	20.6	13th	421.4	268.1	high	157%
Lower Carpentaria (district 29)
Burketown Airport	36.7	+2.8	40.9	27th	25.6	+0.3	21.8	30th	207.4	273.6	average	76%
Century Mine	40.1	+4.3	44.1	27th	25.0	+0.4	22.2	7th	44.8	221.8	v low	20%
Cloncurry Airport	41.3	+5.1	45.5	14th	26.6	+2.2	23.9	3rd	3.0	182.2	v low	2%
Croydon Township	36.7	+1.3	40.1	31st	25.6	+1.4	21.6	17th	136.0	222.1	average	61%
Julia Creek Airport	41.5	+5.0	45.9	14th	23.4	-0.1	19.9	31st	12.8	153.6	v low	8%
Kowanyama Airport	33.4	+0.4	37.2	13th	24.8	+0.5	21.6	17th	523.8	341.7	high	153%
Mornington Island	34.4	+2.3	38.1	23rd	27.0	+1.5	22.9	3rd	323.0	326.8	average	99%
Mount Isa Aero	39.9	+3.6	43.3	14th	24.1	+0.4	20.5	3rd	7.6	116.4	v low	7%
Normanton Airport	35.6	+2.1	39.4	31st	25.5	+0.3	21.3	8th	229.8	252.7	average	91%
Sweers Island	33.7	+1.5	36.9	23rd	27.6	+1.4	22.3	17th	398.0	354.1	average	112%
Upper Carpentaria (district 30)
Georgetown Airport	35.8		40.3	3rd	23.7		20.4	31st	211.8	271.0	average	78%
Hughenden Airport	39.0	+4.1	43.3	14th	23.3	0.0	16.3	30th	31.4	142.6	v low	22%
Richmond Airport	40.1	+3.9	43.4	31st	23.4	+0.3	16.5	30th	29.2	130.0	v low	22%
Richmond Post Office	39.7	+2.9	43.2	31st	24.0	+1.0	17.6	30th	18.2	122.4	v low	15%
Barron North Coast (district 31)
Cairns Aero	32.7	+1.3	38.6	29th	24.0	+0.3	21.4	14th	332.2	395.4	average	84%
Cape Flattery	32.7	+0.8	38.7	30th	25.0	+0.4	22.1	26th	311.2	289.4	average	108%
Cooktown Airport	33.0	+1.3	38.6	30th	24.5	+0.2	21.4	14th	433.6	280.3	high	155%
Low Isles Lighthouse	33.2	+1.0	37.1	29th	25.2	-0.3	21.3	21st	449.0	401.3	average	112%
Mareeba Airport	32.2	+1.4	37.6	10th	21.2	-0.2	18.0	14th	243.4	236.8	average	103%
Herbert North Coast (district 32)
Cardwell Marine Pde	31.8	+0.3	39.7	25th	23.9	+1.0	21.4	24th	669.6	442.0	high	151%
Ingham Composite	32.9	+0.6	39.4	27th	24.0	+1.0	21.8	14th	625.7	393.4	high	159%
Innisfail	32.0	+1.2	38.1	27th	23.7	+0.9	21.6	14th	629.6	512.7	high	123%
South Johnstone Exp Stn	31.9	+0.7	38.7	29th	23.3	+0.8	20.2	14th	849.8	527.1	high	161%
Townsville Aero	33.0	+1.7	38.3	27th	25.1	+0.8	22.8	1st	283.8	276.5	average	103%
East Central Coast (district 33)
Alva Beach	31.3	+0.1	35.1	27th	25.4	+0.8	22.3	8th	243.2	254.6	average	96%
Ayr DPI Research Stn	32.3	+0.5	36.8	27th	23.3	+0.6	20.9	14th	265.8	221.2	average	120%
Bowen Airport	31.9	+0.5	35.1	27th	23.9	+0.1	20.9	18th	215.4	179.7	average	120%
Collinsville Post Office	35.5	+2.1	40.0	29th	22.2	+0.3	19.6	3rd	271.0	136.7	high	198%
Hamilton Island Airport	30.4	+0.8	33.2	29th	25.1	+0.4	21.9	1st	262.2	292.4	average	90%
Mackay Aero	31.6	+1.5	36.9	28th	24.0	+1.1	21.0	14th	325.0	317.1	average	102%
Mackay M.O	30.9	+0.9	35.5	28th	24.5	+1.0	22.0	9th	293.0	277.1	average	106%
Proserpine Airport	32.2	+0.8	38.1	28th	22.9	+0.3	18.4	14th	335.4	290.1	high	116%
Rosslyn Bay NTC AWS	28.7		31.6	30th	24.8		22.2	17th
Samuel Hill Aero	31.4	+0.8	36.0	30th	21.4	-0.1	17.3	14th	608.4	193.0	v high	315%
St Lawrence	32.7		37.7	28th	22.9		19.2	8th	363.4	197.0	v high	184%
Williamson	32.2		35.7	28th	23.1		19.3	17th	415.8
Woolshed	29.5	+1.2	33.4	26th	21.0	+0.3	17.6	5th	391.0	252.7	average	155%
Yeppoon The Esplanade	29.8	+0.5	34.6	28th	24.3	+0.7	20.9	9th	622.8	149.6	v high	416%
West Central Coast (district 34)
Charters Towers Airport	36.3	+2.8	40.3	29th	22.1	-0.3	19.6	5th	152.8	160.2	average	95%
Moranbah Airport	36.0		41.7	14th	21.3		17.8	20th	146.6
Central Highlands (district 35)
Clermont Airport	35.8		41.2	14th	21.9		18.3	2nd	74.4
Emerald Airport	35.9	+1.6	40.9	14th	22.4	+0.2	19.6	2nd	63.0	88.8	average	71%
Lochington	36.5		42.5	14th	22.5		17.4	2nd	26.0
Rolleston Airport	36.3		41.2	10th	21.9		18.2	2nd	131.2
Springsure Comet St	34.7	+0.8	39.6	14th	21.5	+0.7	16.9	2nd	122.6	109.3	average	112%
Tambo Post Office	37.0	+2.1	42.0	10th	22.2	+1.8	15.0	2nd	26.2	81.0	low	32%
Taroom Post Office	35.5	+1.9	41.2	13th	21.9	+1.3	18.0	8th	182.0	98.6	high	185%
Central Lowlands (district 36)
Barcaldine Post Office	38.2	+2.7	44.1	10th	24.9	+1.8	20.6	3rd	25.4	86.5	low	29%
Blackall Airport	38.3	+2.9	44.3	10th	23.3	+0.6	19.5	2nd	38.0	112.4	low	34%
Isisford Post Office	39.7	+2.8	46.5	10th	25.2	+2.2	18.6	16th	94.6	69.8	high	136%
Longreach Aero	39.9	+3.0	46.2	10th	24.1	+1.1	18.7	29th	78.0	79.7	average	98%
Upper Western (district 37)
Camooweal Township	40.3	+3.0	43.9	25th	25.4	+1.1	17.4	29th	26.4	99.1	low	27%
The Monument Airport	41.3	+4.4	45.0	14th	25.7	+1.5	21.3	29th	23.0	73.5	v low	31%
Trepell Airport	41.9	+5.2	46.8	14th	25.6	+1.6	20.5	29th	3.2	112.4	v low	3%
Urandangi Aerodrome	43.1		46.6	14th	26.2		22.6	19th	0.2
Winton Airport	41.6	+4.8	46.9	10th	25.9	+2.2	22.4	1st	1.0	85.4	v low	1%
Lower Western (district 38)
Birdsville Airport	43.3	+3.1	49.0	13th	26.9	+0.5	17.2	30th	1.8	21.0	v low	9%
Boulia Airport	42.5	+4.0	46.5	13th	27.5	+3.0	22.0	30th	0	48.1	lowest	0%
Windorah Post Office	42.2	+4.1	47.6	12th	26.8	+2.7	19.8	29th	5.4	42.6	low	13%
Port Curtis South Coast (district 39)
Bundaberg Aero	31.9	+1.8	35.4	29th	21.7	+0.3	17.7	17th	494.8	177.5	v high	279%
Gayndah Airport	34.6	+1.3	39.5	19th	21.2	+0.5	17.4	17th	367.6	104.7	v high	351%
Gladstone Airport	31.4	+0.8	34.3	29th	23.2	+0.2	20.7	17th	776.0	146.8	v high	529%
Gladstone Radar	32.7	+1.5	35.9	19th	23.1	+0.6	20.9	8th	841.4	153.1	highest	550%
Lady Elliot Island	29.9	+0.7	31.3	29th	24.7	+0.8	23.2	26th	366.2	123.8	v high	296%
Monto Township	33.7	+1.8	39.1	13th	20.1	+0.8	15.3	17th	446.3	113.8	highest	392%
Rockhampton Aero	33.9	+2.0	39.0	14th	23.0	+0.9	19.7	9th	556.0	132.2	v high	421%
Rundle Island	28.7	+0.6	31.5	20th	24.7	+0.4	22.2	1st
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	30.0	+0.6	33.8	30th	22.8	+0.5	20.4	25th	464.5	164.0	v high	283%
Seventeen Seventy	30.4	+1.2	32.8	31st	23.0	+0.1	20.8	6th	587.6	169.7	highest	346%
Thangool Airport	34.8	+1.3	39.9	12th	19.9	+0.2	14.9	17th	310.0	98.6	highest	314%
Moreton South Coast (district 40)
Amberley AMO	32.5	+1.4	40.2	19th	20.5	+0.9	16.5	8th	277.8	116.8	v high	238%
Archerfield Airport	31.4	+1.1	37.4	19th	21.7	+1.5	17.6	8th	255.4	138.1	high	185%
Beaudesert Drumley Street	32.3		39.5	19th	20.1		15.6	17th	286.6
Beerburrum Forest Station	32.0	+2.0	37.9	9th	20.7	+1.0	15.9	17th	413.6	203.2	v high	204%
Brisbane	30.5	+0.3	35.4	19th	22.3	+1.0	19.8	7th	271.0	141.8	high	191%
Brisbane Aero	29.7	+0.8	32.4	2nd	22.7	+1.6	19.2	17th	248.8	141.6	high	176%
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	28.3	+1.4	30.4	11th	23.0	+1.1	20.8	6th	77.8	149.5	low	52%
Coolangatta	29.0	+0.8	31.7	19th	21.8	+0.9	17.3	17th	317.2	160.1	high	198%
Double Island Point Lighthouse	30.1	+2.4	34.4	14th	23.4	+1.0	21.9	5th	385.6	165.1	v high	234%
Gold Coast Seaway	29.3	+0.7	32.5	19th	22.7	+0.9	20.0	17th	253.0	131.0	v high	193%
Gympie	32.2	+1.0	38.2	13th	20.8	+1.2	15.4	17th	431.4	165.9	v high	260%
Hervey Bay Airport	30.6	+0.7	33.0	19th	22.7	+0.8	16.8	17th	336.4	160.3	v high	210%
Jimna Forestry	29.8	+1.9	37.7	13th	18.4	+1.0	13.5	17th	295.2	135.2	high	218%
Kingaroy Airport	31.7	+1.0	38.0	19th	18.6	+0.6	14.6	17th	345.8	97.8	v high	354%
Logan City Water Treatment Plant	30.6	+1.0	36.6	12th	22.0	+1.6	18.5	17th	338.5	135.3	highest	250%
Maleny Tamarind St	28.0	+1.4	34.8	9th	19.8	+1.1	16.4	17th	772.0	288.7	v high	267%
Maryborough	32.2	+1.5	36.8	29th	21.0	+0.4	17.0	17th	467.0	165.6	v high	282%
Nambour DPI - Hillside	30.4		36.4	9th	21.2		16.9	17th	349.2
Point Lookout	30.1	+1.1	33.0	20th	23.3	+0.9	21.0	15th	127.2	153.5	average	83%
Rainbow Beach	29.3	+0.5	32.4	9th					397.0	184.3	v high	215%
Redcliffe	29.4		32.5	9th	23.1		19.8	17th	212.0	171.9	average	123%
Sunshine Coast Airport	30.1	+1.5	33.8	9th	21.8	+0.6	14.5	17th	238.2	155.1	high	154%
Tewantin RSL Park	29.1	+0.7	33.2	9th	22.7	+0.9	18.5	17th	346.6	154.2	high	225%
Toolara (Kelly)	32.2	+1.2	38.4	29th	21.2	+0.6	18.5	17th	439.0	189.2	high	232%
University of Queensland Gatton	33.2	+1.7	40.2	19th	20.5	+1.4	16.3	8th	259.6	112.2	v high	231%
East Darling Downs (district 41)
Applethorpe	28.1	+1.7	34.8	13th	16.3	+1.1	11.9	2nd	154.2	99.8	high	155%
Dalby Airport	32.7	+0.3	39.0	19th	19.7	+1.0	15.3	7th	167.4	76.8	high	218%
Goondiwindi Airport	35.2	+1.3	41.6	19th	21.7	+1.5	18.0	2nd	249.6	93.8	v high	266%
Inglewood Forest	33.6	+0.4	39.3	13th	19.2	+0.6	15.5	16th	245.8	74.2	v high	331%
Oakey Aero	32.1	+1.3	38.9	19th	18.8	+1.0	14.3	8th	145.6	82.1	high	177%
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	28.6	+1.2	36.0	13th	16.8	+1.2	11.7	2nd	137.3	97.3	high	141%
Texas Post Office	34.6	+0.9	40.9	19th	20.4	+1.9	15.6	7th	182.6	88.2	v high	207%
Toowoomba Airport	29.0	+1.0	35.1	19th	18.4	+0.9	16.0	15th	416.0	107.9	v high	386%
Warwick	31.4	+1.5	38.8	19th	18.4	+1.5	13.4	8th	125.2	88.0	high	142%
West Darling Downs (district 42)
Miles Constance Street	34.6	+1.0	41.8	10th	21.4	+1.1	16.3	2nd	194.8	74.1	v high	263%
Maranoa (district 43)
Injune Post Office	35.6	+2.1	42.4	10th	21.2	+1.7	13.7	2nd	40.6	89.8	low	45%
Mitchell Post Office	36.9	+2.9	43.1	10th	22.2	+2.2	15.9	2nd	36.5	81.0	average	45%
Roma Airport	36.7	+2.7	44.6	10th			17.3	29th	63.0	72.4	average	87%
St George Airport	37.6	+3.1	45.4	13th	23.5	+1.8	19.2	29th	27.8	56.9	low	49%
Surat	36.3	+2.2	43.6	10th	22.8	+2.2	16.3	2nd	69.6	72.1	average	97%
Warrego (district 44)
Bollon Mary St			46.6	13th	24.2	+2.7	20.1	24th	86.0	64.2	high	134%
Charleville Aero	38.5	+3.6	43.6	12th	23.9	+2.2	19.3	30th	17.6	74.3	low	24%
Cunnamulla Post Office	40.1	+4.1	47.0	13th	24.7	+2.5	20.3	31st	20.4	47.5	average	43%
Far Southwest (district 45)
Ballera Gas Field	41.8	+2.6	47.8	12th			18.9	31st	0	29.3	v low	0%
Quilpie Airport	41.2	+4.3	46.5	12th	26.0	+2.3	22.1	30th	22.0	53.2	average	41%
Thargomindah Airport	41.6	+3.3	48.8	13th	26.7	+1.3	20.4	31st	4.0	39.1	low	10%
Offshore Islands (district 200)
Middle Percy Island	29.2	+0.8	32.6	29th	23.4	+0.1	20.6	1st	286.0	203.5	high	141%
Willis Island	30.9	+0.2	32.2	12th	26.3	+0.6	23.9	7th	370.4	198.2	high	187%

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Further information

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Bureau of Meteorology
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