Monday, 2 May 2016 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC14R0
Queensland in April 2016: A very warm month; dry across much of the State
Rainfall was well below average across large parts of Queensland during April. The April statewide mean maximum and mean minimum temperatures were the warmest on record for Queensland.
- Warmest April on record for Queensland
- Warmest mean maximum temperature on record for Queensland
- Warmest mean minimum temperature on record for Queensland
- Drier than usual across much of the State
April was relatively dry across much of the State. Near-average rainfall was recorded through the central interior, parts of the northwest and southwest, and along small parts of the central and north tropical coasts. Only small pockets in the Gulf Country recorded above average rainfall.
The first week of the month remained mostly dry, despite numerous rain events during the month. A moist, onshore easterly flow brought moderate falls to the north tropical coast and adjacent inland areas between the 7th and 11th. A surface trough extending from the Gulf Country into the southeastern interior around the 9th, triggered thunderstorm activity with light to moderate rainfall totals recorded about the southern border on the 10th, the central interior on the 11th, and the southeast on the 12th. Southeasterly trade winds brought showers to the central coast from the 14th, with an upper-level trough enhancing this activity about the north tropical and central coasts on the 15th and 16th. A moist onshore flow continued to generate persistent shower activity along the east coast, from the 20th to the end of the month.
Queensland had its warmest April on record, with the statewide mean temperature anomaly 2.7 °C above the long-term average (the previous record was +2.21 in 2005). Queensland's mean maximum and mean minimum temperatures were also the warmest on record for April, 2.9 °C and 2.5 °C above the historical average, respectively.
In the first half of the month, warm days occurred across western, central and southern Queensland, while northern districts recorded near-average maximum temperatures. Warm northwesterly winds persisted until mid-month over inland Queensland. The eastern parts of the State had near-average daytime temperature during the third week, due to cool onshore southeasterly winds. The last week saw cooler daytime temperatures return to the east coast and southeastern districts. The unusually warm daytime temperatures resulted in numerous locations recording their highest April mean daily maximum temperature on record.
Very warm nights were recorded in the central and southern interior during the first week of April, and some sites had their warmest April night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record. Warmer than usual overnight temperatures continued across western and southern districts up to the third week of the month. Cooler nights were recorded in western and eastern districts from about the 25th until the end of the month, while remaining parts of the State had near-average overnight temperatures. As a result of the persistent warmth, numerous locations had their highest April mean daily minimum temperature on record.
April is the end of the tropical cyclone season. Tropical cyclone Tatiana was the only system that formed in the Eastern region during the 2015-16 season. There were three tropical cyclones in the Australian region during the 2015-16 season: Stan, Tatiana and Uriah.
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes in April 2016 | |
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Hottest day | 39.8 °C at Isisford Post Office on the 3rd |
Warmest days on average | 36.5 °C at Century Mine |
Coolest days on average | 23.2 °C at Applethorpe |
Coldest day | 17.3 °C at Applethorpe on the 26th |
Coldest night | 6.4 °C at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade on the 15th |
Coolest nights on average | 11.7 °C at Applethorpe |
Warmest nights on average | 26.5 °C at Coconut Island |
Warmest night | 28.5 °C at Sweers Island on the 5th |
Warmest on average overall | 29.9 °C at Coconut Island |
Coolest on average overall | 17.5 °C at Applethorpe |
Wettest overall | 635.1 mm at Tully Sugar Mill |
Wettest day | 132.0 mm at Tully Sugar Mill on the 16th |
Strongest wind gust |
94 km/h at Hamilton Island Airport on the 15th 94 km/h at Cape Moreton Lighthouse on the 24th 94 km/h at Double Island Point Lighthouse on the 24th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Maps | |||
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Observed | Anomaly | Decile rank | |
Total rainfall |
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Mean daily maximum temperatures |
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Mean daily minimum temperatures |
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Record lowest April total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for April |
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Monto Township | 0.6 | 1.2 | in 1993 | 75 | 44.1 |
Gladstone Radar | 2.2 | 3.8 | in 1978 | 57 | 48.2 |
Gladstone Airport | 0.4 | 5.6 | in 2001 | 22 | 44.6 |
Miva | 4.9 | 10.2 | in 2002 | 22 | 53.4 |
Wivenhoe Dam | 3.4 | 5.4 | in 2007 | 22 | 40.9 |
Brisbane Aero | 11.8 | 12.6 | in 2007 | 21 | 79.2 |
Lowest April total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent lower |
Average for April |
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Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 12.0 | 7.7 | in 1944* | 145.8 | |
Lowood Don St | 2.7 | 2.5 | in 1944* | 55.7 | |
Mount Larcom Post Office | 2.6 | 0.0 | in 1946 | 48.0 | |
Double Island Point Lighthouse | 17.8 | 1.9 | in 1944* | 129.0 | |
Cania Gorge Park | 0.4 | 0.0 | in 1980* | 37.2 | |
Capalaba Water Treat | 13.6 | 7.2 | in 1991* | 107.6 | |
Abercorn | 1.0 | 0.0 | in 1993 | 38.5 | |
Broadmeadows | 3.0 | 0.0 | in 1993 | 55.9 | |
Rockhampton Aero | 2.0 | 1.4 | in 1993 | 44.0 | |
Harrisville Mary Street | 4.3 | 3.2 | in 1994 | 46.9 | |
Amberley AMO | 4.0 | 3.4 | in 1995 | 55.6 | |
Rollingstone | 12.1 | 10.4 | in 1994* | 113.0 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported.
Record highest April temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for April |
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Toowoomba Airport | 30.3 | on the 10th | 30.0 | on the 11th in 1998 | 20 | 23.2 |
Record highest April mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for April |
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Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 26.7 | 26.5 | in 1914 | 106 | 24.3 |
Bollon Mary St | 32.0 | 31.9 | in 2005 | 104 | 27.8 |
Isisford Post Office | 35.0 | 34.4 | in 2014 | 99 | 30.8 |
Mitchell Post Office | 31.5 | 30.9 | in 1922 | 96 | 27.5 |
Charleville Aero | 32.0 | 31.8 | in 2005 | 74 | 28.1 |
Taroom Post Office | 32.3 | 31.2 | in 2007 | 63 | 28.8 |
Kowanyama Airport | 35.0 | 34.7 | in 1969 | 50 | 32.9 |
Longreach Aero | 34.6 | 34.3 | in 2014 | 50 | 31.5 |
Mount Isa Aero | 35.1 | 35.0 | in 2014 | 49 | 31.9 |
Injune Post Office | 30.4 | 30.0 | in 1974 | 48 | 27.7 |
Archerfield Airport | 29.3 | 28.4 | in 2005 | 42 | 26.5 |
Oakey Aero | 28.3 | 28.1 | in 1986 | 42 | 25.8 |
Bundaberg Aero | 29.3 | 29.0 | in 2002 | 36 | 27.4 |
Mackay Aero | 29.0 | 28.8 | in 1996 | 29 | 27.6 |
Dalby Airport | 29.9 | 28.8 | in 2006 | 24 | 27.2 |
Emerald Airport | 32.0 | 31.5 | in 2007 | 23 | 29.8 |
Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 28.1 | = 28.1 | in 2014 | 23 | 26.4 |
Rainbow Beach | 27.0 | = 27.0 | in 1998 | 23 | 26.0 |
Roma Airport | 31.3 | 29.9 | in 2005 | 23 | 28.0 |
Gladstone Airport | 29.2 | 29.0 | in 1998 | 22 | 28.0 |
Brisbane Aero | 27.3 | 27.0 | in 2014 | 21 | 26.0 |
Sunshine Coast Airport | 27.6 | 27.2 | in 2014 | 21 | 25.9 |
Horn Island | 31.5 | 31.3 | in 2003 | 20 | 30.5 |
Tewantin RSL Park | 26.6 | = 26.6 | in 2006 | 20 | 25.8 |
Highest April mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for April |
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Maryborough | 29.0 | 31.2 | in 1954 | 27.4 | |
Tambo Post Office | 32.1 | =32.1 | in 1957 | 29.1 | |
Barcaldine Post Office | 33.1 | 33.6 | in 1953* | 30.0 | |
Springsure Comet St | 31.1 | 31.3 | in 1946* | 29.0 | |
Amberley AMO | 29.5 | 29.7 | in 1986 | 27.2 | |
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 24.0 | 24.9 | in 1986* | 22.1 | |
Surat | 30.8 | 30.9 | in 1993 | 28.2 | |
Gympie | 29.0 | =29.0 | in 1996 | 27.3 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported.
Record highest April daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for April |
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Boulia Airport | 27.6 | on the 7th | = 27.6 | on the 1st in 1931 | 122 | 17.2 |
Innisfail | 25.7 | on the 25th | 25.0 | on the 15th in 2006 | 60 | 20.5 |
Longreach Aero | 25.9 | on the 4th | 25.0 | on the 9th in 1996 | 51 | 16.4 |
Low Isles Lighthouse | 27.3 | on the 2nd | 27.2 | on the 4th in 1988 | 49 | 24.1 |
Record highest April mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for April |
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Cunnamulla Post Office | 18.1 | 17.4 | in 2005 | 107 | 14.2 |
Isisford Post Office | 20.1 | 19.0 | in 2014 | 100 | 16.0 |
Lady Elliot Island | 23.0 | = 23.0 | in 2006 | 76 | 21.8 |
Charleville Aero | 18.2 | 17.4 | in 2014 | 74 | 13.8 |
Double Island Point Lighthouse | 21.2 | 21.1 | in 2006 | 73 | 19.8 |
Mackay M.O | 21.8 | = 21.8 | in 2010 | 56 | 20.2 |
Longreach Aero | 20.3 | 19.2 | in 2014 | 50 | 16.4 |
Gold Coast Seaway | 19.4 | 19.3 | in 1997 | 24 | 18.3 |
Emerald Airport | 18.6 | 18.4 | in 2006 | 23 | 16.9 |
Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 17.5 | 17.3 | in 2014 | 23 | 16.0 |
Gladstone Airport | 20.4 | = 20.4 | in 2010 | 22 | 19.0 |
Brisbane Aero | 17.7 | 17.6 | in 1998 | 21 | 16.4 |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 21.6 | 21.1 | in 2010 | 21 | 19.6 |
Horn Island | 26.3 | 25.8 | in 2015 | 20 | 25.3 |
Tewantin RSL Park | 19.2 | = 19.2 | in 2010 | 20 | 18.0 |
Highest April mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for April |
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Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 21.3 | 21.4 | in 1914 | 19.1 | |
Barcaldine Post Office | 20.8 | 21.4 | in 1915* | 16.8 | |
Bollon Mary St | 17.0 | 20.1 | in 1958* | 13.2 | |
Surat | 16.1 | 16.2 | in 1988* | 13.1 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported.
Record highest April mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for April |
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Cunnamulla Post Office | 25.1 | 24.9 | in 2005 | 107 | 21.1 |
Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 24.0 | = 24.0 | in 1914 | 106 | 21.7 |
Bollon Mary St | 24.3 | 24.0 | in 2005 | 102 | 20.5 |
Isisford Post Office | 27.5 | 26.7 | in 2014 | 99 | 23.4 |
Mitchell Post Office | 22.8 | 22.5 | in 2014 | 96 | 19.5 |
Tambo Post Office | 23.9 | 23.7 | in 2014 | 84 | 20.9 |
Lady Elliot Island | 25.3 | = 25.3 | in 1998 | 76 | 24.2 |
Rockhampton Aero | 25.0 | = 25.0 | in 2010 | 76 | 23.3 |
Charleville Aero | 25.1 | 24.4 | in 2014 | 74 | 20.9 |
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 17.9 | = 17.9 | in 1998 | 72 | 15.8 |
Surat | 23.5 | 23.4 | in 1968 | 69 | 20.7 |
Springsure Comet St | 24.1 | 23.6 | in 1986 | 64 | 21.9 |
Taroom Post Office | 24.3 | 23.3 | in 2007 | 63 | 21.4 |
Longreach Aero | 27.4 | 26.8 | in 2014 | 50 | 23.9 |
Applethorpe | 17.5 | 17.3 | in 2005 | 47 | 15.4 |
Texas Post Office | 21.6 | = 21.6 | in 2005 | 44 | 19.6 |
Archerfield Airport | 22.9 | 22.2 | in 1989 | 42 | 20.8 |
Oakey Aero | 20.9 | 20.3 | in 1986 | 42 | 18.8 |
Bundaberg Aero | 23.9 | 23.7 | in 2010 | 36 | 22.5 |
Mackay Aero | 24.9 | 24.7 | in 2006 | 29 | 23.5 |
Coolangatta | 22.5 | = 22.5 | in 2010 | 27 | 21.2 |
Dalby Airport | 21.9 | 21.6 | in 2004 | 24 | 19.8 |
Gold Coast Seaway | 23.4 | 23.2 | in 2010 | 24 | 22.1 |
Emerald Airport | 25.3 | 24.8 | in 2002 | 23 | 23.4 |
Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 22.8 | 22.7 | in 2014 | 23 | 21.2 |
Roma Airport | 22.9 | 22.5 | in 2005 | 23 | 20.2 |
Thangool Airport | 23.2 | 23.1 | in 2005 | 23 | 21.8 |
Cloncurry Airport | 29.2 | 29.1 | in 2014 | 22 | 26.8 |
Gladstone Airport | 24.8 | 24.6 | in 1998 | 22 | 23.5 |
Brisbane Aero | 22.5 | 22.0 | in 2014 | 21 | 21.2 |
Sunshine Coast Airport | 22.9 | 22.6 | in 2010 | 21 | 21.4 |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 24.4 | 24.1 | in 2010 | 21 | 23.1 |
Horn Island | 28.9 | 28.5 | in 2015 | 20 | 27.9 |
Tewantin RSL Park | 22.9 | 22.8 | in 2010 | 20 | 21.9 |
Highest April mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for April |
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Barcaldine Post Office | 27.0 | 28.7 | in 1915* | 23.4 | |
University of Queensland Gatton | 22.2 | 22.4 | in 1922* | 20.4 | |
Amberley AMO | 21.9 | 22.2 | in 1968 | 20.6 | |
Injune Post Office | 22.0 | 22.1 | in 1974* | 19.8 | |
Gympie | 22.4 | 22.5 | in 1986 | 21.0 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Summary statistics for April 2016 | ||||||||||||
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Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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Mean for April 2016 |
Diff from average |
Highest for April 2016 |
Mean for April 2016 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for April 2016 |
Total for April 2016 |
Average for April |
Rank of April 2016 |
Fraction of April average |
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North Peninsula (district 27) | ||||||||||||
Coconut Island | 33.2 | +1.6 | 36.6 | 12th | 26.5 | +0.8 | 24.2 | 30th | 162.6 | 148.9 | average | 109% |
Coen Airport | 31.7 | +0.6 | 33.2 | 6th | 22.5 | +0.7 | 20.1 | 20th | 17.2 | 54.9 | low | 31% |
Horn Island | 31.5 | +1.0 | 32.6 | 22nd | 26.3 | +1.0 | 24.2 | 2nd | 198.6 | 220.4 | average | 90% |
Scherger RAAF | 33.5 | +1.2 | 34.9 | 15th | 23.4 | +0.8 | 22.0 | 4th | 7.2 | 111.0 | v low | 6% |
Weipa Aero | 33.5 | +1.2 | 34.4 | 15th | 23.7 | +0.9 | 22.2 | 4th | 12.4 | 94.5 | low | 13% |
South Peninsula (district 28) | ||||||||||||
Lockhart River Airport | 30.8 | +1.0 | 31.8 | 15th | 24.3 | +1.4 | 22.2 | 1st | 83.4 | 287.4 | low | 29% |
Palmerville | 32.9 | +0.7 | 34.1 | 5th | 19.9 | +0.1 | 17.9 | 27th | 9.4 | 50.2 | low | 19% |
Lower Carpentaria (district 29) | ||||||||||||
Burketown Airport | 36.0 | +1.7 | 37.7 | 3rd | 22.5 | +0.9 | 20.3 | 10th | 0.4 | 52.2 | low | 1% |
Century Mine | 36.5 | +1.8 | 38.6 | 3rd | 21.3 | +0.4 | 17.6 | 28th | 0.4 | 31.8 | average | 1% |
Cloncurry Airport | 35.9 | +2.3 | 39.0 | 3rd | 22.4 | +2.4 | 20.0 | 1st | 0.2 | 18.5 | low | 1% |
Julia Creek Airport | 35.7 | +1.4 | 38.5 | 3rd | 19.0 | +1.2 | 14.3 | 26th | 0.4 | 14.9 | average | 3% |
Kowanyama Airport | 35.0 | +2.1 | 36.4 | 30th | 22.7 | +0.9 | 21.1 | 4th | 2.8 | 55.0 | low | 5% |
Lake Julius AWS | 36.0 | 39.1 | 3rd | 22.8 | 18.6 | 28th | 1.4 | |||||
Mornington Island Airport | 33.1 | 35.0 | 13th | 24.0 | 22.6 | 20th | 48.0 | |||||
Mount Isa Aero | 35.1 | +3.2 | 38.3 | 4th | 19.3 | +0.8 | 14.0 | 19th | 0.6 | 14.4 | average | 4% |
Normanton Airport | 35.6 | +1.5 | 36.6 | 13th | 23.9 | +1.1 | 22.0 | 19th | 0 | 32.9 | v low | 0% |
Sweers Island | 32.8 | +1.4 | 34.3 | 13th | 25.4 | +0.7 | 22.7 | 9th | 6.0 | 48.2 | average | 12% |
Upper Carpentaria (district 30) | ||||||||||||
Georgetown Airport | 33.3 | +0.6 | 35.2 | 1st | 20.5 | +1.2 | 17.5 | 23rd | 0.4 | 20.4 | low | 2% |
Hughenden Airport | 34.3 | +2.3 | 37.8 | 2nd | 20.7 | +2.7 | 15.4 | 23rd | 1.6 | 19.8 | average | 8% |
Richmond Airport | 35.0 | +1.8 | 37.7 | 3rd | 19.2 | +1.3 | 14.9 | 23rd | 0 | 31.2 | v low | 0% |
Richmond Post Office | 35.4 | +2.7 | 37.9 | 1st | 19.7 | +2.6 | 16.6 | 23rd | 0 | 22.5 | lowest | 0% |
Barron North Coast (district 31) | ||||||||||||
Cairns Aero | 30.4 | +1.1 | 33.1 | 1st | 22.9 | +1.3 | 21.3 | 13th | 155.8 | 195.3 | average | 80% |
Cairns Racecourse | 30.1 | 32.1 | 7th | 22.0 | 19.4 | 13th | 187.0 | |||||
Cape Flattery | 30.6 | +0.7 | 32.3 | 1st | 25.3 | +1.0 | 22.6 | 25th | 77.4 | 185.1 | low | 42% |
Cooktown Airport | 29.5 | +0.4 | 30.9 | 2nd | 24.2 | +1.3 | 21.2 | 19th | 94.8 | 160.5 | average | 59% |
Low Isles Lighthouse | 30.0 | +0.6 | 32.9 | 2nd | 25.0 | +0.9 | 22.9 | 20th | 208.0 | 230.9 | average | 90% |
Mareeba Airport | 29.4 | +1.0 | 31.3 | 1st | 19.9 | +1.0 | 17.5 | 6th | 6.4 | 44.6 | low | 14% |
Herbert North Coast (district 32) | ||||||||||||
Cardwell Marine Pde | 29.2 | 0.0 | 32.7 | 3rd | 22.1 | +2.0 | 20.5 | 17th | 214.3 | 208.6 | average | 103% |
Ingham Composite | 29.8 | +0.7 | 31.5 | 2nd | 21.6 | +1.3 | 19.5 | 5th | 196.4 | 202.8 | average | 97% |
Innisfail | 29.3 | +1.0 | 31.7 | 2nd | 22.5 | +2.0 | 21.0 | 23rd | 482.1 | 456.3 | average | 106% |
Lucinda Point | 28.0 | +0.1 | 29.9 | 2nd | 24.3 | +1.0 | 22.2 | 18th | 90.8 | 93.8 | average | 97% |
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 28.9 | +0.7 | 31.2 | 1st | 22.0 | +1.6 | 20.2 | 13th | 428.6 | 392.8 | average | 109% |
Townsville Aero | 31.1 | +1.5 | 32.3 | 13th | 22.0 | +1.4 | 19.8 | 24th | 21.0 | 66.4 | average | 32% |
East Central Coast (district 33) | ||||||||||||
Alva Beach | 29.6 | +0.6 | 31.8 | 6th | 21.5 | +0.6 | 19.7 | 9th | 76.2 | 69.0 | average | 110% |
Ayr DPI Research Stn | 30.6 | +1.0 | 33.0 | 12th | 20.0 | +1.0 | 17.3 | 24th | 19.2 | 48.5 | average | 40% |
Bowen Airport AWS | 30.1 | 32.8 | 1st | 22.2 | 19.5 | 12th | 61.6 | |||||
Collinsville Post Office | 32.4 | +2.1 | 35.0 | 3rd | 17.8 | +0.8 | 14.0 | 18th | 3.8 | 42.5 | low | 9% |
Hamilton Island Airport | 27.5 | +0.6 | 29.5 | 2nd | 23.6 | +0.9 | 20.8 | 18th | 159.6 | 137.7 | average | 116% |
Mackay Aero | 29.0 | +1.4 | 31.0 | 1st | 20.9 | +1.5 | 18.4 | 23rd | 84.4 | 167.3 | average | 50% |
Mackay M.O | 27.6 | +0.9 | 29.9 | 1st | 21.8 | +1.6 | 19.7 | 23rd | 129.6 | 146.2 | average | 89% |
Proserpine Airport | 29.5 | +0.8 | 31.5 | 12th | 20.1 | +1.0 | 18.4 | 23rd | 102.0 | 120.2 | average | 85% |
Samuel Hill Aero | 27.9 | +0.6 | 30.4 | 1st | 20.0 | +2.1 | 16.8 | 3rd | 117.0 | 128.5 | average | 91% |
St Lawrence | 30.5 | +1.4 | 32.8 | 3rd | 19.2 | +0.8 | 16.2 | 16th | 11.8 | 43.4 | average | 27% |
Williamson | 29.4 | +0.6 | 31.4 | 2nd | 19.5 | +1.4 | 16.2 | 23rd | 13.6 | 56.2 | low | 24% |
Woolshed | 27.2 | +1.1 | 28.8 | 12th | 18.2 | +0.4 | 14.5 | 23rd | 14.6 | 70.8 | low | 21% |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 27.2 | +0.6 | 29.2 | 1st | 21.6 | +2.0 | 18.8 | 16th | 51.6 | 73.1 | average | 71% |
West Central Coast (district 34) | ||||||||||||
Charters Towers Airport | 31.6 | +1.5 | 34.2 | 3rd | 19.3 | +1.0 | 16.7 | 26th | 4.6 | 28.1 | average | 16% |
Moranbah Airport | 31.3 | 33.4 | 3rd | 17.5 | 14.2 | 23rd | 0 | |||||
Central Highlands (district 35) | ||||||||||||
Blackwater Airport | 31.3 | 33.6 | 3rd | 18.0 | 15.2 | 18th | 0 | |||||
Emerald Airport | 32.0 | +2.2 | 34.7 | 3rd | 18.6 | +1.7 | 16.6 | 25th | 1.0 | 31.3 | v low | 3% |
Lochington | 32.2 | 35.7 | 3rd | 16.4 | 12.7 | 22nd | 8.2 | |||||
Rolleston Airport | 32.2 | 35.8 | 3rd | 16.3 | 13.6 | 21st | 5.2 | |||||
Springsure Comet St | 31.1 | +2.1 | 34.0 | 2nd | 17.1 | +2.3 | 13.9 | 17th | 7.4 | 39.4 | average | 19% |
Tambo Post Office | 32.1 | +3.0 | 36.5 | 3rd | 15.8 | +3.1 | 8.5 | 26th | 17.0 | 36.2 | average | 47% |
Taroom Post Office | 32.3 | +3.5 | 36.2 | 3rd | 16.2 | +2.1 | 12.1 | 25th | 0 | 35.0 | lowest | 0% |
Central Lowlands (district 36) | ||||||||||||
Barcaldine Post Office | 33.1 | +3.1 | 36.7 | 2nd | 20.8 | +4.0 | 15.4 | 26th | 1.8 | 35.5 | low | 5% |
Blackall Airport | 33.4 | +2.6 | 37.9 | 3rd | 19.3 | +3.7 | 14.6 | 26th | 0 | 23.9 | v low | 0% |
Isisford Post Office | 35.0 | +4.2 | 39.8 | 3rd | 20.1 | +4.1 | 12.9 | 26th | 1.0 | 35.8 | low | 3% |
Longreach Aero | 34.6 | +3.1 | 38.9 | 3rd | 20.3 | +3.9 | 14.5 | 26th | 0.2 | 35.3 | low | 1% |
Upper Western (district 37) | ||||||||||||
Camooweal Township | 36.0 | +3.0 | 38.5 | 5th | 19.7 | +1.7 | 14.4 | 1st | 0.8 | 14.2 | average | 6% |
Carters Bore | 34.6 | 37.8 | 4th | 22.5 | 18.2 | 19th | 0 | |||||
New May Downs | 34.7 | 38.0 | 4th | 21.7 | 17.2 | 19th | 1.2 | |||||
The Monument Airport | 35.1 | +2.6 | 38.3 | 6th | 19.7 | +2.4 | 13.5 | 25th | 0 | 13.0 | v low | 0% |
Trepell Airport | 35.5 | +2.5 | 39.5 | 3rd | 20.8 | +3.1 | 15.8 | 25th | 0 | 13.1 | v low | 0% |
Urandangi Aerodrome | 35.9 | 39.3 | 6th | 17.0 | 11.9 | 25th | 0 | |||||
Winton Airport | 35.1 | +2.5 | 38.4 | 3rd | 19.5 | +2.2 | 14.7 | 26th | 0 | 19.0 | v low | 0% |
Lower Western (district 38) | ||||||||||||
Birdsville Airport | 34.5 | +2.8 | 38.1 | 6th | 18.1 | +1.1 | 12.9 | 24th | 0.2 | 1.6 | average | 13% |
Boulia Airport | 35.3 | +3.8 | 39.3 | 6th | 21.6 | +4.4 | 16.4 | 25th | 0 | 13.3 | lowest | 0% |
Port Curtis South Coast (district 39) | ||||||||||||
Bundaberg Aero | 29.3 | +1.9 | 30.8 | 12th | 18.6 | +1.1 | 16.9 | 25th | 11.6 | 57.3 | v low | 20% |
Gayndah Airport | 31.3 | +2.4 | 34.3 | 3rd | 16.3 | +1.2 | 13.3 | 16th | 0.6 | 23.5 | v low | 3% |
Gladstone Airport | 29.2 | +1.2 | 30.9 | 6th | 20.4 | +1.4 | 17.8 | 16th | 0.4 | 44.6 | lowest | 1% |
Gladstone Radar | 29.4 | +1.0 | 31.0 | 1st | 21.0 | +1.4 | 19.5 | 25th | 2.2 | 48.2 | lowest | 5% |
Lady Elliot Island | 27.6 | +1.1 | 29.9 | 1st | 23.0 | +1.2 | 20.3 | 24th | 88.4 | 102.7 | average | 86% |
Monto Township | 28.8 | +1.1 | 31.8 | 23rd | 15.0 | +1.3 | 10.6 | 25th | 0.6 | 44.1 | lowest | 1% |
Rockhampton Aero | 29.8 | +1.0 | 32.2 | 23rd | 20.1 | +2.2 | 16.7 | 25th | 2.0 | 44.0 | v low | 5% |
Rundle Island | 26.3 | +0.8 | 28.6 | 1st | 22.8 | +1.1 | 20.1 | 17th | ||||
Seventeen Seventy | 26.8 | +0.4 | 29.7 | 1st | 20.5 | +1.1 | 18.4 | 25th | 26.4 | 104.7 | low | 25% |
Thangool Airport | 31.1 | +1.5 | 33.6 | 3rd | 15.3 | +1.3 | 12.2 | 8th | 0.4 | 34.1 | v low | 1% |
Moreton South Coast (district 40) | ||||||||||||
Amberley AMO | 29.5 | +2.3 | 32.8 | 10th | 14.3 | +0.3 | 10.7 | 16th | 4.0 | 55.6 | v low | 7% |
Archerfield Airport | 29.3 | +2.8 | 31.7 | 3rd | 16.5 | +1.4 | 13.8 | 16th | 9.8 | 79.5 | v low | 12% |
Beaudesert Drumley Street | 28.4 | 32.2 | 7th | 14.5 | 11.0 | 20th | 4.8 | |||||
Beerburrum Forest Station | 27.7 | +1.2 | 30.9 | 11th | 16.4 | +0.7 | 13.2 | 24th | 68.8 | 116.9 | average | 59% |
Brisbane | 28.8 | +1.7 | 30.8 | 7th | 18.5 | +1.2 | 15.9 | 16th | 12.8 | 67.4 | v low | 19% |
Brisbane Aero | 27.3 | +1.3 | 28.9 | 9th | 17.7 | +1.3 | 14.8 | 15th | 11.8 | 79.2 | lowest | 15% |
Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 26.7 | +2.4 | 28.8 | 6th | 21.3 | +2.2 | 19.1 | 16th | 12.0 | 145.8 | v low | 8% |
Coolangatta | 26.8 | +1.4 | 28.9 | 11th | 18.2 | +1.3 | 15.6 | 20th | 103.4 | 169.9 | average | 61% |
Double Island Point Lighthouse | 26.0 | +1.1 | 30.5 | 11th | 21.2 | +1.4 | 18.9 | 27th | 17.8 | 129.0 | v low | 14% |
Gold Coast Seaway | 27.5 | +1.6 | 29.8 | 7th | 19.4 | +1.1 | 16.6 | 16th | 107.0 | 133.0 | average | 80% |
Gympie | 29.0 | +1.7 | 31.4 | 10th | 15.8 | +1.1 | 12.1 | 24th | 13.4 | 83.4 | v low | 16% |
Hervey Bay Airport | 28.1 | +1.2 | 30.5 | 2nd | 18.5 | +0.8 | 15.9 | 7th | 64.4 | 70.5 | average | 91% |
Jimna Forestry | 25.3 | +1.7 | 29.2 | 7th | 14.0 | +1.2 | 10.9 | 24th | 0 | 56.5 | v low | 0% |
Kingaroy Airport | 27.4 | +1.6 | 30.5 | 7th | 13.5 | +1.4 | 9.9 | 24th | 4.2 | 24.2 | low | 17% |
Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 28.1 | +1.7 | 32.2 | 7th | 17.5 | +1.5 | 14.6 | 16th | 13.1 | 84.0 | v low | 16% |
Maleny Tamarind St | 25.0 | +1.4 | 28.0 | 10th | 15.9 | +0.8 | 13.2 | 24th | 69.4 | 190.4 | low | 36% |
Maryborough | 29.0 | +1.6 | 30.6 | 10th | 17.4 | +0.8 | 14.7 | 24th | 24.6 | 86.9 | low | 28% |
Nambour Daff - Hillside | 27.0 | 29.1 | 2nd | 17.6 | 15.6 | 17th | 57.8 | |||||
Point Lookout | 27.3 | +1.0 | 30.0 | 6th | 20.8 | +1.4 | 17.3 | 26th | ||||
Rainbow Beach | 27.0 | +1.0 | 28.1 | 12th | 58.0 | 134.1 | v low | 43% | ||||
Redcliffe | 27.1 | +1.2 | 30.2 | 11th | 19.0 | +1.3 | 16.8 | 16th | 37.8 | 105.6 | low | 36% |
Redland (Alexandra Hills) | 27.2 | 28.6 | 9th | 17.7 | 14.6 | 24th | 12.4 | |||||
Sunshine Coast Airport | 27.6 | +1.7 | 30.2 | 11th | 18.1 | +1.2 | 16.0 | 19th | 99.2 | 162.4 | low | 61% |
Tewantin RSL Park | 26.6 | +0.8 | 28.7 | 11th | 19.2 | +1.2 | 17.5 | 17th | 48.4 | 164.1 | v low | 29% |
University of Queensland Gatton | 29.6 | +2.5 | 32.7 | 10th | 14.8 | +1.1 | 9.8 | 25th | 4.4 | 49.2 | v low | 9% |
East Darling Downs (district 41) | ||||||||||||
Applethorpe | 23.2 | +2.0 | 29.1 | 7th | 11.7 | +2.1 | 6.8 | 15th | 26.8 | 44.3 | average | 60% |
Dalby Airport | 29.9 | +2.7 | 33.6 | 3rd | 14.0 | +1.6 | 8.6 | 25th | 1.8 | 20.2 | low | 9% |
Oakey Aero | 28.3 | +2.5 | 32.9 | 7th | 13.5 | +1.7 | 7.6 | 24th | 14.8 | 30.8 | average | 48% |
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 24.0 | +1.9 | 29.9 | 7th | 11.8 | +2.3 | 6.4 | 15th | 10.5 | 42.3 | low | 25% |
Texas Post Office | 29.4 | +2.0 | 33.6 | 3rd | 13.8 | +2.1 | 10.0 | 24th | 26.6 | 34.6 | average | 77% |
Toowoomba Airport | 25.6 | +2.4 | 30.3 | 10th | 14.8 | +1.4 | 10.3 | 25th | 6.4 | 27.3 | v low | 23% |
Warwick | 26.7 | +1.9 | 32.9 | 7th | 13.2 | +1.9 | 9.2 | 6th | 10.8 | 30.3 | low | 36% |
West Darling Downs (district 42) | ||||||||||||
Miles Constance Street | 30.6 | +2.8 | 34.4 | 3rd | 14.7 | +1.5 | 9.1 | 25th | 1.2 | 29.0 | low | 4% |
Maranoa (district 43) | ||||||||||||
Injune Post Office | 30.4 | +2.7 | 34.2 | 2nd | 13.6 | +1.7 | 8.8 | 24th | 8.6 | 40.8 | low | 21% |
Mitchell Post Office | 31.5 | +4.0 | 36.2 | 3rd | 14.2 | +2.7 | 9.2 | 26th | 11.2 | 33.8 | average | 33% |
Roma Airport | 31.3 | +3.3 | 35.6 | 3rd | 14.6 | +2.2 | 9.6 | 24th | 0.4 | 34.6 | low | 1% |
St George Airport | 31.2 | +3.3 | 36.1 | 7th | 16.4 | +2.6 | 11.5 | 13th | 3.6 | 21.8 | low | 17% |
Surat | 30.8 | +2.6 | 35.4 | 2nd | 16.1 | +3.0 | 11.6 | 19th | 2.0 | 31.0 | low | 6% |
Warrego (district 44) | ||||||||||||
Bollon Mary St | 32.0 | +4.2 | 36.7 | 7th | 17.0 | +3.8 | 12.0 | 13th | 4.8 | 31.2 | average | 15% |
Charleville Aero | 32.0 | +3.9 | 36.4 | 2nd | 18.2 | +4.4 | 12.7 | 18th | 0 | 29.5 | lowest | 0% |
Cunnamulla Post Office | 32.0 | +4.0 | 37.2 | 6th | 18.1 | +3.9 | 14.3 | 26th | 0.2 | 26.6 | low | 1% |
Far Southwest (district 45) | ||||||||||||
Ballera Gas Field | 33.5 | +3.5 | 37.4 | 6th | 19.0 | +2.4 | 14.1 | 25th | 0.8 | 10.6 | average | 8% |
Thargomindah Airport | 33.1 | +3.6 | 38.3 | 6th | 19.2 | +2.7 | 14.0 | 1st | 0.8 | 14.5 | average | 6% |
Offshore Islands (district 200) | ||||||||||||
Frederick Reef | 26.7 | 28.0 | 1st | 24.1 | 22.0 | 12th | ||||||
Middle Percy Island | 26.6 | +1.0 | 28.6 | 1st | 22.1 | +1.0 | 18.8 | 17th | 44.6 | 122.3 | low | 36% |
Willis Island | 29.9 | +1.0 | 30.9 | 14th | 26.0 | +1.3 | 24.0 | 24th | 28.6 | 127.2 | low | 22% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
The Monthly climate summary lists the main features of the weather in Queensland using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated. Later information, including data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review.
A climate summary is generally published on the first working day of each month.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 9 am on Monday 2 May 2016. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
Averages for individual sites are long-term means based on observations from
all available years of record, which vary widely from site to site.
They are not shown for sites with less than 10 years of record, as they cannot then be calculated reliably.
The median
is sometimes more representative than the
mean
of long-term average rain.
The Rank indicates how rainfall this time compares with the climate record for the site,
based on the
decile ranking
(very low rainfall is in decile 1, low in decile 2 or 3,
average in decile 4 to 7, high in decile 8 or 9
and very high is in decile 10).
The Fraction of average shows how much rain has fallen this time as a
percentage of the long-term mean.
The ACORN-SAT dataset is used for temperature area averages.
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