Wednesday, 1 February 2017 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC14R0
Queensland in January 2017: Very warm days and nights; wet in the north and west
Queensland had its sixth-warmest January on record. Statewide, mean maximum temperatures were well above average, while mean minimum temperatures were the second-warmest on record for January. Rainfall was mixed: above average in the north and west, below average in parts of the southeast. No tropical cyclones formed in the Queensland region in January, which is unusual but not unprecedented.
Record warm nights; very warm days
- Queensland had its sixth-warmest January on record for mean temperature
- Persistent warmth across much of southern Queensland led to many places recording their highest January mean temperature on record
- Queensland's mean maximum temperature was 1.15 °C above the long-term average of 34.80 °C
- Very warm days across southern Queensland from the 9th to the end of the month
- Hot days in the south on the 13th and 14th, and the 21st; cool days in the Gulf Country for most of the month
- Maryborough had its highest January temperature on record on the 21st, almost 9 °C above the January average, and its warmest January day in 61 years
- Maryborough also experienced a record 14 days in January with a maximum temperature equal to or above 35 °C, beating the previous record of six, set in 2013
- A number of locations had their highest January mean daily maximum temperature on record or in several decades
- Queensland's mean minimum temperature was the second-warmest on record for January (after 2006), and 1.98 °C above the long-term average of 22.67 °C
- Warms nights across southern Queensland from the 11th to 14th, with Barcaldine recording its warmest January night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record on the 13th
- There was a short reprieve across southern parts, before warm overnight temperatures continued from the 17th to the end of the month; a record warm night at Brisbane on the 21st
- Several locations had highest January mean daily minimum temperature on record or in several decades
Wet in the north and west; dry in parts of the southeast
- Overall, rainfall was above average in the Gulf Country, parts of the north, and in the west
- Below average January rainfall in parts of the southeast, particularly around the Wide Bay and Burnett region, and pockets of the southern border; Near-average rainfall elsewhere
- At the start of the month, an active monsoon trough across northern Queensland generated heavy falls in the northern interior and north tropical coast
- A band of slow-moving thunderstorms affected southeast Queensland and the Central Highlands on the 2nd, with further heavy falls on the central coast on the 3rd; Sarina reported 304 mm to 9am on the 4th and Mackay Airport had 233 mm, its wettest January day since 1951
- A weak low pressure system offshore from the Townsville coast produced heavy falls along the central and north tropical coasts from the 6th to the 12th, with more than 850 mm reported at Innisfail during that time
- A very moist and unstable air mass over much of the State from the 13th to 16th produced showers and thunderstorms, with the central and northern interior recording more than 100 mm for the four days, with some locations recording their highest January daily rainfall on record
- Moderate falls occurred over the central and southern interior on the 22nd, due to a surface trough extending across southern Queensland
- Some locations had their highest total January rainfall on record or in several decades
Quiet tropical cyclone season so far
- The Queensland region has experienced an unusually quiet tropical cyclone season to date, with no tropical cyclones forming in the Eastern Region so far
- Of the last 21 tropical cyclone seasons, 13 seasons had seen a tropical cyclone in the Queensland region by the end of January
- The last tropical cyclone in the Queensland region was Tatiana (11 February, 2016)
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in January 2017 | |
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| Hottest day | 45.4 °C at Ballera Gas Field on the 12th |
| Warmest days on average | 41.8 °C at Birdsville Airport |
| Coolest days on average | 28.0 °C at Frederick Reef |
| Coldest day | 22.8 °C at Applethorpe on the 3rd |
| Coldest night | 10.6 °C at Applethorpe on the 9th |
| Coolest nights on average | 17.1 °C at Applethorpe |
| Warmest nights on average | 29.0 °C at Birdsville Airport |
| Warmest night | 33.5 °C at Birdsville Airport on the 20th |
| Warmest on average overall | 35.4 °C at Birdsville Airport |
| Coolest on average overall | 23.2 °C at Applethorpe |
| Wettest overall | 1073.0 mm at Innisfail |
| Wettest day | 330.0 mm at Daradgee on the 8th |
| Strongest wind gust | 102 km/h at Ballera Gas Field on the 18th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record highest January daily rainfall | ||||||
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| New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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| Jochmus | 141.0 | on the 15th | 123.0 | on the 31st in 2010 | 49 | |
| Macalister | 138.0 | on the 16th | 96.0 | on the 20th in 1988 | 46 | |
| Green Hills | 130.8 | on the 4th | 114.0 | on the 13th in 1991 | 31 | |
| Record highest January total rainfall | |||||
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| New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Macalister | 234.4 | 169.0 | in 1995 | 46 | 85.1 |
| Highest January total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Most recent higher |
Average for January |
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| Greenhaven | 793.8 | 993.2 | in 1981 | 378.0 | |
| Mackay Aero | 607.4 | 864.0 | in 1954* | 319.8 | |
| Mt Garnet Post Office | 388.2 | 826.2 | in 1991 | 181.9 | |
| Innot Hot Springs Township | 437.4 | 668.0 | in 1991* | 188.7 | |
| Plane Creek Sugar Mill | 627.3 | 1205.6 | in 1991* | 366.2 | |
| Mackay M.O | 480.8 | 742.8 | in 1996 | 279.7 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
| Record highest January temperature | ||||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Maryborough | 39.6 | on the 21st | 38.4 | on the 31st in 1995 | 61 | 30.7 |
| Record highest January mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Maryborough | 34.2 | = 34.2 | in 1931 | 108 | 30.7 |
| Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 29.5 | 29.1 | in 2010 | 107 | 26.9 |
| Bollon Mary St | 39.4 | = 39.4 | in 1939 | 105 | 35.5 |
| Double Island Point Lighthouse | 30.9 | 30.6 | in 1998 | 74 | 27.8 |
| Taroom Post Office | 37.2 | 36.9 | in 1994 | 64 | 33.7 |
| Applethorpe | 29.3 | = 29.3 | in 2003 | 47 | 26.5 |
| Oakey Aero | 33.6 | 33.4 | in 1994 | 43 | 30.8 |
| Dalby Airport | 34.6 | 34.4 | in 1994 | 25 | 32.4 |
| Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 31.3 | = 31.3 | in 2010 | 24 | 29.7 |
| Rainbow Beach | 30.2 | 30.1 | in 2002 | 24 | 28.8 |
| Roma Airport | 37.2 | 36.8 | in 2006 | 24 | 34.2 |
| Thangool Airport | 36.0 | 35.8 | in 1994 | 24 | 33.6 |
| Sunshine Coast Airport | 30.9 | 30.4 | in 2015 | 22 | 28.9 |
| Tewantin RSL Park | 30.0 | 29.9 | in 2004 | 21 | 28.5 |
| Warwick | 32.2 | 31.9 | in 2002 | 21 | 30.0 |
| Toowoomba Airport | 30.3 | 30.0 | in 2002 | 20 | 28.1 |
| Highest January mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Most recent higher |
Average for January |
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| Surat | 37.0 | 37.1 | in 1964* | 34.2 | |
| Injune Post Office | 36.0 | 36.1 | in 1992 | 33.6 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
| Record highest January daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Brisbane^ | = 28.0 | on the 21st | 28.0 | on the 29th in 1940 | 117 | 21.0 |
| Barcaldine Post Office | 30.9 | on the 13th | 30.5 | on the 4th in 2014 | 56 | 23.2 |
| Brisbane Aero | 27.3 | on the 21st | 26.4 | on the 26th in 1998 | 23 | 21.3 |
| Record highest January mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Brisbane^ | 23.0 | 22.8 | in 1973 | 117 | 21.0 |
| Cunnamulla Post Office | 26.8 | 26.7 | in 2006 | 109 | 22.2 |
| Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 23.7 | 23.4 | in 2010 | 107 | 21.9 |
| Bollon Mary St | 25.7 | 25.4 | in 2006 | 104 | 21.5 |
| Double Island Point Lighthouse | 23.9 | 23.5 | in 1998 | 74 | 22.4 |
| Surat | 24.3 | 23.3 | in 2006 | 71 | 20.7 |
| Taroom Post Office | 23.4 | 22.7 | in 2006 | 64 | 20.7 |
| South Johnstone Exp Stn | 23.8 | = 23.8 | in 2015 | 63 | 22.6 |
| Collinsville Post Office | 23.8 | 23.6 | in 1987 | 58 | 21.9 |
| Applethorpe | 17.1 | 16.8 | in 1987 | 47 | 15.2 |
| Ingham Composite | 24.0 | = 24.0 | in 2013 | 46 | 23.0 |
| Texas Post Office | 21.9 | 20.8 | in 2006 | 45 | 18.6 |
| Oakey Aero | 19.9 | = 19.9 | in 1987 | 43 | 17.8 |
| Dalby Airport | 20.6 | = 20.6 | in 2006 | 25 | 18.7 |
| Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 22.3 | 22.0 | in 2013 | 24 | 20.5 |
| Gladstone Airport | 24.0 | 23.8 | in 1998 | 23 | 23.0 |
| Brisbane Aero | 22.8 | 22.7 | in 2013 | 22 | 21.3 |
| Yeppoon The Esplanade | 24.9 | = 24.9 | in 2006 | 22 | 23.7 |
| Tewantin RSL Park | 23.0 | = 23.0 | in 2015 | 21 | 21.9 |
| Warwick | 19.0 | 18.4 | in 2013 | 21 | 17.0 |
| Toowoomba Airport | 19.1 | 18.8 | in 2006 | 20 | 17.5 |
| Highest January mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Most recent higher |
Average for January |
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| University of Queensland Gatton | 20.9 | 21.7 | in 1987* | 19.1 | |
| Rockhampton Aero | 23.5 | =23.5 | in 1991 | 22.2 | |
| Gladstone Radar | 23.9 | 24.1 | in 1992 | 22.5 | |
| Archerfield Airport | 22.2 | 22.4 | in 1994 | 20.3 | |
| Charters Towers Airport | 23.4 | 24.2 | in 1994 | 22.4 | |
| Sandy Cape Lighthouse | 23.6 | 23.7 | in 1996 | 22.4 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
| Record highest January mean temperature | |||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Brisbane^ | 27.2 | 27.0 | in 2004 | 117 | 25.4 |
| Cunnamulla Post Office | 33.4 | 33.2 | in 2006 | 109 | 29.1 |
| Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 26.6 | 26.3 | in 2010 | 107 | 24.4 |
| Bollon Mary St | 32.6 | 32.4 | in 1939 | 104 | 28.5 |
| Double Island Point Lighthouse | 27.4 | 27.1 | in 1998 | 74 | 25.1 |
| Surat | 30.6 | 30.3 | in 1940 | 71 | 27.4 |
| Taroom Post Office | 30.3 | 29.4 | in 2006 | 64 | 27.2 |
| Applethorpe | 23.2 | 22.2 | in 2013 | 47 | 20.8 |
| Texas Post Office | 29.0 | 27.9 | in 1980 | 45 | 26.1 |
| Oakey Aero | 26.8 | 26.2 | in 1987 | 43 | 24.3 |
| Coolangatta | 26.0 | 25.8 | in 2006 | 29 | 24.6 |
| Dalby Airport | 27.7 | 27.0 | in 2006 | 25 | 25.6 |
| Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 26.8 | 26.5 | in 2004 | 24 | 25.1 |
| Thangool Airport | 28.6 | 28.0 | in 1994 | 24 | 26.7 |
| Brisbane Aero | 26.3 | 26.2 | in 2013 | 22 | 25.1 |
| Sunshine Coast Airport | 26.5 | 26.3 | in 2015 | 22 | 25.1 |
| Tewantin RSL Park | 26.5 | 26.3 | in 2002 | 21 | 25.2 |
| Warwick | 25.6 | 24.9 | in 2013 | 21 | 23.5 |
| Toowoomba Airport | 24.7 | 24.1 | in 2006 | 20 | 22.8 |
| Highest January mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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| Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for January |
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| Maryborough | 27.8 | 28.0 | in 1931 | 25.7 | |
| Gympie | 27.0 | 27.8 | in 1987* | 25.4 | |
| Archerfield Airport | 27.1 | 27.7 | in 1994 | 25.3 | |
| Collinsville Post Office | 29.3 | 29.9 | in 1994 | 27.7 | |
| University of Queensland Gatton | 27.3 | 27.4 | in 1994* | 25.3 | |
* 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 January 2017 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for January 2017 |
Diff from average |
Highest for January 2017 |
Mean for January 2017 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for January 2017 |
Total for January 2017 |
Average for January |
Rank of January 2017 |
Fraction of January average |
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| North Peninsula (district 27) | ||||||||||||
| Coconut Island | 32.2 | +0.4 | 33.9 | 26th | 26.3 | +0.4 | 24.5 | 1st | 113.8 | 272.0 | low | 42% |
| Coen Airport | 33.4 | +0.9 | 36.3 | 5th | 23.9 | +0.1 | 21.9 | 20th | 163.2 | 277.9 | low | 59% |
| Horn Island | 30.8 | -0.1 | 32.1 | 19th | 25.2 | 0.0 | 23.3 | 24th | 463.8 | 398.4 | average | 116% |
| Scherger RAAF | 32.5 | +0.3 | 34.9 | 30th | 24.4 | +0.2 | 23.4 | 31st | 471.6 | 489.4 | average | 96% |
| Weipa Aero | 31.8 | -0.2 | 34.0 | 30th | 24.2 | 0.0 | 23.0 | 31st | 593.6 | 472.5 | high | 126% |
| South Peninsula (district 28) | ||||||||||||
| Lockhart River Airport | 32.3 | +0.6 | 34.6 | 22nd | 24.1 | +0.4 | 22.5 | 21st | 272.6 | 397.5 | average | 69% |
| Palmerville | 34.0 | +0.6 | 35.9 | 2nd | 24.0 | +1.0 | 22.4 | 24th | 183.8 | 265.0 | average | 69% |
| Lower Carpentaria (district 29) | ||||||||||||
| Century Mine | 35.5 | -1.0 | 38.9 | 28th | 25.0 | +0.2 | 22.3 | 31st | 178.6 | 191.7 | average | 93% |
| Cloncurry Airport | 36.6 | 0.0 | 41.0 | 27th | 25.6 | +0.9 | 23.0 | 15th | 129.2 | 169.8 | average | 76% |
| Julia Creek Airport | 36.9 | -0.4 | 40.5 | 29th | 24.4 | +0.8 | 22.1 | 27th | 131.0 | 133.0 | average | 98% |
| Kowanyama Airport | 32.8 | -0.2 | 35.1 | 25th | 25.0 | +0.7 | 23.5 | 31st | 389.0 | 339.5 | average | 115% |
| Lake Julius AWS | 35.6 | 40.3 | 28th | 25.6 | 22.2 | 16th | 213.8 | |||||
| Mornington Island Airport | 31.4 | 33.2 | 25th | 26.0 | 23.6 | 29th | 231.8 | |||||
| Mount Isa Aero | 35.9 | -0.5 | 40.1 | 29th | 24.2 | +0.5 | 21.9 | 1st | 173.6 | 118.6 | high | 146% |
| Normanton Airport | 33.0 | -0.9 | 35.7 | 26th | 25.4 | +0.1 | 23.3 | 16th | 366.2 | 248.3 | high | 147% |
| Sweers Island | 31.8 | -0.7 | 34.0 | 29th | 26.8 | +0.4 | 24.1 | 16th | 197.5 | 327.0 | low | 60% |
| Upper Carpentaria (district 30) | ||||||||||||
| Georgetown Airport | 33.6 | -0.2 | 38.4 | 22nd | 23.4 | 0.0 | 21.7 | 14th | 334.8 | 259.5 | high | 129% |
| Hughenden Airport | 35.9 | +0.4 | 39.6 | 28th | 24.5 | +1.0 | 22.3 | 16th | 110.0 | 127.3 | average | 86% |
| Richmond Airport | 36.5 | -0.2 | 40.1 | 1st | 23.9 | +0.5 | 21.5 | 27th | 173.8 | 125.8 | high | 138% |
| Richmond Post Office | 36.4 | -0.5 | 39.7 | 28th | 24.5 | +1.5 | 22.1 | 7th | 153.2 | 121.9 | high | 126% |
| Barron North Coast (district 31)*Brisbane's maximum and minimum temperature anomalies are calculated using the old (closed) and current (open) sites. | ||||||||||||
| Cairns Aero | 32.2 | +0.7 | 34.2 | 28th | 24.6 | +0.9 | 22.6 | 19th | 374.8 | 390.0 | average | 96% |
| Cairns Racecourse | 32.5 | 34.4 | 2nd | 24.3 | 21.7 | 20th | 300.0 | |||||
| Cape Flattery | 32.5 | +0.4 | 34.3 | 21st | 25.1 | +0.4 | 23.1 | 20th | 115.4 | 266.3 | low | 43% |
| Cooktown Airport | 33.0 | +1.0 | 37.3 | 2nd | 24.5 | +0.2 | 22.3 | 20th | 222.4 | 262.9 | average | 85% |
| Low Isles Lighthouse | 33.4 | +1.1 | 36.2 | 2nd | 25.7 | +0.2 | 22.3 | 18th | 407.2 | 397.6 | average | 102% |
| Mareeba Airport | 31.5 | +0.3 | 35.1 | 1st | 22.0 | +0.6 | 19.0 | 19th | 278.2 | 212.5 | average | 131% |
| Walkamin Research Station | 30.6 | +0.6 | 34.5 | 1st | 20.8 | +0.5 | 17.6 | 19th | 382.4 | 219.9 | high | 174% |
| Herbert North Coast (district 32) | ||||||||||||
| Cardwell Marine Pde | 31.3 | -0.2 | 32.8 | 29th | 24.3 | +1.4 | 22.3 | 3rd | 382.1 | 438.1 | average | 87% |
| Ingham Composite | 32.6 | +0.2 | 35.0 | 2nd | 24.0 | +1.0 | 21.9 | 20th | 323.1 | 378.9 | average | 85% |
| Innisfail | 31.4 | +0.5 | 32.9 | 6th | 24.3 | +1.4 | 22.5 | 20th | 1073.0 | 511.9 | v high | 210% |
| Innisfail Aerodrome | 32.0 | 33.8 | 2nd | 23.3 | 20.8 | 19th | 1056.6 | |||||
| Lucinda Point | 30.5 | +0.3 | 31.7 | 14th | 25.6 | +0.3 | 23.6 | 16th | 315.2 | 183.3 | v high | 172% |
| South Johnstone Exp Stn | 31.7 | +0.5 | 33.4 | 22nd | 23.8 | +1.2 | 21.6 | 19th | 1052.6 | 525.2 | v high | 200% |
| Townsville Aero | 32.3 | +0.9 | 34.9 | 2nd | 25.3 | +1.0 | 24.0 | 30th | 161.4 | 268.7 | average | 60% |
| East Central Coast (district 33) | ||||||||||||
| Alva Beach | 31.2 | 0.0 | 32.4 | 29th | 25.2 | +0.4 | 22.7 | 8th | 286.2 | 242.4 | average | 118% |
| Ayr DPI Research Stn | 32.3 | +0.5 | 34.9 | 1st | 23.9 | +1.1 | 21.7 | 20th | 234.8 | 217.3 | average | 108% |
| Bowen Airport AWS | 32.0 | 33.4 | 28th | 24.2 | 21.6 | 27th | 273.2 | |||||
| Collinsville Post Office | 34.8 | +1.3 | 39.0 | 21st | 23.8 | +1.9 | 20.8 | 27th | 101.8 | 135.4 | average | 75% |
| Hamilton Island Airport | 30.3 | +0.5 | 32.9 | 12th | 25.2 | +0.4 | 22.8 | 31st | 421.8 | 280.9 | high | 150% |
| Mackay Aero | 31.0 | +0.7 | 33.9 | 19th | 23.6 | +0.6 | 20.4 | 21st | 607.4 | 319.8 | v high | 190% |
| Mackay M.O | 30.7 | +0.6 | 33.6 | 13th | 24.3 | +0.7 | 21.3 | 21st | 480.8 | 279.7 | high | 172% |
| Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club) | 30.7 | 33.0 | 19th | 23.2 | 19.7 | 21st | 553.4 | |||||
| Proserpine Airport | 31.4 | -0.2 | 34.2 | 21st | 23.1 | +0.5 | 20.5 | 20th | 583.6 | 297.1 | high | 196% |
| Samuel Hill Aero | 31.1 | +0.3 | 35.1 | 19th | 22.5 | +1.0 | 18.9 | 21st | 174.0 | 203.8 | average | 85% |
| St Lawrence | 32.3 | +0.6 | 34.7 | 19th | 23.3 | +0.3 | 20.0 | 21st | 259.0 | 200.8 | high | 129% |
| Williamson | 31.9 | +0.4 | 35.5 | 14th | 23.3 | +0.4 | 19.3 | 24th | 99.8 | 156.0 | average | 64% |
| Woolshed | 29.0 | +0.4 | 33.1 | 2nd | 21.6 | +0.8 | 18.2 | 21st | 301.2 | 254.6 | average | 118% |
| Yeppoon The Esplanade | 29.9 | +0.6 | 32.8 | 21st | 24.9 | +1.2 | 20.7 | 21st | 51.4 | 125.0 | low | 41% |
| West Central Coast (district 34) | ||||||||||||
| Charters Towers Airport | 34.2 | +0.5 | 38.5 | 21st | 23.4 | +1.0 | 20.5 | 20th | 124.2 | 154.5 | average | 80% |
| Moranbah Airport | 34.1 | 39.2 | 21st | 21.5 | 18.5 | 11th | 60.2 | |||||
| Central Highlands (district 35) | ||||||||||||
| Blackwater Airport | 35.9 | 40.2 | 21st | 22.6 | 19.6 | 9th | 29.6 | |||||
| Clermont Airport | 35.2 | 38.9 | 13th | 22.3 | 19.0 | 9th | 73.6 | |||||
| Emerald Airport | 35.9 | +1.5 | 39.7 | 21st | 23.2 | +1.0 | 19.8 | 9th | 70.4 | 88.3 | average | 80% |
| Lochington | 34.6 | 38.7 | 13th | 22.3 | 19.0 | 9th | 173.8 | |||||
| Rolleston Airport | 35.6 | 39.9 | 13th | 22.6 | 18.3 | 9th | 120.4 | |||||
| Springsure Comet St | 33.9 | -0.1 | 37.4 | 21st | 22.1 | +1.3 | 18.1 | 31st | 309.2 | 111.5 | v high | 277% |
| Tambo Post Office | 35.3 | +0.4 | 39.1 | 13th | 23.0 | +2.6 | 17.9 | 8th | 98.3 | 80.4 | high | 122% |
| Taroom Post Office | 37.2 | +3.5 | 41.4 | 12th | 23.4 | +2.7 | 18.9 | 9th | 40.9 | 98.3 | low | 42% |
| Central Lowlands (district 36) | ||||||||||||
| Barcaldine Post Office | 36.2 | +0.6 | 41.3 | 12th | 24.7 | +1.5 | 19.7 | 7th | 75.6 | 86.0 | average | 88% |
| Blackall Airport | 36.5 | +0.5 | 40.8 | 27th | 24.4 | +1.5 | 21.2 | 8th | 78.6 | 96.0 | average | 82% |
| Isisford Post Office | 38.1 | +1.2 | 42.3 | 27th | 25.4 | +2.3 | 20.7 | 7th | 82.2 | 69.9 | average | 118% |
| Longreach Aero | 38.4 | +1.3 | 41.9 | 27th | 24.8 | +1.7 | 18.5 | 7th | 58.0 | 78.2 | average | 74% |
| Upper Western (district 37) | ||||||||||||
| Camooweal Township | 35.6 | -1.7 | 39.0 | 30th | 24.9 | +0.6 | 22.7 | 16th | 148.4 | 99.2 | high | 150% |
| Carters Bore | 36.0 | 40.7 | 28th | 24.7 | 20.8 | 30th | 124.2 | |||||
| New May Downs | 36.0 | 39.5 | 29th | 24.6 | 22.2 | 16th | 120.4 | |||||
| The Monument Airport | 37.8 | +0.4 | 41.6 | 29th | 25.6 | +1.1 | 22.9 | 15th | 78.6 | 67.3 | average | 117% |
| Trepell Airport | 37.1 | -0.3 | 41.2 | 1st | 25.1 | +0.7 | 22.7 | 2nd | 120.4 | 100.4 | average | 120% |
| Urandangi Aerodrome | 37.6 | 40.8 | 29th | 25.2 | 22.6 | 16th | 130.0 | |||||
| Winton Airport | 38.9 | +1.4 | 42.9 | 28th | 25.2 | +1.1 | 21.0 | 7th | 55.0 | 80.1 | average | 69% |
| Lower Western (district 38) | ||||||||||||
| Birdsville Airport | 41.8 | +1.6 | 45.1 | 30th | 29.0 | +2.7 | 23.5 | 3rd | 45.2 | 25.9 | high | 175% |
| Boulia Airport | 39.4 | +0.9 | 43.5 | 28th | 27.0 | +2.4 | 23.4 | 9th | 64.4 | 47.6 | high | 135% |
| Windorah Airport | 40.4 | 43.4 | 12th | 27.9 | 23.3 | 7th | 19.2 | |||||
| Port Curtis South Coast (district 39) | ||||||||||||
| Bundaberg Aero | 31.6 | +1.4 | 33.7 | 19th | 22.6 | +1.2 | 19.4 | 9th | 56.4 | 175.0 | low | 32% |
| Gayndah Airport | 35.5 | +2.0 | 40.6 | 14th | 22.0 | +1.3 | 17.0 | 9th | 54.0 | 92.6 | average | 58% |
| Gladstone Airport | 31.3 | +0.6 | 35.6 | 19th | 24.0 | +1.0 | 21.3 | 24th | 170.6 | 147.7 | average | 116% |
| Gladstone Radar | 32.0 | +0.7 | 36.4 | 19th | 23.9 | +1.4 | 21.2 | 8th | 0 | 150.3 | lowest | 0% |
| Lady Elliot Island | 30.5 | +1.3 | 31.9 | 13th | 25.0 | +1.0 | 22.0 | 3rd | 42.8 | 121.2 | low | 35% |
| Rockhampton Aero | 33.3 | +1.3 | 39.4 | 21st | 23.5 | +1.3 | 21.1 | 25th | 78.6 | 131.1 | average | 60% |
| Rundle Island | 28.9 | +0.7 | 32.5 | 26th | 25.2 | +0.8 | 22.2 | 5th | ||||
| Sandy Cape Lighthouse | 30.7 | +1.3 | 32.6 | 25th | 23.6 | +1.2 | 21.4 | 6th | 36.0 | 163.3 | v low | 22% |
| Seventeen Seventy | 30.2 | +0.8 | 32.0 | 31st | 24.2 | +1.3 | 21.3 | 8th | 62.4 | 165.3 | low | 38% |
| Thangool Airport | 36.0 | +2.4 | 39.9 | 21st | 21.2 | +1.5 | 17.1 | 9th | 18.2 | 97.6 | v low | 19% |
| Moreton South Coast (district 40) | ||||||||||||
| Amberley AMO | 32.5 | +1.4 | 38.7 | 14th | 21.0 | +1.4 | 15.7 | 24th | 179.8 | 117.2 | high | 153% |
| Archerfield Airport | 32.0 | +1.6 | 36.7 | 12th | 22.2 | +1.9 | 17.3 | 9th | 135.4 | 138.6 | average | 98% |
| Beaudesert Drumley Street | 32.7 | 38.7 | 14th | 20.8 | 15.3 | 9th | 224.2 | |||||
| Beerburrum Forest Station | 31.7 | +1.5 | 37.3 | 18th | 20.9 | +1.2 | 16.3 | 9th | 118.2 | 200.6 | average | 59% |
| Brisbane | 31.4 | +1.6 | 35.6 | 12th | 23.0 | +2.0 | 19.3 | 9th | 218.4 | 151.8 | average | 144% |
| Brisbane Aero | 29.8 | +0.8 | 33.3 | 21st | 22.8 | +1.5 | 18.2 | 9th | 73.4 | 136.5 | average | 54% |
| Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 29.5 | +2.6 | 31.5 | 17th | 23.7 | +1.8 | 20.9 | 5th | 30.2 | 148.1 | v low | 20% |
| Coolangatta | 29.9 | +1.6 | 33.0 | 14th | 22.1 | +1.2 | 17.9 | 9th | 142.8 | 164.4 | average | 87% |
| Double Island Point Lighthouse | 30.9 | +3.1 | 34.3 | 13th | 23.9 | +1.5 | 20.8 | 8th | 34.6 | 162.5 | v low | 21% |
| Gold Coast Seaway | 29.9 | +1.2 | 33.4 | 18th | 22.4 | +0.6 | 19.8 | 9th | 119.6 | 135.8 | average | 88% |
| Gympie | 33.0 | +1.8 | 38.5 | 14th | 21.0 | +1.4 | 16.0 | 23rd | 63.4 | 163.8 | low | 39% |
| Hervey Bay Airport | 32.0 | +2.0 | 34.2 | 13th | 23.2 | +1.2 | 18.6 | 25th | 26.4 | 142.4 | low | 19% |
| Jimna Forestry | 29.7 | +1.6 | 37.0 | 14th | 18.8 | +1.4 | 12.9 | 24th | 13.8 | 119.2 | low | 12% |
| Kingaroy Airport | 32.4 | +1.7 | 37.7 | 14th | 19.3 | +1.3 | 12.6 | 9th | 76.4 | 97.7 | average | 78% |
| Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 31.3 | +1.6 | 36.9 | 12th | 22.3 | +1.8 | 17.9 | 9th | 145.6 | 133.3 | average | 109% |
| Maryborough | 34.2 | +3.5 | 39.6 | 21st | 21.5 | +0.9 | 17.3 | 23rd | 16.0 | 164.5 | v low | 10% |
| Nambour Daff - Hillside | 31.0 | 36.6 | 14th | 21.6 | 17.1 | 9th | 87.6 | 280.3 | low | 31% | ||
| Point Lookout | 30.6 | +1.4 | 33.9 | 30th | 23.9 | +1.5 | 21.8 | 3rd | 85.5 | 149.2 | average | 57% |
| Rainbow Beach | 30.2 | +1.4 | 34.3 | 21st | 53.4 | 168.5 | low | 32% | ||||
| Redcliffe | 30.2 | +1.2 | 35.9 | 21st | 23.5 | +1.4 | 19.6 | 9th | 69.0 | 150.8 | average | 46% |
| Redland (Alexandra Hills) | 29.5 | 32.6 | 12th | 22.1 | 16.9 | 9th | 101.0 | |||||
| Sunshine Coast Airport | 30.9 | +2.0 | 35.7 | 21st | 22.1 | +0.9 | 18.4 | 9th | 39.4 | 149.3 | low | 26% |
| Tewantin RSL Park | 30.0 | +1.5 | 36.9 | 21st | 23.0 | +1.1 | 19.9 | 25th | 78.6 | 148.3 | low | 53% |
| University of Queensland Gatton | 33.7 | +2.2 | 39.6 | 14th | 20.9 | +1.8 | 15.4 | 9th | 106.8 | 111.8 | average | 96% |
| East Darling Downs (district 41) | ||||||||||||
| Applethorpe | 29.3 | +2.8 | 34.2 | 14th | 17.1 | +1.9 | 10.6 | 9th | 94.6 | 98.9 | average | 96% |
| Dalby Airport | 34.6 | +2.2 | 39.4 | 14th | 20.6 | +1.9 | 16.1 | 9th | 94.2 | 77.7 | average | 121% |
| Oakey Aero | 33.6 | +2.8 | 39.2 | 14th | 19.9 | +2.1 | 14.6 | 9th | 48.6 | 80.0 | average | 61% |
| Texas Post Office | 36.0 | +2.3 | 41.6 | 1st | 21.9 | +3.3 | 15.1 | 8th | 144.2 | 89.7 | high | 161% |
| Toowoomba Airport | 30.3 | +2.2 | 36.4 | 14th | 19.1 | +1.6 | 15.8 | 8th | 93.4 | 98.6 | high | 95% |
| Warwick | 32.2 | +2.2 | 38.1 | 14th | 19.0 | +2.0 | 13.5 | 9th | 119.0 | 85.3 | high | 140% |
| West Darling Downs (district 42) | ||||||||||||
| Miles Constance Street | 35.6 | +2.0 | 40.8 | 13th | 22.5 | +2.2 | 17.8 | 9th | 76.0 | 71.7 | average | 106% |
| Maranoa (district 43) | ||||||||||||
| Injune Post Office | 36.0 | +2.4 | 40.2 | 26th | 22.0 | +2.4 | 17.2 | 8th | 39.6 | 88.6 | low | 45% |
| Mitchell Post Office | 37.1 | +3.0 | 41.2 | 25th | 22.7 | +2.7 | 18.9 | 10th | 65.4 | 81.8 | average | 80% |
| Roma Airport | 37.2 | +3.0 | 41.3 | 13th | 22.7 | +1.9 | 18.3 | 8th | 67.8 | 71.5 | average | 95% |
| St George Airport | 38.7 | +4.0 | 43.3 | 25th | 25.4 | +3.6 | 21.9 | 8th | 17.2 | 54.5 | low | 32% |
| Surat | 37.0 | +2.8 | 40.8 | 13th | 24.3 | +3.6 | 20.3 | 8th | 70.8 | 71.9 | average | 98% |
| Warrego (district 44) | ||||||||||||
| Bollon Mary St | 39.4 | +3.9 | 43.6 | 13th | 25.7 | +4.2 | 22.2 | 15th | 54.7 | 64.2 | average | 85% |
| Charleville Aero | 38.0 | +3.0 | 41.1 | 12th | 25.3 | +3.6 | 21.2 | 7th | 56.4 | 74.4 | average | 76% |
| Cunnamulla Post Office | 39.9 | +3.9 | 43.5 | 13th | 26.8 | +4.6 | 22.1 | 3rd | 48.2 | 47.8 | average | 101% |
| Far Southwest (district 45) | ||||||||||||
| Ballera Gas Field | 41.5 | +2.2 | 45.4 | 12th | 27.8 | +2.3 | 21.8 | 3rd | 38.4 | 31.3 | average | 123% |
| Thargomindah Airport | 40.9 | +2.5 | 44.5 | 11th | 28.4 | +3.1 | 23.9 | 21st | 4.0 | 37.0 | low | 11% |
| Offshore Islands (district 200) | ||||||||||||
| Frederick Reef | 28.0 | 31.0 | 21st | 25.3 | 23.0 | 8th | ||||||
| Middle Percy Island | 28.8 | +0.2 | 30.6 | 19th | 23.6 | +0.3 | 21.2 | 8th | 297.8 | 190.4 | high | 156% |
| Willis Island | 31.8 | +1.1 | 33.6 | 22nd | 26.4 | +0.7 | 23.9 | 17th | 185.4 | 193.3 | average | 96% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
The Monthly climate summary, generally published on the first working day of each month, 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. More extensive discussion of significant weather events, along with later information and data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 10 am on Wednesday 1 February 2017. 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.
Where temperature area averages are mentioned, they are derived from the ACORN-SAT dataset.
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