Monday, 3 April 2017 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC14R0
Queensland in March 2017: Severe tropical cyclone Debbie brought flooding rain; very warm days and nights across the State
Severe tropical cyclone Debbie made landfall on the 28th, crossing at Airlie Beach as a category 4 system. Temperatures were very warm for the month, with mean, maximum and minimum temperatures all in the top four warmest on record.
Well above average rainfall from Bowen to the southeast, record high in places; dry in the west
- Overall, rainfall was well above average along the east coast and adjacent inland districts from about Bowen to the greater southeast of Queensland
- Numerous locations had their highest total March rainfall on record or in several decades
- Below to well below average falls in the west and southwest, and in pockets of the far northeast coast; near average falls elsewhere
- Active monsoon trough during March; but near-average falls reported across the northern tropics
- A series of surface- and upper-level troughs produced showers and thunderstorms in eastern and southeastern parts of the State in the first half of the month
- Moderate falls were reported in the northern interior from shower and thunderstorm activity in the middle of the month
- A low pressure system embedded on a coastal trough near the southeast coast brought moderate to heavy falls in southeast Queensland, with another trough near the central on the 21st bringing heavy falls to the central and Capricornia coasts
- Tropical cyclone Debbie produced heavy falls in the central coast and Whitsunday Islands as the system made landfall on the 28th
- Widespread flooding associated with ex-tropical cyclone Debbie affected eastern, central and southeastern Queensland
- A number of sites had their highest March daily rainfall on record
Very warm days and nights overall
- Second-warmest in terms of mean temperature; fourth-warmest mean maximum and second-warmest mean minimum temperatures on record for Queensland
- Hot days were experienced across most of the State, especially in the west
- Many sites had their highest March temperature on record
- Urandangi had a late-season temperature record, with 44.0 °C on the 28th, the latest occurrence in the season for any location in the State to record a temperature so high
- A number of locations, including Maryborough, Cairns and Camooweal also had their warmest March days on record or in several decades
- Very warm nights; record warm in the southwest and along the east coast from the north tropical coast to Wide Bay area
- Many locations, including Townsville and Taroom, had their warmest March night on record
- Some sites had their highest March mean daily minimum temperature on record or in several decades
- Overall, mean temperatures were the second-warmest on record for Queensland
- Numerous sites, including Boulia, Cunnamulla, Cairns, Mackay, Collinsville and Maryborough had their warmest March on record in terms of mean temperature
- Some places had the warmest March in several decades
Severe tropical cyclone Debbie produced heavy falls and
flooding
- Severe tropical cyclone Debbie make landfall around midday on the 28th as a category 4 system
- Hamilton Island recorded a wind gust of 263 km/h as Debbie made landfall
- Heavy rainfall and destructive winds were experienced from about Bowen to Mackay.
- As Debbie crossed and tracked inland, weakening to an ex-tropical cyclone, flooding occurred in numerous river catchments associated with heavy rainfall
- Riverine flooding occurred in some coastal catchments from Bowen and south to the New South Wales border, extending inland to parts of the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Maranoa and Warrego, and Darling Downs districts
- Major flooding still continues in some catchments; and in northern New South Wales into April
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes in March 2017 | |
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Hottest day | 44.0 °C at Urandangi Aerodrome on the 28th |
Warmest days on average | 40.9 °C at Urandangi Aerodrome |
Coolest days on average | 24.9 °C at Applethorpe |
Coldest day | 20.5 °C at Applethorpe on the 21st |
Coldest night | 8.3 °C at Applethorpe on the 10th |
Coolest nights on average | 15.3 °C at Applethorpe |
Warmest nights on average | 27.3 °C at Sweers Island |
Warmest night | 29.8 °C at Windorah Airport on the 25th; and at Boulia Airport and Mornington Island Airport, both on the 29th |
Warmest on average overall | 32.3 °C at Boulia Airport |
Coolest on average overall | 20.1 °C at Applethorpe |
Wettest overall | 1315.6 mm at Plane Creek Sugar Mill |
Wettest day | 396.0 mm at Crystal Brook on the 30th |
Strongest wind gust | 263 km/h at Hamilton Island Airport on the 28th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Record highest March daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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Plane Creek Sugar Mill | 355.5 | on the 30th | 259.8 | on the 26th in 1963 | 104 | |
Canungra Finch Road | 285.0 | on the 31st | 216.9 | on the 24th in 1953 | 100 | |
Somerby | 118.0 | on the 30th | 116.4 | on the 3rd in 1994 | 92 | |
Jambin Post Office | 170.0 | on the 30th | 127.5 | on the 18th in 1940 | 91 | |
Amberley AMO | 143.6 | on the 31st | 113.2 | on the 28th in 2014 | 76 | |
Mount Kroombit | 94.2 | on the 30th | 78.2 | on the 27th in 1963 | 61 | |
Queen Mary Falls | 176.6 | on the 31st | 129.0 | on the 6th in 2004 | 59 | |
Colodan | 143.4 | on the 30th | 79.2 | on the 1st in 1994 | 58 | |
Carfax | 165.5 | on the 29th | 100.0 | on the 2nd in 1988 | 56 | |
Fort Lytton | 178.0 | on the 31st | 125.0 | on the 11th in 1974 | 52 | |
Highbury Station | 137.6 | on the 6th | 111.8 | on the 18th in 2012 | 47 | |
Capalaba Water Treat | 163.0 | on the 31st | 146.6 | on the 10th in 2001 | 46 | |
Carneys Creek The Ranch | 141.0 | on the 31st | 125.4 | on the 28th in 2014 | 45 | |
Maroon Dam | 163.6 | on the 31st | 101.0 | on the 28th in 2014 | 45 | |
Mystery Park | 250.0 | on the 30th | 221.0 | on the 2nd in 1988 | 45 | |
Greenbank Thompson Road | 160.0 | on the 31st | 121.2 | on the 28th in 2014 | 40 | |
Lovandee | 121.6 | on the 30th | 93.0 | on the 6th in 1976 | 40 | |
Maclean Bridge | 242.0 | on the 31st | 106.0 | on the 16th in 1992 | 35 | |
Monogorilby - Home | 81.0 | on the 5th | 69.0 | on the 3rd in 2010 | 35 | |
Mackay Aero | 206.8 | on the 30th | 187.2 | on the 4th in 2013 | 31 | |
Ripple Downs | 48.4 | on the 31st | 46.0 | on the 29th in 2002 | 30 | |
Crystal Brook | 396.0 | on the 30th | 158.0 | on the 30th in 2011 | 24 | |
The Deep Crossing | 118.8 | on the 31st | 45.6 | on the 6th in 2007 | 23 | |
Archer River Roadhouse | 164.4 | on the 3rd | 91.0 | on the 5th in 2008 | 21 | |
Tewantin RSL Park | 188.8 | on the 15th | 131.6 | on the 28th in 2014 | 21 |
Record highest March total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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Dalveen | 252.0 | 243.8 | in 1914 | 123 | 79.9 |
Harrisville Mary Street | 369.0 | 346.2 | in 1939 | 121 | 89.8 |
Mounefontein | 291.8 | 211.6 | in 1927 | 109 | 65.7 |
Plane Creek Sugar Mill | 1315.6 | 996.4 | in 2011 | 108 | 298.7 |
Mount Larcom Post Office | 503.4 | 406.1 | in 1956 | 104 | 100.7 |
Canungra Finch Road | 588.0 | 522.9 | in 1955 | 100 | 130.6 |
Somerby | 317.0 | 246.5 | in 1927 | 92 | 59.9 |
Jambin Post Office | 322.2 | 308.0 | in 1949 | 89 | 68.2 |
Glenlands | 474.5 | 381.8 | in 1990 | 87 | 105.9 |
Kroombit | 325.2 | 288.5 | in 1927 | 83 | 67.5 |
Proston Post Office | 225.2 | 199.4 | in 1949 | 79 | 68.6 |
Riverslea TM | 269.0 | 239.3 | in 1950 | 77 | 69.8 |
Amberley AMO | 282.8 | 256.4 | in 1963 | 76 | 85.9 |
Meandarra Post Office | 295.5 | 263.1 | in 2010 | 75 | 58.4 |
Mt Alford | 457.8 | 368.8 | in 1939 | 73 | 104.4 |
Dunollie | 267.0 | 190.0 | in 1956 | 67 | 59.5 |
Mount Kroombit | 292.0 | 175.2 | in 1963 | 62 | 60.9 |
Killara | 233.6 | 228.7 | in 1963 | 60 | 56.6 |
Wamuran | 402.8 | 402.2 | in 1925 | 60 | 152.7 |
Gladstone Radar | 617.2 | 370.6 | in 2014 | 59 | 107.0 |
Springs | 497.0 | 326.3 | in 1963 | 57 | 111.4 |
Carfax | 286.5 | 236.5 | in 1994 | 56 | 61.5 |
Highvale | 377.0 | 364.4 | in 1974 | 53 | 133.6 |
Juanita | 278.7 | 237.2 | in 1994 | 52 | 58.4 |
Applethorpe | 223.8 | 209.4 | in 1989 | 49 | 72.1 |
Oakey Aero | 160.4 | 139.0 | in 2010 | 47 | 50.3 |
Maroon Dam | 476.2 | 225.4 | in 2014 | 45 | 93.6 |
Carneys Creek The Ranch | 538.0 | 296.2 | in 2014 | 44 | 109.3 |
Moyola | 185.5 | 144.2 | in 2014 | 44 | 63.3 |
Mystery Park | 810.9 | 565.4 | in 1988 | 44 | 150.7 |
Coolmunda Dam | 216.4 | 153.4 | in 1989 | 41 | 56.3 |
Greenbank Thompson Road | 378.0 | 253.8 | in 2014 | 40 | 109.5 |
Oakington | 250.4 | 182.6 | in 2014 | 40 | 74.0 |
Woodgate Store | 368.3 | 344.0 | in 1992 | 39 | 115.0 |
Childers South | 410.8 | 327.8 | in 2012 | 38 | 111.4 |
Lovandee | 470.6 | 264.8 | in 2011 | 37 | 100.7 |
Springbrook Road | 642.0 | 468.0 | in 2006 | 36 | 259.1 |
Maclean Bridge | 471.4 | 187.8 | in 1992 | 35 | 103.2 |
Monogorilby - Home | 279.0 | 179.2 | in 2010 | 35 | 51.2 |
Cooby Creek Dam | 233.2 | 145.6 | in 2010 | 27 | 59.1 |
Dalby Airport | 200.8 | 174.2 | in 2010 | 26 | 59.1 |
Ripple Downs | 189.8 | 170.4 | in 2010 | 26 | 55.3 |
Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 405.6 | 378.4 | in 2001 | 25 | 128.0 |
Maryvale | 258.0 | 222.0 | in 1963 | 25 | 89.8 |
Crystal Brook | 1078.0 | 711.6 | in 2011 | 24 | 230.6 |
Gladstone Airport | 614.8 | 308.4 | in 2016 | 23 | 117.8 |
Gold Coast Seaway | 394.0 | 222.4 | in 2011 | 23 | 121.3 |
Hazeldean | 427.8 | 338.4 | in 2014 | 23 | 100.2 |
Miva | 349.7 | 266.6 | in 2012 | 23 | 107.4 |
Southwood | 204.8 | 171.0 | in 2010 | 23 | 63.5 |
The Deep Crossing | 287.4 | 148.8 | in 2010 | 23 | 65.4 |
Wivenhoe Dam | 206.4 | 145.0 | in 2004 | 23 | 65.2 |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 618.6 | 615.4 | in 2014 | 23 | 154.4 |
Brisbane Aero | 297.6 | 201.4 | in 2010 | 22 | 107.6 |
Eidsvold Bridge | 231.7 | 176.4 | in 2013 | 22 | 60.4 |
Felton | 187.8 | 179.6 | in 2014 | 22 | 65.4 |
Beardy Junction | 196.4 | 134.0 | in 2001 | 21 | 64.8 |
Point Lookout | 278.7 | 267.8 | in 2010 | 21 | 136.3 |
Pratten Condamine River | 201.4 | 192.0 | in 1999 | 21 | 67.6 |
Tewantin RSL Park | 599.2 | 598.0 | in 2012 | 21 | 221.0 |
Toowoomba Airport | 313.6 | 190.0 | in 2014 | 21 | 82.7 |
Makowata | 557.6 | 333.4 | in 2011 | 20 | 167.3 |
Highest March total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for March |
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Pittsworth | 252.0 | 321.8 | in 1890 | 65.9 | |
Wallangarra Post Office | 251.7 | 311.4 | in 1890 | 70.3 | |
Yuleba Garden St | 212.9 | 515.1 | in 1890 | 64.3 | |
Gin Gin Post Office | 478.5 | 668.8 | in 1898* | 126.6 | |
Booroondarra | 306.2 | 326.4 | in 1940* | 71.8 | |
Southport Ridgeway Ave | 532.8 | 545.3 | in 1939* | 198.9 | |
Jondaryan Post Office | 170.0 | 209.3 | in 1947* | 58.1 | |
Monto Township | 230.7 | 246.2 | in 1939* | 79.0 | |
Eidsvold Post Office | 234.5 | 291.8 | in 1952* | 76.3 | |
Nanango Wills St | 265.6 | 287.5 | in 1955 | 83.6 | |
Mount Joseph | 345.8 | 405.0 | in 1956 | 114.6 | |
Yaamba | 419.6 | 507.0 | in 1956 | 107.7 | |
Lowood Don St | 247.0 | 259.7 | in 1955* | 91.3 | |
Bell Police | 142.0 | 164.3 | in 1958* | 57.5 | |
Abercorn | 200.7 | 210.9 | in 1963 | 71.6 | |
Colodan | 251.2 | 317.5 | in 1963 | 53.0 | |
Ellangowan | 181.0 | 252.7 | in 1963 | 62.6 | |
Lanark | 216.0 | 246.2 | in 1963 | 62.1 | |
Mundubbera | 207.0 | 212.6 | in 1963 | 65.4 | |
Queen Mary Falls | 349.8 | 354.9 | in 1963 | 148.3 | |
Toogoolawah Post Office | 222.2 | 302.5 | in 1963 | 91.0 | |
University of Queensland Gatton | 198.0 | 219.4 | in 1963 | 79.7 | |
Kenilworth Township | 391.8 | 505.4 | in 1963* | 173.8 | |
Wateranga | 286.0 | 342.6 | in 1956* | 83.9 | |
Capalaba Water Treat | 338.4 | 433.2 | in 1974* | 137.0 | |
Archerfield Airport | 416.2 | 458.0 | in 1974* | 127.5 | |
Fort Lytton | 305.0 | 356.0 | in 1974* | 126.8 | |
Manly Railway Station | 344.4 | 381.6 | in 1974* | 137.2 | |
Beerburrum Forest Station | 363.8 | 388.4 | in 1978* | 175.4 | |
Leslie Dam | 192.2 | 192.6 | in 1979 | 56.8 | |
Miami Bardon Ave | 552.4 | 773.6 | in 1978* | 194.7 | |
Double Island Point Lighthouse | 279.0 | 284.9 | in 1977* | 163.6 | |
Ballandean Post Office | 193.6 | 199.6 | in 1989 | 65.5 | |
Carmila Beach Road | 605.0 | 610.8 | in 1979* | 209.2 | |
Coolangatta | 444.0 | 520.8 | in 1987* | 184.2 | |
Gatton Vale | 239.0 | 241.4 | in 1988* | 69.0 | |
Lady Elliot Island | 272.8 | 419.4 | in 1989 | 125.8 | |
Texas Post Office | 167.9 | 174.6 | in 1989 | 56.8 | |
Injune Post Office | 145.8 | 201.0 | in 1990 | 63.0 | |
Pacific Heights | 856.4 | 970.4 | in 1990 | 195.3 | |
Rockhampton Aero | 409.4 | 447.4 | in 1990 | 106.5 | |
Springsure Comet St | 206.4 | 262.5 | in 1990 | 70.9 | |
Broadmeadows | 577.8 | 700.2 | in 1990* | 142.3 | |
Mackay Aero | 801.0 | 886.7 | in 1955* | 263.3 | |
Seventeen Seventy | 385.3 | 397.2 | in 1990* | 143.3 | |
Durrandella | 101.4 | 114.2 | in 1990* | 43.4 | |
Mt Perry The Pines | 274.8 | 295.0 | in 1992 | 114.7 | |
Frankfield Station | 170.0 | 313.0 | in 1990* | 66.3 | |
Clermont Post Office | 203.4 | 372.1 | in 1994 | 74.9 | |
Clontarf | 304.4 | 307.0 | in 1992* | 131.2 | |
Comet Post Office | 187.2 | 198.4 | in 1994 | 59.3 | |
Emerald Airport | 204.6 | 335.2 | in 1994 | 59.5 | |
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 219.2 | 228.0 | in 1989* | 66.9 | |
Woorarra | 163.0 | 185.0 | in 1994 | 55.6 | |
Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 244.0 | 399.8 | in 1994* | 176.4 | |
Rocky Point Sugar Mill | 233.5 | 299.2 | in 1994* | 158.4 | |
Thangool Airport | 255.6 | 278.6 | in 1994* | 63.9 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record
at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record highest March temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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Camooweal Township | 42.9 | on the 28th | 42.8 | on the 2nd in 1951 | 76 | 35.3 |
Maryborough | 38.0 | on the 6th | 36.6 | on the 12th in 1988 | 61 | 29.2 |
Ingham Composite | 38.1 | on the 30th | 38.0 | on the 16th in 1992 | 47 | 30.8 |
Bundaberg Aero | 38.5 | on the 6th | 36.5 | on the 7th in 1998 | 38 | 29.2 |
Seventeen Seventy | 33.8 | on the 6th | 33.0 | on the 7th in 1998 | 30 | 28.2 |
Brisbane Aero | 34.9 | on the 17th | 34.2 | on the 30th in 2007 | 22 | 28.0 |
Point Lookout | 33.0 | on the 18th | 32.1 | on the 5th in 2015 | 21 | 28.6 |
Rundle Island | 32.1 | on the 6th | 32.0 | on the 22nd in 2002 | 21 | 27.3 |
Record highest March mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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Camooweal Township | 39.1 | 39.0 | in 1986 | 108 | 35.3 |
Maryborough | 32.0 | = 32.0 | in 1932 | 107 | 29.2 |
Cairns Aero | 32.5 | = 32.5 | in 1993 | 74 | 30.6 |
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 32.3 | 31.5 | in 1946 | 61 | 29.9 |
Lockhart River Airport | 32.2 | 31.7 | in 2016 | 51 | 30.6 |
Low Isles Lighthouse | 32.9 | 32.7 | in 1993 | 49 | 30.8 |
Walkamin Research Station | 30.8 | 30.3 | in 2016 | 48 | 28.1 |
Coolangatta | 28.7 | 28.6 | in 2015 | 28 | 27.3 |
Point Lookout | 29.9 | 29.7 | in 2016 | 20 | 28.6 |
Rundle Island | 29.2 | 28.8 | in 2001 | 20 | 27.3 |
Highest March mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for March |
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Boulia Airport | 39.7 | 39.8 | in 1915* | 35.5 | |
Innisfail | 32.1 | 32.2 | in 1946 | 29.8 | |
Cardwell Marine Pde | 32.0 | 32.6 | in 1993* | 30.7 | |
Lucinda Point | 30.8 | 31.0 | in 1993* | 29.6 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record highest March daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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Townsville Aero | 27.9 | on the 15th | 27.4 | on the 3rd in 1994 | 77 | 23.0 |
Innisfail | 26.8 | on the 30th | 26.7 | on the 1st in 1988 | 61 | 22.1 |
Lady Elliot Island | 27.4 | on the 6th | 27.0 | on the 9th in 1995 | 61 | 23.4 |
Taroom Post Office | 24.9 | on the 14th | 24.5 | on the 29th in 1998 | 61 | 18.2 |
Cardwell Marine Pde | 29.1 | on the 28th | 27.5 | on the 9th in 1997 | 60 | 22.0 |
Low Isles Lighthouse | 29.0 | on the 29th | 28.5 | on the 3rd in 1981 | 49 | 25.1 |
Walkamin Research Station | 24.0 | on the 29th | 23.5 | on the 2nd in 1988 | 49 | 19.6 |
Lucinda Point | 28.8 | on the 30th | 28.3 | on the 1st in 2004 | 28 | 24.7 |
Alva Beach | 28.0 | on the 30th | 27.6 | on the 11th in 2015 | 21 | 23.1 |
Rundle Island | 27.1 | on the 14th | 27.0 | on the 13th in 2007 | 21 | 23.7 |
Record highest March mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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Boulia Airport | 24.9 | 24.8 | in 2015 | 122 | 21.8 |
Brisbane^ | 22.0 | 21.3 | in 2015 | 117 | 19.7 |
Cardwell Marine Pde | 24.5 | 23.5 | in 2015 | 108 | 22.0 |
Cunnamulla Post Office | 21.7 | = 21.7 | in 2006 | 107 | 18.9 |
Lady Elliot Island | 25.1 | 24.9 | in 2015 | 77 | 23.4 |
Rockhampton Aero | 23.0 | 22.6 | in 2016 | 77 | 20.9 |
Townsville Aero | 24.8 | 24.6 | in 2015 | 76 | 23.0 |
Cairns Aero | 24.3 | 24.0 | in 2016 | 74 | 23.1 |
Taroom Post Office | 20.8 | = 20.8 | in 2016 | 64 | 18.2 |
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 23.6 | 23.3 | in 2011 | 61 | 22.0 |
Ayr DPI Research Stn | 23.6 | 23.2 | in 2011 | 60 | 21.5 |
Collinsville Post Office | 23.0 | 22.1 | in 2016 | 59 | 20.1 |
Gladstone Radar | 23.1 | 22.8 | in 2015 | 59 | 21.6 |
Mackay M.O | 23.7 | 23.5 | in 2015 | 57 | 22.3 |
Applethorpe | 15.3 | 15.0 | in 2016 | 48 | 13.3 |
Low Isles Lighthouse | 26.1 | 25.8 | in 1982 | 48 | 25.1 |
Texas Post Office | 18.3 | 18.1 | in 1989 | 45 | 15.9 |
Monto Township | 20.5 | 19.4 | in 1976 | 43 | 17.3 |
Oakey Aero | 18.4 | 17.7 | in 2016 | 43 | 15.7 |
Archerfield Airport | 21.0 | 20.2 | in 2015 | 41 | 18.4 |
Bundaberg Aero | 22.1 | 21.6 | in 2001 | 37 | 20.0 |
Mackay Aero | 23.4 | 23.1 | in 1956 | 30 | 22.0 |
Coolangatta | 21.2 | 20.7 | in 2015 | 29 | 19.7 |
Proserpine Airport | 22.8 | 22.7 | in 2011 | 27 | 21.6 |
Dalby Airport | 18.7 | 18.2 | in 2001 | 25 | 16.4 |
Charters Towers Airport | 23.0 | 22.2 | in 2016 | 24 | 20.9 |
Emerald Airport | 22.3 | 22.0 | in 2016 | 24 | 20.3 |
Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 20.9 | 20.3 | in 2015 | 24 | 19.0 |
Thangool Airport | 21.0 | 19.7 | in 2001 | 24 | 17.8 |
Gladstone Airport | 23.2 | 22.9 | in 2001 | 23 | 21.7 |
Sunshine Coast Airport | 21.7 | 21.1 | in 2016 | 22 | 20.0 |
Brisbane Aero | 21.6 | 21.1 | in 2015 | 21 | 19.6 |
Tewantin RSL Park | 22.2 | 21.8 | in 2015 | 21 | 20.7 |
Warwick | 16.9 | 16.5 | in 2016 | 21 | 15.1 |
Toowoomba Airport | 17.8 | 17.5 | in 2015 | 20 | 16.3 |
Highest March mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for March |
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Palmerville | 23.5 | 24.3 | in 1921* | 22.0 | |
Innisfail | 24.2 | 25.6 | in 1948 | 22.1 | |
Amberley AMO | 19.9 | 20.7 | in 1956 | 17.8 | |
Maryborough | 21.4 | 21.7 | in 1956 | 19.4 | |
University of Queensland Gatton | 19.8 | 20.2 | in 1956* | 17.3 | |
Gympie | 20.6 | 21.0 | in 1976* | 18.1 | |
Camooweal Township | 24.2 | =24.2 | in 1985* | 21.8 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record highest March mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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Boulia Airport | 32.3 | 32.1 | in 2015 | 120 | 28.7 |
Brisbane^ | 26.3 | 25.7 | in 2015 | 117 | 26.3 |
Camooweal Township | 31.7 | 31.5 | in 1986 | 107 | 28.5 |
Cunnamulla Post Office | 28.7 | 28.2 | in 1933 | 107 | 25.6 |
Maryborough | 26.7 | 26.0 | in 1998 | 107 | 24.3 |
Amberley AMO | 25.6 | 25.4 | in 1954 | 75 | 23.6 |
Cairns Aero | 28.4 | 27.9 | in 2016 | 74 | 26.8 |
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 27.9 | 26.8 | in 2010 | 61 | 25.9 |
Ayr DPI Research Stn | 27.8 | 27.5 | in 2015 | 60 | 26.2 |
Collinsville Post Office | 28.4 | 28.2 | in 2015 | 59 | 26.0 |
Lockhart River Airport | 28.2 | 27.9 | in 2016 | 51 | 27.0 |
Low Isles Lighthouse | 29.5 | 29.2 | in 1993 | 48 | 28.0 |
Walkamin Research Station | 25.7 | 25.6 | in 2016 | 48 | 23.8 |
Archerfield Airport | 25.9 | 25.4 | in 2015 | 41 | 23.6 |
Bundaberg Aero | 26.5 | 26.4 | in 2001 | 37 | 24.6 |
Mackay Aero | 27.1 | 26.9 | in 2015 | 30 | 25.6 |
Coolangatta | 24.9 | 24.7 | in 2015 | 28 | 23.5 |
Lucinda Point | 28.3 | 28.1 | in 2015 | 27 | 27.2 |
Proserpine Airport | 27.2 | = 27.2 | in 2015 | 27 | 25.9 |
Charters Towers Airport | 28.3 | 28.2 | in 2015 | 24 | 26.4 |
Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 25.5 | 25.0 | in 2015 | 24 | 23.7 |
Thangool Airport | 26.6 | = 26.6 | in 2001 | 24 | 24.9 |
Brisbane Aero | 25.4 | 24.9 | in 2015 | 21 | 23.8 |
Tewantin RSL Park | 25.5 | 25.4 | in 2015 | 21 | 24.1 |
Rundle Island | 27.0 | = 27.0 | in 2001 | 20 | 25.5 |
Highest March mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for March |
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Gympie | 26.0 | 26.9 | in 1933* | 23.7 | |
Innisfail | 28.1 | 28.4 | in 1948 | 26.0 | |
Palmerville | 28.3 | 28.4 | in 1978* | 27.1 |
* 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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North Peninsula (district 27) | ||||||||||||
Coconut Island | 32.0 | +0.4 | 34.3 | 19th | 26.0 | +0.3 | 23.5 | 1st | 221.4 | 282.9 | low | 78% |
Coen Airport | 33.0 | +1.6 | 34.3 | 28th | 24.0 | +0.7 | 22.5 | 12th | 179.6 | 263.4 | average | 68% |
Horn Island | 31.1 | +0.6 | 32.7 | 19th | 25.2 | +0.2 | 24.1 | 18th | 213.6 | 347.9 | low | 61% |
Scherger RAAF | 32.8 | +0.7 | 35.4 | 9th | 24.3 | +0.7 | 22.7 | 13th | 377.8 | 350.2 | average | 108% |
Weipa Aero | 31.9 | +0.1 | 33.9 | 9th | 24.3 | +0.5 | 22.8 | 14th | 299.6 | 413.2 | average | 73% |
South Peninsula (district 28) | ||||||||||||
Lockhart River Airport | 32.2 | +1.6 | 34.6 | 18th | 24.2 | +0.7 | 22.8 | 12th | 434.6 | 447.4 | average | 97% |
Palmerville | 33.2 | +0.9 | 34.7 | 31st | 23.5 | +1.5 | 20.4 | 12th | 149.6 | 180.3 | average | 83% |
Lower Carpentaria (district 29) | ||||||||||||
Burketown Airport | 36.0 | +1.6 | 40.3 | 29th | 25.0 | +1.2 | 21.5 | 23rd | 48.0 | 144.5 | low | 33% |
Century Mine | 38.6 | +2.5 | 42.5 | 28th | 24.4 | +0.9 | 22.4 | 6th | 54.0 | 82.8 | average | 65% |
Cloncurry Airport | 38.2 | +2.4 | 41.2 | 29th | 23.9 | +1.1 | 18.7 | 20th | 67.6 | 73.9 | high | 91% |
Julia Creek Airport | 39.5 | +3.1 | 42.4 | 18th | 22.2 | +1.0 | 14.6 | 31st | 48.8 | 67.7 | average | 72% |
Kowanyama Airport | 33.7 | +0.9 | 35.9 | 31st | 25.0 | +1.2 | 22.7 | 24th | 307.0 | 238.1 | high | 129% |
Lake Julius AWS | 38.1 | 41.5 | 28th | 25.0 | 21.3 | 31st | 107.0 | |||||
Mornington Island Airport | 32.6 | 34.2 | 30th | 26.5 | 22.9 | 6th | 131.6 | |||||
Mount Isa Aero | 37.9 | +3.5 | 40.8 | 28th | 21.6 | -0.2 | 16.6 | 15th | 59.6 | 63.1 | average | 94% |
Normanton Airport | 35.1 | +1.1 | 38.7 | 28th | 25.4 | +0.8 | 22.5 | 25th | 88.8 | 135.3 | average | 66% |
Sweers Island | 33.3 | +1.1 | 36.2 | 29th | 27.3 | +1.4 | 20.4 | 24th | 52.0 | 229.5 | low | 23% |
Upper Carpentaria (district 30) | ||||||||||||
Georgetown Airport | 34.1 | +0.6 | 36.7 | 29th | 22.5 | +0.5 | 19.6 | 1st | 107.4 | 124.9 | average | 86% |
Hughenden Airport | 37.3 | +2.8 | 40.3 | 18th | 22.5 | +0.9 | 18.1 | 15th | 24.0 | 30.9 | average | 78% |
Richmond Airport | 37.2 | +1.5 | 39.9 | 30th | 21.6 | +0.3 | 15.5 | 31st | 104.6 | 61.7 | high | 170% |
Richmond Post Office | 37.1 | +2.2 | 39.7 | 2nd | 22.5 | +1.7 | 19.1 | 31st | 88.0 | 61.4 | high | 143% |
Barron North Coast (district 31) | ||||||||||||
Cairns Aero | 32.5 | +1.9 | 36.2 | 28th | 24.3 | +1.2 | 21.2 | 12th | 121.2 | 415.5 | v low | 29% |
Cairns Racecourse | 32.8 | 36.8 | 28th | 23.9 | 20.2 | 12th | 109.6 | |||||
Cape Flattery | 32.2 | +1.2 | 36.7 | 27th | 25.0 | +0.5 | 23.7 | 3rd | 129.2 | 416.5 | v low | 31% |
Cooktown Airport | 31.9 | +1.5 | 35.8 | 27th | 24.3 | +0.5 | 21.2 | 12th | 271.8 | 386.3 | average | 70% |
Low Isles Lighthouse | 32.9 | +2.1 | 36.3 | 28th | 26.1 | +1.0 | 24.7 | 1st | 202.6 | 435.5 | low | 47% |
Mareeba Airport | 31.7 | +2.0 | 34.7 | 30th | 21.5 | +0.9 | 17.7 | 13th | 134.8 | 157.8 | average | 85% |
Walkamin Research Station | 30.8 | +2.7 | 34.0 | 30th | 20.6 | +1.0 | 16.0 | 13th | 154.1 | 204.8 | average | 75% |
Herbert North Coast (district 32) | ||||||||||||
Cardwell Marine Pde | 32.0 | +1.3 | 38.0 | 29th | 24.5 | +2.5 | 20.7 | 13th | 318.6 | 399.4 | average | 80% |
Innisfail | 32.1 | +2.3 | 37.2 | 28th | 24.2 | +2.1 | 21.8 | 12th | 269.1 | 659.0 | low | 41% |
Innisfail Aerodrome | 32.8 | 37.1 | 28th | 23.0 | 19.6 | 13th | 243.4 | |||||
Lucinda Point | 30.8 | +1.2 | 32.7 | 30th | 25.8 | +1.1 | 23.5 | 4th | 319.2 | 166.3 | v high | 192% |
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 32.3 | +2.4 | 36.5 | 29th | 23.6 | +1.6 | 20.6 | 12th | 259.6 | 611.6 | low | 42% |
Townsville Aero | 32.3 | +1.6 | 34.8 | 17th | 24.8 | +1.8 | 21.2 | 10th | 151.2 | 191.9 | average | 79% |
East Central Coast (district 33) | ||||||||||||
Alva Beach | 30.9 | +0.3 | 33.1 | 31st | 24.9 | +1.8 | 20.3 | 10th | 311.2 | 141.1 | high | 221% |
Ayr DPI Research Stn | 32.0 | +1.1 | 34.3 | 13th | 23.6 | +2.1 | 19.7 | 10th | 275.2 | 153.6 | high | 179% |
Bowen Airport AWS | 31.5 | 34.0 | 2nd | 23.9 | 19.0 | 10th | 486.4 | |||||
Collinsville Post Office | 33.5 | +1.6 | 37.3 | 17th | 23.0 | +2.9 | 17.4 | 10th | 118.8 | 95.5 | average | 124% |
Hamilton Island Airport | 30.2 | +1.7 | 32.6 | 7th | 25.0 | +0.8 | 21.9 | 10th | 474.6 | 256.2 | high | 185% |
Mackay Aero | 30.8 | +1.5 | 34.0 | 14th | 23.4 | +1.4 | 18.7 | 10th | 801.0 | 263.3 | v high | 304% |
Mackay M.O | 30.5 | +1.9 | 34.2 | 17th | 23.7 | +1.4 | 19.1 | 10th | 832.2 | 287.9 | v high | 289% |
Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club) | 30.5 | 33.7 | 17th | 22.9 | 18.4 | 10th | ||||||
Proserpine Airport | 31.6 | +1.4 | 34.8 | 17th | 22.8 | +1.2 | 17.8 | 10th | 424.6 | 214.8 | high | 198% |
Samuel Hill Aero | 30.6 | +1.5 | 36.2 | 6th | 22.0 | +1.3 | 18.1 | 10th | 808.8 | 229.0 | v high | 353% |
St Lawrence | 31.7 | +1.0 | 36.2 | 6th | 23.2 | +1.7 | 19.5 | 10th | 680.0 | 164.4 | v high | 414% |
Williamson | 31.3 | +1.0 | 36.1 | 6th | 23.1 | +1.7 | 19.2 | 10th | 480.2 | 139.4 | v high | 344% |
Woolshed | 29.0 | +1.4 | 34.0 | 30th | 21.1 | +1.4 | 16.9 | 10th | 117.2 | 152.4 | average | 77% |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 29.4 | +1.0 | 35.2 | 6th | 23.8 | +1.3 | 19.6 | 31st | 618.6 | 154.4 | highest | 401% |
West Central Coast (district 34) | ||||||||||||
Charters Towers Airport | 33.6 | +1.6 | 37.6 | 7th | 23.0 | +2.1 | 19.7 | 10th | 79.6 | 73.2 | average | 109% |
Moranbah Airport | 33.5 | 40.2 | 14th | 21.5 | 16.5 | 11th | 257.8 | |||||
Central Highlands (district 35) | ||||||||||||
Blackwater Airport | 33.4 | 37.7 | 14th | 22.0 | 17.3 | 31st | 208.4 | |||||
Clermont Airport | 32.8 | 37.7 | 14th | 21.5 | 16.5 | 31st | 214.0 | |||||
Emerald Airport | 33.0 | +0.2 | 37.5 | 14th | 22.3 | +2.0 | 16.6 | 31st | 204.6 | 59.5 | v high | 344% |
Lochington | 34.1 | 40.2 | 14th | 21.0 | 14.1 | 31st | 160.4 | |||||
Rolleston Airport | 33.4 | 37.2 | 7th | 21.1 | 15.3 | 31st | 130.6 | |||||
Springsure Comet St | 32.0 | +0.4 | 35.6 | 2nd | 20.2 | +1.3 | 12.6 | 31st | 206.4 | 70.9 | v high | 291% |
Tambo Post Office | 34.8 | +2.3 | 37.6 | 17th | 18.9 | +1.3 | 10.2 | 31st | 45.4 | 57.6 | average | 79% |
Taroom Post Office | 33.2 | +1.5 | 36.7 | 2nd | 20.8 | +2.6 | 12.8 | 31st | 127.5 | 63.4 | high | 201% |
Central Lowlands (district 36) | ||||||||||||
Barcaldine Post Office | 36.2 | +3.0 | 40.0 | 17th | 22.9 | +2.0 | 16.3 | 31st | 16.0 | 59.3 | low | 27% |
Blackall Airport | 36.6 | +2.7 | 40.0 | 13th | 21.2 | +1.1 | 14.0 | 31st | 32.0 | 34.7 | average | 92% |
Isisford Post Office | 37.4 | +3.1 | 40.3 | 17th | 22.2 | +1.8 | 15.1 | 31st | 36.0 | 58.3 | average | 62% |
Longreach Aero | 37.4 | +2.7 | 40.8 | 17th | 22.0 | +1.6 | 13.7 | 31st | 56.8 | 54.2 | average | 105% |
Upper Western (district 37) | ||||||||||||
Camooweal Township | 39.1 | +3.8 | 42.9 | 28th | 24.2 | +2.4 | 18.9 | 31st | 25.6 | 55.3 | average | 46% |
Carters Bore | 38.3 | 41.2 | 28th | 24.5 | 18.2 | 31st | 19.6 | |||||
New May Downs | 37.9 | 41.0 | 29th | 23.6 | 18.8 | 31st | 42.2 | |||||
The Monument Airport | 39.3 | +3.7 | 41.9 | 28th | 23.5 | +1.7 | 16.1 | 31st | 8.2 | 32.5 | average | 25% |
Trepell Airport | 39.1 | +3.3 | 41.7 | 18th | 23.4 | +1.6 | 16.2 | 31st | 18.8 | 30.1 | average | 62% |
Urandangi Aerodrome | 40.9 | 44.0 | 28th | 22.3 | 14.9 | 31st | 0.6 | |||||
Winton Airport | 39.4 | +3.7 | 42.0 | 17th | 22.5 | +1.1 | 17.4 | 16th | 22.6 | 49.7 | average | 45% |
Lower Western (district 38) | ||||||||||||
Bedourie Police Station | 38.9 | +3.2 | 43.0 | 28th | 23.5 | +1.8 | 13.7 | 31st | 0 | 26.3 | lowest | 0% |
Birdsville Airport | 39.2 | +3.7 | 43.7 | 27th | 23.9 | +2.1 | 13.7 | 31st | 0 | 36.2 | v low | 0% |
Boulia Airport | 39.7 | +4.2 | 43.2 | 28th | 24.9 | +3.1 | 15.9 | 31st | 0.7 | 36.0 | low | 2% |
Windorah Airport | 38.1 | 42.3 | 28th | 24.4 | 13.2 | 31st | 15.2 | |||||
Port Curtis South Coast (district 39) | ||||||||||||
Bundaberg Aero | 30.8 | +1.6 | 38.5 | 6th | 22.1 | +2.1 | 18.4 | 31st | 272.2 | 115.2 | high | 236% |
Gayndah Airport | 32.5 | +1.3 | 37.0 | 14th | 21.6 | +2.8 | 15.4 | 31st | 252.4 | 71.2 | v high | 354% |
Gladstone Airport | 30.1 | +0.3 | 36.3 | 6th | 23.2 | +1.5 | 19.6 | 31st | 614.8 | 117.8 | highest | 522% |
Gladstone Radar | 30.7 | +0.5 | 38.7 | 6th | 23.1 | +1.5 | 18.7 | 31st | 617.2 | 107.0 | highest | 577% |
Lady Elliot Island | 30.1 | +1.8 | 31.8 | 6th | 25.1 | +1.7 | 20.0 | 10th | 272.8 | 125.8 | v high | 217% |
Monto Township | 37.1 | 6th | 20.5 | +3.2 | 15.3 | 31st | 230.7 | 79.0 | v high | 292% | ||
Rockhampton Aero | 31.9 | +1.4 | 40.0 | 6th | 23.0 | +2.1 | 19.8 | 31st | 409.4 | 106.5 | v high | 384% |
Rundle Island | 29.2 | +1.9 | 32.1 | 6th | 24.5 | +0.8 | 20.1 | 9th | ||||
Sandy Cape Lighthouse | 30.1 | +1.6 | 34.1 | 6th | 23.1 | +1.4 | 19.7 | 31st | 199.0 | 157.7 | high | 126% |
Seventeen Seventy | 29.7 | +1.5 | 33.8 | 6th | 23.1 | +1.6 | 19.5 | 15th | 385.3 | 143.3 | v high | 269% |
Thangool Airport | 32.3 | +0.3 | 38.0 | 6th | 21.0 | +3.2 | 15.1 | 31st | 255.6 | 63.9 | v high | 400% |
Moreton South Coast (district 40) | ||||||||||||
Amberley AMO | 31.3 | +1.9 | 36.7 | 17th | 19.9 | +2.1 | 13.2 | 10th | 282.8 | 85.9 | highest | 329% |
Archerfield Airport | 30.8 | +2.0 | 34.5 | 17th | 21.0 | +2.6 | 17.5 | 10th | 416.2 | 127.5 | v high | 326% |
Beaudesert Drumley Street | 30.3 | 33.6 | 17th | 19.8 | 15.7 | 10th | 482.6 | 127.4 | v high | 379% | ||
Beerburrum Forest Station | 30.1 | +1.6 | 34.4 | 17th | 20.3 | +1.8 | 15.1 | 10th | 363.8 | 175.4 | v high | 207% |
Brisbane | 30.6 | +2.1 | 35.7 | 17th | 22.0 | +2.3 | 19.5 | 10th | N/A | 98.7 | N/A | N/A |
Brisbane Aero | 29.2 | +1.2 | 34.9 | 17th | 21.6 | +2.0 | 17.7 | 10th | 297.6 | 107.6 | highest | 277% |
Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 28.0 | +1.9 | 30.4 | 4th | 22.5 | +1.3 | 19.6 | 10th | 244.0 | 176.4 | high | 138% |
Coolangatta | 28.7 | +1.4 | 32.1 | 18th | 21.2 | +1.5 | 18.3 | 12th | 444.0 | 184.2 | v high | 241% |
Double Island Point Lighthouse | 28.5 | +1.7 | 32.9 | 13th | 22.9 | +1.1 | 18.9 | 17th | 279.0 | 163.6 | high | 171% |
Gold Coast Seaway | 28.7 | +0.8 | 30.8 | 18th | 21.5 | +0.7 | 17.8 | 11th | 394.0 | 121.3 | highest | 325% |
Gympie | 31.3 | +2.0 | 36.5 | 6th | 20.6 | +2.5 | 14.9 | 10th | 293.8 | 145.1 | v high | 202% |
Hervey Bay Airport | 30.5 | +1.5 | 35.4 | 6th | 22.8 | +2.3 | 17.8 | 10th | 325.6 | 132.1 | high | 246% |
Jimna Forestry | 27.5 | +1.5 | 31.5 | 12th | 17.8 | +1.7 | 13.2 | 10th | 38.6 | 75.1 | low | 51% |
Kingaroy Airport | 29.5 | +1.3 | 33.0 | 2nd | 18.4 | +2.4 | 12.6 | 10th | 210.4 | 68.2 | v high | 309% |
Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 30.0 | +1.6 | 34.8 | 5th | 20.9 | +1.9 | 16.9 | 10th | 405.6 | 128.0 | highest | 317% |
Maryborough | 32.0 | +2.8 | 38.0 | 6th | 21.4 | +2.0 | 17.6 | 10th | 260.8 | 157.5 | high | 166% |
Nambour Daff - Hillside | 29.3 | 34.4 | 17th | 21.0 | 16.5 | 10th | 367.8 | 274.8 | high | 134% | ||
Point Lookout | 29.9 | +1.3 | 33.0 | 18th | 22.6 | +0.7 | 19.8 | 10th | 278.7 | 136.3 | highest | 204% |
Rainbow Beach | 29.1 | +1.2 | 32.1 | 29th | 242.6 | 149.3 | high | 162% | ||||
Redcliffe | 28.6 | +0.8 | 32.0 | 18th | 22.2 | +1.6 | 18.5 | 10th | 269.6 | 131.3 | v high | 205% |
Redland (Alexandra Hills) | 29.0 | 34.6 | 17th | 20.9 | 16.1 | 10th | 254.4 | |||||
Sunshine Coast Airport | 29.2 | +1.3 | 31.6 | 18th | 21.7 | +1.7 | 14.8 | 10th | 327.8 | 168.6 | high | 194% |
Tewantin RSL Park | 28.7 | +1.2 | 32.2 | 18th | 22.2 | +1.5 | 18.7 | 10th | 599.2 | 221.0 | highest | 271% |
University of Queensland Gatton | 30.7 | +1.2 | 35.3 | 17th | 19.8 | +2.5 | 14.6 | 10th | 198.0 | 79.7 | v high | 248% |
East Darling Downs (district 41) | ||||||||||||
Applethorpe | 24.9 | +0.9 | 28.4 | 28th | 15.3 | +2.0 | 8.3 | 10th | 223.8 | 72.1 | highest | 310% |
Dalby Airport | 30.6 | +0.4 | 34.5 | 12th | 18.7 | +2.3 | 12.6 | 31st | 200.8 | 59.1 | highest | 340% |
Oakey Aero | 29.2 | +0.5 | 32.4 | 12th | 18.4 | +2.7 | 12.8 | 10th | 160.4 | 50.3 | highest | 319% |
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 25.5 | +0.6 | 29.0 | 28th | 15.7 | +1.9 | 10.2 | 10th | 219.2 | 66.9 | v high | 328% |
Texas Post Office | 30.5 | -0.7 | 34.2 | 12th | 18.3 | +2.4 | 13.2 | 10th | 167.9 | 56.8 | v high | 296% |
Toowoomba Airport | 26.7 | +0.6 | 30.5 | 11th | 17.8 | +1.5 | 12.0 | 31st | 313.6 | 82.7 | highest | 379% |
Warwick | 28.1 | +0.3 | 31.4 | 3rd | 16.9 | +1.8 | 10.3 | 10th | 204.6 | 68.2 | v high | 300% |
West Darling Downs (district 42) | ||||||||||||
Miles Constance Street | 31.8 | +0.4 | 35.0 | 12th | 19.3 | +1.5 | 12.6 | 11th | 96.4 | 56.3 | high | 171% |
Maranoa (district 43) | ||||||||||||
Injune Post Office | 33.0 | +2.1 | 36.6 | 13th | 18.7 | +2.2 | 10.7 | 31st | 145.8 | 63.0 | v high | 231% |
Mitchell Post Office | 33.5 | +2.4 | 37.1 | 12th | 18.3 | +1.5 | 10.8 | 31st | 101.8 | 61.6 | high | 165% |
Roma Airport | 32.3 | +0.8 | 36.8 | 13th | 18.6 | +1.2 | 11.2 | 31st | 169.6 | 56.9 | v high | 298% |
St George Airport | 33.0 | +1.1 | 37.0 | 12th | 19.9 | +1.2 | 12.2 | 31st | 59.8 | 48.8 | high | 123% |
Surat | 32.0 | +0.2 | 35.4 | 12th | 19.5 | +1.6 | 12.2 | 31st | 185.4 | 59.0 | v high | 314% |
Warrego (district 44) | ||||||||||||
Bollon Mary St | 34.6 | +2.6 | 38.9 | 12th | 20.4 | +2.1 | 13.5 | 31st | 88.4 | 49.1 | high | 180% |
Charleville Aero | 35.2 | +3.1 | 38.6 | 12th | 20.7 | +1.9 | 14.4 | 10th | 13.8 | 58.2 | average | 24% |
Cunnamulla Post Office | 35.7 | +3.3 | 40.6 | 26th | 21.7 | +2.8 | 12.4 | 31st | 4.4 | 41.2 | low | 11% |
Far Southwest (district 45) | ||||||||||||
Ballera Gas Field | 37.9 | +3.3 | 42.5 | 28th | 23.5 | +2.0 | 14.1 | 31st | 4.8 | 25.9 | average | 19% |
Thargomindah Airport | 37.0 | +3.3 | 42.1 | 27th | 23.5 | +2.1 | 13.8 | 31st | 0.6 | 40.1 | low | 1% |
Offshore Islands (district 200) | ||||||||||||
Frederick Reef | 28.5 | 30.0 | 5th | 25.7 | 22.0 | 10th | ||||||
Middle Percy Island | 28.7 | +1.2 | 31.4 | 6th | 23.9 | +1.1 | 21.2 | 18th | 579.6 | 200.6 | v high | 289% |
Willis Island | 30.3 | +0.4 | 31.9 | 8th | 26.2 | +0.8 | 23.1 | 12th | 236.8 | 207.2 | average | 114% |
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 7 am on Monday 3 April 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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