Tuesday, 1 August 2017 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC14R0

Queensland in July 2017: warmest July on record

It was the warmest July on record for Queensland in terms of mean temperature. The statewide mean maximum temperature was also the highest on record and overnight temperatures were the tenth-warmest on record. Rainfall was above average in the north and west; and below average along the southern border and parts of the east coast.

Warmest mean and maximum temperatures on record

  • Persistent high pressure over southern Australia resulted in warm days and cool nights in Queensland during July
  • Queensland had its warmest July on record, with a mean temperature 2.65 °C above the long-term average of 15.94 °C
  • A number of sites had their warmest July mean temperature on record or in several decades
  • Days were record warm, 3.03 °C above the long-term average of 22.95 °C, and more than 0.5 °C greater than the previous record set in July 1915
  • Mackay had its warmest July day on record on the 19th
  • Many locations, including Richmond, Rockhampton, Mitchell, Charleville, Bundaberg, and Mackay had their warmest average July days on record or warmest in several decades
  • Nights were warmer than average overall, July minimum temperatures were the tenth-warmest on record, 2.27 °C above the long-term average of 8.94 °C
  • Some locations, including Cloncurry, Longreach, Richmond and Barcaldine, had their warmest average July nights in several decades

Above average rainfall in the north and northwest

  • Rainfall was above average in parts of the Cape York Peninsula, Gulf Country and northwest of the State
  • An inland surface trough produced showers and thunderstorms, with moderate falls recorded across parts of western, central and southeastern Queensland from the 6th to the 8th
  • Isolated showers in western districts on the 9th and 10th, and light to moderate falls from the central west to the Wide Bay coast on the 11th
  • An upper trough and associated cloudband produced moderate falls over the southeast quarter of the State on the 16th
  • Showers and storms produced mainly light falls over the southeast on the 19th, with litte rainfall for the remainder of the month

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Extremes in July 2017
Hottest day 35.0 °C at Kowanyama Airport on the 19th
Warmest days on average 32.7 °C at Kowanyama Airport
Coolest days on average 15.9 °C at Applethorpe
Coldest day 10.2 °C at Applethorpe and at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade, both on the 19th
Coldest night -6.5 °C at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade on the 26th
Coolest nights on average 0.1 °C at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade
Warmest nights on average 24.5 °C at Coconut Island
Warmest night 25.6 °C at Coconut Island on the 3rd and the 11th
Warmest on average overall 27.4 °C at Coconut Island
Coolest on average overall 8.3 °C at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade
Wettest overall151.3 mm at Tully Sugar Mill
Wettest day71.6 mm at Bingil Bay on the 3rd
Strongest wind gust 76 km/h at Double Island Point Lighthouse on the 12th
76 km/h at Brisbane Aero on the 19th

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Maps
ObservedAnomalyDecile rank
Total
rainfall		 Map of Rainfall totals Map of Percentage of normal rainfall Map of Rainfall deciles
Mean
daily
maximum
temperatures		 Map of Mean maximum temperature Map of Anomaly in mean maximum temperature Map of Decile rank of mean maximum temperature
Mean
daily
minimum
temperatures		 Map of Mean minimum temperature Map of Anomaly in mean minimum temperature Map of Decile rank of mean minimum temperature

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Record highest July temperature
New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
July
Mackay Aero 28.9 on the 19th 28.5 on the 24th in 2016 32 22.6
St George Airport 28.7 on the 30th 28.6 on the 30th in 2010 21 19.5


Record highest July mean daily maximum temperature
New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
July
Palmerville 32.2 31.7 in 1995 115 29.9
Camooweal Township 29.3 28.7 in 1975 109 25.8
Cunnamulla Post Office 22.1 21.7 in 2002 108 18.8
Maryborough 24.3 = 24.3 in 1947 107 22.0
Bollon Mary St 21.9 = 21.9 in 2013 104 19.1
Isisford Post Office 26.5 25.7 in 1915 101 22.7
Barcaldine Post Office 26.5 25.4 in 1915 99 22.7
Mitchell Post Office 23.3 22.0 in 2013 97 19.4
Tambo Post Office 24.9 23.6 in 2013 85 21.3
Lady Elliot Island 23.8 22.9 in 2010 78 21.1
Rockhampton Aero 26.0 25.0 in 2009 77 23.2
Charleville Aero 23.1 22.1 in 2013 75 19.6
Surat 22.2 22.0 in 1993 71 19.7
Taroom Post Office 23.9 23.8 in 2013 65 21.1
Collinsville Post Office 27.1 27.0 in 1995 60 25.0
Gladstone Radar 25.2 24.8 in 2009 59 22.9
Mackay M.O 23.8 22.8 in 2016 57 21.3
Longreach Aero 27.1 26.2 in 1975 51 23.6
Injune Post Office 23.8 22.2 in 2013 50 20.1
Mount Isa Aero 27.9 26.9 in 1975 50 24.8
Monto Township 23.8 23.2 in 1993 44 21.0
Oakey Aero 21.0 20.1 in 2002 44 18.6
Bundaberg Aero 24.4 23.6 in 2004 39 22.1
Mackay Aero 24.9 23.9 in 2016 31 22.6
Seventeen Seventy 23.2 22.3 in 2010 30 21.3
Coolangatta 21.7 = 21.7 in 2016 28 20.6
Proserpine Airport 26.1 25.7 in 1995 27 24.4
Dalby Airport 21.8 20.9 in 2004 25 19.7
Emerald Airport 25.8 24.6 in 2013 25 23.2
Gold Coast Seaway 22.2 = 22.2 in 2004 25 21.1
Rainbow Beach 22.4 = 22.4 in 2016 25 21.2
Roma Airport 23.3 22.3 in 2013 25 20.1
Thangool Airport 24.8 24.2 in 2002 25 23.2
Charters Towers Airport 26.7 26.5 in 1995 24 24.9
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 22.6 22.4 in 2016 24 21.4
Gladstone Airport 24.7 23.7 in 2009 23 23.0
Yeppoon The Esplanade 22.9 22.1 in 1994 23 21.3
Cloncurry Airport 29.0 27.5 in 2013 22 26.2
Warwick 19.6 = 19.6 in 1995 22 18.0
Tewantin RSL Park 22.6 22.5 in 2016 21 21.2
Toowoomba Airport 18.8 17.9 in 2005 21 16.5
Miles Constance Street 22.7 21.7 in 2013 20 20.1
Point Lookout 22.2 22.1 in 2016 20 21.0
St George Airport 21.9 21.5 in 2013 20 19.5

Highest July mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years
Observed
(°C)		 Most recent
higher		 Average for
July
Richmond Post Office 29.9 30.0 in 1915* 26.0
University of Queensland Gatton 23.1 23.3 in 1940* 20.7
Gympie 23.7 23.8 in 1946* 21.9
Springsure Comet St 24.4 24.5 in 1947* 22.1
Ingham Composite 26.1 26.8 in 1975 24.9
Innisfail 25.5 =25.5 in 1981 24.1
Cardwell Marine Pde 26.1 26.5 in 1981* 24.8
Applethorpe 15.9 16.0 in 1993* 14.0

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



Record highest July daily minimum temperature
New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
July
Emerald Airport 19.5 on the 7th 18.4 on the 21st in 2016 26 9.0
Cloncurry Airport 22.0 on the 7th 20.2 on the 25th in 2005 23 10.6
Yeppoon The Esplanade 20.2 on the 10th 20.0 on the 31st in 2010 23 12.0
Rundle Island 20.0 on the 7th = 20.0 on the 28th in 1998 21 16.0


Record highest July mean daily minimum temperature
New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
July
Cloncurry Airport 14.0 13.9 in 2013 22 10.6

Highest July mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years
Observed
(°C)		 Most recent
higher		 Average for
July
Barcaldine Post Office 12.1 13.1 in 1993 8.0
Longreach Aero 10.7 11.8 in 1993 7.1
Richmond Post Office 12.8 13.4 in 1993 8.6
Seventeen Seventy 15.6 16.1 in 1993 13.8


Record highest July mean temperature
New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
July
Richmond Post Office 21.3 20.8 in 2010 123 17.3
Camooweal Township 20.3 = 20.3 in 1915 109 17.3
Isisford Post Office 18.0 = 18.0 in 1915 101 14.6
Barcaldine Post Office 19.3 18.8 in 1993 99 15.3
Lady Elliot Island 21.0 20.8 in 1993 78 18.9
Double Island Point Lighthouse 18.7 18.6 in 2016 75 16.8
Gladstone Radar 20.3 20.2 in 1993 59 18.2
Longreach Aero 18.9 18.5 in 1993 51 15.4
Seventeen Seventy 19.4 19.2 in 1993 30 17.5
Cloncurry Airport 21.5 20.7 in 2013 22 18.4
Toowoomba Airport 13.2 13.0 in 2013 21 11.5

Highest July mean temperature for at least 20 years
Observed
(°C)		 Most recent
higher		 Average for
July
Charleville Aero 14.6 15.3 in 1993 11.9
Emerald Airport 18.2 18.4 in 1993 16.1
Injune Post Office 14.1 15.1 in 1993 11.7
Mitchell Post Office 13.7 14.2 in 1993 11.1
Rockhampton Aero 19.2 19.4 in 1993 16.4
Roma Airport 13.9 15.0 in 1993 12.0
Tambo Post Office 15.7 16.3 in 1993 12.5


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Summary statistics for July 2017
Maximum temperatures
(°C)		 Minimum temperatures
(°C)		 Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
July
2017		 Diff
from
average		 Highest for
July
2017		 Mean for
July
2017		 Diff
from
average		 Lowest for
July
2017		 Total for
July
2017		 Average
for
July		 Rank of
July
2017		 Fraction of
July
average
North Peninsula (district 27)
Coconut Island 30.3 +0.6 31.6 3rd 24.5 +0.6 23.3 29th 19.2 18.5 average 104%
Coen Airport 29.4 +0.4 31.5 17th 19.4 +2.2 15.4 8th 0.6 0.7 average 86%
Horn Island 29.3 +0.4 30.3 19th 23.9 +0.8 21.6 8th 9.2 9.2 average 100%
Scherger RAAF 31.2 +0.2 32.9 17th 20.0 +1.0 17.6 7th 1.0 1.9 average 53%
Weipa Aero 31.7 +0.7 33.4 17th 20.3 +1.4 17.3 8th 4.2 1.5 high 280%
South Peninsula (district 28)
Lockhart River Airport 28.0 +0.9 29.0 26th 22.3 +2.8 17.8 8th 18.2 42.8 low 43%
Palmerville 32.2 +2.3 34.6 19th 15.0 +0.9 12.2 30th 0 4.9 lowest 0%
Lower Carpentaria (district 29)
Burketown Airport 31.1 +2.1 33.6 18th 17.0 +2.6 13.2 29th 0.4 2.8 average 14%
Century Mine 31.9 +3.4 34.6 6th 15.1 +2.3 10.2 30th 0 3.1 v low 0%
Cloncurry Airport 29.0 +2.8 32.9 6th 14.0 +3.4 5.9 21st 1.6 3.8 average 42%
Julia Creek Airport 30.3 +3.1 34.0 6th 11.6 +2.9 3.5 21st 14.2 9.5 high 149%
Kowanyama Airport 32.7 +2.0 35.0 19th 18.5 +3.0 15.8 27th 0 2.4 lowest 0%
Lake Julius AWS 29.5   33.7 6th 14.8   9.1 21st 0.4
Mornington Island Airport 28.3   30.8 4th 19.3   15.9 30th 0
Mount Isa Aero 27.9 +3.1 32.5 6th 9.9 +1.2 0.7 21st 9.0 6.0 high 150%
Normanton Airport 32.1 +2.4 33.5 24th 18.8 +2.9 15.6 20th 0 3.1 v low 0%
Sweers Island 27.4 +2.0 29.1 12th 20.3 +2.7 18.1 24th 0.2 3.0 average 7%
Upper Carpentaria (district 30)
Georgetown Airport 29.9 +1.5 32.3 9th 14.1 +0.8 8.9 29th 0 11.3 v low 0%
Hughenden Airport 29.1 +3.3 32.6 6th 14.2 +4.9 4.1 20th 0 14.5 v low 0%
Richmond Airport 29.9 +3.2 33.4 5th 11.6 +2.8 2.6 20th 9.2 12.0 high 77%
Richmond Post Office 29.9 +3.9 33.6 6th 12.8 +4.2 4.0 20th 4.0 10.0 average 40%
Barron North Coast (district 31)
Cairns Aero 27.0 +1.2 29.3 19th 19.4 +2.3 15.8 20th 50.0 30.2 high 166%
Cairns Racecourse 26.5   28.7 19th 18.3   14.5 20th 63.0
Cape Flattery 27.5 +1.0 28.5 28th 22.6 +1.5 21.1 15th 6.2 38.6 v low 16%
Cooktown Airport 27.3 +1.1 29.0 27th 21.3 +3.4 16.5 8th 29.2 21.8 average 134%
Low Isles Lighthouse 26.0 +0.5 27.6 19th 21.9 +1.4 20.5 27th 53.0 35.9 high 148%
Mareeba Airport 26.1 +1.2 29.1 19th 15.6 +1.8 12.7 8th 4.6 6.0 average 77%
Walkamin Research Station 24.6 +1.3 27.3 19th 15.2 +2.2 13.0 30th 11.0 11.3 average 97%
Herbert North Coast (district 32)
Cardwell Marine Pde 26.1 +1.3 27.8 10th 17.3 +3.6 12.7 20th 11.1 32.2 average 34%
Cowley Beach (Defence) 25.2   26.6 30th 18.5   13.7 20th 80.0
Ingham Composite 26.1 +1.2 29.1 19th 16.0 +2.2 9.5 20th 72.7 38.6 high 188%
Innisfail 25.5 +1.4 27.5 19th 18.2 +2.9 15.3 20th 128.0 137.6 average 93%
Innisfail Aerodrome 25.8   27.9 19th 16.3   11.8 20th 114.2
Lucinda Point 23.7 +0.6 25.4 19th 20.2 +2.2 17.9 21st 18.0 21.8 average 83%
South Johnstone Exp Stn 25.3 +1.4 27.5 19th 17.8 +2.6 13.8 20th 150.6 111.6 high 135%
Townsville Aero 26.6 +1.5 28.6 11th 15.8 +2.1 12.4 20th 0.6 14.7 low 4%
East Central Coast (district 33)
Alva Beach 25.1 +0.8 26.6 11th 16.4 +2.1 9.7 20th 4.6 17.0 average 27%
Ayr DPI Research Stn 26.8 +1.6 29.9 19th 14.2 +2.5 7.5 20th 1.4 15.4 low 9%
Bowen Airport AWS 26.3   30.2 19th 14.6   7.4 20th 0.4
Collinsville Post Office 27.1 +2.1 29.0 7th 11.3 +2.2 4.2 20th 0 19.8 lowest 0%
Hamilton Island Airport 23.3 +1.9 26.8 19th 19.5 +1.7 17.7 21st 6.0 41.1 low 15%
Mackay Aero 24.9 +2.3 28.9 19th 13.2 +1.9 6.4 20th 13.0 34.1 average 38%
Mackay M.O 23.8 +2.5 27.7 19th 15.0 +2.0 9.8 20th 16.0 40.1 low 40%
Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club) 24.6   28.3 19th 13.0   6.5 20th 14.0
Proserpine Airport 26.1 +1.7 30.1 19th 12.1 +0.9 3.7 20th 0.4 23.7 v low 2%
Samuel Hill Aero 24.4 +2.0 27.0 6th 10.6 +0.9 4.0 21st 32.2 68.9 average 47%
St Lawrence 25.5 +1.6 28.0 19th 12.1 +1.2 4.8 22nd 3.6 47.4 low 8%
Williamson 25.6 +1.8 28.0 19th 10.6 +0.6 3.0 20th 3.6 37.8 low 10%
Woolshed 23.1 +1.2 26.6 19th 13.9 +3.3 7.5 29th 10.6 22.6 average 47%
Yeppoon The Esplanade 22.9 +1.6 27.4 7th 13.7 +1.7 6.5 22nd 9.4 43.5 average 22%
West Central Coast (district 34)
Charters Towers Airport 26.7 +1.8 29.4 7th 13.1 +1.6 7.0 20th 1.2 19.9 average 6%
Moranbah Airport 26.2   29.3 6th 9.2   1.3 20th 1.6
Central Highlands (district 35)
Blackwater Airport 25.9   29.4 6th 10.0   3.3 21st 6.8
Clermont Airport 26.2   29.9 6th 7.4   -0.9 22nd 0.6
Emerald Airport 25.8 +2.6 29.9 6th 10.6 +1.6 5.7 27th 6.6 17.7 average 37%
Lochington 25.8   29.9 6th 7.8   0.6 22nd 10.6
Rolleston Airport 24.9   28.1 30th 7.5   -0.1 22nd 13.0
Springsure Comet St 24.4 +2.3 28.3 6th 8.6 +2.3 1.9 20th 19.2 28.5 average 67%
Tambo Post Office 24.9 +3.6 28.6 6th 6.5 +2.8 0.4 20th 12.4 26.8 average 46%
Taroom Post Office 23.9 +2.8 28.7 30th 7.6 +2.4 -0.6 23rd 27.0 33.3 average 81%
Central Lowlands (district 36)
Barcaldine Post Office 26.5 +3.8 30.8 6th 12.1 +4.1 4.4 20th 16.9 22.4 average 75%
Blackall Airport 25.7 +3.2 28.6 17th 8.8 +2.3 3.3 23rd 19.4 15.6 average 124%
Isisford Post Office 26.5 +3.8 29.9 4th 9.5 +2.9 3.5 21st 11.0 20.7 average 53%
Longreach Aero 27.1 +3.5 30.8 6th 10.7 +3.6 2.8 21st 8.8 18.8 average 47%
Upper Western (district 37)
Camooweal Township 29.3 +3.5 33.4 6th 11.3 +2.5 2.2 20th 3.4 5.5 high 62%
Carters Bore 27.3   31.9 6th 14.0   6.7 21st 15.6
New May Downs 27.4   31.5 6th 13.5   6.9 20th 18.6
The Monument Airport 26.5 +2.4 32.5 5th 9.6 +2.3 2.7 22nd 24.6 8.7 high 283%
Trepell Airport 26.8 +2.2 31.5 5th 11.1 +2.9 4.6 20th 23.8 5.9 high 403%
Urandangi Aerodrome 27.2   33.0 5th 8.2   1.3 22nd 18.8
Winton Airport 28.2 +3.3 32.4 4th 11.1 +2.4 3.8 21st 18.8 15.8 high 119%
Lower Western (district 38)
Birdsville Airport 24.1 +2.4 31.7 30th 7.6 +0.5 3.6 21st 0.2 4.3 average 5%
Windorah Airport 24.9   30.0 30th 8.7   3.6 22nd 3.6
Port Curtis South Coast (district 39)
Bundaberg Aero 24.4 +2.3 28.2 29th 10.9 +0.6 4.8 21st 9.0 39.6 low 23%
Gayndah Airport 23.9 +1.3 27.5 5th 7.8 +0.5 0.7 22nd 28.2 19.5 high 145%
Gladstone Airport 24.7 +1.7 28.5 6th 13.0 +1.1 7.4 22nd 35.0 29.1 high 120%
Gladstone Radar 25.2 +2.3 28.4 29th 15.3 +1.9 10.4 22nd 19.8 35.0 average 57%
Lady Elliot Island 23.8 +2.7 25.8 9th 18.1 +1.4 12.7 27th 19.0 89.1 low 21%
Monto Township 23.8 +2.8 27.3 30th 7.1 +1.7 0.9 25th 12.9 35.2 average 37%
Rockhampton Aero 26.0 +2.8 28.8 29th 12.4 +2.8 5.5 22nd 3.4 31.6 low 11%
Seventeen Seventy 23.2 +1.9 25.7 29th 15.6 +1.8 10.5 21st 25.2 40.8 average 62%
Thangool Airport 24.8 +1.6 27.6 29th 6.8 +1.2 0.1 21st 3.4 28.0 low 12%
Moreton South Coast (district 40)
Amberley AMO 22.9 +1.7 26.3 31st 4.6 -0.8 -0.4 24th 30.8 37.9 average 81%
Archerfield Airport 22.8 +1.6 26.4 5th 7.5 -0.1 3.4 25th 30.2 47.2 average 64%
Beaudesert Drumley Street 22.6   25.9 26th 5.3   0.9 21st 30.4 24.4 average 125%
Beerburrum Forest Station 23.1 +1.5 27.3 5th 9.3 0.0 4.7 22nd 26.2 63.3 low 41%
Brisbane 22.9 +1.0 26.4 5th 10.3 +0.1 5.9 24th 47.0 25.3 high 186%
Brisbane Aero 21.7 +0.8 25.1 5th 9.2 +0.1 4.3 24th 25.4 28.8 average 88%
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 20.6 +1.6 23.9 5th 14.9 +1.7 11.5 21st 20.2 113.2 low 18%
Coolangatta 21.7 +1.1 25.5 4th 9.5 -0.7 3.6 24th 15.6 70.8 low 22%
Double Island Point Lighthouse 21.6 +2.0 25.6 5th 15.9 +1.8 11.2 21st 17.6 83.4 low 21%
Gold Coast Seaway 22.2 +1.1 25.6 5th 11.4 -0.6 6.5 24th 11.8 47.1 average 25%
Gympie 23.7 +1.8 27.0 30th 7.0 +0.7 0.6 22nd 16.2 51.8 low 31%
Hervey Bay Airport 23.3 +1.6 25.8 27th 10.1 +0.1 2.2 21st 12.8 42.5 average 30%
Kingaroy Airport 21.4 +1.9 26.0 5th 3.9 +0.2 -1.7 22nd 52.8 22.6 high 234%
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 22.6 +1.2 26.0 26th 9.0 +0.2 5.1 24th 29.3 33.9 average 86%
Maryborough 24.3 +2.3 27.9 29th 8.8 +0.1 1.3 21st 15.2 51.5 low 30%
Nambour Daff - Hillside 23.2   27.1 28th 11.0   6.0 25th 19.8 51.4 average 39%
Point Lookout 22.2 +1.2 26.9 5th 14.3 +0.7 10.8 21st 53.8 98.7 low 55%
Rainbow Beach 22.4 +1.2 25.8 5th       69.0 70.6 average 98%
Redcliffe 21.8 +1.2 25.9 5th 10.8 -0.3 6.9 24th 22.6 28.7 average 79%
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 21.4   24.6 5th 10.1   6.3 21st 53.6
Sunshine Coast Airport 22.6 +1.6 27.4 5th 9.8 +0.2 3.1 21st 21.0 63.1 low 33%
Tewantin RSL Park 22.6 +1.4 26.2 5th 11.7 +0.5 7.4 25th 15.8 70.2 low 23%
University of Queensland Gatton 23.1 +2.4 27.2 30th 4.7 -1.6 -1.0 26th 23.2 36.6 average 63%
East Darling Downs (district 41)
Applethorpe 15.9 +1.9 21.3 30th 1.3 -0.7 -4.2 25th 26.6 43.1 average 62%
Dalby Airport 21.8 +2.1 26.3 30th 4.4 +0.3 -1.4 22nd 31.2 23.4 high 133%
Oakey Aero 21.0 +2.4 25.8 30th 3.3 +0.4 -2.2 22nd 34.2 29.3 average 117%
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade 16.8 +2.0 22.0 30th 0.1 -0.9 -6.5 26th 21.6 48.3 low 45%
Texas Post Office 20.4 +1.6 26.1 30th 3.7 0.0 -2.0 21st 7.6 41.4 low 18%
Toowoomba Airport 18.8 +2.3 23.6 30th 7.7 +1.2 2.7 21st 26.4 28.0 average 94%
Warwick 19.6 +1.6 24.1 30th 1.7 -1.4 -4.6 30th 6.6 24.9 average 27%
West Darling Downs (district 42)
Miles Constance Street 22.7 +2.6 27.6 30th 4.7 +0.4 -2.9 22nd 17.0 17.8 average 96%
Maranoa (district 43)
Injune Post Office 23.8 +3.7 28.0 28th 4.4 +1.2 -2.3 22nd 26.0 29.3 average 89%
Mitchell Post Office 23.3 +3.9 28.0 30th 4.1 +1.2 -2.4 22nd 40.5 33.2 high 122%
Roma Airport 23.3 +3.2 28.2 30th 4.5 +0.7 -2.7 22nd 27.6 22.9 average 121%
St George Airport 21.9 +2.4 28.7 30th 5.5 +0.3 -1.2 22nd 8.8 25.7 average 34%
Surat 22.2 +2.5 27.6 28th 4.7 +0.4 -1.7 22nd 19.6 38.1 average 51%
Warrego (district 44)
Bollon Mary St 21.9 +2.8 28.5 30th 5.0 +0.8 -1.9 21st 8.1 27.6 low 29%
Charleville Aero 23.1 +3.5 27.7 30th 6.2 +1.9 -0.2 22nd 17.2 24.7 average 70%
Cunnamulla Post Office 22.1 +3.3 28.7 30th 7.2 +1.5 2.1 21st 8.2 22.6 average 36%
Far Southwest (district 45)
Ballera Gas Field 23.1 +2.6 30.2 30th 7.9 +0.5 3.5 11th 0 5.9 v low 0%
Thargomindah Airport 22.6 +2.5 30.1 30th 6.7 0.0 2.5 22nd 4.4 12.7 average 35%
Offshore Islands (district 200)
Frederick Reef 23.2   25.0 19th 21.3   19.0 16th
Middle Percy Island 22.5 +1.9 24.4 8th 18.0 +1.7 14.5 21st 9.2 50.0 low 18%
Willis Island 27.1 +1.1 28.3 18th 23.4 +1.4 21.5 14th 2.6 39.6 v low 7%

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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 Tuesday 1 August 2017. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.

In some situations, some or all of the rainfall is in the form of hail or snow. In these cases the totals given are for the water equivalent: the depth of liquid water that results from melting any frozen precipitation. There can be significant 'undercatch' of snow in strong winds, meaning the true precipitation can be higher than that reported.

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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