Wednesday, 1 November 2017 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC14R0
Queensland in October 2017: Record high rainfall in the east
Queensland had its third-wettest October on record averaged across the State, and the wettest October since 1975. It was the wettest October on record in parts of the Wide Bay, Burnett and North Tropical Coast districts. Daytime temperatures were cooler than average in the east and warmer than average in the west. Overnight temperatures were warmer than average across most of the State, with record warm nights in the southeast, and in parts of the southern and central interior.
Record high rainfall in eastern and southern Queensland
- Queensland had its third-wettest October on record, averaged across the State
- Numerous rain-bearing systems brought widespread, moderate to locally heavy falls during the month
- At the start of the month, a surface trough and upper level disturbance produced heavy rainfall in the Wide Bay and Burnett district - some locations had their highest October daily rainfall on record on the 3rd
- Another low level trough and upper level low in the middle of the month produced further widespread moderate to heavy falls along Queensland's east coast, with many locations reporting their highest October daily rainfall on record between the 17th and the 20th
- Many locations had their highest total
October rainfall on record or
in several decades
Above average days in the west and below average in the east
- Statewide, mean maximum temperatures were slightly above average
- Warmer than average days in the west; cooler than average days in the east due to numerous rainfall events during the month
- A cool start to the month, with Mitchell and St George recording their coolest October day (lowest maximum temperature) on record on the 1st
Third-warmest mean minimum temperatures on record
- Queensland had its third-warmest mean minimum temperatures on record
- Overnight temperatures were warmer than average across most of the State, with record warm nights in the southeast and southern interior
- Warm nights on the 11th and 12th, with Brisbane, Sunshine Coast Airport, Coolangatta and Injune reporting their warmest October night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record
- Numerous stations, including Charleville, Gympie, Rockhampton, Gatton, Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast had their highest October mean daily minimum temperature on record or in several decades
Flooding; severe thunderstorms
- Major flooding occurred in the Kolan River and Baffle Creek during October
- Severe thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts and large hail on the 23rd, with a house losing its roof near Oakey and reports of hail at Gympie with a diameter greater than 3 cm
- On the 27th, severe thunderstorms produced damaging winds, with structural damage to a shed at Withcott near Toowoomba, and to property at Burleigh Heads in the Gold Coast
- Reports of hail with a diameter greater than 4 cm at Gatton, Beaudesert and Toowoomba on the 27th
- Severe thunderstorms produced hail between 2 cm and 4 cm in diameter at Deception Bay, Kallangur, Petrie, Highvale and Greenbank on the 30th
Further information
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes in October 2017 | |
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Hottest day | 42.3 °C at Urandangi Aerodrome on the 27th and at Century Mine on the 28th |
Warmest days on average | 39.1 °C at Century Mine |
Coolest days on average | 21.7 °C at Applethorpe |
Coldest day | 12.9 °C at Applethorpe on the 1st |
Coldest night | 4.4 °C at Applethorpe on the 24th |
Coolest nights on average | 11.5 °C at Applethorpe |
Warmest nights on average | 25.7 °C at Horn Island |
Warmest night | 29.1 °C at Lake Julius AWS on the 28th |
Warmest on average overall | 30.7 °C at Century Mine and Normanton Airport |
Coolest on average overall | 16.6 °C at Applethorpe |
Wettest overall | 825.2 mm at Rosedale Post Office |
Wettest day | 389.0 mm at Makowata on the 18th |
Strongest wind gust | 94 km/h at Burketown Airport and at Double Island Point Lighthouse, both on the 15th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Record highest October daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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Cardwell Marine Pde | 185.0 | on the 19th | 155.4 | on the 4th in 1930 | 133 | |
Capella Post Office | 133.0 | on the 14th | 116.3 | on the 20th in 2005 | 120 | |
Gin Gin Post Office | 200.2 | on the 18th | 152.4 | on the 1st in 1933 | 120 | |
Rosedale Post Office | 340.0 | on the 18th | 183.6 | on the 8th in 1961 | 120 | |
Tully Sugar Mill | 221.0 | on the 19th | 180.8 | on the 4th in 1930 | 92 | |
Meringa Sugar Exp Stn | 178.0 | on the 19th | 154.0 | on the 19th in 2011 | 84 | |
Peakvale Station | 64.6 | on the 2nd | 60.0 | on the 14th in 2005 | 81 | |
Rockhampton Aero | 102.0 | on the 18th | 69.6 | on the 18th in 2001 | 79 | |
Upper Stone Exelby | 106.0 | on the 19th | 90.2 | on the 8th in 1973 | 78 | |
Monto Township | 118.8 | on the 18th | 100.7 | on the 16th in 2005 | 76 | |
Mulgrave Mill | 166.0 | on the 19th | =166.0 | on the 19th in 2011 | 70 | |
Elphinstone Pocket No1 | 210.2 | on the 19th | 84.2 | on the 18th in 2006 | 62 | |
Bundaberg Aero | 238.8 | on the 3rd | 166.2 | on the 28th in 1999 | 59 | |
Tosari | 56.0 | on the 14th | 45.0 | on the 14th in 2011 | 59 | |
Cania Gorge Park | 119.4 | on the 17th | 72.2 | on the 14th in 2011 | 55 | |
Cardwell Range | 100.0 | on the 19th | 97.8 | on the 8th in 1973 | 53 | |
Monduran | 200.0 | on the 18th | 187.0 | on the 30th in 2000 | 53 | |
Mount Isa Aero | 39.2 | on the 8th | 34.2 | on the 3rd in 1981 | 51 | |
Ingham Composite | 112.0 | on the 19th | 95.5 | on the 8th in 1973 | 49 | |
Paluma Ivy Cottage | 139.0 | on the 19th | 99.0 | on the 23rd in 1975 | 48 | |
Hawkins Creek | 198.0 | on the 19th | 114.0 | on the 15th in 2016 | 47 | |
Woodgate Store | 276.2 | on the 3rd | 103.1 | on the 28th in 1972 | 45 | |
Cunninghams Gap National Park | 56.0 | on the 3rd | =56.0 | on the 10th in 1982 | 42 | |
Dingle Dell | 99.0 | on the 18th | 83.0 | on the 30th in 2000 | 42 | |
Lovandee | 154.2 | on the 18th | 88.8 | on the 31st in 2000 | 41 | |
Lansdown CSIRO | 79.4 | on the 20th | 53.4 | on the 24th in 1975 | 40 | |
Childers South | 101.8 | on the 17th | 77.8 | on the 16th in 2005 | 39 | |
Butcher Hill Station | 102.0 | on the 16th | 80.0 | on the 10th in 1996 | 32 | |
Seventeen Seventy | 138.0 | on the 17th | 91.4 | on the 8th in 1996 | 32 | |
Ripple Downs | 36.0 | on the 3rd | 35.8 | on the 26th in 1998 | 30 | |
White Cliff Point | 184.0 | on the 19th | 124.0 | on the 10th in 1996 | 30 | |
Hamilton Island | 94.0 | on the 17th | 71.6 | on the 14th in 1993 | 29 | |
Rainbow Beach | 90.0 | on the 3rd | 78.0 | on the 26th in 1998 | 26 | |
Mt Pleasant Station | 69.2 | on the 21st | 39.0 | on the 25th in 1998 | 25 | |
Gairloch | 60.0 | on the 19th | 57.0 | on the 21st in 2010 | 24 | |
Archer River Roadhouse | 102.0 | on the 22nd | 64.0 | on the 23rd in 2000 | 21 | |
Alva Beach | 76.8 | on the 16th | 48.0 | on the 2nd in 1997 | 20 | |
Makowata | 389.0 | on the 18th | 106.4 | on the 20th in 2004 | 20 | |
Mungar Gayndah St | 102.8 | on the 17th | 74.2 | on the 31st in 2000 | 20 | |
Woolshed | 84.6 | on the 20th | 51.6 | on the 22nd in 2005 | 20 |
Record highest October total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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Sandy Cape Lighthouse | 518.6 | 229.6 | in 1984 | 141 | 62.6 |
Nanango Wills St | 227.2 | 223.0 | in 1983 | 136 | 66.2 |
Lowood Don St | 242.5 | 227.5 | in 1972 | 130 | 66.0 |
Mt Perry The Pines | 405.0 | 288.7 | in 1961 | 130 | 65.3 |
Eidsvold Post Office | 266.6 | 232.4 | in 1892 | 127 | 60.3 |
Gin Gin Post Office | 529.4 | 277.1 | in 1933 | 123 | 71.2 |
Bauhinia Downs Store | 223.4 | 207.4 | in 2005 | 122 | 52.2 |
Rosedale Post Office | 825.2 | 358.8 | in 1961 | 121 | 74.5 |
Eumundi - Crescent Rd | 446.6 | 398.8 | in 1949 | 110 | 96.3 |
Mundubbera | 247.2 | 202.6 | in 1983 | 107 | 63.3 |
Blackbutt Post Office | 267.6 | 226.2 | in 1972 | 106 | 72.4 |
Mount Joseph | 227.6 | 204.6 | in 1949 | 106 | 69.4 |
Mount Larcom Post Office | 275.8 | 231.6 | in 2000 | 105 | 53.7 |
Goomboorian | 345.0 | 291.1 | in 1949 | 101 | 77.3 |
Jingi Jingi | 168.4 | 165.5 | in 1959 | 100 | 57.7 |
Imbil Post Office | 346.0 | 309.2 | in 1972 | 98 | 83.2 |
Rockhampton Aero | 198.8 | 152.4 | in 1952 | 79 | 49.7 |
Belvedere | 217.0 | 206.0 | in 1986 | 78 | 56.5 |
Upper Stone Exelby | 280.4 | 195.7 | in 1964 | 77 | 44.5 |
Monto Township | 289.9 | 201.4 | in 2005 | 76 | 57.5 |
Glen Harding | 110.5 | 91.5 | in 1952 | 73 | 20.0 |
Cania Gorge Park | 306.4 | 170.3 | in 1986 | 71 | 56.2 |
Abercorn | 224.6 | 168.8 | in 2005 | 68 | 57.1 |
Dunollie | 261.4 | 213.8 | in 2005 | 68 | 67.2 |
Teddington Waterworks | 315.9 | 267.7 | in 1987 | 67 | 73.6 |
Cardbeign | 170.5 | 121.2 | in 1996 | 65 | 46.3 |
Innot Hot Springs Township | 162.0 | 141.2 | in 1998 | 63 | 23.9 |
Bundaberg Aero | 558.2 | 245.1 | in 1943 | 61 | 76.7 |
Elphinstone Pocket No1 | 317.2 | 200.9 | in 1964 | 61 | 47.4 |
Juanita | 155.6 | 144.6 | in 2000 | 52 | 37.6 |
Maitland Downs Station | 159.0 | 155.0 | in 1985 | 52 | 22.8 |
Monduran | 432.4 | 301.4 | in 2000 | 51 | 70.5 |
Hawkins Creek | 350.2 | 294.0 | in 2010 | 49 | 74.9 |
Mt Moffatt National Park | 172.2 | 147.9 | in 1967 | 49 | 49.9 |
Paluma Ivy Cottage | 269.0 | 223.8 | in 2000 | 48 | 84.3 |
Maroon Dam | 218.0 | 217.7 | in 1983 | 47 | 74.3 |
Lansdown CSIRO | 138.6 | 110.8 | in 1975 | 46 | 25.9 |
Mutarnee Store | 263.0 | 226.4 | in 2010 | 44 | 61.9 |
Woodgate Store | 537.1 | 174.7 | in 1972 | 44 | 78.3 |
Coolmunda Dam | 114.2 | 101.6 | in 2003 | 42 | 51.9 |
Embreys Bridge | 207.2 | 169.2 | in 1983 | 41 | 61.2 |
Dingle Dell | 259.6 | 143.5 | in 2005 | 40 | 55.1 |
Childers South | 358.8 | 168.0 | in 2005 | 39 | 70.7 |
Yantumara | 214.8 | 179.8 | in 1986 | 38 | 55.4 |
Lovandee | 387.0 | 293.6 | in 1975 | 36 | 75.6 |
Butcher Hill Station | 260.0 | 82.6 | in 1996 | 33 | 21.6 |
Fraser Island Eurong | 500.8 | 250.2 | in 2005 | 33 | 87.0 |
Green Hills | 91.2 | 71.5 | in 1986 | 32 | 15.8 |
Monogorilby - Home | 203.4 | 181.6 | in 1983 | 32 | 75.5 |
Seventeen Seventy | 309.5 | 160.7 | in 1996 | 31 | 63.6 |
Traighli | 135.2 | 114.2 | in 2010 | 30 | 53.3 |
Corbould Pk Racecourse | 324.0 | 318.5 | in 2010 | 29 | 86.1 |
White Cliff Point | 227.6 | 217.0 | in 1996 | 29 | 56.6 |
Ripple Downs | 101.0 | 96.6 | in 2005 | 28 | 48.3 |
Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 253.7 | 165.0 | in 2011 | 25 | 64.3 |
Miva | 270.4 | 149.4 | in 1999 | 25 | 71.8 |
Mt Pleasant Station | 128.8 | 82.4 | in 1998 | 25 | 23.1 |
Rainbow Beach | 348.6 | 140.2 | in 2011 | 25 | 86.4 |
Springfield | 117.2 | 109.2 | in 2000 | 25 | 43.2 |
Gladstone Airport | 214.8 | 167.6 | in 2000 | 24 | 57.8 |
Hazeldean | 234.2 | 219.6 | in 2000 | 24 | 60.3 |
Sunshine Coast Airport | 320.4 | 225.6 | in 2010 | 24 | 80.5 |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 198.4 | 185.4 | in 2000 | 24 | 50.6 |
Lloyona | 203.0 | 178.4 | in 2005 | 23 | 61.3 |
Wivenhoe Dam | 228.8 | 220.0 | in 2010 | 23 | 68.8 |
Tewantin RSL Park | 406.8 | 372.0 | in 2010 | 22 | 100.4 |
Toowoomba Airport | 150.4 | 132.0 | in 1997 | 22 | 63.1 |
Warroo | 150.0 | 106.6 | in 2005 | 22 | 39.7 |
Beardy Junction | 140.5 | 133.8 | in 1997 | 21 | 67.9 |
St George Airport | 127.6 | 127.4 | in 2000 | 21 | 42.9 |
Alva Beach | 177.0 | 63.4 | in 2000 | 20 | 32.0 |
Archer River Roadhouse | 136.0 | 81.0 | in 2000 | 20 | 17.2 |
Makowata | 762.6 | 134.0 | in 2000 | 20 | 86.2 |
Woolshed | 200.6 | 86.0 | in 2010 | 20 | 29.3 |
Highest October total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for October |
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Maryborough | 440.4 | 497.8 | in 1882 | 75.7 | |
Pacific Heights | 298.6 | 688.3 | in 1914* | 62.3 | |
Yaamba | 200.6 | 229.9 | in 1916 | 42.4 | |
Bambaroo | 304.0 | 368.3 | in 1930 | 60.0 | |
Eromanga - Webber St | 88.0 | 148.4 | in 1949 | 15.6 | |
Kenilworth Township | 316.8 | 343.4 | in 1949 | 85.8 | |
Ulcanbah | 115.2 | 193.2 | in 1949 | 25.3 | |
Mitchell Post Office | 122.2 | 124.2 | in 1953 | 42.9 | |
Cardwell Marine Pde | 321.0 | 328.0 | in 1954* | 56.2 | |
Wallumbilla Post Office | 166.6 | 177.0 | in 1954* | 49.1 | |
Karoola Park | 145.2 | 155.0 | in 1959 | 47.8 | |
South Comongin | 83.7 | 107.8 | in 1954* | 20.7 | |
Broadmeadows | 217.0 | 253.8 | in 1961* | 51.9 | |
Rewan Station | 196.1 | 209.6 | in 1950* | 53.4 | |
Meandarra Post Office | 137.0 | 178.0 | in 1969* | 58.7 | |
Nindigully | 118.9 | 209.2 | in 1969* | 42.9 | |
Talwood State School | 128.0 | 169.2 | in 1969* | 43.7 | |
Jandowae Post Office | 137.4 | 183.7 | in 1972 | 57.2 | |
University of Queensland Gatton | 169.8 | 237.4 | in 1972 | 64.7 | |
Gatton Allan Street | 176.9 | 192.6 | in 1972* | 59.2 | |
Jondaryan Post Office | 182.8 | 213.2 | in 1972* | 57.8 | |
Lady Elliot Island | 213.6 | 262.6 | in 1973* | 57.7 | |
Moyola | 160.5 | 196.0 | in 1972* | 63.7 | |
Thangool Airport | 172.6 | 240.9 | in 1975 | 57.0 | |
Rollingstone | 258.7 | 347.3 | in 1975* | 49.5 | |
Talgai | 152.2 | 188.3 | in 1972* | 61.1 | |
Yabulu QLD Nickel | 161.5 | 527.6 | in 1975* | 30.8 | |
Gladstone Radar | 227.2 | 276.8 | in 1975* | 60.3 | |
Proston Post Office | 129.6 | 134.7 | in 1983 | 66.8 | |
Walla Alert-B | 294.2 | 305.3 | in 1943* | 70.8 | |
Colodan | 165.2 | 221.6 | in 1986 | 55.3 | |
Croydon Township | 59.4 | 72.2 | in 1986* | 14.4 | |
Double Island Point Lighthouse | 211.4 | 240.0 | in 1984* | 70.7 | |
Jambin Post Office | 200.2 | 202.1 | in 1986* | 55.7 | |
Mount Kroombit | 137.8 | 144.6 | in 1986* | 52.8 | |
Mt Tamborine Fern St | 248.0 | 277.0 | in 1986* | 91.9 | |
Glenlands | 130.1 | 141.6 | in 1987* | 46.8 | |
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 131.4 | 159.6 | in 1983* | 69.3 | |
Camboon Station | 195.0 | 285.1 | in 1986* | 59.2 | |
Cooranga North | 137.0 | 146.0 | in 1980* | 61.9 | |
Woleebee Nevasa | 109.6 | 166.5 | in 1989* | 49.7 | |
Albro Station | 100.0 | 109.6 | in 1987* | 28.3 | |
Rosehill | 109.2 | 112.2 | in 1993 | 35.6 | |
Mackay Aero | 63.8 | 80.0 | in 1996 | 35.1 | |
Strathmore | 89.9 | 170.0 | in 1985* | 23.9 | |
Taroom Post Office | 109.7 | 137.4 | in 1995* | 54.7 | |
Hazelmere | 136.0 | 176.8 | in 1996* | 24.8 | |
Laura Post Office | 91.3 | 101.2 | in 1996* | 17.1 | |
Mossman South Alchera Drive | 277.0 | 367.2 | in 1996* | 69.5 | |
Namarah | 105.6 | 135.0 | in 1997 | 51.4 | |
Ravenswood Post Office | 86.0 | 113.0 | in 1995* | 21.7 | |
Tiree | 58.4 | 84.2 | in 1996* | 21.0 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record lowest October daily maximum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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Townsville Aero | 23.6 | on the 16th | = 23.6 | on the 22nd in 1964 | 78 | 29.5 |
Bollon Mary St | 16.7 | on the 1st | 17.2 | on the 16th in 1959 | 60 | 29.7 |
Mitchell Post Office | 15.1 | on the 1st | 15.2 | on the 11th in 1982 | 50 | 29.4 |
St George Airport | 15.2 | on the 1st | 17.0 | on the 8th in 2010 | 21 | 29.8 |
Record highest October daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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Barcaldine Post Office | 27.2 | on the 8th | 26.8 | on the 27th in 2004 | 56 | 17.5 |
Double Island Point Lighthouse | 22.4 | on the 30th | 22.2 | on the 29th in 2003 | 55 | 18.5 |
Injune Post Office | 22.3 | on the 12th | 22.2 | on the 29th in 2003 | 51 | 12.7 |
Coolangatta | 22.6 | on the 30th | 22.4 | on the 28th in 2014 | 30 | 15.8 |
Brisbane Aero | 22.5 | on the 12th | 22.4 | on the 29th in 2003 | 24 | 15.6 |
Sunshine Coast Airport | 22.7 | on the 11th | 22.4 | on the 29th in 2007 | 24 | 15.5 |
Tewantin RSL Park | 22.7 | on the 30th | 22.6 | on the 29th in 2007 | 22 | 16.8 |
Record lowest October temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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Low Isles Lighthouse | 19.6 | on the 19th | 19.7 | on the 6th in 1982 | 51 | 23.2 |
Record highest October mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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Gympie | 17.5 | 16.9 | in 1988 | 100 | 13.8 |
Mitchell Post Office | 15.8 | 15.7 | in 1938 | 99 | 12.3 |
University of Queensland Gatton | 16.6 | 16.3 | in 1967 | 95 | 13.1 |
Tambo Post Office | 17.1 | 17.0 | in 1988 | 86 | 13.7 |
Rockhampton Aero | 20.0 | 19.8 | in 2005 | 78 | 17.0 |
Amberley AMO | 16.8 | 16.2 | in 2005 | 76 | 13.3 |
Charleville Aero | 17.6 | 17.5 | in 2015 | 75 | 14.4 |
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 11.7 | 11.6 | in 1949 | 72 | 8.9 |
Taroom Post Office | 18.4 | 18.0 | in 2005 | 65 | 14.6 |
Injune Post Office | 16.3 | 16.0 | in 2005 | 50 | 12.7 |
Applethorpe | 11.5 | 11.0 | in 1988 | 48 | 9.0 |
Texas Post Office | 15.5 | 14.9 | in 2005 | 47 | 11.7 |
Oakey Aero | 15.1 | 13.8 | in 2005 | 44 | 11.2 |
Monto Township | 17.4 | 17.3 | in 2005 | 43 | 13.3 |
Archerfield Airport | 17.9 | 17.1 | in 2005 | 41 | 14.3 |
Coolangatta | 18.1 | 17.7 | in 2005 | 29 | 15.8 |
Emerald Airport | 19.2 | 18.9 | in 2005 | 25 | 16.9 |
Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 17.6 | 16.0 | in 2013 | 25 | 14.9 |
Thangool Airport | 17.6 | 16.7 | in 2005 | 25 | 13.2 |
Charters Towers Airport | 19.9 | 19.7 | in 2005 | 24 | 18.0 |
Gold Coast Seaway | 18.4 | 18.1 | in 2005 | 24 | 16.8 |
Brisbane Aero | 18.5 | 17.6 | in 2005 | 23 | 15.6 |
Sunshine Coast Airport | 18.2 | 17.4 | in 2005 | 23 | 15.5 |
Warwick | 14.1 | 12.4 | in 2005 | 22 | 10.3 |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 20.5 | = 20.5 | in 2016 | 22 | 19.1 |
Rundle Island | 22.1 | = 22.1 | in 2005 | 21 | 21.1 |
Tewantin RSL Park | 18.9 | 18.6 | in 2005 | 21 | 16.8 |
Toowoomba Airport | 14.8 | 14.4 | in 2005 | 21 | 12.7 |
Miles Constance Street | 16.6 | 15.7 | in 2005 | 20 | 13.7 |
Highest October mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for October |
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Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 19.8 | 20.2 | in 1988 | 17.9 | |
Longreach Aero | 20.1 | 20.3 | in 1988 | 16.9 |
Record highest October mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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Coolangatta | 22.0 | 21.8 | in 2005 | 29 | 20.2 |
Brisbane Aero | 22.0 | = 22.0 | in 2005 | 23 | 20.6 |
Sunshine Coast Airport | 22.3 | 22.1 | in 2005 | 23 | 20.5 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Summary statistics for October 2017 | ||||||||||||
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Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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Mean for October 2017 |
Diff from average |
Highest for October 2017 |
Mean for October 2017 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for October 2017 |
Total for October 2017 |
Average for October |
Rank of October 2017 |
Fraction of October average |
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North Peninsula (district 27) | ||||||||||||
Coconut Island | 33.0 | +0.9 | 35.0 | 27th | 25.6 | +0.9 | 23.9 | 19th | 26.6 | 12.7 | high | 209% |
Coen Airport | 33.6 | +0.3 | 38.4 | 31st | 22.0 | +1.4 | 17.8 | 10th | 20.2 | 8.8 | average | 230% |
Horn Island | 31.5 | +0.4 | 32.4 | 24th | 25.7 | +0.9 | 23.0 | 16th | 12.6 | 14.1 | high | 89% |
Scherger RAAF | 36.0 | +0.2 | 37.6 | 30th | 22.7 | +1.1 | 20.1 | 10th | 61.8 | 25.4 | high | 243% |
Weipa Aero | 36.2 | +0.6 | 37.9 | 30th | 23.1 | +1.3 | 20.3 | 10th | 20.2 | 20.8 | high | 97% |
South Peninsula (district 28) | ||||||||||||
Lockhart River Airport | 30.9 | +0.5 | 32.0 | 31st | 23.9 | +2.0 | 20.5 | 27th | 102.2 | 29.0 | v high | 352% |
Palmerville | 35.4 | -0.1 | 38.4 | 10th | 20.0 | +0.8 | 16.2 | 11th | 110.0 | 20.6 | v high | 534% |
Lower Carpentaria (district 29) | ||||||||||||
Burketown Airport | 36.3 | +0.7 | 40.4 | 14th | 22.8 | +1.1 | 17.4 | 24th | 39.8 | 9.4 | high | 423% |
Century Mine | 39.1 | +1.1 | 42.3 | 28th | 22.4 | +1.4 | 15.9 | 25th | 19.2 | 12.1 | high | 159% |
Cloncurry Airport | 37.1 | +0.7 | 41.0 | 26th | 22.6 | +2.2 | 17.1 | 23rd | 10.6 | 17.7 | average | 60% |
Julia Creek Airport | 37.7 | +0.3 | 41.7 | 27th | 20.9 | +2.6 | 12.6 | 24th | 13.4 | 10.7 | high | 125% |
Kowanyama Airport | 36.7 | +0.4 | 38.8 | 13th | 23.5 | +1.6 | 19.1 | 18th | 59.6 | 16.7 | v high | 357% |
Lake Julius AWS | 37.1 | 41.3 | 26th | 23.2 | 17.2 | 24th | 47.6 | |||||
Mornington Island Airport | 33.0 | 36.0 | 14th | 25.1 | 21.0 | 24th | 34.4 | |||||
Mount Isa Aero | 36.0 | +1.3 | 40.9 | 26th | 19.6 | +1.1 | 10.5 | 23rd | 59.6 | 18.7 | v high | 319% |
Normanton Airport | 37.1 | +0.4 | 39.9 | 29th | 24.3 | +1.0 | 20.9 | 23rd | 8.8 | 6.7 | high | 131% |
Sweers Island | 32.3 | +0.4 | 35.3 | 29th | 25.3 | +0.4 | 21.4 | 24th | 17.9 | 9.1 | high | 197% |
Upper Carpentaria (district 30) | ||||||||||||
Georgetown Airport | 35.9 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 10th | 21.3 | +0.9 | 17.0 | 23rd | 53.2 | 12.6 | v high | 422% |
Hughenden Airport | 35.0 | -0.2 | 39.4 | 11th | 21.5 | +2.7 | 14.3 | 23rd | 92.8 | 16.7 | v high | 556% |
Richmond Airport | 36.9 | +0.3 | 41.4 | 30th | 21.0 | +2.2 | 13.9 | 23rd | 33.4 | 10.9 | v high | 306% |
Richmond Post Office | 36.7 | +0.9 | 41.1 | 11th | 21.8 | +3.7 | 16.4 | 23rd | 27.6 | 15.9 | high | 174% |
Barron North Coast (district 31) | ||||||||||||
Cairns Aero | 29.8 | +0.3 | 31.9 | 5th | 21.4 | +0.8 | 16.7 | 27th | 185.4 | 48.4 | v high | 383% |
Cairns Racecourse | 29.8 | 32.0 | 15th | 20.6 | 16.9 | 27th | 183.8 | |||||
Cape Flattery | 30.2 | -0.1 | 31.9 | 28th | 23.6 | +0.5 | 20.4 | 27th | 33.0 | 18.7 | high | 176% |
Cooktown Airport | 30.5 | +0.2 | 33.5 | 28th | 23.0 | +0.5 | 18.1 | 27th | 98.0 | 26.1 | v high | 375% |
Low Isles Lighthouse | 30.5 | +0.2 | 33.6 | 31st | 23.7 | +0.5 | 19.6 | 19th | 156.8 | 46.3 | v high | 339% |
Mareeba Airport | 30.3 | -0.2 | 36.6 | 28th | 18.1 | +0.8 | 13.4 | 27th | 65.6 | 15.6 | v high | 421% |
Walkamin Research Station | 29.2 | -0.1 | 35.0 | 28th | 17.2 | +0.5 | 11.0 | 27th | 84.6 | 22.7 | v high | 373% |
Herbert North Coast (district 32) | ||||||||||||
Cardwell Marine Pde | 28.0 | -1.2 | 30.0 | 30th | 20.6 | +1.6 | 18.3 | 27th | 321.0 | 56.2 | v high | 571% |
Cowley Beach (Defence) | 28.7 | 30.9 | 29th | 20.5 | 16.8 | 27th | 315.8 | |||||
Ingham Composite | 30.5 | +0.1 | 34.2 | 31st | 19.3 | +0.9 | 16.9 | 10th | 217.1 | 54.5 | v high | 398% |
Innisfail | 28.3 | -0.1 | 30.5 | 29th | 20.8 | +1.8 | 17.9 | 19th | 144.6 | 88.2 | high | 164% |
Innisfail Aerodrome | 29.3 | 32.4 | 29th | 18.9 | 15.0 | 27th | 278.0 | |||||
Lucinda Point | 26.9 | -0.2 | 28.2 | 21st | 23.5 | +0.6 | 20.3 | 18th | 111.6 | 26.6 | v high | 420% |
Mount Stuart (Defence) | 30.1 | 34.0 | 28th | 21.5 | 18.3 | 17th | 118.6 | |||||
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 28.9 | -0.1 | 31.7 | 29th | 19.9 | +1.1 | 16.2 | 27th | 267.4 | 98.3 | v high | 272% |
Townsville Aero | 29.3 | -0.2 | 31.0 | 31st | 22.5 | +1.8 | 18.8 | 10th | ||||
Townsville- Air Weapons Range (Defence) | 29.9 | 35.8 | 27th | 19.4 | 15.0 | 27th | 151.2 | |||||
East Central Coast (district 33) | ||||||||||||
Alva Beach | 28.1 | -0.5 | 29.4 | 31st | 23.3 | +1.6 | 18.8 | 17th | 177.0 | 32.0 | highest | 553% |
Ayr DPI Research Stn | 30.0 | +0.2 | 31.9 | 6th | 19.9 | +1.8 | 17.6 | 10th | 91.2 | 26.8 | v high | 340% |
Bowen Airport AWS | 29.4 | 31.0 | 13th | 21.3 | 17.6 | 26th | 84.6 | |||||
Collinsville Post Office | 32.4 | +0.2 | 37.0 | 7th | 19.9 | +2.7 | 17.4 | 17th | 92.8 | 21.7 | v high | 428% |
Hamilton Island Airport | 27.6 | +0.4 | 29.8 | 29th | 22.6 | +0.7 | 20.3 | 23rd | 105.0 | 28.0 | v high | 375% |
Mackay Aero | 29.6 | +1.3 | 32.9 | 28th | 19.9 | +1.8 | 15.8 | 26th | 63.8 | 35.1 | v high | 182% |
Mackay M.O | 29.5 | +1.9 | 33.1 | 31st | 21.1 | +1.4 | 17.9 | 26th | 35.8 | 34.5 | average | 104% |
Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club) | 28.9 | 33.0 | 31st | 19.3 | 15.2 | 26th | 51.8 | |||||
Proserpine Airport | 30.9 | +0.7 | 33.7 | 31st | 18.7 | +1.4 | 14.7 | 10th | 100.8 | 37.3 | v high | 270% |
Samuel Hill Aero | 28.6 | +0.6 | 32.8 | 28th | 18.2 | +3.2 | 13.3 | 26th | 228.6 | 60.1 | v high | 380% |
St Lawrence | 28.9 | -0.1 | 31.5 | 31st | 20.2 | +2.7 | 16.1 | 23rd | 171.6 | 34.8 | v high | 493% |
Townsville- Fanning River (Defence) | 31.2 | 35.9 | 28th | 19.4 | 16.0 | 27th | 153.8 | |||||
Williamson | 28.9 | +0.1 | 31.3 | 31st | 20.0 | +3.0 | 15.5 | 26th | 75.6 | 31.3 | high | 242% |
Woolshed | 27.1 | -0.3 | 29.8 | 28th | 18.9 | +1.5 | 15.3 | 17th | 200.6 | 29.3 | highest | 685% |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 26.4 | +0.4 | 30.2 | 27th | 20.5 | +1.4 | 15.8 | 23rd | 198.4 | 50.6 | highest | 392% |
West Central Coast (district 34) | ||||||||||||
Charters Towers Airport | 32.5 | -0.3 | 38.2 | 28th | 19.9 | +1.9 | 17.4 | 17th | 68.4 | 18.0 | v high | 380% |
Moranbah Airport | 32.0 | 38.8 | 28th | 18.3 | 14.1 | 26th | 86.0 | |||||
Central Highlands (district 35) | ||||||||||||
Blackwater Airport | 30.6 | 36.0 | 10th | 18.6 | 12.9 | 23rd | 129.8 | |||||
Clermont Airport | 31.7 | 37.4 | 28th | 18.6 | 15.0 | 28th | 92.8 | |||||
Emerald Airport | 31.1 | -0.6 | 36.1 | 30th | 19.2 | +2.3 | 14.7 | 23rd | 170.2 | 41.6 | v high | 409% |
Lochington | 31.6 | 37.1 | 10th | 18.2 | 13.0 | 23rd | 101.0 | |||||
Rolleston Airport | 29.5 | 35.8 | 10th | 17.9 | 13.2 | 2nd | 150.2 | |||||
Springsure Comet St | 29.8 | -0.8 | 35.5 | 10th | 17.6 | +2.4 | 11.2 | 23rd | 219.8 | 47.9 | v high | 459% |
Tambo Post Office | 31.7 | +0.8 | 38.4 | 10th | 17.1 | +3.4 | 9.9 | 3rd | 44.8 | 34.5 | high | 130% |
Taroom Post Office | 29.6 | -0.4 | 36.3 | 10th | 18.4 | +3.8 | 12.7 | 24th | 109.7 | 54.7 | high | 201% |
Central Lowlands (district 36) | ||||||||||||
Barcaldine Post Office | 33.7 | +1.5 | 39.1 | 10th | 12.2 | 30th | 42.9 | 28.7 | high | 149% | ||
Blackall Airport | 33.1 | +0.1 | 39.1 | 11th | 18.8 | +2.4 | 11.2 | 2nd | 57.4 | 24.1 | high | 238% |
Isisford Post Office | 34.4 | +1.3 | 40.3 | 26th | 18.1 | +1.5 | 8.4 | 2nd | 23.2 | 26.7 | average | 87% |
Longreach Aero | 34.6 | +0.6 | 40.5 | 11th | 20.1 | +3.2 | 12.0 | 22nd | 19.0 | 22.5 | average | 84% |
Upper Western (district 37) | ||||||||||||
Camooweal Township | 37.2 | +1.4 | 40.5 | 27th | 21.1 | +1.6 | 12.2 | 23rd | 9.6 | 13.7 | average | 70% |
Carters Bore | 35.6 | 40.0 | 26th | 22.5 | 16.0 | 2nd | 10.0 | |||||
New May Downs | 35.6 | 40.3 | 27th | 21.7 | 15.9 | 23rd | 17.4 | |||||
The Monument Airport | 36.1 | +0.8 | 41.2 | 27th | 19.9 | +1.8 | 12.6 | 23rd | 21.8 | 10.6 | high | 206% |
Trepell Airport | 36.0 | +0.5 | 41.0 | 27th | 19.9 | +1.3 | 13.7 | 23rd | 32.0 | 12.7 | high | 252% |
Urandangi Aerodrome | 37.0 | 42.3 | 27th | 18.8 | 9.9 | 24th | 3.6 | |||||
Winton Airport | 36.5 | +0.5 | 41.5 | 27th | 20.8 | +2.5 | 14.4 | 24th | 19.4 | 7.1 | high | 273% |
Lower Western (district 38) | ||||||||||||
Bedourie Police Station | 34.8 | +0.8 | 42.1 | 27th | 18.5 | +1.4 | 11.6 | 3rd | 21.1 | 13.7 | high | 154% |
Birdsville Airport | 34.1 | +0.8 | 41.9 | 25th | 18.9 | +1.9 | 10.8 | 2nd | 12.6 | 9.1 | high | 138% |
Windorah Airport | 33.6 | 42.0 | 11th | 19.5 | 11.8 | 2nd | 24.2 | |||||
Port Curtis South Coast (district 39) | ||||||||||||
Bundaberg Aero | 27.4 | +0.4 | 32.2 | 27th | 18.9 | +2.4 | 15.4 | 24th | 558.2 | 76.7 | highest | 728% |
Gayndah Airport | 28.3 | -2.0 | 34.6 | 10th | 17.9 | +3.2 | 11.8 | 28th | 174.4 | 73.2 | v high | 238% |
Gladstone Airport | 27.7 | +0.2 | 35.0 | 27th | 20.4 | +2.0 | 16.9 | 22nd | 214.8 | 57.8 | highest | 372% |
Gladstone Radar | 28.4 | -0.1 | 34.0 | 27th | 20.5 | +1.8 | 17.9 | 24th | 227.2 | 60.3 | v high | 377% |
Lady Elliot Island | 26.4 | +0.8 | 28.4 | 11th | 21.6 | +1.2 | 16.1 | 23rd | 213.6 | 57.7 | v high | 370% |
Monto Township | 28.5 | -0.6 | 34.3 | 10th | 17.4 | +4.1 | 12.6 | 28th | 289.9 | 57.5 | highest | 504% |
Rockhampton Aero | 29.9 | +0.2 | 35.3 | 27th | 20.0 | +3.0 | 15.9 | 23rd | 198.8 | 49.7 | highest | 400% |
Rundle Island | 25.6 | +0.8 | 28.4 | 13th | 22.1 | +1.0 | 19.0 | 22nd | ||||
Sandy Cape Lighthouse | 26.5 | +0.4 | 28.9 | 9th | 20.0 | +1.3 | 15.5 | 23rd | 518.6 | 62.6 | highest | 828% |
Seventeen Seventy | 26.4 | +0.5 | 28.7 | 11th | 20.4 | +1.2 | 16.1 | 22nd | 309.5 | 63.6 | highest | 487% |
Thangool Airport | 29.2 | -1.2 | 36.0 | 10th | 17.6 | +4.4 | 13.9 | 24th | 172.6 | 57.0 | v high | 303% |
Moreton South Coast (district 40) | ||||||||||||
Amberley AMO | 27.7 | -0.1 | 35.4 | 10th | 16.8 | +3.5 | 10.6 | 22nd | 144.0 | 73.3 | v high | 196% |
Archerfield Airport | 27.4 | +0.4 | 34.0 | 10th | 17.9 | +3.6 | 12.5 | 22nd | 212.0 | 77.9 | v high | 272% |
Beaudesert Drumley Street | 27.4 | -0.8 | 34.4 | 29th | 16.3 | +3.8 | 9.7 | 24th | 88.6 | 69.1 | average | 128% |
Beerburrum Forest Station | 27.2 | -0.4 | 34.2 | 6th | 17.3 | +2.9 | 11.7 | 22nd | 268.0 | 88.8 | v high | 302% |
Brisbane | 27.0 | -0.1 | 33.1 | 10th | 18.8 | +2.6 | 13.9 | 22nd | 148.8 | 73.4 | high | 203% |
Brisbane Aero | 25.5 | 0.0 | 31.3 | 10th | 18.5 | +2.9 | 12.5 | 22nd | 148.4 | 72.8 | high | 204% |
Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 24.7 | +1.6 | 29.9 | 27th | 19.8 | +1.9 | 15.1 | 22nd | 139.4 | 79.1 | v high | 176% |
Coolangatta | 26.0 | +1.5 | 32.2 | 10th | 18.1 | +2.3 | 12.9 | 24th | 130.6 | 88.0 | high | 148% |
Double Island Point Lighthouse | 26.0 | +1.4 | 31.7 | 27th | 19.8 | +1.3 | 15.2 | 24th | 211.4 | 70.7 | v high | 299% |
Gold Coast Seaway | 25.6 | +0.2 | 31.7 | 27th | 18.4 | +1.6 | 13.0 | 22nd | ||||
Gympie | 27.8 | -0.5 | 34.6 | 10th | 17.5 | +3.7 | 12.4 | 22nd | ||||
Hervey Bay Airport | 26.2 | -0.4 | 29.9 | 31st | 19.2 | +2.5 | 14.6 | 25th | 427.8 | 81.5 | v high | 525% |
Kingaroy Airport | 25.6 | -1.9 | 32.9 | 10th | 15.1 | +3.8 | 9.1 | 22nd | 130.8 | 55.7 | v high | 235% |
Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 27.1 | +0.6 | 33.0 | 10th | 17.6 | +2.7 | 11.6 | 22nd | 253.7 | 64.3 | highest | 395% |
Maryborough | 27.5 | -0.2 | 33.1 | 27th | 18.1 | +2.8 | 13.7 | 25th | 440.4 | 75.7 | v high | 582% |
Nambour Daff - Hillside | 26.7 | 33.1 | 6th | 18.1 | 13.2 | 22nd | 364.0 | 109.2 | v high | 333% | ||
Rainbow Beach | 26.2 | +0.7 | 33.0 | 27th | 348.6 | 86.4 | highest | 403% | ||||
Redcliffe | 25.6 | 0.0 | 31.5 | 10th | 18.9 | +2.1 | 13.4 | 22nd | 146.2 | 79.7 | high | 183% |
Redland (Alexandra Hills) | 25.5 | 31.8 | 10th | 17.9 | 12.3 | 22nd | 218.8 | |||||
Sunshine Coast Airport | 26.4 | +0.8 | 32.8 | 27th | 18.2 | +2.7 | 13.5 | 22nd | 320.4 | 80.5 | highest | 398% |
Tewantin RSL Park | 26.3 | +0.8 | 33.1 | 27th | 18.9 | +2.1 | 13.2 | 22nd | 406.8 | 100.4 | highest | 405% |
University of Queensland Gatton | 28.1 | -0.1 | 35.2 | 10th | 16.6 | +3.5 | 10.7 | 24th | 169.8 | 64.7 | v high | 262% |
East Darling Downs (district 41) | ||||||||||||
Applethorpe | 21.7 | -0.2 | 28.8 | 10th | 11.5 | +2.5 | 4.4 | 24th | 149.4 | 72.0 | v high | 208% |
Dalby Airport | 27.1 | -1.3 | 35.5 | 30th | 15.4 | +3.0 | 8.5 | 24th | 120.4 | 58.4 | high | 206% |
Oakey Aero | 25.8 | -1.0 | 34.6 | 30th | 15.1 | +3.9 | 8.6 | 24th | 100.4 | 56.9 | high | 176% |
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 22.2 | -0.5 | 30.4 | 30th | 11.7 | +2.8 | 5.0 | 24th | 131.4 | 69.3 | v high | 190% |
Texas Post Office | 27.7 | -0.3 | 35.3 | 30th | 15.5 | +3.8 | 10.1 | 24th | 124.4 | 61.0 | v high | 204% |
Toowoomba Airport | 23.5 | -1.1 | 31.7 | 30th | 14.8 | +2.1 | 10.8 | 24th | 150.4 | 63.1 | highest | 238% |
Warwick | 25.7 | -0.3 | 34.2 | 30th | 14.1 | +3.8 | 7.5 | 24th | 59.8 | 68.6 | average | 87% |
West Darling Downs (district 42) | ||||||||||||
Miles Constance Street | 28.3 | -1.3 | 35.7 | 29th | 16.6 | +2.9 | 9.8 | 28th | 78.0 | 42.8 | high | 182% |
Maranoa (district 43) | ||||||||||||
Injune Post Office | 28.6 | -0.9 | 35.4 | 10th | 16.3 | +3.6 | 10.1 | 28th | 142.2 | 48.1 | v high | 296% |
Mitchell Post Office | 29.4 | 0.0 | 37.2 | 11th | 15.8 | +3.5 | 9.5 | 24th | 122.2 | 42.9 | v high | 285% |
Roma Airport | 29.1 | -0.7 | 36.4 | 11th | 16.1 | +2.7 | 10.4 | 28th | 92.0 | 51.1 | high | 180% |
St George Airport | 28.1 | -1.7 | 36.1 | 30th | 16.5 | +2.1 | 11.7 | 23rd | 127.6 | 42.9 | highest | 297% |
Surat | 28.7 | -0.5 | 35.7 | 29th | 16.5 | +2.7 | 11.7 | 23rd | 86.2 | 49.3 | high | 175% |
Warrego (district 44) | ||||||||||||
Charleville Aero | 31.1 | +1.2 | 38.7 | 11th | 17.6 | +3.2 | 10.1 | 23rd | 18.2 | 35.3 | average | 52% |
Cunnamulla Post Office | 29.9 | +0.2 | 37.0 | 25th | 16.9 | +2.0 | 10.9 | 1st | 44.2 | 25.1 | high | 176% |
Far Southwest (district 45) | ||||||||||||
Ballera Gas Field | 32.5 | -0.2 | 39.4 | 7th | 18.2 | +1.0 | 10.1 | 2nd | 53.8 | 8.2 | v high | 656% |
Thargomindah Airport | 30.9 | -0.6 | 37.8 | 25th | 18.3 | +1.6 | 11.4 | 2nd | 44.0 | 14.2 | v high | 310% |
Offshore Islands (district 200) | ||||||||||||
Middle Percy Island | 26.5 | +0.8 | 28.1 | 5th | 21.1 | +1.0 | 17.5 | 23rd | 87.8 | 29.1 | v high | 302% |
Willis Island | 29.3 | +0.6 | 30.6 | 15th | 24.8 | +1.2 | 21.3 | 19th | 88.8 | 21.3 | v high | 417% |
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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 Wednesday 1 November 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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