Monday, 3 December 2018 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC14R0
Queensland in November 2018: Exceptional heat along the east coast at the end of the month
Extreme heat affected much of the east coast in the last week of November, with record breaking maximum and minimum temperatures at many locations. More than 140 bushfires were burning across the State in the last week of the month. Rainfall was above average in the west and southwest, while much of the eastern half of the State was drier than usual for November.
Extreme heat in the last week
- Queensland had its fourth-warmest November on record in terms of mean temperature, with an anomaly of 1.42 °C above the long-term average
- Exceptional heat affected eastern Queensland during the last week of the month, with many locations exceeding (some by a large margin) their highest November temperature on record; in some places it was the highest for any month
- The highest recorded temperature was 45.2 °C at Mount Stuart, near Townsville, on the 26th
- Heatwaves are defined as three or more days of high maximum and minimum temperature that are unusual for a location
- During this event, many locations reported extremely high temperatures for a number of days, even exceeding the previous record for consecutive hot days
- The extended heatwave period also resulted in some locations reporting
their highest November mean daily
maximum temperature on record or in
several decades
- Coupled with very hot days, the heatwave brought record high overnight (daily minimum) temperatures as well, with some locations reporting their warmest November night on record
- Numerous sites reported their highest November mean daily minimum temperature on record or in several decades
- A number of sites, including Cairns, Mackay and Proserpine, also had their highest November mean temperature on record
Wetter than usual in the west and southwest; dry in the east
- November rainfall was above average in the west and southwest, while much of the eastern half of the State was drier than usual; near-average falls were recorded elsewhere
- Extensive thunderstorm and shower activity produced moderate falls over southwest and southern Queensland on the 7th and 8th
- Thunderstorms developed along a surface trough that extended from the northwest through the State's central interior to the southeast, and produced moderate to locally heavy falls on the 18th and 19th
- Further moderate falls were recorded in western, southern and eastern Queensland between the 21st and 23rd
Bushfires
- From the 26th to the end of the month, more than 140 fires were burning across eastern Queensland
- The most significant fires were at Mount Larcom (west of Gladstone), Eungella and Finch Hatton west of Mackay, Agnes Water (Deepwater/Round Hill), Carnarvon National Park, Stanwell and Gracemere (west of Rockhampton), Molangul (west northwest of Bundaberg) and North Stradbroke Island. However many more areas were affected to some extent
Severe thunderstorms
- Severe thunderstorms affected southeast Queensland on the 17th, with hail up to 2.6 cm in diameter reported from Lake Wivenhoe
- On the 27th, severe thunderstorms developed over the north tropical coast, with Lucinda Point recording wind gusts up to 124 km/h
Further information
- Media
- media@bom.gov.au (03) 9669 4057
- Enquiries
- helpdesk.climate@bom.gov.au
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes in November 2018 | |
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Hottest day | 45.2 °C at Mount Stuart (Defence) on the 26th |
Warmest days on average | 39.7 °C at Century Mine |
Coolest days on average | 25.1 °C at Applethorpe |
Coldest day | 18.9 °C at Applethorpe on the 8th |
Coldest night | 5.9 °C at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade on the 23rd |
Coolest nights on average | 11.5 °C at Applethorpe |
Warmest nights on average | 27.1 °C at Mornington Island Airport |
Warmest night | 31.3 °C at Birdsville Airport on the 5th |
Warmest on average overall | 32.4 °C at Century Mine |
Coolest on average overall | 18.3 °C at Applethorpe |
Wettest overall | 168.0 mm at Mutarnee Store |
Wettest day | 101.0 mm at Mutarnee Store on the 11th |
Strongest wind gust | 124 km/h at Lucinda Point on the 28th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Record highest November daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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Traighli | 50.5 | on the 22nd | 46.0 | on the 26th in 1998 | 31 |
Highest November total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for November |
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Bedourie | 73.0 | 132.2 | in 1989* | 17.9 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record lowest November total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for November |
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Maroon Dam | 14.7 | 29.3 | in 1982 | 47 | 105.5 |
Hazelmere | 1.6 | 1.8 | in 1979 | 46 | 66.6 |
Carneys Creek The Ranch | 18.2 | 33.8 | in 1980 | 44 | 117.3 |
Monogorilby - Home | 6.6 | 16.8 | in 2016 | 35 | 86.2 |
Brampton Vale | 0.0 | 3.6 | in 1990 | 33 | 73.8 |
Clontarf | 10.0 | 18.7 | in 1988 | 31 | 97.6 |
Corbould Pk Racecourse | 25.0 | 28.0 | in 1994 | 31 | 118.1 |
Felton | 17.8 | 24.2 | in 2016 | 26 | 87.1 |
Weipa Aero | 2.6 | 9.0 | in 2003 | 26 | 97.5 |
Warwick | 19.6 | 26.0 | in 2003 | 25 | 85.2 |
Richmond Airport | 2.0 | 3.2 | in 2006 | 21 | 45.3 |
Lowest November total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent lower |
Average for November |
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Beerburrum Forest Station | 9.8 | 4.3 | in 1926* | 113.5 | |
Moogerah Dam | 19.2 | 2.1 | in 1951* | 102.8 | |
Richmond Post Office | 1.0 | 0.0 | in 1968 | 30.9 | |
Fort Lytton | 13.5 | 13.2 | in 1965* | 106.9 | |
Jandowae Post Office | 9.4 | 2.0 | in 1982 | 70.6 | |
Oakington | 27.2 | 21.8 | in 1990 | 89.0 | |
Mt Alford | 18.0 | 14.3 | in 1965* | 94.7 | |
Marnhull | 10.4 | 9.4 | in 1993 | 63.9 | |
Plane Creek Sugar Mill | 12.7 | 4.7 | in 1990* | 109.3 | |
Springbrook Road | 48.0 | 34.5 | in 1994 | 160.1 | |
Canungra Finch Road | 27.2 | 16.4 | in 1994* | 95.6 | |
Horn Island | 0.2 | 0.0 | in 1997 | 39.2 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
Record highest November temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C ) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for November |
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Townsville Aero | 41.7 | on the 27th | 41.0 | on the 15th in 1971 | 79 | 30.8 |
Cairns Aero | 42.6 | on the 26th | 37.2 | on the 15th in 1971 | 77 | 30.7 |
Cardwell Marine Pde | 40.0 | on the 28th | 37.7 | on the 30th in 1992 | 62 | 30.5 |
Innisfail | 41.0 | on the 26th | 38.8 | on the 30th in 1992 | 62 | 29.7 |
Lady Elliot Island | 31.3 | on the 26th | 31.0 | on the 30th in 1995 | 61 | 27.2 |
Ayr DPI Research Stn | 41.9 | on the 26th | 41.0 | on the 19th in 1990 | 60 | 31.2 |
Mackay M.O | 38.2 | on the 26th | 36.3 | on the 23rd in 2008 | 60 | 29.2 |
Collinsville Post Office | 41.9 | on the 27th | 41.6 | on the 23rd in 1992 | 58 | 33.4 |
Low Isles Lighthouse | 38.9 | on the 26th | 37.0 | on the 23rd in 2008 | 51 | 31.7 |
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 42.2 | on the 27th | 39.8 | on the 30th in 1992 | 51 | 30.5 |
Ingham Composite | 43.1 | on the 27th | 42.0 | on the 19th in 1990 | 49 | 31.8 |
Mackay Aero | 39.7 | on the 26th | 36.6 | on the 23rd in 2008 | 33 | 29.5 |
Seventeen Seventy | 32.1 | on the 28th | 31.7 | on the 23rd in 2008 | 32 | 27.5 |
Lucinda Point | 34.4 | on the 28th | 33.2 | on the 23rd in 2008 | 31 | 28.4 |
Proserpine Airport | 44.9 | on the 26th | 41.2 | on the 19th in 1990 | 29 | 31.6 |
Charters Towers Airport | 41.9 | on the 25th | 41.0 | on the 30th in 2006 | 26 | 33.9 |
Gladstone Airport | 38.6 | on the 28th | 36.7 | on the 24th in 2016 | 26 | 28.9 |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 42.2 | on the 28th | 38.4 | on the 20th in 1995 | 26 | 27.5 |
Horn Island | 35.1 | on the 29th | 35.0 | on the 23rd in 2008 | 24 | 32.0 |
Alva Beach | 40.5 | on the 28th | 35.2 | on the 24th in 2008 | 22 | 29.7 |
Coconut Island | 36.9 | on the 23rd | 36.7 | on the 29th in 2011 | 22 | 33.0 |
Woolshed | 39.8 | on the 27th | 35.9 | on the 24th in 2008 | 21 | 28.2 |
Hervey Bay Airport | 34.5 | on the 26th | 33.8 | on the 1st in 2003 | 20 | 28.0 |
Record highest November mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C ) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for November |
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Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 26.6 | = 26.6 | in 2016 | 108 | 24.8 |
Rockhampton Aero | 33.5 | 33.4 | in 2016 | 79 | 31.2 |
Lady Elliot Island | 28.9 | = 28.9 | in 2005 | 78 | 27.2 |
Cairns Aero | 33.7 | 32.2 | in 1971 | 76 | 30.7 |
Collinsville Post Office | 36.3 | 35.6 | in 2014 | 59 | 33.4 |
Mackay M.O | 31.5 | 31.4 | in 2001 | 59 | 29.2 |
Mackay Aero | 32.5 | 31.5 | in 2008 | 32 | 29.5 |
Proserpine Airport | 34.7 | 33.5 | in 2008 | 28 | 31.6 |
Rainbow Beach | 28.7 | = 28.7 | in 1995 | 26 | 26.9 |
Charters Towers Airport | 36.3 | 35.7 | in 2015 | 25 | 33.9 |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 29.5 | 29.1 | in 2016 | 25 | 27.5 |
Brisbane Aero | 28.4 | 28.2 | in 1994 | 24 | 26.8 |
Sunshine Coast Airport | 29.0 | = 29.0 | in 2014 | 24 | 27.1 |
Tewantin RSL Park | 28.9 | 28.5 | in 1996 | 22 | 26.6 |
Woolshed | 30.7 | 30.3 | in 2016 | 20 | 28.2 |
Highest November mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C ) |
Most recent higher |
Average for November |
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Innisfail | 31.7 | 32.8 | in 1952 | 29.7 | |
Ayr DPI Research Stn | 33.5 | 33.8 | in 1952* | 31.2 | |
Gladstone Radar | 32.4 | 32.7 | in 1968 | 30.0 | |
Townsville Aero | 32.6 | 33.5 | in 1971 | 30.8 | |
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 32.5 | 32.9 | in 1971* | 30.5 | |
Lucinda Point | 29.3 | 29.4 | in 1983* | 28.4 | |
Cardwell Marine Pde | 31.3 | 32.1 | in 1995 | 30.5 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record highest November daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C ) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for November |
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Willis Island | 27.9 | on the 30th | 27.8 | on the 30th in 1971 | 91 | 24.7 |
Amberley AMO | 23.8 | on the 6th | 23.7 | on the 29th in 2008 | 78 | 16.3 |
Innisfail | 28.3 | on the 28th | 26.8 | on the 22nd in 2001 | 62 | 20.9 |
Mackay M.O | 26.4 | on the 29th | = 26.4 | on the 25th in 1971 | 60 | 21.8 |
Collinsville Post Office | 26.9 | on the 28th | 25.5 | on the 3rd in 1976 | 58 | 19.9 |
Low Isles Lighthouse | 27.8 | on the 29th | 27.7 | on the 28th in 2008 | 52 | 24.5 |
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 27.9 | on the 28th | 27.6 | on the 21st in 1988 | 51 | 20.6 |
Lucinda Point | 28.5 | on the 28th | 27.3 | on the 25th in 1995 | 31 | 24.2 |
Proserpine Airport | 25.9 | on the 26th | 25.6 | on the 22nd in 2008 | 29 | 19.8 |
Weipa Aero | 28.9 | on the 26th | 27.0 | on the 13th in 2013 | 27 | 23.5 |
Charters Towers Airport | 26.6 | on the 28th | 25.0 | on the 1st in 2003 | 26 | 20.5 |
Gladstone Airport | 26.0 | on the 28th | 25.4 | on the 24th in 2011 | 26 | 20.5 |
Alva Beach | 27.4 | on the 26th | 27.2 | on the 27th in 2008 | 22 | 23.5 |
Coconut Island | 28.3 | on the 27th | 28.2 | on the 24th in 2008 | 22 | 25.5 |
St George Airport | 28.6 | on the 6th | 28.2 | on the 20th in 2009 | 22 | 18.2 |
Woolshed | 26.5 | on the 28th | 23.1 | on the 26th in 2008 | 21 | 19.2 |
Record highest November mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C ) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for November |
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Lockhart River Airport | 25.0 | = 25.0 | in 1995 | 53 | 23.1 |
Kowanyama Airport | 25.7 | 25.6 | in 1972 | 49 | 24.0 |
Weipa Aero | 24.6 | = 24.6 | in 2008 | 26 | 23.5 |
Highest November mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C ) |
Most recent higher |
Average for November |
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Mount Isa Aero | 23.2 | 23.6 | in 1991 | 21.5 |
Record highest November mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C ) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for November |
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Cairns Aero | 28.4 | 28.0 | in 2008 | 76 | 26.5 |
Collinsville Post Office | 28.4 | 28.2 | in 2001 | 59 | 26.7 |
Mackay M.O | 27.1 | 26.9 | in 2005 | 59 | 25.5 |
Lockhart River Airport | 29.2 | = 29.2 | in 2008 | 53 | 27.5 |
Kowanyama Airport | 31.7 | 31.5 | in 2016 | 48 | 30.2 |
Mackay Aero | 27.1 | 26.2 | in 2008 | 32 | 25.0 |
Lucinda Point | 27.2 | = 27.2 | in 1983 | 30 | 26.3 |
Proserpine Airport | 27.6 | 26.8 | in 2008 | 28 | 25.7 |
Weipa Aero | 30.6 | 30.5 | in 2008 | 26 | 29.6 |
Charters Towers Airport | 29.0 | 28.8 | in 2015 | 25 | 27.2 |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 25.8 | 25.6 | in 2005 | 24 | 24.5 |
Tewantin RSL Park | 24.0 | = 24.0 | in 2016 | 22 | 22.7 |
Coconut Island | 30.6 | = 30.6 | in 2011 | 21 | 29.3 |
Woolshed | 25.0 | = 25.0 | in 2015 | 20 | 23.7 |
Highest November mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C ) |
Most recent higher |
Average for November |
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South Johnstone Exp Stn | 27.1 | 27.3 | in 1976* | 25.6 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Summary statistics for November 2018 | ||||||||||||
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Maximum temperatures (°C ) |
Minimum temperatures (°C ) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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Mean for November 2018 |
Diff from average |
Highest for November 2018 |
Mean for November 2018 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for November 2018 |
Total for November 2018 |
Average for November |
Rank of November 2018 |
Fraction of November average |
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North Peninsula (district 27) | ||||||||||||
Coconut Island | 35.0 | +2.0 | 36.9 | 23rd | 26.1 | +0.6 | 24.5 | 17th | 3.6 | 57.0 | low | 6% |
Coen Airport | 35.9 | +1.3 | 41.6 | 27th | 23.5 | +1.2 | 20.0 | 18th | 48.4 | 34.1 | high | 142% |
Horn Island | 32.7 | +0.7 | 35.1 | 29th | 26.4 | +0.7 | 24.1 | 23rd | 0.2 | 39.2 | v low | 1% |
Scherger RAAF | 36.8 | +0.5 | 38.2 | 14th | 23.9 | +0.5 | 21.3 | 18th | 40.4 | 95.5 | average | 42% |
Weipa Aero | 36.7 | +1.0 | 38.8 | 15th | 24.6 | +1.1 | 22.0 | 14th | 2.6 | 97.5 | lowest | 3% |
South Peninsula (district 28) | ||||||||||||
Lockhart River Airport | 33.3 | +1.5 | 40.1 | 27th | 25.0 | +1.9 | 21.1 | 18th | 39.4 | 68.5 | average | 58% |
Palmerville | 37.6 | +1.5 | 40.9 | 27th | 22.4 | +0.9 | 17.8 | 17th | 30.6 | 61.8 | average | 50% |
Lower Carpentaria (district 29) | ||||||||||||
Burketown Airport | 37.5 | +1.0 | 42.3 | 25th | 25.2 | +1.3 | 23.0 | 4th | 80.4 | 42.7 | high | 188% |
Century Mine | 39.7 | +0.6 | 42.5 | 27th | 25.2 | +1.5 | 19.4 | 30th | 26.2 | 50.5 | average | 52% |
Cloncurry Airport | 38.7 | +0.8 | 43.6 | 25th | 25.0 | +1.7 | 19.6 | 29th | 24.8 | 34.0 | average | 73% |
Julia Creek Airport | 39.4 | +0.4 | 43.9 | 25th | 24.0 | +2.4 | 15.5 | 24th | 66.0 | 28.5 | v high | 232% |
Kowanyama Airport | 37.8 | +1.5 | 40.1 | 3rd | 25.7 | +1.7 | 22.9 | 9th | 16.8 | 56.0 | low | 30% |
Lake Julius AWS | 38.6 | 42.2 | 25th | 25.3 | 19.0 | 15th | 39.4 | |||||
Mornington Island Airport | 33.9 | 35.8 | 2nd | 27.1 | 23.4 | 15th | 59.4 | |||||
Mount Isa Aero | 38.1 | +1.5 | 42.3 | 1st | 23.2 | +1.7 | 17.6 | 24th | 50.6 | 38.4 | high | 132% |
Normanton Airport | 37.7 | +0.7 | 40.5 | 24th | 26.5 | +1.1 | 22.9 | 28th | 20.4 | 42.1 | low | 48% |
Sweers Island | 33.5 | +0.2 | 36.5 | 25th | 27.1 | +0.6 | 23.3 | 21st | 82.4 | 71.0 | average | 116% |
Upper Carpentaria (district 30) | ||||||||||||
Georgetown Airport | 38.3 | +1.6 | 41.4 | 30th | 23.2 | +0.4 | 16.7 | 30th | 13.6 | 61.7 | low | 22% |
Hughenden Airport | 37.5 | +1.0 | 42.7 | 25th | 22.6 | +0.8 | 13.8 | 24th | 17.4 | 46.1 | low | 38% |
Richmond Airport | 39.3 | +1.6 | 43.5 | 25th | 23.7 | +2.1 | 15.9 | 24th | 2.0 | 45.3 | lowest | 4% |
Richmond Post Office | 38.9 | +1.3 | 42.7 | 25th | 23.7 | +2.7 | 16.3 | 24th | 1.0 | 30.9 | v low | 3% |
Barron North Coast (district 31) | ||||||||||||
Cairns Aero | 33.7 | +3.0 | 42.6 | 26th | 23.1 | +0.8 | 19.4 | 17th | 30.8 | 92.0 | low | 33% |
Cairns Racecourse | 33.9 | 43.6 | 27th | 22.2 | 18.4 | 17th | 24.2 | |||||
Cape Flattery | 32.9 | +1.2 | 41.9 | 26th | 25.0 | +0.7 | 22.1 | 22nd | 3.8 | 28.4 | average | 13% |
Cooktown Airport | 33.9 | +2.3 | 43.9 | 27th | 24.6 | +0.7 | 20.1 | 8th | 17.8 | 59.4 | average | 30% |
Low Isles Lighthouse | 32.8 | +1.1 | 38.9 | 26th | 23.2 | 3rd | 15.2 | 89.3 | low | 17% | ||
Mareeba Airport | 33.4 | +1.8 | 39.8 | 26th | 19.8 | +0.6 | 17.4 | 17th | 13.0 | 44.9 | average | 29% |
Walkamin Research Station | 32.4 | +1.9 | 38.3 | 25th | 19.2 | +0.7 | 16.0 | 18th | 24.6 | 73.1 | average | 34% |
Herbert North Coast (district 32) | ||||||||||||
Cardwell Marine Pde | 31.3 | +0.8 | 40.0 | 28th | 22.7 | +1.6 | 19.7 | 13th | 30.2 | 114.5 | low | 26% |
Cowley Beach (Defence) | 32.0 | 38.9 | 28th | 22.0 | 18.3 | 18th | 14.6 | |||||
Innisfail | 31.7 | +2.0 | 41.0 | 26th | 22.1 | +1.2 | 19.0 | 15th | 83.7 | 157.2 | average | 53% |
Innisfail Aerodrome | 33.2 | 42.3 | 27th | 20.6 | 16.8 | 18th | 61.8 | |||||
Lucinda Point | 29.3 | +0.9 | 34.4 | 28th | 25.0 | +0.8 | 22.4 | 11th | 28.4 | 77.4 | average | 37% |
Mount Stuart (Defence) | 33.9 | 45.2 | 26th | 23.3 | 20.7 | 3rd | 11.4 | |||||
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 32.5 | +2.0 | 42.2 | 27th | 21.6 | +1.0 | 18.4 | 18th | 74.2 | 146.3 | average | 51% |
Townsville Aero | 32.6 | +1.8 | 41.7 | 27th | 24.0 | +1.1 | 21.8 | 27th | 9.8 | 57.5 | low | 17% |
East Central Coast (district 33) | ||||||||||||
Alva Beach | 30.9 | +1.2 | 40.5 | 28th | 24.5 | +1.0 | 21.5 | 3rd | 14.4 | 59.0 | low | 24% |
Ayr DPI Research Stn | 33.5 | +2.3 | 41.9 | 26th | 21.4 | +0.8 | 18.5 | 13th | 53.8 | 45.0 | average | 120% |
Bowen Airport AWS | 32.6 | 41.1 | 28th | 22.5 | 19.5 | 30th | 10.8 | |||||
Collinsville Post Office | 36.3 | +2.9 | 41.9 | 27th | 20.4 | +0.5 | 16.8 | 3rd | 25.0 | 49.9 | average | 50% |
Hamilton Island Airport | 29.6 | +1.0 | 34.2 | 28th | 24.1 | +0.9 | 21.5 | 11th | 25.8 | 85.4 | average | 30% |
Mackay Aero | 32.5 | +3.0 | 39.7 | 26th | 21.7 | +1.2 | 18.1 | 4th | 7.4 | 81.1 | low | 9% |
Mackay M.O | 31.5 | +2.3 | 38.2 | 26th | 22.8 | +1.0 | 19.0 | 4th | 15.8 | 92.4 | low | 17% |
Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club) | 31.7 | 40.7 | 26th | 20.7 | 16.9 | 4th | 5.8 | |||||
Proserpine Airport | 34.7 | +3.1 | 44.9 | 26th | 20.4 | +0.6 | 16.7 | 5th | 7.0 | 83.7 | low | 8% |
Samuel Hill Aero | 30.9 | +1.6 | 37.0 | 26th | 18.1 | +0.5 | 14.1 | 27th | 36.2 | 69.4 | average | 52% |
St Lawrence | 32.7 | +2.4 | 43.5 | 28th | 20.2 | -0.1 | 16.2 | 25th | 22.6 | 62.6 | low | 36% |
Townsville- Fanning River (Defence) | 34.9 | 41.8 | 26th | 20.7 | 18.3 | 3rd | 48.8 | |||||
Williamson | 32.1 | +1.9 | 39.5 | 25th | 20.5 | +0.6 | 16.9 | 9th | 8.8 | 48.3 | v low | 18% |
Woolshed | 30.7 | +2.5 | 39.8 | 27th | 20.0 | +0.8 | 17.7 | 3rd | 39.8 | 61.9 | average | 64% |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 29.5 | +2.0 | 42.2 | 28th | 22.0 | +0.6 | 18.5 | 5th | 61.2 | 68.7 | average | 89% |
West Central Coast (district 34) | ||||||||||||
Charters Towers Airport | 36.3 | +2.4 | 41.9 | 25th | 21.5 | +1.0 | 18.6 | 13th | 67.4 | 63.5 | average | 106% |
Moranbah Airport | 36.0 | 42.3 | 25th | 19.0 | 14.1 | 24th | 18.8 | |||||
Central Highlands (district 35) | ||||||||||||
Blackwater Airport | 34.2 | 39.7 | 25th | 18.3 | 14.0 | 9th | 59.0 | |||||
Clermont Airport | 35.5 | 41.8 | 25th | 18.9 | 12.5 | 24th | 12.6 | |||||
Emerald Airport | 35.3 | +2.0 | 41.7 | 25th | 19.6 | +0.1 | 14.9 | 9th | 9.2 | 52.7 | low | 17% |
Lochington | 34.4 | 40.8 | 25th | 18.5 | 12.9 | 24th | 18.0 | |||||
Rolleston Airport | 33.5 | 38.5 | 28th | 17.4 | 9.3 | 9th | 20.8 | |||||
Springsure Comet St | 32.7 | -0.1 | 38.4 | 25th | 9.8 | 10th | 43.6 | 64.0 | average | 68% | ||
Tambo Post Office | 34.3 | +1.0 | 39.5 | 25th | 18.2 | +1.2 | 9.0 | 9th | 21.8 | 46.5 | average | 47% |
Taroom Post Office | 33.8 | +1.8 | 40.8 | 25th | 17.3 | -0.3 | 8.3 | 9th | 30.2 | 72.8 | low | 41% |
Central Lowlands (district 36) | ||||||||||||
Barcaldine Post Office | 35.9 | +1.3 | 40.5 | 25th | 21.9 | +1.5 | 15.0 | 23rd | 37.2 | 40.1 | average | 93% |
Blackall Airport | 35.7 | +0.7 | 41.4 | 6th | 20.6 | +0.5 | 12.9 | 23rd | 41.8 | 46.8 | average | 89% |
Isisford Post Office | 36.3 | +0.5 | 42.1 | 6th | 21.1 | +1.1 | 13.4 | 9th | 62.0 | 35.7 | high | 174% |
Longreach Aero | 37.3 | +1.1 | 42.4 | 7th | 22.0 | +1.9 | 13.4 | 24th | 20.6 | 29.0 | average | 71% |
Upper Western (district 37) | ||||||||||||
Camooweal Township | 38.7 | +1.1 | 42.3 | 7th | 24.1 | +1.7 | 17.2 | 11th | 47.0 | 30.1 | high | 156% |
Carters Bore | 37.5 | 41.1 | 26th | 24.1 | 17.1 | 8th | 14.8 | |||||
New May Downs | 37.7 | 42.0 | 6th | 24.0 | 18.2 | 8th | 26.0 | |||||
The Monument Airport | 38.0 | +0.7 | 43.3 | 6th | 22.7 | +1.1 | 14.7 | 9th | 14.2 | 30.6 | average | 46% |
Trepell Airport | 37.9 | +0.3 | 42.6 | 6th | 22.9 | +1.1 | 15.6 | 23rd | 1.0 | 27.0 | v low | 4% |
Urandangi Aerodrome | 38.8 | 43.7 | 2nd | 22.3 | 16.4 | 10th | 14.2 | |||||
Winton Airport | 38.5 | +0.5 | 43.9 | 6th | 23.1 | +1.4 | 14.8 | 24th | 1.2 | 25.2 | v low | 5% |
Lower Western (district 38) | ||||||||||||
Bedourie | 36.2 | -0.5 | 43.4 | 4th | 20.4 | -0.4 | 12.0 | 23rd | 73.0 | 17.9 | v high | 408% |
Birdsville Airport | 35.1 | -1.4 | 44.3 | 4th | 21.4 | +0.1 | 13.1 | 8th | 44.6 | 18.7 | v high | 239% |
Boulia Airport | 37.8 | +0.8 | 42.7 | 5th | 23.7 | +2.3 | 15.6 | 8th | 25.9 | 21.0 | high | 123% |
Windorah Airport | 36.8 | 43.7 | 5th | 22.6 | 12.6 | 23rd | 9.2 | |||||
Port Curtis South Coast (district 39) | ||||||||||||
Bundaberg Aero | 30.3 | +1.8 | 36.1 | 26th | 18.6 | -0.2 | 14.8 | 24th | 32.0 | 84.8 | low | 38% |
Gayndah Airport | 32.6 | +1.0 | 39.0 | 28th | 16.3 | -1.2 | 10.9 | 9th | 44.8 | 56.7 | average | 79% |
Gladstone Airport | 30.7 | +1.8 | 38.6 | 28th | 21.0 | +0.5 | 17.9 | 24th | 77.8 | 57.4 | high | 136% |
Gladstone Radar | 32.4 | +2.4 | 37.4 | 25th | 18.5 | 9th | 7.2 | 67.6 | v low | 11% | ||
Lady Elliot Island | 28.9 | +1.7 | 31.3 | 26th | 22.8 | +0.9 | 21.4 | 14th | 14.6 | 66.1 | low | 22% |
Monto Township | 31.7 | +0.8 | 36.8 | 28th | 15.7 | -0.5 | 7.4 | 9th | 65.7 | 73.2 | average | 90% |
Rockhampton Aero | 33.5 | +2.3 | 41.5 | 25th | 20.2 | +0.6 | 16.0 | 24th | 33.6 | 66.3 | low | 51% |
Seventeen Seventy | 28.9 | +1.4 | 32.1 | 28th | 21.5 | +0.6 | 17.4 | 9th | 26.8 | 73.3 | low | 37% |
Thangool Airport | 33.5 | +1.7 | 38.9 | 28th | 16.1 | -0.2 | 11.1 | 9th | ||||
Moreton South Coast (district 40) | ||||||||||||
Amberley AMO | 31.6 | +2.0 | 38.0 | 6th | 15.6 | -0.7 | 9.8 | 10th | 34.0 | 80.9 | low | 42% |
Archerfield Airport | 30.3 | +1.9 | 38.2 | 28th | 17.2 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 10th | 22.6 | 98.5 | low | 23% |
Beaudesert Drumley Street | 30.7 | +1.0 | 36.2 | 6th | 15.2 | -1.1 | 10.0 | 10th | 44.8 | 87.0 | low | 51% |
Beerburrum Forest Station | 30.4 | +2.0 | 38.6 | 28th | 16.4 | -0.1 | 12.3 | 10th | 9.8 | 113.5 | v low | 9% |
Brisbane | 29.8 | +1.7 | 37.9 | 28th | 18.9 | +0.1 | 14.1 | 10th | 13.4 | 95.7 | v low | 14% |
Brisbane Aero | 28.4 | +1.6 | 36.5 | 28th | 18.3 | 0.0 | 13.2 | 10th | 18.6 | 94.2 | v low | 20% |
Canungra (Defence) | 29.0 | 35.6 | 28th | 13.4 | 7.8 | 10th | 31.4 | |||||
Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 26.6 | +1.8 | 29.8 | 26th | 20.8 | +1.2 | 18.2 | 10th | 10.6 | 92.4 | v low | 11% |
Coolangatta | 27.4 | +1.5 | 35.8 | 28th | 17.5 | -0.6 | 10.5 | 24th | 37.0 | 120.9 | v low | 31% |
Double Island Point Lighthouse | 28.4 | +2.3 | 33.1 | 26th | 21.1 | +0.9 | 18.0 | 18th | 46.2 | 87.3 | average | 53% |
Gold Coast Seaway | 28.1 | +1.3 | 34.4 | 28th | 18.6 | -0.4 | 14.8 | 10th | 35.8 | 110.3 | low | 32% |
Greenbank (Defence) | 30.9 | 37.2 | 28th | 15.0 | 8.6 | 24th | 28.8 | |||||
Gympie | 31.0 | +0.8 | 38.7 | 28th | 16.0 | -0.5 | 10.4 | 10th | 39.2 | 87.5 | low | 45% |
Hervey Bay Airport | 29.2 | +1.2 | 34.5 | 26th | 18.2 | -0.9 | 13.2 | 24th | 46.4 | 69.0 | average | 67% |
Kingaroy Airport | 30.1 | +1.0 | 36.5 | 5th | 13.4 | -1.2 | 8.2 | 24th | 11.0 | 58.9 | low | 19% |
Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 29.1 | +1.3 | 37.8 | 28th | 17.5 | +0.1 | 12.8 | 10th | 28.0 | 102.2 | v low | 27% |
Maryborough | 30.5 | +1.2 | 35.4 | 26th | 17.0 | -0.8 | 11.0 | 24th | 55.4 | 84.3 | average | 66% |
Nambour Daff - Hillside | 29.2 | +0.9 | 38.2 | 28th | 17.4 | -0.4 | 12.7 | 24th | 45.8 | 105.6 | low | 43% |
Point Lookout | 28.1 | +1.4 | 31.2 | 16th | 20.4 | +0.5 | 17.3 | 10th | 76.4 | 115.5 | average | 66% |
Rainbow Beach | 28.7 | +1.8 | 33.2 | 26th | 37.8 | 90.4 | low | 42% | ||||
Redcliffe | 29.0 | +2.1 | 38.6 | 28th | 19.6 | +0.1 | 14.9 | 10th | 4.6 | 91.1 | v low | 5% |
Redland (Alexandra Hills) | 27.8 | 35.4 | 28th | 17.9 | 13.9 | 20th | 29.8 | |||||
Sunshine Coast Airport | 29.0 | +1.9 | 35.2 | 26th | 17.7 | -0.2 | 12.6 | 24th | 35.8 | 83.8 | low | 43% |
Tewantin RSL Park | 28.9 | +2.3 | 35.3 | 28th | 19.1 | +0.3 | 14.1 | 24th | 32.2 | 96.6 | low | 33% |
Tin Can Bay (Defence) | 29.4 | 35.5 | 26th | 17.9 | 12.9 | 24th | 31.4 | |||||
University of Queensland Gatton | 32.4 | +2.2 | 39.9 | 4th | 14.6 | -1.4 | 8.7 | 10th | 21.2 | 78.5 | low | 27% |
East Darling Downs (district 41) | ||||||||||||
Applethorpe | 25.1 | +1.2 | 33.1 | 6th | 11.5 | -0.1 | 7.2 | 26th | 43.6 | 79.1 | low | 55% |
Dalby Airport | 31.4 | +1.0 | 38.9 | 5th | 14.8 | -0.8 | 7.2 | 24th | 14.0 | 68.9 | low | 20% |
Oakey Aero | 30.2 | +1.4 | 38.1 | 5th | 14.7 | +0.2 | 9.8 | 24th | 32.6 | 75.2 | low | 43% |
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 26.0 | +0.7 | 34.2 | 5th | 11.9 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 23rd | 34.2 | 75.1 | low | 46% |
Texas Post Office | 31.6 | +1.1 | 40.7 | 6th | 15.7 | +0.7 | 9.9 | 23rd | 52.4 | 67.3 | average | 78% |
Toowoomba Airport | 27.5 | +1.3 | 36.1 | 5th | 15.1 | +0.3 | 10.4 | 9th | 57.8 | 75.8 | low | 76% |
Warwick | 29.4 | +1.4 | 36.8 | 6th | 13.8 | +0.1 | 8.9 | 26th | 19.6 | 85.2 | lowest | 23% |
West Darling Downs (district 42) | ||||||||||||
Miles Constance Street | 32.4 | +1.1 | 39.3 | 5th | 16.4 | -0.7 | 8.2 | 9th | 23.0 | 51.6 | low | 45% |
Maranoa (district 43) | ||||||||||||
Injune Post Office | 32.1 | +0.5 | 39.0 | 25th | 15.6 | -0.4 | 6.9 | 10th | 29.2 | 72.5 | low | 40% |
Mitchell Post Office | 16.7 | +0.6 | 7.5 | 9th | 48.0 | 57.6 | average | 83% | ||||
Roma Airport | 34.0 | +2.0 | 41.5 | 6th | 16.6 | -0.6 | 6.5 | 9th | 31.6 | 59.4 | average | 53% |
St George Airport | 32.9 | +0.7 | 43.1 | 6th | 18.7 | +0.5 | 9.7 | 9th | 72.8 | 59.8 | average | 122% |
Surat | 32.9 | +0.9 | 41.4 | 5th | 17.8 | +0.7 | 9.4 | 9th | 94.4 | 54.7 | high | 173% |
Warrego (district 44) | ||||||||||||
Bollon Mary St | 33.5 | +0.6 | 42.7 | 6th | 19.6 | +2.3 | 9.7 | 9th | 51.8 | 41.3 | high | 125% |
Charleville Aero | 34.4 | +1.5 | 42.4 | 6th | 20.1 | +2.2 | 11.0 | 23rd | 47.8 | 43.4 | high | 110% |
Cunnamulla Post Office | 33.6 | +0.7 | 42.3 | 5th | 19.8 | +1.6 | 11.4 | 8th | 35.2 | 30.4 | average | 116% |
Far Southwest (district 45) | ||||||||||||
Ballera Gas Field | 34.2 | -1.3 | 42.5 | 4th | 21.1 | +0.2 | 12.3 | 8th | 49.4 | 26.7 | high | 185% |
Thargomindah Airport | 34.1 | -0.2 | 43.4 | 5th | 21.1 | +0.5 | 13.1 | 8th | 38.4 | 33.7 | high | 114% |
Offshore Islands (district 200) | ||||||||||||
Middle Percy Island | 28.4 | +1.3 | 35.2 | 26th | 22.5 | +1.0 | 20.7 | 13th | 6.8 | 83.7 | v low | 8% |
Willis Island | 30.7 | +0.8 | 32.5 | 25th | 25.9 | +1.2 | 24.1 | 18th | 3.0 | 38.8 | low | 8% |
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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 8 am on Monday 3 December 2018. 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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