Thursday, 10 January 2019 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC14R0
Queensland in December 2018: tropical cyclone Owen produced widespread falls in the east
Tropical cyclone Owen brought moderate to locally heavy falls to the north and east of the State. Mean maximum temperatures were warmer than usual in the north and the western half of Queensland. Overnight temperatures were warmer than average across most of Queensland.
Rainfall above average
- December rainfall was well above average in eastern Queensland, due to the passage of ex-tropical cyclone Owen
- Below average December rainfall was recorded in western Queensland, but near-average elsewhere
- A surface trough extending the east coast produced showers and storms, with moderate falls in eastern and northern Queensland at the start of the month
- Ex-tropical cyclone Owen crossed the coast near Port Douglas at around 3am on 10 December, and moved westwards across northern Queensland, and brought heavy rainfall to the north tropical coast, with daily rainfall totals ranging from 250 mm to 350 mm
- Ex-tropical cyclone Owen re-intensified to a category 1 system on the evening of 11 December in the Gulf of Carpentaria, and reached category 2 strength by the 12th
- Severe tropical cyclone Owen crossed the west coast of the Cape York Peninsula on 15 December and the system weakened to a tropical low and tracked across the northern tropics and then down the north tropical to central coasts
- Daily rainfall totals in excess of 400 mm were recorded around Lucinda to Ingham, and Halifax recorded 678 mm to 9am on 16 December; some sites had their highest December daily rainfall on record or their highest total December rainfall on record
- An active monsoon trough at the end of the month produced moderate to locally heavy falls in the north tropical coast and Cape York Peninsula
- A low pressure system intensified over the Gulf of Carpentaria, and formed into tropical cyclone Penny early on 1 January 2019
Daytime temperatures above average in the north and west
- It was the third-warmest December on record for Queensland in terms of mean temperature
- Mean maximum temperatures were warmer than usual in the north and western half of the State
- Ninth-warmest December mean maximum temperature on record for Queensland, and a number of locations had their highest December mean daily maximum temperature on record
- Warmest December mean minimum temperature on record for the State, with numerous locations reporting their highest December mean daily minimum temperature on record
- Some very warm days in western Queensland on the 20th and 21st, with a number of locations reporting their highest December temperature on record
- As well as warm days, there were unusually warm nights; a number of locations including Richmond, Mt Isa and Cloncurry reported their warmest December night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record between the 20th and 22nd
- Some sites had their highest December mean temperature on record
Severe thunderstorms
- Severe thunderstorms produced damaging winds that brought down trees and powerlines around Mareeba on the 3rd, along with hail up to 2 cm at Atherton on the 4th
- There were reports of roof damage and fallen trees near Eidsvold and Monto on the 4th, due to severe thunderstorms
Further information
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes in December 2018 | |
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Hottest day | 48.0 °C at Birdsville Airport on the 19th |
Warmest days on average | 41.7 °C at Camooweal Township and at Urandangi Aerodrome |
Coolest days on average | 27.1 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse |
Coldest day | 21.1 °C at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade on the 7th |
Coldest night | 10.3 °C at Applethorpe on the 2nd |
Coolest nights on average | 14.5 °C at Applethorpe |
Warmest nights on average | 27.9 °C at Lake Julius AWS and at Sweers Island |
Warmest night | 33.0 °C at Lake Julius AWS on the 21st |
Warmest on average overall | 34.6 °C at Lake Julius AWS |
Coolest on average overall | 21.4 °C at Applethorpe |
Wettest overall | 1635.0 mm at Daintree Village |
Wettest day | 678.0 mm at Halifax Macrossan St on the 16th |
Strongest wind gust | 111 km/h at Longreach Aero on the 13th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Maps | |||
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Observed | Anomaly | Decile rank | |
Total rainfall |
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Mean daily maximum temperatures |
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Mean daily minimum temperatures |
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Record highest December daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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Lucinda Township | 500.0 | on the 16th | 445.5 | on the 7th in 1964 | 123 | |
Halifax Macrossan St | 678.0 | on the 16th | 307.3 | on the 31st in 1933 | 121 | |
Victoria Sugar Mill | 562.0 | on the 16th | 432.3 | on the 7th in 1964 | 118 | |
Bambaroo | 321.0 | on the 16th | 302.4 | on the 21st in 1976 | 100 | |
Whyanbeel Valley | 255.6 | on the 25th | 237.8 | on the 24th in 2015 | 81 | |
Cardwell Range | 552.0 | on the 16th | 292.1 | on the 28th in 1975 | 54 | |
Cooranga North | 93.0 | on the 15th | 84.0 | on the 15th in 1992 | 54 | |
Ingham Composite | 485.0 | on the 16th | 248.0 | on the 20th in 1976 | 50 | |
Hazelmere | 166.0 | on the 26th | 108.0 | on the 25th in 1992 | 46 | |
Coolmunda Dam | 88.0 | on the 17th | 75.0 | on the 5th in 2003 | 43 | |
Daintree Village | 343.0 | on the 11th | 231.1 | on the 12th in 1973 | 41 | |
Lucinda Point | 390.4 | on the 16th | 90.0 | on the 4th in 1995 | 34 | |
Frankfield Station | 112.0 | on the 16th | 78.0 | on the 6th in 2014 | 30 | |
Crystal Brook | 108.0 | on the 9th | 105.0 | on the 31st in 2012 | 25 | |
Gairloch | 398.0 | on the 16th | 192.0 | on the 30th in 1997 | 25 | |
Wivenhoe Dam | 76.4 | on the 17th | 74.0 | on the 10th in 2014 | 24 | |
Woolshed | 134.4 | on the 16th | 126.2 | on the 31st in 2009 | 21 |
Record highest December total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Cardwell Marine Pde | 1051.8 | 989.2 | in 1903 | 147 | 197.9 |
Macknade Sugar Mill | 1158.0 | 848.6 | in 1903 | 127 | 186.3 |
Lucinda Township | 1057.2 | 1024.6 | in 1903 | 122 | 183.0 |
Kuranda Railway Station | 1124.5 | 768.3 | in 1975 | 121 | 189.4 |
Victoria Sugar Mill | 1060.6 | 824.2 | in 1903 | 121 | 183.0 |
Halifax Macrossan St | 1167.3 | 900.2 | in 1903 | 120 | 189.5 |
Mossman South Alchera Drive | 933.8 | 774.8 | in 2015 | 109 | 236.3 |
Bingil Bay | 886.2 | 842.9 | in 1973 | 89 | 211.2 |
Whyanbeel Valley | 1229.6 | 1039.0 | in 1950 | 77 | 291.3 |
Elphinstone Pocket No1 | 748.4 | 698.2 | in 2010 | 63 | 164.9 |
Cardwell Range | 1183.2 | 946.1 | in 1975 | 53 | 227.8 |
Hawkins Creek | 941.5 | 715.0 | in 1975 | 52 | 217.2 |
Maitland Downs Station | 302.5 | 290.0 | in 1976 | 51 | 136.6 |
Ingham Composite | 995.8 | 792.6 | in 1975 | 50 | 211.6 |
Hazelmere | 838.8 | 690.2 | in 1992 | 46 | 190.0 |
Daintree Village | 1635.0 | 895.0 | in 1973 | 41 | 332.9 |
Greenhaven | 853.4 | 596.4 | in 2010 | 39 | 224.9 |
Butcher Hill Station | 495.0 | 388.0 | in 2015 | 35 | 148.2 |
Lucinda Point | 568.8 | 394.0 | in 1997 | 34 | 101.9 |
White Cliff Point | 670.0 | 604.6 | in 2015 | 31 | 209.1 |
Gairloch | 1006.8 | 501.8 | in 1997 | 24 | 217.9 |
Mount Carbine Township | 444.0 | 361.6 | in 2010 | 24 | 128.9 |
Highest December total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for December |
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Port Douglas - Warner St | 950.0 | 958.0 | in 1907* | 214.0 | |
Innisfail | 858.6 | 1049.9 | in 1950* | 265.0 | |
Mt Sophia | 1217.0 | 1289.0 | in 1973 | 290.5 | |
Tully Sugar Mill | 802.8 | 1501.1 | in 1973* | 268.0 | |
Cairns Aero | 757.2 | 765.1 | in 1975 | 182.3 | |
Low Isles Lighthouse | 678.2 | 708.4 | in 1975* | 210.8 | |
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 761.4 | 877.5 | in 1975* | 266.4 | |
Mount Jukes | 499.0 | 1476.0 | in 1990* | 206.8 | |
Farleigh Co-op Sugar Mill | 357.6 | 1307.2 | in 1990* | 171.8 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record lowest December total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Mount Isa Aero | 0.2 | 4.6 | in 1981 | 53 | 72.5 |
Mt Moffatt National Park | 11.8 | 32.4 | in 1983 | 47 | 109.7 |
Yantumara | 3.0 | 7.2 | in 2012 | 39 | 91.4 |
Phosphate Hill | 2.0 | 5.6 | in 1981 | 32 | 57.7 |
Brisbane Aero | 31.6 | 32.8 | in 2013 | 25 | 120.4 |
Tarana Crossing | 4.0 | 10.5 | in 2013 | 23 | 85.1 |
Coomera Foxwell Road | 37.0 | 63.0 | in 2015 | 20 | 132.3 |
Lowest December total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent lower |
Average for December |
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Injune Post Office | 10.2 | 8.6 | in 1950 | 89.6 | |
Bauhinia Downs Store | 2.8 | =2.8 | in 1957* | 96.7 | |
Richmond Post Office | 13.8 | 8.8 | in 1966 | 70.2 | |
La Palma | 6.0 | 0.0 | in 1977* | 90.3 | |
Woleebee Nevasa | 13.0 | 11.8 | in 1977* | 84.8 | |
Boulia Airport | 0.1 | 0.0 | in 1990* | 31.0 | |
Low Holm Station | 0.8 | 0.0 | in 1994 | 80.6 | |
Springsure Comet St | 16.2 | 13.2 | in 1994 | 92.2 | |
Devoncourt Station | 0.9 | 0.0 | in 1995* | 60.7 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
Record highest December temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Mount Isa Aero | 45.3 | on the 21st | 45.1 | on the 1st in 2006 | 53 | 37.2 |
Coconut Island | 37.5 | on the 6th | 37.3 | on the 15th in 2008 | 22 | 33.1 |
Richmond Airport | 45.0 | on the 21st | = 45.0 | on the 1st in 2006 | 21 | 38.3 |
Thargomindah Airport | 47.2 | on the 20th | 45.3 | on the 19th in 2017 | 20 | 36.8 |
Record highest December mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Camooweal Township | 41.7 | 41.4 | in 2002 | 110 | 38.1 |
Mount Isa Aero | 40.8 | 39.9 | in 2017 | 52 | 37.2 |
Cloncurry Airport | 41.2 | = 41.2 | in 1981 | 25 | 38.6 |
Record highest December daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Surat | 28.2 | on the 21st | = 28.2 | on the 10th in 2009 | 54 | 19.4 |
Mount Isa Aero | 30.7 | on the 22nd | = 30.7 | on the 29th in 1990 | 53 | 23.1 |
Cloncurry Airport | 31.7 | on the 21st | 31.1 | on the 10th in 2008 | 26 | 24.9 |
Richmond Airport | 30.9 | on the 20th | 30.1 | on the 24th in 2003 | 21 | 23.4 |
Record highest December mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Camooweal Township | 26.5 | 26.4 | in 1990 | 110 | 23.8 |
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 23.7 | = 23.7 | in 2010 | 62 | 21.8 |
Kowanyama Airport | 25.5 | = 25.5 | in 1995 | 50 | 24.4 |
Mackay Aero | 24.0 | 23.4 | in 2010 | 32 | 22.2 |
Proserpine Airport | 23.1 | = 23.1 | in 2010 | 29 | 21.7 |
Weipa Aero | 25.2 | 24.9 | in 2003 | 26 | 24.2 |
Cloncurry Airport | 27.4 | 26.7 | in 2005 | 25 | 24.9 |
Highest December mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for December |
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Mount Isa Aero | 25.4 | 25.8 | in 1990 | 23.1 | |
Sunshine Coast Airport | 21.2 | 21.6 | in 1997 | 19.8 |
Record highest December mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Camooweal Township | 34.1 | 33.6 | in 1990 | 110 | 31.0 |
Mount Isa Aero | 33.1 | 32.4 | in 1990 | 52 | 30.1 |
Cloncurry Airport | 34.3 | 33.9 | in 2005 | 25 | 31.7 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Summary statistics for December 2018 | ||||||||||||
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Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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Mean for December 2018 |
Diff from average |
Highest for December 2018 |
Mean for December 2018 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for December 2018 |
Total for December 2018 |
Average for December |
Rank of December 2018 |
Fraction of December average |
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North Peninsula (district 27) | ||||||||||||
Coconut Island | 33.1 | 0.0 | 37.5 | 6th | 27.0 | +0.9 | 23.4 | 10th | 148.0 | 154.0 | average | 96% |
Coen Airport | 33.5 | -1.4 | 38.3 | 4th | 24.1 | +0.5 | 20.8 | 9th | 250.6 | 125.6 | high | 200% |
Horn Island | 32.5 | +0.5 | 35.8 | 5th | 26.0 | +0.2 | 24.1 | 7th | 200.4 | 181.2 | high | 111% |
Scherger RAAF | 33.9 | -1.1 | 39.6 | 2nd | 24.8 | +0.8 | 23.0 | 8th | 302.6 | 195.5 | high | 155% |
Weipa Aero | 33.5 | -0.5 | 36.9 | 2nd | 25.2 | +1.0 | 23.5 | 9th | 299.8 | 273.8 | average | 109% |
South Peninsula (district 28) | ||||||||||||
Lockhart River Airport | 33.3 | +1.1 | 37.7 | 1st | 24.5 | +0.9 | 22.5 | 13th | 465.0 | 206.6 | v high | 225% |
Palmerville | 34.4 | -0.9 | 40.3 | 4th | 23.9 | +1.2 | 20.8 | 6th | 216.6 | 154.5 | high | 140% |
Lower Carpentaria (district 29) | ||||||||||||
Burketown Airport | 38.1 | +1.7 | 42.9 | 5th | 26.2 | +0.8 | 22.7 | 16th | 35.6 | 97.6 | v low | 36% |
Century Mine | 41.6 | +3.3 | 45.0 | 2nd | 26.8 | +1.7 | 20.3 | 1st | 6.2 | 105.0 | v low | 6% |
Cloncurry Airport | 41.2 | +2.6 | 46.1 | 21st | 27.4 | +2.5 | 18.3 | 16th | 9.0 | 75.1 | low | 12% |
Julia Creek Airport | 41.5 | +1.9 | 46.4 | 22nd | 25.3 | +1.5 | 16.1 | 16th | 5.0 | 59.6 | v low | 8% |
Kowanyama Airport | 35.1 | +0.2 | 39.7 | 6th | 25.5 | +1.1 | 22.9 | 7th | 196.8 | 177.5 | average | 111% |
Lake Julius AWS | 41.3 | 46.7 | 21st | 27.9 | 21.1 | 1st | 0 | |||||
Mornington Island Airport | 34.1 | 39.6 | 5th | 27.6 | 23.2 | 29th | 68.6 | |||||
Mount Isa Aero | 40.8 | +3.6 | 45.3 | 21st | 25.4 | +2.3 | 16.8 | 16th | 0.2 | 72.5 | lowest | 0% |
Normanton Airport | 39.2 | +3.1 | 43.9 | 4th | 27.6 | +1.8 | 24.4 | 15th | 6.4 | 119.4 | v low | 5% |
Sweers Island | 34.6 | +1.1 | 38.6 | 4th | 27.9 | +0.9 | 22.1 | 7th | 40.6 | 149.5 | v low | 27% |
Upper Carpentaria (district 30) | ||||||||||||
Georgetown Airport | 36.6 | +0.3 | 43.1 | 3rd | 24.2 | +0.5 | 17.8 | 17th | 133.2 | 125.8 | average | 106% |
Hughenden Airport | 38.3 | +1.0 | 43.1 | 21st | 24.3 | +0.8 | 19.0 | 17th | 17.8 | 66.5 | low | 27% |
Richmond Post Office | 39.5 | +1.4 | 44.2 | 22nd | 24.6 | +2.1 | 18.4 | 26th | 13.8 | 70.2 | low | 20% |
Barron North Coast (district 31) | ||||||||||||
Cairns Aero | 31.8 | +0.3 | 38.1 | 18th | 24.2 | +0.8 | 21.5 | 18th | 757.2 | 182.3 | v high | 415% |
Cairns Racecourse | 32.1 | 38.8 | 18th | 24.0 | 21.5 | 18th | 980.0 | |||||
Cape Flattery | 32.5 | -0.1 | 39.2 | 17th | 24.7 | -0.3 | 22.4 | 14th | 281.4 | 115.0 | high | 245% |
Cooktown Airport | 32.4 | +0.1 | 37.9 | 17th | 24.5 | 0.0 | 22.6 | 18th | 817.6 | 173.3 | v high | 472% |
Low Isles Lighthouse | 32.0 | -0.4 | 37.0 | 17th | 25.1 | -0.2 | 22.3 | 7th | 678.2 | 210.8 | v high | 322% |
Mareeba Airport | 31.5 | -0.6 | 37.7 | 3rd | 21.8 | +1.1 | 16.9 | 17th | 260.6 | 96.0 | v high | 271% |
Walkamin Research Station | 30.3 | -0.4 | 36.2 | 1st | 20.6 | +0.8 | 15.0 | 17th | 328.6 | 122.1 | v high | 269% |
Herbert North Coast (district 32) | ||||||||||||
Cowley Beach (Defence) | 31.3 | 34.6 | 16th | 24.1 | 20.3 | 1st | 622.8 | |||||
Ingham Composite | 32.7 | +0.2 | 38.1 | 2nd | 17.4 | 3rd | 995.8 | 211.6 | highest | 471% | ||
Innisfail | 30.8 | 0.0 | 35.1 | 16th | 23.2 | +1.1 | 20.1 | 10th | 858.6 | 265.0 | v high | 324% |
Innisfail Aerodrome | 31.7 | 36.3 | 18th | 23.3 | 18.8 | 1st | 745.4 | |||||
Lucinda Point | 29.9 | +0.3 | 34.2 | 16th | 25.5 | +0.2 | 23.1 | 7th | 568.8 | 101.9 | highest | 558% |
Mount Stuart (Defence) | 32.0 | 37.7 | 3rd | 23.7 | 20.1 | 6th | 249.4 | |||||
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 31.2 | 0.0 | 37.1 | 18th | 23.7 | +1.9 | 20.3 | 1st | 761.4 | 266.4 | v high | 286% |
Townsville Aero | 31.8 | +0.3 | 36.4 | 17th | 25.0 | +0.9 | 22.6 | 6th | 264.2 | 126.8 | high | 208% |
Townsville- Air Weapons Range (Defence) | 40.8 | 3rd | 22.0 | 19.3 | 25th | 90.6 | ||||||
East Central Coast (district 33) | ||||||||||||
Alva Beach | 30.6 | -0.2 | 35.0 | 17th | 24.9 | +0.1 | 21.9 | 8th | 276.4 | 106.7 | v high | 259% |
Ayr DPI Research Stn | 31.6 | -0.5 | 35.7 | 18th | 23.5 | +1.4 | 21.5 | 7th | 158.6 | 99.8 | high | 159% |
Bowen Airport AWS | 31.2 | 34.4 | 17th | 24.3 | 21.7 | 9th | 169.0 | |||||
Collinsville Post Office | 34.4 | +0.3 | 41.1 | 3rd | 23.2 | +1.9 | 20.1 | 26th | 60.7 | 93.2 | average | 65% |
Hamilton Island Airport | 29.1 | -0.9 | 34.1 | 4th | 24.2 | -0.3 | 21.7 | 8th | 395.2 | 130.9 | high | 302% |
Mackay Aero | 30.8 | 0.0 | 35.8 | 2nd | 24.0 | +1.8 | 19.9 | 7th | 371.2 | 133.9 | v high | 277% |
Mackay M.O | 30.3 | +0.1 | 34.9 | 3rd | 24.0 | +1.0 | 20.5 | 7th | 290.4 | 183.5 | high | 158% |
Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club) | 30.3 | 35.2 | 2nd | 23.3 | 19.6 | 7th | 361.6 | |||||
Proserpine Airport | 31.1 | -1.1 | 38.4 | 3rd | 23.1 | +1.4 | 21.2 | 8th | 485.0 | 165.0 | v high | 294% |
Samuel Hill Aero | 29.7 | -1.1 | 35.2 | 3rd | 22.5 | +2.6 | 17.5 | 1st | 301.6 | 150.3 | v high | 201% |
St Lawrence | 31.3 | -0.3 | 34.6 | 2nd | 22.8 | +0.7 | 19.5 | 27th | 146.2 | 129.2 | high | 113% |
Townsville- Fanning River (Defence) | 32.4 | 40.9 | 3rd | 21.6 | 19.0 | 25th | 174.8 | |||||
Williamson | 30.6 | -0.7 | 34.8 | 2nd | 23.3 | +1.5 | 20.0 | 27th | 304.0 | 144.5 | high | 210% |
Woolshed | 29.1 | -0.2 | 34.3 | 3rd | 21.1 | +0.6 | 17.9 | 6th | 316.4 | 103.4 | v high | 306% |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 28.6 | -0.1 | 34.4 | 2nd | 23.6 | +0.7 | 21.4 | 3rd | 165.6 | 113.4 | high | 146% |
West Central Coast (district 34) | ||||||||||||
Charters Towers Airport | 33.9 | -0.7 | 42.1 | 3rd | 22.4 | +0.4 | 19.5 | 8th | 104.4 | 80.0 | average | 131% |
Moranbah Airport | 34.1 | 42.5 | 3rd | 21.5 | 18.8 | 28th | 26.6 | |||||
Central Highlands (district 35) | ||||||||||||
Blackwater Airport | 34.8 | 40.7 | 3rd | 21.7 | 19.2 | 25th | 56.6 | |||||
Clermont Airport | 34.4 | 43.1 | 3rd | 21.6 | 16.0 | 1st | 83.0 | |||||
Emerald Airport | 35.9 | +1.6 | 42.5 | 3rd | 22.3 | +1.0 | 19.1 | 25th | 19.2 | 86.2 | low | 22% |
Rolleston Airport | 36.0 | 41.4 | 21st | 20.7 | 16.6 | 1st | 14.6 | |||||
Springsure Comet St | 34.5 | +0.5 | 40.2 | 21st | 20.1 | +0.3 | 16.0 | 27th | 16.2 | 92.2 | v low | 18% |
Tambo Post Office | 36.3 | +1.5 | 41.5 | 21st | 20.7 | +1.5 | 12.5 | 1st | 25.4 | 70.1 | low | 36% |
Taroom Post Office | 34.5 | +1.0 | 41.4 | 21st | 19.9 | +0.2 | 12.2 | 5th | 34.4 | 89.3 | low | 39% |
Central Lowlands (district 36) | ||||||||||||
Blackall Airport | 38.1 | +2.0 | 43.6 | 21st | 23.4 | +1.2 | 14.4 | 1st | 4.2 | 85.0 | v low | 5% |
Isisford Post Office | 38.5 | +1.4 | 43.6 | 21st | 23.6 | +1.6 | 14.4 | 16th | 12.8 | 53.3 | low | 24% |
Longreach Aero | 38.8 | +1.3 | 44.0 | 21st | 23.9 | +1.6 | 17.5 | 16th | 50.8 | 54.5 | average | 93% |
Upper Western (district 37) | ||||||||||||
Camooweal Township | 41.7 | +3.6 | 44.2 | 21st | 26.5 | +2.7 | 20.4 | 6th | 24.2 | 62.8 | low | 39% |
Carters Bore | 40.1 | 44.0 | 21st | 27.3 | 21.7 | 15th | 5.4 | |||||
New May Downs | 40.3 | 44.6 | 21st | 26.9 | 21.6 | 15th | 0 | |||||
The Monument Airport | 40.5 | +2.5 | 45.4 | 21st | 24.4 | +0.6 | 16.8 | 15th | 0 | 51.4 | v low | 0% |
Trepell Airport | 40.5 | +1.9 | 46.8 | 21st | 24.7 | +0.7 | 17.5 | 15th | 4.6 | 41.6 | low | 11% |
Urandangi Aerodrome | 41.7 | 45.5 | 20th | 24.4 | 15.8 | 15th | 8.6 | |||||
Winton Airport | 39.9 | +0.9 | 45.4 | 21st | 24.8 | +1.0 | 17.2 | 16th | 31.4 | 35.0 | average | 90% |
Lower Western (district 38) | ||||||||||||
Birdsville Airport | 40.6 | +1.8 | 48.0 | 19th | 24.6 | +0.5 | 16.7 | 15th | 0.4 | 11.3 | v low | 4% |
Boulia Airport | 40.5 | +1.8 | 46.7 | 20th | 26.1 | +2.5 | 17.4 | 15th | 0.1 | 31.0 | v low | 0% |
Windorah Airport | 39.7 | 45.7 | 21st | 25.3 | 14.8 | 15th | 6.8 | |||||
Port Curtis South Coast (district 39) | ||||||||||||
Bundaberg Aero | 30.2 | +0.6 | 33.4 | 3rd | 21.0 | +0.5 | 17.5 | 25th | 68.4 | 126.6 | low | 54% |
Gayndah Airport | 32.1 | -0.5 | 39.8 | 3rd | 19.5 | +0.1 | 14.2 | 26th | 84.6 | 87.0 | average | 97% |
Gladstone Airport | 30.3 | +0.2 | 35.2 | 3rd | 22.8 | +0.7 | 19.9 | 7th | 112.0 | 106.6 | average | 105% |
Gladstone Radar | 30.9 | -0.2 | 35.9 | 3rd | 22.2 | +0.3 | 19.7 | 7th | 152.2 | 125.4 | high | 121% |
Lady Elliot Island | 29.1 | +0.5 | 31.5 | 4th | 23.7 | +0.5 | 21.2 | 7th | 101.8 | 90.8 | average | 112% |
Monto Township | 31.8 | -0.2 | 38.8 | 3rd | 19.1 | +0.8 | 14.1 | 25th | 79.7 | 94.3 | average | 85% |
Rockhampton Aero | 31.7 | -0.5 | 40.9 | 3rd | 22.5 | +1.3 | 20.0 | 24th | 108.0 | 104.3 | average | 104% |
Seventeen Seventy | 29.0 | +0.3 | 31.7 | 4th | 22.6 | +0.4 | 19.2 | 7th | 114.0 | 132.5 | average | 86% |
Thangool Airport | 33.5 | +0.5 | 40.3 | 3rd | 19.4 | +0.8 | 15.4 | 27th | 68.6 | 93.5 | average | 73% |
Moreton South Coast (district 40) | ||||||||||||
Amberley AMO | 31.8 | +1.0 | 41.5 | 2nd | 18.4 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 25th | 112.0 | 119.3 | average | 94% |
Archerfield Airport | 30.6 | +1.0 | 35.9 | 1st | 19.7 | +0.6 | 13.9 | 25th | 68.2 | 124.0 | low | 55% |
Beaudesert Drumley Street | 31.5 | +1.2 | 38.8 | 21st | 18.7 | +0.6 | 14.9 | 7th | 57.8 | 115.9 | v low | 50% |
Beerburrum Forest Station | 29.8 | +0.1 | 39.8 | 2nd | 18.7 | +0.3 | 14.3 | 26th | 95.0 | 155.4 | average | 61% |
Brisbane | 30.1 | +0.7 | 35.7 | 22nd | 20.8 | +0.4 | 17.2 | 26th | 51.2 | 125.3 | low | 41% |
Brisbane Aero | 28.5 | +0.3 | 33.2 | 22nd | 20.8 | +0.7 | 15.7 | 25th | 31.6 | 120.4 | lowest | 26% |
Canungra (Defence) | 29.1 | 37.0 | 21st | 16.8 | 10.9 | 26th | 93.6 | |||||
Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 27.1 | +1.0 | 29.3 | 19th | 21.5 | +0.5 | 18.6 | 17th | 159.4 | 125.5 | high | 127% |
Coolangatta | 28.0 | +0.7 | 33.1 | 2nd | 19.9 | +0.2 | 15.0 | 25th | 81.6 | 147.2 | low | 55% |
Double Island Point Lighthouse | 27.7 | +0.3 | 31.8 | 2nd | 22.2 | +0.6 | 18.7 | 5th | 91.8 | 127.3 | average | 72% |
Gold Coast Seaway | 28.1 | +0.2 | 32.2 | 2nd | 20.6 | +0.1 | 17.7 | 25th | 69.4 | 128.4 | low | 54% |
Greenbank (Defence) | 31.2 | 38.1 | 2nd | 17.5 | 12.8 | 25th | 32.2 | |||||
Gympie | 30.0 | -1.3 | 38.7 | 2nd | 19.2 | +0.7 | 13.1 | 26th | 83.6 | 136.6 | low | 61% |
Hervey Bay Airport | 29.2 | -0.2 | 31.0 | 31st | 21.5 | +0.5 | 18.0 | 13th | 77.6 | 130.7 | average | 59% |
Kingaroy Airport | 30.3 | +0.2 | 38.1 | 2nd | 10.6 | 25th | 90.8 | 99.5 | average | 91% | ||
Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 29.2 | +0.1 | 34.6 | 2nd | 19.9 | +0.7 | 15.7 | 25th | 78.2 | 122.3 | low | 64% |
Maryborough | 30.0 | -0.6 | 35.1 | 22nd | 20.2 | +0.6 | 15.8 | 26th | 221.2 | 128.6 | high | 172% |
Nambour Daff - Hillside | 28.5 | -0.4 | 37.7 | 2nd | 20.0 | +0.6 | 14.9 | 26th | 200.4 | 152.8 | high | 131% |
Point Lookout | 28.8 | +0.7 | 31.2 | 29th | 21.7 | +0.3 | 19.8 | 6th | 61.0 | 119.6 | low | 51% |
Rainbow Beach | 28.3 | +0.1 | 33.8 | 21st | 150.6 | 124.6 | high | 121% | ||||
Redcliffe | 29.1 | +0.9 | 33.6 | 2nd | 21.5 | +0.6 | 18.0 | 26th | 47.8 | 112.9 | low | 42% |
Redland (Alexandra Hills) | 28.2 | 31.3 | 2nd | 20.0 | 15.9 | 26th | 19.0 | |||||
Sunshine Coast Airport | 28.4 | +0.1 | 35.6 | 2nd | 21.2 | +1.4 | 15.8 | 26th | 136.0 | 147.1 | average | 92% |
Tewantin RSL Park | 28.0 | 0.0 | 37.0 | 2nd | 21.4 | +0.7 | 17.0 | 26th | 143.0 | 139.6 | average | 102% |
Tin Can Bay (Defence) | 28.8 | 34.9 | 3rd | 20.7 | 17.1 | 13th | 158.4 | |||||
University of Queensland Gatton | 33.1 | +1.8 | 41.1 | 21st | 17.6 | -0.5 | 12.0 | 25th | 36.0 | 99.2 | low | 36% |
East Darling Downs (district 41) | ||||||||||||
Applethorpe | 28.3 | +2.5 | 33.1 | 2nd | 14.5 | +0.7 | 10.3 | 2nd | 47.0 | 97.7 | low | 48% |
Dalby Airport | 32.0 | +0.4 | 39.7 | 2nd | 17.3 | -0.3 | 11.7 | 1st | 136.0 | 95.7 | high | 142% |
Oakey Aero | 31.4 | +1.1 | 38.6 | 2nd | 17.5 | +0.8 | 13.3 | 25th | 55.6 | 91.8 | low | 61% |
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 28.4 | +1.3 | 34.6 | 21st | 14.9 | +0.6 | 10.7 | 2nd | 63.0 | 94.8 | average | 66% |
Texas Post Office | 34.3 | +1.5 | 39.1 | 2nd | 18.7 | +1.4 | 13.6 | 4th | 46.6 | 80.5 | low | 58% |
Toowoomba Airport | 28.5 | +1.0 | 35.9 | 21st | 16.9 | +0.3 | 13.4 | 6th | 48.8 | 104.0 | low | 47% |
Warwick | 31.2 | +1.9 | 36.9 | 2nd | 15.7 | -0.2 | 11.0 | 27th | 61.8 | 104.0 | low | 59% |
West Darling Downs (district 42) | ||||||||||||
Miles Constance Street | 33.7 | +0.8 | 41.4 | 2nd | 18.8 | -0.5 | 12.1 | 1st | 81.0 | 92.2 | average | 88% |
Maranoa (district 43) | ||||||||||||
Injune Post Office | 35.2 | +2.0 | 42.5 | 21st | 18.8 | +0.6 | 11.3 | 1st | 10.2 | 89.6 | v low | 11% |
Mitchell Post Office | 20.1 | +1.5 | 11.7 | 1st | 39.8 | 71.3 | average | 56% | ||||
Roma Airport | 36.0 | +2.6 | 43.9 | 21st | 19.6 | +0.2 | 12.8 | 1st | 35.8 | 80.0 | low | 45% |
St George Airport | 36.0 | +2.0 | 44.8 | 21st | 21.7 | +1.3 | 14.8 | 1st | 9.8 | 68.0 | low | 14% |
Surat | 34.9 | +1.0 | 43.0 | 21st | 20.9 | +1.5 | 13.9 | 1st | 49.6 | 71.7 | average | 69% |
Warrego (district 44) | ||||||||||||
Bollon Mary St | 36.9 | +1.9 | 44.3 | 21st | 22.9 | +2.9 | 15.2 | 1st | 21.8 | 52.1 | average | 42% |
Charleville Aero | 37.1 | +2.3 | 43.4 | 21st | 22.9 | +2.5 | 14.0 | 15th | 31.6 | 55.6 | average | 57% |
Cunnamulla Post Office | 37.6 | +2.3 | 45.5 | 20th | 23.2 | +2.4 | 15.6 | 15th | 4.2 | 39.0 | low | 11% |
Far Southwest (district 45) | ||||||||||||
Ballera Gas Field | 39.6 | +1.6 | 46.8 | 20th | 24.9 | +1.1 | 15.4 | 14th | 0.4 | 10.5 | v low | 4% |
Offshore Islands (district 200) | ||||||||||||
Middle Percy Island | 27.5 | -0.8 | 30.7 | 4th | 23.2 | +0.5 | 20.5 | 8th | 422.0 | 118.6 | v high | 356% |
Willis Island | 31.3 | +0.6 | 33.9 | 15th | 26.3 | +0.8 | 24.1 | 29th | 351.8 | 96.8 | v high | 363% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
The Monthly climate summary, generally published on the first working day of each month, lists the main features of the weather in Queensland using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated. More extensive discussion of significant weather events, along with later information and data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 10 am on Wednesday 2 January 2019. 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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