Friday, 1 February 2019 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC14R0
Queensland in January 2019: Warmest January on record; driest on record in parts of the southeastern quarter of the State and flooding in the northern tropics
Larges parts of the central to southern interior and areas of the southeastern quarter of the State saw their driest January on record, while parts of the northern tropics were in flood. Queensland had its warmest January on record in terms of mean temperature. Overnight temperatures were the warmest on record for the State, while daytime temperatures were the fifth-warmest on record.
Record dry in parts of central to southern Queensland; flooding in the northern tropics
- Queensland had a drier than usual January, around 25% below the long-term average for the whole State
- Larges parts of the central to southern interior, and areas in the southeastern quarter of the State had their driest January on record, or were in the lowest 10% of historical records
- In contrast, it was wetter than usual in the northern and eastern Cape York Peninsula and along the northeast coast, with a few sites reporting their highest January daily rainfall on record
- The remnants of ex-tropical cyclone Penny produced moderate to locally heavier falls along the Capricornia to central coasts on the 9th and 10th
- A deep trough over central Queensland shifted northwards from the 9th, with showers and thunderstorms producing further moderate falls along the central to north tropical coast, Cape York Peninsula, Gulf Country and the northern interior of the State to the 13th
- An active monsoon trough extended across the tip of Cape York Peninsula from the 22nd; the monsoon trough and an embedded low pressure system in the Gulf of Carpentaria brought heavy falls to northern Queensland from the 24th onward as the low and trough drifted south into the northern tropics
Flooding in the northern tropics
- Very heavy rainfall on the tropical northeast coast from the 26th onwards resulted in moderate to major flooding in coastal communities between Daintree and Mackay
- Major flooding occurred on the Daintree River on the 26th, and heavy rainfall produced major flooding along the Haughton River at Giru late in the month
- Flash flooding and swift water rescues occurred around Black River and Bluewater Creek to the northwest of Townsville, with rainfall totals of more than 200 mm in three hours
- Heavy rainfall continued around Townsville and the Herbert and Lower Burdekin into February
An extremely warm month overall
- Queensland had its warmest January on record in terms of mean temperature (2.46 °C above the long-term average), beating the previous record set in 2018
- Statewide mean minimum temperatures were the warmest on record, and 2.53 °C above the long-term average
- It was Queensland's fifth-warmest January on record for mean maximum temperature (2.39 °C above the long-term average)
- Larges parts of Queensland west of a line from the northwest of the State to the southern interior were warmest on record for both mean maximum and mean minimum temperatures, with numerous locations reporting their highest January mean daily maximum temperature on record or their highest January mean daily minimum temperature on record
- As a result of persistent warm daytime and overnight temperatures, some sites had their highest January mean temperature on record
- Further information about the heatwaves that have affected large areas of the country can be found in the Special Climate Statement Widespread heatwaves during December 2018 and January 2019
- A delayed monsoon onset resulted in an extended period of hot days in the northwest - both Cloncurry and Camooweal had a record run of days at or above 40 °C; Cloncurry with 43 days in a row (ending 27 January 2019), and Camooweal with 40 days in a row (ending 24 January 2019)
- Birdsville had a record run of 10 days at or above 45 °C (12 to 21 January), beating the previous record of 6 days set in both 2004 and 2013
Tropical cyclone Penny
- Tropical cyclone Penny developed into a category 1 strength system early on 1 January over the Gulf of Carpentaria
- Penny made landfall on the west coast of the Cape York Peninsula on the afternoon of the 1st as a category 1 system, then weakened to a tropical low
- As the system tracked eastwards across the Peninsula and into the Coral Sea, it re-intensified into a category 1 system in the northern Coral Sea, and began a westward track towards north Queensland but weakened before it reached the coast
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes in January 2019 | |
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Hottest day | 47.3 °C at Ballera Gas Field on the 17th |
Warmest days on average | 44.0 °C at Birdsville Airport |
Coolest days on average | 27.6 °C at Woolshed |
Coldest day | 22.6 °C at Walkamin Research Station on the 25th and at Woolshed on the 27th |
Coldest night | 10.7 °C at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade on the 13th |
Coolest nights on average | 15.6 °C at Applethorpe |
Warmest nights on average | 29.9 °C at Ballera Gas Field |
Warmest night | 35.1 °C at Ballera Gas Field on the 26th |
Warmest on average overall | 36.8 °C at Birdsville Airport |
Coolest on average overall | 23.6 °C at Applethorpe and at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade |
Wettest overall | 1077.0 mm at Whyanbeel Valley |
Driest overall | 0 mm at several locations |
Wettest day | 562.0 mm at Mossman Central Mill on the 27th |
Strongest wind gust | 98 km/h at Urandangi Aerodrome on the 25th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Record highest January daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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Mount McConnell | 188.0 | on the 10th | 174.0 | on the 29th in 1910 | 118 | |
Meringa Sugar Exp Stn | 494.0 | on the 29th | 375.0 | on the 9th in 1998 | 84 | |
Whyanbeel Valley | 471.6 | on the 27th | 412.0 | on the 28th in 1969 | 80 | |
Daintree Village | 405.0 | on the 27th | 372.0 | on the 2nd in 1979 | 41 | |
Mount Carbine Township | 170.0 | on the 27th | 150.8 | on the 23rd in 2013 | 26 |
Record highest January total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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Woolshed | 833.6 | 774.2 | in 2010 | 21 | 275.2 |
Highest January total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for January |
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Mingela Post Office | 429.2 | 603.8 | in 1974* | 148.6 | |
Strathmore | 332.1 | 603.4 | in 1974* | 158.4 | |
Kuranda Railway Station | 976.5 | 1341.5 | in 1981 | 414.4 | |
Mount McConnell | 282.8 | 317.2 | in 1981 | 129.7 | |
Meringa Sugar Exp Stn | 939.1 | 1386.8 | in 1981* | 381.0 | |
Lucinda Point | 595.4 | 880.8 | in 1981* | 195.2 | |
Moreton Telegraph Station | 644.0 | 849.2 | in 1979* | 340.4 | |
Eton Vale | 420.1 | 424.6 | in 1991* | 163.1 | |
Ravenswood Post Office | 277.5 | 383.8 | in 1991* | 148.0 | |
Daintree Village | 999.5 | 1006.6 | in 1993* | 471.2 | |
Mount Jukes | 734.0 | 1157.0 | in 1991* | 390.1 | |
Mulgrave Mill | 840.0 | 1016.6 | in 1953* | 416.7 | |
Hamilton Island | 562.0 | 589.6 | in 1993* | 256.3 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record lowest January total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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Springsure Comet St | 2.4 | 3.6 | in 1979 | 149 | 110.6 |
Surat | 0.0 | 0.6 | in 2018 | 139 | 70.9 |
Harrisville Mary Street | 3.6 | 5.8 | in 2003 | 122 | 112.9 |
Gatton Allan Street | 1.6 | 1.8 | in 2003 | 121 | 117.8 |
Jandowae Post Office | 1.4 | 4.9 | in 1919 | 121 | 88.0 |
University of Queensland Gatton | 1.2 | 2.0 | in 2003 | 119 | 110.1 |
Pratten | 4.0 | 4.8 | in 1982 | 118 | 84.7 |
Kenilworth Township | 22.0 | 24.4 | in 2003 | 117 | 188.1 |
Toogoolawah Post Office | 2.4 | 4.0 | in 2003 | 111 | 117.8 |
Yangan Post Office | 0.8 | 5.2 | in 1994 | 108 | 93.7 |
Peachester | 10.2 | 14.0 | in 2003 | 101 | 244.4 |
Lindfield | 2.4 | 8.7 | in 1937 | 97 | 152.7 |
Hannaford Post Office | 0.8 | 5.6 | in 1928 | 86 | 82.1 |
Somerset Dam | 6.2 | 7.0 | in 2003 | 82 | 132.5 |
Lady Elliot Island | 0.2 | 7.4 | in 1992 | 80 | 118.5 |
Mt Alford | 3.1 | 5.0 | in 2003 | 78 | 136.1 |
Beerburrum Forest Station | 6.6 | 13.4 | in 2002 | 73 | 195.8 |
Spring Creek Station | 2.6 | 8.4 | in 2003 | 68 | 107.4 |
Queen Mary Falls | 1.2 | 7.8 | in 2003 | 61 | 163.8 |
Glenroy Massie | 1.8 | 14.8 | in 1997 | 60 | 80.4 |
Wansey Downs | 2.6 | 3.2 | in 2000 | 52 | 72.9 |
Ballandean Post Office | 9.2 | 14.8 | in 2009 | 49 | 92.5 |
Miami Bardon Ave | 4.4 | 10.6 | in 2003 | 49 | 187.2 |
Oakey Aero | 1.4 | 2.2 | in 1997 | 49 | 77.7 |
Macalister | 0.6 | 1.2 | in 1994 | 48 | 81.9 |
Moyola | 1.8 | 5.2 | in 2003 | 46 | 86.6 |
Carneys Creek The Ranch | 3.0 | 6.4 | in 2003 | 45 | 141.3 |
Girraween Nat Park | 4.6 | 5.8 | in 1995 | 45 | 88.4 |
Oakington | 0.6 | 7.4 | in 2003 | 42 | 106.6 |
Springbrook Road | 18.5 | 28.0 | in 2003 | 38 | 273.8 |
Coolangatta | 4.4 | 11.4 | in 2003 | 36 | 156.8 |
Seventeen Seventy | 10.6 | 11.8 | in 2003 | 32 | 159.5 |
Corbould Pk Racecourse | 9.0 | 12.0 | in 2003 | 31 | 162.4 |
Dalby Airport | 0.2 | 7.4 | in 1997 | 28 | 73.4 |
Brisbane Aero | 2.8 | 9.4 | in 2003 | 25 | 126.6 |
Gold Coast Seaway | 4.4 | 5.2 | in 2003 | 25 | 127.2 |
Sunshine Coast Airport | 0.4 | 6.6 | in 1995 | 25 | 139.7 |
Pratten Condamine River | 5.0 | 8.8 | in 2018 | 23 | 82.1 |
Toowoomba Airport | 4.8 | 8.6 | in 2018 | 23 | 90.6 |
Woodford Stanmore | 14.6 | 20.0 | in 2001 | 22 | 187.5 |
Southwell Station | 173.4 | 219.8 | in 2016 | 21 | 414.2 |
St George Airport | 0.0 | 3.8 | in 2003 | 21 | 49.5 |
Miles Constance Street | 3.4 | 11.2 | in 2003 | 20 | 65.8 |
Lowest January total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent lower |
Average for January |
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Goomboorian | 6.5 | 2.8 | in 1919* | 168.8 | |
Dalveen | 1.2 | 0.0 | in 1921* | 106.8 | |
Injune Post Office | 0.2 | 0.0 | in 1929 | 86.8 | |
Gympie | 7.2 | 6.7 | in 1932* | 161.9 | |
Tambo Post Office | 6.6 | 6.3 | in 1937 | 79.5 | |
Imbil Post Office | 18.8 | 10.9 | in 1937* | 175.2 | |
Warkon | 0.6 | 0.0 | in 1940* | 73.2 | |
Eumundi - Crescent Rd | 7.0 | 2.8 | in 1932* | 228.6 | |
Glenelg | 10.0 | 9.2 | in 1952* | 83.0 | |
Leslie Dam | 9.2 | 8.9 | in 1952* | 87.4 | |
Rewan Station | 1.6 | 0.0 | in 1960* | 134.2 | |
Monto Township | 5.1 | 4.6 | in 1969* | 109.7 | |
Juanita | 4.0 | 0.0 | in 1979* | 95.3 | |
Mt Moffatt National Park | 0.6 | 0.0 | in 1980* | 115.1 | |
Warnambool Downs | 1.0 | 0.6 | in 1988 | 71.2 | |
Bollon Mary St | 0.6 | 0.0 | in 1989 | 63.2 | |
Lauriedale | 6.3 | 0.0 | in 1960* | 78.1 | |
Gregory Downs Outstation | 17.0 | 16.0 | in 1961* | 140.2 | |
Lucky Springs Station | 28.0 | 21.2 | in 1992* | 177.0 | |
Woodgate Store | 12.5 | 9.9 | in 1988* | 137.9 | |
Alderley Station | 1.2 | 0.0 | in 1988* | 58.4 | |
Jondaryan Post Office | 4.8 | 0.0 | in 1997* | 87.2 | |
Tarana Crossing | 4.4 | 0.0 | in 1994* | 88.3 | |
Warwick | 15.0 | 3.6 | in 1997* | 81.0 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
Record highest January mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record ( °C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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Cunnamulla Post Office | 41.4 | 40.2 | in 2018 | 111 | 36.1 |
Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 29.5 | = 29.5 | in 2017 | 109 | 27.0 |
Bollon Mary St | 40.0 | 39.4 | in 2017 | 107 | 35.6 |
University of Queensland Gatton | 35.2 | = 35.2 | in 1942 | 96 | 31.6 |
Charleville Aero | 39.2 | = 39.2 | in 2018 | 76 | 35.1 |
Mount Isa Aero | 40.3 | 40.2 | in 1971 | 52 | 36.5 |
Applethorpe | 31.7 | 29.3 | in 2017 | 49 | 26.6 |
Oakey Aero | 33.9 | 33.7 | in 2017 | 45 | 31.0 |
Coolangatta | 30.1 | = 30.1 | in 2010 | 31 | 28.4 |
Seventeen Seventy | 31.1 | 30.7 | in 2015 | 31 | 29.4 |
Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 31.4 | 31.3 | in 2017 | 26 | 29.8 |
Roma Airport | 37.8 | 37.5 | in 2018 | 26 | 34.4 |
Warwick | 33.6 | 33.0 | in 2018 | 23 | 30.3 |
Toowoomba Airport | 30.8 | = 30.8 | in 2018 | 22 | 28.3 |
St George Airport | 38.7 | = 38.7 | in 2017 | 21 | 35.0 |
Bedourie | 42.9 | 42.4 | in 2006 | 20 | 39.4 |
Highest January mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed ( °C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for January |
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Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 31.2 | 32.0 | in 1952* | 27.4 | |
Camooweal Township | 41.3 | 41.9 | in 1971* | 37.3 | |
Injune Post Office | 36.6 | 36.7 | in 1980 | 33.7 | |
Texas Post Office | 37.1 | 37.2 | in 1985* | 33.8 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Lowest January mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed ( °C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for January |
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Cardwell Marine Pde | 29.5 | 28.7 | in 1981 | 31.5 | |
Low Isles Lighthouse | 30.5 | 29.9 | in 1981 | 32.3 | |
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 30.3 | =30.3 | in 1997* | 31.2 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
Record highest January daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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New record ( °C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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Thargomindah Airport | 34.2 | on the 27th | 33.4 | on the 29th in 2003 | 20 | 25.7 |
Record lowest January temperature | ||||||
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New record ( °C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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Horn Island | 21.8 | on the 5th | 22.4 | on the 24th in 2011 | 24 | 25.2 |
Record highest January mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record ( °C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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Richmond Post Office | 25.6 | 25.5 | in 1994 | 125 | 23.1 |
Boulia Airport | 28.6 | 27.8 | in 2006 | 124 | 24.6 |
Cunnamulla Post Office | 28.3 | 26.8 | in 2017 | 111 | 22.3 |
Bollon Mary St | 27.1 | 25.7 | in 2017 | 106 | 21.6 |
Charleville Aero | 26.4 | 25.8 | in 2006 | 76 | 21.8 |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 24.9 | = 24.9 | in 2018 | 24 | 23.9 |
Cloncurry Airport | 27.6 | 27.4 | in 2018 | 23 | 24.9 |
St George Airport | 25.8 | 25.4 | in 2017 | 21 | 22.1 |
Highest January mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed ( °C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for January |
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Camooweal Township | 26.9 | 27.4 | in 1926* | 24.3 | |
Mount Isa Aero | 25.4 | 25.5 | in 1994 | 23.8 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record highest January mean temperature | |||||
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New record ( °C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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Cunnamulla Post Office | 34.9 | 33.4 | in 2017 | 111 | 29.2 |
Camooweal Township | 34.1 | = 34.1 | in 1971 | 110 | 30.8 |
Charleville Aero | 32.8 | 32.2 | in 2018 | 76 | 28.5 |
Mount Isa Aero | 32.8 | 32.6 | in 1990 | 52 | 30.1 |
Applethorpe | 23.6 | 23.2 | in 2017 | 49 | 20.9 |
Texas Post Office | 29.4 | 29.0 | in 2017 | 47 | 26.2 |
Seventeen Seventy | 27.4 | = 27.4 | in 2015 | 31 | 26.2 |
Brisbane Aero | 26.5 | 26.3 | in 2017 | 24 | 25.2 |
Cloncurry Airport | 34.4 | 34.0 | in 2013 | 23 | 30.8 |
Warwick | 25.6 | = 25.6 | in 2017 | 23 | 23.7 |
St George Airport | 32.2 | 32.1 | in 2017 | 21 | 28.6 |
Highest January mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed ( °C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for January |
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Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 23.6 | 24.2 | in 1952* | 21.5 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Lowest January mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed ( °C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for January |
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Low Isles Lighthouse | 27.9 | 27.3 | in 1981 | 28.9 | |
Innisfail | 26.4 | 25.9 | in 1993 | 26.9 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Summary statistics for January 2019 | ||||||||||||
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Maximum temperatures ( °C) |
Minimum temperatures ( °C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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Mean for January 2019 |
Diff from average |
Highest for January 2019 |
Mean for January 2019 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for January 2019 |
Total for January 2019 |
Average for January |
Rank of January 2019 |
Fraction of January average |
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North Peninsula (district 27) | ||||||||||||
Coconut Island | 31.6 | -0.2 | 34.3 | 15th | 25.7 | -0.2 | 23.3 | 3rd | 313.6 | 284.9 | average | 110% |
Coen Airport | 31.3 | -1.3 | 34.4 | 9th | 23.7 | -0.1 | 20.2 | 3rd | 457.2 | 303.0 | high | 151% |
Horn Island | 30.4 | -0.5 | 31.9 | 18th | 24.9 | -0.3 | 21.8 | 5th | 537.6 | 404.8 | high | 133% |
Scherger RAAF | 32.2 | 0.0 | 34.9 | 14th | 24.1 | -0.1 | 22.0 | 4th | 694.0 | 527.6 | high | 132% |
Weipa Aero | 32.1 | +0.1 | 35.2 | 14th | 24.4 | +0.2 | 21.7 | 4th | ||||
South Peninsula (district 28) | ||||||||||||
Lockhart River Airport | 31.3 | -0.4 | 34.8 | 10th | 24.4 | +0.7 | 20.8 | 3rd | 407.6 | 399.9 | average | 102% |
Palmerville | 32.6 | -0.8 | 35.5 | 18th | 22.6 | -0.4 | 19.9 | 22nd | 217.6 | 264.8 | average | 82% |
Lower Carpentaria (district 29) | ||||||||||||
Burketown Airport | 35.6 | +1.2 | 40.8 | 3rd | 25.7 | +0.4 | 22.0 | 25th | 134.8 | 240.2 | low | 56% |
Century Mine | 40.1 | +3.6 | 44.6 | 10th | 26.0 | +1.2 | 21.9 | 25th | 48.2 | 174.2 | v low | 28% |
Cloncurry Airport | 40.7 | +4.0 | 44.4 | 8th | 27.6 | +2.7 | 23.3 | 5th | 38.0 | 157.5 | low | 24% |
Julia Creek Airport | 40.6 | +3.2 | 44.4 | 9th | 27.0 | +3.2 | 23.1 | 2nd | 104.8 | 124.9 | average | 84% |
Kowanyama Airport | 33.3 | +0.2 | 35.8 | 19th | 24.9 | +0.5 | 22.5 | 15th | 234.0 | 338.8 | low | 69% |
Lake Julius AWS | 40.1 | 43.9 | 10th | 27.2 | 23.6 | 29th | 34.4 | |||||
Mornington Island Airport | 32.8 | 35.5 | 11th | 26.3 | 22.4 | 18th | 271.0 | |||||
Mount Isa Aero | 40.3 | +3.8 | 43.5 | 8th | 25.4 | +1.6 | 20.8 | 2nd | 27.4 | 114.7 | low | 24% |
Normanton Airport | 35.3 | +1.5 | 40.7 | 2nd | 25.9 | +0.7 | 20.1 | 5th | 182.8 | 239.3 | average | 76% |
Sweers Island | 33.2 | +0.8 | 36.4 | 9th | 27.1 | +0.7 | 23.9 | 13th | 213.3 | 330.9 | average | 64% |
Upper Carpentaria (district 30) | ||||||||||||
Georgetown Airport | 34.7 | +0.8 | 38.4 | 23rd | 23.3 | -0.1 | 21.8 | 2nd | 164.6 | 244.8 | low | 67% |
Hughenden Airport | 37.1 | +1.4 | 41.1 | 24th | 24.8 | +1.2 | 22.4 | 1st | 67.2 | 118.1 | low | 57% |
Richmond Post Office | 38.8 | +1.9 | 42.2 | 24th | 25.6 | +2.5 | 21.8 | 3rd | 157.4 | 121.3 | high | 130% |
Barron North Coast (district 31) | ||||||||||||
Cairns Aero | 30.8 | -0.7 | 34.5 | 10th | 23.7 | 0.0 | 20.6 | 4th | 787.2 | 398.9 | v high | 197% |
Cairns Racecourse | 30.8 | 35.6 | 9th | 23.4 | 20.5 | 4th | 683.6 | |||||
Cape Flattery | 31.4 | -0.7 | 33.4 | 10th | 24.7 | -0.1 | 21.3 | 7th | 197.0 | 265.5 | average | 74% |
Cooktown Airport | 30.9 | -1.2 | 35.6 | 10th | 24.5 | +0.2 | 20.6 | 3rd | 606.0 | 299.6 | v high | 202% |
Low Isles Lighthouse | 30.5 | -1.8 | 35.3 | 10th | 25.4 | -0.1 | 24.1 | 11th | 595.0 | 398.3 | high | 149% |
Mareeba Airport | 29.9 | -1.4 | 34.4 | 9th | 20.9 | -0.5 | 17.3 | 7th | 247.4 | 210.8 | average | 117% |
Walkamin Research Station | 28.9 | -1.2 | 34.0 | 9th | 19.9 | -0.4 | 16.5 | 4th | 301.8 | 219.9 | high | 137% |
Herbert North Coast (district 32) | ||||||||||||
Cardwell Marine Pde | 29.5 | -2.0 | 32.4 | 9th | 23.6 | +0.6 | 21.2 | 5th | 672.0 | 438.3 | high | 153% |
Cowley Beach (Defence) | 30.5 | 33.9 | 10th | 23.9 | 20.2 | 4th | 521.8 | |||||
Innisfail | 30.4 | -0.5 | 34.8 | 9th | 22.5 | -0.4 | 20.7 | 7th | 756.1 | 512.8 | high | 147% |
Innisfail Aerodrome | 30.6 | 34.9 | 9th | 22.7 | 19.5 | 4th | 545.8 | |||||
Lucinda Point | 29.4 | -0.8 | 32.0 | 9th | 25.0 | -0.3 | 23.2 | 27th | 595.4 | 195.2 | v high | 305% |
Mount Stuart (Defence) | 30.7 | 37.0 | 8th | 23.0 | 21.6 | 1st | 471.0 | |||||
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 30.3 | -0.9 | 35.6 | 9th | 23.2 | +0.6 | 20.2 | 4th | 592.2 | 526.3 | average | 113% |
Townsville Aero | 31.5 | +0.1 | 38.3 | 9th | 24.1 | -0.2 | 21.7 | 16th | 445.8 | 269.0 | high | 166% |
Townsville- Air Weapons Range (Defence) | 30.7 | 37.9 | 9th | 21.4 | 19.0 | 13th | 295.2 | |||||
East Central Coast (district 33) | ||||||||||||
Alva Beach | 30.4 | -0.8 | 35.9 | 8th | 24.2 | -0.6 | 21.3 | 3rd | 312.8 | 239.6 | average | 131% |
Ayr DPI Research Stn | 30.9 | -0.9 | 35.5 | 8th | 22.7 | -0.1 | 20.0 | 3rd | 272.8 | 216.4 | high | 126% |
Bowen Airport AWS | 30.8 | 33.5 | 8th | 23.6 | 20.5 | 3rd | 300.8 | |||||
Collinsville Post Office | 33.4 | -0.1 | 37.9 | 5th | 21.8 | -0.2 | 18.9 | 1st | 201.3 | 135.2 | high | 149% |
Hamilton Island Airport | 28.6 | -1.3 | 29.6 | 22nd | 24.2 | -0.6 | 22.6 | 9th | 593.8 | 284.7 | v high | 209% |
Mackay Aero | 29.8 | -0.6 | 31.5 | 5th | 23.8 | +0.7 | 19.9 | 24th | 221.2 | 307.8 | average | 72% |
Mackay M.O | 29.4 | -0.8 | 30.6 | 18th | 24.3 | +0.7 | 21.5 | 24th | 267.4 | 275.5 | average | 97% |
Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club) | 29.7 | 31.1 | 22nd | 22.9 | 19.6 | 24th | 165.8 | |||||
Proserpine Airport | 31.2 | 25th | 22.5 | -0.1 | 20.9 | 3rd | 503.0 | 297.2 | high | 169% | ||
Samuel Hill Aero | 29.9 | -1.0 | 31.0 | 26th | 21.5 | 0.0 | 18.1 | 23rd | 120.8 | 195.0 | average | 62% |
St Lawrence | 30.8 | -1.0 | 33.4 | 6th | 22.1 | -0.9 | 19.9 | 1st | 217.6 | 193.8 | average | 112% |
Townsville- Fanning River (Defence) | 30.7 | 36.3 | 8th | 20.9 | 17.9 | 3rd | 296.6 | |||||
Williamson | 30.6 | -1.0 | 32.2 | 5th | 22.1 | -0.9 | 19.2 | 1st | 131.8 | 149.4 | average | 88% |
Woolshed | 27.6 | -1.1 | 33.7 | 8th | 20.2 | -0.6 | 17.6 | 3rd | 833.6 | 275.2 | highest | 303% |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 28.9 | -0.5 | 29.6 | 21st | 24.9 | +1.0 | 22.8 | 8th | 68.4 | 120.5 | average | 57% |
West Central Coast (district 34) | ||||||||||||
Charters Towers Airport | 32.6 | -1.2 | 36.7 | 8th | 21.3 | -1.2 | 19.0 | 1st | 145.6 | 152.4 | average | 96% |
Moranbah Airport | 32.9 | 36.9 | 4th | 20.7 | 18.0 | 20th | 60.0 | |||||
Central Highlands (district 35) | ||||||||||||
Blackwater Airport | 33.8 | 36.5 | 6th | 21.8 | 18.9 | 3rd | 62.0 | |||||
Clermont Airport | 33.5 | 36.9 | 24th | 21.1 | 17.6 | 20th | 33.6 | |||||
Emerald Airport | 35.3 | +0.7 | 37.8 | 24th | 22.1 | -0.1 | 20.4 | 2nd | 8.0 | 82.7 | v low | 10% |
Lochington | 36.3 | 38.7 | 13th | 22.0 | 19.8 | 12th | 4.0 | |||||
Springsure Comet St | 35.0 | +1.0 | 38.2 | 24th | 20.7 | -0.2 | 17.7 | 1st | 2.4 | 110.6 | lowest | 2% |
Tambo Post Office | 37.4 | +2.4 | 40.6 | 24th | 22.9 | +2.4 | 15.5 | 1st | 6.6 | 79.5 | v low | 8% |
Taroom Post Office | 35.8 | +2.0 | 38.9 | 24th | 21.4 | +0.7 | 17.7 | 14th | 16.2 | 97.7 | v low | 17% |
Central Lowlands (district 36) | ||||||||||||
Blackall Airport | 38.6 | +2.3 | 41.4 | 24th | 25.0 | +1.9 | 22.3 | 31st | 13.2 | 86.5 | v low | 15% |
Isisford Post Office | 39.0 | +2.0 | 41.9 | 24th | 25.3 | +2.2 | 19.3 | 31st | 16.8 | 69.0 | low | 24% |
Longreach Aero | 39.0 | +1.9 | 42.4 | 24th | 25.4 | +2.2 | 21.9 | 31st | 19.8 | 76.4 | low | 26% |
Upper Western (district 37) | ||||||||||||
Camooweal Township | 41.3 | +4.0 | 44.3 | 10th | 26.9 | +2.6 | 22.3 | 12th | 10.4 | 98.0 | v low | 11% |
Carters Bore | 39.9 | 43.7 | 10th | 27.2 | 21.0 | 26th | 68.2 | |||||
New May Downs | 39.6 | 43.0 | 10th | 26.4 | 21.7 | 26th | 28.8 | |||||
The Monument Airport | 41.6 | +4.0 | 44.0 | 24th | 27.0 | +2.3 | 24.0 | 29th | 3.8 | 60.8 | v low | 6% |
Trepell Airport | 40.4 | +2.9 | 43.0 | 8th | 26.8 | +2.3 | 22.5 | 29th | 151.2 | 98.2 | high | 154% |
Urandangi Aerodrome | 42.6 | 44.9 | 23rd | 27.5 | 21.8 | 26th | 3.2 | |||||
Winton Airport | 39.5 | +1.7 | 43.1 | 24th | 25.7 | +1.4 | 22.1 | 1st | 51.0 | 73.7 | average | 69% |
Lower Western (district 38) | ||||||||||||
Bedourie | 42.9 | +3.5 | 45.8 | 24th | 27.1 | +2.0 | 23.5 | 9th | 3.5 | 32.5 | low | 11% |
Birdsville Airport | 44.0 | +3.5 | 47.2 | 13th | 29.6 | +3.1 | 22.7 | 9th | 0.6 | 23.8 | low | 3% |
Boulia Airport | 41.4 | +2.9 | 43.7 | 24th | 28.6 | +4.0 | 24.2 | 31st | 4.4 | 46.9 | low | 9% |
Windorah Airport | 41.3 | 44.8 | 17th | 29.2 | 22.2 | 31st | 40.2 | |||||
Port Curtis South Coast (district 39) | ||||||||||||
Bundaberg Aero | 32.0 | +1.7 | 33.0 | 31st | 21.2 | -0.3 | 19.4 | 18th | 6.8 | 171.4 | v low | 4% |
Gayndah Airport | 35.0 | +1.3 | 37.2 | 24th | 20.2 | -0.6 | 17.1 | 12th | 0.4 | 86.7 | v low | 0% |
Gladstone Airport | 30.8 | 0.0 | 31.8 | 22nd | 23.3 | +0.3 | 21.4 | 24th | 41.2 | 143.1 | low | 29% |
Gladstone Radar | 32.0 | +0.6 | 33.5 | 25th | 23.1 | +0.5 | 21.8 | 11th | 30.8 | 148.3 | low | 21% |
Lady Elliot Island | 30.4 | +1.1 | 31.5 | 18th | 24.5 | +0.5 | 21.8 | 3rd | 0.2 | 118.5 | lowest | 0% |
Monto Township | 33.6 | +1.5 | 36.6 | 24th | 18.5 | -0.9 | 15.9 | 2nd | 5.1 | 109.7 | v low | 5% |
Rockhampton Aero | 31.2 | -0.8 | 32.9 | 25th | 22.7 | +0.5 | 21.3 | 2nd | 63.8 | 129.7 | average | 49% |
Sandy Cape Lighthouse | 30.1 | +0.7 | 31.2 | 23rd | 23.1 | +0.7 | 20.7 | 2nd | 23.6 | 162.6 | v low | 15% |
Seventeen Seventy | 31.1 | +1.7 | 32.7 | 29th | 23.6 | +0.6 | 21.5 | 14th | 10.6 | 159.5 | lowest | 7% |
Thangool Airport | 35.0 | +1.3 | 38.0 | 24th | 18.8 | -1.0 | 15.5 | 2nd | 8.8 | 96.2 | v low | 9% |
Moreton South Coast (district 40) | ||||||||||||
Amberley AMO | 33.2 | +2.0 | 36.9 | 19th | 19.7 | +0.1 | 16.0 | 19th | 5.0 | 115.4 | v low | 4% |
Archerfield Airport | 32.4 | +1.9 | 34.5 | 23rd | 21.6 | +1.3 | 18.3 | 12th | 26.2 | 136.0 | v low | 19% |
Beaudesert Drumley Street | 33.9 | +2.6 | 37.8 | 23rd | 19.6 | +0.4 | 16.3 | 12th | 2.0 | 138.7 | v low | 1% |
Beerburrum Forest Station | 31.7 | +1.4 | 34.1 | 28th | 16.5 | 18th | 6.6 | 195.8 | lowest | 3% | ||
Brisbane | 31.9 | +1.5 | 33.6 | 23rd | 22.7 | +1.2 | 20.2 | 12th | 27.6 | 139.3 | low | 20% |
Brisbane Aero | 30.4 | +1.3 | 31.7 | 23rd | 22.6 | +1.3 | 20.8 | 19th | 2.8 | 126.6 | lowest | 2% |
Canungra (Defence) | 31.0 | 36.1 | 19th | 18.1 | 14.9 | 13th | 12.2 | |||||
Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 29.5 | +2.5 | 30.9 | 30th | 23.5 | +1.5 | 21.9 | 3rd | 14.8 | 146.4 | v low | 10% |
Coolangatta | 30.1 | +1.7 | 31.2 | 18th | 21.7 | +0.7 | 17.6 | 12th | 4.4 | 156.8 | lowest | 3% |
Double Island Point Lighthouse | 30.6 | +2.7 | 33.7 | 27th | 23.6 | +1.2 | 21.1 | 3rd | 19.4 | 160.4 | v low | 12% |
Gold Coast Seaway | 29.9 | +1.1 | 31.3 | 19th | 22.6 | +0.8 | 20.4 | 19th | 4.4 | 127.2 | lowest | 3% |
Greenbank (Defence) | 32.9 | 35.8 | 23rd | 19.2 | 15.4 | 12th | 21.0 | |||||
Gympie | 32.6 | +1.4 | 35.4 | 24th | 19.0 | -0.6 | 15.6 | 2nd | 7.2 | 161.9 | v low | 4% |
Hervey Bay Airport | 31.6 | +1.4 | 32.9 | 31st | 21.9 | -0.1 | 18.0 | 16th | 2.8 | 132.1 | v low | 2% |
Kingaroy Airport | 32.6 | +1.7 | 35.9 | 19th | 17.1 | -0.9 | 13.3 | 2nd | 0.8 | 87.3 | v low | 1% |
Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 31.4 | +1.6 | 33.6 | 23rd | 21.2 | +0.6 | 18.9 | 2nd | 12.7 | 126.4 | v low | 10% |
Maryborough | 32.0 | +1.2 | 34.3 | 28th | 19.6 | -1.1 | 17.0 | 24th | 6.8 | 162.8 | v low | 4% |
Nambour Daff - Hillside | 29.8 | +0.3 | 31.9 | 24th | 20.0 | -0.6 | 17.6 | 2nd | 22.2 | 239.6 | v low | 9% |
Point Lookout | 31.9 | +2.5 | 34.4 | 28th | 23.5 | +1.0 | 21.2 | 20th | 39.2 | 135.3 | low | 29% |
Rainbow Beach | 29.5 | +0.6 | 30.7 | 15th | 24.0 | 160.1 | v low | 15% | ||||
Redcliffe | 30.3 | +1.2 | 32.1 | 28th | 23.4 | +1.2 | 21.3 | 18th | 17.0 | 135.6 | v low | 13% |
Redland (Alexandra Hills) | 29.9 | 31.4 | 28th | 21.9 | 19.4 | 12th | 28.6 | |||||
Sunshine Coast Airport | 29.9 | +0.9 | 30.4 | 28th | 21.9 | +0.7 | 18.6 | 2nd | 0.4 | 139.7 | lowest | 0% |
Tewantin RSL Park | 29.4 | +0.8 | 30.9 | 30th | 22.4 | +0.5 | 20.0 | 2nd | 9.0 | 138.3 | v low | 7% |
Tin Can Bay (Defence) | 30.2 | 31.2 | 31st | 21.0 | 18.1 | 2nd | 10.0 | |||||
University of Queensland Gatton | 35.2 | +3.6 | 38.8 | 19th | 19.1 | 0.0 | 15.1 | 12th | 1.2 | 110.1 | lowest | 1% |
East Darling Downs (district 41) | ||||||||||||
Applethorpe | 31.7 | +5.1 | 37.6 | 19th | 15.6 | +0.4 | 11.4 | 19th | 15.6 | 96.8 | v low | 16% |
Dalby Airport | 34.2 | +1.6 | 38.4 | 19th | 18.7 | -0.1 | 15.6 | 12th | 0.2 | 73.4 | lowest | 0% |
Oakey Aero | 33.9 | +2.9 | 38.3 | 19th | 19.0 | +1.1 | 15.3 | 19th | 1.4 | 77.7 | lowest | 2% |
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 31.2 | +3.8 | 36.9 | 19th | 16.0 | +0.4 | 10.7 | 13th | 21.7 | 96.2 | v low | 23% |
Texas Post Office | 37.1 | +3.3 | 40.5 | 20th | 21.6 | +2.9 | 18.3 | 14th | 23.6 | 88.8 | low | 27% |
Toowoomba Airport | 30.8 | +2.5 | 35.3 | 19th | 18.2 | +0.6 | 15.9 | 19th | 4.8 | 90.6 | lowest | 5% |
Warwick | 33.6 | +3.3 | 39.3 | 19th | 17.5 | +0.4 | 13.4 | 19th | 15.0 | 81.0 | v low | 19% |
West Darling Downs (district 42) | ||||||||||||
Miles Constance Street | 36.0 | +2.2 | 39.3 | 19th | 21.1 | +0.6 | 18.4 | 14th | 3.4 | 65.8 | lowest | 5% |
Maranoa (district 43) | ||||||||||||
Injune Post Office | 36.6 | +2.9 | 40.2 | 16th | 21.2 | +1.5 | 18.3 | 13th | 0.2 | 86.8 | v low | 0% |
Mitchell Post Office | 42.1 | 24th | 22.9 | +2.8 | 15.9 | 20th | 0 | 80.6 | lowest | 0% | ||
Roma Airport | 37.8 | +3.4 | 41.5 | 16th | 22.8 | +1.9 | 20.4 | 10th | 0.6 | 67.3 | v low | 1% |
St George Airport | 38.7 | +3.7 | 42.9 | 16th | 25.8 | +3.7 | 22.4 | 6th | 0 | 49.5 | lowest | 0% |
Surat | 37.2 | +2.9 | 41.2 | 16th | 24.0 | +3.2 | 21.7 | 14th | 0 | 70.9 | lowest | 0% |
Warrego (district 44) | ||||||||||||
Bollon Mary St | 40.0 | +4.4 | 45.1 | 16th | 27.1 | +5.5 | 23.7 | 13th | 0.6 | 63.2 | v low | 1% |
Charleville Aero | 39.2 | +4.1 | 42.7 | 16th | 26.4 | +4.6 | 21.7 | 5th | 26.0 | 72.8 | low | 36% |
Cunnamulla Post Office | 41.4 | +5.3 | 45.0 | 17th | 28.3 | +6.0 | 21.9 | 31st | 6.4 | 47.2 | low | 14% |
Far Southwest (district 45) | ||||||||||||
Ballera Gas Field | 43.0 | +3.4 | 47.3 | 17th | 29.9 | +4.1 | 23.4 | 31st | 20.0 | 29.1 | average | 69% |
Offshore Islands (district 200) | ||||||||||||
Middle Percy Island | 27.9 | -0.8 | 29.1 | 23rd | 23.1 | -0.3 | 20.3 | 8th | 220.6 | 185.3 | average | 119% |
Willis Island | 29.8 | -0.9 | 31.0 | 9th | 25.6 | -0.1 | 23.6 | 30th | 183.8 | 192.9 | average | 95% |
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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 Friday 1 February 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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