Friday, 1 March 2019 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC14R0
Queensland in February 2019: Wettest February on record in the northern tropics, but dry in the south
Heavy rainfall resulted in flooding in the northwest and northern tropics, while southern Queensland reported well below average rainfall for the month. Both mean maximum and mean minimum temperatures were cooler than usual in the northwest, and warmer than average along the northeast coast and large parts of southern Queensland.
Record wet and flooding in the north; well below average rainfall in southern Queensland
- Heavy rainfall resulted in flooding in the northwest and northern tropics, as a monsoon trough remained near-stationary at the start of February; some sites had their highest February daily rainfall on record or their highest total February rainfall on record
- Very heavy rainfall continued in the north tropical to central coast into February; in the northwest a low embedded on the monsoon trough produced very heavy rainfall, with major flooding at Walkers Bend on the Flinders river by the 2nd
- The low weakened from the 5th, and moved slowly east to the base of the Cape York Peninsula by the 6th. Across the northern interior of Queensland, the highest daily rainfall totals were observed from Julia Creek to Richmond, with major flooding in the Gulf Rivers, including the Gilbert, Leichardt, Flinders and Norman rivers
- In the seven days to 4 February, Townsville Aero recorded 1052.8 mm, and 1257.0 mm in the ten days to 8 February; both multi-day totals were new records
- Further information about the heavy rainfall in the northern tropics can be found in the Special Climate Statement An extended period of heavy rainfall and flooding in tropical Queensland
- In contrast, southern Queensland had well below average rainfall for the month, and the lowest on record at some locations in the central and southern interior
Warmer than usual days in the north and southeast
- Both mean maximum and mean minimum temperatures were cooler than usual in the northwest, and warmer than average along the northeast coast and large parts of southern Queensland.
- As a result of heavy rainfall, the daytime temperatures were much cooler than usual over the northwest; some sites had their coldest February day (lowest maximum temperature) on record
- A low-intensity heatwave affected parts of Queensland around the 20th and 21st; a number of sites had their highest February temperature on record
- The persistent warmth over much of the State resulted in some sites having their highest February mean daily maximum temperature on record
- A few sites had their highest February mean temperature on record while Boulia had its coolest February mean temperature since 1979
Tropical cyclone Oma
- Tropical cyclone Oma tracked towards the southeast Queensland coast in late February, but had very little impact in terms of rainfall
- The system generated large waves and powerful surf from the Capricornia coast to northern New South Wales, along with strong winds along the southeast Queensland coast
Further information
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes in February 2019 | |
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Hottest day | 44.1 °C at Bollon Mary St on the 19th |
Warmest days on average | 38.2 °C at Birdsville Airport |
Coolest days on average | 28.0 °C at Middle Percy Island |
Coldest day | 21.9 °C at Trepell Airport on the 5th |
Coldest night | 11.0 °C at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade on the 20th |
Coolest nights on average | 14.9 °C at Applethorpe |
Warmest nights on average | 26.8 °C at Coconut Island and at Mornington Island Airport |
Warmest night | 30.3 °C at Thargomindah Airport on the 6th |
Warmest on average overall | 31.7 °C at Thargomindah Airport |
Coolest on average overall |
21.7 °C at Applethorpe |
Wettest overall | 1431.0 mm at Paluma Ivy Cottage |
Wettest day |
419.0 mm at Ingham
Composite on the 3rd |
Strongest wind gust |
113 km/h at Cape
Moreton Lighthouse on the 22nd |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Maps | |||
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Record highest February daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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Macknade Sugar Mill | 400.0 | on the 3rd | 399.5 | on the 11th in 1927 | 122 | |
Halifax Macrossan St | 408.0 | on the 3rd | 390.4 | on the 5th in 1899 | 121 | |
Woodbine Station | 155.0 | on the 12th | 114.0 | on the 21st in 1994 | 113 | |
Millungera Station | 161.5 | on the 5th | 152.4 | on the 6th in 1964 | 110 | |
Lands End Station | 285.0 | on the 4th | 155.2 | on the 13th in 2000 | 99 | |
Bunda Bunda | 177.0 | on the 6th | 168.7 | on the 1st in 1911 | 98 | |
Gregory Springs Station | 152.4 | on the 4th | 138.8 | on the 16th in 2002 | 93 | |
Mount Isa Mine | 101.0 | on the 2nd | 94.0 | on the 17th in 1938 | 87 | |
Werrina Station | 240.0 | on the 5th | 144.0 | on the 10th in 1995 | 74 | |
Brinard Station | 231.0 | on the 5th | 120.4 | on the 5th in 1976 | 61 | |
Mount Isa Aero | 123.2 | on the 2nd | 86.8 | on the 1st in 1974 | 53 | |
Ingham Composite | 419.0 | on the 3rd | 369.0 | on the 28th in 1978 | 52 | |
Gereta Station | 232.5 | on the 3rd | 220.7 | on the 20th in 1936 | 31 | |
Cloncurry Airport | 178.2 | on the 2nd | 116.8 | on the 10th in 2009 | 26 | |
Gairloch | 400.0 | on the 3rd | 373.0 | on the 4th in 2009 | 25 | |
Southwell Station | 225.0 | on the 7th | 211.4 | on the 4th in 2014 | 23 | |
Richmond Airport | 123.0 | on the 6th | 70.0 | on the 1st in 2004 | 21 | |
Woolshed | 368.8 | on the 2nd | 314.2 | on the 3rd in 2011 | 21 |
Record highest February total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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Cloncurry McIllwraith St | 455.4 | 444.7 | in 1895 | 131 | 114.6 |
Richmond Post Office | 526.6 | 450.5 | in 1940 | 130 | 105.5 |
Millungera Station | 569.0 | 542.9 | in 1974 | 128 | 132.9 |
Kamilaroi Station | 509.0 | 423.1 | in 1940 | 122 | 133.1 |
Bunda Bunda | 462.2 | 461.8 | in 1894 | 115 | 114.6 |
Lands End Station | 594.0 | 379.0 | in 1979 | 99 | 113.7 |
Gregory Springs Station | 542.0 | 442.6 | in 1968 | 92 | 171.1 |
Townsville Aero | 1009.0 | 960.8 | in 2009 | 79 | 305.5 |
Brinard Station | 562.6 | 412.0 | in 2009 | 76 | 130.1 |
Werrina Station | 494.0 | 410.7 | in 1940 | 72 | 108.0 |
Werrington Station | 487.0 | 457.8 | in 1956 | 61 | 186.0 |
Mount Isa Aero | 278.2 | 251.8 | in 2011 | 53 | 103.1 |
Lansdown CSIRO | 782.7 | 728.9 | in 1991 | 50 | 214.3 |
Gereta Station | 646.8 | 528.7 | in 1936 | 31 | 159.1 |
Cloncurry Airport | 467.0 | 236.2 | in 2009 | 26 | 108.4 |
Mackunda Downs | 234.6 | 207.0 | in 2000 | 21 | 67.2 |
Richmond Airport | 496.0 | 194.2 | in 2000 | 21 | 99.2 |
Woolshed | 1378.8 | 702.2 | in 2008 | 21 | 332.3 |
Highest February total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for February |
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Bambaroo | 1032.2 | 1152.1 | in 1947* | 456.3 | |
Canobie | 308.0 | 477.0 | in 1976* | 129.5 | |
Mount Isa Mine | 252.8 | 276.4 | in 1991 | 92.3 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record lowest February total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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Bollon Mary St | 0.0 | 0.3 | in 1927 | 134 | 53.0 |
Greenvale | 0.0 | 8.3 | in 1948 | 87 | 143.3 |
Sim Jue Creek | 1.0 | 10.2 | in 2014 | 80 | 132.9 |
Lady Elliot Island | 0.2 | 2.4 | in 2006 | 79 | 161.0 |
Spring Creek Station | 2.6 | 10.6 | in 2011 | 68 | 103.6 |
Karoola Park | 4.0 | 10.2 | in 1963 | 65 | 62.4 |
Glenroy Massie | 1.2 | 3.8 | in 1987 | 61 | 78.7 |
Queen Mary Falls | 31.8 | 34.2 | in 2005 | 61 | 160.5 |
Wunburra | 9.6 | 20.8 | in 2017 | 59 | 263.6 |
Tingha | 0.0 | 5.6 | in 1960 | 54 | 62.8 |
Carneys Creek The Ranch | 16.8 | 24.8 | in 2005 | 44 | 129.1 |
Coolmunda Dam | 0.8 | 4.4 | in 1983 | 43 | 63.3 |
Oakington | 14.8 | 33.8 | in 2000 | 42 | 86.9 |
Roma Airport | 0.0 | 13.8 | in 1987 | 34 | 85.2 |
Seventeen Seventy | 14.9 | 19.4 | in 2017 | 31 | 184.7 |
Felton | 0.6 | 17.6 | in 2017 | 26 | 75.6 |
Southwood | 4.0 | 6.0 | in 2005 | 25 | 81.8 |
Warwick | 2.6 | 8.8 | in 2014 | 25 | 61.0 |
Horn Island | 186.8 | 193.6 | in 2005 | 24 | 438.3 |
Tewantin RSL Park | 36.8 | 40.8 | in 2017 | 24 | 218.5 |
Warilda | 3.0 | 5.0 | in 2015 | 23 | 60.0 |
Beardy Junction | 4.6 | 14.8 | in 2002 | 22 | 67.3 |
St George Airport | 0.0 | 5.6 | in 2006 | 22 | 59.5 |
Miles Constance Street | 0.0 | 12.2 | in 2014 | 21 | 73.8 |
Mt Tarampa | 13.9 | 15.8 | in 2000 | 20 | 91.4 |
Lowest February total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent lower |
Average for February |
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Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 1.6 | 0.0 | in 1877* | 84.5 | |
Taroom Post Office | 2.8 | 2.6 | in 1901* | 87.9 | |
Sandy Cape Lighthouse | 12.0 | 7.4 | in 1932 | 166.6 | |
Harrisville Mary Street | 8.8 | 7.2 | in 1936* | 102.7 | |
Dalveen | 4.8 | 3.4 | in 1939 | 93.3 | |
Wondalli | 2.0 | 1.3 | in 1939 | 73.3 | |
Leslie Dam | 3.2 | 0.0 | in 1939* | 72.0 | |
Yangan Post Office | 5.0 | 0.0 | in 1939* | 79.3 | |
Pechey Forestry | 14.6 | 5.8 | in 1938* | 125.3 | |
Springsure Comet St | 7.0 | 6.1 | in 1938* | 108.7 | |
Marnhull | 0.2 | 0.0 | in 1921* | 63.9 | |
Rewan Station | 2.2 | 0.0 | in 1932* | 133.1 | |
Carnarvon Station | 9.6 | 0.0 | in 1935* | 101.0 | |
Mitchell Post Office | 3.4 | 0.8 | in 1965 | 72.2 | |
Morven Post Office | 2.0 | 1.8 | in 1965* | 71.7 | |
Injune Post Office | 0.2 | 0.0 | in 1969 | 88.3 | |
Drillham | 3.0 | 0.0 | in 1969* | 72.3 | |
Juanita | 3.0 | 0.0 | in 1969* | 81.5 | |
Hannaford Post Office | 2.8 | 0.8 | in 1965* | 69.8 | |
Mt Moffatt National Park | 2.6 | 0.8 | in 1974* | 103.9 | |
Tambo Post Office | 11.6 | 8.7 | in 1982 | 77.0 | |
Childers South | 9.6 | 6.0 | in 1983 | 117.7 | |
Eidsvold Post Office | 5.7 | 0.7 | in 1983 | 100.2 | |
Mundubbera | 7.0 | 0.0 | in 1983 | 92.9 | |
Oakey Aero | 5.4 | 3.0 | in 1983 | 78.2 | |
Somerby | 15.0 | 7.4 | in 1984 | 89.2 | |
Moyola | 10.2 | =10.2 | in 1985* | 92.9 | |
Bauhinia Downs Store | 9.0 | 0.0 | in 1987 | 105.1 | |
Fordsdale | 15.4 | 12.0 | in 1987 | 106.1 | |
Texas Post Office | 2.0 | 0.0 | in 1989 | 74.7 | |
Mossman Central Mill | 65.0 | 43.4 | in 1990* | 509.6 | |
La Palma | 7.6 | 4.2 | in 1993 | 94.6 | |
Jambin Post Office | 5.0 | 0.0 | in 1996 | 108.4 | |
Coconut Island | 118.2 | 0.0 | in 1997 | 263.6 | |
Mount Kroombit | 8.4 | 6.0 | in 1996* | 89.0 | |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 34.4 | 28.0 | in 1996* | 177.7 | |
Lovandee | 26.0 | 16.6 | in 1996* | 158.0 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
Record highest February temperature | ||||||
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New record ( °C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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Cairns Aero | 39.5 | on the 21st | 38.9 | on the 12th in 1969 | 77 | 31.2 |
Cardwell Marine Pde | 41.8 | on the 21st | 40.4 | on the 12th in 1969 | 63 | 31.2 |
Innisfail | 40.8 | on the 21st | 38.8 | on the 13th in 1969 | 62 | 30.7 |
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 40.5 | on the 21st | 39.6 | on the 12th in 1992 | 53 | 30.8 |
Lucinda Point | 38.5 | on the 20th | 36.6 | on the 11th in 2005 | 31 | 30.2 |
Coconut Island | 35.6 | on the 26th | 35.5 | on the 20th in 2005 | 23 | 31.5 |
Record lowest February daily maximum temperature | ||||||
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New record ( °C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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Cloncurry Airport | 23.9 | on the 6th | 24.1 | on the 28th in 1998 | 26 | 36.5 |
Alva Beach | 25.7 | on the 2nd | 25.9 | on the 7th in 2007 | 22 | 31.2 |
Record highest February mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record ( °C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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Seventeen Seventy | 31.2 | = 31.2 | in 2017 | 31 | 29.2 |
Emerald Airport | 36.9 | = 36.9 | in 2017 | 26 | 33.6 |
Lowest February mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed ( °C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for February |
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Boulia Airport | 35.3 | 34.5 | in 1991 | 37.5 |
Record highest February daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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New record ( °C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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Low Isles Lighthouse | 29.3 | on the 21st | 29.2 | on the 3rd in 1990 | 51 | 25.5 |
Thangool Airport | 25.6 | on the 15th | 25.0 | on the 26th in 1997 | 27 | 19.8 |
Record lowest February temperature | ||||||
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New record ( °C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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Beerburrum Forest Station | 15.5 | on the 27th | 15.6 | on the 12th in 2014 | 20 | 19.9 |
Record highest February mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record ( °C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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Lockhart River Airport | 24.9 | 24.4 | in 2016 | 53 | 23.7 |
Record lowest February mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record ( °C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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Bedourie | 21.8 | 22.1 | in 2012 | 20 | 24.3 |
Lowest February mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed ( °C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for February |
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Boulia Airport | 23.0 | 22.9 | in 1990 | 24.1 |
Record highest February mean temperature | |||||
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New record ( °C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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Lockhart River Airport | 28.9 | 28.7 | in 2016 | 53 | 27.5 |
Emerald Airport | 30.2 | 30.0 | in 2006 | 26 | 27.8 |
Lowest February mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed ( °C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for February |
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Boulia Airport | 29.1 | 28.0 | in 1979 | 30.8 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Summary statistics for February 2019 | ||||||||||||
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Maximum temperatures ( °C) |
Minimum temperatures ( °C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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Mean for February 2019 |
Diff from average |
Highest for February 2019 |
Mean for February 2019 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for February 2019 |
Total for February 2019 |
Average for February |
Rank of February 2019 |
Fraction of February average |
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North Peninsula (district 27) | ||||||||||||
Coconut Island | 32.2 | +0.7 | 35.6 | 26th | 26.8 | +1.0 | 23.9 | 11th | 118.2 | 263.6 | v low | 45% |
Coen Airport | 32.3 | +0.1 | 36.0 | 14th | 24.1 | +0.3 | 22.3 | 7th | 153.4 | 254.4 | low | 60% |
Horn Island | 31.3 | +0.8 | 32.4 | 22nd | 25.6 | +0.6 | 22.1 | 11th | 186.8 | 438.3 | lowest | 43% |
Scherger RAAF | 32.6 | +0.4 | 34.9 | 15th | 24.2 | +0.1 | 22.1 | 17th | 457.0 | 375.4 | average | 122% |
Weipa Aero | 31.9 | +0.4 | 34.3 | 28th | 24.7 | +0.5 | 22.8 | 17th | 347.8 | 502.7 | average | 69% |
South Peninsula (district 28) | ||||||||||||
Lockhart River Airport | 32.9 | +1.5 | 36.6 | 21st | 24.9 | +1.2 | 21.8 | 14th | 142.4 | 385.8 | v low | 37% |
Palmerville | 32.4 | -0.2 | 35.1 | 14th | 23.3 | +0.4 | 20.2 | 26th | 266.8 | 260.3 | average | 102% |
Lower Carpentaria (district 29) | ||||||||||||
Burketown Airport | 35.2 | +1.3 | 39.9 | 21st | 24.4 | -0.4 | 20.5 | 23rd | 50.0 | 203.6 | v low | 25% |
Century Mine | 36.7 | +0.2 | 42.7 | 20th | 23.7 | -0.5 | 19.0 | 23rd | 121.8 | 115.8 | average | 105% |
Cloncurry Airport | 34.2 | -2.3 | 41.0 | 20th | 23.3 | -1.1 | 19.9 | 6th | 467.0 | 108.4 | highest | 431% |
Julia Creek Airport | 34.0 | -3.2 | 40.2 | 19th | 21.3 | -1.7 | 17.2 | 22nd | 482.0 | 112.3 | v high | 429% |
Kowanyama Airport | 32.6 | +0.1 | 35.9 | 24th | 24.8 | +0.5 | 22.6 | 2nd | 376.4 | 361.4 | average | 104% |
Lake Julius AWS | 34.9 | 42.0 | 20th | 23.9 | 20.0 | 6th | 571.4 | |||||
Mornington Island Airport | 32.8 | 36.6 | 22nd | 26.8 | 21.7 | 26th | 85.2 | |||||
Mount Isa Aero | 34.4 | -1.1 | 41.3 | 20th | 21.3 | -2.0 | 16.6 | 11th | 278.2 | 103.1 | highest | 270% |
Normanton Airport | 33.2 | -0.6 | 37.6 | 21st | 25.2 | +0.1 | 22.3 | 25th | 288.6 | 192.7 | high | 150% |
Sweers Island | 32.8 | +0.4 | 35.5 | 21st | 26.5 | +0.2 | 22.9 | 25th | 73.0 | 328.3 | low | 22% |
Upper Carpentaria (district 30) | ||||||||||||
Georgetown Airport | 32.9 | -0.7 | 36.0 | 15th | 22.4 | -0.3 | 16.0 | 22nd | 199.4 | 196.4 | average | 102% |
Hughenden Airport | 33.2 | -2.0 | 38.0 | 20th | 21.9 | -0.8 | 15.4 | 22nd | 177.4 | 85.2 | high | 208% |
Richmond Airport | 33.6 | -2.8 | 38.7 | 20th | 21.6 | -1.3 | 16.2 | 22nd | 496.0 | 99.2 | highest | 500% |
Richmond Post Office | 33.8 | -2.0 | 39.4 | 20th | 22.3 | -0.3 | 17.6 | 22nd | 526.6 | 105.5 | highest | 499% |
Barron North Coast (district 31) | ||||||||||||
Cairns Aero | 33.1 | +1.9 | 39.5 | 21st | 24.3 | +0.5 | 22.6 | 22nd | 380.2 | 444.9 | average | 85% |
Cairns Racecourse | 33.3 | 39.5 | 21st | 23.9 | 21.6 | 22nd | 333.8 | |||||
Cape Flattery | 33.2 | +1.3 | 39.0 | 21st | 25.3 | +0.6 | 23.1 | 10th | 151.0 | 247.2 | low | 61% |
Cooktown Airport | 33.1 | +1.4 | 38.2 | 21st | 24.5 | +0.2 | 22.4 | 24th | 292.8 | 330.8 | average | 89% |
Low Isles Lighthouse | 32.7 | +0.9 | 37.1 | 20th | 25.9 | +0.4 | 23.3 | 25th | 199.2 | 416.5 | low | 48% |
Mareeba Airport | 31.1 | +0.5 | 35.4 | 21st | 21.3 | -0.1 | 17.9 | 22nd | 239.4 | 230.2 | average | 104% |
Walkamin Research Station | 30.6 | +1.4 | 35.2 | 14th | 20.7 | +0.3 | 16.0 | 22nd | 230.8 | 244.6 | average | 94% |
Herbert North Coast (district 32) | ||||||||||||
Cardwell Marine Pde | 31.8 | +0.6 | 41.8 | 21st | 23.6 | +0.6 | 21.2 | 13th | 417.0 | 465.5 | average | 90% |
Cowley Beach (Defence) | 32.2 | 41.1 | 21st | 23.9 | 20.1 | 13th | 336.0 | |||||
Ingham Composite | 32.9 | +1.1 | 40.1 | 21st | 22.8 | -0.4 | 19.0 | 22nd | 1080.3 | 475.4 | v high | 227% |
Innisfail | 32.7 | +2.0 | 40.8 | 21st | 22.9 | 0.0 | 21.2 | 28th | 273.8 | 586.1 | low | 47% |
Innisfail Aerodrome | 32.9 | 40.5 | 21st | 23.0 | 19.6 | 13th | 273.8 | |||||
Lucinda Point | 31.0 | +0.8 | 38.5 | 20th | 25.1 | -0.1 | 22.1 | 28th | 461.8 | 211.0 | v high | 219% |
Mount Stuart (Defence) | 31.6 | 40.0 | 20th | 23.6 | 21.0 | 3rd | 994.6 | |||||
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 33.0 | +2.2 | 40.5 | 21st | 23.4 | +0.6 | 20.1 | 13th | 308.4 | 567.7 | low | 54% |
Townsville Aero | 32.2 | +1.0 | 40.7 | 21st | 24.4 | +0.3 | 22.2 | 27th | 1009.0 | 305.5 | highest | 330% |
East Central Coast (district 33) | ||||||||||||
Alva Beach | 30.9 | -0.3 | 37.0 | 12th | 24.6 | 0.0 | 21.5 | 27th | 502.2 | 262.2 | high | 192% |
Ayr DPI Research Stn | 32.0 | +0.5 | 39.0 | 13th | 23.4 | +0.6 | 20.7 | 27th | 457.2 | 235.3 | high | 194% |
Bowen Airport AWS | 31.2 | 38.3 | 13th | 23.6 | 21.0 | 18th | 491.8 | |||||
Collinsville Post Office | 33.1 | +0.2 | 39.1 | 14th | 22.1 | +0.2 | 18.1 | 28th | 127.0 | 156.1 | average | 81% |
Hamilton Island Airport | 29.0 | -0.7 | 35.6 | 13th | 24.7 | -0.1 | 22.5 | 28th | 267.6 | 271.9 | average | 98% |
Mackay Aero | 29.7 | -0.5 | 34.0 | 13th | 23.5 | +0.3 | 20.9 | 19th | 204.2 | 338.9 | average | 60% |
Mackay M.O | 29.6 | -0.1 | 33.4 | 13th | 23.9 | +0.5 | 21.0 | 26th | 168.0 | 316.5 | average | 53% |
Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club) | 30.3 | 35.1 | 13th | 23.1 | 20.6 | 19th | 118.6 | |||||
Proserpine Airport | 30.5 | -0.7 | 38.4 | 13th | 22.8 | 0.0 | 20.8 | 28th | 385.6 | 359.4 | average | 107% |
Samuel Hill Aero | 30.6 | +0.4 | 34.2 | 19th | 22.3 | +0.3 | 18.6 | 19th | 57.8 | 312.7 | v low | 18% |
St Lawrence | 31.8 | +0.2 | 35.0 | 10th | 23.0 | +0.2 | 19.1 | 27th | 67.8 | 199.9 | low | 34% |
Townsville- Fanning River (Defence) | 31.5 | 38.2 | 20th | 21.4 | 18.3 | 26th | 499.2 | |||||
Williamson | 32.2 | +1.1 | 36.3 | 10th | 22.9 | +0.1 | 19.1 | 19th | 12.0 | 187.8 | v low | 6% |
Woolshed | 29.0 | +0.7 | 35.4 | 20th | 20.5 | -0.4 | 15.3 | 22nd | 1378.8 | 332.3 | highest | 415% |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 29.4 | +0.1 | 31.6 | 22nd | 24.2 | +0.5 | 21.3 | 26th | 34.4 | 177.7 | v low | 19% |
West Central Coast (district 34) | ||||||||||||
Charters Towers Airport | 32.3 | -0.7 | 38.7 | 19th | 21.2 | -1.2 | 17.7 | 22nd | 284.2 | 145.8 | high | 195% |
Moranbah Airport | 33.9 | 42.8 | 20th | 21.6 | 18.0 | 27th | 26.8 | |||||
Central Highlands (district 35) | ||||||||||||
Blackwater Airport | 36.2 | 42.7 | 13th | 22.1 | 18.2 | 26th | 14.6 | |||||
Clermont Airport | 34.9 | 42.5 | 20th | 21.6 | 15.6 | 13th | 33.2 | |||||
Emerald Airport | 36.9 | +3.3 | 43.2 | 20th | 23.6 | +1.6 | 20.3 | 28th | 24.6 | 84.9 | low | 29% |
Lochington | 37.2 | 44.0 | 20th | 22.8 | 17.8 | 13th | 3.6 | |||||
Rolleston Airport | 37.1 | 43.2 | 13th | 22.6 | 17.5 | 27th | 0 | |||||
Springsure Comet St | 35.7 | +3.2 | 42.4 | 20th | 22.1 | +1.6 | 17.2 | 28th | 7.0 | 108.7 | v low | 6% |
Tambo Post Office | 36.1 | +2.2 | 42.0 | 19th | 21.0 | +1.0 | 16.0 | 13th | 11.6 | 77.0 | v low | 15% |
Taroom Post Office | 36.8 | +3.9 | 43.4 | 13th | 21.6 | +1.2 | 16.0 | 28th | 2.8 | 87.9 | v low | 3% |
Central Lowlands (district 36) | ||||||||||||
Barcaldine Post Office | 36.1 | +1.5 | 42.0 | 19th | 23.2 | +0.5 | 20.0 | 6th | 57.0 | 78.6 | average | 73% |
Blackall Airport | 36.7 | +1.4 | 43.1 | 19th | 22.9 | +0.8 | 18.9 | 22nd | 34.4 | 70.3 | low | 49% |
Isisford Post Office | 36.3 | +0.4 | 43.1 | 19th | 21.4 | -1.1 | 15.8 | 1st | 44.7 | 72.4 | average | 62% |
Longreach Aero | 34.9 | -1.0 | 41.2 | 19th | 21.7 | -0.9 | 16.5 | 21st | 80.4 | 77.1 | average | 104% |
Upper Western (district 37) | ||||||||||||
Camooweal Township | 35.7 | -0.6 | 40.8 | 20th | 22.7 | -1.0 | 17.7 | 22nd | 118.2 | 92.6 | high | 128% |
Carters Bore | 33.8 | 40.7 | 20th | 23.0 | 19.0 | 8th | 127.8 | |||||
New May Downs | 34.0 | 40.9 | 20th | 22.3 | 18.9 | 11th | 279.8 | |||||
The Monument Airport | 33.9 | -3.3 | 40.8 | 19th | 21.4 | -2.3 | 16.7 | 15th | 196.4 | 72.6 | high | 271% |
Trepell Airport | 33.2 | -4.1 | 40.3 | 19th | 21.3 | -2.4 | 18.2 | 22nd | 298.8 | 65.3 | v high | 458% |
Urandangi Aerodrome | 37.0 | 43.0 | 19th | 22.0 | 15.6 | 16th | 47.8 | |||||
Winton Airport | 33.3 | -3.9 | 40.4 | 19th | 20.7 | -2.5 | 16.5 | 22nd | 169.8 | 69.1 | v high | 246% |
Lower Western (district 38) | ||||||||||||
Bedourie | 37.6 | -0.9 | 44.0 | 19th | 21.8 | -2.5 | 16.8 | 15th | 26.0 | 33.6 | average | 77% |
Birdsville Airport | 38.2 | -0.6 | 43.6 | 18th | 23.9 | -1.1 | 17.0 | 15th | 0 | 22.7 | v low | 0% |
Boulia Airport | 35.3 | -2.2 | 42.1 | 19th | 23.0 | -1.1 | 20.2 | 7th | 84.6 | 49.1 | high | 172% |
Windorah Airport | 36.6 | 43.6 | 19th | 23.2 | 16.8 | 15th | 49.8 | |||||
Port Curtis South Coast (district 39) | ||||||||||||
Bundaberg Aero | 32.3 | +2.2 | 36.2 | 21st | 21.5 | +0.1 | 17.8 | 27th | 51.2 | 156.2 | low | 33% |
Gayndah Airport | 35.8 | +3.2 | 40.2 | 10th | 20.8 | +0.2 | 17.3 | 19th | 4.4 | 92.2 | v low | 5% |
Gladstone Airport | 31.5 | +0.9 | 33.6 | 19th | 23.2 | +0.2 | 20.8 | 15th | 47.2 | 173.3 | low | 27% |
Gladstone Radar | 32.7 | +1.7 | 35.3 | 22nd | 23.1 | +0.6 | 20.5 | 15th | 38.8 | 140.0 | low | 28% |
Lady Elliot Island | 30.5 | +1.4 | 31.7 | 13th | 25.0 | +1.0 | 21.8 | 26th | 0.2 | 161.0 | lowest | 0% |
Monto Township | 40.1 | 10th | 19.1 | +0.1 | 13.6 | 27th | 33.9 | 113.7 | low | 30% | ||
Rockhampton Aero | 33.6 | +2.3 | 38.3 | 20th | 23.1 | +0.9 | 20.3 | 19th | 28.4 | 144.0 | low | 20% |
Seventeen Seventy | 31.2 | +2.0 | 33.8 | 22nd | 23.3 | +0.7 | 19.0 | 26th | 14.9 | 184.7 | lowest | 8% |
Thangool Airport | 36.2 | +3.3 | 41.6 | 13th | 20.5 | +0.7 | 16.0 | 27th | 6.8 | 94.1 | v low | 7% |
Moreton South Coast (district 40) | ||||||||||||
Amberley AMO | 33.3 | +2.9 | 41.3 | 13th | 19.9 | +0.4 | 15.8 | 19th | 20.8 | 119.9 | v low | 17% |
Archerfield Airport | 32.2 | +2.4 | 36.1 | 12th | 20.9 | +0.8 | 16.7 | 19th | 34.4 | 151.0 | v low | 23% |
Beaudesert Drumley Street | 33.0 | +2.4 | 40.8 | 13th | 19.4 | +0.4 | 15.3 | 17th | 17.6 | 112.7 | low | 16% |
Beerburrum Forest Station | 31.0 | +1.3 | 35.9 | 13th | 20.0 | +0.1 | 15.5 | 27th | 64.4 | 199.4 | low | 32% |
Brisbane | 31.6 | +1.5 | 34.8 | 12th | 22.0 | +0.6 | 18.9 | 27th | 38.0 | 138.4 | low | 27% |
Brisbane Aero | 29.7 | +0.7 | 31.7 | 12th | 21.5 | +0.3 | 17.8 | 27th | 62.8 | 120.6 | average | 52% |
Canungra (Defence) | 30.3 | 38.3 | 13th | 18.4 | 13.5 | 17th | 51.2 | |||||
Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 28.5 | +1.6 | 30.9 | 10th | 22.8 | +0.8 | 20.1 | 28th | 19.6 | 153.1 | v low | 13% |
Coolangatta | 29.6 | +1.3 | 32.5 | 12th | 21.1 | +0.2 | 17.2 | 27th | 88.2 | 169.8 | average | 52% |
Double Island Point Lighthouse | 28.2 | +0.5 | 31.9 | 12th | 23.3 | +0.8 | 19.4 | 24th | 42.8 | 162.8 | low | 26% |
Gold Coast Seaway | 30.0 | +1.3 | 33.2 | 13th | 22.0 | +0.2 | 19.4 | 26th | 49.2 | 165.6 | low | 30% |
Greenbank (Defence) | 31.8 | 37.8 | 13th | 19.3 | 15.2 | 19th | 40.4 | |||||
Gympie | 32.2 | +1.8 | 39.1 | 13th | 20.1 | +0.5 | 15.3 | 19th | 35.2 | 167.3 | v low | 21% |
Hervey Bay Airport | 31.3 | +1.2 | 33.9 | 14th | 22.0 | 0.0 | 18.3 | 27th | 33.0 | 130.2 | v low | 25% |
Kingaroy Airport | 31.9 | +2.1 | 39.6 | 13th | 17.8 | +0.1 | 11.8 | 27th | 24.8 | 91.2 | low | 27% |
Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 30.7 | +1.3 | 35.6 | 13th | 21.3 | +0.8 | 16.1 | 24th | 50.6 | 153.2 | low | 33% |
Maryborough | 32.5 | +2.2 | 35.7 | 10th | 20.8 | +0.2 | 16.9 | 28th | 32.0 | 172.2 | v low | 19% |
Nambour Daff - Hillside | 29.5 | +0.4 | 34.6 | 13th | 20.7 | +0.1 | 16.7 | 27th | 66.4 | 254.5 | low | 26% |
Point Lookout | 30.7 | +1.3 | 34.7 | 1st | 22.8 | +0.2 | 20.6 | 27th | 103.3 | 146.0 | average | 71% |
Rainbow Beach | 29.4 | +0.7 | 31.3 | 13th | 48.8 | 199.9 | v low | 24% | ||||
Redcliffe | 30.0 | +1.1 | 32.7 | 13th | 22.4 | +0.5 | 18.7 | 27th | 63.8 | 121.4 | average | 53% |
Redland (Alexandra Hills) | 29.6 | 31.6 | 1st | 20.9 | 18.0 | 27th | 75.8 | |||||
Sunshine Coast Airport | 29.5 | +0.6 | 31.3 | 13th | 22.1 | +0.8 | 18.8 | 27th | 82.6 | 189.8 | low | 44% |
Tewantin RSL Park | 29.2 | +0.7 | 31.7 | 12th | 22.4 | +0.5 | 20.1 | 24th | 36.8 | 218.5 | lowest | 17% |
Tin Can Bay (Defence) | 29.9 | 35.1 | 13th | 21.7 | 19.3 | 24th | 38.2 | |||||
University of Queensland Gatton | 34.1 | +3.3 | 42.9 | 13th | 19.1 | +0.1 | 14.7 | 17th | 10.0 | 99.4 | v low | 10% |
East Darling Downs (district 41) | ||||||||||||
Applethorpe | 28.5 | +3.0 | 35.4 | 13th | 14.9 | -0.2 | 12.0 | 19th | 9.6 | 80.9 | v low | 12% |
Dalby Airport | 34.0 | +2.4 | 40.9 | 13th | 18.4 | -0.1 | 14.0 | 25th | 5.4 | 77.3 | v low | 7% |
Oakey Aero | 32.7 | +2.6 | 40.0 | 13th | 18.3 | +0.6 | 12.6 | 24th | 5.4 | 78.2 | v low | 7% |
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 36.2 | 14th | 15.2 | -0.4 | 11.0 | 20th | 1.6 | 84.5 | v low | 2% | ||
Texas Post Office | 35.6 | +2.9 | 40.6 | 13th | 19.0 | +0.7 | 14.7 | 26th | 2.0 | 74.7 | v low | 3% |
Toowoomba Airport | 29.7 | +2.2 | 38.1 | 13th | 17.7 | +0.1 | 14.6 | 24th | 19.4 | 102.2 | v low | 19% |
Warwick | 31.9 | +2.3 | 39.4 | 13th | 17.6 | +0.6 | 14.1 | 17th | 2.6 | 61.0 | lowest | 4% |
West Darling Downs (district 42) | ||||||||||||
Miles Constance Street | 35.2 | +2.4 | 42.0 | 13th | 20.1 | +0.2 | 16.2 | 23rd | 0 | 73.8 | lowest | 0% |
Maranoa (district 43) | ||||||||||||
Injune Post Office | 35.8 | +3.5 | 42.4 | 20th | 20.3 | +1.2 | 16.9 | 13th | 0.2 | 88.3 | v low | 0% |
Mitchell Post Office | 36.0 | +3.0 | 42.2 | 19th | 20.8 | +1.3 | 16.1 | 13th | 3.4 | 72.2 | v low | 5% |
Roma Airport | 36.5 | +3.6 | 42.2 | 19th | 20.8 | +0.8 | 15.8 | 14th | 0 | 85.2 | lowest | 0% |
St George Airport | 35.8 | +2.0 | 43.8 | 19th | 21.9 | +0.7 | 15.2 | 11th | 0 | 59.5 | lowest | 0% |
Surat | 35.7 | +2.3 | 41.5 | 19th | 21.3 | +1.0 | 14.2 | 14th | 0 | 73.9 | lowest | 0% |
Warrego (district 44) | ||||||||||||
Bollon Mary St | 44.1 | 19th | 23.0 | +2.0 | 16.4 | 11th | 0 | 53.0 | lowest | 0% | ||
Charleville Aero | 36.7 | +2.7 | 43.0 | 19th | 23.2 | +1.9 | 16.2 | 15th | 2.6 | 66.3 | v low | 4% |
Cunnamulla Post Office | 37.0 | +2.1 | 42.4 | 19th | 23.8 | +2.1 | 15.3 | 14th | 0.2 | 50.5 | low | 0% |
Far Southwest (district 45) | ||||||||||||
Ballera Gas Field | 38.0 | +0.3 | 43.2 | 17th | 24.2 | -0.4 | 17.2 | 14th | 0 | 22.6 | v low | 0% |
Thargomindah Airport | 37.8 | +1.2 | 43.6 | 18th | 25.6 | +1.3 | 19.3 | 14th | 0 | 44.2 | lowest | 0% |
Offshore Islands (district 200) | ||||||||||||
Middle Percy Island | 28.0 | -0.3 | 30.0 | 21st | 23.2 | -0.1 | 20.2 | 27th | 81.0 | 227.0 | low | 36% |
Willis Island | 30.2 | -0.2 | 31.8 | 21st | 26.1 | +0.4 | 23.7 | 1st | 188.2 | 218.9 | average | 86% |
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 9 am on Friday 1 March 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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