Monday, 2 December 2019 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC14R0
Queensland in November 2019: dry and hot in the east
Rainfall was well below average along the east coast and adjacent inland districts of Queensland, and the fourth-driest November on record of the State as a whole. Mean maximum temperatures were well above average across most of the State, and some areas had their warmest November mean maximum on record.
For the year-to-date, rainfall for Queensland is above average in the northern tropics and northwest, and below average in the southeastern quarter of the State, with areas of lowest on record persisting in the southern Darling Downs. Year-to-date temperatures are more than a degree warmer than average for the mean, maximum and minimum temperatures, with record warm days persisting in the greater southeast.
Dry in eastern Queensland, record dry in some parts
- Averaged across the State, it was the fourth-driest November on record for the State as a whole
- Areas around the north tropical coast between Cooktown and Ingham, and places in the Southern Downs and South East Coast District had their lowest total November rainfall on record or their lowest total November rainfall for several decades
- Rainfall was close to average in parts of western Queensland, and above average in an area of the southwest due to showers and thunderstorms at the start of the month
Very hot days overall, record warm in some locations
- Mean maximum temperatures were well above average across most of the State, with some areas in the east reporting their warmest November mean maximum on record
- Averaged across the State, the mean maximum temperature was the third-warmest on record at 2.13 °C above average (record is +2.98 °C in 2014, then +2.17 °C in 2015)
- Very hot and gusty north to northwesterly continental winds affected the State during the month (this is a feature of a negative Southern Annual Mode in summer), and coupled with the drier than usual conditions, saw elevated fire dangers over much of eastern Queensland. Some sites had their highest November temperature on record
- Mean minimum temperatures were much cooler than usual in the northeast tropical and central coasts, and in far western Queensland
- Warmer than average minima were reported around the Gulf Country, Capricornia and South East Coast districts, but close to average elsewhere
- Averaged across the State, the mean minimum temperature was 0.54 °C above average
Bushfires and severe thunderstorms
- Numerous bushfires were burning across eastern Queensland during November, with 15 homes lost at Cobraball (near Yeppoon) and one lost at Cooroibah (near Noosa)
- Severe thunderstorms developed on the 17th, and produced isolated moderate falls and large hail in areas of the Sunshine Coast and northern suburbs of Brisbane
Further information
- Media
- media@bom.gov.au (03) 9669 4057
- Enquiries
- helpdesk.climate@bom.gov.au
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes in November 2019 | |
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Hottest day | 45.3 °C at Bedourie and at Birdsville Airport on the 21st |
Warmest days on average | 40.5 °C at Julia Creek Airport |
Coolest days on average | 25.6 °C at Gannet Cay |
Coldest day | 19.8 °C at Applethorpe on the 5th |
Coldest night | 1.3 °C at Applethorpe on the 6th |
Coolest nights on average | 11.0 °C at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade |
Warmest nights on average | 26.6 °C at Sweers Island |
Warmest night | 30.2 °C at Cloncurry Airport and at Windorah Airport, both on the 29th |
Warmest on average overall | 31.6 °C at Kowanyama Airport |
Coolest on average overall | 20.0 °C at Applethorpe |
Wettest overall | 64.2 mm at Mt Moffatt National Park |
Wettest day | 53.4 mm at Dooruna Downs on the 1st |
Strongest wind gust | 94 km/h at St George Airport on the 30th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Record lowest November total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for November |
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Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 4.6 | 5.6 | in 1926 | 150 | 91.8 |
Glenelg | 0.0 | 1.5 | in 1901 | 137 | 70.0 |
Lowood Don St | 0.4 | 2.5 | in 1951 | 133 | 75.9 |
Esk Post Office | 0.0 | 3.0 | in 1985 | 132 | 82.1 |
Jondaryan Post Office | 1.0 | 2.0 | in 1918 | 132 | 68.8 |
Palmerville | 0.0 | 1.0 | in 2014 | 130 | 61.3 |
University of Queensland Gatton | 0.8 | 3.3 | in 1957 | 123 | 77.9 |
Kenilworth Township | 4.3 | 5.7 | in 1951 | 117 | 105.8 |
Toogoolawah Post Office | 0.2 | 2.6 | in 1982 | 111 | 80.5 |
Mossman Central Mill | 1.6 | 6.3 | in 1913 | 108 | 134.0 |
Yangan Post Office | 1.8 | 2.6 | in 1915 | 108 | 76.4 |
Tully Sugar Mill | 2.0 | 4.2 | in 2006 | 95 | 169.3 |
Bingil Bay | 3.8 | 3.9 | in 2006 | 93 | 142.4 |
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 7.2 | 15.0 | in 2005 | 91 | 144.9 |
Whyanbeel Valley | 3.2 | 14.6 | in 1990 | 81 | 165.3 |
Upper Stone Exelby | 0.6 | 1.0 | in 1968 | 80 | 86.0 |
Amberley AMO | 0.4 | 5.9 | in 1951 | 79 | 79.9 |
Cairns Aero | 0.6 | 3.2 | in 1990 | 78 | 90.8 |
Ellangowan | 1.4 | 7.1 | in 1957 | 67 | 74.1 |
Glenroy Massie | 3.4 | 7.4 | in 1982 | 61 | 75.4 |
Queen Mary Falls | 4.0 | 20.6 | in 2003 | 60 | 101.0 |
Mt Berryman | 1.6 | 16.4 | in 1993 | 58 | 97.6 |
Walkamin Research Station | 0.0 | 0.4 | in 2014 | 55 | 71.8 |
Ingham Composite | 0.0 | 3.0 | in 1990 | 52 | 115.4 |
Applethorpe | 6.0 | 22.9 | in 1968 | 51 | 77.6 |
Maroon Dam | 2.2 | 14.7 | in 2018 | 48 | 103.4 |
Carneys Creek The Ranch | 7.6 | 18.2 | in 2018 | 45 | 114.9 |
Greenbank Thompson Road | 7.0 | 8.4 | in 1982 | 43 | 109.2 |
Oakington | 2.0 | 21.8 | in 1990 | 42 | 86.9 |
Greenhaven | 8.4 | 14.6 | in 2006 | 40 | 119.6 |
Daintree Village | 2.0 | 10.6 | in 2008 | 39 | 137.1 |
Monogorilby - Home | 3.0 | 6.6 | in 2018 | 36 | 83.9 |
Springbrook Road | 17.0 | 34.5 | in 1994 | 35 | 156.6 |
Boodjamulla - Lawn Hill NP | 2.4 | 3.5 | in 1988 | 34 | 46.7 |
Mackay Aero | 0.0 | 0.5 | in 1951 | 34 | 78.7 |
Clontarf | 7.2 | 10.0 | in 2018 | 32 | 94.7 |
Lauriedale | 3.6 | 8.6 | in 2018 | 31 | 68.8 |
Dalby Airport | 5.8 | 9.4 | in 2015 | 28 | 66.7 |
Emerald Airport | 0.2 | 2.8 | in 2003 | 28 | 50.8 |
Cloncurry Airport | 0.4 | 3.1 | in 1980 | 27 | 32.7 |
Felton | 0.2 | 17.8 | in 2018 | 27 | 83.9 |
Warwick | 1.8 | 22.5 | in 2018 | 26 | 82.1 |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 0.2 | 7.6 | in 2011 | 26 | 66.1 |
Maryvale | 1.3 | 26.8 | in 2018 | 25 | 88.0 |
Southwood | 5.0 | 8.0 | in 1996 | 25 | 60.0 |
Wivenhoe Dam | 1.4 | 9.4 | in 2003 | 25 | 73.7 |
Beardy Junction | 7.4 | 21.8 | in 2016 | 24 | 84.0 |
The Deep Crossing | 0.6 | 16.6 | in 2012 | 24 | 62.9 |
Miles Constance Street | 10.8 | 19.0 | in 2014 | 23 | 49.9 |
Point Lookout | 11.2 | 16.0 | in 2011 | 23 | 111.0 |
Pratten Condamine River | 4.4 | 14.8 | in 2016 | 23 | 81.2 |
Toowoomba Airport | 0.0 | 23.2 | in 2003 | 23 | 72.5 |
Richmond Airport | 2.0 | = 2.0 | in 2018 | 22 | 43.3 |
Dalmally | 7.8 | 9.4 | in 2009 | 21 | 56.9 |
Brisbane | 9.6 | 13.4 | in 2018 | 20 | 91.4 |
Cooktown Airport | 0.6 | 4.0 | in 2008 | 20 | 56.4 |
Mareeba Airport | 0.0 | 0.2 | in 2014 | 20 | 42.6 |
Mirani Mary Street | 2.0 | 9.0 | in 2002 | 20 | 89.6 |
Mt Kynoch | 0.2 | 21.8 | in 2003 | 20 | 86.1 |
Samuel Hill Aero | 14.2 | 19.4 | in 2014 | 20 | 66.6 |
Woodford Stanmore | 11.4 | 14.6 | in 2011 | 20 | 93.3 |
Lowest November total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent lower |
Average for November |
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Wallangarra Post Office | 9.2 | 7.4 | in 1923* | 79.9 | |
Dalveen | 5.4 | 3.6 | in 1926 | 80.7 | |
Innisfail | 4.7 | 0.0 | in 1913* | 156.0 | |
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 4.4 | 0.0 | in 1926* | 74.6 | |
Pratten | 2.0 | 0.0 | in 1935* | 68.9 | |
Bambaroo | 3.8 | 3.0 | in 1944 | 123.2 | |
Harrisville Mary Street | 1.5 | 0.8 | in 1951 | 79.0 | |
Leslie Dam | 1.4 | 0.0 | in 1951* | 68.2 | |
Peachester | 10.5 | 8.6 | in 1951* | 117.9 | |
Somerset Dam | 6.4 | 2.1 | in 1955 | 84.3 | |
Rocky Point Sugar Mill | 8.4 | 6.6 | in 1967* | 102.5 | |
Highvale | 8.4 | 4.6 | in 1967* | 103.6 | |
Kuranda Railway Station | 5.4 | 4.7 | in 1979* | 79.1 | |
Mount Isa Aero | 0.6 | 0.0 | in 1980 | 37.7 | |
Macknade Sugar Mill | 1.2 | 0.2 | in 1979* | 99.3 | |
Macalister | 5.6 | 2.8 | in 1982 | 68.7 | |
Marnhull | 8.8 | 0.0 | in 1982 | 63.3 | |
Meandarra Post Office | 0.8 | 0.0 | in 1982 | 60.3 | |
Oakey Aero | 1.8 | 1.2 | in 1982 | 73.7 | |
Rockhampton Aero | 2.8 | 0.0 | in 1982 | 65.5 | |
Pacific Heights | 5.2 | 0.0 | in 1982* | 74.6 | |
Embreys Bridge | 1.8 | 0.0 | in 1982* | 64.9 | |
Taroom Post Office | 2.8 | 0.2 | in 1982* | 72.3 | |
Texas Post Office | 4.0 | =4.0 | in 1982* | 66.9 | |
Bell Police | 6.4 | 0.8 | in 1982* | 72.1 | |
Pechey Forestry | 0.8 | 0.0 | in 1982* | 84.9 | |
Woodgate Store | 7.0 | 3.4 | in 1982* | 91.6 | |
Manly Railway Station | 15.2 | 14.0 | in 1982* | 93.7 | |
Mount Isa Mine | 1.2 | 0.0 | in 1988 | 30.9 | |
Cardwell Marine Pde | 2.2 | 0.0 | in 1990 | 113.7 | |
Charleville Aero | 1.8 | =1.8 | in 1990 | 42.9 | |
Hannaford Post Office | 1.4 | 0.0 | in 1982* | 62.4 | |
Low Isles Lighthouse | 2.2 | 0.8 | in 1990 | 88.6 | |
Proserpine Airport | 1.8 | 1.0 | in 1990 | 81.5 | |
White Cliff Point | 2.6 | 0.0 | in 1990 | 93.3 | |
Woodspring | 6.6 | 3.0 | in 1990 | 65.7 | |
Babinda Post Office | 13.5 | 9.5 | in 1990* | 186.4 | |
Mackay M.O | 2.8 | 2.0 | in 1990* | 90.9 | |
Rollingstone | 1.0 | 0.0 | in 1990* | 134.6 | |
Byfield Childs Road | 10.0 | 0.0 | in 1990* | 90.2 | |
Plane Creek Sugar Mill | 5.6 | 4.7 | in 1990* | 108.3 | |
Childers South | 10.6 | 3.6 | in 1994 | 81.8 | |
Coolangatta | 12.8 | 4.2 | in 1994 | 117.9 | |
Pleystowe Sugar Mill | 11.8 | 4.0 | in 1992* | 91.3 | |
Spring Creek Station | 6.8 | 5.6 | in 1994 | 68.0 | |
Walla Alert-B | 12.2 | 5.1 | in 1951* | 76.9 | |
Ferndale | 7.4 | 5.8 | in 1994* | 87.6 | |
Lady Elliot Island | 2.0 | 1.0 | in 1994* | 65.3 | |
Alderley | 15.4 | 8.6 | in 1998* | 92.7 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
Record highest November temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for November |
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Kowanyama Airport | 41.5 | on the 9th | 41.0 | on the 24th in 1995 | 52 | 36.3 |
Seventeen Seventy | 33.7 | on the 9th | 32.1 | on the 28th in 2018 | 33 | 27.5 |
Record highest November mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for November |
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Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 26.8 | 26.6 | in 2018 | 109 | 24.8 |
Rockhampton Aero | 34.0 | 33.5 | in 2018 | 80 | 31.3 |
Amberley AMO | 33.9 | 33.1 | in 2014 | 78 | 29.6 |
Double Island Point Lighthouse | 29.7 | 29.5 | in 2009 | 76 | 26.1 |
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 29.4 | 29.3 | in 2014 | 75 | 25.3 |
Kowanyama Airport | 38.4 | 38.1 | in 2003 | 51 | 36.3 |
Archerfield Airport | 31.7 | 31.1 | in 2016 | 43 | 28.5 |
Bundaberg Aero | 30.9 | 30.5 | in 2016 | 41 | 28.5 |
Seventeen Seventy | 29.2 | 29.1 | in 2005 | 32 | 27.5 |
Emerald Airport | 36.2 | 35.7 | in 2014 | 27 | 33.4 |
Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 30.7 | 29.9 | in 2009 | 27 | 27.9 |
Charters Towers Airport | 36.4 | 36.3 | in 2018 | 26 | 34.0 |
Brisbane Aero | 28.4 | = 28.4 | in 2018 | 25 | 26.9 |
Warwick | 32.5 | 32.1 | in 2014 | 24 | 28.0 |
Toowoomba Airport | 30.4 | 30.3 | in 2014 | 23 | 26.2 |
Beerburrum Forest Station | 30.8 | 30.5 | in 2016 | 20 | 28.5 |
Hervey Bay Airport | 29.5 | 29.4 | in 2016 | 20 | 28.1 |
Highest November mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for November |
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University of Queensland Gatton | 35.0 | 35.3 | in 1915* | 30.2 | |
Maryborough | 31.8 | 32.2 | in 1952* | 29.3 | |
Gympie | 33.2 | 33.4 | in 1951* | 30.2 | |
Palmerville | 38.3 | 38.5 | in 1969* | 36.2 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Lowest November mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for November |
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Horn Island | 31.4 | 31.1 | in 1999 | 32.0 |
Record highest November daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for November |
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Cloncurry Airport | 30.2 | on the 29th | 30.1 | on the 26th in 2016 | 27 | 23.3 |
Record lowest November temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for November |
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Maryborough | 6.6 | on the 10th | 8.2 | on the 17th in 1988 | 60 | 17.8 |
Samuel Hill Aero | 6.9 | on the 11th | 7.7 | on the 17th in 2006 | 20 | 17.7 |
Record lowest November mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for November |
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Proserpine Airport | 17.5 | 18.7 | in 1991 | 29 | 19.8 |
Lowest November mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for November |
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Palmerville | 19.3 | 19.0 | in 1911* | 21.5 | |
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 19.6 | 19.1 | in 1969* | 20.7 | |
Cairns Aero | 21.0 | 20.7 | in 1982 | 22.3 | |
Mackay Aero | 19.2 | 18.3 | in 1996 | 20.5 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
Record highest November mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for November |
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Double Island Point Lighthouse | 25.4 | 25.3 | in 2009 | 76 | 23.2 |
Tewantin RSL Park | 24.0 | = 24.0 | in 2018 | 23 | 22.8 |
Highest November mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for November |
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Emerald Airport | 28.3 | 28.6 | in 1995 | 26.4 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Summary statistics for November 2019 | ||||||||||||
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Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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Mean for November 2019 |
Diff from average |
Highest for November 2019 |
Mean for November 2019 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for November 2019 |
Total for November 2019 |
Average for November |
Rank of November 2019 |
Fraction of November average |
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North Peninsula (district 27) | ||||||||||||
Coconut Island | 34.4 | +1.3 | 36.2 | 8th | 25.1 | -0.4 | 24.0 | 18th | 0.8 | 54.7 | low | 1% |
Coen Airport | 35.2 | +0.5 | 38.3 | 18th | 20.6 | -1.8 | 18.0 | 6th | 0 | 32.2 | v low | 0% |
Horn Island | 31.4 | -0.6 | 32.5 | 30th | 25.5 | -0.3 | 23.7 | 18th | 0 | 37.6 | lowest | 0% |
Scherger RAAF | 36.7 | +0.4 | 39.2 | 18th | 22.7 | -0.7 | 19.6 | 6th | 11.6 | 89.5 | low | 13% |
Weipa Aero | 36.5 | +0.7 | 39.0 | 20th | 23.1 | -0.4 | 20.2 | 6th | 43.4 | 95.8 | average | 45% |
South Peninsula (district 28) | ||||||||||||
Lockhart River Airport | 31.4 | -0.4 | 33.1 | 10th | 23.0 | -0.1 | 18.7 | 6th | 3.0 | 67.5 | low | 4% |
Palmerville | 38.3 | +2.1 | 40.3 | 9th | 19.3 | -2.2 | 17.0 | 8th | 0 | 61.3 | lowest | 0% |
Lower Carpentaria (district 29) | ||||||||||||
Burketown Airport | 38.0 | +1.4 | 41.4 | 14th | 23.4 | -0.6 | 18.1 | 16th | 28.2 | 41.9 | average | 67% |
Century Mine | 40.0 | +0.9 | 42.8 | 19th | 23.0 | -0.8 | 18.7 | 11th | 34.2 | 49.5 | average | 69% |
Cloncurry Airport | 39.4 | +1.4 | 43.1 | 20th | 22.5 | -0.8 | 17.4 | 1st | 0.4 | 32.7 | lowest | 1% |
Julia Creek Airport | 40.5 | +1.5 | 43.9 | 20th | 21.8 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 15th | 14.4 | 27.7 | low | 52% |
Kowanyama Airport | 38.4 | +2.1 | 41.5 | 9th | 24.7 | +0.6 | 21.1 | 10th | 7.8 | 55.5 | low | 14% |
Lake Julius AWS | 39.4 | 43.1 | 20th | 23.6 | 17.8 | 11th | 8.0 | |||||
Mornington Island Airport | 33.8 | 37.8 | 14th | 26.1 | 23.0 | 5th | 26.8 | |||||
Mount Isa Aero | 38.9 | +2.3 | 43.0 | 20th | 20.7 | -0.8 | 12.7 | 1st | 0.6 | 37.7 | v low | 2% |
Normanton Airport | 37.3 | +0.2 | 41.9 | 14th | 25.5 | +0.1 | 22.8 | 10th | 21.4 | 41.0 | average | 52% |
Sweers Island | 33.5 | +0.2 | 36.7 | 14th | 26.6 | 0.0 | 23.5 | 10th | 3.4 | 69.1 | v low | 5% |
Upper Carpentaria (district 30) | ||||||||||||
Georgetown Airport | 38.2 | +1.3 | 39.9 | 19th | 23.4 | +0.6 | 16.3 | 9th | 3.6 | 57.3 | v low | 6% |
Hughenden Airport | 38.9 | +2.3 | 41.7 | 19th | 21.6 | -0.3 | 15.4 | 10th | 11.4 | 44.3 | low | 26% |
Richmond Airport | 40.0 | +2.2 | 42.8 | 19th | 22.9 | +1.2 | 16.6 | 7th | 2.0 | 43.3 | lowest | 5% |
Richmond Post Office | 39.5 | +1.9 | 42.1 | 19th | 23.5 | +2.5 | 17.9 | 7th | 0 | 30.6 | lowest | 0% |
Barron North Coast (district 31) | ||||||||||||
Cairns Aero | 31.7 | +1.0 | 34.6 | 10th | 21.0 | -1.3 | 16.6 | 10th | 0.6 | 90.8 | lowest | 1% |
Cairns Racecourse | 31.8 | 34.0 | 10th | 20.1 | 15.7 | 10th | 3.4 | |||||
Cape Flattery | 31.4 | -0.4 | 32.0 | 29th | 23.4 | -0.9 | 19.3 | 14th | 1.8 | 26.9 | low | 7% |
Cooktown Airport | 31.7 | 0.0 | 32.8 | 10th | 23.1 | -0.8 | 18.8 | 9th | 0.6 | 56.4 | lowest | 1% |
Low Isles Lighthouse | 32.3 | +0.6 | 33.8 | 14th | 24.0 | -0.5 | 22.4 | 9th | 2.2 | 88.6 | v low | 2% |
Mareeba Airport | 32.6 | +1.0 | 36.5 | 9th | 17.9 | -1.4 | 15.6 | 8th | 0 | 42.6 | lowest | 0% |
Walkamin Research Station | 31.9 | +1.3 | 35.6 | 18th | 17.1 | -1.4 | 14.7 | 8th | 0 | 71.8 | lowest | 0% |
Herbert North Coast (district 32) | ||||||||||||
Cardwell Marine Pde | 30.1 | -0.4 | 32.3 | 10th | 21.1 | 0.0 | 16.9 | 11th | 2.2 | 113.7 | v low | 2% |
Cowley Beach (Defence) | 30.4 | 31.8 | 23rd | 20.0 | 15.9 | 10th | 4.0 | |||||
Innisfail | 30.0 | +0.2 | 31.3 | 10th | 20.9 | 0.0 | 17.9 | 10th | 4.7 | 156.0 | v low | 3% |
Innisfail Aerodrome | 31.3 | 33.4 | 9th | 18.0 | 13.2 | 10th | 5.8 | |||||
Lucinda Point | 27.9 | -0.5 | 30.7 | 9th | 24.3 | +0.1 | 21.4 | 8th | 0 | 75.2 | lowest | 0% |
Mount Stuart (Defence) | 32.5 | 40.6 | 9th | 21.9 | 19.9 | 6th | 1.4 | |||||
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 30.7 | +0.2 | 34.2 | 9th | 19.6 | -1.1 | 15.4 | 10th | 7.2 | 144.9 | lowest | 5% |
Townsville Aero | 31.6 | +0.8 | 36.4 | 9th | 22.5 | -0.4 | 18.1 | 10th | 2.2 | 57.1 | v low | 4% |
Townsville- Air Weapons Range (Defence) | 33.4 | 38.1 | 18th | 20.0 | 16.1 | 6th | 0 | |||||
East Central Coast (district 33) | ||||||||||||
Alva Beach | 29.1 | -0.7 | 34.5 | 9th | 23.4 | -0.2 | 19.0 | 10th | 19.6 | 57.2 | average | 34% |
Ayr DPI Research Stn | 32.1 | +0.9 | 38.7 | 9th | 19.7 | -0.9 | 17.1 | 7th | 1.8 | 44.4 | low | 4% |
Bowen Airport AWS | 30.9 | 34.4 | 9th | 20.5 | 15.6 | 7th | 0.2 | |||||
Collinsville Post Office | 35.8 | +2.3 | 39.1 | 18th | 19.2 | -0.7 | 15.0 | 7th | 1.8 | 49.3 | v low | 4% |
Hamilton Island Airport | 29.2 | +0.6 | 33.9 | 9th | 23.2 | 0.0 | 21.0 | 1st | 3.2 | 80.8 | v low | 4% |
Mackay Aero | 30.9 | +1.3 | 35.9 | 9th | 19.2 | -1.3 | 14.3 | 11th | 0 | 78.7 | lowest | 0% |
Mackay M.O | 31.0 | +1.7 | 34.0 | 9th | 21.1 | -0.7 | 16.7 | 11th | 2.8 | 90.9 | v low | 3% |
Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club) | 30.4 | 36.2 | 9th | 18.3 | 13.6 | 11th | 0.6 | |||||
Proserpine Airport | 32.9 | +1.2 | 40.0 | 9th | 17.5 | -2.3 | 11.8 | 11th | 1.8 | 81.5 | v low | 2% |
Samuel Hill Aero | 31.3 | +1.9 | 36.4 | 9th | 15.2 | -2.5 | 6.9 | 11th | 14.2 | 66.6 | lowest | 21% |
St Lawrence | 31.4 | +0.9 | 38.2 | 9th | 19.8 | -0.5 | 12.9 | 11th | 0.4 | 58.7 | v low | 1% |
Townsville- Fanning River (Defence) | 34.6 | 38.4 | 18th | 19.2 | 15.4 | 8th | 0.2 | |||||
Williamson | 31.2 | +0.8 | 37.2 | 9th | 19.1 | -0.8 | 11.3 | 6th | 4.6 | 45.4 | v low | 10% |
Woolshed | 30.0 | +1.7 | 36.0 | 9th | 18.6 | -0.6 | 13.7 | 6th | 2.4 | 59.2 | low | 4% |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 28.1 | +0.5 | 34.9 | 9th | 21.4 | 0.0 | 13.6 | 11th | 0.2 | 66.1 | lowest | 0% |
West Central Coast (district 34) | ||||||||||||
Charters Towers Airport | 36.4 | +2.4 | 39.9 | 18th | 19.2 | -1.3 | 16.5 | 8th | 0.2 | 61.5 | low | 0% |
Moranbah Airport | 36.2 | 39.0 | 18th | 18.6 | 13.0 | 7th | 16.6 | |||||
Central Highlands (district 35) | ||||||||||||
Blackwater Airport | 36.0 | 40.7 | 17th | 19.5 | 12.3 | 11th | 1.4 | |||||
Clermont Airport | 35.9 | 39.5 | 17th | 18.8 | 10.9 | 7th | 19.2 | 46.0 | average | 42% | ||
Emerald Airport | 36.2 | +2.8 | 40.7 | 17th | 20.4 | +0.9 | 14.7 | 7th | 0.2 | 50.8 | lowest | 0% |
Lochington | 35.3 | 39.3 | 17th | 18.7 | 11.3 | 6th | 11.2 | 35.7 | low | 31% | ||
Rolleston Airport | 35.9 | 40.4 | 17th | 18.6 | 10.6 | 6th | 8.2 | 35.1 | v low | 23% | ||
Springsure Comet St | 34.6 | +1.8 | 38.5 | 20th | 17.4 | -0.5 | 11.0 | 9th | 15.8 | 63.7 | low | 25% |
Tambo Post Office | 34.4 | +1.1 | 39.0 | 20th | 16.7 | -0.4 | 8.5 | 6th | 36.0 | 46.4 | average | 78% |
Taroom Post Office | 35.7 | +3.7 | 39.6 | 20th | 18.3 | +0.7 | 5.9 | 10th | 2.8 | 72.3 | v low | 4% |
Central Lowlands (district 36) | ||||||||||||
Blackall Airport | 35.4 | +0.4 | 39.9 | 28th | 19.4 | -0.7 | 11.6 | 10th | 34.2 | 46.1 | average | 74% |
Isisford Post Office | 36.7 | +0.9 | 40.6 | 21st | 19.9 | -0.1 | 12.4 | 11th | 21.4 | 35.6 | average | 60% |
Longreach Aero | 38.1 | +1.9 | 42.1 | 21st | 20.2 | +0.1 | 11.2 | 7th | 5.6 | 28.7 | low | 20% |
Upper Western (district 37) | ||||||||||||
Camooweal Township | 39.7 | +2.1 | 42.9 | 20th | 21.9 | -0.5 | 14.0 | 11th | 0 | 29.8 | lowest | 0% |
Carters Bore | 38.0 | 42.2 | 21st | 23.2 | 16.5 | 10th | 14.2 | |||||
New May Downs | 38.4 | 42.3 | 20th | 22.8 | 17.4 | 12th | 5.0 | |||||
The Monument Airport | 38.6 | +1.3 | 43.5 | 20th | 19.1 | -2.6 | 11.5 | 7th | 0.2 | 29.0 | v low | 1% |
Trepell Airport | 38.5 | +0.9 | 43.0 | 20th | 20.0 | -1.9 | 13.1 | 10th | 16.6 | 26.5 | average | 63% |
Urandangi Aerodrome | 39.5 | 45.0 | 21st | 18.8 | 10.3 | 7th | 1.0 | |||||
Winton Airport | 39.5 | +1.5 | 42.8 | 20th | 20.9 | -0.8 | 12.6 | 7th | 2.0 | 23.9 | low | 8% |
Lower Western (district 38) | ||||||||||||
Birdsville Airport | 36.6 | +0.2 | 45.3 | 21st | 19.2 | -2.1 | 12.3 | 10th | 0 | 17.7 | v low | 0% |
Boulia Airport | 38.4 | +1.4 | 44.5 | 21st | 22.5 | +1.1 | 16.4 | 10th | 2.2 | 20.9 | low | 11% |
Windorah Airport | 37.0 | 43.1 | 21st | 20.8 | 12.9 | 6th | 6.0 | |||||
Port Curtis South Coast (district 39) | ||||||||||||
Bundaberg Aero | 30.9 | +2.4 | 34.4 | 13th | 18.9 | +0.1 | 12.0 | 11th | 17.8 | 83.7 | v low | 21% |
Gayndah Airport | 34.8 | +3.1 | 39.4 | 17th | 17.4 | 0.0 | 8.2 | 10th | 4.6 | 53.4 | v low | 9% |
Gladstone Airport | 30.5 | +1.6 | 35.1 | 9th | 21.2 | +0.7 | 14.3 | 11th | 13.2 | 55.7 | low | 24% |
Gladstone Radar | 31.4 | +1.3 | 36.1 | 8th | 21.0 | +0.4 | 16.1 | 11th | 18.6 | 66.8 | low | 28% |
Lady Elliot Island | 28.6 | +1.4 | 30.2 | 9th | 22.6 | +0.7 | 19.6 | 1st | 2.0 | 65.3 | v low | 3% |
Monto Township | 33.1 | +2.1 | 36.5 | 20th | 16.5 | +0.3 | 9.5 | 6th | 27.3 | 72.6 | low | 38% |
Rockhampton Aero | 34.0 | +2.7 | 39.3 | 8th | 20.0 | +0.4 | 13.0 | 11th | 2.8 | 65.5 | v low | 4% |
Seventeen Seventy | 29.2 | +1.7 | 33.7 | 9th | 21.3 | +0.3 | 14.4 | 10th | 8.5 | 71.3 | low | 12% |
Moreton South Coast (district 40) | ||||||||||||
Amberley AMO | 33.9 | +4.3 | 40.2 | 16th | 15.7 | -0.6 | 6.6 | 10th | 0.4 | 79.9 | lowest | 1% |
Archerfield Airport | 31.7 | +3.2 | 38.5 | 8th | 17.8 | +0.6 | 11.2 | 10th | 16.0 | 97.6 | v low | 16% |
Beaudesert Drumley Street | 33.6 | +3.8 | 39.9 | 16th | 15.8 | -0.5 | 8.8 | 10th | 4.8 | 80.2 | v low | 6% |
Beerburrum Forest Station | 30.8 | +2.3 | 38.5 | 8th | 16.6 | +0.1 | 10.0 | 6th | 41.2 | 112.5 | low | 37% |
Brisbane | 30.6 | +2.4 | 34.8 | 7th | 19.6 | +0.8 | 15.1 | 7th | 9.6 | 91.4 | lowest | 11% |
Brisbane Aero | 28.4 | +1.5 | 32.8 | 13th | 19.2 | +0.9 | 12.7 | 6th | 23.2 | 91.5 | v low | 25% |
Canungra (Defence) | 31.3 | 38.0 | 8th | 14.1 | 6.6 | 7th | 7.0 | |||||
Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 26.8 | +2.0 | 29.0 | 5th | 20.8 | +1.2 | 15.7 | 6th | 4.6 | 91.8 | lowest | 5% |
Coolangatta | 27.5 | +1.5 | 30.4 | 5th | 18.4 | +0.3 | 11.0 | 10th | 12.8 | 117.9 | v low | 11% |
Double Island Point Lighthouse | 29.7 | +3.6 | 33.9 | 13th | 21.1 | +0.9 | 17.8 | 10th | 10.4 | 86.7 | v low | 12% |
Gold Coast Seaway | 27.6 | +0.8 | 35.0 | 8th | 19.3 | +0.3 | 13.5 | 6th | ||||
Greenbank (Defence) | 32.5 | 39.6 | 8th | 14.8 | 7.3 | 10th | 4.8 | |||||
Gympie | 33.2 | +3.0 | 38.0 | 8th | 16.2 | -0.3 | 8.3 | 10th | 19.6 | 87.1 | low | 23% |
Hervey Bay Airport | 29.5 | +1.4 | 33.8 | 5th | 19.7 | +0.7 | 10.2 | 10th | 5.6 | 66.0 | v low | 8% |
Kingaroy Airport | 32.5 | +3.4 | 37.2 | 20th | 14.7 | +0.2 | 6.2 | 6th | 1.6 | 55.9 | v low | 3% |
Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 30.7 | +2.8 | 37.1 | 8th | 18.2 | +0.8 | 13.3 | 10th | 30.0 | 99.7 | low | 30% |
Maryborough | 31.8 | +2.5 | 36.7 | 13th | 16.8 | -1.0 | 6.6 | 10th | 6.2 | 83.8 | v low | 7% |
Nambour Daff - Hillside | 30.2 | +1.8 | 37.9 | 8th | 17.8 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 6th | 37.8 | 99.5 | v low | 38% |
Rainbow Beach | 28.3 | +1.3 | 34.6 | 13th | 11.0 | 87.6 | v low | 13% | ||||
Redcliffe | 28.6 | +1.5 | 34.0 | 13th | 20.4 | +0.9 | 14.1 | 6th | 5.6 | 85.7 | v low | 7% |
Redland (Alexandra Hills) | 27.8 | 31.9 | 13th | 18.9 | 12.6 | 6th | 16.6 | |||||
Sunshine Coast Airport | 28.7 | +1.5 | 35.4 | 13th | 18.1 | +0.2 | 11.7 | 10th | 28.4 | 81.7 | v low | 35% |
Tewantin RSL Park | 28.8 | +2.1 | 36.3 | 13th | 19.1 | +0.3 | 12.5 | 10th | 15.4 | 93.3 | v low | 17% |
Tin Can Bay (Defence) | 29.8 | 36.1 | 13th | 17.8 | 8.8 | 10th | 20.6 | |||||
University of Queensland Gatton | 35.0 | +4.8 | 40.2 | 16th | 16.3 | +0.3 | 8.0 | 6th | 0.8 | 77.9 | lowest | 1% |
East Darling Downs (district 41) | ||||||||||||
Applethorpe | 28.7 | +4.7 | 34.9 | 20th | 11.4 | -0.2 | 1.3 | 6th | 6.0 | 77.6 | lowest | 8% |
Dalby Airport | 34.1 | +3.6 | 39.0 | 20th | 15.5 | -0.1 | 4.8 | 6th | 5.8 | 66.7 | lowest | 9% |
Oakey Aero | 33.1 | +4.3 | 38.3 | 20th | 14.9 | +0.4 | 5.1 | 6th | 1.8 | 73.7 | v low | 2% |
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 29.4 | +4.1 | 35.3 | 20th | 11.0 | -0.9 | 2.1 | 6th | 4.4 | 74.6 | v low | 6% |
Texas Post Office | 33.5 | +3.0 | 39.5 | 20th | 16.1 | +1.1 | 7.5 | 6th | 4.0 | 66.9 | v low | 6% |
Toowoomba Airport | 30.4 | +4.2 | 36.5 | 20th | 15.6 | +0.8 | 8.8 | 6th | 0 | 72.5 | lowest | 0% |
Warwick | 32.5 | +4.5 | 38.2 | 20th | 13.6 | -0.1 | 5.0 | 6th | 1.8 | 82.1 | lowest | 2% |
West Darling Downs (district 42) | ||||||||||||
Miles Constance Street | 34.5 | +3.1 | 39.2 | 20th | 16.2 | -0.9 | 5.8 | 10th | 10.8 | 49.9 | lowest | 22% |
Maranoa (district 43) | ||||||||||||
Injune Post Office | 34.5 | +2.9 | 38.9 | 20th | 15.8 | -0.2 | 5.7 | 10th | 23.0 | 72.0 | low | 32% |
Mitchell Post Office | 34.5 | +2.5 | 40.1 | 21st | 15.3 | -0.8 | 6.1 | 10th | 36.6 | 57.5 | average | 64% |
Roma Airport | 35.3 | +3.2 | 40.8 | 20th | 16.1 | -1.1 | 7.1 | 10th | 17.2 | 58.2 | v low | 30% |
St George Airport | 34.3 | +2.0 | 41.6 | 20th | 17.1 | -1.1 | 8.3 | 6th | 15.2 | 57.8 | low | 26% |
Surat | 34.2 | +2.2 | 40.5 | 20th | 16.7 | -0.4 | 7.2 | 6th | 20.4 | 54.5 | low | 37% |
Warrego (district 44) | ||||||||||||
Bollon Mary St | 34.0 | +1.1 | 42.0 | 21st | 16.7 | -0.6 | 9.7 | 6th | 15.0 | 41.1 | low | 36% |
Charleville Aero | 34.5 | +1.6 | 40.5 | 20th | 18.0 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 10th | 1.8 | 42.9 | v low | 4% |
Cunnamulla Post Office | 34.3 | +1.4 | 42.7 | 21st | 18.2 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 6th | 15.8 | 30.3 | average | 52% |
Far Southwest (district 45) | ||||||||||||
Ballera Gas Field | 35.6 | +0.2 | 44.0 | 20th | 20.1 | -0.8 | 12.6 | 10th | 2.2 | 25.5 | low | 9% |
Thargomindah Airport | 35.2 | +0.9 | 44.3 | 21st | 19.8 | -0.8 | 11.0 | 6th | 3.2 | 32.2 | low | 10% |
Offshore Islands (district 200) | ||||||||||||
Cato Island | 26.3 | 28.7 | 18th | 22.5 | 20.2 | 7th | ||||||
Creal Reef | 25.8 | 27.9 | 17th | 24.0 | 21.2 | 23rd | ||||||
Flinders Reef | 27.0 | 29.0 | 14th | 24.6 | 23.2 | 26th | ||||||
Gannet Cay | 25.6 | 27.4 | 14th | 23.7 | 20.2 | 2nd | ||||||
Holmes Reef | 26.9 | 29.5 | 8th | 25.0 | 24.2 | 25th | ||||||
Marion Reef | 26.1 | 28.0 | 13th | 24.1 | 21.9 | 24th | ||||||
Middle Percy Island | 27.7 | +0.5 | 33.5 | 9th | 21.6 | 0.0 | 18.3 | 1st | 7.4 | 79.6 | low | 9% |
Willis Island | 30.0 | +0.1 | 31.0 | 23rd | 24.5 | -0.2 | 22.3 | 23rd | 8.8 | 38.5 | average | 23% |
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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 3 pm on Sunday 1 December 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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