Monday, 2 March 2020 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC14R0
Queensland in February 2020: wet in the southeast quarter
Rainfall was well above average in the southeastern quarter of the State, and in areas of the Gulf Country after tropical cyclone Esther made landfall near the Northern Territory and Queensland border. Queensland's mean maximum temperature was above average, and the mean minimum temperature was the third-warmest on record for the State as a whole.
Above average rainfall in the southeast
- Rainfall was well above average in the southeastern quarter of the State and in areas of the Gulf Country and Cape York Peninsula, and the wettest on record in areas of the Warrego and Maranoa District
- Some sites had their highest total February rainfall on record or their highest total February rainfall for at least 20 years
- A monsoon trough in the north produced showers and thunderstorms over Cape York Peninsula at the beginning of the month
- Widespread showers and thunderstorms developed over central to southern inland Queensland due to a surface trough extending from the northwest to southeast of the State
- A near-stationary coastal trough over the southeast from the 6th generated persistent showers and thunderstorms until the middle of the month, with locally heavy falls in some areas
- Around the 22nd, a tropical low linked to the monsoon trough intensified in the Gulf of Carpentaria, becoming tropical cyclone Esther, and making landfall near the Northern Territory and Queensland on the 24th, generating moderate to locally heavy falls across the northern tropics
- Further south, a surface trough extended through the interior of Queensland, and interacted with an upper-level trough, enhancing showers and thunderstorms, and generating moderate to locally heavy falls through the southern inland to the Capricornia coast
- Showers, thunderstorms and areas of rain affected much of eastern Queensland at the end of the month
Warmer than usual nights across most of the State
- Queensland's mean maximum temperature was 1.09 °C above the long-term average, the warmest since 2018
- Mean maximum temperatures were warmer than average for the State as a whole
- Maximum temperatures were warmer than average along much of the east coast, and in the far west, but close to average elsewhere
- There were some warm days in the north tropical coast on the 14th and 15th, with Cairns and Ingham both reporting maximum temperatures of 40.0 °C or above, their highest February temperature on record
- Some sites along the east coast, including Cairns, Mackay and Seventeen Seventy reported their highest February mean daily maximum temperature on record or their highest February mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years
- Queensland's mean minimum temperature was 1.60 °C above the long-term average, the third-warmest on record
- Minimum temperatures were warmer than average across most of Queensland, including record warm along parts of the east coast
- There were some warm nights about the central coast in the middle of the month, with a few sites reporting their warmest February night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record
- Numerous sites along the east coast had their highest
February mean daily minimum temperature on record or for any
month, or their highest February
mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years
Flooding
- Heavy rainfall in the first half of the month produced significant river levels in the Logan/Albert, Condamine (including in Myall, Jandowae and Charley's Creek), Noosa and Mary Rivers. River level rises in these catchments produced impacts at several townships including heavily populated areas around Logan City (Beenleigh, Eagleby), Warwick, Dalby, Chinchilla, Tewantin and Gympie
- Heavy rainfall in the second half of the month produced very significant river levels in catchments across the Warrego and Maranoa district which recorded its highest river levels since the very significant flooding recorded in 2012. Major flood levels were recorded across the Balonne River catchment including at the townships of Surat, St George and Dirranbandi
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes in February 2020 | |
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Hottest day | 44.7 °C at Thargomindah Airport on the 17th |
Warmest days on average | 39.7 °C at Urandangi Aerodrome |
Coolest days on average | 25.8 °C at Applethorpe |
Coldest day | 17.0 °C at Applethorpe on the 5th |
Coldest night | 9.6 °C at Applethorpe on the 20th |
Coolest nights on average | 16.7 °C at Applethorpe |
Warmest nights on average | 27.9 °C at Holmes Reef |
Warmest night | 32.9 °C at Thargomindah Airport on the 2nd |
Warmest on average overall | 32.6 °C at Boulia Airport |
Coolest on average overall | 21.2 °C at Applethorpe |
Wettest overall | 702.2 mm at Coolangatta |
Wettest day | 243.3 mm at Sandy Cape Lighthouse on the 6th |
Strongest wind gust | 104 km/h at Sweers Island on the 23rd |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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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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Nive Downs | 108.4 | on the 23rd | 105.4 | on the 17th in 1961 | 101 | |
Kenilworth | 115.6 | on the 23rd | 97.8 | on the 5th in 1930 | 95 | |
Karoola Park | 127.0 | on the 23rd | 116.8 | on the 18th in 1959 | 66 | |
Oakey Aero | 115.2 | on the 9th | 98.2 | on the 10th in 1998 | 50 | |
Yantumara | 191.4 | on the 22nd | 172.5 | on the 27th in 1997 | 42 | |
Coolangatta | 200.6 | on the 9th | 160.0 | on the 15th in 1995 | 36 | |
Ormiston College | 185.0 | on the 13th | 134.0 | on the 3rd in 1990 | 31 | |
Springfield | 165.0 | on the 23rd | 100.0 | on the 3rd in 2012 | 27 | |
Gold Coast Seaway | 177.8 | on the 13th | 164.0 | on the 24th in 2018 | 26 | |
Sunshine Coast Airport | 231.8 | on the 13th | 197.6 | on the 21st in 2015 | 26 | |
Warwick | 104.8 | on the 9th | 58.0 | on the 4th in 2008 | 26 | |
Pratten Condamine River | 111.0 | on the 9th | 80.0 | on the 13th in 1997 | 25 | |
Point Lookout | 102.2 | on the 9th | 97.4 | on the 2nd in 2001 | 24 | |
Heather Station | 75.0 | on the 5th | 72.6 | on the 24th in 2002 | 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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Victoria Downs | 279.8 | 257.4 | in 1994 | 112 | 67.7 |
Woleebee Nevasa | 476.0 | 329.7 | in 1924 | 108 | 78.3 |
Karoola Park | 340.6 | 233.4 | in 2012 | 66 | 65.8 |
Namarah | 284.2 | 199.1 | in 1973 | 55 | 67.0 |
Fort Lytton | 519.6 | 423.8 | in 1972 | 51 | 153.9 |
Yantumara | 346.8 | 262.2 | in 2018 | 42 | 96.5 |
Coolangatta | 702.2 | 507.0 | in 1995 | 36 | 184.6 |
Roma Airport | 278.0 | 277.4 | in 2010 | 35 | 90.7 |
Clontarf | 427.8 | 372.4 | in 2003 | 30 | 167.7 |
Gold Coast Seaway | 630.6 | 471.2 | in 2003 | 26 | 183.4 |
Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 386.0 | 319.2 | in 2010 | 26 | 162.0 |
Sunshine Coast Airport | 649.8 | 504.8 | in 1999 | 26 | 207.5 |
Miva | 364.8 | 351.6 | in 2003 | 25 | 151.3 |
Ormiston College | 549.6 | 399.4 | in 2015 | 25 | 158.1 |
Springfield | 287.0 | 260.8 | in 2012 | 25 | 84.0 |
Warwick | 180.2 | 171.6 | in 2008 | 25 | 67.7 |
Brisbane Aero | 454.2 | 284.8 | in 2015 | 24 | 134.5 |
Point Lookout | 472.8 | 346.7 | in 2015 | 24 | 159.6 |
Pratten Condamine River | 228.2 | 193.5 | in 1997 | 24 | 68.7 |
Dalmally | 450.8 | 267.6 | in 2012 | 23 | 101.9 |
Heather Station | 145.0 | 103.6 | in 2002 | 20 | 54.1 |
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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Nive Downs | 260.8 | 284.0 | in 1890* | 70.3 | |
Mitchell Post Office | 291.0 | 389.0 | in 1906 | 73.8 | |
Morven Post Office | 285.0 | 319.5 | in 1906* | 73.3 | |
Surat | 241.0 | 260.1 | in 1953 | 75.1 | |
Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 530.2 | 590.3 | in 1954* | 155.6 | |
Kenilworth | 217.0 | 221.4 | in 1956 | 58.4 | |
Rocky Point Sugar Mill | 498.6 | 632.6 | in 1956* | 168.5 | |
Manly Railway Station | 500.8 | 570.7 | in 1956* | 151.0 | |
Capalaba Water Treat | 390.8 | 529.6 | in 1972* | 157.7 | |
Wansey Downs | 274.0 | 276.4 | in 1973 | 73.8 | |
Bauhinia Downs Store | 334.0 | 354.1 | in 1971* | 107.0 | |
Miami Bardon Ave | 590.2 | 629.8 | in 1976 | 215.8 | |
Meandarra Post Office | 185.5 | 226.4 | in 1976* | 65.8 | |
Carneys Creek The Ranch | 302.8 | 408.6 | in 1976* | 133.0 | |
Girraween Nat Park | 199.3 | 217.8 | in 1976* | 92.8 | |
Sorrento | 195.4 | 243.8 | in 1976* | 77.0 | |
Ellangowan | 153.0 | 161.6 | in 1981 | 80.3 | |
Oakey Aero | 229.6 | 262.4 | in 1981 | 81.2 | |
Jingi Jingi | 255.8 | 317.6 | in 1981* | 79.1 | |
Marnhull | 165.2 | 210.2 | in 1981* | 65.0 | |
Moyola | 225.5 | 347.2 | in 1981* | 95.7 | |
Highvale | 382.4 | 420.4 | in 1972* | 162.9 | |
Bell Police | 154.6 | 334.0 | in 1981* | 77.4 | |
Lanark | 157.0 | 183.1 | in 1981* | 86.5 | |
Cooranga North | 180.5 | 252.0 | in 1981* | 73.8 | |
Sunnybank (Gager St) | 335.8 | 379.4 | in 1990* | 147.1 | |
Archerfield Airport | 306.8 | 322.0 | in 1990* | 152.8 | |
Maroon Dam | 279.6 | 331.6 | in 1991* | 113.9 | |
Alderley | 387.8 | 559.0 | in 1992* | 165.4 | |
Leslie Dam | 171.4 | 195.2 | in 1995 | 73.0 | |
Sandy Cape Lighthouse | 407.7 | 428.4 | in 1995 | 168.3 | |
Glenelg | 141.0 | 142.8 | in 1995* | 70.6 | |
Glenroy Massie | 182.0 | 251.6 | in 1997 | 80.4 | |
Hannaford Post Office | 193.2 | 204.0 | in 1997 | 71.2 | |
Wallangarra Post Office | 191.9 | 207.0 | in 1997 | 83.6 | |
Felton | 160.6 | 174.1 | in 1998 | 78.8 | |
Glenorie | 213.2 | 298.6 | in 1997* | 60.9 | |
Ivanhoe Downs | 221.0 | 255.2 | in 1997* | 67.1 | |
Mungallala | 273.6 | 274.8 | in 1998 | 70.9 | |
Fraser Island Eurong | 437.8 | 593.5 | in 1999 | 208.0 | |
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 144.5 | 158.5 | in 1992* | 84.9 | |
Warkon | 182.0 | 211.6 | in 1997* | 67.5 | |
Navarra | 117.2 | 134.8 | in 2000 | 47.6 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher 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 | 40.0 | on the 15th | 39.5 | on the 21st in 2019 | 78 | 31.2 |
Ingham Composite | 40.6 | on the 14th | = 40.6 | on the 9th in 2002 | 51 | 31.8 |
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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Willis Island | 32.8 | 32.6 | in 2002 | 94 | 30.4 |
Cairns Aero | 33.5 | = 33.5 | in 1990 | 77 | 31.2 |
Mackay Aero | 31.8 | 31.6 | in 2006 | 33 | 30.1 |
Seventeen Seventy | 31.4 | 31.2 | in 2019 | 32 | 29.2 |
Highest February mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for February |
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Innisfail | 32.9 | 33.7 | in 1942* | 30.7 | |
Mackay M.O | 32.1 | 32.7 | in 1990 | 29.7 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
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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Willis Island | 29.2 | on the 13th | 29.1 | on the 4th in 2016 | 95 | 25.7 |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 28.0 | on the 17th | 27.5 | on the 12th in 2004 | 26 | 23.7 |
Rundle Island | 28.1 | on the 16th | 28.0 | on the 12th in 2002 | 23 | 24.4 |
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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Cardwell Marine Pde | 24.7 | = 24.7 | in 1998 | 112 | 23.0 |
Innisfail | 24.9 | 24.6 | in 2002 | 110 | 22.9 |
Willis Island | 27.6 | 27.2 | in 2016 | 94 | 25.7 |
Lady Elliot Island | 25.5 | 25.3 | in 2017 | 79 | 24.0 |
Townsville Aero | 25.9 | 25.6 | in 2016 | 79 | 24.1 |
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 24.0 | 23.9 | in 2002 | 65 | 22.8 |
Ayr DPI Research Stn | 24.6 | 24.2 | in 2016 | 63 | 22.8 |
Collinsville Post Office | 23.9 | 23.5 | in 2017 | 62 | 21.9 |
Mackay M.O | 24.9 | 24.5 | in 2017 | 60 | 23.4 |
Monto Township | 21.2 | 21.0 | in 1981 | 46 | 19.0 |
Archerfield Airport | 21.7 | 21.6 | in 1998 | 44 | 20.1 |
Bundaberg Aero | 23.1 | 22.8 | in 2004 | 40 | 21.4 |
Mackay Aero | 24.4 | 24.3 | in 1954 | 33 | 23.2 |
Proserpine Airport | 23.9 | 23.7 | in 2002 | 30 | 22.8 |
Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 22.0 | 21.9 | in 2017 | 27 | 20.5 |
Thangool Airport | 21.5 | 21.1 | in 2003 | 27 | 19.8 |
Horn Island | 25.8 | 25.7 | in 2016 | 24 | 25.1 |
Warwick | 18.9 | 18.1 | in 2006 | 24 | 17.0 |
Alva Beach | 26.2 | 26.1 | in 2002 | 22 | 24.6 |
Woolshed | 21.9 | 21.8 | in 2016 | 21 | 20.9 |
Beerburrum Forest Station | 20.9 | 20.7 | in 2004 | 20 | 19.9 |
Hervey Bay Airport | 23.1 | 22.9 | in 2010 | 20 | 22.0 |
Highest February mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for February |
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Amberley AMO | 21.4 | 21.9 | in 1981 | 19.5 | |
University of Queensland Gatton | 21.1 | 21.9 | in 1981 | 19.0 | |
Gympie | 21.6 | 22.1 | in 1981* | 19.7 | |
Applethorpe | 16.7 | 17.5 | in 1981* | 15.1 | |
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 17.3 | 18.1 | in 1981* | 15.6 | |
Gold Coast Seaway | 22.6 | 24.0 | in 1993 | 21.8 | |
Maryborough | 22.4 | 22.8 | in 1998 | 20.6 | |
Sunshine Coast Airport | 22.3 | 22.6 | in 1998 | 21.3 | |
Tewantin RSL Park | 22.9 | 23.0 | in 1998 | 21.9 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record highest February mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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Innisfail | 28.9 | 28.6 | in 2002 | 109 | 26.8 |
Willis Island | 30.2 | 29.8 | in 2002 | 94 | 28.1 |
Townsville Aero | 29.6 | = 29.6 | in 2005 | 79 | 27.6 |
Cairns Aero | 29.2 | 28.8 | in 2016 | 77 | 27.5 |
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 28.6 | 28.4 | in 2002 | 65 | 26.8 |
Mackay M.O | 28.5 | 28.0 | in 1990 | 60 | 26.6 |
Mackay Aero | 28.1 | 27.8 | in 2017 | 33 | 26.7 |
Highest February mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for February |
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Sandy Cape Lighthouse | 27.7 | 28.0 | in 1998 | 25.9 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Summary statistics for February 2020 | ||||||||||||
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Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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Mean for February 2020 |
Diff from average |
Highest for February 2020 |
Mean for February 2020 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for February 2020 |
Total for February 2020 |
Average for February |
Rank of February 2020 |
Fraction of February average |
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North Peninsula (district 27) | ||||||||||||
Coconut Island | 32.0 | +0.5 | 34.3 | 29th | 26.6 | +0.7 | 24.1 | 7th | 195.2 | 260.7 | average | 75% |
Coen Airport | 33.3 | +1.1 | 36.1 | 15th | 24.4 | +0.6 | 23.2 | 1st | 401.2 | 262.6 | high | 153% |
Horn Island | 30.9 | +0.3 | 32.7 | 29th | 25.8 | +0.7 | 24.2 | 2nd | 367.4 | 435.4 | low | 84% |
Scherger RAAF | 32.1 | -0.1 | 34.4 | 27th | 24.6 | +0.5 | 23.7 | 1st | 593.8 | 390.0 | high | 152% |
Weipa Aero | 31.4 | -0.1 | 33.3 | 7th | 24.7 | +0.5 | 22.8 | 6th | 469.8 | 501.5 | average | 94% |
South Peninsula (district 28) | ||||||||||||
Lockhart River Airport | 32.8 | +1.4 | 36.8 | 15th | 24.7 | +1.0 | 22.6 | 9th | 328.8 | 384.9 | average | 85% |
Palmerville | 33.7 | +1.1 | 35.7 | 15th | 24.2 | +1.3 | 21.8 | 26th | 154.2 | 259.5 | low | 59% |
Lower Carpentaria (district 29) | ||||||||||||
Burketown Airport | 35.0 | +1.0 | 40.2 | 13th | 26.0 | +1.2 | 23.2 | 19th | 137.2 | 199.9 | average | 69% |
Century Mine | 37.6 | +1.1 | 43.1 | 15th | 26.1 | +2.0 | 22.5 | 14th | 38.4 | 111.2 | low | 35% |
Cloncurry Airport | 37.1 | +0.7 | 42.4 | 15th | 24.4 | +0.1 | 20.7 | 14th | 3.6 | 104.5 | lowest | 3% |
Julia Creek Airport | 37.5 | +0.4 | 41.1 | 15th | 24.0 | +1.1 | 18.4 | 29th | 66.4 | 109.9 | average | 60% |
Kowanyama Airport | 33.6 | +1.1 | 35.4 | 15th | 25.5 | +1.2 | 23.4 | 17th | 269.0 | 360.5 | average | 75% |
Lake Julius AWS | 37.2 | 41.9 | 18th | 24.8 | 21.5 | 29th | 81.0 | |||||
Mornington Island Airport | 32.6 | 35.1 | 15th | 26.8 | 22.8 | 19th | 403.4 | |||||
Mount Isa Aero | 37.4 | +1.9 | 41.7 | 18th | 23.5 | +0.2 | 18.0 | 14th | 41.6 | 101.9 | low | 41% |
Normanton Airport | 34.2 | +0.4 | 37.7 | 12th | 25.9 | +0.8 | 22.8 | 19th | 180.6 | 192.0 | average | 94% |
Sweers Island | 33.2 | +0.7 | 37.0 | 13th | 26.7 | +0.4 | 22.1 | 19th | 399.6 | 331.4 | average | 121% |
Upper Carpentaria (district 30) | ||||||||||||
Georgetown Airport | 34.5 | +1.0 | 37.8 | 16th | 23.9 | +1.2 | 19.1 | 13th | 113.0 | 191.0 | average | 59% |
Hughenden Airport | 36.0 | +0.9 | 39.7 | 16th | 23.3 | +0.6 | 18.7 | 13th | 111.2 | 86.5 | high | 129% |
Richmond Airport | 35.9 | -0.3 | 38.8 | 15th | 23.7 | +0.9 | 19.2 | 13th | 45.6 | 96.8 | average | 47% |
Richmond Post Office | 36.5 | +0.8 | 40.0 | 16th | 24.6 | +2.0 | 20.3 | 12th | 41.6 | 105.0 | low | 40% |
Barron North Coast (district 31) | ||||||||||||
Cairns Aero | 33.5 | +2.3 | 40.0 | 15th | 24.8 | +1.0 | 23.7 | 4th | 292.2 | 442.9 | average | 66% |
Cairns Racecourse | 33.9 | 40.1 | 15th | 24.6 | 23.5 | 5th | 208.4 | |||||
Cape Flattery | 33.6 | +1.6 | 37.6 | 15th | 25.0 | +0.3 | 23.4 | 12th | 149.4 | 241.4 | low | 62% |
Cooktown Airport | 33.3 | +1.5 | 37.8 | 15th | 24.8 | +0.5 | 23.5 | 26th | 286.8 | 328.6 | average | 87% |
Low Isles Lighthouse | 33.9 | +2.1 | 37.9 | 15th | 24.3 | 1st | 384.4 | 416.2 | average | 92% | ||
Mareeba Airport | 32.5 | +1.8 | 36.0 | 15th | 22.3 | +0.9 | 20.8 | 1st | 153.4 | 226.4 | average | 68% |
Walkamin Research Station | 31.4 | +2.1 | 35.0 | 15th | 21.2 | +0.8 | 19.5 | 4th | 192.0 | 243.7 | average | 79% |
Herbert North Coast (district 32) | ||||||||||||
Cardwell Marine Pde | 32.5 | +1.2 | 40.7 | 15th | 24.7 | +1.7 | 22.7 | 28th | 318.4 | 464.5 | average | 69% |
Cowley Beach (Defence) | 32.6 | 36.4 | 14th | 24.1 | 21.8 | 13th | 196.0 | |||||
Innisfail | 32.9 | +2.2 | 39.9 | 14th | 24.9 | +2.0 | 23.3 | 4th | 240.6 | 583.3 | low | 41% |
Innisfail Aerodrome | 33.4 | 39.3 | 14th | 23.5 | 20.7 | 13th | 165.6 | |||||
Lucinda Point | 31.6 | +1.4 | 36.8 | 14th | 25.9 | +0.7 | 22.7 | 11th | 176.6 | 210.0 | average | 84% |
Mount Stuart (Defence) | 33.7 | 40.8 | 14th | 24.7 | 22.9 | 23rd | 298.8 | |||||
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 33.3 | +2.5 | 39.3 | 15th | 24.0 | +1.2 | 21.8 | 13th | 247.6 | 564.4 | low | 44% |
Townsville Aero | 33.4 | +2.2 | 39.1 | 14th | 25.9 | +1.8 | 23.6 | 23rd | 285.4 | 304.6 | average | 94% |
Townsville- Air Weapons Range (Defence) | 34.1 | 39.2 | 15th | 23.0 | 20.1 | 13th | 110.4 | |||||
East Central Coast (district 33) | ||||||||||||
Alva Beach | 32.0 | +0.8 | 34.8 | 28th | 26.2 | +1.6 | 23.9 | 21st | 210.8 | 259.8 | average | 81% |
Ayr DPI Research Stn | 33.4 | +1.8 | 38.5 | 14th | 24.6 | +1.8 | 22.4 | 2nd | 176.4 | 234.5 | average | 75% |
Bowen Airport AWS | 32.1 | 34.0 | 28th | 24.5 | 21.8 | 16th | 242.0 | |||||
Collinsville Post Office | 35.5 | +2.6 | 38.5 | 14th | 23.9 | +2.0 | 20.7 | 2nd | 141.3 | 155.9 | average | 91% |
Hamilton Island Airport | 31.0 | +1.4 | 32.7 | 13th | 25.9 | +1.1 | 22.7 | 23rd | 352.0 | 276.4 | average | 127% |
Mackay Aero | 31.8 | +1.7 | 34.5 | 12th | 24.4 | +1.2 | 21.7 | 9th | 318.2 | 338.3 | average | 94% |
Mackay M.O | 32.1 | +2.4 | 34.6 | 12th | 24.9 | +1.5 | 22.1 | 9th | 286.6 | 316.0 | average | 91% |
Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club) | 32.1 | 34.4 | 12th | 24.0 | 21.2 | 4th | 389.8 | |||||
Proserpine Airport | 32.7 | +1.6 | 34.7 | 14th | 23.9 | +1.1 | 22.1 | 4th | 293.2 | 357.7 | average | 82% |
Samuel Hill Aero | 32.2 | +1.9 | 35.3 | 20th | 22.8 | +0.8 | 17.7 | 3rd | 184.0 | 306.3 | average | 60% |
St Lawrence | 32.7 | +1.1 | 35.0 | 28th | 24.1 | +1.3 | 19.7 | 29th | 177.2 | 198.4 | average | 89% |
Townsville- Fanning River (Defence) | 34.2 | 39.1 | 15th | 23.1 | 21.0 | 13th | 139.4 | |||||
Williamson | 32.3 | +1.1 | 34.2 | 9th | 24.1 | +1.3 | 21.7 | 3rd | 153.4 | 185.5 | average | 83% |
Woolshed | 30.8 | +2.5 | 37.9 | 15th | 21.9 | +1.0 | 18.6 | 13th | 245.6 | 328.3 | average | 75% |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 30.5 | +1.2 | 32.6 | 20th | 24.7 | +1.0 | 21.5 | 3rd | 314.6 | 183.4 | high | 172% |
West Central Coast (district 34) | ||||||||||||
Charters Towers Airport | 35.8 | +2.8 | 40.1 | 15th | 22.5 | +0.2 | 21.0 | 9th | 97.4 | 144.1 | average | 68% |
Moranbah Airport | 34.8 | 37.8 | 20th | 23.3 | 21.5 | 3rd | 76.4 | |||||
Central Highlands (district 35) | ||||||||||||
Blackwater Airport | 33.7 | 36.5 | 20th | 22.9 | 21.1 | 28th | 66.2 | |||||
Clermont Airport | 34.7 | 37.5 | 15th | 23.0 | 21.1 | 9th | 16.0 | 78.0 | v low | 21% | ||
Emerald Airport | 34.4 | +0.7 | 37.9 | 3rd | 23.3 | +1.3 | 20.9 | 20th | 161.8 | 87.6 | high | 185% |
Lochington | 34.9 | 37.9 | 20th | 22.8 | 20.7 | 28th | 28.8 | 84.5 | low | 34% | ||
Rolleston Airport | 33.3 | 37.8 | 3rd | 22.4 | 19.1 | 29th | 290.6 | 104.3 | v high | 279% | ||
Springsure Comet St | 33.3 | +0.8 | 36.8 | 3rd | 21.7 | +1.2 | 18.2 | 4th | 94.0 | 108.6 | average | 87% |
Tambo Post Office | 34.5 | +0.6 | 38.7 | 16th | 21.7 | +1.7 | 18.0 | 29th | 144.8 | 77.5 | high | 187% |
Taroom Post Office | 32.8 | -0.2 | 39.7 | 3rd | 22.1 | +1.7 | 18.6 | 21st | 161.7 | 88.4 | high | 183% |
Central Lowlands (district 36) | ||||||||||||
Barcaldine Post Office | 36.6 | +2.0 | 40.9 | 16th | 24.9 | +2.2 | 22.3 | 12th | 92.0 | 78.7 | average | 117% |
Blackall Airport | 36.1 | +0.7 | 41.8 | 16th | 23.4 | +1.3 | 19.3 | 12th | 160.4 | 75.1 | high | 214% |
Isisford Post Office | 37.3 | +1.4 | 42.6 | 17th | 24.1 | +1.6 | 20.2 | 12th | 54.4 | 72.2 | average | 75% |
Longreach Aero | 37.9 | +2.0 | 42.2 | 16th | 24.4 | +1.8 | 21.2 | 12th | 46.6 | 76.7 | average | 61% |
Upper Western (district 37) | ||||||||||||
Camooweal Township | 37.0 | +0.7 | 40.5 | 18th | 24.6 | +0.9 | 19.3 | 29th | 151.4 | 93.0 | high | 163% |
Carters Bore | 36.7 | 40.7 | 18th | 24.7 | 21.6 | 13th | 89.2 | |||||
New May Downs | 36.8 | 41.4 | 18th | 24.3 | 21.9 | 22nd | 78.6 | |||||
The Monument Airport | 38.2 | +1.2 | 43.1 | 18th | 23.8 | +0.2 | 17.9 | 29th | 53.4 | 71.6 | average | 75% |
Trepell Airport | 38.2 | +1.1 | 42.5 | 15th | 24.1 | +0.5 | 20.7 | 29th | 36.6 | 63.7 | average | 57% |
Urandangi Aerodrome | 39.7 | 44.4 | 18th | 23.8 | 17.4 | 29th | 22.6 | |||||
Winton Airport | 37.1 | +0.2 | 41.5 | 16th | 23.8 | +0.8 | 20.4 | 12th | 100.4 | 70.8 | average | 142% |
Lower Western (district 38) | ||||||||||||
Bedourie | 39.0 | +0.6 | 42.1 | 15th | 24.9 | +0.8 | 19.5 | 29th | 11.8 | 33.3 | average | 35% |
Birdsville Airport | 39.0 | +0.3 | 43.0 | 14th | 24.7 | -0.2 | 18.7 | 29th | 0.2 | 21.6 | average | 1% |
Boulia Airport | 39.2 | +1.7 | 44.5 | 18th | 26.0 | +1.9 | 21.8 | 29th | 4.4 | 48.8 | low | 9% |
Windorah Airport | 39.1 | 44.3 | 18th | 25.7 | 21.7 | 21st | 22.0 | |||||
Port Curtis South Coast (district 39) | ||||||||||||
Bundaberg Aero | 31.4 | +1.3 | 34.9 | 20th | 23.1 | +1.7 | 20.9 | 28th | 162.0 | 156.2 | average | 104% |
Gayndah Airport | 33.5 | +0.8 | 39.9 | 3rd | 22.3 | +1.7 | 19.8 | 29th | 134.4 | 94.5 | average | 142% |
Gladstone Airport | 31.8 | +1.1 | 34.5 | 20th | 23.9 | +0.9 | 20.7 | 28th | 243.8 | 176.0 | high | 139% |
Lady Elliot Island | 30.4 | +1.3 | 32.2 | 4th | 25.5 | +1.5 | 22.0 | 28th | 260.0 | 162.2 | high | 160% |
Monto Township | 31.9 | +0.5 | 36.4 | 3rd | 21.2 | +2.2 | 18.9 | 28th | 133.6 | 114.0 | average | 117% |
Rockhampton Aero | 33.3 | +1.9 | 38.2 | 4th | 23.9 | +1.7 | 21.5 | 9th | 215.2 | 144.9 | high | 149% |
Rundle Island | 29.9 | +1.7 | 32.6 | 21st | 25.3 | +0.9 | 21.5 | 6th | ||||
Sandy Cape Lighthouse | 31.2 | +1.9 | 33.7 | 4th | 23.9 | +1.5 | 20.0 | 28th | 407.7 | 168.3 | v high | 242% |
Seventeen Seventy | 31.4 | +2.2 | 33.7 | 17th | 23.1 | +0.4 | 21.0 | 6th | 220.6 | 185.8 | high | 119% |
Thangool Airport | 33.3 | +0.3 | 36.5 | 20th | 21.5 | +1.7 | 20.0 | 1st | 175.2 | 95.0 | high | 184% |
Moreton South Coast (district 40) | ||||||||||||
Amberley AMO | 30.8 | +0.3 | 39.1 | 3rd | 21.4 | +1.9 | 19.3 | 2nd | 193.4 | 120.8 | high | 160% |
Archerfield Airport | 30.1 | +0.2 | 35.4 | 3rd | 21.7 | +1.6 | 19.7 | 6th | 306.8 | 152.8 | high | 201% |
Beaudesert Drumley Street | 30.7 | -0.1 | 38.3 | 3rd | 21.1 | +2.1 | 19.1 | 26th | 272.0 | 125.0 | v high | 218% |
Beerburrum Forest Station | 29.9 | +0.1 | 37.3 | 3rd | 20.9 | +1.0 | 18.8 | 2nd | 313.6 | 200.9 | high | 156% |
Brisbane | 29.9 | -0.3 | 34.5 | 3rd | 22.3 | +0.9 | 19.9 | 6th | 365.8 | 150.4 | v high | 243% |
Brisbane Aero | 29.0 | -0.1 | 33.1 | 3rd | 22.3 | +1.1 | 19.8 | 6th | 454.2 | 134.5 | highest | 338% |
Canungra (Defence) | 29.2 | 36.3 | 3rd | 20.0 | 17.9 | 26th | 439.8 | |||||
Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 28.7 | +1.8 | 31.6 | 18th | 23.1 | +1.1 | 20.4 | 10th | 530.2 | 155.6 | v high | 341% |
Coolangatta | 28.1 | -0.2 | 32.0 | 19th | 21.9 | +1.0 | 19.7 | 5th | 702.2 | 184.6 | highest | 380% |
Double Island Point Lighthouse | 28.6 | +0.9 | 33.7 | 3rd | 23.5 | +1.0 | 21.0 | 13th | 288.0 | 163.8 | high | 176% |
Gold Coast Seaway | 28.6 | -0.1 | 33.4 | 3rd | 22.6 | +0.8 | 20.4 | 5th | 630.6 | 183.4 | highest | 344% |
Greenbank (Defence) | 30.6 | 38.6 | 3rd | 20.8 | 18.4 | 2nd | 320.0 | |||||
Gympie | 30.9 | +0.5 | 37.2 | 3rd | 21.6 | +1.9 | 19.5 | 13th | 175.2 | 167.4 | average | 105% |
Hervey Bay Airport | 30.8 | +0.6 | 33.9 | 20th | 23.1 | +1.1 | 20.8 | 28th | 267.4 | 137.4 | high | 195% |
Kingaroy Airport | 29.5 | -0.4 | 36.1 | 3rd | 19.3 | +1.6 | 17.3 | 21st | 122.6 | 92.8 | average | 132% |
Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 29.1 | -0.4 | 35.8 | 3rd | 22.0 | +1.5 | 19.8 | 7th | 386.0 | 162.0 | highest | 238% |
Maryborough | 31.4 | +1.1 | 36.3 | 3rd | 22.4 | +1.8 | 20.3 | 28th | 345.0 | 173.4 | high | 199% |
Nambour Daff - Hillside | 29.2 | +0.1 | 37.0 | 3rd | 21.5 | +0.9 | 19.6 | 2nd | 520.2 | 279.6 | high | 186% |
Point Lookout | 29.4 | 0.0 | 33.1 | 1st | 22.9 | +0.3 | 21.0 | 29th | 472.8 | 159.6 | highest | 296% |
Rainbow Beach | 29.3 | +0.5 | 32.3 | 20th | 410.0 | 206.9 | high | 198% | ||||
Redcliffe | 29.1 | +0.1 | 33.2 | 3rd | 22.7 | +0.8 | 20.7 | 6th | 368.4 | 137.9 | v high | 267% |
Redland (Alexandra Hills) | 28.6 | 32.7 | 3rd | 21.8 | 19.8 | 28th | 486.6 | |||||
Sunshine Coast Airport | 29.2 | +0.3 | 36.3 | 3rd | 22.3 | +1.0 | 20.4 | 2nd | 649.8 | 207.5 | highest | 313% |
Tewantin RSL Park | 29.3 | +0.8 | 35.0 | 3rd | 22.9 | +1.0 | 20.6 | 13th | 509.6 | 230.1 | high | 221% |
Tin Can Bay (Defence) | 30.1 | 36.3 | 3rd | 22.4 | 20.7 | 2nd | 502.2 | |||||
University of Queensland Gatton | 31.0 | +0.2 | 40.7 | 3rd | 21.1 | +2.1 | 18.7 | 26th | 121.8 | 99.6 | average | 122% |
East Darling Downs (district 41) | ||||||||||||
Applethorpe | 25.8 | +0.3 | 34.1 | 3rd | 16.7 | +1.6 | 9.6 | 20th | 151.8 | 82.4 | v high | 184% |
Dalby Airport | 30.6 | -1.1 | 39.1 | 3rd | 19.9 | +1.4 | 17.2 | 21st | 139.8 | 79.5 | high | 176% |
Oakey Aero | 29.5 | -0.6 | 36.7 | 3rd | 19.3 | +1.6 | 16.0 | 20th | 229.6 | 81.2 | v high | 283% |
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 26.3 | -0.2 | 35.2 | 3rd | 17.3 | +1.7 | 9.7 | 21st | 144.5 | 84.9 | high | 170% |
Texas Post Office | 31.2 | -1.5 | 39.0 | 3rd | 20.5 | +2.2 | 15.1 | 20th | 185.4 | 75.5 | v high | 246% |
Toowoomba Airport | 26.8 | -0.8 | 35.0 | 3rd | 18.7 | +1.1 | 15.9 | 5th | 194.0 | 106.1 | high | 183% |
Warwick | 29.3 | -0.4 | 37.5 | 3rd | 18.9 | +1.9 | 12.8 | 20th | 180.2 | 67.7 | highest | 266% |
West Darling Downs (district 42) | ||||||||||||
Miles Constance Street | 31.3 | -1.6 | 38.4 | 3rd | 20.9 | +1.0 | 15.3 | 21st | 192.4 | 79.2 | v high | 243% |
Maranoa (district 43) | ||||||||||||
Injune Post Office | 32.7 | +0.4 | 38.1 | 3rd | 20.7 | +1.6 | 15.6 | 21st | 158.2 | 89.0 | high | 178% |
Mitchell Post Office | 33.4 | +0.4 | 38.9 | 2nd | 21.1 | +1.6 | 14.9 | 29th | 291.0 | 73.8 | v high | 394% |
Roma Airport | 31.6 | -1.4 | 38.6 | 3rd | 21.0 | +1.0 | 14.5 | 21st | 278.0 | 90.7 | highest | 307% |
St George Airport | 32.0 | -1.9 | 40.1 | 2nd | 21.6 | +0.4 | 14.7 | 29th | 140.4 | 63.0 | high | 223% |
Surat | 32.2 | -1.3 | 39.0 | 3rd | 21.5 | +1.2 | 15.8 | 29th | 241.0 | 75.1 | v high | 321% |
Warrego (district 44) | ||||||||||||
Bollon Mary St | 33.3 | -1.1 | 41.2 | 2nd | 22.5 | +1.4 | 15.2 | 29th | 87.1 | 53.2 | high | 164% |
Charleville Aero | 34.7 | +0.7 | 40.4 | 16th | 22.6 | +1.2 | 17.4 | 29th | 186.4 | 67.8 | v high | 275% |
Cunnamulla Post Office | 35.4 | +0.5 | 42.2 | 16th | 23.0 | +1.2 | 17.9 | 29th | 20.2 | 50.3 | average | 40% |
Far Southwest (district 45) | ||||||||||||
Ballera Gas Field | 37.9 | +0.2 | 43.3 | 17th | 24.9 | +0.3 | 19.2 | 29th | 0 | 21.5 | lowest | 0% |
Thargomindah Airport | 36.7 | 0.0 | 44.7 | 17th | 25.0 | +0.6 | 19.9 | 24th | 6.2 | 42.4 | low | 15% |
Offshore Islands (district 200) | ||||||||||||
Cato Island | 30.2 | 32.6 | 15th | 26.3 | 23.4 | 25th | ||||||
Creal Reef | 29.4 | 31.3 | 15th | 27.0 | 23.3 | 5th | ||||||
Flinders Reef | 30.8 | 34.1 | 16th | 27.6 | 24.6 | 25th | ||||||
Gannet Cay | 29.8 | 31.8 | 8th | 26.6 | 23.4 | 5th | ||||||
Holmes Reef | 30.8 | 33.0 | 16th | 27.9 | 25.5 | 23rd | ||||||
Marion Reef | 30.5 | 33.0 | 10th | 27.1 | 23.8 | 25th | ||||||
Middle Percy Island | 30.0 | +1.7 | 31.3 | 21st | 24.3 | +1.0 | 21.7 | 12th | 197.0 | 225.4 | average | 87% |
Willis Island | 32.8 | +2.4 | 33.9 | 15th | 27.6 | +1.9 | 24.5 | 28th | 50.8 | 217.0 | low | 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 4 pm on Sunday 1 March 2020. 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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