Friday, 1 May 2020 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC14R0
Queensland in April 2020: warmer than usual; drier than average in the east
Rainfall was above average in the far northwest in the Gulf Country, the far southwest and small areas of southern inland Queensland. In contrast, rainfall was below average in the far north and along most of the east coast and adjacent inland districts.
Both mean maximum and mean minimum temperatures were above average for the State as a whole. It was the seventh-warmest April on record for mean maximum temperature, and the sixth-warmest April on record for Queensland in terms of mean temperature.
Drier than usual in the east and far north
- Rainfall was below average for the State as a whole, and around 65% below the long-term average
- It was drier than usual in the far north and along most of the east coast and adjacent inland districts
- Areas in the far northwest, far southwest and southern inland areas recorded above average rainfall, while rainfall was close to the long-term average elsewhere
- Rainfall in the southwest, southern inland parts and northwest at the beginning of the month was associated with the passage of a cold front, and surface troughs
- Onshore flow produced showers and moderate falls across the northeast coast throughout the month
- A trough extended along the inland east coast on the 19th, with severe thunderstorms developing over the Central Highlands and Capricornia districts
Warmer than usual across most of the State
- It was the sixth-warmest April on record in terms of mean temperature, and 1.59 °C above average
- Queensland's mean maximum temperature was 1.95 °C above the long-term average and the seventh-warmest April on record, and the mean minimum temperature was 1.21 °C above the long-term average
- Maximum temperatures were warmer than usual across most of the State except a small area of the southern inland districts
- Some sites had their highest April mean
daily maximum temperature on record or in
several decades
- There were some very warm days in the north and east between the 17th and 20th, and some sites had their highest April temperature on record
- Minimum temperatures were warmer than usual across most of Queensland except in parts of the southern interior, northwest interior and the far southwest
- Some sites had their highest April mean
daily minimum temperature on record or for
at least 20 years
- There were some very warm nights in the west on the 3rd, with some sites reporting their warmest April night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record
- For the year-to-date (January to April), Queensland's mean maximum temperature was the tenth-warmest at 1.38 °C above average and the mean minimum temperature was the fifth-highest, and 1.53 °C above average
Severe thunderstorms
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes in April 2020 | |
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Hottest day | 39.9 °C at Urandangi Aerodrome on the 2nd |
Warmest days on average | 36.4 °C at Julia Creek Airport |
Coolest days on average | 22.9 °C at Applethorpe |
Coldest day | 17.4 °C at St George Airport on the 30th |
Coldest night | 0.4 °C at Applethorpe on the 20th |
Coolest nights on average | 9.1 °C at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade |
Warmest nights on average | 26.2 °C at Bougainville Reef and at Coconut Island |
Warmest night | 28.3 °C at Sweers Island on the 4th |
Warmest on average overall | 29.5 °C at Coconut Island |
Coolest on average overall | 16.1 °C at Applethorpe |
Wettest overall | 297.9 mm at Babinda Post Office |
Wettest day | 173.2 mm at Innisfail on the 17th |
Strongest wind gust | 96 km/h at Mackay M.O on the 19th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Maps | |||
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Record highest April temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for April |
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Kowanyama Airport | 37.2 | on the 20th | 36.7 | on the 9th in 1969 | 55 | 33.0 |
Proserpine Airport | 35.4 | on the 12th | 34.5 | on the 7th in 2015 | 31 | 28.7 |
Charters Towers Airport | 36.2 | on the 19th | 36.0 | on the 6th in 2015 | 28 | 30.2 |
Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 33.8 | on the 17th | 33.4 | on the 4th in 2006 | 28 | 26.4 |
Gladstone Airport | 33.7 | on the 18th | = 33.7 | on the 9th in 2010 | 27 | 28.1 |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 31.9 | on the 18th | 31.8 | on the 4th in 2006 | 27 | 26.6 |
Toowoomba Airport | 30.6 | on the 17th | 30.3 | on the 10th in 2016 | 24 | 23.3 |
Record lowest April daily maximum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for April |
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Thargomindah Airport | 18.5 | on the 30th | 19.4 | on the 29th in 2004 | 21 | 29.9 |
Birdsville Airport | 20.6 | on the 30th | 20.7 | on the 20th in 2015 | 20 | 32.0 |
Record highest April mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for April |
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Lady Elliot Island | 28.9 | 28.3 | in 1998 | 80 | 26.6 |
Rockhampton Aero | 30.8 | 30.5 | in 2018 | 80 | 28.8 |
Springsure Comet St | 31.4 | 31.3 | in 1946 | 68 | 29.0 |
Mackay M.O | 28.8 | 28.2 | in 1996 | 60 | 26.7 |
Monto Township | 30.3 | 29.8 | in 2007 | 46 | 27.7 |
Oakey Aero | 28.3 | = 28.3 | in 2016 | 46 | 25.9 |
Mackay Aero | 29.1 | 29.0 | in 2016 | 33 | 27.7 |
Coolangatta | 27.1 | 27.0 | in 2014 | 31 | 25.5 |
Proserpine Airport | 31.0 | 30.3 | in 1996 | 30 | 28.7 |
Charters Towers Airport | 33.2 | 32.5 | in 1996 | 27 | 30.2 |
Emerald Airport | 32.4 | 32.0 | in 2016 | 27 | 29.9 |
Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 28.3 | 28.1 | in 2016 | 27 | 26.4 |
Rainbow Beach | 27.4 | 27.0 | in 2016 | 27 | 26.1 |
Gladstone Airport | 29.8 | 29.2 | in 2016 | 26 | 28.1 |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 27.8 | 27.6 | in 1996 | 26 | 26.6 |
Brisbane Aero | 27.4 | 27.3 | in 2016 | 25 | 26.0 |
Tewantin RSL Park | 27.3 | 26.7 | in 2018 | 24 | 25.8 |
Warwick | 26.7 | = 26.7 | in 2016 | 23 | 24.9 |
Richmond Airport | 35.6 | 35.4 | in 2014 | 22 | 33.4 |
Hervey Bay Airport | 28.3 | 28.1 | in 2016 | 21 | 27.0 |
Highest April mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for April |
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Maryborough | 29.3 | 31.2 | in 1954 | 27.4 | |
Willis Island | 30.1 | 30.4 | in 1958* | 28.9 | |
Gympie | 29.1 | 29.5 | in 1968 | 27.3 | |
Innisfail | 29.8 | 29.9 | in 1983 | 28.3 | |
Double Island Point Lighthouse | 27.0 | 27.3 | in 1996 | 24.9 | |
Rundle Island | 26.7 | 27.0 | in 1998* | 25.6 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record highest April daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for April |
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Boulia Airport | 28.0 | on the 3rd | 27.6 | on the 7th in 2016 | 126 | 17.2 |
The Monument Airport | 26.5 | on the 3rd | 25.8 | on the 8th in 2014 | 20 | 17.3 |
Record highest April mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for April |
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Lady Elliot Island | 23.3 | 23.0 | in 2016 | 80 | 21.8 |
Double Island Point Lighthouse | 21.5 | 21.2 | in 2016 | 77 | 19.9 |
Lockhart River Airport | 24.4 | = 24.4 | in 2010 | 52 | 23.0 |
Lucinda Point | 24.7 | 24.5 | in 2006 | 30 | 23.3 |
Rundle Island | 23.1 | 22.8 | in 2016 | 22 | 21.8 |
Highest April mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for April |
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Low Isles Lighthouse | 25.3 | 25.4 | in 1995 | 24.2 |
Record highest April mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for April |
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Lady Elliot Island | 26.1 | 25.3 | in 2016 | 80 | 24.2 |
Rockhampton Aero | 25.3 | 25.1 | in 2018 | 80 | 23.4 |
Double Island Point Lighthouse | 24.2 | 23.9 | in 2006 | 76 | 22.4 |
Mackay M.O | 25.3 | 24.9 | in 2006 | 60 | 23.5 |
Proserpine Airport | 25.6 | = 25.6 | in 1998 | 30 | 23.9 |
Gladstone Airport | 24.8 | = 24.8 | in 2016 | 26 | 23.6 |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 24.6 | 24.4 | in 2016 | 25 | 23.2 |
Alva Beach | 26.2 | 26.0 | in 2001 | 23 | 25.0 |
Rundle Island | 24.9 | = 24.9 | in 1998 | 22 | 23.7 |
Woolshed | 23.3 | 22.7 | in 2016 | 21 | 22.0 |
Highest April mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for April |
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Townsville Aero | 26.8 | 27.0 | in 1996 | 25.2 | |
Cairns Aero | 26.8 | 27.1 | in 1998 | 25.5 | |
Kowanyama Airport | 28.9 | 29.1 | in 1998 | 27.4 | |
Low Isles Lighthouse | 27.7 | 27.8 | in 1998 | 26.8 | |
Ayr DPI Research Stn | 25.7 | 25.8 | in 1996* | 24.3 | |
Collinsville Post Office | 25.4 | 26.3 | in 1998* | 23.7 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Summary statistics for April 2020 | ||||||||||||
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Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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Mean for April 2020 |
Diff from average |
Highest for April 2020 |
Mean for April 2020 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for April 2020 |
Total for April 2020 |
Average for April |
Rank of April 2020 |
Fraction of April average |
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North Peninsula (district 27) | ||||||||||||
Coconut Island | 32.9 | +1.1 | 35.3 | 23rd | 26.2 | +0.4 | 24.8 | 1st | 110.0 | 161.8 | average | 68% |
Coen Airport | 32.9 | +1.8 | 35.2 | 20th | 22.0 | +0.1 | 18.9 | 29th | 2.8 | 55.6 | low | 5% |
Horn Island | 31.0 | +0.4 | 32.2 | 24th | 25.7 | +0.4 | 24.0 | 6th | 85.4 | 224.4 | low | 38% |
Scherger RAAF | 33.1 | +0.7 | 34.4 | 19th | 23.1 | +0.5 | 21.3 | 8th | 59.4 | 101.3 | average | 59% |
Weipa Aero | 32.9 | +0.6 | 33.8 | 20th | 23.3 | +0.5 | 21.1 | 25th | 121.8 | 97.9 | average | 124% |
South Peninsula (district 28) | ||||||||||||
Lockhart River Airport | 30.7 | +0.9 | 32.7 | 5th | 24.4 | +1.4 | 20.6 | 13th | 72.2 | 287.7 | v low | 25% |
Palmerville | 33.4 | +1.2 | 35.4 | 20th | 20.3 | +0.5 | 16.6 | 28th | 28.0 | 49.3 | average | 57% |
Lower Carpentaria (district 29) | ||||||||||||
Burketown Airport | 35.3 | +0.8 | 37.8 | 20th | 21.5 | -0.1 | 15.1 | 13th | 47.6 | 44.0 | high | 108% |
Century Mine | 35.9 | +0.9 | 38.2 | 3rd | 21.4 | +0.4 | 16.7 | 29th | 15.4 | 25.6 | high | 60% |
Cloncurry Airport | 35.0 | +1.3 | 38.6 | 3rd | 20.4 | +0.3 | 15.2 | 20th | 0.6 | 16.0 | average | 4% |
Julia Creek Airport | 36.4 | +2.0 | 39.7 | 3rd | 18.3 | +0.5 | 12.7 | 20th | 1.2 | 11.8 | average | 10% |
Kowanyama Airport | 34.9 | +1.9 | 37.2 | 20th | 22.8 | +0.9 | 19.4 | 29th | 27.4 | 53.4 | average | 51% |
Lake Julius AWS | 35.9 | 39.5 | 3rd | 21.5 | 17.1 | 21st | 0.8 | |||||
Mornington Island Airport | 31.9 | 33.4 | 27th | 24.1 | 20.4 | 14th | 45.6 | |||||
Mount Isa Aero | 34.5 | +2.5 | 37.2 | 3rd | 18.8 | +0.3 | 13.3 | 29th | 0.8 | 13.4 | average | 6% |
Normanton Airport | 35.3 | +1.0 | 38.0 | 20th | 23.0 | +0.1 | 18.1 | 21st | 20.0 | 27.3 | average | 73% |
Sweers Island | 31.9 | +0.4 | 33.5 | 4th | 26.0 | +1.2 | 23.1 | 29th | 45.2 | 42.3 | high | 107% |
Upper Carpentaria (district 30) | ||||||||||||
Georgetown Airport | 34.3 | +1.6 | 36.1 | 19th | 19.5 | +0.1 | 14.3 | 20th | 19.8 | 16.6 | average | 119% |
Hughenden Airport | 34.7 | +2.5 | 37.0 | 18th | 19.1 | +0.9 | 10.6 | 20th | 0.8 | 18.3 | average | 4% |
Richmond Airport | 35.6 | +2.2 | 37.7 | 18th | 18.7 | +0.8 | 12.9 | 21st | 0 | 25.8 | lowest | 0% |
Barron North Coast (district 31) | ||||||||||||
Cairns Aero | 30.7 | +1.4 | 31.9 | 21st | 22.9 | +1.2 | 20.4 | 30th | 53.8 | 191.7 | v low | 28% |
Cairns Racecourse | 30.9 | 32.4 | 5th | 22.1 | 18.4 | 28th | 35.0 | |||||
Cape Flattery | 31.1 | +1.1 | 32.2 | 20th | 25.0 | +0.7 | 21.8 | 12th | 18.2 | 159.7 | v low | 11% |
Cooktown Airport | 30.1 | +0.9 | 32.3 | 5th | 23.7 | +0.6 | 20.5 | 9th | 54.6 | 145.6 | low | 38% |
Low Isles Lighthouse | 30.1 | +0.7 | 33.1 | 20th | 25.3 | +1.1 | 23.4 | 7th | 247.4 | 228.5 | average | 108% |
Mareeba Airport | 29.6 | +1.1 | 32.5 | 12th | 19.8 | +0.8 | 17.8 | 23rd | 39.4 | 38.7 | high | 102% |
Walkamin Research Station | 28.3 | +1.7 | 32.0 | 19th | 18.6 | +0.5 | 16.3 | 11th | 24.2 | 49.9 | low | 48% |
Herbert North Coast (district 32) | ||||||||||||
Cardwell Marine Pde | 29.8 | +0.6 | 31.2 | 14th | 21.4 | +1.2 | 17.2 | 28th | 91.2 | 205.5 | low | 44% |
Cowley Beach (Defence) | 29.6 | 30.9 | 20th | 22.7 | 20.2 | 9th | 145.6 | |||||
Innisfail | 29.8 | +1.5 | 31.1 | 19th | 22.3 | +1.8 | 19.8 | 28th | 290.2 | 450.8 | average | 64% |
Innisfail Aerodrome | 30.0 | 31.9 | 20th | 20.6 | 16.7 | 28th | 225.0 | |||||
Lucinda Point | 28.5 | +0.7 | 30.1 | 5th | 24.7 | +1.4 | 22.3 | 29th | ||||
Mount Stuart (Defence) | 30.7 | 33.4 | 5th | 21.6 | 19.3 | 28th | 59.4 | |||||
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 29.8 | +1.6 | 32.7 | 12th | 21.6 | +1.1 | 18.9 | 25th | 234.8 | 387.4 | low | 61% |
Townsville Aero | 31.2 | +1.5 | 32.5 | 5th | 22.4 | +1.8 | 18.4 | 28th | 11.2 | 63.9 | low | 18% |
Townsville- Air Weapons Range (Defence) | 30.8 | 34.7 | 4th | 19.2 | 15.4 | 28th | 7.4 | |||||
East Central Coast (district 33) | ||||||||||||
Alva Beach | 29.6 | +0.6 | 31.0 | 12th | 22.7 | +1.8 | 19.3 | 25th | 27.6 | 61.5 | average | 45% |
Ayr DPI Research Stn | 30.9 | +1.3 | 33.3 | 12th | 20.4 | +1.4 | 17.2 | 28th | 100.0 | 47.6 | high | 210% |
Bowen Airport AWS | 31.4 | 33.1 | 20th | 21.4 | 18.6 | 28th | 11.8 | |||||
Collinsville Post Office | 32.3 | +2.0 | 35.5 | 12th | 18.4 | +1.4 | 15.0 | 25th | 44.2 | 42.2 | average | 105% |
Hamilton Island Airport | 28.7 | +1.9 | 30.9 | 18th | 24.4 | +1.7 | 22.7 | 28th | 24.8 | 139.3 | v low | 18% |
Mackay Aero | 29.1 | +1.4 | 32.2 | 19th | 20.5 | +1.0 | 17.2 | 25th | 97.4 | 163.4 | average | 60% |
Mackay M.O | 28.8 | +2.1 | 31.5 | 19th | 21.7 | +1.5 | 19.2 | 23rd | 42.2 | 146.3 | v low | 29% |
Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club) | 29.3 | 31.9 | 19th | 20.1 | 16.1 | 25th | 43.4 | |||||
Proserpine Airport | 31.0 | +2.3 | 35.4 | 12th | 20.1 | +0.9 | 17.7 | 25th | 35.2 | 118.3 | low | 30% |
Samuel Hill Aero | 29.2 | +1.9 | 32.2 | 18th | 17.8 | -0.4 | 14.3 | 27th | 38.6 | 126.1 | v low | 31% |
St Lawrence | 30.7 | +1.4 | 32.1 | 5th | 19.3 | +0.8 | 16.3 | 25th | 7.8 | 41.5 | average | 19% |
Townsville- Fanning River (Defence) | 32.1 | 35.6 | 12th | 18.7 | 14.6 | 28th | 4.8 | |||||
Williamson | 30.7 | +1.9 | 33.4 | 18th | 18.6 | +0.3 | 15.0 | 27th | 8.0 | 48.6 | low | 16% |
Woolshed | 27.5 | +1.3 | 30.4 | 4th | 19.2 | +1.4 | 16.6 | 20th | 72.8 | 63.9 | high | 114% |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 27.8 | +1.2 | 31.9 | 18th | 21.3 | +1.5 | 18.8 | 18th | 54.4 | 71.5 | average | 76% |
West Central Coast (district 34) | ||||||||||||
Charters Towers Airport | 33.2 | +3.0 | 36.2 | 19th | 17.7 | -0.6 | 14.4 | 28th | 1.0 | 25.3 | low | 4% |
Moranbah Airport | 32.8 | 36.0 | 19th | 18.3 | 14.9 | 26th | 5.2 | |||||
Central Highlands (district 35) | ||||||||||||
Blackwater Airport | 32.1 | 35.5 | 18th | 17.6 | 13.0 | 21st | 0.2 | |||||
Clermont Airport | 32.6 | +3.5 | 36.1 | 19th | 17.0 | +1.8 | 12.8 | 27th | 0 | 21.8 | v low | 0% |
Emerald Airport | 32.4 | +2.5 | 35.6 | 18th | 18.0 | +1.0 | 15.2 | 27th | 6.6 | 28.9 | average | 23% |
Lochington | 32.6 | 36.4 | 18th | 16.6 | 12.0 | 12th | 0 | 30.0 | v low | 0% | ||
Rolleston Airport | 31.4 | 34.6 | 11th | 15.2 | 10.4 | 27th | 12.2 | 23.9 | average | 51% | ||
Springsure Comet St | 31.4 | +2.4 | 34.9 | 18th | 16.2 | +1.3 | 11.7 | 12th | 4.0 | 38.7 | low | 10% |
Tambo Post Office | 31.2 | +2.0 | 34.5 | 21st | 14.5 | +1.8 | 7.8 | 20th | 0.4 | 35.6 | low | 1% |
Taroom Post Office | 30.9 | +2.0 | 35.0 | 17th | 14.7 | +0.6 | 9.3 | 20th | 11.0 | 34.3 | average | 32% |
Central Lowlands (district 36) | ||||||||||||
Barcaldine Post Office | 33.1 | +3.0 | 36.1 | 18th | 19.6 | +2.7 | 12.2 | 20th | 0 | 34.6 | lowest | 0% |
Blackall Airport | 32.4 | +1.5 | 35.4 | 1st | 17.3 | +1.4 | 9.7 | 20th | 0 | 20.0 | lowest | 0% |
Isisford Post Office | 33.8 | +3.0 | 36.9 | 23rd | 18.3 | +2.3 | 11.0 | 20th | 2.0 | 35.0 | average | 6% |
Longreach Aero | 34.3 | +2.8 | 38.5 | 3rd | 18.8 | +2.3 | 10.0 | 20th | 0.2 | 33.2 | low | 1% |
Upper Western (district 37) | ||||||||||||
Camooweal Township | 35.2 | +2.1 | 38.8 | 1st | 19.5 | +1.4 | 15.3 | 8th | 17.4 | 13.9 | high | 125% |
Carters Bore | 33.9 | 37.4 | 2nd | 21.0 | 15.9 | 12th | 2.4 | |||||
New May Downs | 33.9 | 36.9 | 2nd | 20.8 | 17.8 | 29th | 1.2 | |||||
The Monument Airport | 33.7 | +1.1 | 38.3 | 2nd | 17.6 | +0.3 | 10.1 | 12th | 3.2 | 10.6 | average | 30% |
Trepell Airport | 34.4 | +1.3 | 38.0 | 3rd | 18.7 | +0.9 | 13.2 | 12th | 1.8 | 10.8 | average | 17% |
Urandangi Aerodrome | 35.2 | 39.9 | 2nd | 17.1 | 9.9 | 12th | 0.8 | |||||
Winton Airport | 35.2 | +2.4 | 38.6 | 3rd | 17.9 | +0.5 | 10.9 | 20th | 6.8 | 15.1 | average | 45% |
Lower Western (district 38) | ||||||||||||
Bedourie | 32.4 | +0.1 | 37.5 | 3rd | 17.5 | +0.1 | 12.6 | 19th | 0 | 9.5 | lowest | 0% |
Birdsville Airport | 31.1 | -0.9 | 37.0 | 16th | 16.4 | -0.8 | 11.3 | 30th | 10.4 | 1.8 | highest | 578% |
Boulia Airport | 39.4 | 2nd | 19.3 | +2.1 | 14.0 | 6th | 9.2 | 13.0 | high | 71% | ||
Windorah Airport | 32.3 | 37.1 | 3rd | 18.7 | 12.2 | 5th | 4.6 | |||||
Port Curtis South Coast (district 39) | ||||||||||||
Bundaberg Aero | 28.8 | +1.3 | 32.0 | 18th | 18.3 | +0.7 | 15.9 | 26th | 53.6 | 55.8 | average | 96% |
Gayndah Airport | 31.0 | +1.9 | 34.1 | 11th | 15.4 | +0.2 | 9.7 | 21st | 6.2 | 21.0 | low | 30% |
Gladstone Airport | 29.8 | +1.7 | 33.7 | 18th | 19.8 | +0.7 | 17.3 | 26th | 5.0 | 40.6 | v low | 12% |
Lady Elliot Island | 28.9 | +2.3 | 30.0 | 1st | 23.3 | +1.5 | 19.4 | 21st | 22.8 | 100.9 | v low | 23% |
Monto Township | 30.3 | +2.6 | 34.2 | 18th | 14.1 | +0.3 | 9.1 | 21st | 6.8 | 43.0 | low | 16% |
Rockhampton Aero | 30.8 | +2.0 | 34.9 | 18th | 19.9 | +1.9 | 16.8 | 17th | 43.0 | 43.0 | average | 100% |
Rundle Island | 26.7 | +1.1 | 29.4 | 3rd | 23.1 | +1.3 | 21.4 | 9th | ||||
Seventeen Seventy | 27.7 | +1.3 | 29.4 | 5th | 19.8 | +0.3 | 17.4 | 14th | 59.8 | 102.9 | average | 58% |
Thangool Airport | 30.7 | +1.1 | 34.1 | 18th | 14.4 | +0.3 | 10.5 | 21st | 44.2 | 33.5 | high | 132% |
Moreton South Coast (district 40) | ||||||||||||
Amberley AMO | 29.4 | +2.2 | 34.9 | 17th | 13.8 | -0.2 | 7.1 | 20th | 3.8 | 53.5 | v low | 7% |
Archerfield Airport | 29.0 | +2.4 | 33.5 | 17th | 15.5 | +0.3 | 10.4 | 20th | 3.2 | 77.3 | lowest | 4% |
Beaudesert Drumley Street | 29.3 | +2.5 | 33.9 | 17th | 14.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 20th | 12.8 | 41.6 | average | 31% |
Beerburrum Forest Station | 27.7 | +1.2 | 32.9 | 17th | 16.0 | +0.3 | 11.8 | 21st | 34.8 | 113.9 | low | 31% |
Brisbane | 28.7 | +1.6 | 33.6 | 17th | 17.9 | +0.5 | 14.1 | 20th | 5.2 | 58.8 | v low | 9% |
Brisbane Aero | 27.4 | +1.4 | 31.6 | 11th | 17.2 | +0.7 | 13.4 | 20th | 22.6 | 71.1 | low | 32% |
Canungra (Defence) | 27.9 | 32.3 | 17th | 12.1 | 5.8 | 20th | 13.6 | |||||
Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 26.1 | +1.8 | 27.9 | 4th | 20.7 | +1.5 | 18.0 | 20th | 22.2 | 143.4 | v low | 15% |
Coolangatta | 27.1 | +1.6 | 31.7 | 17th | 16.6 | -0.4 | 10.2 | 20th | 34.0 | 157.6 | v low | 22% |
Double Island Point Lighthouse | 27.0 | +2.1 | 32.3 | 18th | 21.5 | +1.6 | 19.1 | 9th | 23.8 | 126.4 | v low | 19% |
Gold Coast Seaway | 27.4 | +1.4 | 32.6 | 17th | 18.4 | +0.1 | 13.1 | 20th | 27.0 | 118.7 | v low | 23% |
Greenbank (Defence) | 29.4 | 34.5 | 17th | 13.7 | 7.4 | 20th | 3.0 | |||||
Gympie | 29.1 | +1.8 | 33.6 | 17th | 14.6 | -0.1 | 10.5 | 21st | 22.8 | 82.5 | low | 28% |
Hervey Bay Airport | 28.3 | +1.3 | 29.6 | 18th | 17.6 | -0.2 | 14.9 | 26th | 14.0 | 66.2 | lowest | 21% |
Kingaroy Airport | 27.8 | +2.0 | 31.7 | 17th | 11.8 | -0.3 | 6.4 | 20th | 27.0 | 21.2 | average | 127% |
Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 28.3 | +1.9 | 33.8 | 17th | 16.7 | +0.6 | 11.9 | 13th | 11.9 | 77.8 | v low | 15% |
Maryborough | 29.3 | +1.9 | 33.2 | 18th | 16.7 | +0.1 | 14.0 | 26th | 17.0 | 86.1 | v low | 20% |
Nambour Daff - Hillside | 27.8 | +1.6 | 32.9 | 17th | 16.7 | -0.2 | 12.3 | 20th | 35.2 | 157.3 | v low | 22% |
Point Lookout | 27.2 | +0.8 | 29.9 | 2nd | 20.1 | +0.5 | 16.1 | 20th | 84.1 | 165.4 | low | 51% |
Rainbow Beach | 27.4 | +1.3 | 31.8 | 18th | 40.0 | 125.4 | lowest | 32% | ||||
Redcliffe | 27.2 | +1.2 | 31.7 | 11th | 18.1 | +0.3 | 14.3 | 20th | 29.0 | 87.8 | low | 33% |
Redland (Alexandra Hills) | 27.4 | 31.2 | 17th | 16.8 | 13.3 | 13th | 14.0 | |||||
Sunshine Coast Airport | 27.2 | +1.2 | 32.0 | 17th | 17.2 | +0.1 | 13.6 | 21st | 23.2 | 148.8 | low | 16% |
Tewantin RSL Park | 27.3 | +1.5 | 31.5 | 17th | 18.4 | +0.3 | 14.5 | 21st | 44.4 | 149.4 | v low | 30% |
Tin Can Bay (Defence) | 28.0 | 32.8 | 18th | 17.4 | 14.3 | 12th | 41.4 | |||||
University of Queensland Gatton | 29.8 | +2.6 | 35.1 | 17th | 13.9 | +0.2 | 7.3 | 20th | 4.8 | 47.9 | low | 10% |
East Darling Downs (district 41) | ||||||||||||
Applethorpe | 22.9 | +1.7 | 28.0 | 3rd | 9.2 | -0.5 | 0.4 | 20th | 29.2 | 42.6 | average | 69% |
Dalby Airport | 29.2 | +1.9 | 33.4 | 17th | 13.0 | +0.5 | 5.7 | 20th | 3.0 | 17.9 | low | 17% |
Oakey Aero | 28.3 | +2.4 | 32.9 | 17th | 12.1 | +0.3 | 2.9 | 20th | 0.8 | 28.7 | v low | 3% |
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 23.6 | +1.5 | 28.5 | 3rd | 9.1 | -0.5 | 0.9 | 20th | 22.0 | 41.6 | average | 53% |
Texas Post Office | 27.1 | -0.4 | 31.1 | 3rd | 12.4 | +0.5 | 5.9 | 19th | 25.0 | 34.0 | average | 74% |
Toowoomba Airport | 25.4 | +2.1 | 30.6 | 17th | 14.4 | +1.0 | 8.4 | 20th | 6.8 | 25.4 | v low | 27% |
Warwick | 26.7 | +1.8 | 31.4 | 17th | 10.9 | -0.6 | 2.9 | 20th | 17.4 | 27.7 | average | 63% |
West Darling Downs (district 42) | ||||||||||||
Miles Constance Street | 29.6 | +1.7 | 33.8 | 17th | 13.0 | -0.3 | 5.4 | 20th | 1.4 | 24.3 | low | 6% |
Maranoa (district 43) | ||||||||||||
Injune Post Office | 29.8 | +2.1 | 32.9 | 22nd | 11.8 | -0.2 | 5.3 | 20th | 5.8 | 40.5 | low | 14% |
Mitchell Post Office | 29.8 | +2.2 | 33.7 | 1st | 11.7 | +0.1 | 4.7 | 20th | 17.6 | 33.6 | average | 52% |
Roma Airport | 29.7 | +1.5 | 33.6 | 17th | 12.0 | -0.4 | 4.0 | 20th | 5.6 | 32.7 | average | 17% |
St George Airport | 27.9 | -0.2 | 32.1 | 17th | 13.9 | -0.1 | 7.1 | 13th | 5.0 | 20.9 | low | 24% |
Surat | 29.1 | +0.9 | 32.8 | 17th | 14.3 | +1.1 | 6.9 | 13th | 3.8 | 30.3 | low | 13% |
Warrego (district 44) | ||||||||||||
Bollon Mary St | 28.6 | +0.7 | 34.1 | 2nd | 14.3 | +1.0 | 8.4 | 20th | 13.0 | 30.9 | average | 42% |
Charleville Aero | 29.1 | +0.9 | 32.6 | 17th | 14.7 | +0.8 | 7.4 | 20th | 6.6 | 29.0 | average | 23% |
Cunnamulla Post Office | 28.1 | 0.0 | 33.7 | 16th | 15.8 | +1.6 | 10.7 | 19th | 17.0 | 26.9 | average | 63% |
Far Southwest (district 45) | ||||||||||||
Ballera Gas Field | 29.0 | -1.5 | 35.3 | 16th | 16.7 | -0.3 | 11.3 | 13th | 18.8 | 9.4 | high | 200% |
Thargomindah Airport | 27.8 | -2.1 | 34.3 | 16th | 16.5 | -0.4 | 10.9 | 19th | 22.4 | 13.7 | high | 164% |
Offshore Islands (district 200) | ||||||||||||
Bougainville Reef | 27.8 | 28.6 | 18th | 26.2 | 24.4 | 16th | ||||||
Cato Island | 26.7 | 29.2 | 12th | 23.8 | 21.6 | 28th | ||||||
Creal Reef | 27.5 | 30.7 | 20th | 25.5 | 22.5 | 28th | ||||||
Flinders Reef | 28.1 | 30.8 | 18th | 26.0 | 23.2 | 9th | ||||||
Frederick Reef | 26.6 | 27.4 | 18th | 24.6 | 22.1 | 10th | ||||||
Gannet Cay | 26.9 | 29.0 | 20th | 24.8 | 21.5 | 29th | ||||||
Holmes Reef | 28.3 | 31.2 | 19th | 26.1 | 23.7 | 27th | ||||||
Marion Reef | 27.4 | 31.7 | 19th | 25.5 | 23.3 | 8th | ||||||
Middle Percy Island | 27.0 | +1.3 | 28.5 | 12th | 22.5 | +1.3 | 19.4 | 28th | 65.8 | 119.7 | low | 55% |
Willis Island | 30.1 | +1.2 | 31.5 | 19th | 25.7 | +0.9 | 23.7 | 9th | 52.0 | 124.3 | low | 42% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
The Monthly climate summary, generally published on the first working day of each month, lists the main features of the weather in Queensland using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated. More extensive discussion of significant weather events, along with later information and data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 10 am on Friday 1 May 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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