Monday, 1 February 2021 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC14R0
Queensland in January 2021: Tropical cyclones generate heavy rainfall in the north
Tropical cyclones and tropical lows resulted in above average January rainfall in the north. Areas of the Maranoa and northern Darling Downs also had above average rainfall.
Mean maximum temperatures were slightly cooler than average, and the coolest since 2011. Mean minimum temperatures were slightly above average and the coolest since 2012.
Tropical cyclones and lows in the north
- Rainfall was above average in the north, and parts of the Maranoa and Darling Downs.
- Tropical cyclone Imogen brought moderate to heavy falls to the Gulf Country, Cape York Peninsula and north tropical coast at the start of the month, crossing the coast near Karumba in the Gulf Country on the 3rd.
- A few sites, including Sweers Island and Normanton Airport, reported their highest January daily rainfall on record.
- The remnants of ex-tropical cyclone Imogen moved over the northern interior, and stalled around the north tropical coast, generating further heavy falls in the northern tropics.
- A surface trough over western and southern Queensland triggered thunderstorms and moderate falls in central and southern inland districts from the 3rd to the 8th.
- Showers and thunderstorms contracted to the east from the 8th, and brought moderate falls to much of eastern Queensland, including the northern tropics, until the 10th.
- Tropical cyclone Kimi developed off the coast of Cairns on the 17th, and while the system did not make landfall, moderate to heavy falls were recorded around the north tropical coast and Cape York Peninsula for several days.
- Thunderstorms produced moderate falls over the central and southern interior on the 22nd and 23rd.
- At the end of the month, the monsoon trough and a low was located across the Cape York Peninsula producing moderate to heavy falls in far northern Queensland.
- A few sites had their highest total January rainfall on record, or their highest total January rainfall for at least 20 years
Temperatures close to average
- Queensland's mean temperature was 0.43 °C above the long-term average, and the coolest since 2012.
- Queensland's mean maximum temperature was slightly above average, at 0.02 °C below the long-term average. It was the coolest since 2011.
- Mean maximum temperatures were cooler than usual in a swathe from the southern Cape York Peninsula, the north tropical coast, down to southern inland districts, but close to average elsewhere in the state.
- Maximum temperatures were very cool on the 8th and 9th across southern inland Queensland, and a number of sites had their coldest January day (lowest maximum temperature) on record.
- Queensland's mean minimum temperature was 0.83 °C above the long-term average, and the coolest since 2012.
- Mean minimum temperatures were warmer than average in western and far northern Queensland. Areas in the northern Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf Country were in much warmer than usual.
- A few sites had their lowest January mean daily maximum temperature on record ,or their lowest January mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years.
Tropical cyclones, flooding and severe thunderstorms
- Tropical cyclone Imogen formed in the Gulf of Carpentaria on the evening of the 3rd. It was the first tropical cyclone in the 2020-21 season in the Australian Region. Ex-tropical cyclone Imogen weakened after crossing the coast and moved slowly eastwards across northern Queensland.
- Heavy falls were localised around the north tropical to central coasts on the 10th and 11th, with major flooding on the Herbert and Lower Burdekin rivers and moderate flooding in some Gulf and western catchments.
- A low pressure system intensified off the north tropical coast and developed into a category 1 system and was named tropical cyclone Kimi on the 17th. The system tracked southwards, then stalled near the coast and weakened without making landfall before turning north and moved nearly parallel to the coast.
- Widespread thunderstorms activity brought heavy falls to south-east Queensland on the 18th. Flash flooding occurred in and around suburbs of Alexandra Hills, Birkdale, Thornside, Capalaba, Upper Coomera, Willow Vale and Ormeau Hills. Redland (Alexandra Hills) reported 120 mm in one hour. The SES had around 205 requests for assistance, mainly around flash flooding. QFES responded to 12 swift water rescue incidents, mainly for vehicles driving through flooded roads.
- A tornado was observed west of Mareeba on the 18th as thunderstorms interacted with strong wind shear created by tropical cyclone Kimi.
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes in January 2021 | |
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Hottest day |
44.0 °C at Birdsville Airport on the 23rd 44.0 °C at Birdsville Airport on the 24th |
Warmest days on average | 40.2 °C at Birdsville Airport |
Coolest days on average | 26.1 °C at Applethorpe |
Coldest day | 17.3 °C at Toowoomba Airport on the 8th |
Coldest night | 9.6 °C at Applethorpe on the 24th |
Coolest nights on average | 14.7 °C at Applethorpe |
Warmest nights on average | 27.0 °C at Sweers Island |
Warmest night | 32.6 °C at Windorah Airport on the 27th |
Warmest on average overall | 33.1 °C at Birdsville Airport |
Coolest on average overall | 20.4 °C at Applethorpe |
Wettest overall | 1223.5 mm at Tully Sugar Mill |
Wettest day | 303.2 mm at Ingham Composite on the 6th |
Strongest wind gust | 130 km/h at Sweers Island on the 3rd |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Record highest January daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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Namarah | 136.6 | on the 4th | 105.0 | on the 8th in 1974 | 49 | |
Craigs Pocket Station | 138.4 | on the 5th | 118.2 | on the 1st in 2001 | 48 | |
Sweers Island | 223.0 | on the 4th | 213.0 | on the 19th in 2013 | 24 | |
Normanton Airport | 262.6 | on the 4th | 154.4 | on the 28th in 2020 | 20 |
Record highest January total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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Namarah | 264.4 | 243.6 | in 1974 | 56 | 76.4 |
Hamilton Island | 758.3 | 651.1 | in 1991 | 31 | 273.2 |
Highest January total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for January |
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Burdekin Shire Council | 638.4 | 954.4 | in 1974* | 257.5 | |
Bingil Bay | 1112.6 | 2491.4 | in 1981* | 495.2 | |
Willis Island | 383.8 | 423.6 | in 1999* | 193.9 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record lowest January daily maximum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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Injune Post Office | 20.6 | on the 8th | 21.7 | on the 11th in 2008 | 54 | 33.8 |
Oakey Aero | 21.0 | on the 8th | 21.2 | on the 13th in 1983 | 48 | 31.1 |
Dalby Airport | 21.3 | on the 8th | 22.2 | on the 16th in 2016 | 30 | 32.7 |
Emerald Airport | 22.7 | on the 9th | 23.1 | on the 31st in 2014 | 29 | 34.6 |
Brisbane Aero | 22.9 | on the 8th | 23.1 | on the 24th in 2012 | 27 | 29.2 |
Tewantin RSL Park | 22.9 | on the 8th | 23.1 | on the 16th in 2012 | 26 | 28.7 |
Toowoomba Airport | 17.3 | on the 8th | 18.6 | on the 3rd in 2007 | 25 | 28.5 |
Miles Constance Street | 20.3 | on the 8th | 23.0 | on the 1st in 1999 | 24 | 34.0 |
Beerburrum Forest Station | 21.2 | on the 8th | 21.7 | on the 16th in 2012 | 22 | 30.5 |
Point Lookout | 22.9 | on the 8th | 23.5 | on the 13th in 2000 | 22 | 29.6 |
Kingaroy Airport | 19.8 | on the 8th | 20.5 | on the 16th in 2012 | 21 | 31.1 |
Record lowest January mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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Alva Beach | 29.5 | 30.1 | in 2009 | 23 | 31.1 |
Lowest January mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for January |
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South Johnstone Exp Stn | 30.2 | 29.7 | in 1993* | 31.2 | |
Ayr DPI Research Stn | 30.4 | 30.2 | in 1993* | 31.8 | |
Horn Island | 30.1 | 29.9 | in 1997 | 30.9 | |
Rundle Island | 27.1 | 27.0 | in 1997 | 28.3 | |
Mackay Aero | 29.4 | 29.0 | in 2001 | 30.4 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
Record lowest January mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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Alva Beach | 26.7 | 27.1 | in 2009 | 23 | 28.0 |
Lowest January mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for January |
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Mackay Aero | 26.2 | 25.0 | in 2001 | 26.8 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Summary statistics for January 2021 | ||||||||||||
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Mean for January 2021 |
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Highest for January 2021 |
Mean for January 2021 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for January 2021 |
Total for January 2021 |
Average for January |
Rank of January 2021 |
Fraction of January average |
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North Peninsula (district 27) | ||||||||||||
Coen Airport | 32.0 | -0.7 | 35.1 | 9th | 24.1 | +0.3 | 22.8 | 16th | 550.4 | 308.5 | v high | 178% |
Horn Island | 30.1 | -0.8 | 32.6 | 9th | 25.1 | -0.1 | 23.4 | 31st | 671.4 | 407.5 | v high | 165% |
Scherger RAAF | 31.7 | -0.6 | 34.4 | 17th | 24.5 | +0.3 | 23.3 | 20th | 614.2 | 520.3 | average | 118% |
Weipa Aero | 31.2 | -0.8 | 33.8 | 17th | 24.8 | +0.5 | 23.7 | 22nd | 593.0 | 486.1 | high | 122% |
South Peninsula (district 28) | ||||||||||||
Lockhart River Airport | 31.9 | +0.1 | 34.8 | 10th | 23.2 | 31st | 690.8 | 404.4 | v high | 171% | ||
Palmerville | 32.9 | -0.5 | 35.5 | 8th | 23.5 | +0.5 | 20.7 | 24th | 291.8 | 264.5 | average | 110% |
Lower Carpentaria (district 29) | ||||||||||||
Burketown Airport | 34.9 | +0.4 | 37.7 | 6th | 25.7 | +0.3 | 22.9 | 4th | 194.4 | 236.5 | average | 82% |
Century Mine | 38.1 | +1.3 | 41.1 | 17th | 25.9 | +0.9 | 22.9 | 14th | 73.4 | 167.6 | average | 44% |
Cloncurry Airport | 37.9 | +0.9 | 41.3 | 31st | 26.1 | +1.1 | 22.6 | 1st | 39.4 | 156.9 | low | 25% |
Julia Creek Airport | 38.5 | +0.8 | 41.6 | 31st | 25.0 | +0.9 | 21.5 | 15th | 13.6 | 124.1 | v low | 11% |
Kowanyama Airport | 32.8 | -0.3 | 35.3 | 17th | 25.0 | +0.6 | 23.1 | 15th | 424.4 | 339.1 | high | 125% |
Lake Julius AWS | 37.9 | 41.1 | 19th | 26.1 | 21.7 | 23rd | 77.6 | |||||
Mornington Island Airport | 32.8 | 35.0 | 10th | 26.1 | 23.4 | 4th | 259.4 | |||||
Mount Isa Aero | 37.9 | +1.3 | 40.4 | 31st | 25.2 | +1.4 | 22.3 | 15th | 9.0 | 114.2 | low | 8% |
Normanton Airport | 34.7 | +0.7 | 37.8 | 30th | 25.8 | +0.5 | 21.6 | 4th | 330.6 | 256.4 | high | 129% |
Sweers Island | 32.7 | +0.2 | 37.0 | 31st | 27.0 | +0.5 | 21.5 | 4th | 481.5 | 331.2 | high | 145% |
Upper Carpentaria (district 30) | ||||||||||||
Georgetown Airport | 33.7 | -0.4 | 36.7 | 30th | 22.8 | -0.7 | 18.8 | 16th | 295.4 | 244.8 | high | 121% |
Hughenden Airport | 36.1 | +0.2 | 39.4 | 16th | 23.6 | -0.2 | 21.2 | 16th | 6.0 | 112.7 | lowest | 5% |
Richmond Airport | 37.3 | +0.3 | 40.3 | 31st | 23.9 | +0.2 | 19.5 | 15th | 10.8 | 122.7 | v low | 9% |
Barron North Coast (district 31) | ||||||||||||
Cairns Aero | 31.0 | -0.5 | 33.2 | 19th | 24.0 | +0.3 | 21.4 | 25th | 608.0 | 402.7 | high | 151% |
Cairns Racecourse | 31.2 | 33.5 | 27th | 23.8 | 20.3 | 25th | 721.6 | |||||
Cape Flattery | 31.6 | -0.6 | 34.0 | 9th | 25.1 | +0.4 | 23.3 | 9th | 281.6 | 261.9 | average | 108% |
Cooktown Airport | 31.3 | -0.7 | 35.5 | 7th | 24.4 | 0.0 | 22.3 | 31st | 241.4 | 303.3 | average | 80% |
Low Isles Lighthouse | 30.7 | -1.5 | 34.7 | 7th | 25.5 | 0.0 | 23.5 | 9th | 696.2 | 401.9 | high | 173% |
Mareeba Airport | 30.0 | -1.3 | 33.7 | 8th | 21.8 | +0.4 | 18.8 | 22nd | 393.2 | 218.5 | v high | 180% |
Walkamin Research Station | 28.9 | -1.2 | 32.4 | 8th | 20.7 | +0.4 | 17.4 | 25th | 324.6 | 223.7 | high | 145% |
Herbert North Coast (district 32) | ||||||||||||
Cardwell Marine Pde | 29.9 | -1.6 | 32.2 | 28th | 23.3 | +0.3 | 20.4 | 18th | 915.8 | 441.3 | v high | 208% |
Cowley Beach (Defence) | 30.2 | 32.2 | 27th | 23.8 | 21.1 | 25th | 895.4 | |||||
Innisfail Aerodrome | 30.4 | 32.7 | 8th | 23.0 | 19.6 | 23rd | ||||||
Lucinda Point | 29.2 | -0.9 | 31.5 | 7th | 24.7 | -0.7 | 23.4 | 4th | ||||
Mount Stuart (Defence) | 30.5 | 33.1 | 30th | 23.1 | 21.8 | 16th | 281.6 | |||||
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 30.2 | -1.0 | 32.7 | 8th | 23.3 | +0.7 | 20.8 | 23rd | 852.4 | 528.5 | high | 161% |
Townsville Aero | 30.7 | -0.8 | 33.1 | 7th | 24.2 | -0.1 | 22.2 | 24th | ||||
Townsville- Air Weapons Range (Defence) | 30.3 | 32.9 | 16th | 21.8 | 19.5 | 17th | 360.8 | |||||
East Central Coast (district 33) | ||||||||||||
Alva Beach | 29.5 | -1.6 | 31.1 | 29th | 24.0 | -0.8 | 21.8 | 15th | 482.0 | 258.8 | v high | 186% |
Ayr DPI Research Stn | 30.4 | -1.4 | 32.6 | 31st | 23.1 | +0.3 | 20.7 | 15th | 433.6 | 224.7 | high | 193% |
Bowen Airport AWS | 30.2 | 33.4 | 30th | 23.4 | 20.1 | 16th | 217.8 | |||||
Collinsville Post Office | 32.4 | -1.1 | 34.9 | 30th | 21.7 | -0.3 | 18.2 | 24th | 83.4 | 134.5 | average | 62% |
Hamilton Island Airport | 28.6 | -1.3 | 30.1 | 27th | 24.5 | -0.3 | 23.1 | 20th | 400.4 | 285.2 | high | 140% |
Mackay Aero | 29.4 | -1.0 | 30.9 | 20th | 23.0 | -0.1 | 20.3 | 16th | 325.8 | 306.4 | high | 106% |
Mackay M.O | 29.6 | -0.6 | 31.1 | 31st | 23.5 | -0.1 | 21.1 | 10th | 347.6 | 276.6 | high | 126% |
Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club) | 29.3 | 31.0 | 27th | 22.7 | 19.9 | 16th | ||||||
Proserpine Airport | 29.7 | -1.9 | 31.8 | 3rd | 22.8 | +0.2 | 20.4 | 16th | 418.6 | 296.9 | high | 141% |
Samuel Hill Aero | 29.7 | -1.2 | 32.5 | 7th | 21.6 | +0.1 | 17.7 | 15th | 134.8 | 188.8 | average | 71% |
St Lawrence | 31.2 | -0.6 | 33.1 | 30th | 22.4 | -0.6 | 20.2 | 24th | 107.0 | 187.3 | low | 57% |
Townsville- Fanning River (Defence) | 30.6 | 33.3 | 26th | 21.6 | 18.9 | 16th | 63.6 | |||||
Williamson | 31.2 | -0.4 | 33.8 | 27th | 22.3 | -0.7 | 18.9 | 15th | 13.2 | 139.1 | v low | 9% |
Woolshed | 27.5 | -1.2 | 29.3 | 30th | 20.9 | +0.1 | 18.7 | 15th | 414.6 | 280.0 | high | 148% |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 28.7 | -0.7 | 30.5 | 7th | 24.1 | +0.1 | 21.3 | 16th | 56.0 | 115.8 | low | 48% |
West Central Coast (district 34) | ||||||||||||
Charters Towers Airport | 31.7 | -2.2 | 34.7 | 31st | 22.4 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 24th | 223.6 | 154.3 | high | 145% |
Moranbah Airport | 32.7 | 35.6 | 27th | 21.2 | 18.6 | 24th | 124.4 | |||||
Central Highlands (district 35) | ||||||||||||
Blackwater Airport | 33.5 | 37.3 | 27th | 21.4 | 19.3 | 24th | 52.4 | |||||
Clermont Airport | 32.8 | -1.7 | 37.0 | 27th | 21.6 | 0.0 | 18.6 | 15th | 77.8 | 91.1 | average | 85% |
Emerald Airport | 33.9 | -0.7 | 38.3 | 27th | 22.1 | -0.2 | 19.1 | 10th | 49.6 | 83.0 | average | 60% |
Lochington | 32.9 | -2.3 | 36.7 | 16th | 21.5 | -0.4 | 18.5 | 10th | 88.0 | 96.5 | average | 91% |
Rolleston Airport | 32.7 | 38.6 | 6th | 20.9 | -0.5 | 18.0 | 10th | 144.4 | 107.0 | high | 135% | |
Springsure Comet St | 32.7 | -1.3 | 37.9 | 16th | 20.3 | -0.6 | 17.4 | 26th | 119.6 | 110.6 | average | 108% |
Tambo Post Office | 34.3 | -0.7 | 37.2 | 26th | 21.1 | +0.6 | 17.2 | 14th | 73.8 | 79.2 | average | 93% |
Taroom Post Office | 33.9 | 0.0 | 39.3 | 6th | 20.6 | -0.2 | 17.4 | 24th | 41.8 | 97.1 | low | 43% |
Central Lowlands (district 36) | ||||||||||||
Barcaldine Post Office | 34.3 | -1.4 | 37.9 | 16th | 23.8 | +0.5 | 20.0 | 10th | 36.9 | 84.2 | average | 44% |
Blackall Airport | 35.5 | -0.9 | 39.5 | 27th | 22.6 | -0.7 | 19.4 | 14th | 34.2 | 85.2 | average | 40% |
Isisford Post Office | 36.0 | -1.0 | 39.3 | 15th | 23.3 | +0.1 | 18.6 | 12th | 82.6 | 69.6 | average | 119% |
Longreach Aero | 36.8 | -0.4 | 40.9 | 27th | 23.7 | +0.4 | 20.5 | 10th | 35.2 | 76.0 | average | 46% |
Upper Western (district 37) | ||||||||||||
Camooweal Township | 38.1 | +0.8 | 40.9 | 19th | 25.6 | +1.2 | 22.1 | 17th | 32.8 | 98.4 | low | 33% |
Carters Bore | 37.6 | 40.4 | 19th | 25.6 | 23.3 | 4th | 17.0 | |||||
New May Downs | 37.4 | 40.0 | 31st | 25.5 | 23.0 | 2nd | 25.0 | |||||
The Monument Airport | 38.9 | +1.0 | 42.0 | 15th | 25.4 | +0.6 | 22.2 | 4th | 11.4 | 60.2 | low | 19% |
Trepell Airport | 39.1 | +1.3 | 42.1 | 15th | 25.4 | +0.7 | 22.7 | 17th | 13.2 | 93.7 | low | 14% |
Urandangi Aerodrome | 39.1 | 42.3 | 31st | 25.5 | 20.8 | 9th | 37.0 | |||||
Winton Airport | 37.8 | -0.2 | 41.5 | 26th | 24.2 | -0.3 | 20.8 | 15th | 50.0 | 80.2 | average | 62% |
Lower Western (district 38) | ||||||||||||
Bedourie | 39.8 | +0.2 | 42.9 | 26th | 25.9 | +0.6 | 21.1 | 18th | 16.2 | 32.2 | average | 50% |
Birdsville Airport | 40.2 | -0.5 | 44.0 | 24th | 26.0 | -0.7 | 16.3 | 18th | 1.8 | 22.5 | low | 8% |
Boulia Airport | 26.6 | +1.9 | 22.6 | 17th | 11.8 | 47.3 | average | 25% | ||||
Windorah Airport | 38.6 | 42.8 | 27th | 26.5 | 20.3 | 10th | 15.8 | |||||
Port Curtis South Coast (district 39) | ||||||||||||
Bundaberg Aero | 30.3 | -0.1 | 32.9 | 6th | 20.8 | -0.7 | 17.9 | 22nd | 41.8 | 168.9 | v low | 25% |
Gayndah Airport | 32.3 | -1.6 | 38.1 | 6th | 19.7 | -1.1 | 16.4 | 22nd | 45.8 | 81.4 | average | 56% |
Gladstone Airport | 30.6 | -0.2 | 32.5 | 7th | 22.7 | -0.4 | 20.3 | 14th | 34.2 | 139.2 | low | 25% |
Gladstone Radar | 31.3 | -0.1 | 33.6 | 19th | 22.6 | 0.0 | 20.5 | 10th | 5.6 | 145.6 | v low | 4% |
Lady Elliot Island | 30.0 | +0.7 | 31.5 | 18th | 24.3 | +0.3 | 22.5 | 10th | 28.8 | 116.4 | low | 25% |
Rockhampton Aero | 32.0 | 0.0 | 35.7 | 16th | 22.7 | +0.5 | 19.7 | 16th | 31.6 | 127.6 | v low | 25% |
Rundle Island | 27.1 | -1.2 | 29.1 | 15th | 24.2 | -0.3 | 21.0 | 25th | ||||
Sandy Cape Lighthouse | 29.3 | -0.1 | 32.2 | 5th | 22.8 | +0.4 | 20.6 | 9th | 53.3 | 160.9 | low | 33% |
Thangool Airport | 33.6 | -0.2 | 37.2 | 27th | 19.0 | -0.8 | 15.5 | 22nd | 32.8 | 95.2 | low | 34% |
Moreton South Coast (district 40) | ||||||||||||
Amberley AMO | 30.4 | -0.8 | 36.0 | 6th | 19.2 | -0.4 | 14.5 | 24th | 152.6 | 115.7 | high | 132% |
Archerfield Airport | 30.1 | -0.4 | 34.5 | 16th | 20.2 | -0.2 | 14.7 | 12th | 60.6 | 134.9 | low | 45% |
Beaudesert Drumley Street | 30.0 | -1.6 | 35.8 | 5th | 18.7 | -0.7 | 14.9 | 11th | 173.8 | 145.0 | average | 120% |
Beerburrum Forest Station | 29.0 | -1.5 | 35.0 | 16th | 19.3 | -0.5 | 16.3 | 22nd | 198.8 | 195.6 | average | 102% |
Brisbane | 29.9 | -0.6 | 35.3 | 16th | 21.3 | -0.4 | 18.5 | 12th | 86.6 | 138.1 | average | 63% |
Brisbane Aero | 28.6 | -0.6 | 31.9 | 16th | 21.1 | -0.3 | 18.0 | 12th | 81.6 | 124.7 | average | 65% |
Canungra (Defence) | 28.5 | 33.6 | 5th | 17.7 | 13.1 | 12th | 153.0 | |||||
Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 28.0 | +1.0 | 30.0 | 6th | 22.0 | 0.0 | 19.5 | 9th | 193.8 | 146.6 | high | 132% |
Coolangatta | 28.2 | -0.3 | 31.4 | 16th | 20.3 | -0.7 | 16.2 | 22nd | 116.6 | 159.0 | average | 73% |
Double Island Point Lighthouse | 28.6 | +0.6 | 32.6 | 6th | 22.4 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 20th | 35.4 | 159.3 | v low | 22% |
Gold Coast Seaway | 28.2 | -0.7 | 32.1 | 16th | 21.6 | -0.3 | 19.1 | 22nd | 114.0 | 135.9 | average | 84% |
Greenbank (Defence) | 30.4 | 36.1 | 5th | 18.6 | 14.3 | 24th | 64.6 | |||||
Gympie | 29.8 | -1.5 | 36.3 | 16th | 19.1 | -0.5 | 15.3 | 15th | 15.2 | 160.6 | v low | 9% |
Hervey Bay Airport | 29.8 | -0.5 | 32.7 | 6th | 21.0 | -1.0 | 17.2 | 22nd | 44.8 | 126.2 | low | 35% |
Kingaroy Airport | 29.5 | -1.6 | 35.4 | 6th | 17.1 | -0.9 | 13.1 | 22nd | 78.6 | 87.1 | average | 90% |
Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 28.9 | -1.0 | 33.0 | 16th | 20.7 | 0.0 | 17.1 | 12th | 93.9 | 126.8 | average | 74% |
Maryborough | 30.6 | -0.2 | 34.9 | 6th | 19.9 | -0.7 | 16.5 | 22nd | 52.4 | 161.5 | low | 32% |
Nambour Daff - Hillside | 28.1 | -1.5 | 33.9 | 16th | 19.8 | -0.8 | 16.5 | 22nd | 144.6 | 231.7 | average | 62% |
Rainbow Beach | 28.3 | -0.6 | 30.7 | 6th | 120.2 | 159.0 | average | 76% | ||||
Redcliffe | 28.3 | -0.9 | 31.1 | 6th | 21.5 | -0.8 | 18.9 | 9th | 115.8 | 137.5 | average | 84% |
Redland (Alexandra Hills) | 28.1 | 30.6 | 16th | 20.4 | 17.4 | 22nd | 245.6 | |||||
Sunshine Coast Airport | 28.3 | -0.8 | 30.4 | 16th | 20.9 | -0.4 | 17.3 | 22nd | 144.0 | 144.8 | average | 99% |
Tewantin RSL Park | 28.0 | -0.7 | 31.2 | 6th | 21.4 | -0.6 | 18.6 | 22nd | 159.0 | 140.4 | average | 113% |
Tin Can Bay (Defence) | 29.1 | 32.7 | 6th | 20.5 | 17.3 | 22nd | 97.6 | |||||
University of Queensland Gatton | 31.7 | 0.0 | 38.1 | 16th | 18.8 | -0.3 | 14.3 | 24th | 85.6 | 109.5 | average | 78% |
East Darling Downs (district 41) | ||||||||||||
Applethorpe | 26.1 | -0.6 | 32.1 | 27th | 14.7 | -0.6 | 9.6 | 24th | 55.8 | 96.2 | average | 58% |
Dalby Airport | 31.2 | -1.5 | 36.2 | 15th | 17.8 | -1.1 | 14.8 | 12th | 98.6 | 75.2 | average | 131% |
Goondiwindi Airport | 32.2 | 37.4 | 15th | 19.3 | 13.2 | 17th | 81.4 | |||||
Oakey Aero | 30.0 | -1.1 | 36.3 | 6th | 17.5 | -0.5 | 12.2 | 24th | 80.0 | 79.4 | average | 101% |
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 26.4 | -1.1 | 32.2 | 15th | 15.5 | -0.1 | 11.4 | 24th | 69.8 | 96.3 | average | 72% |
Texas Post Office | 32.3 | -1.6 | 37.9 | 27th | 18.3 | -0.5 | 15.3 | 12th | 132.8 | 88.9 | high | 149% |
Toowoomba Airport | 26.7 | -1.8 | 31.6 | 6th | 17.1 | -0.6 | 14.5 | 9th | 94.0 | 90.6 | high | 104% |
West Darling Downs (district 42) | ||||||||||||
Miles Constance Street | 32.2 | -1.8 | 36.2 | 26th | 19.3 | -1.3 | 14.0 | 17th | 111.6 | 68.3 | high | 163% |
Maranoa (district 43) | ||||||||||||
Injune Post Office | 32.1 | -1.7 | 36.8 | 15th | 19.4 | -0.4 | 15.4 | 24th | 80.2 | 86.4 | average | 93% |
Mitchell Post Office | 33.1 | -1.1 | 37.7 | 27th | 19.5 | -0.6 | 14.0 | 17th | 114.4 | 80.6 | high | 142% |
Roma Airport | 32.7 | -1.9 | 38.0 | 27th | 19.6 | -1.5 | 14.2 | 17th | 77.2 | 68.4 | average | 113% |
St George Airport | 33.3 | -2.0 | 39.2 | 15th | 21.0 | -1.4 | 12.9 | 17th | 52.8 | 49.1 | average | 108% |
Surat | 31.9 | -2.4 | 37.0 | 27th | 20.5 | -0.4 | 13.6 | 17th | 107.8 | 71.1 | high | 152% |
Warrego (district 44) | ||||||||||||
Bollon Mary St | 34.6 | -1.0 | 41.2 | 27th | 22.0 | +0.3 | 14.3 | 17th | 125.5 | 63.3 | high | 198% |
Charleville Aero | 35.0 | -0.2 | 40.3 | 27th | 22.2 | +0.3 | 17.3 | 19th | 32.4 | 72.2 | average | 45% |
Cunnamulla Post Office | 35.6 | -0.6 | 42.1 | 27th | 22.8 | +0.4 | 15.9 | 17th | 43.8 | 47.3 | average | 93% |
Far Southwest (district 45) | ||||||||||||
Ballera Gas Field | 39.0 | -0.8 | 43.3 | 14th | 25.3 | -0.8 | 19.7 | 17th | 3.8 | 26.7 | low | 14% |
Thargomindah Airport | 37.9 | -0.9 | 43.8 | 27th | 25.0 | -1.0 | 19.7 | 17th | 14.6 | 33.5 | average | 44% |
Offshore Islands (district 200) | ||||||||||||
Bougainville Reef | 29.7 | 33.2 | 8th | 25.9 | 24.1 | 29th | ||||||
Cato Island | 27.0 | 28.6 | 7th | 24.6 | 22.5 | 24th | ||||||
Creal Reef | 27.8 | 28.2 | 18th | 25.6 | 23.0 | 2nd | ||||||
Flinders Reef | 28.7 | 30.9 | 10th | 25.4 | 21.4 | 19th | ||||||
Frederick Reef | 27.6 | 28.5 | 8th | 25.4 | 22.9 | 29th | ||||||
Gannet Cay | 27.6 | 30.4 | 6th | 25.2 | 22.1 | 26th | ||||||
Holmes Reef | 29.8 | 32.3 | 2nd | 26.1 | 24.1 | 29th | ||||||
Marion Reef | 28.9 | 33.0 | 6th | 25.9 | 23.6 | 24th | ||||||
Middle Percy Island | 27.7 | -1.0 | 29.1 | 26th | 23.1 | -0.3 | 21.1 | 25th | 153.0 | 178.6 | average | 86% |
Willis Island | 31.1 | +0.4 | 32.4 | 6th | 26.2 | +0.5 | 23.2 | 22nd | 383.8 | 193.9 | high | 198% |
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 Monday 1 February 2021. 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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