Thursday, 1 April 2021 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC14R0
Queensland in March 2021: Wetter than usual across southern Queensland
Rainfall was very much above average across most of the southern half of Queensland, and close to average across central Queensland and the far northern Cape York Peninsula. It was drier than average from the Gulf Country across to the north tropical coast of Queensland.
Mean maximum temperatures were warmer than average across the northern half of Queensland and along the east coast to Fraser Island, and cooler than usual along the southern border. Mean minimum temperatures were warmer than average in a swathe from the north-west to south-east of the state, and along coastal parts of the Cape York Peninsula.
A wet month across southern Queensland
- Rainfall was very much above average across most of the southern half of Queensland, and close to average across central Queensland and the far northern Cape York Peninsula.
- Tropical cyclone Niran was located off the coast of Cairns at the start of the month, and generated moderate falls along the north tropical coast and northern Cape York Peninsula.
- Moderate falls were recorded over western and southern Queensland from the 8th, associated with thunderstorms and showers developing in the vicinity of surface troughs.
- A deep surface trough extended from north-west to southern inland Queensland from the 14th, and produced widespread moderate falls from north-west, central to southern parts of the state. On the 17th, an isolated, extremely heavy daily rainfall total of 550 mm was recorded at Byfield Childs Road in the Capricornia District in Queensland, with further falls over 100 mm the following day.
- The combination of an inland trough and coastal trough along the south-east Queensland and north-east New South Wales coast, saw a very wet period commencing on the 21st in the south-east.
- Mount Tamborine recorded 212 mm on the 22nd, and a further 225 mm on the 23rd. As the inland surface trough and low moved eastwards, moderate falls were recorded across western and southern Queensland. Flooding occurred in some western and southern rivers. Some sites had their highest March daily rainfall on record.
- Some sites had their highest total March rainfall on record or their highest total March rainfall for at least 20 years.
Cooler than usual days in the far south, warm nights across the north
- The March mean temperature was 0.79 °C above average.
- The state's mean maximum temperature for March was 0.59 °C above average.
- Mean maximum temperatures were generally cooler than usual along the southern border, due to periods of thick cloud and rain. Mean maximum temperatures were warmer than average across the northern half of Queensland and along the east coast to Fraser Island.
- In far northern Queensland, Coconut Island had its highest March temperature on record and Kowanyama had its highest March mean daily maximum temperature on record.
- Cooler than usual days were observed over western and south-west Queensland from the 14th, then southern and south-east Queensland from the 15th due to the passage of a cold front and surface trough. Daytime temperatures were more than 6 °C cooler than usual across western, southern and south-eastern parts between the 14th and 17th, resulting in a few sites having their coldest March day (lowest maximum temperature) on record.
- The mean minimum temperature for Queensland as a whole was 0.98 °C above average.
- Mean minimum temperatures were warmer than average in a swathe from the north-west to south-east of the state, and along coastal parts of the Cape York Peninsula, while close to average in remaining areas of the state.
- Minimum temperatures were cooler than usual across southern Queensland in the last week of the month, due to clear skies and little cloud cover.
- For the year to date, the mean temperature was 0.67 °C above average, the state's mean maximum temperature was 0.43 °C above average, and the mean minimum (overnight) temperature was 0.89 °C above average.
Tropical cyclones; flooding
- Major flooding on the Herbert River on the north tropical coast of Queensland on 1 and 2 March, associated with tropical cyclone Niran which was located east of Cairns at the start of the month. Tropical cyclone Niran intensified into a severe tropical cyclone by the 4th, but moved south-east away from the Queensland coast.
- Major flooding was recorded on the Logan River from the 23rd, and major flooding also occurred on the Bremer River, Warrill and Laidley creeks on the 23rd, with all peaks across these creeks and rivers easing by the 25th.
- Major flooding on the Bulloo and Macintyre rivers from the 23rd, and major flooding on the Condamine River from the 24th. These western slow-moving western rivers remained at major flood level until the end of the month.
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes in March 2021 | |
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Hottest day | 42.9 °C at Birdsville Airport on the 1st |
Warmest days on average | 37.1 °C at Julia Creek Airport |
Coolest days on average | 23.7 °C at Applethorpe |
Coldest day | 16.0 °C at Applethorpe on the 16th |
Coldest night | 7.3 °C at Applethorpe on the 28th |
Coolest nights on average | 14.2 °C at Applethorpe |
Warmest nights on average | 27.2 °C at Sweers Island |
Warmest night | 29.9 °C at Sweers Island on the 4th |
Warmest on average overall | 30.5 °C at Cloncurry Airport |
Coolest on average overall | 18.9 °C at Applethorpe |
Wettest overall | 973.0 mm at Byfield Childs Road |
Wettest day | 550.0 mm at Byfield Childs Road on the 17th |
Strongest wind gust | 124 km/h at Arlington Reef on the 1st |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Maps | |||
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Observed | Anomaly | Decile rank | |
Total rainfall |
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Mean daily maximum temperatures |
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Mean daily minimum temperatures |
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Record highest March daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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Texas Post Office | 95.6 | on the 23rd | 88.9 | on the 31st in 1947 | 125 | |
Mulga Downs | 100.2 | on the 22nd | 74.9 | on the 15th in 1937 | 105 | |
Byfield Childs Road | 550.0 | on the 17th | 486.0 | on the 4th in 1983 | 92 | |
Woodspring | 97.0 | on the 23rd | 82.6 | on the 10th in 1958 | 67 | |
Leslie Dam | 95.2 | on the 23rd | 82.2 | on the 4th in 1999 | 65 | |
Wamuran | 163.7 | on the 22nd | 160.5 | on the 6th in 2004 | 64 | |
Sorrento | 123.0 | on the 24th | 96.0 | on the 10th in 2001 | 61 | |
Applethorpe | 86.0 | on the 23rd | 70.6 | on the 30th in 1975 | 53 | |
Havelock | 102.0 | on the 17th | 83.8 | on the 16th in 1989 | 53 | |
Coolmunda Dam | 84.0 | on the 23rd | 71.0 | on the 13th in 2017 | 45 | |
Wallen Wallen | 183.0 | on the 23rd | 142.0 | on the 6th in 2004 | 35 | |
Brisbane Aero | 109.4 | on the 22nd | 102.2 | on the 6th in 2004 | 26 | |
Pratten Condamine River | 82.0 | on the 23rd | 70.0 | on the 28th in 2014 | 26 | |
Alva Beach | 219.4 | on the 1st | 154.6 | on the 20th in 2012 | 25 | |
Beardy Junction | 97.0 | on the 23rd | 70.0 | on the 3rd in 1999 | 25 | |
Point Lookout | 229.2 | on the 23rd | 102.6 | on the 2nd in 2010 | 25 |
Record highest March total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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Glenelg | 225.5 | 224.5 | in 1890 | 138 | 55.9 |
Mt Tamborine Fern St | 710.7 | 697.8 | in 1974 | 117 | 197.6 |
Woodspring | 218.0 | 188.0 | in 2010 | 67 | 60.1 |
Glenroy Massie | 233.8 | 218.5 | in 2011 | 63 | 65.6 |
Sorrento | 222.2 | 175.7 | in 1962 | 61 | 67.8 |
Wansey Downs | 213.2 | 191.1 | in 2010 | 55 | 53.3 |
Coolangatta | 546.8 | 520.8 | in 1987 | 37 | 196.1 |
Wallen Wallen | 693.5 | 441.8 | in 1988 | 33 | 203.5 |
Clontarf | 322.2 | 307.0 | in 1992 | 32 | 141.8 |
Ormiston College | 367.4 | 284.2 | in 1993 | 29 | 149.8 |
Gold Coast Seaway | 439.2 | 394.0 | in 2017 | 27 | 145.3 |
Warwick | 277.6 | 214.2 | in 2017 | 26 | 74.4 |
Beardy Junction | 260.2 | 196.4 | in 2017 | 25 | 70.6 |
Point Lookout | 647.8 | 267.8 | in 2010 | 25 | 157.5 |
Pratten Condamine River | 242.6 | 201.4 | in 2017 | 25 | 72.3 |
Brisbane | 300.6 | 247.4 | in 2001 | 20 | 124.6 |
Highest March total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for March |
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Wallangarra Post Office | 277.8 | 311.4 | in 1890 | 71.5 | |
Texas Post Office | 215.0 | 348.7 | in 1890* | 57.8 | |
Pratten | 206.0 | 221.0 | in 1905* | 63.6 | |
Leslie Dam | 257.4 | 272.5 | in 1939* | 58.5 | |
Mulga Downs | 271.2 | 274.1 | in 1956 | 40.9 | |
Whyenbah | 203.8 | 235.2 | in 1894* | 42.0 | |
Aramac Post Office | 199.2 | 247.1 | in 1963 | 54.7 | |
Rocky Point Sugar Mill | 509.8 | 644.1 | in 1963* | 168.1 | |
Dunwich | 601.7 | 605.5 | in 1963* | 201.6 | |
Alderley | 304.2 | 459.8 | in 1974* | 141.7 | |
Karragarra Island | 492.8 | 589.1 | in 1974* | 175.9 | |
Warkon | 161.6 | 237.2 | in 1977 | 49.9 | |
Byfield Childs Road | 973.0 | 1083.0 | in 1983* | 253.5 | |
Havelock | 174.0 | 230.6 | in 1990 | 55.7 | |
Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 293.8 | 399.8 | in 1994* | 176.0 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record highest March temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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Coconut Island | 36.0 | on the 28th | 35.8 | on the 8th in 2019 | 24 | 31.7 |
Record lowest March daily maximum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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Surat | 18.3 | on the 16th | 18.9 | on the 31st in 1963 | 58 | 31.8 |
Roma Airport | 19.4 | on the 16th | 20.5 | on the 8th in 1994 | 29 | 31.6 |
Horn Island | 26.0 | on the 31st | 26.3 | on the 13th in 2005 | 27 | 30.5 |
Brisbane Aero | 22.2 | on the 17th | 22.5 | on the 12th in 2003 | 26 | 28.0 |
Tewantin RSL Park | 22.2 | on the 17th | 22.7 | on the 27th in 2019 | 26 | 27.6 |
Warwick | 19.0 | on the 16th | 19.3 | on the 19th in 2011 | 26 | 27.9 |
Toowoomba Airport | 17.7 | on the 16th | = 17.7 | on the 27th in 2019 | 25 | 26.2 |
Miles Constance Street | 19.5 | on the 16th | 22.0 | on the 28th in 2008 | 24 | 31.4 |
Birdsville Airport | 19.5 | on the 14th | 21.9 | on the 1st in 2010 | 21 | 35.7 |
Mareeba Airport | 23.1 | on the 1st | 23.8 | on the 26th in 2012 | 21 | 29.8 |
Record highest March mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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Kowanyama Airport | 34.4 | 34.2 | in 1969 | 55 | 32.9 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Summary statistics for March 2021 | ||||||||||||
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Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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Mean for March 2021 |
Diff from average |
Highest for March 2021 |
Mean for March 2021 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for March 2021 |
Total for March 2021 |
Average for March |
Rank of March 2021 |
Fraction of March average |
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North Peninsula (district 27) | ||||||||||||
Coconut Island | 32.1 | +0.4 | 36.0 | 28th | 26.1 | +0.4 | 23.3 | 2nd | 119.8 | 283.7 | low | 42% |
Coen Airport | 31.8 | +0.2 | 34.3 | 23rd | 23.2 | -0.2 | 20.7 | 3rd | 178.0 | 264.3 | low | 67% |
Horn Island | 30.6 | +0.1 | 32.6 | 29th | 25.2 | +0.1 | 21.8 | 4th | 412.8 | 353.1 | high | 117% |
Scherger RAAF | 32.4 | +0.2 | 34.6 | 24th | 23.4 | -0.3 | 21.2 | 4th | 284.4 | 342.8 | average | 83% |
Weipa Aero | 32.1 | +0.3 | 34.3 | 28th | 23.9 | 0.0 | 21.1 | 4th | 400.2 | 405.2 | average | 99% |
South Peninsula (district 28) | ||||||||||||
Lockhart River Airport | 30.9 | +0.3 | 34.1 | 5th | 24.1 | +0.6 | 21.7 | 7th | 273.4 | 447.0 | low | 61% |
Palmerville | 32.7 | +0.4 | 34.6 | 25th | 21.9 | -0.1 | 19.1 | 21st | 71.8 | 179.3 | low | 40% |
Lower Carpentaria (district 29) | ||||||||||||
Burketown Airport | 34.6 | +0.1 | 37.3 | 26th | 24.3 | +0.3 | 22.4 | 6th | 42.4 | 135.3 | low | 31% |
Century Mine | 36.0 | -0.2 | 40.9 | 4th | 24.2 | +0.5 | 18.3 | 6th | 100.2 | 80.9 | high | 124% |
Cloncurry Airport | 36.8 | +1.0 | 39.9 | 13th | 24.2 | +1.3 | 19.9 | 6th | 28.0 | 76.2 | average | 37% |
Julia Creek Airport | 37.1 | +0.7 | 40.0 | 13th | 22.3 | +1.0 | 15.3 | 5th | 43.4 | 75.2 | average | 58% |
Kowanyama Airport | 34.4 | +1.5 | 36.8 | 4th | 24.3 | +0.5 | 22.4 | 31st | 118.6 | 237.4 | low | 50% |
Lake Julius AWS | 36.0 | 39.1 | 12th | 24.0 | 18.8 | 6th | 24.4 | |||||
Mornington Island Airport | 32.7 | 36.2 | 3rd | 25.5 | 23.3 | 11th | 180.6 | |||||
Mount Isa Aero | 36.0 | +1.6 | 39.5 | 7th | 22.6 | +0.8 | 14.0 | 6th | 20.6 | 64.5 | low | 32% |
Normanton Airport | 35.0 | +0.9 | 37.2 | 3rd | 25.2 | +0.6 | 21.1 | 5th | 29.6 | 129.7 | low | 23% |
Sweers Island | 32.5 | +0.2 | 35.1 | 3rd | 27.2 | +1.1 | 24.9 | 10th | 16.7 | 230.1 | v low | 7% |
Upper Carpentaria (district 30) | ||||||||||||
Georgetown Airport | 33.8 | +0.4 | 35.5 | 26th | 21.6 | -0.5 | 17.4 | 11th | 49.6 | 137.8 | low | 36% |
Hughenden Airport | 35.5 | +1.0 | 37.9 | 6th | 22.6 | +1.0 | 19.1 | 31st | 29.0 | 32.4 | high | 90% |
Richmond Airport | 36.9 | +1.3 | 39.4 | 13th | 22.4 | +1.1 | 18.4 | 5th | 24.4 | 61.2 | average | 40% |
Barron North Coast (district 31) | ||||||||||||
Cairns Aero | 31.6 | +1.0 | 33.8 | 4th | 23.5 | +0.4 | 21.0 | 21st | 323.2 | 416.4 | average | 78% |
Cairns Racecourse | 31.3 | 33.5 | 4th | 23.0 | 20.4 | 21st | 273.2 | |||||
Cape Flattery | 31.2 | +0.1 | 34.6 | 1st | 24.5 | -0.1 | 22.9 | 2nd | 220.0 | 366.0 | low | 60% |
Cooktown Airport | 30.8 | +0.3 | 35.5 | 4th | 24.0 | +0.1 | 21.9 | 23rd | 193.4 | 380.5 | low | 51% |
Low Isles Lighthouse | 30.7 | -0.1 | 33.6 | 24th | 25.6 | +0.5 | 23.2 | 9th | 112.0 | 435.9 | v low | 26% |
Mareeba Airport | 30.2 | +0.4 | 33.9 | 24th | 20.5 | -0.2 | 18.4 | 22nd | 90.8 | 154.3 | average | 59% |
Walkamin Research Station | 29.0 | +0.8 | 32.5 | 24th | 19.5 | -0.1 | 17.4 | 23rd | 97.3 | 207.0 | low | 47% |
Herbert North Coast (district 32) | ||||||||||||
Cardwell Marine Pde | 30.8 | +0.1 | 32.5 | 27th | 23.1 | +1.1 | 20.9 | 10th | 280.0 | 401.2 | average | 70% |
Cowley Beach (Defence) | 30.6 | 32.8 | 24th | 23.3 | 21.0 | 10th | 351.4 | |||||
Innisfail Aerodrome | 31.1 | 33.8 | 24th | 21.8 | 19.2 | 10th | 274.4 | |||||
Mount Stuart (Defence) | 31.4 | 34.4 | 24th | 22.8 | 20.6 | 1st | 201.4 | |||||
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 30.8 | +0.9 | 34.1 | 24th | 22.5 | +0.4 | 20.7 | 10th | 199.8 | 606.7 | v low | 33% |
Townsville Aero | 31.3 | +0.5 | 33.2 | 24th | 23.9 | +0.9 | 21.4 | 1st | 165.8 | 193.3 | average | 86% |
Townsville- Air Weapons Range (Defence) | 31.1 | 34.3 | 24th | 20.6 | 17.7 | 31st | 125.6 | |||||
East Central Coast (district 33) | ||||||||||||
Alva Beach | 30.3 | -0.3 | 32.4 | 24th | 24.3 | +1.0 | 21.6 | 31st | 292.0 | 154.1 | high | 189% |
Ayr DPI Research Stn | 31.6 | +0.7 | 33.5 | 24th | 22.4 | +0.8 | 19.8 | 31st | 162.6 | 153.6 | average | 106% |
Bowen Airport AWS | 31.6 | 33.9 | 24th | 23.1 | 19.7 | 10th | 126.6 | |||||
Collinsville Post Office | 32.9 | +0.9 | 35.1 | 24th | 21.1 | +0.9 | 17.6 | 31st | 67.6 | 96.6 | average | 70% |
Hamilton Island Airport | 29.3 | +0.6 | 31.3 | 25th | 24.9 | +0.6 | 22.5 | 19th | 167.0 | 249.7 | average | 67% |
Mackay Aero | 30.4 | +1.1 | 33.3 | 24th | 22.5 | +0.4 | 19.6 | 10th | 165.4 | 259.5 | average | 64% |
Mackay M.O | 30.0 | +1.3 | 32.8 | 24th | 23.1 | +0.7 | 21.0 | 10th | 158.2 | 282.1 | average | 56% |
Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club) | 30.4 | 33.6 | 24th | 22.1 | 19.6 | 10th | 139.2 | |||||
Proserpine Airport | 30.9 | +0.7 | 34.6 | 24th | 22.1 | +0.4 | 19.5 | 10th | 116.8 | 210.8 | average | 55% |
Samuel Hill Aero | 30.1 | +0.8 | 33.2 | 15th | 20.8 | -0.1 | 17.4 | 27th | 464.8 | 245.0 | high | 190% |
St Lawrence | 31.7 | +0.9 | 35.3 | 3rd | 22.4 | +0.7 | 19.6 | 6th | 0.2 | 140.4 | v low | 0% |
Townsville- Fanning River (Defence) | 31.7 | 35.5 | 24th | 20.6 | 15.9 | 31st | 14.8 | |||||
Williamson | 31.8 | +1.3 | 35.4 | 3rd | 21.8 | +0.1 | 18.3 | 27th | 62.8 | 135.5 | average | 46% |
Woolshed | 27.9 | +0.2 | 30.6 | 25th | 20.5 | +0.6 | 18.4 | 1st | 256.8 | 155.9 | high | 165% |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 29.0 | +0.6 | 32.0 | 24th | 23.4 | +0.8 | 20.0 | 27th | 273.2 | 145.4 | high | 188% |
West Central Coast (district 34) | ||||||||||||
Charters Towers Airport | 32.5 | +0.5 | 35.1 | 24th | 21.5 | +0.5 | 18.1 | 31st | 75.2 | 76.4 | average | 98% |
Moranbah Airport | 33.7 | 37.6 | 6th | 21.1 | 18.3 | 26th | 58.0 | 89.3 | average | 65% | ||
Central Highlands (district 35) | ||||||||||||
Blackwater Airport | 33.2 | 37.6 | 3rd | 21.2 | 17.0 | 26th | 79.0 | |||||
Clermont Airport | 32.6 | +0.7 | 36.9 | 3rd | 20.7 | +0.8 | 16.4 | 31st | 206.8 | 107.4 | high | 193% |
Emerald Airport | 33.8 | +1.0 | 38.5 | 2nd | 21.8 | +1.3 | 18.1 | 27th | 57.6 | 59.6 | average | 97% |
Lochington | 32.3 | -0.3 | 35.8 | 6th | 19.8 | -0.1 | 15.4 | 31st | 58.6 | 78.6 | average | 75% |
Rolleston Airport | 32.6 | +0.4 | 37.3 | 10th | 20.1 | +0.6 | 15.7 | 26th | 39.8 | 72.4 | average | 55% |
Springsure Comet St | 31.9 | +0.3 | 37.2 | 2nd | 19.6 | +0.7 | 16.0 | 27th | 119.2 | 71.1 | high | 168% |
Tambo Post Office | 31.5 | -1.0 | 37.0 | 7th | 18.2 | +0.5 | 13.1 | 31st | 119.6 | 60.2 | high | 199% |
Taroom Post Office | 32.0 | +0.2 | 37.3 | 10th | 19.6 | +1.3 | 14.8 | 26th | 106.6 | 64.0 | high | 167% |
Central Lowlands (district 36) | ||||||||||||
Barcaldine Post Office | 33.7 | +0.4 | 37.8 | 6th | 21.9 | +0.9 | 18.0 | 31st | 93.0 | 60.4 | high | 154% |
Blackall Airport | 33.6 | -0.3 | 39.0 | 7th | 20.8 | +0.5 | 15.3 | 28th | 48.0 | 48.5 | average | 99% |
Isisford Post Office | 34.7 | +0.3 | 40.4 | 7th | 20.8 | +0.3 | 16.9 | 25th | 70.6 | 60.1 | high | 117% |
Longreach Aero | 35.2 | +0.5 | 41.0 | 7th | 22.1 | +1.6 | 17.5 | 31st | 99.8 | 55.5 | high | 180% |
Upper Western (district 37) | ||||||||||||
Camooweal Township | 36.2 | +0.9 | 40.0 | 1st | 22.1 | +0.3 | 15.9 | 5th | 61.4 | 55.7 | average | 110% |
Carters Bore | 35.7 | 39.8 | 2nd | 23.7 | 18.4 | 5th | 19.4 | |||||
New May Downs | 35.4 | 39.3 | 7th | 23.1 | 18.2 | 6th | 39.6 | |||||
The Monument Airport | 36.0 | +0.4 | 40.8 | 2nd | 21.7 | -0.2 | 15.7 | 5th | 29.8 | 50.1 | average | 59% |
Trepell Airport | 35.8 | 0.0 | 40.7 | 2nd | 22.3 | +0.4 | 17.2 | 5th | 52.0 | 53.6 | high | 97% |
Urandangi Aerodrome | 36.9 | 42.8 | 1st | 21.3 | 15.2 | 6th | 53.8 | |||||
Winton Airport | 36.3 | +0.6 | 39.5 | 7th | 22.5 | +1.1 | 18.4 | 5th | 17.4 | 63.3 | average | 27% |
Lower Western (district 38) | ||||||||||||
Bedourie | 35.2 | -0.7 | 42.1 | 2nd | 21.6 | -0.2 | 16.2 | 31st | 78.4 | 29.1 | high | 269% |
Birdsville Airport | 34.5 | -1.2 | 42.9 | 1st | 21.4 | -0.6 | 13.0 | 16th | 39.0 | 39.3 | high | 99% |
Boulia Airport | 23.1 | +1.2 | 18.7 | 31st | 28.8 | 37.2 | average | 77% | ||||
Windorah Airport | 34.9 | 39.8 | 7th | 21.9 | 16.4 | 28th | 50.6 | |||||
Port Curtis South Coast (district 39) | ||||||||||||
Bundaberg Aero | 29.7 | +0.4 | 33.0 | 1st | 21.0 | +0.9 | 17.7 | 26th | 111.6 | 111.4 | average | 100% |
Gayndah Airport | 31.6 | +0.3 | 37.9 | 2nd | 20.0 | +0.9 | 16.3 | 5th | 96.4 | 72.6 | high | 133% |
Gladstone Airport | 30.2 | +0.3 | 32.9 | 24th | 22.3 | +0.4 | 19.4 | 27th | 133.6 | 112.5 | high | 119% |
Gladstone Radar | 30.7 | +0.5 | 34.0 | 15th | 22.5 | +0.9 | 18.9 | 17th | ||||
Lady Elliot Island | 29.8 | +1.4 | 32.0 | 15th | 24.0 | +0.5 | 19.3 | 28th | 77.8 | 123.9 | average | 63% |
Monto Township | 30.8 | +0.8 | 36.6 | 10th | 19.0 | +1.5 | 13.9 | 27th | 81.7 | 78.9 | average | 104% |
Rockhampton Aero | 32.0 | +1.4 | 35.7 | 15th | 22.1 | +1.2 | 19.0 | 27th | 107.8 | 104.8 | average | 103% |
Rundle Island | 27.6 | +0.2 | 30.4 | 11th | 24.2 | +0.5 | 21.6 | 31st | ||||
Sandy Cape Lighthouse | 31.9 | 1st | 22.7 | +1.0 | 20.4 | 17th | 139.9 | 157.3 | average | 89% | ||
Thangool Airport | 32.1 | +0.1 | 36.7 | 3rd | 19.2 | +1.2 | 14.4 | 27th | 116.4 | 64.2 | high | 181% |
Moreton South Coast (district 40) | ||||||||||||
Amberley AMO | 29.2 | -0.2 | 36.6 | 2nd | 18.7 | +0.9 | 13.9 | 5th | 216.8 | 87.3 | v high | 248% |
Archerfield Airport | 28.5 | -0.4 | 34.4 | 2nd | 19.5 | +1.0 | 15.5 | 31st | 254.2 | 128.3 | high | 198% |
Beaudesert Drumley Street | 28.7 | -0.5 | 35.1 | 2nd | 18.3 | +0.4 | 14.0 | 26th | 293.8 | 135.0 | high | 218% |
Beerburrum Forest Station | 28.0 | -0.7 | 32.2 | 2nd | 19.3 | +0.6 | 15.4 | 31st | 307.8 | 177.8 | high | 173% |
Brisbane | 28.5 | -0.6 | 33.2 | 2nd | 20.6 | +0.4 | 16.7 | 25th | 300.6 | 124.6 | highest | 241% |
Brisbane Aero | 27.4 | -0.6 | 31.1 | 24th | 20.3 | +0.5 | 16.6 | 31st | 272.0 | 118.4 | v high | 230% |
Canungra (Defence) | 27.7 | 33.7 | 2nd | 17.4 | 11.6 | 26th | 432.0 | |||||
Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 26.8 | +0.7 | 29.9 | 2nd | 21.3 | +0.1 | 18.4 | 31st | 293.8 | 176.0 | high | 167% |
Coolangatta | 27.2 | -0.2 | 31.4 | 24th | 19.9 | +0.1 | 16.4 | 25th | 546.8 | 196.1 | highest | 279% |
Double Island Point Lighthouse | 28.2 | +1.3 | 31.4 | 10th | 22.2 | +0.4 | 18.7 | 31st | 130.4 | 161.5 | average | 81% |
Gold Coast Seaway | 27.3 | -0.7 | 31.5 | 2nd | 20.6 | -0.3 | 16.9 | 26th | 439.2 | 145.3 | highest | 302% |
Greenbank (Defence) | 28.8 | 35.3 | 2nd | 18.4 | 13.3 | 26th | 248.8 | |||||
Gympie | 29.5 | +0.2 | 34.8 | 9th | 18.8 | +0.6 | 13.9 | 26th | 149.2 | 144.2 | average | 103% |
Hervey Bay Airport | 29.6 | +0.5 | 33.0 | 2nd | 20.7 | 0.0 | 16.2 | 26th | 110.8 | 137.3 | average | 81% |
Kingaroy Airport | 28.0 | -0.3 | 31.9 | 5th | 16.8 | +0.5 | 10.9 | 26th | 122.0 | 72.4 | high | 169% |
Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 28.0 | -0.5 | 32.6 | 2nd | 19.9 | +0.7 | 15.8 | 31st | 380.8 | 142.8 | v high | 267% |
Maryborough | 30.6 | +1.3 | 34.5 | 2nd | 19.9 | +0.5 | 15.7 | 26th | 206.0 | 157.3 | high | 131% |
Nambour Daff - Hillside | 27.8 | -0.2 | 31.6 | 24th | 19.6 | -0.1 | 15.9 | 25th | 261.0 | 269.9 | average | 97% |
Rainbow Beach | 28.1 | +0.1 | 31.0 | 24th | 188.9 | 154.3 | high | 122% | ||||
Redcliffe | 27.7 | -0.2 | 31.1 | 25th | 20.7 | -0.1 | 17.2 | 31st | 270.2 | 146.0 | v high | 185% |
Redland (Alexandra Hills) | 27.2 | 30.6 | 25th | 19.7 | 15.5 | 31st | 343.6 | |||||
Sunshine Coast Airport | 27.6 | -0.3 | 31.2 | 24th | 20.2 | 0.0 | 15.2 | 26th | 345.6 | 183.1 | high | 189% |
Tewantin RSL Park | 27.8 | +0.2 | 31.7 | 25th | 20.6 | -0.3 | 16.9 | 26th | 366.8 | 222.7 | high | 165% |
Tin Can Bay (Defence) | 28.8 | 31.8 | 25th | 19.9 | 15.0 | 26th | 162.4 | |||||
University of Queensland Gatton | 29.3 | -0.3 | 37.4 | 2nd | 18.8 | +1.5 | 14.5 | 31st | ||||
East Darling Downs (district 41) | ||||||||||||
Applethorpe | 23.7 | -0.4 | 30.6 | 2nd | 14.2 | +0.8 | 7.3 | 28th | 205.8 | 72.9 | v high | 282% |
Dalby Airport | 28.9 | -1.4 | 34.5 | 10th | 17.5 | +0.9 | 11.9 | 26th | 172.2 | 60.9 | v high | 283% |
Goondiwindi Airport | 29.6 | 36.0 | 2nd | 18.6 | 14.4 | 30th | 165.6 | |||||
Oakey Aero | 28.2 | -0.5 | 36.4 | 2nd | 17.0 | +1.1 | 10.8 | 28th | 146.6 | 52.8 | v high | 278% |
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 24.3 | -0.6 | 31.4 | 2nd | 14.3 | +0.4 | 8.0 | 28th | 188.9 | 67.2 | v high | 281% |
Texas Post Office | 29.3 | -1.9 | 35.0 | 2nd | 17.6 | +1.5 | 13.8 | 29th | 215.0 | 57.8 | v high | 372% |
Toowoomba Airport | 25.3 | -0.9 | 34.4 | 2nd | 16.7 | +0.3 | 13.0 | 31st | 179.2 | 88.0 | high | 204% |
Warwick | 26.4 | -1.5 | 31.4 | 14th | 16.3 | +1.0 | 10.3 | 28th | 277.6 | 74.4 | highest | 373% |
West Darling Downs (district 42) | ||||||||||||
Miles Constance Street | 30.6 | -0.8 | 37.0 | 10th | 18.3 | +0.3 | 13.0 | 27th | 159.0 | 61.7 | v high | 258% |
Maranoa (district 43) | ||||||||||||
Injune Post Office | 30.5 | -0.4 | 35.7 | 10th | 17.5 | +0.9 | 11.6 | 30th | 141.2 | 63.6 | v high | 222% |
Mitchell Post Office | 31.0 | -0.2 | 36.7 | 2nd | 17.5 | +0.7 | 11.0 | 30th | 193.2 | 62.2 | v high | 311% |
Roma Airport | 30.9 | -0.7 | 37.5 | 2nd | 17.4 | -0.1 | 10.2 | 30th | 134.4 | 59.4 | high | 226% |
St George Airport | 30.6 | -1.4 | 36.2 | 7th | 18.4 | -0.5 | 13.3 | 3rd | 47.8 | 47.9 | average | 100% |
Surat | 30.6 | -1.2 | 36.4 | 9th | 18.6 | +0.6 | 11.8 | 30th | 105.3 | 59.1 | high | 178% |
Warrego (district 44) | ||||||||||||
Bollon Mary St | 30.8 | -1.3 | 37.4 | 7th | 19.0 | +0.7 | 14.3 | 30th | 110.0 | 49.3 | high | 223% |
Charleville Aero | 31.9 | -0.2 | 38.2 | 7th | 18.9 | 0.0 | 13.6 | 26th | 53.2 | 60.0 | average | 89% |
Cunnamulla Post Office | 31.8 | -0.7 | 37.8 | 1st | 19.3 | +0.3 | 14.4 | 30th | 124.0 | 41.7 | v high | 297% |
Far Southwest (district 45) | ||||||||||||
Ballera Gas Field | 32.9 | -1.9 | 41.3 | 1st | 20.5 | -1.2 | 14.1 | 15th | 80.8 | 31.1 | high | 260% |
Thargomindah Airport | 32.5 | -1.4 | 39.9 | 13th | 20.7 | -0.9 | 15.7 | 15th | 63.2 | 41.9 | average | 151% |
Offshore Islands (district 200) | ||||||||||||
Bougainville Reef | 28.4 | 32.2 | 25th | 25.8 | 23.4 | 31st | ||||||
Cato Island | 27.8 | 30.0 | 15th | 24.5 | 22.9 | 17th | ||||||
Creal Reef | 28.0 | 30.6 | 18th | 26.0 | 23.8 | 19th | ||||||
Flinders Reef | 28.5 | 30.2 | 25th | 25.8 | 21.8 | 5th | ||||||
Frederick Reef | 27.7 | 28.9 | 25th | 25.6 | 22.2 | 30th | ||||||
Gannet Cay | 27.8 | 31.0 | 15th | 25.5 | 22.9 | 31st | ||||||
Holmes Reef | 28.9 | 31.8 | 23rd | 26.1 | 22.7 | 30th | ||||||
Lihou Reef Lighthouse | 28.6 | 29.3 | 25th | 26.0 | 24.1 | 31st | ||||||
Marion Reef | 28.3 | 31.0 | 26th | 25.6 | 23.4 | 30th | ||||||
Middle Percy Island | 28.4 | +0.8 | 29.5 | 15th | 23.7 | +0.8 | 20.4 | 31st | 45.6 | 179.1 | low | 25% |
Willis Island | 30.2 | +0.3 | 31.5 | 26th | 25.8 | +0.3 | 23.7 | 5th | 92.2 | 204.0 | low | 45% |
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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 12 pm on Thursday 1 April 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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