Monday, 3 May 2021 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC14R0
Queensland in April 2021: wetter than usual in the north, but dry in the west
Rainfall was above average in northern Queensland, including the Cape York Peninsula, north tropical coast, and parts of the Gulf Country. April rainfall was below average in the west, south-west and parts of the southern interior.
Mean maximum temperatures were cooler than usual across the south-east and southern interior, and along parts of the central and Capricornia coasts, while maxima were warmer than usual about the Gulf Country and Cape York Peninsula. Mean minimum temperatures were cooler than usual across southern and the far south-west of Queensland, and very much below average (decile 1) in the southern Warrego and Maranoa. Mean minimum temperatures were warmer than usual in northern Queensland.
Wetter than usual in the north, dry in the west
- Rainfall was above average in northern Queensland, and below average in the west, south-west and parts of the southern interior.
- A surface trough developed over inland Queensland on the 3rd producing thunderstorms and showers with moderate falls over the central west, and the Capricornia and Herbert coasts on the 4th and 5th.
- A coastal trough extended down the east coast of Queensland and an embedded low pressure system was located off the central Queensland coast on the 4th, and the system brought moderate to locally heavy falls to the Wide Bay and Burnett, South East Coast, and parts of the Darling Downs districts from the 5th to the 7th, with minor flooding to the Stanley River.
- From the 6th, showers and thunderstorms produced moderate to heavy falls over parts of the Cape York Peninsula until the 14th.
- A coastal trough located near the north tropical coast of Queensland brought heavy falls to the north tropical coast on the 19th and 20th, with the moderate falls extending across the Cape York Peninsula and Gulf Country by the 22nd. From the 23rd, the troughs lingered over the Cape York Peninsula, and produced showers and storms across the northern tropics, before contracting to the tip of the Cape York Peninsula by the 28th.
- A number of sites had their highest April daily rainfall on record, or their highest total April rainfall on record. Some sites had their highest total April rainfall for at least 20 years.
- For the northern wet season (October 2020 to April 2021) in Queensland, it was the wettest since 2018–19. Queensland had 4 tropical cyclones in its region for the season. Rainfall during the northern wet season was more variable across Queensland than other parts of northern Australia, and overall, Queensland had slightly below-average rainfall during the 2020–21 wet season.
Temperatures warmer in the north, but cooler than usual in the south
- The April mean temperature was 0.18 °C above average.
- The state's mean maximum temperature for April was 0.25 °C above average.
- Maximum temperatures much warmer than usual around the 10th, as a hot air mass pushed across the state. A few sites had their highest April temperature on record.
- Some sites had their coldest April day (lowest maximum temperature) on record.
- Some sites had their lowest April mean daily maximum temperature on record or their lowest April mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years.
- The mean minimum temperature for Queensland as a whole was 0.11 °C above average.
- After warmer than usual nights at the start of the month, minimum temperatures were cooler than usual across southern inland, then parts of the central interior from the 12th.
- From the 18th to the end of the month, most of the state experienced cooler than usual minimum temperatures.
- Some sites had their lowest April mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years.
- For the year to date, the mean temperature was 0.55 °C above average, the state's mean maximum temperature was 0.39 °C above average, and the mean minimum (overnight) temperature was 0.70 °C above average.
Heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and flooding
- On the 4th, heavy rainfall was recorded across the Cairns and Innisfail, with widespread totals of 150 mm to 220 mm in the 24 hours until 9am Monday the 5th.
- On the 12th, golf ball sized hail was reported around Mona Park (near Ayr) as organised severe thunderstorms and an upper trough moved through the region.
- Flooding occurred in catchments around Cairns from the 19th, which was the start of several consecutive days of 100 mm to 200 mm of rain at some sites and a 3-day total of 786 mm at Mt Sophia.
Further information
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes in April 2021 | |
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Hottest day |
38.6 °C at Burketown
Airport on the 9th 38.6 °C at Julia Creek Airport on the 10th |
Warmest days on average | 35.4 °C at Burketown Airport |
Coolest days on average | 20.2 °C at Applethorpe |
Coldest day | 16.6 °C at Goondiwindi Airport on the 17th |
Coldest night | 0.1 °C at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade on the 23rd |
Coolest nights on average | 8.5 °C at Applethorpe |
Warmest nights on average | 25.7 °C at Sweers Island |
Warmest night | 28.0 °C at Sweers Island on the 1st |
Warmest on average overall | 28.9 °C at Normanton Airport |
Coolest on average overall | 14.5 °C at Applethorpe |
Wettest overall | 1281.0 mm at Mt Sophia |
Wettest day | 286.0 mm at Mt Sophia on the 21st |
Strongest wind gust | 96 km/h at Holmes Reef on the 1st |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Record highest April daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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Miranda Downs Station | 145.0 | on the 22nd | 78.0 | on the 4th in 2010 | 106 | |
Whyanbeel Valley | 281.6 | on the 20th | 280.4 | on the 9th in 1963 | 82 | |
Upper Stone Exelby | 146.0 | on the 21st | 120.0 | on the 18th in 1990 | 81 | |
Cairns Aero | 203.6 | on the 21st | 185.8 | on the 17th in 1984 | 79 | |
Gue | 108.0 | on the 4th | 92.0 | on the 6th in 2010 | 49 | |
Green Hills | 136.4 | on the 22nd | 87.6 | on the 8th in 2000 | 34 | |
Gairloch | 242.0 | on the 21st | 205.0 | on the 13th in 2014 | 27 | |
Piccaninny Plains Station | 132.0 | on the 26th | 110.0 | on the 12th in 2013 | 25 | |
Cooktown Airport | 179.2 | on the 27th | 160.8 | on the 12th in 2014 | 21 |
Record highest April total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for April |
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Bambaroo | 512.2 | 478.4 | in 1920 | 98 | 120.3 |
Mulgrave Mill | 764.0 | 733.3 | in 1911 | 87 | 191.2 |
Upper Stone Exelby | 580.4 | 448.5 | in 2006 | 81 | 123.3 |
Cairns Aero | 845.2 | 634.6 | in 2006 | 78 | 199.6 |
Cardwell Range | 866.2 | 664.0 | in 2000 | 55 | 255.5 |
Ingham Composite | 784.4 | 528.0 | in 1989 | 53 | 207.3 |
Mt Sophia | 1281.0 | 1082.0 | in 1989 | 51 | 422.5 |
Green Hills | 181.4 | 145.0 | in 2000 | 34 | 20.1 |
Gairloch | 765.2 | 529.8 | in 2006 | 27 | 208.2 |
Piccaninny Plains Station | 408.0 | 311.5 | in 2019 | 22 | 84.9 |
Highest April total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for April |
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Victoria Sugar Mill | 716.0 | 753.3 | in 1920* | 184.1 | |
Port Douglas - Warner St | 490.0 | 605.6 | in 1963* | 201.8 | |
Low Holm Station | 145.2 | 211.4 | in 1983 | 31.4 | |
Whyanbeel Valley | 676.4 | 765.2 | in 1982* | 305.3 | |
Burdekin Shire Council | 153.7 | 429.6 | in 1990* | 59.1 | |
Surbiton Station | 157.0 | 252.0 | in 1990* | 35.5 | |
Abingdon Downs Station | 89.0 | 109.0 | in 1990* | 26.5 | |
Lucinda Township | 658.2 | 686.0 | in 1990* | 208.5 | |
Glenelg | 94.0 | 187.4 | in 1990* | 37.2 | |
Mount Larcom Post Office | 93.0 | 106.4 | in 1996 | 47.6 | |
Strathmore | 92.2 | 99.0 | in 1990* | 41.0 | |
Charters Towers Airport | 81.4 | 141.9 | in 2000 | 27.2 | |
Dingle Dell | 74.0 | 86.0 | in 1998* | 41.9 | |
Moreton Telegraph Station | 269.4 | 284.0 | in 1999* | 109.2 | |
Tully Sugar Mill | 908.0 | 1165.2 | in 2000 | 529.6 | |
Bingil Bay | 854.2 | 936.6 | in 2000* | 357.0 | |
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 790.6 | 948.2 | in 2000* | 391.8 | |
Werrington Station | 75.5 | 85.8 | in 2000* | 26.6 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record highest April temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for April |
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Coolangatta | 32.9 | on the 10th | 32.7 | on the 12th in 2014 | 33 | 25.5 |
Brisbane Aero | 32.3 | on the 10th | 32.2 | on the 4th in 2006 | 27 | 26.1 |
Hervey Bay Airport | 32.0 | on the 11th | 31.4 | on the 10th in 2017 | 23 | 27.1 |
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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Horn Island | 26.3 | on the 3rd | 26.7 | on the 12th in 2007 | 26 | 30.6 |
Alva Beach | 22.8 | on the 23rd | 23.0 | on the 23rd in 1999 | 25 | 29.0 |
Record lowest April mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for April |
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Dalby Airport | 25.4 | 25.5 | in 2017 | 29 | 27.4 |
Alva Beach | 27.9 | = 27.9 | in 1997 | 24 | 29.0 |
Lowest April mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for April |
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Ayr DPI Research Stn | 28.7 | 28.4 | in 1990* | 29.6 | |
Gold Coast Seaway | 25.3 | =25.3 | in 2000 | 26.1 | |
Taroom Post Office | 27.5 | 27.1 | in 2000 | 28.9 | |
Townsville Aero | 29.0 | 28.8 | in 2000 | 29.7 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
Lowest April mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for April |
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Warwick | 9.6 | 8.3 | in 1996* | 11.5 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
Record lowest April mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for April |
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Warwick | 16.5 | 16.6 | in 2008 | 24 | 18.2 |
Lowest April mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for April |
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Texas Post Office | 17.7 | 17.5 | in 1983* | 19.7 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Summary statistics for April 2021 | ||||||||||||
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Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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Mean for April 2021 |
Diff from average |
Highest for April 2021 |
Mean for April 2021 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for April 2021 |
Total for April 2021 |
Average for April |
Rank of April 2021 |
Fraction of April average |
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North Peninsula (district 27) | ||||||||||||
Coconut Island | 31.5 | -0.3 | 33.5 | 16th | 25.4 | -0.4 | 23.8 | 19th | 221.2 | 164.2 | average | 135% |
Coen Airport | 31.3 | +0.1 | 33.8 | 5th | 22.3 | +0.4 | 19.0 | 16th | ||||
Horn Island | 30.1 | -0.5 | 31.6 | 14th | 25.0 | -0.3 | 23.1 | 29th | 518.4 | 235.7 | high | 220% |
Scherger RAAF | 32.3 | -0.2 | 34.3 | 5th | 23.1 | +0.4 | 20.9 | 16th | 297.6 | 113.6 | high | 262% |
Weipa Aero | 31.9 | -0.4 | 33.5 | 20th | 23.3 | +0.4 | 20.9 | 29th | 250.8 | 103.3 | v high | 243% |
South Peninsula (district 28) | ||||||||||||
Lockhart River Airport | 30.3 | +0.5 | 32.1 | 21st | 20.9 | 16th | 560.2 | 291.9 | high | 192% | ||
Palmerville | 32.6 | +0.4 | 34.4 | 18th | 21.0 | +1.2 | 16.9 | 16th | 73.8 | 49.4 | high | 149% |
Lower Carpentaria (district 29) | ||||||||||||
Burketown Airport | 35.4 | +0.9 | 38.6 | 9th | 21.8 | +0.2 | 17.2 | 14th | 0.4 | 41.8 | average | 1% |
Century Mine | 34.5 | -0.5 | 38.2 | 10th | 21.8 | +0.8 | 17.4 | 14th | 8.6 | 24.7 | average | 35% |
Cloncurry Airport | 34.2 | +0.5 | 37.9 | 10th | 20.9 | +0.8 | 16.3 | 13th | 0 | 15.5 | lowest | 0% |
Julia Creek Airport | 35.1 | +0.6 | 38.6 | 10th | 18.3 | +0.5 | 12.2 | 13th | 3.2 | 11.4 | average | 28% |
Lake Julius AWS | 34.0 | 37.9 | 10th | 21.6 | 14.7 | 13th | 0 | |||||
Mornington Island Airport | 31.4 | 34.3 | 9th | 23.9 | 19.5 | 14th | 97.0 | |||||
Mount Isa Aero | 33.3 | +1.2 | 37.0 | 10th | 18.8 | +0.3 | 9.8 | 13th | 0 | 13.1 | lowest | 0% |
Normanton Airport | 34.7 | +0.4 | 38.0 | 9th | 23.0 | +0.1 | 20.3 | 14th | 69.6 | 29.4 | high | 237% |
Sweers Island | 31.4 | -0.1 | 34.2 | 9th | 25.7 | +0.9 | 22.6 | 30th | 19.0 | 41.3 | average | 46% |
Upper Carpentaria (district 30) | ||||||||||||
Georgetown Airport | 32.3 | -0.5 | 35.7 | 10th | 20.1 | +0.7 | 16.0 | 11th | 131.6 | 22.9 | v high | 575% |
Hughenden Airport | 31.1 | -1.2 | 33.9 | 8th | 18.2 | -0.1 | 13.5 | 16th | 63.0 | 20.4 | high | 309% |
Richmond Airport | 33.7 | +0.3 | 37.3 | 10th | 18.3 | +0.4 | 13.5 | 28th | 20.4 | 25.6 | average | 80% |
Barron North Coast (district 31) | ||||||||||||
Cairns Aero | 29.4 | +0.1 | 32.0 | 8th | 22.6 | +0.9 | 19.6 | 30th | 845.2 | 199.6 | highest | 423% |
Cairns Racecourse | 29.3 | 32.9 | 6th | 22.2 | 18.5 | 30th | 804.4 | |||||
Cape Flattery | 30.0 | -0.1 | 31.9 | 11th | 24.5 | +0.1 | 21.3 | 30th | 316.8 | 168.5 | high | 188% |
Cooktown Airport | 29.3 | +0.1 | 32.8 | 11th | 23.2 | +0.1 | 19.2 | 30th | 410.6 | 158.3 | v high | 259% |
Low Isles Lighthouse | 28.9 | -0.5 | 33.8 | 11th | 24.4 | +0.2 | 22.4 | 28th | ||||
Mareeba Airport | 28.4 | -0.1 | 32.9 | 11th | 19.9 | +0.9 | 17.4 | 30th | 152.6 | 44.1 | high | 346% |
Walkamin Research Station | 27.0 | +0.3 | 31.9 | 10th | 18.8 | +0.7 | 16.0 | 30th | 210.1 | 52.7 | v high | 399% |
Herbert North Coast (district 32) | ||||||||||||
Cowley Beach (Defence) | 27.9 | 31.3 | 11th | 22.3 | 18.5 | 30th | 772.8 | |||||
Innisfail Aerodrome | 28.3 | 32.6 | 11th | 21.3 | 17.6 | 28th | 841.6 | |||||
Mount Stuart (Defence) | 28.8 | 33.5 | 11th | 20.7 | 17.9 | 28th | 66.2 | |||||
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 27.9 | -0.3 | 32.7 | 11th | 21.7 | +1.2 | 18.2 | 30th | 790.6 | 391.8 | v high | 202% |
Townsville Aero | 29.0 | -0.7 | 31.5 | 6th | 21.8 | +1.1 | 18.2 | 28th | 99.6 | 64.3 | high | 155% |
Townsville- Air Weapons Range (Defence) | 28.6 | 34.2 | 11th | 18.6 | 14.3 | 28th | 99.8 | |||||
East Central Coast (district 33) | ||||||||||||
Alva Beach | 27.9 | -1.1 | 31.1 | 11th | 21.8 | +0.8 | 18.2 | 27th | 107.8 | 63.3 | high | 170% |
Ayr DPI Research Stn | 28.7 | -0.9 | 32.7 | 9th | 20.5 | +1.4 | 16.7 | 27th | 129.2 | 48.8 | v high | 265% |
Bowen Airport AWS | 29.2 | 32.4 | 11th | 21.5 | 18.3 | 15th | 33.2 | |||||
Collinsville Post Office | 29.1 | -1.3 | 33.7 | 11th | 18.7 | +1.7 | 13.3 | 27th | 86.2 | 42.7 | v high | 202% |
Hamilton Island Airport | 26.4 | -0.5 | 29.7 | 9th | 22.5 | -0.3 | 18.7 | 30th | 191.6 | 141.9 | high | 135% |
Mackay Aero | 27.4 | -0.3 | 32.4 | 11th | 20.2 | +0.7 | 15.3 | 27th | 212.8 | 164.9 | high | 129% |
Mackay M.O | 26.9 | +0.1 | 31.5 | 11th | 20.8 | +0.6 | 17.0 | 27th | 175.6 | 146.8 | average | 120% |
Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club) | 27.3 | 32.3 | 11th | 20.0 | 14.8 | 27th | 203.8 | |||||
Proserpine Airport | 28.0 | -0.8 | 33.0 | 11th | 20.1 | +0.9 | 15.7 | 27th | 108.2 | 118.1 | average | 92% |
Samuel Hill Aero | 26.7 | -0.7 | 32.6 | 11th | 18.1 | -0.1 | 13.7 | 20th | 207.2 | 130.0 | v high | 159% |
St Lawrence | 28.6 | -0.8 | 31.8 | 10th | 18.9 | +0.3 | 14.6 | 15th | 27.6 | 40.6 | average | 68% |
Townsville- Fanning River (Defence) | 28.9 | 35.5 | 11th | 18.6 | 13.4 | 28th | ||||||
Williamson | 28.3 | -0.7 | 32.8 | 11th | 18.6 | +0.3 | 13.7 | 15th | 79.4 | 50.5 | high | 157% |
Woolshed | 25.5 | -0.8 | 29.9 | 6th | 18.2 | +0.3 | 15.1 | 15th | 137.0 | 67.0 | high | 204% |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 26.4 | -0.2 | 31.1 | 10th | 19.8 | 0.0 | 17.1 | 15th | 95.4 | 72.4 | high | 132% |
West Central Coast (district 34) | ||||||||||||
Charters Towers Airport | 29.5 | -0.8 | 35.2 | 11th | 19.0 | +0.7 | 15.8 | 28th | 81.4 | 27.2 | v high | 299% |
Moranbah Airport | 29.1 | 35.5 | 11th | 17.3 | 12.7 | 15th | 37.4 | 25.2 | high | 148% | ||
Central Highlands (district 35) | ||||||||||||
Blackwater Airport | 30.0 | 34.7 | 10th | 16.9 | 10.9 | 26th | 6.4 | |||||
Clermont Airport | 28.3 | -1.1 | 32.6 | 11th | 15.5 | +0.1 | 9.5 | 27th | 9.0 | 20.7 | average | 43% |
Emerald Airport | 30.1 | +0.1 | 35.0 | 10th | 17.3 | +0.3 | 13.0 | 26th | 13.6 | 28.3 | average | 48% |
Lochington | 29.7 | -0.3 | 34.6 | 10th | 14.2 | -0.9 | 7.8 | 13th | 8.0 | 28.0 | average | 29% |
Rolleston Airport | 29.2 | -0.4 | 34.6 | 10th | 14.4 | -0.3 | 8.0 | 26th | 2.2 | 21.9 | low | 10% |
Springsure Comet St | 28.7 | -0.3 | 32.9 | 10th | 14.7 | -0.2 | 8.1 | 28th | 7.0 | 38.5 | average | 18% |
Tambo Post Office | 28.5 | -0.7 | 32.4 | 10th | 12.0 | -0.8 | 5.4 | 13th | 3.4 | 35.4 | average | 10% |
Taroom Post Office | 27.5 | -1.4 | 32.5 | 10th | 12.7 | -1.4 | 5.5 | 24th | 64.8 | 34.5 | high | 188% |
Central Lowlands (district 36) | ||||||||||||
Barcaldine Post Office | 30.1 | 0.0 | 34.0 | 10th | 17.5 | +0.6 | 13.4 | 13th | 12.2 | 34.4 | average | 35% |
Blackall Airport | 29.7 | -1.2 | 33.9 | 10th | 15.3 | -0.6 | 10.5 | 13th | 60.6 | 21.9 | high | 277% |
Isisford Post Office | 30.6 | -0.3 | 35.0 | 10th | 16.3 | +0.2 | 10.8 | 13th | 35.8 | 35.0 | average | 102% |
Longreach Aero | 31.2 | -0.4 | 35.4 | 10th | 16.5 | -0.1 | 11.7 | 27th | 23.0 | 33.1 | average | 69% |
Upper Western (district 37) | ||||||||||||
Camooweal Township | 34.1 | +1.0 | 37.7 | 10th | 18.0 | -0.1 | 10.7 | 13th | 0 | 13.8 | lowest | 0% |
Carters Bore | 32.4 | 36.4 | 10th | 20.5 | 16.5 | 29th | 0 | |||||
New May Downs | 32.6 | 36.6 | 10th | 20.0 | 16.1 | 13th | 0 | |||||
The Monument Airport | 32.5 | -0.2 | 37.1 | 10th | 16.8 | -0.6 | 9.6 | 13th | 0 | 10.1 | lowest | 0% |
Trepell Airport | 32.8 | -0.3 | 36.8 | 10th | 17.3 | -0.6 | 11.5 | 13th | 0.8 | 10.3 | average | 8% |
Urandangi Aerodrome | 33.2 | 37.9 | 10th | 15.9 | 9.1 | 23rd | 0 | |||||
Winton Airport | 32.7 | -0.2 | 36.7 | 10th | 17.6 | +0.2 | 13.0 | 28th | 5.2 | 14.6 | average | 36% |
Lower Western (district 38) | ||||||||||||
Bedourie | 31.6 | -0.7 | 35.6 | 9th | 16.1 | -1.3 | 10.9 | 13th | 0 | 9.4 | lowest | 0% |
Birdsville Airport | 30.4 | -1.5 | 35.9 | 9th | 14.7 | -2.5 | 10.1 | 19th | 0 | 1.7 | lowest | 0% |
Windorah Airport | 30.9 | 35.9 | 10th | 17.1 | 12.5 | 13th | 0 | |||||
Port Curtis South Coast (district 39) | ||||||||||||
Bundaberg Aero | 27.3 | -0.2 | 32.5 | 10th | 16.9 | -0.7 | 14.1 | 20th | 37.2 | 55.5 | average | 67% |
Gayndah Airport | 27.6 | -1.6 | 32.8 | 10th | 14.3 | -0.9 | 7.9 | 24th | 31.4 | 21.5 | average | 146% |
Gladstone Airport | 27.8 | -0.4 | 32.8 | 11th | 18.8 | -0.3 | 15.4 | 14th | 67.4 | 41.6 | high | 162% |
Gladstone Radar | 28.0 | -0.4 | 33.9 | 11th | 19.7 | 0.0 | 17.6 | 12th | 37.0 | 46.7 | average | 79% |
Lady Elliot Island | 26.6 | 0.0 | 29.1 | 11th | 22.3 | +0.5 | 18.7 | 29th | 223.6 | 102.4 | v high | 218% |
Monto Township | 27.6 | -0.2 | 31.5 | 10th | 12.8 | -1.0 | 7.6 | 13th | 32.0 | 42.8 | average | 75% |
Rockhampton Aero | 28.6 | -0.2 | 32.8 | 11th | 18.6 | +0.6 | 14.7 | 15th | 22.4 | 42.7 | average | 52% |
Rundle Island | 25.4 | -0.2 | 29.8 | 10th | 21.6 | -0.2 | 18.8 | 29th | ||||
Thangool Airport | 28.3 | -1.3 | 31.6 | 10th | 13.4 | -0.7 | 8.2 | 28th | 29.4 | 33.4 | average | 88% |
Moreton South Coast (district 40) | ||||||||||||
Amberley AMO | 26.5 | -0.7 | 33.1 | 10th | 12.1 | -1.9 | 4.5 | 23rd | 48.2 | 53.5 | average | 90% |
Archerfield Airport | 26.3 | -0.3 | 32.7 | 10th | 14.6 | -0.6 | 8.9 | 22nd | 92.8 | 77.5 | average | 120% |
Beaudesert Drumley Street | 26.3 | -0.7 | 32.5 | 10th | 12.4 | -1.7 | 4.0 | 23rd | 53.8 | 42.4 | average | 127% |
Beerburrum Forest Station | 25.6 | -1.0 | 32.6 | 10th | 15.0 | -0.8 | 9.6 | 23rd | 151.8 | 114.4 | high | 133% |
Brisbane | 26.3 | -0.9 | 33.0 | 10th | 16.4 | -1.0 | 11.6 | 23rd | 112.2 | 61.3 | high | 183% |
Brisbane Aero | 25.2 | -0.9 | 32.3 | 10th | 15.7 | -0.8 | 9.7 | 23rd | 120.6 | 73.0 | high | 165% |
Canungra (Defence) | 25.2 | 32.1 | 10th | 11.2 | 3.8 | 23rd | 105.0 | |||||
Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 24.0 | -0.3 | 28.6 | 10th | 18.6 | -0.6 | 15.5 | 23rd | 127.0 | 143.3 | average | 89% |
Coolangatta | 25.1 | -0.4 | 32.9 | 10th | 16.1 | -0.9 | 7.8 | 23rd | 207.0 | 159.0 | high | 130% |
Double Island Point Lighthouse | 24.8 | -0.1 | 31.2 | 10th | 19.5 | -0.4 | 13.8 | 23rd | 98.8 | 126.2 | average | 78% |
Gold Coast Seaway | 25.3 | -0.8 | 32.9 | 10th | 17.2 | -1.1 | 12.1 | 23rd | 169.2 | 120.6 | high | 140% |
Greenbank (Defence) | 26.2 | 33.1 | 10th | 12.5 | 5.0 | 23rd | 88.8 | |||||
Gympie | 26.6 | -0.7 | 32.5 | 10th | 13.7 | -1.0 | 7.4 | 24th | 37.8 | 82.2 | low | 46% |
Hervey Bay Airport | 26.8 | -0.3 | 32.0 | 11th | 16.8 | -1.0 | 12.3 | 24th | 87.0 | 67.1 | high | 130% |
Kingaroy Airport | 24.9 | -1.0 | 30.3 | 10th | 10.5 | -1.6 | 1.9 | 24th | 28.0 | 21.5 | average | 130% |
Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 25.7 | -0.8 | 32.3 | 10th | 15.6 | -0.5 | 10.2 | 23rd | 112.2 | 79.0 | high | 142% |
Maryborough | 27.2 | -0.2 | 32.7 | 10th | 16.0 | -0.6 | 11.3 | 24th | 81.4 | 86.1 | average | 95% |
Nambour Daff - Hillside | 25.8 | -0.5 | 33.0 | 10th | 15.6 | -1.3 | 10.9 | 24th | 195.8 | 160.2 | average | 122% |
Rainbow Beach | 26.0 | -0.1 | 31.7 | 10th | 167.4 | 126.9 | high | 132% | ||||
Redcliffe | 25.4 | -0.6 | 31.9 | 10th | 16.8 | -1.0 | 12.9 | 12th | 150.6 | 91.2 | high | 165% |
Redland (Alexandra Hills) | 25.0 | 31.9 | 10th | 15.6 | 11.0 | 23rd | 160.2 | |||||
Sunshine Coast Airport | 25.4 | -0.7 | 31.2 | 21st | 15.9 | -1.2 | 10.2 | 24th | 194.8 | 150.5 | average | 129% |
Tewantin RSL Park | 25.8 | -0.1 | 33.0 | 10th | 16.9 | -1.2 | 12.4 | 12th | 155.8 | 149.6 | average | 104% |
Tin Can Bay (Defence) | 26.0 | 33.1 | 10th | 16.3 | 11.8 | 24th | 159.6 | |||||
University of Queensland Gatton | 26.3 | -0.9 | 32.3 | 10th | 12.8 | -0.9 | 6.1 | 24th | 61.2 | 48.0 | high | 128% |
East Darling Downs (district 41) | ||||||||||||
Applethorpe | 20.2 | -1.1 | 24.9 | 16th | 8.5 | -1.2 | 1.1 | 12th | 45.8 | 42.6 | average | 108% |
Dalby Airport | 25.4 | -2.0 | 31.4 | 10th | 10.9 | -1.6 | 2.7 | 24th | 20.2 | 18.0 | average | 112% |
Goondiwindi Airport | 25.6 | 30.6 | 10th | 11.8 | 4.9 | 23rd | 26.0 | |||||
Oakey Aero | 24.2 | -1.7 | 29.6 | 10th | 9.6 | -2.2 | 0.2 | 24th | 22.8 | 28.6 | average | 80% |
Texas Post Office | 24.7 | -2.8 | 29.3 | 10th | 10.7 | -1.2 | 3.4 | 23rd | 52.0 | 34.1 | high | 152% |
Toowoomba Airport | 21.8 | -1.6 | 27.8 | 10th | 12.3 | -1.2 | 6.3 | 12th | 46.4 | 26.2 | high | 177% |
Warwick | 23.4 | -1.6 | 28.5 | 10th | 9.6 | -1.9 | 1.0 | 23rd | 28.0 | 28.1 | average | 100% |
West Darling Downs (district 42) | ||||||||||||
Miles Constance Street | 26.0 | -2.0 | 31.8 | 10th | 11.2 | -2.1 | 2.7 | 24th | 17.6 | 24.0 | average | 73% |
Maranoa (district 43) | ||||||||||||
Injune Post Office | 26.9 | -0.9 | 32.3 | 10th | 8.7 | -3.3 | 0.9 | 13th | 0.2 | 40.1 | v low | 0% |
Mitchell Post Office | 27.3 | -0.3 | 32.8 | 10th | 10.1 | -1.5 | 2.0 | 13th | 12.6 | 33.5 | average | 38% |
Roma Airport | 26.4 | -1.8 | 32.1 | 10th | 9.6 | -2.8 | 0.9 | 13th | 10.2 | 32.0 | average | 32% |
St George Airport | 26.8 | -1.3 | 31.7 | 15th | 11.3 | -2.7 | 4.2 | 13th | 2.8 | 20.1 | low | 14% |
Surat | 26.8 | -1.5 | 31.8 | 10th | 10.8 | -2.4 | 3.2 | 24th | 5.2 | 30.2 | low | 17% |
Warrego (district 44) | ||||||||||||
Charleville Aero | 28.2 | 0.0 | 33.8 | 10th | 13.0 | -0.9 | 6.0 | 13th | 7.4 | 28.8 | average | 26% |
Cunnamulla Post Office | 27.5 | -0.6 | 33.7 | 9th | 12.9 | -1.4 | 7.7 | 12th | 4.0 | 26.7 | average | 15% |
Far Southwest (district 45) | ||||||||||||
Ballera Gas Field | 29.0 | -1.4 | 34.5 | 9th | 14.8 | -2.2 | 9.4 | 19th | 0 | 8.9 | lowest | 0% |
Thargomindah Airport | 28.3 | -1.5 | 34.4 | 9th | 14.5 | -2.4 | 9.3 | 20th | 0 | 13.0 | lowest | 0% |
Offshore Islands (district 200) | ||||||||||||
Bougainville Reef | 28.2 | 31.8 | 10th | 24.9 | 22.0 | 30th | ||||||
Cato Island | 26.1 | 28.7 | 10th | 22.8 | 19.8 | 27th | ||||||
Creal Reef | 26.6 | 27.5 | 11th | 24.2 | 20.5 | 30th | ||||||
Flinders Reef | 27.5 | 30.6 | 10th | 23.9 | 21.0 | 30th | ||||||
Frederick Reef | 26.4 | 28.5 | 7th | 24.1 | 20.8 | 28th | ||||||
Gannet Cay | 26.4 | 28.6 | 21st | 23.9 | 21.0 | 30th | ||||||
Holmes Reef | 28.2 | 30.8 | 12th | 24.8 | 22.5 | 1st | ||||||
Lihou Reef Lighthouse | 28.0 | 30.1 | 6th | 25.2 | 22.1 | 28th | ||||||
Marion Reef | 27.4 | 30.4 | 7th | 24.8 | 22.7 | 28th | ||||||
Middle Percy Island | 25.7 | -0.1 | 28.2 | 11th | 21.4 | +0.1 | 17.7 | 30th | 162.0 | 121.9 | high | 133% |
Willis Island | 29.2 | +0.3 | 31.0 | 7th | 25.3 | +0.5 | 22.5 | 2nd | 227.6 | 125.3 | high | 182% |
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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 7 am on Sunday 2 May 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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