Queensland in October 2021: Fourth-warmest October on record

Rainfall was above average in western, northern and south-east Queensland, and close to average elsewhere. The state also recorded the fifth-highest mean maximum temperature and equal fifth-highest mean minimum temperature on record.
Severe thunderstorms were observed throughout the month, with large to giant hail reported in parts of eastern Queensland.

Above average rainfall in western, northern and south-east Queensland

  • Rainfall was above average in western, northern and south-east Queensland, and below average along the north-east coastal strip and small inland pockets.
  • Thunderstorms and severe thunderstorms were common throughout October in Queensland.
  • Thunderstorms and showers developed near surface troughs extending from north-west to south-east Queensland from the end of September to the start of the month.
  • Showers and thunderstorm brought moderate fall to western and southern Queensland on the 11th and 12th,  and the south-east on the 13th and 14th; then along the east coast on the 15th and 16th.
  • Thunderstorms lingered over the south-east of Queensland, and brought moderate falls from the 19th to the 24th, then the 26th and 27th.
  • At the end of the month, a surface trough extending from north-west to south-east Queensland brought moderate falls to western, southern and south-eastern Queensland in the last part of the month.
  • A number of stations in the north-west and south-east reported their highest October daily rainfall on record.
  • Some sites in the west and south-east had their highest total October rainfall on record or their highest total October rainfall for at least 20 years.

Fourth-warmest October on record

Severe thunderstorms

  • Severe thunderstorms hit south-east Queensland, bringing giant hail to areas near the Sunshine Coast on the 14th.
  • On the 18th, severe thunderstorm produced golf ball sized hail south-east of Rockhampton, and small hail covered the ground at Highfields. A funnel cloud and possible tornado was sighted at Bracewell near Gladstone.
  • Giant hail was reported, with hail up to 16 cm in diameter reported at Yalboroo (between Mackay and Proserpine) on the 19th, which is the largest recorded hailstone with a verified measurement in Australia.
  • Hail up to 11 cm in diameter was reported in the Mackay area on the 20th. A wind gust of up to 120 km/h was recorded at Mackay Airport and sightings of a weak tornado, also on the 20th.
  • Thunderstorms hit Brisbane Airport on the 21st, with heavy rain and severe winds, leading to localised flash flooding. A weak tornado damaged buildings around the Port of Brisbane and Brisbane Airport.
  • On the 26th, severe thunderstorms with large hail and heavy rain were reported at several locations in south-east Queensland, particularly for the inland Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay.
  • A destructive storm with damaging winds hit Bucca, west of Bundaberg, during the night of the 27th.

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Extremes in October 2021
Hottest day 43.4 °C at Birdsville Airport on the 27th
Warmest days on average 38.6 °C at Julia Creek Airport
Coolest days on average 22.3 °C at Applethorpe
Coldest day 16.1 °C at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade on the 12th
Coldest night 1.4 °C at Oakey Aero on the 6th
Coolest nights on average 9.9 °C at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade
Warmest nights on average 26.6 °C at Sweers Island
Warmest night 29.2 °C at Carters Bore on the 21st
Warmest on average overall 31.3 °C at Normanton Airport
Coolest on average overall 16.2 °C at Applethorpe
Wettest overall 268.0 mm at Springbrook Road
Wettest day 126.0 mm at Point Lookout on the 31st
Strongest wind gust 120 km/h at Mackay Aero on the 20th

Maps

Observed Anomaly Decile rank
Total
rainfall
Map of Rainfall totals Map of Percentage of normal rainfall Map of Rainfall deciles
Mean
daily
maximum
temperatures
Map of Mean maximum temperature Map of Anomaly in mean maximum temperature Map of Decile rank of mean maximum temperature
Mean
daily
minimum
temperatures
Map of Mean minimum temperature Map of Anomaly in mean minimum temperature Map of Decile rank of mean minimum temperature

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Record highest October daily rainfall

New record
(mm)
Old
record
Years of
record
Gereta Station 109.0 on the 23rd 61.5 on the 14th in 2005 34
Traighli 65.0 on the 19th 54.0 on the 26th in 1998 34
Phosphate Hill 29.0 on the 12th 26.0 on the 26th in 2001 33
Southwood 61.0 on the 13th 49.0 on the 26th in 1998 28
The Monument Airport 31.0 on the 12th 25.0 on the 26th in 2001 21
Winton Airport 27.8 on the 29th 15.6 on the 15th in 2010 20



Record highest October total rainfall

New record
(mm)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
October
Gereta Station 155.0 69.3 in 2005 34 13.9
Miles Constance Street 115.2 107.0 in 2011 24 45.7
Biloela - Valbona 170.2 95.9 in 2000 22 56.1

Highest October total rainfall for at least 20 years

Observed
(mm)
Most recent
higher
Average for
October
Amberley AMO 167.8 319.5 in 1972 73.8
Harrisville Mary Street 172.2 320.9 in 1972 65.0
Kalbar State School 211.7 379.8 in 1972* 75.0
Palen Creek Correctional 248.0 355.1 in 1972* 82.6
McKinlay Roadhouse 57.2 90.0 in 1986* 14.1
Katandra 57.0 108.0 in 1998* 19.1
Camooweal Township 47.0 103.2 in 2000 14.1
Herbert Vale 65.5 136.0 in 2000 16.4
Cloncurry Airport 50.0 85.2 in 2001 17.8
Glenormiston 41.3 78.0 in 2000* 12.4
Merluna 134.6 242.4 in 2000* 30.3
Oakey Aero 102.0 164.8 in 2001 58.8
The Monument Airport 57.8 60.2 in 2001 11.8

* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported



Record highest October temperature

New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
October
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 32.3 on the 24th 31.5 on the 29th in 2003 112 23.2
Low Isles Lighthouse 35.7 on the 22nd 35.6 on the 26th in 2005 55 30.4
Weipa Aero 39.3 on the 31st 39.0 on the 20th in 2019 29 35.7



Record highest October mean daily maximum temperature

New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
October
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 25.4 25.3 in 2020 111 23.2
Willis Island 30.3 30.2 in 1971 93 28.7
Rockhampton Aero 32.8 = 32.8 in 1988 82 29.7
Townsville Aero 31.7 31.0 in 2001 81 29.5
Cairns Aero 31.9 31.0 in 2020 79 29.6
Ayr DPI Research Stn 32.2 31.8 in 1962 63 29.9
Collinsville Post Office 35.8 34.7 in 2005 63 32.3
Mackay M.O 31.1 30.3 in 2005 62 27.7
Lockhart River Airport 32.2 31.9 in 1998 56 30.4
Low Isles Lighthouse 32.6 32.0 in 2005 54 30.4
Mackay Aero 31.0 30.5 in 2005 35 28.4
Proserpine Airport 33.4 32.1 in 2018 31 30.3
Emerald Airport 35.0 34.3 in 2002 29 31.9
Thangool Airport 32.5 = 32.5 in 2002 29 30.5
Charters Towers Airport 36.3 34.7 in 2018 28 32.9
Gladstone Airport 29.2 29.1 in 2005 28 27.6
Weipa Aero 36.9 = 36.9 in 2016 28 35.7
Brisbane Aero 27.0 26.8 in 2013 27 25.5
Yeppoon The Esplanade 27.8 27.2 in 2003 27 26.1
Horn Island 32.2 32.1 in 2011 26 31.1
Tewantin RSL Park 27.6 27.2 in 2013 25 25.6
Woolshed 29.9 28.5 in 2009 23 27.5
Cooktown Airport 32.3 31.4 in 2003 21 30.4
Mareeba Airport 32.9 32.4 in 2002 21 30.6
Burketown Airport 37.7 36.7 in 2013 20 35.7
Samuel Hill Aero 30.0 29.6 in 2005 20 28.1

Highest October mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years

Observed
(°C)
Most recent
higher
Average for
October
Palmerville 37.8 38.0 in 1901* 35.5
South Johnstone Exp Stn 30.7 31.7 in 1971* 29.0
Kowanyama Airport 37.8 38.1 in 1987 36.4
Walkamin Research Station 32.1 32.2 in 1987 29.3
Springsure Comet St 33.3 35.0 in 1988* 30.6
Monto Township 31.9 33.8 in 1988* 29.1

* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported




Record highest October daily minimum temperature

New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
October
Lady Elliot Island 24.2 on the 31st 24.0 on the 14th in 1998 64 20.4
Double Island Point Lighthouse 22.9 on the 30th 22.4 on the 31st in 2020 59 18.6
Injune Post Office 23.0 on the 28th 22.3 on the 17th in 2019 55 12.8
Brisbane Aero 22.9 on the 28th 22.5 on the 12th in 2017 28 15.8
Tewantin RSL Park 23.5 on the 30th 22.7 on the 30th in 2017 26 16.9
Coconut Island 27.0 on the 25th = 27.0 on the 30th in 1999 24 24.7
Richmond Airport 28.4 on the 27th 28.0 on the 28th in 2004 24 18.9
Woolshed 22.0 on the 22nd = 22.0 on the 31st in 2003 24 17.5
Bedourie 28.7 on the 28th 28.6 on the 26th in 2018 23 17.3
Hervey Bay Airport 24.3 on the 30th 24.1 on the 29th in 2003 23 16.9
Normanton Airport 28.0 on the 15th 27.9 on the 26th in 2020 21 23.4



Record highest October mean daily minimum temperature

New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
October
Townsville Aero 23.1 23.0 in 1986 81 20.7
Ayr DPI Research Stn 20.8 20.6 in 1987 63 18.1
Collinsville Post Office 20.7 20.4 in 1987 63 17.3
Emerald Airport 19.3 19.2 in 2017 29 17.1
Alva Beach 23.9 23.7 in 2005 24 21.8
Coconut Island 26.1 25.9 in 1998 23 24.7
Woolshed 19.2 19.1 in 1998 23 17.5
Burketown Airport 23.7 23.5 in 2005 20 21.7
Middle Percy Island 21.3 = 21.3 in 2005 20 20.1
Normanton Airport 25.1 24.9 in 2013 20 23.4
Sweers Island 26.6 26.4 in 2005 20 24.9

Highest October mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years

Observed
(°C)
Most recent
higher
Average for
October
Cardwell Marine Pde 22.3 22.8 in 1998 19.0
Kowanyama Airport 24.0 24.8 in 1998 22.0
Low Isles Lighthouse 24.6 24.8 in 1998 23.3
Willis Island 25.3 25.5 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




Record highest October mean temperature

New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
October
Palmerville 29.4 = 29.4 in 1987 115 27.3
Willis Island 27.8 27.7 in 1998 93 26.2
Rockhampton Aero 26.1 = 26.1 in 1988 82 23.4
Townsville Aero 27.4 26.8 in 1988 81 25.1
Cairns Aero 26.9 26.7 in 1998 79 25.1
South Johnstone Exp Stn 25.6 25.5 in 1986 64 23.9
Ayr DPI Research Stn 26.5 26.0 in 1987 63 24.0
Collinsville Post Office 28.2 27.5 in 2005 63 24.8
Mackay M.O 26.2 25.9 in 2005 62 23.7
Low Isles Lighthouse 28.6 28.3 in 1998 54 26.8
Walkamin Research Station 25.0 24.9 in 1998 53 23.0
Kowanyama Airport 30.9 30.8 in 1998 50 29.2
Mackay Aero 25.2 25.1 in 2005 35 23.3
Proserpine Airport 26.0 25.5 in 2005 31 23.9
Emerald Airport 27.1 26.2 in 2002 29 24.5
Charters Towers Airport 27.3 27.1 in 2005 28 25.5
Weipa Aero 29.9 29.8 in 2016 28 28.8
Yeppoon The Esplanade 24.0 23.7 in 2005 26 22.7
Alva Beach 26.6 = 26.6 in 2005 24 25.1
Coconut Island 30.1 30.0 in 2016 23 28.5
Woolshed 24.5 23.5 in 2003 23 22.5
Cooktown Airport 27.6 27.1 in 2010 21 26.4
Mareeba Airport 25.8 25.1 in 2003 21 24.0
Burketown Airport 30.7 30.1 in 2005 20 28.7
Middle Percy Island 24.0 = 24.0 in 2005 20 22.9
Samuel Hill Aero 23.5 = 23.5 in 2017 20 21.7

Highest October mean temperature for at least 20 years

Observed
(°C)
Most recent
higher
Average for
October
Camooweal Township 29.8 31.0 in 1988* 27.7

* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported




Summary statistics for October 2021

Maximum temperatures
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
(°C)
Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
October
2021
Diff
from
average
Highest for
October
2021
Mean for
October
2021
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
October
2021
Total for
October
2021
Average
for
October
Rank of
October
2021
Fraction of
October
average
North Peninsula (district 27)
Coconut Island 34.1 +1.8 35.4 22nd 26.1 +1.4 24.7 3rd 6.4 13.2 average 48%
Coen Airport 36.1 +2.7 39.0 20th 20.8 +0.3 17.6 6th 10.4 8.6 average 121%
Horn Island 32.2 +1.1 33.5 30th 25.4 +0.6 21.3 5th 2.2 12.5 average 18%
Scherger RAAF 37.3 +1.5 39.2 17th 22.9 +1.3 19.4 7th 4.8 24.8 average 19%
Weipa Aero 36.9 +1.2 39.3 31st 23.0 +1.2 19.1 7th 19.2 21.3 average 90%
South Peninsula (district 28)
Lockhart River Airport 32.2 +1.8 33.7 31st 22.8 +0.8 18.3 5th 0 27.4 lowest 0%
Palmerville 37.8 +2.3 39.7 29th 21.1 +1.9 17.2 25th 13.0 20.6 average 63%
Lower Carpentaria (district 29)
Burketown Airport 37.7 +2.0 40.3 13th 23.7 +2.0 21.2 19th 33.4 13.0 high 257%
Century Mine 37.5 -0.6 41.6 19th 23.8 +2.7 19.5 3rd 68.6 16.0 v high 429%
Cloncurry Airport 37.0 +0.5 41.0 8th 21.9 +1.4 14.9 17th 50.0 17.8 high 281%
Julia Creek Airport 38.6 +1.1 42.7 19th 19.4 +0.9 11.2 17th 22.0 11.2 high 196%
Kowanyama Airport 37.8 +1.4 39.6 31st 24.0 +2.0 21.1 10th 1.4 16.2 average 9%
Lake Julius AWS 36.4   41.4 19th 21.8   16.2 17th 140.4


Mornington Island Airport 34.0   37.7 17th 26.2   21.7 17th 1.6


Mount Isa Aero 36.5 +1.6 41.3 20th 20.2 +1.7 12.9 2nd 33.4 18.4 high 182%
Normanton Airport 37.6 +0.8 41.4 5th 25.1 +1.7 21.2 18th 6.2 7.8 high 79%
Sweers Island 32.9 +1.0 36.7 21st 26.6 +1.7 23.1 17th 4.0 10.1 average 40%
Upper Carpentaria (district 30)
Georgetown Airport 38.1 +2.1 40.1 31st 21.9 +1.5 14.6 18th 11.4 12.5 average 91%
Hughenden Airport 37.3 +2.0 40.3 7th 19.2 +0.2 10.6 16th 5.6 14.7 average 38%
Richmond Airport 38.0 +1.3 41.5 21st 20.2 +1.3 13.1 17th 15.6 10.2 high 153%
Barron North Coast (district 31)
Cairns Aero 31.9 +2.3 34.2 16th 21.9 +1.3 18.8 1st 8.2 47.0 low 17%
Cairns Racecourse 31.8   33.7 31st 21.1   18.4 11th 16.8


Cape Flattery 31.7 +1.4 33.1 22nd 23.5 +0.5 20.5 13th 0 15.7 v low 0%
Cooktown Airport 32.3 +1.9 35.8 20th 22.8 +0.3 19.5 13th 4.2 23.9 low 18%
Low Isles Lighthouse 32.6 +2.2 35.7 22nd 24.6 +1.3 23.3 1st 2.6 45.6 low 6%
Mareeba Airport 32.9 +2.3 36.7 20th 18.6 +1.2 16.4 13th 27.2 15.2 high 179%
Walkamin Research Station 32.1 +2.8 35.5 20th 17.9 +1.2 15.4 1st 51.5 22.5 high 229%
Herbert North Coast (district 32)
Cardwell Marine Pde 29.8 +0.6 31.5 31st 22.3 +3.3 18.9 17th 8.5 55.2 low 15%
Cowley Beach (Defence) 30.6   32.6 30th 20.8   18.0 11th 16.6


Innisfail Aerodrome 31.7   33.8 31st 19.4   16.1 11th 12.0


Mount Stuart (Defence) 33.2   36.6 16th 22.3   19.2 11th 14.8


South Johnstone Exp Stn 30.7 +1.7 32.7 31st 20.6 +1.8 17.9 11th 0 95.6 lowest 0%
Townsville Aero 31.7 +2.2 34.5 16th 23.1 +2.4 18.5 2nd 4.0 23.6 low 17%
Townsville- Air Weapons Range (Defence) 34.2   38.0 4th 19.5   15.7 17th 34.0


East Central Coast (district 33)
Alva Beach 29.3 +0.9 31.8 16th 23.9 +2.1 21.1 20th 93.8 32.5 v high 289%
Ayr DPI Research Stn 32.2 +2.3 36.0 16th 20.8 +2.7 17.4 2nd 4.4 25.8 average 17%
Bowen Airport AWS 31.0   32.8 17th 21.4   18.0 17th 1.0


Collinsville Post Office 35.8 +3.5 38.6 5th 20.7 +3.4 16.6 17th 11.9 21.7 average 55%
Hamilton Island Airport 29.1 +1.8 31.3 29th 23.3 +1.3 19.4 21st 8.8 24.9 average 35%
Mackay Aero 31.0 +2.6 34.2 13th 19.3 +1.0 14.7 17th 36.4 34.5 average 106%
Mackay M.O 31.1 +3.4 33.6 17th 21.4 +1.7 17.7 17th 36.2 33.9 average 107%
Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club) 30.9   34.0 13th 19.0   14.1 17th 28.2


Proserpine Airport 33.4 +3.1 37.0 2nd 18.7 +1.3 14.0 17th 38.8 36.9 average 105%
Samuel Hill Aero 30.0 +1.9 33.3 25th 17.0 +1.7 9.7 6th 54.6 58.5 average 93%
St Lawrence 31.2 +2.1 35.4 5th 19.6 +1.7 12.2 17th 5.2 36.5 low 14%
Townsville- Fanning River (Defence) 35.0   37.9 20th 19.8   17.1 3rd 7.0


Williamson 30.3 +1.4 34.4 5th 19.7 +2.3 11.1 6th 117.6 39.7 v high 296%
Woolshed 29.9 +2.4 33.2 2nd 19.2 +1.7 14.3 17th 20.4 29.8 average 68%
Yeppoon The Esplanade 27.8 +1.7 34.3 15th 20.2 +0.9 14.1 6th 44.2 51.4 average 86%
West Central Coast (district 34)
Charters Towers Airport 36.3 +3.4 38.8 4th 18.3 +0.1 14.3 2nd 29.4 18.3 high 161%
Moranbah Airport 35.6   39.3 4th 18.3   11.7 17th 10.0 22.6 average 44%
Central Highlands (district 35)
Blackwater Airport 33.4   37.1 4th 18.4   11.7 17th 118.8


Clermont Airport 34.8 +2.7 39.1 22nd 17.0 +1.6 8.1 16th 40.4 32.4 average 125%
Emerald Airport 35.0 +3.1 39.1 23rd 19.3 +2.2 13.2 3rd 51.2 44.4 high 115%
Lochington 34.9 +2.9 39.8 23rd 16.5 +0.7 8.6 16th 32.8 36.5 average 90%
Rolleston Airport 34.3 +3.2 39.4 23rd 16.8 +2.1 9.9 16th 31.0 44.8 average 69%
Springsure Comet St 33.3 +2.7 37.4 23rd 17.0 +1.8 9.5 16th 70.2 48.5 high 145%
Tambo Post Office 32.8 +1.8 39.5 22nd 14.7 +0.9 7.0 6th 27.6 34.3 average 80%
Taroom Post Office 32.9 +2.9 38.8 23rd 16.5 +1.8 8.5 6th 49.8 55.0 average 91%
Central Lowlands (district 36)
Barcaldine Post Office 34.5 +2.2 40.0 22nd 18.6 +1.0 12.5 2nd 27.0 28.5 average 95%
Blackall Airport 34.6 +1.5 41.1 22nd 16.5 -0.2 8.3 16th 28.2 26.4 average 107%
Isisford Post Office 35.0 +1.8 42.1 22nd 17.5 +0.8 10.8 2nd 52.4 26.9 high 195%
Longreach Aero 36.1 +2.0 42.3 22nd 18.0 +0.9 9.9 16th 11.2 21.9 average 51%
Upper Western (district 37)
Camooweal Township 37.3 +1.4 41.9 19th 22.3 +2.8 15.9 2nd 47.0 14.1 v high 333%
Carters Bore 35.9   40.6 20th 22.7   17.7 16th 29.6


New May Downs 36.0   40.7 19th 22.0   17.8 16th 23.0


The Monument Airport 36.1 +0.7 41.4 27th 20.2 +2.0 11.7 16th 57.8 11.8 v high 490%
Trepell Airport 36.1 +0.5 41.4 9th 20.0 +1.4 12.5 16th 40.0 13.0 high 308%
Urandangi Aerodrome 36.4   43.2 28th 19.9   12.3 16th 33.0 6.6 v high 500%
Winton Airport 36.7 +0.5 42.0 22nd 19.0 +0.5 11.4 16th 36.8 7.9 v high 466%
Lower Western (district 38)
Bedourie 34.4 +0.2 42.7 27th 18.5 +1.2 11.5 8th 19.2 13.7 high 140%
Birdsville Airport 33.1 -0.4 43.4 27th 17.9 +0.7 10.9 15th 26.0 9.5 high 274%
Windorah Airport 34.3   41.8 27th 19.0   12.4 15th 22.8


Port Curtis South Coast (district 39)
Bundaberg Aero 28.7 +1.6 34.5 24th 18.6 +2.0 11.7 6th 83.0 76.7 average 108%
Gayndah Airport 32.0 +1.7 37.3 23rd 16.6 +1.5 10.1 16th 69.2 74.1 average 93%
Gladstone Airport 29.2 +1.6 32.6 24th 20.0 +1.5 13.9 6th 80.0 59.0 high 136%
Gladstone Radar 30.0 +1.5 33.3 15th 20.5 +1.7 16.4 19th 110.4 61.9 high 178%
Lady Elliot Island 27.0 +1.4 28.8 27th 21.3 +0.9 15.8 6th 102.4 57.0 high 180%
Monto Township 31.9 +2.8 36.5 4th     7.3 6th 81.3 59.8 high 136%
Rockhampton Aero 32.8 +3.1 37.1 4th 19.5 +2.4 12.9 6th 102.0 50.3 high 203%
Rundle Island 25.6 +0.7 29.5 30th 22.0 +0.9 19.0 2nd



Thangool Airport 32.5 +2.0 37.1 4th 16.0 +2.5 7.5 16th 131.6 57.7 v high 228%
Moreton South Coast (district 40)
Amberley AMO 29.5 +1.7 36.9 4th 14.6 +1.3 6.1 6th 167.8 73.8 v high 227%
Archerfield Airport 28.8 +1.7 36.5 4th 16.3 +1.9 9.1 17th 127.4 78.9 high 161%
Beaudesert Drumley Street 28.6 +0.4 34.9 4th 14.5 +1.5 5.7 6th 161.4 78.4 high 206%
Beerburrum Forest Station 29.1 +1.6 37.9 4th 15.9 +1.3 9.8 17th 184.6 92.7 high 199%
Brisbane 28.3 +1.3 36.6 4th 17.3 +0.9 12.1 16th 159.4 86.3 high 185%
Brisbane Aero 27.0 +1.5 33.2 24th 16.6 +0.8 10.7 17th 248.2 82.8 v high 300%
Canungra (Defence) 27.1   34.3 4th 13.3   4.1 6th 193.2


Cape Moreton Lighthouse 25.4 +2.2 32.3 24th 19.0 +1.1 14.8 2nd 149.2 79.6 v high 187%
Coolangatta 26.3 +1.7 33.4 24th 16.4 +0.5 8.8 17th 199.6 92.0 v high 217%
Double Island Point Lighthouse 27.2 +2.6 32.3 30th 19.6 +1.0 14.5 2nd 82.4 72.1 average 114%
Gold Coast Seaway 26.3 +0.9 33.8 24th 17.6 +0.7 11.4 6th 171.2 90.6 high 189%
Greenbank (Defence) 29.0   36.7 4th 14.1   4.1 6th 176.2


Gympie 30.2 +1.9 36.4 4th 15.7 +1.9 7.6 6th



Hervey Bay Airport 27.2 +0.6 30.2 5th 18.4 +1.5 8.3 6th 84.8 81.9 average 104%
Kingaroy Airport 28.4 +0.9 34.0 4th 12.8 +1.1 4.2 6th 129.0 62.3 v high 207%
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 28.0 +1.5 36.2 4th 16.6 +1.5 11.5 2nd 172.0 72.9 v high 236%
Maryborough 29.1 +1.3 35.5 24th 16.6 +1.2 7.7 6th 180.8 77.3 v high 234%
Nambour Daff - Hillside 28.4 +1.9 35.3 24th 16.9 +1.6 10.2 6th 57.6 122.9 average 47%
Rainbow Beach 26.8 +1.3 33.2 24th      
99.0 98.9 average 100%
Redcliffe 27.0 +1.5 34.1 24th 17.9 +0.9 12.4 2nd 194.8 94.5 high 206%
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 26.3   33.3 24th 16.7   11.0 17th 169.0


Sunshine Coast Airport 27.4 +1.8 36.5 24th 16.3 +0.6 8.3 6th 71.8 91.8 average 78%
Tewantin RSL Park 27.6 +2.0 36.8 24th 17.7 +0.8 12.2 6th 101.2 117.8 average 86%
Tin Can Bay (Defence) 28.4   36.0 24th 16.9   8.6 6th 172.6


University of Queensland Gatton 29.9 +1.7 36.0 4th 14.7 +1.5 7.5 7th 119.6 65.2 high 183%
East Darling Downs (district 41)
Applethorpe 22.3 +0.3 28.8 28th 10.2 +1.2 1.5 6th 158.6 74.8 v high 212%
Dalby Airport 29.5 +1.0 35.7 23rd 13.1 +0.5 4.6 6th 108.4 62.2 high 174%
Goondiwindi Airport 29.3   39.8 23rd 12.8   3.9 6th 70.0


Oakey Aero 28.4 +1.6 34.0 23rd 12.3 +0.9 1.4 6th 102.0 58.8 high 173%
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade 23.5 +0.8 30.1 23rd 9.9 +0.9 1.9 6th 132.2 70.4 v high 188%
Texas Post Office 27.6 -0.5 35.6 23rd 12.6 +0.8 5.0 6th 84.2 60.8 high 138%
Toowoomba Airport 25.0 +0.4 30.0 28th 13.8 +0.9 8.9 6th 120.8 66.8 high 181%
Warwick 26.7 +0.6 33.0 28th 11.5 +0.9 2.1 6th 63.6 70.9 average 90%
West Darling Downs (district 42)
Miles Constance Street 30.2 +0.5 37.9 23rd 14.4 +0.5 4.7 6th 115.2 45.7 highest 252%
Maranoa (district 43)
Injune Post Office 31.6 +2.0 37.7 23rd 13.8 +1.0 6.3 6th 34.4 48.6 average 71%
Mitchell Post Office 31.8 +2.3 39.3 28th 13.1 +0.8 5.2 6th 42.2 42.7 average 99%
Roma Airport 31.9 +2.0 39.8 23rd 13.6 0.0 5.5 6th 43.2 49.8 average 87%
St George Airport 30.3 +0.5 40.4 28th 14.6 -0.1 6.7 6th 51.0 41.1 average 124%
Surat 31.1 +1.8 39.1 23rd 14.6 +0.7 6.2 6th 10.4 49.0 low 21%
Warrego (district 44)
Bollon Mary St 30.3 +0.6 40.3 28th 15.1 +1.3 8.8 6th 22.3 35.2 average 63%
Charleville Aero 31.5 +1.5 39.8 28th 15.5 +1.0 8.6 6th 56.6 34.8 high 163%
Cunnamulla Post Office 30.7 +0.9 38.2 27th 15.4 +0.5 10.2 16th 16.6 24.9 average 67%
Far Southwest (district 45)
Ballera Gas Field 32.0 -0.7 42.7 28th 16.7 -0.6 9.8 12th 11.0 9.5 average 116%
Thargomindah Airport 31.5 -0.1 41.0 28th 16.7 -0.2 10.5 5th 8.2 13.5 average 61%
Offshore Islands (district 200)
Cato Island 27.3   29.6 31st 22.5   18.1 2nd



Creal Reef 25.7   28.3 31st 24.2   18.1 21st



Flinders Reef 28.1   31.3 16th 25.4   23.8 1st



Frederick Reef 25.7   27.7 30th 23.7   21.0 21st



Gannet Cay 25.2   28.5 31st     21.9 2nd



Holmes Reef 27.7   30.6 16th 25.7   24.5 1st



Lihou Reef Lighthouse 27.3   28.8 3rd 25.2   23.4 21st



Marion Reef 27.0   30.5 3rd 24.3   19.1 21st



Middle Percy Island 26.8 +1.0 29.4 16th 21.3 +1.2 17.3 21st 43.8 30.8 high 142%
Willis Island 30.3 +1.6 31.9 30th 25.3 +1.6 24.3 13th 1.0 20.6 low 5%

Notes

The Monthly climate summary, generally published on the first working day of each month, lists the main features of the weather in Queensland using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated. More extensive discussion of significant weather events, along with later information and data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review.

This statement has been prepared based on information available at 4 pm on Monday 1 November 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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