Thursday, 4 November 2021 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC14R0
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
- It was the fourth-warmest October on record for Queensland, in terms of mean temperature, at 2.12 °C above the 1961-1990 average.
- Low-intensity heatwaves affected much of far northern Queensland from the 2nd to the 5th, then from the 12th to the end of the month. On the 28th, it was the warmest October day on record for Queensland as a whole, in terms of mean temperature.
- The mean maximum temperate was 2.19 °C above the 1961-1990 average.
- Mean maximum temperatures were warmer than usual across most of the state, and record warm in the north, extending down to the Central Coast and including coastal parts of the Gulf Country.
- A number of coastal sites had their highest October temperature on record in the latter part of the month.
- Many sites in eastern and northern Queensland had their highest October mean daily maximum temperature on record or their highest October mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years.
- The mean minimum temperature was 2.04 °C above the 1961-1990 average; it was the equal fifth-warmest on record (with 1999).
- Mean minimum temperatures were warmer than usual across most of the state, and record warm in parts of the Gulf Country and in areas of the Herbert and Lower Burdekin.
- A few sites had their highest October mean daily minimum temperature on record or their highest October mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years.
- Some sites had their warmest October night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record in the second half of the month.
- A number of sites across the north, and the east had their highest October mean temperature on record or their highest October mean temperature for at least 20 years.
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 Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes in October 2021 | |
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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 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Maps | |||
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Record highest October daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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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 | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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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 | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for October |
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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 | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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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 | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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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 | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for October |
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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 | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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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 | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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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 | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for October |
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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 | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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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 | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for October |
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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
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Summary statistics for October 2021 | ||||||||||||
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Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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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 |
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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% |
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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 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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