Thursday, 6 January 2022 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC14R0
Queensland in December 2021: warm in the west and north; wet in the north
Rainfall was above average in southern inland parts, the south-east, central districts west of the Great Dividing Range, and in the northern interior and western Cape York Peninsula. Both mean maximum and mean minimum temperatures were warmer than average for the state as a whole, with both days and nights warmer than usual in the west and the north.
Above average rainfall in the north
- Rainfall for Queensland was 6% below the December 1961-1990 average.
- Rainfall was above average in southern inland parts, the south-east, central districts west of the Great Dividing Range, and in the northern interior and western Cape York Peninsula. Below average rainfall was recorded in parts of western and central western Queensland, while rainfall was close to average elsewhere.
- A surface trough extended along eastern Queensland, generating widespread showers and thunderstorms, with moderate falls in central to eastern parts of the state. Rainfall totals in excess of 50 mm were reported in the south-east quarter, with some locally heavier falls in excess of 100 mm reported on the 1st. Some sites had their highest December daily rainfall on record.
- The passage of a surface trough triggered showers and thunderstorms over the north-west, central west and south-east of the state on the 4th and 5th.
- Another surface trough extended from north-west to southern Queensland from the 6th to the 8th, with widespread moderate falls in western, central and southern inland districts, and in the south-east on the 9th.
- Tropical cyclone Ruby developed in the eastern Coral Sea on the 12th, before it moved south-east further away from the Australian coast.
- A surface trough extended along eastern Queensland from the 24th, triggering showers and thunderstorms across much of northern and eastern Queensland, with moderate falls extending into central western Queensland on the 27th..
- A monsoon trough with an embedded low pressure system deepened over the north-west Top End of the NT on the 24th, generating widespread moderate to locally heavy falls across the Top End for several days. The low pressure system lingered about the Top End until the 28th, before drifting eastwards into the Cape York Peninsula in northern Queensland.
- Extreme daily rainfall totals were reported including 235 mm at
Kowanyama on the 29th, followed by 110 mm on the 30th at the same site.
Kowanyama had its highest December
daily rainfall on record on the 29th, and Green Hill had its highest
December daily rainfall on record on the 30th.
- At the end of the month, a tropical low pressure system was located off the coast of Cairns. The system generated widespread moderate falls across the Cape York Peninsula and north tropical coast districts.
- Yuleba Garden St had its highest total December rainfall on record and a few sites had their highest total December rainfall for at least 20 years.
Warmer than usual
- Queensland's mean temperature was 0.60 °C warmer than the 1961-1990 average.
- The mean maximum temperate was 0.66 °C above the 1961-1990 average.
- Mean maximum temperatures were warmer than usual across the west, the Cape York Peninsula, and the north tropical coast extending to the Herbert and Lower Burdekin District. Maxima were cooler than usual across much of southern and central inland districts, and close to average elsewhere.
- Daytime temperatures were cooler than usual across far northern and
eastern Queensland from the 27th to the 30th, associated with areas of
showers and rain. Woolshed had its equal coldest
December day (lowest maximum temperature) on record on the 29th.
- The mean minimum temperature for Queensland was 0.53 °C above the 1961-1990 average.
- Mean minimum temperatures were warmer than usual in western and northern Queensland, and in the Capricornia and Wide Bay and Burnett districts. Minima were close to average elsewhere.
- There were some warm night-time temperatures at the start of the
month, and Cooktown had its equal warmest
December night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record on
the 4th.
- Kowanyama and Cooktown had their highest
or equal highest December mean daily minimum temperature on record.
- Minimum temperatures were cooler than usual over western and southern inland Queensland on the 10th to 12th, and The Monument Airport and Julia Creek Airport had their lowest December temperature on record.
Tropical cyclones
- Tropical cyclone Ruby developed in the eastern Coral Sea on the 12th, before it moved south-east further away from the Australian coast.
Further information
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes in December 2021 | |
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Hottest day | 45.9 °C at Birdsville Airport on the 18th |
Warmest days on average | 41.0 °C at Julia Creek Airport |
Coolest days on average | 25.4 °C at Applethorpe |
Coldest day | 17.6 °C at Applethorpe on the 28th |
Coldest night | 7.9 °C at Applethorpe on the 11th |
Coolest nights on average | 14.1 °C at Applethorpe |
Warmest nights on average | 27.1 °C at Sweers Island |
Warmest night | 33.0 °C at Birdsville Airport on the 19th |
Warmest on average overall | 32.5 °C at Cloncurry Airport |
Coolest on average overall | 19.7 °C at Applethorpe |
Wettest overall | 513.6 mm at Weipa Aero |
Wettest day | 235.2 mm at Kowanyama Airport on the 29th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Maps | |||
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Record highest December daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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Yuleba Garden St | 166.0 | on the 1st | 124.5 | on the 27th in 1971 | 130 | |
Kowanyama Airport | 235.2 | on the 29th | 220.5 | on the 29th in 1914 | 107 | |
Laguna | 138.0 | on the 1st | 127.6 | on the 13th in 1982 | 84 | |
Glenroy Massie | 71.0 | on the 1st | 67.0 | on the 26th in 2012 | 63 | |
Oakey Aero | 88.8 | on the 1st | 86.4 | on the 1st in 1987 | 52 | |
Green Hills | 125.6 | on the 30th | 91.4 | on the 25th in 2020 | 36 | |
Warwick | 76.8 | on the 1st | 65.2 | on the 27th in 2010 | 28 | |
Pratten Condamine River | 71.0 | on the 1st | 65.0 | on the 27th in 1999 | 26 | |
Toowoomba Airport | 76.4 | on the 1st | 64.6 | on the 27th in 2010 | 26 | |
Mt Kynoch | 88.0 | on the 1st | 82.0 | on the 27th in 2010 | 23 | |
Karalee | 79.2 | on the 1st | 76.0 | on the 31st in 2001 | 21 |
Record highest December total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Yuleba Garden St | 239.2 | 228.8 | in 2004 | 136 | 76.8 |
Highest December total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for December |
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Woodspring | 217.8 | 330.7 | in 1970 | 91.1 | |
Weipa Aero | 513.6 | 876.0 | in 1992 | 282.7 | |
Strathmore | 220.5 | 307.5 | in 1990* | 108.0 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record lowest December daily maximum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Woolshed | 21.8 | on the 29th | = 21.8 | on the 4th in 2011 | 24 | 29.5 |
Record highest December daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Cooktown Airport | 27.6 | on the 4th | = 27.6 | on the 20th in 2005 | 22 | 24.5 |
Record lowest December temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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The Monument Airport | 14.3 | on the 11th | = 14.3 | on the 2nd in 2019 | 22 | 23.8 |
Julia Creek Airport | 12.7 | on the 11th | 14.1 | on the 6th in 2017 | 21 | 24.0 |
Record highest December mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Kowanyama Airport | 25.5 | = 25.5 | in 2019 | 53 | 24.4 |
Cooktown Airport | 25.3 | 25.1 | in 2005 | 21 | 24.5 |
Lowest December mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for December |
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Injune Post Office | 17.3 | 16.8 | in 1999 | 18.2 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Summary statistics for December 2021 | ||||||||||||
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Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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Mean for December 2021 |
Diff from average |
Highest for December 2021 |
Mean for December 2021 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for December 2021 |
Total for December 2021 |
Average for December |
Rank of December 2021 |
Fraction of December average |
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North Peninsula (district 27) | ||||||||||||
Coconut Island | 33.1 | -0.1 | 35.8 | 5th | 26.3 | +0.1 | 23.8 | 27th | 0 | 141.7 | lowest | 0% |
Coen Airport | 35.2 | +0.3 | 37.8 | 24th | 23.8 | +0.1 | 21.6 | 5th | 131.6 | 131.2 | average | 100% |
Horn Island | 32.2 | +0.2 | 34.5 | 26th | 25.9 | +0.1 | 22.9 | 28th | 197.0 | 175.2 | high | 112% |
Scherger RAAF | 34.2 | -0.8 | 37.4 | 5th | 24.3 | +0.2 | 21.7 | 31st | 440.8 | 217.9 | high | 202% |
Weipa Aero | 33.5 | -0.5 | 36.3 | 17th | 24.2 | 0.0 | 21.9 | 28th | 513.6 | 282.7 | v high | 182% |
South Peninsula (district 28) | ||||||||||||
Lockhart River Airport | 33.5 | +1.2 | 36.0 | 25th | 24.4 | +0.7 | 21.7 | 28th | 76.6 | 204.8 | low | 37% |
Palmerville | 34.8 | -0.6 | 37.5 | 4th | 22.9 | +0.2 | 20.3 | 19th | 227.0 | 154.1 | high | 147% |
Lower Carpentaria (district 29) | ||||||||||||
Burketown Airport | 37.5 | +0.9 | 41.4 | 12th | 25.1 | -0.4 | 20.1 | 13th | 34.4 | 89.8 | low | 38% |
Century Mine | 39.3 | +0.7 | 42.1 | 4th | 25.1 | -0.2 | 18.6 | 13th | 22.6 | 93.3 | low | 24% |
Cloncurry Airport | 39.7 | +0.9 | 42.6 | 14th | 25.3 | +0.2 | 20.0 | 1st | 42.6 | 74.4 | average | 57% |
Julia Creek Airport | 41.0 | +1.2 | 44.7 | 23rd | 23.6 | -0.4 | 12.7 | 11th | 7.2 | 60.0 | low | 12% |
Kowanyama Airport | 35.8 | +0.8 | 38.8 | 16th | 25.5 | +1.1 | 22.6 | 26th | 483.6 | 179.8 | v high | 269% |
Lake Julius AWS | 39.6 | 42.5 | 23rd | 25.1 | 19.9 | 11th | 35.8 | |||||
Mornington Island Airport | 33.6 | 37.3 | 12th | 26.4 | 23.3 | 26th | 190.0 | |||||
Mount Isa Aero | 39.6 | +2.3 | 42.9 | 16th | 23.6 | +0.5 | 15.7 | 13th | 10.4 | 72.0 | low | 14% |
Normanton Airport | 36.1 | -0.3 | 40.9 | 12th | 25.4 | -0.6 | 22.7 | 30th | 88.6 | 112.1 | average | 79% |
Sweers Island | 33.2 | -0.4 | 37.2 | 12th | 27.1 | 0.0 | 23.7 | 21st | 154.7 | 144.7 | average | 107% |
Upper Carpentaria (district 30) | ||||||||||||
Georgetown Airport | 35.9 | -0.6 | 38.9 | 11th | 23.1 | -0.7 | 17.2 | 11th | 125.2 | 126.1 | average | 99% |
Hughenden Airport | 37.2 | -0.3 | 41.2 | 24th | 23.4 | -0.2 | 15.0 | 11th | 22.4 | 63.1 | low | 35% |
Richmond Airport | 39.2 | +0.7 | 42.3 | 24th | 23.9 | +0.4 | 15.7 | 12th | 3.8 | 60.7 | lowest | 6% |
Barron North Coast (district 31) | ||||||||||||
Cairns Aero | 33.1 | +1.6 | 34.8 | 2nd | 24.0 | +0.6 | 22.1 | 31st | 117.2 | 182.1 | average | 64% |
Cairns Racecourse | 33.4 | 35.6 | 12th | 23.1 | 21.1 | 15th | 118.4 | |||||
Cape Flattery | 32.8 | +0.2 | 34.5 | 24th | 25.7 | +0.7 | 23.4 | 27th | 117.4 | 105.8 | average | 111% |
Cooktown Airport | 32.7 | +0.3 | 34.7 | 11th | 25.3 | +0.8 | 23.3 | 24th | 90.6 | 170.7 | average | 53% |
Low Isles Lighthouse | 31.7 | -0.7 | 34.5 | 25th | 25.9 | +0.5 | 23.2 | 10th | 304.8 | 210.6 | high | 145% |
Mareeba Airport | 32.4 | +0.2 | 35.8 | 24th | 21.0 | +0.2 | 19.2 | 11th | 169.2 | 95.8 | high | 177% |
Walkamin Research Station | 31.1 | +0.3 | 35.1 | 24th | 19.8 | 0.0 | 17.8 | 15th | 167.5 | 121.5 | high | 138% |
Herbert North Coast (district 32) | ||||||||||||
Cardwell Marine Pde | 31.6 | +0.1 | 33.7 | 4th | 23.4 | +1.0 | 21.7 | 20th | 154.7 | 196.9 | average | 79% |
Cowley Beach (Defence) | 32.2 | 34.4 | 24th | 23.2 | 20.9 | 17th | 161.4 | |||||
Innisfail Aerodrome | 33.2 | 35.4 | 24th | 21.7 | 19.1 | 17th | 112.4 | |||||
Mount Stuart (Defence) | 32.5 | 35.8 | 24th | 23.5 | 21.1 | 28th | 101.6 | |||||
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 32.1 | +0.9 | 34.3 | 24th | 22.5 | +0.6 | 20.7 | 20th | 105.2 | 261.4 | low | 40% |
Townsville Aero | 32.5 | +0.9 | 35.6 | 31st | 24.9 | +0.8 | 22.7 | 19th | 40.2 | 124.3 | low | 32% |
Townsville- Air Weapons Range (Defence) | 33.5 | 38.4 | 10th | 20.2 | 11th | 101.0 | ||||||
East Central Coast (district 33) | ||||||||||||
Alva Beach | 30.6 | -0.2 | 32.6 | 31st | 25.1 | +0.2 | 22.2 | 19th | 128.6 | 105.7 | average | 122% |
Ayr DPI Research Stn | 32.3 | +0.2 | 35.0 | 24th | 22.6 | +0.5 | 20.7 | 19th | 82.6 | 98.7 | average | 84% |
Bowen Airport AWS | 32.1 | 34.3 | 13th | 23.3 | 20.2 | 23rd | 76.6 | |||||
Collinsville Post Office | 34.7 | +0.5 | 38.0 | 24th | 21.8 | +0.4 | 18.8 | 19th | 110.6 | 93.6 | high | 118% |
Hamilton Island Airport | 30.1 | +0.2 | 32.8 | 25th | 25.2 | +0.7 | 22.7 | 27th | 119.8 | 141.3 | average | 85% |
Mackay Aero | 30.3 | -0.5 | 32.9 | 10th | 22.5 | +0.2 | 19.4 | 23rd | 273.0 | 142.2 | high | 192% |
Mackay M.O | 30.5 | +0.2 | 33.6 | 10th | 23.4 | +0.3 | 20.9 | 11th | 304.4 | 186.9 | high | 163% |
Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club) | 30.3 | 32.8 | 10th | 22.2 | 19.6 | 23rd | 18.2 | |||||
Proserpine Airport | 32.5 | +0.2 | 37.0 | 25th | 21.8 | +0.1 | 17.9 | 23rd | 143.0 | 168.3 | average | 85% |
Samuel Hill Aero | 29.9 | -0.9 | 33.2 | 9th | 21.0 | +1.0 | 17.1 | 22nd | 178.2 | 142.5 | high | 125% |
St Lawrence | 31.7 | 0.0 | 34.4 | 3rd | 22.2 | 0.0 | 19.4 | 22nd | 101.2 | 119.2 | average | 85% |
Townsville- Fanning River (Defence) | 34.2 | 37.5 | 10th | 21.9 | 19.5 | 19th | 51.6 | |||||
Williamson | 31.2 | -0.2 | 33.8 | 11th | 22.1 | +0.1 | 17.4 | 22nd | 47.6 | 131.0 | low | 36% |
Woolshed | 29.4 | -0.1 | 32.5 | 24th | 20.8 | +0.3 | 18.5 | 19th | 145.4 | 103.2 | high | 141% |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 28.8 | 0.0 | 30.5 | 11th | 23.4 | +0.4 | 20.3 | 5th | 204.4 | 114.8 | high | 178% |
West Central Coast (district 34) | ||||||||||||
Charters Towers Airport | 34.8 | +0.1 | 39.5 | 24th | 20.9 | -1.1 | 18.6 | 20th | 97.4 | 79.3 | average | 123% |
Moranbah Airport | 33.4 | 37.8 | 24th | 20.6 | 18.8 | 18th | 84.4 | 65.1 | average | 130% | ||
Central Highlands (district 35) | ||||||||||||
Blackwater Airport | 33.1 | 37.0 | 23rd | 20.9 | 18.4 | 11th | 13.0 | |||||
Clermont Airport | 32.6 | -2.1 | 36.2 | 23rd | 20.7 | -0.2 | 18.8 | 19th | 0 | 70.8 | v low | 0% |
Emerald Airport | 33.5 | -1.0 | 37.4 | 23rd | 21.6 | +0.1 | 19.8 | 19th | 38.6 | 80.0 | low | 48% |
Lochington | 34.0 | -0.8 | 38.9 | 23rd | 20.0 | -0.9 | 17.0 | 11th | 81.8 | 108.6 | average | 75% |
Rolleston Airport | 33.5 | -1.0 | 37.5 | 23rd | 20.3 | 0.0 | 16.9 | 11th | 51.6 | 81.4 | average | 63% |
Springsure Comet St | 32.8 | -1.3 | 36.4 | 23rd | 19.7 | -0.1 | 16.1 | 11th | 86.8 | 91.4 | average | 95% |
Tambo Post Office | 38.0 | 23rd | 18.8 | -0.5 | 10.6 | 11th | 39.4 | 69.1 | average | 57% | ||
Taroom Post Office | 33.2 | -0.4 | 36.3 | 23rd | 20.1 | +0.4 | 14.8 | 13th | 40.4 | 88.5 | low | 46% |
Central Lowlands (district 36) | ||||||||||||
Barcaldine Post Office | 36.4 | +0.6 | 40.6 | 24th | 15.3 | 1st | 24.5 | 62.7 | low | 39% | ||
Blackall Airport | 35.3 | -1.1 | 39.8 | 24th | 20.7 | -1.6 | 11.9 | 11th | 65.6 | 80.1 | average | 82% |
Isisford Post Office | 36.6 | -0.5 | 42.1 | 23rd | 22.0 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 11th | 53.8 | 53.1 | average | 101% |
Longreach Aero | 38.4 | +0.8 | 43.7 | 24th | 23.2 | +0.8 | 16.3 | 11th | 19.6 | 53.0 | low | 37% |
Upper Western (district 37) | ||||||||||||
Camooweal Township | 40.2 | +2.1 | 43.4 | 14th | 24.4 | +0.5 | 17.2 | 12th | 22.6 | 63.2 | low | 36% |
Carters Bore | 38.9 | 42.6 | 14th | 25.7 | 19.4 | 11th | 48.0 | |||||
New May Downs | 38.7 | 42.7 | 14th | 24.6 | 18.7 | 11th | 33.6 | |||||
The Monument Airport | 39.3 | +1.0 | 42.5 | 23rd | 23.9 | +0.1 | 14.3 | 11th | 2.0 | 49.0 | low | 4% |
Trepell Airport | 40.1 | +1.3 | 43.8 | 16th | 24.3 | +0.2 | 15.9 | 11th | 24.8 | 39.8 | average | 62% |
Urandangi Aerodrome | 40.8 | 44.0 | 15th | 23.4 | 13.4 | 11th | 22.8 | 43.4 | average | 53% | ||
Winton Airport | 38.9 | -0.2 | 44.5 | 23rd | 23.4 | -0.5 | 16.6 | 11th | 5.4 | 34.3 | low | 16% |
Lower Western (district 38) | ||||||||||||
Bedourie | 39.6 | +0.7 | 44.5 | 18th | 23.7 | +0.1 | 15.5 | 10th | 0 | 16.7 | lowest | 0% |
Birdsville Airport | 40.1 | +1.1 | 45.9 | 18th | 24.3 | +0.1 | 14.7 | 10th | 0.2 | 10.6 | v low | 2% |
Windorah Airport | 39.0 | 42.5 | 20th | 24.9 | 16.1 | 10th | 10.2 | |||||
Port Curtis South Coast (district 39) | ||||||||||||
Bundaberg Aero | 30.2 | +0.5 | 32.7 | 24th | 20.8 | +0.3 | 19.0 | 16th | 78.8 | 124.1 | average | 63% |
Gayndah Airport | 31.2 | -1.7 | 34.3 | 22nd | 19.6 | 0.0 | 16.6 | 15th | 109.0 | 82.0 | average | 133% |
Gladstone Airport | 30.4 | +0.2 | 32.6 | 24th | 22.4 | +0.1 | 21.2 | 16th | 92.6 | 104.1 | average | 89% |
Gladstone Radar | 30.9 | -0.2 | 34.2 | 24th | 22.4 | +0.5 | 20.1 | 5th | ||||
Lady Elliot Island | 29.8 | +1.2 | 31.6 | 24th | 23.9 | +0.7 | 19.4 | 23rd | 23.6 | 91.3 | low | 26% |
Monto Township | 30.7 | -1.4 | 34.3 | 23rd | 18.6 | +0.3 | 16.4 | 19th | 137.6 | 94.2 | high | 146% |
Rockhampton Aero | 32.1 | -0.1 | 35.8 | 24th | 22.4 | +1.1 | 20.6 | 22nd | 85.6 | 102.8 | average | 83% |
Rundle Island | 27.6 | -0.1 | 31.0 | 24th | 24.5 | +0.5 | 20.8 | 6th | ||||
Seventeen Seventy | 29.8 | +1.0 | 31.6 | 23rd | 22.3 | 0.0 | 20.8 | 6th | 62.4 | 127.8 | low | 49% |
Thangool Airport | 32.0 | -1.2 | 34.9 | 24th | 18.6 | -0.1 | 14.0 | 19th | 111.2 | 92.9 | high | 120% |
Moreton South Coast (district 40) | ||||||||||||
Amberley AMO | 30.7 | -0.2 | 34.6 | 21st | 18.4 | 0.0 | 12.8 | 11th | 123.6 | 118.6 | average | 104% |
Archerfield Airport | 29.9 | +0.2 | 34.3 | 20th | 19.2 | 0.0 | 15.2 | 11th | 218.0 | 125.7 | high | 173% |
Beaudesert Drumley Street | 30.3 | -0.5 | 35.0 | 21st | 17.8 | -0.5 | 12.3 | 11th | 291.8 | 126.5 | v high | 231% |
Beerburrum Forest Station | 28.9 | -1.0 | 32.5 | 20th | 18.6 | +0.1 | 15.2 | 11th | 245.8 | 156.5 | v high | 157% |
Brisbane | 29.5 | -0.1 | 33.3 | 20th | 20.3 | -0.2 | 17.7 | 11th | ||||
Brisbane Aero | 28.1 | -0.2 | 30.6 | 24th | 19.9 | -0.3 | 15.9 | 11th | 169.2 | 121.5 | high | 139% |
Canungra (Defence) | 28.8 | 33.1 | 21st | 16.3 | 9.6 | 11th | 176.6 | |||||
Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 27.0 | +0.8 | 29.6 | 17th | 21.3 | +0.3 | 18.9 | 10th | 241.0 | 125.6 | high | 192% |
Coolangatta | 28.0 | +0.6 | 31.6 | 10th | 19.6 | -0.2 | 14.2 | 11th | 236.6 | 157.5 | high | 150% |
Double Island Point Lighthouse | 28.1 | +0.6 | 32.0 | 21st | 22.2 | +0.6 | 20.3 | 5th | 81.0 | 125.9 | average | 64% |
Gold Coast Seaway | 28.2 | +0.2 | 32.4 | 21st | 20.3 | -0.3 | 17.3 | 11th | 276.2 | 140.4 | v high | 197% |
Greenbank (Defence) | 30.4 | 35.9 | 21st | 17.8 | 11.5 | 11th | 208.0 | |||||
Gympie | 30.2 | -1.1 | 34.0 | 21st | 18.9 | +0.3 | 15.7 | 16th | 84.8 | 135.9 | low | 62% |
Hervey Bay Airport | 29.9 | +0.4 | 32.8 | 24th | 20.8 | -0.2 | 18.5 | 22nd | 36.6 | 122.3 | lowest | 30% |
Kingaroy Airport | 28.8 | -1.6 | 32.7 | 21st | 17.1 | +0.4 | 11.8 | 11th | 136.0 | 96.2 | high | 141% |
Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 29.0 | -0.2 | 33.9 | 21st | 19.5 | +0.1 | 15.8 | 11th | 149.7 | 125.8 | average | 119% |
Maryborough | 30.3 | -0.3 | 33.6 | 24th | 20.0 | +0.4 | 17.3 | 15th | 153.4 | 128.0 | high | 120% |
Nambour Daff - Hillside | 28.2 | -0.9 | 31.2 | 9th | 19.2 | -0.3 | 15.2 | 11th | 237.8 | 175.9 | high | 135% |
Point Lookout | 28.6 | +0.3 | 31.7 | 22nd | 21.3 | -0.1 | 18.9 | 10th | 156.0 | 121.3 | average | 129% |
Rainbow Beach | 28.3 | 0.0 | 31.1 | 23rd | 94.6 | 120.4 | average | 79% | ||||
Redcliffe | 28.0 | -0.4 | 30.8 | 21st | 20.5 | -0.6 | 17.1 | 11th | 191.2 | 119.8 | high | 160% |
Redland (Alexandra Hills) | 28.1 | 31.0 | 24th | 19.2 | 14.4 | 11th | 140.6 | |||||
Sunshine Coast Airport | 27.8 | -0.6 | 30.0 | 24th | 19.9 | 0.0 | 16.5 | 11th | 325.0 | 156.2 | v high | 208% |
Tewantin RSL Park | 27.7 | -0.4 | 31.1 | 10th | 20.6 | -0.2 | 18.3 | 11th | 236.8 | 143.2 | high | 165% |
Tin Can Bay (Defence) | 29.0 | 32.2 | 10th | 20.1 | 18.0 | 22nd | 103.0 | |||||
University of Queensland Gatton | 30.6 | -0.8 | 34.4 | 20th | 18.2 | +0.1 | 12.2 | 11th | ||||
East Darling Downs (district 41) | ||||||||||||
Applethorpe | 25.4 | -0.6 | 30.2 | 20th | 14.1 | +0.2 | 7.9 | 11th | 167.8 | 99.3 | high | 169% |
Dalby Airport | 30.9 | -0.9 | 36.1 | 21st | 17.6 | -0.1 | 10.9 | 11th | 97.6 | 92.1 | average | 106% |
Goondiwindi Airport | 31.4 | 37.3 | 21st | 18.3 | 13.3 | 29th | 142.2 | |||||
Oakey Aero | 29.8 | -0.6 | 34.5 | 21st | 17.2 | +0.5 | 9.5 | 11th | 116.8 | 90.8 | high | 129% |
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 26.2 | -1.0 | 31.0 | 21st | 14.4 | +0.1 | 8.4 | 11th | 170.7 | 95.7 | v high | 178% |
Texas Post Office | 31.1 | -1.8 | 36.5 | 21st | 17.3 | -0.1 | 11.4 | 11th | 128.2 | 80.6 | high | 159% |
Toowoomba Airport | 26.6 | -1.2 | 30.9 | 21st | 16.4 | -0.3 | 13.4 | 29th | 103.4 | 101.7 | average | 102% |
Warwick | 29.0 | -0.6 | 35.2 | 21st | 16.1 | +0.2 | 9.7 | 11th | 168.2 | 105.1 | high | 160% |
West Darling Downs (district 42) | ||||||||||||
Miles Constance Street | 31.7 | -1.4 | 36.5 | 21st | 18.7 | -0.6 | 12.1 | 11th | 110.4 | 88.0 | high | 125% |
Maranoa (district 43) | ||||||||||||
Injune Post Office | 31.9 | -1.5 | 35.5 | 4th | 17.3 | -0.9 | 10.5 | 11th | 90.2 | 88.0 | average | 103% |
Mitchell Post Office | 32.4 | -1.5 | 36.6 | 21st | 18.0 | -0.6 | 11.5 | 11th | 73.5 | 70.7 | average | 104% |
Roma Airport | 31.6 | -2.1 | 34.6 | 21st | 17.3 | -2.2 | 11.1 | 11th | 100.2 | 77.6 | high | 129% |
St George Airport | 32.9 | -1.4 | 38.7 | 21st | 19.5 | -1.1 | 13.1 | 10th | 18.6 | 62.4 | low | 30% |
Surat | 32.6 | -1.3 | 37.2 | 21st | 19.6 | +0.1 | 13.1 | 11th | 46.4 | 71.0 | average | 65% |
Warrego (district 44) | ||||||||||||
Bollon Mary St | 33.9 | -1.2 | 39.5 | 21st | 20.0 | -0.1 | 11.1 | 10th | 29.8 | 51.4 | average | 58% |
Charleville Aero | 33.8 | -1.1 | 38.7 | 20th | 19.7 | -0.8 | 11.9 | 10th | 61.8 | 54.9 | average | 113% |
Cunnamulla Post Office | 35.6 | +0.3 | 40.8 | 20th | 21.3 | +0.4 | 14.2 | 10th | 24.2 | 38.7 | average | 63% |
Far Southwest (district 45) | ||||||||||||
Ballera Gas Field | 39.0 | +0.8 | 44.0 | 18th | 24.3 | +0.3 | 15.3 | 10th | 10.8 | 10.6 | average | 102% |
Thargomindah Airport | 37.4 | +0.3 | 42.6 | 21st | 23.9 | +0.3 | 15.8 | 10th | 56.0 | 25.2 | high | 222% |
Offshore Islands (district 200) | ||||||||||||
Bougainville Reef | 29.2 | 31.5 | 26th | 26.7 | 22.9 | 30th | ||||||
Cato Island | 28.3 | 31.3 | 23rd | 24.5 | 22.6 | 27th | ||||||
Creal Reef | 28.1 | 30.1 | 11th | 25.9 | 23.2 | 31st | ||||||
Flinders Reef | 29.2 | 32.3 | 24th | 26.7 | 23.0 | 30th | ||||||
Frederick Reef | 27.8 | 32.2 | 2nd | 25.3 | 22.8 | 28th | ||||||
Gannet Cay | 27.9 | 31.1 | 8th | 25.1 | 22.7 | 27th | ||||||
Holmes Reef | 29.5 | 32.7 | 11th | 26.9 | 23.5 | 21st | ||||||
Lihou Reef Lighthouse | 29.1 | 31.2 | 26th | 26.3 | 24.2 | 31st | ||||||
Marion Reef | 28.8 | 32.5 | 26th | 26.5 | 23.9 | 31st | ||||||
Middle Percy Island | 28.5 | +0.2 | 30.1 | 24th | 23.4 | +0.6 | 21.3 | 28th | 108.6 | 124.3 | average | 87% |
Willis Island | 32.1 | +1.4 | 33.2 | 2nd | 26.4 | +0.9 | 24.0 | 30th | 156.8 | 96.1 | high | 163% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
The Monthly climate summary, generally published on the first working day of each month, lists the main features of the weather in Queensland using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated. More extensive discussion of significant weather events, along with later information and data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 8 am on Thursday 6 January 2022. 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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