Thursday, 3 March 2022 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC14R0
Queensland in February 2022: record rain in the south-east but low totals for central and western parts
There was exceptional rainfall over south-east Queensland during the last week of February, but overall it was a drier than average month for the state. Temperatures were cooler than average in parts of the south and west, and warmer than average for much of the north and east.
Drier than average overall but wettest day and month for many sites in the south-east
- February rainfall was 18% below average for Queensland overall, making it the driest February since 2017.
- There was major flooding along the Georgina River during February following persistent rainfall over inland Australia during January and early February.
- A large area stretching from the Lower Carpentaria district across to the East Central Coast district had below average rainfall, with patches in the driest 10% of February records.
- A slow-moving middle and upper-level trough, combined with fresh and moist onshore winds and a surface trough, producing persistent heavy rainfall in south-east Queensland and north-east New South Wales at the end of the month.
- Rainfall across parts of south-east Queensland for the 6-days ending 28 February was at least 2.5 times the 1961-1990 average February rainfall, with some parts recording more than 5 times the average.
- It was the wettest February for much of south-east Queensland since national records began in 1900.
- Many sites in south-east Queensland, including sites around Greater Brisbane had their highest February daily rainfall on record and their highest total February rainfall on record.
- For other sites, it was their highest total February rainfall in at least 20 years.
- A Special Climate Statement is being prepared and will provide more detail after the end of the ongoing rainfall and flooding event.
Warmer than average for parts of the north and east
- Days were warmer than average for much of the east and north and in the warmest 10% of records around the Herbert North Coast district.
- Days were cooler than average along the southern border and parts of the Lower Western district.
- Even though the mean maximum temperature for Queensland was 0.36 °C warmer than average, it was still the coolest since 2014.
- Nights were warmer than average around the Gulf of Carpentaria and parts of the peninsula but cooler than average in parts of the south-west and south-east.
- Queensland's mean minimum temperature was 0.11 °C cooler than average and the lowest since 2013.
- Some sites, mostly in the south-east, had their lowest February mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years.
- A couple of sites with less than 30 years of record had their lowest February mean temperature on record and a few sites with longer records had their lowest February mean temperature for at least 20 years.
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in February 2022 | |
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| Hottest day |
41.9 °C at Birdsville Airport on the 13th |
| Warmest days on average |
38.0 °C at Boulia Airport |
| Coolest days on average |
24.2 °C at Applethorpe |
| Coldest day |
18.4 °C at Applethorpe on the 26th |
| Coldest night |
9.8 °C at Applethorpe on the 10th |
| Coolest nights on average |
14.5 °C at Applethorpe 14.5 °C at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade |
| Warmest nights on average |
27.0 °C at Holmes Reef 27.0 °C at Sweers Island |
| Warmest night |
30.4 °C at Mornington Island Airport on the 28th |
| Warmest on average overall |
31.5 °C at Boulia Airport |
| Coolest on average overall |
19.4 °C at Applethorpe |
| Wettest overall |
1176.0 mm at Clontarf |
| Wettest day |
444.4 mm at Tin Can Bay (Defence) on the 26th |
| Strongest wind gust |
113 km/h at Double Island Point Lighthouse on the 4th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record highest February daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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| Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 229.8 | on the 26th | 215.4 | on the 5th in 1931 | 133 | |
| Lowood Don St | 240.0 | on the 26th | 143.5 | on the 5th in 1931 | 131 | |
| Alderley | 344.8 | on the 28th | 304.8 | on the 6th in 1931 | 116 | |
| Blackbutt Post Office | 267.5 | on the 28th | 181.0 | on the 9th in 1999 | 107 | |
| Amberley AMO | 216.8 | on the 26th | 109.0 | on the 24th in 1967 | 81 | |
| Fordsdale | 180.4 | on the 26th | 167.0 | on the 14th in 1997 | 69 | |
| Wamuran | 294.0 | on the 26th | 244.2 | on the 9th in 1999 | 67 | |
| Highvale | 295.8 | on the 26th | 190.5 | on the 12th in 1972 | 57 | |
| Greenbank Thompson Road | 179.2 | on the 28th | 120.4 | on the 24th in 2018 | 46 | |
| Monogorilby - Home | 89.0 | on the 25th | 65.6 | on the 10th in 1998 | 40 | |
| Coolangatta | 268.6 | on the 28th | 200.6 | on the 9th in 2020 | 38 | |
| Clontarf | 340.0 | on the 27th | 189.0 | on the 22nd in 1992 | 36 | |
| Ormiston College | 246.4 | on the 27th | 185.0 | on the 13th in 2020 | 33 | |
| Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 188.0 | on the 26th | 128.0 | on the 7th in 2010 | 30 | |
| Southwood | 168.0 | on the 25th | 89.0 | on the 20th in 2014 | 28 | |
| Sunshine Coast Airport | 294.4 | on the 26th | 231.8 | on the 13th in 2020 | 28 | |
| Wivenhoe Dam | 314.6 | on the 26th | 119.0 | on the 15th in 1997 | 28 | |
| Brisbane Aero | 234.2 | on the 27th | 127.0 | on the 9th in 1999 | 27 | |
| Tewantin RSL Park | 369.2 | on the 26th | 252.0 | on the 9th in 1999 | 27 | |
| Point Lookout | 149.4 | on the 26th | 102.2 | on the 9th in 2020 | 26 | |
| Brisbane | 228.4 | on the 27th | 135.8 | on the 24th in 2018 | 23 | |
| Mt Kynoch | 195.0 | on the 26th | 143.4 | on the 26th in 2013 | 23 | |
| Mt Tarampa | 292.2 | on the 26th | 70.8 | on the 2nd in 2001 | 23 | |
| Eulo | 59.0 | on the 23rd | 46.0 | on the 28th in 2014 | 22 | |
| Woodford Stanmore | 262.4 | on the 26th | 151.0 | on the 21st in 2015 | 22 | |
| Karalee | 207.2 | on the 28th | 131.2 | on the 26th in 2013 | 21 | |
| QLD Cotton | 45.0 | on the 23rd | 42.0 | on the 12th in 2008 | 20 | |
| Record highest February total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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| Lowood Don St | 544.4 | 381.4 | in 1896 | 132 | 104.7 |
| Harrisville Mary Street | 499.0 | 335.7 | in 1956 | 125 | 105.6 |
| Alderley | 1096.2 | 559.0 | in 1992 | 120 | 172.7 |
| Kenilworth Township | 898.3 | 620.9 | in 1928 | 120 | 195.4 |
| Goomboorian | 753.5 | 716.6 | in 1971 | 108 | 188.3 |
| Peachester | 1018.5 | 973.3 | in 1928 | 104 | 267.5 |
| Lindfield | 619.2 | 537.0 | in 1999 | 100 | 156.9 |
| Archerfield Airport | 734.8 | 600.2 | in 1931 | 90 | 158.7 |
| Somerset Dam | 670.1 | 556.6 | in 1956 | 86 | 147.7 |
| Amberley AMO | 657.2 | 434.9 | in 1956 | 80 | 125.0 |
| Beerburrum Forest Station | 971.0 | 653.8 | in 1972 | 76 | 210.2 |
| Fordsdale | 375.2 | 302.6 | in 1971 | 69 | 110.2 |
| Wamuran | 897.3 | 565.2 | in 1999 | 64 | 189.4 |
| Highvale | 932.2 | 470.1 | in 1971 | 57 | 175.9 |
| Miami Bardon Ave | 648.8 | 629.8 | in 1976 | 54 | 223.2 |
| Greenbank Thompson Road | 662.6 | 347.6 | in 1981 | 46 | 140.1 |
| Embreys Bridge | 215.8 | 212.2 | in 2013 | 44 | 87.0 |
| Springbrook Road | 1026.0 | 792.5 | in 1990 | 41 | 293.0 |
| Clontarf | 1176.0 | 427.8 | in 2020 | 32 | 197.6 |
| Felton | 191.0 | 174.1 | in 1998 | 29 | 80.6 |
| Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 606.4 | 380.6 | in 2020 | 28 | 176.2 |
| Sunshine Coast Airport | 699.4 | 649.8 | in 2020 | 28 | 223.5 |
| Wivenhoe Dam | 563.0 | 310.7 | in 1995 | 28 | 111.3 |
| Ormiston College | 835.4 | 549.6 | in 2020 | 27 | 178.4 |
| Brisbane Aero | 803.8 | 472.8 | in 2020 | 26 | 162.6 |
| Toowoomba Airport | 330.8 | 265.2 | in 2001 | 26 | 111.3 |
| Woodford Stanmore | 862.4 | 448.0 | in 2013 | 25 | 218.7 |
| Mt Tarampa | 577.4 | 200.2 | in 2008 | 23 | 112.0 |
| Brisbane | 887.0 | 365.8 | in 2020 | 21 | 185.2 |
| Karalee | 748.8 | 289.9 | in 2018 | 21 | 165.0 |
| Highest February total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for February |
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| Esk Post Office | 636.6 | 1036.4 | in 1893 | 130.9 | |
| Kalbar State School | 406.7 | 474.1 | in 1928* | 109.6 | |
| Blackbutt Post Office | 382.5 | 430.3 | in 1950* | 117.0 | |
| Karragarra Island | 800.9 | 856.4 | in 1956 | 195.7 | |
| Yarraman Post Office | 279.8 | 364.5 | in 1971* | 104.8 | |
| Mt Tamborine Fern St | 689.1 | 712.6 | in 1976 | 226.3 | |
| Queen Mary Falls | 372.6 | 429.8 | in 1976 | 165.5 | |
| Whyenbah | 217.0 | 339.9 | in 1976* | 62.6 | |
| Moyola | 263.5 | 347.2 | in 1981* | 97.3 | |
| Gympie | 648.4 | 689.1 | in 1992* | 169.6 | |
| Applethorpe | 169.6 | 176.6 | in 1992* | 83.1 | |
| Mt Alford | 365.8 | 432.8 | in 1971* | 127.3 | |
| Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 146.1 | 158.5 | in 1992* | 85.0 | |
| Tewantin RSL Park | 794.6 | 905.0 | in 1999 | 246.0 | |
| Mt Kynoch | 334.8 | 339.0 | in 2001* | 128.1 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
| Lowest February mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for February |
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| Double Island Point Lighthouse | 27.2 | 25.9 | in 1989* | 27.8 | |
| Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 26.6 | 26.5 | in 2000 | 26.9 | |
| Gold Coast Seaway | 27.6 | 26.6 | in 2000 | 28.7 | |
| Hervey Bay Airport | 28.9 | 28.5 | in 2000 | 30.2 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
| Record lowest February mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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| Hervey Bay Airport | 20.6 | = 20.6 | in 2001 | 22 | 22.0 |
| Lowest February mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for February |
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| University of Queensland Gatton | 17.0 | 16.9 | in 1934* | 19.0 | |
| Mackay Aero | 22.4 | 22.1 | in 1996 | 23.3 | |
| Tewantin RSL Park | 20.9 | 20.7 | in 1996 | 22.0 | |
| Amberley AMO | 18.1 | 17.1 | in 2000 | 19.5 | |
| Double Island Point Lighthouse | 21.8 | 21.6 | in 2000 | 22.5 | |
| Oakey Aero | 16.3 | 16.1 | in 2000 | 17.7 | |
| Texas Post Office | 17.1 | 16.6 | in 2000 | 18.4 | |
| Toowoomba Airport | 16.3 | 16.0 | in 2000 | 17.6 | |
| Beerburrum Forest Station | 19.1 | 18.6 | in 2001 | 19.9 | |
| Brisbane | 20.5 | 20.3 | in 2001 | 21.5 | |
| Brisbane Aero | 20.0 | 19.8 | in 2001 | 21.2 | |
| Kingaroy Airport | 16.4 | 15.7 | in 2001 | 17.8 | |
| Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 19.5 | 19.2 | in 2001 | 20.6 | |
| Monto Township | 18.0 | 17.5 | in 1989* | 19.1 | |
| Sunshine Coast Airport | 20.4 | 20.0 | in 2001 | 21.3 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
| Record lowest February mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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| Point Lookout | 24.8 | 25.0 | in 1999 | 25 | 26.0 |
| Hervey Bay Airport | 24.9 | 25.0 | in 2001 | 22 | 26.1 |
| Lowest February mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for February |
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| Double Island Point Lighthouse | 24.5 | 23.9 | in 1989* | 25.2 | |
| Beerburrum Forest Station | 23.6 | 23.2 | in 2000 | 24.8 | |
| Gold Coast Seaway | 24.3 | 23.9 | in 2000 | 25.3 | |
| Sunshine Coast Airport | 24.3 | 23.9 | in 2001 | 25.1 | |
* 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 February 2022 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for February 2022 |
Diff from average |
Highest for February 2022 |
Mean for February 2022 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for February 2022 |
Total for February 2022 |
Average for February |
Rank of February 2022 |
Fraction of February average |
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| North Peninsula (district 27) | ||||||||||||
| Coconut Island | 31.4 | -0.2 | 34.1 | 20th | 25.5 | -0.4 | 24.0 | 2nd | 26.4 | 252.3 | v low | 10% |
| Coen Airport | 32.1 | -0.2 | 34.5 | 17th | 23.3 | -0.6 | 21.8 | 7th | 332.0 | 276.1 | average | 120% |
| Horn Island | 30.4 | -0.2 | 31.8 | 14th | 24.8 | -0.3 | 22.8 | 26th | 356.4 | 427.7 | low | 83% |
| Scherger RAAF | 32.1 | -0.1 | 34.6 | 17th | 23.6 | -0.6 | 21.1 | 14th | 506.8 | 388.7 | high | 130% |
| Weipa Aero | 31.8 | +0.3 | 34.5 | 10th | 23.8 | -0.4 | 21.1 | 14th | 625.8 | 500.7 | average | 125% |
| South Peninsula (district 28) | ||||||||||||
| Lockhart River Airport | 31.8 | +0.4 | 35.4 | 26th | 24.1 | +0.4 | 22.5 | 15th | 201.4 | 381.5 | low | 53% |
| Palmerville | 32.5 | -0.1 | 34.1 | 28th | 22.7 | -0.2 | 19.4 | 13th | 210.2 | 260.1 | average | 81% |
| Lower Carpentaria (district 29) | ||||||||||||
| Burketown Airport | 35.1 | +1.1 | 40.0 | 27th | 24.9 | 0.0 | 21.6 | 6th | 85.0 | 201.7 | low | 42% |
| Century Mine | 37.0 | +0.5 | 41.2 | 27th | 24.5 | +0.2 | 19.9 | 5th | 20.6 | 104.4 | v low | 20% |
| Cloncurry Airport | 36.8 | +0.3 | 40.2 | 28th | 23.8 | -0.6 | 19.7 | 23rd | 61.0 | 103.6 | average | 59% |
| Julia Creek Airport | 37.8 | +0.7 | 41.3 | 28th | 23.1 | +0.1 | 18.4 | 5th | 28.8 | 108.6 | low | 27% |
| Kowanyama Airport | 33.5 | +1.0 | 35.8 | 17th | 24.6 | +0.3 | 22.8 | 8th | 341.2 | 360.9 | average | 95% |
| Mornington Island Airport | 33.0 | 35.3 | 28th | 26.5 | 23.5 | 9th | 0 | |||||
| Mount Isa Aero | 36.7 | +1.2 | 40.2 | 28th | 22.7 | -0.6 | 17.6 | 23rd | 64.2 | 101.7 | average | 63% |
| Normanton Airport | 34.6 | +0.8 | 37.5 | 24th | 25.2 | +0.1 | 22.4 | 18th | 154.8 | 192.0 | average | 81% |
| Sweers Island | 33.2 | +0.8 | 36.5 | 6th | 27.0 | +0.7 | 23.5 | 3rd | 96.0 | 325.2 | low | 30% |
| Upper Carpentaria (district 30) | ||||||||||||
| Georgetown Airport | 33.7 | +0.2 | 37.1 | 28th | 22.5 | -0.3 | 19.3 | 8th | 145.0 | 189.8 | average | 76% |
| Hughenden Airport | 35.2 | +0.1 | 38.0 | 28th | 22.6 | -0.2 | 18.9 | 5th | 18.0 | 87.5 | low | 21% |
| Richmond Airport | 37.1 | +0.9 | 40.4 | 28th | 22.2 | -0.7 | 18.6 | 5th | 16.4 | 96.3 | v low | 17% |
| Barron North Coast (district 31) | ||||||||||||
| Cairns Aero | 32.5 | +1.2 | 37.4 | 26th | 24.0 | +0.2 | 21.9 | 10th | 127.2 | 437.8 | v low | 29% |
| Cairns Racecourse | 32.5 | 37.6 | 27th | 23.7 | 21.2 | 10th | 177.0 | |||||
| Cape Flattery | 32.7 | +0.7 | 37.4 | 26th | 24.9 | +0.2 | 22.4 | 11th | 179.6 | 253.3 | average | 71% |
| Cooktown Airport | 32.2 | +0.4 | 35.9 | 27th | 24.4 | +0.1 | 22.0 | 11th | 239.2 | 321.9 | low | 74% |
| Low Isles Lighthouse | 32.0 | +0.2 | 36.5 | 27th | 26.1 | +0.6 | 23.3 | 15th | 158.0 | 413.3 | low | 38% |
| Mareeba Airport | 33.5 | 27th | 21.3 | -0.1 | 18.4 | 10th | 109.2 | 217.3 | low | 50% | ||
| Walkamin Research Station | 29.9 | +0.6 | 33.3 | 27th | 20.4 | -0.1 | 17.5 | 12th | 192.8 | 242.7 | average | 79% |
| Herbert North Coast (district 32) | ||||||||||||
| Cardwell Marine Pde | 31.5 | +0.2 | 37.3 | 27th | 23.8 | +0.8 | 22.0 | 8th | 248.1 | 463.7 | low | 54% |
| Cowley Beach (Defence) | 31.4 | 34.8 | 27th | 23.7 | 20.6 | 8th | 283.0 | |||||
| Innisfail Aerodrome | 32.0 | 37.5 | 27th | 22.5 | 19.8 | 10th | 348.6 | |||||
| Mount Stuart (Defence) | 33.3 | 37.7 | 27th | 23.7 | 21.4 | 6th | ||||||
| South Johnstone Exp Stn | 31.7 | +0.9 | 37.4 | 27th | 23.1 | +0.3 | 20.3 | 8th | 402.4 | 566.0 | average | 71% |
| Townsville Aero | 32.4 | +1.2 | 35.7 | 26th | 24.8 | +0.7 | 22.6 | 8th | 120.2 | 301.5 | low | 40% |
| Townsville- Air Weapons Range (Defence) | 33.3 | 38.9 | 27th | 21.8 | 19.4 | 6th | 61.2 | |||||
| East Central Coast (district 33) | ||||||||||||
| Alva Beach | 30.9 | -0.2 | 32.5 | 26th | 24.3 | -0.4 | 21.8 | 8th | 190.4 | 254.8 | average | 75% |
| Ayr DPI Research Stn | 32.4 | +0.8 | 35.1 | 27th | 22.6 | -0.2 | 20.4 | 12th | 105.2 | 231.2 | low | 46% |
| Bowen Airport AWS | 32.1 | 35.6 | 28th | 23.4 | 20.2 | 9th | 57.2 | |||||
| Collinsville Post Office | 33.7 | +0.8 | 37.0 | 26th | 21.6 | -0.3 | 19.2 | 8th | 152.1 | 154.8 | average | 98% |
| Hamilton Island Airport | 29.5 | -0.2 | 32.7 | 3rd | 24.7 | -0.1 | 22.5 | 7th | 183.6 | 270.3 | average | 68% |
| Mackay Aero | 30.3 | +0.1 | 33.7 | 3rd | 22.4 | -0.9 | 19.4 | 9th | 180.2 | 327.0 | low | 55% |
| Mackay M.O | 30.5 | +0.8 | 34.3 | 3rd | 23.2 | -0.3 | 20.7 | 9th | 170.0 | 310.2 | average | 55% |
| Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club) | 30.3 | 33.6 | 25th | 22.3 | 19.1 | 9th | 151.8 | |||||
| Proserpine Airport | 31.1 | -0.1 | 34.4 | 28th | 22.2 | -0.7 | 19.8 | 8th | 403.6 | 354.3 | high | 114% |
| Samuel Hill Aero | 30.1 | -0.3 | 35.3 | 25th | 21.5 | -0.5 | 17.5 | 11th | 96.0 | 286.4 | low | 34% |
| St Lawrence | 33.2 | +1.5 | 36.6 | 25th | 22.5 | -0.4 | 19.4 | 9th | 66.6 | 180.3 | low | 37% |
| Townsville- Fanning River (Defence) | 33.8 | 38.0 | 28th | 21.7 | 19.4 | 6th | 99.6 | |||||
| Williamson | 32.7 | +1.4 | 37.0 | 25th | 21.9 | -1.0 | 17.9 | 11th | 43.0 | 169.2 | low | 25% |
| Woolshed | 29.4 | +1.0 | 34.5 | 27th | 20.9 | 0.0 | 19.4 | 7th | 94.4 | 313.7 | low | 30% |
| Yeppoon The Esplanade | 29.4 | +0.1 | 32.5 | 25th | 23.2 | -0.5 | 20.3 | 8th | 34.8 | 173.4 | v low | 20% |
| West Central Coast (district 34) | ||||||||||||
| Charters Towers Airport | 34.8 | +1.8 | 39.1 | 26th | 21.6 | 26th | 29.6 | 139.2 | v low | 21% | ||
| Moranbah Airport | 35.6 | +1.9 | 39.0 | 28th | 21.0 | -0.4 | 18.0 | 8th | 12.2 | 84.9 | low | 14% |
| Central Highlands (district 35) | ||||||||||||
| Blackwater Airport | 34.7 | 41.3 | 2nd | 21.1 | 18.4 | 8th | 69.0 | |||||
| Clermont Airport | 35.5 | +1.8 | 40.1 | 2nd | 21.2 | +0.1 | 16.1 | 6th | 14.0 | 72.3 | v low | 19% |
| Emerald Airport | 35.2 | +1.4 | 40.6 | 2nd | 22.2 | +0.1 | 19.8 | 8th | 57.0 | 84.8 | average | 67% |
| Lochington | 36.1 | +1.8 | 41.0 | 2nd | 21.1 | -0.1 | 17.4 | 6th | 53.6 | 91.7 | average | 58% |
| Rolleston Airport | 33.7 | -0.2 | 38.2 | 19th | 20.6 | -0.3 | 17.4 | 7th | 52.8 | 93.5 | average | 56% |
| Springsure Comet St | 34.6 | +2.0 | 39.1 | 2nd | 20.2 | -0.3 | 17.8 | 22nd | 21.0 | 107.4 | low | 20% |
| Tambo Post Office | 33.9 | 0.0 | 38.0 | 1st | 19.1 | -0.9 | 13.8 | 6th | 72.2 | 77.3 | average | 93% |
| Taroom Post Office | 33.4 | +0.4 | 40.2 | 1st | 19.8 | -0.6 | 16.0 | 6th | 145.8 | 88.5 | high | 165% |
| Central Lowlands (district 36) | ||||||||||||
| Barcaldine Post Office | 35.6 | +1.0 | 39.0 | 11th | 22.6 | -0.1 | 19.5 | 8th | 77.2 | 78.9 | average | 98% |
| Blackall Airport | 35.7 | +0.2 | 39.3 | 18th | 21.1 | -1.1 | 16.1 | 4th | 15.8 | 71.1 | v low | 22% |
| Isisford Post Office | 36.4 | +0.5 | 39.8 | 18th | 22.2 | -0.3 | 17.5 | 4th | 36.4 | 71.6 | average | 51% |
| Longreach Aero | 37.0 | +1.0 | 40.4 | 18th | 22.7 | +0.1 | 16.9 | 4th | 14.4 | 75.1 | low | 19% |
| Upper Western (district 37) | ||||||||||||
| Camooweal Township | 36.8 | +0.5 | 39.9 | 27th | 22.6 | -1.1 | 16.4 | 5th | 1.4 | 92.3 | v low | 2% |
| Carters Bore | 36.2 | 39.9 | 28th | 23.9 | 20.0 | 5th | 33.0 | |||||
| New May Downs | 36.4 | 39.6 | 28th | 23.3 | 18.8 | 5th | 7.4 | |||||
| The Monument Airport | 37.2 | +0.1 | 39.9 | 12th | 22.9 | -0.7 | 16.1 | 5th | 49.4 | 70.2 | average | 70% |
| Trepell Airport | 37.7 | +0.5 | 40.8 | 12th | 23.1 | -0.6 | 18.2 | 23rd | 5.8 | 62.5 | low | 9% |
| Urandangi Aerodrome | 37.0 | 40.6 | 28th | 21.9 | 15.7 | 22nd | 14.4 | 51.2 | low | 28% | ||
| Winton Airport | 36.4 | -0.5 | 39.4 | 25th | 22.3 | -0.8 | 19.3 | 15th | 47.6 | 74.6 | average | 64% |
| Lower Western (district 38) | ||||||||||||
| Bedourie | 37.0 | -1.5 | 40.4 | 17th | 23.1 | -1.1 | 16.9 | 4th | 24.7 | 33.1 | average | 75% |
| Birdsville Airport | 36.8 | -2.0 | 41.9 | 13th | 22.9 | -2.0 | 16.7 | 5th | 26.2 | 20.8 | average | 126% |
| Boulia Airport | 38.0 | +0.5 | 40.3 | 28th | 24.9 | +0.8 | 19.0 | 4th | 9.1 | 48.1 | average | 19% |
| Windorah Airport | 37.2 | 41.0 | 12th | 24.2 | 16.7 | 4th | 5.8 | |||||
| Port Curtis South Coast (district 39) | ||||||||||||
| Bundaberg Aero | 30.3 | +0.1 | 33.3 | 1st | 20.6 | -0.9 | 17.8 | 8th | 237.2 | 155.7 | high | 152% |
| Gayndah Airport | 31.5 | -1.4 | 39.6 | 1st | 19.5 | -1.2 | 15.7 | 8th | 127.6 | 92.3 | average | 138% |
| Gladstone Airport | 31.4 | +0.7 | 34.6 | 2nd | 22.5 | -0.5 | 19.8 | 9th | 38.4 | 165.9 | low | 23% |
| Gladstone Radar | 32.2 | +1.1 | 35.6 | 2nd | 22.3 | -0.2 | 20.5 | 8th | ||||
| Lady Elliot Island | 29.1 | -0.1 | 32.0 | 1st | 23.9 | -0.1 | 20.6 | 6th | 157.6 | 161.0 | average | 98% |
| Monto Township | 31.2 | -0.2 | 36.7 | 1st | 18.0 | -1.1 | 14.5 | 7th | 117.6 | 112.7 | average | 104% |
| Rockhampton Aero | 33.3 | +1.9 | 38.7 | 2nd | 22.0 | -0.2 | 18.6 | 11th | 60.2 | 143.0 | low | 42% |
| Rundle Island | 27.4 | -0.9 | 29.6 | 1st | 24.1 | -0.3 | 20.6 | 15th | ||||
| Sandy Cape Lighthouse | 29.0 | -0.3 | 31.7 | 2nd | 22.2 | -0.2 | 19.6 | 8th | 242.3 | 167.9 | high | 144% |
| Seventeen Seventy | 29.5 | +0.2 | 32.2 | 2nd | 21.9 | -0.8 | 19.2 | 7th | 153.9 | 185.5 | average | 83% |
| Thangool Airport | 33.5 | +0.4 | 38.9 | 2nd | 18.5 | -1.3 | 13.7 | 11th | 23.2 | 93.6 | low | 25% |
| Moreton South Coast (district 40) | ||||||||||||
| Amberley AMO | 29.4 | -1.1 | 35.5 | 1st | 18.1 | -1.4 | 14.0 | 8th | 657.2 | 125.0 | highest | 526% |
| Archerfield Airport | 29.2 | -0.7 | 36.4 | 1st | 19.5 | -0.7 | 15.9 | 8th | 734.8 | 158.7 | highest | 463% |
| Beaudesert Drumley Street | 28.9 | -1.8 | 35.6 | 1st | 18.2 | -0.9 | 13.1 | 11th | ||||
| Beerburrum Forest Station | 28.3 | -1.5 | 36.5 | 1st | 19.1 | -0.8 | 16.2 | 8th | 971.0 | 210.2 | highest | 462% |
| Brisbane | 29.1 | -1.1 | 35.5 | 2nd | 20.5 | -1.0 | 18.0 | 8th | 887.0 | 185.2 | highest | 479% |
| Brisbane Aero | 28.1 | -1.0 | 32.6 | 2nd | 20.0 | -1.2 | 17.1 | 5th | 803.8 | 162.6 | highest | 494% |
| Canungra (Defence) | 27.8 | 34.5 | 1st | 17.3 | 12.4 | 8th | 732.4 | |||||
| Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 26.6 | -0.3 | 30.2 | 1st | 21.6 | -0.5 | 18.7 | 7th | 521.6 | 157.5 | v high | 331% |
| Coolangatta | 27.6 | -0.7 | 31.6 | 1st | 20.3 | -0.6 | 16.9 | 9th | 624.6 | 196.4 | v high | 318% |
| Double Island Point Lighthouse | 27.2 | -0.6 | 32.8 | 2nd | 21.8 | -0.7 | 19.2 | 7th | 281.6 | 163.7 | high | 172% |
| Gold Coast Seaway | 27.6 | -1.1 | 32.6 | 1st | 21.1 | -0.7 | 18.8 | 6th | 409.6 | 190.8 | v high | 215% |
| Greenbank (Defence) | 29.5 | 37.7 | 1st | 18.2 | 13.7 | 8th | 792.2 | |||||
| Gympie | 29.4 | -1.0 | 35.5 | 1st | 19.2 | -0.5 | 15.6 | 11th | 648.4 | 169.6 | v high | 382% |
| Hervey Bay Airport | 28.9 | -1.3 | 32.0 | 2nd | 20.6 | -1.4 | 18.1 | 9th | 169.8 | 134.6 | high | 126% |
| Kingaroy Airport | 28.3 | -1.6 | 35.2 | 1st | 16.4 | -1.4 | 11.8 | 8th | 147.4 | 92.1 | high | 160% |
| Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 28.7 | -0.8 | 35.0 | 1st | 19.5 | -1.1 | 15.5 | 9th | 606.4 | 176.2 | highest | 344% |
| Maryborough | 30.3 | 0.0 | 33.6 | 2nd | 20.1 | -0.5 | 17.1 | 9th | 311.6 | 173.3 | high | 180% |
| Nambour Daff - Hillside | 28.1 | -1.0 | 35.6 | 1st | 20.0 | -0.7 | 16.8 | 9th | 839.6 | 323.9 | v high | 259% |
| Point Lookout | 28.1 | -1.3 | 30.7 | 22nd | 21.6 | -1.0 | 19.5 | 14th | 437.2 | 166.7 | v high | 262% |
| Rainbow Beach | 28.0 | -0.8 | 33.0 | 1st | 398.2 | 209.0 | high | 191% | ||||
| Redcliffe | 27.9 | -1.1 | 34.9 | 2nd | 20.5 | -1.4 | 17.4 | 8th | 1072.6 | 192.9 | v high | 556% |
| Redland (Alexandra Hills) | 27.7 | 31.9 | 1st | 19.5 | 16.3 | 8th | 816.8 | |||||
| Sunshine Coast Airport | 28.2 | -0.7 | 33.9 | 1st | 20.4 | -0.9 | 17.8 | 17th | 699.4 | 223.5 | highest | 313% |
| Tewantin RSL Park | 28.0 | -0.5 | 34.7 | 1st | 20.9 | -1.1 | 18.2 | 7th | 794.6 | 246.0 | v high | 323% |
| Tin Can Bay (Defence) | 28.6 | 34.5 | 1st | 20.2 | 17.4 | 9th | 768.0 | |||||
| University of Queensland Gatton | 31.2 | +0.4 | 37.9 | 1st | 17.0 | -2.0 | 13.6 | 8th | 152.8 | 99.5 | high | 154% |
| East Darling Downs (district 41) | ||||||||||||
| Applethorpe | 24.2 | -1.4 | 31.8 | 1st | 14.5 | -0.6 | 9.8 | 10th | 169.6 | 83.1 | v high | 204% |
| Dalby Airport | 30.3 | -1.4 | 36.3 | 1st | 17.1 | -1.4 | 12.3 | 7th | 178.4 | 80.6 | v high | 221% |
| Goondiwindi Airport | 32.3 | 39.4 | 1st | 17.9 | 13.7 | 8th | 127.2 | |||||
| Oakey Aero | 29.2 | -1.0 | 38.1 | 1st | 16.3 | -1.4 | 11.6 | 7th | 226.4 | 82.6 | v high | 274% |
| Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 24.9 | -1.6 | 32.4 | 1st | 14.5 | -1.1 | 10.0 | 10th | 146.1 | 85.0 | high | 172% |
| Texas Post Office | 31.1 | -1.6 | 38.0 | 1st | 17.1 | -1.3 | 13.4 | 5th | 85.0 | 75.5 | average | 113% |
| Toowoomba Airport | 26.0 | -1.6 | 33.3 | 1st | 16.3 | -1.3 | 12.1 | 7th | 330.8 | 111.3 | highest | 297% |
| Warwick | 27.7 | -2.0 | 35.9 | 1st | 16.5 | -0.6 | 12.6 | 17th | 140.8 | 70.8 | high | 199% |
| West Darling Downs (district 42) | ||||||||||||
| Miles Constance Street | 31.4 | -1.5 | 36.7 | 19th | 18.7 | -1.3 | 14.1 | 7th | 148.2 | 80.5 | high | 184% |
| Maranoa (district 43) | ||||||||||||
| Injune Post Office | 32.1 | -0.3 | 38.8 | 1st | 18.1 | -1.1 | 13.9 | 11th | 54.6 | 88.3 | average | 62% |
| Mitchell Post Office | 33.3 | +0.3 | 38.5 | 18th | 18.6 | -1.0 | 13.6 | 8th | 79.8 | 74.0 | average | 108% |
| Roma Airport | 32.7 | -0.3 | 38.7 | 1st | 18.7 | -1.4 | 14.8 | 9th | 71.6 | 89.6 | average | 80% |
| St George Airport | 32.5 | -1.3 | 40.1 | 1st | 20.0 | -1.2 | 16.1 | 6th | 89.4 | 65.2 | average | 137% |
| Surat | 32.1 | -1.3 | 39.4 | 1st | 19.3 | -1.1 | 14.5 | 7th | 56.5 | 75.0 | average | 75% |
| Warrego (district 44) | ||||||||||||
| Charleville Aero | 34.4 | +0.4 | 39.3 | 18th | 20.6 | -0.8 | 15.1 | 4th | 23.8 | 67.1 | low | 35% |
| Cunnamulla Post Office | 34.4 | -0.5 | 39.3 | 19th | 21.6 | -0.2 | 16.3 | 4th | 66.6 | 50.3 | high | 132% |
| Far Southwest (district 45) | ||||||||||||
| Ballera Gas Field | 36.2 | -1.5 | 40.2 | 10th | 23.6 | -1.0 | 17.3 | 4th | 9.2 | 20.8 | average | 44% |
| Thargomindah Airport | 35.3 | -1.4 | 40.8 | 10th | 23.6 | -0.8 | 18.2 | 4th | 63.0 | 43.4 | high | 145% |
| Offshore Islands (district 200) | ||||||||||||
| Bougainville Reef | 29.2 | 31.4 | 1st | 26.7 | 23.8 | 5th | ||||||
| Cato Island | 27.4 | 30.5 | 3rd | 24.6 | 22.9 | 7th | ||||||
| Creal Reef | 28.4 | 31.7 | 27th | 25.7 | 22.4 | 15th | ||||||
| Flinders Reef | 29.2 | 32.1 | 28th | 26.4 | 23.0 | 14th | ||||||
| Frederick Reef | 28.1 | 32.4 | 24th | 25.2 | 23.0 | 14th | ||||||
| Gannet Cay | 27.7 | 30.9 | 1st | 25.5 | 22.1 | 8th | ||||||
| Holmes Reef | 29.6 | 30.8 | 1st | 27.0 | 23.8 | 15th | ||||||
| Lihou Reef Lighthouse | 29.2 | 31.2 | 22nd | 26.3 | 23.9 | 10th | ||||||
| Marion Reef | 29.1 | 32.3 | 27th | 26.0 | 23.4 | 10th | ||||||
| Middle Percy Island | 28.3 | -0.1 | 31.3 | 28th | 23.3 | -0.1 | 19.8 | 7th | 124.8 | 213.4 | average | 58% |
| Willis Island | 31.2 | +0.8 | 32.6 | 27th | 26.5 | +0.8 | 23.5 | 12th | 68.2 | 215.4 | low | 32% |
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 12 pm on Tuesday 1 March 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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