Tuesday, 5 April 2022 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC14R0

Queensland in March 2022: 5th warmest on record; below average rainfall overall

Exceptional rainfall over south-east Queensland during the last week of February continued into the beginning of March. However, for the state overall it was another drier than average month, due to low rainfall across a large area of central and western Queensland. March was much warmer than average for the state, and parts of central Queensland had their warmest March on record.

Drier than average across the west and centre

  • March rainfall was 42% below average for Queensland overall, making it the driest March since 2015.
  • Rainfall was below average for a large area stretching from the Northern Territory border across to the Central Coast.
  • Patches of the west and the Central Coast had totals in the driest 10% of records for March.
  • Rainfall was very much above average for parts of south-east Queensland, due to showers and thunderstorms in the first and last week of the month.
  • Some sites in the south-east had their highest March daily rainfall on record, and others their highest total March rainfall on record.
  • Jondaryan Post Office had its highest total March rainfall since 1947.
  • A Special Climate Statement is being prepared and will provide more detail on the exceptional rainfall and flooding event in south-east Queensland at the end of February and beginning of March.

Very warm days for most of the state

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Extremes in March 2022
Hottest day 43.0 °C at Julia Creek Airport on the 5th
Warmest days on average 40.3 °C at Julia Creek Airport
Coolest days on average 23.9 °C at Applethorpe
Coldest day 18.6 °C at Applethorpe on the 11th
Coldest night 7.3 °C at Applethorpe on the 21st
Coolest nights on average 13.7 °C at Applethorpe
Warmest nights on average 28.5 °C at Sweers Island
Warmest night 31.5 °C at Sweers Island on the 3rd
Warmest on average overall 31.7 °C at Century Mine
Coolest on average overall 18.8 °C at Applethorpe
Wettest overall 705.1 mm at Babinda Post Office
Wettest day 307.2 mm at Gold Coast Seaway on the 29th
Strongest wind gust 109 km/h at Double Island Point Lighthouse on the 3rd

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Maps
ObservedAnomalyDecile 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 March daily rainfall
New record
(mm)		 Old
record		 Years of
record
Gladstone Radar 217.0 on the 10th 156.0 on the 22nd in 2012 64
Miami Bardon Ave 305.0 on the 29th 216.2 on the 18th in 1978 54
Oakey Aero 82.8 on the 28th 65.4 on the 2nd in 2010 52
Ellangowan 87.6 on the 28th 80.0 on the 3rd in 1999 50
Coolangatta 241.0 on the 29th 212.8 on the 6th in 1987 38
Felton 100.0 on the 28th 92.9 on the 1st in 1994 29
Gladstone Airport 143.4 on the 10th 120.8 on the 7th in 2016 28
Gold Coast Seaway 307.2 on the 29th 159.0 on the 18th in 2019 28
Point Lookout 239.6 on the 29th 229.2 on the 23rd in 2021 26


Record highest March total rainfall
New record
(mm)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
March
Bell Police 173.2 164.3 in 1958 109 59.1
Gold Coast Seaway 517.4 439.2 in 2021 28 158.6
Felton 221.0 187.8 in 2017 27 72.7

Highest March total rainfall for at least 20 years
Observed
(mm)		 Most recent
higher		 Average for
March
Jondaryan Post Office 175.8 209.3 in 1947* 59.8

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



Record highest March temperature
New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
March
Ayr DPI Research Stn 37.2 on the 4th 37.0 on the 9th in 1995 66 30.9
Mackay M.O 35.0 on the 9th 34.7 on the 8th in 1995 63 28.7
Springsure Comet St 40.4 on the 2nd 40.3 on the 12th in 2019 57 31.6
Walkamin Research Station 35.0 on the 7th = 35.0 on the 2nd in 2016 54 28.2
Ingham Composite 40.1 on the 4th 38.1 on the 30th in 2017 52 30.9
Mackay Aero 35.4 on the 4th 34.1 on the 23rd in 2005 36 29.4
Charters Towers Airport 42.3 on the 6th 38.8 on the 7th in 2004 30 32.0
Emerald Airport 42.1 on the 3rd 41.7 on the 12th in 2019 30 32.8
Weipa Aero 34.8 on the 11th = 34.8 on the 3rd in 2020 30 31.8
Woolshed 36.6 on the 4th 34.0 on the 30th in 2017 24 27.7
Cooktown Airport 37.0 on the 4th 36.1 on the 13th in 2007 22 30.5
Julia Creek Airport 43.0 on the 5th = 43.0 on the 20th in 2015 21 36.4


Record lowest March daily maximum temperature
New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
March
Gold Coast Seaway 22.2 on the 28th = 22.2 on the 13th in 2003 30 28.0
Brisbane Aero 21.7 on the 28th 22.2 on the 17th in 2021 27 28.0
Brisbane 21.9 on the 28th = 21.9 on the 9th in 2020 23 29.1


Record highest March mean daily maximum temperature
New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
March
Willis Island 31.5 = 31.5 in 2016 96 29.9
Townsville Aero 33.5 33.1 in 2015 81 30.8
Ayr DPI Research Stn 33.4 32.8 in 2015 65 30.9
Collinsville Post Office 35.1 34.9 in 2015 64 32.0
Mackay M.O 31.1 30.8 in 2015 62 28.7
Charters Towers Airport 36.6 34.6 in 2015 29 32.0
Yeppoon The Esplanade 30.7 29.7 in 2001 28 28.5
Richmond Airport 38.9 38.8 in 2015 24 35.6
Woolshed 31.2 30.1 in 2015 23 27.7
Cooktown Airport 32.4 31.9 in 2017 21 30.5
Hamilton Island Airport 30.4 30.2 in 2017 20 28.7
Sweers Island 34.2 33.6 in 2015 20 32.3

Highest March mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years
Observed
(°C)		 Most recent
higher		 Average for
March
Springsure Comet St 34.4 35.1 in 1998 31.6
Samuel Hill Aero 31.0 31.2 in 2001 29.3


Record highest March daily minimum temperature
New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
March
Willis Island 28.5 on the 2nd 28.4 on the 8th in 2020 97 25.5
Rockhampton Aero 27.5 on the 4th 27.1 on the 13th in 2007 83 20.9
Townsville Aero 28.9 on the 7th 27.9 on the 15th in 2017 82 23.0
Lady Elliot Island 27.4 on the 9th = 27.4 on the 6th in 2017 66 23.5
Maryborough 25.5 on the 3rd 24.8 on the 9th in 1995 66 19.4
Sandy Cape Lighthouse 26.6 on the 9th 26.0 on the 19th in 1963 65 21.7
Mackay M.O 28.2 on the 7th 27.4 on the 10th in 1987 63 22.4
Monto Township 24.8 on the 3rd 24.6 on the 13th in 2007 49 17.5
Bundaberg Aero 26.9 on the 3rd 26.5 on the 9th in 1995 43 20.1
Mackay Aero 28.2 on the 9th 27.3 on the 5th in 2018 36 22.1
Seventeen Seventy 27.1 on the 3rd 26.5 on the 30th in 2014 34 21.6
Proserpine Airport 27.6 on the 7th 26.8 on the 10th in 1995 33 21.7
Thangool Airport 24.1 on the 3rd = 24.1 on the 6th in 2020 30 18.0
Gladstone Airport 28.5 on the 3rd 27.5 on the 9th in 1995 29 21.9
Yeppoon The Esplanade 28.0 on the 9th 27.3 on the 13th in 2007 28 22.7
Alva Beach 29.1 on the 7th 28.0 on the 30th in 2017 26 23.3
Rundle Island 28.4 on the 9th 27.1 on the 14th in 2017 25 23.7
Hervey Bay Airport 26.4 on the 3rd 26.1 on the 13th in 2007 24 20.7
Woolshed 25.0 on the 6th 23.6 on the 15th in 2017 24 19.9
Samuel Hill Aero 27.4 on the 4th 25.8 on the 12th in 2007 23 20.9
Cooktown Airport 26.8 on the 21st 26.7 on the 28th in 2017 22 23.9
Hamilton Island Airport 28.7 on the 6th 27.5 on the 1st in 2020 21 24.3
Middle Percy Island 27.0 on the 7th 26.1 on the 7th in 2017 21 23.0
Normanton Airport 28.9 on the 2nd 28.2 on the 30th in 2017 21 24.6
Sweers Island 31.5 on the 3rd 30.7 on the 1st in 2013 21 26.1
Gayndah Airport 25.0 on the 3rd 24.9 on the 14th in 2017 20 19.1


Record highest March mean daily minimum temperature
New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
March
Willis Island 26.7 26.6 in 2016 96 25.5
Mackay M.O 23.8 23.7 in 2017 62 22.4
Hamilton Island Airport 26.1 25.4 in 2015 20 24.3
Middle Percy Island 24.2 23.9 in 2017 20 23.0
Sweers Island 28.5 27.4 in 2015 20 26.1


Record highest March mean temperature
New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
March
Willis Island 29.1 = 29.1 in 2016 96 27.7
Townsville Aero 29.0 28.9 in 2015 81 26.9
Collinsville Post Office 28.4 28.3 in 2017 64 26.1
Mackay M.O 27.4 27.2 in 2015 62 25.6
Charters Towers Airport 28.8 28.3 in 2017 29 26.5
Yeppoon The Esplanade 26.8 26.7 in 2015 27 25.6
Woolshed 26.0 25.5 in 2015 23 23.8
Samuel Hill Aero 26.3 = 26.3 in 2017 22 25.1
Cooktown Airport 28.2 28.1 in 2017 21 27.2
Hamilton Island Airport 28.4 27.7 in 2015 20 26.5
Middle Percy Island 26.6 26.5 in 2015 20 25.3
Sweers Island 31.4 30.5 in 2015 20 29.2


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Summary statistics for March 2022
Maximum temperatures
(°C)		 Minimum temperatures
(°C)		 Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
March
2022		 Diff
from
average		 Highest for
March
2022		 Mean for
March
2022		 Diff
from
average		 Lowest for
March
2022		 Total for
March
2022		 Average
for
March		 Rank of
March
2022		 Fraction of
March
average
North Peninsula (district 27)
Coconut Island 31.7 0.0 34.3 19th 26.0 +0.3 23.3 15th 240.6 282.1 average 85%
Coen Airport 32.4 +0.8 35.3 4th 23.6 +0.2 22.0 28th 345.4 273.6 high 126%
Horn Island 30.8 +0.3 32.4 11th 25.3 +0.2 23.4 1st 454.6 356.9 high 127%
Scherger RAAF 32.8 +0.6 35.4 10th 24.2 +0.5 22.6 16th 524.4 353.5 high 148%
Weipa Aero 32.2 +0.4 34.8 11th 24.5 +0.6 22.6 16th 444.6 406.5 high 109%
South Peninsula (district 28)
Lockhart River Airport 31.9 +1.3 35.6 4th 24.0 +0.5 22.5 28th 368.8 445.7 average 83%
Palmerville 33.0 +0.7 35.0 8th 22.7 +0.7 18.7 23rd 34.4 178.2 v low 19%
Lower Carpentaria (district 29)
Burketown Airport 36.2 +1.7 38.4 9th 24.1 +0.1 19.8 31st 95.6 133.4 average 72%
Century Mine 38.8 +2.6 41.6 5th 24.5 +0.8 19.5 28th 4.8 76.9 low 6%
Cloncurry Airport 39.1 +3.3 41.6 5th 23.9 +1.0 19.3 3rd 0.8 73.7 v low 1%
Julia Creek Airport 40.3 +3.9 43.0 5th 22.2 +0.8 16.7 29th 0.8 71.6 low 1%
Kowanyama Airport 34.2 +1.3 37.5 29th 24.1 +0.2 21.5 31st 179.6 236.8 average 76%
Mornington Island Airport 33.9   35.9 9th 26.4   22.3 30th
Mount Isa Aero 38.1 +3.7 41.1 5th 22.6 +0.8 14.9 29th 7.2 63.5 low 11%
Normanton Airport 36.5 +2.4 38.9 9th 25.0 +0.4 21.7 31st 42.6 125.6 low 34%
Sweers Island 34.2 +1.9 36.4 4th 28.5 +2.4 23.9 13th 11.0 221.9 v low 5%
Upper Carpentaria (district 30)
Georgetown Airport 36.7 +3.3 39.1 7th 21.2 -0.8 14.7 31st 15.2 130.7 v low 12%
Hughenden Airport 36.6 +2.0 40.5 10th 20.8 -0.9 16.2 29th 25.2 32.1 average 79%
Richmond Airport 38.9 +3.3 42.7 2nd 21.5 +0.2 16.2 29th 1.6 58.8 low 3%
Barron North Coast (district 31)
Cairns Aero 32.0 +1.4 36.6 7th 23.9 +0.8 19.3 31st 352.6 415.6 average 85%
Cairns Racecourse 32.3   37.2 4th 23.4   18.8 31st 463.2
Cape Flattery 31.9 +0.8 34.1 9th 25.1 +0.5 22.5 31st 248.6 359.8 average 69%
Cooktown Airport 32.4 +1.9 37.0 4th 24.0 +0.1 19.4 31st 310.6 377.3 average 82%
Low Isles Lighthouse 31.8 +1.0 35.7 2nd 26.0 +0.9 23.2 15th 291.2 434.8 average 67%
Mareeba Airport 31.4 +1.6 34.9 8th 21.3 +0.6 16.7 31st 73.4 150.6 low 49%
Walkamin Research Station 30.5 +2.3 35.0 7th 20.2 +0.6 15.5 31st 96.5 205.1 low 47%
Herbert North Coast (district 32)
Cardwell Marine Pde 31.7 +1.0 35.6 7th 23.4 +1.4 18.1 31st 155.0 399.6 low 39%
Cowley Beach (Defence) 31.6   35.9 4th 23.5   18.5 31st 267.8
Innisfail Aerodrome 32.2   36.4 7th 22.2   16.3 31st 451.2
Mount Stuart (Defence) 34.5   38.6 4th 24.0   20.1 25th 12.8
South Johnstone Exp Stn 31.8 +1.9 36.1 5th 22.9 +0.8 17.5 31st 423.6 606.9 average 70%
Townsville Aero 33.5 +2.7 37.2 4th 24.5 +1.5 17.6 31st 39.6 191.5 low 21%
Townsville- Air Weapons Range (Defence) 35.3   41.0 5th 21.2   15.5 31st 26.6
East Central Coast (district 33)
Alva Beach 31.4 +0.8 33.8 5th 24.6 +1.3 19.9 31st 23.8 149.1 low 16%
Ayr DPI Research Stn 33.4 +2.5 37.2 4th     18.1 31st 4.2 151.4 v low 3%
Bowen Airport AWS 33.0   35.5 4th 23.8   17.6 25th 41.8
Collinsville Post Office 35.1 +3.1 40.3 4th 21.6 +1.4 15.5 25th 39.8 95.9 average 42%
Hamilton Island Airport 30.4 +1.7 33.1 5th 26.1 +1.8 23.7 11th 34.4 239.5 low 14%
Mackay Aero 31.1 +1.7 35.4 4th 22.8 +0.7 16.9 25th 126.8 255.8 average 50%
Mackay M.O 31.1 +2.4 35.0 9th 23.8 +1.4 18.9 25th 123.8 279.6 low 44%
Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club) 31.3   35.8 4th 22.7   17.0 25th 108.0
Proserpine Airport 31.8 +1.5 34.5 1st 22.1 +0.4 16.2 25th 123.4 208.5 average 59%
Samuel Hill Aero 31.0 +1.7 34.8 4th 21.5 +0.6 15.4 24th 121.0 239.4 average 51%
St Lawrence 32.8 +1.9 36.1 4th 22.0 +0.2 17.6 30th 126.6 139.6 average 91%
Townsville- Fanning River (Defence) 35.9   41.3 6th 21.7   18.0 31st 1.6
Williamson 32.2 +1.6 36.4 4th 21.8 +0.1 16.0 25th 141.0 135.8 average 104%
Woolshed 31.2 +3.5 36.6 4th 20.8 +0.9 14.5 31st 29.2 150.6 low 19%
Yeppoon The Esplanade 30.7 +2.2 37.8 6th 22.9 +0.2 18.4 24th 103.8 143.9 average 72%
West Central Coast (district 34)
Charters Towers Airport 36.6 +4.6 42.3 6th 21.1 +0.1 16.5 30th 13.2 74.0 v low 18%
Moranbah Airport 35.8 +3.4 42.1 3rd 20.5 +0.2 15.7 29th 20.6 83.0 low 25%
Central Highlands (district 35)
Blackwater Airport 35.5   41.8 6th 20.7   15.0 30th 3.4
Clermont Airport 35.5 +3.5 41.9 2nd 19.9 -0.1 14.1 29th 32.8 101.2 average 32%
Emerald Airport 35.7 +2.9 42.1 3rd 21.4 +0.9 18.2 30th 39.2 58.9 average 67%
Lochington 35.8 +3.2 42.2 2nd 19.4 -0.5 14.7 28th 33.2 74.8 low 44%
Rolleston Airport 34.5 +2.3 40.3 3rd 19.5 -0.1 16.4 29th 40.6 69.8 average 58%
Springsure Comet St 34.4 +2.8 40.4 2nd 19.1 +0.2 14.1 28th 50.8 71.0 average 72%
Tambo Post Office 34.0 +1.5 39.0 2nd 17.9 +0.2 14.0 22nd 116.6 60.6 high 192%
Taroom Post Office 33.1 +1.3 37.9 2nd 18.9 +0.6 15.2 15th 23.4 63.7 low 37%
Central Lowlands (district 36)
Barcaldine Post Office 36.1 +2.8 40.5 9th 22.1 +1.1 17.5 28th 44.4 60.3 average 74%
Blackall Airport 36.0 +2.1 39.9 5th 20.2 -0.1 14.7 30th 24.0 47.3 low 51%
Isisford Post Office 37.3 +2.9 41.3 1st 21.6 +1.1 15.9 30th 6.0 59.7 low 10%
Longreach Aero 37.8 +3.0 41.4 5th 21.9 +1.4 15.9 30th 18.4 54.9 low 34%
Upper Western (district 37)
Camooweal Township 39.0 +3.7 42.0 5th 22.7 +0.9 16.1 28th 0 55.2 lowest 0%
Carters Bore 37.8   40.9 5th 24.5   17.4 29th 10.6
New May Downs 37.8   41.5 5th 23.8   17.9 29th 0
The Monument Airport 38.3 +2.6 41.5 5th 22.3 +0.4 16.0 29th 1.0 47.7 low 2%
Trepell Airport 38.9 +3.1 42.1 5th 23.2 +1.3 18.1 29th 0 51.1 lowest 0%
Urandangi Aerodrome 40.0   42.8 13th 21.2   15.1 29th 0 54.3 v low 0%
Winton Airport 38.5 +2.8 42.0 5th 21.6 +0.1 16.8 31st 6.8 60.4 average 11%
Lower Western (district 38)
Bedourie 36.8 +0.9 40.5 1st 21.7 0.0 16.3 30th 14.2 28.9 average 49%
Birdsville Airport 37.4 +1.7 41.5 18th 22.0 0.0 18.0 28th 4.2 37.7 average 11%
Boulia Airport 38.7 +3.2 41.6 1st 24.1 +2.2 19.6 27th 0 37.0 lowest 0%
Windorah Airport 37.1   40.9 5th 22.4   16.8 31st 6.8
Port Curtis South Coast (district 39)
Bundaberg Aero 30.1 +0.8 33.0 6th 20.4 +0.3 17.9 29th 153.0 112.1 high 136%
Gayndah Airport 31.4 +0.1 35.8 3rd 19.0 -0.1 15.2 22nd 57.2 71.8 average 80%
Gladstone Airport 31.2 +1.3 36.7 3rd 21.9 0.0 19.1 20th 272.6 118.3 high 230%
Gladstone Radar 31.8 +1.6 37.7 8th 22.3 +0.7 20.0 29th 263.6 108.3 v high 243%
Lady Elliot Island 29.0 +0.6 31.1 9th 24.0 +0.5 21.0 7th 91.0 123.5 average 74%
Monto Township 32.1 +2.1 38.3 3rd 17.5 0.0 13.3 17th 46.4 78.5 average 59%
Rockhampton Aero 33.3 +2.7 40.7 3rd 21.7 +0.8 17.5 31st 97.6 104.7 average 93%
Rundle Island 28.4 +1.0 32.0 29th 24.6 +0.9 22.4 17th
Seventeen Seventy 29.7 +1.4 32.4 6th 22.0 +0.4 19.5 22nd 182.1 141.4 high 129%
Thangool Airport 33.3 +1.3 40.2 3rd 17.7 -0.3 12.9 31st 70.8 64.3 average 110%
Moreton South Coast (district 40)
Amberley AMO 29.5 +0.1 34.4 8th 17.8 0.0 13.3 21st 148.8 88.0 high 169%
Archerfield Airport 29.3 +0.4 34.1 8th 19.1 +0.6 15.9 21st 180.4 128.9 high 140%
Beaudesert Drumley Street 28.9 -0.3 34.0 8th 18.0 +0.1 13.6 21st 264.6 143.6 high 184%
Beerburrum Forest Station 28.5 -0.1 35.1 8th 19.0 +0.2 16.3 23rd 157.0 177.5 average 88%
Brisbane 29.2 +0.1 34.7 9th 20.2 0.0 18.2 21st 271.6 131.6 v high 206%
Brisbane Aero 28.0 0.0 34.6 9th 19.8 0.0 17.5 21st 167.0 120.4 high 139%
Canungra (Defence) 28.4   34.5 9th 16.7   11.7 21st 369.6
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 26.5 +0.4 29.9 8th 21.2 0.0 18.6 29th 270.2 176.6 high 153%
Coolangatta 27.7 +0.3 33.6 9th 20.1 +0.3 17.2 22nd 447.2 202.7 v high 221%
Double Island Point Lighthouse 27.9 +1.0 33.1 8th 22.1 +0.3 19.2 29th 127.0 161.2 average 79%
Gold Coast Seaway 27.7 -0.3 34.2 9th 20.6 -0.3 17.8 21st 517.4 158.6 highest 326%
Greenbank (Defence) 29.4   35.1 9th 17.9   13.3 21st 171.0
Gympie 29.4 +0.1 34.9 8th 19.0 +0.8 15.7 22nd 123.2 144.1 average 85%
Hervey Bay Airport 29.3 +0.2 31.4 8th 20.7 0.0 17.0 23rd 80.2 134.8 low 59%
Kingaroy Airport 28.1 -0.2 32.3 9th 16.7 +0.4 11.5 21st 47.4 71.2 average 67%
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 29.2 +0.7 34.5 9th 19.7 +0.5 16.4 21st
Maryborough 30.1 +0.8 34.3 8th 19.9 +0.5 16.5 25th 98.6 156.9 average 63%
Nambour Daff - Hillside 28.3 +0.3 35.2 8th 19.8 +0.1 16.7 23rd 275.6 270.6 average 102%
Point Lookout 27.5 -1.2 30.7 9th 21.2 -0.7 18.6 29th 454.1 168.9 v high 269%
Rainbow Beach 28.2 +0.2 33.8 8th       203.2 155.9 high 130%
Redcliffe 27.8 -0.1 32.7 9th 20.3 -0.5 18.0 21st 241.8 151.1 high 160%
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 27.8   33.4 9th 19.4   16.3 21st 237.2
Sunshine Coast Airport 28.0 +0.1 35.1 8th 20.2 0.0 17.3 23rd 192.8 183.4 average 105%
Tewantin RSL Park 28.2 +0.6 35.0 8th 20.8 -0.1 17.5 29th 167.6 220.6 average 76%
Tin Can Bay (Defence) 28.9   35.0 8th 20.0   16.5 29th 190.0
East Darling Downs (district 41)
Applethorpe 23.9 -0.2 27.6 2nd 13.7 +0.3 7.3 21st 166.4 74.6 v high 223%
Dalby Airport 29.1 -1.2 33.1 8th 17.0 +0.4 13.4 21st 124.8 62.9 high 198%
Goondiwindi Airport 30.2   35.3 23rd 17.4   14.2 21st 60.4
Oakey Aero 27.9 -0.8 31.5 23rd 16.3 +0.4 11.9 23rd 154.6 54.8 v high 282%
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade 24.7 -0.2 28.9 2nd 14.2 +0.3 8.2 21st 163.7 67.9 v high 241%
Texas Post Office 29.6 -1.6 33.5 23rd 16.3 +0.2 12.0 21st 121.2 58.2 high 208%
Toowoomba Airport 25.3 -0.8 29.8 2nd 16.0 -0.4 13.0 7th 120.6 89.3 high 135%
Warwick 27.1 -0.7 31.5 2nd 15.9 +0.6 10.6 21st 152.6 78.1 high 195%
West Darling Downs (district 42)
Miles Constance Street 31.1 -0.3 35.7 2nd 18.0 0.0 14.7 7th 53.2 61.4 average 87%
Maranoa (district 43)
Injune Post Office 33.2 +2.3 38.9 2nd 16.3 -0.3 11.9 20th 58.6 63.6 average 92%
Mitchell Post Office 33.4 +2.2 38.5 2nd 17.0 +0.1 12.8 22nd 47.2 61.8 average 76%
Roma Airport 33.1 +1.6 39.6 2nd 17.1 -0.4 12.5 21st 42.6 58.9 average 72%
St George Airport 31.5 -0.4 37.0 23rd 19.2 +0.3 14.7 21st 83.4 49.3 high 169%
Surat 32.1 +0.3 38.8 2nd 18.9 +0.9 12.1 22nd 64.0 59.1 average 108%
Warrego (district 44)
Bollon Mary St 33.6 +1.5 39.0 2nd 19.5 +1.2 16.4 28th 16.0 49.1 average 33%
Charleville Aero 34.3 +2.2 38.5 5th 19.5 +0.6 15.5 29th 32.6 59.7 average 55%
Cunnamulla Post Office 34.5 +2.0 38.3 2nd 20.8 +1.8 16.1 28th 17.0 41.5 average 41%
Far Southwest (district 45)
Ballera Gas Field 35.6 +0.9 39.0 4th 22.0 +0.4 17.9 28th 24.2 30.8 average 79%
Thargomindah Airport 35.2 +1.4 38.9 22nd 22.5 +0.9 16.5 28th 8.6 40.5 average 21%
Offshore Islands (district 200)
Bougainville Reef 29.5   31.6 28th     23.1 20th
Cato Island 28.1   31.1 9th 24.6   21.9 4th
Creal Reef 28.5   31.5 10th 26.7   22.9 27th
Flinders Reef 29.6   33.6 10th 27.2   24.4 18th
Frederick Reef 28.6   32.2 8th 25.7   22.6 28th
Gannet Cay 28.0   31.5 10th 25.4   21.5 7th
Holmes Reef 29.6   30.5 10th 27.2   23.7 16th
Lihou Reef Lighthouse 29.2   30.5 1st 26.9   25.2 22nd
Marion Reef 29.2   32.1 10th 26.2   23.7 17th
Middle Percy Island 28.9 +1.2 31.2 9th 24.2 +1.2 21.4 27th 94.8 174.8 average 54%
Willis Island 31.5 +1.6 33.2 7th 26.7 +1.2 23.5 27th 217.0 204.3 average 106%

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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 11 am on Monday 4 April 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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