Monday, 5 September 2022 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC14R0

Queensland in August 2022: wetter than average in the west, warmer days and nights in the north

Rainfall for August was above average across most western and northern parts of the state, but below average for the central and southern coastal districts. Day and night time temperatures were above average across the tropical north but were cooler than average across much of the inland and central areas.

Wetter than average in the west

• Above average rainfall in the west, but drier than average across the central and southern coasts.
• Large areas of the state including the Gulf country, extending across western and central Queensland reported more than 4 times the average August monthly rainfall.
• August rainfall was 50.2% above average for Queensland overall, making it the wettest August since 2016.
• At the end of the month many sites reported their highest August daily rainfall on record as a trough and rain band moved across western and central Queensland.
• With heavy rainfall at the end of the month many sites had their highest total August rainfall on record or their highest total August rainfall for at least 20 years.

Warmer days and nights in the north

• Daytime temperatures were warmer than average across much of Cape York Peninsula but cooler than average across southern and southeastern parts of the state
• Much of Cape York Peninsula and parts of the Gulf country had maximum temperatures in the warmest 10% of records for August.
• It was particularly warm on the 30th at Horn Island, which had its highest August temperature on record.
• The cooler than average days across southern parts of the state saw the lowest August mean daily maximum temperature on record at Thangool Airport and lowest August mean daily maximum temperature since 1999 at Gold Coast Seaway.
• The mean maximum temperature for Queensland was 0.41 °C above average; the coolest August since 2016.
• Minimum temperatures were warmer than average across much of the tropical north and southern districts.
• Areas of Cape York Peninsula, parts of the Gulf country and parts of southern districts had minimum temperatures in the warmest 10% of records for August.
• The mean minimum temperature for Queensland was 1.38 °C above August average.
• Boulia Airport and Winton Airport had their warmest August night on record on the 5th and both Coconut Island and Weipa Aero reported their warmest August night on record at the end of the month.

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Maps
	Observed	Anomaly	Decile rank
Total rainfall
Mean daily maximum temperatures
Mean daily minimum temperatures

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* 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

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top