Wednesday, 2 November 2022 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC14R0
Queensland in October 2022: above average rainfall, warmer than average nights
Rainfall for October was above average across most of the state, and very much above average for large areas of southern and central districts, and parts of the northern tropics. Daytime temperatures were warmer than average across the tropical north, and record warm in pockets of Cape York Peninsula. Days were cooler than average across southern districts. Night-time temperatures were warmer than average for most of the state, with nights across the northern half of Queensland being amongst the ten warmest on record for October compared with all Octobers since 1900.
Very much above average rainfall for much of the state
- Rainfall for Queensland was 158% of the 1961-1990 average. It was the wettest October since 2017, and the eighth-wettest October on record for Queensland as a whole since 1900.
- Rainfall was above average across most of the state tending to very much above average across southern and central parts of the state with large areas in decile 10 (the wettest 10% of records) for October.
- Some southern and central districts recorded more than 4 times their October monthly average rainfall with many locations reporting their highest total October rainfall on record or their highest total October rainfall for at least 20 years.
- Heavy rainfall between the 19th and 22nd saw several sites across the Central Highlands, Coalfields and Moreton district report their highest October daily rainfall on record.
- The wettest day for any location was on the 22nd with 288.2 mm of rainfall being recorded at Tin Can Bay (Defence), resulting in a monthly total of 404.0 mm at this site, which was the highest total for any location in Queensland area during October.
Warmer than average nights for the state, warmer days in the north but cooler days in the south
- The mean maximum temperature for Queensland was 0.28 °C above average; the coolest October since 2016
- Maximum temperatures were much warmer than average across parts of the Gulf Country and Cape York Peninsula, and record warm along coastal pockets of the far north. Several locations had their highest October mean daily maximum temperature on record.
- At the end of the month, severe- to extreme-intensity heatwave conditions across far northern Queensland resulted in a few sites reporting their highest October temperature on record.
- Days were generally cooler than average across southern parts of the state, and much cooler than average in parts of the Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, and inland Southeast Coast Districts. Gympie and Kingaroy Airport had their lowest or equal-lowest October mean daily maximum temperature on record.
- It was a particularly cold day at the beginning of the month for southern parts of Queensland, with Brisbane and Beerburrum Forest Station reporting their coldest October day on record on the 2nd.
- The mean minimum temperature for Queensland was 2.0 °C above average; the seventh-warmest October for Queensland since 1910.
- Minimum temperatures much warmer than average across almost all of the state, and in the highest 10% of records across the northern half of Queensland, and in pockets of south-west and central Queensland.
- Several locations reported their highest October mean daily minimum temperature on record or their highest October mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years.
- A severe- to extreme-intensity heatwave affected northern Queensland at the end of the month, and resulted in several locations reporting their warmest October night on record.
- Warmer than average days and nights across northern parts of the state saw several locations report their highest October mean temperature on record or their highest October mean temperature for at least 20 years.
- In contrast, with persistent cooler than average days in the south-east, Gympie reported its lowest October mean temperature since 1992.
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes in October 2022 | |
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Hottest day | 43.9 °C at Julia Creek Airport on the 30th |
Warmest days on average | 38.1 °C at Kowanyama Airport |
Coolest days on average | 20.0 °C at Applethorpe |
Coldest day | 14.3 °C at Toowoomba Airport on the 2nd |
Coldest night | 3.4 °C at Applethorpe on the 3rd |
Coolest nights on average | 10.3 °C at Applethorpe |
Warmest nights on average | 26.7 °C at Sweers Island |
Warmest night | 29.7 °C at Bedourie on the 31st |
Warmest on average overall | 31.6 °C at Normanton Airport |
Coolest on average overall | 15.2 °C at Applethorpe |
Wettest overall | 404.0 mm at Tin Can Bay (Defence) |
Wettest day | 288.2 mm at Tin Can Bay (Defence) on the 22nd |
Strongest wind gust | 131 km/h at The Monument Airport on the 31st |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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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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Springsure Comet St | 131.4 | on the 19th | 86.0 | on the 25th in 1998 | 136 | |
Woorarra | 108.0 | on the 19th | 60.2 | on the 13th in 1949 | 99 | |
Rewan Station | 132.0 | on the 19th | 121.9 | on the 21st in 1920 | 80 | |
Bargara | 150.0 | on the 21st | 141.0 | on the 28th in 1999 | 79 | |
Spring Creek Station | 97.0 | on the 19th | 86.0 | on the 30th in 2000 | 73 | |
Cardbeign | 142.6 | on the 19th | 61.4 | on the 30th in 2000 | 70 | |
Jochmus | 52.0 | on the 19th | 50.0 | on the 30th in 1991 | 54 | |
Sunbury | 55.0 | on the 19th | 51.4 | on the 15th in 2010 | 47 | |
Emerald Airport | 135.6 | on the 19th | 72.8 | on the 25th in 1998 | 31 | |
Rainbow Beach | 264.2 | on the 22nd | 141.8 | on the 13th in 2018 | 31 | |
Wyora | 36.2 | on the 19th | 32.4 | on the 14th in 1996 | 30 | |
Gairloch | 71.2 | on the 22nd | 60.0 | on the 19th in 2017 | 29 | |
Gladstone Airport | 117.2 | on the 20th | 104.0 | on the 31st in 2000 | 29 | |
Miles Constance Street | 78.4 | on the 22nd | 44.0 | on the 30th in 2000 | 26 | |
Rocky | 56.0 | on the 7th | 36.0 | on the 23rd in 2000 | 25 | |
Melrose | 51.2 | on the 22nd | 48.2 | on the 18th in 2017 | 24 | |
Thargomindah Airport | 35.4 | on the 7th | 28.0 | on the 15th in 2011 | 24 | |
Marengo | 41.2 | on the 19th | 23.6 | on the 14th in 2017 | 23 | |
Century Mine | 91.4 | on the 5th | 25.8 | on the 4th in 2016 | 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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Hungerford (Paroo River) | 118.4 | 109.8 | in 1950 | 138 | 21.9 |
South Comongin | 136.5 | 124.0 | in 1949 | 133 | 21.3 |
Somerby | 192.5 | 165.0 | in 2000 | 98 | 47.7 |
Spring Creek Station | 221.0 | 152.6 | in 2000 | 73 | 50.0 |
Cardbeign | 221.8 | 186.3 | in 2017 | 70 | 49.5 |
Whyenbah | 260.0 | 145.3 | in 1969 | 70 | 38.0 |
Jochmus | 148.7 | 120.0 | in 1998 | 54 | 27.8 |
Talagai | 195.6 | 159.4 | in 2000 | 54 | 41.1 |
Trinidad | 91.7 | 70.4 | in 2010 | 54 | 18.5 |
Wallen | 132.5 | 97.0 | in 2009 | 48 | 27.2 |
Coolmunda Dam | 127.6 | 114.2 | in 2017 | 47 | 53.2 |
Sunbury | 124.0 | 79.9 | in 2010 | 47 | 20.0 |
Rainbow Beach | 365.0 | 357.6 | in 2017 | 30 | 107.7 |
The Deep Crossing | 132.6 | 120.2 | in 2010 | 29 | 59.0 |
Southwood | 150.5 | 119.2 | in 2010 | 28 | 55.3 |
St George Airport | 138.6 | 127.6 | in 2017 | 26 | 44.9 |
Miles Constance Street | 120.8 | 115.2 | in 2021 | 25 | 48.7 |
Warilda | 88.8 | 74.8 | in 2009 | 25 | 26.9 |
Thargomindah Airport | 110.8 | 49.8 | in 2017 | 24 | 17.5 |
Marengo | 82.0 | 46.2 | in 2017 | 23 | 13.3 |
Mirani Mary Street | 132.6 | 101.6 | in 2000 | 23 | 40.8 |
Middle Percy Island | 95.4 | 87.8 | in 2017 | 22 | 33.8 |
Allingham Forrest Drive | 155.5 | 106.6 | in 2010 | 21 | 38.8 |
Coen Airport | 33.0 | 32.0 | in 2007 | 21 | 9.8 |
Winton Airport | 37.6 | = 37.6 | in 2010 | 21 | 9.3 |
Century Mine | 100.2 | 68.6 | in 2021 | 20 | 20.2 |
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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Springsure Comet St | 222.2 | 237.0 | in 1949 | 49.6 | |
Ulcanbah | 131.0 | 193.2 | in 1949 | 27.0 | |
Bollon Mary St | 149.0 | 150.7 | in 1950 | 36.0 | |
Cunnamulla Post Office | 129.2 | 134.0 | in 1950 | 25.6 | |
Woorarra | 183.6 | 204.0 | in 1949* | 41.7 | |
Charleville Aero | 136.8 | 181.9 | in 1954 | 36.0 | |
Longreach Aero | 96.4 | 136.6 | in 1949* | 23.0 | |
Mulga Downs | 93.6 | 118.5 | in 1955* | 28.7 | |
Whynot Station | 137.0 | 145.2 | in 1954* | 23.6 | |
Mungallala | 116.6 | 145.4 | in 1954* | 37.7 | |
Tomoo | 106.0 | 206.5 | in 1954* | 34.4 | |
Nindigully | 142.8 | 209.2 | in 1969* | 43.6 | |
Carneys Creek The Ranch | 209.4 | 334.7 | in 1972* | 91.9 | |
Mahrigong | 96.7 | 226.0 | in 1975* | 19.6 | |
Turallin | 165.8 | 197.1 | in 1972* | 61.2 | |
Glenorie | 88.4 | 112.0 | in 1980 | 37.0 | |
Mungar Junction | 183.0 | 237.0 | in 1972* | 71.3 | |
Victoria Downs | 103.8 | 138.0 | in 1980* | 35.3 | |
Eton Vale | 111.6 | 114.8 | in 1985* | 19.1 | |
Devoncourt Station | 60.2 | 67.5 | in 1989* | 16.0 | |
Mackay Aero | 110.4 | 201.4 | in 1954* | 36.5 | |
Moura Post Office | 112.2 | 146.6 | in 1987* | 57.6 | |
Albro Station | 111.0 | 112.4 | in 1986* | 26.3 | |
Dillalah | 141.0 | 167.6 | in 1950* | 30.0 | |
Woodbine Station | 92.0 | 94.8 | in 1995* | 22.0 | |
Namarah | 110.4 | 135.0 | in 1997 | 50.9 | |
Aramac Post Office | 60.0 | 130.0 | in 1998 | 25.4 | |
Surat | 102.5 | 126.3 | in 1998 | 49.3 | |
Proserpine Airport | 170.2 | 192.0 | in 1998* | 40.3 | |
Wansey Downs | 100.0 | 131.6 | in 1999 | 31.5 | |
Camooweal Township | 58.2 | 103.2 | in 2000 | 14.5 | |
Gatton Vale | 82.2 | 92.6 | in 2000 | 26.9 | |
Gregory Springs Station | 80.1 | 98.0 | in 2000 | 26.4 | |
Ivanhoe Downs | 86.2 | 86.5 | in 2000 | 35.8 | |
Kenilworth | 99.0 | 100.6 | in 2000 | 32.8 | |
Mackay M.O | 79.6 | 110.8 | in 2000 | 34.6 | |
Pleystowe Sugar Mill | 120.4 | 133.0 | in 2000 | 43.6 | |
Richmond Airport | 49.4 | 69.8 | in 2000 | 11.7 | |
Taemas | 131.0 | 145.0 | in 1998* | 29.5 | |
Warkon | 110.8 | 120.0 | in 2000 | 48.1 | |
Julia Creek Airport | 42.0 | 62.6 | in 2001 | 12.6 | |
Koumala Hatfields Road | 97.5 | 160.0 | in 2000* | 50.1 | |
Mount Isa Aero | 61.4 | 88.2 | in 2001 | 19.2 | |
Mount Isa Mine | 61.4 | 71.4 | in 2001 | 18.9 | |
Muttaburra | 60.0 | 69.8 | in 2001 | 20.8 | |
Trepell Airport | 55.8 | 86.2 | in 2001 | 15.0 | |
Wyora | 52.5 | 80.2 | in 2000* | 16.3 | |
Boulia Airport | 30.8 | 82.8 | in 2001* | 14.2 | |
Carnarvon Station | 117.4 | 138.0 | in 2000* | 50.1 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record highest October temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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Weipa Aero | 40.1 | on the 29th | 39.3 | on the 31st in 2021 | 30 | 35.7 |
Alva Beach | 34.4 | on the 29th | 34.3 | on the 4th in 2009 | 26 | 28.5 |
Coconut Island | 37.0 | on the 31st | 36.2 | on the 30th in 2021 | 25 | 32.4 |
Julia Creek Airport | 43.9 | on the 30th | 43.8 | on the 30th in 2018 | 22 | 37.5 |
Cape Flattery | 34.0 | on the 31st | 33.2 | on the 31st in 2020 | 20 | 30.4 |
Record lowest October daily maximum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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Beerburrum Forest Station | 18.5 | on the 2nd | 18.7 | on the 12th in 2018 | 24 | 27.5 |
Brisbane | 18.5 | on the 2nd | 19.3 | on the 9th in 2010 | 23 | 27.1 |
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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Lockhart River Airport | 32.4 | 32.2 | in 2021 | 57 | 30.5 |
Kowanyama Airport | 38.1 | = 38.1 | in 1987 | 52 | 36.4 |
Weipa Aero | 36.9 | = 36.9 | in 2021 | 29 | 35.7 |
Horn Island | 32.9 | 32.2 | in 2021 | 27 | 31.1 |
Coconut Island | 34.8 | 34.3 | in 2018 | 24 | 32.4 |
Cooktown Airport | 32.7 | 32.3 | in 2021 | 22 | 30.5 |
Record lowest October mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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Gympie | 25.0 | 25.8 | in 1908 | 105 | 28.3 |
Kingaroy Airport | 24.1 | = 24.1 | in 2010 | 21 | 27.5 |
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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Willis Island | 27.0 | on the 31st | 26.7 | on the 27th in 1998 | 95 | 23.7 |
Townsville Aero | 27.2 | on the 25th | 26.4 | on the 24th in 2005 | 83 | 20.8 |
Ayr DPI Research Stn | 25.6 | on the 25th | 25.4 | on the 7th in 1952 | 65 | 18.2 |
Lady Elliot Island | 24.2 | on the 26th | = 24.2 | on the 31st in 2021 | 65 | 20.4 |
Proserpine Airport | 25.0 | on the 25th | 24.7 | on the 31st in 2003 | 33 | 17.5 |
Alva Beach | 26.7 | on the 31st | 26.1 | on the 24th in 2005 | 26 | 21.9 |
Coconut Island | 27.3 | on the 22nd | 27.2 | on the 31st in 2021 | 25 | 24.8 |
Woolshed | 22.8 | on the 25th | 22.0 | on the 22nd in 2021 | 25 | 17.6 |
Bedourie | 29.7 | on the 31st | 28.7 | on the 28th in 2021 | 24 | 17.3 |
Mareeba Airport | 22.7 | on the 30th | 22.5 | on the 24th in 2005 | 23 | 17.4 |
Julia Creek Airport | 29.1 | on the 31st | 28.5 | on the 29th in 2013 | 22 | 18.6 |
Normanton Airport | 28.7 | on the 29th | 28.0 | on the 15th in 2021 | 22 | 23.4 |
Sweers Island | 28.6 | on the 31st | 28.5 | on the 29th in 2005 | 22 | 25.0 |
Hamilton Island Airport | 25.8 | on the 26th | 25.2 | on the 24th in 2005 | 21 | 22.1 |
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 | 23.2 | 23.1 | in 2021 | 82 | 20.8 |
Cairns Aero | 22.9 | 22.7 | in 1998 | 80 | 20.6 |
Ayr DPI Research Stn | 21.1 | 20.8 | in 2021 | 64 | 18.2 |
Low Isles Lighthouse | 24.8 | = 24.8 | in 1998 | 55 | 23.3 |
Kowanyama Airport | 24.9 | 24.8 | in 1998 | 52 | 22.0 |
Charters Towers Airport | 19.9 | = 19.9 | in 2017 | 29 | 18.2 |
Weipa Aero | 23.7 | = 23.7 | in 2010 | 29 | 21.9 |
Coconut Island | 26.5 | 26.1 | in 2021 | 24 | 24.8 |
Woolshed | 19.4 | 19.2 | in 2021 | 24 | 17.6 |
Cooktown Airport | 24.1 | 24.0 | in 2010 | 22 | 22.5 |
Mareeba Airport | 19.6 | = 19.6 | in 2010 | 22 | 17.4 |
Burketown Airport | 24.1 | 23.7 | in 2021 | 21 | 21.8 |
Normanton Airport | 25.7 | 25.1 | in 2021 | 21 | 23.4 |
Sweers Island | 26.7 | 26.6 | in 2021 | 21 | 25.0 |
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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Proserpine Airport | 19.6 | 20.1 | in 1998 | 17.5 | |
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 21.4 | 21.7 | in 1996* | 18.9 | |
Willis Island | 25.4 | 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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Cairns Aero | 27.3 | 26.9 | in 2021 | 80 | 25.1 |
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 26.1 | 25.7 | in 2021 | 65 | 24.0 |
Lockhart River Airport | 28.1 | 27.9 | in 1998 | 56 | 26.2 |
Kowanyama Airport | 31.5 | 30.9 | in 2021 | 51 | 29.2 |
Weipa Aero | 30.3 | 30.0 | in 2021 | 29 | 28.8 |
Coconut Island | 30.6 | 30.2 | in 2021 | 24 | 28.6 |
Cooktown Airport | 28.4 | 27.6 | in 2021 | 22 | 26.5 |
Mareeba Airport | 25.8 | 25.7 | in 2021 | 22 | 24.1 |
Burketown Airport | 30.8 | 30.7 | in 2021 | 21 | 28.8 |
Normanton Airport | 31.6 | 31.5 | in 2013 | 21 | 30.1 |
Sweers Island | 29.8 | = 29.8 | in 2005 | 21 | 28.5 |
Coen Airport | 28.9 | 28.5 | in 2021 | 20 | 27.1 |
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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Horn Island | 29.3 | 29.5 | in 1998 | 28.0 |
Lowest October mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for October |
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Gympie | 19.9 | 19.8 | in 1992* | 21.1 |
* 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 October 2022 | ||||||||||||
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Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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Mean for October 2022 |
Diff from average |
Highest for October 2022 |
Mean for October 2022 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for October 2022 |
Total for October 2022 |
Average for October |
Rank of October 2022 |
Fraction of October average |
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North Peninsula (district 27) | ||||||||||||
Coconut Island | 34.8 | +2.4 | 37.0 | 31st | 26.5 | +1.7 | 25.3 | 27th | 29.6 | 13.8 | high | 214% |
Coen Airport | 35.0 | +1.4 | 38.7 | 28th | 22.8 | +2.2 | 19.6 | 3rd | 33.0 | 9.8 | highest | 337% |
Horn Island | 32.9 | +1.8 | 33.9 | 30th | 25.6 | +0.8 | 22.4 | 28th | 25.8 | 13.0 | high | 198% |
Scherger RAAF | 37.2 | +1.3 | 40.1 | 29th | 23.2 | +1.5 | 21.3 | 15th | 5.0 | 23.7 | average | 21% |
Weipa Aero | 36.9 | +1.2 | 40.1 | 29th | 23.7 | +1.8 | 21.5 | 15th | 0.8 | 20.6 | low | 4% |
South Peninsula (district 28) | ||||||||||||
Lockhart River Airport | 32.4 | +1.9 | 35.1 | 21st | 23.8 | +1.8 | 19.4 | 27th | 75.2 | 28.1 | high | 268% |
Palmerville | 37.6 | +2.1 | 39.7 | 27th | 21.2 | +2.0 | 17.2 | 15th | 42.8 | 20.8 | high | 206% |
Lower Carpentaria (district 29) | ||||||||||||
Burketown Airport | 37.5 | +1.7 | 42.2 | 29th | 24.1 | +2.3 | 20.8 | 2nd | 0.8 | 12.5 | low | 6% |
Century Mine | 37.0 | -1.0 | 42.0 | 31st | 22.9 | +1.7 | 18.9 | 11th | 100.2 | 20.2 | highest | 496% |
Cloncurry Airport | 36.2 | -0.3 | 42.4 | 31st | 22.0 | +1.5 | 17.3 | 23rd | 50.0 | 18.8 | high | 266% |
Julia Creek Airport | 37.9 | +0.4 | 43.9 | 30th | 21.2 | +2.6 | 14.1 | 1st | 42.0 | 12.6 | v high | 333% |
Kowanyama Airport | 38.1 | +1.7 | 40.8 | 27th | 24.9 | +2.9 | 22.8 | 29th | 48.6 | 16.5 | high | 295% |
Lake Julius AWS | 36.1 | 41.5 | 31st | 21.7 | 17.6 | 11th | 53.6 | 25.0 | high | 214% | ||
Mornington Island Airport | 33.6 | 37.2 | 29th | 26.2 | 22.7 | 2nd | 16.4 | 10.7 | high | 153% | ||
Mount Isa Aero | 35.8 | +0.9 | 41.2 | 31st | 19.6 | +1.1 | 13.1 | 11th | 61.4 | 19.2 | v high | 320% |
Normanton Airport | 37.5 | +0.7 | 41.9 | 29th | 25.7 | +2.3 | 21.6 | 1st | 0 | 7.4 | lowest | 0% |
Sweers Island | 32.8 | +0.8 | 36.4 | 29th | 26.7 | +1.7 | 24.2 | 2nd | 21.5 | 10.6 | high | 203% |
Upper Carpentaria (district 30) | ||||||||||||
Georgetown Airport | 37.2 | +1.1 | 40.8 | 30th | 22.3 | +1.8 | 14.6 | 23rd | 33.0 | 13.6 | high | 243% |
Hughenden Airport | 35.0 | -0.4 | 40.3 | 31st | 20.3 | +1.3 | 15.3 | 2nd | 66.0 | 17.0 | v high | 388% |
Richmond Airport | 36.8 | +0.1 | 42.1 | 31st | 20.8 | +1.8 | 15.3 | 1st | 49.4 | 11.7 | v high | 422% |
Barron North Coast (district 31) | ||||||||||||
Cairns Aero | 31.7 | +2.1 | 33.4 | 26th | 22.9 | +2.3 | 20.5 | 1st | 87.0 | 47.5 | high | 183% |
Cairns Racecourse | 31.6 | 33.1 | 29th | 22.1 | 18.5 | 1st | 59.0 | 55.3 | high | 107% | ||
Cape Flattery | 31.8 | +1.4 | 34.0 | 31st | 24.7 | +1.6 | 21.3 | 22nd | 23.2 | 16.0 | high | 145% |
Cooktown Airport | 32.7 | +2.2 | 37.4 | 26th | 24.1 | +1.6 | 21.2 | 22nd | 23.2 | 23.9 | average | 97% |
Low Isles Lighthouse | 32.2 | +1.8 | 35.0 | 31st | 24.8 | +1.5 | 21.9 | 22nd | 102.4 | 46.0 | high | 223% |
Mareeba Airport | 32.1 | +1.4 | 38.1 | 26th | 19.6 | +2.2 | 16.0 | 2nd | 33.6 | 16.0 | high | 210% |
Walkamin Research Station | 31.0 | +1.6 | 36.5 | 26th | 18.6 | +1.9 | 15.6 | 1st | 59.6 | 23.2 | v high | 257% |
Herbert North Coast (district 32) | ||||||||||||
Cardwell Marine Pde | 29.6 | +0.4 | 32.3 | 29th | 22.2 | +3.2 | 18.1 | 3rd | 119.9 | 55.6 | high | 216% |
Cowley Beach (Defence) | 30.6 | 33.0 | 26th | 22.1 | 17.3 | 1st | 23.8 | |||||
Innisfail Aerodrome | 30.9 | 34.6 | 26th | 20.4 | 15.3 | 1st | 77.8 | |||||
Mount Stuart (Defence) | 31.1 | 36.2 | 29th | 22.0 | 17.8 | 1st | 80.8 | |||||
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 30.7 | +1.7 | 34.2 | 26th | 21.4 | +2.5 | 16.8 | 2nd | 20.4 | 95.9 | low | 21% |
Townsville Aero | 31.1 | +1.6 | 35.6 | 29th | 23.2 | +2.4 | 17.3 | 1st | 41.6 | 23.9 | high | 174% |
Townsville- Air Weapons Range (Defence) | 32.3 | 37.9 | 28th | 20.4 | 16.9 | 22nd | 18.6 | |||||
East Central Coast (district 33) | ||||||||||||
Alva Beach | 29.0 | +0.5 | 34.4 | 29th | 23.7 | +1.8 | 17.9 | 1st | 85.2 | 34.6 | high | 246% |
Ayr DPI Research Stn | 30.9 | +1.0 | 35.9 | 29th | 21.1 | +2.9 | 16.3 | 1st | 60.2 | 26.3 | v high | 229% |
Bowen Airport AWS | 30.4 | 34.4 | 29th | 21.2 | 13.9 | 1st | 71.4 | |||||
Collinsville Post Office | 32.9 | +0.6 | 37.1 | 27th | 19.3 | +1.9 | 12.6 | 1st | 45.5 | 22.0 | high | 207% |
Hamilton Island Airport | 27.5 | +0.1 | 31.7 | 29th | 22.9 | +0.8 | 20.6 | 1st | 56.2 | 26.4 | high | 213% |
Mackay Aero | 28.8 | +0.3 | 34.6 | 27th | 19.9 | +1.6 | 12.2 | 1st | 110.4 | 36.5 | v high | 302% |
Mackay M.O | 28.8 | +1.0 | 33.7 | 28th | 21.2 | +1.5 | 14.5 | 1st | 79.6 | 34.6 | v high | 230% |
Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club) | 28.5 | 34.1 | 27th | 19.8 | 12.2 | 1st | 95.6 | |||||
Proserpine Airport | 31.2 | +0.8 | 36.3 | 26th | 19.6 | +2.1 | 11.8 | 1st | 170.2 | 40.3 | v high | 422% |
Samuel Hill Aero | 28.1 | -0.1 | 35.1 | 26th | 17.4 | +2.0 | 10.2 | 1st | 77.2 | 59.4 | average | 130% |
St Lawrence | 29.0 | -0.2 | 34.3 | 29th | 19.5 | +1.5 | 14.1 | 1st | 136.6 | 41.8 | v high | 327% |
Townsville- Fanning River (Defence) | 32.0 | 36.4 | 25th | 19.9 | 15.3 | 1st | 71.2 | |||||
Williamson | 29.1 | +0.2 | 34.7 | 27th | 18.5 | +1.0 | 11.9 | 1st | 67.6 | 41.3 | high | 164% |
Woolshed | 28.5 | +0.9 | 34.4 | 27th | 19.4 | +1.8 | 15.5 | 22nd | 55.6 | 30.8 | high | 181% |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 26.7 | +0.6 | 33.4 | 27th | 20.4 | +1.1 | 13.4 | 1st | 186.4 | 56.1 | v high | 332% |
West Central Coast (district 34) | ||||||||||||
Charters Towers Airport | 33.0 | 0.0 | 38.0 | 25th | 19.9 | +1.7 | 15.7 | 1st | 33.2 | 18.8 | high | 177% |
Moranbah Airport | 31.5 | -1.8 | 37.2 | 31st | 17.7 | +1.5 | 12.7 | 1st | 47.2 | 24.8 | high | 190% |
Central Highlands (district 35) | ||||||||||||
Blackwater Airport | 30.2 | 35.3 | 27th | 17.2 | 12.7 | 1st | 160.4 | 59.6 | v high | 269% | ||
Clermont Airport | 31.0 | -1.3 | 36.3 | 31st | 17.3 | +1.7 | 10.1 | 1st | 227.8 | 47.4 | v high | 481% |
Emerald Airport | 31.0 | -1.0 | 37.3 | 31st | 17.7 | +0.5 | 13.3 | 2nd | 148.0 | 47.8 | v high | 310% |
Lochington | 30.1 | -2.1 | 36.8 | 31st | 17.1 | +1.3 | 11.0 | 1st | 170.0 | 46.7 | v high | 364% |
Rolleston Airport | 29.9 | -1.5 | 35.1 | 27th | 16.3 | +1.4 | 10.1 | 1st | 135.4 | 51.7 | high | 262% |
Springsure Comet St | 29.1 | -1.5 | 34.9 | 31st | 16.5 | +1.2 | 12.3 | 13th | 222.2 | 49.6 | v high | 448% |
Tambo Post Office | 30.1 | -0.9 | 38.2 | 31st | 15.2 | +1.4 | 9.5 | 1st | 57.0 | 34.5 | high | 165% |
Taroom Post Office | 28.1 | -2.0 | 35.6 | 27th | 15.2 | +0.5 | 10.0 | 1st | 112.0 | 55.4 | high | 202% |
Central Lowlands (district 36) | ||||||||||||
Barcaldine Post Office | 31.9 | -0.4 | 39.9 | 31st | 18.8 | +1.2 | 13.6 | 1st | 51.3 | 28.7 | high | 179% |
Blackall Airport | 30.7 | -2.5 | 40.7 | 31st | 16.9 | +0.2 | 11.9 | 1st | 40.0 | 27.0 | high | 148% |
Isisford Post Office | 31.4 | -1.8 | 40.1 | 31st | 18.0 | +1.3 | 14.1 | 10th | 129.4 | 27.7 | v high | 467% |
Longreach Aero | 33.2 | -0.9 | 42.4 | 31st | 17.8 | +0.7 | 12.2 | 1st | 96.4 | 23.0 | v high | 419% |
Upper Western (district 37) | ||||||||||||
Camooweal Township | 36.4 | +0.5 | 41.0 | 24th | 21.4 | +1.8 | 15.7 | 11th | 58.2 | 14.5 | v high | 401% |
Carters Bore | 34.5 | 39.8 | 31st | 21.6 | 16.1 | 9th | 69.8 | |||||
New May Downs | 35.2 | 40.4 | 31st | 21.3 | 16.4 | 11th | 0 | 8.3 | v low | 0% | ||
The Monument Airport | 35.0 | -0.4 | 41.7 | 31st | 19.4 | +1.1 | 13.1 | 10th | 24.8 | 12.4 | high | 200% |
Trepell Airport | 34.7 | -0.9 | 42.2 | 31st | 19.8 | +1.1 | 12.7 | 10th | 55.8 | 15.0 | v high | 372% |
Urandangi Aerodrome | 35.7 | -1.0 | 42.3 | 30th | 19.4 | +2.2 | 11.3 | 11th | 19.4 | 7.7 | high | 252% |
Winton Airport | 35.3 | -0.9 | 42.5 | 31st | 19.1 | +0.5 | 13.5 | 1st | 37.6 | 9.3 | highest | 404% |
Lower Western (district 38) | ||||||||||||
Bedourie | 33.1 | -1.1 | 39.8 | 30th | 18.1 | +0.8 | 11.2 | 10th | 15.8 | 13.8 | average | 114% |
Birdsville Airport | 32.4 | -1.0 | 40.8 | 30th | 18.2 | +0.9 | 11.3 | 9th | 10.2 | 9.6 | average | 106% |
Boulia Airport | 35.0 | +0.7 | 43.1 | 31st | 19.6 | +1.6 | 14.0 | 9th | 30.8 | 14.2 | high | 217% |
Windorah Airport | 31.3 | 38.0 | 30th | 18.0 | 10.8 | 9th | 74.0 | |||||
Port Curtis South Coast (district 39) | ||||||||||||
Bundaberg Aero | 27.0 | -0.1 | 33.8 | 27th | 17.3 | +0.7 | 11.9 | 4th | 238.8 | 79.1 | v high | 302% |
Gayndah Airport | 27.6 | -2.8 | 36.3 | 27th | 15.4 | +0.3 | 9.0 | 4th | 125.0 | 76.6 | high | 163% |
Gladstone Airport | 27.7 | 0.0 | 35.1 | 27th | 18.9 | +0.3 | 14.2 | 1st | 185.2 | 63.3 | v high | 293% |
Gladstone Radar | 28.3 | -0.2 | 35.8 | 27th | 19.0 | +0.2 | 15.5 | 1st | 160.2 | 63.4 | v high | 253% |
Lady Elliot Island | 26.5 | +0.9 | 28.5 | 31st | 20.7 | +0.3 | 18.7 | 9th | 168.0 | 58.3 | v high | 288% |
Monto Township | 27.3 | -1.9 | 34.9 | 27th | 14.2 | +0.7 | 7.9 | 4th | 65.9 | 59.9 | average | 110% |
Rockhampton Aero | 29.3 | -0.4 | 36.4 | 27th | 18.6 | +1.4 | 12.9 | 1st | 84.4 | 50.1 | high | 168% |
Seventeen Seventy | 26.2 | +0.2 | 29.5 | 28th | 19.3 | 0.0 | 14.9 | 3rd | 124.5 | 66.8 | high | 186% |
Thangool Airport | 28.7 | -1.9 | 35.2 | 27th | 14.2 | +0.6 | 8.7 | 4th | 121.6 | 58.5 | v high | 208% |
Moreton South Coast (district 40) | ||||||||||||
Amberley AMO | 26.4 | -1.4 | 35.2 | 27th | 14.3 | +1.0 | 8.4 | 3rd | 110.4 | 74.3 | high | 149% |
Archerfield Airport | 26.2 | -0.9 | 34.6 | 27th | 15.7 | +1.2 | 10.0 | 2nd | 121.0 | 79.4 | high | 152% |
Beaudesert Drumley Street | 25.9 | -2.3 | 35.1 | 27th | 14.4 | +1.3 | 8.4 | 3rd | 80.8 | 78.5 | average | 103% |
Beerburrum Forest Station | 25.6 | -1.9 | 34.1 | 27th | 15.5 | +0.9 | 9.4 | 5th | 216.0 | 94.2 | v high | 229% |
Brisbane | 25.8 | -1.3 | 34.3 | 27th | 16.7 | +0.2 | 11.9 | 3rd | 119.0 | 87.7 | high | 136% |
Brisbane Aero | 25.1 | -0.4 | 32.1 | 28th | 16.4 | +0.5 | 11.2 | 3rd | 110.8 | 83.3 | high | 133% |
Canungra (Defence) | 24.7 | 33.2 | 27th | 12.8 | 6.9 | 3rd | 55.2 | |||||
Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 23.7 | +0.5 | 30.9 | 28th | 18.3 | +0.4 | 13.9 | 3rd | 106.0 | 79.8 | high | 133% |
Coolangatta | 24.8 | +0.1 | 31.8 | 28th | 16.2 | +0.3 | 11.6 | 4th | 175.2 | 94.1 | high | 186% |
Double Island Point Lighthouse | 24.9 | +0.2 | 31.5 | 26th | 18.9 | +0.3 | 15.0 | 3rd | 115.6 | 72.4 | high | 160% |
Gold Coast Seaway | 24.8 | -0.6 | 32.0 | 27th | 17.2 | +0.3 | 12.7 | 3rd | 103.0 | 91.1 | average | 113% |
Greenbank (Defence) | 26.2 | 35.4 | 27th | 14.2 | 8.1 | 3rd | 122.4 | |||||
Gympie | 25.0 | -3.3 | 31.6 | 31st | 15.2 | +1.3 | 8.6 | 5th | 98.6 | 72.3 | high | 136% |
Hervey Bay Airport | 26.3 | -0.3 | 31.3 | 30th | 17.2 | +0.3 | 10.2 | 4th | 116.6 | 83.3 | high | 140% |
Kingaroy Airport | 24.1 | -3.4 | 33.6 | 27th | 12.6 | +0.8 | 6.6 | 4th | 61.4 | 62.3 | average | 99% |
Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 25.7 | -0.9 | 34.0 | 27th | 16.0 | +0.9 | 10.9 | 3rd | 114.2 | 74.3 | high | 154% |
Maryborough | 27.0 | -0.8 | 35.0 | 27th | 16.0 | +0.6 | 10.0 | 4th | 229.8 | 78.3 | v high | 293% |
Nambour Daff - Hillside | 24.5 | -2.1 | 33.8 | 27th | 16.0 | +0.5 | 10.5 | 5th | 170.6 | 131.6 | high | 130% |
Point Lookout | 25.2 | -0.3 | 32.0 | 28th | 18.4 | 0.0 | 14.9 | 2nd | 101.0 | 96.2 | high | 105% |
Rainbow Beach | 24.9 | -0.7 | 30.2 | 31st | 18.0 | +1.3 | 10.6 | 5th | 365.0 | 107.7 | highest | 339% |
Redcliffe | 25.1 | -0.5 | 32.4 | 26th | 17.3 | +0.2 | 12.4 | 3rd | 134.6 | 96.6 | high | 139% |
Redland (Alexandra Hills) | 24.6 | 31.5 | 27th | 16.0 | 11.0 | 3rd | 150.0 | |||||
Sunshine Coast Airport | 24.9 | -0.8 | 33.6 | 28th | 16.6 | +0.9 | 10.5 | 5th | 154.8 | 94.0 | high | 165% |
Tewantin RSL Park | 25.0 | -0.6 | 33.7 | 28th | 17.2 | +0.2 | 11.4 | 5th | 158.8 | 119.3 | high | 133% |
Tin Can Bay (Defence) | 25.7 | 33.3 | 26th | 16.5 | 10.6 | 5th | 404.0 | |||||
University of Queensland Gatton | 26.3 | -1.9 | 35.2 | 27th | 14.4 | +1.2 | 9.2 | 4th | 146.6 | 65.8 | v high | 223% |
East Darling Downs (district 41) | ||||||||||||
Applethorpe | 20.0 | -2.0 | 27.8 | 27th | 10.3 | +1.2 | 3.4 | 3rd | 97.2 | 75.2 | average | 129% |
Dalby Airport | 25.6 | -2.9 | 34.7 | 27th | 12.4 | -0.3 | 8.0 | 5th | 47.4 | 61.7 | average | 77% |
Goondiwindi Airport | 25.4 | 34.5 | 27th | 13.3 | 6.9 | 15th | 145.8 | |||||
Oakey Aero | 24.6 | -2.2 | 33.9 | 27th | 12.1 | +0.7 | 6.1 | 3rd | ||||
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 21.0 | -1.7 | 29.6 | 27th | 10.8 | +1.8 | 4.3 | 3rd | 77.4 | 70.4 | average | 110% |
Texas Post Office | 25.2 | -2.9 | 32.8 | 27th | 12.5 | +0.7 | 6.4 | 15th | 115.6 | 61.1 | v high | 189% |
Toowoomba Airport | 21.5 | -3.1 | 31.2 | 27th | 12.6 | -0.3 | 8.1 | 12th | 134.8 | 69.4 | v high | 194% |
Warwick | 23.6 | -2.5 | 31.2 | 27th | 12.1 | +1.4 | 6.7 | 15th | 101.6 | 72.3 | high | 141% |
West Darling Downs (district 42) | ||||||||||||
Miles Constance Street | 26.7 | -3.0 | 34.8 | 27th | 14.1 | +0.2 | 8.5 | 3rd | 120.8 | 48.7 | highest | 248% |
Maranoa (district 43) | ||||||||||||
Injune Post Office | 27.9 | -1.7 | 35.6 | 27th | 13.8 | +1.0 | 7.6 | 10th | 63.0 | 48.7 | high | 129% |
Mitchell Post Office | 27.9 | -1.6 | 33.9 | 27th | 14.2 | +1.9 | 6.6 | 10th | 121.4 | 43.3 | v high | 280% |
Roma Airport | 27.3 | -2.7 | 34.1 | 27th | 14.0 | +0.4 | 6.4 | 10th | 97.0 | 51.0 | high | 190% |
St George Airport | 26.2 | -3.7 | 33.4 | 27th | 14.3 | -0.3 | 7.7 | 3rd | 138.6 | 44.9 | highest | 309% |
Surat | 27.0 | -2.3 | 34.0 | 27th | 14.4 | +0.5 | 7.0 | 10th | 102.5 | 49.3 | high | 208% |
Warrego (district 44) | ||||||||||||
Bollon Mary St | 27.4 | -2.3 | 32.6 | 30th | 14.7 | +0.9 | 6.7 | 10th | 149.0 | 36.0 | v high | 414% |
Charleville Aero | 28.3 | -1.7 | 34.0 | 26th | 15.2 | +0.7 | 8.4 | 10th | 136.8 | 36.0 | v high | 380% |
Cunnamulla Post Office | 27.3 | -2.5 | 32.6 | 30th | 15.6 | +0.7 | 8.7 | 9th | 129.2 | 25.6 | v high | 505% |
Far Southwest (district 45) | ||||||||||||
Ballera Gas Field | 30.0 | -2.6 | 36.6 | 26th | 17.1 | -0.2 | 9.3 | 9th | 30.4 | 10.4 | high | 292% |
Thargomindah Airport | 28.2 | -3.4 | 34.2 | 30th | 16.9 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 9th | 110.8 | 17.5 | highest | 633% |
Offshore Islands (district 200) | ||||||||||||
Bougainville Reef | 28.2 | 31.4 | 22nd | 25.9 | 23.7 | 11th | ||||||
Creal Reef | 25.6 | 28.3 | 29th | 23.9 | 21.7 | 5th | ||||||
Flinders Reef | 27.6 | 30.7 | 29th | 25.3 | 23.1 | 21st | ||||||
Frederick Reef | 25.7 | 29.1 | 24th | 23.3 | 20.8 | 4th | ||||||
Gannet Cay | 25.3 | 27.5 | 30th | 22.9 | 20.3 | 3rd | ||||||
Holmes Reef | 27.8 | 30.1 | 22nd | 25.7 | 22.7 | 22nd | ||||||
Lihou Reef Lighthouse | 27.4 | 30.8 | 24th | 25.1 | 23.4 | 20th | ||||||
Marion Reef | 26.5 | 29.5 | 31st | 24.2 | 21.6 | 14th | ||||||
Middle Percy Island | 25.3 | -0.5 | 27.9 | 30th | 20.4 | +0.2 | 18.3 | 1st | 95.4 | 33.8 | highest | 282% |
Willis Island | 29.9 | +1.2 | 31.3 | 29th | 25.4 | +1.7 | 22.8 | 10th | 92.2 | 21.3 | v high | 433% |
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Notes
The Monthly climate summary, usually published in the first week of the following 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 9 am on Wednesday 2 November 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.
Information about Australian Indigenous seasonal calendars is available at the Indigenous Weather Knowledge website.
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