Tuesday, 3 January 2023 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC14R0
Queensland in December 2022: Wet in the north, dry in the south; cooler days and nights
Rainfall for December was above average across western, northern and some central parts of the state but below average across the southeast quadrant. Daytime temperatures were cooler than average across most parts of the state away from the Carpentaria coast. Night-time temperatures were cooler than average for most of the state away from the west and tropical north, with areas in the broader southeast reporting night-time temperatures in the lowest 10% of historical records for December since 1910 and some areas having the coolest December nights on record. For the state as a whole, both the mean maximum and mean minimum temperatures were the coolest since 2011.
Wet in the north, dry in the south
- Rainfall for Queensland was close to 18% above the 1961-1990 average for the state as a whole. Rainfall was average, to above average across western, northern and some central parts of the state but rainfall was below average across the southeast quadrant.
- Rainfall in the far west and across parts of Cape York Peninsula was in the highest 10% of historical records for December since 1900
- At the end of the month a trough near the northeast tropical coast resulted in heavy rainfall over northern parts of the Cape York Peninsula and resulted in Archer River Roadhouse recording its highest December daily rainfall on record as well as its highest total December rainfall on record.
Cooler days and nights for most of the state
- The mean maximum temperature for Queensland was 0.73 °C below the 1961-1990 average; the lowest for December since 2011.
- Daytime temperatures were cooler than average across most parts of the state, with large areas across the southern interior in the lowest 10% of historical records since 1910.
- It was very cold for parts of the southeast at the beginning of the month that resulted in several locations having their coldest December day (lowest maximum temperature) on record.
- Several cold outbreaks throughout the month resulted in some locations reporting their lowest December mean daily maximum temperature on record or their lowest December mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years.
- The mean minimum temperature for Queensland was 0.49 °C below average; the lowest for December since 2011.
- Away from western areas and the tropical north, night-time temperatures were cooler than average for most southeast areas of the state, with a large area amongst the ten lowest on record for December compared with all other Decembers since 1910.
- There were several very cold nights that resulted in some sites reporting their lowest December temperature on record.
- Nights were warmer in the tropical north, where Willis Island had its warmest December night on record.
- For much of the southern half of the state, nights were particularly cool for most of December, resulting in many locations reporting their lowest December mean daily minimum temperature on record or their lowest December mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years.
- With the cooler days and nights across much of the southern half of the state several locations had their lowest December mean temperature on record or their lowest December mean temperature for at least 20 years.
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes in December 2022 | |
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Hottest day | 45.6 °C at Birdsville Airport on the 7th |
Warmest days on average |
37.9 °C at Camooweal Township 37.9 °C at Urandangi Aerodrome |
Coolest days on average | 24.6 °C at Applethorpe |
Coldest day | 15.6 °C at Applethorpe on the 1st |
Coldest night | 5.2 °C at Applethorpe on the 15th |
Coolest nights on average | 11.3 °C at Applethorpe |
Warmest nights on average | 26.9 °C at Sweers Island |
Warmest night | 30.5 °C at Thargomindah Airport on the 31st |
Warmest on average overall | 31.2 °C at Camooweal Township |
Coolest on average overall | 17.9 °C at Applethorpe |
Wettest overall | 788.0 mm at Bingil Bay |
Wettest day | 174.0 mm at Mutarnee Store on the 25th |
Strongest wind gust | 124 km/h at Double Island Point Lighthouse on the 1st |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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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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Archer River Roadhouse | 118.0 | on the 26th | 100.0 | on the 20th in 2001 | 26 | |
Hervey Bay Airport | 163.0 | on the 14th | 108.6 | on the 28th in 2010 | 24 | |
Birdsville Airport | 34.8 | on the 23rd | 20.8 | on the 30th in 2016 | 23 |
Record highest December total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Archer River Roadhouse | 456.0 | 348.2 | in 2010 | 25 | 154.3 |
Birdsville Airport | 43.8 | 42.6 | in 2016 | 22 | 12.1 |
Cape Flattery | 482.8 | 306.8 | in 2007 | 20 | 124.7 |
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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Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 19.3 | on the 1st | 19.4 | on the 6th in 1960 | 112 | 26.2 |
Lady Elliot Island | 22.1 | on the 1st | 24.0 | on the 16th in 1989 | 66 | 28.6 |
Double Island Point Lighthouse | 20.3 | on the 1st | 21.1 | on the 27th in 2006 | 61 | 27.5 |
Point Lookout | 20.0 | on the 1st | 21.7 | on the 7th in 2011 | 26 | 28.3 |
Rundle Island | 23.0 | on the 1st | 23.2 | on the 28th in 2006 | 26 | 27.7 |
Samuel Hill Aero | 22.7 | on the 1st | 23.4 | on the 27th in 2006 | 23 | 30.8 |
Record lowest December mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Coen Airport | 32.4 | 33.2 | in 2010 | 20 | 34.9 |
Hamilton Island Airport | 28.8 | = 28.8 | in 2010 | 20 | 29.9 |
Lowest December mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for December |
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Gold Coast Seaway | 26.8 | 25.4 | in 1999 | 28.0 | |
Point Lookout | 26.7 | 26.6 | in 1999 | 28.3 | |
Birdsville Airport | 37.4 | 36.8 | in 2000 | 39.1 | |
Horn Island | 31.0 | 30.4 | in 2000 | 32.0 | |
Weipa Aero | 32.6 | 31.5 | in 2000 | 34.0 |
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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Willis Island | 28.3 | on the 17th | = 28.3 | on the 25th in 1976 | 95 | 25.5 |
Record lowest December temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Dalby Airport | 7.7 | on the 16th | 7.9 | on the 6th in 2012 | 31 | 17.7 |
Gladstone Airport | 16.5 | on the 3rd | 16.7 | on the 13th in 1995 | 30 | 22.3 |
Cooktown Airport | 18.4 | on the 9th | 18.7 | on the 16th in 2012 | 23 | 24.5 |
Mareeba Airport | 15.3 | on the 7th | 15.4 | on the 13th in 2005 | 23 | 20.8 |
Record lowest December mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Springsure Comet St | 17.8 | = 17.8 | in 1983 | 72 | 19.8 |
Injune Post Office | 15.2 | 15.7 | in 1983 | 55 | 18.2 |
Applethorpe | 11.3 | 11.6 | in 1966 | 53 | 13.9 |
Oakey Aero | 13.8 | 14.1 | in 1999 | 49 | 16.7 |
Monto Township | 15.9 | 16.1 | in 1983 | 48 | 18.3 |
Mackay Aero | 21.2 | = 21.2 | in 2013 | 36 | 22.3 |
Dalby Airport | 14.4 | 15.4 | in 1999 | 30 | 17.7 |
Emerald Airport | 19.4 | 19.7 | in 1999 | 30 | 21.5 |
Roma Airport | 16.1 | 17.2 | in 2011 | 30 | 19.4 |
Thangool Airport | 16.2 | = 16.2 | in 1999 | 30 | 18.7 |
Gladstone Airport | 20.6 | 20.7 | in 1999 | 29 | 22.3 |
Toowoomba Airport | 14.4 | = 14.4 | in 1999 | 26 | 16.7 |
Miles Constance Street | 16.1 | 16.7 | in 1999 | 25 | 19.2 |
St George Airport | 17.2 | 18.1 | in 2011 | 25 | 20.6 |
Cooktown Airport | 23.7 | = 23.7 | in 2012 | 22 | 24.5 |
Blackall Airport | 19.7 | = 19.7 | in 2011 | 21 | 22.2 |
Hughenden Airport | 21.1 | 21.6 | in 2011 | 21 | 23.6 |
Kingaroy Airport | 14.6 | 14.8 | in 2006 | 21 | 16.8 |
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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Mitchell Post Office | 15.7 | 15.3 | in 1955* | 18.6 | |
Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 19.8 | =19.8 | in 1983 | 21.0 | |
Taroom Post Office | 17.4 | 17.3 | in 1983 | 19.7 | |
Texas Post Office | 14.4 | 14.0 | in 1986* | 17.4 | |
Tambo Post Office | 17.9 | =17.9 | in 1999 | 19.3 | |
Charters Towers Airport | 20.6 | 20.2 | in 2000 | 22.0 | |
Townsville Aero | 23.5 | 22.9 | in 2000 | 24.2 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
Record lowest December mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Injune Post Office | 23.0 | = 23.0 | in 1983 | 55 | 25.8 |
Monto Township | 22.8 | 23.3 | in 1983 | 47 | 25.2 |
Emerald Airport | 25.8 | = 25.8 | in 2000 | 30 | 28.0 |
Thangool Airport | 23.3 | 23.6 | in 1999 | 30 | 25.9 |
Coen Airport | 27.9 | 28.5 | in 2013 | 20 | 29.3 |
Lowest December mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for December |
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Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 22.6 | 22.3 | in 1999 | 23.6 | |
Gold Coast Seaway | 23.1 | 22.1 | in 1999 | 24.3 | |
Point Lookout | 23.4 | 23.3 | in 1999 | 24.9 | |
Taroom Post Office | 24.7 | 24.5 | in 1999 | 26.7 | |
Charters Towers Airport | 26.9 | 25.3 | in 2000 | 28.3 | |
Collinsville Post Office | 26.8 | 25.5 | in 2000 | 27.8 | |
Gladstone Radar | 25.3 | =25.3 | in 2000 | 26.5 | |
Lockhart River Airport | 27.5 | 27.2 | in 2000 | 28.0 | |
Weipa Aero | 28.3 | 27.9 | in 2000 | 29.1 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Summary statistics for December 2022 | ||||||||||||
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Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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Mean for December 2022 |
Diff from average |
Highest for December 2022 |
Mean for December 2022 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for December 2022 |
Total for December 2022 |
Average for December |
Rank of December 2022 |
Fraction of December average |
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North Peninsula (district 27) | ||||||||||||
Coconut Island | 32.7 | -0.5 | 37.0 | 8th | 26.1 | -0.1 | 23.6 | 21st | 34.2 | 137.6 | average | 25% |
Coen Airport | 32.4 | -2.5 | 37.4 | 16th | 23.4 | -0.3 | 20.7 | 5th | 228.0 | 135.8 | high | 168% |
Horn Island | 31.0 | -1.0 | 32.9 | 10th | 25.4 | -0.4 | 23.4 | 8th | 369.0 | 182.4 | high | 202% |
Scherger RAAF | 32.8 | -2.1 | 36.3 | 13th | 23.7 | -0.4 | 21.1 | 8th | 253.0 | 219.8 | average | 115% |
Weipa Aero | 32.6 | -1.4 | 35.9 | 6th | 24.1 | -0.1 | 21.7 | 8th | 352.6 | 284.9 | average | 124% |
South Peninsula (district 28) | ||||||||||||
Lockhart River Airport | 31.6 | -0.7 | 36.8 | 15th | 23.5 | -0.2 | 19.2 | 8th | 431.4 | 208.3 | high | 207% |
Palmerville | 34.8 | -0.6 | 38.7 | 16th | 23.0 | +0.3 | 18.7 | 8th | 193.0 | 154.4 | average | 125% |
Lower Carpentaria (district 29) | ||||||||||||
Burketown Airport | 36.0 | -0.6 | 42.2 | 10th | 24.2 | -1.3 | 20.7 | 15th | 215.8 | 95.5 | high | 226% |
Century Mine | 37.4 | -1.3 | 43.5 | 11th | 24.5 | -0.8 | 20.4 | 2nd | 95.4 | 93.4 | average | 102% |
Cloncurry Airport | 36.9 | -1.9 | 42.6 | 8th | 23.9 | -1.2 | 20.1 | 3rd | 94.6 | 75.1 | high | 126% |
Julia Creek Airport | 37.8 | -2.1 | 43.0 | 8th | 22.2 | -1.8 | 17.4 | 14th | 35.4 | 58.8 | average | 60% |
Kowanyama Airport | 35.4 | +0.4 | 40.5 | 15th | 24.4 | 0.0 | 20.9 | 16th | 293.6 | 180.8 | high | 162% |
Lake Julius AWS | 37.0 | 43.1 | 8th | 24.6 | 20.4 | 2nd | 157.0 | 65.8 | high | 239% | ||
Mornington Island Airport | 33.6 | 37.2 | 17th | 26.5 | 23.8 | 19th | 180.0 | 163.4 | average | 110% | ||
Mount Isa Aero | 36.8 | -0.6 | 42.6 | 11th | 22.7 | -0.5 | 16.0 | 4th | 69.2 | 72.0 | average | 96% |
Normanton Airport | 36.6 | +0.2 | 41.8 | 17th | 25.4 | -0.6 | 21.3 | 4th | 237.0 | 117.8 | v high | 201% |
Sweers Island | 33.3 | -0.3 | 37.0 | 14th | 26.9 | -0.2 | 22.0 | 19th | 309.9 | 150.8 | high | 206% |
Upper Carpentaria (district 30) | ||||||||||||
Georgetown Airport | 35.0 | -1.5 | 39.4 | 9th | 22.0 | -1.8 | 16.9 | 16th | 286.6 | 134.6 | v high | 213% |
Hughenden Airport | 36.1 | -1.4 | 41.5 | 8th | 21.1 | -2.5 | 15.3 | 15th | 99.6 | 64.8 | high | 154% |
Richmond Airport | 37.5 | -1.0 | 42.3 | 8th | 21.5 | -2.0 | 15.7 | 15th | 77.0 | 61.4 | average | 125% |
Barron North Coast (district 31) | ||||||||||||
Cairns Aero | 31.3 | -0.2 | 34.0 | 15th | 23.3 | -0.1 | 19.5 | 7th | 312.0 | 183.7 | high | 170% |
Cairns Racecourse | 31.1 | 34.5 | 15th | 22.8 | 18.9 | 7th | 394.2 | 228.2 | high | 173% | ||
Cape Flattery | 31.7 | -0.9 | 34.0 | 16th | 24.6 | -0.4 | 20.9 | 8th | 482.8 | 124.7 | highest | 387% |
Cooktown Airport | 32.4 | 0.0 | 38.1 | 15th | 23.7 | -0.8 | 18.4 | 9th | 309.8 | 176.8 | high | 175% |
Low Isles Lighthouse | 31.4 | -1.0 | 36.3 | 15th | 25.5 | +0.1 | 23.1 | 31st | 231.0 | 210.7 | average | 110% |
Mareeba Airport | 31.4 | -0.8 | 36.4 | 14th | 20.4 | -0.4 | 15.3 | 7th | 145.0 | 98.0 | high | 148% |
Walkamin Research Station | 30.4 | -0.4 | 35.6 | 14th | 19.4 | -0.4 | 14.0 | 6th | 97.4 | 121.0 | average | 80% |
Herbert North Coast (district 32) | ||||||||||||
Cardwell Marine Pde | 30.2 | -1.3 | 33.9 | 15th | 22.5 | +0.1 | 18.3 | 4th | 420.2 | 198.3 | high | 212% |
Cowley Beach (Defence) | 30.9 | 34.6 | 14th | 22.7 | 19.0 | 7th | 460.6 | |||||
Innisfail Aerodrome | 31.2 | 35.7 | 14th | 21.6 | 17.0 | 7th | 513.2 | |||||
Mount Stuart (Defence) | 31.3 | 34.6 | 14th | 22.7 | 20.3 | 2nd | 120.6 | |||||
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 31.0 | -0.2 | 35.6 | 15th | 22.2 | +0.3 | 18.4 | 8th | 370.6 | 261.8 | high | 142% |
Townsville Aero | 31.4 | -0.2 | 34.6 | 15th | 23.5 | -0.7 | 20.7 | 2nd | 72.6 | 123.6 | average | 59% |
Townsville- Air Weapons Range (Defence) | 32.2 | 39.0 | 14th | 20.5 | 16.3 | 2nd | 45.2 | |||||
East Central Coast (district 33) | ||||||||||||
Alva Beach | 30.0 | -0.8 | 32.5 | 15th | 24.2 | -0.7 | 19.3 | 2nd | 73.4 | 104.4 | average | 70% |
Ayr DPI Research Stn | 31.5 | -0.6 | 34.9 | 15th | 21.8 | -0.3 | 18.7 | 2nd | 86.0 | 98.5 | average | 87% |
Bowen Airport AWS | 31.1 | 33.7 | 15th | 22.5 | 18.1 | 5th | 84.0 | |||||
Collinsville Post Office | 32.9 | -1.3 | 37.9 | 15th | 20.5 | -0.9 | 16.6 | 5th | 58.7 | 93.2 | average | 63% |
Hamilton Island Airport | 28.8 | -1.1 | 31.6 | 14th | 24.3 | -0.3 | 21.0 | 1st | 75.2 | 138.1 | average | 54% |
Mackay Aero | 30.1 | -0.7 | 33.3 | 8th | 21.2 | -1.1 | 16.5 | 2nd | 107.4 | 141.3 | average | 76% |
Mackay M.O | 30.3 | 0.0 | 34.9 | 14th | 22.5 | -0.6 | 18.3 | 2nd | 112.6 | 185.7 | average | 61% |
Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club) | 29.6 | 32.5 | 14th | 21.2 | 16.3 | 2nd | 102.4 | |||||
Proserpine Airport | 31.3 | -1.0 | 35.8 | 14th | 20.8 | -0.9 | 16.7 | 5th | 138.8 | 167.6 | average | 83% |
Samuel Hill Aero | 29.1 | -1.7 | 33.0 | 6th | 19.6 | -0.5 | 14.8 | 2nd | 88.8 | 140.1 | average | 63% |
St Lawrence | 30.8 | -0.9 | 33.5 | 30th | 20.8 | -1.4 | 17.1 | 2nd | 105.6 | 118.5 | average | 89% |
Townsville- Fanning River (Defence) | 32.5 | 38.0 | 14th | 20.2 | 17.0 | 2nd | 31.6 | |||||
Williamson | 30.3 | -1.1 | 32.8 | 15th | 20.7 | -1.3 | 16.8 | 22nd | 78.2 | 128.1 | average | 61% |
Woolshed | 28.2 | -1.3 | 32.7 | 15th | 19.6 | -0.9 | 15.5 | 8th | 0 | 99.1 | lowest | 0% |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 28.3 | -0.5 | 35.2 | 8th | 22.1 | -0.9 | 16.7 | 2nd | 72.8 | 113.4 | average | 64% |
West Central Coast (district 34) | ||||||||||||
Charters Towers Airport | 33.3 | -1.4 | 38.7 | 9th | 20.6 | -1.4 | 17.5 | 4th | 47.6 | 78.3 | average | 61% |
Moranbah Airport | 31.9 | -3.4 | 38.0 | 8th | 19.1 | -1.5 | 14.7 | 5th | 39.4 | 62.8 | average | 63% |
Central Highlands (district 35) | ||||||||||||
Blackwater Airport | 32.0 | 38.7 | 8th | 18.9 | 15.7 | 2nd | 66.6 | 62.3 | high | 107% | ||
Clermont Airport | 31.6 | -2.9 | 38.3 | 8th | 18.6 | -2.3 | 14.0 | 5th | 102.0 | 73.2 | average | 139% |
Emerald Airport | 32.2 | -2.3 | 40.0 | 8th | 19.4 | -2.1 | 14.5 | 2nd | 114.0 | 81.2 | high | 140% |
Lochington | 33.1 | -1.7 | 42.4 | 8th | 18.4 | -2.4 | 12.3 | 2nd | 42.8 | 103.6 | average | 41% |
Rolleston Airport | 31.9 | -2.5 | 37.9 | 8th | 18.1 | -2.2 | 12.8 | 2nd | 73.0 | 80.8 | high | 90% |
Springsure Comet St | 31.4 | -2.7 | 38.2 | 8th | 17.8 | -2.0 | 12.6 | 2nd | 71.6 | 91.3 | average | 78% |
Tambo Post Office | 32.9 | -2.0 | 41.0 | 7th | 17.9 | -1.4 | 11.5 | 2nd | 49.8 | 69.0 | average | 72% |
Taroom Post Office | 32.3 | -1.3 | 39.1 | 7th | 17.4 | -2.3 | 11.2 | 16th | 46.4 | 88.2 | low | 53% |
Central Lowlands (district 36) | ||||||||||||
Barcaldine Post Office | 34.8 | -1.0 | 41.9 | 8th | 21.4 | -1.0 | 16.1 | 2nd | 59.8 | 62.7 | average | 95% |
Blackall Airport | 34.5 | -1.8 | 42.2 | 7th | 19.7 | -2.5 | 12.7 | 2nd | 62.0 | 79.3 | average | 78% |
Isisford Post Office | 36.0 | -1.1 | 43.3 | 7th | 21.1 | -0.9 | 15.4 | 2nd | 45.4 | 53.0 | average | 86% |
Longreach Aero | 36.9 | -0.7 | 43.5 | 7th | 20.8 | -1.6 | 15.2 | 2nd | 45.4 | 52.9 | average | 86% |
Upper Western (district 37) | ||||||||||||
Camooweal Township | 37.9 | -0.2 | 44.9 | 11th | 24.5 | +0.6 | 19.1 | 3rd | 162.2 | 64.0 | v high | 253% |
Carters Bore | 36.3 | 42.8 | 11th | 24.4 | 21.3 | 14th | 79.8 | |||||
New May Downs | 36.3 | 42.4 | 8th | 23.9 | 20.3 | 2nd | 51.0 | 53.9 | average | 95% | ||
The Monument Airport | 36.6 | -1.7 | 43.4 | 11th | 22.8 | -1.0 | 18.7 | 1st | 68.0 | 49.8 | high | 137% |
Trepell Airport | 37.4 | -1.5 | 43.6 | 7th | 22.4 | -1.7 | 17.5 | 4th | 57.2 | 40.6 | high | 141% |
Urandangi Aerodrome | 37.9 | -1.5 | 44.7 | 11th | 22.6 | -1.2 | 16.0 | 2nd | 175.0 | 55.4 | v high | 316% |
Winton Airport | 37.7 | -1.4 | 44.0 | 8th | 21.9 | -2.0 | 16.4 | 1st | 76.0 | 36.3 | high | 209% |
Lower Western (district 38) | ||||||||||||
Bedourie | 36.8 | -2.1 | 45.2 | 7th | 22.8 | -0.8 | 18.0 | 1st | 37.0 | 16.9 | v high | 219% |
Birdsville Airport | 37.4 | -1.7 | 45.6 | 7th | 23.6 | -0.6 | 15.8 | 13th | 43.8 | 12.1 | highest | 362% |
Windorah Airport | 36.3 | 45.3 | 7th | 22.9 | 15.9 | 1st | 13.6 | |||||
Port Curtis South Coast (district 39) | ||||||||||||
Bundaberg Aero | 29.1 | -0.6 | 35.4 | 7th | 19.0 | -1.6 | 15.6 | 3rd | 48.6 | 122.9 | low | 40% |
Gayndah Airport | 30.7 | -2.1 | 37.5 | 8th | 16.9 | -2.7 | 12.4 | 16th | 75.0 | 81.7 | average | 92% |
Gladstone Airport | 29.9 | -0.3 | 36.4 | 7th | 20.6 | -1.7 | 16.5 | 3rd | 81.2 | 103.3 | average | 79% |
Gladstone Radar | 29.9 | -1.2 | 35.4 | 8th | 20.8 | -1.1 | 16.5 | 2nd | 89.6 | 124.0 | average | 72% |
Lady Elliot Island | 27.9 | -0.7 | 30.6 | 12th | 22.7 | -0.5 | 18.8 | 2nd | 101.0 | 91.4 | average | 111% |
Monto Township | 29.9 | -2.2 | 36.5 | 7th | 15.9 | -2.4 | 10.3 | 16th | 76.6 | 94.0 | average | 81% |
Rockhampton Aero | 31.4 | -0.8 | 37.2 | 8th | 20.5 | -0.8 | 16.8 | 2nd | 29.4 | 102.1 | low | 29% |
Rundle Island | 26.5 | -1.2 | 29.8 | 9th | 23.4 | -0.6 | 19.5 | 2nd | ||||
Sandy Cape Lighthouse | 27.6 | -1.3 | 30.0 | 13th | 21.0 | -0.7 | 16.8 | 2nd | 173.1 | 98.4 | high | 176% |
Seventeen Seventy | 28.3 | -0.5 | 30.5 | 14th | 21.0 | -1.3 | 17.0 | 2nd | 107.8 | 127.4 | average | 85% |
Thangool Airport | 30.4 | -2.8 | 36.5 | 8th | 16.2 | -2.5 | 12.0 | 4th | 138.2 | 93.4 | high | 148% |
Moreton South Coast (district 40) | ||||||||||||
Amberley AMO | 30.0 | -0.9 | 38.4 | 6th | 16.5 | -1.9 | 11.8 | 21st | 76.2 | 118.1 | average | 65% |
Archerfield Airport | 28.6 | -1.1 | 36.8 | 6th | 17.8 | -1.4 | 14.5 | 3rd | 76.0 | 125.2 | low | 61% |
Beaudesert Drumley Street | 29.2 | -1.5 | 37.3 | 6th | 16.8 | -1.4 | 13.6 | 5th | 66.4 | 122.8 | low | 54% |
Beerburrum Forest Station | 27.7 | -2.1 | 36.5 | 6th | 17.4 | -1.1 | 13.7 | 20th | 185.8 | 156.9 | average | 118% |
Brisbane | 28.1 | -1.5 | 35.4 | 6th | 18.9 | -1.6 | 15.8 | 1st | 111.0 | 128.4 | average | 86% |
Brisbane Aero | 26.8 | -1.5 | 33.0 | 14th | 18.8 | -1.4 | 15.5 | 4th | 91.4 | 120.3 | average | 76% |
Canungra (Defence) | 27.4 | 36.3 | 6th | 15.1 | 8.8 | 20th | 86.4 | |||||
Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 25.5 | -0.7 | 29.0 | 13th | 19.8 | -1.2 | 16.0 | 2nd | 145.0 | 125.7 | average | 115% |
Coolangatta | 26.9 | -0.5 | 34.1 | 6th | 18.9 | -0.9 | 15.7 | 1st | 131.4 | 156.9 | average | 84% |
Double Island Point Lighthouse | 26.3 | -1.2 | 31.7 | 13th | 20.5 | -1.1 | 16.4 | 2nd | 52.4 | 125.3 | low | 42% |
Gold Coast Seaway | 26.8 | -1.2 | 35.2 | 6th | 19.4 | -1.2 | 16.2 | 1st | 79.4 | 138.3 | low | 57% |
Greenbank (Defence) | 29.1 | 37.6 | 6th | 16.3 | 12.2 | 21st | 67.0 | |||||
Gympie | 29.1 | -2.2 | 36.6 | 7th | 17.1 | -1.5 | 13.9 | 3rd | 52.6 | 135.4 | low | 39% |
Hervey Bay Airport | 27.9 | -1.6 | 31.6 | 7th | 19.6 | -1.4 | 16.0 | 22nd | 249.2 | 127.6 | high | 195% |
Kingaroy Airport | 27.9 | -2.4 | 34.6 | 7th | 14.6 | -2.2 | 7.5 | 16th | 70.4 | 95.0 | average | 74% |
Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 27.8 | -1.4 | 36.0 | 6th | 18.5 | -0.9 | 15.0 | 21st | 58.2 | 123.5 | v low | 47% |
Maryborough | 28.9 | -1.7 | 35.7 | 7th | 18.1 | -1.5 | 15.4 | 3rd | 161.2 | 128.3 | high | 126% |
Nambour Daff - Hillside | 27.4 | -1.6 | 35.7 | 6th | 18.1 | -1.4 | 15.3 | 15th | 139.2 | 167.7 | average | 83% |
Point Lookout | 26.7 | -1.6 | 29.2 | 7th | 20.0 | -1.4 | 17.3 | 17th | 159.6 | 122.8 | high | 130% |
Rainbow Beach | 26.7 | -1.6 | 32.1 | 6th | 19.6 | -1.3 | 15.1 | 15th | 121.7 | 120.5 | average | 101% |
Redcliffe | 26.7 | -1.7 | 32.3 | 14th | 19.3 | -1.8 | 15.5 | 1st | 113.0 | 119.4 | average | 95% |
Redland (Alexandra Hills) | 26.8 | 32.3 | 14th | 18.1 | 14.1 | 20th | 64.6 | |||||
Sunshine Coast Airport | 27.0 | -1.4 | 34.5 | 6th | 18.9 | -1.0 | 15.7 | 1st | 106.0 | 154.4 | average | 69% |
Tewantin RSL Park | 27.0 | -1.1 | 34.7 | 6th | 19.3 | -1.5 | 15.8 | 1st | 110.0 | 141.9 | average | 78% |
Tin Can Bay (Defence) | 28.0 | 34.5 | 6th | 18.6 | 15.1 | 15th | 105.0 | |||||
University of Queensland Gatton | 30.0 | -1.4 | 37.6 | 7th | 15.9 | -2.2 | 11.3 | 20th | 88.0 | 98.2 | average | 90% |
East Darling Downs (district 41) | ||||||||||||
Applethorpe | 24.6 | -1.4 | 29.6 | 7th | 11.3 | -2.6 | 5.2 | 15th | 51.0 | 98.4 | low | 52% |
Dalby Airport | 30.0 | -1.8 | 36.7 | 7th | 14.4 | -3.3 | 7.7 | 16th | 33.2 | 90.2 | low | 37% |
Goondiwindi Airport | 31.4 | 37.0 | 7th | 15.7 | 10.4 | 16th | 28.8 | |||||
Oakey Aero | 28.7 | -1.7 | 35.5 | 6th | 13.8 | -2.9 | 8.4 | 9th | 64.8 | 90.3 | average | 72% |
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 25.5 | -1.6 | 32.0 | 7th | 8.4 | 7th | 43.2 | 95.3 | low | 45% | ||
Texas Post Office | 30.8 | -2.0 | 36.0 | 7th | 14.4 | -3.0 | 9.6 | 16th | 46.2 | 80.3 | low | 58% |
Toowoomba Airport | 25.6 | -2.1 | 32.7 | 6th | 14.4 | -2.3 | 10.6 | 20th | 93.6 | 101.3 | average | 92% |
Warwick | 28.0 | -1.6 | 34.4 | 6th | 14.0 | -1.9 | 8.8 | 15th | 44.8 | 100.1 | v low | 45% |
West Darling Downs (district 42) | ||||||||||||
Miles Constance Street | 30.8 | -2.3 | 37.6 | 7th | 16.1 | -3.1 | 9.5 | 16th | 51.4 | 86.6 | low | 59% |
Maranoa (district 43) | ||||||||||||
Injune Post Office | 31.2 | -2.2 | 39.0 | 7th | 15.2 | -3.0 | 8.7 | 16th | 54.8 | 87.6 | low | 63% |
Mitchell Post Office | 32.9 | -0.9 | 41.2 | 7th | 15.7 | -2.9 | 8.1 | 16th | 25.2 | 70.4 | low | 36% |
Roma Airport | 32.3 | -1.3 | 40.0 | 7th | 16.1 | -3.3 | 8.4 | 16th | 26.2 | 76.2 | low | 34% |
St George Airport | 31.9 | -2.4 | 37.8 | 7th | 17.2 | -3.4 | 11.1 | 9th | 14.6 | 60.6 | low | 24% |
Surat | 31.5 | -2.4 | 38.2 | 7th | 17.7 | -1.8 | 11.0 | 9th | 45.0 | 70.9 | average | 63% |
Warrego (district 44) | ||||||||||||
Charleville Aero | 32.8 | -2.1 | 41.5 | 7th | 18.4 | -2.1 | 13.1 | 2nd | 58.6 | 54.9 | average | 107% |
Cunnamulla Post Office | 33.9 | -1.4 | 40.6 | 7th | 19.6 | -1.3 | 13.5 | 15th | 12.6 | 38.5 | average | 33% |
Far Southwest (district 45) | ||||||||||||
Ballera Gas Field | 35.8 | -2.4 | 43.1 | 31st | 22.3 | -1.7 | 14.5 | 15th | 22.2 | 11.1 | high | 200% |
Thargomindah Airport | 34.5 | -2.6 | 41.1 | 11th | 21.4 | -2.2 | 15.4 | 13th | 22.6 | 25.1 | average | 90% |
Offshore Islands (district 200) | ||||||||||||
Bougainville Reef | 29.2 | 32.2 | 16th | 25.8 | 23.0 | 10th | ||||||
Cato Island | 27.4 | 30.4 | 9th | 24.2 | 21.6 | 4th | ||||||
Creal Reef | 27.4 | 30.0 | 10th | 25.2 | 22.1 | 2nd | ||||||
Flinders Reef | 28.9 | 31.4 | 10th | 26.2 | 23.8 | 1st | ||||||
Frederick Reef | 27.5 | 31.4 | 13th | 25.2 | 22.7 | 4th | ||||||
Gannet Cay | 26.9 | 28.7 | 9th | 24.6 | 21.0 | 3rd | ||||||
Holmes Reef | 29.0 | 31.3 | 31st | 26.5 | 23.9 | 1st | ||||||
Lihou Reef Lighthouse | 28.5 | 32.8 | 15th | 26.5 | 24.1 | 5th | ||||||
Marion Reef | 28.1 | 31.8 | 16th | 25.7 | 23.2 | 4th | ||||||
Willis Island | 30.9 | +0.2 | 33.1 | 15th | 26.3 | +0.8 | 23.9 | 2nd | 132.4 | 96.3 | high | 137% |
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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 11 am on Tuesday 3 January 2023. 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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