Queensland in December 2023

Rainfall

  • The Queensland area-averaged rainfall total for December was 22.4% above the long-term (1961-1990) average, the highest since 2020.
  • Ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper brought record rainfall in Far North Queensland. Multiple sites observed 5-day rainfall accumulations (14 to 18 December) in excess of 1000 mm.
  • The highest 5-day total (at a Bureau station) of 1933.8 mm was recorded at Whyanbeel Valley station and the highest daily rainfall total of 714.0 mm was recorded at Mossman South Alchera Drive in the 24 hours to 9 am on the 18th (Australia's highest December rainfall total). Several non-Bureau sites recorded 5-day rainfall totals of more than 2000 mm.
  • Many Queensland sites had their highest December daily rainfall on record
  • Several sites had their highest total December rainfall on record.

Temperature

Significant weather

Tropical Cyclone Jasper

  • As a Category 2 cyclone, Tropical Cyclone Jasper's outer rainbands started affecting Queensland's North Topical Coast on the 12th, and its core crossed the coast around 9 pm on the 13th in the vicinity of Cape Tribulation (near the indigenous community Wujal Wujal), south of Cooktown. After landfall, it was downgraded to a tropical low.
  • Ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper brought damaging winds, intense rainfall, flooding and storm surge. Over 40,000 people were without power and there were many reports of downed trees, from Port Douglas to Daintree Village.
  • As a tropical low it tracked extremely slowly inland, with persistent rainfall resulting in flash flooding, landslides, road closures and riverine flooding across Daintree, Mossman, Barron, Murray, Mulgrave and Herbert Rivers. On the 18th, the Daintree River at Daintree Village reached 14.85 m, well above the major flood level of 9 m, and above the old flood record of 12.6 m from 2019. At Cairns Airport, the Barron River was estimated (the gauge was not available) at 4.4 m, exceeding the 1977 flood level of 3.8 m.

Severe thunderstorms

  • On the 4th, severe thunderstorms moved across the Sunshine Coast bringing giant hail, gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Gympie and Maryborough, in the south-east of the state, reported hail with some hailstones around 10 cm in diameter (hailstones with diameter greater than 5 cm are classified as giant hail) and wind gusts in Maryborough exceeded 85 km/h resulting in fallen trees.
  • On the 15th, a cluster of severe thunderstorms brought destructive wind gusts and intense rainfall to southeastern Queensland including Brisbane. Daily rainfall totals to 9 am on the 16th exceeded 100 mm in parts of the Brisbane and Sunshine Coast area, with most of the rain falling in a short period of time. A wind gust of 169 km/h was recorded at the Archerfield Airport, an annual highest daily wind gust for this station which has 35 years of data.
  • Severe thunderstorms brought giant hail, well in excess of 5 cm, to Gatton on the 23rd and Burpengary on the 24th.
  • Severe thunderstorms brought more hail on the 25th to some areas in south-eastern Queensland, where 130,000 customers were left without power due to strong winds. The strongest wind gust at the a Bureau station was 106 km/h at the Gold Coast Seaway, although thunderstorms may have caused even stronger localized localised areas of damaging or destructive winds.
  • A tornado left a trail of destruction across parts of the Gold Coast and Scenic Rim in the evening on the 25th.
  • On the 30th, thunderstorms developed in areas north of Brisbane, with reports of flash flooding, large hail and damaging winds. The highest daily rainfall total recorded to 9 am on the 31st was 127.6 mm at Beerburrum.

Extremes in December 2023
Hottest day 47.2 °C at Winton Airport on the 30th
Warmest days on average 41.5 °C at Julia Creek Airport
Coolest days on average 27.3 °C at Gannet Cay
Coldest day 21.7 °C at Applethorpe on the 21st
Coldest night -6.6 °C at Frederick Reef on the 30th
Coolest nights on average 15.3 °C at Applethorpe
Warmest nights on average 28.2 °C at Sweers Island
Warmest night 31.7 °C at Thargomindah Airport on the 10th
Warmest on average overall 33.6 °C at Lake Julius AWS
Coolest on average overall 22.0 °C at Applethorpe
Wettest overall 2137.8 mm at Whyanbeel Valley
Wettest day 714.0 mm at Mossman South Alchera Drive on the 18th
Strongest wind gust 169 km/h at Archerfield Airport on the 15th

Maps
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daily
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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 December daily rainfall
New record
(mm)
Old
record
Years of
record
Kuranda Railway Station 517.0 on the 18th 244.0 on the 31st in 1974 123
Mossman South Alchera Drive 714.0 on the 18th 253.0 on the 6th in 1964 108
Weipa Eastern Ave 200.4 on the 15th 191.6 on the 5th in 1983 105
Whyanbeel Valley 699.8 on the 18th 255.6 on the 25th in 2018 86
Lanark 112.0 on the 21st 102.0 on the 23rd in 2010 84
Cairns Aero 268.4 on the 17th 230.1 on the 13th in 1973 82
Mulgrave Mill 458.0 on the 17th 180.3 on the 21st in 1950 75
Walkamin Research Station 178.4 on the 17th 163.2 on the 29th in 2003 59
Maitland Downs Station 127.0 on the 15th 112.0 on the 14th in 1974 58
Mt Sophia 438.0 on the 17th 399.0 on the 13th in 1973 56
Highbury Station 214.0 on the 17th 150.0 on the 15th in 1997 52
Butcher Hill Station 242.0 on the 15th 120.0 on the 28th in 2015 36
White Cliff Point 512.0 on the 17th 216.4 on the 27th in 2007 36
Weipa Aero 145.6 on the 15th 136.0 on the 29th in 1992 32
Mount Carbine Township 176.0 on the 14th 92.6 on the 29th in 2007 31
Springfield 65.0 on the 15th 61.6 on the 10th in 1997 31
Ballera Gas Field 27.2 on the 20th 27.0 on the 22nd in 2007 24
Cooktown Airport 339.8 on the 16th 150.2 on the 30th in 2003 24
Mareeba Airport 205.4 on the 17th 84.6 on the 13th in 2010 24



Record highest December total rainfall
New record
(mm)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
December
Palmerville 505.8 461.4 in 1907 135 157.0
Kuranda Railway Station 1951.1 1124.5 in 2018 126 203.6
Laura Post Office 501.0 433.7 in 2015 122 151.2
Mulgrave Mill 1135.0 810.0 in 2018 88 176.1
Whyanbeel Valley 2137.8 1229.6 in 2018 82 313.3
Walkamin Research Station 765.9 378.4 in 2010 59 132.0
Maitland Downs Station 582.5 324.5 in 2018 56 147.4
Butcher Hill Station 994.0 388.0 in 2015 36 157.9
White Cliff Point 1634.0 670.0 in 2018 36 245.0
Mount Carbine Township 758.6 444.0 in 2018 29 143.6
Cooktown Airport 831.4 817.6 in 2018 24 204.0
Mareeba Airport 626.2 324.4 in 2010 24 120.0
Cape Flattery 552.2 482.8 in 2022 21 145.0

Highest December total rainfall for at least 20 years
Observed
(mm)
Most recent
higher
Average for
December
Highbury Station 489.6 557.3 in 1997* 164.7

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




Record highest December temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
December
Lockhart River Airport 39.8 on the 12th 38.5 on the 13th in 2014 59 32.3
Mount Isa Aero 45.4 on the 30th 45.3 on the 21st in 2018 58 37.4
Weipa Aero 39.2 on the 4th 38.9 on the 8th in 2019 32 34.0
Coconut Island 37.9 on the 3rd 37.5 on the 6th in 2018 26 33.2
Winton Airport 47.2 on the 30th 46.9 on the 1st in 2006 22 39.1
Century Mine 45.2 on the 31st 45.0 on the 2nd in 2018 21 38.6



Record highest December mean daily maximum temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
December
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 28.5 = 28.5 in 2019 113 26.2
Coolangatta 29.7 29.2 in 2019 37 27.4
Seventeen Seventy 30.9 = 30.9 in 2019 35 28.8
Point Lookout 30.2 = 30.2 in 2019 26 28.3



Record highest December daily minimum temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
December
Cardwell Marine Pde 28.1 on the 31st 28.0 on the 20th in 2005 67 22.4
Maryborough 26.3 on the 30th 26.1 on the 7th in 2008 65 19.6
Gympie 26.2 on the 30th 26.0 on the 4th in 1973 58 18.6
Archerfield Airport 25.3 on the 30th = 25.3 on the 7th in 2020 48 19.1
Brisbane Aero 26.0 on the 30th 25.5 on the 23rd in 1997 30 20.2
Tewantin RSL Park 26.4 on the 30th 26.2 on the 26th in 2001 28 20.7
Hervey Bay Airport 27.3 on the 30th 27.1 on the 31st in 2008 25 21.0
Mareeba Airport 24.6 on the 31st 24.0 on the 8th in 2002 24 20.8
Kingaroy Airport 22.3 on the 30th 22.1 on the 30th in 2014 23 16.7
Cape Flattery 28.0 on the 28th 27.6 on the 14th in 2021 21 25.0
Rainbow Beach 28.2 on the 29th 26.9 on the 26th in 2001 20 20.9
Redcliffe 26.3 on the 30th 25.8 on the 27th in 2005 20 21.0



Record lowest December temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
December
Monto Township 4.7 on the 31st 7.2 on the 11th in 1964 50 18.3
Sweers Island 21.5 on the 18th 21.8 on the 30th in 2009 23 27.1



Record highest December mean daily minimum temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
December
Cairns Aero 24.9 24.6 in 1995 81 23.4
Kowanyama Airport 25.8 25.5 in 2021 55 24.4
Proserpine Airport 23.4 23.2 in 2018 34 21.7
Yeppoon The Esplanade 24.3 24.0 in 2020 29 23.0
Point Lookout 22.7 = 22.7 in 1997 26 21.4
Burketown Airport 26.6 26.4 in 2001 22 25.4
Cape Flattery 25.7 = 25.7 in 2021 20 25.0

Highest December mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years
Observed
(°C)
Most recent
higher
Average for
December
Tewantin RSL Park 22.0 22.4 in 1997 20.7
Gympie 20.2 20.4 in 1997* 18.6

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




Record highest December mean temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
December
Coolangatta 25.2 = 25.2 in 2005 37 23.6
Point Lookout 26.5 26.2 in 2019 26 24.8
Burketown Airport 32.6 32.4 in 2019 22 31.0

Highest December mean temperature for at least 20 years
Observed
(°C)
Most recent
higher
Average for
December
Double Island Point Lighthouse 26.7 26.8 in 1997 24.5



Summary statistics for December 2023
Maximum temperatures
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
(°C)
Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
December
2023
Diff
from
average
Highest for
December
2023
Mean for
December
2023
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
December
2023
Total for
December
2023
Average
for
December
Rank of
December
2023
Fraction of
December
average
North Peninsula (district 27)
Coconut Island 33.7 +0.5 37.9 3rd 26.7 +0.5 24.0 20th 263.8 142.2 high 186%
Coen Airport 34.5 -0.3 39.4 1st 24.2 +0.5 23.1 8th 319.6 144.1 high 222%
Horn Island 32.2 +0.2 34.0 12th 26.4 +0.6 24.4 25th 298.6 186.6 high 160%
Scherger RAAF 34.7 -0.1 39.3 4th 24.9 +0.8 23.0 25th 476.8 233.4 v high 204%
Weipa Aero 34.1 +0.1 39.2 4th 25.0 +0.8 23.2 25th 496.8 291.6 v high 170%
South Peninsula (district 28)
Lockhart River Airport 33.3 +1.0 39.8 12th 24.6 +0.9 22.3 2nd 228.6 208.6 average 110%
Palmerville 35.1 -0.3 39.9 4th 23.9 +1.2 18.3 7th 505.8 157.0 highest 322%
Lower Carpentaria (district 29)
Burketown Airport 38.8 +2.2 43.4 12th 26.6 +1.2 23.2 3rd 29.0 92.6 v low 31%
Century Mine 40.1 +1.5 45.2 31st 25.2 0.0 21.4 8th 32.6 90.5 low 36%
Cloncurry Airport 41.1 +2.4 46.2 30th 25.5 +0.5 17.8 27th 8.6 72.9 low 12%
Julia Creek Airport 41.5 +1.7 45.3 30th 23.9 0.0 16.8 28th 21.4 57.1 average 37%
Kowanyama Airport 36.0 +1.0 38.5 1st 25.8 +1.4 23.3 23rd 63.4 179.7 low 35%
Lake Julius AWS 40.8 +1.9 45.0 30th 26.4 +0.3 21.2 28th 14.6 61.2 low 24%
Mornington Island Airport 34.5 +1.2 36.2 26th 28.0 +1.3 24.2 10th 48.6 153.0 v low 32%
Mount Isa Aero 40.7 +3.3 45.4 30th 23.3 +0.2 15.1 28th 5.8 70.8 v low 8%
Normanton Airport 37.4 +1.0 41.3 12th 27.2 +1.3 21.3 6th 38.0 114.3 low 33%
Sweers Island 34.6 +1.0 38.0 31st 28.2 +1.1 21.5 18th 9.2 146.0 lowest 6%
Upper Carpentaria (district 30)
Georgetown Airport 35.3 -1.1 38.2 2nd 23.9 +0.2 19.5 7th 71.6 130.9 low 55%
Hughenden Airport 37.8 +0.4 42.2 24th 23.6 +0.1 19.7 28th 55.8 64.4 average 87%
Richmond Airport 40.0 +1.5 44.7 30th 23.5 0.0 16.7 27th 21.2 59.8 low 35%
Barron North Coast (district 31)
Cairns Aero 32.2 +0.7 35.8 5th 24.9 +1.5 22.2 9th 617.0 187.5 v high 329%
Cairns Racecourse 31.8 -0.3 36.2 11th 24.2 +1.3 19.8 10th 892.6 278.1 high 321%
Cape Flattery 32.2 -0.4 34.5 31st 25.7 +0.7 23.4 16th 552.2 145.0 highest 381%
Cooktown Airport 31.8 -0.6 34.7 1st 24.7 +0.2 22.7 1st 831.4 204.0 highest 408%
Low Isles Lighthouse 32.6 +0.2 36.1 3rd 26.0 +0.6 22.8 18th 169.2 210.4 average 80%
Mareeba Airport 31.5 -0.7 36.7 1st 21.7 +0.9 18.4 7th 626.2 120.0 highest 522%
Walkamin Research Station 30.2 -0.6 35.6 1st 20.6 +0.8 17.9 18th 765.9 132.0 highest 580%
Herbert North Coast (district 32)
Cardwell Marine Pde     33.4 5th 23.7 +1.3 20.4 8th 379.5 199.5 high 190%
Cowley Beach (Defence) 31.4   34.2 11th 24.1   20.1 18th 389.4
Innisfail Aerodrome 31.5   36.3 11th 22.9   19.5 7th 615.2
Mount Stuart (Defence) 32.9   37.1 3rd 23.6   21.2 24th 159.4
South Johnstone Exp Stn 31.3 +0.1 35.8 11th 23.5 +1.6 20.3 18th 638.4 265.7 v high 240%
Townsville Aero 32.2 +0.6 35.1 11th 24.5 +0.3 21.5 9th 111.6 123.5 average 90%
Townsville- Air Weapons Range (Defence) 32.4   38.3 1st 22.4   19.7 10th 79.2
East Central Coast (district 33)
Alva Beach 30.4 -0.4 32.3 31st 25.2 +0.4 22.1 7th 98.4 104.1 average 95%
Ayr DPI Research Stn 32.4 +0.3 34.6 4th 23.4 +1.3 20.0 7th 83.6 99.7 average 84%
Bowen Airport AWS 31.5   34.0 10th 24.6   22.1 7th 82.6
Collinsville Post Office 33.9 -0.3 38.5 2nd 22.7 +1.3 18.5 10th 114.3 93.5 high 122%
Hamilton Island Airport 29.8 -0.1 32.6 3rd 25.4 +0.8 23.8 27th 96.2 136.2 average 71%
Mackay Aero 31.4 +0.6 34.0 24th 23.5 +1.3 20.0 20th 77.6 139.6 average 56%
Mackay M.O 32.0 +1.7 34.3 3rd 24.5 +1.4 21.3 26th 79.4 184.1 low 43%
Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club) 30.9   33.2 24th 23.5   20.2 7th 79.6
Proserpine Airport 32.6 +0.3 37.4 3rd 23.4 +1.7 20.3 7th 0 163.5 lowest 0%
Samuel Hill Aero 30.9 +0.2 33.7 29th 21.7 +1.7 17.5 7th 194.0 142.4 high 136%
St Lawrence 31.7 +0.1 33.8 30th 23.4 +1.3 20.5 7th 84.0 116.7 average 72%
Townsville- Fanning River (Defence) 33.7   37.9 1st 22.0   18.1 8th 120.2
Williamson 31.7 +0.4 33.4 30th 23.3 +1.4 19.4 7th 156.8 129.6 high 121%
Woolshed 29.1 -0.3 33.2 3rd 21.1 +0.6 17.2 9th 198.2 102.9 high 193%
Yeppoon The Esplanade 30.2 +1.4 36.5 30th 24.3 +1.3 21.0 22nd 93.8 112.7 average 83%
West Central Coast (district 34)
Moranbah Airport 34.4 -0.6 37.9 24th 21.4 +0.9 18.8 9th 80.8 64.3 average 126%
Central Highlands (district 35)
Blackwater Airport 34.2 -0.6 36.7 4th 21.4 +0.5 19.1 27th 178.6 72.9 high 245%
Clermont Airport 34.5 +0.2 38.8 29th 21.3 +0.6 18.3 14th 39.0 70.7 average 55%
Emerald Airport 34.7 +0.3 38.8 30th 21.4 0.0 18.1 8th 76.6 81.0 average 95%
Lochington 34.7 +0.1 39.1 30th 20.9 +0.3 17.6 8th
Rolleston Airport 34.9 +0.7 38.1 29th 21.2 +1.1 17.8 8th 51.6 78.7 average 66%
Springsure Comet St 34.7 +0.7 38.7 29th 20.4 +0.6 14.8 8th 54.6 91.0 average 60%
Tambo Post Office 35.9 +1.1 40.9 29th 19.6 +0.4 10.9 27th 32.2 68.7 low 47%
Taroom Post Office 36.1 +2.5 39.7 17th 21.3 +1.6 18.2 11th 70.6 88.1 average 80%
Central Lowlands (district 36)
Barcaldine Post Office 36.7 +0.9 42.3 30th 22.9 +0.5 17.8 27th 61.0 62.7 average 97%
Blackall Airport 37.9 +1.7 44.9 30th 21.4 -0.7 13.7 27th 29.6 77.1 average 38%
Isisford Post Office 38.5 +1.4 46.0 30th 22.9 +0.9 16.3 27th 19.2 52.8 low 36%
Longreach Aero 39.7 +2.1 46.5 30th 22.4 +0.1 15.0 27th 34.6 52.7 average 66%
Upper Western (district 37)
Camooweal Township 41.0 +2.9 45.0 30th 24.8 +0.9 18.7 23rd 10.0 63.6 low 16%
Carters Bore 40.0   45.1 30th 24.9   20.5 11th 26.2 67.6 low 39%
New May Downs 39.8 +1.7 44.0 30th 24.8 -0.2 21.3 11th 9.6 49.9 low 19%
The Monument Airport 40.7 +2.4 46.0 29th 24.2 +0.4 17.2 26th 12.8 48.3 average 27%
Trepell Airport 40.4 +1.6 46.7 30th 23.4 -0.6 16.2 27th 19.0 39.7 average 48%
Winton Airport     47.2 30th 23.4 -0.4 16.8 27th 17.4 35.4 average 49%
Lower Western (district 38)
Bedourie 40.8 +2.0 45.2 29th 25.0 +1.4 19.1 26th 8.6 16.8 average 51%
Birdsville Airport 40.0 +1.0 46.0 29th 24.3 +0.1 16.3 26th 3.4 11.7 low 29%
Windorah Airport 39.3   44.0 30th 24.5   17.4 26th 20.0
Port Curtis South Coast (district 39)
Bundaberg Aero 31.4 +1.7 33.4 17th 22.2 +1.7 19.2 7th 168.6 123.6 high 136%
Gayndah Airport 35.4 +2.7 39.7 16th 20.6 +1.2 17.5 14th 129.2 84.1 high 154%
Gladstone Airport 31.7 +1.5 35.3 29th 23.4 +1.2 20.3 14th 104.4 103.3 average 101%
Gladstone Radar 33.2 +2.1 36.2 29th 23.2 +1.3 20.3 22nd 69.4 123.2 low 56%
Lady Elliot Island 29.7 +1.1 30.6 24th 24.3 +1.1 20.2 25th 105.6 91.5 high 115%
Monto Township 33.8 +1.7 37.7 4th 18.8 +0.5 4.7 31st 83.4 93.8 average 89%
Rockhampton Aero 33.1 +0.9 36.9 2nd 22.8 +1.5 20.2 31st 231.6 103.7 v high 223%
Rundle Island 27.6 -0.1 29.4 25th 24.5 +0.5 20.5 31st
Sandy Cape Lighthouse 30.0 +1.1 31.5 29th 22.7 +1.0 19.6 27th 161.8 98.9 high 164%
Seventeen Seventy 30.9 +2.1 32.3 21st 23.1 +0.9 18.2 14th 114.3 127.0 average 90%
Thangool Airport 35.2 +2.1 38.7 4th 19.9 +1.3 14.9 7th 165.8 94.2 v high 176%
Moreton South Coast (district 40)
Amberley AMO 32.9 +2.0 38.1 29th 19.6 +1.2 15.6 23rd 120.2 118.1 average 102%
Archerfield Airport 31.9 +2.2 37.5 29th 21.0 +1.9 17.5 23rd 168.2 125.6 high 134%
Beaudesert Drumley Street 32.8 +2.1 37.2 29th 19.5 +1.3 15.2 23rd 158.6 124.9 high 127%
Beerburrum Forest Station 31.3 +1.6 37.7 29th 20.1 +1.6 17.0 23rd 328.0 159.2 v high 206%
Brisbane 31.6 +2.1 38.3 29th 21.9 +1.5 19.0 23rd 207.6 131.7 high 158%
Brisbane Aero 29.7 +1.5 34.0 29th 21.8 +1.6 18.0 23rd 142.6 120.9 high 118%
Canungra (Defence) 31.1   35.8 29th 17.9   13.9 23rd 90.0
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 28.5 +2.3 30.6 17th 22.4 +1.4 18.9 25th 133.2 125.8 average 106%
Coolangatta 29.7 +2.3 36.4 28th 20.7 +0.9 18.2 12th 117.4 155.9 average 75%
Double Island Point Lighthouse 30.5 +3.0 34.2 30th 22.9 +1.3 19.1 27th 108.2 125.2 average 86%
Gold Coast Seaway 29.3 +1.4 35.3 28th 21.1 +0.6 17.6 23rd 143.4 138.5 average 104%
Greenbank (Defence) 33.0   38.1 29th 19.1   15.0 23rd 125.0
Gympie 33.1 +1.8 38.1 16th 20.2 +1.6 16.0 13th 179.6 135.7 high 132%
Hervey Bay Airport 30.3 +0.9 32.1 4th 22.9 +1.9 18.7 7th 148.6 128.4 average 116%
Kingaroy Airport 32.0 +1.8 36.1 29th 17.7 +1.0 14.3 13th 115.4 95.9 high 120%
Maryborough 31.7 +1.1 35.3 29th 21.1 +1.5 17.3 7th 180.4 128.6 high 140%
Nambour Daff - Hillside 30.7 +1.8 35.8 28th 20.3 +0.9 17.2 23rd 266.4 177.5 high 150%
Point Lookout 30.2 +1.9 35.1 17th 22.7 +1.3 19.0 23rd 175.2 124.5 high 141%
Rainbow Beach 29.8 +1.5 34.1 30th 22.5 +1.6 17.8 7th 228.6 123.7 v high 185%
Redcliffe 29.9 +1.6 33.4 29th 22.5 +1.5 18.8 25th 144.8 120.7 average 120%
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 29.4   33.6 29th 20.8   17.0 23rd 94.6
Sunshine Coast Airport 30.1 +1.8 34.0 1st 21.2 +1.3 17.6 14th 166.8 154.8 average 108%
Tewantin RSL Park 30.4 +2.3 35.1 28th 22.0 +1.3 19.2 31st 156.0 142.4 average 110%
Tin Can Bay (Defence) 31.3   36.3 29th 21.2   17.4 14th 271.8
University of Queensland Gatton 32.5 +1.1 37.2 29th 19.4 +1.3 15.7 12th 141.4 98.5 high 144%
East Darling Downs (district 41)
Applethorpe 28.7 +2.8 34.2 17th 15.3 +1.5 10.5 3rd 121.0 98.9 high 122%
Dalby Airport 34.1 +2.3 39.2 17th 18.5 +1.0 15.5 3rd 79.0 89.9 average 88%
Goondiwindi Airport 35.1   40.3 18th 20.3   16.3 1st 88.0
Oakey Aero 32.7 +2.3 38.3 17th 17.6 +0.9 13.9 3rd 74.0 90.0 average 82%
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade 29.6 +2.5 34.2 17th 15.5 +1.2 10.5 3rd 87.2 95.2 average 92%
Texas Post Office 35.6 +2.8 41.1 7th 19.1 +1.7 14.3 1st 74.2 80.3 average 92%
Toowoomba Airport 29.5 +1.9 35.1 17th 17.9 +1.3 14.8 23rd 162.4 103.6 high 157%
Warwick 32.6 +3.1 38.6 17th 17.2 +1.3 12.9 3rd 131.4 103.7 high 127%
West Darling Downs (district 42)
Miles Constance Street 34.5 +1.5 38.9 17th 19.9 +0.8 16.7 4th 79.6 86.4 average 92%
Maranoa (district 43)
Injune Post Office 34.2 +0.9 37.7 29th 18.7 +0.5 15.4 28th 89.2 87.6 average 102%
Mitchell Post Office 35.8 +2.0 39.5 29th 19.6 +1.0 13.6 28th 117.2 70.7 high 166%
Roma Airport 35.4 +1.8 39.5 29th 19.7 +0.4 16.0 28th 39.6 75.3 low 53%
St George Airport 35.4 +1.2 40.6 18th 20.9 +0.5 15.3 27th 51.0 60.2 average 85%
Surat 35.3 +1.4 39.9 17th 20.5 +1.0 11.5 27th 89.0 71.0 average 125%
Warrego (district 44)
Charleville Aero 37.0 +2.2 42.4 30th 21.7 +1.2 14.6 27th 103.6 55.5 high 187%
Cunnamulla Post Office 37.2 +1.9 42.5 7th 22.4 +1.5 16.4 26th 54.6 38.6 high 141%
Far Southwest (district 45)
Ballera Gas Field 38.8 +0.7 44.7 6th 23.9 0.0 18.0 26th 29.0 11.8 v high 246%
Thargomindah Airport 37.5 +0.5 42.8 29th 23.9 +0.4 17.0 2nd 67.8 26.8 high 253%
Offshore Islands
Bougainville Reef 29.1   33.5 28th 26.5   24.4 12th
Cato Island 28.3   30.6 31st 24.9   22.8 28th
Creal Reef 27.5   28.7 30th 26.0   23.0 31st
Flinders Reef 28.6 -0.1 32.1 30th 26.4 +0.3 23.7 11th
Frederick Reef 27.4   31.8 28th 22.6   -6.6 30th
Gannet Cay 27.3   29.7 31st 25.4   23.0 28th
Holmes Reef 28.6   30.7 30th 26.9   23.5 12th
Marion Reef 28.5   31.7 23rd 26.1   23.8 11th
Middle Percy Island 28.7 +0.4 30.0 24th 23.5 +0.7 20.1 31st 147.8 120.5 high 123%
Willis Island 30.1 -0.6 32.2 4th 26.3 +0.8 23.6 11th 95.0 96.3 average 99%

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.

This statement has been prepared based on information available at 6 pm on Monday 1 January 2024. 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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