Tuesday, 1 October 2024 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC14R0

Queensland in September 2024

Rainfall

  • Rainfall in September was above average with pockets of very much above average for parts of the north coast and Cape York Peninsula, but below average along the southern and central coast, extending through the central interior to the far west of the state.
  • Rainfall for Queensland as a whole was 52% below the 1961-1990 average for September.
  • Warick and Regents Park both reported their highest September daily rainfall on record on the 27th.
  • Some sites had their highest total September rainfall for at least 20 years since the early 1990's

Temperature

  • Mean maximum temperatures were above average for much of the state and very much above average for much of the interior and central districts.
  • The area-averaged mean maximum temperature for Queensland was 2.43 °C above the 1961-1990 average for September, the eighth warmest on record.
  • Several sites reported their highest September temperature on record at the end of the month.
  • Seventeen Seventy and Burketown Airport had their highest September mean daily maximum temperature on record.
  • Mean minimum temperatures were above to very much above average for large parts of the state, including the Gulf Country and much of the southwest and very much above average for Cape York Peninsula. Mean minimum temperatures were closer to average for parts of the interior southeast of the state.
  • The area-averaged mean minimum temperature for Queensland was 2.31 °C above the 1961-1990 average for September, the seventh highest on record.
  • Point Lookout equalled its highest September mean daily minimum temperature on record.
  • Richmond Airport equalled its highest September mean temperature on record.

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Extremes in September 2024
Hottest day 40.4 °C at Burketown Airport on the 30th
Warmest days on average 36.2 °C at Palmerville
Coolest days on average 21.7 °C at Applethorpe
Coldest day 15.9 °C at Applethorpe on the 28th
Coldest night -2.4 °C at Oakey Aero on the 17th
Coolest nights on average 5.5 °C at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade
Warmest nights on average 25.1 °C at Coconut Island
Warmest night 26.0 °C at Horn Island on the 23rd
26.0 °C at Coconut Island on the 26th
26.0 °C at Coconut Island on the 27th
26.0 °C at Coconut Island on the 28th
Warmest on average overall 28.7 °C at Coconut Island
Coolest on average overall 13.8 °C at Applethorpe
Wettest overall 150.2 mm at Tully Sugar Mill
Wettest day 46.0 mm at Mt Tamborine Fern St on the 28th
Strongest wind gust 94 km/h at Double Island Point Lighthouse on the 13th

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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 September daily rainfall
New record
(mm)		 Old
record		 Years of
record
Warwick 38.8 on the 27th 37.6 on the 5th in 2010 31
Regents Park 29.2 on the 27th 27.4 on the 6th in 2010 20



Highest September total rainfall for at least 20 years
Observed
(mm)		 Most recent
higher		 Average for
September
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 90.4 168.4 in 1993 63.4
Laura Post Office 12.0 39.2 in 1992* 2.9
Lockhart River Airport 32.2 75.8 in 1992* 15.3

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



Record highest September temperature
New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
September
Palmerville 40.3 on the 30th 39.6 on the 29th in 1901 120 33.7
Rundle Island 29.1 on the 21st 29.0 on the 26th in 2020 26 23.1
Middle Percy Island 29.4 on the 21st 29.0 on the 20th in 2013 24 23.8
Normanton Airport 40.0 on the 29th 39.6 on the 26th in 2016 24 34.8
Burketown Airport 40.4 on the 30th 40.1 on the 26th in 2016 23 33.7
Hamilton Island Airport 31.7 on the 21st 30.0 on the 28th in 2013 23 25.3


Record highest September mean daily maximum temperature
New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
September
Seventeen Seventy 26.3 26.1 in 2009 35 24.3
Burketown Airport 34.9 34.7 in 2022 22 33.7


Record highest September mean daily minimum temperature
New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
September
Point Lookout 17.7 = 17.7 in 2013 27 16.5


Record highest September mean temperature
New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
September
Richmond Airport 25.7 = 25.7 in 2010 26 24.1


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Summary statistics for September 2024
Maximum temperatures
(°C)		 Minimum temperatures
(°C)		 Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
September
2024		 Diff
from
average		 Highest for
September
2024		 Mean for
September
2024		 Diff
from
average		 Lowest for
September
2024		 Total for
September
2024		 Average
for
September		 Rank of
September
2024		 Fraction of
September
average
North Peninsula (district 27)
Coconut Island 32.4 +1.1 34.0 22nd 25.1 +0.9 23.8 11th 13.2 7.5 v high 176%
Coen Airport 31.6 -0.2 34.7 28th 21.2 +2.5 15.0 23rd 0.8 0.8 average 100%
Horn Island 30.9 +0.7 32.4 29th 24.6 +0.6 23.2 13th 17.8 5.5 v high 324%
Scherger RAAF 34.5 +0.2 37.7 22nd 21.6 +1.4 19.1 13th 0.6 4.7 average 13%
Weipa Aero 34.6 +0.1 38.2 23rd 21.9 +1.9 18.4 13th 0 1.7 lowest 0%
South Peninsula (district 28)
Lockhart River Airport 29.8 +0.7 31.3 22nd 23.1 +2.4 19.6 28th 32.2 15.3 high 210%
Palmerville 36.2 +2.5 40.3 30th 17.1 +0.6 12.9 3rd 0 8.0 lowest 0%
Lower Carpentaria (district 29)
Burketown Airport 34.9 +1.2 40.4 30th 20.5 +1.9 15.7 29th 0 1.1 lowest 0%
Century Mine 35.5 +0.3 39.7 2nd 17.6 0.0 11.0 29th 0 2.3 lowest 0%
Cloncurry Airport 33.7 +0.6 38.7 2nd 17.9 +1.3 12.2 29th 0 6.5 lowest 0%
Julia Creek Airport 34.9 +0.9 39.1 2nd 15.7 +1.3 9.7 28th 0.2 4.7 average 4%
Kowanyama Airport 35.6 +0.8 38.6 23rd 20.6 +1.5 16.3 13th 0 2.4 lowest 0%
Lake Julius AWS 33.9 +0.5 38.5 2nd 19.0 +1.0 12.7 29th 0 12.9 v low 0%
Mornington Island Airport 32.5 +1.4 36.2 29th 22.7 +1.4 19.9 24th 0 1.6 v low 0%
Mount Isa Aero 33.7 +2.2 38.7 2nd 15.8 +1.6 6.3 29th 0 8.5 lowest 0%
Normanton Airport 35.7 +0.9 40.0 29th 21.6 +1.3 18.1 9th 0 4.4 lowest 0%
Upper Carpentaria (district 30)
Georgetown Airport 34.2 +0.5 38.3 30th 17.0 0.0 10.6 8th 0 4.0 lowest 0%
Hughenden Airport 33.3 +1.0 37.9 30th 16.2 +0.8 8.1 29th 0 7.3 lowest 0%
Richmond Airport 34.4 +1.0 38.7 2nd 17.0 +2.2 10.9 29th 0 3.9 lowest 0%
Barron North Coast (district 31)
Cairns Aero 29.2 +1.0 33.1 22nd 20.1 +1.3 13.7 23rd 24.8 32.7 average 76%
Cairns Racecourse 28.4 -0.3 32.2 22nd 19.5 +1.4 13.8 22nd 43.6 43.6 average 100%
Cape Flattery 29.5 +0.5 30.8 30th 23.0 +0.7 21.0 8th 10.2 7.9 high 129%
Cooktown Airport 28.9 0.0 31.1 21st 21.9 +0.9 13.8 23rd 24.6 14.0 high 176%
Low Isles Lighthouse 28.0 -0.5 31.8 29th 22.6 +0.7 20.3 18th 37.5 36.3 average 103%
Mareeba Airport 28.6 -0.1 32.8 27th 16.7 +1.2 13.0 13th 0.6 5.7 low 11%
Walkamin Research Station 27.0 -0.2 32.0 27th 16.0 +1.2 13.1 3rd 11.9 8.8 high 135%
Herbert North Coast (district 32)
Cowley Beach (Defence) 27.4   29.8 22nd 20.1   13.8 22nd 68.0
Ingham Aero 28.5   34.0 22nd 17.5   14.0 23rd 44.8
Innisfail Aerodrome 27.8   31.5 21st 17.8   11.2 22nd 59.8
Mount Stuart (Defence) 28.6   34.8 21st 18.7   16.6 15th 0.4
South Johnstone Exp Stn 27.6 +0.5 31.2 22nd 19.1 +2.3 13.0 22nd 102.4 85.2 average 120%
Townsville Aero 28.9 +1.0 33.5 21st 19.0 +1.5 14.5 22nd 0 10.0 lowest 0%
Townsville- Air Weapons Range (Defence) 28.6   33.8 21st 16.2   12.0 22nd 0
East Central Coast (district 33)
Alva Beach 26.8 0.0 30.9 22nd 19.7 +0.7 15.9 22nd 16.6 16.9 average 98%
Ayr DPI Research Stn 28.7 +0.5 34.7 21st 16.8 +1.6 14.2 22nd 2.2 9.6 average 23%
Bowen Airport AWS 28.7   33.9 21st 17.9   13.9 22nd 1.8 11.5 average 16%
Collinsville Post Office 30.8 +1.0 36.0 30th 14.8 +1.1 10.8 23rd 0 11.2 lowest 0%
Hamilton Island Airport 25.2 -0.1 31.7 21st 20.9 +0.7 18.7 17th 11.2 25.7 average 44%
Mackay Aero 27.1 +1.0 32.8 21st 16.8 +1.9 10.5 23rd 2.6 23.1 low 11%
Mackay M.O 26.5 +1.1 32.3 21st 18.7 +1.9 13.7 23rd 10.0 19.4 average 52%
Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club) 26.8   34.6 21st 16.6   10.7 23rd 6.2
Proserpine Airport 28.6 +0.1 35.9 21st 15.7 +1.2 8.4 22nd 7.0 18.0 average 39%
Samuel Hill Aero 26.5 +0.4 32.8 21st 14.1 +1.7 9.4 22nd 8.8 38.4 average 23%
St Lawrence 28.1 +0.8 33.9 21st 14.8 +0.2 9.7 23rd 0.2 20.6 low 1%
Townsville- Fanning River (Defence) 29.7   34.5 29th 15.5   12.4 8th 0.8
Williamson 27.7 +0.4 32.9 21st 14.2 +0.3 7.2 23rd 1.4 16.7 average 8%
Woolshed 25.5 -0.3 31.4 21st 15.6 +0.3 10.6 9th 0 13.6 lowest 0%
Yeppoon The Esplanade 25.3 +0.9 32.3 21st 17.1 +1.2 12.5 22nd 4.8 32.1 average 15%
West Central Coast (district 34)
Charters Towers Airport 31.1 +0.8 35.0 29th 14.9 -0.3 11.9 8th 0 8.5 lowest 0%
Moranbah Airport 30.2 +0.1 33.9 30th 12.9 +0.2 7.8 23rd 0 13.3 v low 0%
Central Highlands (district 35)
Blackwater Airport 29.5 0.0 34.4 30th 13.2 -0.2 8.3 23rd 4.8 17.9 average 27%
Clermont Airport 29.8 +0.5 34.6 30th 11.6 -0.1 5.5 23rd 0 22.5 v low 0%
Emerald Airport 29.7 +0.5 34.4 30th 13.2 -0.4 9.8 18th 0.8 24.7 average 3%
Lochington 30.0 +0.9 35.1 2nd 11.6 +0.3 6.5 22nd 0.6 22.8 average 3%
Rolleston Airport 28.8 +0.4 33.4 2nd 10.8 -0.4 5.6 18th 4.8 32.6 average 15%
Springsure Comet St 29.0 +1.4 34.3 2nd 12.9 +1.5 6.2 18th 1.4 29.5 low 5%
Tambo Post Office 29.5 +2.0 35.9 1st 10.4 +1.2 4.5 18th 5.4 21.4 average 25%
Taroom Post Office 29.9 +2.9 33.8 2nd 11.0 +0.5 4.7 17th 1.0 31.8 low 3%
Central Lowlands (district 36)
Barcaldine Post Office 31.2 +2.4 36.8 1st 15.9 +2.4 11.5 22nd 0.2 16.5 low 1%
Blackall Airport 30.9 +1.5 36.7 1st 12.9 +0.4 6.4 22nd 6.0 25.4 average 24%
Isisford Post Office 31.6 +2.2 37.7 1st 13.3 +1.1 5.1 21st 3.4 15.5 average 22%
Longreach Aero 32.5 +2.1 37.8 1st 15.2 +2.4 9.8 23rd 1.4 11.7 average 12%
Upper Western (district 37)
Camooweal Township 35.0 +2.6 39.7 2nd 16.8 +1.6 9.5 28th 1.6 6.7 average 24%
Carters Bore 33.4 +1.9 38.7 2nd 19.3 +1.7 15.0 20th 0 14.6 v low 0%
New May Downs 33.0 +1.0 37.9 2nd 19.2 +2.1 15.1 8th 0.6 11.8 average 5%
The Monument Airport 33.2 +1.6 38.7 2nd 15.2 +1.3 7.7 28th 0 9.6 lowest 0%
Trepell Airport 33.3 +1.4 38.5 2nd 15.1 +0.6 8.9 28th 0 6.9 lowest 0%
Urandangi Aerodrome 33.7 +0.9 39.9 2nd 14.9 +1.9 5.8 28th 6.0 10.0 high 60%
Winton Airport 33.3 +1.2 38.3 2nd 15.1 +0.8 9.1 29th 6.8 11.4 average 60%
Lower Western (district 38)
Bedourie 31.8 +1.7 37.8 1st 15.0 +1.8 10.6 27th 1.8 9.4 average 19%
Birdsville Airport 30.5 +0.9 37.0 6th 14.3 +1.0 8.5 13th 3.4 8.7 average 39%
Windorah Airport 31.0   35.1 1st 15.4   9.0 27th 0.4
Port Curtis South Coast (district 39)
Bundaberg Aero 26.9 +1.2 29.9 30th 14.6 +0.9 10.8 7th 6.6 33.7 low 20%
Gayndah Airport 28.6 +0.6 32.0 30th 12.0 +0.5 6.8 17th 5.6 26.2 low 21%
Gladstone Airport 27.2 +1.0 33.4 21st 16.3 +0.7 13.4 18th 2.6 26.5 low 10%
Gladstone Radar 28.6 +2.0 33.7 21st 17.6 +1.0 15.6 17th 2.4 26.5 low 9%
Lady Elliot Island 25.6 +1.7 26.9 29th 20.2 +1.4 17.3 16th 14.4 38.1 low 38%
Monto Township 28.0 +1.5 31.8 2nd 10.3 +0.6 4.8 25th 8.4 23.7 average 35%
Rockhampton Aero 28.5 +1.0 33.3 21st 15.8 +2.0 11.2 22nd 4.6 23.7 average 19%
Rundle Island 23.5 +0.4 29.1 21st 20.0 +0.8 17.5 17th
Seventeen Seventy 26.3 +2.0 28.6 29th 18.0 +0.9 14.1 17th 6.0 34.5 low 17%
Thangool Airport 28.6 +0.4 32.1 30th 9.3 -0.5 5.0 23rd 17.0 24.6 average 69%
Moreton South Coast (district 40)
Amberley AMO 28.1 +2.4 35.4 1st 9.5 0.0 4.0 4th 40.2 33.3 average 121%
Archerfield Airport 27.2 +1.8 34.2 2nd 12.5 +1.3 9.1 6th 51.6 35.0 high 147%
Beaudesert Drumley Street 27.2 +1.0 35.1 1st 10.5 +0.4 5.3 4th 14.6 33.8 low 43%
Beerburrum Forest Station 26.5 +0.6 33.7 1st 13.2 +1.2 9.3 6th 34.4 45.7 average 75%
Brisbane 26.6 +0.9 33.5 2nd 14.5 +0.6 11.6 4th 42.4 29.7 high 143%
Brisbane Aero 24.8 +0.6 28.5 20th 13.9 +0.9 10.5 16th 34.6 31.9 average 108%
Canungra (Defence) 25.8   33.3 1st 8.9   4.4 4th 48.4
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 23.0 +1.4 24.9 20th 17.8 +1.8 14.3 28th 90.4 63.4 high 143%
Coolangatta 24.8 +1.4 29.2 2nd 14.2 +0.8 10.2 17th 101.4 44.0 high 230%
Double Island Point Lighthouse 24.7 +1.9 29.0 2nd 18.1 +1.4 14.4 29th 18.8 49.2 low 38%
Gold Coast Seaway 24.7 +0.7 29.9 2nd 15.3 +0.4 12.9 15th 62.8 44.0 high 143%
Greenbank (Defence) 27.1   34.7 1st 10.2   5.3 4th 61.4
Gympie 27.3 +1.2 31.7 21st 12.1 +1.8 6.6 17th 17.2 44.6 low 39%
Hervey Bay Airport 25.7 +0.8 28.3 27th 15.4 +1.4 9.7 7th 26.8 34.0 average 79%
Kingaroy Airport 25.7 +0.7 31.2 1st 8.6 +0.4 0.7 17th 40.4 28.7 high 141%
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 26.6 +1.4 33.4 1st 12.7 +0.1 7.5 15th 42.9 40.3 average 106%
Maryborough 27.0 +1.3 30.9 30th 13.3 +1.2 9.3 3rd 4.2 41.5 low 10%
Nambour Daff - Hillside 26.2 +0.9 32.4 2nd 14.1 +0.7 9.6 17th 21.4 49.3 average 43%
Point Lookout 25.7 +1.6 29.6 24th 17.7 +1.2 14.4 15th 49.6 54.3 average 91%
Rainbow Beach 24.8 +0.5 28.6 21st 15.1 +1.2 10.6 8th 24.8 54.6 low 45%
Redcliffe 24.9 +0.8 29.7 1st 15.1 +0.6 12.2 17th 57.0 39.0 high 146%
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 24.4   28.0 20th 13.8   9.6 16th 35.2 31.9 average 110%
Sunshine Coast Airport 25.1 +0.8 31.0 2nd 13.9 +0.9 9.4 17th 46.0 52.3 average 88%
Tewantin RSL Park 25.2 +0.8 30.6 2nd 15.2 +0.7 10.8 17th 60.2 58.6 average 103%
Tin Can Bay (Defence) 25.9   30.5 2nd 14.4   10.3 7th 17.4
University of Queensland Gatton 28.2 +2.5 35.5 1st 9.8 +0.3 4.7 17th 36.6 34.7 average 105%
East Darling Downs (district 41)
Applethorpe 21.7 +2.5 28.8 1st 5.8 0.0 -0.1 3rd 58.4 41.7 high 140%
Dalby Airport 27.1 +1.5 32.6 1st 8.6 -0.1 -0.2 17th 27.0 28.0 average 96%
Goondiwindi Airport 26.4   33.2 1st 8.6   1.0 17th 39.2
Oakey Aero 26.7 +2.6 33.7 1st 6.6 -0.7 -2.4 17th 28.0 29.0 average 97%
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade 22.7 +2.9 29.6 1st 5.5 +0.3 -0.4 17th 54.4 50.3 average 108%
Texas Post Office 25.9 +1.3 32.5 1st 8.9 +0.9 2.5 17th 63.4 39.8 high 159%
Toowoomba Airport 23.5 +1.2 30.9 1st 11.2 +0.7 5.3 17th 39.2 33.6 high 117%
Warwick 25.5 +1.9 32.6 1st 6.9 -0.2 1.0 3rd 52.2 35.1 high 149%
West Darling Downs (district 42)
Miles Constance Street 27.9 +1.3 34.1 1st 9.4 -0.6 0.9 17th 10.8 26.9 average 40%
Maranoa (district 43)
Injune Post Office 28.4 +2.1 34.7 1st 8.0 -0.3 0.5 18th 28.2 27.6 average 102%
Mitchell Post Office 29.2 +3.3 37.6 1st 8.0 +0.4 0.0 17th 5.8 27.3 low 21%
Roma Airport 28.5 +1.7 36.4 1st 9.0 -0.3 0.4 17th 6.4 26.5 average 24%
St George Airport 27.1 +0.6 35.4 1st 10.5 -0.2 4.1 4th 13.0 24.8 average 52%
Surat 28.1 +2.3 36.2 1st 9.7 +0.2 0.3 17th 9.2 29.3 average 31%
Warrego (district 44)
Bollon Mary St 28.4 +2.6 35.7 1st 10.0 +0.6 2.0 17th 15.4 24.2 average 64%
Charleville Aero 28.9 +2.6 36.6 1st 11.8 +1.8 2.6 17th 1.6 24.1 low 7%
Cunnamulla Post Office 27.6 +1.9 33.5 7th 12.1 +1.3 5.5 16th 11.4 18.5 average 62%
Far Southwest (district 45)
Ballera Gas Field 28.8 +0.7 34.5 6th 13.6 +0.3 8.6 18th 8.4 12.6 average 67%
Thargomindah Airport 28.1 +0.5 33.5 7th 13.2 +0.5 7.9 18th 5.4 12.5 average 43%
Offshore Islands
Bougainville Reef 25.6   26.1 28th 23.5   21.2 8th
Cato Island 24.4   27.2 22nd 21.1   19.3 15th
Creal Reef 24.0   25.9 29th 22.2   20.0 15th
Flinders Reef 25.5 +0.5 27.8 20th 23.3 +0.6 21.1 5th
Frederick Reef 23.9   25.9 21st 22.2   20.1 15th
Gannet Cay 23.6   25.7 2nd 21.9   20.0 6th
Holmes Reef 25.6   26.6 28th 23.5   21.3 8th
Marion Reef 24.9   28.7 20th 22.8   20.9 9th
Middle Percy Island 24.6 +0.8 29.4 21st 19.2 +0.8 17.2 6th 2.2 26.1 low 8%
Willis Island 28.1 +0.7 29.3 29th 23.6 +0.9 21.3 8th 7.2 16.0 average 45%

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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.

This statement has been prepared based on information available at 1 pm on Tuesday 1 October 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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