Monday, 1 December 2014 - Seasonal Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC24R0

Queensland in spring 2014: Dry over large parts of the State; some extremely hot days 

Rainfall during spring 2014 was well below average in northern Queensland, through the central west and along the southern border. Some areas in the eastern Darling Downs, southeast, and north tropical tablelands received their lowest spring rainfall on record. A large area in the Capricornia and Central Highlands districts which received near-average spring rainfall. Average rainfall was also recorded in areas of the western Gulf Country and the far southwest. 

Severe thunderstorms emerged in late spring, with the most severe occurring on 27 November in southeast Queensland, causing major structural damage across the Brisbane CBD and numerous surrounding suburbs. Earlier on 19 November, a severe thunderstorm caused heavy rainfall leading to flash-flooding in Brisbane suburbs.

Temperatures were exceptionally warm during spring, with several periods of extended hot days and warm nights occurring through the season, affecting the central west, southern and southeast Queensland. Numerous temperature records were broken: in October on the 26th and 27th; and in November on the 15th and 16th, then again on the 22nd and 23rd. Longreach reported 13 consecutive days with temperatures equal to or above 40°C (13 to 25 November), breaking the previous November record of 9 days (set over 1 to 9 November, 1965). 

For spring as a whole, maximum temperatures were 2 °C to 3 °C above average west of a line from about Mt Isa in the northwest, through the central interior near Longreach to the Darling Downs in the southeast. Near-average daytime temperatures were recorded along parts of the east coast between about Innisfail and Maryborough and through parts of the Central Highlands. Minimum temperatures were well above average across southern and central Queensland and near-average to below average in the north and on the central east coast. Record high daily minimum temperatures were also recorded across the Darling Downs in mid-November. Longreach in the central west recorded its warmest spring nights.

• Damaging thunderstorms in November
• 13th-lowest spring rainfall averaged across the State
• Fourth-highest maximum temperatures 
• Equal third-warmest mean temperature
• 11th-warmest overnight temperatures

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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

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

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

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top