Queensland in spring 2023

Rainfall

  • The Queensland area-averaged rainfall total for spring was 10.2 % below the long-term (1961–1990) average.
  • Two sites had their highest spring daily rainfall on record when severe thunderstorms affected the state.

Temperature


Extremes in spring 2023
Hottest day 44.7 °C at Ballera Gas Field on 12 Nov
44.7 °C at Birdsville Airport on 13 Nov
Warmest days on average 37.0 °C at Julia Creek Airport
Coolest days on average 23.8 °C at Applethorpe
Coldest day 14.4 °C at Applethorpe on 27 Oct
Coldest night -0.9 °C at Applethorpe on 9 Sep
Coolest nights on average 9.0 °C at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade
Warmest nights on average 24.9 °C at Coconut Island
Warmest night 30.6 °C at Birdsville Airport on 13 Nov
Warmest on average overall 29.4 °C at Kowanyama Airport
Coolest on average overall 16.5 °C at Applethorpe
Wettest overall 323.0 mm at Innisfail Aerodrome
Wettest day 141.8 mm at Georgetown Airport on 23 Nov
Strongest wind gust 117 km/h at Double Island Point Lighthouse on 27 Oct

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 spring daily rainfall
New record
(mm)
Old
record
Years of
record
Bollon Mary St 136.8 on 24 Nov 98.6 on 1 Oct 1933 136
Georgetown Airport 141.8 on 23 Nov 79.2 on 27 Nov 2008 20



Record highest spring daily minimum temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
spring
Taroom Post Office 26.3 on 17 Nov 25.6 on 7 Nov 1965 67 14.3
Double Island Point Lighthouse 24.2 on 30 Nov = 24.2 on 22 Nov 2008 62 18.5
Samuel Hill Aero 25.7 on 30 Nov 25.6 on 22 Nov 2008 24 15.1



Record highest spring mean daily minimum temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
spring
Ballera Gas Field 18.3 = 18.3 in 2006 21 17.1



Lowest spring mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years
Observed
(°C)
Most recent
lower
Average for
spring
Camooweal Township 18.4 17.8 in 2001 19.1



Summary statistics for spring 2023
Maximum temperatures
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
(°C)
Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
spring
2023
Diff
from
average
Highest for
spring
2023
Mean for
spring
2023
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
spring
2023
Total for
spring
2023
Average
for
spring
Rank of
spring
2023
Fraction of
spring
average
North Peninsula (district 27)
Coconut Island 33.5 +1.1 36.3 28 Nov 24.9 0.0 22.8 1 Sep 12.4 74.6 low 17%
Coen Airport 33.1 -0.3 39.1 30 Nov 20.0 -0.6 12.5 1 Sep 4.6 42.7 low 11%
Horn Island 31.1 -0.1 34.1 29 Nov 24.8 -0.1 20.4 2 Sep 7.8 59.5 low 13%
Scherger RAAF 35.8 +0.2 39.4 30 Nov 21.4 -0.4 15.8 1 Sep 0.4 116.9 v low 0%
Weipa Aero 36.0 +0.6 39.1 27 Oct 20.9 -0.9 15.2 1 Sep 4.4 114.1 lowest 4%
South Peninsula (district 28)
Lockhart River Airport 30.6 +0.1 34.3 30 Nov 21.6 -0.4 13.5 1 Sep 31.2 104.3 low 30%
Lower Carpentaria (district 29)
Burketown Airport 35.5 +0.1 43.0 18 Nov 21.4 -0.1 13.0 2 Sep 59.8 57.4 average 104%
Century Mine 36.9 -0.4 42.9 2 Nov 20.0 -0.9 11.3 3 Sep 79.8 73.5 average 109%
Cloncurry Airport 36.0 +0.2 43.0 16 Nov 19.5 -0.6 10.8 3 Sep 41.2 61.2 average 67%
Julia Creek Airport 37.0 +0.1 42.7 18 Nov 17.1 -1.2 6.9 2 Sep 32.0 48.9 average 65%
Kowanyama Airport 36.7 +0.8 40.4 1 Nov 22.0 +0.2 13.4 2 Sep 109.4 74.8 high 146%
Lake Julius AWS 36.1 0.0 42.2 16 Nov 20.5 -1.1 12.8 2 Sep 87.6 80.0 average 110%
Mornington Island Airport 32.2   36.4 17 Oct 23.9   17.0 16 Sep 89.6 83.8 high 107%
Mount Isa Aero 35.4 +1.1 42.0 16 Nov 17.3 -0.8 5.5 3 Sep 54.2 66.5 average 82%
Normanton Airport 35.9 -0.3 40.9 18 Nov 22.8 -0.3 15.2 2 Sep 53.0 53.5 average 99%
Sweers Island 31.3 -0.3 36.6 17 Oct 24.8 +0.2 18.5 16 Sep 138.7 86.2 high 161%
Upper Carpentaria (district 30)
Georgetown Airport 35.7 +0.1 40.8 2 Nov 19.1 -1.1 7.7 2 Sep 182.8 83.9 high 218%
Hughenden Airport 35.4 +0.6 42.1 17 Nov 18.8 +0.1 7.6 2 Sep 68.2 70.9 average 96%
Richmond Airport 36.7 +0.7 42.6 18 Nov 18.0 -0.6 7.9 2 Sep 62.0 62.5 average 99%
Barron North Coast (district 31)
Cairns Aero 30.2 +0.7 33.7 22 Nov 20.6 0.0 13.5 1 Sep 64.0 168.8 low 38%
Cairns Racecourse 29.6 -0.7 33.2 30 Nov 19.5 -0.5 12.8 1 Sep 111.0 162.9 low 68%
Cape Flattery 30.1 -0.3 33.1 30 Nov 23.0 -0.3 15.1 1 Sep 39.4 57.0 average 69%
Cooktown Airport 29.8 -0.6 36.0 30 Nov 22.3 -0.2 14.0 1 Sep 155.6 95.0 high 164%
Low Isles Lighthouse 29.7 -0.6 34.5 27 Nov 23.1 -0.2 19.7 1 Sep 123.0 169.4 average 73%
Mareeba Airport 30.3 -0.1 37.9 30 Nov 16.9 -0.6 11.3 1 Sep 6.2 59.2 low 10%
Walkamin Research Station 28.9 -0.2 35.8 17 Nov 16.1 -0.6 10.3 1 Sep 20.9 99.7 v low 21%
Herbert North Coast (district 32)
Cardwell Marine Pde 28.7 -0.4 30.7 29 Nov 19.3 +0.4 11.1 1 Sep 153.7 207.9 average 74%
Cowley Beach (Defence) 28.6   32.8 30 Nov 20.2   13.5 1 Sep 154.0
Innisfail Aerodrome 29.0   33.7 30 Nov 17.7   10.5 1 Sep 323.0
Mount Stuart (Defence) 30.6   36.1 29 Nov 20.1   16.0 14 Sep 17.0
South Johnstone Exp Stn 28.6 -0.3 32.9 30 Nov 19.1 +0.3 12.6 1 Sep 253.6 324.8 average 78%
Townsville Aero 30.0 +0.6 33.1 30 Nov 20.1 -0.3 12.9 16 Sep 27.8 94.3 low 29%
Townsville- Air Weapons Range (Defence) 31.4   38.4 30 Nov 17.8   9.4 1 Sep 15.6
East Central Coast (district 33)
Ayr DPI Research Stn 29.9 +0.1 34.3 28 Nov 18.1 +0.1 12.9 14 Sep 16.4 81.2 low 20%
Bowen Airport AWS 29.2   32.7 30 Nov 19.4   13.6 3 Sep 40.8
Collinsville Post Office 33.1 +1.2 39.9 30 Nov 17.5 +0.5 10.1 18 Sep 41.3 83.0 average 50%
Hamilton Island Airport 26.5 -0.6 30.3 30 Nov 22.0 +0.1 18.8 24 Sep 44.4 126.7 average 35%
Mackay Aero 28.1 0.0 33.9 30 Nov 18.2 +0.3 12.5 3 Sep 133.4 149.0 average 90%
Mackay M.O 28.2 +0.7 33.3 30 Nov 19.9 +0.4 15.1 14 Sep 60.6 146.5 low 41%
Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club) 27.7   33.6 30 Nov 18.0   12.2 14 Sep 109.4
Proserpine Airport 30.4 +0.2 36.7 30 Nov 17.1 -0.2 10.4 3 Sep 39.2 125.7 low 31%
Samuel Hill Aero 27.6 -0.4 33.2 30 Nov 15.5 +0.4 9.5 27 Sep 184.2 188.9 average 98%
St Lawrence 29.1 +0.1 33.8 30 Nov 17.5 -0.2 11.0 14 Sep 184.0 127.8 high 144%
Townsville- Fanning River (Defence) 32.3   39.7 30 Nov 17.0   10.8 2 Sep 23.0
Williamson 29.1 +0.2 35.1 30 Nov 17.0 -0.2 10.1 27 Sep 83.2 109.7 average 76%
Woolshed 27.7 +0.4 32.9 17 Oct 17.2 -0.2 11.8 16 Sep 39.8 103.3 low 39%
Yeppoon The Esplanade 26.0 -0.1 34.1 17 Nov 19.4 +0.5 14.0 3 Sep 110.0 160.2 average 69%
West Central Coast (district 34)
Charters Towers Airport 33.1 +0.6 39.7 17 Nov 17.0 -1.0 9.9 14 Sep 39.0 87.6 average 45%
Moranbah Airport 33.0 +0.4 40.8 16 Nov 15.9 -0.1 8.9 14 Sep 108.0 103.5 average 104%
Central Highlands (district 35)
Blackwater Airport 32.3 +0.5 41.4 16 Nov 16.4 -0.2 8.2 10 Sep 135.4 126.5 average 107%
Clermont Airport 32.3 +0.6 39.9 16 Nov 15.7 +0.3 5.4 1 Sep 241.0 141.3 high 171%
Emerald Airport 32.5 +1.0 41.1 16 Nov 16.5 -0.3 10.2 16 Sep 138.6 131.9 average 105%
Lochington 32.2 +0.5 40.5 16 Nov 15.7 +0.4 4.0 11 Sep 203.4 126.8 high 160%
Rolleston Airport 31.5 +0.7 39.9 15 Nov 15.0 +0.3 5.6 10 Sep 88.2 137.1 low 64%
Springsure Comet St 31.2 +0.9 39.5 15 Nov 16.0 +1.1 7.6 17 Sep 90.6 142.5 average 64%
Tambo Post Office 31.7 +1.1 38.7 15 Nov 14.7 +1.3 2.4 11 Sep 116.0 103.2 average 112%
Taroom Post Office 31.7 +2.0 40.6 15 Nov 15.2 +0.9 2.8 10 Sep 25.4 159.8 v low 16%
Central Lowlands (district 36)
Barcaldine Post Office 33.3 +1.4 40.8 16 Nov 18.5 +1.3 10.5 11 Sep 183.2 86.3 v high 212%
Blackall Airport 33.4 +1.0 42.0 16 Nov 16.8 +0.4 7.4 13 Sep 81.2 103.6 average 78%
Isisford Post Office 34.0 +1.2 41.5 15 Nov 17.5 +1.1 3.9 11 Sep 58.6 78.8 average 74%
Longreach Aero 35.1 +1.5 44.4 16 Nov 17.5 +0.8 6.9 3 Sep 43.4 64.9 average 67%
Upper Western (district 37)
Camooweal Township 36.3 +1.0 41.4 2 Nov 18.4 -0.7 7.6 2 Sep 48.0 51.5 average 93%
Carters Bore 35.1   40.9 16 Nov 19.9   8.0 1 Sep 44.4 53.0 average 84%
New May Downs     40.9 16 Nov 19.8 -0.7 10.3 1 Sep 71.4 55.8 high 128%
The Monument Airport 35.3 +0.6 43.0 15 Nov 17.4 -0.5 6.9 2 Sep 13.6 54.1 low 25%
Trepell Airport 35.3 +0.3 43.1 16 Nov 17.5 -0.8 9.1 3 Sep 74.2 51.1 high 145%
Urandangi Aerodrome 36.3 +0.3 43.5 15 Nov     5.7 2 Sep 43.0 38.7 average 111%
Winton Airport 36.0 +0.7 44.3 16 Nov 17.7 -0.5 8.3 3 Sep 44.8 49.3 average 91%
Lower Western (district 38)
Bedourie 34.6 +1.0 44.2 15 Nov     6.3 11 Sep 40.2 42.1 average 95%
Birdsville Airport 34.4 +1.3 44.7 13 Nov 18.2 +1.0 8.7 9 Sep 6.0 31.7 v low 19%
Windorah Airport 34.4   43.3 12 Nov 18.6   7.4 2 Sep 38.0
Port Curtis South Coast (district 39)
Bundaberg Aero 28.3 +1.2 35.1 30 Nov 16.3 -0.1 10.4 26 Sep 83.0 199.8 low 42%
Gayndah Airport 31.4 +1.4 40.6 17 Nov 14.3 -0.4 6.1 10 Sep 41.8 151.7 v low 28%
Gladstone Airport 27.9 +0.3 35.1 17 Nov 18.4 +0.2 13.6 2 Sep 145.4 152.3 average 95%
Gladstone Radar 28.9 +0.5 35.2 17 Nov 18.9 +0.2 15.3 12 Sep 126.0 155.0 average 81%
Lady Elliot Island 26.5 +0.9 29.1 4 Oct 21.0 +0.6 16.0 6 Sep 110.6 163.1 average 68%
Rockhampton Aero 30.5 +1.0 40.3 30 Nov 17.7 +0.8 12.1 15 Sep 79.4 140.7 low 56%
Rundle Island 24.2 -0.6 27.8 25 Oct 20.9 -0.1 16.9 7 Oct
Seventeen Seventy 27.2 +1.2 30.2 17 Nov 19.3 +0.2 13.2 29 Oct 202.7 169.2 average 120%
Thangool Airport 31.4 +1.2 38.9 16 Nov 12.8 -0.5 5.1 17 Sep 39.6 158.0 v low 25%
Moreton South Coast (district 40)
Amberley AMO 29.2 +1.5 38.2 16 Nov 12.7 -0.3 3.3 12 Sep 230.8 187.8 high 123%
Archerfield Airport 27.9 +0.9 34.9 21 Sep 15.1 +0.8 7.0 12 Sep 183.4 211.5 average 87%
Beaudesert Drumley Street 28.4 +0.3 37.4 16 Nov 13.3 +0.2 4.9 10 Sep 186.4 202.6 average 92%
Beerburrum Forest Station 27.3 0.0 36.0 31 Oct 15.0 +0.6 8.7 26 Sep 158.4 257.5 low 62%
Brisbane 27.1 +0.1 34.6 30 Nov 16.7 +0.3 11.0 10 Sep 146.2 208.0 average 70%
Brisbane Aero 25.9 +0.4 34.6 30 Nov 16.3 +0.6 10.1 10 Sep 109.6 204.6 low 54%
Canungra (Defence) 27.2   36.3 16 Nov 11.8   3.0 10 Sep 207.0
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 24.5 +1.3 29.9 30 Nov 18.8 +1.0 14.2 12 Sep 177.4 233.8 average 76%
Coolangatta 25.5 +0.8 34.0 30 Nov 16.4 +0.6 9.1 10 Sep 277.2 250.8 high 111%
Double Island Point Lighthouse 26.1 +1.5 34.1 17 Nov 19.2 +0.7 13.3 14 Sep
Gold Coast Seaway 25.6 +0.2 33.6 30 Nov 17.4 +0.5 12.9 17 Sep 172.8 243.9 average 71%
Greenbank (Defence) 28.3   36.4 16 Nov 12.9   4.4 12 Sep 235.2
Gympie 28.9 +0.7 38.9 15 Nov 14.3 +0.8 6.5 26 Sep
Hervey Bay Airport 26.7 +0.1 31.0 30 Nov 16.8 +0.1 11.6 14 Sep 108.8 186.1 low 58%
Kingaroy Airport 27.9 +0.8 36.5 15 Nov 11.5 0.0 3.6 10 Sep 162.0 154.1 average 105%
Maryborough 28.1 +0.5 35.8 30 Nov 14.8 -0.3 8.4 26 Sep 151.8 204.4 average 74%
Point Lookout 26.2 +0.7 32.0 30 Nov 18.7 +0.4 14.1 12 Sep 275.8 259.0 average 106%
Rainbow Beach 25.6 0.0 31.1 17 Nov 17.1 +0.6 9.9 26 Sep 191.0 255.3 average 75%
Redcliffe 25.7 +0.1 34.6 30 Nov 17.3 +0.3 11.7 10 Sep 124.2 216.5 low 57%
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 25.4   30.5 16 Nov 16.0   8.8 10 Sep 128.8
Sunshine Coast Airport 25.9 +0.2 34.1 16 Nov 15.8 +0.3 9.1 26 Sep 103.4 228.7 v low 45%
Tewantin RSL Park 26.1 +0.5 34.1 30 Nov 17.1 +0.3 11.6 26 Sep 155.2 265.5 low 58%
Tin Can Bay (Defence) 26.5   34.8 30 Nov 15.9   8.8 26 Sep 170.2
University of Queensland Gatton 28.9 +0.8 38.7 31 Oct 13.0 +0.1 5.5 10 Sep 213.0 177.9 high 120%
East Darling Downs (district 41)
Applethorpe 23.8 +2.1 31.7 25 Oct 9.1 +0.2 -0.9 9 Sep 194.0 195.3 average 99%
Dalby Airport 29.4 +1.2 38.0 15 Nov 12.0 -0.3 0.1 10 Sep 138.0 158.2 average 87%
Goondiwindi Airport 30.1   39.5 25 Oct 13.7   2.4 10 Sep 128.0
Oakey Aero 28.5 +1.9 37.4 16 Nov 11.1 0.0 -0.2 10 Sep 106.8 161.3 low 66%
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade 24.8 +2.2 33.0 25 Oct 9.0 +0.3 -0.6 9 Sep 227.3 195.9 average 116%
Texas Post Office 29.7 +2.0 37.5 31 Oct 12.4 +0.8 0.9 9 Sep 94.0 166.8 low 56%
Toowoomba Airport 25.4 +1.0 34.5 15 Nov 12.8 +0.1 6.1 10 Sep 128.4 175.4 low 73%
Warwick 27.3 +1.4 35.7 15 Nov 10.5 0.0 0.2 9 Sep 142.4 192.7 low 74%
West Darling Downs (district 42)
Miles Constance Street 30.3 +1.1 39.1 15 Nov 13.8 +0.2 0.6 10 Sep 125.4 132.1 average 95%
Maranoa (district 43)
Injune Post Office 31.0 +1.8 41.3 15 Nov 13.1 +0.7 0.3 10 Sep 146.2 149.9 average 98%
Mitchell Post Office 32.1 +3.0 40.2 25 Oct 13.4 +1.4 0.5 10 Sep 121.5 128.7 average 94%
Roma Airport 31.5 +1.9 41.2 14 Nov 14.4 +1.1 1.0 11 Sep 90.0 137.6 average 65%
St George Airport 31.0 +1.6 40.3 25 Oct 15.5 +1.0 4.4 10 Sep 128.4 130.1 average 99%
Surat 30.8 +1.8 39.9 14 Nov 15.0 +1.5 2.4 11 Sep 102.0 133.5 average 76%
Warrego (district 44)
Charleville Aero 32.4 +2.7 40.6 14 Nov 15.6 +1.4 6.2 12 Sep 45.2 104.7 low 43%
Cunnamulla Post Office 32.2 +2.8 41.8 11 Nov 16.3 +1.7 6.0 11 Sep 52.9 74.7 average 71%
Far Southwest (district 45)
Ballera Gas Field 33.3 +1.4 44.7 12 Nov 18.3 +1.2 7.1 9 Sep 36.0 47.4 average 76%
Thargomindah Airport 32.5 +1.4 43.0 12 Nov 17.7 +1.0 7.9 6 Sep 91.8 63.2 high 145%
Offshore Islands
Cato Island 24.6   28.3 30 Nov 21.2   17.5 13 Sep
Lihou Reef Lighthouse 25.4   30.0 30 Nov 23.5   19.1 2 Sep
Marion Reef 25.0   29.4 16 Nov 23.0   19.0 15 Sep
Middle Percy Island 25.7 +0.1 29.3 30 Nov 20.1 0.0 16.4 26 Sep 59.8 130.3 low 46%
Willis Island 28.5 -0.2 31.9 29 Nov 24.0 +0.3 20.4 16 Sep 44.6 75.9 average 59%

Notes

The Seasonal 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 12 pm on Friday 1 December 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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