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Sunday, 1 June 2008 - Seasonal Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC24L0
After a healthy wet season in Queensland, the rainfall plumetted sharply through autumn, with numerous low rainfall records broken in this period. The far Northern Tropics and Wide Bay and Burnett districts were the only notable exceptions to this trend. The low pressure system that developed to the east of Fraser Island at the end of the season resulted in average rainfall over the coastal areas of the Wide Bay and Burnett area. Prior to this rain event, that area would have been below average for autumn.
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The autumn dry spell affected most of the state except parts of the North Tropical coast and Peninsula, and the coastal regions of the Wide Bay and Burnett districts. Around two thirds of the state received below to very much below average rainfall for autumn. The areas mostly affected include the Whitsunday coast, the Herbert and Lower Burdekin, parts of the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, and a few patches on the open grasslands between Longreach and Charleville. Some sites had their lowest total autumn rainfall on record.
Though March to May totals are historically low for inland regions, some stations did not report any rain for the whole three month period. See a map of total rainfall as well as a map of rainfall deciles.
Exceptions to this dry trend were parts of the North Tropical coast which received good March and May rainfalls, and parts of the Wide Bay and Burnett which received some heavy rainfall in the last days of autumn. The area was lifted out of below average rainfall for the season with some exceptional two day totals about Hervey Bay and Maryborough on 30th and 31st of May (a two day total of 214.2 mm at Hervey Bay, and 189.6 mm at Maryborough). See a map of daily rainfall totals for 9am on the 30th, and 9am on the 31st.
Brisbane recorded 110.6 mm of rainfall in autumn, where the long term average for is 302.8 mm.
Overall, daytime maximum temperatures showed no signifiant shift from the long-term autumn average. See a map of mean maximum temperatures as well as a map of maximum temperature anomalies.
This was certainly not the case with minimum (night-time) temperatures. Within an extensive area spanning the Warrego and Maranoa, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, along with parts of the Southeast Coast and elevated areas of the central and northern districts, numerous stations reported their lowest autumn mean daily minimum temperature on record.
The entire state, apart from the very northern tip of the Peninsula, was below the long term average for autumn, with some places up to 4 °C below. Kowanyama measured its lowest ever daily autumn temperature of 8.5 °C.
| Hottest day Highest temperature |
40.1°C at Bedourie Police Station on 15 Mar |
|---|---|
| Warmest days on average Highest mean daily maximum temperature |
34.3°C at Century Mine |
| Coolest days on average Lowest mean daily maximum temperature |
20.6°C at Applethorpe |
| Coldest day Lowest daily maximum temperature |
10.5°C at Applethorpe on 18 May |
| Coldest night Lowest temperature |
−2.2°C at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade on 30 Apr −2.1°C at Applethorpe on 30 Apr −1.8°C at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade on 1 Apr −1.8°C at Warwick on 29 Apr −1.8°C at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade on 6 May |
| Coolest nights on average Lowest mean daily minimum temperature |
7.5°C at Applethorpe and also Stanthorpe |
| Warmest nights on average Highest mean daily minimum temperature |
25.1°C at Coconut Island |
| Warmest night Highest daily minimum temperature |
28.8°C at Mornington Island on 22 Apr |
| Wettest overall Highest total rainfall |
2083.0 mm at Bulgun Creek Alert 1990.2 mm at Tree House Creek 1758.0 mm at Bellenden Ker Bottom Stn |
| Wettest day Highest daily rainfall |
446.2 mm at Port Douglas - Warner St on 5 Mar 382.0 mm at O'Donoghue Rd TM on 5 Mar 364.0 mm at Topaz Alert on 5 Mar |
| Highest wind gust |
106 km/h at Rundle Island on 23 Apr 98 km/h at Double Island Point Lighthouse on 30 May |
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| Record lowest total autumn rainfall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total rainfall for autumn 2008 (mm) |
Previous lowest for autumn |
Years of record |
Normal for autumn |
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| Mitchell Post Office | 1.0 | 6.4 | in 1935 | 125 | 127.5 |
| Texas Post Office | 8.4 | 10.6 | in 1902 | 124 | 127.4 |
| Miles Post Office | 13.4 | 16.0 | in 1993 | 123 | 135.1 |
| Boulia Airport | 0.0 | = 0.0 | in 1994 | 122 | 63.0 |
| Alpha Post Office | 5.6 | 7.9 | in 1948 | 120 | 121.6 |
| Inglewood Post Office | 8.5 | 11.5 | in 1965 | 120 | 136.7 |
| Richmond Post Office | 0.0 | = 0.0 | in 1951 | 119 | 98.3 |
| Chinchilla Water Treatment Plant | 3.1 | 11.8 | in 2006 | 117 | 138.7 |
| Urandangi | 0.0 | = 0.0 | in 1991 | 117 | 67.5 |
| Te Kowai Exp Stn | 69.0 | 129.5 | in 1995 | 114 | 514.3 |
| Birdsville Police Station | 0.0 | = 0.0 | in 1991 | 109 | 38.1 |
| Dalrymple Heights | 116.8 | 128.9 | in 2002 | 70 | 685.2 |
| Giru Post Office | 26.0 | 37.0 | in 1991 | 69 | 332.2 |
| Townsville Aero | 5.0 | 33.2 | in 1991 | 68 | 281.2 |
| Charleville Aero | 2.4 | 6.4 | in 1946 | 66 | 117.7 |
| Bedourie Police Station | 0.0 | = 0.0 | in 1991 | 62 | 39.8 |
| Mackay M.O | 124.2 | 172.8 | in 1995 | 49 | 505.5 |
| Roma Peak | 11.8 | 53.4 | in 1991 | 45 | 246.4 |
| Mount Isa Aero | 1.8 | = 1.8 | in 2005 | 42 | 92.8 |
| Oakey Aero | 14.6 | 21.0 | in 2005 | 38 | 116.7 |
| Paluma Ivy Cottage | 166.3 | 200.2 | in 1994 | 38 | 621.0 |
| Record lowest autumn temperature | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lowest temperature in autumn 2008 (°C) |
Previous lowest for autumn |
Years of record |
Normal for autumn |
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| Kowanyama Airport | 8.5 | on 19 May | 9.4 | on 29 May 1967 | 40 | 21.5 |
| Record lowest autumn mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mean daily minimum temperature for autumn 2008 (°C) |
Previous lowest for autumn |
Years of record |
Normal for autumn |
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| Mitchell Post Office | 8.6 | 8.9 | in 1937 | 89 | 11.8 |
| University of Queensland Gatton | 10.9 | 11.3 | in 1917 | 84 | 13.7 |
| Tambo Post Office | 9.4 | 9.7 | in 1937 | 77 | 12.9 |
| Amberley AMO | 10.7 | 11.0 | in 1944 | 67 | 14.0 |
| Charleville Aero | 10.9 | 11.2 | in 1962 | 66 | 13.8 |
| Taroom Post Office | 11.0 | 12.0 | in 1962 | 56 | 14.1 |
| Longreach Aero | 14.0 | 14.4 | in 1975 | 43 | 16.3 |
| Injune Post Office | 8.5 | 9.9 | in 1971 | 41 | 12.1 |
| Walkamin DPI | 16.5 | 16.8 | in 1997 | 40 | 18.0 |
| Applethorpe | 7.5 | 8.1 | in 2006 | 39 | 9.7 |
| Brigalow Research Stn | 12.1 | 12.8 | in 1971 | 39 | 15.1 |
| Kowanyama Airport | 19.7 | 20.1 | in 1966 | 38 | 21.5 |
| Baralaba Post Office | 13.4 | 14.2 | in 1971 | 35 | 16.0 |
| Monto Township | 11.1 | 12.1 | in 1971 | 35 | 13.7 |
| Oakey Aero | 9.1 | 9.9 | in 1994 | 35 | 11.9 |
| Moranbah Water Treatment Plant | 15.0 | 16.1 | in 1991 | 22 | 17.5 |
| Coolangatta | 15.2 | 15.7 | in 1994 | 21 | 16.9 |
| Seventeen Seventy | 17.8 | 18.6 | in 1994 | 21 | 19.3 |
| Rolleston Warrijo St | 11.7 | 12.3 | in 1994 | 20 | 14.7 |
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In this table, key sites have been highlighted to make them easier to find. This table is very wide and may not fit if printed.
| Summary statistics for autumn 2008 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum temperatures for autumn (°C) |
Minimum temperatures for autumn (°C) |
Rainfall for autumn (millimetres) |
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| Mean for autumn 2008 |
Diff from normal |
Highest for autumn 2008 |
Mean for autumn 2008 |
Diff from normal |
Lowest for autumn 2008 |
Total for autumn 2008 |
Normal for autumn |
Rank of autumn 2008 |
Fraction of autumn normal |
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| North Peninsula (district 27) | ||||||||||||
| Coconut Island | 31.5 | +0.4 | 34.6 | 24 Mar | 25.1 | −0.6 | 22.9 | 28 May | 349.4 | 510.6 | low | 68% |
| Coen Airport | 30.9 | 34.7 | 6 May | 19.7 | 13.2 | 19 May | 147.8 | |||||
| Horn Island | 30.3 | +0.1 | 32.4 | 25 Mar | 24.9 | 0.0 | 22.4 | 27 May | 211.4 | 677.0 | very low | 31% |
| Scherger RAAF | 32.1 | 33.9 | 28 Apr | 21.3 | 16.0 | 23 May | 394.8 | |||||
| Weipa Aero | 32.1 | +0.1 | 34.2 | 29 Apr | 21.7 | −1.0 | 16.4 | 23 May | 255.6 | 530.8 | low | 48% |
| South Peninsula (district 28) | ||||||||||||
| Lockhart River Airport | 29.6 | −0.1 | 32.7 | 1 Mar | 22.0 | −0.8 | 14.9 | 23 May | 527.4 | 861.7 | low | 61% |
| Musgrave | 31.6 | 0.0 | 34.5 | 1 Mar | 12.2 | 9 May | 134.2 | 327.4 | low | 41% | ||
| Palmerville | 31.0 | −0.9 | 33.6 | 26 Mar | 17.6 | −2.1 | 8.6 | 19 May | 206.2 | 244.7 | normal | 84% |
| Lower Carpentaria (district 29) | ||||||||||||
| Burketown Airport | 33.4 | 38.3 | 21 Mar | 19.3 | 11.7 | 20 May | 104.2 | |||||
| Burketown Post Office | 32.4 | 0.0 | 37.1 | 21 Mar | 19.8 | −0.6 | 12.9 | 19 May | 116.4 | 181.6 | normal | 64% |
| Century Mine | 34.3 | 39.4 | 24 Mar | 18.6 | 10.5 | 20 May | 28.2 | |||||
| Cloncurry Airport | 33.1 | +0.1 | 40.0 | 24 Mar | 18.2 | −1.2 | 9.0 | 19 May | 7.4 | 114.8 | very low | 6% |
| Croydon Township | 32.2 | −1.2 | 35.1 | 25 Mar | 19.2 | −1.6 | 9.3 | 19 May | 26.0 | 146.3 | low | 18% |
| Julia Creek Airport | 33.7 | 39.3 | 24 Mar | 15.1 | 4.5 | 19 May | 13.8 | |||||
| Kowanyama Airport | 32.1 | −0.4 | 34.4 | 20 Mar | 19.7 | −1.9 | 8.5 | 19 May | 300.4 | 296.8 | normal | 101% |
| Mount Isa Aero | 32.1 | +0.8 | 38.3 | 25 Mar | 16.4 | −1.8 | 5.6 | 19 May | 1.8 | 92.8 | lowest | 2% |
| Sweers Island | 30.6 | 34.6 | 21 Mar | 22.1 | 15.0 | 21 May | 158.3 | |||||
| Upper Carpentaria (district 30) | ||||||||||||
| Georgetown Airport | 31.3 | 35.5 | 26 Mar | 17.0 | 6.0 | 19 May | 27.4 | |||||
| Hughenden Airport | 30.8 | 36.6 | 25 Mar | 15.3 | 4.5 | 19 May | 2.0 | |||||
| Richmond Airport | 32.2 | −1.0 | 37.6 | 3 Apr | 14.2 | −3.6 | 5.8 | 19 May | 0.2 | 96.9 | very low | 0% |
| Richmond Post Office | 31.6 | −0.7 | 37.0 | 25 Mar | 14.7 | −2.3 | 6.2 | 19 May | 0 | 98.3 | lowest | 0% |
| Barron North Coast (district 31) | ||||||||||||
| Atherton | 24.2 | −0.8 | 28.5 | 27 Mar | 15.0 | −1.5 | 3.9 | 20 May | 524.1 | 417.0 | normal | 126% |
| Cairns Aero | 28.9 | −0.3 | 31.5 | 1 Mar | 20.3 | −1.2 | 13.0 | 20 May | 829.0 | 715.5 | normal | 116% |
| Cape Flattery | 29.1 | 31.3 | 22 Mar | 23.2 | 16.4 | 31 May | 918.8 | |||||
| Cooktown Airport | 28.2 | 30.5 | 29 Mar | 20.8 | 12.3 | 21 May | 769.0 | |||||
| Green Island | 26.2 | −1.6 | 29.8 | 28 Mar | 23.0 | −0.7 | 18.6 | 31 May | ||||
| Kairi Research Station | 24.2 | −0.5 | 28.3 | 28 Mar | 15.2 | −1.4 | 6.0 | 20 May | 569.9 | 417.4 | high | 137% |
| Low Isles Lighthouse | 28.1 | −1.2 | 31.2 | 28 Mar | 23.2 | −0.8 | 19.9 | 28 May | 797.2 | 768.7 | normal | 104% |
| Mareeba Airport | 27.3 | 31.3 | 27 Mar | 17.4 | 9.7 | 31 May | 313.6 | |||||
| Walkamin DPI | 25.8 | −0.6 | 30.4 | 27 Mar | 16.5 | −1.5 | 8.3 | 31 May | 345.2 | 295.0 | normal | 117% |
| Herbert North Coast (district 32) | ||||||||||||
| Cardwell Marine Pde | 27.9 | −1.1 | 32.1 | 28 Mar | 19.4 | −0.4 | 10.2 | 20 May | 392.1 | 706.5 | low | 55% |
| Ingham Composite | 28.4 | −0.6 | 32.2 | 27 Mar | 18.8 | −1.4 | 10.2 | 21 May | 309.5 | 679.7 | very low | 46% |
| Innisfail | 27.4 | −0.7 | 31.0 | 28 Mar | 19.8 | −0.4 | 12.9 | 20 May | 1317.5 | 1424.8 | normal | 92% |
| Lucinda Point | 26.3 | −1.7 | 30.1 | 27 Mar | 22.0 | −1.1 | 16.0 | 20 May | 127.2 | 307.2 | very low | 41% |
| South Johnstone Exp Stn | 27.2 | −0.8 | 31.0 | 28 Mar | 19.2 | −1.0 | 10.0 | 20 May | 1251.4 | 1284.2 | normal | 97% |
| Townsville Aero | 29.4 | +0.1 | 32.7 | 28 Mar | 18.8 | −1.6 | 9.3 | 20 May | 5.0 | 281.2 | lowest | 2% |
| East Central Coast (district 33) | ||||||||||||
| Alva Beach | 27.9 | −1.2 | 31.3 | 28 Mar | 18.8 | −1.8 | 9.6 | 19 May | 116.2 | 180.2 | normal | 64% |
| Ayr DPI Research Stn | 28.9 | −0.4 | 32.5 | 27 Mar | 17.4 | −1.5 | 7.4 | 19 May | 62.4 | 241.4 | low | 26% |
| Bowen Airport | 28.7 | −0.5 | 31.6 | 28 Mar | 19.1 | −1.6 | 8.9 | 21 May | 5.0 | 184.4 | lowest | 3% |
| Collinsville Post Office | 29.2 | −0.7 | 33.4 | 27 Mar | 14.8 | −2.2 | 5.3 | 20 May | 16.0 | 167.9 | very low | 10% |
| Hamilton Island Airport | 25.3 | 28.4 | 28 Mar | 21.4 | 17.3 | 31 May | 259.8 | |||||
| Mackay Aero | 27.1 | −0.3 | 29.6 | 27 Apr | 17.1 | −1.9 | 6.5 | 19 May | 72.8 | 472.5 | lowest | 15% |
| Mackay M.O | 25.9 | −0.6 | 29.8 | 25 Apr | 18.7 | −1.2 | 10.4 | 19 May | 124.2 | 505.5 | lowest | 25% |
| Proserpine Airport | 28.4 | −0.1 | 32.6 | 28 Apr | 16.7 | −2.2 | 5.2 | 19 May | 68.6 | 345.3 | lowest | 20% |
| Samuel Hill Aero | 26.1 | 30.2 | 28 Apr | 15.3 | 3.9 | 20 May | 204.0 | |||||
| St Lawrence | 28.4 | 32.2 | 28 Apr | 16.0 | 6.0 | 19 May | 58.4 | |||||
| St Lawrence Post Office | 28.8 | −0.2 | 32.6 | 28 Apr | 16.7 | −1.5 | 7.6 | 19 May | 37.4 | 240.6 | very low | 16% |
| Te Kowai Exp Stn | 27.6 | −0.1 | 31.9 | 27 Apr | 7.8 | 20 May | 69.0 | 514.3 | lowest | 13% | ||
| Williamson | 28.1 | 32.2 | 28 Apr | 15.3 | 3.6 | 19 May | 48.0 | |||||
| Woolshed | 25.7 | −0.3 | 29.6 | 28 Apr | 15.6 | −1.9 | 3.2 | 20 May | 67.4 | 153.9 | low | 44% |
| Yeppoon The Esplanade | 25.3 | −1.2 | 28.3 | 26 Apr | 17.2 | −2.2 | 7.4 | 20 May | 144.8 | 217.3 | low | 67% |
| West Central Coast (district 34) | ||||||||||||
| Charters Towers Airport | 29.0 | −1.1 | 33.3 | 26 Mar | 16.5 | −1.8 | 8.6 | 20 May | 22.6 | 104.7 | very low | 22% |
| Moranbah Water Treatment Plant | 28.5 | −1.1 | 33.0 | 26 Mar | 15.0 | −2.5 | 6.2 | 19 May | 10.6 | 125.5 | very low | 8% |
| Central Highlands (district 35) | ||||||||||||
| Blackwater Water Treatment Plant | 28.8 | −0.9 | 34.0 | 26 Mar | 14.8 | −2.7 | 5.2 | 19 May | 33.8 | 81.1 | very low | 42% |
| Brigalow Research Stn | 28.5 | −0.2 | 33.3 | 26 Mar | 12.1 | −3.0 | 2.6 | 19 May | 21.4 | 136.0 | very low | 16% |
| Clermont Sirius St | 28.5 | −0.8 | 32.5 | 26 Mar | 12.6 | −2.9 | 3.4 | 19 May | 53.2 | 147.7 | low | 36% |
| Emerald Airport | 28.5 | −1.5 | 33.0 | 26 Mar | 14.1 | −2.9 | 6.3 | 19 May | 36.8 | 88.5 | low | 42% |
| Rolleston Warrijo St | 28.1 | −1.5 | 31.9 | 13 Mar | 11.7 | −3.0 | 3.5 | 21 May | 17.4 | 138.7 | very low | 13% |
| Springsure Dame St | 27.6 | −1.2 | 32.0 | 25 Mar | 13.3 | −1.6 | 5.6 | 19 May | 22.8 | 144.4 | very low | 16% |
| Tambo Post Office | 28.5 | −0.4 | 33.6 | 25 Mar | 9.4 | −3.5 | 1.7 | 19 May | 3.4 | 128.7 | very low | 3% |
| Taroom Post Office | 28.1 | −0.3 | 32.8 | 26 Mar | 11.0 | −3.0 | 2.2 | 21 May | 33.6 | 138.6 | very low | 24% |
| Central Lowlands (district 36) | ||||||||||||
| Barcaldine Post Office | 29.3 | −0.4 | 36.0 | 25 Mar | 14.9 | −1.8 | 5.0 | 19 May | 24.8 | 127.5 | low | 19% |
| Blackall Airport | 29.0 | 34.4 | 24 Mar | 12.1 | 3.0 | 20 May | 7.4 | |||||
| Isisford Post Office | 30.2 | −0.2 | 35.6 | 24 Mar | 13.4 | −2.4 | 4.8 | 19 May | 5.6 | 125.5 | very low | 4% |
| Longreach Aero | 31.0 | 0.0 | 37.1 | 25 Mar | 14.0 | −2.3 | 3.6 | 19 May | 2.8 | 123.5 | very low | 2% |
| Upper Western (district 37) | ||||||||||||
| Camooweal Township | 33.8 | +1.4 | 39.9 | 14 Mar | 16.6 | −1.1 | 7.4 | 19 May | 1.4 | 80.3 | very low | 2% |
| The Monument Airport | 31.6 | 39.2 | 24 Mar | 15.3 | 7.2 | 20 May | 0 | |||||
| Urandangi | 32.4 | +0.5 | 39.7 | 24 Mar | 15.3 | −1.3 | 5.7 | 19 May | 0 | 67.5 | lowest | 0% |
| Winton Airport | 31.8 | 38.1 | 25 Mar | 14.7 | 6.2 | 19 May | 12.2 | |||||
| Winton Post Office | 31.6 | −0.1 | 37.9 | 23 Mar | 15.5 | −1.6 | 6.2 | 19 May | 13.8 | 95.5 | low | 14% |
| Lower Western (district 38) | ||||||||||||
| Bedourie Police Station | 31.6 | −0.2 | 40.1 | 15 Mar | 14.8 | −2.5 | 8.1 | 19 May | 0 | 39.8 | lowest | 0% |
| Birdsville Airport | 30.9 | 39.9 | 8 Mar | 15.3 | 8.3 | 21 May | 0 | |||||
| Boulia Airport | 31.9 | +0.7 | 39.4 | 24 Mar | 17.0 | −0.1 | 9.9 | 18 May | 0 | 63.0 | lowest | 0% |
| Windorah Post Office | 30.4 | +0.4 | 38.0 | 24 Mar | 15.3 | −0.9 | 6.6 | 18 May | 9.3 | 77.6 | low | 12% |
| Port Curtis South Coast (district 39) | ||||||||||||
| Baralaba Post Office | 29.1 | −0.8 | 33.7 | 13 Mar | 13.4 | −2.5 | 3.3 | 21 May | 46.2 | 160.8 | low | 29% |
| Bundaberg Aero | 27.0 | −0.1 | 31.1 | 28 Apr | 16.0 | −1.3 | 7.8 | 19 May | 202.8 | 219.3 | normal | 92% |
| Gayndah Airport | 27.6 | 32.1 | 21 Mar | 12.2 | 3.0 | 21 May | 106.0 | |||||
| Gayndah Post Office | 28.1 | −0.2 | 33.0 | 27 Mar | 12.6 | −1.6 | 3.5 | 21 May | 113.6 | 153.5 | normal | 74% |
| Gladstone Airport | 27.2 | −0.6 | 31.8 | 28 Apr | 16.9 | −1.9 | 7.7 | 19 May | 149.2 | 123.6 | high | 121% |
| Gladstone Radar | 28.0 | −0.1 | 31.9 | 26 Mar | 18.2 | −1.1 | 11.9 | 20 May | 140.0 | 189.6 | normal | 74% |
| Lady Elliot Island | 25.5 | −0.8 | 28.7 | 19 Mar | 20.7 | −0.9 | 12.0 | 21 May | 335.8 | 349.7 | normal | 96% |
| Monto Township | 26.7 | −0.6 | 32.1 | 27 Mar | 11.1 | −2.6 | 1.9 | 21 May | 120.6 | 165.1 | normal | 73% |
| Rockhampton Aero | 28.1 | −0.3 | 33.3 | 28 Apr | 16.3 | −1.3 | 6.8 | 19 May | 96.8 | 188.9 | low | 51% |
| Rundle Island | 24.2 | −1.5 | 27.1 | 25 Apr | 20.3 | −1.4 | 14.9 | 24 Apr | ||||
| Sandy Cape Lighthouse | 25.7 | −0.7 | 29.2 | 26 Mar | 18.7 | −1.0 | 13.9 | 18 May | 385.4 | 393.1 | normal | 98% |
| Seventeen Seventy | 26.0 | −0.3 | 28.7 | 21 Mar | 17.8 | −1.5 | 12.5 | 19 May | 204.2 | 356.5 | low | 57% |
| Thangool Airport | 29.0 | −0.7 | 33.2 | 21 Mar | 1.7 | 21 May | 47.4 | 135.6 | very low | 35% | ||
| Moreton South Coast (district 40) | ||||||||||||
| Amberley AMO | 26.4 | −0.4 | 32.1 | 26 Mar | 10.7 | −3.3 | 1.0 | 29 Apr | 61.6 | 187.7 | low | 33% |
| Archerfield Airport | 25.9 | −0.4 | 31.9 | 26 Mar | 13.1 | −2.0 | 5.9 | 25 May | 119.4 | 275.3 | low | 43% |
| Beaudesert Drumley Street | 25.9 | 31.9 | 26 Mar | 11.6 | 2.0 | 30 Apr | 92.6 | |||||
| Beerburrum Forest Station | 25.4 | −1.1 | 30.4 | 26 Mar | 13.8 | −1.8 | 6.6 | 30 Apr | 186.8 | 393.1 | very low | 48% |
| Brisbane* | 25.9 | 0.0 | 31.0 | 26 Mar | 15.3 | −1.2 | 8.6 | 20 May | 110.6 | 302.8 | low | 37% |
| Brisbane Aero | 25.1 | −0.9 | 28.6 | 26 Mar | 14.3 | −2.0 | 5.6 | 29 Apr | 113.6 | 241.9 | low | 47% |
| Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 23.6 | −0.4 | 27.1 | 26 Mar | 18.4 | −0.5 | 12.0 | 18 May | 262.6 | 499.3 | low | 53% |
| Coolangatta | 24.9 | −0.2 | 28.6 | 26 Mar | 15.2 | −1.7 | 6.2 | 20 May | 305.4 | 486.2 | normal | 63% |
| Double Island Point Lighthouse | 23.8 | −0.8 | 28.1 | 28 Apr | 18.6 | −1.1 | 11.4 | 18 May | 266.8 | 443.9 | low | 60% |
| Gold Coast Seaway | 25.8 | +0.2 | 32.5 | 26 Mar | 16.3 | −1.9 | 8.2 | 20 May | 169.4 | 289.3 | very low | 59% |
| Gympie | 25.8 | −1.3 | 29.3 | 26 Mar | 12.1 | −2.4 | 2.4 | 20 May | 206.4 | 297.5 | normal | 69% |
| Hervey Bay Airport | 26.0 | −0.8 | 30.4 | 26 Mar | 16.0 | −1.6 | 6.2 | 20 May | 409.4 | |||
| Hinze Dam | 24.5 | −1.2 | 30.8 | 26 Mar | 15.5 | −1.2 | 9.4 | 21 May | 181.2 | 396.7 | low | 46% |
| Jimna Forestry | 22.2 | 27.8 | 26 Mar | 10.6 | 2.1 | 21 May | 148.8 | |||||
| Kingaroy Airport | 24.4 | 30.1 | 26 Mar | 9.5 | −0.6 | 30 Apr | 55.8 | |||||
| Logan City Water Treatment | 25.3 | −1.0 | 29.0 | 27 Apr | 14.2 | −1.5 | 7.1 | 20 May | 158.1 | 293.2 | low | 54% |
| Maleny Tamarind St | 22.4 | 27.4 | 26 Mar | 13.3 | 6.5 | 30 Apr | 306.4 | 619.7 | low | 49% | ||
| Maroochydore Aero | 25.0 | −0.5 | 29.5 | 28 Apr | 15.3 | −1.6 | 6.9 | 20 May | 377.8 | 426.4 | normal | 89% |
| Maryborough | 26.8 | −0.2 | 31.1 | 28 Apr | 14.5 | −1.8 | 4.3 | 20 May | 278.6 | 321.7 | normal | 87% |
| Nambour DPI - Hillside | 25.1 | 29.5 | 26 Mar | 15.2 | 8.4 | 30 Apr | 286.3 | |||||
| Point Lookout | 25.7 | −0.3 | 29.8 | 15 Mar | 18.3 | −1.3 | 10.5 | 18 May | 412.3 | 414.2 | normal | 100% |
| Rainbow Beach | 24.9 | −1.1 | 28.1 | 28 Apr | 16.2 | −1.3 | 6.5 | 20 May | 435.0 | 414.4 | normal | 105% |
| Redcliffe | 24.7 | 27.9 | 26 Mar | 15.7 | 9.8 | 20 May | 157.0 | |||||
| Tewantin RSL Park | 24.6 | −1.1 | 29.8 | 28 Apr | 16.3 | −1.6 | 9.2 | 20 May | 494.2 | 486.0 | normal | 102% |
| Toolara | 26.1 | −1.1 | 30.7 | 27 Mar | 15.7 | −1.6 | 9.4 | 19 May | 292.0 | 269.8 | normal | 108% |
| University of Queensland Gatton | 26.5 | −0.3 | 31.8 | 26 Mar | 10.9 | −2.8 | 2.6 | 7 May | 60.8 | 172.3 | low | 35% |
| East Darling Downs (district 41) | ||||||||||||
| Applethorpe | 20.6 | −0.2 | 26.3 | 26 Mar | 7.5 | −2.2 | −2.1 | 30 Apr | 67.0 | 159.9 | very low | 42% |
| Dalby Airport | 26.0 | −1.0 | 31.7 | 26 Mar | 9.4 | −3.2 | 0.4 | 20 May | 39.4 | 95.9 | very low | 41% |
| Goondiwindi Airport | 27.0 | −0.4 | 33.6 | 14 Mar | 10.9 | −2.1 | 1.4 | 30 Apr | 14.1 | 109.1 | very low | 13% |
| Inglewood Forest | 26.1 | 33.4 | 13 Mar | 11.0 | 2.8 | 29 Apr | 28.4 | |||||
| Oakey Aero | 24.9 | −0.7 | 31.0 | 26 Mar | 9.1 | −2.8 | −1.1 | 29 Apr | 14.6 | 116.7 | lowest | 13% |
| Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 21.2 | −0.6 | 27.4 | 26 Mar | 7.5 | −2.0 | −2.2 | 30 Apr | 73.6 | 153.8 | low | 48% |
| Texas Post Office | 26.9 | −0.5 | 34.7 | 13 Mar | 10.2 | −1.6 | 0.5 | 29 Apr | 8.4 | 127.4 | lowest | 7% |
| Toowoomba Airport | 22.2 | −1.2 | 29.2 | 26 Mar | 11.5 | −1.7 | 2.6 | 18 May | 71.4 | 115.2 | low | 62% |
| Warwick | 23.6 | −1.3 | 30.2 | 26 Mar | 9.1 | −2.0 | −1.8 | 29 Apr | 68.2 | 111.7 | low | 61% |
| West Darling Downs (district 42) | ||||||||||||
| Miles Constance Street | 27.6 | −0.2 | 32.4 | 14 Mar | 10.2 | −3.1 | 0.1 | 30 Apr | 33.4 | 94.4 | very low | 35% |
| Maranoa (district 43) | ||||||||||||
| Injune Post Office | 26.7 | −0.6 | 31.7 | 3 Apr | 8.5 | −3.6 | −0.8 | 30 Apr | 18.8 | 136.6 | very low | 14% |
| Mitchell Post Office | 27.9 | +0.7 | 33.4 | 21 Mar | 8.6 | −3.2 | −0.9 | 30 Apr | 1.0 | 127.5 | lowest | 1% |
| Roma Airport | 27.2 | −0.6 | 32.8 | 21 Mar | 9.8 | −3.0 | −0.6 | 30 Apr | 9.8 | 117.8 | lowest | 8% |
| St George Airport | 27.0 | −1.1 | 33.6 | 14 Mar | 11.4 | −2.6 | 0.6 | 30 Apr | 18.8 | 82.2 | very low | 23% |
| Surat | 27.3 | −0.6 | 33.4 | 14 Mar | 11.0 | −2.3 | 0.0 | 30 Apr | 12.8 | 123.3 | very low | 10% |
| Warrego (district 44) | ||||||||||||
| Bollon Mary St | 27.8 | +0.2 | 35.5 | 14 Mar | 11.7 | −1.7 | 1.3 | 30 Apr | 41.2 | 112.6 | low | 37% |
| Charleville Aero | 27.5 | −0.3 | 34.1 | 8 Mar | 10.9 | −3.0 | 1.9 | 29 Apr | 2.4 | 117.7 | lowest | 2% |
| Cunnamulla Post Office | 27.6 | −0.2 | 35.8 | 14 Mar | 12.9 | −1.3 | 5.0 | 29 Apr | 28.8 | 97.8 | low | 29% |
| Far Southwest (district 45) | ||||||||||||
| Ballera Gas Field | 29.4 | 38.4 | 8 Mar | 15.6 | 6.3 | 18 May | 15.8 | |||||
| Quilpie Airport | 29.1 | +0.2 | 36.8 | 15 Mar | 13.6 | −2.1 | 6.0 | 20 May | 60.1 | 91.9 | normal | 65% |
| Thargomindah Airport | 28.7 | 38.2 | 15 Mar | 14.8 | 6.3 | 18 May | 7.0 | |||||
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This statement has been prepared based on information available at 11 am on Sunday 1 June 2008. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
Normals 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. *In this case, normals from a nearby suitable site may be included to calculate statistics (these are marked with an *).
The median is sometimes more representative than the mean of "normal" 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,
normal in decile 4 to 7, high in decile 8 or 9
and very high is in decile 10).
The Fraction of normal shows how much rain has fallen this time as a
percentage of the long-term mean.
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