Saturday, 1 March 2014 - Seasonal Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC24R0

Queensland in summer 2013-14: Dry in the south east quarter, hot days across the south, warm nights in the west 

• Rainfall:
• Many stations recorded their driest summer on record in the south east quarter of the state
• Drier than average conditions extended to the central and southern interior, parts of the southwest, the central coast and adjacent inland.
• Wetter than average in the far northern Peninsula
• Tropical cyclone Dylan, tropical cyclone Edna and tropical cyclone Fletcher
• Maximum temperature:
• Warmer than normal maximum temperatures across the southern and western interior of Queensland
• Cooler than normal in the Peninsula and Gulf of Carpentaria, northern interior and parts of the central coast
• Many daily temperature records were broken and numerous other records were set during the heatwave in late December and early January (see the  Special Climate Statement 47. )
• Minimum temperature:
• Warmer than normal over most of the southwest of the state
• Tenth-warmest area-averaged minimum temperatures (since statewide records began in 1910)
• Cooler than average in the far north tropical coast, extending down most of the eastern Queensland coast

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Rainfall

The statewide average rainfall during summer was 280.86 mm, 43.91 mm and 13.5% below the historical average of 324.77 mm. 

In summer, some much needed rain fell in the far northern parts of Queensland. On 24 January a tropical low formed in the north east Coral Sea, eventually forming into tropical cyclone Dylan approximately 240 km northeast of Townsville on 30 January, with favourable atmospheric conditions for its development. Increased tides and strong to gale force winds were observed along a large stretch of the Queensland east coast in the days leading to Dylan's landfall. Heavy rainfall along parts of the central Queensland coast and about the adjacent inland areas were received as the system moved over the interior of the state. Dylan crossed the east coast at Hideaway Bay (east of Bowen) as a category 2 system on the morning of 31 January.

Following Dylan, were tropical cyclone Edna and tropical cyclone Fletcher. 

Tropical cyclone Edna was named category 1 just before midday on 1 February and was located approximately 400km east-northeast of Mackay, moving slowly away to the southeast. Edna tracked towards the north east later that evening, remaining offshore from the Queensland coast. Edna became slow moving overnight, and weakened into a monsoon low. The monsoon trough and low shifted north over the Coral Sea from 2 February in response to a strong ridge that was building along the southern and central Queensland coasts. The monsoon trough remained active over the Gulf of Carpentaria and through the Coral Seas during the following weeks.

A tropical low in the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf (west of the Northern Territory) on 30 January moved in an eastward track across the Top End of the Northern Territory as a well organised system over the following days. As the system moved across the Top End, it produced some heavy rainfall. The system remained well organised as a tropical low as it reached the Gulf of Carpentaria and eventually formed into tropical cyclone Fletcher, approximately 45 km north-northeast of Karumba, on 3 February. The system was only briefly at cyclone intensity, before crossing the southeast Gulf of Carpentaria coast south of Gilbert River Mouth later in the afternoon of 3 February. It remained slow moving as a tropical low along a very active monsoon trough around the southeast of the Gulf of Carpentaria before crossing the coast for the final time on 9 February. The monsoon flow to the north of Fletcher caused increased tides and heavy rainfall about the Peninsula and Gulf Country districts in Queensland. Heavy rainfall spread across parts of the Northern Territory as it moved over the interior between 10 to 12 February.

Kowanyana had six days in a row with rainfall greater than 100 mm, with the highest daily total of 361.2 mm recorded at Kowanyama throughout the 7th February (with the daily total recorded to 9am on 8 February).. Kowanyama went on to record 1470.6 mm of rainfall for the month of February, making it the wettest month at the station since records began in 1913.

The highest daily rainfall total was at Tree House Creek with 371.0 mm on 3 Feb 2014, followed by Kowanyama Airport with 361.2 mm on 8 Feb 2014.  Some station also had their highest summer daily rainfall on record.  The highest recorded summer rainfall was at Tree House Creek with 2028.5 mm, followed by Babinda Post Office with 1818.0 mm, and then Kowanyama Airport with 1783.2 mm.

Dry over the south east quarter

In contrast to the far northern Peninsula and western Gulf Country, most of the south east quarter of Queensland recorded very much below average summer rainfall, with drier than average conditions extending to the central and southern interior, parts of the southwest, the central coast and adjacent inland. Over 2% of the state (area-averaged) recorded the lowest summer rainfall on record (using the reference period 1900 to current).

Numerous stations had their lowest summer rainfall ever recorded. Some places, including Toowoomba, Gayndah, Dalby, Pittsworth, Tewantin, Gin Gin, Warwick, Dulacca, Pratten and Kingaroy were incredibly dry - these places have rainfall records spanning over 100 years. Other stations recorded their lowest rainfall for at least 20 years.

Nearly 15% of the state was in decile range one (the lowest 10% of rainfall totals on record), over one-third of the state received below average rainfall (decile 3 or below).  Around half of the state received average rainfall (decile range 4 - 7).  This included many of the drought-affected areas of inland Queensland, which had generally below average rainfall in December and January but above average rainfall in February. A very small percentage (less than 0.1 %) had its highest rainfall on record. The next drought statement will be released later this week.

Temperature

Averaged across the state, the mean temperature was 29.19 °C, 0.71 °C above the historical average of 28.48 °C. 

Most of the southwest areas, extending into the central and southern interior was above the average mean temperature*. More than one-third of the state was over 1°C above average for summer.

The warmest on average was Birdsville Airport with 32.3 °C, followed by Cloncurry Airport and Winton Airport, both with 31.9 °C, and then by Lake Julius and Urandangi Aerodrome, both with 31.8 °C.  

The coolest on average was Applethorpe with 21.2 °C, followed by Stanthorpe Leslie Parade with 21.5 °C, followed by Toowoomba Airport with 22.7 °C.

*(mean temperature = (maximum temperature + minimum temperature)/2)

Maximum temperature

Averaged across the state, the maximum temperature was 35.4 °C, 0.76 °C above the historical average of 34.64 °C.

Coupled with low rainfall, very hot conditions were recorded across most of the southern third of Queensland, extending into the western interior. Overall, summer was 1 - 2 °C above the 1961-90 average within these areas; some pockets were 2 - 3 °C above average.  

More than 80% of Queensland was above the 1961-90 normal, and over 40% of the state was over 1 °C above the 1961-90 normal.

Looking at daily maximum temperatures, several places recorded their hottest summer day on record, mainly on 2 to 4 January 2014 during the heatwave.  Numerous other records were set during the heatwave in late December and early January, for a more detailed account of the heatwave, refer to the Special Climate Statement 47.

In contrast, the northern parts of the state, under the influence of the rainfall from tropical cyclone activity and an active monsoon trough, recorded below average daytime temperatures. 

The hottest day was at Birdsville Airport with 48.7 °C on 2 January.  The second hottest was at Windorah Post Office with 48.0 °C on 3 January and at Birdsville Airport with 48.0 °C on 24 January.

Birdsville also had the warmest days on average with 39.4 °C, followed by Julia Creek Airport with 39.2 °C, followed by Urandangi Aerodrome and Winton Airport with 38.9 °C.

The coolest days on average were at Cape Moreton Lighthouse with 27.4 °C, followed by Rosslyn Bay and Rundle Island with 27.6 °C, and then Stanthorpe Leslie Parade with 27.7 °C.

The coldest day was at Applethorpe with 19.8 °C on 5 February, followed by 19.9 °C there on 22 February.

Some sites had their highest summer temperature on record.
Some sites had their coldest summer day (lowest maximum temperature) on record.
Some sites had their highest summer mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years.

Minimum temperature

Averaged across the state, the minimum temperature was 22.98 °C, 0.67 °C above the historical average of 22.31 °C. It was the tenth-warmest summer since statewide records began in 1910.

In southern and southwest Queensland, not including the southeast, these parts had higher than average overnight temperatures. Nearly 80% of the state was above the 1961-90 average.  More than 40% of the state was over 1 °C above average.

The coldest night was at Applethorpe with 5.5 °C on 7 December, followed by Stanthorpe Leslie Parade with 6.9 °C on 6 December and 7.1 °C on 7 December 2013.

The coolest nights on average were at Applethorpe with 14.5 °C, followed by Stanthorpe Leslie Parade with 15.3 °C, followed by Warwick with 16.0 °C.

The warmest nights on average were at Sweers Island with 26.6 °C, followed by Mornington Island Airport with 26.1 °C, followed by Lake Julius with 26.0 °C.

The warmest night was at Bedourie Police Station with 33.6 °C on 23 January, followed by Thargomindah Airport with 32.7 °C on 15 February, followed by 32.5 °C at Windorah Post Office on 3 January and Bedourie Police Station on 22 January.

Some sites had their lowest summer temperature on record. Some sites had their warmest summer night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record. Some sites had their highest summer mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years. Some sites had their lowest summer mean daily minimum temperature on record. Some sites had their lowest summer mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years.

Wind

The strongest observed wind gust for the summer was at Hamilton Island Airport with 130 km/h on 30 January, followed by Cloncurry Airport with 128 km/h on 25 January, then at Julia Creek Airport on 30 December and Hamilton Island Airport on 29 January, both with 119km/hr.

Tropical cyclones

Tropical cyclones Dylan, Edna and Fletcher impacted the northern parts of Queensland over summer.  Reports, including track maps, for tropical cyclones Dylan and Fletcher are available on the Bureau's website.

December, January and February reports    

For a break down of monthly summaries, the December, January and February summaries are available on the Bureau's website.

Further information

Climate Information Services
Brisbane Regional Office
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (07) 3239 8701

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Extremes in summer 2013-14
Hottest day	48.7 °C at Birdsville Airport on 2 Jan 2014
Warmest days on average	39.4 °C at Birdsville Airport
Coolest days on average	27.4 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse
Coldest day	19.8 °C at Applethorpe on 5 Feb 2014
Coldest night	5.5 °C at Applethorpe on 7 Dec 2013
Coolest nights on average	14.5 °C at Applethorpe
Warmest nights on average	26.6 °C at Sweers Island
Warmest night	33.6 °C at Bedourie Police Station on 23 Jan 2014
Warmest on average overall	32.3 °C at Birdsville Airport
Coolest on average overall	21.2 °C at Applethorpe
Wettest overall	2028.5 mm at Tree House Creek
Wettest day	371.0 mm at Tree House Creek on 3 Feb 2014
Highest wind gust	130 km/h at Hamilton Island Airport on 30 Jan 2014

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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

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Record highest summer daily rainfall
	Highest daily rainfall in summer 2013-14 (mm)		Previous wettest for summer		Years of record
Kowanyama Airport	361.2	on 8 Feb 2014	342.9	on 15 Feb 1949	102
Glencoe	280.0	on 21 Feb 2014	154.0	on 10 Feb 2009	22
Wongan	199.6	on 3 Feb 2014	132.8	on 10 Feb 2009	21

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Record lowest total summer rainfall
	Total rainfall for summer 2013-14 (mm)	Previous driest for summer		Years of record	Average for summer
Toowoomba^	63.6	85.1	in 1919	144	366.2
Gayndah^	64.2	86.3	in 1901	144	321.3
Dalby^	36.8	57.8	in 1902	144	253.6
Pittsworth	78.9	83.1	in 1911	127	268.0
Mt Perry The Pines	105.8	113.2	in 1987	125	424.2
Double Island Point Lighthouse	81.0	102.1	in 1901	120	459.1
Tewantin^	151.6	152.1	in 1969	119	608.6
Gin Gin Post Office	73.2	103.4	in 1989	117	460.1
Warwick^	68.4	78.8	in 1909	116	239.3
Dulacca Truck Stop	44.2	65.5	in 1901	114	234.5
Wallumbilla Post Office	38.0	41.4	in 1901	113	228.3
Pratten	89.0	105.3	in 1900	112	245.4
Kingaroy^	61.2	119.0	in 1977	109	312.5
Leslie Dam	72.0	105.4	in 1977	94	261.0
Coolangatta^	135.4	143.8	in 1939	86	601.6
Wateranga	91.4	119.1	in 1989	82	351.9
Drillham	60.6	84.6	in 1964	78	247.6
Proston Post Office	82.0	98.9	in 1989	77	294.1
Somerset Dam	146.6	148.5	in 1938	76	409.3
Monto Township	84.6	87.3	in 1989	72	317.8
Ellangowan	53.2	142.8	in 1978	60	261.2
Mt Nebo Post Office	157.6	192.5	in 1992	60	537.2
Brian Pastures	58.5	106.8	in 1987	57	297.7
Mount Kroombit	83.0	103.2	in 1989	55	278.6
Queen Mary Falls	146.8	153.0	in 2001	55	463.2
Wandoan Post Office	31.8	72.4	in 1992	55	255.8
Highvale	161.2	193.7	in 1968	49	470.1
Possum Park	70.4	84.3	in 1918	49	252.8
Rocky Point Sugar Mill	101.7	176.3	in 1985	49	473.0
Applethorpe	73.6	140.2	in 2001	44	278.9
Fort Lytton	154.0	157.8	in 1992	43	435.7
Ballandean Post Office	82.4	128.2	in 2006	42	281.1
Macalister	74.6	103.0	in 1978	42	252.3
Miami Bardon Ave	128.0	129.1	in 2001	42	565.4
Kandimulla	53.4	54.0	in 1984	41	197.7
Carneys Creek The Ranch	125.8	138.8	in 2001	37	421.5
Boondall	183.8	189.9	in 2001	34	432.6
Embreys Bridge	87.8	143.6	in 1986	34	289.9
Maclean Bridge	112.4	211.8	in 2001	31	362.6
Burrum Heads	118.8	124.9	in 1989	25	377.6
Corbould Pk Racecourse	265.4	283.5	in 1996	25	610.8
Rainbow Beach	135.2	175.3	in 1992	22	523.0
Felton	101.2	129.4	in 2006	21	257.7
Gold Coast Seaway	104.4	177.0	in 2001	20	433.3
Cooby Creek Dam	79.2	134.2	in 1992	20	275.9

^ note: these observations are taken from the current (open) site, and comparing all available records from both the current and old (closed) site.

Lowest total summer rainfall for at least 20 years
	Total rainfall for summer 2013-14 (mm)	Most recent summer at least this dry		Years since drier	Average for summer
Nanango Wills St	92.0	86.4	in 1900	113	319.9
Killarney Post Office	88.0	84.4	in 1903*	109	277.7
Glenelg	91.2	82.8	in 1914	99	239.8
Gympie	115.8	95.5	in 1918*	93	469.5
Dalveen	78.4	67.6	in 1920*	92	307.6
Mount Joseph	114.4	108.9	in 1918*	92	421.2
Clifton Post Office	117.2	105.4	in 1911*	88	261.0
Canungra Finch Road	128.6	128.1	in 1925*	84	458.7
Yuleba Garden St	53.4	44.8	in 1930	83	237.5
Talwood State School	49.4	30.7	in 1930*	76	208.3
Bell Police	112.8	79.0	in 1931*	75	259.3
Mt Tamborine Fern St	163.4	136.4	in 1938	75	610.8
Lowood Don St	109.4	85.7	in 1938*	73	319.4
Peachester	195.5	188.2	in 1938*	71	684.9
Southport Ridgeway Ave	142.4	109.7	in 1938*	70	511.5
Comet Post Office	92.2	91.2	in 1947	66	271.0
Injune Post Office	84.8	61.3	in 1950	63	266.8
Tarome	147.6	142.6	in 1951	62	415.1
Archerfield Airport	178.4	103.3	in 1951*	59	416.4
Mt Alford	98.0	58.5	in 1918*	59	380.6
Moogerah Dam	129.3	107.6	in 1951*	52	402.9
Havelock	71.4	61.2	in 1964	49	237.1
Kenilworth Township	155.0	151.7	in 1968	45	534.5
Teddington Waterworks	118.1	100.9	in 1968*	44	449.4
Texas Post Office	106.6	103.8	in 1966*	44	245.4
Goomboorian	162.5	138.9	in 1968*	43	500.4
Toogoolawah Post Office	150.2	146.0	in 1976	37	352.5
Maryborough	117.2	103.2	in 1977	36	466.8
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	171.1	164.7	in 1968*	33	644.2
Karoola Park	60.6	41.2	in 1979*	33	202.7
Blackall Township	103.3	70.3	in 1982*	30	235.7
Beerburrum Forest Station	211.0	190.7	in 1985*	27	571.9
Palmwoods	203.6	160.0	in 1985*	27	659.2
Abercorn	94.9	80.4	in 1987	26	283.9
Warkon	95.4	88.7	in 1984*	26	213.1
Hannaford Post Office	122.6	86.8	in 1980*	25	228.6
Colodan	122.2	93.6	in 1989	24	262.6
Longreach Aero	98.0	46.4	in 1989	24	217.5
Mitchell Post Office	68.9	59.8	in 1989	24	223.2
Thangool Airport	86.4	78.4	in 1989	24	287.6
Childers South	107.8	90.8	in 1989*	23	371.0
Esk Post Office	183.8	110.0	in 1985*	23	380.0
Nindigully	60.4	49.0	in 1988*	23	197.3
Seventeen Seventy	207.2	188.8	in 1989*	22	492.0
Sunnybank	87.4	83.4	in 1980*	22	214.5
Bowen Airport	201.4	113.8	in 1989*	21	554.9
Builyan Gum Street	137.8	116.0	in 1989*	21	394.9
Gilberton	224.8	192.8	in 1989*	20	482.0
Jambin Post Office	74.4	74.1	in 1992*	20	301.9
Mungallala	92.8	64.3	in 1989*	20	215.0
Springsure Comet St	147.5	141.0	in 1993	20	310.8

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

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Record highest summer temperature
	Highest temperature in summer 2013-14 (°C)		Previous warmest for summer		Years of record	Average for summer
Bollon Mary St	47.0	on 4 Jan 2014	= 47.0	on 4 Jan 1973	58	34.9
Cunnamulla Post Office	47.2	on 3 Jan 2014	47.0	on 13 Jan 2013	58	35.3
Quilpie Airport	47.1	on 3 Jan 2014	46.5	on 12 Jan 2013	58	36.3
Tambo Post Office	44.5	on 3 Jan 2014	44.2	on 4 Jan 1973	58	34.4
Taroom Post Office	45.3	on 4 Jan 2014	44.0	on 6 Jan 1994	58	33.3
Barcaldine Post Office	44.9	on 4 Jan 2014	44.8	on 4 Jan 1973	53	35.3
Surat	45.7	on 3 Jan 2014	44.0	on 7 Dec 1981	52	33.8
Lockhart River Airport	38.0	on 5 Jan 2014	= 38.0	on 28 Dec 1990	50	31.7
Gympie	42.4	on 4 Jan 2014	42.0	on 26 Dec 2001	49	30.9
Windorah Post Office	48.0	on 3 Jan 2014	47.6	on 12 Jan 2013	49	37.4
Injune Post Office	44.1	on 30 Dec 2013	43.8	on 28 Jan 1980	48	32.9
Applethorpe	37.8	on 3 Jan 2014	37.0	on 19 Jan 2003	45	25.8
Archerfield Airport	43.5	on 4 Jan 2014	43.3	on 26 Jan 1940	39	29.8
Dalby Airport	42.6	on 4 Jan 2014	41.7	on 6 Jan 1994	23	31.7
Logan City Water Treatment Plant	41.9	on 4 Jan 2014	41.0	on 21 Feb 2004	22	29.3
Roma Airport	45.8	on 3 Jan 2014	44.6	on 10 Jan 2013	22	33.2
Goondiwindi Airport	46.4	on 3 Jan 2014	43.8	on 21 Feb 2004	21	32.9
Sunshine Coast Airport	41.3	on 4 Jan 2014	38.7	on 23 Feb 2008	20	28.5

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Record lowest summer daily maximum temperature
	Lowest daily maximum temperature in summer 2013-14 (°C)		Previous coolest for summer		Years of record	Average for summer
Weipa Aero	24.7	on 7 Feb 2014	24.8	on 19 Feb 2001	22	32.4

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Highest summer mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years
	Mean daily maximum temperature for summer 2013-14 (°C)	Most recent summer at least this warm		Years since warmer	Average for summer
Texas Post Office	34.7	35.3	in 1984*	27	33.0

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

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Record highest summer daily minimum temperature
	Highest daily minimum temperature in summer 2013-14 (°C)		Previous warmest for summer		Years of record	Average for summer
Charleville Aero	31.2	on 3 Jan 2014	= 31.2	on 4 Jan 2006	72	21.1
Barcaldine Post Office	30.5	on 4 Jan 2014	30.4	on 2 Dec 1996	53	22.7
Surat	29.4	on 3 Jan 2014	= 29.4	on 9 Feb 2005	52	20.1
Longreach Aero	30.7	on 3 Jan 2014	30.6	on 4 Feb 1968	47	22.5
Mitchell Post Office	29.7	on 3 Jan 2014	29.3	on 10 Dec 2009	46	19.4
Applethorpe	23.0	on 4 Jan 2014	= 23.0	on 21 Feb 2004	45	14.7
Monto Township	26.8	on 5 Jan 2014	26.0	on 20 Jan 1980	41	18.9
Roma Airport	29.2	on 3 Jan 2014	28.6	on 4 Jan 2006	22	20.1
Weipa Aero	28.7	on 5 Jan 2014	28.5	on 7 Dec 2002	22	24.2
Goondiwindi Airport	28.7	on 16 Feb 2014	28.2	on 7 Jan 1994	21	19.6

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Record lowest summer temperature
	Lowest temperature in summer 2013-14 (°C)		Previous coolest for summer		Years of record	Average for summer
Coolangatta	12.2	on 7 Dec 2013	12.5	on 28 Dec 1993	28	20.5

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Highest summer mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years
	Mean daily minimum temperature for summer 2013-14 (°C)	Most recent summer at least this warm		Years since warmer	Average for summer
Mount Isa Aero	24.3	24.5	in 1993	20	23.3

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Record lowest summer mean daily minimum temperature
	Mean daily minimum temperature for summer 2013-14 (°C)	Previous coolest for summer		Years of record	Average for summer
Proserpine Airport	21.5	= 21.5	in 2000	23	22.5

Lowest summer mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years
	Mean daily minimum temperature for summer 2013-14 (°C)	Most recent summer at least this cool		Years since cooler	Average for summer
Palmerville	22.5	22.4	in 1974*	33	22.7

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

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Summary statistics for summer 2013-14
	Maximum temperatures for summer (°C)				Minimum temperatures for summer (°C)				Rainfall for summer (millimetres)
	Mean for summer 2013-14	Diff from average	Highest for summer 2013-14		Mean for summer 2013-14	Diff from average	Lowest for summer 2013-14		Total for summer 2013-14	Average for summer	Rank of summer 2013-14	Fraction of summer average
North Peninsula (district 27)
Coconut Island	31.5	-0.7	35.0	18 Dec 2013	25.6	-0.4	22.4	6 Dec 2013	910.4	730.1	average	125%
Coen Airport	32.1	-0.9	37.4	3 Jan 2014	23.4	-0.5	20.8	6 Dec 2013	806.2	702.3	average	115%
Horn Island	30.9	-0.2	34.4	5 Jan 2014	25.0	-0.3	22.2	31 Dec 2013	1223.8	1075.9	high	114%
Scherger RAAF	32.4		37.2	6 Dec 2013	23.8		21.4	7 Jan 2014	1632.2	1125.6	v high	145%
Weipa Aero	32.3	-0.1	37.1	9 Dec 2013	23.9	-0.3	21.5	7 Jan 2014	1470.4	1324.0	average	111%
South Peninsula (district 28)
Lockhart River Airport	31.0	-0.7	38.0	5 Jan 2014	24.0	+0.4	20.6	6 Dec 2013	1172.2	1000.6	high	117%
Palmerville	33.5	-0.2	38.7	5 Jan 2014	22.5	-0.2	18.2	25 Dec 2013	492.0	687.3	low	72%
Lower Carpentaria (district 29)
Burketown Airport	34.5	-0.3	41.2	7 Jan 2014	24.8	-0.4	21.8	19 Jan 2014	615.0	542.8	average	113%
Century Mine	37.0	+0.1	45.1	2 Jan 2014	24.7	+0.1	21.5	14 Dec 2013	579.0	452.7	high	128%
Cloncurry Airport	38.0	+1.1	44.2	31 Dec 2013	25.7	+1.3	20.1	7 Dec 2013	258.0	364.9	low	71%
Croydon Township	35.7	-0.1	41.5	1 Jan 2014	25.2	+0.9	22.4	7 Feb 2014	356.0	516.2	low	69%
Julia Creek Airport	39.2	+1.6	45.4	1 Jan 2014	24.3	+1.0	15.5	7 Dec 2013	185.6	302.6	v low	61%
Kowanyama Airport	33.4	0.0	38.5	5 Jan 2014	24.6	+0.3	22.4	25 Jan 2014	1783.2	880.4	v high	203%
Lake Julius AWS	37.7		45.5	1 Jan 2014	26.0		22.1	16 Jan 2014	205.2
Mornington Island Airport	32.2		37.1	6 Jan 2014	26.1		22.6	23 Feb 2014	567.0
Mount Isa Aero	37.3	+1.0	44.6	1 Jan 2014	24.3	+1.0	19.4	30 Jan 2014	212.6	284.0	average	75%
Normanton Airport	34.5	0.0	40.3	18 Dec 2013	25.3	0.0	21.4	3 Dec 2013	593.2	568.9	average	104%
Sweers Island	32.4	-0.4	36.5	6 Jan 2014	26.6	+0.1	23.0	24 Feb 2014	538.3	865.7	v low	62%
Upper Carpentaria (district 30)
Georgetown Airport	34.5	+0.2	41.2	30 Dec 2013	23.2	+0.1	20.0	14 Feb 2014	595.8	619.6	average	96%
Hughenden Airport	36.6	+0.9	44.2	5 Jan 2014	23.8	+0.8	18.4	6 Dec 2013	191.4	307.0	low	62%
Richmond Airport	38.0	+1.2	44.6	5 Jan 2014	24.1	+1.1	15.7	7 Dec 2013	198.2	273.3	low	73%
Richmond Post Office	37.7	+0.8	43.9	4 Jan 2014	24.2	+1.6	18.2	7 Dec 2013	225.4	296.8	average	76%
Barron North Coast (district 31)
Cairns Aero	30.9	-0.5	34.3	9 Jan 2014	23.4	-0.2	18.9	5 Dec 2013	775.2	1021.2	low	76%
Cairns Racecourse	31.1		34.8	1 Feb 2014	23.0		18.5	5 Dec 2013	921.0
Cape Flattery	31.9	-0.3	35.5	2 Feb 2014	24.7	-0.1	19.5	28 Dec 2013	716.2	673.8	average	106%
Cooktown Airport	31.6	-0.3	38.0	4 Jan 2014	24.0	-0.4	18.8	28 Dec 2013	659.8	734.9	average	90%
Low Isles Lighthouse	31.8	-0.3	37.2	5 Jan 2014	24.8	-0.6	21.6	4 Dec 2013	1036.7	1032.0	average	100%
Mareeba Airport	31.0	-0.2	37.8	5 Jan 2014	20.6	-0.6	16.2	24 Dec 2013	273.8	562.1	v low	49%
Herbert North Coast (district 32)
Cape Ferguson NTC AWS	28.4		30.7	29 Jan 2014	25.1		22.0	31 Jan 2014
Cardwell Marine Pde	30.3	-1.1	33.3	4 Jan 2014	23.3	+0.6	19.0	5 Dec 2013	936.0	1098.3	average	85%
Ingham Composite	32.0	-0.1	37.9	4 Jan 2014	22.5	-0.3	17.8	4 Dec 2013	569.8	1096.6	low	52%
Innisfail	30.5	-0.3	33.8	1 Feb 2014	23.3	+0.7	20.4	4 Dec 2013	1315.1	1371.5	average	96%
Lucinda Point	29.3	-0.7	31.5	31 Jan 2014	25.1	-0.1	22.2	5 Dec 2013	388.2	490.7	average	79%
South Johnstone Exp Stn	30.5	-0.5	35.5	1 Feb 2014	22.5	+0.1	17.5	5 Dec 2013	1413.5	1377.8	average	103%
Townsville Aero	31.9	+0.6	35.8	29 Jan 2014	24.3	+0.2	21.0	4 Dec 2013	443.4	707.7	low	63%
East Central Coast (district 33)
Alva Beach	30.5	-0.6	33.0	26 Jan 2014	24.5	-0.1	20.5	25 Feb 2014	318.6	630.1	low	51%
Ayr DPI Research Stn	31.6	-0.2	35.0	25 Jan 2014	22.2	-0.3	18.2	4 Dec 2013	287.6	558.2	low	52%
Bowen Airport	31.1	-0.2	33.4	24 Jan 2014	23.1	-0.6	18.3	4 Dec 2013	201.4	554.9	v low	36%
Collinsville Post Office	33.8	+0.5	41.3	5 Jan 2014	21.0	-0.7	16.4	9 Dec 2013	197.0	391.8	low	50%
Hamilton Island Airport	29.3	-0.4	31.9	6 Jan 2014	24.3	-0.4	21.5	17 Feb 2014	440.0	732.1	v low	60%
Mackay Aero	30.6	+0.3	35.4	4 Jan 2014	22.5	-0.3	17.4	4 Dec 2013	470.8	807.7	low	58%
Mackay M.O	30.2	+0.3	35.1	29 Dec 2013	23.4	+0.1	18.8	4 Dec 2013	562.6	792.9	average	71%
Proserpine Airport	31.4	-0.1	38.0	4 Jan 2014	21.5	-1.0	16.3	4 Dec 2013	788.2	849.2	average	93%
Rosslyn Bay NTC AWS	27.6		31.1	4 Jan 2014	23.9		21.1	13 Dec 2013
Samuel Hill Aero	30.0	-0.6	35.8	30 Dec 2013	20.2	-0.9	14.3	9 Dec 2013	666.0	713.1	average	93%
St Lawrence	30.9	-0.6	34.3	7 Jan 2014	21.5	-1.3	17.5	3 Dec 2013	348.6	587.3	low	59%
Williamson	30.6		35.0	4 Jan 2014	21.6		17.0	10 Dec 2013	358.6	536.0	low	67%
Woolshed	29.0	+0.6	37.2	4 Jan 2014	20.3	-0.4	17.7	9 Dec 2013	911.4	669.8	average	136%
Yeppoon The Esplanade	28.8	-0.3	35.2	4 Jan 2014	23.0	-0.4	18.6	10 Dec 2013	306.6	416.4	low	74%
West Central Coast (district 34)
Charters Towers Airport	33.8	+0.2	42.0	5 Jan 2014	21.7	-0.5	18.7	13 Feb 2014	237.9	387.9	average	61%
Moranbah Airport	34.3		42.7	31 Dec 2013	20.0		14.9	10 Dec 2013	195.6
Central Highlands (district 35)
Blackwater Airport	34.7		43.7	4 Jan 2014	20.9		17.2	7 Dec 2013	114.4
Clermont Airport	33.7		44.3	31 Dec 2013	20.5		16.0	21 Dec 2013	277.0
Emerald Airport	34.5	+0.5	44.4	4 Jan 2014	21.0	-0.8	17.0	7 Dec 2013	126.2	259.2	low	49%
Lochington	35.3		45.7	4 Jan 2014	21.0		14.9	7 Dec 2013	109.6
Rolleston Airport	35.1		43.7	4 Jan 2014	20.3		13.6	7 Dec 2013	123.2
Springsure Comet St	33.8	+0.4	43.8	4 Jan 2014	20.1	-0.3	13.7	1 Dec 2013	147.5	310.8	low	47%
Tambo Post Office	35.7	+1.3	44.5	3 Jan 2014	21.3	+1.5	11.2	6 Dec 2013	201.8	228.0	average	89%
Taroom Post Office	35.3	+2.0	45.3	4 Jan 2014	20.4	+0.2	11.3	7 Dec 2013	118.3	277.7	v low	43%
Central Lowlands (district 36)
Barcaldine Post Office	35.9	+0.6	44.9	4 Jan 2014	23.9	+1.2	19.4	6 Dec 2013	356.3	228.7	high	156%
Blackall Airport	36.6	+1.3	45.7	3 Jan 2014	23.0	+0.9	15.9	6 Dec 2013	156.6	294.8	low	53%
Isisford Post Office	37.1	+0.6	46.6	3 Jan 2014	23.9	+1.5	17.2	6 Dec 2013	191.4	196.6	average	97%
Longreach Aero	37.9	+1.2	46.3	3 Jan 2014	23.5	+1.0	17.8	6 Dec 2013	98.0	217.5	low	45%
Upper Western (district 37)
Camooweal Township	37.4	+0.2	46.0	2 Jan 2014	25.1	+1.2	18.4	7 Dec 2013	248.2	253.2	average	98%
New May Downs	36.9		44.4	2 Jan 2014	24.9		19.6	6 Dec 2013	206.0
The Monument Airport	37.9	+0.6	45.9	2 Jan 2014	24.8	+1.1	15.8	7 Dec 2013	271.2	199.2	high	136%
Trepell Airport	38.5	+1.0	46.1	31 Dec 2013	24.8	+1.1	16.0	7 Dec 2013	114.6	211.4	low	54%
Urandangi Aerodrome	38.9		47.3	2 Jan 2014	24.7		13.1	7 Dec 2013	158.4
Winton Airport	38.9	+1.4	46.4	3 Jan 2014	24.8	+1.5	18.8	7 Dec 2013	141.0	193.1	low	73%
Lower Western (district 38)
Birdsville Airport	39.4	+0.4	48.7	2 Jan 2014	25.0	0.0	16.8	6 Dec 2013	26.6	55.3	low	48%
Windorah Post Office	38.4	+1.0	48.0	3 Jan 2014	24.6	+1.2	16.7	23 Feb 2014	148.3	121.0	high	123%
Port Curtis South Coast (district 39)
Bundaberg Aero	30.9	+1.0	35.2	3 Jan 2014	20.4	-0.7	14.7	2 Dec 2013	177.0	460.0	v low	38%
Gayndah Airport	34.5	+1.9	43.1	4 Jan 2014	19.6	-0.7	12.7	2 Dec 2013	64.2	321.3	lowest	23%
Gladstone Airport	30.5	+0.1	37.7	4 Jan 2014	22.2	-0.5	18.4	10 Dec 2013	321.2	437.5	average	73%
Gladstone Radar	31.5	+0.4	38.1	4 Jan 2014	22.1	-0.2	18.3	2 Dec 2013	195.6	426.5	low	46%
Lady Elliot Island	29.3	+0.3	31.4	6 Jan 2014	23.9	+0.2	21.3	1 Dec 2013	115.2	381.7	v low	30%
Monto Township	33.0	+1.3	41.3	4 Jan 2014	18.4	-0.5	12.4	2 Dec 2013	84.6	317.8	lowest	27%
Rockhampton Aero	32.2	+0.4	42.0	4 Jan 2014	21.8	0.0	17.4	10 Dec 2013	420.3	383.7	average	110%
Rundle Island	27.6	-0.4	32.0	7 Jan 2014	23.9	-0.3	20.3	3 Feb 2014
Thangool Airport	33.3	+0.2	41.1	4 Jan 2014	18.2	-1.2	12.3	7 Dec 2013	86.4	287.6	v low	30%
Moreton South Coast (district 40)
Amberley AMO	31.5	+0.7	43.9	4 Jan 2014	18.1	-1.1	10.4	7 Dec 2013	168.2	361.6	v low	47%
Archerfield Airport	30.7	+0.9	43.5	4 Jan 2014	19.7	-0.1	12.0	7 Dec 2013	178.4	416.4	v low	43%
Beaudesert Drumley Street	31.8		44.6	4 Jan 2014	17.9		10.8	7 Dec 2013	82.8
Beerburrum Forest Station	30.3	+0.5	43.7	4 Jan 2014	18.6	-0.8	11.6	7 Dec 2013	211.0	571.9	v low	37%
Brisbane	30.2	+0.4	38.7	4 Jan 2014	20.8	-0.2	15.0	7 Dec 2013	178.8	426.2	v low	42%
Brisbane Aero	28.7	0.0	34.3	4 Jan 2014	20.7	-0.1	14.2	2 Dec 2013	150.4	403.7	v low	37%
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	27.4	+0.8	29.9	17 Feb 2014	22.0	+0.3	17.3	1 Dec 2013
Coolangatta	28.6	+0.8	32.9	4 Jan 2014	20.0	-0.5	12.2	7 Dec 2013	135.4	601.6	lowest	28%
Double Island Point Lighthouse	28.9	+1.3	33.7	21 Feb 2014	22.2	+0.1	18.7	1 Dec 2013	81.0	459.1	lowest	18%
Gold Coast Seaway	28.9	+0.5	33.3	4 Jan 2014	21.3	0.0	16.0	7 Dec 2013	104.4	433.3	v low	24%
Gympie	32.0	+1.1	42.4	4 Jan 2014	18.9	-0.4	12.1	7 Dec 2013	115.8	469.5	v low	25%
Hervey Bay Airport	30.1	+0.3	32.9	21 Feb 2014	21.1	-0.6	14.2	8 Dec 2013	126.8	440.9	v low	29%
Kingaroy Airport	31.4	+1.4	41.0	4 Jan 2014	16.6	-0.9	8.8	7 Dec 2013	61.2	312.5	lowest	22%
Logan City Water Treatment Plant	29.7	+0.4	41.9	4 Jan 2014	20.2	+0.2	13.5	7 Dec 2013	162.3	403.9	v low	40%
Maryborough	31.8	+1.3	36.4	21 Feb 2014	19.7	-0.6	14.0	9 Dec 2013	117.2	466.8	v low	25%
Nambour Daff - Hillside	29.7		43.3	4 Jan 2014	19.5		13.0	7 Dec 2013	160.9
Rainbow Beach	28.7	+0.2	36.6	4 Jan 2014					135.2	523.0	lowest	26%
Redcliffe	28.4	-0.3	34.4	5 Dec 2013	21.5	-0.1	15.7	3 Dec 2013	134.2
Sunshine Coast Airport	29.5	+1.0	41.3	4 Jan 2014	20.2	-0.6	13.6	4 Dec 2013	152.2	489.6	lowest	31%
Tewantin RSL Park	28.6	+0.4	41.7	4 Jan 2014	21.3	-0.2	15.9	4 Dec 2013	151.6	608.6	lowest	29%
Toolara (Kelly)	31.9	+0.9	41.7	4 Jan 2014	20.0	-0.4	14.7	2 Dec 2013	175.8	526.8	v low	33%
University of Queensland Gatton	32.5	+1.3	44.2	4 Jan 2014	18.0	-0.7	10.5	7 Dec 2013	151.8	311.4	v low	49%
East Darling Downs (district 41)
Applethorpe	27.8	+2.0	37.8	3 Jan 2014	14.5	-0.2	5.5	7 Dec 2013	73.6	278.9	lowest	26%
Dalby Airport	33.3	+1.6	42.6	4 Jan 2014	17.7	-0.6	10.5	7 Dec 2013	36.8	253.6	lowest	14%
Goondiwindi Airport	34.7	+1.8	46.4	3 Jan 2014	20.0	+0.4	9.4	7 Dec 2013	83.0	248.8	v low	33%
Oakey Aero	31.4	+1.1	41.7	4 Jan 2014	17.2	-0.1	10.6	7 Dec 2013	109.6	257.1	v low	43%
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	27.7	+0.8	37.1	3 Jan 2014	15.3	+0.2	6.9	6 Dec 2013	121.8	277.1	v low	44%
Texas Post Office	34.7	+1.7	44.2	3 Jan 2014	18.4	+0.3	7.6	6 Dec 2013	106.6	245.4	v low	43%
Toowoomba Airport	28.7	+1.2	39.5	4 Jan 2014	16.8	-0.4	11.5	6 Dec 2013	63.6	366.2	lowest	20%
Warwick	30.9	+1.5	40.9	4 Jan 2014	16.0	-0.6	9.1	7 Dec 2013	68.4	249.7	v low	27%
West Darling Downs (district 42)
Miles Constance Street	34.4	+1.5	43.8	29 Dec 2013	19.7	-0.1	9.0	7 Dec 2013	103.8	239.4	v low	43%
Maranoa (district 43)
Injune Post Office	34.7	+1.8	44.1	30 Dec 2013	19.7	+0.8	9.7	7 Dec 2013	84.8	266.8	v low	32%
Mitchell Post Office	35.9	+2.4	45.2	3 Jan 2014	20.3	+0.9	9.5	7 Dec 2013	68.9	223.2	v low	31%
Roma Airport	35.4	+2.2	45.8	3 Jan 2014	20.6	+0.5	8.1	7 Dec 2013	95.6	238.0	low	40%
St George Airport	35.4	+1.5	47.2	3 Jan 2014	21.5	+0.5	10.5	6 Dec 2013	118.8	198.6	low	60%
Surat	35.0	+1.2	45.7	3 Jan 2014	21.1	+1.0	10.8	7 Dec 2013	116.8	218.4	low	53%
Warrego (district 44)
Charleville Aero	36.4	+1.9	46.1	3 Jan 2014	22.3	+1.2	11.6	7 Dec 2013	141.2	199.8	average	71%
Cunnamulla Post Office	36.5	+1.2	47.2	3 Jan 2014	22.5	+0.9	13.0	3 Dec 2013	150.0	138.8	average	108%
Far Southwest (district 45)
Ballera Gas Field	38.7	+0.7	47.8	2 Jan 2014	24.6	+0.2	14.8	6 Dec 2013	49.6	65.4	average	76%
Thargomindah Airport	38.0	+1.1	46.9	2 Jan 2014	24.4	+0.3	13.9	6 Dec 2013	154.8	119.8	high	129%
Offshore Islands (district 200)
Middle Percy Island	28.2	0.0	30.8	25 Jan 2014	22.8	-0.3	20.6	5 Feb 2014	234.4	519.2	low	45%
Willis Island	30.5	-0.1	32.6	25 Jan 2014	25.7	+0.1	23.1	15 Dec 2013	152.4	516.7	v low	29%

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