Tuesday, 1 May 2018 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC14R0

Queensland in April 2018: A very dry month; warm days and night overall

April rainfall was well below average across much of Queensland, but there were pockets of above average falls in the far southwest and about the central coast. Temperatures were very warm for both days and nights. Queensland had its fourth-warmest April on record in terms of mean temperature. The statewide mean maximum temperature for April was the fifth-warmest on record and the mean minimum temperature was the seventh-warmest on record.

Dry month for most of the State

• Rainfall was well below average across much of Queensland, with only small areas in the far southwest and central Queensland coast reporting above average falls
• Tropical cyclone Iris formed in the Coral Sea off the coast of Townsville on the 2nd, and tracked southeast but remained off the coast
• Iris did not make landfall although it generated thunderstorms and showers with moderate falls in the first week, affecting the area from the central to southeastern Queensland coast
• A moist onshore flow brought showers to parts of the central coast on the 12th and 13th while an inland trough triggered thunderstorms over the southern and central interior
• A coastal trough produced isolated thunderstorms between Cairns and Townsville around the 16th, with moderate rainfall totals recorded about the north tropical coast
• Widespread showers and storms with moderate falls were recorded over inland southern Queensland and southeastern Queensland from the 19th to the 23rd, with Southwood reporting its highest April daily rainfall on record
• Some locations had their lowest total April rainfall for several decades

Very warm days and nights

• Queensland had its fourth-warmest April on record in terms of mean temperature at 1.90 °C above the long-term average of 23.60 °C
• The State's mean maximum temperature was the fifth-warmest on record at 2.22 °C above the April average
• Days were warmer than usual in central and western districts, while temperatures were near-average around central and north tropical Queensland
• A few locations had their highest April mean daily maximum temperature on record
  
• Point Lookout had its highest April temperature on record; and Mitchell had a record run of 18 consecutive days at or above 30 °C (previous April record was 13 days)
• More information about the heat that affected much of Australia can be found in a Special Climate Statement: Persistent summer-like heat sets many April records
• Queensland's mean minimum temperature was seventh-warmest on record, and 1.58 °C above average
• Overnight temperatures were warmer than usual in the southwest and southern interior; but cooler than average about northern interior and Cape York Peninsula
• Sunshine Coast Airport had its warmest April night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record with 24.6 °C on the 2nd
• Some locations in the southeast had their highest April mean daily minimum temperature on record or equal warmest in several decades
• As a result of both warm days and nights, some locations had their highest April mean temperature on record including Rockhampton, Texas and Coolangatta

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Extremes in April 2018
Hottest day	39.9 °C at Urandangi Aerodrome on the 1st
Warmest days on average	36.6 °C at Century Mine
Coolest days on average	23.1 °C at Applethorpe
Coldest day	19.2 °C at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade on the 24th
Coldest night	3.8 °C at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade on the 30th
Coolest nights on average	10.1 °C at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade
Warmest nights on average	25.8 °C at Coconut Island
Warmest night	28.4 °C at Sweers Island on the 17th
Warmest on average overall	29.4 °C at Coconut Island
Coolest on average overall	16.8 °C at Applethorpe
Wettest overall	270.0 mm at Mount Jukes
Wettest day	120.0 mm at Tully Sugar Mill on the 17th
Strongest wind gust	106 km/h at Hamilton Island Airport on the 4th

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 April daily rainfall
	New record (mm)		Old record		Years of record
Southwood	47.0	on the 20th	46.5	on the 24th in 1996	24

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Lowest April total rainfall for at least 20 years
	Observed (mm)	Most recent lower		Average for April
Low Isles Lighthouse	32.4	30.8	in 1951*	228.7
Lucinda Township	35.1	11.6	in 1995*	206.7

* 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 April temperature
	New record (°C)		Old record		Years of record	Average for April
Point Lookout	31.0	on the 16th	30.6	on the 21st in 2002	21	26.4

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Record highest April mean daily maximum temperature
	New record (°C)	Old record		Years of record	Average for April
Rockhampton Aero	30.5	= 30.5	in 2002	78	28.8
Tewantin RSL Park	26.7	26.6	in 2016	22	25.8

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Record highest April daily minimum temperature
	New record (°C)		Old record		Years of record	Average for April
Sunshine Coast Airport	24.6	on the 2nd	23.4	on the 5th in 2006	24	16.9

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Record highest April mean daily minimum temperature
	New record (°C)	Old record		Years of record	Average for April
Gold Coast Seaway	19.4	19.3	in 2016	26	18.3
Brisbane Aero	17.7	= 17.7	in 2016	23	16.4
Sunshine Coast Airport	19.2	18.4	in 2010	23	16.9
Tewantin RSL Park	19.9	19.2	in 2016	22	18.0

Highest April mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years
	Observed (°C)	Most recent higher		Average for April
Gympie	16.7	=16.7	in 1989	14.7

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Record highest April mean temperature
	New record (°C)	Old record		Years of record	Average for April
Rockhampton Aero	25.1	25.0	in 2016	78	23.4
Texas Post Office	21.7	21.6	in 2016	46	19.6
Coolangatta	22.5	= 22.5	in 2016	29	21.2
Gold Coast Seaway	23.4	= 23.4	in 2016	26	22.1
Sunshine Coast Airport	23.1	22.9	in 2016	23	21.5
Tewantin RSL Park	23.3	22.9	in 2016	22	21.9

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Summary statistics for April 2018
	Maximum temperatures (°C)				Minimum temperatures (°C)				Rainfall (millimetres)
	Mean for April 2018	Diff from average	Highest for April 2018		Mean for April 2018	Diff from average	Lowest for April 2018		Total for April 2018	Average for April	Rank of April 2018	Fraction of April average
North Peninsula (district 27)
Coconut Island	33.0	+1.3	35.3	15th	25.8	0.0	23.9	4th	209.8	160.1	average	131%
Coen Airport	31.6	+0.5	33.2	8th	21.6	-0.3	17.2	28th	0	52.9	v low	0%
Horn Island	31.0	+0.5	32.1	17th	25.7	+0.4	23.3	5th	151.6	233.4	average	65%
Scherger RAAF	33.1	+0.7	35.1	9th	22.0	-0.7	17.9	28th	10.2	100.6	v low	10%
Weipa Aero	32.3	0.0	33.5	9th	22.6	-0.2	18.3	28th	90.8	93.2	average	97%
South Peninsula (district 28)
Palmerville	32.1	-0.1	33.5	9th	19.1	-0.7	13.9	28th	11.0	49.7	low	22%
Lower Carpentaria (district 29)
Burketown Airport	35.7	+1.3	38.4	2nd	20.8	-0.8	16.2	27th	6.0	46.4	average	13%
Century Mine	36.6	+1.7	38.6	2nd	20.6	-0.2	13.9	26th	0	27.8	v low	0%
Cloncurry Airport	34.7	+1.0	37.5	2nd	21.1	+1.0	15.0	26th	0	17.0	lowest	0%
Julia Creek Airport	35.0	+0.5	36.9	17th	17.4	-0.4	11.4	29th	0	13.2	v low	0%
Kowanyama Airport	34.2	+1.2	35.0	17th	22.2	+0.3	17.5	26th	0	54.1	lowest	0%
Lake Julius AWS	34.6		37.6	1st	20.9		15.3	26th	5.8
Mornington Island Airport	32.4		34.4	15th	23.5		19.5	27th	79.6
Mount Isa Aero	33.8	+1.8	36.8	2nd	18.5	0.0	12.6	25th	1.0	13.9	average	7%
Normanton Airport	33.9	-0.3	35.5	15th	22.7	-0.1	17.5	27th	0	29.3	v low	0%
Sweers Island	32.2	+0.7	34.0	2nd	24.3	-0.5	19.3	27th	6.0	44.0	average	14%
Upper Carpentaria (district 30)
Georgetown Airport	31.9	-0.9	33.6	17th	17.9	-1.5	12.4	26th	0.4	17.5	low	2%
Hughenden Airport	33.0	+0.8	35.5	15th	18.8	+0.6	12.0	25th	0	17.6	v low	0%
Richmond Airport	34.4	+1.1	36.8	21st	17.7	-0.2	11.5	25th	0	28.3	lowest	0%
Richmond Post Office	34.0	+1.2	35.9	17th	19.0	+1.9	13.7	26th	0	22.2	lowest	0%
Barron North Coast (district 31)
Cairns Aero	30.6	+1.3	32.0	15th	22.1	+0.4	15.8	27th	45.6	193.1	v low	24%
Cairns Racecourse	30.5		32.3	3rd	21.2		14.7	27th	52.8
Cape Flattery	30.3	+0.3	31.4	2nd	24.6	+0.3	22.1	4th	22.0	168.6	v low	13%
Cooktown Airport	29.7	+0.6	31.5	4th	22.9	-0.1	16.3	26th	14.6	150.5	v low	10%
Low Isles Lighthouse	30.0	+0.6	32.1	3rd	25.0	+0.9	22.6	29th	32.4	228.7	v low	14%
Mareeba Airport	28.8	+0.3	30.5	8th	19.0	+0.1	13.4	26th	4.2	40.2	low	10%
Walkamin Research Station	27.4	+0.8	29.0	5th	17.8	-0.3	11.5	26th	15.0	50.7	low	30%
Herbert North Coast (district 32)
Cardwell Marine Pde	29.6	+0.4	31.7	1st	20.9	+0.7	15.4	27th	40.8	206.8	v low	20%
Cowley Beach (Defence)	28.8		30.8	4th	22.1		15.2	27th	179.0
Ingham Composite	30.1	+1.0	33.0	1st	20.9	+0.5	15.7	27th	88.3	198.7	low	44%
Innisfail	29.4	+1.1	31.7	4th	20.9	+0.4	15.9	27th	181.7	451.9	low	40%
Innisfail Aerodrome	29.4		31.4	4th	20.2		13.1	27th	163.8
Lucinda Point	27.9	0.0	29.9	1st	23.9	+0.6	21.1	27th	21.2	89.5	low	24%
Mount Stuart (Defence)	29.9		31.6	1st	21.0		18.5	28th	38.2
South Johnstone Exp Stn	29.1	+0.9	31.4	4th	21.0	+0.5	14.5	27th	151.2	387.9	low	39%
Townsville Aero	30.5	+0.8	32.0	1st	21.5	+0.9	17.1	27th	10.2	65.1	low	16%
East Central Coast (district 33)
Alva Beach	29.0	0.0	30.8	1st	21.2	+0.3	18.1	24th	27.6	64.2	average	43%
Ayr DPI Research Stn	29.9	+0.3	31.9	8th	20.1	+1.1	16.0	26th	13.8	47.2	average	29%
Bowen Airport AWS	28.9		30.7	27th	21.3		15.5	26th	147.6
Collinsville Post Office	30.7	+0.4	33.0	7th	17.3	+0.3	12.9	28th	33.6	41.8	average	80%
Hamilton Island Airport	26.3	-0.6	28.4	17th	22.8	+0.1	21.2	15th	171.0	139.1	average	123%
Mackay Aero	27.9	+0.2	29.8	27th	20.7	+1.3	15.1	27th	166.2	164.2	average	101%
Mackay M.O	27.2	+0.5	29.1	26th	21.1	+0.9	16.8	27th	191.0	146.5	high	130%
Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club)	27.9		30.3	27th	19.9		14.3	27th	212.6
Proserpine Airport	28.2	-0.5	30.3	1st	20.0	+0.9	13.9	26th	198.8	119.3	high	167%
Samuel Hill Aero	27.5	+0.2	30.4	26th	19.5	+1.5	14.4	27th	191.0	128.8	high	148%
St Lawrence	29.7	+0.5	33.2	26th	19.2	+0.8	13.3	27th	32.0	39.6	average	81%
Townsville- Fanning River (Defence)	29.5		31.1	9th	17.7		12.6	26th	23.6
Williamson	28.6	-0.2	31.0	27th	19.3	+1.2	13.8	30th	53.0	51.8	average	102%
Woolshed	26.7	+0.5	29.2	1st			11.3	27th	0	64.2	lowest	0%
Yeppoon The Esplanade	26.8	+0.2	29.3	26th	20.9	+1.2	16.9	26th	82.6	70.9	average	117%
West Central Coast (district 34)
Charters Towers Airport	30.4	+0.2	32.4	9th	18.3	0.0	13.1	30th	12.2	26.4	average	46%
Moranbah Airport	31.3		34.5	15th	17.4		11.4	27th	8.0
Central Highlands (district 35)
Blackwater Airport	31.4		34.7	16th	17.4		11.4	25th	6.4
Clermont Airport	31.0		34.3	15th	16.1		8.3	28th	6.0
Emerald Airport	31.8	+1.9	34.7	16th	18.2	+1.3	12.8	26th	6.2	29.1	average	21%
Lochington	31.9		35.4	16th	16.5		9.7	28th	7.4
Rolleston Airport	30.6		34.6	16th	16.0		10.1	26th	25.2
Springsure Comet St	30.1	+1.1	33.4	17th	15.7	+0.8	10.2	28th	7.8	39.0	average	20%
Tambo Post Office	30.4	+1.2	33.3	10th	14.0	+1.3	6.8	28th	33.4	35.9	average	93%
Taroom Post Office	30.7	+1.9	34.1	17th	13.8	-0.3	9.6	30th	16.0	34.6	average	46%
Central Lowlands (district 36)
Barcaldine Post Office	32.7	+2.6	35.8	17th	19.8	+3.0	14.6	25th	1.2	35.0	low	3%
Blackall Airport	32.1	+1.2	35.0	18th	16.7	+0.9	9.8	26th	8.8	21.7	average	41%
Isisford Post Office	32.6	+1.8	34.8	17th	17.8	+1.8	10.3	28th	33.0	35.5	average	93%
Longreach Aero	34.0	+2.5	36.5	17th	18.9	+2.4	12.6	29th	2.8	34.3	average	8%
Upper Western (district 37)
Camooweal Township	35.6	+2.5	37.9	2nd	19.0	+1.0	12.1	29th	6.2	14.0	average	44%
Carters Bore	33.7		36.8	2nd	22.0		16.1	29th	8.2
New May Downs	33.5		36.9	2nd	20.5		16.6	29th	3.8
The Monument Airport	34.0	+1.3	37.1	2nd	18.0	+0.7	10.6	29th	1.0	11.6	average	9%
Trepell Airport	33.6	+0.4	36.3	2nd	18.5	+0.7	12.6	28th	8.0	12.0	high	67%
Urandangi Aerodrome	36.3		39.9	1st	18.1		11.1	25th	0
Winton Airport	34.1	+1.3	36.5	17th	18.2	+0.8	12.5	29th	0.2	16.6	average	1%
Lower Western (district 38)
Bedourie	34.8	+2.6	38.5	1st	18.7	+1.4	12.5	29th	42.2	9.8	v high	431%
Birdsville Airport	34.9	+3.1	39.5	1st	20.0	+2.9	13.2	29th	0	1.4	v low	0%
Boulia Airport	35.0	+3.5	38.4	2nd	20.7	+3.5	14.7	29th	0	13.1	lowest	0%
Windorah Airport	34.1		38.2	2nd	20.2		12.7	28th	0
Port Curtis South Coast (district 39)
Bundaberg Aero	28.6	+1.1	31.9	17th	18.4	+0.9	14.5	25th	21.2	55.9	low	38%
Gayndah Airport	30.6	+1.6	34.3	16th	15.8	+0.7	10.5	30th	6.6	21.4	low	31%
Gladstone Airport	29.1	+1.0	32.6	26th	20.1	+1.1	16.9	27th	15.2	41.5	average	37%
Gladstone Radar	29.8	+1.4	32.8	26th	20.5	+0.9	17.9	24th	15.6	46.8	average	33%
Lady Elliot Island	27.6	+1.0	29.6	20th	22.4	+0.6	17.9	25th	65.4	102.0	low	64%
Monto Township	28.8	+1.1	33.2	17th	14.8	+1.1	9.0	29th	5.9	43.3	low	14%
Rockhampton Aero	30.5	+1.7	33.8	17th	19.6	+1.6	14.5	27th	20.0	43.2	average	46%
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	27.3	+0.5	30.0	15th	20.8	+0.9	17.5	29th	145.4	120.8	high	120%
Seventeen Seventy	26.7	+0.3	28.7	17th	20.4	+1.0	16.9	30th	66.4	100.2	average	66%
Thangool Airport	30.8	+1.3	35.2	16th	15.1	+1.1	9.1	29th	17.6	33.5	average	53%
Moreton South Coast (district 40)
Amberley AMO	28.3	+1.1	34.5	15th	13.7	-0.3	8.5	30th	18.4	54.5	average	34%
Archerfield Airport	27.9	+1.4	32.1	15th	16.0	+0.9	11.3	30th	34.0	78.2	average	43%
Beaudesert Drumley Street	28.4	+1.8	33.8	15th	14.6	+0.6	11.1	16th	17.2	46.8	average	37%
Beerburrum Forest Station	27.1	+0.6	32.5	15th	16.7	+1.0	11.6	30th	48.0	114.5	low	42%
Brisbane	27.8	+0.7	32.0	16th	18.0	+0.7	14.9	30th	36.0	62.5	average	58%
Brisbane Aero	26.6	+0.6	29.7	16th	17.7	+1.3	14.2	30th	38.2	74.1	average	52%
Canungra (Defence)	26.7		32.1	15th	13.3		7.2	30th	22.6
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	25.4	+1.1	28.9	17th	20.6	+1.5	16.4	30th	77.8	144.5	average	54%
Coolangatta	26.8	+1.4	31.5	15th	18.2	+1.2	13.6	17th	44.4	162.0	low	27%
Double Island Point Lighthouse	26.1	+1.2	31.1	16th	20.8	+1.0	16.9	22nd	67.2	127.8	low	53%
Gold Coast Seaway	27.5	+1.6	31.1	16th	19.4	+1.1	15.4	24th	27.8	124.6	v low	22%
Greenbank (Defence)	27.8		33.6	15th	14.7		8.9	30th	36.4
Gympie	27.7	+0.4	31.9	16th	16.7	+2.0	11.5	30th	77.4	82.9	average	93%
Hervey Bay Airport	27.4	+0.4	29.1	17th	18.8	+1.1	15.4	26th	66.0	69.4	average	95%
Kingaroy Airport	26.6	+0.8	31.2	17th	12.1	0.0	6.5	30th	1.6	21.7	v low	7%
Logan City Water Treatment Plant	27.2	+0.8	32.0	15th	17.3	+1.3	13.2	29th	56.6	80.1	average	71%
Maryborough	28.5	+1.1	31.5	17th	17.8	+1.2	14.1	25th	105.8	86.5	high	122%
Nambour Daff - Hillside	26.4	+0.2	28.5	14th	17.9	+1.1	14.2	24th	70.2	164.2	low	43%
Point Lookout	27.4	+1.0	31.0	16th	20.3	+0.8	16.3	30th	110.4	171.4	low	64%
Rainbow Beach	26.8	+0.7	30.7	15th					109.6	131.5	average	83%
Redcliffe	26.8	+0.9	30.1	16th	18.9	+1.2	15.1	30th	15.6	93.0	low	17%
Redland (Alexandra Hills)	26.4		29.2	16th	17.4		13.3	30th	40.2
Sunshine Coast Airport	27.1	+1.1	31.4	15th	19.2	+2.3	15.4	24th	58.8	152.1	low	39%
Tewantin RSL Park	26.7	+0.9	30.8	16th	19.9	+1.9	16.5	10th	57.0	153.7	low	37%
Tin Can Bay (Defence)	27.0		31.1	17th	18.9		15.8	25th	106.4
University of Queensland Gatton	29.4	+2.3	34.0	15th	13.3	-0.4	9.4	30th	4.0	48.6	v low	8%
East Darling Downs (district 41)
Applethorpe	23.1	+1.9	27.5	9th	10.4	+0.7	4.0	30th	19.4	43.6	average	44%
Dalby Airport	29.2	+2.0	33.5	10th	13.2	+0.7	8.0	30th	8.4	19.1	average	44%
Oakey Aero	27.6	+1.8	31.5	15th	11.8	0.0	5.8	30th	3.8	29.9	low	13%
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	23.5	+1.4	28.1	9th	10.1	+0.5	3.8	30th	11.2	42.0	low	27%
Texas Post Office	29.7	+2.3	34.0	10th	13.7	+1.9	8.1	30th	13.6	34.3	average	40%
Toowoomba Airport	24.8	+1.6	29.1	15th	14.5	+1.1	8.9	30th	23.0	26.8	average	86%
Warwick	26.5	+1.6	30.6	9th	12.4	+1.0	7.7	17th	5.0	28.6	low	17%
West Darling Downs (district 42)
Miles Constance Street	29.5	+1.6	33.5	10th	13.8	+0.5	7.8	30th	1.8	26.6	low	7%
Maranoa (district 43)
Injune Post Office	29.5	+1.8	32.3	10th	12.4	+0.5	6.2	26th	6.2	40.0	low	16%
Mitchell Post Office	30.6	+3.1	34.1	10th			5.2	28th	13.1	33.4	average	39%
Roma Airport	30.4	+2.3	34.4	10th	12.5	+0.1	6.3	30th	1.0	32.5	low	3%
St George Airport	30.5	+2.5	35.6	10th	15.4	+1.5	9.3	30th	0	21.1	lowest	0%
Surat	30.4	+2.2	35.3	10th	15.0	+1.8	9.2	30th	0.6	30.6	low	2%
Warrego (district 44)
Charleville Aero	31.0	+2.8	34.8	10th	16.0	+2.2	10.1	30th	33.0	29.2	high	113%
Cunnamulla Post Office	32.0	+4.0	36.2	10th	17.4	+3.2	11.3	30th	12.0	26.5	average	45%
Far Southwest (district 45)
Ballera Gas Field	33.9	+3.6	38.6	1st	20.0	+3.2	14.0	30th	0	9.4	v low	0%
Thargomindah Airport	33.2	+3.5	37.8	11th	19.4	+2.7	13.5	30th	0.4	13.4	average	3%
Offshore Islands (district 200)
Frederick Reef	26.4		28.0	5th	24.3		22.0	4th
Middle Percy Island	25.4	-0.3	27.3	14th	21.6	+0.4	18.0	28th	132.8	117.9	average	113%
Willis Island	28.9	0.0	29.8	17th	25.4	+0.6	24.0	12th	101.6	125.8	average	81%

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