Thursday, 1 October 2020 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC14R0
Queensland in September 2020: above average rainfall, and warm days and nights in the west
It was the second-warmest September on record for Queensland overall. Mean minimum temperatures were very much above average across most of Queensland, and it was the third-highest for September on record, and highest since 2010 for the state as a whole. Mean maximum temperatures were above average across most of the state, and very much above average in the west. The statewide mean maximum temperature was the ninth-highest for September on record. Rainfall was above average for most of western two-thirds of the state. Below average rainfall was recorded in the far south-east though September is typically dry.
Above average rainfall in western, central and southern inland Queensland
- Rainfall was above average in most of the western two-thirds of the state, which covers from the west to the northern and southern interior, and the north-east coast.
- Below average rainfall was reported across some parts of southeast inland districts, while near average rainfall was recorded elsewhere.
- Onshore flow produced coastal showers during the month, with heavier showers about the north tropical coast.
- Showers and storms produced moderate falls over south-east inland parts on the 11th.
- Thunderstorms developed over south-west, southern inland and central Queensland between the 19th and 22nd, bringing widespread moderate falls across inland Queensland.
- A number of locations reported their highest September daily rainfall on record.
- A number of sites in the north tropical coast and north-west had their wettest September rainfall on record or wettest in several decades.
Second-warmest September on record, very warm nights in the south-west
- The mean temperature was 2.60 °C above average, and the second-warmest on record for Queensland as a whole.
- Queensland's mean maximum temperature was 2.11 °C above the long-term average and the ninth-warmest for September on record
- Queensland's mean minimum temperature was 3.09 °C above the long-term average, and the third-warmest for September on record, and warmest since 2010.
- Mean maximum temperatures were above average across most of the state, and well above average in western and southern inland districts.
- Mean minimum temperatures were above average across the whole state, and most of areas were well above average, with record warm in southern inland districts.
- There were some warm nights due to thick cloud during the month, with some locations in the Gulf Country reporting their warmest September night on record on the 18th, and in parts of the south-east on the 22nd or 23rd.
- A number of sites in the southern and central inland districts had their highest September mean daily minimum temperature on record or their highest September mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years.
- For the year-to-date (January to September), Queensland's mean maximum temperature and mean minimum temperature were both more than a degree above average.
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in September 2020 | |
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| Hottest day | 40.5 °C at Julia Creek Airport on the 21st |
| Warmest days on average | 35.9 °C at Kowanyama Airport |
| Coolest days on average | 20.1 °C at Applethorpe |
| Coldest day | 11.9 °C at Applethorpe on the 10th |
| Coldest night | -3.8 °C at Applethorpe on the 27th |
| Coolest nights on average | 6.5 °C at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade |
| Warmest nights on average | 24.5 °C at Horn Island |
| Warmest night | 27.2 °C at Lake Julius AWS on the 21st |
| Warmest on average overall | 29.0 °C at Normanton Airport |
| Coolest on average overall | 13.5 °C at Applethorpe |
| Wettest overall | 645.0 mm at Bellenden Ker Top Stn |
| Wettest day | 170.0 mm at Bellenden Ker Top Stn on the 18th |
| Strongest wind gust | 102 km/h at Thargomindah Airport on the 21st |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record highest September daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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| Barcaldine Downs | 44.0 | on the 20th | 39.0 | on the 4th in 2008 | 50 | |
| Westerton | 110.0 | on the 19th | 32.0 | on the 29th in 1979 | 38 | |
| Boodjamulla - Lawn Hill NP | 6.0 | on the 21st | 4.8 | on the 21st in 2016 | 35 | |
| Galway Downs | 37.0 | on the 19th | 24.0 | on the 19th in 2010 | 24 | |
| Cooktown Airport | 17.2 | on the 14th | 7.6 | on the 6th in 2013 | 21 | |
| Julia Creek Airport | 25.2 | on the 22nd | 10.6 | on the 21st in 2016 | 20 | |
| Record highest September total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for September |
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| Fraser Island Eurong | 210.8 | 187.4 | in 1998 | 38 | 52.7 |
| Westerton | 110.0 | 55.0 | in 1979 | 38 | 9.2 |
| Cooktown Airport | 36.6 | 25.0 | in 2010 | 21 | 8.5 |
| Julia Creek Airport | 28.2 | 23.0 | in 2010 | 20 | 4.2 |
| Highest September total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for September |
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| Lands End Station | 28.0 | 78.6 | in 1978 | 4.7 | |
| Brinard Station | 23.8 | 42.4 | in 1982* | 3.9 | |
| Corfield-Manuka St | 32.0 | 59.0 | in 1978* | 5.6 | |
| Tinaroo Falls Dam | 45.0 | 58.0 | in 1992* | 15.4 | |
| Mt Sophia | 163.0 | 182.0 | in 1998* | 74.0 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
| Record lowest September total rainfall | |||||
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Average for September |
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| Glenaven | 0.8 | = 0.8 | in 2019 | 84 | 35.4 |
| Vincent Vale | 0.4 | 0.6 | in 2017 | 60 | 39.5 |
| Lauriedale | 0.0 | 2.4 | in 2019 | 30 | 32.5 |
| The Bluestone | 0.4 | 1.4 | in 2000 | 25 | 37.0 |
| Pratten Condamine River | 1.4 | 2.0 | in 2017 | 24 | 33.1 |
| Lowest September total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Most recent lower |
Average for September |
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| Jandowae Post Office | 0.2 | 0.0 | in 1929 | 33.8 | |
| Doctors Creek | 0.6 | 0.0 | in 1953 | 35.0 | |
| Bell Police | 0.6 | 0.0 | in 1967* | 33.4 | |
| Cooranga North | 1.5 | 0.0 | in 1967* | 33.4 | |
| Macalister | 0.6 | 0.2 | in 1980 | 31.6 | |
| Maroon Dam | 1.6 | 0.0 | in 1980 | 34.6 | |
| Lumeah | 2.2 | 0.0 | in 1981* | 36.5 | |
| Maroon | 1.4 | =1.4 | in 1991 | 40.0 | |
| Pechey Forestry | 0.4 | 0.0 | in 1987* | 40.2 | |
| Mount Barney | 2.2 | 1.6 | in 1991* | 30.4 | |
| Pittsworth | 1.6 | 0.0 | in 2000 | 35.8 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
| Record highest September temperature | ||||||
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Old record |
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Average for September |
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| Rundle Island | 29.0 | on the 26th | 28.0 | on the 19th in 2002 | 22 | 23.1 |
| Record highest September daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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Old record |
Years of record |
Average for September |
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| Kowanyama Airport | 26.3 | on the 18th | 25.9 | on the 16th in 2016 | 51 | 19.0 |
| Oakey Aero | 17.5 | on the 22nd | 17.4 | on the 23rd in 2009 | 48 | 7.3 |
| Bundaberg Aero | 21.5 | on the 22nd | 21.4 | on the 23rd in 2009 | 43 | 13.7 |
| Thangool Airport | 20.4 | on the 23rd | 20.3 | on the 28th in 2013 | 29 | 9.9 |
| Charters Towers Airport | 22.0 | on the 24th | = 22.0 | on the 29th in 2016 | 28 | 15.3 |
| Point Lookout | 21.0 | on the 22nd | 20.8 | on the 28th in 2017 | 24 | 16.6 |
| Normanton Airport | 26.9 | on the 18th | 26.8 | on the 28th in 2016 | 20 | 20.1 |
| Record highest September mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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Old record |
Years of record |
Average for September |
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| Cunnamulla Post Office | 14.2 | 13.8 | in 1965 | 114 | 10.8 |
| Surat | 12.4 | 12.2 | in 2010 | 73 | 9.5 |
| Thargomindah Airport | 14.5 | 14.0 | in 1999 | 22 | 12.7 |
| Blackall Airport | 15.3 | 14.9 | in 2010 | 20 | 12.5 |
| Highest September mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Average for September |
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| Charleville Aero | 12.9 | 13.0 | in 1998 | 10.0 | |
| Longreach Aero | 16.2 | 16.4 | in 1998 | 12.7 | |
| St George Airport | 12.0 | 12.1 | in 1998 | 10.7 | |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for September 2020 | ||||||||||||
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Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for September 2020 |
Diff from average |
Highest for September 2020 |
Mean for September 2020 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for September 2020 |
Total for September 2020 |
Average for September |
Rank of September 2020 |
Fraction of September average |
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| North Peninsula (district 27) | ||||||||||||
| Coen Airport | 31.8 | 0.0 | 35.3 | 26th | 20.6 | +2.1 | 16.5 | 11th | 0.2 | 0.7 | average | 29% |
| Horn Island | 30.7 | +0.6 | 32.0 | 28th | 24.5 | +0.6 | 22.9 | 14th | 2.2 | 5.0 | average | 44% |
| Scherger RAAF | 34.2 | -0.1 | 37.8 | 26th | 20.8 | +0.8 | 17.3 | 12th | 0.8 | 5.0 | average | 16% |
| Weipa Aero | 34.8 | +0.4 | 37.8 | 27th | 21.3 | +1.4 | 17.2 | 12th | 0.6 | 1.5 | high | 40% |
| South Peninsula (district 28) | ||||||||||||
| Lockhart River Airport | 29.6 | +0.5 | 31.6 | 23rd | 19.7 | 14th | 17.6 | 15.0 | high | 117% | ||
| Palmerville | 34.9 | +1.3 | 38.0 | 20th | 16.5 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11th | 0 | 8.2 | lowest | 0% |
| Lower Carpentaria (district 29) | ||||||||||||
| Burketown Airport | 34.3 | +0.7 | 38.4 | 4th | 20.0 | +1.5 | 15.8 | 11th | 0.4 | 0.8 | high | 50% |
| Century Mine | 35.4 | +0.1 | 39.3 | 21st | 19.6 | +2.2 | 13.2 | 2nd | 0 | 2.7 | v low | 0% |
| Cloncurry Airport | 33.8 | +0.7 | 39.5 | 21st | 18.7 | +2.2 | 13.2 | 25th | 5.0 | 6.0 | high | 83% |
| Julia Creek Airport | 34.9 | +0.9 | 40.5 | 21st | 16.5 | +2.0 | 11.6 | 28th | 28.2 | 4.2 | highest | 671% |
| Kowanyama Airport | 35.9 | +1.2 | 38.7 | 21st | 21.5 | +2.5 | 18.3 | 12th | 0 | 2.5 | lowest | 0% |
| Lake Julius AWS | 34.2 | 39.5 | 21st | 19.7 | 14.5 | 2nd | 31.0 | |||||
| Mornington Island Airport | 32.0 | 35.6 | 26th | 22.3 | 19.2 | 3rd | 0.4 | |||||
| Mount Isa Aero | 33.7 | +2.3 | 38.8 | 21st | 15.9 | +1.7 | 9.2 | 2nd | 22.6 | 8.3 | high | 272% |
| Normanton Airport | 35.8 | +1.0 | 39.2 | 27th | 22.3 | +2.2 | 17.0 | 4th | 0 | 5.0 | lowest | 0% |
| Sweers Island | 29.7 | +0.1 | 32.7 | 23rd | 23.7 | +1.6 | 21.0 | 5th | 0.4 | 4.7 | high | 9% |
| Upper Carpentaria (district 30) | ||||||||||||
| Georgetown Airport | 33.9 | +0.3 | 38.1 | 21st | 19.1 | +2.2 | 13.5 | 11th | 0 | 3.7 | v low | 0% |
| Hughenden Airport | 32.7 | +0.3 | 37.7 | 21st | 17.1 | +1.8 | 10.7 | 26th | 9.0 | 7.9 | high | 114% |
| Richmond Airport | 34.0 | +0.6 | 38.9 | 21st | 16.5 | +1.7 | 11.3 | 25th | 13.0 | 3.7 | high | 351% |
| Barron North Coast (district 31) | ||||||||||||
| Cairns Aero | 28.9 | +0.7 | 31.9 | 27th | 20.4 | +1.7 | 18.0 | 11th | 58.6 | 33.1 | high | 177% |
| Cairns Racecourse | 28.0 | 30.9 | 26th | 19.4 | 14.6 | 11th | 88.0 | |||||
| Cape Flattery | 29.3 | +0.3 | 30.5 | 28th | 23.1 | +0.9 | 20.8 | 10th | 18.2 | 6.8 | high | 268% |
| Cooktown Airport | 29.3 | +0.5 | 30.9 | 22nd | 22.2 | +1.4 | 18.2 | 13th | 36.6 | 8.5 | highest | 431% |
| Low Isles Lighthouse | 27.7 | -0.9 | 30.3 | 26th | 22.4 | +0.5 | 19.9 | 12th | 52.0 | 36.2 | high | 144% |
| Mareeba Airport | 28.1 | -0.7 | 32.3 | 26th | 16.7 | +1.3 | 12.2 | 11th | 1.4 | 4.3 | average | 33% |
| Walkamin Research Station | 26.6 | -0.6 | 31.0 | 26th | 16.0 | +1.2 | 12.1 | 11th | 16.4 | 8.6 | high | 191% |
| Herbert North Coast (district 32) | ||||||||||||
| Cardwell Marine Pde | 27.2 | -0.4 | 28.9 | 28th | 19.5 | +3.1 | 14.4 | 11th | 39.2 | 38.2 | high | 103% |
| Cowley Beach (Defence) | 26.6 | 28.5 | 28th | 20.0 | 15.6 | 11th | 71.8 | |||||
| Innisfail Aerodrome | 27.0 | 29.8 | 26th | 17.9 | 13.0 | 11th | 150.4 | |||||
| Lucinda Point | 25.1 | -0.7 | 27.3 | 22nd | 21.5 | +0.6 | 18.9 | 11th | ||||
| Mount Stuart (Defence) | 28.6 | 32.9 | 26th | 18.5 | 15.8 | 2nd | 0 | |||||
| South Johnstone Exp Stn | 26.8 | -0.3 | 30.0 | 26th | 19.2 | +2.5 | 15.3 | 11th | 167.2 | 84.1 | high | 199% |
| Townsville Aero | 28.7 | +0.9 | 30.9 | 26th | 18.8 | +1.4 | 13.8 | 1st | 2.4 | 10.1 | average | 24% |
| Townsville- Air Weapons Range (Defence) | 28.1 | 33.3 | 26th | 16.2 | 12.0 | 1st | 1.6 | |||||
| East Central Coast (district 33) | ||||||||||||
| Alva Beach | 26.2 | -0.7 | 27.9 | 26th | 19.5 | +0.5 | 15.2 | 11th | 6.0 | 15.6 | average | 38% |
| Ayr DPI Research Stn | 28.8 | +0.6 | 32.9 | 26th | 16.9 | +1.8 | 13.3 | 1st | 0 | 9.7 | lowest | 0% |
| Bowen Airport AWS | 28.4 | 31.2 | 26th | 18.1 | 12.3 | 1st | 0 | |||||
| Collinsville Post Office | 30.5 | +0.7 | 35.2 | 27th | 14.6 | +1.0 | 8.9 | 6th | 2.8 | 11.2 | average | 25% |
| Hamilton Island Airport | 25.1 | -0.2 | 28.5 | 26th | 20.4 | +0.3 | 18.4 | 12th | 27.6 | 27.4 | average | 101% |
| Mackay Aero | 26.3 | +0.3 | 30.6 | 26th | 17.6 | +2.8 | 11.0 | 1st | 12.8 | 23.6 | average | 54% |
| Mackay M.O | 26.0 | +0.6 | 30.9 | 26th | 18.8 | +2.0 | 13.6 | 1st | 13.8 | 19.5 | average | 71% |
| Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club) | 26.1 | 31.9 | 26th | 16.8 | 11.1 | 1st | 16.6 | |||||
| Proserpine Airport | 28.1 | -0.4 | 33.9 | 26th | 16.6 | +2.2 | 9.9 | 1st | 6.6 | 18.1 | average | 36% |
| Samuel Hill Aero | 25.5 | -0.7 | 32.2 | 26th | 15.0 | +2.7 | 8.6 | 1st | 38.4 | 40.8 | average | 94% |
| St Lawrence | 27.3 | 0.0 | 34.3 | 26th | 15.4 | +0.8 | 10.6 | 1st | 18.6 | 20.8 | average | 89% |
| Townsville- Fanning River (Defence) | 30.0 | 33.9 | 27th | 15.6 | 11.3 | 2nd | 5.2 | |||||
| Williamson | 27.2 | -0.2 | 32.9 | 26th | 15.5 | +1.6 | 7.8 | 1st | 21.6 | 16.3 | average | 133% |
| Woolshed | 25.7 | -0.1 | 30.2 | 26th | 15.5 | +0.2 | 11.6 | 2nd | 1.6 | 13.5 | average | 12% |
| Yeppoon The Esplanade | 24.4 | 0.0 | 32.0 | 26th | 18.3 | +2.5 | 12.1 | 1st | 19.4 | 33.0 | average | 59% |
| West Central Coast (district 34) | ||||||||||||
| Charters Towers Airport | 30.7 | +0.3 | 35.1 | 20th | 17.4 | +2.1 | 14.0 | 13th | 6.8 | 9.0 | average | 76% |
| Moranbah Airport | 30.1 | 34.9 | 22nd | 14.8 | 8.8 | 1st | 16.0 | |||||
| Central Highlands (district 35) | ||||||||||||
| Blackwater Airport | 29.7 | 34.3 | 25th | 15.1 | 9.2 | 27th | 1.2 | |||||
| Clermont Airport | 29.7 | +0.2 | 34.0 | 21st | 13.7 | +2.0 | 7.6 | 1st | 17.0 | 27.9 | high | 61% |
| Emerald Airport | 30.2 | +1.0 | 34.2 | 25th | 15.0 | +1.4 | 10.4 | 1st | 6.2 | 25.6 | average | 24% |
| Lochington | 29.2 | 0.0 | 33.4 | 21st | 14.1 | +2.8 | 8.3 | 1st | 42.2 | 23.7 | high | 178% |
| Rolleston Airport | 28.9 | +0.5 | 33.5 | 21st | 12.7 | +1.5 | 7.0 | 27th | 17.0 | 39.0 | average | 44% |
| Springsure Comet St | 28.2 | +0.6 | 32.0 | 21st | 13.7 | +2.4 | 9.2 | 2nd | 32.2 | 30.0 | average | 107% |
| Tambo Post Office | 28.5 | +1.0 | 33.4 | 21st | 12.3 | +3.2 | 3.5 | 27th | 16.2 | 21.6 | average | 75% |
| Taroom Post Office | 29.0 | +2.0 | 34.7 | 22nd | 12.8 | +2.3 | 3.9 | 27th | 17.2 | 31.8 | average | 54% |
| Central Lowlands (district 36) | ||||||||||||
| Barcaldine Post Office | 29.9 | +1.1 | 35.4 | 21st | 16.4 | +3.0 | 10.6 | 5th | 42.0 | 16.7 | high | 251% |
| Blackall Airport | 29.7 | +0.2 | 34.6 | 21st | 15.3 | +2.8 | 7.9 | 27th | 50.4 | 26.1 | high | 193% |
| Isisford Post Office | 30.7 | +1.3 | 36.3 | 21st | 15.0 | +2.8 | 6.0 | 27th | 65.8 | 15.5 | v high | 425% |
| Longreach Aero | 31.4 | +1.0 | 38.2 | 21st | 16.2 | +3.5 | 10.4 | 25th | 19.0 | 11.7 | high | 162% |
| Upper Western (district 37) | ||||||||||||
| Camooweal Township | 35.0 | +2.6 | 40.0 | 21st | 18.6 | +3.4 | 14.0 | 28th | 22.4 | 6.4 | high | 350% |
| Carters Bore | 32.7 | 36.8 | 30th | 19.6 | 15.5 | 1st | 37.8 | |||||
| New May Downs | 33.1 | 38.1 | 21st | 18.8 | 14.4 | 17th | 16.8 | |||||
| The Monument Airport | 33.0 | +1.4 | 38.3 | 21st | 15.4 | +1.5 | 9.7 | 25th | 21.8 | 9.9 | high | 220% |
| Trepell Airport | 32.9 | +1.0 | 37.3 | 30th | 16.1 | +1.6 | 10.8 | 1st | 18.0 | 6.6 | v high | 273% |
| Urandangi Aerodrome | 34.7 | 38.2 | 21st | 15.5 | 9.2 | 28th | 19.6 | |||||
| Winton Airport | 32.8 | +0.7 | 36.7 | 21st | 15.9 | +1.6 | 10.0 | 25th | 17.2 | 12.8 | high | 134% |
| Lower Western (district 38) | ||||||||||||
| Bedourie | 35.1 | 29th | 15.5 | +2.2 | 9.4 | 27th | 7.2 | 9.4 | high | 77% | ||
| Birdsville Airport | 31.6 | +1.9 | 37.0 | 20th | 14.7 | +1.4 | 8.0 | 26th | 2.2 | 7.9 | average | 28% |
| Boulia Airport | 16.8 | +3.1 | 12.8 | 1st | 20.2 | 8.0 | high | 253% | ||||
| Windorah Airport | 30.5 | 38.1 | 21st | 16.6 | 10.0 | 26th | 32.8 | |||||
| Port Curtis South Coast (district 39) | ||||||||||||
| Bundaberg Aero | 26.0 | +0.3 | 30.1 | 26th | 15.1 | +1.4 | 9.7 | 27th | 18.8 | 34.7 | average | 54% |
| Gayndah Airport | 28.5 | +0.4 | 33.9 | 22nd | 13.1 | +1.6 | 7.8 | 1st | 11.0 | 28.3 | average | 39% |
| Gladstone Airport | 26.3 | +0.1 | 31.6 | 26th | 17.0 | +1.4 | 12.0 | 27th | 24.0 | 26.3 | average | 91% |
| Gladstone Radar | 26.8 | +0.2 | 31.8 | 26th | 17.7 | +1.1 | 15.6 | 10th | 51.0 | 26.5 | high | 192% |
| Lady Elliot Island | 25.3 | +1.5 | 26.6 | 21st | 19.5 | +0.7 | 12.2 | 1st | 52.6 | 38.5 | high | 137% |
| Monto Township | 27.3 | +0.8 | 32.6 | 22nd | 11.3 | +1.6 | 3.9 | 27th | 24.6 | 24.1 | average | 102% |
| Rockhampton Aero | 28.2 | +0.7 | 32.6 | 22nd | 16.6 | +2.8 | 10.2 | 1st | 6.2 | 24.0 | average | 26% |
| Rundle Island | 23.2 | +0.1 | 29.0 | 26th | 19.5 | +0.2 | 16.6 | 12th | ||||
| Sandy Cape Lighthouse | 24.9 | +0.6 | 27.0 | 25th | 18.0 | +1.1 | 15.4 | 12th | 126.4 | 50.5 | v high | 250% |
| Seventeen Seventy | 25.0 | +0.7 | 28.4 | 26th | 17.1 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 12th | 35.4 | 34.1 | average | 104% |
| Thangool Airport | 28.9 | +0.7 | 33.0 | 22nd | 11.4 | +1.5 | 5.4 | 27th | 13.4 | 24.9 | average | 54% |
| Moreton South Coast (district 40) | ||||||||||||
| Amberley AMO | 27.5 | +1.8 | 34.0 | 23rd | 10.3 | +0.8 | 1.5 | 27th | 5.2 | 32.7 | low | 16% |
| Archerfield Airport | 26.5 | +1.2 | 32.5 | 23rd | 12.5 | +1.3 | 6.4 | 27th | 9.2 | 34.6 | low | 27% |
| Beaudesert Drumley Street | 26.8 | +0.4 | 32.0 | 23rd | 10.9 | +0.9 | 2.5 | 27th | ||||
| Beerburrum Forest Station | 25.7 | -0.3 | 30.8 | 22nd | 12.6 | +0.6 | 5.9 | 27th | 17.8 | 46.4 | average | 38% |
| Brisbane | 25.9 | +0.2 | 31.4 | 23rd | 14.9 | +1.0 | 10.3 | 27th | 5.8 | 27.3 | low | 21% |
| Brisbane Aero | 24.3 | +0.1 | 28.9 | 23rd | 14.0 | +1.1 | 7.0 | 27th | 10.8 | 31.7 | low | 34% |
| Canungra (Defence) | 24.8 | 30.2 | 23rd | 9.6 | -0.2 | 27th | 6.2 | |||||
| Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 23.0 | +1.4 | 25.4 | 24th | 17.8 | +1.8 | 13.9 | 27th | 16.0 | 63.7 | low | 25% |
| Coolangatta | 24.0 | +0.6 | 26.8 | 22nd | 14.1 | +0.8 | 3.8 | 27th | 35.2 | 39.3 | average | 90% |
| Double Island Point Lighthouse | 23.6 | +0.8 | 27.2 | 5th | 18.0 | +1.3 | 15.0 | 27th | 67.8 | 49.7 | high | 136% |
| Gold Coast Seaway | 23.9 | -0.1 | 27.5 | 21st | 15.9 | +1.1 | 8.0 | 27th | 38.4 | 41.2 | average | 93% |
| Greenbank (Defence) | 26.4 | 31.8 | 23rd | 10.3 | 0.6 | 27th | 11.4 | |||||
| Gympie | 26.4 | +0.3 | 31.7 | 22nd | 11.8 | +1.5 | 3.1 | 27th | 16.4 | 44.5 | low | 37% |
| Hervey Bay Airport | 24.9 | -0.1 | 29.1 | 26th | 14.7 | +0.7 | 7.3 | 27th | 71.8 | 36.4 | high | 197% |
| Kingaroy Airport | 25.7 | +0.6 | 30.9 | 22nd | 9.4 | +1.3 | 0.4 | 27th | 12.6 | 26.2 | average | 48% |
| Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 24.9 | -0.3 | 31.9 | 23rd | 13.7 | +1.1 | 7.2 | 27th | 17.9 | 39.0 | low | 46% |
| Maryborough | 26.1 | +0.4 | 28.8 | 24th | 13.7 | +1.6 | 5.7 | 27th | 51.2 | 42.0 | average | 122% |
| Nambour Daff - Hillside | 24.6 | -0.9 | 30.8 | 22nd | 13.7 | +0.3 | 6.4 | 27th | 76.2 | 49.7 | high | 153% |
| Rainbow Beach | 24.1 | -0.2 | 29.2 | 22nd | 123.0 | 57.4 | high | 214% | ||||
| Redcliffe | 24.4 | +0.3 | 28.5 | 22nd | 15.4 | +0.9 | 9.6 | 27th | 27.2 | 37.0 | average | 74% |
| Redland (Alexandra Hills) | 23.8 | 28.6 | 23rd | 14.2 | 8.8 | 27th | 20.6 | |||||
| Sunshine Coast Airport | 23.9 | -0.5 | 29.5 | 22nd | 14.1 | +1.1 | 4.6 | 27th | 63.6 | 53.3 | high | 119% |
| Tewantin RSL Park | 24.1 | -0.3 | 28.7 | 22nd | 15.4 | +0.9 | 8.5 | 27th | 89.6 | 57.1 | high | 157% |
| Tin Can Bay (Defence) | 24.6 | 28.6 | 25th | 14.3 | 5.5 | 27th | 113.0 | |||||
| University of Queensland Gatton | 27.8 | +2.2 | 34.0 | 21st | 10.5 | +1.0 | 4.1 | 27th | ||||
| East Darling Downs (district 41) | ||||||||||||
| Applethorpe | 20.1 | +0.9 | 26.9 | 21st | 6.9 | +1.1 | -3.8 | 27th | 4.6 | 40.7 | v low | 11% |
| Dalby Airport | 26.4 | +0.7 | 32.9 | 21st | 9.4 | +0.7 | 0.9 | 27th | 1.6 | 27.6 | v low | 6% |
| Oakey Aero | 25.6 | +1.5 | 32.3 | 21st | 9.0 | +1.7 | -2.1 | 27th | 1.2 | 29.8 | v low | 4% |
| Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 21.1 | +1.3 | 27.5 | 21st | 6.5 | +1.4 | -3.1 | 27th | 3.5 | 50.3 | v low | 7% |
| Texas Post Office | 26.0 | +1.4 | 31.5 | 21st | 9.1 | +1.2 | 1.3 | 27th | 3.2 | 39.2 | v low | 8% |
| Toowoomba Airport | 22.6 | +0.2 | 29.7 | 21st | 11.5 | +0.9 | 6.8 | 26th | 4.0 | 33.1 | low | 12% |
| Warwick | 23.9 | +0.2 | 30.6 | 21st | 7.8 | +0.7 | -2.1 | 27th | 2.8 | 32.6 | v low | 9% |
| West Darling Downs (district 42) | ||||||||||||
| Miles Constance Street | 27.2 | +0.5 | 32.1 | 21st | 11.3 | +1.3 | 0.2 | 27th | 32.8 | 25.6 | high | 128% |
| Maranoa (district 43) | ||||||||||||
| Injune Post Office | 27.7 | +1.4 | 32.7 | 21st | 10.2 | +1.9 | 0.8 | 27th | 17.2 | 26.5 | average | 65% |
| Mitchell Post Office | 28.0 | +2.1 | 35.6 | 21st | 9.9 | +2.3 | 3.4 | 28th | 30.8 | 26.8 | high | 115% |
| Roma Airport | 27.5 | +0.7 | 34.1 | 21st | 10.8 | +1.5 | 1.6 | 27th | 16.6 | 25.4 | average | 65% |
| St George Airport | 26.9 | +0.3 | 32.6 | 21st | 12.0 | +1.3 | 5.0 | 27th | 18.4 | 25.1 | average | 73% |
| Surat | 27.1 | +1.3 | 32.9 | 21st | 12.4 | +2.9 | 2.5 | 27th | 20.2 | 28.9 | average | 70% |
| Warrego (district 44) | ||||||||||||
| Charleville Aero | 28.5 | +2.3 | 36.3 | 21st | 12.9 | +2.9 | 5.1 | 27th | 15.8 | 23.5 | average | 67% |
| Cunnamulla Post Office | 28.2 | +2.5 | 35.6 | 21st | 14.2 | +3.4 | 7.2 | 1st | 15.6 | 18.1 | average | 86% |
| Far Southwest (district 45) | ||||||||||||
| Ballera Gas Field | 28.9 | +0.8 | 34.0 | 17th | 14.4 | +1.2 | 7.4 | 27th | 51.0 | 11.9 | high | 429% |
| Thargomindah Airport | 28.4 | +0.7 | 34.8 | 21st | 14.5 | +1.8 | 6.1 | 1st | 44.2 | 11.2 | high | 395% |
| Offshore Islands (district 200) | ||||||||||||
| Cato Island | 23.4 | 26.5 | 26th | 20.3 | 18.0 | 10th | ||||||
| Creal Reef | 23.7 | 26.5 | 24th | 21.4 | 18.1 | 12th | ||||||
| Flinders Reef | 24.8 | 26.4 | 25th | 22.8 | 20.5 | 11th | ||||||
| Frederick Reef | 23.4 | 25.8 | 26th | 21.3 | 18.8 | 10th | ||||||
| Gannet Cay | 23.3 | 25.4 | 21st | 20.7 | 17.7 | 12th | ||||||
| Holmes Reef | 25.2 | 26.0 | 26th | 23.3 | 20.5 | 11th | ||||||
| Lihou Reef Lighthouse | 23.1 | 20.8 | 13th | |||||||||
| Marion Reef | 24.2 | 25.8 | 26th | 22.3 | 19.9 | 11th | ||||||
| Middle Percy Island | 23.6 | -0.2 | 28.9 | 26th | 18.7 | +0.3 | 15.2 | 12th | 15.6 | 27.6 | average | 57% |
| Willis Island | 27.9 | +0.5 | 29.7 | 26th | 23.5 | +0.9 | 21.7 | 12th | 3.0 | 16.0 | average | 19% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
The Monthly climate summary, generally published on the first working day of each 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. More extensive discussion of significant weather events, along with later information and data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 2 pm on Thursday 19 November 2020. 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.
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