Sunday 2 February 2025 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC14R0

Queensland in January 2025

Rainfall

• Rainfall totals in January were below average to very much below average across large areas of the west, central and southern parts of the state, and average to above average across in pockets of the south-east.
• Queensland's area-averaged rainfall total in January was 78.0 mm, 38% below the 1961–1990 average.
• It was the driest January in Queensland since 2003.
• Mt Sophia had its highest total January rainfall since 1981.

Temperature

• Mean maximum temperatures in January were above average to very much above average across large parts of the state, with large areas in the west having highest on record for all Januarys since 1910.
• Queensland's area-averaged mean maximum temperature was 37.8 °C, 2.98 °C above the 1961–1990 average, the equal warmest on record for all Januarys since 1910.
• Queensland had its highest mean maximum temperature for January since 1947.
• Mean minimum temperatures in January were average to very much above average across the western, central and northern parts of the state but closer to average across the south-east quadrant.
• Queensland's area-averaged mean minimum temperature was 24.0 °C, 1.33 °C above the 1961–1990 average, the thirteenth warmest on record for all Januarys since 1910.
• Mean minimum temperatures have been above average for every January since 2001.
• Queensland's area-averaged mean temperature was 30.9 °C, 2.16 °C above the 1961–1990 average, the sixth warmest on record for all Januarys since 1910.
• Some sites had their hottest January day (highest daily maximum temperature) on record.
• Several sites had their highest January mean maximum temperature on record or their highest January mean maximum temperature for at least 20 years.
• Some sites had their warmest January night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record.
• Julia Creek Airport had its coldest January night (lowest daily minimum temperature) on record.
• Low Isles Lighthouse had its highest January mean minimum temperature since 1987.
• Springsure Comet St had its lowest January mean minimum temperature for at least 20 years.
• Longreach Aero and Normanton Airport had their highest January mean temperature on record.

Events

• For more details, visit the January national climate summary.

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Extremes in January 2025
Hottest day	46.6 °C at Windorah Airport on the 23rd
Warmest days on average	43.6 °C at Urandangi Aerodrome
Coolest days on average	27.3 °C at Applethorpe
Coldest day	22.3 °C at Toowoomba Airport on the 10th
Coldest night	10.8 °C at Applethorpe on the 17th
Coolest nights on average	15.8 °C at Applethorpe
Warmest nights on average	27.2 °C at Holmes Reef
Warmest night	32.0 °C at Windorah Airport on the 27th
Warmest on average overall	34.9 °C at Birdsville Airport
Coolest on average overall	21.6 °C at Applethorpe
Wettest overall	1212.0 mm at Mt Sophia
Wettest day	392.0 mm at Mt Sophia on the 29th
Strongest wind gust	119.0 km/h at Hughenden Airport on the 12th

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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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Highest January total rainfall for at least 20 years
	Observed (mm)	Most recent higher		Average for January
Mt Sophia	1212.0	1858.6	in 1981	562.8

note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent higher values have gone unreported

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Record highest January temperature
	New record (°C)		Old record		Years of record	Average for January
Gladstone Radar	39.7	on the 16th	38.3	on 30 Jan 1967	68	31.4
Seventeen Seventy	34.5	on the 23rd	34.3	on 06 Jan 2022	38	29.6
Gladstone Airport	39.1	on the 16th	38.1	on 14 Jan 2018	32	30.8
Brisbane Aero	38.1	on the 16th	=38.1	on 14 Jan 2018	31	29.1
Miles Constance Street	43.3	on the 23rd	43.2	on 03 Jan 2014	28	34.0
Redcliffe	38.8	on the 16th	37.5	on 14 Jan 2018	21	29.1

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Record highest January mean maximum temperature
	New record (°C)	Old record		Years of record	Average for January
Camooweal Township	42.0	41.9	in 1971	117	37.3
Barcaldine Post Office	39.3	39.2	in 1947	108	35.7
Mount Isa Aero	41.7	40.3	in 2019	59	36.6
Longreach Aero	41.8	39.9	in 2013	58	37.2
Cloncurry Airport	41.9	41.3	in 2013	30	36.9
Richmond Airport	40.8	40.1	in 2013	27	37.0
The Monument Airport	42.3	41.3	in 2013	25	37.9
Blackall Airport	39.6	39.2	in 2018	24	36.4
Sweers Island	33.9	33.8	in 2016	24	32.5
Normanton Airport	36.5	35.6	in 2013	24	34.0
Julia Creek Airport	42.6	41.5	in 2013	24	37.8
Hughenden Airport	39.1	39.0	in 2013	24	36.0
Winton Airport	42.1	41.6	in 2013	23	38.1
Cape Flattery	33.1	33.0	in 2020	22	32.1

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Highest January mean maximum temperature for at least 20 years
	Observed (°C)	Most recent higher		Average for January
Isisford Post Office	40.5	40.6	in 1947	37.0
Kowanyama Airport	34.8	35.4	in 1983	33.0
Tambo Post Office	37.5	37.9	in 1990	35.0
Springsure Comet St	35.8	37.2	in 1994	34.0

note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent higher values have gone unreported

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Record highest January daily minimum temperature
	New record (°C)		Old record		Years of record	Average for January
Willis Island	29.3	on the 17th	28.9	on 31 Jan 2016	100	25.8
Gladstone Airport	27.6	on the 24th	=27.6	on 27 Jan 2024	32	23.1

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Record lowest January temperature
	New record (°C)		Old record		Years of record	Average for January
Julia Creek Airport	14.7	on the 18th	14.8	on 20 Jan 2010	24	24.2

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Highest January mean minimum temperature for at least 20 years
	Observed (°C)	Most recent higher		Average for January
Low Isles Lighthouse	26.5	26.7	in 1987	25.6

note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent higher values have gone unreported

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Lowest January mean minimum temperature for at least 20 years
	Observed (°C)	Most recent lower		Average for January
Springsure Comet St	20.2	19.9	in 1968	20.9

note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent lower values have gone unreported

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Record highest January mean temperature
	New record (°C)	Old record		Years of record	Average for January
Longreach Aero	33.3	32.8	in 2018	58	30.3
Normanton Airport	31.1	30.6	in 2022	24	29.7

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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Summary statistics for January 2025
	Maximum temperatures (°C)				Minimum temperatures (°C)				Rainfall (millimetres)
	Mean for January 2025	Diff from average	Highest for January 2025		Mean for January 2025	Diff from average	Lowest for January 2025		Total for January 2025	Average for January	Rank of January 2025	Fraction of January average
North Peninsula (district 27)
Coconut Island	32.5	+0.7	34.8	24th	26.6	+0.7	24.8	19th	0.0	257.4	lowest	0%
Coen Airport	33.9	+1.3	37.6	2nd	24.2	+0.3	22.4	3rd	282.8	315.7	average	90%
Horn Island	31.6	+0.7	33.0	24th	25.6	+0.4	23.0	11th	322.2	425.3	low	76%
Scherger RAAF	34.0	+1.7	37.0	1st	24.2	0.0	22.2	2nd	538.2	529.6	average	102%
Weipa Aero	32.9	+0.9	34.8	23rd	24.5	+0.2	21.8	2nd	458.8	500.8	average	92%
South Peninsula (district 28)
Lockhart River Airport	33.3	+1.5	36.0	14th	24.2	+0.4	22.3	1st	226.2	401.5	low	56%
Palmerville	34.0	+0.6	35.5	24th	23.5	+0.4	21.0	15th	247.0	266.3	average	93%
Lower Carpentaria (district 29)
Burketown Airport	38.3	+3.8	41.6	19th	26.0	+0.6	24.2	22nd	36.0	240.9	v low	15%
Century Mine	39.4	+2.7	42.1	11th	25.9	+0.8	22.1	17th	13.6	181.8	lowest	8%
Cloncurry Airport	41.9	+5.0	45.0	9th	25.8	+0.7	20.7	1st	0.0	156.3	lowest	0%
Julia Creek Airport	42.6	+4.8	44.9	11th	24.5	+0.3	14.7	18th	10.2	123.2	lowest	8%
Kowanyama Airport	34.8	+1.8	36.7	14th	24.7	+0.3	23.1	21st	209.6	345.9	low	61%
Lake Julius AWS	41.5	+3.8	44.9	11th	26.7	+0.7	21.5	18th	3.4	117.4	lowest	3%
Mornington Island Airport	33.2	+0.9	34.8	2nd	26.6	+0.4	22.7	31st	228.0	307.0	low	74%
Mount Isa Aero	41.7	+5.1	44.4	11th	23.2	-0.7	15.5	18th	8.4	116.6	low	7%
Normanton Airport	36.5	+2.5	38.1	31st	25.8	+0.4	21.2	9th	62.6	265.2	lowest	24%
Sweers Island	33.9	+1.4	36.2	11th	26.1	-0.5	20.2	4th	111.5	335.8	low	33%
Upper Carpentaria (district 30)
Georgetown Airport	35.6	+1.7	38.0	26th	23.1	-0.3	20.9	2nd	34.8	267.1	lowest	13%
Hughenden Airport	39.1	+3.1	43.2	25th	24.2	+0.4	17.7	18th	41.2	119.3	low	34%
Richmond Airport	40.8	+3.8	43.4	25th	23.7	0.0	16.3	18th	32.6	122.3	low	27%
Barron North Coast (district 31)
Cairns Aero	32.5	+1.0	36.7	18th	24.6	+0.8	22.3	17th	391.2	402.1	average	97%
Cairns Racecourse	32.7	+0.5	36.8	18th	24.3	+0.4	22.0	9th	536.2	462.6	average	116%
Cape Flattery	33.1	+1.0	36.7	16th	25.1	+0.3	22.2	17th	341.2	272.7	high	125%
Cooktown Airport	33.2	+1.1	37.7	16th	24.4	0.0	21.8	15th	216.0	310.3	average	70%
Low Isles Lighthouse	32.5	+0.3	35.8	19th	26.5	+0.9	24.3	27th	302.3	402.4	average	75%
Mareeba Airport	32.0	+0.8	35.4	14th	21.8	+0.3	19.5	15th	281.6	236.2	average	119%
Walkamin Research Station	31.2	+1.1	35.1	19th	20.4	+0.1	18.3	15th	173.1	234.6	average	74%
Herbert North Coast (district 32)
Cardwell Marine Pde	31.5	0.0	35.0	18th	24.2	+1.2	22.4	9th	473.8	440.9	average	108%
Cowley Beach (Defence)	31.7		34.0	25th	24.0		22.0	15th	560.4
Ingham Aero	33.2		37.2	18th	23.3		20.9	10th	453.8
Ingham Composite	32.4	0.0	37.0	20th	23.3	+0.2	22.5	28th	456.0	391.7	average	116%
Innisfail Aerodrome	32.3		35.7	18th	23.3		20.3	10th	594.8
Mount Stuart (Defence)	32.4		38.0	17th	24.1		20.6	2nd	44.4
South Johnstone Exp Stn	32.2	+1.0	36.5	17th	23.9	+1.2	21.4	15th	715.8	523.7	high	137%
Townsville Aero	32.9	+1.4	37.0	17th	25.3	+0.9	22.1	2nd	148.2	271.3	average	55%
Townsville- Air Weapons Range (Defence)	33.2		37.6	18th	22.5		20.2	13th	0.2
East Central Coast (district 33)
Alva Beach	31.0	-0.1	35.5	17th	25.3	+0.5	20.2	2nd	395.6	277.7	high	142%
Ayr DPI Research Stn	32.4	+0.6	39.5	17th	23.7	+0.9	20.5	2nd	394.2	230.5	high	171%
Bowen Airport AWS	32.0		36.2	17th	24.3		20.1	9th	255.8
Collinsville Post Office	34.5	+1.0	38.6	17th	22.9	+0.9	19.2	7th	111.7	135.9	average	82%
Hamilton Island Airport	30.2	+0.3	32.9	17th	25.3	+0.4	21.4	13th	311.6	293.4	average	106%
Mackay Aero	31.4	+1.0	35.1	23rd	23.3	+0.2	20.1	9th	282.2	309.3	average	91%
Mackay M.O	31.1	+0.9	34.0	23rd	23.9	+0.2	21.1	9th	362.0	277.8	high	130%
Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club)	31.4		35.0	23rd	23.0		19.5	9th	307.2
Proserpine Airport	31.9	+0.4	35.4	23rd	22.9	+0.2	19.7	9th	242.6	309.4	average	78%
Samuel Hill Aero	31.1	+0.3	35.7	15th	22.2	+0.6	18.1	9th	193.6	185.7	average	104%
St Lawrence	32.5	+0.6	37.8	16th	22.9	-0.1	20.2	7th	296.8	180.7	high	164%
Townsville- Fanning River (Defence)	33.8		39.0	17th	22.5		20.1	2nd	74.6
Williamson	32.1	+0.4	35.6	15th	23.2	+0.2	19.2	8th	208.4	132.8	high	157%
Woolshed	29.6	+0.9	36.0	17th	21.5	+0.6	19.4	13th	90.6	257.2	low	35%
Yeppoon The Esplanade	30.6	+1.2	37.9	16th	24.2	+0.2	20.5	13th	235.8	117.4	high	201%
West Central Coast (district 34)
Charters Towers Airport	36.5	+2.7	41.0	17th	22.5	+0.1	19.5	2nd	5.2	157.3	lowest	3%
Moranbah Airport	34.8	+0.3	40.0	24th	21.5	0.0	17.6	18th	116.0	103.1	average	112%
Central Highlands (district 35)
Blackwater Airport	34.6	-0.1	41.1	23rd	21.2	-0.8	16.9	18th	140.4	87.9	high	160%
Clermont Airport	35.7	+1.4	41.4	24th	21.7	+0.1	15.2	18th	61.6	95.0	low	65%
Emerald Airport	36.1	+1.5	41.7	23rd	21.8	-0.5	18.6	18th	66.8	83.1	average	80%
Lochington	36.2	+1.2	43.5	23rd	21.4	-0.5	16.8	18th	73.6	97.9	average	75%
Rolleston Airport	35.4	+0.7	42.1	23rd	20.7	-0.8	16.4	17th	13.0	109.9	lowest	12%
Springsure Comet St	35.8	+1.8	42.5	23rd	20.2	-0.7	16.3	18th	53.2	110.5	low	48%
Tambo Post Office	37.5	+2.5	42.9	23rd	20.9	+0.3	12.9	19th	13.6	79.4	v low	17%
Taroom Post Office	36.7	+2.8	43.0	23rd	21.1	+0.3	16.2	17th	36.2	97.0	low	37%
Central Lowlands (district 36)
Barcaldine Post Office	39.3	+3.6	44.0	24th	24.9	+1.6	19.6	2nd	27.0	84.3	low	32%
Blackall Airport	39.6	+3.2	44.7	23rd	23.0	-0.3	16.9	2nd	40.0	88.5	average	45%
Isisford Post Office	40.5	+3.5	45.8	23rd	24.7	+1.5	15.4	17th	8.4	70.2	low	12%
Longreach Aero	41.8	+4.6	46.4	23rd	24.9	+1.5	18.6	2nd	8.2	76.8	v low	11%
Upper Western (district 37)
Camooweal Township	42.0	+4.7	44.9	10th	25.1	+0.7	17.3	18th	30.4	99.8	low	30%
Carters Bore	41.5	+4.5	44.4	11th	27.0	+1.6	21.9	3rd	5.4	113.8	lowest	5%
New May Downs	41.2	+4.2	43.5	11th	25.8	+0.8	21.1	3rd	6.2	109.4	lowest	6%
The Monument Airport	42.3	+4.4	44.9	11th	25.6	+0.8	17.9	18th	8.4	66.5	v low	13%
Trepell Airport	41.7	+4.0	44.8	11th	24.2	-0.5	18.4	18th	33.4	114.2	low	29%
Urandangi Aerodrome	43.6	+4.3	46.4	11th	25.0	-0.4	16.6	18th	1.2	56.6	v low	2%
Winton Airport	42.1	+4.0	45.8	24th	24.5	0.0	20.1	2nd	41.8	88.9	low	47%
Lower Western (district 38)
Bedourie	43.1	+3.4	46.2	29th	25.6	+0.2	20.4	17th	0.0	32.5	lowest	0%
Birdsville Airport	43.1	+2.4	46.5	22nd	26.7	0.0	20.9	18th	0.2	23.9	v low	1%
Windorah Airport	42.3		46.6	23rd	26.9		19.8	17th	22.8
Port Curtis South Coast (district 39)
Bundaberg Aero	31.2	+0.8	36.8	16th	21.5	0.0	18.2	7th	200.6	167.3	high	120%
Gayndah Airport	32.8	-0.9	38.5	23rd	19.9	-0.9	15.2	17th	149.6	78.2	high	191%
Gladstone Airport	31.9	+1.1	39.1	16th	23.3	+0.2	20.1	20th	142.8	135.5	average	105%
Gladstone Radar	33.1	+1.7	39.7	16th	23.4	+0.8	20.0	20th	38.6	147.5	low	26%
Lady Elliot Island	29.9	+0.6	31.9	23rd	24.4	+0.4	22.1	25th	73.6	114.7	average	64%
Monto Township	32.4	+0.3	39.6	23rd	17.9	-1.5	13.9	24th	37.6	108.1	low	35%
Rockhampton Aero	33.3	+1.2	38.8	23rd	22.7	+0.5	20.1	13th	56.6	128.0	low	44%
Rundle Island	28.6	+0.3	31.2	16th	24.8	+0.3	21.0	17th
Seventeen Seventy	31.0	+1.4	34.5	23rd	23.2	+0.2	20.4	7th	180.0	150.9	average	119%
Thangool Airport	34.8	+1.1	40.0	23rd	19.4	-0.4	15.5	5th	81.6	94.6	average	86%
Moreton South Coast (district 40)
Amberley AMO	31.7	+0.5	37.8	16th	19.4	-0.2	15.2	17th	70.0	118.0	average	59%
Archerfield Airport	30.9	+0.4	37.4	16th	20.4	0.0	16.3	5th	131.0	135.1	average	97%
Beaudesert Drumley Street	31.2	-0.2	36.9	22nd	19.2	-0.2	15.1	5th	66.8	149.7	low	45%
Beerburrum Forest Station	30.2	-0.1	37.7	16th	20.1	+0.2	16.4	7th	178.8	197.8	average	90%
Brisbane	30.7	+0.3	37.4	16th	21.1	-0.6	18.3	7th	179.8	141.1	average	127%
Brisbane Aero	29.4	+0.3	38.1	16th	21.2	-0.2	17.4	17th	146.2	127.3	average	115%
Canungra (Defence)	30.1		36.3	22nd	17.9		13.9	20th	203.6
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	28.4	+1.3	31.3	16th	22.3	+0.3	18.1	3rd	191.8	146.8	high	131%
Coolangatta	28.8	+0.3	32.7	24th	20.5	-0.5	17.3	7th	302.0	161.6	high	187%
Double Island Point Lighthouse	29.2	+1.2	35.8	22nd	22.9	+0.4	19.0	11th	183.4	158.3	average	116%
Gold Coast Seaway	29.0	+0.2	36.7	22nd	21.5	-0.4	18.7	20th	219.8	138.8	high	158%
Greenbank (Defence)	30.9		38.3	16th	19.1		15.1	17th	83.0
Gympie	31.0	-0.2	36.5	16th	19.9	+0.2	14.9	7th	176.4	160.1	high	110%
Hervey Bay Airport	30.3	0.0	32.4	23rd	21.9	-0.1	18.5	7th	104.2	124.4	average	84%
Kingaroy Airport	29.6	-1.3	34.4	23rd	17.5	-0.5	12.4	7th	131.8	88.3	high	149%
Logan City Water Treatment Plant	30.3	+0.4	37.2	22nd	19.7	-1.0	16.4	17th	103.2	125.8	average	82%
Maryborough	31.0	+0.2	37.7	16th	20.6	-0.1	17.0	7th	142.4	161.5	average	88%
Nambour Daff - Hillside	29.7	+0.3	37.9	16th	20.2	-0.4	16.3	7th	215.2	251.4	average	86%
Point Lookout	31.4	+1.8	35.6	31st	22.5	-0.1	18.9	3rd	212.7	143.1	high	149%
Rainbow Beach	29.4	+0.5	36.2	24th	21.4	-0.8	17.3	7th	167.6	164.1	average	102%
Redcliffe	29.6	+0.5	38.8	16th	21.8	-0.5	18.3	7th	182.6	142.3	average	128%
Redland (Alexandra Hills)	29.1		33.5	16th	20.2		16.3	17th	218.4
Sunshine Coast Airport	29.7	+0.7	37.6	16th	21.1	-0.2	16.5	7th	193.8	153.9	average	126%
Tewantin RSL Park	29.3	+0.6	37.3	16th	21.7	-0.3	17.9	7th	151.0	151.8	average	100%
Tin Can Bay (Defence)	30.5		38.0	16th	21.1		17.5	7th	87.8
University of Queensland Gatton	31.6	-0.1	37.7	22nd	19.2	+0.1	14.8	17th	96.8	109.7	average	88%
East Darling Downs (district 41)
Applethorpe	27.3	+0.6	32.4	24th	15.8	+0.5	10.8	17th	98.4	95.8	average	103%
Dalby Airport	32.0	-0.7	38.9	23rd	18.7	-0.2	13.4	17th	57.0	75.1	average	76%
Goondiwindi Airport	35.3		43.8	23rd	20.3		16.2	3rd	38.2
Oakey Aero	31.1	0.0	36.7	22nd	17.7	-0.3	11.6	17th	67.0	78.6	average	85%
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	27.8	+0.3	34.0	22nd	16.4	+0.7	11.9	17th	150.7	96.1	high	157%
Texas Post Office	34.8	+0.9	40.5	22nd	19.2	+0.4	15.7	17th	78.4	88.5	average	89%
Toowoomba Airport	27.8	-0.6	34.1	24th	17.8	+0.1	14.7	20th	87.0	91.2	average	95%
Warwick	30.6	+0.1	36.6	24th	17.1	-0.1	12.4	5th	92.8	85.3	average	109%
West Darling Downs (district 42)
Miles Constance Street	34.9	+0.9	43.3	23rd	20.5	-0.1	15.0	17th	20.8	69.1	low	30%
Maranoa (district 43)
Injune Post Office	34.7	+0.9	42.2	23rd	19.1	-0.7	13.0	17th	78.2	86.2	average	91%
Mitchell Post Office	36.8	+2.5	43.9	23rd	19.2	-1.0	12.1	17th	67.6	80.5	average	84%
Roma Airport	36.7	+2.1	44.7	23rd	20.2	-0.9	12.5	17th	34.0	66.2	average	51%
St George Airport	36.3	+1.0	44.8	23rd	21.6	-0.8	16.9	25th	92.2	52.5	high	176%
Surat	35.6	+1.3	44.6	23rd	22.7	+1.8	17.4	25th	37.4	70.8	low	53%
Warrego (district 44)
Bollon Mary St	38.7	+3.0	44.0	23rd	23.0	+1.3	17.5	2nd	7.5	63.5	low	12%
Charleville Aero	38.5	+3.3	44.5	23rd	23.0	+1.0	14.9	17th	7.6	74.7	v low	10%
Cunnamulla Post Office	39.9	+3.7	45.0	14th	23.9	+1.5	18.6	2nd	9.2	48.2	low	19%
Far Southwest (district 45)
Ballera Gas Field	41.6	+1.9	46.3	22nd	26.4	+0.2	20.6	17th	14.2	27.0	average	53%
Thargomindah Airport	41.0	+2.1	45.8	22nd	26.4	+0.4	21.6	17th	5.0	33.8	low	15%

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