Monday, 3 September 2018 - Seasonal Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC24R0

Queensland in winter 2018: Dry end to winter, very warm days

Rainfall was below to well below average across much of Queensland, except the northwest. Daytime temperatures were much warmer than usual. Nights were cooler than average across southern and central parts.

Dry across most of Queensland

• Rainfall was below average across large parts of western, central and east coast Queensland
• Above average rainfall in the northwest; near-average in parts of the northern and southern interiors
• June saw very little rain falling in the first half of the month; shower and storm activity was isolated to the northwest and southeast in the second half of June
• Low pressure troughs and onshore flow produced moderate falls in eastern and southeastern parts in the first half of July, with little to no rain falling for the rest of the month
• August saw little to no rainfall until the end of the month, when an upper-level and surface trough combination brought widespread moderate falls to southeastern Queensland

Warm and sunny days

• Warm days across most of the State and the fifth-warmest winter on record in terms of mean maximum temperature; some locations had their highest winter mean daily maximum temperature on record or in several decades
• June experienced warm days in southern and southeastern districts, and cool nights in northern and eastern parts of the State
• Similarly, daytime temperatures were warmer than usual in July and record warm in the southeast and central coast
• August daytime temperatures were warmer than average for much of the State and record warm in some areas

Cold nights with inland frosts

• Cooler than usual nights in southern and central Queensland; widespread frosts were experienced throughout winter, particularly across western districts, and the central and southern interior
• In June, there were cooler than usual nights in northern and eastern parts of the State; cold nights associated with a southerly burst in mid-June resulted in Charters Towers reporting it coldest winter night on record
• July saw overnight temperatures slightly warmer than average overall, despite some frosty nights occurring
• Overnight temperatures were much cooler than usual in central and southern Queensland in August, but some individual warm nights resulted in a couple of locations reporting their warmest winter night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Extremes in winter 2018
Hottest day	35.2 °C at Urandangi Aerodrome on 30 Aug
Warmest days on average	32.3 °C at Coconut Island
Coolest days on average	16.7 °C at Applethorpe
Coldest day	8.5 °C at Applethorpe on 18 Jun
Coldest night	-7.4 °C at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade on 21 Aug
Coolest nights on average	0.5 °C at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade
Warmest nights on average	24.0 °C at Coconut Island
Warmest night	25.6 °C at Horn Island on 1 and 2 Jul
Warmest on average overall	28.2 °C at Coconut Island
Coolest on average overall	8.8 °C at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade
Wettest overall	308.2 mm at Point Lookout
Wettest day	259.0 mm at Bellenden Ker Top Stn on 2 Jul
Strongest wind gust	83 km/h at Double Island Point Lighthouse on 4 Jul

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 lowest winter total rainfall
	New record (mm)	Old record		Years of record	Average for winter
Daintree Village	8.0	43.3	in 1974	32	173.8
Rainbow Beach	83.4	84.6	in 2017	26	267.0

Lowest winter total rainfall for at least 20 years
	Observed (mm)	Most recent lower		Average for winter
Hungerford (Paroo River)	6.0	0.1	in 1991	53.9
Barcaldine Post Office	3.9	1.6	in 1994	63.2
Mulga Downs	12.8	8.6	in 1994	73.1
Oakington	42.6	38.0	in 1995	105.7
Mt Tamborine Fern St	75.8	68.0	in 1994*	235.3
Oakey Aero	26.4	17.8	in 1997	85.0

* 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 winter temperature
	New record (°C)		Old record		Years of record	Average for winter
Mackay M.O	30.6	on 18 Aug	30.5	on 17 Jun 2002	59	22.0
Alva Beach	31.2	on 19 Aug	31.0	on 20 Aug 2013	22	24.7

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Record highest winter mean daily maximum temperature
	New record (°C)	Old record		Years of record	Average for winter
Amberley AMO	24.1	24.0	in 1942	76	21.9
Applethorpe	16.7	= 16.7	in 2017	48	14.8
Archerfield Airport	23.5	= 23.5	in 2017	43	21.8
Logan City Water Treatment Plant	23.1	= 23.1	in 2017	25	21.9

Highest winter mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years
	Observed (°C)	Most recent higher		Average for winter
Warwick	20.3	20.4	in 1995*	18.8

* 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 winter daily minimum temperature
	New record (°C)		Old record		Years of record	Average for winter
Point Lookout	21.1	on 25 Aug	20.6	on 8 Jun 2002	22	14.1
Richmond Airport	21.8	on 6 Aug	21.5	on 6 Jun 2005	21	9.7

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Record lowest winter temperature
	New record (°C)		Old record		Years of record	Average for winter
Charters Towers Airport	1.4	on 20 Jun	2.0	on 2 Jun 2000	26	12.3

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Lowest winter mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years
	Observed (°C)	Most recent lower		Average for winter
Maryborough	8.0	7.6	in 1982	9.4
University of Queensland Gatton	5.3	5.0	in 1982*	6.8
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	0.5	0.3	in 1982*	1.9
Springsure Comet St	6.4	6.3	in 1991	7.1

* 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 winter 2018
	Maximum temperatures (°C)				Minimum temperatures (°C)				Rainfall (millimetres)
	Mean for winter 2018	Diff from average	Highest for winter 2018		Mean for winter 2018	Diff from average	Lowest for winter 2018		Total for winter 2018	Average for winter	Rank of winter 2018	Fraction of winter average
North Peninsula (district 27)
Coconut Island	32.3	+2.3	34.2	11 Jun	24.0	-0.1	22.2	28 Jul	40.0	60.0	low	67%
Coen Airport	29.6	0.0	34.4	7 Aug	16.4	-1.1	10.6	29 Jul	0	6.6	v low	0%
Horn Island	29.2	+0.1	30.5	19 Aug	23.6	+0.2	19.4	8 Jul	12.0	30.0	low	40%
Scherger RAAF	31.6	+0.1	34.9	19 Aug	18.6	-0.7	14.4	6 Jun	0.8	13.7	v low	6%
Weipa Aero	31.7	+0.3	34.6	29 Aug	19.1	-0.1	15.5	6 Jun	1.4	10.0	low	14%
South Peninsula (district 28)
Lockhart River Airport	27.9	+0.4	30.0	7 Aug	19.5	-0.2	13.2	6 Jun	45.6	129.4	v low	35%
Palmerville	31.4	+1.1	33.7	28 Aug	13.9	-0.8	7.2	10 Jul	0.4	19.9	v low	2%
Lower Carpentaria (district 29)
Burketown Airport	30.4	+0.8	34.3	18 Aug	14.2	-0.8	8.5	8 Aug	0.4	8.0	low	5%
Century Mine	30.2	+0.9	34.4	12 Jun	12.3	-1.0	4.0	23 Jul	0	8.8	v low	0%
Cloncurry Airport	27.4	+0.2	33.5	31 Aug	11.4	-0.2	5.1	22 Jul	11.2	14.7	average	76%
Julia Creek Airport	28.5	+0.5	35.0	31 Aug	9.7	+0.2	2.6	19 Jun	1.8	30.7	low	6%
Kowanyama Airport	32.2	+1.0	34.8	28 Aug	17.0	+1.0	11.3	6 Jun	0	9.2	lowest	0%
Lake Julius AWS	27.8		33.7	12 Jun	12.4		6.0	15 Jul	23.4
Mornington Island Airport	26.8		30.4	2 Aug	17.5		12.0	11 Jul	3.2
Mount Isa Aero	26.8	+1.1	33.6	30 Aug	8.4	-1.2	-1.0	23 Jul	13.2	15.9	average	83%
Normanton Airport	30.4	0.0	33.8	18 Aug	16.0	-0.5	10.4	10 Jul	0	7.7	v low	0%
Sweers Island	26.2	+0.1	29.5	2 Jul	18.4	0.0	13.5	11 Jul	2.5	8.3	average	30%
Upper Carpentaria (district 30)
Georgetown Airport	29.3	+0.2	32.8	5 Aug	12.2	-1.5	4.4	5 Jun	0	20.7	v low	0%
Hughenden Airport	27.2	+0.5	33.0	30 Aug	9.5	-0.8	0.4	8 Aug	0.4	40.6	low	1%
Richmond Airport	28.2	+0.7	33.6	31 Aug	9.5	-0.2	1.7	19 Jun	0	30.8	lowest	0%
Richmond Post Office	28.1	+1.2	33.8	30 Aug	10.2	+0.6	2.1	22 Aug	0	29.3	lowest	0%
Barron North Coast (district 31)
Cairns Aero	27.2	+1.0	31.2	27 Aug	16.9	-0.6	11.2	5 Jun	71.8	103.7	average	69%
Cairns Racecourse	26.9		29.9	27 Aug	15.5		8.4	20 Aug	106.0
Cape Flattery	27.1	+0.1	28.7	28 Aug	21.4	+0.1	16.1	30 Jul	34.6	90.5	v low	38%
Low Isles Lighthouse	26.5	+0.5	29.8	31 Aug	21.2	+0.4	19.4	20 Jun	77.6	136.6	low	57%
Mareeba Airport	26.0	+0.5	29.7	16 Jul	13.6	-0.8	8.7	5 Jun	1.2	24.7	v low	5%
Walkamin Research Station	24.6	+0.7	29.8	31 Aug	12.8	-0.6	6.0	2 Jun	22.5	40.5	low	56%
Herbert North Coast (district 32)
Cardwell Marine Pde	25.1	-0.2	28.9	19 Aug	14.6	+0.2	7.8	20 Jun	67.7	107.9	low	63%
Cowley Beach (Defence)	24.8		28.6	31 Aug	15.6		8.4	20 Jun	174.4
Innisfail	25.1	+0.5	28.1	19 Aug	15.8	+0.1	10.7	20 Jun	268.8	440.9	low	61%
Innisfail Aerodrome	25.4		28.7	27 Aug	13.6		6.1	20 Jun	180.0
Lucinda Point	23.3	-0.3	26.3	19 Aug	18.5	-0.2	13.0	20 Jun	41.4	83.3	low	50%
Mount Stuart (Defence)	26.4		30.7	19 Aug	15.6		11.1	10 Jul	16.6
South Johnstone Exp Stn	25.1	+0.6	28.4	19 Aug	15.2	-0.3	8.7	20 Jun
Townsville Aero	26.5	+0.9	31.0	19 Aug	14.3	-0.1	6.3	19 Jun	15.8	51.1	low	31%
Townsville- Air Weapons Range (Defence)	26.1		31.7	31 Aug	11.1		1.9	19 Jun	11.8
East Central Coast (district 33)
Alva Beach	24.7	0.0	31.2	19 Aug	14.7	-0.4	7.8	19 Jun	21.4	58.4	low	37%
Ayr DPI Research Stn	26.7	+1.1	30.8	19 Aug	12.2	-0.3	3.5	19 Jun	29.8	51.9	average	57%
Bowen Airport AWS	25.8		30.4	19 Aug	12.9		4.0	20 Jun	5.2
Collinsville Post Office	27.7	+2.0	31.4	3 Aug	9.4	-0.7	0.9	20 Jun	0.5	64.0	v low	1%
Hamilton Island Airport	22.4	+0.2	26.2	6 Aug	18.6	+0.2	15.8	9 Jul	33.8	125.4	low	27%
Mackay Aero	24.5	+1.3	29.6	18 Aug	11.6	-0.4	2.6	19 Jun	40.0	126.2	low	32%
Mackay M.O	23.2	+1.2	30.6	18 Aug	13.8	0.0	7.4	19 Jun	25.6	132.3	v low	19%
Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club)	24.2		29.6	18 Aug	11.2		2.3	19 Jun	31.0
Proserpine Airport	26.1	+1.2	30.9	18 Aug	10.5	-1.4	0.9	21 Aug	14.4	87.7	v low	16%
Samuel Hill Aero	23.7	+0.6	28.5	18 Aug	9.8	-0.5	0.1	21 Aug	73.8	198.4	low	37%
St Lawrence	25.4	+1.0	29.4	18 Aug	10.2	-1.4	1.4	21 Aug	21.2	108.8	low	19%
Townsville- Fanning River (Defence)	26.4		31.2	31 Aug	11.6		3.4	2 Jun	5.8
Williamson	25.1	+0.8	29.6	18 Aug	9.3	-1.5	-0.8	19 Jun	20.2	98.1	low	21%
Yeppoon The Esplanade	22.2	+0.3	27.8	19 Aug	12.4	-0.4	4.8	21 Aug	56.0	131.0	low	43%
West Central Coast (district 34)
Charters Towers Airport	27.0	+1.4	32.0	31 Aug	11.1	-1.2	1.4	20 Jun	4.6	55.0	v low	8%
Moranbah Airport	26.2		31.5	31 Aug	8.0		-0.7	20 Jun	10.0
Central Highlands (district 35)
Blackwater Airport	25.5		31.2	18 Aug	8.7		0.4	15 Jul	27.2
Clermont Airport	25.2		31.2	31 Aug	5.7		-2.7	21 Aug	10.2
Emerald Airport	25.3	+1.3	31.3	31 Aug	9.2	-0.6	1.4	19 Jun	29.4	71.6	low	41%
Lochington	25.0		31.5	31 Aug	5.5		-1.8	17 Jul	29.8
Rolleston Airport	24.2		30.4	18 Aug	5.6		-2.7	22 Aug	65.2
Springsure Comet St	23.9	+1.1	29.9	31 Aug	6.4	-0.7	-1.7	19 Jun	18.8	90.2	low	21%
Tambo Post Office	23.3	+1.1	29.1	31 Aug	4.1	-0.5	-3.9	18 Jun	16.8	74.3	low	23%
Taroom Post Office	23.9	+1.9	29.8	18 Aug	5.3	-0.8	-3.4	15 Jul	54.5	97.6	average	56%
Central Lowlands (district 36)
Barcaldine Post Office	25.3	+1.8	32.4	31 Aug	9.4	+0.5	1.2	19 Jun	3.9	63.2	v low	6%
Blackall Airport	24.5	+0.9	31.2	31 Aug	6.3	-1.2	-1.2	19 Jun	6.8	48.5	low	14%
Isisford Post Office	25.5	+1.9	31.7	30 Aug	7.0	-0.6	0.1	19 Jun	2.4	53.9	v low	4%
Upper Western (district 37)
Camooweal Township	28.1	+1.4	34.1	30 Aug	9.2	-0.6	1.7	19 Jun	3.2	18.3	average	17%
Carters Bore	26.0		33.0	30 Aug	12.1		2.9	22 Jul	15.2
New May Downs	26.4		33.2	30 Aug	11.6		2.5	23 Jul	5.0
The Monument Airport			34.1	30 Aug	7.0	-1.3	0.5	22 Jul	0	21.7	v low	0%
Trepell Airport	25.9	+0.3	33.7	30 Aug	8.3	-0.9	1.2	22 Jul	14.6	19.7	average	74%
Urandangi Aerodrome	26.4		35.2	30 Aug	6.6		-1.4	22 Jul	9.0
Winton Airport	26.5	+0.6	33.8	30 Aug	8.7	-0.8	1.5	19 Jun	24.8	44.9	average	55%
Lower Western (district 38)
Bedourie	24.2	+0.4	34.7	30 Aug			2.0	22 Jun	3.8	28.3	low	13%
Birdsville Airport	23.1	+0.5	34.7	30 Aug	7.1	-0.8	1.5	15 Jul	18.0	16.9	average	107%
Boulia Airport	25.0	+1.0	34.3	30 Aug	9.3	+0.5	2.2	15 Jul	33.6	26.8	high	125%
Windorah Airport	24.0		32.6	30 Aug	7.8		1.1	12 Jul	0.6
Port Curtis South Coast (district 39)
Bundaberg Aero	24.4	+1.6	30.4	18 Aug	9.8	-1.2	2.6	15 Jul	32.0	125.5	v low	25%
Gayndah Airport	24.5	+1.1	29.9	18 Aug	6.2	-1.8	-1.7	15 Jul	42.0	78.9	low	53%
Gladstone Airport	24.5	+1.0	28.4	18 Aug	12.3	-0.3	5.4	15 Jul	47.6	102.3	low	47%
Gladstone Radar	25.2	+1.7	29.4	18 Aug	14.7	+0.7	8.0	22 Aug	28.4	104.5	low	27%
Lady Elliot Island	23.0	+1.3	26.4	6 Jul	17.3	+0.1	9.5	21 Aug	88.2	235.0	v low	38%
Rockhampton Aero	25.8	+1.9	31.0	18 Aug	10.9	+0.4	3.4	15 Jul	52.6	96.6	average	54%
Seventeen Seventy	22.5	+0.6	27.1	19 Aug	14.9	+0.5	9.0	18 Jun	82.9	148.1	low	56%
Thangool Airport	25.0	+1.2	30.8	18 Aug	5.3	-1.1	-2.5	21 Aug	37.2	83.3	low	45%
Moreton South Coast (district 40)
Amberley AMO	24.1	+2.2	30.1	16 Aug	4.2	-2.0	-3.4	21 Aug	31.0	113.1	low	27%
Archerfield Airport	23.5	+1.7	29.6	16 Aug	7.7	-0.7	0.9	19 Jul	52.6	151.3	v low	35%
Beaudesert Drumley Street	23.8	+1.8	29.6	17 Aug	5.3	-1.4	-3.8	21 Aug	49.0	104.5	v low	47%
Beerburrum Forest Station	23.1	+0.9	29.8	16 Aug	9.1	-0.8	3.4	14 Aug	101.4	185.1	low	55%
Brisbane	23.4	+1.0	29.5	16 Aug	10.6	-0.4	5.2	15 Jul	80.8	130.2	low	62%
Brisbane Aero	22.1	+0.7	27.4	16 Aug	9.6	-0.3	3.3	21 Aug	68.0	137.7	low	49%
Canungra (Defence)	22.7		28.9	16 Aug	3.3		-4.3	21 Aug	50.6
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	20.6	+1.1	25.3	17 Aug	14.8	+1.0	10.5	21 Aug	236.8	325.2	low	73%
Coolangatta	22.0	+1.0	26.5	4 Aug	9.7	-1.0	0.5	22 Aug	141.4	271.4	low	52%
Double Island Point Lighthouse	21.5	+1.3	27.6	17 Aug	15.5	+0.9	9.3	18 Jun	125.8	263.8	low	48%
Gold Coast Seaway	22.4	+0.9	27.2	16 Aug	11.6	-1.0	6.2	21 Aug	109.6	223.2	low	49%
Greenbank (Defence)	23.2		29.7	16 Aug	5.2		-3.2	21 Aug	64.4
Gympie	23.5	+1.1	29.7	17 Aug	6.3	-0.8	-1.7	21 Aug	40.8	151.8	v low	27%
Hervey Bay Airport	22.9	+0.7	27.3	12 Aug	9.2	-1.7	0.7	22 Aug	37.4	174.2	v low	21%
Kingaroy Airport	21.5	+1.2	27.6	5 Aug	2.9	-1.7	-4.5	14 Jul	64.2	95.7	low	67%
Logan City Water Treatment Plant	23.1	+1.2	29.4	16 Aug	9.0	-0.5	2.6	21 Aug	102.5	153.6	low	67%
Maryborough	24.3	+1.7	29.6	17 Aug	8.0	-1.4	-0.5	21 Aug	40.0	159.1	v low	25%
Nambour Daff - Hillside	22.7	+0.6	29.2	17 Aug	10.4	-0.7	4.5	14 Aug
Point Lookout	22.3	+0.7	27.0	17 Aug	14.4	+0.3	8.4	18 Jun	308.2	337.6	average	91%
Rainbow Beach	22.3	+0.6	26.7	17 Aug					83.4	267.0	lowest	31%
Redcliffe			28.8	16 Aug	11.4	-0.3	5.6	15 Jul	95.2	149.1	low	64%
Redland (Alexandra Hills)	21.7		26.8	17 Aug	10.2		5.6	21 Aug	108.2
Sunshine Coast Airport	22.4	+0.8	28.5	16 Aug	9.8	-0.5	1.3	21 Aug	197.2	260.2	average	76%
Tewantin RSL Park	22.5	+0.8	28.8	17 Aug	11.3	-0.5	4.6	22 Aug	124.0	272.7	low	45%
Tin Can Bay (Defence)	22.7		28.5	17 Aug	10.0		0.8	21 Aug	69.8
University of Queensland Gatton	23.7	+2.3	29.1	16 Aug	5.3	-1.5	-3.6	15 Jul	33.4	104.6	low	32%
East Darling Downs (district 41)
Applethorpe	16.7	+1.9	22.4	5 Aug	1.5	-1.2	-5.1	14 Jul	76.8	122.7	low	63%
Dalby Airport	22.0	+1.5	27.9	5 Aug	3.4	-1.4	-5.0	14 Jul	26.6	76.7	v low	35%
Oakey Aero	21.3	+1.9	27.8	31 Aug	2.5	-1.1	-6.3	14 Jul	26.4	85.0	v low	31%
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	17.2	+1.6	22.9	5 Aug	0.5	-1.4	-7.4	21 Aug	74.8	137.5	low	54%
Texas Post Office	20.8	+1.1	26.6	5 Aug	4.0	-0.3	-3.1	21 Aug	62.8	115.6	low	54%
Toowoomba Airport	18.9	+1.5	25.4	5 Aug	7.3	+0.1	0.3	18 Jun	36.0	95.4	low	38%
Warwick	20.3	+1.5	26.5	5 Aug	2.6	-1.1	-6.2	13 Aug
West Darling Downs (district 42)
Miles Constance Street	22.1	+1.0	28.3	5 Aug	3.7	-1.6	-4.2	15 Jul	61.6	89.8	average	69%
Maranoa (district 43)
Injune Post Office	22.8	+1.8	29.8	31 Aug	2.7	-1.4	-5.4	15 Jul	58.4	84.7	average	69%
Mitchell Post Office	22.8	+2.5	30.3	31 Aug	2.2	-1.5	-5.0	15 Jul	54.3	90.9	average	60%
Roma Airport	22.5	+1.4	31.1	31 Aug	2.9	-1.8	-5.3	15 Jul	34.2	75.2	low	45%
St George Airport	21.5	+1.0	29.0	5 Aug	4.8	-1.2	-2.1	15 Jul	60.8	80.2	average	76%
Surat	21.8	+1.2	29.0	31 Aug	4.3	-0.9	-2.9	15 Jul	37.5	101.8	low	37%
Warrego (district 44)
Bollon Mary St	21.6	+1.5	28.4	5 Aug	4.7	-0.5	-1.7	15 Jul	39.4	79.8	low	49%
Charleville Aero	22.3	+1.8	28.8	5 Aug	4.9	-0.4	-2.8	15 Jul	27.2	70.2	low	39%
Cunnamulla Post Office	21.5	+1.6	27.7	24 Aug	6.5	-0.1	0.5	15 Jul	28.4	65.9	low	43%
Far Southwest (district 45)
Ballera Gas Field	22.3	+0.8	31.1	30 Aug	7.8	-0.4	1.6	12 Jul	0.8	24.4	low	3%
Thargomindah Airport	21.8	+0.8	29.7	5 Aug	6.6	-0.9	-0.4	15 Jul	9.5	37.9	low	25%
Offshore Islands (district 200)
Frederick Reef	23.0		24.0	27 Aug	21.0		18.0	26 Jun
Middle Percy Island	21.7	+0.6	24.9	7 Jul	17.1	+0.4	13.3	19 Jun	31.4	149.7	v low	21%
Willis Island	26.8	+0.5	28.2	26 Aug	22.9	+0.7	20.5	21 Aug	24.8	117.0	v low	21%

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