Queensland
Highest maximum temperature
January 48.0 Birdsville 22 January, 1988
February 45.9 Birdsville 1 February, 1986
March 46.7 Boulia 2 March, 1951
April 41.7 Birdsville 16 April, 1968
May 37.8 Wrotham Park 20 May, 1952
Birdsville 14 May, 1958
June 35.6 Camooweal 1 June, 1962
Normanton 1 June, 1962
July 36.0 Richmond 28 July, 1976
Julia Creek 17 July, 1995
August 38.3 Normanton 26 August, 1968
September 42.6 Bedourie 30 September, 2000
October 45.1 Birdsville 31 October, 1995
November 48.7 Birdsville 17 November, 1990
December 49.5 Birdsville 24 December, 1972
Highest minimum temperature
January 33.0 Birdsville 31 January, 1973 and 15 January, 1979
February 34.4 Birdsville 13 February, 1963
March 31.5 Birdsville 8 March, 1982
Thargomindah 1 March, 1983
April 28.5 Burketown 7 April, 1986
May 27.3 Horn Island 8 May, 1995
June 26.1 Thursday 2 June, 1958
Island
July 25.4 Moreton TO 23 July, 1981
Thursday Island 10 July, 1990
August 25.4 Thursday Island 10 August, 1956
September 28.3 Mount Isa 30 September, 1988
October 31.4 Boulia 20 October, 1980
November 35.0 Cunnamulla 6 November, 1965
December 33.5 Birdsville 4 December, 1988
Lowest maximum temperature
January 16.2 Applethorpe 18 January, 1967
February 15.0 Boulia 24 February, 1949
March 15.5 Applethorpe 30 March, 1970
April 12.5 Toowoomba 26 April, 1983
May 6.9 Applethorpe 30 May, 1969
June 6.0 Wallangarra 10 June, 1969
July 2.4 Wallangarra 3 July, 1984
August 5.7 Wallangarra 18 August, 1973
September 6.7 Wallangarra 22 September, 1969
October 10.7 Stanthorpe 16 October, 1959
November 11.6 Applethorpe 30 November, 1986
December 13.1 Applethorpe 1 December, 1986
Lowest minimum temperature
January 7.2 Stanthorpe 12 January, 1965 and 3 January, 1970
February 3.3 Stanthorpe 25 February, 1964
March 1.1 Warwick 30 March, 1966
(Hermitage)
April -3.5 Applethorpe 27 April, 1978
May -6.4 Mitchell 29 May, 1987
June -10.6 Stanthorpe 23 June, 1961
July -10.6 Warwick 12 July, 1965
(Hermitage)
August -9.4 Mitchell 15 August, 1979
September -5.6 Stanthorpe 12 September, 1970
October -3.6 Warwick 9 October, 1966*
(Hermitage)
November 0.2 Applethorpe 15 November, 1966
December 4.0 Applethorpe 5 December, 1984
* Cambooya recorded -4.5 for the 48 hours to 0900 on 1 October, 1984,
but data from neighbouring stations suggests that this temperature
actually occurred on 30 September.
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