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Department of Energy and Climate Annual Report Data
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SoE2015: Minimum, mean and maximum temperatures
Extremely warm temperatures have been experienced across Queensland from 2013 to 2015, including the second, third and fourth warmest years on record. -
SoE2017: Extreme weather events ('hot' days)
Hot days were more frequent than average at several inland locations over the 2013 to 2017 period. -
SoE2020: Extreme weather events (‘hot’ days)
Hot days were more frequent than average at several inland locations over the 2013 to 2018 period. -
SoE2017: Annual rainfall
Rainfall was extremely low across large parts of Queensland in 3 of the last 5 years with many areas experiencing drought. -
SoE2015: Average rainfall
In 2012, Queensland experienced a wetter than average year, but then experienced much drier years from 2013-2015, leading to widespread drought. -
SoE2017: Evaporation rate
Annual evaporation is typically much higher in inland parts of Queensland than in coastal and sub-coastal areas. -
SoE2015: Evaporation rate
In Queensland, potential evaporation is much higher than mean annual rainfall in semi-arid inland locations. -
SoE2020: Mean annual temperature
2015 to 2019 was Queensland’s warmest 5-year period on record. -
SoE2017: Erosion prone area
Coastal erosion continues to impact the Queensland coast, with several major incidents at developed areas. -
SoE2020: Coastal hazard erosion prone area
Coastal erosion continues to impact the Queensland coast, with several major incidents at developed areas. -
SoE2015: Erosion prone area
Coastal erosion continues to impact the Queensland coast, with several major incidents at developed areas. -
SoE2017: Mean annual temperature
2017 was Queensland’s warmest year on record. The years 2013 through to 2016 were also amongst the warmest on record. -
SoE2020: Evaporation rate
Annual evaporation is typically much higher in inland parts of Queensland than in coastal and sub-coastal areas. -
SoE2020: Annual rainfall
Drier than normal conditions prevailed across large parts of Queensland over the period from 2013 to 2019, with many areas experiencing drought. -
SoE2017: Storm tide inundation
Storm tide inundations continue to impact the coast. -
SoE2017: Extreme weather events (days with 'very heavy rainfall')
While days with 'very heavy rainfall' are rare in parts of south-western Queensland, they are common along Queensland's north-eastern seaboard. -
SoE2020: Extreme weather events (days with ‘very heavy rainfall’)
While days with ‘very heavy rainfall’ are rare in parts of south-western Queensland, they are common along Queensland’s north-eastern seaboard. -
SoE2020: Storm tide inundation incidences
Storm tide inundations continue to impact the coast. -
SoE2017: Cyclone activity
Queensland experienced 2 cyclones between March 2015 and December 2017.