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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. -
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. -
SoE2017: Annual rainfall
Rainfall was extremely low across large parts of Queensland in 3 of the last 5 years with many areas experiencing drought. -
SoE2017: Evaporation rate
Annual evaporation is typically much higher in inland parts of Queensland than in coastal and sub-coastal areas. -
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. -
SoE2015: Evaporation rate
In Queensland, potential evaporation is much higher than mean annual rainfall in semi-arid inland locations. -
SoE2017: Extreme weather events ('hot' days)
Hot days were more frequent than average at several inland locations over the 2013 to 2017 period. -
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.