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SILO climate API
SILO (Scientific Information for Land Owners) is a database of Australian climate data from 1889 (current to yesterday). It provides daily datasets for a range of climate... -
Climatic regions for stormwater management design objectives - Queensland
This dataset identifies the spatial context for climatic regions for stormwater management design objectives, prepared in support of the State Interest for Water Quality. -
The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) - Monthly
Calculated monthly (1887-1989 base period) SOI values from January 1876 to current. -
The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) - Daily
Daily SOI and barometric pressure observations at Tahiti and Darwin, calculated using 1887-1989 and 1933-1992 base periods. -
SILO Patched Point Datasets for Queensland
SILO (Scientific Information for Land Owners) is a daily time series of meteorological data at point locations, consisting of station records which have been supplemented by... -
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. -
SoE2017: Evaporation rate
Annual evaporation is typically much higher in inland parts of Queensland than in coastal and sub-coastal areas. -
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: Evaporation rate
In Queensland, potential evaporation is much higher than mean annual rainfall in semi-arid inland locations. -
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: 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. -
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. -
SoE2017: Cyclone activity
Queensland experienced 2 cyclones between March 2015 and December 2017. -
SoE2015: Storm tide inundation
Storm tide inundation events continue to impact the coast, however, no severe events were recorded for human settlements for 2012-2015. -
SoE2017: Southern Oscillation Index
El Niño conditions prevailed in 2015 and at the start of 2016, followed by ENSO-neutral conditions for much of 2017. -
SoE2015: Southern Oscillation Index
A transition occurred, from a La Niña in early 2012 to a strong El Niño during the second half of 2015.