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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: Extreme weather events (‘hot’ days)
Hot days were more frequent than average at several inland locations over the 2013 to 2018 period. -
SoE2020: Coastal hazard erosion prone area
Coastal erosion continues to impact the Queensland coast, with several major incidents at developed areas. -
SoE2020: Storm tide inundation incidences
Storm tide inundations continue to impact the coast. -
SoE2020: Mean annual temperature
2015 to 2019 was Queensland’s warmest 5-year period on record. -
SoE2020: Sea surface temperature
Sea surface temperatures in the Coral Sea and around northern Australia are about +1oC warmer on average than 100 years ago, with the years 2009 through 2018 being the warmest... -
SoE2020: Southern Oscillation Index
A strong El Niño occurred from mid-2015 to early 2016, followed by predominantly ENSO-neutral conditions. -
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. -
SoE2020: Evaporation rate
Annual evaporation is typically much higher in inland parts of Queensland than in coastal and sub-coastal areas. -
SoE2020: Sea level
Queensland’s sea levels are rising according to historical tide gauge records. -
SoE2020: Cyclone activity
Queensland experienced 8 cyclones between 1 January 2018 and 1 April 2020. -
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. -
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. -
SoE2015: Erosion prone area
Coastal erosion continues to impact the Queensland coast, with several major incidents at developed areas. -
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: Storm tide inundation
Storm tide inundations continue to impact the coast. -
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. -
SoE2017: Sea surface temperature
Sea-surface temperatures in the Coral Sea and around northern Australia are about +1°C warmer on average than 100 years ago, with record warmth occurring in 2016. -
SoE2017: Sea level
Queensland’s sea levels are rising according to the historical tide gauge records. -
SoE2017: Extreme weather events ('hot' days)
Hot days were more frequent than average at several inland locations over the 2013 to 2017 period.