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SoE2015: Southern Oscillation Index
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A transition occurred, from a La Niña in early 2012 to a strong El Niño during the second half of 2015. -
SoE2015: Minimum, mean and maximum temperatures
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Extremely warm temperatures have been experienced across Queensland from 2013 to 2015, including the second, third and fourth warmest years on record. -
SoE2015: Sea surface temperature
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Sea surface temperatures across northern Australia are now almost 1C warmer, on average, than 100 years ago. -
SoE2015: Average rainfall
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In 2012, Queensland experienced a wetter than average year, but then experienced much drier years from 2013-2015, leading to widespread drought. -
SoE2017: Extreme weather events (days with 'very heavy rainfall')
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While days with 'very heavy rainfall' are rare in parts of south-western Queensland, they are common along Queensland's north-eastern seaboard. -
The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) - Monthly
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Calculated monthly (1887-1989 base period) SOI values from January 1876 to current. -
SoE2017: Extreme weather events ('hot' days)
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Hot days were more frequent than average at several inland locations over the 2013 to 2017 period. -
Air Quality Monitoring - Live data feed
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Live air quality data updates from the Queensland Governments air monitoring network updated hourly and published in XML format. The data used to compile this air quality... -
Agricultural land audit - climate risk information
Agricultural climate risk information datasets generated in 2014 by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (now known as the Department of Primary Industries) as part of... -
SoE2017: Southern Oscillation Index
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El Niño conditions prevailed in 2015 and at the start of 2016, followed by ENSO-neutral conditions for much of 2017. -
State Library of Queensland - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...
Lists of words from Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages collated by State Library of Queensland through an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages... -
SoE2017: Cyclone activity
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Queensland experienced 2 cyclones between March 2015 and December 2017. -
Springs database
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A spring is a hydrogeological feature by which groundwater discharges naturally to the land or cave surface. This includes springs with permanent and non-permanent (i.e.... -
WildNet Koala Locations
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Lists a summary of the koala Phascolarctos cinereus records approved for public release from the WildNet database. Koala records can also be viewed via the Biomaps application.... -
SoE2015: Evaporation rate
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In Queensland, potential evaporation is much higher than mean annual rainfall in semi-arid inland locations. -
SoE2017: Annual rainfall
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Rainfall was extremely low across large parts of Queensland in 3 of the last 5 years with many areas experiencing drought. -
SoE2017: Mean annual temperature
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2017 was Queensland’s warmest year on record. The years 2013 through to 2016 were also amongst the warmest on record. -
The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) - Daily
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Daily SOI and barometric pressure observations at Tahiti and Darwin, calculated using 1887-1989 and 1933-1992 base periods. -
Climatic regions for stormwater management design objectives - Queensland
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This dataset identifies the spatial context for climatic regions for stormwater management design objectives, prepared in support of the State Interest for Water Quality.