A heatwave affected the north tropical and central coasts of Queensland from 24 November 2018. Numerous locations reported their highest daily maximum temperature on record for November, or for any month, with some locations breaking their previous record by a large margin.
A deep low to the east of southern New South Wales directed a warm and dry westerly airflow across Queensland, enabling several days of well above average maximum and minimum temperatures. Extreme heatwave conditions were observed in an area from Lockhart River to Shoalwater Bay on the Capricornia coast, extending to adjacent inland districts. Strong westerly winds, high temperatures and low humidity brought elevated fire danger.
Read the Bureau of Meteorology report - “Special Climate Statement 67—an extreme heatwave on the tropical Queensland coast.”
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