SunshineCoastRegionalReport2ndQtr2004

TOURISM
WEATHER



       Average maximum and minimum temperatures generally fell below long-term averages throughout the
          Sunshine Coast in June 2004, while rainfall was well above long-term averages for all centres.
                                                                              Weather, Sunshine Coast
                                                            Maroochydore                  Tewantin                   Nambour
                                                        Max        Min Rainfall     Max         Min Rainfall   Max       Min                       Rainfall
                                                    Temp (ºC) Temp (ºC)  (mm) Temp (ºC) Temp(ºC)      (mm) Temp (ºC) Temp(ºC)                        (mm)

                                Jun-03                      22.6             13.1        23.0        22.0     11.5      27.6      22.6      10.9      25.0
                                Jul-03                      20.8             11.4        58.2        20.4      9.9      77.2      20.9       8.9      80.2
                                Aug-03                      21.9             12.7        64.2        21.6     11.2      93.6      22.3       9.9      99.4
                                Sep-03                      26.5             14.4         2.8        25.8     12.5       3.0      28.0      12.0       5.2
                                Oct-03                      25.3             16.5        92.0        24.6     15.0      95.4      26.0      13.9     110.0
                                Nov-03                      26.0             17.7        39.0        26.2     16.3      23.2      26.9     14.90      57.8
                                Dec-03                      27.8             21.2       179.0        28.1     20.3     214.8      29.1      19.5     183.6
                                Jan-04                      29.9             22.5       162.6        29.8     22.1     145.8      30.9      21.4     233.4
                                Feb-04                      29.9             22.4       162.6        29.7     21.5     208.4      31.2      20.8     183.8
                                Mar-04                      27.8             21.1       275.6        27.9     20.4     211.8      28.3      19.7     297.6
                                Apr-04                      25.8             18.6       193.2        25.9     17.6     216.8      26.2      16.3     182.7
                                May-04                      23.6             13.6        48.6        22.8     11.6      38.0      23.8      10.8       3.3
                                Jun-04                      22.3             11.6        24.8        21.4      9.2      23.0      22.4       8.0      15.4

                                Source: Bureau of Meteorology



 °C
                Average Monthly Maximum Temperatures
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                                     Sunshine Coast                                             Bureau of Meteorology data shows that Maroochydore’s average daily
                      Maroochydore          Tewantin            Nambour
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                                                                                                maximum temperature in June 2004 of 22.3°C was below the average daily
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                                                                                                maximum temperature for June 2003, and 0.1°C cooler than the long-term
                                                                                                average for June. Maroochydore’s average daily minimum temperature of
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                                                                                                11.6°C in June 2004 was 1.5°C cooler than the average daily minimum
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                                                                                                temperature for June 2003, and 1.0°C warmer than the long-term average
 24                                                                                             for June.
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                                                                                                Tewantin’s average daily maximum temperature in June 2004 of 21.4°C
  Jun-03         Aug-03     Oct-03        Dec-03       Feb-04       Apr-04     Jun-04           was 0.6°C cooler than the average daily maximum temperature for June
                                                                                                2003, and was 0.6°C cooler than the long-term average for June.
 °C
                Average Monthly Minimum Temperatures                                            Tewantin’s average daily minimum temperature of 9.2°C in June 2003 was
                                     Sunshine Coast
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                      Maroochydore          Tewantin            Nambour
                                                                                                2.3°C cooler than the average minimum temperature for June 2003 and
 22                                                                                             1.8°C cooler than the long-term average for June.
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 18                                                                                             The average daily maximum temperature recorded by Nambour in June
 16                                                                                             2004 of 22.4°C was 0.2°C cooler than the average daily maximum
 14                                                                                             temperature for June 2003, and 0.8°C cooler than the long-term average for
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                                                                                                June. Nambour’s average daily minimum temperature of 8.0°C was 2.9°C
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                                                                                                cooler than the average minimum temperature for June 2003, and 1.8°C
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                                                                                                cooler than the long-term average for June.
 Jun-03          Aug-03     Oct-03        Dec-03       Feb-04       Apr-04     Jun-04




                                Monthly Rainfall
mm
                                     Sunshine Coast
350
                                        Maroochydore
                                        Tewantin
                                                                                                Maroochydore experienced total rainfall of 24.8mm in June 2004, 1.8mm
300
                                        Nambour
                                                                                                more than the total rainfall recorded in June 2003 and 71.5mm below the
250
                                                                                                long-term average for June. Tewantin recorded total rainfall of 23.0mm in
200                                                                                             June 2004, 4.6mm less than the total rainfall recorded in June 2003 and
150                                                                                             97.4mm below the long-term average for June. Nambour experienced total
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                                                                                                rainfall of 15.4mm in June 2004, 9.6mm below the total rainfall recorded in
                                                                                                June 2003, and 72.9mm below the long-term average for June.
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Source: Bureau of Meteorology



©0, Sunshine Coast Regional Economy, Second Quarter 2004                                                                                                           - 40 -