University Of Queensland Gatto is a weather station located 97 m above sea level, 7 km from Gatton. Its records go back to 1899: 47 years of temperature are available up to 2025, along with rainfall and a comparison with two reference normals. Over 1991–2020 the annual mean temperature there is 20.5 °C, noticeably higher than over 1961–1990 (19.8 °C): a difference of 0.6 °C. The warmest year of the series is 1998 (21.6 °C) and the coldest 1989 (19.3 °C). The last complete year, 2025, ranks 7 out of 47, from warmest to coldest. Over 1961–2025, the annual mean temperature changes by +0.17 °C per decade. The station ranks 138 out of 227 stations, from the fastest rise to the slowest.
Annual mean temperature since 1899
The first ten years of the series (1965–1980) average 19.9 °C; the last ten (2015–2025) average 20.8 °C, a difference of +0.9 °C. Of the ten warmest years in the series, 8 fall after 1999. The warmest is 1998 (21.6 °C). The ten-year running mean peaks at 20.9 °C (2025) and bottoms out at 19.8 °C (1985).
Annual rainfall since 1899
On average 761 mm of rain falls per year over the 125 documented years. The wettest year, 1950, received 1241 mm; the driest, 2019, only 230 mm, which is 5.4 times less. The 1991–2020 normal (675 mm per year) is 156 mm (18.8 %) below the 1961–1990 one (831 mm). Over 1991–2020, January is on average the wettest month (99 mm) and August the driest (21 mm). Between 2004 and 2025, 7 years out of 20 exceeded the series average.
Monthly normals: 1961–1990 against 1991–2020
The table compares, month by month, the mean temperature and the rainfall total of two thirty-year reference periods. The difference column shows what the recent period changes compared with the earlier one.
| Month | Temp. 1961–1990 | Temp. 1991–2020 | Difference | Rain 1961–1990 | Rain 1991–2020 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.3 °C | 26.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 122 mm | 99 mm | −23 mm |
| February | 24.9 °C | 25.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 92 mm | 99 mm | +7 mm |
| March | 23.4 °C | 23.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 83 mm | 66 mm | −17 mm |
| April | 20.5 °C | 20.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 58 mm | 27 mm | −31 mm |
| May | 17.2 °C | 17.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 56 mm | 47 mm | −9 mm |
| June | 14.4 °C | 15.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 45 mm | 28 mm | −17 mm |
| July | 13.2 °C | 14.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 49 mm | 22 mm | −27 mm |
| August | 14.4 °C | 15.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 31 mm | 21 mm | −10 mm |
| September | 17.2 °C | 18.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 33 mm | 29 mm | −4 mm |
| October | 20.4 °C | 21.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 73 mm | 59 mm | −14 mm |
| November | 22.6 °C | 23.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 89 mm | 79 mm | −10 mm |
| December | 24.7 °C | 24.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 100 mm | 99 mm | −1 mm |
The largest temperature change is in September (+1.3 °C) and the smallest in May (+0.2 °C); over the year the mean difference is +0.6 °C, and 12 months out of twelve are warmer than before. For rainfall, the largest difference is in February (+7 mm) and the smallest in April (−31 mm).
Records at University Of Queensland Gatto
- Warmest year: 21.6 °C, in 1998
- Coldest year: 19.3 °C, in 1989
- Driest year: 230 mm, in 2019
- Wettest year: 1241 mm, in 1950
- Warmest month: 27.8 °C, in January 2020
- Coldest month: 11.6 °C, in July 1965
- Wettest month: 453 mm, in January 1974
- Hottest day: 45.7 °C, on 12 February 2017
- Coldest day: −5.6 °C, on 11 July 1972
- Heaviest rain in one day: 199.4 mm, on 26 January 1974
2.3 °C separate the warmest year of the series from the coldest. Between the hottest and the coldest day on record, the range reaches 51.3 °C.
Temperature trend over 1961–2025
The regression line of annual mean temperature changes by +0.17 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, about +1.1 °C over the whole period. That is slower than the median of the 227 stations (+0.19 °C per decade), by 0.02 °C per decade: the station ranks 138 out of 227.
The last 24 months against the 1991–2020 normal
Over the last 24 months (October 2024 to September 2026), 16 months out of 24 were warmer than the 1991–2020 normal for the same month; the mean departure is +0.5 °C. The highest departure was in October 2025 (+3.0 °C); the lowest, in January 2025 (−0.6 °C). The last twelve months add up to 566 mm of rain, which is 84 % of the 1991–2020 annual normal (675 mm).
| Month | Temperature | Departure from normal | Rain | Normal rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | 22.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 42 mm | 59 mm |
| November 2024 | 24.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 111 mm | 79 mm |
| December 2024 | 25.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 168 mm | 99 mm |
| January 2025 | 25.4 °C | −0.6 °C | 100 mm | 99 mm |
| February 2025 | 25.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 24 mm | 99 mm |
| March 2025 | 24.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 100 mm | 66 mm |
| April 2025 | 21.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 46 mm | 27 mm |
| May 2025 | 18.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 95 mm | 47 mm |
| June 2025 | 14.5 °C | −0.5 °C | 17 mm | 28 mm |
| July 2025 | 14.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 43 mm | 22 mm |
| August 2025 | 14.7 °C | −0.4 °C | 15 mm | 21 mm |
| September 2025 | 18.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 7 mm | 29 mm |
| October 2025 | 24.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 56 mm | 59 mm |
| November 2025 | 24.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 155 mm | 79 mm |
| December 2025 | 24.8 °C | −0.1 °C | 65 mm | 99 mm |
| January 2026 | 26.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 118 mm | 99 mm |
| February 2026 | 24.9 °C | −0.4 °C | 50 mm | 99 mm |
| March 2026 | 23.7 °C | −0.2 °C | 42 mm | 66 mm |
| April 2026 | 21.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 4 mm | 27 mm |
| May 2026 | 18.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 47 mm | 47 mm |
| June 2026 | 15.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 23 mm | 28 mm |
| July 2026 | 14.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 1 mm | 22 mm |
| August 2026 | 15.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 4 mm | 21 mm |
| September 2026 | 18.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | 29 mm |
Data source and licence
Data source: Bureau of Meteorology (ACORN-SAT) and NOAA NCEI (GHCN-Daily) (dataset “ACORN-SAT v2 daily (homogenised) + GHCN-Daily”), licence CC BY 4.0; Public domain (NOAA NCEI). Last updated: 29 October 2026.
The data for University Of Queensland Gatto are shown as the source publishes them; this site does not correct them. A year is kept only if at least eleven months of measurements are available, and a normal is computed only with at least twenty years of data out of its thirty. Temperatures are rounded to 0.1 °C and rainfall to the millimetre. The station is one of 227 stations in Australia: the overview page lets you compare them.
Frequently asked questions
What is the annual mean temperature at University Of Queensland Gatto?
Over 1991–2020, the annual mean temperature at University Of Queensland Gatto is 20.5 °C. It was 19.8 °C over 1961–1990, a difference of +0.6 °C.
What is the warmest year ever measured at University Of Queensland Gatto?
Since records began in 1899, the warmest year at University Of Queensland Gatto is 1998, at 21.6 °C on average. The coldest is 1989 (19.3 °C).
Is the climate at University Of Queensland Gatto getting warmer?
Yes: at University Of Queensland Gatto, the annual mean temperature rises by 0.17 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, +1.1 °C in total. 8 of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999.
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