The Impact of Ocean Temperatures and Cyclone Activity on Dayboro, Queensland
For Dayboro, the threat from cyclones might not come in the form of direct hits this year, but the effects of heavy rain, flooding, and strong winds around last week of Feb first week of March and should not be underestimated.
Flash Flooding Forecast next 90 days
| Feb 22 – Mar 2 | High | Cyclonic activity or monsoonal troughs could lead to widespread heavy rain and elevated flood risks. |
Posted On Fakebook
I posted about that cyclone Alfred as a cyclone would not drop more than 30mm if that. It is the lows that are the isse generaly and looking at the predictions done on fakebook.
- Day 6 → 0.12 mm
- Day 7 → 29.79 mm
Turning in a low late Friday night.
- Day 8 → 123.01 mm
- Day 9 → 269.65 mm
- Day 10 → 284.01 mm
- Day 11 → 286.42 mm
- Day 12 → 288.30 mm
- Day 13 → 288.56 mm
- Day 14 → 288.85 mm
- Day 15 → 289.08 mm
And show some numbers of rainfall when it is safe to do so.
It looked like the low will drop a lot of rain.
Totals are close match to what we measured
We lost power during the low, this low cause quite a bit more damage than initially thought. We had strong winds with a max of 50km/h measrued.
Checking neighbouring stations the wind speed shows max 33km/h.
Still a lot of damage to trees was done and some areas got more wind.
What others measured
Dayboro has about 12 private weather stations that publish data at regular intervals.
Below is a subset of their data, it shows the max wind gust of 56.8 km/h and the max rain of about 505.18 mm (which I question the setup on that one still it is what is measured).
IDAYBO 2 Summary
March 1, 2025 – March 31, 2025
| High | Low | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | 32.8 °C | 16.4 °C | 23.4 °C |
| Dew Point | 23.8 °C | 16.2 °C | 20.6 °C |
| Humidity | 99 % | 47 % | 85 % |
| Precipitation | 388.90 mm | — | — |
| High | Low | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Speed | 26.3 km/h | 0.0 km/h | 2.5 km/h |
| Wind Gust | 42.1 km/h | — | 6.2 km/h |
| Wind Direction | — | — | WSW |
| Pressure | 1,012.60 hPa | 994.62 hPa | — |
IDAYBO30 – Summary
March 1, 2025 – March 31, 2025
| High | Low | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | 32.4 °C | — | 22.1 °C |
| Dew Point | 25.2 °C | — | 18.3 °C |
| Humidity | 99 % | — | 73 % |
| Precipitation | 95.21 mm | — | — |
| High | Low | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Speed | 25.6 km/h | 0.0 km/h | 2.6 km/h |
| Wind Gust | 38.5 km/h | — | 3.8 km/h |
| Wind Direction | — | — | ENE |
| Pressure | 1,014.80 hPa | 997.39 hPa | — |
IDAYBORO3 – Summary
March 1, 2025 – March 31, 2025
| High | Low | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | 34.0 °C | 16.4 °C | 23.5 °C |
| Dew Point | 25.3 °C | 16.2 °C | 21.4 °C |
| Humidity | 99 % | 52 % | 89 % |
| Precipitation | 505.18 mm | — | — |
| High | Low | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Speed | 22.4 km/h | 0.0 km/h | 1.8 km/h |
| Wind Gust | 33.2 km/h | — | 2.7 km/h |
| Wind Direction | — | — | SE |
| Pressure | 1,020.12 hPa | 1,001.42 hPa | — |
IDAYBO13 – Summary
March 1, 2025 – March 31, 2025
| High | Low | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | 34.0 °C | 16.1 °C | 23.8 °C |
| Dew Point | 23.9 °C | 15.8 °C | 20.7 °C |
| Humidity | 99 % | 45 % | 84 % |
| Precipitation | 446.79 mm | — | — |
| High | Low | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Speed | 38.1 km/h | 0.0 km/h | 4.4 km/h |
| Wind Gust | 56.8 km/h | — | 6.2 km/h |
| Wind Direction | — | — | SE |
| Pressure | 1,009.48 hPa | 990.86 hPa | — |
IKINGS401 – Summary
March 1, 2025 – March 31, 2025
| High | Low | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | 31.3 °C | 17.2 °C | 23.7 °C |
| Dew Point | 23.0 °C | 16.9 °C | 20.0 °C |
| Humidity | 99 % | 47 % | 81 % |
| Precipitation | 98.33 mm | — | — |
| High | Low | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Speed | 27.7 km/h | 0.0 km/h | 4.8 km/h |
| Wind Gust | 43.9 km/h | — | 6.5 km/h |
| Wind Direction | — | — | WSW |
| Pressure | 1,015.71 hPa | 997.09 hPa | — |
