It is the coldest April temperature recorded in Gympie since April 30, 2017, and the coolest the region has recently felt since October 8 last year.
BOM meteorologist Rosa Hoff said Gympie recorded 9.3C on October 8, which was a common temperature for the dry season.
“The last time it was this cool in April was in 2017, when Gympie dropped down to a minimum temperature of 9 on the 30th of April, 2017,” Ms Hoff said.
Ms Hoff said Monday’s chill was caused by a “cold front and trough” moving across southern Queensland.
“Most of yesterday, the cold air was able to come up and this air wasn’t just cold but it was also dry as well, so because we had the lower humidity it just really helped it to cool down,” she said.
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UPDATE, 11AM: Severe weather for the Gympie region is no longer expected, though localised heavy rainfall remains possible. A statement released by BOM at 10:56am said damaging winds and dangerous surf are no longer expected, but more localised heavy rainfall may occur. A coastal trough lies offshore of the Wide Bay and Southeast Coast districts, with several embedded low pressure systems, the statement read. The risk that any of these lows will move onshore has now decreased. A Flood Watch remains current for coastal catchments south of St Lawrence, extending inland to the Darling Downs.
EARLIER: The Gympie region could be in for a wild day of weather, with the Bureau of Meteorology issuing a severe weather warning for parts of the region.
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The Bureau of Meteorology has advised severe thunderstorms, which could bring large hail, damaging winds and heavy rain with them, could impact the Gympie region at some stage today. Severe storms appear likely for the Gympie region later today. Picture: Bureau of Meteorology
The bureauâs alert map released this morning showed the Gold City to be among the south east Queensland towns where severe storms are âpossibleâ.
âSevere thunderstorms with large hail, damaging gusts and heavy rainfall are possible this afternoon/evening across the southern interior, the Carnarvon Ranges, and in the southeast at any time today,â the BoM said in a statement.
The Bureau of Meteorology gauges measured the 27.8mm figure as at 9am Wednesday morning, an increase of 6.4mm on the previous peak of 21.4mm, recorded on February 3.
Elsewhere in the region Goomboorian got a healthy 13mm while Kandanga had 6.4mm, Cooran had 6mm and Fishermans Pocket had 5mm.
At the other end of the scale the Imbil Alert station recorded just 0.4mm. Rainbow Beach, Tin Can Bay and the Cooloola Coast also recorded minimal totals.
The weather bureau says more rain between 2mm and 8mm is expected to fall in Gympie tomorrow, with thunderstorms possible in the morning and afternoon.