Drought declarations (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries)
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Latest drought situation map and shire listing
- Latest coloured drought situation map - opens in new window (GIF, 180kB, last updated 16:00 07 Feb 2018)
- Latest black & white drought situation map and shire listing (PDF, 1.1MB, last updated 16:00 07 Feb 2018)
Drought
Drought
As reviewed on 07 Feb 2018, there are a total of 31 councils and 3 part council areas drought declared. These declarations represent 66.3% of the land area of Queensland. There are also 77 Individually Droughted Properties in a further 11 LGAs.
This drought declaration was last updated on 25 May 2017
Monthly Climate Statement
The Science Delivery Division of the Department of Environment and Science (DES) produces a monthly climate statement which interprets seasonal climate outlook information for Queensland. The monthly climate statement is based on department's own information and also draws on information from national and international climate agencies.
Drought Assessment Information report
The Drought Assessment Information report is a multi-map report for a specific shire or regional council as a PDF document, emailed to you.
The report is produced by the AussieGRASS model via the FORAGE system; it includes rainfall, pasture growth, potential flow to stream, total standing dry matter (biomass) and a curing index for different time periods to assist with drought assessment.
Queensland Water Storages
The Drought Assessment Information report is a multi-map report for a specific shire or regional council as a PDF document, emailed to you.
The report is produced by the AussieGRASS model via the FORAGE system; it includes rainfall, pasture growth, potential flow to stream, total standing dry matter (biomass) and a curing index for different time periods to assist with drought assessment.
Last updated 1 December 2015