Editing Gold Coast, Queensland (section)

===Climate===
The Gold Coast experiences a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''[[Humid subtropical climate|Cfa/Cwa]]''), with mild to warm winters and hot, humid summers. The city experiences substantial summer precipitation mostly concentrated in thunderstorms and heavy showers with rain events occasionally lasting up to a few weeks at a time giving residents "the summer blues",<ref>[https://www.queensland.com/au/en/places-to-see/destinations/gold-coast/things-to-do-when-it-rains-gold-coast How to spend a rainy day on the Gold Coast] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803055044/https://www.queensland.com/au/en/places-to-see/destinations/gold-coast/things-to-do-when-it-rains-gold-coast |date=3 August 2023 }} Tourism & Events Queensland. Retrieved 3 August 2023.</ref> while winter is pleasantly mild to warm with little rain. In fact, it is for this pleasant winter weather that both the city and the [[Sunshine Coast, Queensland|Sunshine Coast]]—the coastal region north of Brisbane—are internationally renowned. Extreme temperatures recorded at [[Gold Coast Seaway]] have ranged from {{convert|2.5|°C|°F|sigfig=2}} on 19 July 2007 to {{convert|40.5|°C|°F|sigfig=3}} on 22 February 2005, although the city rarely experiences temperatures above {{convert|35|°C|°F|sigfig=2}} in summer or below {{convert|5|°C|°F}} in winter.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology|access-date=23 January 2014|title=Climate statistics for Australian locations: Gold Coast Seaway|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_040764_All.shtml|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201233107/http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_040764_All.shtml|archive-date=1 February 2014}}</ref> The average temperature of the sea at [[Surfers Paradise]] ranges from {{convert|21.5|C|1}} in July and August to {{convert|27.1|C|1}} in February.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.seatemperature.org/australia-pacific/australia/gold-coast.htm|title=Gold Coast Sea Temperature|website=World Sea Temperatures|access-date=22 July 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160727215854/http://www.seatemperature.org/australia-pacific/australia/gold-coast.htm|archive-date=27 July 2016}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Gold Coast, Seaway (1992–2020)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high C = 38.5
|Feb record high C = 40.5
|Mar record high C = 36.3
|Apr record high C = 33.3
|May record high C = 29.4
|Jun record high C = 27.1
|Jul record high C = 28.9
|Aug record high C = 32.4
|Sep record high C = 33.0
|Oct record high C = 36.8
|Nov record high C = 35.5
|Dec record high C = 39.4
|year record high C =

|Jan avg record high C  = 33.2
|Feb avg record high C  = 32.7
|Mar avg record high C  = 32.5
|Apr avg record high C  = 29.7
|May avg record high C  = 26.9
|Jun avg record high C  = 24.9
|Jul avg record high C  = 25.1
|Aug avg record high C  = 26.5
|Sep avg record high C  = 29.1
|Oct avg record high C  = 31.3
|Nov avg record high C  = 31.8
|Dec avg record high C  = 33.3
|year avg record high C =

|Jan high C = 28.9
|Feb high C = 28.7
|Mar high C = 28.0
|Apr high C = 26.1
|May high C = 23.6
|Jun high C = 21.4
|Jul high C = 21.3
|Aug high C = 22.1
|Sep high C = 24.0
|Oct high C = 25.4
|Nov high C = 26.9
|Dec high C = 28.0
|year high C =

|Jan mean C = 25.4
|Feb mean C = 25.2
|Mar mean C = 24.5
|Apr mean C = 22.2
|May mean C = 19.5
|Jun mean C = 17.3
|Jul mean C = 16.7
|Aug mean C = 17.3
|Sep mean C = 19.4
|Oct mean C = 21.1
|Nov mean C = 23.0
|Dec mean C = 24.2

|Jan low C = 21.9
|Feb low C = 21.8
|Mar low C = 20.9
|Apr low C = 18.3
|May low C = 15.4
|Jun low C = 13.3
|Jul low C = 12.0
|Aug low C = 12.5
|Sep low C = 14.8
|Oct low C = 16.9
|Nov low C = 19.0
|Dec low C = 20.5
|year low C =

|Jan avg record low C= 18.8
|Feb avg record low C= 19.3
|Mar avg record low C= 17.6
|Apr avg record low C= 14.4
|May avg record low C= 10.5
|Jun avg record low C= 7.9
|Jul avg record low C= 7.1
|Aug avg record low C= 7.7
|Sep avg record low C= 10.5
|Oct avg record low C= 12.5
|Nov avg record low C= 15.1
|Dec avg record low C= 17.0
|year avg record low C=

|Jan record low C = 16.7
|Feb record low C = 17.2
|Mar record low C = 13.4
|Apr record low C = 8.9
|May record low C = 6.6
|Jun record low C = 3.8
|Jul record low C = 2.5
|Aug record low C = 4.2
|Sep record low C = 7.9
|Oct record low C = 9.4
|Nov record low C = 8.2
|Dec record low C = 14.7
|year record low C =

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 136.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 183.4
|Mar precipitation mm = 134.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 118.7
|May precipitation mm = 97.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 113.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 49.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 54.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 41.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 87.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 106.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 129.0
|year precipitation mm =

|unit precipitation days = 1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 8.8
|Feb precipitation days = 10.3
|Mar precipitation days = 11.0
|Apr precipitation days = 8.6
|May precipitation days = 8.1	
|Jun precipitation days = 7.2	
|Jul precipitation days = 5.0	
|Aug precipitation days = 4.3
|Sep precipitation days = 5.1
|Oct precipitation days = 6.3
|Nov precipitation days = 8.0
|Dec precipitation days = 9.3
|year precipitation days =

|Jan afthumidity = 70
|Feb afthumidity = 70
|Mar afthumidity = 68
|Apr afthumidity = 65
|May afthumidity = 62
|Jun afthumidity = 58
|Jul afthumidity = 55
|Aug afthumidity = 56
|Sep afthumidity = 62
|Oct afthumidity = 66
|Nov afthumidity = 68
|Dec afthumidity = 69
|year humidity =

|source 1 = [[Bureau of Meteorology]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Climate statistics for Australian locations |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/cvg/av?p_stn_num=040764&p_prim_element_index=0&p_comp_element_index=0&redraw=null&p_display_type=full_statistics_table&normals_years=1991-2020&tablesizebutt=normal |publisher=[[Bureau of Meteorology]] |access-date=28 December 2020 |archive-date=17 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817195729/http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/cvg/av?p_stn_num=040764&p_prim_element_index=0&p_comp_element_index=0&redraw=null&p_display_type=full_statistics_table&normals_years=1991-2020&tablesizebutt=normal |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Monthly highest temperature |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/av?p_nccObsCode=40&p_display_type=dataFile&p_startYear=&p_c=&p_stn_num=040764 |publisher=[[Bureau of Meteorology]] |access-date=28 December 2020 |archive-date=6 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206150724/http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/av?p_nccObsCode=40&p_display_type=dataFile&p_startYear=&p_c=&p_stn_num=040764 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Monthly lowest temperature |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/av?p_nccObsCode=43&p_display_type=dataFile&p_startYear=&p_c=&p_stn_num=040764 |publisher=[[Bureau of Meteorology]] |access-date=28 December 2020 |archive-date=6 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206145614/http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/av?p_nccObsCode=43&p_display_type=dataFile&p_startYear=&p_c=&p_stn_num=040764 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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