The Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed that January 2022 was wetter and warmer across Australia than usual.

Thanks to ex-tropical cyclone Seth parts of Queensland’s experienced record rainfalls, meteorologist Jonathan How said.

“2022 is starting off pretty much how 2021 finished and that’s wetter and more humid than usual across the east and north of the country,” he said.

“It was warmer than average for both days and nights,” he said, adding that January rainfall across Australia was 22 per cent above average.

Both the mean maximum and minimum temperatures in Australia over January were warmer than average, with parts of Queensland recording their hottest January temperature.

The Western Downs town of Miles set a new highest January daily rainfall record on New Years Day with 96.4mm, while parts of south-west Queensland had more than twice their usual rainfall.

Overall temperatures in the state were warmer than January 2021 but cooler than 2020.

How said the la Nina weather pattern meant the likelihood of more cyclones later in the summer.

Seqwater records show that the south-east Queensland’s water supply capacity is just below 70 per cent, a marked improvement on where it was last year when the authority was contemplated reintroducing water restrictions.