Rockhampton lies within the cyclone risk zone and the area is subject to summer thunderstorms. There is a high incidence of winter and early spring fogs. Maximum temperatures in the low to mid 40's have been recorded in October to March. Minimum temperatures as low as zero have been recorded during winter. The Fitzroy River at Rockhampton has a long and well documented history of flooding with flood records dating back to 1859.
definition : windbreak A windbreak (shelterbelt) is a plantation usually made up of one or more rows of trees or shrubs planted in such a manner as to provide shelter from the wind and to protect soil from erosion. They are commonly planted in hedgerows around the edges of fields on farms.
earth. Wind direction is the direction from which the wind is blowing (a north wind means the wind is blowing from the north). Wind is the most critical weather element affecting wildland fire behavior, the most difficult to predict, and the most variable in both time and location. This variability (especially in rough terrain) can pose safety and fire control problems, which can result in firefighter fatalities.