Monday, 5 June 2023 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC14R0
Queensland in May 2023
Rainfall
- Rainfall for Queensland was 74% below the 1961–1990 average for the state as a whole, the lowest for May since 2021.
- Rainfall was below average for most of the state except the southern Darling Downs and far northern Cape York Peninsula, where above average rainfall was recorded.
- Thunderstorms and showers on the afternoon of the 15th saw some sites in the Darling Downs report their highest May daily rainfall on record in the 24 hours to 9am on the 16th.
Temperature
- The mean maximum temperature for Queensland was 0.05 °C below the 1961–1990 average.
- Mean maximum temperatures were cooler than usual in western and parts of southern inland Queensland, but warmer than usual in the Cape York Peninsula and areas of the northern tropics.
- The Monument in north-west Queensland had its lowest May mean daily maximum temperature on record.
- The mean minimum temperature for Queensland was 2.30 °C below the 1961–1990 average, the 15th-coolest May on record (out of 114 Mays), and the lowest since 2011.
- Mean minimum temperatures were much cooler than average across most of the state, except in the far northern Cape York Peninsula.
- Areas of the central and western interior, and eastern Queensland had their lowest May mean daily minimum temperature on record, or their lowest May mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years.
- At the start of the month, warm nights in the north tropics resulted in Cairns and Low Isles Lighthouse reporting their equal-warmest May night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record.
- Numerous cold spells affected Queensland during the month and Oakey had its ninth-lowest May temperature on record with -5.7 °C on 9 May. A large number of sites also had their lowest May temperature on record.
- The overall cool days and nights resulted in many sites reporting their lowest May mean temperature on record, or their lowest May mean temperature for at least 20 years.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes in May 2023 | |
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Hottest day | 35.6 °C at Kowanyama Airport on the 15th |
Warmest days on average | 32.8 °C at Kowanyama Airport |
Coolest days on average | 17.0 °C at Applethorpe |
Coldest day | 12.1 °C at Applethorpe on the 8th |
Coldest night | -5.7 °C at Oakey Aero on the 9th |
Coolest nights on average | 2.7 °C at Applethorpe |
Warmest nights on average | 25.7 °C at Coconut Island |
Warmest night | 27.3 °C at Coconut Island on the 1st |
Warmest on average overall | 28.6 °C at Coconut Island |
Coolest on average overall | 9.8 °C at Applethorpe |
Wettest overall | 242.2 mm at Babinda Post Office |
Wettest day | 154.8 mm at Pacific Heights on the 15th |
Strongest wind gust | 81 km/h at Double Island Point Lighthouse on the 7th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Record highest May daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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Glenroy Massie | 73.8 | on the 16th | 70.2 | on the 28th in 1983 | 65 | |
Coolmunda Dam | 61.0 | on the 16th | 58.0 | on the 2nd in 2015 | 47 | |
Southwood | 72.0 | on the 16th | =72.0 | on the 13th in 2022 | 29 |
Record lowest May mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for May |
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The Monument Airport | 25.2 | 25.3 | in 2011 | 22 | 27.7 |
Record highest May daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for May |
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Cairns Aero | 25.0 | on the 3rd | = 25.0 | on the 11th in 2019 | 81 | 20.0 |
Low Isles Lighthouse | 26.0 | on the 3rd | = 26.0 | on the 13th in 1998 | 56 | 22.9 |
Record lowest May temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for May |
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Camooweal Township | 1.7 | on the 28th | 2.4 | on the 30th in 1974 | 82 | 13.5 |
Maryborough | 1.9 | on the 29th | 2.2 | on the 17th in 1960 | 66 | 13.1 |
Oakey Aero | -5.7 | on the 9th | -4.4 | on the 31st in 2019 | 51 | 7.8 |
Proserpine Airport | 4.8 | on the 30th | 4.9 | on the 15th in 2015 | 34 | 15.9 |
Sunshine Coast Airport | 3.3 | on the 9th | 3.5 | on the 27th in 2012 | 29 | 13.8 |
Richmond Airport | 1.8 | on the 29th | 2.3 | on the 26th in 2011 | 26 | 13.3 |
Hughenden Airport | 0.8 | on the 29th | 1.9 | on the 31st in 2011 | 23 | 13.7 |
Winton Airport | 3.0 | on the 29th | 3.1 | on the 12th in 2011 | 21 | 13.2 |
Record lowest May mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for May |
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Camooweal Township | 8.3 | 8.6 | in 2001 | 113 | 13.5 |
Tambo Post Office | 4.1 | 4.2 | in 1944 | 91 | 8.2 |
Amberley AMO | 5.0 | 6.1 | in 2006 | 81 | 10.0 |
Surat | 5.1 | 5.3 | in 1944 | 76 | 8.9 |
Taroom Post Office | 5.0 | 6.1 | in 1957 | 71 | 9.8 |
Gladstone Radar | 15.0 | 15.1 | in 2011 | 64 | 17.0 |
Longreach Aero | 7.8 | 7.9 | in 2001 | 57 | 12.1 |
Injune Post Office | 3.4 | 4.6 | in 1975 | 55 | 7.7 |
Oakey Aero | 3.3 | 4.3 | in 2006 | 50 | 7.8 |
Monto Township | 4.6 | 7.0 | in 1966 | 49 | 10.1 |
Bundaberg Aero | 11.5 | = 11.5 | in 1960 | 43 | 14.3 |
Coolangatta | 10.7 | 12.0 | in 2008 | 35 | 14.0 |
Dalby Airport | 3.9 | 5.9 | in 2008 | 31 | 8.4 |
Gold Coast Seaway | 13.2 | 13.4 | in 2006 | 31 | 15.4 |
Emerald Airport | 9.9 | 10.3 | in 2011 | 30 | 13.2 |
Thangool Airport | 6.0 | 7.4 | in 2011 | 30 | 10.1 |
Gladstone Airport | 13.1 | 13.7 | in 2011 | 29 | 15.7 |
Brisbane Aero | 10.5 | 10.9 | in 2004 | 28 | 13.1 |
Sunshine Coast Airport | 9.6 | 11.0 | in 2006 | 28 | 13.8 |
Tewantin RSL Park | 11.7 | 13.1 | in 2011 | 27 | 14.9 |
Toowoomba Airport | 7.6 | 8.5 | in 2011 | 26 | 10.0 |
Miles Constance Street | 4.4 | 4.5 | in 2006 | 25 | 8.3 |
Point Lookout | 14.6 | 14.7 | in 2011 | 25 | 16.8 |
Warwick | 3.5 | = 3.5 | in 2006 | 25 | 7.1 |
Beerburrum Forest Station | 10.7 | 11.0 | in 2008 | 24 | 12.8 |
Brisbane | 11.7 | 12.2 | in 2004 | 23 | 13.9 |
Blackall Airport | 6.9 | 7.2 | in 2011 | 22 | 10.9 |
Kingaroy Airport | 4.4 | 5.5 | in 2006 | 22 | 7.6 |
The Monument Airport | 7.7 | = 7.7 | in 2001 | 22 | 12.1 |
Gayndah Airport | 7.1 | 8.8 | in 2008 | 20 | 11.0 |
Lowest May mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for May |
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University of Queensland Gatton | 7.0 | 6.6 | in 1929* | 10.2 | |
Maryborough | 9.7 | =9.7 | in 1944* | 13.1 | |
Mitchell Post Office | 3.3 | =3.3 | in 1944* | 7.2 | |
Cunnamulla Post Office | 7.4 | 6.4 | in 1957* | 9.9 | |
Gympie | 7.5 | 6.8 | in 1951* | 10.9 | |
Rockhampton Aero | 11.9 | 11.6 | in 1971 | 14.3 | |
Applethorpe | 2.7 | 2.5 | in 1970* | 6.1 | |
Archerfield Airport | 9.2 | 8.2 | in 1940* | 12.0 | |
Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 15.2 | =15.2 | in 1979 | 16.5 | |
Texas Post Office | 4.8 | 3.8 | in 1984* | 8.1 | |
Isisford Post Office | 8.1 | =8.1 | in 2001 | 11.3 | |
Mackay Aero | 13.3 | 12.8 | in 2001 | 15.8 | |
Proserpine Airport | 12.6 | 11.5 | in 2001 | 15.9 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
Record lowest May mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for May |
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Amberley AMO | 14.7 | 15.2 | in 1951 | 81 | 17.1 |
Taroom Post Office | 14.8 | = 14.8 | in 1960 | 71 | 17.2 |
Injune Post Office | 13.2 | 13.3 | in 2011 | 55 | 15.7 |
Texas Post Office | 13.2 | = 13.2 | in 1970 | 53 | 15.5 |
Oakey Aero | 12.4 | 13.2 | in 1984 | 50 | 15.1 |
Monto Township | 14.4 | 15.3 | in 1966 | 49 | 17.2 |
Coolangatta | 16.7 | 17.3 | in 2011 | 34 | 18.6 |
Dalby Airport | 12.9 | 14.0 | in 2011 | 31 | 15.8 |
Brisbane Aero | 16.8 | 17.2 | in 2011 | 28 | 18.4 |
Sunshine Coast Airport | 16.4 | 17.3 | in 2006 | 28 | 18.7 |
Tewantin RSL Park | 17.5 | 17.8 | in 2011 | 27 | 19.3 |
St George Airport | 14.2 | 14.4 | in 2006 | 26 | 16.2 |
Toowoomba Airport | 13.3 | 13.4 | in 2011 | 26 | 14.9 |
Miles Constance Street | 13.3 | 14.1 | in 2006 | 25 | 16.0 |
Warwick | 12.0 | 12.7 | in 2006 | 25 | 14.2 |
Beerburrum Forest Station | 17.1 | 17.2 | in 2011 | 24 | 18.4 |
Brisbane | 17.8 | 18.1 | in 2011 | 23 | 19.2 |
Kingaroy Airport | 13.1 | 13.6 | in 2011 | 22 | 15.0 |
Gayndah Airport | 16.0 | 16.6 | in 2011 | 20 | 18.3 |
Lowest May mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for May |
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Surat | 13.9 | 13.6 | in 1944* | 16.2 | |
Gympie | 16.0 | 15.7 | in 1951* | 17.7 | |
University of Queensland Gatton | 15.3 | 15.1 | in 1951* | 17.0 | |
Maryborough | 17.2 | 17.0 | in 1961 | 18.9 | |
Mitchell Post Office | 13.2 | 13.0 | in 1948* | 15.2 | |
Applethorpe | 9.8 | 9.6 | in 1970* | 11.8 | |
Archerfield Airport | 16.5 | 16.2 | in 1949* | 18.0 | |
Bundaberg Aero | 18.1 | 18.0 | in 1966* | 19.6 | |
Gold Coast Seaway | 18.0 | 17.4 | in 1994 | 19.5 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Summary statistics for May 2023 | ||||||||||||
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Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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Mean for May 2023 |
Diff from average |
Highest for May 2023 |
Mean for May 2023 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for May 2023 |
Total for May 2023 |
Average for May |
Rank of May 2023 |
Fraction of May average |
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North Peninsula (district 27) | ||||||||||||
Coconut Island | 31.5 | 0.0 | 33.4 | 1st | 25.7 | +0.2 | 24.3 | 7th | 223.6 | 75.2 | v high | 297% |
Coen Airport | 31.1 | +0.7 | 33.4 | 16th | 20.2 | +0.3 | 14.1 | 30th | 0 | 14.6 | lowest | 0% |
Horn Island | 30.6 | +0.5 | 32.1 | 16th | 25.4 | +0.5 | 23.7 | 24th | 79.2 | 62.8 | high | 126% |
Scherger RAAF | 31.7 | -0.1 | 34.0 | 1st | 21.9 | +0.6 | 18.3 | 30th | 39.4 | 25.3 | high | 156% |
Weipa Aero | 32.4 | +0.5 | 34.0 | 17th | 22.1 | +0.6 | 18.9 | 30th | 3.2 | 20.3 | average | 16% |
South Peninsula (district 28) | ||||||||||||
Lockhart River Airport | 29.4 | +0.6 | 32.2 | 16th | 22.8 | +0.7 | 18.2 | 30th | 73.4 | 100.3 | average | 73% |
Palmerville | 31.7 | +0.5 | 33.9 | 16th | 16.7 | -0.8 | 11.3 | 31st | 0.2 | 15.6 | low | 1% |
Lower Carpentaria (district 29) | ||||||||||||
Burketown Airport | 31.3 | -0.5 | 34.9 | 4th | 16.3 | -1.9 | 9.8 | 24th | 0.2 | 5.1 | average | 4% |
Century Mine | 29.0 | -2.4 | 33.1 | 5th | 14.2 | -3.1 | 9.5 | 24th | 0 | 6.8 | lowest | 0% |
Cloncurry Airport | 27.7 | -1.6 | 32.4 | 5th | 12.6 | -3.1 | 6.6 | 29th | 0 | 7.3 | lowest | 0% |
Julia Creek Airport | 29.1 | -1.5 | 34.1 | 4th | 9.5 | -4.2 | 2.3 | 29th | 0 | 9.3 | lowest | 0% |
Kowanyama Airport | 32.8 | +0.6 | 35.6 | 15th | 18.4 | -0.8 | 11.0 | 30th | 0 | 11.1 | lowest | 0% |
Lake Julius AWS | 27.6 | 32.6 | 4th | 14.1 | 9.2 | 30th | 0 | 5.8 | v low | 0% | ||
Mornington Island Airport | 27.2 | 31.3 | 5th | 19.8 | 15.3 | 31st | 0.2 | 21.8 | low | 1% | ||
Mount Isa Aero | 26.9 | -1.1 | 31.5 | 5th | 11.1 | -2.8 | 3.4 | 31st | 0 | 11.4 | lowest | 0% |
Normanton Airport | 31.1 | -0.8 | 34.4 | 4th | 17.6 | -1.9 | 13.1 | 11th | 0.2 | 6.0 | average | 3% |
Sweers Island | 27.5 | -1.2 | 31.6 | 7th | 20.3 | -1.6 | 16.2 | 28th | 0 | 6.1 | lowest | 0% |
Upper Carpentaria (district 30) | ||||||||||||
Georgetown Airport | 31.0 | +0.6 | 34.0 | 16th | 14.4 | -2.3 | 6.4 | 20th | 0 | 15.0 | v low | 0% |
Hughenden Airport | 28.8 | +0.2 | 33.7 | 2nd | 10.5 | -3.2 | 0.8 | 29th | 0 | 10.4 | lowest | 0% |
Richmond Airport | 29.4 | -0.3 | 34.3 | 3rd | 10.0 | -3.3 | 1.8 | 29th | 0 | 8.2 | lowest | 0% |
Barron North Coast (district 31) | ||||||||||||
Cairns Aero | 28.5 | +0.8 | 30.9 | 2nd | 20.4 | +0.4 | 15.0 | 30th | 46.0 | 91.7 | low | 50% |
Cairns Racecourse | 28.0 | 30.6 | 2nd | 19.2 | 11.4 | 30th | 47.0 | 100.8 | low | 47% | ||
Cape Flattery | 29.0 | +0.4 | 31.5 | 1st | 24.1 | +0.8 | 22.0 | 30th | 31.2 | 62.0 | low | 50% |
Cooktown Airport | 28.0 | +0.1 | 30.1 | 16th | 21.1 | -0.1 | 12.9 | 30th | 24.4 | 47.9 | average | 51% |
Low Isles Lighthouse | 26.8 | -0.8 | 29.6 | 16th | 23.5 | +0.6 | 20.7 | 30th | 31.6 | 98.4 | low | 32% |
Mareeba Airport | 26.8 | -0.1 | 30.7 | 16th | 17.1 | +0.2 | 13.2 | 30th | 2.8 | 14.6 | low | 19% |
Walkamin Research Station | 25.2 | +0.1 | 29.5 | 16th | 15.8 | -0.4 | 11.0 | 30th | 30.0 | 27.3 | high | 110% |
Herbert North Coast (district 32) | ||||||||||||
Cowley Beach (Defence) | 26.3 | 30.0 | 2nd | 19.8 | 13.0 | 30th | 105.2 | |||||
Innisfail Aerodrome | 26.6 | 29.9 | 2nd | 17.5 | 10.3 | 30th | 135.0 | |||||
Mount Stuart (Defence) | 28.0 | 31.5 | 16th | 17.1 | 12.0 | 10th | 0.2 | |||||
South Johnstone Exp Stn | 26.3 | 0.0 | 30.1 | 1st | 18.7 | +0.3 | 12.4 | 10th | 98.4 | 267.7 | low | 37% |
Townsville Aero | 28.1 | +0.4 | 30.4 | 16th | 16.2 | -1.5 | 10.3 | 10th | 7.6 | 34.2 | low | 22% |
Townsville- Air Weapons Range (Defence) | 27.6 | 30.9 | 16th | 12.1 | 4.7 | 10th | 0 | |||||
East Central Coast (district 33) | ||||||||||||
Alva Beach | 26.8 | -0.1 | 29.2 | 2nd | 16.6 | -1.3 | 10.9 | 10th | 0.2 | 42.3 | lowest | 0% |
Ayr DPI Research Stn | 27.9 | +0.2 | 31.0 | 16th | 14.4 | -1.8 | 8.4 | 30th | 0.2 | 41.6 | v low | 0% |
Bowen Airport AWS | 27.4 | 30.8 | 16th | 15.3 | 7.7 | 10th | 0.4 | |||||
Collinsville Post Office | 28.1 | +0.5 | 31.7 | 3rd | 11.3 | -2.6 | 3.8 | 10th | 0.4 | 33.3 | v low | 1% |
Hamilton Island Airport | 23.6 | -0.8 | 26.9 | 7th | 20.3 | -0.3 | 17.0 | 10th | 44.8 | 94.2 | low | 48% |
Mackay Aero | 24.7 | -0.6 | 27.8 | 16th | 13.3 | -2.5 | 5.3 | 30th | 88.2 | 88.1 | average | 100% |
Mackay M.O | 24.0 | -0.3 | 27.0 | 16th | 15.7 | -1.5 | 9.6 | 30th | 117.6 | 102.8 | average | 114% |
Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club) | 24.8 | 27.8 | 16th | 13.3 | 6.3 | 30th | 67.0 | |||||
Proserpine Airport | 26.7 | +0.1 | 30.2 | 16th | 12.6 | -3.3 | 4.8 | 30th | 5.4 | 65.8 | v low | 8% |
Samuel Hill Aero | 24.1 | -0.8 | 27.4 | 26th | 11.3 | -2.7 | 4.5 | 9th | 142.4 | 107.7 | high | 132% |
St Lawrence | 27.0 | +0.2 | 30.9 | 16th | 12.0 | -2.8 | 5.6 | 28th | 6.6 | 35.7 | low | 18% |
Townsville- Fanning River (Defence) | 27.2 | 30.5 | 16th | 12.1 | 4.5 | 10th | 0 | |||||
Williamson | 26.4 | 0.0 | 29.7 | 16th | 11.2 | -3.0 | 3.5 | 28th | 11.0 | 33.1 | low | 33% |
Woolshed | 24.3 | +0.3 | 27.0 | 16th | 11.7 | -2.8 | 3.1 | 30th | 1.0 | 38.2 | v low | 3% |
Yeppoon The Esplanade | 23.5 | -0.7 | 25.9 | 3rd | 14.1 | -2.0 | 7.8 | 10th | 156.0 | 73.4 | high | 213% |
West Central Coast (district 34) | ||||||||||||
Charters Towers Airport | 27.7 | +0.3 | 31.0 | 16th | 12.7 | -2.6 | 5.3 | 29th | 0 | 28.9 | lowest | 0% |
Moranbah Airport | 26.8 | 0.0 | 30.4 | 16th | 8.9 | -4.2 | 2.6 | 28th | 0 | 32.8 | v low | 0% |
Central Highlands (district 35) | ||||||||||||
Blackwater Airport | 26.3 | -0.5 | 29.9 | 4th | 9.3 | -4.5 | 2.9 | 9th | 0 | 20.5 | v low | 0% |
Clermont Airport | 25.5 | -0.5 | 28.9 | 6th | 6.4 | -4.2 | -0.2 | 29th | 0 | 19.7 | v low | 0% |
Emerald Airport | 25.9 | -0.5 | 29.2 | 2nd | 9.9 | -3.3 | 4.8 | 9th | 1.2 | 21.7 | low | 6% |
Lochington | 26.0 | -0.2 | 29.6 | 4th | 5.8 | -4.8 | -0.6 | 28th | 1.2 | 13.7 | low | 9% |
Rolleston Airport | 25.0 | -0.8 | 28.9 | 6th | 6.0 | -4.6 | 0.8 | 29th | 7.2 | 23.1 | average | 31% |
Springsure Comet St | 25.2 | -0.1 | 28.2 | 6th | 8.1 | -2.9 | 2.4 | 9th | 4.0 | 34.6 | low | 12% |
Tambo Post Office | 23.9 | -1.1 | 28.6 | 5th | 4.1 | -4.1 | -1.5 | 28th | 14.6 | 33.0 | average | 44% |
Taroom Post Office | 24.9 | +0.2 | 28.8 | 6th | 5.0 | -4.8 | 0.0 | 29th | 0 | 39.1 | lowest | 0% |
Central Lowlands (district 36) | ||||||||||||
Barcaldine Post Office | 26.0 | 0.0 | 30.1 | 4th | 9.9 | -2.6 | 4.9 | 29th | 0 | 28.9 | lowest | 0% |
Blackall Airport | 25.7 | -0.5 | 30.5 | 6th | 6.9 | -4.0 | 1.1 | 9th | 0 | 15.6 | lowest | 0% |
Isisford Post Office | 26.1 | -0.2 | 30.2 | 6th | 8.1 | -3.2 | 2.4 | 28th | 0 | 27.4 | lowest | 0% |
Longreach Aero | 26.8 | -0.3 | 31.0 | 3rd | 7.8 | -4.3 | 1.5 | 29th | 0.6 | 23.5 | low | 3% |
Upper Western (district 37) | ||||||||||||
Camooweal Township | 27.8 | -1.2 | 33.4 | 5th | 8.3 | -5.2 | 1.7 | 28th | 0 | 10.4 | lowest | 0% |
Carters Bore | 26.4 | 31.5 | 5th | 4.8 | 20th | 0 | ||||||
New May Downs | 26.3 | 30.9 | 4th | 12.6 | 6.7 | 20th | 0 | 6.9 | v low | 0% | ||
The Monument Airport | 25.2 | -2.5 | 31.1 | 4th | 7.7 | -4.4 | 3.5 | 28th | 0 | 9.0 | lowest | 0% |
Trepell Airport | 26.2 | -1.9 | 32.1 | 4th | 8.8 | -4.2 | 3.2 | 28th | 0 | 6.2 | lowest | 0% |
Urandangi Aerodrome | 26.6 | -2.3 | 32.9 | 5th | 7.8 | -4.3 | 1.7 | 28th | 0 | 3.9 | v low | 0% |
Winton Airport | 27.5 | -1.0 | 32.4 | 5th | 9.8 | -3.4 | 3.0 | 29th | 0 | 10.1 | lowest | 0% |
Lower Western (district 38) | ||||||||||||
Bedourie | 23.9 | -2.5 | 29.6 | 15th | 10.1 | -1.8 | 5.4 | 29th | 2.2 | 10.8 | average | 20% |
Birdsville Airport | 23.9 | -1.8 | 29.3 | 25th | 9.4 | -2.2 | 4.9 | 27th | 0.8 | 7.3 | average | 11% |
Windorah Airport | 24.0 | 28.4 | 15th | 9.0 | 3.1 | 20th | 0.2 | |||||
Port Curtis South Coast (district 39) | ||||||||||||
Bundaberg Aero | 24.8 | -0.1 | 27.4 | 4th | 11.5 | -2.8 | 5.3 | 10th | 19.0 | 66.8 | low | 28% |
Gayndah Airport | 24.9 | -0.7 | 27.9 | 6th | 7.1 | -3.9 | 1.1 | 30th | 7.6 | 32.3 | low | 24% |
Gladstone Airport | 25.4 | -0.4 | 29.0 | 4th | 13.1 | -2.6 | 6.9 | 10th | 17.0 | 37.7 | average | 45% |
Gladstone Radar | 25.6 | -0.1 | 28.9 | 7th | 15.0 | -2.0 | 10.7 | 9th | 24.6 | 55.5 | average | 44% |
Lady Elliot Island | 23.7 | -0.4 | 26.8 | 7th | 18.5 | -1.1 | 13.8 | 20th | 110.6 | 118.4 | average | 93% |
Monto Township | 24.4 | +0.1 | 27.5 | 6th | 4.6 | -5.5 | -1.2 | 10th | 13.8 | 43.8 | low | 32% |
Rockhampton Aero | 26.0 | -0.1 | 29.8 | 3rd | 11.9 | -2.4 | 5.4 | 29th | 20.4 | 45.9 | average | 44% |
Rundle Island | 23.0 | -0.6 | 25.8 | 16th | 18.0 | -1.4 | 13.1 | 9th | ||||
Seventeen Seventy | 24.1 | -0.1 | 27.0 | 4th | 15.6 | -1.4 | 9.2 | 9th | 54.8 | 103.0 | average | 53% |
Thangool Airport | 25.3 | -0.9 | 28.3 | 6th | 6.0 | -4.1 | -0.6 | 9th | 5.2 | 37.7 | low | 14% |
Moreton South Coast (district 40) | ||||||||||||
Amberley AMO | 24.3 | +0.2 | 27.6 | 3rd | 5.0 | -5.0 | -1.5 | 9th | 54.8 | 54.9 | high | 100% |
Archerfield Airport | 23.8 | -0.2 | 27.2 | 26th | 9.2 | -2.8 | 4.5 | 30th | 69.0 | 73.8 | average | 93% |
Beaudesert Drumley Street | 24.1 | -0.1 | 27.7 | 3rd | 6.6 | -3.3 | 0.3 | 21st | 61.6 | 63.5 | average | 97% |
Beerburrum Forest Station | 23.5 | -0.5 | 26.8 | 26th | 10.7 | -2.1 | 7.1 | 22nd | 52.0 | 120.6 | low | 43% |
Brisbane | 24.0 | -0.5 | 27.4 | 3rd | 11.7 | -2.2 | 7.3 | 21st | 77.6 | 70.9 | high | 109% |
Brisbane Aero | 23.1 | -0.5 | 27.2 | 26th | 10.5 | -2.6 | 4.4 | 9th | 54.6 | 99.2 | average | 55% |
Canungra (Defence) | 23.2 | 26.7 | 3rd | 4.5 | -1.6 | 9th | 60.0 | |||||
Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 21.6 | -0.3 | 24.3 | 15th | 15.2 | -1.3 | 11.2 | 9th | 67.2 | 165.1 | low | 41% |
Coolangatta | 22.8 | -0.4 | 26.0 | 7th | 10.7 | -3.3 | 3.8 | 9th | 144.2 | 129.7 | average | 111% |
Double Island Point Lighthouse | 22.6 | +0.2 | 27.9 | 7th | 16.6 | -0.8 | 10.9 | 8th | 58.6 | 144.4 | low | 41% |
Gold Coast Seaway | 22.8 | -0.8 | 25.4 | 7th | 13.2 | -2.2 | 8.1 | 31st | 140.2 | 102.6 | high | 137% |
Greenbank (Defence) | 24.0 | 27.5 | 4th | 6.0 | -1.0 | 9th | 85.0 | |||||
Gympie | 24.4 | -0.1 | 28.0 | 4th | 7.5 | -3.4 | 1.0 | 9th | 47.4 | 71.8 | average | 66% |
Kingaroy Airport | 21.7 | -0.7 | 25.5 | 4th | 4.4 | -3.2 | -2.1 | 29th | 16.8 | 38.5 | average | 44% |
Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 23.8 | -0.2 | 27.5 | 3rd | 10.3 | -2.5 | 3.0 | 21st | 82.5 | 103.2 | average | 80% |
Maryborough | 24.8 | +0.1 | 27.5 | 26th | 9.7 | -3.4 | 1.9 | 29th | 27.8 | 77.2 | low | 36% |
Nambour Daff - Hillside | 23.6 | -0.2 | 27.0 | 26th | 11.0 | -2.7 | 6.2 | 30th | 96.8 | 139.7 | average | 69% |
Point Lookout | 23.4 | -0.6 | 26.0 | 6th | 14.6 | -2.2 | 10.1 | 27th | 94.4 | 145.0 | low | 65% |
Rainbow Beach | 23.3 | -0.5 | 25.7 | 26th | 10.9 | -3.4 | 3.7 | 9th | 103.0 | 165.9 | average | 62% |
Redcliffe | 22.9 | -0.6 | 26.8 | 26th | 12.0 | -2.5 | 7.5 | 9th | 70.4 | 79.6 | average | 88% |
Redland (Alexandra Hills) | 22.4 | 25.6 | 26th | 11.4 | 6.9 | 29th | 72.0 | |||||
Sunshine Coast Airport | 23.1 | -0.5 | 26.6 | 26th | 9.6 | -4.2 | 3.3 | 9th | 112.4 | 164.9 | average | 68% |
Tewantin RSL Park | 23.3 | -0.4 | 26.1 | 26th | 11.7 | -3.2 | 6.0 | 9th | 123.6 | 160.2 | average | 77% |
Tin Can Bay (Defence) | 23.9 | 26.9 | 26th | 10.7 | 2.3 | 9th | 89.6 | |||||
University of Queensland Gatton | 23.7 | -0.1 | 28.6 | 4th | 7.0 | -3.2 | 0.7 | 30th | 58.0 | 45.0 | high | 129% |
East Darling Downs (district 41) | ||||||||||||
Applethorpe | 17.0 | -0.5 | 21.3 | 23rd | 2.7 | -3.4 | -4.1 | 9th | 78.4 | 49.9 | high | 157% |
Dalby Airport | 21.9 | -1.3 | 26.1 | 5th | 3.9 | -4.5 | -3.2 | 9th | 47.2 | 38.2 | high | 124% |
Goondiwindi Airport | 21.7 | 26.4 | 6th | 5.3 | 0.3 | 29th | 62.6 | |||||
Oakey Aero | 21.4 | -0.9 | 25.2 | 6th | 3.3 | -4.5 | -5.7 | 9th | 57.0 | 40.0 | high | 143% |
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 18.3 | -0.1 | 22.6 | 24th | -2.0 | 30th | 70.9 | 46.5 | high | 152% | ||
Texas Post Office | 21.6 | -1.3 | 25.0 | 12th | 4.8 | -3.3 | -2.2 | 9th | 47.0 | 39.5 | average | 119% |
Toowoomba Airport | 19.0 | -0.8 | 23.0 | 6th | 7.6 | -2.4 | 0.1 | 9th | 65.4 | 45.9 | high | 142% |
Warwick | 20.5 | -0.8 | 24.2 | 4th | 3.5 | -3.6 | -3.6 | 9th | 60.2 | 44.9 | high | 134% |
West Darling Downs (district 42) | ||||||||||||
Miles Constance Street | 22.2 | -1.6 | 26.7 | 6th | 4.4 | -3.9 | -0.8 | 29th | 36.4 | 27.4 | high | 133% |
Maranoa (district 43) | ||||||||||||
Injune Post Office | 23.2 | -0.4 | 28.2 | 6th | 3.4 | -4.3 | -2.7 | 28th | 26.0 | 32.1 | average | 81% |
Mitchell Post Office | 23.1 | -0.1 | 29.0 | 6th | 3.3 | -3.9 | -2.5 | 28th | 13.6 | 32.2 | average | 42% |
Roma Airport | 22.5 | -1.4 | 28.1 | 6th | 4.6 | -3.2 | -0.6 | 28th | 20.8 | 31.8 | average | 65% |
St George Airport | 22.4 | -0.9 | 26.4 | 6th | 6.0 | -3.1 | 0.5 | 28th | 11.6 | 31.3 | average | 37% |
Surat | 22.4 | -1.2 | 27.3 | 6th | 5.1 | -3.8 | 0.0 | 28th | 32.4 | 33.6 | average | 96% |
Warrego (district 44) | ||||||||||||
Charleville Aero | 22.8 | -0.6 | 28.0 | 6th | 6.0 | -3.0 | -0.2 | 28th | 11.6 | 29.9 | average | 39% |
Cunnamulla Post Office | 22.8 | -0.2 | 27.3 | 25th | 7.4 | -2.5 | 2.5 | 28th | 16.2 | 29.4 | average | 55% |
Far Southwest (district 45) | ||||||||||||
Ballera Gas Field | 22.7 | -1.9 | 29.0 | 24th | 9.6 | -1.9 | 4.5 | 28th | 0 | 9.8 | lowest | 0% |
Thargomindah Airport | 22.5 | -1.5 | 28.1 | 25th | 8.6 | -2.5 | 2.9 | 28th | 0.2 | 15.0 | low | 1% |
Offshore Islands | ||||||||||||
Bougainville Reef | 27.2 | 28.6 | 2nd | 25.1 | 23.2 | 27th | ||||||
Cato Island | 24.5 | 27.4 | 16th | 21.3 | 18.6 | 26th | ||||||
Frederick Reef | 24.9 | 26.7 | 16th | 22.8 | 19.5 | 23rd | ||||||
Gannet Cay | 24.4 | 25.9 | 7th | 21.9 | 18.4 | 10th | ||||||
Holmes Reef | 27.1 | 28.7 | 3rd | 22.9 | 25th | |||||||
Lihou Reef Lighthouse | 26.7 | 28.0 | 2nd | 24.5 | 21.5 | 19th | ||||||
Marion Reef | 25.9 | 27.3 | 2nd | 23.6 | 20.4 | 23rd | ||||||
Middle Percy Island | 22.8 | -0.6 | 25.8 | 6th | 18.6 | -0.5 | 15.0 | 9th | 26.4 | 83.9 | v low | 31% |
Willis Island | 28.8 | +1.0 | 30.6 | 16th | 24.9 | +1.0 | 22.4 | 26th | 26.6 | 72.4 | average | 37% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
The Monthly climate summary, usually published in the first week of the following month, lists the main features of the weather in Queensland using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 7 am on Monday 5 June 2023. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
In some situations, some or all of the rainfall is in the form of hail or snow. In these cases the totals given are for the water equivalent: the depth of liquid water that results from melting any frozen precipitation. There can be significant 'undercatch' of snow in strong winds, meaning the true precipitation can be higher than that reported.
Averages for individual sites are long-term means based on
observations from all available years of record, which vary widely from
site to site.
They are not shown for sites with less than 10 years of record, as they
cannot then be calculated reliably.
The median
is sometimes more representative than the
mean
of long-term average rain.
The Rank indicates how rainfall this time compares with the
climate record for the site,
based on the decile
ranking (very low rainfall is in decile 1, low in
decile 2 or 3,
average in decile 4 to 7, high in decile 8 or 9 and very
high is in decile 10).
The Fraction of average shows how much rain has fallen this time
as a
percentage
of the long-term mean.
Where temperature area averages are mentioned, they are derived from the ACORN-SAT dataset.
Information about Australian Indigenous seasonal calendars is available at the Indigenous Weather Knowledge website.
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