Sunday, 2 June 2024 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC14R0
Queensland in May 2024
Rainfall
- Rainfall in May was above average with pockets of very much above average across southwestern Queensland, but below average in the southeast and through the central interior, the Gulf Country and parts of Cape York Peninsula.
- Rainfall for Queensland as a whole was 53% below the 1961-1990 average for May.
- Thargomindah Airport had its highest total May rainfall in 25 years of record.
- Mackay M.O and Glenlyon Dam had their highest total May rainfall since 1990 and 1996 respectively.
Temperature
- Mean maximum temperatures were above average for much of the state and very much above average for the Central Coast and adjacent interior and central districts, but closer to average for parts of the southwest, southeast and parts of Cape York Peninsula.
- The area-averaged mean maximum temperature for Queensland was 1.12 °C above the 1961-1990 average for May, the warmest since 2017.
- Mean minimum temperatures were above to very much above average for large parts of the state, including the Gulf Country and much of the southwest and very much above average for the Cape York Peninsula. Mean minimum temperatures were closer to average for western parts of the state and interior districts away from the central coast.
- The area-averaged mean minimum temperature for Queensland was 1.32 °C above the 1961-1990 average for May.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in May 2024 | |
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| Hottest day | 34.3 °C at Julia Creek Airport on the 1st |
| Warmest days on average |
32.1 °C at Burketown Airport 32.1 °C at Kowanyama Airport 32.1 °C at Normanton Airport |
| Coolest days on average | 17.9 °C at Applethorpe |
| Coldest day | 15.2 °C at Applethorpe on the 3rd |
| Coldest night | -1.2 °C at Injune Post Office on the 20th |
| Coolest nights on average | 6.6 °C at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade |
| Warmest nights on average | 25.8 °C at Coconut Island |
| Warmest night | 27.4 °C at Coconut Island on the 1st |
| Warmest on average overall | 27.9 °C at Coconut Island |
| Coolest on average overall | 12.5 °C at Applethorpe |
| Wettest overall | 426.7 mm at Tully Sugar Mill |
| Wettest day | 65.0 mm at Coolangatta on the 12th |
| Strongest wind gust | 87 km/h at Hamilton Island Airport on the 7th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record highest May total rainfall | |||||
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| Thargomindah Airport | 64.6 | 51.9 | in 2016 | 25 | 17.1 |
| Highest May total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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| Mackay M.O | 171.6 | 333.2 | in 1990* | 103.9 | |
| Glenlyon Dam | 86.3 | 144.8 | in 1996* | 48.1 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for May 2024 | ||||||||||||
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| Mean for May 2024 |
Diff from average |
Highest for May 2024 |
Mean for May 2024 |
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Lowest for May 2024 |
Total for May 2024 |
Average for May |
Rank of May 2024 |
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| North Peninsula (district 27) | ||||||||||||
| Coconut Island | 30.0 | -1.5 | 32.5 | 15th | 25.8 | +0.3 | 24.3 | 9th | 148.4 | 77.7 | high | 191% |
| Coen Airport | 30.1 | -0.4 | 31.7 | 5th | 21.6 | +1.6 | 18.0 | 13th | 0.4 | 14.0 | average | 3% |
| Horn Island | 30.1 | 0.0 | 31.6 | 1st | 25.3 | +0.4 | 24.2 | 21st | 102.2 | 64.1 | high | 159% |
| Scherger RAAF | 30.9 | -0.9 | 32.6 | 7th | 22.3 | +1.0 | 19.4 | 21st | 2.2 | 24.1 | average | 9% |
| Weipa Aero | 31.3 | -0.6 | 32.9 | 31st | 22.7 | +1.2 | 19.8 | 21st | 4.2 | 19.8 | average | 21% |
| South Peninsula (district 28) | ||||||||||||
| Lockhart River Airport | 29.2 | +0.4 | 31.4 | 6th | 24.1 | +2.0 | 21.2 | 21st | 46.6 | 99.5 | low | 47% |
| Palmerville | 31.9 | +0.7 | 34.0 | 31st | 16.8 | -0.7 | 13.3 | 21st | 0 | 15.5 | lowest | 0% |
| Lower Carpentaria (district 29) | ||||||||||||
| Burketown Airport | 32.1 | +0.3 | 33.7 | 17th | 19.1 | +1.0 | 13.7 | 21st | 0 | 4.9 | lowest | 0% |
| Century Mine | 31.1 | -0.1 | 33.0 | 15th | 17.3 | +0.2 | 14.9 | 24th | 0 | 6.5 | lowest | 0% |
| Cloncurry Airport | 30.0 | +0.7 | 32.7 | 1st | 16.6 | +1.0 | 9.7 | 22nd | 0 | 7.1 | lowest | 0% |
| Julia Creek Airport | 31.8 | +1.3 | 34.3 | 1st | 14.5 | +1.0 | 5.6 | 21st | 0.2 | 8.9 | average | 2% |
| Kowanyama Airport | 32.1 | -0.1 | 33.6 | 7th | 20.5 | +1.3 | 15.5 | 21st | 0 | 11.0 | lowest | 0% |
| Lake Julius AWS | 30.1 | +0.3 | 32.4 | 1st | 17.8 | +0.2 | 11.4 | 23rd | 0 | 5.3 | v low | 0% |
| Mornington Island Airport | 29.7 | +0.9 | 32.3 | 15th | 22.0 | +1.4 | 19.1 | 23rd | 0 | 19.8 | v low | 0% |
| Mount Isa Aero | 29.2 | +1.2 | 32.0 | 9th | 14.9 | +1.0 | 5.8 | 23rd | 1.0 | 11.2 | average | 9% |
| Normanton Airport | 32.1 | +0.2 | 33.7 | 15th | 20.5 | +1.1 | 15.0 | 20th | 0 | 5.8 | lowest | 0% |
| Sweers Island | 28.7 | +0.1 | 30.1 | 1st | 19.4 | 30th | 0 | 5.9 | lowest | 0% | ||
| Upper Carpentaria (district 30) | ||||||||||||
| Georgetown Airport | 30.9 | +0.5 | 32.4 | 1st | 17.1 | +0.5 | 5.9 | 20th | 0 | 14.2 | v low | 0% |
| Hughenden Airport | 29.7 | +1.1 | 32.0 | 12th | 14.9 | +1.3 | 4.4 | 22nd | 0 | 10.0 | lowest | 0% |
| Richmond Airport | 31.0 | +1.3 | 33.0 | 15th | 13.9 | +0.7 | 4.1 | 21st | 0.4 | 7.9 | average | 5% |
| Barron North Coast (district 31) | ||||||||||||
| Cairns Aero | 28.0 | +0.3 | 29.8 | 1st | 21.4 | +1.4 | 17.6 | 19th | 89.2 | 91.7 | average | 97% |
| Cairns Racecourse | 27.7 | -0.3 | 29.7 | 1st | 21.0 | +1.2 | 15.5 | 19th | 148.4 | 105.1 | average | 141% |
| Cape Flattery | 29.3 | +0.7 | 30.4 | 5th | 24.1 | +0.8 | 22.8 | 24th | 21.6 | 60.1 | low | 36% |
| Cooktown Airport | 28.1 | +0.2 | 29.7 | 8th | 23.3 | +2.1 | 17.6 | 22nd | 33.4 | 47.3 | average | 71% |
| Low Isles Lighthouse | 26.8 | -0.7 | 29.0 | 2nd | 23.2 | +0.3 | 22.0 | 26th | 135.4 | 98.7 | high | 137% |
| Mareeba Airport | 26.6 | -0.3 | 28.5 | 6th | 18.2 | +1.3 | 13.2 | 19th | 1.2 | 14.1 | low | 9% |
| Walkamin Research Station | 24.8 | -0.3 | 27.5 | 5th | 17.2 | +1.0 | 13.1 | 20th | 10.8 | 27.0 | low | 40% |
| Herbert North Coast (district 32) | ||||||||||||
| Cowley Beach (Defence) | 26.8 | 28.8 | 5th | 21.4 | 17.3 | 19th | 183.2 | |||||
| Ingham Aero | 26.8 | 28.8 | 2nd | 18.9 | 12.5 | 20th | 127.2 | |||||
| Innisfail Aerodrome | 26.9 | 28.5 | 5th | 19.4 | 14.3 | 19th | 281.4 | |||||
| Mount Stuart (Defence) | 28.5 | 31.1 | 6th | 18.5 | 15.0 | 20th | 6.8 | |||||
| South Johnstone Exp Stn | 26.6 | +0.3 | 28.2 | 5th | 20.4 | +2.0 | 16.5 | 22nd | 300.2 | 268.1 | average | 112% |
| Townsville Aero | 29.2 | +1.5 | 30.9 | 5th | 19.0 | +1.3 | 12.9 | 20th | 8.0 | 33.9 | average | 24% |
| Townsville- Air Weapons Range (Defence) | 27.0 | 29.1 | 1st | 16.1 | 6.8 | 20th | 5.0 | |||||
| East Central Coast (district 33) | ||||||||||||
| Alva Beach | 27.0 | +0.1 | 28.3 | 5th | 18.9 | +1.1 | 12.6 | 20th | 23.2 | 41.6 | average | 56% |
| Ayr DPI Research Stn | 28.2 | +0.5 | 30.5 | 5th | 17.2 | +1.0 | 10.4 | 20th | 5.4 | 41.1 | low | 13% |
| Bowen Airport AWS | 27.9 | 29.5 | 16th | 19.4 | 10.5 | 20th | 6.8 | |||||
| Collinsville Post Office | 28.9 | +1.3 | 31.5 | 13th | 14.2 | +0.4 | 6.9 | 20th | 2.6 | 32.9 | low | 8% |
| Hamilton Island Airport | 24.0 | -0.4 | 25.7 | 16th | 20.8 | +0.2 | 18.5 | 20th | 151.2 | 96.7 | high | 156% |
| Mackay Aero | 25.3 | 0.0 | 26.8 | 1st | 17.2 | +1.5 | 9.5 | 21st | 102.0 | 88.5 | average | 115% |
| Mackay M.O | 24.5 | +0.2 | 26.3 | 1st | 18.6 | +1.4 | 12.1 | 21st | 171.6 | 103.9 | v high | 165% |
| Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club) | 25.3 | 26.8 | 13th | 17.2 | 9.7 | 20th | 88.8 | |||||
| Proserpine Airport | 26.3 | -0.3 | 27.8 | 13th | 17.1 | +1.3 | 8.3 | 20th | 42.6 | 65.3 | average | 65% |
| Samuel Hill Aero | 26.2 | 13th | 16.0 | +2.1 | 8.1 | 20th | 172.8 | 110.5 | high | 156% | ||
| St Lawrence | 26.9 | +0.1 | 28.9 | 8th | 16.0 | +1.3 | 10.9 | 21st | 6.6 | 34.3 | low | 19% |
| Townsville- Fanning River (Defence) | 27.6 | 30.0 | 6th | 15.0 | 6.2 | 20th | 3.2 | |||||
| Williamson | 26.5 | +0.1 | 29.0 | 13th | 16.1 | +2.0 | 9.8 | 21st | 10.6 | 31.9 | low | 33% |
| Yeppoon The Esplanade | 24.0 | -0.2 | 26.0 | 1st | 17.5 | +1.5 | 9.7 | 20th | 60.8 | 72.9 | average | 83% |
| West Central Coast (district 34) | ||||||||||||
| Charters Towers Airport | 28.0 | +0.6 | 30.4 | 6th | 14.8 | -0.4 | 8.8 | 22nd | 3.2 | 28.1 | low | 11% |
| Moranbah Airport | 27.8 | +1.0 | 30.1 | 13th | 13.9 | +1.2 | 6.4 | 20th | 4.0 | 30.6 | low | 13% |
| Central Highlands (district 35) | ||||||||||||
| Blackwater Airport | 27.6 | +0.8 | 30.7 | 1st | 13.5 | +0.1 | 5.7 | 22nd | 0.4 | 18.9 | low | 2% |
| Clermont Airport | 27.2 | +1.3 | 29.6 | 11th | 11.9 | +1.6 | 1.9 | 21st | 4.0 | 18.6 | average | 22% |
| Emerald Airport | 27.7 | +1.3 | 30.8 | 6th | 13.7 | +0.6 | 8.5 | 19th | 0 | 20.9 | lowest | 0% |
| Lochington | 27.1 | +0.9 | 30.0 | 5th | 11.1 | +0.9 | 2.8 | 20th | 1.2 | 12.8 | low | 9% |
| Rolleston Airport | 26.3 | +0.6 | 29.0 | 11th | 11.7 | +1.5 | 3.5 | 20th | 2.2 | 21.6 | low | 10% |
| Springsure Comet St | 26.8 | +1.5 | 30.2 | 1st | 11.8 | +0.8 | 2.3 | 19th | 0.6 | 34.4 | low | 2% |
| Tambo Post Office | 25.7 | +0.7 | 28.8 | 2nd | 8.9 | +0.7 | 0.1 | 20th | 0.6 | 32.8 | low | 2% |
| Taroom Post Office | 28.3 | 1st | 9.7 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 21st | 0.2 | 38.9 | v low | 1% | ||
| Central Lowlands (district 36) | ||||||||||||
| Barcaldine Post Office | 28.3 | +2.3 | 31.1 | 1st | 14.9 | +2.4 | 7.4 | 20th | 0 | 28.7 | lowest | 0% |
| Blackall Airport | 27.3 | +1.1 | 30.2 | 1st | 12.0 | +1.2 | 4.9 | 20th | 4.4 | 15.1 | low | 29% |
| Isisford Post Office | 27.4 | +1.1 | 30.0 | 7th | 13.2 | +1.9 | 5.9 | 22nd | 0 | 27.2 | lowest | 0% |
| Longreach Aero | 29.2 | +2.1 | 32.3 | 1st | 14.2 | +2.2 | 5.5 | 22nd | 0 | 23.2 | lowest | 0% |
| Upper Western (district 37) | ||||||||||||
| Camooweal Township | 30.5 | +1.5 | 33.5 | 16th | 13.3 | -0.2 | 3.9 | 21st | 3.6 | 10.4 | average | 35% |
| Carters Bore | 29.1 | 32.3 | 16th | 16.6 | 10.2 | 23rd | 5.8 | 5.7 | high | 102% | ||
| New May Downs | 28.6 | +0.3 | 31.3 | 9th | 16.4 | +0.7 | 10.8 | 22nd | 0 | 6.3 | v low | 0% |
| The Monument Airport | 28.8 | +1.2 | 32.5 | 9th | 13.2 | +1.3 | 4.9 | 23rd | 1.0 | 8.7 | average | 11% |
| Trepell Airport | 29.0 | +1.0 | 32.4 | 2nd | 12.9 | +0.1 | 4.7 | 21st | 0 | 6.0 | lowest | 0% |
| Urandangi Aerodrome | 29.6 | +0.9 | 33.9 | 15th | 12.9 | +1.2 | 5.6 | 22nd | 3.0 | 3.8 | average | 79% |
| Winton Airport | 29.9 | +1.4 | 32.7 | 1st | 14.3 | +1.2 | 7.4 | 23rd | 0 | 9.6 | lowest | 0% |
| Lower Western (district 38) | ||||||||||||
| Birdsville Airport | 25.4 | -0.3 | 30.2 | 26th | 12.3 | +0.8 | 6.2 | 22nd | 31.0 | 8.3 | high | 373% |
| Windorah Airport | 26.7 | 31.2 | 3rd | 14.0 | 6.2 | 20th | 24.0 | |||||
| Port Curtis South Coast (district 39) | ||||||||||||
| Bundaberg Aero | 25.3 | +0.4 | 27.3 | 12th | 15.2 | +1.0 | 10.1 | 20th | 32.8 | 66.3 | average | 49% |
| Gayndah Airport | 25.7 | +0.1 | 27.7 | 6th | 11.3 | +0.5 | 4.3 | 21st | 6.2 | 31.1 | low | 20% |
| Gladstone Airport | 25.8 | 0.0 | 28.9 | 14th | 16.9 | +1.2 | 10.8 | 21st | 14.2 | 36.9 | average | 38% |
| Gladstone Radar | 25.3 | -0.4 | 27.7 | 13th | 17.4 | +0.4 | 11.7 | 19th | 21.8 | 55.0 | average | 40% |
| Lady Elliot Island | 24.5 | +0.4 | 26.2 | 12th | 20.1 | +0.5 | 16.8 | 19th | 155.2 | 118.8 | high | 131% |
| Monto Township | 24.8 | +0.5 | 26.5 | 12th | 9.6 | -0.4 | 2.5 | 20th | 14.5 | 43.5 | low | 33% |
| Rockhampton Aero | 26.2 | +0.1 | 28.4 | 12th | 16.0 | +1.7 | 8.7 | 21st | 16.6 | 45.6 | average | 36% |
| Rundle Island | 23.1 | -0.4 | 24.1 | 1st | 19.4 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 19th | ||||
| Seventeen Seventy | 24.4 | +0.3 | 26.8 | 31st | 16.7 | -0.2 | 10.2 | 21st | 66.8 | 102.0 | average | 65% |
| Thangool Airport | 26.8 | +0.6 | 29.1 | 1st | 10.3 | +0.3 | 2.4 | 21st | 3.0 | 37.3 | v low | 8% |
| Moreton South Coast (district 40) | ||||||||||||
| Amberley AMO | 24.5 | +0.4 | 26.6 | 14th | 10.3 | +0.4 | 3.6 | 21st | 31.4 | 54.6 | average | 58% |
| Archerfield Airport | 24.3 | +0.3 | 26.4 | 31st | 12.8 | +0.9 | 7.1 | 21st | 34.2 | 73.3 | average | 47% |
| Beaudesert Drumley Street | 24.1 | -0.1 | 26.2 | 5th | 11.5 | +1.8 | 4.8 | 21st | 30.6 | 61.6 | average | 50% |
| Beerburrum Forest Station | 23.6 | -0.4 | 25.7 | 5th | 14.0 | +1.3 | 9.3 | 21st | 68.2 | 120.0 | average | 57% |
| Brisbane | 24.1 | -0.4 | 26.6 | 14th | 14.8 | +1.0 | 10.0 | 21st | 41.8 | 69.8 | average | 60% |
| Brisbane Aero | 23.5 | -0.1 | 26.1 | 1st | 14.3 | +1.3 | 8.7 | 21st | 46.2 | 98.2 | average | 47% |
| Canungra (Defence) | 23.5 | 25.6 | 5th | 10.1 | 4.0 | 20th | 66.0 | |||||
| Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 22.6 | +0.7 | 24.7 | 11th | 17.1 | +0.6 | 13.2 | 19th | 168.6 | 165.2 | average | 102% |
| Coolangatta | 23.3 | +0.1 | 25.2 | 15th | 15.2 | +1.3 | 10.9 | 13th | 170.8 | 130.8 | high | 131% |
| Double Island Point Lighthouse | 22.4 | 0.0 | 26.2 | 12th | 18.1 | +0.7 | 13.8 | 19th | 123.2 | 144.2 | average | 85% |
| Gold Coast Seaway | 23.4 | -0.2 | 25.7 | 31st | 16.0 | +0.6 | 10.5 | 20th | 118.6 | 103.2 | average | 115% |
| Greenbank (Defence) | 23.9 | 26.1 | 14th | 11.6 | 4.5 | 21st | 30.2 | |||||
| Gympie | 24.4 | -0.1 | 26.4 | 12th | 12.1 | +1.2 | 5.2 | 21st | 29.0 | 71.5 | low | 41% |
| Hervey Bay Airport | 24.5 | +0.2 | 26.7 | 12th | 15.5 | +1.3 | 9.3 | 19th | 71.8 | 98.1 | average | 73% |
| Kingaroy Airport | 21.7 | -0.7 | 24.0 | 5th | 9.4 | +1.9 | 1.7 | 21st | 15.0 | 37.6 | low | 40% |
| Maryborough | 25.2 | +0.5 | 27.6 | 12th | 14.4 | +1.3 | 8.2 | 20th | 58.4 | 77.0 | average | 76% |
| Nambour Daff - Hillside | 23.8 | 0.0 | 25.7 | 18th | 14.5 | +1.0 | 8.5 | 21st | 68.0 | 135.6 | low | 50% |
| Point Lookout | 23.4 | -0.5 | 25.4 | 3rd | 17.2 | +0.5 | 13.0 | 19th | 209.1 | 147.3 | high | 142% |
| Rainbow Beach | 24.1 | +0.3 | 26.0 | 1st | 15.9 | +1.8 | 9.8 | 20th | 66.0 | 162.7 | v low | 41% |
| Redcliffe | 23.4 | 0.0 | 26.0 | 1st | 15.2 | +0.8 | 9.5 | 21st | 51.6 | 78.3 | average | 66% |
| Redland (Alexandra Hills) | 22.8 | 24.9 | 14th | 14.3 | 9.2 | 21st | 88.4 | |||||
| Sunshine Coast Airport | 23.6 | +0.1 | 25.1 | 31st | 14.9 | +1.2 | 7.5 | 21st | 75.2 | 161.9 | low | 46% |
| Tewantin RSL Park | 23.8 | +0.1 | 25.2 | 13th | 16.0 | +1.2 | 10.4 | 20th | 99.6 | 158.1 | low | 63% |
| Tin Can Bay (Defence) | 24.2 | 27.3 | 12th | 15.6 | 9.6 | 20th | 94.8 | |||||
| University of Queensland Gatton | 24.1 | +0.3 | 26.6 | 14th | 11.0 | +0.9 | 5.1 | 21st | 20.8 | 44.8 | average | 46% |
| East Darling Downs (district 41) | ||||||||||||
| Applethorpe | 17.9 | +0.4 | 20.2 | 14th | 7.0 | +1.0 | -0.5 | 20th | 20.0 | 49.4 | low | 40% |
| Dalby Airport | 23.3 | +0.1 | 25.7 | 6th | 9.1 | +0.9 | 1.2 | 21st | 23.8 | 37.7 | average | 63% |
| Goondiwindi Airport | 23.4 | 25.9 | 1st | 9.8 | 2.4 | 21st | 10.4 | |||||
| Oakey Aero | 22.7 | +0.4 | 24.9 | 5th | 7.9 | +0.1 | 0.1 | 21st | 25.4 | 39.8 | average | 64% |
| Stanthorpe Leslie Parade | 18.7 | +0.3 | 21.7 | 5th | 6.6 | +1.2 | -0.5 | 20th | 25.6 | 46.4 | average | 55% |
| Texas Post Office | 23.1 | +0.2 | 26.0 | 1st | 9.6 | +1.6 | 3.1 | 20th | 55.8 | 39.6 | high | 141% |
| Toowoomba Airport | 19.6 | -0.2 | 22.8 | 5th | 10.5 | +0.5 | 4.0 | 20th | 25.6 | 45.2 | average | 57% |
| Warwick | 21.4 | +0.2 | 24.1 | 31st | 8.9 | +1.9 | 1.4 | 21st | 39.4 | 44.6 | average | 88% |
| West Darling Downs (district 42) | ||||||||||||
| Miles Constance Street | 23.9 | +0.2 | 26.3 | 1st | 9.6 | +1.5 | 1.7 | 21st | 17.0 | 27.0 | average | 63% |
| Maranoa (district 43) | ||||||||||||
| Injune Post Office | 23.6 | 0.0 | 26.8 | 6th | 7.1 | -0.6 | -1.2 | 20th | 5.4 | 31.9 | low | 17% |
| Mitchell Post Office | 24.2 | +1.0 | 27.9 | 1st | 8.0 | +0.9 | 0.0 | 20th | 22.0 | 32.1 | average | 69% |
| Roma Airport | 23.7 | -0.1 | 26.9 | 1st | 8.2 | +0.5 | -0.4 | 20th | 9.4 | 31.2 | low | 30% |
| St George Airport | 23.6 | +0.4 | 28.2 | 1st | 10.3 | +1.3 | 2.5 | 20th | 39.4 | 31.6 | high | 125% |
| Surat | 24.0 | +0.4 | 26.9 | 1st | 9.8 | +1.0 | 1.9 | 21st | 14.2 | 33.5 | average | 42% |
| Warrego (district 44) | ||||||||||||
| Charleville Aero | 24.4 | +1.0 | 28.1 | 1st | 10.3 | +1.3 | 2.0 | 22nd | 24.6 | 29.8 | average | 83% |
| Cunnamulla Post Office | 23.9 | +0.9 | 28.2 | 2nd | 11.4 | +1.5 | 4.9 | 20th | 14.6 | 29.3 | average | 50% |
| Far Southwest (district 45) | ||||||||||||
| Ballera Gas Field | 24.3 | -0.2 | 29.9 | 8th | 12.5 | +1.1 | 5.1 | 20th | 27.8 | 10.5 | high | 265% |
| Thargomindah Airport | 23.5 | -0.4 | 27.5 | 8th | 12.7 | +1.7 | 6.2 | 20th | 64.6 | 17.1 | highest | 378% |
| Offshore Islands | ||||||||||||
| Bougainville Reef | 26.9 | 27.7 | 1st | 24.7 | 23.2 | 23rd | ||||||
| Cato Island | 24.7 | 27.1 | 13th | 21.7 | 18.6 | 26th | ||||||
| Creal Reef | 25.2 | 26.4 | 4th | 22.4 | 20.3 | 20th | ||||||
| Flinders Reef | 26.4 | +0.1 | 27.3 | 1st | 24.1 | +0.2 | 22.3 | 24th | ||||
| Frederick Reef | 24.9 | 25.8 | 3rd | 22.5 | 19.5 | 25th | ||||||
| Gannet Cay | 25.0 | 26.3 | 6th | 21.9 | 19.5 | 29th | ||||||
| Holmes Reef | 26.9 | 27.7 | 7th | 24.6 | 22.5 | 22nd | ||||||
| Lihou Reef Lighthouse | 26.7 | 27.9 | 1st | 24.7 | 23.3 | 31st | ||||||
| Marion Reef | 25.9 | 27.1 | 5th | 23.8 | 20.5 | 30th | ||||||
| Middle Percy Island | 23.4 | +0.1 | 25.6 | 1st | 19.3 | +0.2 | 15.7 | 19th | 65.8 | 83.1 | low | 79% |
| Willis Island | 28.7 | +0.9 | 29.7 | 6th | 24.8 | +0.9 | 23.6 | 7th | 7.8 | 71.8 | v low | 11% |
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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 9 am on Sunday 2 June 2024. 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.
Unless otherwise noted, all maps, graphs and diagrams in this page are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
