Tuesday 2 June 2026 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC14R0
Queensland in May 2026
Rainfall
- Rainfall totals in May were above average to very much above average for western, southern and south-eastern areas of the state.
- Rainfall totals in May were below average for central and northern east coast areas and much of Cape York Peninsula.
- Queensland's area-averaged rainfall total in May was 27.2 mm, 12% below the 1961–1990 average.
- Some sites had their highest total May rainfall on record or their highest total May rainfall for at least 20 years.
Temperature
- Mean maximum temperatures in May were above average along the east coast and in the south and below average in parts of the far west of the state .
- Queensland's area-averaged mean maximum temperature was 26.7 °C, 0.52 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
- Birdsville Airport had its hottest May day (highest daily maximum temperature) on record.
- Weipa Aero equalled its highest May mean maximum temperature on record.
- Mean minimum temperatures in May were above average to very much above average across the south and parts of the north-west and far north of the state and below average in pockets of the central and northern regions.
- Queensland's area-averaged mean minimum temperature was 14.4 °C, 0.88 °C above the 1961–1990 average, but the lowest for May since 2023.
- Thargomindah Airport equalled its warmest May night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record.
- University of Queensland Gatton had its highest May mean minimum temperature for at least 20 years.
- Queensland's area-averaged mean temperature was 20.6 °C, 0.70 °C the 1961–1990 average, but the lowest for May since 2023.
- Applethorpe had its highest May mean temperature on record.
Events
- On 18 and 19 May a coastal trough off the south-east Queensland coast brought heavy rainfall onshore.
- Some sites in the Gold Coast hinterland had their highest May daily rainfall on record.
- For more details, visit the May national climate summary.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in May 2026 | |
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| Hottest day |
37.0 °C at Burketown Airport on the 4th |
| Warmest days on average |
33.0 °C at Weipa Aero |
| Coolest days on average |
18.8 °C at Applethorpe |
| Coldest day |
11.7 °C at Applethorpe on the 29th |
| Coldest night |
-0.6 °C at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade on the 9th |
| Coolest nights on average |
9.1 °C at Injune Post Office |
| Warmest nights on average |
25.7 °C at Coconut Island |
| Warmest night |
27.0 °C at Coconut Island on the 10th 27.0 °C at Coconut Island on the 12th |
| Warmest on average overall |
28.7 °C at Coconut Island |
| Coolest on average overall |
14.1 °C at Applethorpe |
| Wettest overall |
537.2 mm at Lower Springbrook Alert |
| Wettest day |
177.0 mm at Springbrook Road on the 19th 177.0 mm at Lower Springbrook Alert on the 19th |
| Strongest wind gust |
93.0 km/h at Dalby Airport on the 28th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Record highest May daily rainfall | ||||||
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| New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for May |
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| Point Lookout | 88.4 | on the 19th | 84.0 | on 21 May 2009 | 30 | 150.1 |
| Clearview TM | 154.0 | on the 19th | 132.0 | on 02 May 2015 | 28 | 85.5 |
| Horse Creek AL | 27.0 | on the 28th | 22.0 | on 13 May 2022 | 26 | 19.5 |
| Oconnor TM | 47.0 | on the 28th | 42.0 | on 02 May 2015 | 26 | 20.7 |
| Booba Sands TM | 57.0 | on the 28th | 53.0 | on 16 May 2023 | 26 | 28.0 |
| Numinbah Alert | 143.0 | on the 19th | 99.0 | on 21 May 2009 | 26 | 64.8 |
| Beechmont Alert | 145.0 | on the 19th | 111.0 | on 02 May 2015 | 26 | 64.3 |
| Clearview Alert | 159.0 | on the 19th | 135.0 | on 02 May 2015 | 26 | 85.7 |
| Giddi Giddi South TM | 49.0 | on the 28th | 45.0 | on 16 May 2023 | 25 | 23.3 |
| Binna Burra Alert | 151.0 | on the 19th | 116.0 | on 21 May 2009 | 25 | 74.6 |
| Foxley Alert | 80.0 | on the 19th | 67.0 | on 21 May 2009 | 24 | 46.7 |
| Tindarra TM | 89.0 | on the 28th | 46.0 | on 13 May 2022 | 24 | 63.8 |
| Mooga Hills TM | 61.0 | on the 28th | 22.0 | on 23 May 2013 | 21 | 11.4 |
| Lumeah Alert | 99.0 | on the 19th | 95.0 | on 02 May 2015 | 21 | 62.2 |
| Kerimbilla TM | 52.4 | on the 28th | 46.6 | on 02 May 2015 | 20 | 23.6 |
| Hinze Dam HW Alert | 162.0 | on the 19th | 108.0 | on 02 May 2015 | 20 | 66.8 |
| Record highest May total rainfall | |||||
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| New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for May |
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| Tanbar Station | 81.0 | 77.7 | in 1983 | 106 | 14.7 |
| Gold Coast Seaway | 343.6 | 339.6 | in 1996 | 31 | 105.3 |
| Oconnor TM | 76.0 | 74.0 | in 2015 | 25 | 20.7 |
| Booba Sands TM | 90.0 | 89.0 | in 2015 | 25 | 28.0 |
| Clearview Alert | 312.0 | 308.0 | in 2022 | 25 | 85.7 |
| Beechmont Alert | 349.0 | 335.0 | in 2022 | 25 | 64.3 |
| Giddi Giddi South TM | 81.0 | 73.0 | in 2022 | 24 | 23.3 |
| Tyungun Alert | 301.4 | 161.0 | in 2015 | 24 | 42.2 |
| Air Sea Rescue Alert | 337.0 | 254.0 | in 2022 | 24 | 86.5 |
| Numinbah Alert | 364.0 | 362.0 | in 2022 | 24 | 66.8 |
| Binna Burra Alert | 446.0 | 349.0 | in 2022 | 24 | 74.6 |
| Terraine TM | 133.0 | 101.0 | in 2015 | 23 | 35.6 |
| Rudds Lane Alert | 162.0 | 145.0 | in 2022 | 23 | 44.0 |
| Foxley Alert | 179.0 | 158.0 | in 2022 | 23 | 46.7 |
| Oreillys Alert | 463.0 | 427.0 | in 2009 | 23 | 104.5 |
| Lower Springbrook Alert | 537.2 | 418.0 | in 2009 | 22 | 96.8 |
| Bybera TM | 73.4 | 70.2 | in 2022 | 21 | 29.7 |
| Tindarra TM | 146.0 | 99.0 | in 2022 | 21 | 18.6 |
| Mooga Hills TM | 79.4 | 38.8 | in 2012 | 20 | 11.4 |
| Highest May total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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| Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for May |
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| Flinton | 53.8 | 204.8 | in 1983 | 48.9 | |
| Bedourie | 59.2 | 92.4 | in 1990 | 11.7 | |
| Glenormiston | 56.1 | 59.8 | in 1995 | 11.7 | |
| Camooweal Township | 31.8 | 44.0 | in 1995 | 10.5 | |
| Boulia Airport | 44.0 | 81.2 | in 1995 | 12.8 | |
| Karragarra Island | 288.6 | 566.1 | in 1996 | 143.4 | |
| St George (Hutt St) | 33.8 | 40.7 | in 1998 | 43.0 | |
| Navarra | 47.4 | 48.5 | in 1999 | 15.2 | |
| Warilda | 51.4 | 73.6 | in 2000 | 20.9 | |
| Coolangatta | 249.8 | 260.5 | in 2003 | 135.0 | |
| Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 247.6 | 318.4 | in 2003 | 165.4 | |
| Whynot Station | 52.0 | 53.0 | in 2004 | 24.9 | |
| Birdsville Police Station | 29.7 | 50.1 | in 2004 | 11.5 | |
| Kinkora | 56.8 | 72.1 | in 2005 | 34.6 | |
note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent higher values have gone unreported
| Record highest May temperature | ||||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for May |
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| Birdsville Airport | 34.9 | on the 2nd | 34.8 | on 03 May 2007 | 26 | 25.6 |
| Record highest May mean maximum temperature | |||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for May |
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| Weipa Aero | 33.0 | =33.0 | in 2016 | 34 | 31.9 |
| 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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| Thargomindah Airport | 21.5 | on the 3rd | =21.5 | on 08 May 2016 | 27 | 11.1 |
| Highest May mean minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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| Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for May |
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| University of Queensland Gatton | 13.1 | 14.3 | in 1989 | 10.2 | |
note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent higher values have gone unreported
| Record highest May mean temperature | |||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for May |
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| Applethorpe | 14.1 | 13.8 | in 2022 | 57 | 11.8 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for May 2026 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for May 2026 |
Diff from average |
Highest for May 2026 |
Mean for May 2026 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for May 2026 |
Total for May 2026 |
Average for May |
Rank of May 2026 |
Fraction of May average |
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| North Peninsula (district 27) | ||||||||||||
| Coconut Island | 31.7 | +0.3 | 33.4 | 26th | 25.7 | +0.2 | 24.4 | 31st | 23.0 | 86.6 | average | 27% |
| Coen Airport | 30.8 | +0.4 | 32.3 | 18th | 19.5 | -0.6 | 12.2 | 29th | 1.2 | 13.4 | average | 9% |
| Horn Island | 30.4 | +0.3 | 31.5 | 10th | 24.9 | 0.0 | 21.4 | 29th | 17.6 | 71.0 | low | 25% |
| Scherger RAAF | 32.7 | +1.0 | 34.2 | 18th | 21.1 | -0.4 | 16.4 | 30th | 3.0 | 22.9 | average | 13% |
| Weipa Aero | 33.0 | +1.1 | 34.8 | 3rd | 21.5 | -0.1 | 16.2 | 29th | 0.6 | 19.4 | v low | 3% |
| South Peninsula (district 28) | ||||||||||||
| Lockhart River Airport | 29.5 | +0.7 | 30.5 | 10th | 22.4 | +0.3 | 18.1 | 29th | 52.4 | 99.4 | average | 53% |
| Palmerville | 31.8 | +0.6 | 34.1 | 2nd | 16.4 | -1.1 | 9.0 | 22nd | 0.2 | 15.4 | low | 1% |
| Lower Carpentaria (district 29) | ||||||||||||
| Burketown Airport | 31.7 | -0.1 | 37.0 | 4th | 17.5 | -0.7 | 10.0 | 29th | 0.2 | 4.7 | average | 4% |
| Century Mine | 30.0 | -1.2 | 35.1 | 3rd | 16.9 | -0.3 | 9.8 | 23rd | 15.2 | 6.3 | high | 241% |
| Cloncurry Airport | 28.4 | -0.9 | 34.5 | 3rd | 15.9 | +0.3 | 7.7 | 28th | 12.0 | 7.0 | high | 171% |
| Julia Creek Airport | 29.6 | -0.9 | 34.4 | 3rd | 13.2 | -0.3 | 4.9 | 22nd | 3.6 | 8.6 | average | 42% |
| Kowanyama Airport | 32.6 | +0.4 | 34.1 | 12th | 18.9 | -0.3 | 11.1 | 30th | 1.0 | 10.9 | average | 9% |
| Lake Julius AWS | 27.2 | -2.5 | 29.9 | 25th | 12.5 | -5.2 | 10.2 | 30th | 0.0 | 4.9 | lowest | 0% |
| Mornington Island Airport | 28.5 | -0.3 | 32.6 | 4th | 20.5 | -0.3 | 12.8 | 30th | 1.8 | 18.2 | average | 10% |
| Mount Isa Aero | 27.5 | -0.5 | 33.5 | 3rd | 12.8 | -1.1 | 3.2 | 30th | 14.2 | 11.1 | high | 128% |
| Normanton Airport | 31.2 | -0.7 | 34.6 | 3rd | 18.9 | -0.6 | 11.3 | 30th | 7.0 | 5.6 | high | 125% |
| Sweers Island | 30.6 | +2.0 | 30.9 | 2nd | 21.2 | -0.5 | 15.3 | 31st | 6.0 | 5.6 | high | 107% |
| Upper Carpentaria (district 30) | ||||||||||||
| Georgetown Airport | 31.0 | +0.6 | 34.1 | 3rd | 15.2 | -1.5 | 5.3 | 31st | 0.0 | 13.5 | lowest | 0% |
| Hughenden Airport | 27.8 | -0.8 | 32.1 | 2nd | 13.0 | -0.7 | 3.5 | 30th | 12.4 | 10.6 | high | 117% |
| Richmond Airport | 29.8 | +0.1 | 35.3 | 3rd | 13.6 | +0.4 | 6.3 | 22nd | 3.0 | 8.0 | average | 38% |
| Barron North Coast (district 31) | ||||||||||||
| Cairns Aero | 28.1 | +0.4 | 29.7 | 7th | 20.1 | +0.1 | 15.2 | 30th | 61.2 | 92.0 | average | 66% |
| Cairns Racecourse | 27.8 | -0.2 | 29.5 | 28th | 19.1 | -0.9 | 13.1 | 22nd | 75.8 | 105.0 | average | 72% |
| Cape Flattery | 28.4 | -0.3 | 30.1 | 1st | 22.9 | -0.5 | 17.4 | 31st | 111.4 | 58.3 | high | 191% |
| Cooktown Airport | 27.8 | -0.1 | 30.3 | 28th | 20.9 | -0.5 | 15.3 | 24th | 27.8 | 47.6 | average | 58% |
| Low Isles Lighthouse | 26.7 | -0.8 | 29.4 | 28th | 23.1 | +0.2 | 21.1 | 30th | 72.8 | 98.6 | average | 74% |
| Mareeba Airport | 27.2 | +0.3 | 29.4 | 27th | 16.8 | -0.2 | 10.8 | 30th | 3.6 | 13.7 | average | 26% |
| Walkamin Research Station | 25.6 | +0.5 | 28.1 | 30th | 15.8 | -0.5 | 10.7 | 30th | 9.9 | 26.8 | low | 37% |
| Herbert North Coast (district 32) | ||||||||||||
| Cardwell Marine Pde | 26.8 | -0.3 | 28.8 | 19th | 18.7 | +0.9 | 12.1 | 21st | 34.0 | 95.6 | low | 36% |
| Cowley Beach (Defence) | 26.5 | 28.3 | 4th | 19.7 | 13.6 | 22nd | 157.8 | |||||
| Ingham Aero | 27.6 | 30.3 | 19th | 17.6 | 10.8 | 22nd | 31.2 | |||||
| Innisfail Aerodrome | 26.7 | 28.6 | 19th | 17.8 | 11.1 | 22nd | 193.2 | |||||
| Lucinda Point | 25.2 | -0.7 | 27.7 | 19th | 21.0 | -0.3 | 17.1 | 30th | 24.2 | 60.1 | low | 40% |
| Mount Stuart (Defence) | 28.7 | 31.5 | 7th | 18.0 | 14.1 | 22nd | 1.8 | |||||
| South Johnstone Exp Stn | 26.7 | +0.4 | 28.9 | 19th | 18.8 | +0.3 | 13.0 | 22nd | 197.8 | 268.4 | average | 74% |
| Townsville Aero | 28.9 | +1.2 | 31.0 | 8th | 17.9 | +0.2 | 10.7 | 30th | 0.0 | 34.1 | lowest | 0% |
| Townsville- Air Weapons Range (Defence) | 27.9 | 30.7 | 3rd | 14.1 | 5.6 | 21st | 1.0 | |||||
| East Central Coast (district 33) | ||||||||||||
| Alva Beach | 26.7 | -0.2 | 28.1 | 8th | 17.9 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 21st | 0.0 | 41.9 | lowest | 0% |
| Ayr DPI Research Stn | 28.1 | +0.4 | 30.0 | 19th | 16.2 | 0.0 | 8.9 | 31st | 1.2 | 40.8 | low | 3% |
| Bowen Airport AWS | 28.2 | +0.3 | 30.3 | 5th | 17.4 | -0.7 | 9.5 | 30th | 3.8 | 40.6 | average | 9% |
| Collinsville Post Office | 28.4 | +0.8 | 31.5 | 2nd | 13.8 | -0.1 | 6.1 | 22nd | 7.9 | 32.7 | average | 24% |
| Hamilton Island Airport | 24.1 | -0.2 | 26.7 | 19th | 20.7 | 0.0 | 18.5 | 21st | 45.0 | 97.5 | low | 46% |
| Mackay Aero | 26.0 | +0.7 | 29.1 | 19th | 16.1 | +0.3 | 9.3 | 31st | 58.6 | 89.2 | average | 66% |
| Mackay M.O | 24.9 | +0.6 | 28.9 | 19th | 17.9 | +0.6 | 12.5 | 22nd | 46.6 | 104.6 | low | 45% |
| Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club) | 25.8 | 29.9 | 19th | 16.0 | 9.0 | 29th | 50.0 | |||||
| Proserpine Airport | 26.6 | 0.0 | 30.3 | 19th | 15.6 | -0.3 | 7.0 | 31st | 32.6 | 65.4 | average | 50% |
| Samuel Hill Aero | 25.0 | +0.2 | 27.7 | 18th | 15.6 | +1.5 | 7.8 | 31st | 85.0 | 114.5 | average | 74% |
| St Lawrence | 27.7 | +0.9 | 30.3 | 6th | 15.1 | +0.3 | 8.7 | 30th | 3.6 | 33.9 | low | 11% |
| Townsville- Fanning River (Defence) | 27.8 | 30.7 | 7th | 14.1 | 6.0 | 22nd | 2.0 | |||||
| Williamson | 27.1 | +0.7 | 29.5 | 4th | 14.3 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 31st | 17.6 | 31.8 | average | 55% |
| Woolshed | 24.2 | +0.2 | 26.4 | 7th | 14.0 | -0.5 | 6.0 | 30th | 5.0 | 37.7 | average | 13% |
| Yeppoon The Esplanade | 25.1 | +0.9 | 30.1 | 19th | 17.1 | +1.0 | 10.2 | 31st | 27.8 | 73.8 | low | 38% |
| West Central Coast (district 34) | ||||||||||||
| Charters Towers Airport | 28.2 | 31.3 | 7th | 14.0 | 6.2 | 30th | 0.8 | |||||
| Charters Towers Airport Comparison | 28.5 | +1.1 | 31.0 | 18th | 14.0 | -1.2 | 6.5 | 31st | 0.0 | 27.5 | lowest | 0% |
| Moranbah Airport | 27.4 | +0.5 | 30.8 | 4th | 12.5 | -0.4 | 5.1 | 23rd | 2.2 | 30.8 | low | 7% |
| Central Highlands (district 35) | ||||||||||||
| Blackwater Airport | 27.2 | +0.4 | 31.1 | 4th | 13.5 | +0.1 | 7.5 | 31st | 1.6 | 21.0 | average | 8% |
| Clermont Airport | 26.2 | +0.2 | 30.3 | 18th | 11.4 | +0.8 | 3.1 | 21st | 4.8 | 22.2 | average | 22% |
| Emerald Airport | 26.4 | 0.0 | 30.2 | 6th | 14.1 | +1.0 | 7.5 | 9th | 26.8 | 21.2 | average | 126% |
| Lochington | 26.2 | -0.1 | 30.3 | 6th | 12.2 | +1.8 | 3.7 | 9th | 18.8 | 13.1 | high | 144% |
| Rolleston Airport | 26.1 | +0.3 | 30.3 | 4th | 12.1 | +1.6 | 6.2 | 31st | 9.6 | 21.7 | average | 44% |
| Springsure Comet St | 25.5 | +0.1 | 30.2 | 6th | 11.4 | +0.4 | 4.8 | 21st | 6.0 | 34.3 | average | 18% |
| Tambo Post Office | 25.0 | 0.0 | 31.1 | 4th | 10.1 | +1.9 | 3.8 | 21st | 33.0 | 32.7 | average | 101% |
| Taroom Post Office | 25.8 | +1.1 | 30.3 | 4th | 11.5 | +1.8 | 5.9 | 24th | 30.2 | 38.7 | average | 78% |
| Central Lowlands (district 36) | ||||||||||||
| Barcaldine Post Office | 26.2 | +0.1 | 31.2 | 4th | 13.5 | +1.0 | 7.0 | 30th | 4.6 | 28.6 | average | 16% |
| Blackall Airport | 25.8 | -0.4 | 32.0 | 4th | 12.5 | +1.6 | 4.9 | 30th | 20.4 | 14.8 | high | 138% |
| Isisford Post Office | 26.1 | -0.2 | 32.0 | 2nd | 13.2 | +1.9 | 6.1 | 30th | 18.0 | 27.4 | average | 66% |
| Longreach Aero | 27.4 | +0.3 | 32.4 | 4th | 13.1 | +1.0 | 5.5 | 30th | 4.4 | 22.9 | average | 19% |
| Upper Western (district 37) | ||||||||||||
| Camooweal Township | 28.2 | -0.8 | 34.6 | 2nd | 13.5 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 28th | 31.8 | 10.3 | high | 309% |
| Carters Bore | 26.3 | -1.6 | 33.8 | 3rd | 14.7 | -1.4 | 7.4 | 29th | 39.6 | 5.3 | highest | 747% |
| New May Downs | 27.0 | -1.2 | 33.2 | 3rd | 14.3 | -1.5 | 6.9 | 22nd | 6.0 | 6.2 | high | 97% |
| The Monument Airport | 26.3 | -1.3 | 34.5 | 3rd | 12.2 | +0.2 | 5.8 | 29th | 34.4 | 8.5 | high | 405% |
| Trepell Airport | 26.8 | -1.3 | 33.4 | 3rd | 12.6 | -0.2 | 6.0 | 22nd | 11.2 | 5.9 | high | 190% |
| Urandangi Aerodrome | 27.2 | -1.4 | 36.0 | 2nd | 12.8 | +1.0 | 5.8 | 27th | 67.4 | 4.3 | highest | 1567% |
| Winton Airport | 28.1 | -0.3 | 33.1 | 3rd | 12.4 | -0.7 | 4.7 | 30th | 6.4 | 10.1 | average | 63% |
| Lower Western (district 38) | ||||||||||||
| Bedourie | 24.8 | -1.5 | 33.4 | 2nd | 14.3 | +2.3 | 9.9 | 9th | 59.2 | 11.1 | high | 533% |
| Birdsville Airport | 24.6 | -1.0 | 34.9 | 2nd | 12.9 | +1.3 | 7.5 | 8th | 30.2 | 8.4 | high | 360% |
| Boulia Airport | 25.8 | -1.0 | 35.0 | 2nd | 11.6 | -1.0 | 6.4 | 28th | 44.0 | 12.6 | high | 349% |
| Windorah Airport | 24.7 | 30.7 | 1st | 12.9 | 8.1 | 9th | 43.4 | |||||
| Port Curtis South Coast (district 39) | ||||||||||||
| Bundaberg Aero | 26.0 | +1.1 | 28.7 | 7th | 15.6 | +1.3 | 9.8 | 31st | 32.8 | 66.1 | average | 50% |
| Gayndah Airport | 26.5 | +0.9 | 30.8 | 6th | 12.5 | +1.6 | 7.9 | 10th | 56.0 | 31.8 | high | 176% |
| Gladstone Airport | 26.5 | +0.7 | 28.9 | 7th | 16.8 | +1.0 | 11.5 | 22nd | 29.2 | 36.8 | average | 79% |
| Gladstone Radar | 26.8 | +1.1 | 29.1 | 7th | 17.5 | +0.5 | 13.5 | 29th | 32.8 | 54.8 | average | 60% |
| Lady Elliot Island | 24.9 | +0.8 | 27.1 | 19th | 20.5 | +0.9 | 17.9 | 31st | 89.6 | 119.1 | average | 75% |
| Rockhampton Aero | 27.5 | +1.4 | 30.8 | 19th | 15.6 | +1.3 | 9.3 | 31st | 17.4 | 45.7 | average | 38% |
| Rundle Island | 23.6 | +0.1 | 26.0 | 20th | 19.3 | -0.1 | 16.1 | 21st | ||||
| Sandy Cape Lighthouse | 24.1 | 0.0 | 24.4 | 27th | 19.1 | +1.6 | 17.8 | 29th | 13.8 | 117.6 | v low | 12% |
| Seventeen Seventy | 25.4 | +1.2 | 27.6 | 7th | 17.7 | +0.8 | 13.6 | 21st | 46.2 | 100.9 | low | 46% |
| Thangool Airport | 26.8 | +0.6 | 30.4 | 6th | 10.3 | +0.3 | 3.1 | 21st | 43.4 | 37.4 | average | 116% |
| Moreton South Coast (district 40) | ||||||||||||
| Amberley AMO | 25.3 | +1.2 | 29.4 | 4th | 12.6 | +2.6 | 5.1 | 8th | 146.0 | 54.5 | high | 268% |
| Archerfield Airport | 24.6 | +0.6 | 28.2 | 5th | 14.4 | +2.4 | 7.9 | 9th | 194.6 | 73.2 | high | 266% |
| Beaudesert Drumley Street | 24.6 | +0.4 | 29.3 | 5th | 12.7 | +2.8 | 5.0 | 31st | 170.6 | 60.5 | high | 282% |
| Beerburrum Forest Station | 23.9 | -0.1 | 26.9 | 6th | 15.4 | +2.6 | 9.6 | 9th | 200.4 | 119.8 | high | 167% |
| Brisbane | 24.5 | 0.0 | 27.6 | 5th | 16.2 | +2.3 | 10.8 | 9th | 211.8 | 69.2 | high | 306% |
| Brisbane Aero | 23.9 | +0.3 | 26.5 | 7th | 15.6 | +2.5 | 9.6 | 8th | 240.8 | 96.6 | high | 249% |
| Canungra (Defence) | 23.6 | 27.7 | 5th | 12.0 | 3.7 | 9th | 278.0 | |||||
| Cape Moreton Lighthouse | 23.1 | +1.2 | 25.7 | 4th | 17.9 | +1.4 | 13.8 | 8th | 247.6 | 164.8 | high | 150% |
| Coolangatta | 23.8 | +0.6 | 27.5 | 7th | 16.2 | +2.2 | 9.1 | 31st | 249.8 | 132.2 | high | 189% |
| Double Island Point Lighthouse | 23.0 | +0.6 | 25.4 | 4th | 18.4 | +1.0 | 13.7 | 31st | 109.6 | 143.8 | average | 76% |
| Gold Coast Seaway | 23.9 | +0.3 | 27.2 | 5th | 17.0 | +1.6 | 10.9 | 8th | 343.6 | 105.3 | highest | 326% |
| Greenbank (Defence) | 24.0 | 28.3 | 5th | 14.5 | 6.9 | 31st | 166.4 | |||||
| Gympie | 24.6 | +0.1 | 28.2 | 6th | 13.6 | +2.7 | 7.5 | 31st | 65.8 | 71.4 | average | 92% |
| Hervey Bay Airport | 24.9 | +0.6 | 27.3 | 4th | 17.0 | +2.7 | 12.2 | 8th | 54.2 | 98.6 | low | 55% |
| Kingaroy Airport | 22.5 | +0.1 | 26.2 | 6th | 11.1 | +3.4 | 3.1 | 31st | 50.2 | 38.8 | high | 129% |
| Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 23.9 | -0.1 | 25.0 | 25th | 15.5 | +2.8 | 11.6 | 22nd | 221.3 | 100.9 | high | 219% |
| Maryborough | 25.4 | +0.7 | 28.3 | 7th | 14.9 | +1.8 | 8.6 | 31st | 56.0 | 77.0 | average | 73% |
| Nambour Daff - Hillside | 24.1 | +0.3 | 27.0 | 7th | 16.0 | +2.3 | 10.7 | 31st | 182.6 | 136.1 | high | 134% |
| Point Lookout | 24.0 | +0.1 | 28.2 | 4th | 16.8 | 0.0 | 11.6 | 8th | 278.4 | 150.1 | high | 186% |
| Redland (Alexandra Hills) | 23.4 | 0.0 | 26.3 | 4th | 15.6 | +1.6 | 8.7 | 9th | 321.2 | |||
| Sunshine Coast Airport | 24.0 | +0.4 | 26.2 | 7th | 16.2 | +2.4 | 8.1 | 9th | 186.0 | 164.7 | average | 113% |
| Tewantin RSL Park | 23.9 | +0.2 | 26.7 | 7th | 16.8 | +1.9 | 10.8 | 9th | 166.6 | 162.1 | average | 103% |
| Tin Can Bay (Defence) | 24.1 | 26.9 | 7th | 16.0 | 9.4 | 31st | 153.0 | |||||
| University of Queensland Gatton | 24.7 | +0.9 | 29.0 | 4th | 13.1 | +2.9 | 7.4 | 9th | 46.8 | 45.2 | high | 104% |
| East Darling Downs (district 41) | ||||||||||||
| Applethorpe | 18.8 | +1.3 | 24.8 | 4th | 9.5 | +3.4 | -0.3 | 9th | 90.8 | 49.6 | high | 183% |
| Dalby Airport | 23.7 | +0.5 | 28.8 | 4th | 10.4 | +2.1 | 2.5 | 21st | 54.0 | 37.9 | high | 142% |
| Goondiwindi Airport | 24.1 | 29.7 | 4th | 11.4 | 5.6 | 21st | 83.6 | |||||
| Oakey Aero | 22.9 | +0.6 | 27.5 | 5th | 10.1 | +2.3 | 1.6 | 21st | 83.4 | 40.1 | high | 208% |
| Texas Post Office | 23.9 | +1.0 | 29.5 | 4th | 10.8 | +2.7 | 3.4 | 9th | 93.3 | 39.5 | high | 236% |
| Toowoomba Airport | 20.1 | +0.3 | 24.6 | 5th | 11.8 | +1.8 | 4.3 | 8th | 101.2 | 46.7 | high | 217% |
| Warwick | 22.1 | +0.8 | 27.6 | 5th | 10.9 | +3.7 | 0.3 | 8th | 75.2 | 44.5 | high | 169% |
| West Darling Downs (district 42) | ||||||||||||
| Miles Constance Street | 23.7 | 0.0 | 29.8 | 4th | 10.5 | +2.2 | 5.0 | 10th | 46.6 | 26.6 | high | 175% |
| Maranoa (district 43) | ||||||||||||
| Injune Post Office | 24.1 | +0.5 | 30.4 | 4th | 9.1 | +1.4 | 2.8 | 10th | 27.2 | 31.7 | average | 86% |
| Mitchell Post Office | 24.2 | +1.0 | 31.9 | 4th | 9.3 | +2.2 | 2.9 | 25th | 49.8 | 32.0 | high | 156% |
| Roma Airport | 23.8 | 0.0 | 30.1 | 4th | 10.3 | +2.5 | 2.9 | 9th | 55.8 | 30.8 | high | 181% |
| St George Airport | 23.5 | +0.2 | 30.4 | 4th | 11.9 | +2.8 | 5.0 | 10th | 32.2 | 31.9 | average | 101% |
| Surat | 24.0 | +0.4 | 29.9 | 4th | 10.8 | +1.9 | 4.2 | 10th | 42.8 | 33.3 | high | 128% |
| Warrego (district 44) | ||||||||||||
| Bollon Mary St | 24.0 | +0.9 | 30.0 | 3rd | 13.8 | +5.2 | 9.0 | 30th | 26.8 | 31.7 | average | 84% |
| Charleville Aero | 24.3 | +0.9 | 30.5 | 4th | 11.3 | +2.3 | 3.9 | 9th | 18.6 | 29.6 | average | 63% |
| Cunnamulla Post Office | 23.9 | +0.9 | 31.2 | 3rd | 12.5 | +2.6 | 6.0 | 8th | 54.6 | 29.3 | high | 186% |
| Far Southwest (district 45) | ||||||||||||
| Ballera Gas Field | 23.6 | -0.8 | 31.9 | 2nd | 12.7 | +1.2 | 7.4 | 8th | 46.2 | 10.2 | high | 453% |
| Thargomindah Airport | 23.5 | -0.4 | 31.6 | 3rd | 13.1 | +2.0 | 6.2 | 8th | 49.4 | 16.7 | high | 296% |
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 on Tuesday 2 June 2026. 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, excluding the current year. The length of record can
vary widely from site to site. Averages are not shown for sites with fewer 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
