Monday 1 September 2025 - Monthly Climate Summary for Queensland - Product code IDCKGC14R0

Queensland in August 2025

Rainfall

• Rainfall totals in August were mostly close to average, but with areas of above to very much above average for the Southeast Coast to the Central Coast and parts of the southern and central inland.
• Queensland's area-averaged rainfall total in August was 10.7 mm, 23% below the 1961–1990 average.
• It was the driest August in Queensland since 2023.
• Several sites had their highest August daily rainfall on record.
• Point Lookout, Injune TM and South Yaamba TM had their highest total August rainfall on record.
• Cape Moreton Lighthouse, Kinkora and Lady Elliot Island had their highest total August rainfall for at least 20 years.

Temperature

• Mean maximum temperatures in August were above to very much above average for much of the coast north of Bundaberg, below average for small parts of the southern and western inland and close to average elsewhere.
• Queensland's area-averaged mean maximum temperature was 25.6 °C, 0.45 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
• Queensland had its lowest mean maximum temperature for August since 2022.
• Mean minimum temperatures in August were close to average for much of the state, but below to very much below average for central inland areas and above average for a few scattered areas.
• Queensland's area-averaged mean minimum temperature was 10.5 °C, 0.05 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
• Queensland had its lowest mean minimum temperature for August since 2018.
• Queensland's area-averaged mean temperature was 18.0 °C, 0.25 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
• Several sites had their hottest August day (highest daily maximum temperature) on record.
• Thargomindah Airport, Samuel Hill Aero and Williamson sites had their coolest August day (lowest daily maximum temperature) on record.
• Willis Island had its highest August mean maximum temperature on record.
• Cardwell Marine Pde had its warmest August night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record.
• Several sites had their coldest August night (lowest daily minimum temperature) on record.

Events

• Low pressure troughs brought rainfall to parts of central and south-eastern Queensland..
• For more details, visit the August national climate summary.

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Extremes in August 2025
Hottest day	37.6 °C at Urandangi Aerodrome on the 26th
Warmest days on average	33.3 °C at Weipa Aero
Coolest days on average	15.4 °C at Applethorpe
Coldest day	9.2 °C at Applethorpe on the 2nd
Coldest night	-4.3 °C at Applethorpe on the 18th
Coolest nights on average	3.1 °C at Stanthorpe Leslie Parade
Warmest nights on average	24.6 °C at Coconut Island
Warmest night	25.7 °C at Coconut Island on the 2nd
Warmest on average overall	28.6 °C at Coconut Island
Coolest on average overall	9.4 °C at Applethorpe
Wettest overall	325.4 mm at Point Lookout
Wettest day	137.8 mm at Point Lookout on the 22nd
Strongest wind gust	85.0 km/h at Double Island Point Lighthouse on the 9th 85.0 km/h at Cato Island on the 9th

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Maps
	Observed	Anomaly	Decile rank
Total rainfall
Mean daily maximum temperatures
Mean daily minimum temperatures

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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Record highest August daily rainfall
	New record (mm)		Old record		Years of record	Average for August
Point Lookout	137.8	on the 22nd	85.8	on 11 Aug 2010	29	63.3
Bengalla TM	36.6	on the 21st	36.2	on 24 Aug 2016	25	25.2
Bendoba TM	32.0	on the 9th	23.8	on 16 Aug 2014	24	19.5
Medpark Bridge TM	34.2	on the 21st	23.0	on 25 Aug 2002	24	19.3
Injune TM	48.6	on the 9th	42.2	on 25 Aug 2002	23	22.2
South Yaamba TM	67.0	on the 27th	48.4	on 11 Aug 2010	23	15.7
Kerimbilla TM	32.2	on the 21st	27.4	on 15 Aug 2024	20	22.2

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Record highest August total rainfall
	New record (mm)	Old record		Years of record	Average for August
Point Lookout	325.4	149.6	in 2014	26	58.5
Injune TM	74.6	71.6	in 2010	22	22.2
South Yaamba TM	67.0	57.2	in 2010	21	16.0

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Highest August total rainfall for at least 20 years
	Observed (mm)	Most recent higher		Average for August
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	175.0	226.4	in 1931	75.3
Kinkora	55.4	157.0	in 1998	37.9
Lady Elliot Island	183.0	274.6	in 2002	55.3

note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent higher values have gone unreported

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Record highest August temperature
	New record (°C)		Old record		Years of record	Average for August
Cairns Aero	31.5	on the 30th	31.4	on 29 Aug 2000	83	26.7
Collinsville Post Office	34.2	on the 28th	=34.2	on 29 Aug 1968	68	27.0
Weipa Aero	36.6	on the 24th	35.9	on 25 Aug 2010	33	32.3
Coconut Island	34.9	on the 28th	34.5	on 01 Aug 2023	29	30.4
St Lawrence	30.9	on the 29th	30.6	on 14 Aug 2004	22	25.3

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Record lowest August daily maximum temperature
	New record (°C)		Old record		Years of record	Average for August
Thargomindah Airport	13.2	on the 8th	13.7	on 30 Aug 2004	27	23.0
Samuel Hill Aero	15.0	on the 1st	16.7	on 18 Aug 2008	25	24.0
Williamson	16.1	on the 1st	16.6	on 12 Aug 2005	21	25.3

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Record highest August mean maximum temperature
	New record (°C)	Old record		Years of record	Average for August
Willis Island	27.6	=27.6	in 2010	97	26.4

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Record highest August daily minimum temperature
	New record (°C)		Old record		Years of record	Average for August
Cardwell Marine Pde	26.5	on the 29th	23.0	on 22 Aug 1988	67	14.4

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Record lowest August temperature
	New record (°C)		Old record		Years of record	Average for August
Cooktown Airport	8.2	on the 4th	8.8	on 12 Aug 2012	26	18.6
Normanton Airport	9.8	on the 4th	10.6	on 10 Aug 2006	25	17.1
Julia Creek Airport	1.2	on the 3rd	=1.2	on 11 Aug 2012	24	9.9
Burketown Airport	6.6	on the 4th	7.8	on 12 Aug 2012	24	15.4
Hamilton Island Airport	13.4	on the 2nd	13.6	on 13 Aug 2005	24	18.5
Century Mine	4.4	on the 4th	4.7	on 02 Aug 2012	23	13.6
Winton Airport	0.7	on the 3rd	1.5	on 14 Aug 2005	23	9.8

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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Summary statistics for August 2025
	Maximum temperatures (°C)				Minimum temperatures (°C)				Rainfall (millimetres)
	Mean for August 2025	Diff from average	Highest for August 2025		Mean for August 2025	Diff from average	Lowest for August 2025		Total for August 2025	Average for August	Rank of August 2025	Fraction of August average
North Peninsula (district 27)
Coconut Island	32.6	+2.2	34.9	28th	24.6	+0.8	23.5	30th	6.2	14.1	average	44%
Coen Airport	30.8	+0.6	34.5	24th	17.0	-0.1	12.3	17th	0.8	1.7	high	47%
Horn Island	29.8	+0.5	30.7	24th	24.0	+0.8	22.2	29th	3.0	6.7	average	45%
Scherger RAAF	32.8	+0.4	35.7	24th	19.2	+0.1	16.7	18th	0.0	5.3	lowest	0%
Weipa Aero	33.2	+0.9	36.6	24th	18.9	0.0	15.9	18th	0.2	4.4	average	4%
South Peninsula (district 28)
Lockhart River Airport	28.8	+1.0	29.8	30th	19.7	+0.3	14.8	18th	16.6	28.1	average	59%
Palmerville	32.9	+1.5	37.2	29th	13.8	-0.9	6.8	3rd	0.4	3.2	average	12%
Lower Carpentaria (district 29)
Burketown Airport	30.7	-0.2	36.2	29th	14.3	-1.1	6.6	4th	0.0	1.1	lowest	0%
Century Mine	29.9	-1.3	36.5	27th	14.1	+0.5	4.4	4th	0.0	1.3	lowest	0%
Cloncurry Airport	28.0	-0.9	35.1	26th	11.6	-0.7	5.2	4th	0.2	3.8	average	5%
Julia Creek Airport	29.4	-0.5	36.7	27th	7.7	-2.2	1.2	3rd	0.8	3.4	average	24%
Kowanyama Airport	32.7	+0.3	37.3	29th	16.4	0.0	11.3	4th	0.0	2.2	lowest	0%
Lake Julius AWS	28.3	-1.2	35.8	26th	13.7	-0.6	7.4	4th	0.0	5.2	lowest	0%
Mornington Island Airport	27.0	-1.2	32.7	25th	16.8	-1.3	9.9	5th	0.6	1.5	v low	40%
Mount Isa Aero	27.3	-0.3	35.3	26th	8.9	-1.3	-0.5	4th	1.6	3.3	average	48%
Normanton Airport	31.3	-0.5	37.3	29th	16.2	-0.9	9.8	4th	0.0	0.9	lowest	0%
Sweers Island	26.3	-0.7	30.6	23rd	17.8	-1.1	13.4	4th	0.0	1.5	lowest	0%
Upper Carpentaria (district 30)
Georgetown Airport	30.7	+0.2	35.3	29th	12.1	-1.6	2.4	4th	0.0	1.5	lowest	0%
Hughenden Airport	28.1	-0.2	35.2	27th	8.8	-1.9	0.4	3rd	3.2	8.0	average	40%
Richmond Airport	29.0	-0.3	34.9	27th	8.9	-1.2	1.7	19th	1.0	4.2	average	24%
Barron North Coast (district 31)
Cairns Aero	28.1	+1.4	31.5	30th	16.9	-0.5	8.5	4th	14.4	26.7	average	54%
Cairns Racecourse	27.3	+0.3	30.5	30th	15.7	-0.7	7.9	4th	15.4	31.5	average	49%
Cape Flattery	28.0	+0.6	29.5	30th	21.5	+0.2	16.3	28th	25.8	18.3	high	141%
Cooktown Airport	27.9	+0.6	30.3	28th	17.9	-0.7	8.2	4th	3.2	19.0	low	17%
Low Isles Lighthouse	27.2	+0.6	30.9	28th	21.4	+0.6	17.8	4th	1.4	37.1	v low	4%
Mareeba Airport	27.0	+0.6	33.2	28th	14.2	+0.2	6.4	4th	16.8	6.9	high	244%
Walkamin Research Station	25.7	+0.8	33.0	28th	12.9	-0.5	4.6	4th	24.3	10.6	high	229%
Herbert North Coast (district 32)
Cardwell Marine Pde	25.5	-0.3	29.5	28th	16.6	+2.2	12.0	17th	7.0	28.6	low	24%
Cowley Beach (Defence)	25.1		28.0	30th	15.9		8.2	4th	101.2
Ingham Aero	26.7		31.6	29th	13.8		7.0	3rd	27.0
Innisfail Aerodrome	26.1		29.9	29th	13.7		5.6	3rd	74.2
Lucinda Point	23.8	-0.1	27.8	29th	18.6	-0.3	14.3	3rd	13.8	23.8	average	58%
Mount Stuart (Defence)	27.9		33.4	29th	16.0		11.4	3rd	2.4
South Johnstone Exp Stn	25.7	+0.5	29.6	29th	15.3	-0.3	7.8	4th	75.0	91.5	average	82%
Townsville Aero	27.3	+1.2	32.0	29th	14.6	-0.2	8.7	4th	0.0	16.1	lowest	0%
Townsville- Air Weapons Range (Defence)	27.2		34.3	28th	11.6		4.2	4th	1.6
East Central Coast (district 33)
Alva Beach	24.2	-0.9	26.0	24th	14.6	-1.0	8.2	3rd	16.2	18.5	average	88%
Ayr DPI Research Stn	26.9	+0.6	31.7	29th	13.2	+0.4	7.0	3rd	6.0	16.3	average	37%
Bowen Airport AWS	26.6	+0.2	30.5	30th	13.8	-0.7	6.2	3rd	6.0	11.8	average	51%
Collinsville Post Office	28.3	+1.3	34.2	28th	10.3	-0.4	4.1	3rd	0.0	16.9	lowest	0%
Hamilton Island Airport	22.9	0.0	26.2	28th	18.6	+0.1	13.4	2nd	24.8	25.8	average	96%
Mackay Aero	24.5	+0.6	29.8	28th	12.2	+0.1	7.2	4th	11.4	31.6	average	36%
Mackay M.O	23.5	+0.7	28.5	28th	14.5	+0.3	10.3	4th	17.0	30.3	average	56%
Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club)	24.5		29.4	30th	12.3		7.8	4th	9.6
Proserpine Airport	26.6	+0.7	32.3	28th	11.1	-0.5	5.6	4th	6.8	25.6	average	27%
Samuel Hill Aero	23.5	-0.5	28.9	29th	11.3	+1.5	6.4	16th	42.2	45.6	average	92%
St Lawrence	25.9	+0.6	30.9	29th	10.9	-0.4	6.2	31st	46.8	22.1	high	212%
Townsville- Fanning River (Defence)	26.8		32.1	29th	11.9		7.0	4th	5.8
Williamson	25.6	+0.3	30.5	29th	10.2	-0.4	5.7	26th	30.2	21.1	high	143%
Woolshed	23.7	+0.2	28.9	28th	12.1	-0.4	6.0	4th	1.0	13.0	low	8%
Yeppoon The Esplanade	22.2	-0.1	26.6	28th	13.5	+0.6	8.4	3rd	55.8	35.2	high	158%
West Central Coast (district 34)
Charters Towers Airport	27.0		32.8	28th	11.1		3.6	3rd	0.2
Charters Towers Airport Comparison	27.8	+0.8	33.1	28th	9.3	-3.0	3.0	3rd	0.2	14.8	average	1%
Moranbah Airport	26.2	-0.6	31.8	27th	9.1	0.0	3.9	16th	9.2	13.9	average	66%
Central Highlands (district 35)
Blackwater Airport	25.7	-0.6	30.9	28th	9.7	-0.4	2.6	2nd	17.2	18.5	average	93%
Clermont Airport	24.9	-1.1	31.0	28th	6.8	-0.4	0.6	31st	15.2	16.9	average	90%
Emerald Airport	25.7	+0.1	31.0	28th	10.5	+0.3	5.1	3rd	11.2	21.2	average	53%
Lochington	25.0	-1.0	31.6	27th	8.2	+0.8	2.3	18th	21.0	18.9	average	111%
Rolleston Airport	24.6	-0.7	29.2	27th	8.1	+0.7	2.6	2nd	29.8	19.4	high	154%
Springsure Comet St	24.3	+0.1	29.5	27th	8.4	+0.7	3.2	31st	17.6	23.7	average	74%
Tambo Post Office	24.1	+0.4	31.4	27th	5.5	+0.3	-0.3	18th	6.8	18.7	average	36%
Taroom Post Office	23.9	+0.5	29.3	27th	7.6	+1.0	1.8	18th	33.1	27.3	high	121%
Central Lowlands (district 36)
Barcaldine Post Office	25.6	+0.5	33.8	27th	10.6	+1.0	6.0	4th	13.1	15.7	average	83%
Blackall Airport	24.4	-1.2	33.1	27th	7.0	-1.0	0.5	2nd	9.6	14.8	average	65%
Isisford Post Office	24.6	-0.8	33.2	27th	8.5	+0.4	2.6	18th	11.8	12.2	average	97%
Longreach Aero	26.1	-0.2	35.0	27th	8.3	-0.4	2.0	18th	4.0	11.0	average	36%
Upper Western (district 37)
Camooweal Township	28.4	-0.1	36.2	26th	9.2	-1.7	2.2	3rd	0.0	3.2	lowest	0%
Carters Bore	27.8	+0.3	35.4	26th	13.4	-0.5	7.8	19th	0.0	2.1	lowest	0%
New May Downs	26.9	-1.1	34.9	26th	11.8	-1.4	5.3	1st	1.2	1.9	high	63%
The Monument Airport	25.9	-1.2	36.1	26th	7.1	-1.9	1.9	3rd	0.2	3.0	average	7%
Trepell Airport	26.7	-0.8	34.1	26th	8.2	-1.6	3.0	31st	0.8	3.1	high	26%
Urandangi Aerodrome	27.0	-1.4	37.6	26th	6.8	-1.5	1.8	20th	0.4	5.7	average	7%
Winton Airport	27.1	-0.9	35.3	27th	7.8	-2.0	0.7	3rd	0.6	10.5	average	6%
Lower Western (district 38)
Bedourie	24.7	-1.3	36.4	26th	7.8	-1.4	3.4	2nd	0.0	7.3	lowest	0%
Birdsville Airport	23.1	-1.8	37.4	26th	7.5	-1.4	2.9	2nd	0.4	3.3	average	12%
Boulia Airport	25.0	-0.9	36.1	29th	6.9	-2.7	3.6	3rd	0.0	6.3	lowest	0%
Windorah Airport	23.5		33.7	26th	8.1		2.7	3rd	5.8
Port Curtis South Coast (district 39)
Bundaberg Aero	23.8	+0.2	28.9	28th	11.3	+0.4	6.0	2nd	39.4	33.5	average	118%
Gayndah Airport	24.2	-0.8	29.4	27th	7.7	-0.2	1.8	2nd	9.4	26.0	average	36%
Gladstone Airport	24.3	+0.1	28.6	28th	12.8	0.0	9.2	16th	28.0	33.5	average	84%
Gladstone Radar	24.8	+0.4	30.2	28th	14.1	-0.3	10.2	2nd	30.8	31.7	average	97%
Lady Elliot Island	22.1	0.0	25.4	20th	17.0	-0.3	12.4	6th	183.0	53.8	high	340%
Rockhampton Aero	25.5	+0.5	31.7	28th	11.8	+0.9	6.4	2nd	21.4	28.1	average	76%
Rundle Island	21.0	-0.4	24.6	30th	16.7	-0.4	12.7	2nd
Seventeen Seventy	23.0	+0.7	26.4	30th	14.8	+0.1	11.3	2nd	53.6	40.8	high	131%
Thangool Airport	24.0	-1.1	28.8	28th	6.6	+0.2	0.5	31st	11.0	23.5	average	47%
Moreton South Coast (district 40)
Amberley AMO	23.0	0.0	27.8	27th	6.4	+0.2	-0.4	18th	11.0	27.9	average	39%
Archerfield Airport	22.7	-0.2	28.1	27th	9.6	+1.3	5.8	30th	28.2	35.6	average	79%
Beaudesert Drumley Street	22.5	-1.1	26.8	27th	7.8	+1.0	1.7	18th	13.0	29.7	average	44%
Beerburrum Forest Station	22.3	-1.1	27.6	27th	10.7	+1.1	6.6	18th	56.0	44.0	average	127%
Brisbane	22.7	-0.8	28.1	27th	11.5	+0.5	8.3	3rd	24.8	34.6	average	72%
Brisbane Aero	22.0	-0.1	26.2	28th	10.9	+0.9	6.5	18th	18.2	35.2	average	52%
Canungra (Defence)	21.7		25.8	28th	6.4		1.3	31st	18.0
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	20.5	+0.6	23.8	28th	14.3	+0.2	9.0	3rd	175.0	74.7	high	234%
Coolangatta	21.6	-0.1	26.5	28th	11.6	+1.0	5.9	3rd	139.8	56.1	high	249%
Double Island Point Lighthouse	20.7	-0.2	26.2	23rd	15.2	+0.4	10.3	3rd	99.8	61.4	high	162%
Gold Coast Seaway	21.6	-0.6	26.5	28th	12.7	+0.1	8.8	17th	106.6	52.5	high	203%
Greenbank (Defence)	22.2		27.3	27th	7.7		1.9	18th	23.4
Gympie	22.3	-1.2	27.6	28th	8.2	+1.1	1.5	18th	58.6	39.5	high	148%
Hervey Bay Airport	22.6	-0.3	25.9	28th	11.2	+0.6	6.0	3rd	66.2	49.1	high	135%
Kingaroy Airport	20.2	-1.6	25.3	27th	4.7	+0.3	-3.2	18th	26.2	26.9	average	97%
Logan City Water Treatment Plant	23.2	+0.3	27.0	27th	9.0	-0.6	6.5	9th	48.5	41.8	average	116%
Maryborough	23.6	+0.1	28.6	28th	9.5	+0.2	3.3	18th	56.6	40.6	high	139%
Nambour Daff - Hillside	22.2	-1.1	27.2	28th	10.8	-0.1	4.6	18th	85.4	48.6	high	176%
Point Lookout	21.7	-0.6	26.0	28th	12.5	-1.8	8.6	31st	325.4	58.5	highest	556%
Rainbow Beach	23.5	+1.1	26.7	23rd	10.8	-0.8	5.9	31st	41.6	80.3	average	52%
Redcliffe	20.9	-1.3	25.3	5th	11.6	-0.2	7.3	18th	30.0	35.2	average	85%
Redland (Alexandra Hills)	21.4	-0.9	25.4	28th	11.4	+0.1	7.5	3rd	61.8	27.5	high	225%
Sunshine Coast Airport	21.9	-0.4	27.0	27th	10.6	+0.6	3.3	18th	148.0	67.9	high	218%
Tewantin RSL Park	22.0	-0.5	26.8	23rd	11.7	-0.1	6.7	18th	152.2	74.3	high	205%
Tin Can Bay (Defence)	22.4		27.2	28th	11.0		5.2	31st	110.8
University of Queensland Gatton	22.3	-0.3	29.4	27th	7.1	+0.4	2.0	30th	14.8	26.3	average	56%
East Darling Downs (district 41)
Applethorpe	15.4	-0.5	21.4	27th	3.3	+0.4	-4.3	18th	28.4	40.4	average	70%
Dalby Airport	20.7	-1.3	26.6	27th	4.6	-0.2	-2.1	18th	23.4	22.2	average	105%
Goondiwindi Airport	19.8		27.2	27th	5.2		-1.0	18th	60.0
Oakey Aero	20.1	-0.6	27.5	27th	3.3	-0.4	-4.2	18th	18.6	24.9	average	75%
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	16.4	-0.2	23.0	27th	3.1	+1.1	-3.6	18th	26.2	41.9	average	62%
Texas Post Office	20.4	-0.6	25.7	27th	5.2	+0.5	-1.0	18th	54.7	33.7	high	162%
Toowoomba Airport	17.7	-1.2	25.1	27th	7.1	-0.6	2.8	2nd	18.8	30.4	average	62%
Warwick	19.1	-1.2	25.0	27th	4.7	+1.2	-3.1	18th	13.4	26.6	average	50%
West Darling Downs (district 42)
Miles Constance Street	21.5	-1.4	27.5	27th	5.6	+0.1	-2.6	18th	47.2	30.0	high	157%
Maranoa (district 43)
Injune Post Office	22.8	+0.1	31.5	27th	4.9	+0.4	-2.3	18th	78.0	24.7	high	316%
Mitchell Post Office	22.4	+0.4	31.7	27th	4.2	+0.3	-2.1	18th	40.0	23.4	high	171%
Roma Airport	21.8	-1.1	32.1	27th	5.1	+0.2	-1.7	18th	34.2	21.8	high	157%
St George Airport	20.4	-1.9	24.5	5th	5.5	-0.9	0.1	18th	23.0	21.0	average	110%
Surat	20.8	-1.1	29.9	27th	6.2	+0.5	-1.2	18th	61.9	26.7	high	232%
Warrego (district 44)
Bollon Mary St	20.1	-1.5	23.1	24th	3.4	-2.3	2.5	21st	0.8	21.5	low	4%
Charleville Aero	22.1	-0.1	30.8	26th	6.1	+0.1	0.2	18th	19.2	19.5	average	98%
Cunnamulla Post Office	21.4	-0.1	29.0	26th	7.1	-0.1	3.3	31st	13.7	17.2	average	80%
Far Southwest (district 45)
Ballera Gas Field	21.8	-1.9	34.4	26th	8.6	-0.7	3.9	17th	5.2	8.0	average	65%
Thargomindah Airport	21.0	-2.0	32.0	26th	8.2	-0.2	3.7	17th	23.0	9.9	high	232%

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