Mackay Airport Long-term Averages

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Mean Max (°C)	30.5	30.2	29.4	27.7	25.3	23.3	22.7	23.8	26.0	28.5	29.7	30.8	27.3
Mean Min (°C)	23.2	23.2	22.1	19.6	15.8	12.9	11.5	11.9	14.9	18.3	20.5	22.3	17.9
Mean Rain (mm)	302.7	328.5	251.6	161.7	85.9	56.2	40.1	31.4	23.6	36.0	90.4	139.6	1527.4
Median Rain (mm)	277.0	320.8	137.9	109.0	68.5	47.9	13.1	20.4	12.2	31.5	56.3	94.2	1348.6
Mean Rain Days	16.4	17.9	16.9	14.9	11.8	9.8	8.3	6.6	5.5	6.2	8.5	11.4	132.6

Mackay Airport Daily Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max (°C)	36.9	37.3	35.4	33.6	31.4	32.0	30.1	32.1	35.4	38.5	39.7	38.2	39.7
Low Max (°C)	24.0	24.9	23.4	20.4	15.6	13.3	13.2	16.8	19.4	22.7	21.0	24.1	13.2
High Min (°C)	28.0	27.4	28.2	25.6	23.0	22.7	21.0	21.2	22.6	25.4	26.7	27.0	28.2
Low Min (°C)	16.5	18.0	14.2	7.8	3.8	1.7	-0.4	2.0	4.7	9.5	12.8	15.6	-0.4
High Rain (mm)	510.8	386.1	206.8	305.3	318.8	72.6	78.6	104.0	164.8	159.0	227.4	132.6	510.8

Mackay Airport Monthly Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)	33.0	31.8	31.2	29.1	27.9	25.1	24.9	26.3	28.8	31.0	32.5	33.8	28.5
Low Mn. Max (°C)	28.7	28.0	28.2	26.3	23.7	20.7	20.7	21.4	23.5	25.9	26.8	28.4	25.7
High Mn. Min (°C)	24.8	24.4	23.4	21.0	18.7	15.9	16.1	14.5	19.0	20.1	22.1	24.0	19.2
Low Mn. Min (°C)	21.5	21.9	20.8	16.3	12.6	10.0	7.5	9.0	10.8	16.4	18.3	21.2	16.6
High Rain (mm)	1193.9	1287.8	886.7	842.2	537.3	287.6	266.1	230.0	289.2	201.4	446.6	669.0	3522.6
Low Rain (mm)	36.6	65.2	5.2	10.2	3.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.8	710.8

Mackay Airport Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Mackay Airport Average Number of Days With Temperatures

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
≥ 40°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
≥ 35°C	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.4	0.7	1.9
≥ 30°C	18.8	16.0	10.9	1.9	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.5	6.5	12.8	20.6	88.4
≤ 2°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2
≤ 0°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Mackay Airport 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max	31.9	31.7	30.7	29.1	26.9	25.1	24.3	25.8	28.1	30.5	31.5	32.9	30.6
Low Max	28.4	28.1	27.8	26.3	23.4	20.9	20.6	21.5	23.4	26.1	27.8	28.4	23.0
High Min	24.9	24.8	23.9	21.9	19.3	17.3	16.1	16.3	18.9	21.8	23.2	24.5	23.3
Low Min	21.1	21.5	19.8	16.7	11.3	7.3	6.0	7.2	10.8	14.4	17.5	19.7	11.1

Mackay Airport Data Availability

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Years of Minima	37	37	35	35	37	38	37	38	38	37	36	37	36.0
Earliest Entry	1951	1951	1951	1951	1950	1950	1950	1950	1950	1950	1950	1950	1950
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024
Years of Maxima	37	36	36	35	38	37	37	38	37	38	36	38	36.0
Earliest Entry	1951	1951	1951	1951	1950	1950	1950	1950	1950	1950	1950	1950	1950
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024
Years of Rainfall	38	37	37	36	38	38	38	38	38	38	35	38	37.0
Earliest Entry	1951	1951	1951	1951	1950	1950	1950	1950	1950	1950	1950	1950	1950
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024

Station Details

MACKAY AERO
Central Coast, Queensland

21.1706°S 149.1794°E 6m AMSL
Commenced 1950

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