Rockhampton Long-term Averages

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Mean Max (°C)	32.1	31.5	30.6	28.8	26.1	23.6	23.3	25.0	27.5	29.8	31.3	32.2	28.5
Mean Min (°C)	22.3	22.2	21.0	18.0	14.3	11.1	9.8	10.9	13.8	17.2	19.6	21.3	16.8
Mean Rain (mm)	127.0	140.1	104.8	42.5	44.3	37.0	33.8	26.8	24.0	50.5	67.7	103.4	804.3
Median Rain (mm)	85.8	101.7	59.9	29.8	28.1	21.8	13.8	16.6	11.4	40.9	58.7	79.0	723.2
Mean Rain Days	11.1	12.0	10.1	6.7	6.3	5.4	5.8	4.7	4.4	6.6	7.6	9.4	90.0

Rockhampton Daily Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max (°C)	42.5	43.3	42.1	36.6	34.4	32.3	30.6	35.1	37.2	41.1	45.3	41.9	45.3
Low Max (°C)	21.9	21.7	21.6	18.1	12.2	12.1	12.5	12.8	14.2	18.1	19.9	21.1	12.1
High Min (°C)	27.8	27.5	27.5	24.6	22.5	21.2	21.1	21.4	22.9	24.4	25.5	26.9	27.8
Low Min (°C)	16.3	16.2	11.0	4.7	2.9	-1.0	-0.9	-0.3	3.4	7.0	9.4	10.2	-1.0
High Rain (mm)	348.0	183.1	172.2	59.4	108.2	80.0	136.0	77.6	57.4	106.6	111.4	271.5	348.0

Rockhampton Monthly Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)	34.7	35.0	33.4	30.8	29.2	26.7	26.0	29.1	31.3	32.8	34.0	35.7	30.1
Low Mn. Max (°C)	28.9	28.7	28.6	26.6	24.0	20.6	21.1	22.5	25.0	26.8	27.5	29.2	27.1
High Mn. Min (°C)	24.8	24.0	23.0	20.5	18.3	14.0	14.7	14.5	17.8	20.0	21.1	22.9	18.3
Low Mn. Min (°C)	19.5	20.6	17.9	14.5	9.2	6.5	5.1	6.7	10.3	14.4	17.1	19.4	15.0
High Rain (mm)	660.2	478.4	447.4	198.6	303.8	186.4	252.0	228.4	147.0	199.8	285.6	533.4	1631.0
Low Rain (mm)	1.6	2.8	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	2.8	293.8

Rockhampton Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Rockhampton Average Number of Days With Temperatures

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
≥ 40°C	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.6
≥ 35°C	4.5	2.6	1.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.7	3.7	5.5	19.8
≥ 30°C	25.0	20.9	19.3	8.6	1.1	0.1	0.0	0.9	5.7	13.6	19.8	24.4	139.3
≤ 2°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.7	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1
≤ 0°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1

Rockhampton 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max	34.9	34.0	32.9	31.0	28.3	25.9	25.5	27.4	30.5	33.1	34.4	35.3	32.8
Low Max	29.1	28.4	28.3	26.8	23.7	20.8	20.7	22.2	24.6	26.6	28.1	29.1	23.7
High Min	24.0	23.9	22.8	20.5	18.2	15.6	14.6	15.0	17.0	20.0	21.9	23.3	22.1
Low Min	20.2	20.3	18.9	15.3	9.5	6.0	4.6	5.9	10.1	14.1	17.2	19.0	9.9

Rockhampton Data Availability

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Years of Minima	85	85	84	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	84.0
Earliest Entry	1940	1940	1940	1940	1940	1940	1940	1939	1939	1939	1939	1939	1939
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024
Years of Maxima	85	85	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	84.0
Earliest Entry	1940	1940	1940	1940	1940	1940	1940	1939	1939	1939	1939	1939	1939
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024
Years of Rainfall	84	85	84	83	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	83	84.0
Earliest Entry	1940	1940	1940	1940	1939	1939	1939	1939	1939	1939	1939	1939	1939
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024

Station Details

ROCKHAMPTON AERO
Capricornia, Queensland

23.3753°S 150.4775°E 11m AMSL
Commenced 1939

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13:20 AEST A weeklong stretch of low wind power was broken on Wednesday evening, as a weak cold front marched across southern Australia. The chart below shows that the National Electricity Market (NEM) has endured a weeklong stretch of low wind generation, with wind power providing around 6% of the NEM’s electricity, down from last year’s average of 13.1% (Mon, April 15 to Wed, April 17).