MACKAY, QUEENSLAND

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		73		80		80		78		74		69		64		62		65		69		74		78		80

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		79		86		85		83		80		75		71		70		72		77		81		84		86

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		66		74		74		72		68		63		56		55		57		61		67		71		73

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		103		99		102		91		93		85		84		81		85		90		95		94		103

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		39		63		64		56		54		45		40		39		41		46		51		59		60

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		10		3		2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1		3

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		196		30		27		29		17		3		1		---		1		7		23		29		30

Average Number of Days Below 45F/7C

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5		---		---		---		---		---		1		3		1		---		---		---		---

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		65.5		12.1		12.3		11.8		5.9		4.5		2.4		1.8		1.1		0.6		1.4		3.5		8

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		20		4		2		2		1		---		---		---		---		---		2		4		5

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		108		40.7		42.2		36.2		20.5		21.5		15.4		10.6		4.8		2.3		6		13.3		45.6

Least Recorded Rainfall

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		31.3		0.6		1.2		1.4		0.4		0.6		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		0.2

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		86		86		87		88		88		89		87		87		87		85		84		83		84

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		69		70		74		73		72		72		68		68		68		64		64		66		67

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		65		72		72		71		67		62		57		55		57		60		64		68		70

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		138		---		---		---		---		---		45		77.5		15.5		---		---		---		---

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2879.6		465		409.6		387.5		270		124		---		---		---		120		279		375		449.5

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8220.4		930		833.4		852.5		720		589		405		387.5		449.5		570		744		825		914.5

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.5		13.6		13.2		12.6		12		11.5		11.3		11.4		11.8		12.4		13		13.5		13.8

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		29		1		1		1		2		2		2		4		6		5		3		1		1

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 26

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		14		16		16		17		16		16		16		14		14		14		13		12		14

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.8		6.9		6.2		5.8		4.9		4.2		4		4.4		5.2		6.4		7		7.2		7.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		2.3		2.2		1.9		1.6		1.3		1.1		1.1		1.2		1.4		1.8		2.1		2.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6		6.3		5.8		5.9		5.4		5.1		4.9		5.3		6.1		6.8		6.7		6.6		7.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.5		6.6		5.6		5.9		5.5		5.4		5.8		6.2		6.9		7.8		7.5		7.3		7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.8		6.9		6.2		5.8		4.9		4.2		4		4.4		5.2		6.4		7		7.2		7.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2		2.6		2.5		2.2		1.8		1.4		1.2		1.2		1.5		1.7		2.3		2.5		2.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.9		7		7		7.1		6.2		6.4		5.5		6.1		7		7.4		7.3		7.3		8.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		8.1		8.2		8		8.1		6.9		7.8		6.9		7.7		8.6		8.9		8.7		8.9		8.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.7		5		4.6		4.5		3.9		3.6		3.6		3.9		4.2		5.7		5.4		5.6		5.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.4		2		1.9		1.5		1.4		0.9		0.9		0.8		0.8		1.1		1.5		1.8		1.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.8		4.7		4.4		4.5		4.2		4.2		4.3		4.6		4.7		5.9		5.2		5.2		5.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.3		3.5		3.1		3.5		3.5		3.9		4.7		5		4.5		6.1		4.6		4.4		4.8