Oakey Long-term Averages

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Mean Max (°C)	31.0	30.2	28.9	26.0	22.3	19.3	18.9	20.8	24.4	26.8	28.9	30.5	25.6
Mean Min (°C)	18.1	17.8	16.2	11.6	7.4	4.4	3.0	3.7	7.6	11.7	14.7	16.9	11.0
Mean Rain (mm)	78.6	80.4	55.3	29.1	40.0	29.3	28.5	25.0	30.0	57.6	73.9	90.0	617.0
Median Rain (mm)	45.2	63.9	31.5	17.2	26.4	17.0	23.0	18.1	21.8	40.0	63.0	67.1	575.1
Mean Rain Days	7.9	6.7	6.8	5.0	5.8	6.0	5.9	4.5	5.1	7.1	7.6	8.2	76.7

Oakey Daily Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max (°C)	41.8	42.8	38.7	35.0	31.6	29.9	27.1	34.4	37.4	39.1	39.8	40.7	42.8
Low Max (°C)	21.0	18.2	19.7	14.2	10.3	8.9	7.7	10.2	11.3	16.5	16.5	17.6	7.7
High Min (°C)	27.1	25.9	23.0	21.7	18.7	17.4	15.2	17.2	17.5	20.7	23.8	23.9	27.1
Low Min (°C)	9.2	8.6	2.3	-1.1	-5.7	-6.9	-7.2	-7.5	-4.1	-2.2	2.0	5.8	-7.5
High Rain (mm)	130.0	115.2	82.8	98.6	102.0	64.0	46.3	45.8	48.0	73.0	101.8	114.3	130.0

Oakey Monthly Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)	33.9	34.4	32.4	28.3	25.5	21.2	21.2	24.9	28.0	29.8	33.4	34.7	27.8
Low Mn. Max (°C)	27.9	27.1	26.5	24.0	20.5	16.3	17.0	17.0	20.1	23.3	25.3	26.4	23.6
High Mn. Min (°C)	20.2	20.1	18.5	14.0	12.5	7.6	8.1	7.9	11.2	15.1	17.7	19.1	12.2
Low Mn. Min (°C)	15.7	16.1	13.5	8.3	3.3	1.2	-1.6	0.8	4.6	9.0	11.4	13.8	9.1
High Rain (mm)	265.4	262.4	160.4	228.8	189.8	134.8	136.3	84.4	105.2	195.8	252.2	304.2	900.0
Low Rain (mm)	1.4	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.8	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.2	1.2	13.4	169.6

Oakey Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Oakey Average Number of Days With Temperatures

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
≥ 40°C	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.4
≥ 35°C	4.0	2.6	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.7	2.1	3.9	14.3
≥ 30°C	18.5	14.6	10.6	1.8	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.2	2.4	6.9	11.5	17.0	83.3
≤ 2°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	4.7	10.4	14.6	12.1	4.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	47.4
≤ 0°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	2.1	6.2	9.5	7.9	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	27.7

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max	34.1	33.2	31.7	28.6	24.9	22.1	21.4	23.8	28.1	30.9	32.8	34.3	31.3
Low Max	27.5	26.6	25.9	23.3	19.4	15.8	15.2	17.0	19.9	22.4	24.5	26.6	19.2
High Min	20.5	20.4	18.8	16.0	13.4	9.8	9.0	9.6	12.6	15.4	18.0	19.8	18.0
Low Min	15.0	15.0	12.6	7.8	2.5	-1.2	-2.7	-1.4	1.7	7.0	10.7	13.3	2.3

Oakey Data Availability

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Years of Minima	39	37	37	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	37	38.0
Earliest Entry	1974	1974	1974	1974	1973	1973	1973	1973	1973	1973	1973	1973	1973
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024
Years of Maxima	39	37	37	38	39	39	38	40	40	40	40	37	38.0
Earliest Entry	1974	1974	1974	1974	1973	1973	1973	1973	1973	1973	1973	1973	1973
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024
Years of Rainfall	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	54	53	54	54	54	53.0
Earliest Entry	1971	1971	1971	1971	1971	1971	1971	1970	1970	1970	1970	1970	1970
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024

Station Details

OAKEY AERO
Darling Downs, Queensland

27.4034°S 151.7413°E 406m AMSL
Commenced 1970

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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).