564
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
Barcaldine - Blackall · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.
A typical maximum temperature of 30.9°C makes Barcaldine - Blackall one of the hottest areas of its kind. This region faces a harsh climate with high temperature averages and rainfall that varies significantly from the state norm.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Barcaldine - Blackall — lower than 86% of areas.
| Barcaldine - Blackall | 564 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 379 |
Average rainfall and temperature.
The area sees an average annual rainfall of 564mm, which is well above the Queensland figure of 379mm but much lower than most similar areas. Both the usual maximum and minimum temperatures are among the highest seen in similar regions.
564
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average annual rainfall (mm), estimated from SILO gridded climate records, 2019–2023.
30.9
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
14.9
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Mean daily minimum temperature (°C), SILO grid estimate, 2019–2023.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Barcaldine - Blackall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315031408/barcaldine-blackall/topic/environment-climate