Mackay Arpt
Weather station · 21.2°S 149.2°E · 4 m above sea level
ICAO YBMKStation data since 1950
Record high
31.7°C
in 2009
Record low
6.4°C
in 1996
Average high
26.6°C
all years on record
4.7°C short of the record for 23 September
Today’s high 27.0°C against 31.7°C in 2009. A reading that beats it is flagged here automatically, once a second cycle confirms it.
All-time record high
39.7°C
- Date
- Monday, 26 November 2018
- Time of day
- Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
- Location
- Mackay Arpt, Australia
- Position
- 21.17°S 149.18°E · 4 m
Highest highest in available records since 1950. Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily.
All-time record low
−0.4°C
- Date
- Sunday, 22 July 1951
- Time of day
- Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
- Location
- Mackay Arpt, Australia
- Position
- 21.17°S 149.18°E · 4 m
Highest and lowest lowest in available records since 1950. Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily.
Satellite preview of the station site
Mackay Arpt · 27.0°C
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Records by month
Jan
36.9°
16.5°
Feb
37.3°
18.0°
Mar
35.4°
14.2°
Apr
33.6°
7.8°
May
31.4°
3.8°
Jun
32.0°
1.7°
Jul
30.1°
−0.4°
Aug
32.1°
2.0°
Sep
35.4°
Recent days
| Day | High | At | Low | At |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | 27.0°C | 02:00 UTC | 23.0°C | 06:30 UTC |
| 2026-09-22 | 25.0°C | 23:30 UTC | 21.0°C | 15:30 UTC |
Nearby stations
- Mackay AirportAustralia1.8 km
- Mackay MoAustralia6.3 km
- Hamilton Island ArptAustralia93.4 km
- Hamilton IslandAustralia94.1 km
- Proserpine ArptAustralia99.6 km
- Proserpine AirportAustralia101.8 km
Data sources for this page
| Figure | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Right now, today so far | NOAA Aviation Weather Center (METAR) and NOAA NWS WMO bulletins (SYNOP) | Measured, station |
| All-time, monthly and on-this-day records | NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network daily (GHCN-Daily), 1950 to 2026 | Measured, station |
| Nearby stations and distances | Computed from station positions in our own database | Calculated |