Multi-year rainfall and pasture growth periods in Queensland
Key Finding
After a nine-year dry period (April 2012 – March 2021), during the recent three-year period (April 2021 – March 2024), rainfall and pasture growth have been above to well above average (i.e. >70th percentile) and extremely high (i.e. >90th percentile) over large areas of the state.
Relevant Sustainable Development Goals’ targets
Relevant Global Biodiversity Framework targets
Three-year Queensland rainfall percentiles from April 2021 to March 2024 (relative to three-year period historical records)
These maps show the last three-year period (April 2021–March 2024) of rainfall for Queensland as percentiles (i.e. relative to history). They compare this three-year period (on a 0.05˚ × 0.05˚ grid) with all other three-year periods (April–March) in the historical dataset after being ranked lowest to highest.
Three-year Queensland modelled pasture growth percentiles from April 2021 to March 2024 (relative to three-year period historical records).
These maps show the last three-year period (April 2021–March 2024) of modelled pasture growth for Queensland as percentiles (i.e. relative to history). They compare this three-year period (on a 0.05˚ × 0.05˚ grid) with all other three-year periods (April–March) in the historical dataset after being ranked lowest to highest.