Underground storage levels have not changed in most areas and are still low as is surface stock water which still remains in short supply in some areas. Flows in many North Burnett streams have been short with creeks drying up quickly. Ground water levels throughout the Region remain variable depending on location. The demand for irrigation water has been reduced to some extent due to the rainfall of May, which also enabled many irrigators to top up off stream storage's and ensure availability of water for summer planting's. Dam capacities throughout the Region remain high and many pumping restrictions have been lifted ensuring availability of maximum allocations.
Reports indicate that surface and underground water storage's are adequate for the present.
The SOI trend during May-June was phase 4 and rapidly rising. The attached map shows the total rainfall over Queensland during June, together with maps of rainfall relative to historical records for the last three months and the last twelve months. The higher probabilities are noticeable in the eastern districts of Queensland and the Cental Highlands. The attached maps show the probabilities of exceeding 50mm, 100mm and 200mm of rainfall around Queensland over the next three months. The sea-surface temperature map for June, together with comments, is also attached.