Obviously it's above average, or even superior.

Everybody thinks they're above average. Obviously not everybody can be above average. Somebody has to be below average.

I think we've had three years in a row of above-average rainfalls.

We had a good turnout, I'm going to guess that it was above average.

Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.

Good management consists in showing average people how to do the work of superior people.