Sunday, 1 March 2009 - Monthly Climate Summary for Brisbane Metro - Product code IDCKGC14R0
Brisbane Metro in February 2009
- Logan City above average rainfall, remaining metropolitan sites below average
- Mean maximum and minimum temperatures within a degree of average
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Details
Most of the metropolitan sites, apart from Logan City, recorded below the long term average rainfall for the month of February.Temperatures, both maximum and minimum, were within a degree of the long term average for all sites.
Rainfall
Logan City recorded above the long term average rainfall for February, while Amberley, Archerfield, Redcliffe, Brisbane and Brisbane Airport all recorded below average. The highest daily rainfall for most of the metropolitan sites was recorded on the 13th, due to a weak low pressure system situated east of Cape Moreton bringing heavy rainfall across the area. Brisbane city recorded the highest daily rainfall on the 14th, with 36.8mmThe wettest overall was 211.1 mm at Logan City Water Treatment, followed by 149.6 mm at Redcliffe, followed by 143.0 mm at Brisbane Aero.
The wettest single day 79.6 mm at Redcliffe on the 13th, followed by 63.6 mm at Brisbane Aero on the 13th, followed by 51.1 mm at Logan City Water Treatment on the 13th.
See a map of total rainfall. See a map of rainfall deciles.
Temperature
Maximum temperatures across the metropolitan area were within a degree of the long term average, with some warm days in the western suburbs early in the month. The hottest day for all sites occurred on the 9th February, where all the metropolitan sites recorded over 31 degrees.
Minimum temperatures were also within a degree of the long term averages for the metropolitan sites.
Maximum temperature
The hottest day was 38.0 °C at Amberley AMO on the 9th, followed by 37.2 °C at Archerfield Airport on the 9th, followed by 36.9 °C at Logan City Water Treatment on the 9th.
The warmest days on average were 30.6 °C at Amberley AMO, followed by 30.4 °C at Archerfield Airport, followed by 29.9 °C at Brisbane.
The coolest days on average were 28.7 °C at Redcliffe, followed by 28.8 °C at Brisbane Aero, followed by 29.4 °C at Logan City Water Treatment.
The coldest day was 22.6 °C at Logan City Water Treatment on the 13th, followed by 23.1 °C at Archerfield Airport on the 13th, followed by 23.5 °C at Brisbane on the 13th.
See a map of mean maximum temperatures. See a map of maximum temperature anomalies.Minimum temperature
The coldest night was 14.6 °C at Amberley AMO on the 28th, followed by 15.0 °C at Amberley AMO on the 8th, followed by 16.6 °C at Amberley AMO on the 25th.
The coolest nights on average were 19.3 °C at Amberley AMO, followed by 20.3 °C at Archerfield Airport, followed by 21.1 °C at Brisbane Aero.
The warmest nights on average were 21.9 °C at Redcliffe, followed by 21.5 °C at Brisbane, followed by 21.3 °C at Logan City Water Treatment.
The warmest night was 24.5 °C at Redcliffe on the 7th, followed by 24.4 °C at Brisbane on the 10th, followed by 24.2 °C at Redcliffe on the 25th.
See a map of mean minimum temperatures. See a map of minimum temperature anomalies.Wind
The strongest wind gust was 72 km/h at Redcliffe on the 13th, and then 65 km/h at Redcliffe on the 14th.
Further information
Queensland Climate Services CentreBureau of Meteorology
Phone (07) 3239 8700
Email climate.qld@bom.gov.au
Extremes
| Hottest day Highest temperature |
38.0 °C at Amberley AMO on the 9th 37.2 °C at Archerfield Airport on the 9th 36.9 °C at Logan City Water Treatment on the 9th |
|---|---|
| Warmest days on average Highest mean daily maximum temperature |
30.6 °C at Amberley AMO 30.4 °C at Archerfield Airport 29.9 °C at Brisbane |
| Coolest days on average Lowest mean daily maximum temperature |
28.7 °C at Redcliffe 28.8 °C at Brisbane Aero 29.4 °C at Logan City Water Treatment |
| Coldest day Lowest daily maximum temperature |
22.6 °C at Logan City Water Treatment on the 13th 23.1 °C at Archerfield Airport on the 13th 23.5 °C at Brisbane on the 13th |
| Coldest night Lowest temperature |
14.6 °C at Amberley AMO on the 28th 15.0 °C at Amberley AMO on the 8th 16.6 °C at Amberley AMO on the 25th |
| Coolest nights on average Lowest mean daily minimum temperature |
19.3 °C at Amberley AMO 20.3 °C at Archerfield Airport 21.1 °C at Brisbane Aero |
| Warmest nights on average Highest mean daily minimum temperature |
21.9 °C at Redcliffe 21.5 °C at Brisbane 21.3 °C at Logan City Water Treatment |
| Warmest night Highest daily minimum temperature |
24.5 °C at Redcliffe on the 7th 24.4 °C at Brisbane on the 10th 24.2 °C at Redcliffe on the 25th |
| Wettest overall Highest total rainfall |
211.1 mm at Logan City Water Treatment 149.6 mm at Redcliffe 143.0 mm at Brisbane Aero |
| Driest overall Lowest total rainfall |
79.0 mm at Amberley AMO 120.0 mm at Archerfield Airport 131.8 mm at Brisbane |
| Wettest day Highest daily rainfall |
79.6 mm at Redcliffe on the 13th 63.6 mm at Brisbane Aero on the 13th 51.1 mm at Logan City Water Treatment on the 13th |
| Highest wind gust |
72 km/h at Redcliffe on the 13th 65 km/h at Redcliffe on the 14th 57 km/h at Archerfield Airport on the 3rd |
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Summaries
In this table, key sites have been highlighted to make them easier to find. This table is very wide and may not fit if printed.
| Summary statistics for February 2009 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum temperatures for February (°C) |
Minimum temperatures for February (°C) |
Rainfall for February (millimetres) |
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| Mean for February 2009 |
Diff from average |
Highest for February 2009 |
Mean for February 2009 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for February 2009 |
Total for February 2009 |
Average for February |
Rank of February 2009 |
Fraction of February average |
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| Moreton South Coast (district 40) | ||||||||||||
| Amberley AMO | 30.6 | +0.2 | 38.0 | 9th | 19.3 | -0.2 | 14.6 | 28th | 79.0 | 120.7 | average | 65% |
| Archerfield Airport | 30.4 | +0.7 | 37.2 | 9th | 20.3 | +0.3 | 17.4 | 28th | 120.0 | 151.6 | average | 79% |
| Brisbane* | 29.9 | +0.9 | 36.1 | 9th | 21.5 | +0.9 | 19.2 | 28th | 131.8 | 158.3 | average | 83% |
| Brisbane Aero* | 28.8 | -0.1 | 31.6 | 9th | 21.1 | +0.3 |
18.2 | 28th | 143.0 | 174.6 | average | 82% |
| Logan City Water Treatment | 29.4 | +0.1 | 36.9 | 9th | 21.3 | +1.1 | 17.0 | 28th | 211.1 | 142.1 | average | 149% |
| Redcliffe* | 28.7 | +0.2 | 31.6 | 9th | 21.9 | +0.5 | 19.1 | 28th | 149.6 | 160.9 |
average |
93% |
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Notes
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 10 am on Sunday 1 March 2009. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
Averages are long-term means based on observations from all
available years of record, which vary widely from site to site.
They are not shown for sites with less than 10 years of record, as they
cannot then be calculated reliably. * In this case, normals from a
nearby suitable site may be included to calculate statistics (these are
marked with an *).
The median
is sometimes more representative than the
mean
of long-term average rain.
The Rank indicates how rainfall this time compares with the climate record for the site,
based on the
decile ranking
(very low rainfall is in decile 1, low in decile 2 or 3,
average in decile 4 to 7, high in decile 8 or 9
and very high is in decile 10).
The Fraction of average shows how much rain has fallen this time as a
percentage of the long-term mean.
Further information
Queensland Climate Services CentreBureau of Meteorology
Phone (07) 3239 8700
Email climate.qld@bom.gov.au