Wednesday, 1 September 2010 - Monthly Climate Summary for Brisbane Metro - Product code IDCKGC14R0
Brisbane Metro in August 2010:
Above average rainfall
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Rainfall
Rainfall was above average in the greater Brisbane area during August with the highest contribution being the daily falls to 9am on the 11th where totals were mostly greater than 70 mm and a few sites recorded over 100 mm.
The wettest overall of the main weather stations was 108.0 mm at Brisbane Aero, followed by 104.6 mm at Brisbane, followed by 102.9 mm at Logan City Water Treatment Plant.
The driest overall was 63.2 mm at Amberley AMO, followed by 99.4 mm at Redcliffe, followed by 102.2 mm at Archerfield Airport.
The wettest single day at these stations was 83.2 mm at Archerfield Airport on the 11th, followed by 80.8 mm at Brisbane Aero on the 11th, followed by 78.7 mm at Logan City Water Treatment Plant on the 11th.
Looking at the rain gauge network through the wider area, the highest August rainfall totals area were Carbrook Alert with 141 mm, Burbank Alert 138 mm, Rochedale South Alert 136 mm, Mt Glorious Alert-P, Booral Road Alert and Mt Cotton West Alert 131 mm, Ghost Hill Alert 129 mm, Mt Binga 127 mm, Mt Nebo Post Office 126.4 mm, Cooyar Creek Tm, Murrumba Downs Alert, Lawnton Alert, Hazeldean Alert and Carindale Alert 126 mm, Normanby Way Alert and Bulimba Alert 125 mm.*
The highest daily totals were recorded to 9am on the 11th in this network at Carbrook Alert with 112 mm, Burbank Alert and Rochedale South Alert with 109 mm, Booral Road Alert and Ghost Hill Alert with 107 mm and Mt Cotton West Alert with 103 mm.
Many locations had their highest daily or monthly August totals on record are are included in the Queenland Monthly Climate Statement.
* The Alert and Tm gauge observations are mainly for flood warning rather than climatological purposes and they need to be treated with some caution and such telemetry data is not validated.
Some sites had their highest August daily rainfall on record. See a map of total rainfall. See a map of rainfall deciles.Temperature
Mean maximum temperatures were a little lower than the long term average and mean minimum temperatures were mainly a little warmer than average across the greater Brisbane area.
Maximum temperature
The hottest day was 28.3 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant on the 19th, followed by 28.1 °C at Amberley AMO on the 19th, followed by 27.8 °C at Brisbane on the 19th.The warmest days on average were 22.2 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant, followed by 22.0 °C at Brisbane, followed by 21.8 °C at both Amberley AMO and Archerfield Airport.
The coolest days on average were 20.7 °C at Redcliffe, followed by 20.9 °C at Brisbane Aero, followed by 21.8 °C at both Amberley AMO and Archerfield Airport.
The coldest day was 17.2 °C at both Amberley AMO on the 23rd and Redcliffe on the 25th, followed by 17.4 °C at Redcliffe on the 20th, followed by 17.7 °C at Brisbane Aero on the 20th.
Some sites had their lowest August mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years. See a map of mean maximum temperatures. See a map of maximum temperature anomalies.Minimum temperature
The coldest night was -1.4 °C at Amberley AMO on the 7th, followed by -0.4 °C at Amberley AMO on the 8th, followed by 0.6 °C at Amberley AMO on the 22nd.The coolest nights on average were 6.1 °C at Amberley AMO, followed by 9.0 °C at Archerfield Airport, followed by 9.5 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant.
The warmest nights on average were 11.4 °C at Redcliffe, followed by 10.9 °C at Brisbane, followed by 10.1 °C at Brisbane Aero.
The warmest night was 17.5 °C at Brisbane on the 20th, followed by 17.4 °C at Brisbane Aero on the 20th, followed by 17.1 °C at Redcliffe on the 20th.
See a map of mean minimum temperatures. See a map of minimum temperature anomalies.Wind
The strongest wind gust was 76 km/h at Archerfield Airport on the 12th, followed by 69 km/h at Amberley AMO on the 12th, followed by 65 km/h at Brisbane on the 12th.Further information
Queensland Climate Services CentreBureau of Meteorology
Phone (07) 3239 8700
Email climate.qld@bom.gov.au
| Extremes from the main weather stations in August 2010 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day |
28.3 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant on the 19th 28.1 °C at Amberley AMO on the 19th 27.8 °C at Brisbane on the 19th |
| Warmest days on average |
22.2 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant 22.0 °C at Brisbane 21.8 °C at Amberley AMO 21.8 °C at Archerfield Airport |
| Coolest days on average |
20.7 °C at Redcliffe 20.9 °C at Brisbane Aero 21.8 °C at Amberley AMO 21.8 °C at Archerfield Airport |
| Coldest day |
17.2 °C at Amberley AMO on the 23rd 17.2 °C at Redcliffe on the 25th 17.4 °C at Redcliffe on the 20th 17.7 °C at Brisbane Aero on the 20th |
| Coldest night |
-1.4 °C at Amberley AMO on the 7th -0.4 °C at Amberley AMO on the 8th 0.6 °C at Amberley AMO on the 22nd |
| Coolest nights on average |
6.1 °C at Amberley AMO 9.0 °C at Archerfield Airport 9.5 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant |
| Warmest nights on average |
11.4 °C at Redcliffe 10.9 °C at Brisbane 10.1 °C at Brisbane Aero |
| Warmest night |
17.5 °C at Brisbane on the 20th 17.4 °C at Brisbane Aero on the 20th 17.1 °C at Redcliffe on the 20th |
| Wettest overall |
108.0 mm at Brisbane Aero 104.6 mm at Brisbane 102.9 mm at Logan City Water Treatment Plant |
| Driest overall |
63.2 mm at Amberley AMO 99.4 mm at Redcliffe 102.2 mm at Archerfield Airport |
| Wettest day |
83.2 mm at Archerfield Airport on the 11th 80.8 mm at Brisbane Aero on the 11th 78.7 mm at Logan City Water Treatment Plant on the 11th |
| Highest wind gust |
76 km/h at Archerfield Airport on the 12th 69 km/h at Amberley AMO on the 12th 65 km/h at Brisbane on the 12th |
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| Record highest August daily rainfall from the main weather stations | ||||||
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Highest daily rainfall in August 2010 (mm) |
Previous highest for August |
Years of record |
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| Archerfield Airport | 83.2 | on the 11th | 66.8 | on the 20th in 1966 | 78 | |
| Lowest August mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years from the main weather stations | |||||
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Mean daily maximum temperature for August 2010 (°C) |
Most recent lower for August |
Years since lower |
Average for August |
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| Amberley AMO | 21.8 | 21.5 | in 1990 | 20 | 22.7 |
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| Summary statistics for August 2010 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures for August (°C) |
Minimum temperatures for August (°C) |
Rainfall for August (millimetres) |
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| Mean for August 2010 |
Diff from average |
Highest for August 2010 |
Mean for August 2010 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for August 2010 |
Total for August 2010 |
Average for August |
Rank of August 2010 |
Fraction of August average |
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| Moreton South Coast (district 40) | ||||||||||||
| Amberley AMO | 21.8 | -0.9 | 28.1 | 19th | 6.1 | -0.2 | -1.4 | 7th | 63.2 | 29.0 | v high | 218% |
| Archerfield Airport | 21.8 | -0.7 | 27.4 | 19th | 9.0 | +1.0 | 3.8 | 8th | 102.2 | 37.6 | v high | 272% |
| Brisbane | 22.0 | -1.3 | 27.8 | 19th | 10.9 | +0.4 | 6.1 | 14th | 104.6 | 41.9 | high | 250% |
| Brisbane Aero | 20.9 | -0.9 | 26.0 | 15th | 10.1 | +0.5 | 5.0 | 7th | 108.0 | 39.5 | high | 273% |
| Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 22.2 | -0.4 | 28.3 | 19th | 9.5 | +0.2 | 5.0 | 7th | 102.9 | 46.9 | high | 219% |
| Redcliffe | 20.7 | 25.5 | 15th | 11.4 | 6.7 | 8th | 99.4 | |||||
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Notes
A Monthly Climate Summary is prepared to list the main features of the weather in Brisbane Metro using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated. Later information, including data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review, usually published in the fourth week of the month.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 10 am on Wednesday 1 September 2010. 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 9 years of record, as they cannot then be calculated reliably.
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
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