Monday, 1 November 2010 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Brisbane - Product code IDCKGC24L0

Brisbane in October 2010: A cool, wet month

  • More than 200% of October average rainfall
  • Below average maximum temperatures
  • Flash flooding on the 11th in creeks and streams, including at Toombul, Carseldine and Boondall  

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Rainfall

On the 7th, a thundery rain band moved across southern Queensland.  Instability increased ahead of a trough over the interior and isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms developed over most inland areas, extending to the coast in the southeast.  

Overnight on the 8th and into the early morning of the 9th an upper trough combined with a strong southeasterly change caused heavy rain areas over the Sunshine Coast and Hinterland.  On the 9th, an intensifying high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea and a trough near the south coast increased winds along the southeast coast overnight and into the 10th, with increasing rainfall.  The systems produced wind gusts in excess of 90 km/hr, mainly along the exposed coast and over the islands. Strong to gale force winds onto the south coast maintained very rough seas and large swells leading to dangerous beach and surf conditions.  Flash flooding occurred on the 11th in creeks and streams, including at Toombul, Carseldine and Boondall.  The spillway gates at North Pine Dam, northwest of Brisbane were opened in response to the heavy falls.

The wettest overall was 397.0 mm at Redcliffe, followed by 350.0 mm at Brisbane Aero, followed by 306.4 mm at Brisbane.

Some sites had their highest total October rainfall for at least 20 years.

The wettest single day 126.4 mm at Redcliffe on the 11th, followed by 112.4 mm at Brisbane Aero on the 11th, followed by 93.6 mm at Brisbane on the 11th.

See a map of total rainfall. See a map of rainfall deciles.

Maximum temperature

The hottest day was 30.0 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant on the 7th, followed by 29.9 °C at Brisbane on the 7th, followed by 29.5 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant on the 4th.

The warmest days on average were 25.0 °C at Amberley AMO, followed by 24.8 °C at Brisbane, followed by 24.6 °C at Archerfield Airport, followed by 24.6 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant.

The coolest days on average were 23.5 °C at Redcliffe, followed by 23.6 °C at Brisbane Aero, followed by 24.6 °C at Archerfield Airport, followed by 24.6 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant.

The coldest day was 19.3 °C at Brisbane on the 9th, followed by 19.6 °C at Brisbane on the 10th, followed by 19.7 °C at Brisbane Aero on the 10th.

Some sites had their lowest October mean daily maximum temperature on record. See a map of mean maximum temperatures. See a map of maximum temperature anomalies.

Minimum temperature

Here are some facts about minimum temperatures; if you like them mixed in with maxima delete the heading.

The coldest night was 4.6 °C at Amberley AMO on the 17th, followed by 6.9 °C at Amberley AMO on the 18th, followed by 7.2 °C at Brisbane Aero on the 17th.

The coolest nights on average were 14.1 °C at Amberley AMO, followed by 14.9 °C at Archerfield Airport, followed by 15.2 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant.

The warmest nights on average were 16.6 °C at Redcliffe, followed by 16.0 °C at Brisbane, followed by 15.6 °C at Brisbane Aero.

The warmest night was 19.5 °C at Brisbane on the 27th, followed by 19.4 °C at Redcliffe on the 8th, followed by 19.4 °C at Redcliffe on the 15th, followed by 19.3 °C at Brisbane Aero on the 8th.

See a map of mean minimum temperatures. See a map of minimum temperature anomalies.

Wind

The strongest wind gust was 83 km/h at Brisbane Aero on the 16th, followed by 76 km/h at Redcliffe on the 10th, followed by 74 km/h at Archerfield Airport on the 16th.

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Extremes in October 2010
Hottest day 30.0 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant on the 7th
29.9 °C at Brisbane on the 7th
29.5 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant on the 4th
Warmest days on average 25.0 °C at Amberley AMO
24.8 °C at Brisbane
24.6 °C at Archerfield Airport
24.6 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant
Coolest days on average 23.5 °C at Redcliffe
23.6 °C at Brisbane Aero
24.6 °C at Archerfield Airport
24.6 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant
Coldest day 19.3 °C at Brisbane on the 9th
19.6 °C at Brisbane on the 10th
19.7 °C at Brisbane Aero on the 10th
Coldest night 4.6 °C at Amberley AMO on the 17th
6.9 °C at Amberley AMO on the 18th
7.2 °C at Brisbane Aero on the 17th
Coolest nights on average 14.1 °C at Amberley AMO
14.9 °C at Archerfield Airport
15.2 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant
Warmest nights on average 16.6 °C at Redcliffe
16.0 °C at Brisbane
15.6 °C at Brisbane Aero
Warmest night 19.5 °C at Brisbane on the 27th
19.4 °C at Redcliffe on the 8th
19.4 °C at Redcliffe on the 15th
19.3 °C at Brisbane Aero on the 8th
Wettest overall 397.0 mm at Redcliffe
350.0 mm at Brisbane Aero
306.4 mm at Brisbane
Wettest day 126.4 mm at Redcliffe on the 11th
112.4 mm at Brisbane Aero on the 11th
93.6 mm at Brisbane on the 11th
Highest wind gust 83 km/h at Brisbane Aero on the 16th
76 km/h at Redcliffe on the 10th
74 km/h at Archerfield Airport on the 16th

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Highest total October rainfall for at least 20 years
Total rainfall
for October 2010 (mm) 		Most recent higher
for October		 Years since
higher		 Average for
October
Archerfield Airport 238.0 394.6 in 1972 36 79.2


Record lowest October mean daily maximum temperature
Mean daily maximum
temperature
for October 2010 (°C) 		Previous lowest
for October		 Years of
record		 Average for
October
Amberley AMO 25.0 = 25.0 in 1954 69 27.7
Archerfield Airport 24.6 24.7 in 1939 34 27.0


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Summary statistics for October 2010
Maximum temperatures
for October
(°C)		 Minimum temperatures
for October
(°C)		 Rainfall
for October
(millimetres)
Mean for
October
2010		 Diff
from
average		 Highest for
October
2010		 Mean for
October
2010		 Diff
from
average		 Lowest for
October
2010		 Total for
October
2010		 Average
for
October		 Rank of
October
2010		 Fraction of
October
average
Moreton South Coast (district 40)
Amberley AMO 25.0 -2.7 29.1 6th 14.1 +0.7 4.6 17th 153.2 74.9 v high 205%
Archerfield Airport 24.6 -2.4 28.9 7th 14.9 +0.6 7.3 17th 238.0 79.2 v high 301%
Brisbane 24.8 -2.4 29.9 7th 16.0 -0.3 9.7 17th 306.4 83.6 v high 367%
Brisbane Aero 23.6 -1.9 27.4 7th 15.6 -0.1 7.2 17th 350.0 81.9 v high 427%
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 24.6 -1.8 30.0 7th 15.2 +0.3 8.1 17th 214.2 66.8 v high 321%
Redcliffe* 23.5 -1.7 26.4 7th 16.6 +0.1 9.0 17th 397.0 70.4 v high 564%

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Notes

A Monthly Climate Summary is prepared to list the main features of the weather in Greater Brisbane 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 3 pm on Monday 1 November 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.

* The data for October 2010 at this site has been compared to another nearby site with a longer record.

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