Tuesday, 1 March 2011 - Monthly Climate Summary for Brisbane Metro - Product code IDCKGC24L0
Brisbane Metro in February 2011: Drier for the inland suburbs
- Near the average total rainfall for most metropolitan areas, while drier over the western suburbs
- Near or slightly above the averages for the mean maximum temperatures
- Similar pattern for the mean minimum temperatures
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Rainfall
A middle to upper level trough near the Central Coast enhanced a surface trough over the southern interior of the state and triggered some showers and thunderstorms over the Brisbane Metro area on the 6th and 7th of February, then showers increased slightly on the 8th and 9th.
Another trough had swept through the southeast corner of the state and produced scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, with some moderate falls, over the Brisbane regions during the 16th and 18th.
A deep trough had pushed a large area of showers and thunderstorms, some of which were severe, over the southeastern parts of the state on the 21st and 22nd. Some moderate to heavy rainfalls were reported over the Brisbane area during these two days.
Over all for February, the total rainfall was close to the average for most metropolitan areas, while drier over the western suburbs.
The wettest overall was Brisbane with 157.0 mm, followed by Amberley AMO with 140.6 mm, then Archerfield Airport with 134.8 mm.
The driest overall was Brisbane Aero with 88.2 mm, followed by Logan City Water Treatment Plant with 107.0 mm, then Redlands HRS with 122.8 mm.
The wettest single day was at Brisbane with 68.8 mm on the 22nd, followed by Archerfield Airport with 60.4 mm on the 22nd, then Amberley AMO with 55.6 mm on the 22nd.
See a map of total rainfall. See a map of rainfall deciles.Temperature
The maximum temperatures were only marginal, less than 1 °C, above the long-term February averages for the Brisbane Metro area. The minimum temperatures were 1 to 2 °C higher than the averages over the southern and eastern suburbs, with the western and northern suburbs less than 1 °C above the means.
The warmest on average was Brisbane with 26.2 °C, followed by Redcliffe with 25.9 °C, then Logan City Water Treatment Plant with 25.8 °C.
The coolest on average was Amberley AMO with 25.3 °C, followed by Brisbane Aero with 25.4 °C, then Archerfield Airport with 25.5 °C.
Maximum temperature
The hottest day was at Amberley AMO with 35.7 °C on the 20th, followed by Brisbane with 35.3 °C on the 20th, then Amberley AMO with 35.3 °C on the 21st.
The warmest days on average were at Amberley AMO with 30.8 °C, followed by Brisbane with 30.6 °C, then Archerfield Airport with 30.3 °C.
The coolest days on average were at Brisbane Aero with 29.2 °C, followed by Redcliffe with 29.5 °C, then Logan City Water Treatment Plant with 30.2 °C.
The coldest day was at both Amberley AMO and Archerfield Airport with 25.3 °C on the 8th, then Redcliffe with 25.7 °C on the 23rd.
See a map of mean maximum temperatures. See a map of maximum temperature anomalies.Minimum temperature
The coldest night was at Amberley AMO with 15.8 °C on the 25th, followed by Logan City Water Treatment Plant with 16.2 °C on the 25th, then Amberley AMO with 16.4 °C on the 26th.
The coolest nights on average were at Amberley AMO with 19.9 °C, followed by Archerfield Airport with 20.6 °C, then Logan City Water Treatment Plant with 21.3 °C.
The warmest nights on average were at Redcliffe with 22.3 °C, followed by Brisbane with 21.7 °C, then Brisbane Aero with 21.6 °C.
The warmest night was at Redcliffe with 25.3 °C on the 3rd, followed by Redcliffe with 25.3 °C on the 5th, then Redcliffe with 25.3 °C on the 6th.
See a map of mean minimum temperatures. See a map of minimum temperature anomalies.Wind
The strongest wind gust was at Amberley AMO with 80 km/h on the 21st, followed by Redcliffe with 76 km/h on the 22nd, then Archerfield Airport with 70 km/h on the 21st.
Further information
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| Extremes in February 2011 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day |
35.7 °C at Amberley AMO on the 20th 35.3 °C at Brisbane on the 20th 35.3 °C at Amberley AMO on the 21st |
| Warmest days on average |
30.8 °C at Amberley AMO 30.6 °C at Brisbane 30.3 °C at Archerfield Airport |
| Coolest days on average |
29.2 °C at Brisbane Aero 29.5 °C at Redcliffe 30.2 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant |
| Coldest day |
25.3 °C at Amberley AMO on the 8th 25.3 °C at Archerfield Airport on the 8th 25.7 °C at Redcliffe on the 23rd |
| Coldest night |
15.8 °C at Amberley AMO on the 25th 16.2 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant on the 25th 16.4 °C at Amberley AMO on the 26th |
| Coolest nights on average |
19.9 °C at Amberley AMO 20.6 °C at Archerfield Airport 21.3 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant |
| Warmest nights on average |
22.3 °C at Redcliffe 21.7 °C at Brisbane 21.6 °C at Brisbane Aero |
| Warmest night |
25.3 °C at Redcliffe on the 3rd 25.3 °C at Redcliffe on the 5th 25.3 °C at Redcliffe on the 6th |
| Warmest on average overall |
26.2 °C at Brisbane 25.9 °C at Redcliffe 25.8 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant |
| Coolest on average overall |
25.3 °C at Amberley AMO 25.4 °C at Brisbane Aero 25.5 °C at Archerfield Airport |
| Wettest overall |
157.0 mm at Brisbane 140.6 mm at Amberley AMO 134.8 mm at Archerfield Airport |
| Driest overall |
88.2 mm at Brisbane Aero 107.0 mm at Logan City Water Treatment Plant 122.8 mm at Redlands HRS |
| Wettest day |
68.8 mm at Brisbane on the 22nd 60.4 mm at Archerfield Airport on the 22nd 55.6 mm at Amberley AMO on the 22nd |
| Highest wind gust |
80 km/h at Amberley AMO on the 21st 76 km/h at Redcliffe on the 22nd 70 km/h at Archerfield Airport on the 21st |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for February 2011 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum temperatures for February (°C) |
Minimum temperatures for February (°C) |
Rainfall for February (millimetres) |
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| Mean for February 2011 |
Diff from average |
Highest for February 2011 |
Mean for February 2011 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for February 2011 |
Total for February 2011 |
Average for February |
Rank of February 2011 |
Fraction of February average |
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| Moreton South Coast (district 40) | ||||||||||||
| Amberley AMO | 30.8 | +0.4 | 35.7 | 20th | 19.9 | +0.4 | 15.8 | 25th | 140.6 | 122.4 | average | 115% |
| Archerfield Airport | 30.3 | +0.6 | 34.9 | 20th | 20.6 | +0.6 | 16.8 | 25th | 134.8 | 152.8 | average | 88% |
| Brisbane | 30.6 | +0.6 | 35.3 | 20th | 21.7 | +0.4 | 18.2 | 23rd | 157.0 | 130.3 | average | 120% |
| Brisbane Aero | 29.2 | +0.1 | 32.2 | 21st | 21.6 | +0.5 | 18.1 | 23rd | 88.2 | 119.1 | average | 74% |
| Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 30.2 | +0.9 | 35.2 | 20th | 21.3 | +0.9 | 16.2 | 25th | 107.0 | 148.2 | average | 72% |
| Redcliffe | 29.5 | 31.8 | 20th | 22.3 | 18.5 | 23rd | ||||||
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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 Tuesday 1 March 2011. 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
- Media
- media@bom.gov.au (03) 9669 4057
- Enquiries
- helpdesk.climate@bom.gov.au
Unless otherwise noted, all maps, graphs and diagrams in this page are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
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