Wednesday, 1 June 2011 - Monthly Climate Summary for Brisbane Metro - Product code IDCKGC14L0
Brisbane Metro in May 2011: A Cooler Month
- Near average May rainfall
- Cooler than average for both mean daily maximum and minimum temperatures
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Rainfall
Rainfall during May was slightly below to the long-term (1961-1990) average for the coastal areas and above average over the inland areas. Thunderstorm activity was reported around the Brisbane area on the 3rd, 10th, 16th, 23rd, 29th, 30th and 31st. Pea size hails were observed over some areas during the 30th and 31st.
The wettest overall was Redlands HRS with 106.6 mm, followed by Logan City Water Treatment Plant with 81.5 mm, then Redcliffe with 73.4 mm.
The driest overall was Brisbane Aero with 44.2 mm, followed by Amberley AMO with 62.0 mm, then Brisbane with 69.2 mm.
The wettest single day was at Redcliffe with 29.2 mm on the 22nd, followed by Logan City Water Treatment Plant with 24.4 mm on the 20th, then Redlands HRS with 23.6 mm on the 4th.
See a map of total rainfall. See a map of rainfall deciles.Temperature
The averaged daily maximum temperatures were marginally, less than 1 °C, below the long-term (1960-1990) averages across the Brisbane area and the mean minimum temperatures were 1 to 2 °C below the long-term means.
The warmest on average was Brisbane with 18.1 °C, followed by Redcliffe with 17.7 °C, then Brisbane Aero with 17.2 °C.
The coolest on average was Amberley AMO with 15.5 °C, followed by Archerfield Airport with 16.8 °C, then Brisbane Aero with 17.2 °C.
Maximum temperature
The hottest day was at Brisbane with 27.6 °C on the 2nd, followed by Brisbane with 27.1 °C on the 1st, then Amberley AMO with 27.0 °C on the 1st.
The warmest days on average were at Brisbane with 23.4 °C, followed with 23.0 °C at both Amberley AMO and Logan City Water Treatment Plant, then Archerfield Airport with 22.8 °C.
The coolest days on average were at Redcliffe with 21.9 °C, followed by Brisbane Aero with 22.4 °C, then Archerfield Airport with 22.8 °C.
The coldest day was at Archerfield Airport with 17.8 °C on the 9th, followed by Amberley AMO with 18.3 °C on the 9th, then Redcliffe with 18.4 °C on the 25th.
See a map of mean maximum temperatures. See a map of maximum temperature anomalies.Minimum temperature
The coldest nights all happened at Amberley AMO with 2.9 °C on the 27th, followed 3.2 °C on the 13th and the 15th, then 3.6 °C on the 28th.
The coolest nights on average were at Amberley AMO with 8.0 °C, followed by Archerfield Airport with 10.8 °C, then Logan City Water Treatment Plant with 11.3 °C.
The warmest nights on average were at Redcliffe with 13.4 °C, followed by Brisbane with 12.8 °C, then Brisbane Aero with 12.0 °C.
The warmest night was at Redcliffe with 17.2 °C, followed by Brisbane with 17.0 °C, then Brisbane Aero with 16.9 °C all on the 22nd.
See a map of mean minimum temperatures. See a map of minimum temperature anomalies.Wind
The strongest wind gust was at Redcliffe with 59 km/h on the 3rd, followed by Amberley AMO with 56 km/h on the 3rd, then Brisbane Aero with 56 km/h on the 23rd.
Further information
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| Extremes in May 2011 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day |
27.6 °C at Brisbane on the 2nd 27.1 °C at Brisbane on the 1st 27.0 °C at Amberley AMO on the 1st |
| Warmest days on average |
23.4 °C at Brisbane 23.0 °C at Amberley AMO 23.0 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant 22.8 °C at Archerfield Airport |
| Coolest days on average |
21.9 °C at Redcliffe 22.4 °C at Brisbane Aero 22.8 °C at Archerfield Airport |
| Coldest day |
17.8 °C at Archerfield Airport on the 9th 18.3 °C at Amberley AMO on the 9th 18.4 °C at Redcliffe on the 25th |
| Coldest night |
2.9 °C at Amberley AMO on the 27th 3.2 °C at Amberley AMO on the 13th & 15th 3.6 °C at Amberley AMO on the 28th |
| Coolest nights on average |
8.0 °C at Amberley AMO 10.8 °C at Archerfield Airport 11.3 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant |
| Warmest nights on average |
13.4 °C at Redcliffe 12.8 °C at Brisbane 12.0 °C at Brisbane Aero |
| Warmest night |
17.2 °C at Redcliffe on the 22nd 17.0 °C at Brisbane on the 22nd 16.9 °C at Brisbane Aero on the 22nd |
| Warmest on average overall |
18.1 °C at Brisbane 17.7 °C at Redcliffe 17.2 °C at Brisbane Aero and Logan City Water Treatment Plant |
| Coolest on average overall |
15.5 °C at Amberley AMO 16.8 °C at Archerfield Airport 17.2 °C at Brisbane Aero and Logan City Water Treatment Plant |
| Wettest overall |
106.6 mm at Redlands HRS 81.5 mm at Logan City Water Treatment Plant 73.4 mm at Redcliffe |
| Driest overall |
44.2 mm at Brisbane Aero 62.0 mm at Amberley AMO 69.2 mm at Brisbane |
| Wettest day |
29.2 mm at Redcliffe on the 22nd 24.4 mm at Logan City Water Treatment Plant on the 20th 23.6 mm at Redlands HRS on the 4th |
| Highest wind gust |
59 km/h at Redcliffe on the 3rd 56 km/h at Amberley AMO on the 3rd 56 km/h at Brisbane Aero on the 23rd 54 km/h at Archerfield Airport on the 3rd 54 km/h at Brisbane Aero on the 12th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for May 2011 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures for May (°C) |
Minimum temperatures for May (°C) |
Rainfall for May (millimetres) |
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| Mean for May 2011 |
Diff from average |
Highest for May 2011 |
Mean for May 2011 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for May 2011 |
Total for May 2011 |
Average for May |
Rank of May 2011 |
Fraction of May average |
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| Moreton South Coast (district 40) | ||||||||||||
| Amberley AMO | 23.0 | -1.0 | 27.0 | 1st | 8.0 | -2.0 | 2.9 | 27th | 62.0 | 53.7 | high | 115% |
| Archerfield Airport | 22.8 | -1.0 | 26.6 | 2nd | 10.8 | -1.1 | 7.1 | 13th | 71.6 | 75.3 | average | 95% |
| Brisbane | 23.4 | -1.1 | 27.6 | 2nd | 12.8 | -0.8 | 7.9 | 13th | 69.2 | 64.1 | high | 108% |
| Brisbane Aero | 22.4 | -1.2 | 26.1 | 1st | 12.0 | -0.9 | 7.4 | 13th | 44.2 | 113.5 | low | 39% |
| Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 23.0 | -1.0 | 26.7 | 2nd | 11.3 | -1.2 | 6.1 | 14th | 81.5 | 114.7 | average | 71% |
| Redcliffe | 21.9 | 26.0 | 1st | 13.4 | 9.6 | 13th | 73.4 | |||||
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 Wednesday 1 June 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
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- media@bom.gov.au (03) 9669 4057
- Enquiries
- helpdesk.climate@bom.gov.au
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