Thursday, 1 November 2012 - Monthly Climate Summary for Brisbane Metro - Product code IDCKGC14L0
Brisbane Metro in October 2012: Dry, warm days, average nights
- Redcliffe was the driest overall, with Amberley recording both the warmest days and coolest nights on average
- Amberley also recorded it's lowest October mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Rainfall
The wettest overall was Redlands HRS with 30.6 mm, followed by Amberley AMO with 25.8 mm, followed by Logan City Water Treatment Plant with 24.0 mm.
The wettest single day was at Logan City Water Treatment Plant with 17.1 mm on the 12th, followed by Redlands HRS with 16.4 mm on the 12th, followed by Redcliffe with 12.4 mm on the 28th.
Temperature
The warmest on average was Brisbane with 21.3 °C, followed by Logan City Water Treatment Plant with 21.1 °C, followed by Archerfield Airport with 20.9 °C.
The coolest on average was Brisbane Aero with 20.1 °C, followed by Amberley AMO with 20.3 °C, followed by Redcliffe with 20.5 °C.
Maximum temperature
The hottest day was at Amberley AMO with 38.6 °C on the 20th, followed by Amberley AMO with 37.5 °C on the 7th, followed by Archerfield Airport with 36.4 °C on the 7th.The warmest days on average were at Amberley AMO with 29.3 °C, followed by Archerfield Airport with 28.1 °C, followed by Logan City Water Treatment Plant with 27.5 °C.
The coolest days on average were at Redcliffe with 25.0 °C, followed by Brisbane Aero with 25.5 °C, followed by Brisbane with 27.3 °C.
The coldest day was at Amberley AMO with 19.7 °C on the 12th, followed by Archerfield Airport with 19.7 °C on the 12th, followed by Redcliffe with 19.8 °C on the 1st, followed by Brisbane with 20.0 °C on the 12th.
Minimum temperature
The coldest night was at Amberley AMO with 3.7 °C on the 13th, followed by Amberley AMO with 4.9 °C on the 14th, followed by Archerfield Airport with 5.8 °C on the 13th.The coolest nights on average were at Amberley AMO with 11.3 °C, followed by Archerfield Airport with 13.6 °C, followed by Brisbane Aero with 14.7 °C, followed by Logan City Water Treatment Plant with 14.7 °C.
The warmest nights on average were at Redcliffe with 16.0 °C, followed by Brisbane with 15.4 °C, followed by Brisbane Aero with 14.7 °C, followed by Logan City Water Treatment Plant with 14.7 °C.
The warmest night was at Redcliffe with 21.4 °C on the 11th, followed by Brisbane with 20.9 °C on the 11th, followed by Logan City Water Treatment Plant with 20.9 °C on the 11th, followed by Brisbane with 20.6 °C on the 22nd, followed by Redcliffe with 20.6 °C on the 22nd.
Some sites had their lowest October mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years.Wind
The strongest wind gust was at Redcliffe with 81 km/h on the 22nd, followed by Redcliffe with 72 km/h on the 7th, followed by Redcliffe with 70 km/h on the 2nd, followed by Amberley AMO with 70 km/h on the 12th.Other phenomena
Smoke from bushfires produced hazy skies during the month
Further information
- Media
- media@bom.gov.au (03) 9669 4057
- Enquiries
- helpdesk.climate@bom.gov.au
| Extremes in October 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day |
38.6 °C at Amberley AMO on the 20th 37.5 °C at Amberley AMO on the 7th 36.4 °C at Archerfield Airport on the 7th |
| Warmest days on average |
29.3 °C at Amberley AMO 28.1 °C at Archerfield Airport 27.5 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant |
| Coolest days on average |
25.0 °C at Redcliffe 25.5 °C at Brisbane Aero 27.3 °C at Brisbane |
| Coldest day |
19.7 °C at Amberley AMO on the 12th 19.7 °C at Archerfield Airport on the 12th 19.8 °C at Redcliffe on the 1st |
| Coldest night |
3.7 °C at Amberley AMO on the 13th 4.9 °C at Amberley AMO on the 14th 5.8 °C at Archerfield Airport on the 13th |
| Coolest nights on average |
11.3 °C at Amberley AMO 13.6 °C at Archerfield Airport 14.7 °C at Brisbane Aero 14.7 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant |
| Warmest nights on average |
16.0 °C at Redcliffe 15.4 °C at Brisbane 14.7 °C at Brisbane Aero 14.7 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant |
| Warmest night |
21.4 °C at Redcliffe on the 11th 20.9 °C at Brisbane on the 11th 20.9 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant on the 11th |
| Warmest on average overall |
21.3 °C at Brisbane 21.1 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant 20.9 °C at Archerfield Airport |
| Coolest on average overall |
20.1 °C at Brisbane Aero 20.3 °C at Amberley AMO 20.5 °C at Redcliffe |
| Wettest overall |
30.6 mm at Redlands HRS 25.8 mm at Amberley AMO 24.0 mm at Logan City Water Treatment Plant |
| Wettest day |
17.1 mm at Logan City Water Treatment Plant on the 12th 16.4 mm at Redlands HRS on the 12th 12.4 mm at Redcliffe on the 28th |
| Highest wind gust |
81 km/h at Redcliffe on the 22nd 72 km/h at Redcliffe on the 7th 70 km/h at Redcliffe on the 2nd 70 km/h at Amberley AMO on the 12th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Maps | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Observed | Anomaly | Decile rank | |
| Total rainfall |
|
|
|
| Mean daily maximum temperatures |
|
|
|
| Mean daily minimum temperatures |
|
|
|
Click on a map to show it full size in a pop-up window
| Lowest October mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mean daily minimum temperature for October 2012 (°C) |
Most recent October at least this cool |
Years since cooler |
Average for October |
||
| Amberley AMO | 11.3 | 10.3 | in 1992 | 20 | 13.4 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for October 2012 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum temperatures for October (°C) |
Minimum temperatures for October (°C) |
Rainfall for October (millimetres) |
||||||||||
| Mean for October 2012 |
Diff from average |
Highest for October 2012 |
Mean for October 2012 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for October 2012 |
Total for October 2012 |
Average for October |
Rank of October 2012 |
Fraction of October average |
|||
| Moreton South Coast (district 40) | ||||||||||||
| Amberley AMO | 29.3 | +1.6 | 38.6 | 20th | 11.3 | -2.1 | 3.7 | 13th | 25.8 | 74.9 | low | 34% |
| Archerfield Airport | 28.1 | +1.2 | 36.4 | 7th | 13.6 | -0.7 | 5.8 | 13th | 23.2 | 78.8 | v low | 29% |
| Brisbane | 27.3 | +0.5 | 33.2 | 22nd | 15.4 | -0.9 | 8.8 | 13th | 21.4 | 81.4 | v low | 26% |
| Brisbane Aero | 25.5 | +0.1 | 28.8 | 22nd | 14.7 | -1.0 | 7.6 | 13th | 18.2 | 79.0 | v low | 23% |
| Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 27.5 | +1.2 | 35.0 | 6th | 14.7 | -0.2 | 8.9 | 13th | 24.0 | 62.2 | low | 39% |
| Redcliffe | 25.0 | 29.7 | 7th | 16.0 | 9.5 | 13th | 15.2 | 87.7 | low | 17% | ||
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 Thursday 1 November 2012. 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
