Friday, 1 February 2013 - Monthly Climate Summary for Brisbane Metro - Product code IDCKGC14L0
Brisbane Metro in January 2013: Extreme rainfall and flooding
Refer to
Special Climate Statements 43 and 44.
- The region was affected by extreme rainfall and subsequent flooding in the last week of January (see SCS-44)
- Most locations had less than 50 mm into the first three weeks of January
- Overall, rainfall was generally above normal through the metro area, and both maximum and minimum temperatures were also above normal.
- Logan City recorded its highest January rainfall, a record daily rainfall on the 28th and its highest January mean daily minimum temperature
- Area-averaged rainfall for the Brisbane River catchment was very similar to that in the 2011 event (slightly higher than 2011 for periods of 1 and 2 days, slightly lower for periods of 3 and 4 days)
- In the Bremer catchment rainfall totals ranked second behind 1974, and ahead of 2011
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Rainfall
The wettest overall was Logan City Water Treatment Plant with 338.5 mm, followed by Amberley AMO with 277.8 mm, and Brisbane with 271.0 mm.
Some sites had their highest total January rainfall on record.The wettest single day was at Logan City Water Treatment Plant with 192.5 mm on the 28th, followed by Archerfield Airport with 156.6 mm on the 28th, and Amberley AMO with 146.6 mm on the 28th.
Some sites had their highest January daily rainfall on record.Temperature
The warmest on average was Amberley AMO with 26.5 °C, followed by Archerfield Airport with 26.5 °C, Brisbane with 26.5 °C, Redcliffe with 26.3 °C, Brisbane Aero with 26.2 °C, and Logan City Water Treatment Plant with 26.2 °C.The coolest on average was Brisbane Aero with 26.2 °C, followed by Logan City Water Treatment Plant with 26.2 °C, Redcliffe with 26.3 °C, Amberley AMO with 26.5 °C, Archerfield Airport with 26.5 °C and by Brisbane with 26.5 °C.
Maximum temperature
The hottest day was at Amberley AMO with 40.2 °C on the 19th, 39.3 °C on the 9th and 39.2 °C on the 13th.The warmest days on average were at Amberley AMO with 32.5 °C, followed by Archerfield Airport with 31.4 °C and Logan City Water Treatment Plant with 30.6 °C.
The coolest days on average were at Redcliffe with 29.4 °C, followed by Brisbane Aero with 29.7 °C and Brisbane with 30.5 °C.
The coldest day was at Amberley AMO with 24.3 °C on the 27th, followed by Logan City Water Treatment Plant with 24.9 °C on the 27th and Archerfield Airport with 25.0 °C on the 27th.
Minimum temperature
The coldest night was at Redlands HRS with 15.0 °C on the 2nd, 15.7 °C on the 17th, and by Amberley AMO with 16.5 °C on the 8th.The coolest nights on average were at Amberley AMO with 20.5 °C, followed by Archerfield Airport with 21.7 °C, and by Logan City Water Treatment Plant with 22.0 °C.
The warmest nights on average were at Redcliffe with 23.1 °C, followed by Brisbane Aero with 22.7 °C, and by Brisbane with 22.3 °C.
The warmest night was at Logan City Water Treatment Plant with 26.2 °C on the 12th, followed by Brisbane with 26.1 °C on the 12th, Brisbane Aero with 26.1 °C on the 12th, and by Redcliffe with 26.0 °C on the 12th.
Some sites had their highest January mean daily minimum temperature on record.Wind
The strongest wind gust was at Brisbane Aero with 94 km/h on the 27th, followed by Redcliffe with 94 km/h on the 27th,94 km/h on the 28th, followed by Archerfield Airport with 93 km/h on the 28th, by Brisbane Aero with 93 km/h on the 28th, and by Archerfield Airport with 89 km/h on the 27th.Other phenomena
The Brisbane River and Bremer catchments flooded
Further information
Queensland Climate Services CentreBureau of Meteorology
Phone (07) 3239 8660
Email climatedata@bom.gov.au
| Extremes in January 2013 | |
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| Hottest day |
40.2 °C at Amberley AMO on the 19th |
| Warmest days on average |
32.5 °C at Amberley AMO 31.4 °C at Archerfield Airport 30.6 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant |
| Coolest days on average |
29.4 °C at Redcliffe 29.7 °C at Brisbane Aero 30.5 °C at Brisbane |
| Coldest day |
24.3 °C at Amberley AMO on the 27th |
| Coldest night | 15.0 °C at Redlands HRS on the 2nd |
| Coolest nights on average |
20.5 °C at Amberley AMO 21.7 °C at Archerfield Airport 22.0 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant |
| Warmest nights on average |
23.1 °C at Redcliffe 22.7 °C at Brisbane Aero 22.3 °C at Brisbane |
| Warmest night |
26.2 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant on the 12th |
| Warmest on average overall |
26.5 °C at Amberley AMO 26.5 °C at Archerfield Airport 26.5 °C at Brisbane |
| Coolest on average overall |
26.2 °C at Brisbane Aero 26.2 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant |
| Wettest overall |
338.5 mm at Logan City Water Treatment Plant |
| Wettest day |
192.5 mm at Logan City Water Treatment Plant on the 28th |
| Highest wind gust |
94 km/h at Brisbane Aero on the 27th 94 km/h at Redcliffe on the 27th 94 km/h at Redcliffe on the 28th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record highest January daily rainfall | ||||||
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Highest daily rainfall in January 2013 (mm) |
Previous wettest for January |
Years of record |
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| Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 192.5 | on the 28th | 145.2 | on the 25th in 2012 | 21 | |
| Record highest total January rainfall | |||||
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Total rainfall for January 2013 (mm) |
Previous wettest for January |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 338.5 | 327.5 | in 2012 | 21 | 135.3 |
| Record highest January mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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Mean daily minimum temperature for January 2013 (°C) |
Previous warmest for January |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 22.0 | 21.8 | in 2004 | 20 | 20.4 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for January 2013 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures for January (°C) |
Minimum temperatures for January (°C) |
Rainfall for January (millimetres) |
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| Mean for January 2013 |
Diff from average |
Highest for January 2013 |
Mean for January 2013 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for January 2013 |
Total for January 2013 |
Average for January |
Rank of January 2013 |
Fraction of January average |
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| Moreton South Coast (district 40) | ||||||||||||
| Amberley AMO | 32.5 | +1.4 | 40.2 | 19th | 20.5 | +0.9 | 16.5 | 8th | 277.8 | 116.8 | v high | 238% |
| Archerfield Airport | 31.4 | +1.1 | 37.4 | 19th | 21.7 | +1.5 | 17.6 | 8th | 255.4 | 138.1 | high | 185% |
| Brisbane | 30.5 | +0.3 | 35.4 | 19th | 22.3 | +1.0 | 19.8 | 7th | 271.0 | 141.8 | high | 191% |
| Brisbane Aero | 29.7 | +0.8 | 32.4 | 2nd | 22.7 | +1.6 | 19.2 | 17th | 248.8 | 141.6 | high | 176% |
| Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 30.6 | +1.0 | 36.6 | 12th | 22.0 | +1.6 | 18.5 | 17th | 338.5 | 135.3 | highest | 250% |
| Redcliffe | 29.4 | 32.5 | 9th | 23.1 | 19.8 | 17th | 212.0 | 171.9 | average | 123% | ||
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 Friday 1 February 2013. 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 ACORN-SAT dataset is being used for temperature area averages from December 2012 onwards. The major change from earlier datasets is that the ACORN-SAT dataset commences in 1910, rather than 1950, and hence rankings are calculated using a larger set of years.
Further information
Queensland Climate Services CentreBureau of Meteorology
Phone (07) 3239 8660
Email climatedata@bom.gov.au
