Tuesday, 1 April 2014 - Monthly Climate Summary for Brisbane Metro - Product code IDCKGC14R0

Brisbane Metro in March 2014: warm with heavy rain

• All metropolitan sites received over 100 mm for March
• Temperatures mostly above average
• Amberley had the wettest day, the hottest day and the coldest night

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Rainfall

There was significant rain across the metropolitan area from the 25th to the 28th. During the 27th there was heavy rain, with severe weather warnings for heavy rainfall leading to flash flooding issued early that morning. The highest daily totals were in the 24 hours to 9am on the 28th, with Amberley's 113.2 mm a record high March daily rainfall at the site (which has 73 years of record). Over the same period, Logan City Water Treatment Plant had 84.0 mm and Brisbane city 82.6 mm.

This heavy rain ensured that rainfall was above average across Brisbane. Archerfield was the wettest metropolitan site for March with 174.4 mm, with Brisbane only 10.0 mm behind the that total on 164.4 mm. 

Maximum temperature

Some very warm days were recorded in the Brisbane Metro during March, with the hottest day at Amberley AMO with 36.6 °C on the 16th, and the following day again at Amberley AMO, a daily maximum temperature of 34.5 °C was recorded. Archerfield Airport recorded 33.6 °C on the 16th.

Overall, Amberley AMO had the warmest days on average (the highest average maximum temperatures) with 30.2 °C. Sub-30 °C average maximum temperatures were recorded at  Archerfield Airport with 29.8 °C,and then the third place for Brisbane metro at Brisbane with 29.2 °C.

The coldest day (the lowest maximum temperature) was on the 27th. The coldest day for March in the Brisbane metropolitan area was at Amberley AMO where the site recorded 23.4 °C. On the same day, Archerfield Airport had a daily maximum temperature of 23.5 °C with Brisbane recorded a daily maximum of 23.8 °C.

Minimum temperature

Most sites had mean minimum temperature a little above the long-term average for March. The coldest night was on the 13th, with Amberley AMO falling to 13.4 °C. The same site recorded a sub-14 °C night on the 6th and the 12th - both nights with 13.7 °C.

The coolest nights on average were at Amberley AMO with 17.5 °C, which was a little below the long-term mean.

The warmest night (highest daily minimum temperature) was at Logan City Water Treatment Plant with 24.8 °C on the 30th. On the 18th, Redcliffe had a minimum of 24.7 °C and Brisbane Aero recorded 24.2 °C.

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Maps
	Observed	Anomaly	Decile rank
Total rainfall
Mean daily maximum temperatures
Mean daily minimum temperatures

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