Friday, 1 February 2019 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Brisbane - Product code IDCKGC14L0

Greater Brisbane in January 2019: A dry and hot start to the year

It was an exceptionally dry start to the year in Greater Brisbane, and the driest on record for some sites. Daytime temperatures were well above average, with some locations more than 2 °C warmer than usual. Brisbane had a record run of 16 days in a row at or above 32 °C, as well as its warmest mean maximum temperature on record. Overnight temperatures were near or above average at all locations.

A very dry month in Greater Brisbane

• Rainfall in the Greater Brisbane area was well below average, and the lowest on record for some locations
• Much of the rain for January fell in the first ten days of the month
• A few isolated showers produced light falls near the end of the month at some sites

Warm days and nights overall

• It was a hot start to the year, with all locations in Greater Brisbane recording warmer than usual daytime temperatures; some locations recorded mean maximum temperatures more than 2 °C above average
• Brisbane had a record run of 16 days in a row at or above 32 °C, surpassing the previous January record of five days ending on 30 January 2001; the run of 16 days was also a record for any month, beating the previous record of 14 days ending 13 February 2017
• Archerfield also had a record run of 17 days at or above 32 °C (previous January record was 10 days ending 31 January 1940)
• Gatton had a record run of 15 days at or above 35 °C, beating the previous January record of nine days ending 9 January 1994; this was also a record for any month, surpassing the previous record of 14 days ending 12 February 2017
• Overnight temperatures were near or above average at all sites in Greater Brisbane
• Logan City had its highest January mean daily maximum temperature on record while Gatton and Cape Moreton Lighthouse had their equal highest mean maximum temperature on record
• Brisbane Airport had its highest January mean temperature on record

Brisbane

• Total rainfall for Brisbane was 27.6 mm, which is 20% of the long-term average of 139.3 mm
• The mean daily maximum temperature for Brisbane was 31.9 °C, which is the warmest of record at this site. It was 1.5 °C above the long-term average of 30.4 °C
• Brisbane's warmest day was 33.6 °C on the 23rd, and the coolest day was on the 3rd when the temperature reached 29.4 °C
• The mean daily minimum temperature for Brisbane was 22.7 °C, and 1.2 °C above the long-term average of 21.5 °C . The coldest morning was 20.2 °C on the 12th, and the warmest morning was on the 25th when the minimum temperature was 25.2 °C
  

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top

---

Extremes in January 2019
Hottest day	38.8 °C at University of Queensland Gatton on the 19th
Warmest days on average	35.2 °C at University of Queensland Gatton
Coolest days on average	29.5 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse
Coldest day	27.8 °C at Redland (Alexandra Hills) on the 3rd
Coldest night	15.1 °C at University of Queensland Gatton on the 12th
Coolest nights on average	19.1 °C at University of Queensland Gatton
Warmest nights on average	23.5 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse
Warmest night	25.3 °C at Redcliffe on the 30th
Warmest on average overall	27.8 °C at Point Lookout
Coolest on average overall	25.8 °C at Redland (Alexandra Hills)
Wettest overall	58.2 mm at Regents Park
Driest overall	1.2 mm at University of Queensland Gatton
Wettest day	54.8 mm at Regents Park on the 4th
Strongest wind gust	96 km/h at University of Queensland Gatton on the 30th

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top

---

Record lowest January total rainfall
	New record (mm)	Old record		Years of record	Average for January
Harrisville Mary Street	3.6	5.8	in 2003	122	112.9
Gatton Allan Street	1.6	1.8	in 2003	121	117.8
University of Queensland Gatton	1.2	2.0	in 2003	119	110.1
Toogoolawah Post Office	2.4	4.0	in 2003	111	117.8
Peachester	10.2	14.0	in 2003	101	244.4
Lindfield	2.4	8.7	in 1937	97	152.7
Somerset Dam	6.2	7.0	in 2003	82	132.5
Mt Alford	3.1	5.0	in 2003	78	136.1
Beerburrum Forest Station	6.6	13.4	in 2002	73	195.8
Carneys Creek The Ranch	3.0	6.4	in 2003	45	141.3
Corbould Pk Racecourse	9.0	12.0	in 2003	31	162.4
Brisbane Aero	2.8	9.4	in 2003	25	126.6
Woodford Stanmore	14.6	20.0	in 2001	22	187.5

---

Record highest January mean daily maximum temperature
	New record ( °C )	Old record		Years of record	Average for January
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	29.5	= 29.5	in 2017	109	27.0
University of Queensland Gatton	35.2	= 35.2	in 1942	96	31.6
Logan City Water Treatment Plant	31.4	31.3	in 2017	26	29.8

---

Record highest January mean temperature
	New record ( °C )	Old record		Years of record	Average for January
Brisbane Aero	26.5	26.3	in 2017	24	25.2

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top

---

Summary statistics for January 2019
	Maximum temperatures ( °C )				Minimum temperatures ( °C )				Rainfall (millimetres)
	Mean for January 2019	Diff from average	Highest for January 2019		Mean for January 2019	Diff from average	Lowest for January 2019		Total for January 2019	Average for January	Rank of January 2019	Fraction of January average
Amberley AMO	33.2	+2.0	36.9	19th	19.7	+0.1	16.0	19th	5.0	115.4	v low	4%
Archerfield Airport	32.4	+1.9	34.5	23rd	21.6	+1.3	18.3	12th	26.2	136.0	v low	19%
Beaudesert Drumley Street	33.9	+2.6	37.8	23rd	19.6	+0.4	16.3	12th	2.0	138.7	v low	1%
Beerburrum Forest Station	31.7	+1.4	34.1	28th			16.5	18th	6.6	195.8	lowest	3%
Brisbane	31.9	+1.5	33.6	23rd	22.7	+1.2	20.2	12th	27.6	139.3	low	20%
Brisbane Aero	30.4	+1.3	31.7	23rd	22.6	+1.3	20.8	19th	2.8	126.6	lowest	2%
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	29.5	+2.5	30.9	30th	23.5	+1.5	21.9	3rd	14.8	146.4	v low	10%
Logan City Water Treatment Plant	31.4	+1.6	33.6	23rd	21.2	+0.6	18.9	2nd	12.7	126.4	v low	10%
Point Lookout	31.9	+2.5	34.4	28th	23.5	+1.0	21.2	20th	39.2	135.3	low	29%
Redcliffe	30.3	+1.2	32.1	28th	23.4	+1.2	21.3	18th	17.0	135.6	v low	13%
Redland (Alexandra Hills)	29.9		31.4	28th	21.9		19.4	12th	28.6
University of Queensland Gatton	35.2	+3.6	38.8	19th	19.1	0.0	15.1	12th	1.2	110.1	lowest	1%

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top

---

Daily maximum temperatures for January 2019
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Amberley AMO	32.9	32.8	31.3	31.7	32.4	32.0	30.9	30.7	30.4	31.9	32.2	32.8	33.0	32.6	34.2	35.2	33.4	33.3	36.9	34.9	34.2	33.8				34.5	36.1	34.5	33.5	33.6	35.1
Archerfield Airport	31.9	31.5	29.6	31.2	31.7	31.2	31.0	30.4	29.7	31.0	31.6	31.9	32.6	31.9	32.3	34.0	32.6	32.8	33.4	34.2	33.5	32.7	34.5	33.6	34.0	33.4	33.0	33.6	33.3	33.0	33.7
Beaudesert Drumley Street	33.5	32.8	31.7	32.4	33.0	32.8	30.1	31.2	31.4	31.6	32.5	33.4	32.8	33.4	35.5	36.3	34.6	34.6	37.4	35.5	34.9	34.4	37.8	35.0	35.3	35.0	35.7	35.6	33.9	34.0	34.3
Beerburrum Forest Station	30.7	30.4	30.6	30.3	31.1	30.8	30.5	29.8	30.5	31.2	30.9	30.5	31.1	30.6	31.4	32.9	31.7	32.1	33.2	31.9	31.6	32.1	33.1	33.8	32.9	32.3	33.3	34.1	32.4	32.4	32.9
Brisbane	31.6	31.1	29.4	30.1	30.9	31.3	30.1	29.9	29.8	31.0	31.0	31.7	32.1	32.0	31.6	33.3	32.6	32.4	32.9	33.0	32.3	32.2	33.6	33.2	33.2	33.0	32.5	33.2	32.0	32.3	33.0
Brisbane Aero	29.9	29.8	28.5	29.8	29.9	29.7	30.1	29.5	29.3	29.6	29.3	29.8	30.0	29.9	30.6	31.2	30.8	31.1	31.0	30.8	30.8	30.6	31.7	31.5	31.3	31.2	31.0	31.3	30.5	30.7	31.3
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	28.8	28.2	28.7	29.6	29.5	28.8	28.1	28.2	29.3	30.7	28.7	28.0	28.3	28.9	30.2	29.0	30.4	30.1	29.9	29.6	29.7	30.9	30.0	29.4	29.4	29.9	30.1	30.4	28.9	30.9	30.8
Logan City Water Treatment Plant	31.2	29.9	28.9	30.1	30.4	30.7	30.3	30.1	29.8	30.3	30.4	30.1	30.9	30.3	31.0	32.7	31.8	31.9	32.6	31.9	32.6	31.9	33.6	32.5	32.9	32.3	32.7	33.2	31.7	32.1	32.2
Point Lookout	32.4	32.7	29.3		30.5	30.7	31.0	30.6	31.7	30.3	31.4	31.9	32.6	30.2	32.1	32.1	32.7	33.3	30.8	31.7	31.7	33.2	31.0	34.0	33.7	30.3	30.2	34.4	33.3	33.0	34.0
Redcliffe	29.9	29.6	28.8	30.2	30.3	30.7	29.3	29.9	29.4	30.0	29.4	29.3	29.3	30.3	29.9	30.8	30.6	31.0	31.1	30.1	30.0	30.6	31.3	31.3	30.6	30.9	30.8	32.1	30.9	30.8
Redland (Alexandra Hills)	29.1	29.0	27.8	29.4	28.9	29.2	29.6	28.8	28.7	29.9	30.2	30.9	30.9	30.2	29.3	30.4	29.5	29.9	30.0	30.9	31.3	30.1	30.7		29.7	29.9	30.8	31.4	29.8	30.2	30.8
University of Queensland Gatton	34.7	34.1	34.1	33.8	34.3	34.9	30.8	31.0	29.9	33.4	34.5	35.0	34.7	34.8	36.2	37.0	35.6	35.2	38.8	37.0	35.7	35.6	38.1	37.8	36.3	36.3	37.6	36.1	35.6	34.9	36.4
Values are the maximum temperature, usually in the 24 hours from 9 am on the day indicated, and typically occurred in the afternoon of that day.
Temperatures coloured according to their difference from the long-term average for the period			-10.0	-9.0	-8.0	-7.0	-6.0	-5.0	-4.0	-3.0	-2.0	-1.0	0.0	+1.0	+2.0	+3.0	+4.0	+5.0	+6.0	+7.0	+8.0	+9.0	+10.0	°C	Grey outline marks highest and lowest for the period

---

Daily minimum temperatures for January 2019
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Amberley AMO	17.6	18.6	18.2	21.5	18.4	21.1	23.0	22.3	21.2	21.8	18.1	17.4	18.3	18.7	19.2	20.7	19.4	16.9	16.0	19.4	21.7	19.7	20.1	22.8	21.8	20.1	17.6	18.0	22.6	18.7	21.0
Archerfield Airport	20.0	19.2	20.3	22.3	20.2	23.1	23.8	23.1	21.7	23.6	20.7	18.3	18.5	20.3	20.8	23.1	23.3	20.3	19.1	20.8	22.8	20.9	22.4	23.9	24.0	23.2	21.3	21.5	23.2	22.6	22.2
Beaudesert Drumley Street	16.9	18.2	18.1	22.0	17.1	20.8	20.3	23.0	19.9	22.1	18.6	16.3	16.9	16.5	18.2	21.3	19.0	17.8	17.9	19.2	22.5	19.3	21.1	21.0	24.3	21.4	18.1	19.9	20.4	19.7	19.5
Beerburrum Forest Station									21.3	21.7	18.3	17.1	18.1	19.5	17.7	17.6	18.5	16.5	16.8	18.8	19.0	19.0	18.7	21.2	22.0	19.7	18.7	18.6	20.0	19.6	20.7
Brisbane	22.9	21.0	20.8	22.5	20.9	24.0	23.9	22.5	22.9	24.4	21.9	20.2	20.8	21.1	21.7	23.9	24.1	21.3	21.7	22.0	23.3	22.4	23.4	24.7	25.2	24.2	23.5	22.9	23.5	22.6	23.4
Brisbane Aero	22.4	21.6	21.6	23.0	24.1	23.9	23.1	22.5	23.5	24.1	23.1	20.9	21.0	22.1	21.0	21.5	23.5	21.1	20.8	21.2	23.4	24.0	22.6	24.5	24.6	23.6	21.7	22.1	23.1	23.1	23.0
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	23.4	23.2	21.9	22.0	23.6	24.1	22.5	23.3	24.1	23.5	23.6	23.3	23.3	23.3	23.1	22.7	23.5	23.8	23.8	22.4	23.5	23.7	23.9	23.8	24.4	24.1	24.1	24.2	24.1	23.3	23.6
Logan City Water Treatment Plant	19.4	18.9	19.9	22.3	19.2	22.2	23.3	23.3	21.4	23.2	20.1	18.9	19.8	19.1	20.8	20.4	21.2	19.2	19.3	21.1	22.1	20.6	22.2	23.4	23.3	22.5	22.9	21.9	22.1	21.0	21.3
Point Lookout		23.2	21.8	21.7		24.0	24.2	24.3	24.7	23.6	24.0	22.3	22.8	23.1	23.2	23.2	23.8	24.6	23.5	21.2	21.7	23.6	23.9	24.1	23.9	23.7	24.8	24.8	24.3	24.1	24.7
Redcliffe	24.1	22.2	22.1	24.0	24.6	24.2	22.2	23.8	23.2	23.9	24.5	24.1	22.8	24.2	22.3	24.0	23.5	21.3	21.4	21.9	23.8	24.2	22.8	24.8	23.3	24.1	22.4	22.8	23.6	25.3	24.2
Redland (Alexandra Hills)	21.0	19.8	20.5	21.3	20.7	22.3	23.6	23.5	24.1	24.2	20.8	19.4	19.8	20.6	20.1	20.8	23.3	21.6	20.6	21.1	21.3	21.0	22.7	24.6	23.5	22.6	23.1	22.2	23.8	22.0	21.5
University of Queensland Gatton	15.3	18.6	16.4	21.5	17.5	18.6	22.8	22.7	19.5	21.6	18.7	15.1	17.1	18.9	18.5	21.3	19.6	15.6	15.5	17.7	22.1	20.5	18.6	22.7	20.2	18.4	17.8	17.9	24.0	17.6	18.3
Values are the minimum temperature, usually in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated, and typically occurred that morning.
Temperatures coloured according to their difference from the long-term average for the period			-10.0	-9.0	-8.0	-7.0	-6.0	-5.0	-4.0	-3.0	-2.0	-1.0	0.0	+1.0	+2.0	+3.0	+4.0	+5.0	+6.0	+7.0	+8.0	+9.0	+10.0	°C	Grey outline marks highest and lowest for the period

---

Daily rainfall for January 2019
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Alderley	-	-	0.4	12.8	-	-	0.4	-	0.4	0.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6	0.1	-	-	0.1	1.2	0.1
Amberley AMO	-	-	-	3.4	-	-	-	0.2	0.8	0.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-				-	-	-	-	-
Archerfield Airport	-	-	1.4	15.6	0.2	-	-	0.2	1.0	0.4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5.0		-	-	-	1.4	1.0
Beaudesert Drumley Street	-	-	-	1.0	0.2	-	-	-	-	0.8	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Beerburrum Forest Station										3.2	0.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.4	-	-	0.2	0.6	-
Blackbutt Post Office	-	-	-	17.8	-	-	-	-	18.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2	-	-	?	?	0.4
Brisbane	-	-	8.4	7.0	0.2	-	7.6	2.0	-	0.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		0.6	0.2	-	-	1.0	-	-
Brisbane Aero	-	-	-	0.4	-	-	0.4	0.4	0.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4	-	-	-	-	0.8
Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-Tha	-	-	1.2	22.0	?	?	3.2	0.4	1.2	0.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0
Caloundra Airport	-	-	2.5	-	-	-	-	1.0	-	0.4	-	-	-	1.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-
Canungra Finch Road				6.0						2.0																			1.0
Capalaba Water Treat	-	-	4.0	29.0	-	-	-	0.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.4	-	0.2	-	0.6	-	9.4
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	-	-	9.4	4.4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6	0.4
Carneys Creek The Ranch	-	-	-	3.0
Clontarf	-	-	2.6	3.2	0.4	-	10.2	0.2	0.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8	-	-	-	-	-	1.4
Coomera Foxwell Road				14.0
Corbould Pk Racecourse	?	?	?	?	?	?	9.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ebbw Vale	-	-	0.2	4.8	-	-	-	-	1.8
Esk Post Office	-	-	-	3.0	-	-	2.4
Fernvale - Burns St	-	-	1.2	2.8	-	-	-	0.8	-	0.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fort Lytton	-	-	-	-	?	5.8	-	0.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.0
Gatton Allan Street	-	-	-	0.4	-	-	-	1.2	-
Godwin Beach	-	-	0.2	3.6	-	-	1.6	1.2	0.6	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2	-	-	-	0.6	-	0.2
Greenbank Thompson Road	-	-	1.0	17.4	-	-	-	3.6	-	1.2	1.2	-	-	-	-	-	0.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0
Harrisville Mary Street	-	-	0.2	1.2	-	-	-	0.2	1.0	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Highvale	0.2	-	3.0	6.4	-	-	6.6	0.6	1.2	1.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2
Karalee	-	-	0.5	5.8	-	-	-	-	?	?	1.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2	-	-	-	-	0.5
Landsborough	0.4	-	0.6	2.4	-	-	1.2	0.2	0.8	-	-	-	-
Lindfield	-	-	0.4	-	-	-	-	-	1.4	0.4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2	-	-
Logan City Water Treatment Plant	-	-	2.4	7.2	-	-	-	-	-	0.5	1.4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0	-	-	-	-	0.2	-
Lowood Don St	-	-	1.0	0.9	-	-	-	-	-	1.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Manly Railway Station	-	-	0.9	-	-	-	0.3	1.3	-	-	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2	-	-	-	2.1
Maroon Dam	-	-	-	1.4	-	-	-	-	-	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	25.0
Mt Alford	-	-	-	2.8	0.2	-	-	-	0.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mt Tamborine Fern St	-	-	1.0	17.4	-	-	-	-	3.0	0.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	3.6
Ormiston College	-	-	32.0
Peachester	-	-	1.8	6.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.4
Point Lookout	-	-	9.0	28.6	-	-	-	-	-	0.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2	-	-	-	0.8	-
Redcliffe	-	-	0.2	0.2	-	-	12.6	-	2.0	0.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0		-	-	0.8	-	-
Redland (Alexandra Hills)	-	-	3.0	23.6	-	-	-	0.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	1.4
Regents Park	-	-	1.0	54.8	-	-	-	-	0.2	0.4	0.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2	-	-	-	1.0
Rocky Point Sugar Mill	-	-	10.0	-	-	-	-	2.0	-	1.0	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8	0.2
Somerset Dam	-	-	-	0.6	-	-	0.6	1.4	3.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Toogoolawah Post Office	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0	1.4
University of Queensland Gatton	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4
Wamuran	-	-	2.2	33.7	-	-	0.2	4.3	-	3.2	-	-	0.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wivenhoe Dam	-	-	2.6	0.6	-	-	1.0	0.4	-	1.0
Woodford Stanmore	-	-	-	6.0	-	-	-	2.4	4.6	0.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0
Most values are the precipitation in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated. Days marked with ? are part of a longer accumulation, which is shown on the final day. Values over 100 mm have been rounded to the nearest whole millimetre. Days marked with - have a rainfall report of zero; days left blank have no rainfall report (which often indicates no rain fell).
Rainfalls coloured according to the amount	0	1.0	5.0	10.0	15.0	25.0	50.0	100	150	200	300	400	600	millimetres

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top

---

---