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

Greater Brisbane in February 2019: A dry end to summer

Rainfall was well below average across Greater Brisbane, and the lowest on record at some locations. Daytime temperatures were more than a degree above average, with the largest anomalies at inland sites. Overnight temperatures were also warmer than average.

A dry end to summer

  • Rainfall totals ranged between 10 mm at Gatton and just over 100 mm at Point Lookout
  • Most of the rain fell in the first half of the month due to showers and onshore flow
  • Some  locations had their lowest total February rainfall on record

Warm days and nights

  • Mean maximum temperatures were more than one degree above the long-term average at all Greater Brisbane locations
  • Inland locations such as Gatton, Amberley and Archerfield were more than 2 °C above average
  • Mean minimum temperatures were warmer than average at all locations, with cooler nights near the end of the month; Beerburrum had its lowest February temperature in its 20 years of record on the 27th

Brisbane

  • Total rainfall for Brisbane was 38.0 mm, which is 27% of the long-term average of 138.4 mm
  • The mean daily maximum temperature for Brisbane was 31.6 °C, which is 1.5 °C above the long-term average of 30.1 °C. The warmest day was 34.8 °C on the 12th, and the coolest day was on the 26th when the temperature reached 26.8 °C
  • The mean daily minimum temperature for Brisbane was 22.0 °C, which is 0.6 °C above the long-term average of 21.4 °C. The coldest morning was 18.9 °C on the 27th, and the warmest morning was on the 14th when the minimum temperature was 25.4 °C

Tropical cyclone Oma

  • Tropical cyclone Oma approached the southeast coast in the last week of the month, but did not make landfall and did not bring any significant rain to Brisbane
  • The system weakened, turned and tracking north-northeast, but produced large waves and dangerous surf

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Extremes in February 2019
Hottest day 42.9 °C at University of Queensland Gatton on the 13th
Warmest days on average 34.1 °C at University of Queensland Gatton
Coolest days on average 28.5 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse
Coldest day 25.6 °C at Redland (Alexandra Hills) on the 26th
Coldest night 14.7 °C at University of Queensland Gatton on the 17th
Coolest nights on average 19.1 °C at University of Queensland Gatton
Warmest nights on average 22.8 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse and at Point Lookout
Warmest night 26.2 °C at Redcliffe on the 14th and at Logan City Water Treatment Plant on the 15th
Warmest on average overall 26.8 °C at Brisbane and at Point Lookout
Coolest on average overall 25.3 °C at Redland (Alexandra Hills)
Wettest overall 103.3 mm at Point Lookout
Driest overall 1.0 mm at Sim Jue Creek
Wettest day 66.0 mm at Clontarf on the 6th
Strongest wind gust 113 km/h at Cape Moreton Lighthouse on the 22nd

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Record lowest February total rainfall

New record
(mm)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
February
Sim Jue Creek 1.0 10.2 in 2014 80 132.9
Carneys Creek The Ranch 16.8 24.8 in 2005 44 129.1
Mt Tarampa 13.9 15.8 in 2000 20 91.4

Lowest February total rainfall for at least 20 years

Observed
(mm)		 Most recent
lower		 Average for
February
Harrisville Mary Street 8.8 7.2 in 1936* 102.7

* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported



Record lowest February temperature

New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
February
Beerburrum Forest Station 15.5 on the 27th 15.6 on the 12th in 2014 20 19.9


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Summary statistics for February 2019

Maximum temperatures
(°C)		 Minimum temperatures
(°C)		 Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
February
2019		 Diff
from
average		 Highest for
February
2019		 Mean for
February
2019		 Diff
from
average		 Lowest for
February
2019		 Total for
February
2019		 Average
for
February		 Rank of
February
2019		 Fraction of
February
average
Amberley AMO 33.3 +2.9 41.3 13th 19.9 +0.4 15.8 19th 20.8 119.9 v low 17%
Archerfield Airport 32.2 +2.4 36.1 12th 20.9 +0.8 16.7 19th 34.4 151.0 v low 23%
Beaudesert Drumley Street 33.0 +2.4 40.8 13th 19.4 +0.4 15.3 17th 17.6 112.7 low 16%
Beerburrum Forest Station 31.0 +1.3 35.9 13th 20.0 +0.1 15.5 27th 64.4 199.4 low 32%
Brisbane 31.6 +1.5 34.8 12th 22.0 +0.6 18.9 27th 38.0 138.4 low 27%
Brisbane Aero 29.7 +0.7 31.7 12th 21.5 +0.3 17.8 27th 62.8 120.6 average 52%
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 28.5 +1.6 30.9 10th 22.8 +0.8 20.1 28th 19.6 153.1 v low 13%
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 30.7 +1.3 35.6 13th 21.3 +0.8 16.1 24th 50.6 153.2 low 33%
Point Lookout 30.7 +1.3 34.7 1st 22.8 +0.2 20.6 27th 103.3 146.0 average 71%
Redcliffe 30.0 +1.1 32.7 13th 22.4 +0.5 18.7 27th 63.8 121.4 average 53%
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 29.6   31.6 1st 20.9   18.0 27th 75.8


University of Queensland Gatton 34.1 +3.3 42.9 13th 19.1 +0.1 14.7 17th 10.0 99.4 v low 10%

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Daily maximum temperatures for February 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
Amberley AMO 34.5 33.3 31.1 32.3 33.2 30.3 30.9 32.2 35.1 35.0 35.1 38.7 41.3 33.2 34.0 31.2 33.3 33.3 37.1 36.3 35.7 31.7 32.7 32.2 30.2 28.7 30.6 28.1
Archerfield Airport 33.8 32.3 31.8 31.6 32.9 31.0 30.5 31.1 33.2 33.3 32.4 36.1 36.0 32.8 32.7 31.4 32.6 32.1 34.9 34.5 34.1 32.6 32.1 31.6 29.1 27.3 29.7 27.1
Beaudesert Drumley Street 34.3 33.2 32.3 33.1 33.5 29.7 31.1 32.4 35.8 35.0 35.6 38.7 40.8 30.7 32.7 29.6 33.6 33.9 37.9 37.5 34.7 30.9 31.0 30.6 29.4 29.3 30.1 27.6
Beerburrum Forest Station 33.3 31.1 29.7 31.2 30.9 30.6 30.8 29.7 32.4 33.6 31.8 35.3 35.9 31.4 29.7 30.2 30.2 30.9 33.1 32.7 31.3 31.7 30.6 29.4 28.4 26.6 27.2 28.4
Brisbane 33.3 32.2 31.4 31.3 32.1 30.0 30.5 30.4 33.0 32.8 31.5 34.8 34.3 31.8 31.3 30.9 32.0 32.2 33.7 33.9 33.5 32.0 31.9 30.7 29.4 26.8 29.5 26.8
Brisbane Aero 31.0 30.7 29.9 28.9 30.3 29.0 29.5 28.7 31.1 30.5 29.7 31.7 31.4 30.6 29.1 29.1 29.1 29.5 30.7 30.4 31.2 31.2 30.5 28.7 28.2 26.1 27.4 27.4
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 29.6 29.3 29.0 29.2 28.9 28.5 28.9 29.3 30.9 30.9 29.5 29.9 30.0 26.5 27.3 28.2 28.0 29.2 30.1 29.5 28.0 26.5 25.9 25.9 26.0 27.0 27.6 27.6
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 32.1 30.2 30.4 30.8 30.7 29.9 29.8 30.0 32.1 31.2 31.0 35.0 35.6 29.6 30.8 29.5 30.3 30.2 33.5 31.9 31.5 31.5 30.7 28.9 29.0 27.4 27.5 27.6
Point Lookout 34.7 33.6 31.4 31.6 32.9 30.2 31.2 30.2 33.0 31.3 31.3 30.2 30.1 28.4 28.3 31.0
32.6 31.5 32.5 30.7 28.8 28.5 27.2 28.5 27.8 30.0
Redcliffe 30.8 30.1 30.3 29.9 29.4 29.1 29.1 28.8 30.5 30.6 29.6 32.7 32.7 31.0 29.5 30.6 29.1 30.0 31.2 30.5 30.6 31.4 30.9 28.7 28.7 27.4 27.4 28.3
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 31.6 30.7 29.9 29.6 30.6 29.4 28.9 29.1 29.9 30.4 29.4 31.2 31.4 29.8 28.9 29.2 29.6 29.6 30.0 30.9 30.9 29.9 30.5 28.7 28.2 25.6 28.2 28.0
University of Queensland Gatton 36.0 34.4 30.6 31.6 35.4 28.9 32.4 32.6 36.8 36.8 36.8 39.1 42.9 34.0 34.3 32.7 34.1 35.3 38.4 38.0 36.7 32.2 33.2 31.8 29.7 30.5 31.5 27.0
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 February 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
Amberley AMO 20.4 20.8 19.1 19.0 19.2 21.6 21.4 20.6 19.0 20.5 23.1 20.6 21.5 24.8 18.8 16.1 17.3 17.1 15.8 21.0 21.0 23.7 19.7 19.7 17.8 19.2 17.6 19.4
Archerfield Airport 20.8 21.9 20.3 19.8 21.3 21.9 21.5 22.3 21.0 21.0 23.4 22.3 22.6 25.4 21.9 19.3 19.1 19.1 16.7 21.1 24.1 22.5 20.9 19.6 19.9 17.6 17.8 19.1
Beaudesert Drumley Street 19.1 20.9 18.4 19.4 19.3 21.4 20.4 18.8 18.9 20.4 22.7 19.8 21.8 24.8
18.7 15.3 16.4 15.9 19.4 20.4 22.1 20.5 19.2 18.8 17.8 15.6 17.6
Beerburrum Forest Station 18.7 20.3 20.4 19.1 20.2 21.0 21.6 21.8 19.9 21.1 22.6 20.8 20.5 24.7 23.1 18.2 17.9 17.5 16.6 19.6 22.3 21.8 19.7 19.0 18.7 18.4 15.5 18.7
Brisbane 22.3 22.9 21.5 21.1 22.3 21.8 21.8 22.8 21.9 22.5 23.6 24.0 23.8 25.4 23.1 20.9 20.0 20.8 20.4 23.5 25.2 23.1 21.5 20.8 19.8 19.7 18.9 20.2
Brisbane Aero 23.3 22.4 22.0 21.2 22.0 21.6 21.8 22.5 22.0 21.9 23.3 23.1 23.0 24.8 23.5 19.3 18.4 19.6 19.5 22.7 24.9 23.0 20.1 20.0 19.0 18.7 17.8 20.1
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 23.7 23.9 21.8 22.0 21.9 22.2 23.4 21.8 23.7 23.9 24.2 24.6 25.1 23.4 22.8 24.0 23.3 23.4 22.3 23.6 24.7 22.4 21.6 20.3 21.6 20.7 21.0 20.1
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 20.2 21.9 21.7 21.2 21.7 22.2 21.6 23.4 21.1 21.3 23.3 22.5 23.6 24.7 26.2 22.5 18.8 19.6 19.2 20.8 24.1 22.8 20.9 16.1 19.0 18.6 18.4 19.6
Point Lookout 23.8 24.1 22.9 22.5 22.9 21.9 23.3 23.9 24.1 24.5 24.0 24.8 25.9 20.9 22.9 23.3 22.8
21.8 23.3 25.0 22.2 21.2 21.1 21.1 20.7 20.6 20.7
Redcliffe 23.3 22.9 23.3 23.6 21.9 22.2 24.2 23.4 22.3 23.3 24.5 24.4 23.5 26.2 24.1 20.8 20.8 20.7 20.7 23.5 24.6 23.1 21.5 21.5 20.0 19.3 18.7 19.9
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 21.2 21.3 21.1 20.5 21.4 21.0 21.1 22.2 21.4 22.4 22.1 22.7 23.6 23.3 22.7 20.9 18.3 19.4 18.7 20.9 24.2 22.1 19.8 19.1 18.6 18.1 18.0 19.1
University of Queensland Gatton 18.9 21.4 19.7 19.1 17.9 20.8 20.9 20.2 18.5 19.9 23.1 19.7 20.5 25.0 20.6 17.4 14.7 15.5 16.2 19.3 18.9 23.6 15.2 15.9 19.3 19.1 14.8 18.9
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 February 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
Alderley - 4.6 - 4.2 2.8 21.2 8.4 0.8 - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - 0.1 - - 0.4 1.4 0.8 0.4
Amberley AMO - 0.8 - 3.0 0.2 9.8 4.4 - - 1.0 0.2 - - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - - - 1.2
Archerfield Airport 0.2 0.6 0.2 7.6 1.6 7.2 10.0 0.4 - 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.0 1.2 4.2
Beaudesert Drumley Street - 0.4 0.2 - 2.0 5.8 4.4 0.2 - 2.2 - - - - - - - - - - - 1.6 - - - - 0.2 0.6
Beerburrum Forest Station - 0.8 0.6 0.2 3.8 36.4 3.4 2.0 1.0 - - - 9.2 - - 0.2 - - - - - 0.6 - - 2.8 2.0 0.8 0.6
Blackbutt Post Office - - ? 6.0 2.0 8.0 4.8 1.2 - ? 1.8 1.4 - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - - 0.8 - 1.8
Brisbane - 1.0 1.4 3.0 2.8 17.2 8.2 2.6 0.2 - - - 0.8 - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - 0.2 0.2 - 0.2
Brisbane Aero - 1.2 3.2 13.6 5.2 28.6 6.2 2.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - - 1.4 0.2 0.2
Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-Tha - 2.6 - - 10.0 12.6 8.2 2.2 0.4 - - - 3.2 - - - - - - - - - 2.0




Caloundra Airport 0.4 4.5 1.4 2.4 - 6.1 - 8.6 3.0 1.0 - - 2.2 1.0 0.2 0.1 - - - - 2.2 9.0 - - 3.8 1.2 - 0.8
Capalaba Water Treat - 2.8 1.0 14.6 - 24.4 13.0 4.0 - - 0.4 - - 0.6 - - - - - - - 1.0 - - 2.0 0.6

Cape Moreton Lighthouse - - - - 1.6 5.8 0.2 6.0 0.2 - - - - 0.8 1.4 - - - - - - 2.2 - 1.4 - - - -
Carneys Creek The Ranch - - - - - - 5.0 - - 7.6 - - - - - - - - - - - 4.2





Central Kerry - - - - - - - 0.4 - 1.0

















Clontarf - 1.0 4.0 - 3.4 66.0 2.0 1.2 - - 0.6 - - - - - - - - - - 1.0 - - - 1.2 - 5.0
Corbould Pk Racecourse ? ? ? 11.0























Esk Post Office - - 0.6 1.0 3.4 14.4 9.2 1.0



















Fernvale - Burns St - 1.2 - 2.8 3.0 15.0 3.4 1.4 - 6.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.8
Fort Lytton - - - - - - 53.0 - ? ? 2.2 - - - - - - - - - - - ? ? 0.8 2.8

Godwin Beach - 0.6 0.8 1.6 0.6 33.4 4.0 7.4 2.2 - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 2.6 - - 3.0 0.4 0.6 7.4
Greenbank Thompson Road - 0.4 - 5.0 3.0 18.6 4.0 - - 5.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.6 - 3.4
Harrisville Mary Street - - - 1.4 1.8 1.0 1.2 - - 3.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Highvale - 0.6 6.8 1.6 5.6 20.6 13.6 1.6 1.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2

Karalee - 0.1 1.6 6.3 3.2 11.8 11.8 0.5 1.6 0.3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.8 - -
Landsborough 7.0 4.6 - 2.4 7.4 10.2 5.0 2.0 7.2 - - 11.0 - 5.8 - - 0.8 - - - - 1.2 - - 2.2 1.6 1.0 0.6
Lindfield - 4.2 0.6 0.8 3.4 13.4 10.6 1.4 - - - - 3.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.2 - 0.8
Logan City Water Treatment Plant - 1.4 1.8 3.8 3.8 16.6 9.0 0.2 - 2.4 0.2 - - 0.8 - - - - - - - 1.0 - - 0.8 3.4 0.8 4.6
Lowood Don St - - - 2.6 0.4 10.4 3.2 - - 11.4 - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - 0.1 - 0.2
Manly Railway Station - 3.8 2.6 6.1 - 13.0 12.8 4.2 - - - - 0.2 0.2 - - - - - - - 0.5 - - 1.5 1.2

Maroon Dam - - - 0.2 - - 2.6 - - 15.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2
Moogerah Dam - - - - - - 1.4




















Mt Alford - - - - - - 0.4 0.8 - 14.6 - - - - - - - - - - 1.2






Mt Tamborine Fern St - 2.4 6.5 2.4 - 44.0 18.6 1.6 ? 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - 4.0 - - - 2.4 - 7.0
Mt Tarampa - - - - - 9.4 2.6 - - 1.4 - 0.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.1
Ormiston College - - ? 10.8 - - - 30.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.4






Peachester - 16.0 0.8 1.0 4.0 16.5 7.0 8.0 - 5.5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.8

Point Lookout - 0.2 2.8 5.6 1.4 46.2 2.2 - - - - - - 12.4 1.2 0.2 0.1 - - - - 23.4 - 2.8 0.8 3.2 - 0.8
Redcliffe
2.2 0.6 - 7.8 43.6 - 1.8 0.2 - - 0.2 - - - - - - - - - 1.0 0.2 - 0.6 1.6 - 4.0
Redland (Alexandra Hills) - 0.6 1.6 10.8 - 25.8 15.0 4.2 0.2 0.2 0.8 - - 7.0 - - 0.2 - - - - 1.4 0.2 - 1.8 0.8 3.2 2.0
Regents Park - 0.8 - 5.8 3.2 21.4 4.0 0.4 0.2 0.8 - - - 6.0 - 0.2 - - - - - 0.8 - - - 1.8 - 3.2
Rocky Point Sugar Mill - ? ? 12.0 1.0 7.8 6.0 2.0 ? ? 1.2 - - - - ? ? 1.8 - - 0.4 3.0 ? ? 5.0 2.0 - 10.0
Sim Jue Creek - - - - - - - 1.0



















Somerset Dam - 0.4 0.4 1.4 1.2 11.2 4.0 2.8 3.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.4 - 1.0
Toogoolawah Post Office - - - 0.2 - 11.2 0.2 2.2 - - - - 6.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.4
University of Queensland Gatton - - 0.4 1.0 - 5.2 1.8 - - 1.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Wamuran - 3.2 2.0 2.2 1.8 43.3 5.8 15.6 - - - 0.2 8.7 -













Wivenhoe Dam - - 0.8 0.4 1.2 5.8 1.6 1.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.0
Woodford Stanmore - - 9.2 8.8 8.0 26.8 10.2 4.2 4.8 - 0.8 - 2.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 2.4
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

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Notes

The Monthly climate summary, generally published on the first working day of each month, lists the main features of the weather in Greater Brisbane using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated. More extensive discussion of significant weather events, along with later information and data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review.

This summary includes data from observing sites in or near the Greater Brisbane “Greater Capital City Statistical Area” (GCCSA). The Australian Bureau of Statistics designed the GCCSAs to “include the population within the urban area of the city, as well as people who regularly socialise, shop or work within the city, and live in small towns and rural areas surrounding the city. It is important to note that GCCSAs do not define the built up edge of the city. They provide a stable definition for these cities and are designed for the output of a range of social and economic survey data.”

This statement has been prepared based on information available at 9 am on Friday 1 March 2019. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.

In some situations, some or all of the rainfall is in the form of hail or snow. In these cases the totals given are for the water equivalent: the depth of liquid water that results from melting any frozen precipitation. There can be significant 'undercatch' of snow in strong winds, meaning the true precipitation can be higher than that reported.

Averages for individual sites 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 10 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.

Where temperature area averages are mentioned, they are derived from the ACORN-SAT dataset.

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