Greater Brisbane in March 2021: wetter than average, cool days and warm nights

Rainfall in March was very much above average, and record high at a few sites. Persistent showers, thunderstorms and periods of rain saw most locations generally recording more than 200 mm for the month. A coastal trough brought heavy falls to south-east Queensland on the 22nd and 23rd.

Mean maximum temperatures were cooler than average at most sites, and mean minimum temperatures were warmer than average at most sites.

Rainfall very much above average for March

  • Rainfall was very much above average, with persistent showers and thunderstorms, and periods of rain throughout the month.
  • The combination of an inland trough and coastal trough along the south-east Queensland and north-east New South Wales coast, saw a very wet period commencing on the 21st in the south-east.
  • Mount Tamborine recorded 212 mm on the 22nd, and a further 225 mm on the 23rd, and a 2-day total of 437 mm; this is the highest March 2-day accumulation on record for this site.
  • A few sites had their wettest March daily rainfall on record including Brisbane Aero.
  • A number of sites had their highest total March rainfall on record or their highest total March rainfall for at least 20 years.
  • Major flooding was recorded on the Logan River from the 23rd, and major flooding also occurred on the Bremer River, Warrill and Laidley creeks on the 23rd, with all peaks across these creeks and rivers easing by the 25th.

Cooler than usual days, warm nights

  • Mean maximum temperatures were cooler than average at most sites.
  • Persistent cloud cover throughout the month saw daytime temperatures generally cooler than average.
  • Cooler than usual days were reported from the 15th to 17th, and Brisbane Aero had its coldest March day (lowest maximum temperature) on record.
  • Mean minimum temperatures were warmer than average at most sites.
  • Days of cloud and rain kept night-time temperatures above average during the month.

Brisbane

  • Total rainfall for Brisbane was 300.6 mm, which is 241% of the long-term average of 124.6 mm.
  • The mean daily maximum temperature for Brisbane was 28.5 °C, which is 0.6 °C below the long-term average of 29.1 °C.
  • The warmest day was 33.2 °C on the 2nd, and the coolest day was on the 17th when the temperature reached 22.3 °C.
  • The mean daily minimum temperature for Brisbane was 20.6 °C, which is 0.4 °C above the long-term average of 20.2 °C.
  • The coldest morning was 16.7 °C on the 25th, and the warmest morning was on the 1st when the minimum temperature was 24.1 °C.

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Extremes in March 2021
Hottest day 37.4 °C at University of Queensland Gatton on the 2nd
Warmest days on average 29.3 °C at University of Queensland Gatton
Coolest days on average 26.8 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse
Coldest day 21.2 °C at University of Queensland Gatton on the 17th
Coldest night 11.6 °C at Canungra (Defence) on the 26th
Coolest nights on average 17.4 °C at Canungra (Defence)
Warmest nights on average 21.3 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse
Warmest night 24.1 °C at Brisbane and at Cape Moreton Lighthouse, both on the 1st
Warmest on average overall 24.5 °C at Brisbane
Coolest on average overall 22.5 °C at Canungra (Defence)
Wettest overall 710.7 mm at Mt Tamborine Fern St
Driest overall 1.2 mm at Moogerah Dam
Wettest day 229.2 mm at Point Lookout on the 23rd
Strongest wind gust 85 km/h at Cape Moreton Lighthouse on the 16th

Record highest March daily rainfall

New record
(mm)
Old
record
Years of
record
Wamuran 163.7 on the 22nd 160.5 on the 6th in 2004 64
Wallen Wallen 183.0 on the 23rd 142.0 on the 6th in 2004 35
Brisbane Aero 109.4 on the 22nd 102.2 on the 6th in 2004 26
Point Lookout 229.2 on the 23rd 102.6 on the 2nd in 2010 25



Record highest March total rainfall

New record
(mm)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
March
Mt Tamborine Fern St 710.7 697.8 in 1974 117 197.6
Wallen Wallen 693.5 441.8 in 1988 33 203.5
Clontarf 322.2 307.0 in 1992 32 141.8
Ormiston College 367.4 284.2 in 1993 29 149.8
Point Lookout 647.8 267.8 in 2010 25 157.5
Brisbane 300.6 247.4 in 2001 20 124.6

Highest March total rainfall for at least 20 years

Observed
(mm)
Most recent
higher
Average for
March
Rocky Point Sugar Mill 509.8 644.1 in 1963* 168.1
Dunwich 601.7 605.5 in 1963* 201.6
Alderley 304.2 459.8 in 1974* 141.7
Karragarra Island 492.8 589.1 in 1974* 175.9
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 293.8 399.8 in 1994* 176.0

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



Record lowest March daily maximum temperature

New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
March
Brisbane Aero 22.2 on the 17th 22.5 on the 12th in 2003 26 28.0



Summary statistics for March 2021

Maximum temperatures
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
(°C)
Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
March
2021
Diff
from
average
Highest for
March
2021
Mean for
March
2021
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
March
2021
Total for
March
2021
Average
for
March
Rank of
March
2021
Fraction of
March
average
Amberley AMO 29.2 -0.2 36.6 2nd 18.7 +0.9 13.9 5th 216.8 87.3 v high 248%
Archerfield Airport 28.5 -0.4 34.4 2nd 19.5 +1.0 15.5 31st 254.2 128.3 high 198%
Beaudesert Drumley Street 28.7 -0.5 35.1 2nd 18.3 +0.4 14.0 26th 293.8 135.0 high 218%
Beerburrum Forest Station 28.0 -0.7 32.2 2nd 19.3 +0.6 15.4 31st 307.8 177.8 high 173%
Brisbane 28.5 -0.6 33.2 2nd 20.6 +0.4 16.7 25th 300.6 124.6 highest 241%
Brisbane Aero 27.4 -0.6 31.1 24th 20.3 +0.5 16.6 31st 272.0 118.4 v high 230%
Canungra (Defence) 27.7   33.7 2nd 17.4   11.6 26th 432.0


Cape Moreton Lighthouse 26.8 +0.7 29.9 2nd 21.3 +0.1 18.4 31st 293.8 176.0 high 167%
Greenbank (Defence) 28.8   35.3 2nd 18.4   13.3 26th 248.8


Logan City Water Treatment Plant 28.0 -0.5 32.6 2nd 19.9 +0.7 15.8 31st 380.8 142.8 v high 267%
Redcliffe 27.7 -0.2 31.1 25th 20.7 -0.1 17.2 31st 270.2 146.0 v high 185%
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 27.2   30.6 25th 19.7   15.5 31st 343.6


University of Queensland Gatton 29.3 -0.3 37.4 2nd 18.8 +1.5 14.5 31st




Daily maximum temperatures for March 2021

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 29.0 36.6 28.4 27.3 33.6 30.6 30.1 32.2 32.9 31.5 27.5 28.7 30.6 32.6 22.7 24.5 23.1 28.6 30.4 29.5 28.7 22.3 27.3 30.6 30.9 29.9 30.2 30.6 30.8 26.7 26.6
Archerfield Airport 29.5 34.4 27.6 26.8 31.4 28.7 28.9 30.3
31.1 26.8 28.5 29.7 30.8 22.2 25.2 21.7 29.0 29.4 29.5 28.8 23.1 27.5 31.0 30.8 29.7 30.3 30.3 30.1 26.2 26.9
Beaudesert Drumley Street
35.1 27.4 26.7 31.9 29.0 29.6 30.8 32.4 31.2 26.6 27.9 30.3 32.3 23.1 25.2 23.2 28.3 30.3 29.9 27.6 22.4 26.3 29.6 30.9 30.6 30.5 30.2 30.4 25.9 26.3
Beerburrum Forest Station 28.3 32.2
25.2 30.3 27.5 28.4 30.4 31.5 29.0 25.2 29.1 29.2 31.2 24.8 23.7 22.5 26.3 29.0 27.2 28.0 23.6 26.0 30.9 31.0 29.0 30.5 30.8 28.5 25.1 25.6
Brisbane 29.6 33.2 26.5 26.7 30.8 28.5 28.4 29.6 30.4 30.6 28.5 28.0 29.4 30.8 23.0 25.4 22.3 27.8 28.7 28.6 28.5 23.2 27.8 30.9 31.1 30.5 29.8 30.7 30.0 26.3 27.1
Brisbane Aero 28.3 30.5 26.1 25.3 28.3 27.6 26.7 28.3 28.6 29.0 27.0 27.3 28.6 29.1 23.5 24.6 22.2 27.1 28.1 26.2 27.9 23.4 28.0 31.1 30.9 28.2 28.1 30.7 28.2 24.7 25.9
Canungra (Defence) 27.9 33.7 25.6 25.2 31.1 26.8 27.3 28.8 31.2 30.0 25.3 27.4 28.8 30.8 23.1 24.4 24.7 28.0 29.5 28.1 26.6 22.0 26.0 30.1 30.2 29.1 29.1 29.8 28.7 25.2 25.0
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 27.4 29.9 25.5 26.4 27.8 26.8 27.7 27.5 28.2 28.3 27.2 25.8 27.8 28.1 24.6 24.4 25.2 26.7 27.9 26.4 27.6 24.3 25.7 28.6 28.9 25.9 27.1 28.8 26.8 24.1 22.8
Greenbank (Defence) 29.4 35.3 26.4 26.4 33.1 29.0 29.0 31.4 32.6 31.9 25.3 28.2 30.5 32.9 21.6 24.7 22.4 28.5 30.2 29.8 29.4 22.5 26.7 30.7 30.9 30.1 30.7 30.2 30.4 26.3 26.6
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 28.5 32.6 25.8 25.5 30.7 27.7 27.5 29.0 30.5 30.4 25.9 26.7 29.1 29.8 22.7
24.7 28.3
28.5 28.4 22.8 26.5 31.2 31.2 28.5 30.3 29.8 28.0 25.2 25.5
Point Lookout 31.0
29.3 26.0
28.1 24.7 26.5
29.4 28.9
30.1 29.1 24.0

27.9

28.7 24.0
30.6 29.5



29.3
Redcliffe 29.0 30.7 27.0 25.5 28.6 27.6 26.8 28.4 29.5 29.0
27.7 28.6 29.7 25.8
22.9 26.6 27.7 26.8 28.2 23.6 27.4 30.8 31.1 28.2 28.4 29.2 27.9 25.7 25.7
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 27.6 29.9 26.1 25.6 27.9 27.3 26.3 27.7 28.0 29.1 27.1 27.5 27.7 28.6 23.4 24.7 23.1 27.4 28.2 27.6 27.7 22.4 27.1 30.3 30.6
27.5 29.9 28.3 24.9 25.1
University of Queensland Gatton 29.3 37.4 30.1 27.1 34.5 32.2 31.9 31.5 33.5 32.5 27.7 29.8 31.9 33.6 22.8 23.7 21.2 27.6 29.2 28.5 29.1 22.6 26.6 29.4 30.1 29.4 31.0 30.6 29.8 27.3 26.4
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 March 2021

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 22.0 18.8 22.7 19.7 13.9 18.4 20.1 19.6 21.2 18.4 20.2 20.8 18.9 17.5 20.7 18.3 18.2 18.5 17.5 20.5 21.5 20.6 20.7 22.1 15.3 14.0 18.2 14.5 16.3 16.9 14.7
Archerfield Airport 23.2 20.9 20.7 19.6 16.6 19.1 20.9 21.4 21.2 19.5 21.1 20.0 20.1 19.7 21.0 18.5 18.3 18.9 18.9 20.4 21.0 21.1 21.3 21.5 16.8 16.9 19.0 15.8 17.6 19.3 15.5
Beaudesert Drumley Street

21.5 19.4 14.1 17.9 17.7 19.8 19.3 17.7 19.9 19.5 18.6 19.2 20.1 17.8 18.2 18.4 18.3 21.1 20.9 20.8 20.4 20.9 14.6 14.0 17.0 14.9 14.7 17.2 15.7
Beerburrum Forest Station 22.1 20.1 21.9 20.1 16.2 18.8 20.1 19.3 20.3 20.0 20.6 19.5 18.8 18.4 21.8 18.5 18.0 18.2 19.8 21.0 20.9 21.3 21.0 22.7 15.9 17.0 17.8 16.3 18.3 17.9 15.4
Brisbane 24.1 22.1 22.5 20.1 18.0 20.9 21.1 21.8 21.3 20.8 22.3 20.6 21.4 21.5 22.5 19.1 18.9 19.4 20.7 21.9 22.0 21.1 21.4 21.4 16.7 19.1 20.4 18.9 19.8 19.9 17.3
Brisbane Aero 23.5 21.7 21.8 19.9 17.0 21.6 20.6 21.5 20.8 20.7 21.7 20.0 21.2 20.5 22.8 19.2 18.7 19.1 20.1 21.9 22.4 21.1 21.5 22.2 17.5 17.1 19.9 17.2 18.3 19.8 16.6
Canungra (Defence) 21.0 18.8 20.2 18.1 13.0 16.6 16.1 18.6 18.6 17.2 19.0 18.2 18.8 17.9 20.6 17.0 17.4 18.1 15.9 19.9 20.5 19.8 20.3 21.2 13.4 11.6 15.2 12.8 14.7 15.6 12.0
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 24.1 23.8 21.2 20.6 19.8 20.8 20.4 23.4 23.6 22.5 20.8 21.1 20.8 22.4 23.4 20.7 20.3 20.1 20.7 19.9 20.2 21.2 20.9 22.1 20.9 20.4 21.3 22.4 21.9 20.3 18.4
Greenbank (Defence) 22.3 19.1 21.5 19.5 14.3 17.7 19.3 19.9 20.1 18.0 19.6 19.1 18.1 18.1 20.3 18.0 17.8 18.6 18.4 20.1 20.6 20.4 20.8 21.9 14.4 13.3 17.2 14.7 15.5 16.8 13.9
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 23.4 21.2 22.0
16.6
23.4 21.3 20.5 19.5 21.0 19.8 20.4 20.5 22.1 19.0
18.5 19.5 21.5 21.3 20.8 20.4 21.1 17.6 17.5 19.0 17.4 18.0 18.9 15.8
Point Lookout
24.0
20.1 20.8
21.0 21.8 21.5
22.5 20.4
22.8 22.8 20.9

20.0

20.8 21.0
19.5 19.5



19.0
Redcliffe 23.8 22.3 21.1 20.1 18.6 22.1 20.2 22.0 21.3 21.9 22.0 20.7 21.0 20.8 23.1 19.9 18.9 19.1 20.3 22.3 21.8 21.1 21.7 23.1 19.0 18.1 20.2 18.2 19.9 20.4 17.2
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 22.7 21.4 21.4 18.9 16.8 20.7 19.4 20.6 20.6 19.4 21.1 19.2 20.8 21.4 21.6 18.6 18.4 19.1 19.4 21.3 21.4 20.2 21.0 22.2 16.9 17.4 18.8 18.0 17.9 19.6 15.5
University of Queensland Gatton 22.4 19.8 22.7 19.6 14.7 18.7 20.2 20.9 19.9 19.5 20.3 20.2 20.7 17.3
18.3 17.8 18.3 17.7 19.6 20.9 20.9
21.4 14.7 16.5 17.3 15.2 17.1 18.4 14.5
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 March 2021

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 - - 34.4 4.6 0.1 - 1.2 - 24.6 - - 0.2 0.2 - 5.2 9.4 9.6 13.0 0.1 12.6 11.2 98.4 57.8 21.6 - - - - - - -
Amberley AMO - - 3.0 0.6 0.2 - - - 32.6 - 0.6 8.4 - - 13.2 17.8 7.6 9.4 - - 9.4 35.4 52.0 24.8 - - 1.6 0.2 - - -
Archerfield Airport 0.2 - 16.8 0.4 - - - - 10.6
0.4 44.8 0.6 - 7.4 13.2 12.4 15.4 - - 2.8 85.0 41.2
- - 3.0 - - - -
Beaudesert Drumley Street


0.2 0.4 - 3.6 - 20.2 4.6 1.2 5.6 - - 17.4 14.6 2.8 13.8 3.0 1.2 5.2 47.2 112 40.2 0.2 - - - - - -
Beerburrum Forest Station - - 2.2
6.0 0.2 0.6 - - 1.4 11.0 5.6 0.4 - 0.6 16.8 16.0 13.4 2.6 5.2 9.6 173 30.4 10.8 - - - - - 1.6 0.2
Blackbutt Post Office 0.6 - 0.6 0.4 - ? ? 17.0 0.4 3.0 1.6 5.0 ? ? 21.6 - - 20.4 1.4 ? ? 10.8 17.0 16.6






Brisbane - - 6.2 0.6 - - - - 25.6 - - 0.8 0.4 0.2 6.6 12.4 11.6 15.4 - 20.8 1.0 125 52.6 21.4 - - - - - - -
Brisbane Aero - - 5.0 2.0 0.2 - 16.8 1.2 8.6 - 0.6 3.0 - - 2.2 7.0 7.8 17.4 0.8 0.4 9.2 109 54.6 20.4 - - - - - - 5.4
Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-Tha - - 35.0 6.0 - - - 0.4 23.2 - - 0.8 3.2 0.1 6.2 12.6 14.0 12.2 0.2 51.2 9.0 119 46.0 24.8 - - - - - - 0.6
Caloundra Airport 0.8 - 10.0 3.4 0.4 - 6.0 0.2 - - 15.0 10.8 - - - 11.7 13.3 12.8 16.2 7.0 45.0 40.6 45.0 5.6 - - - - 2.9 - 6.5
Canungra (Defence) - 0.4 4.8 5.8 0.2 - - - 14.4 19.4 14.8 15.6 0.2 - 13.8 12.0 2.0 26.8 - 2.4 27.6 92.4 123 54.2 0.2 - - - - 1.8 -
Capalaba Water Treat - - 1.2 3.4 - - - 1.4 18.4 2.4 20.0 24.0 0.2 1.0 2.4 12.2 9.0 - - - 7.6 104 68.0 38.6 - - - - - - 0.2
Cape Moreton Lighthouse - - - 0.2 2.6 1.0 2.8 0.2 - - 2.6 6.4 14.2 0.2 0.6 10.4 3.4 3.6 3.4 60.8 31.8 34.6 63.4 28.0 - - - - - 0.2 23.4
Carneys Creek The Ranch - 10.2 0.8 6.6 - - - 2.0 19.6 - - 126 2.0 - 14.0 4.0 1.2 11.0 1.0 23.0 2.8 11.6 102 90.0 - - - - - 1.6
Clontarf - - 52.0 1.8 3.0 - 16.0 3.2 3.6 - 0.4 2.6 - 0.4 1.6 5.2 13.0 21.4 1.0 0.6 3.0 124 54.6 14.6 - - - - - - 0.2
Dunwich 0.2 - 71.0 19.2 0.9 - - 16.8 11.6 2.0 39.6 61.0 - - 13.2 21.8 5.8 17.6 8.0 - - 145 129 32.8 - - - - - - 6.4
Esk Post Office - - 8.0 - - - - - 7.4 5.6 1.2 - ? ? 16.8 13.6 16.0 16.2 0.5 - 1.2 13.6 30.0 12.2






Fort Lytton - - 7.8 4.0 - - - - - 24.0 - - - - 7.2 - - - - - - - 122 30.0 - - - - 2.0

Gatton Allan Street - - 0.4 1.4


























Godwin Beach - - 0.4 4.0 14.0 0.2 5.2 - 0.2 - 23.4 7.6 0.2 - 0.4 23.2 15.2 9.6 3.6 4.6 11.2 77.6 75.2 11.0 0.2 - - - - - 4.2
Greenbank (Defence) 0.2 - 16.4 0.2 0.2 - 0.2 0.2 17.2 0.2 3.0 1.6 1.8 - 3.8 14.0 7.4 10.2 - - 2.4 68.2 79.8 21.2 0.2 - 0.2 0.2 - - -
Greenbank Thompson Road - - 70.0 - - 0.4 0.6 0.2 13.2 ? 7.0 5.2 - - ? 19.6 6.2 ? 10.2 0.2 3.8 78.0 78.4 29.0 0.2 - - - - - 3.0
Harrisville Mary Street - - - 0.6 - - 0.4 - 24.8 2.0 - 3.2 - - 29.0 20.8 3.4 11.0 14.0 0.1 4.8 23.8 84.8 39.6 - - 0.8 - - - -
Highvale - - 8.6 1.2 0.2 - 0.2 - 10.2 - 0.4 0.2 - - 15.0 11.2 9.8 15.2 1.4 4.0 4.2 112 60.6 16.4 - - - - - 3.4 0.4
Kalbar State School - 1.0 - 2.2 - - 4.0 - 31.7 - - 5.0 - - 12.6 20.6 5.0 14.2 2.0 - - 34.0 91.0 44.0






Karalee - - 0.1 2.0 - - - - 43.0 - ? 11.2 - - 18.6 17.6 13.2 12.0 0.2 0.8 1.0 56.2 43.0 5.4






Karragarra Island - - 4.0 17.2 - 0.8 0.8 2.8 5.2 6.0 29.0 33.0 - ? ? 23.2 22.0 15.0 1.6 1.6 2.2 111 179 33.0 - - - - - - 5.4
Landsborough - - - 39.8 4.4 - 5.2 - - 3.6 5.8 - - - 2.4 6.2 13.0 20.6 4.8 0.4 24.8 91.0 55.0 8.4 - - - - - 1.0
Lindfield - - - 11.6 1.4 - - - - - - 24.4 2.0 - 9.6 11.0 16.4 16.0 2.2 - 2.6 6.8 16.0 8.0 - - - - - - -
Logan City Water Treatment Plant - - 2.6 5.2 - - - 0.8 14.0 0.8 7.2 65.2 1.0 0.6 9.2 13.0 ? 21.8 3.2 0.4 19.0 83.0 110 23.8 - - - - - - -
Lowood Don St - - 7.4 0.2 - - - - 27.4 - 2.8 0.7 - - 30.0 14.4 12.8 12.4 2.2 0.4 0.6 28.4 27.0 20.2 - - - - - - -
Manly Railway Station - - 4.5 - - - - 2.9 17.5 9.4 1.4 5.0 - 0.2 2.2 10.6 7.8 14.0 - - - 118 78.0 47.0 - - - -


Maroon Dam - 4.2 - 0.8 - - - - 39.4 20.0 - 46.4 1.0 - 15.0 17.0 1.0 5.4 8.6 5.2 2.4 11.8 80.6 97.0 - - - - - 0.6
Moogerah Dam - - - - - - - - - - - 1.2


















Moorang - - - 6.0


























Mt Alford 0.8 4.8 0.4 2.4 - - - - 25.4 - - - - - 14.4 13.0 - 22.0 1.5 12.2 13.2 16.0 102







Mt Tamborine Fern St 0.2 0.6 15.0 9.0 0.4 - - - 9.8 10.0 3.0 32.4 0.2 0.4 10.0 19.5 6.0 31.4 0.2 4.6 64.0 212 225 55.0 - - - - - 2.0
Mt Tarampa - - 5.6 - - - - - 19.6 - 4.0 - - - 35.2 24.2 15.8 17.4 6.0 1.2 1.0 17.8 34.0 17.6






Ormiston College - - - - - - - 1.2 - - 52.4 - - - 24.0 13.2 ? 24.0 - - ? 160 - 92.6






Peachester - - 1.4 16.2 0.6 - - - - - 14.0 18.7 - - 1.2 8.0 23.5 18.5 6.5 1.0 - 52.0 28.5







Point Lookout ? ? ? ? 1.2 ? 47.2 2.6 4.6 ? 17.8 49.4 ? 2.6 2.8 10.6 ? ? 58.8 ? ? 101 229 ? 23.2 - ? ? ? ? 24.8
Redcliffe 0.2 0.2 23.0 0.8 6.8 0.2 28.8 2.8 4.6 - -
0.2 - 1.8 7.2 14.6 15.4 1.2 1.4 8.4 94.2 45.2 13.2 - - - - - - -
Redland (Alexandra Hills) - - 4.0 15.8 - - - 5.0 11.6 0.4 1.2 12.0 0.2 - 26.6 12.0 9.6 13.8 0.4 1.4 11.2 98.8 84.2 33.8 - -
0.2 - - 1.4
Regents Park - - 28.0 2.0 - - 0.2 - 16.6 3.0 3.0 9.0 - - 3.4 16.0 7.8 11.2 - - 9.2 60.0 65.0 24.0






Rocky Point Sugar Mill - - 18.8 18.6 ? ? ? 2.8 6.8 19.6 6.8 9.4 ? ? 11.2 23.2 13.2 12.0 0.8 ? ? 166 ? 200 - - - - - - 0.6
Somerset Dam - - 0.4 2.6 - - 0.2 - 5.2 0.2 0.6 1.0 2.4 - 9.0 32.0 20.4 14.6 0.2 0.6 10.0 16.2 17.0 15.2 0.4 - - - - - -
University of Queensland Gatton - - - 0.6 0.2 - 1.2 - 5.2 - 48.6 2.4 - -



2.4 - - 17.2 40.0 16.6 - - - - - - -
Wallen Wallen 1.6 0.1 110 8.0 1.8 ? ? 7.1 9.6 6.1 15.6 88.8 ? ? 23.4 23.8 9.0 21.8 21.2 ? ? 163 183







Wamuran - - 1.4 9.0 - - - 4.8 - 1.4 15.1 34.8 0.6 - 1.4 17.1 20.9 14.1 1.4 2.3 5.0 164 51.3 10.6






Wivenhoe Dam - - 3.6 - - - - - 13.6 - 1.6 - - - 24.6 13.0 11.8 10.4 2.8 0.8 6.0 22.6 30.2 19.0






Woodford Stanmore - - 3.6 7.6 4.0 - - - - 1.2 3.0 12.4 0.2 - 3.0 11.0 17.8 13.8 2.0 0.6 11.0 47.2 19.0 14.0 - - - - - 8.4
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

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 Thursday 1 April 2021. 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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