Greater Brisbane in October 2021: a wet month; warm days

Rainfall was well above average across Greater Brisbane, with some locations reporting more than twice their monthly rainfall. Mean maximum temperatures were warmer than usual, and more than one degree above the long-term average at some places. Mean minimum temperatures were also warmer than usual.

Well above average rainfall

  • Rainfall was well above average across Greater Brisbane, and some sites reported more than twice the monthly average.
  • More than 80 mm fell across a number of sites over the 3-day period ending the 14th, as storms and showers produced moderate falls.
  • Frequent showers and thunderstorm activity throughout the month saw a few sites report their highest October rainfall for close to five decades.
  • It was the wettest October since 1972 at a few sites, including Amberley and Harrisville.

Warmer than usual daytime temperatures

  • Mean maximum temperatures were warmer than usual, and generally more than a degree above the long-term average at some sites.
  • There were very warm days at the start of the month, ahead of the passage of a surface troughs. Most sites recorded their warmest day of the month on the 4th, or the 24th. Cape Moreton reported its highest October temperature on record on the 24th.
  • Persistent warm days saw Brisbane Aero and Cape Moreton report their highest October mean daily maximum temperature on record.
  • Mean minimum temperatures were warmer than usual, and more than a degree above average at some inland sites, including Gatton and Archerfield.
  • Minimum temperatures were warmer than usual across Greater Brisbane between the 8th and 15th, then from the 18th until the end of the month.

Brisbane

  • Total rainfall for Brisbane was 159.4 mm, which is 185% of the long-term average of 86.3 mm.
  • The mean daily maximum temperature for Brisbane was 28.3 °C, which is 1.3 °C above the long-term average of 27.0 °C.
  • The warmest day was 36.6 °C on the 4th, and the coolest day was on the 12th when the temperature reached 22.4 °C.
  • The mean daily minimum temperature for Brisbane was 17.3 °C, which is 0.9 °C above the long-term average of 16.4 °C.
  • The coldest morning was 12.1 °C on the 16th, and the warmest morning was on the 28th when the minimum temperature was 22.9 °C.

Severe thunderstorms

  • Thunderstorms hit Brisbane Airport on the 21st and into the morning of the 22nd, with heavy rain and severe winds, leading to localised flash flooding. A weak tornado damaged buildings around the Port of Brisbane and Brisbane Airport.

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Extremes in October 2021
Hottest day 37.9 °C at Beerburrum Forest Station on the 4th
Warmest days on average 29.9 °C at University of Queensland Gatton
Coolest days on average 25.4 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse
Coldest day 20.9 °C at Greenbank (Defence) on the 12th
Coldest night 4.1 °C at Canungra (Defence) and at Greenbank (Defence), both on the 6th
Coolest nights on average 13.3 °C at Canungra (Defence)
Warmest nights on average 19.0 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse
Warmest night 23.2 °C at Redcliffe on the 29th
Warmest on average overall 22.8 °C at Brisbane
Coolest on average overall 20.2 °C at Canungra (Defence)
Wettest overall 248.2 mm at Brisbane Aero
Wettest day 91.4 mm at Brisbane Aero on the 23rd
Strongest wind gust 107 km/h at Inner Reciprocal Marker on the 30th

Highest October total rainfall for at least 20 years

Observed
(mm)
Most recent
higher
Average for
October
Amberley AMO 167.8 319.5 in 1972 73.8
Harrisville Mary Street 172.2 320.9 in 1972 65.0
Kalbar State School 211.7 379.8 in 1972* 75.0
Palen Creek Correctional 248.0 355.1 in 1972* 82.6

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




Record highest October temperature

New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
October
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 32.3 on the 24th 31.5 on the 29th in 2003 112 23.2



Record highest October mean daily maximum temperature

New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
October
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 25.4 25.3 in 2020 111 23.2
Brisbane Aero 27.0 26.8 in 2013 27 25.5



Record highest October daily minimum temperature

New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
October
Brisbane Aero 22.9 on the 28th 22.5 on the 12th in 2017 28 15.8



Summary statistics for October 2021

Maximum temperatures
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
(°C)
Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
October
2021
Diff
from
average
Highest for
October
2021
Mean for
October
2021
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
October
2021
Total for
October
2021
Average
for
October
Rank of
October
2021
Fraction of
October
average
Amberley AMO 29.5 +1.7 36.9 4th 14.6 +1.3 6.1 6th 167.8 73.8 v high 227%
Archerfield Airport 28.8 +1.7 36.5 4th 16.3 +1.9 9.1 17th 127.4 78.9 high 161%
Beaudesert Drumley Street 28.6 +0.4 34.9 4th 14.5 +1.5 5.7 6th 161.4 78.4 high 206%
Beerburrum Forest Station 29.1 +1.6 37.9 4th 15.9 +1.3 9.8 17th 184.6 92.7 high 199%
Brisbane 28.3 +1.3 36.6 4th 17.3 +0.9 12.1 16th 159.4 86.3 high 185%
Brisbane Aero 27.0 +1.5 33.2 24th 16.6 +0.8 10.7 17th 248.2 82.8 v high 300%
Canungra (Defence) 27.1   34.3 4th 13.3   4.1 6th 193.2


Cape Moreton Lighthouse 25.4 +2.2 32.3 24th 19.0 +1.1 14.8 2nd 149.2 79.6 v high 187%
Greenbank (Defence) 29.0   36.7 4th 14.1   4.1 6th 176.2


Logan City Water Treatment Plant 28.0 +1.5 36.2 4th 16.6 +1.5 11.5 2nd 172.0 72.9 v high 236%
Redcliffe 27.0 +1.5 34.1 24th 17.9 +0.9 12.4 2nd 194.8 94.5 high 206%
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 26.3   33.3 24th 16.7   11.0 17th 169.0


University of Queensland Gatton 29.9 +1.7 36.0 4th 14.7 +1.5 7.5 7th 119.6 65.2 high 183%

Daily maximum temperatures for October 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 28.3 29.3 32.2 36.9 31.0 29.0 31.5 30.6 30.6 31.5 30.8 22.5 26.1 24.9 29.8 27.6 28.8 28.0 28.3 29.0 27.4 27.6 31.7 32.8 26.9 28.8 30.2 34.1 29.4 34.1 24.8
Archerfield Airport 28.2 29.2 31.5 36.5 31.3 28.1 27.8 28.7 29.0 29.1 29.3 21.8 25.9 27.4 30.2 27.7 28.3 27.5 27.7 28.2 27.0 27.3 29.6 33.1 28.0 27.7 29.2 30.7 28.8 32.9 24.7
Beaudesert Drumley Street 27.1 27.9 30.5 34.9 30.3 28.0 29.6 29.9 29.4 31.0 29.6 22.8 25.5 25.1 29.2 26.7 28.1 26.8 28.1 28.3 25.0 28.7 31.3 32.8 26.2 27.4 30.1 33.0 27.0 33.2 23.8
Beerburrum Forest Station 27.6 29.9 32.5 37.9 31.5 27.5 28.2 29.8 28.0 30.0 30.3 24.4 24.3 27.0 30.3 28.4 29.2 26.0 27.1 27.3 26.8 27.6 31.4 35.3 28.1 28.4 28.7 32.0 30.8 32.6 23.9
Brisbane 27.7 28.9 30.9 36.6 31.0 27.1 26.4 29.1 27.7 28.1 28.3 22.4 24.9 26.2 30.1 27.7 27.6 26.1 28.4 27.3 26.7 26.9 29.8 33.3 27.5 27.1 28.3 30.1 29.5 33.0 23.6
Brisbane Aero 25.0 29.0 28.5 29.3 28.4 25.5 25.1 27.4 27.0 26.8 26.2 22.6 24.7 26.2 28.2 28.0 25.7 25.6 25.7 25.7 26.1 25.1 31.0 33.2 26.0 26.1 27.0 27.6 29.5 31.1 22.8
Canungra (Defence) 25.7 26.9 29.7 34.3 29.0 26.4 27.6 26.5 28.0 29.3 28.6 21.4 22.8 24.7 27.8 25.8 26.0 25.7 26.0 27.3 23.3 26.0 30.3 32.1 25.7 25.2 27.9 30.9 26.6 31.0 21.4
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 22.0 24.4 25.9 24.2 25.9 24.2 24.7 24.7 26.2 25.2 23.8 22.9 23.3 23.5 24.4 25.8 25.8 26.7 25.0 26.2 25.7 25.1 26.2 32.3 27.5 26.1 26.9 26.1 26.0 27.6 22.4
Greenbank (Defence) 27.7 28.7 31.9 36.7 31.1 28.6 29.8 28.8 29.8 31.1 30.7 20.9 25.1 25.7 29.8 27.7 28.6 27.4 27.9 28.3 25.2 27.9 31.2 33.5 27.3 27.6 30.2 32.4 29.1 33.4 24.0
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 26.5 29.8 32.0 36.2 32.0 26.4 27.0 27.1 27.6 28.8 29.7 21.5 23.9 25.1 30.7 28.5 27.5 27.0 26.8 27.0 25.0 26.3 29.5
27.0 26.5 28.2 30.0 30.3 32.1 22.9
Point Lookout






27.7
26.0 25.5 24.5 26.3 25.0 25.8 28.6 27.4 27.2 26.1 28.2 26.2 26.1 27.7 34.6 28.7 26.7 27.2 26.4 28.9 32.1 24.4
Redcliffe 24.6 30.0 29.2 33.7 28.0 24.6 24.4 25.4 25.8 27.1 27.8 23.4 23.7 26.7 28.3 28.0 24.9 24.9 24.4 25.3 25.4 25.4 31.0 34.1 25.6 26.5 27.3 28.2 29.6 30.9 23.2
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 24.1 26.8 28.4 28.5 28.3 25.4 24.9 27.9 25.8 26.4 25.3 22.2 24.5 23.8 28.0 27.0 24.7 24.7 24.6 25.4 24.5 25.4 28.8 33.3 25.6 26.1 26.3 27.3 28.4 30.8 22.2
University of Queensland Gatton 28.8 28.9 32.0 36.0 30.6 29.9 29.6 32.1 31.9 33.1 31.9 23.6 26.6 24.3 29.5 27.6 30.1 26.5 28.6 29.9 28.8 29.8 33.1 33.6 26.0 30.1 31.1 34.8 27.8 33.9 25.3
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 October 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 15.7 8.5 9.0 9.3 7.5 6.1 7.3 12.9 15.2 15.8 15.2 15.8 17.0 17.0 18.8 10.8 7.7 14.2 12.8 13.5 14.8 17.3 18.5 18.0 19.4 18.0 18.5 19.6 20.9 18.7 17.5
Archerfield Airport 15.2 11.1 12.0 13.6 14.6 13.1 11.8 15.2 15.7 18.8 17.8 15.6 16.5 17.0 18.2 12.9 9.1 15.6 14.3 15.4 14.7 17.7 20.1 18.9 19.0 19.8 19.5 22.5 21.6 18.9 18.8
Beaudesert Drumley Street 14.3 9.7 9.9 10.9 8.6 5.7 8.4 14.6 14.0 17.5 16.9 14.8 16.3 17.4 17.9 8.5 7.6 12.6 12.0 12.7 13.1 16.4 19.4 20.6 16.1 17.5 18.5 21.8 20.1 17.8 18.3
Beerburrum Forest Station 15.5 11.0 11.5 14.7 14.7 11.1 10.5 14.4 14.5 15.8 16.9 17.4 15.8 17.5 19.1 11.6 9.8 13.9 13.6 13.3 16.8 18.4 18.1 21.2 19.5 18.2 17.9 20.4 22.0 20.1 19.1
Brisbane 15.6 12.6 14.0 15.3 15.8 14.6 14.2 16.8 17.9 19.8 18.9 16.1 16.8 17.1 18.1 12.1 12.5 17.0 14.9 16.0 16.6 18.4 20.8 20.5 20.1 20.4 20.2 22.9 22.1 20.1 19.4
Brisbane Aero 15.4 11.6 13.6 12.5 15.1 11.2 13.0 16.2 16.6 19.4 18.7 15.9 16.5 17.5 17.9 12.8 10.7 17.2 14.5 15.8 16.6 19.2 15.0 20.1 21.3 19.6 19.0 22.9 22.6 19.1 18.5
Canungra (Defence) 13.5 8.3 7.4 7.9 8.2 4.1 6.4 13.9 11.7 15.2 14.6 15.8 14.5 17.2 17.7 6.9 6.4 10.3 11.3 11.0 12.3 15.6 18.5 20.6 16.4 16.6 16.8 19.9 18.9 17.5 16.5
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 17.9 14.8 18.5 19.6 19.5 16.1 17.5 19.5 19.5 19.6 19.4 17.3 17.4 18.6 17.7 18.0 17.7 20.1 16.0 18.2 19.6 19.6 21.4 21.8 20.7 19.7 18.8 21.9 22.0 22.1 19.8
Greenbank (Defence) 13.6 9.3 9.0 10.3 7.8 4.1 8.0 13.7 13.1 16.7 16.8 15.1 16.2 16.9 18.5 7.7 6.8 12.8 13.1 12.7 13.1 16.1 18.6 18.7 16.6 18.0 18.3 20.5 20.6 18.4 16.7
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 15.8 11.5 12.7 14.5 13.5 12.3 12.1 16.5 15.8 19.5 21.8 15.9 15.0 15.1 15.6 13.8 11.9 15.0 14.0 15.6 15.8 17.8 21.3 21.2 19.5 19.5 19.0 22.7 21.8 19.8 18.7
Point Lookout







18.9

17.0 17.9 17.5 18.3 16.1 14.9 20.1 15.9 17.7 17.8 18.7 21.7 22.0 20.2 20.6 19.5 22.4 22.7 21.3 19.9
Redcliffe 17.3 12.4 14.2 15.3 18.7 13.5 13.8 16.7 18.1 20.4 19.2 16.4 16.5 17.3 17.9 16.9 13.5 17.7 14.6 16.1 18.3 20.1 21.2 21.3 21.8 19.8 19.2 22.9 23.2 20.3 19.6
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 15.0 12.0 13.3 14.7 13.6 13.3 11.9 16.4 17.1 19.9 19.1 15.7 16.6 17.4 18.1 13.8 11.0 15.5 14.2 15.0 14.9 18.7 21.2 20.6 19.1 19.2 18.7 22.5 21.9 19.2 18.4
University of Queensland Gatton 14.0 8.3 10.3 8.5 12.0 10.9 7.5 11.7 17.4 17.1 16.3 16.6 17.1 18.3 18.9 10.9 7.5 14.8 11.1 13.4 15.9 17.0 18.7 18.9 17.1 16.5 19.3 18.4
18.5 16.7
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 October 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 9.0 9.2 - - - - - 0.4 - - - 38.6 0.8 55.4 0.6 6.2 - - 13.0 - 3.6 7.4 1.6 0.1 - 1.8 4.0 - 2.4 1.4 7.2
Amberley AMO 14.4 - - - - - - 5.4 - - - 38.8 0.2 33.8 4.2 - - - 15.0 0.2 7.4 14.6 - 19.2 - 0.6 0.2 - 3.6 0.8 9.4
Archerfield Airport 18.8 2.0 - - - - - 1.0 - - - 38.8 0.8 35.4 0.6 - - - 8.0 - 2.2 10.4 - 2.4 - - - - 2.2 0.2 4.6
Beaudesert Drumley Street 21.6 29.2 - - - - - 0.2 - - - 42.0 0.6 21.0 7.4 - - - 17.6 6.4 2.8 3.2 - - - 0.4 - - 5.8 2.2 1.0
Beerburrum Forest Station 2.6 7.8 - - - - - - - - - 40.8 36.4 10.4 0.6 6.0 - - 16.4 - - 0.4 - - - 13.4 38.8 - - 1.2 9.8
Blackbutt Post Office 27.0 - - 9.0 - - - - - - - 18.0 16.5 2.0 - - - - 79.0 - - 0.5 - - - 7.0 3.0 - 0.5 - -
Brisbane 15.0 8.8 - - - - - 0.6 - - - 35.2 0.6 51.4 0.8 0.2 - - 18.0 - 2.4 9.2 0.2 2.6 0.2 1.4 - - 0.4 0.4 12.0
Brisbane Aero 3.0 7.0 - - - - - - - - - 32.2 2.8 58.2 3.8 2.4 - - 15.2 - - 3.0 91.4 - - 3.2 4.6 - 1.0 0.4 20.0
Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-Tha 15.6 18.6 - - - - - - - - - 32.2 1.2 52.0 1.0 - - - 10.0 - 3.0 6.6 - - - 3.0 1.4 - 2.0 1.0 12.0
Caloundra Airport 3.8 - - - - - - - - - - 23.1 1.8 8.6 37.0 - 0.5 - 15.2 - - 1.0 - - - 5.6 7.2 - 0.1 1.0 17.0
Canungra (Defence) 15.6 18.6 - - - - - 5.6 - - - 37.6 1.0 24.2 23.6 - - - 32.2 - 6.8 1.8 - - - 1.0 0.2 - 4.8 1.0 19.2
Capalaba Water Treat 4.6 - - - - - - 12.2 - - - 35.6 - 62.2 - - - - 15.0 - - - - 1.6 - - - - 2.0

Cape Moreton Lighthouse 3.8 3.8 - 0.2 - - - - - - - 17.8 1.4 11.6 44.4 1.0 - - 3.6 - - 0.6 - 0.2 - 2.6 41.8 - - - 16.4
Carneys Creek The Ranch 10.4 3.4 - - - - - - - - - 40.0 - 11.0 10.0 - - - 12.0 - 4.2 3.4 1.0 7.0 - 1.0 - 1.0 13.8 2.6
Clontarf 1.8 2.6 - - - - - 0.6 - - - 33.8 2.0 56.0 5.8 5.4 - - 56.0 - - 2.4 0.4 - - 3.6 13.8 - 0.4 2.0 17.4
Dunwich 8.2 8.6 - - - - - 4.0 - - - 41.6 4.0 33.5 2.8 - - - 63.6 0.2 3.4 2.9 - - 4.0 1.0 2.2 - 0.6

Esk Post Office 9.6 - - - - - - - - - - 34.0 3.2 22.2 - - - - 16.8 - - 6.4 - - 7.1 3.2 1.0 - 6.2 2.8 4.4
Fort Lytton 4.6 ? ? 11.0 - - - - - - - 37.0 3.6 - 0.6 ? ? 2.4 35.5 0.1 - - - - - 57.0 2.2 - 1.0

Godwin Beach 4.4 3.6 - - - - - - - - - 22.0 2.0 3.2 2.0 1.0 - - 36.8 0.2 - 19.0 1.2 - - 5.8 6.4 0.2 - 2.0 12.4
Greenbank (Defence) 7.4 13.4 - - - - - 4.4 - - - 49.2 1.0 37.0 1.8 - - - 7.4 1.6 15.8 32.2 - 0.4 - 0.6 0.2 - 2.4 0.8 0.6
Greenbank Thompson Road 9.0 1.2 - - - - - 4.6 - - - 47.0 0.8 38.4 2.0 2.4 - - 7.4 0.8 24.2 26.6 0.2 1.0 - 1.4 0.4 - 3.4 1.0 0.4
Harrisville Mary Street 7.4 5.2 - - - - - 1.6 - - - 33.2 11.2 25.4 12.2 - - - 32.0 0.8 11.2 13.0 - - - 2.4 6.0 - 8.2 1.0 1.4
Highvale 24.2 5.4 - - - - - - - - - 33.6 1.0 39.4 0.2 6.2 - - 5.0 - - 4.0 - - - 2.6 - - 1.0 1.0 8.0
Kalbar State School 7.6 15.0 - - - - - - - - - 46.0 0.6 17.6 2.6 - - - 61.2 - 4.0 28.9 - - 1.3 0.6 4.6 - 10.7 5.0 6.0
Karalee 10.0 1.0 - - - - - 1.4 - - - 41.1 0.6 31.6 0.2 0.4 - - 6.2 - 4.6 2.0 - 9.6 - 0.6




Karragarra Island 5.4 - - - - - 11.6 - - - - 34.6 1.8 48.0 4.2 4.2 - - 31.2 - 1.8 2.8 - - - 0.4 0.2 - 0.2 - 3.0
Landsborough 7.0 5.8 - - - - - - - - - 32.4 5.6 10.2 29.0 3.6 - - 9.6











Lindfield 6.8 8.2 - - - - - - - - - 35.0 4.0 - 5.2 3.8 - - 8.6 - 0.2 6.4 8.0 - - 3.2 2.4 - - 2.2 8.2
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 17.4 10.8 - - - - - 3.6 - - - 35.6 2.2 51.1 6.4 - - - 13.0 2.9 2.6 15.8 5.4 - - 0.2 0.2 - 0.8 0.8 3.2
Lowood Don St 11.2 0.2 - - - - - 0.4 - - - 38.0 1.0 24.0 3.4 - - - 9.6 - - 1.4 0.1 8.0 - 1.0 0.2 - 4.4 1.0
Manly Railway Station - - - - - - - - - - - 38.4 2.6 72.0 11.2

- 38.0 - 0.5 - 18.0 7.8






Maroon Dam 10.0 19.5 - - - - - 0.4 - - - 31.2 1.0 6.0 3.8 0.8 - - 32.2 0.2 19.8 21.8 13.6 1.4 - 1.2 2.2 3.0


Moogerah Dam - - - - - - - - - - - 23.2


















Mt Alford 5.8 - - - - - - 1.6 - - - 28.0 1.8 6.0 5.8 - - - 16.2 13.4 68.0 7.8 - - - 1.0 2.0 - 7.6 4.6 1.8
Mt Tamborine Fern St 26.0 - - - - - - 3.8 - - - 41.0 10.0 53.8 31.4 - - - 27.0 0.2 6.0 1.6 0.4 - - 1.4 - - 1.2 - 4.4
Mt Tarampa 10.0 - - - - - - 0.8 - - - 31.8 2.0 23.6 4.0 - - - 12.6 - 0.4 - 1.8 4.0 1.6 1.8 0.4 - 4.4 1.4
Ormiston College - - - - - - - - - - - 53.0 3.0 45.6 - - - 26.2 - - 19.4 - - - 2.2 - - 6.6


Palen Creek Correctional 32.0 32.0 50.0 - - - - - - - - 35.0 4.0 5.0 11.0 - - - 21.0 1.0 22.0 22.0 - - 9.0 2.0 - - 2.0 - -
Peachester 2.8 6.0 - - - - - - - - - 36.0 7.0 3.5 2.0 10.0 - - 24.0 - 0.2 1.8 ? ? 13.0 13.0 39.0 - - 7.5 5.0
Redcliffe 5.0 1.6 - - - - - 1.2 - - - 29.0 1.6 55.6 5.8 5.6 - - 28.6 - - 2.8 1.0 - - 5.8 25.8 0.2 - 2.4 22.8
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 2.6 17.6 - - - - - 0.8 0.2 - - 39.8 0.6 48.8 2.6 3.8 - - 18.4 0.2 11.4 1.8 - 0.4 - - 6.6 - 1.8 0.2 11.4
Regents Park 12.6 7.0 - - - - - 1.2 - - - 45.0 2.0 36.0 2.0 0.2 - - 17.0 0.6 15.2 16.0 - 0.6 - 0.2 - 0.2 3.0 1.0 3.0
Rocky Point Sugar Mill 21.0 - - - 16.6 - - 1.0 - - - 28.8 5.2 39.2 4.0 - - - 42.2 - 1.4 5.0 - - - 0.8 0.8 - 0.5 - -
Somerset Dam 10.4 7.2 0.2 - - - - - - - - 40.8 2.4 12.4 1.8 - - - 17.4 - - 2.0 4.6 - - 7.8 - - 0.6 4.2 7.6
University of Queensland Gatton 10.8 - - - - - - 0.2 - - - 35.6 1.2 19.2 12.0 - - - 33.0 - - 0.2 - 2.0 - 2.0 2.4 -
0.2 0.8
Wamuran 9.9 6.5 - - - - - 1.6 - - - 36.5 36.5 2.8 - - - - 13.4 - - 12.5 0.4







Wivenhoe Dam 8.2 2.0 - - - - - - - - - 33.8 2.4 21.4 0.2 - - - 8.4 - 1.2 2.0 - 12.2 - 2.6 - - - 1.8 4.6
Woodford Stanmore 3.0 5.5 - - - - - - - - - 40.2 2.2 4.6 4.2 1.0 - - 8.8 - 0.4 5.2 - - - 6.6 - - - 2.2 1.8
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 4 pm on Monday 1 November 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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