Greater Brisbane in July 2022: much wetter than average with cooler days and warmer nights

Rainfall in July was above average for all stations across Greater Brisbane. Daytime temperatures were cooler than average at most locations, but nights were generally warmer than average.

High rainfall for most locations

  • July rainfall was above average at most sites in Greater Brisbane, with several sites reporting more than twice the long-term average.
  • Heavy rainfall at the start of the month and again on the 22nd saw some sites have their highest July daily rainfall on record at some locations.
  • Rainfall was reported at many locations between the 1st and the 6th, and between the 21st and 23rd that resulted in several sites having their highest total July rainfall on record or their highest total July rainfall for at least 20 years.
  • The wettest day was the 22nd when Peachester recorded 82.0 mm.
  • The wettest location for July overall was at Landsborough with 188.4 mm for the month.

Cooler than average days and mild nights

  • Daytime temperatures were below average for most locations across Greater Brisbane during July.
  • Maximum temperatures ranged from 2.2 °C below average at Beerburrum Forest Station to 0.5 °C below average at Cape Moreton Lighthouse.
  • With a cold start to month and daytime temperatures remaining below average throughout July, some sites had their lowest July mean daily maximum temperature on record or their lowest July mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years
  • Minimum temperatures were generally warmer than average for most locations in the monthly, ranging from 0.9 °C below average at Point Lookout to 1.0 °C below average at Amberley AMO.

Brisbane

  • Total rainfall for Brisbane was 70.6 mm, which is 240% of the long-term average of 29.4 mm
  • The mean daily maximum temperature for Brisbane was 19.9 °C, which is 2.1 °C below the long-term average of 22.0 °C
  • The warmest day was 24.3 °C on the 18th, and the coolest day was on the 5th when the temperature reached 14.0 °C
  • The mean daily minimum temperature for Brisbane was 10.5 °C, which is 0.1 °C above the long-term average of 10.4 °C
  • The coldest morning was 7.0 °C on the 11th, and the warmest morning was on the 1st when the minimum temperature was 14.4 °C

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Extremes in July 2022
Hottest day 25.7 °C at Archerfield Airport on the 26th
25.7 °C at University of Queensland Gatton on the 26th
Warmest days on average 20.1 °C at Beaudesert Drumley Street
Coolest days on average 18.5 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse
Coldest day 12.2 °C at University of Queensland Gatton on the 4th
Coldest night -0.3 °C at Canungra (Defence) on the 9th
-0.3 °C at Canungra (Defence) on the 11th
Coolest nights on average 5.8 °C at Canungra (Defence)
Warmest nights on average 13.0 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse
Warmest night 16.0 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse on the 1st
Warmest on average overall 16.3 °C at Point Lookout
Coolest on average overall 12.7 °C at Canungra (Defence)
Wettest overall 188.4 mm at Landsborough
Wettest day 82.0 mm at Peachester on the 22nd
Strongest wind gust 106 km/h at Cape Moreton Lighthouse on the 22nd

Record highest July daily rainfall
New record
(mm)
Old
record
Years of
record
Karalee 28.4 on the 2nd 21.6 on the 29th in 2010 22
Mt Tarampa 37.0 on the 2nd 14.0 on the 14th in 2012 22
Woodford Stanmore 66.2 on the 22nd 30.6 on the 3rd in 2021 21



Record highest July total rainfall
New record
(mm)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
July
Wivenhoe Dam 69.8 64.0 in 1999 28 24.1
Woodford Stanmore 157.0 107.2 in 2008 24 41.1
Karalee 88.0 63.9 in 2008 22 26.8
Mt Tarampa 85.4 56.8 in 2008 20 22.9

Highest July total rainfall for at least 20 years
Observed
(mm)
Most recent
higher
Average for
July
Coominya Post Office 82.0 132.0 in 1984* 40.1
Wamuran 124.3 133.6 in 1985* 53.9
Blackbutt Post Office 110.5 125.2 in 1988 45.5
Mt Tamborine Fern St 147.2 278.0 in 1988 81.4
Beerburrum Forest Station 137.6 148.0 in 1988* 63.6
Greenbank Thompson Road 84.2 144.1 in 1988* 36.2
Harrisville Mary Street 91.2 92.8 in 1988* 36.9
Peachester 163.1 169.1 in 1988* 70.8
Lowood Don St 81.0 102.6 in 1988* 38.2
Kalbar State School 83.0 133.8 in 1988* 38.4
Archerfield Airport 80.4 82.4 in 1999 47.1
Highvale 100.0 106.5 in 1999 44.1
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 109.7 111.0 in 1999 37.4

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




Record lowest July mean daily maximum temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
July
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 20.0 20.6 in 2015 29 21.6
Brisbane Aero 19.6 19.8 in 1996 28 21.0
Point Lookout 19.9 = 19.9 in 1997 25 21.2
Beerburrum Forest Station 19.6 20.5 in 2008 23 21.8
Brisbane 19.9 20.6 in 2008 22 22.0

Lowest July mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years
Observed
(°C)
Most recent
lower
Average for
July
Amberley AMO 20.0 19.6 in 1989 21.3
Archerfield Airport 20.0 19.5 in 1989 21.3
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 18.5 17.9 in 1989 19.0
University of Queensland Gatton 19.3 19.1 in 1989* 20.8

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




Summary statistics for July 2022
Maximum temperatures
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
(°C)
Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
July
2022
Diff
from
average
Highest for
July
2022
Mean for
July
2022
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
July
2022
Total for
July
2022
Average
for
July
Rank of
July
2022
Fraction of
July
average
Amberley AMO 20.0 -1.3 25.2 26th 6.4 +1.0 0.5 11th 62.0 37.4 high 166%
Archerfield Airport 20.0 -1.3 25.7 26th 8.4 +0.7 4.2 11th 80.4 47.1 high 171%
Beaudesert Drumley Street 20.1 -1.6 24.6 26th 6.9 +0.8 0.6 9th 70.0 30.1 v high 233%
Beerburrum Forest Station 19.6 -2.2 25.5 26th 9.5 +0.1 5.2 11th 137.6 63.6 high 216%
Brisbane 19.9 -2.1 24.3 18th 10.5 +0.1 7.0 11th 70.6 29.4 v high 240%
Brisbane Aero 19.6 -1.4 24.2 18th 9.8 +0.5 5.3 11th 73.6 31.3 high 235%
Canungra (Defence) 19.4   23.6 18th 5.8   -0.3 9th 88.6
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 18.5 -0.5 22.4 18th 13.0 -0.3 9.7 14th 125.6 112.6 average 112%
Greenbank (Defence) 19.7   24.8 26th 6.8   0.9 11th 89.6
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 20.0 -1.6 25.2 26th 9.5 +0.6 5.0 9th 109.7 37.4 v high 293%
Point Lookout 19.9 -1.3 24.2 18th 12.8 -0.9 8.5 27th 165.0 100.6 high 164%
Redcliffe 19.5 -1.3 24.2 18th 10.9 -0.3 6.4 9th 87.4 35.6 high 246%
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 19.2   23.4 18th 10.1   6.5 11th 101.4
University of Queensland Gatton 19.3 -1.5 25.7 26th 7.0 +0.7 1.9 29th 69.8 36.7 high 190%

Daily maximum temperatures for July 2022
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Amberley AMO15.216.217.413.113.719.121.518.819.020.420.919.220.221.321.522.724.621.820.715.818.822.123.222.225.220.621.622.821.120.3
Archerfield Airport15.416.718.214.013.519.019.218.820.520.219.619.319.821.421.522.824.821.220.317.818.021.522.622.425.719.921.322.321.221.1
Beaudesert Drumley Street15.215.920.612.814.219.324.320.519.520.120.520.619.020.921.822.423.919.419.316.418.621.022.222.524.621.121.922.320.920.2
Beerburrum Forest Station15.817.318.512.513.818.921.919.618.919.919.417.118.619.020.521.322.124.821.218.216.917.420.521.721.725.520.021.722.219.721.0
Brisbane15.717.118.414.214.019.221.118.719.620.020.119.118.820.021.621.623.124.321.519.218.118.621.623.022.323.519.621.521.820.620.1
Brisbane Aero15.716.918.914.214.920.021.719.218.419.619.518.918.419.420.120.422.524.220.919.218.217.721.421.321.122.019.821.222.119.519.8
Canungra (Defence)15.516.520.212.614.920.223.520.418.119.419.918.218.920.621.221.523.618.617.415.517.320.120.921.423.520.421.421.619.219.4
Cape Moreton Lighthouse17.816.718.613.116.318.720.918.617.217.017.917.516.817.318.319.119.522.418.720.118.218.118.519.119.920.817.419.421.217.920.2
Greenbank (Defence)14.915.718.812.613.518.422.019.318.720.719.819.619.119.220.921.322.424.520.019.816.117.920.922.322.224.820.421.522.520.520.2
Logan City Water Treatment Plant15.216.219.713.914.019.923.419.919.120.120.019.919.519.520.521.523.025.021.119.217.418.221.021.821.825.221.122.022.719.819.9
Point Lookout18.515.620.015.018.121.519.018.019.520.419.118.719.819.920.122.024.220.918.819.018.220.020.820.922.619.820.022.620.522.7
Redcliffe15.517.114.014.419.819.119.519.518.019.619.820.322.424.220.418.017.917.721.921.621.623.619.120.522.118.920.0
Redland (Alexandra Hills)15.716.118.313.113.919.121.218.618.419.720.319.718.018.920.320.622.423.420.217.318.017.620.721.621.821.319.120.921.019.319.9
University of Queensland Gatton14.817.216.312.213.517.118.617.118.419.920.118.217.618.821.120.723.124.420.820.915.019.221.222.221.525.719.120.721.820.520.2
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 July 2022
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Amberley AMO13.213.88.99.19.810.510.77.01.21.00.53.35.93.52.11.22.99.51.88.110.112.813.66.34.75.86.81.31.73.76.4
Archerfield Airport14.214.111.111.410.110.911.99.67.05.24.25.87.66.85.24.85.910.25.08.610.513.613.58.68.06.74.95.15.46.09.5
Beaudesert Drumley Street13.113.510.08.09.610.66.54.00.62.32.43.88.22.25.04.08.43.59.99.913.112.810.65.36.26.42.03.16.16.8
Beerburrum Forest Station15.014.411.79.59.610.610.49.78.15.85.27.77.27.97.26.88.312.27.011.811.714.313.69.18.69.59.37.17.87.29.2
Brisbane14.414.312.311.510.311.112.111.68.37.37.08.98.48.79.57.99.510.99.712.112.013.914.311.510.110.39.48.48.110.210.9
Brisbane Aero14.714.512.611.110.411.29.410.26.45.55.38.77.27.28.97.69.412.37.711.412.314.713.411.09.38.79.15.97.09.110.3
Canungra (Defence)12.513.311.28.89.610.97.65.0-0.30.7-0.32.16.32.51.50.44.26.80.58.510.213.612.85.93.75.54.30.42.93.55.8
Cape Moreton Lighthouse16.014.913.610.710.411.213.412.310.011.110.913.610.79.711.713.514.215.413.315.014.114.615.313.313.315.010.911.815.314.3
Greenbank (Defence)13.713.610.28.89.710.611.45.82.01.60.93.68.23.53.92.03.98.22.59.810.812.613.76.95.05.93.81.72.65.57.3
Logan City Water Treatment Plant14.813.411.410.49.59.711.410.25.05.05.07.48.98.07.06.08.011.88.011.912.613.213.410.59.19.27.811.17.09.09.5
Point Lookout14.815.113.011.710.212.011.69.912.310.712.510.09.012.312.514.415.512.615.114.715.115.314.413.614.68.512.012.514.214.4
Redcliffe14.714.612.811.810.110.812.611.96.47.47.510.07.48.89.68.710.914.49.113.312.614.714.912.210.610.010.78.27.811.311.7
Redland (Alexandra Hills)14.514.211.810.89.710.810.810.47.87.06.57.68.77.68.37.410.011.97.013.212.415.014.611.89.79.07.07.38.410.211.2
University of Queensland Gatton13.013.49.79.19.310.19.47.26.82.22.45.83.37.14.43.83.47.03.611.110.512.88.86.65.95.59.03.41.95.46.0
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 July 2022
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Alderley 2.6 24.8 2.6 - 12.0 11.8 0.1 - - - - - 4.2 - - - - - - - 2.2 18.0 2.4 - - - - - - - 0.2
Amberley AMO 2.0 31.8 1.8 -
15.8 0.2 - - - - -
- - - - - - - 1.6 8.8 - - - - - - - - -
Archerfield Airport 1.6 28.0 1.8 - 13.2 12.6 -
- - - - 3.2 - - - - - - - 3.4 13.4 3.0 - - - - - - - 0.2
Beaudesert Drumley Street 2.6 30.4 1.0 - 14.4 12.4 - - - - - 0.2 3.0 -
- - - - - - 5.6 0.2 - - - - - - - 0.2
Beerburrum Forest Station 5.4 30.0 1.4 0.4 10.8 9.0 - - - - 0.2 - 14.6 - - 0.2 - - - 2.4 8.0 36.4 17.8 0.2 - - 0.2 - - - 0.6
Blackbutt Post Office 4.5 - - 21.0 17.0 5.0 - - - - - - 5.0 - - - - - - - 5.0 47.0 - - 6.0 -




Brisbane 2.6 23.2 2.0 0.2 12.8 8.2 - - - - - -
- - - - - - - 1.8 15.4 4.4 - - - - - - - -
Brisbane Aero 2.6 21.6 2.2 - 11.8 8.0 - - - - - - 7.6 0.2 - - - - - - 0.4 13.4 5.6 - - - - - - - 0.2
Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-Tha 2.4 23.0 1.8 - 11.2 14.0 - - - - - - 3.8 - - - - - - - 1.2 15.6 2.8 - - - - - - - 0.4
Caloundra Airport 6.4 22.0 3.2 1.4 11.2 7.4 - - - - - - 14.0 0.2 - - - 1.0 - 9.0 7.0 31.6 9.2 - - - - - - - -
Canungra (Defence) 3.2 20.0 1.4 - 14.0 9.8 0.4 - 0.2 - - 0.2
0.2 - - - - - - 4.8 32.4 1.6 - - 0.2 - - - - 0.2
Capalaba Water Treat - - - - 38.4 9.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.0
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 14.6 34.6 4.2 2.0 14.4 10.8 - - - - - 2.0 15.6 - - - 0.8 - - 0.4 1.4 9.6 14.0 0.2 - - - -
- 1.0
Carneys Creek The Ranch 4.6 22.6 2.0 - 5.2 16.2 - - - - - - 4.2 - - - - - - - - 2.6 7.4







Clontarf 3.4 22.4 - - 12.0 6.0 - - - - - - 10.0 - - - 0.2 - - 1.6 0.8 16.6 8.0 - - - - - - - 0.8
Coominya Post Office - - - 31.8 13.0 11.2 0.6 - - - 0.2 4.0 - - - - - 0.2 - - 0.4 20.0 - - 0.6





Ebbw Vale 1.2 25.2 - - 11.8 21.0 2.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.8 14.2








Esk Post Office 2.4 23.0 1.0 - 12.4 11.6 - - - - - - 9.8 - - - - - - - - 13.2








Godwin Beach 2.4 24.0 3.2 0.8 10.6 9.6 0.4 0.2 - - - 0.2 9.8 0.2 - - 0.4 - - 6.2 5.4 21.0 13.6 0.4 - 0.2 - - - - 0.4
Greenbank (Defence) 2.6 22.0 1.6 0.2 12.2 17.6 0.2 - - - - - 5.8 0.2 - - - - - - 3.4 20.4 3.2 - - - - - - - 0.2
Greenbank Thompson Road 28.0 1.8 12.0 14.2 - - - - - - 5.2 - - - - - - - 1.2 20.0 1.6 - - - - - - - 0.2
Harrisville Mary Street 3.8 27.0 3.2 - 12.2 16.0 0.1 - - - - - 9.8 - - - - - - - 0.6 9.4 0.1 - - - 9.0 - - - -
Highvale 1.8 27.4 1.4 0.2 10.6 22.2 - - - - - - 6.0 1.4 25.6 3.4














Kalbar State School - 41.2 1.0 - 13.0 18.0 - - - - - - 7.0 - - - - - - - - 2.8 - - -





Karalee 1.4 28.4 - 1.6 11.8 20.8 0.1 - - - - - 4.2 - - - - - - - - 16.8 2.6 - 0.2 - - - - - 0.1
Karragarra Island 2.8 36.6 - - 12.0 10.2 - - - - - - - 14.4 - - 0.4 - - 1.2 14.4 13.2 10.0 - - - - - - - 1.4
Landsborough - 30.8 3.6 1.6 10.2 9.6 - - - - - - 19.4 - - - - - - 2.8 13.0 75.0 22.4







Lindfield 6.4 21.8 2.2 - 10.4 12.4 - - - - - - 9.8 - - - - - - 4.2 5.8 28.0 4.8 - - - - - - - 0.2
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 2.2 30.4 1.4 0.2 13.0 16.1 - - - - - - 11.5 - - - - - - - 4.2 20.0 9.2 - - - - - - - 1.5
Lowood Don St 2.0 35.6 1.2 - 12.4 11.0 0.1 - - - - - 2.8 - - - - - - - 0.7 14.4 0.4 0.2 0.1 - - - - - 0.1
Manly Railway Station 1.2 24.0 3.0 12.0 7.5




1.1 - - - - - - 8.0 - - 7.5 - - - - - - - 4.0
Maroon Dam 0.6 22.0 4.4 - 9.0 14.8 7.6 - - - - - 2.8 - - - - - - - - 3.6 - - - - 0.4 - - - -
Mt Alford - 28.4 1.2 - 8.4 17.4 - - - - - - 3.8 - - - - - - - - 3.0 - - - - - - - - -
Mt Tamborine Fern St 4.4 34.4 1.8 - 15.0 - 0.2 - - - - - 7.0 - - - - - - - 8.0 69.6 2.8 - - - - - - - 4.0
Mt Tarampa 2.2 37.0 2.2 - 13.2 12.6 - - - - - - 2.8 - - - - - - - 1.8 13.2 - - - - 0.4



Peachester 6.0 35.5 3.0 0.4 11.0 - - - - - - - 14.8 - - - - - - 2.2 8.2 82.0








Point Lookout 16.8 54.4 2.4 0.2 10.6 15.4 - - - - - 1.2 29.4 - - - 0.2 -
5.0 4.2 14.0 11.0 0.2 - - - - - - -
Redcliffe 4.0 22.4 2.2 - 11.8 6.6 -
- - - - 11.8 - - - - -
0.4 2.4 15.8 9.8 - - - - - - - 0.2
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 2.2 24.0 2.4 - 11.8 18.6 - - - - - - 8.6 - - - - - 0.2 - 3.4 24.2 5.2 - - - - - - - 0.8
Regents Park 3.2 24.0 2.2 - 13.2 10.0 - - - - - - 5.0 - - - - - - - 5.4 22.0 0.8 - - - - - - - 0.2
Rocky Point Sugar Mill - 37.5


























Somerset Dam 3.8 18.0 1.8 - 11.8 12.0 - - - - - - 6.0 - - - - - - 0.2 3.4 25.4








University of Queensland Gatton 2.2 38.6 0.6 - 8.6 11.6 -
- - - - 3.8 - - - - - - - 0.8 3.6 - - - - - - - - -
Wamuran 4.2 23.7 1.5 0.1 11.5 20.6 - - - - - - - 12.8 - - - - - - 7.7 41.5 0.7 - - - - - -

Wivenhoe Dam 2.2 18.8 1.8 0.2 10.8 12.0 1.2 - - - - - 3.2 - - - - 0.2 - - 0.4 16.0 1.0 - - - 2.0



Woodford Stanmore - 33.0 2.2 - 10.4 15.0 - - - - - - 14.0 - - - - - - 2.2 6.0 66.2 8.0







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

Notes

The Monthly climate summary, usually published in the first week of the following 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 1 pm on Monday 1 August 2022. 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.

Information about Australian Indigenous seasonal calendars is available at the Indigenous Weather Knowledge website.

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