Greater Brisbane in February 2023: warm days, below average rainfall

Rainfall was generally below average across Greater Brisbane with most locations receiving less than 60% of their long-term average for the month. Mean maximum temperatures were above average at all sites, and more than a degree above average at inland sites. Mean minimum temperatures were generally close to average, but cooler than average at inland sites across Greater Brisbane .

Below average rainfall

  • Rainfall was below average across Greater Brisbane with most sites receiving less than 60% of their long-term average for the month, with some inland sites receiving less than 20% of their long-term average
  • The wettest day for most locations occurred in the 24 hours to 9am on the 15th, with rainfall totals generally greater than 30 mm at several locations and 113.4 mm was recorded at Brisbane Aero.
  • The wettest location overall was at Mt Tamborine Fern St with a total for the month of 139.2 mm.

Warmer days, mild nights

  • Mean maximum temperatures were above average at all sites, but mean minimum temperatures were mixed, with cooler than average minima reported at inland locations in Greater Brisbane.
  • Mean maximum temperatures were above average at all sites, ranging between 0.5 °C above average at Brisbane Aero to 1.7 °C above average at Logan City Water Treatment Plant.
  • Mean minimum temperatures were close to, or cooler than average across all sites in Greater Brisbane, ranging between 1.2 °C below average at Amberley AMO to 0.4 °C above average at Cape Moreton Lighthouse.
  • Redcliffe reported its warmest February night on record on 4 February.
  • Low- to severe-intensity heatwave conditions affected Greater Brisbane at the start of the month and from the 12th to the 14th.

Brisbane

  • Total rainfall for Brisbane was 65.0 mm, which is 36% of the long-term average of 179.7 mm
  • The mean daily maximum temperature for Brisbane was 30.9 °C, which is 0.8 °C above the long-term average of 30.1 °C.
  • The warmest day was 35.7 °C on the 12th, and the coolest day was on the 24th when the temperature reached 28.0 °C.
  • The mean daily minimum temperature for Brisbane was 21.5 °C, which is 0.1 °C above the long-term average of 21.4 °C.
  • The coldest morning was 18.4 °C on the 17th, and the warmest morning was on the 4th when the minimum temperature was 26.4 °C.

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Extremes in February 2023
Hottest day 40.8 °C at University of Queensland Gatton on the 12th
Warmest days on average 32.2 °C at University of Queensland Gatton
Coolest days on average 28.4 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse
Coldest day 23.7 °C at Canungra (Defence) on the 24th
Coldest night 11.8 °C at Canungra (Defence) on the 17th
Coolest nights on average 16.9 °C at Canungra (Defence)
Warmest nights on average 22.6 °C at Point Lookout
Warmest night 27.5 °C at Redcliffe on the 4th
Warmest on average overall 26.2 °C at Brisbane
Coolest on average overall 23.3 °C at Canungra (Defence)
Wettest overall 139.2 mm at Mt Tamborine Fern St
Wettest day 113.4 mm at Brisbane Aero on the 15th
Strongest wind gust 80 km/h at Cape Moreton Lighthouse on the 22nd

Record highest February daily minimum temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
February
Redcliffe 27.5 on the 4th 27.3 on the 13th in 2017 20 21.8



Summary statistics for February 2023
Maximum temperatures
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
(°C)
Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
February
2023
Diff
from
average
Highest for
February
2023
Mean for
February
2023
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
February
2023
Total for
February
2023
Average
for
February
Rank of
February
2023
Fraction of
February
average
Amberley AMO 31.9 +1.4 39.4 12th 18.3 -1.2 14.4 17th 20.2 123.7 v low 16%
Archerfield Airport 31.2 +1.3 37.1 12th 20.0 -0.2 16.3 16th 76.4 157.8 average 48%
Beaudesert Drumley Street 31.5 +0.9 39.3 12th 18.2 -0.9 14.0 17th 48.8 114.2 low 43%
Beerburrum Forest Station 30.3 +0.6 37.2 12th 19.8 -0.1 15.7 17th 117.0 209.3 average 56%
Brisbane 30.9 +0.8 35.7 12th 21.5 +0.1 18.4 17th 65.0 179.7 low 36%
Brisbane Aero 29.5 +0.5 32.8 3rd 21.4 +0.2 17.3 17th 133.6 160.5 average 83%
Canungra (Defence) 29.7   38.2 12th 16.9   11.8 17th 82.4
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 28.4 +1.5 31.5 4th 22.4 +0.4 18.7 25th 77.6 157.0 low 49%
Greenbank (Defence) 31.7   39.9 12th 18.1   13.9 17th 51.2
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 31.1 +1.7 38.8 12th 20.6 0.0 17.0 16th 40.4 171.7 low 24%
Point Lookout 30.1 +0.7 34.4 13th 22.6 +0.1 19.8 25th 97.2 153.7 average 63%
Redcliffe 29.5 +0.6 33.1 1st 21.9 +0.1 18.5 17th 21.2 183.4 v low 12%
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 29.7   33.4 13th 20.3   16.8 17th 48.2
University of Queensland Gatton 32.2 +1.4 40.8 12th 17.9 -1.1 13.3 25th 13.4 98.9 v low 14%

Daily maximum temperatures for February 2023
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Amberley AMO35.031.536.627.332.631.630.430.428.233.335.639.436.331.729.730.832.633.631.329.529.329.229.928.330.532.133.933.2
Archerfield Airport34.732.035.929.332.131.130.630.429.031.134.437.135.430.728.830.030.931.430.229.629.929.429.128.029.030.131.531.6
Beaudesert Drumley Street34.032.337.329.131.931.830.529.928.931.233.739.334.132.228.129.431.332.830.729.129.829.530.027.029.231.733.433.2
Beerburrum Forest Station33.031.435.231.529.730.429.029.029.832.637.234.831.128.228.629.130.129.828.127.428.527.827.327.929.230.430.0
Brisbane34.832.335.431.432.431.129.730.528.831.033.335.734.430.429.128.829.831.330.028.129.829.328.928.029.030.531.130.9
Brisbane Aero32.230.732.831.730.830.129.029.629.529.430.632.032.229.028.228.028.529.328.727.928.628.627.927.127.428.429.228.6
Canungra (Defence)32.729.636.328.030.229.529.028.527.530.032.538.232.530.626.827.729.530.929.527.728.328.027.023.727.429.131.130.6
Cape Moreton Lighthouse30.126.929.931.528.828.228.227.728.727.728.429.529.327.127.528.929.528.928.628.227.326.225.528.228.728.628.3
Greenbank (Defence)35.331.637.628.332.231.330.330.629.231.235.139.936.330.628.329.731.833.530.929.330.429.428.927.529.131.333.633.9
Logan City Water Treatment Plant34.230.737.931.231.230.629.530.028.430.232.538.834.631.528.528.531.530.930.029.228.126.529.931.031.1
Point Lookout30.330.131.029.929.831.429.529.332.731.431.034.429.527.229.531.032.231.128.628.025.827.030.529.830.8
Redcliffe33.130.532.130.530.830.129.728.429.429.931.732.730.127.827.828.529.028.429.028.228.828.226.227.328.629.329.1
Redland (Alexandra Hills)32.731.332.830.931.330.029.230.029.730.131.332.533.431.228.227.828.828.628.928.528.728.528.226.727.928.029.128.6
University of Queensland Gatton35.731.736.328.433.232.630.230.927.731.935.140.836.131.630.230.832.134.231.730.330.027.530.429.731.732.934.034.1
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 2023
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Amberley AMO23.223.521.625.318.517.417.918.720.017.017.217.319.821.717.314.714.416.816.818.018.216.518.617.414.814.416.418.7
Archerfield Airport23.624.623.226.120.418.418.519.820.619.017.819.523.322.417.816.316.718.920.321.019.819.818.919.016.816.518.921.6
Beaudesert Drumley Street22.222.020.923.819.217.217.417.418.116.915.618.222.620.317.414.614.016.217.119.317.816.719.218.315.214.216.919.5
Beerburrum Forest Station23.324.223.325.321.620.019.420.219.519.418.918.521.122.918.817.415.718.417.219.820.418.019.318.818.017.817.918.2
Brisbane25.324.924.126.421.621.220.421.821.819.920.421.624.223.919.719.018.420.721.321.920.920.520.320.118.718.620.822.4
Brisbane Aero25.225.023.827.221.821.921.021.921.819.919.320.323.323.119.417.717.319.922.123.622.220.520.919.618.917.920.721.7
Canungra (Defence)21.921.820.123.118.715.515.816.018.214.713.916.519.919.116.412.811.814.214.718.218.015.817.818.114.913.215.218.1
Cape Moreton Lighthouse24.323.923.625.523.424.223.123.323.421.721.322.823.523.119.021.821.122.522.622.621.523.020.419.718.721.623.122.9
Greenbank (Defence)22.823.020.824.218.517.216.617.718.816.615.617.321.720.617.514.613.916.216.517.918.016.918.318.816.714.816.319.0
Logan City Water Treatment Plant23.924.623.326.020.820.319.720.021.518.718.620.123.923.919.017.017.019.320.820.018.420.217.819.220.4
Point Lookout24.424.623.725.922.523.923.023.122.821.422.425.124.120.321.419.922.022.022.520.819.919.821.523.823.5
Redcliffe25.225.823.827.522.923.123.324.023.221.619.720.823.624.419.619.218.520.720.422.322.221.020.320.019.919.220.721.0
Redland (Alexandra Hills)24.024.522.726.721.021.118.820.320.419.819.419.622.922.718.917.016.818.719.721.420.719.419.719.318.616.918.919.6
University of Queensland Gatton22.923.521.023.217.816.917.318.519.515.517.417.419.120.517.114.615.216.816.719.419.115.119.615.313.314.816.216.5
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 February 2023
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Alderley 1.8 3.2 - 0.4 1.2 - - - 0.4 0.2 - - - - 38.0 - - - - - 4.4 2.0 1.8 0.1 - - - -
Amberley AMO 3.2 - - 2.2 0.4 - - - - - - - - - 9.6 0.2 - - - - - - 2.8 - 1.8 - - -
Archerfield Airport 5.0 - - - 7.2 0.2 - - 0.2 0.2 - - - - 53.6 - - - - - - 2.2 3.4 - 4.4 - - -
Beaudesert Drumley Street 8.0 0.4 - - 1.2 - - - - - - - - - 36.6 0.6 - - - - 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.2 - - - -
Beerburrum Forest Station 6.0 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 - - -
0.6 - - - - 76.2 1.0 0.2 - - 0.2 0.8 3.8 27.0 0.2 - - - -
Blackbutt State School 4.8 - 9.4 - - - - - - - - - - - 36.0 - - - - - 2.4 0.8 0.5




Brisbane 0.2 - - - 1.2 - - - 0.2 2.4 - - - - 56.2 0.2 - - - - - 0.8 3.0 - 0.8 - - -
Brisbane Aero - 5.8 0.2 - 0.6 - - - 2.0 2.4 0.2 - - - 113 - - - - - 3.8 2.8 - 1.4 1.0 - - -
Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-Tha - 2.0 - 3.2 - - - - 0.8 - - - - - 68.6 - - - - - - 3.2 - - 5.2


Caloundra Airport 1.0 3.0 - - - - - - - 1.4 - - - 1.8 74.0 1.0 - - - 1.0 7.0 10.0 15.0 2.0 - - - -
Canungra (Defence) 10.4 - - - 4.6 - - - 1.4 - - - - 0.8 53.6 - - - - 1.4 0.6 2.2 3.4 1.2 2.8 - - -
Capalaba Water Treat - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 52.0 - - - - - 3.0 - 4.6




Cape Moreton Lighthouse 0.2 0.2 0.2 - 0.2 - - - - 0.8 - - -
25.8 0.6 - - - - 0.8 - 5.0 15.8 28.0 - - -
Carneys Creek The Ranch 5.0 35.0 - - - - - - - 7.0 - - - - 7.4












Clontarf - - - 0.2 - - - - 1.2 0.4 - - - - 47.6 0.4 - - - - 4.0 - 6.2 2.8 0.6


Coominya Post Office 0.4 32.0 - 2.0 - - - - - - - - 7.5 - - - - - - - 5.0 -



Esk Post Office 1.4 1.2 - - 1.6 - - - - - - - - - 29.0 - - - - - - 1.6





Gatton Allan Street 1.0 - - - - - - - 1.0 - - - - - 14.0 - - - - - - -





Godwin Beach 2.4 - 0.2 - 0.2 - - - 3.0 0.6 - - - - 74.6 - - - - 0.2 1.8 0.8 6.4 0.4 0.4 - - -
Greenbank (Defence) 7.0 - - - 5.2 - - - - - - - - - 22.0 - - - - 0.6 1.0 0.6 7.2 3.0 4.6 - - -
Greenbank Thompson Road 10.6 - - - 3.4 - - - - - - - - - 18.6 - - - - - 0.2 1.2 4.8 2.8 2.2


Harrisville Mary Street 2.6 - - 0.1 - - - - - - - - - - 13.4 - - - - - - 1.0 0.4 - - - - -
Highvale 0.4 - - - - - - - 1.4 1.6 - - - - 7.6 - - - - - 0.4 1.2 3.6 - 0.8


Kalbar State School 5.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.5 - - - - - -
Karalee 2.6 - - - 4.2 - - - 1.2 - - - - - 11.0 - - - - - 1.8 1.6 5.0 9.2


Karragarra Island 3.0 - - - 1.2 - - - - 1.2 - - - - 20.0 - - - - - - 12.0 2.0 10.4



Landsborough - - 0.8 - - 1.0 - - - 4.0 - - - 4.8 33.8 - - - - 1.8 4.8 8.6 6.8 2.4 17.0 -

Lindfield 3.8 - 0.6 - - - - - - 0.8 - - - - 27.6 - - - - 0.8 2.0 0.8 9.8 1.2 0.2 - - -
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 4.0 - - - 5.2 - - - 0.4 - - - - - 12.8 - - - - 2.0 3.8 6.3 0.4 5.5 - - -
Lowood Don St 2.2 10.2 - 1.4 1.4 - - - - - - - - - 4.2 - - - - - - 0.6 3.2 - 0.6 -

Manly Railway Station - - - - - - - - - - - -















Maroon Dam 7.2 22.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.8 - - - - - 0.4 - - 0.2



Mt Alford 15.4 16.8 - 1.8 - - - - - 4.0 - - - - 5.4












Mt Tamborine Fern St 30.2 0.8 - 2.6 6.0 - - - 4.4 - - - - - 56.6 - - - - 1.8 24.0 6.6 3.0 3.2



Mt Tarampa 2.8 25.2 - - 0.8 - - - - - - - - - 5.0












Ormiston College - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 40.0 - - - - - - - 6.0 2.2



Peachester 4.0 - - - - - - - - 0.5 - - - 2.8 25.0 - - - - 1.8 9.0 6.8 24.2 0.2



Point Lookout 4.4 - - - - - - - 0.6 2.0 - - - 45.6 4.6 - - - 1.0 - 9.2 15.6 14.2 - - -
Redcliffe - - - - - - -
0.4 1.4 - - - -
0.4 - - - 1.4 2.6 0.4 10.0 2.2 2.4 - - -
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 0.6 0.6 - - 1.4 - - - 0.8 - - - - - 34.6 - - - - - 2.0 3.6 0.8 1.0 2.8 - - -
Regents Park 1.6 - - - 6.0 - - - 0.6 - - - - - 35.0 0.2 - - - - - 1.6 0.8 2.2 6.0 - - -
Somerset Dam 3.2 0.2 1.0 - - - - - 0.6 - - - - - 40.4 - - - - - 2.0 - 0.2 - 0.4


University of Queensland Gatton 0.8 - - - - - - - - 1.6 - - - - 7.2 - - - - - 0.2 0.2 3.4 - - - - -
Wamuran - - - - - - - - - 3.4 - - - - 29.1 - - - - - 10.0 0.8 2.4




Woodford Stanmore 10.0 - - - - - - - - 2.2 - - - - 38.2 - - - - - 5.0 - 14.8




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, 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 12 pm on Wednesday 1 March 2023. 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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