Greater Brisbane in March 2023

Rainfall

  • Rainfall totals in March were below average at most sites across Greater Brisbane but closer to average at inland and elevated locations.

Temperature

Brisbane

  • Total rainfall for Brisbane was 58.8 mm, which is 46% of the long-term average of 128.3 mm.
  • The mean daily maximum temperature for Brisbane was 30.8 °C, which is 1.7 °C above the long-term average of 29.1 °C.
  • The warmest day was 36.6 °C on the 17th, and the coolest day was on the 22nd when the temperature reached 26.6 °C.
  • The mean daily minimum temperature for Brisbane was 21.5 °C, which is 1.3 °C above the long-term average of 20.2 °C.
  • The coldest morning was 16.4 °C on the 31st, and the warmest morning was on the 8th when the minimum temperature was 24.3 °C.

Extremes in March 2023
Hottest day 38.4 °C at Beaudesert Drumley Street on the 17th
Warmest days on average 31.9 °C at Greenbank (Defence)
Coolest days on average 28.2 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse
Coldest day 25.3 °C at Beerburrum Forest Station on the 22nd
25.3 °C at University of Queensland Gatton on the 29th
Coldest night 8.9 °C at Canungra (Defence) on the 31st
Coolest nights on average 17.7 °C at Canungra (Defence)
Warmest nights on average 22.8 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse
22.8 °C at Point Lookout
Warmest night 25.3 °C at Point Lookout on the 9th
Warmest on average overall 26.2 °C at Brisbane
26.2 °C at Point Lookout
Coolest on average overall 24.1 °C at Canungra (Defence)
Wettest overall 158.4 mm at Redcliffe
Wettest day 81.4 mm at Maroon Dam on the 29th
Strongest wind gust 78 km/h at Cape Moreton Lighthouse on the 4th

Record highest March temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
March
Point Lookout 33.3 on the 17th 33.0 on the 4th in 2018 27 28.6



Record highest March mean daily maximum temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
March
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 28.2 28.1 in 2019 112 26.1
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 31.2 30.4 in 2019 30 28.5



Record highest March daily minimum temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
March
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 25.0 on the 17th 24.9 on the 21st in 2015 31 19.3



Record highest March mean daily minimum temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
March
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 22.8 = 22.8 in 2016 112 21.2
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 21.2 20.9 in 2017 30 19.3

Highest March mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years
Observed
(°C)
Most recent
higher
Average for
March
Point Lookout 22.8 23.0 in 1998 21.9



Record highest March mean temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
March
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 25.5 = 25.5 in 2016 112 23.7



Summary statistics for March 2023
Maximum temperatures
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
(°C)
Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
March
2023
Diff
from
average
Highest for
March
2023
Mean for
March
2023
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
March
2023
Total for
March
2023
Average
for
March
Rank of
March
2023
Fraction of
March
average
Amberley AMO 31.8 +2.4 37.5 17th 19.1 +1.3 9.8 31st 90.4 88.1 average 103%
Archerfield Airport 31.1 +2.2 36.9 17th 20.4 +1.9 13.6 31st 110.6 128.7 average 86%
Beaudesert Drumley Street 31.7 +2.5 38.4 17th 18.9 +1.0 10.6 31st 87.2 140.1 average 62%
Beerburrum Forest Station 30.0 +1.4 35.1 17th 20.0 +1.2 13.8 31st 90.2 176.4 low 51%
Brisbane 30.8 +1.7 36.6 17th 21.5 +1.3 16.4 31st 58.8 128.3 low 46%
Brisbane Aero 29.3 +1.3 32.8 17th 21.2 +1.4 13.9 31st 48.2 117.6 low 41%
Canungra (Defence) 30.5   37.6 17th 17.7   8.9 31st 34.4
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 28.2 +2.1 30.2 11th 22.8 +1.6 19.6 31st 109.6 176.1 average 62%
Greenbank (Defence) 31.9   38.3 17th 18.7   10.5 31st 79.6
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 31.2 +2.7 36.4 17th 21.2 +1.9 15.4 31st 61.8 140.4 low 44%
Point Lookout 29.8 +1.2 33.3 17th 22.8 +0.9 18.8 31st 92.6 166.1 low 56%
Redcliffe 29.0 +1.1 32.3 17th 21.7 +0.9 16.4 31st 158.4 151.4 average 105%
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 29.4   33.7 17th 20.5   14.3 31st 59.0
University of Queensland Gatton 31.8 +2.2 37.8 17th 18.8 +1.4 12.2 31st 76.2 79.2 average 96%

Daily maximum temperatures for March 2023
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Amberley AMO36.130.533.131.532.233.435.230.929.630.028.430.832.632.933.034.937.534.933.433.230.627.828.732.631.930.332.131.326.131.429.6
Archerfield Airport31.929.130.830.930.731.032.930.529.129.928.630.832.432.532.435.636.934.332.432.830.427.028.732.630.828.930.931.226.931.329.3
Beaudesert Drumley Street35.428.531.930.731.433.434.730.630.431.129.829.631.432.733.435.538.434.633.734.230.528.329.733.131.128.432.032.925.830.529.4
Beerburrum Forest Station31.628.728.628.429.330.132.232.429.926.827.132.330.029.931.533.035.131.831.129.429.525.328.430.630.029.630.330.527.129.529.5
Brisbane31.229.330.730.830.230.832.231.030.229.728.930.332.531.531.734.936.633.131.631.630.126.628.831.230.928.731.330.926.831.430.2
Brisbane Aero28.728.029.028.828.429.029.329.230.528.028.829.828.929.330.131.332.830.630.530.029.126.327.829.429.827.930.329.926.731.329.0
Canungra (Defence)33.627.629.328.429.531.934.029.429.430.828.627.930.432.432.734.937.633.231.932.629.025.628.331.929.528.430.831.925.429.928.4
Cape Moreton Lighthouse28.128.326.726.728.328.828.327.427.427.630.228.626.827.128.729.129.629.529.729.428.027.428.128.128.529.629.528.425.927.526.6
Greenbank (Defence)34.630.931.630.831.533.435.830.929.030.129.431.032.732.733.136.738.335.334.634.330.926.728.632.231.529.331.532.326.831.229.9
Logan City Water Treatment Plant32.729.630.430.129.932.234.631.230.030.530.330.533.036.036.432.532.032.429.526.528.332.730.229.031.032.527.031.8
Point Lookout28.428.327.728.729.929.029.829.331.128.428.028.530.033.330.732.432.531.529.830.829.632.228.630.330.226.729.928.3
Redcliffe29.327.828.728.328.529.330.130.330.427.027.328.728.228.529.531.132.330.429.929.428.226.728.129.228.828.229.429.926.830.627.5
Redland (Alexandra Hills)29.329.429.229.429.429.329.928.829.429.728.929.229.730.429.431.133.731.230.730.629.825.727.728.829.227.728.729.326.430.328.0
University of Queensland Gatton37.129.932.831.932.934.235.331.128.330.526.030.331.932.432.536.337.835.033.433.031.427.130.433.231.630.331.431.425.330.529.6
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 2023
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Amberley AMO17.822.019.114.813.715.716.822.022.520.620.522.621.018.020.619.322.420.620.016.919.821.120.215.619.019.519.418.922.219.39.8
Archerfield Airport19.623.220.518.216.618.419.423.323.521.421.222.421.620.021.220.722.721.620.818.921.721.119.516.821.119.219.320.823.319.613.6
Beaudesert Drumley Street17.621.119.215.415.015.617.222.122.121.321.022.420.819.319.221.022.218.417.917.419.520.820.915.219.418.417.719.319.918.910.6
Beerburrum Forest Station17.620.920.918.118.318.017.923.223.220.620.922.721.820.420.221.122.021.019.819.020.820.719.116.819.820.919.219.920.420.613.8
Brisbane20.423.821.619.919.220.121.124.324.122.022.022.821.921.522.422.523.823.522.820.421.821.419.419.022.120.520.921.523.820.116.4
Brisbane Aero20.023.621.519.118.719.219.824.324.021.721.922.322.020.921.422.523.224.322.620.822.321.620.918.421.920.120.220.622.620.013.9
Canungra (Defence)16.219.918.614.913.314.116.220.220.119.919.721.920.317.018.419.519.716.915.816.118.419.219.314.118.617.917.018.318.918.28.9
Cape Moreton Lighthouse22.724.022.220.721.823.023.124.324.922.721.923.222.122.722.724.524.724.223.723.122.021.222.522.522.522.523.124.124.320.119.6
Greenbank (Defence)16.921.718.914.914.415.316.722.622.120.419.922.221.118.319.818.521.020.018.115.820.120.620.815.219.318.917.418.721.119.410.5
Logan City Water Treatment Plant20.423.420.919.417.918.220.224.024.422.521.720.021.624.025.021.522.224.017.621.019.821.223.721.015.4
Point Lookout23.324.221.222.023.324.925.322.323.023.722.623.022.224.524.422.823.322.722.322.022.422.921.522.024.323.719.918.8
Redcliffe19.923.021.620.619.720.120.024.324.921.021.522.622.921.622.023.523.424.222.521.323.022.222.619.221.721.121.221.623.120.016.4
Redland (Alexandra Hills)19.623.320.018.918.317.320.024.223.721.221.522.721.320.120.621.622.722.321.519.221.220.519.116.821.119.619.120.922.519.514.3
University of Queensland Gatton16.221.518.314.714.115.216.421.522.019.620.821.521.417.920.418.620.521.019.116.620.220.320.716.118.019.518.519.120.619.212.2
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 2023
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Alderley - 2.2 0.1 - - - - - - 3.0 3.8 5.4 48.0 - - - - - - - 0.2 12.0 0.8 - - 1.4 - - 0.2 21.0 -
Amberley AMO - 8.2 - - - - - - - 1.0 5.0 3.4 27.0 - - 2.2 - - - - 3.0 7.4 0.4 - - 8.8 - - - 24.0 -
Archerfield Airport - 2.0 2.4 1.0 - - - - - 0.8 2.8 5.2 15.4 - - 6.2 0.2 - - - 0.6 14.8 - - - 35.4 2.2 - - 21.6 -
Beaudesert Drumley Street - 1.2 - - - - - - - - 14.6 10.2 12.0 - - - - - - - - 1.0 - - - 7.4 0.2 - 0.4 40.2 -
Beerburrum Forest Station - 1.0 3.6 - - - - - - - 11.2 3.2 30.6 - - - - - - - 0.4 15.8 4.8 0.2 0.2 0.8 2.0 - - 16.2 0.2
Blackbutt State School - 1.3 - - - - - - - 1.5 15.6 15.4 21.5 - - 9.2 - - - - 1.0 9.0 7.6 - - 3.0 - - - 4.6 3.6
Brisbane - - 0.2 - - - - - - 2.0 3.8 4.6 21.0 0.2
- - - - - 0.8 9.6 0.8 - - 1.2 0.6 -
14.0 -
Brisbane Aero - 0.4 - - - - - - - 3.4 2.6 3.2 18.4 - 0.2 - - - - - - 4.2 0.6 0.2 - - 0.2 - - 14.6 0.2
Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-Tha - 3.0 0.6 - - - - - - - 7.0 5.2 26.2 - - - - - - - 0.8 16.2 0.8 - - 2.0 - - - 16.2
Caloundra Airport - 0.4 3.0 - - - - - - 1.2 13.5 8.0 53.4 - - - - - - - 1.0 9.0 - - - - - - - 0.2 0.9
Canungra (Defence) - 1.8 1.4 0.6 - - - - - - 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 - - - - 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.6

25.2 -
Capalaba Water Treat - - - - - - - - - 2.0 - - 22.0 - - 1.4 - - - - - - - - - - 55.0 - 1.0 15.0
Cape Moreton Lighthouse - - 0.2 2.2 0.6 - - - - 0.6 6.4 9.2 61.8 - - - - - - - 0.2 7.2 - - - - - - - 20.8 0.4
Carneys Creek The Ranch - 3.6 3.0 - - - - - - - 16.0 1.6 28.0 - 7.0 9.0 - - - - - - - 1.0 - 14.0 5.0 - 2.0 66.0
Clontarf - 3.6 0.8 - - - - - - - 17.4 8.0 42.8 - - 2.8 - - - - 0.4 6.0 1.4 - 1.0 - - - - 22.8
Dunwich - - - - - - - - - 3.0 4.4 8.6 7.2 - - 0.4 - - - - 0.9 8.2 0.4 - - 0.8 0.2 - - 9.4 -
Esk Post Office - - - 15.2 - - - - - 4.0 10.4 10.4 - - - - - - - - - 4.2 - - - 27.0 - - - 39.0
Gatton Allan Street - 6.0 - 0.5 - - - - - 2.0 6.0 10.0 11.0 - - 1.0 - - - - 0.5 6.2 - - 8.8 - -



Godwin Beach - 2.8 0.8 - - - - - - 1.4 10.6 3.0 38.0 - - 1.0 0.2 - - - 1.8 11.0 1.4 - - 1.0 - - - 23.0 0.2
Greenbank (Defence) - 1.2 - 1.6 - - - - - 0.6 3.6 3.6 21.0 0.2 - - - - - - 2.4 16.2 0.6 - - 12.8 0.2 - - 15.4 0.2
Greenbank Thompson Road - 0.8 - - - - - - 0.4 9.6 3.4 19.4 - - - - - - - 2.6 12.6 0.8 - - 22.4 0.2 - 0.2 11.0
Harrisville Mary Street - 2.4 0.6 - - - - 0.2 - 0.2 4.6 2.8 12.0 - 2.4 0.2 - - - - - 1.8 - - - 6.4 11.6 - 1.4 10.8 -
Highvale - 1.4 0.6 1.6 - - - - - 2.8 11.2 10.8 26.6 0.2 - - - - - - 0.8 17.0 0.2 - - 4.6 2.4 - - 17.6
Kalbar State School - 1.6 - - - - - - - - 22.0 - 9.7 - 2.0 4.0 - - - - - - - - - 45.0 - - 2.7 19.8
Karalee - 1.6 4.1 - - - - - - 1.7 5.4 5.0 19.2 - - 8.2 - - - - 15.6 0.4 - - 4.2 - - 0.1 24.2
Karragarra Island - - 0.2 0.8 - - - - - 1.4 2.0 4.0 10.2 - - - - - - - 0.1 25.8








Landsborough - 1.6 5.4 - - - - - - 1.4 6.4 2.6 43.2

















Lindfield - 5.0 0.8 1.0 - - - - - 0.8 9.8 5.2 7.6 - - 2.2 - - - - 0.8 4.2 4.6 - - 2.2 - - - 2.4 3.8
Logan City Water Treatment Plant - - 5.0 1.0 - - - - - 1.2 19.6 - - 0.6 - -
- 2.0 9.5 - 1.2 - 2.6 5.1 - 0.6 13.4 -
Lowood Don St - 3.6 0.1 - - - - - - 3.0 13.0 7.4 54.5 - - 2.0 - - - - 1.4 - 10.2 - 8.6 - - 0.3 - 9.6
Manly Railway Station - - - - - - - - - 2.0 3.0 2.0 22.0 - - - - - - - 0.4 9.8 - - - - - - - 14.0
Maroon Dam - 0.8 1.8 - - - - - - - 3.0 1.2 28.8 4.2 - 18.0 - - - - - - - - - 17.4 - - 81.4

Mt Alford - - 4.6 - - - - - - - 2.4 2.2 36.2 - 7.6 3.0 - - - - - - - - - 31.6 -



Mt Tamborine Fern St - 1.8 - 0.2 - - - - - - 3.0 4.8 15.2 - - - - - - - 6.2 18.0 5.2 - 10.2 9.0 - 0.4 17.0
Ormiston College - 1.0 - - - - - - - 2.8 - 20.0 - - - - - - - - 22.0 - - - 2.0 - - 13.0
Peachester - 1.2 3.5 - - - - - - 0.2 - 10.0 20.0 - - 1.8 - - - 2.0 - 16.0 5.5 - - 0.5 0.8 - - 0.4
Point Lookout
- 17.4 0.4 - - - - 3.0 5.0 17.6 14.2 - - - - - - - 1.0 4.0 0.2 - 0.2 8.8 0.4 - 3.0 17.4 -
Redcliffe - 1.2 1.0 0.2 - - - - - 3.2 68.2 10.8 37.4 - - 1.0 0.2 - - - 1.0 2.2 0.2 - - 0.8 - - - 31.0 -
Redland (Alexandra Hills) - - 0.6 - - - - - - 1.6 1.6 2.2 17.6 0.2 - 1.4 - - - - 0.4 16.6
- - 0.4 2.6 - 0.4 13.4 -
Regents Park - 1.2 - - - - - - - 1.0 3.8 2.6 18.6 - - 0.4 - - - - 1.6 11.0 - - - 5.0 - - - 18.8
Rocky Point Sugar Mill - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11.0 1.4 - 4.2 - - 8.4
Somerset Dam - 10.2 - - - - - - - 2.4 16.0 10.0 19.0 - - - - - - - - 12.6 2.2 - 2.4 37.4 - - - 14.8
University of Queensland Gatton - 3.8 - 0.4 - - - - - 1.4 7.8 7.6 17.0 - - 0.4 - - - - 0.6 4.0 - - 2.8 7.2 3.6 - 1.0 18.6 -
Wamuran - 9.3 4.6 0.2 - - - - - 1.4 19.5 12.3 - - - - - - - - 3.1 17.3 6.8 - - 1.6 10.8 - - 28.5 -
Woodford Stanmore - 11.4 - - - - - - - 4.2 13.0 10.0 11.6 - - 2.4 - - - - - 17.0 12.4 - - 2.0 - - - 4.6 0.8
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.

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 represent a socio-economic definition of each capital city. This means the greater capital city boundary includes people who regularly socialise, shop or work within the capital city, but live in the small towns and rural areas surrounding the capital city. It does not define the built up edge of the capital city.

This statement has been prepared based on information available at 11 am on Monday 3 April 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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