Greater Brisbane in April 2023

Rainfall

  • Rainfall totals in April were close to average at most sites across Greater Brisbane.

Temperature

  • Mean maximum temperatures for April were slightly warmer than average at most sites across Greater Brisbane.
  • Mean minimum temperatures for April were cooler than average at most sites across Greater Brisbane.

Brisbane

  • Total rainfall for Brisbane was 56.0 mm, which is 93% of the long-term average of 60.3 mm.
  • The mean daily maximum temperature for Brisbane was 27.3 °C, which is 0.1 °C above the long-term average of 27.2 °C.
  • The warmest day was 31.2 °C on the 5th, and the coolest day was on the 25th when the temperature reached 24.0 °C.
  • The mean daily minimum temperature for Brisbane was 16.9 °C, which is 0.5 °C below the long-term average of 17.4 °C.
  • The coldest morning was 12.6 °C on the 10th, and the warmest morning was on the 1st when the minimum temperature was 20.0 °C.

Extremes in April 2023
Hottest day 31.5 °C at University of Queensland Gatton on the 5th
Warmest days on average 27.4 °C at Amberley AMO
Coolest days on average 24.8 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse
Coldest day 22.1 °C at Greenbank (Defence) on the 27th
Coldest night 4.7 °C at Canungra (Defence) on the 12th
Coolest nights on average 11.7 °C at Canungra (Defence)
Warmest nights on average 19.6 °C at Point Lookout
Warmest night 23.6 °C at Point Lookout on the 17th
Warmest on average overall 22.9 °C at Point Lookout
Coolest on average overall 18.8 °C at Canungra (Defence)
Wettest overall 167.8 mm at Dunwich
Wettest day 65.2 mm at Dunwich on the 4th
Strongest wind gust 91 km/h at Cape Moreton Lighthouse on the 24th




Summary statistics for April 2023
Maximum temperatures
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
(°C)
Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
April
2023
Diff
from
average
Highest for
April
2023
Mean for
April
2023
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
April
2023
Total for
April
2023
Average
for
April
Rank of
April
2023
Fraction of
April
average
Amberley AMO 27.4 +0.2 31.3 5th 12.3 -1.7 5.9 12th 49.8 53.0 average 94%
Archerfield Airport 27.0 +0.4 30.3 5th 15.0 -0.2 9.4 12th 54.6 76.7 average 71%
Beaudesert Drumley Street 26.8 -0.2 30.3 16th 13.0 -1.0 6.5 11th 35.0 41.6 average 84%
Beerburrum Forest Station 26.5 0.0 30.1 5th 15.6 -0.2 11.0 11th 62.2 113.3 low 55%
Brisbane 27.3 +0.1 31.2 5th 16.9 -0.5 12.6 10th 56.0 60.3 average 93%
Brisbane Aero 26.7 +0.7 30.2 5th 16.0 -0.5 10.3 12th 53.2 70.5 average 75%
Canungra (Defence) 25.8   29.7 16th 11.7   4.7 12th 59.8
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 24.8 +0.5 27.7 13th 19.3 +0.1 16.9 11th 96.8 142.4 average 68%
Greenbank (Defence) 27.2   31.2 16th 13.1   6.0 12th 49.6
Point Lookout 26.3 -0.2 28.8 14th 19.6 +0.1 16.9 11th 146.6 160.0 average 92%
Redcliffe 26.5 +0.5 30.1 5th 17.4 -0.4 13.5 12th 34.2 85.3 average 40%
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 26.1   29.8 5th 16.0   12.1 11th 48.6
University of Queensland Gatton 27.1 -0.1 31.5 5th 12.5 -1.2 7.0 12th 20.8 47.8 average 44%

Daily maximum temperatures for April 2023
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Amberley AMO24.529.029.329.331.328.526.728.327.726.827.328.628.227.728.131.030.227.927.327.324.026.728.027.324.723.524.626.724.825.6
Archerfield Airport24.929.328.428.630.328.125.128.027.626.327.127.928.127.927.529.429.627.627.127.325.026.627.526.623.822.924.925.724.825.0
Beaudesert Drumley Street25.028.427.827.429.228.624.027.627.525.626.927.827.727.828.630.328.326.726.726.823.225.626.926.824.423.824.627.125.925.9
Beerburrum Forest Station23.926.227.728.430.127.325.628.527.727.427.428.029.526.427.329.928.026.425.626.926.425.225.723.923.524.225.224.124.224.8
Brisbane25.428.228.129.331.229.625.628.827.926.827.528.328.828.127.629.129.927.627.728.226.126.827.625.924.024.425.125.625.125.1
Brisbane Aero25.726.828.527.930.227.025.628.627.727.227.427.929.126.826.727.928.226.926.527.625.825.526.524.624.123.424.725.024.825.3
Canungra (Defence)23.927.426.027.228.527.324.427.327.125.826.727.027.526.426.729.726.725.725.025.322.624.225.425.522.822.624.125.025.125.3
Cape Moreton Lighthouse25.224.624.324.827.025.324.427.326.425.424.325.127.724.626.226.926.723.823.123.923.822.623.523.623.223.525.423.825.023.3
Greenbank (Defence)24.629.228.129.130.529.524.728.727.926.927.828.428.628.428.931.230.027.227.827.423.926.527.726.724.123.922.126.125.025.7
Logan City Water Treatment Plant24.828.027.527.330.128.324.329.828.227.528.529.029.526.529.529.026.523.724.325.225.326.3
Point Lookout25.926.527.026.327.526.426.528.227.926.426.826.928.828.028.026.925.525.325.825.723.725.024.224.026.525.624.825.2
Redcliffe26.226.527.628.230.126.725.828.527.627.226.927.629.226.026.127.627.526.525.826.827.025.225.724.223.923.624.824.525.325.3
Redland (Alexandra Hills)24.727.427.226.829.827.224.127.427.025.826.526.927.825.826.027.428.126.826.626.326.425.726.224.023.822.525.424.723.824.3
University of Queensland Gatton23.328.429.029.631.527.724.927.526.826.326.728.527.228.027.930.330.327.828.026.724.126.427.827.925.223.625.827.323.923.8
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 April 2023
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Amberley AMO16.69.213.217.713.113.415.017.912.010.16.45.99.27.99.911.617.213.711.710.112.313.49.812.614.812.513.411.115.5
Archerfield Airport18.013.716.018.416.115.917.218.314.913.711.89.410.911.813.714.419.216.816.212.016.116.613.515.516.514.514.915.613.315.9
Beaudesert Drumley Street16.011.314.518.613.416.714.716.49.87.36.56.59.09.810.813.416.914.712.611.716.716.812.514.214.113.013.113.510.715.6
Beerburrum Forest Station17.515.116.018.316.915.318.519.516.213.411.011.413.613.213.814.218.416.316.914.416.616.315.316.317.114.915.716.013.915.1
Brisbane20.016.118.119.218.318.819.217.816.812.614.313.115.215.416.416.919.818.417.015.917.817.316.417.017.615.916.317.715.316.4
Brisbane Aero18.915.716.818.216.916.918.417.913.811.511.510.313.713.615.616.019.617.017.115.516.716.815.316.817.915.616.117.614.916.6
Canungra (Defence)14.69.811.816.811.812.813.017.48.76.65.24.77.17.68.110.115.114.912.110.112.613.413.116.415.212.513.012.49.515.2
Cape Moreton Lighthouse22.119.719.519.019.920.220.620.019.417.816.917.420.817.318.722.423.320.118.219.219.417.917.719.018.718.518.819.619.217.0
Greenbank (Defence)16.410.715.718.313.614.014.618.310.78.56.36.08.98.810.412.016.514.212.39.716.016.815.414.015.614.314.514.711.215.5
Logan City Water Treatment Plant14.316.517.117.318.714.013.311.511.313.014.515.020.517.516.015.816.29.315.8
Point Lookout21.319.520.521.319.021.320.520.317.018.016.917.422.017.220.823.620.919.620.020.919.518.619.119.018.819.819.317.0
Redcliffe19.917.218.719.017.517.819.120.419.215.814.213.515.015.015.917.020.418.617.216.217.617.717.317.718.317.017.217.316.216.8
Redland (Alexandra Hills)17.815.217.118.117.316.817.118.015.214.812.112.612.213.614.814.319.917.216.315.416.615.614.917.918.116.316.716.614.415.8
University of Queensland Gatton14.010.113.416.114.113.515.418.014.38.08.67.09.410.511.112.316.413.212.412.112.510.710.215.614.111.313.112.711.714.6
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 April 2023
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Alderley - - - 0.1 2.4 - 5.0 12.2 - - - - - - - - - - 1.2 - - - - 1.8 7.4 1.6 3.2 1.2 - 12.6
Amberley AMO - - - - 0.4 - 1.0 38.6 - - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 - - - - 0.4 0.6
0.8 - 7.6
Archerfield Airport - - - 1.6 0.2 - 0.8 24.8 - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - - 0.6 11.0 1.0 5.6 1.2 - 7.6
Beaudesert Drumley Street - - - - - - - 21.4 - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 2.0 4.8 - 6.4
Beerburrum Forest Station - - - - 3.4 - 3.4 17.6 - - - - - - - - - - 2.0 - - - 0.2 4.8 17.4 1.8 0.2 2.0 2.0 7.4
Blackbutt State School - - - - - - 9.0 5.5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.0 8.0 - 1.8


Brisbane - - - 0.2 0.8 0.2 2.6 26.4 -
- - -
- - - - 0.4 0.2 - - - 0.4 7.4 1.6 3.0 0.2 0.2 12.4
Brisbane Aero - - - 1.0 1.8 - 3.0 17.6 0.2 - - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - - 1.4 7.0 2.4 5.6 - 0.2 12.8
Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-Tha - - - 2.0 2.6 - 3.4 22.0 - - - - - - - - - - 0.8 - - - - - 8.4 3.0 5.0 - - 6.6
Caloundra Airport - - 1.0 0.4 - - - 16.3 - 0.1 - - - - - - - - 25.0 0.2 - - - 5.2 0.4 2.0 13.0 13.2 1.0 8.0
Canungra (Defence) - - - 0.2 25.4 - 0.8 13.0 0.2 - - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - 1.8 3.4 3.4 5.2 - 6.2
Capalaba Water Treat - - - - - - - 32.0 - - - - - - - - - - 3.0 - - - - 4.0 - 17.0 9.0 1.6 0.8 11.2
Cape Moreton Lighthouse - 9.4 3.6 5.6 - - 7.2 11.0 - - - - - - 10.0 - - 1.4 8.8 1.8 1.2 17.6 5.8 0.4 - 0.8 1.8 1.6 - 8.8
Carneys Creek The Ranch - - - - - - - 38.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.0 - - 5.1 - - 1.0
Clontarf - - - 2.0 2.8 - 1.6 10.0 - - - - - - - - - - 2.8 - - - - 6.6 8.6 0.4 2.6 0.6 - 4.8
Dunwich - - 3.2 65.2 - - 3.0 24.8 - - - - - - - 0.8 - 1.2 21.0 2.0 - 3.0 12.2 2.0 19.8 2.2 7.0 0.4

Esk Post Office - - - - - - 5.0 9.2




















Gatton Allan Street - - - - - - 2.0 11.5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.2 1.4




Godwin Beach - - - 1.6 1.4 - 2.6 7.8 - - - - - - - - - - 4.0 - - 0.4 1.8 2.4 7.0 2.8 1.6 2.2 - 6.2
Greenbank (Defence) - - - 0.4 0.2 - - 27.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.2 2.0 3.8 5.4 - 6.8
Greenbank Thompson Road - - - 0.6 - - 0.2 26.0 - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 - - - - - 3.0 0.6 3.0 11.0 0.2 11.0
Harrisville Mary Street - - - - - - - 42.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 0.4 1.4 1.6 - 3.0
Highvale - - - - 3.4 - 2.2 15.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.6 10.4 1.2 1.8 1.2 - 9.4
Kalbar State School - - - - - - - 50.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.7 - 7.0
Karalee - - - - - - - 30.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.0 2.8 4.2 1.0 - 10.2
Karragarra Island - - - 8.3 0.5 - 0.8 31.5 - - - 0.1

















Landsborough - - - 0.4 1.6 - 5.8 6.8 - - - - - - - - - 1.8 3.0 - - - - 3.4 2.6 0.4 11.0 - 2.0 8.4
Lindfield - - - - - - 6.6 23.2 - - - - - - - - - - 4.2 0.4 - - - 1.8 15.0 1.8 0.8 3.4 - 19.4
Logan City Water Treatment Plant - - - 1.0 0.6 - - 37.6 - - - - - - - - - - 1.0 - - 22.1 4.4 8.4 - 7.2
Lowood Don St - - - - 0.6 - 4.2 10.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.0 2.4 2.6 - 8.8
Manly Railway Station - - - - - - 6.4 20.0 -






- - 0.4 - - 2.0 - - 29.7 - 10.0
Maroon Dam - - - - - - - 26.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.8 - 0.6 0.8 - 6.8
Mt Alford - - - - - - - 22.4





















Mt Tamborine Fern St - - - - - 6.0 0.2 16.8 - - - - - - - - - - 6.0 - - 1.8 2.2 8.6 13.4 14.2 - 6.0
Mt Tarampa - - - - - - - 14.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.0 3.6 - - 8.4
Ormiston College - - - 10.0 - - - 24.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.0 10.8 5.6 9.2 3.0

Peachester - - - - - - 4.5 7.0 - - - - - - - - - - 1.2 - - - - 3.8 6.6 1.6 1.0 9.2 1.0 9.5
Point Lookout - - - 53.2 - - 4.6 24.4 6.8 - - - - 13.2 - - 0.8 4.8 0.2 0.6 5.0 8.8 11.0 1.4 8.2 - 0.2 3.4
Redcliffe - - - 0.8 3.2 - 1.4 6.6 - - - - - - - - - - 1.8
- - - 3.2 7.4 2.2 3.2 0.2 - 4.2
Redland (Alexandra Hills) - - - 4.6 - 0.2 0.2
- - - - - - - - - - 1.0 - - 0.2 - 3.4 13.0 3.6 14.8 0.8 - 6.8
Regents Park - - - 0.6 - - - 32.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.6 5.6 5.0 2.0 5.0 - 6.4
Rocky Point Sugar Mill - - - 4.3 - 2.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.0 - - - - - - 11.0 8.0 4.0

Somerset Dam - - - - - - 4.0 23.0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 - - - 1.0 8.2 1.0 2.0


University of Queensland Gatton - - - - 0.8 0.2 1.4 9.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.0 2.0 1.4 - - 4.4
Wamuran - - 1.6 - 1.0 - 4.1 11.8 - - - - - - - - - - 0.7 - - - - 5.8 11.6 1.6 1.4 - - 8.4
Wivenhoe Dam - - - - - 14.0 - 4.0 12.0




















Woodford Stanmore - - - - - - 7.0 5.4 - - - - - - - - - - 3.0 - - 1.0 - 4.2 16.2 1.2 - 3.4 - 13.6
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 1 pm on Monday 1 May 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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