Monday, 5 June 2023 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Brisbane - Product code IDCKGC14L0

Greater Brisbane in May 2023

Rainfall

  • Rainfall was generally close to average in Greater Brisbane, with rainfall totals from 50 to 150 mm for May.
  • Sites around Greater Brisbane reported around 40% or more of their average May rainfall.
  • The highest May total was 146.5 mm at Caloundra Airport, and the highest daily rainfall total was 95.0 mm at Rocky Point Sugar Mill in the 24 hours to 9am on the 16th.

Temperature

Brisbane

  • Total rainfall for Brisbane was 77.6 mm, which is 109% of the long-term average of 70.9 mm.
  • The mean daily maximum temperature for Brisbane was 24.0 °C, which is 0.5 °C below the long-term average of 24.5 °C.
  • The warmest day was 27.4 °C on the 3rd, and the coolest day was on the 16th when the temperature reached 19.9 °C.
  • The mean daily minimum temperature for Brisbane was 11.7 °C, which is 2.2 °C below the long-term average of 13.9 °C.
  • The coldest morning was 7.3 °C on the 21st, and the warmest morning was on the 16th when the minimum temperature was 16.6 °C.

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top

Extremes in May 2023
Hottest day 28.6 °C at University of Queensland Gatton on the 4th
Warmest days on average 24.3 °C at Amberley AMO
Coolest days on average 21.6 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse
Coldest day 18.1 °C at Redland (Alexandra Hills) on the 16th
Coldest night -1.6 °C at Canungra (Defence) on the 9th
Coolest nights on average 4.5 °C at Canungra (Defence)
Warmest nights on average 15.2 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse
Warmest night 18.7 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse on the 5th
18.7 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse on the 6th
Warmest on average overall 19.1 °C at Point Lookout
Coolest on average overall 13.9 °C at Canungra (Defence)
Wettest overall 146.5 mm at Caloundra Airport
Wettest day 95.0 mm at Rocky Point Sugar Mill on the 16th
Strongest wind gust 74 km/h at Cape Moreton Lighthouse on the 14th

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top


Record lowest May mean daily minimum temperature

New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
May
Amberley AMO 5.0 6.1 in 2006 81 10.0
Brisbane Aero 10.5 10.9 in 2004 28 13.1
Point Lookout 14.6 14.7 in 2011 25 16.8
Beerburrum Forest Station 10.7 11.0 in 2008 24 12.8
Brisbane 11.7 12.2 in 2004 23 13.9

Lowest May mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years

Observed
(°C)		 Most recent
lower		 Average for
May
University of Queensland Gatton 7.0 6.6 in 1929* 10.2
Archerfield Airport 9.2 8.2 in 1940* 12.0
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 15.2 =15.2 in 1979 16.5

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



Record lowest May mean temperature

New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
May
Amberley AMO 14.7 15.2 in 1951 81 17.1
Brisbane Aero 16.8 17.2 in 2011 28 18.4
Beerburrum Forest Station 17.1 17.2 in 2011 24 18.4
Brisbane 17.8 18.1 in 2011 23 19.2

Lowest May mean temperature for at least 20 years

Observed
(°C)		 Most recent
lower		 Average for
May
University of Queensland Gatton 15.3 15.1 in 1951* 17.0
Archerfield Airport 16.5 16.2 in 1949* 18.0

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



Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top

Summary statistics for May 2023

Maximum temperatures
(°C)		 Minimum temperatures
(°C)		 Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
May
2023		 Diff
from
average		 Highest for
May
2023		 Mean for
May
2023		 Diff
from
average		 Lowest for
May
2023		 Total for
May
2023		 Average
for
May		 Rank of
May
2023		 Fraction of
May
average
Amberley AMO 24.3 +0.2 27.6 3rd 5.0 -5.0 -1.5 9th 54.8 54.9 high 100%
Archerfield Airport 23.8 -0.2 27.2 26th 9.2 -2.8 4.5 30th 69.0 73.8 average 93%
Beaudesert Drumley Street 24.1 -0.1 27.7 3rd 6.6 -3.3 0.3 21st 61.6 63.5 average 97%
Beerburrum Forest Station 23.5 -0.5 26.8 26th 10.7 -2.1 7.1 22nd 52.0 120.6 low 43%
Brisbane 24.0 -0.5 27.4 3rd 11.7 -2.2 7.3 21st 77.6 70.9 high 109%
Brisbane Aero 23.1 -0.5 27.2 26th 10.5 -2.6 4.4 9th 54.6 99.2 average 55%
Canungra (Defence) 23.2   26.7 3rd 4.5   -1.6 9th 60.0


Cape Moreton Lighthouse 21.6 -0.3 24.3 15th 15.2 -1.3 11.2 9th 67.2 165.1 low 41%
Greenbank (Defence) 24.0   27.5 4th 6.0   -1.0 9th 85.0


Logan City Water Treatment Plant 23.8 -0.2 27.5 3rd 10.3 -2.5 3.0 21st 82.5 103.2 average 80%
Point Lookout 23.4 -0.6 26.0 6th 14.6 -2.2 10.1 27th 94.4 145.0 low 65%
Redcliffe 22.9 -0.6 26.8 26th 12.0 -2.5 7.5 9th 70.4 79.6 average 88%
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 22.4   25.6 26th 11.4   6.9 29th 72.0


University of Queensland Gatton 23.7 -0.1 28.6 4th 7.0 -3.2 0.7 30th 58.0 45.0 high 129%

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top

Daily maximum temperatures for May 2023

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 24.9 24.3 27.6 27.4 25.5 26.8 26.3 22.0 23.5 25.5 26.3 25.9 26.1 22.1 23.1 19.4 24.4 23.2 22.7 23.0 23.1 23.1 24.6 24.1 24.6 27.5 23.1 23.5 22.1 23.5 24.6
Archerfield Airport 24.3 23.7 26.8 27.0 25.1 26.5 26.4 21.9 23.3 24.2 24.7 24.8 24.9 21.7 24.6 18.7 23.8 23.0 21.9 22.6 22.4 23.3 24.3 24.0 24.4 27.2 23.0 22.0 21.9 22.6 23.9
Beaudesert Drumley Street 24.6 24.8 27.7 27.6 26.2 27.1 26.3 22.9 23.1 24.5 25.6 25.9 24.8 22.6 22.5 19.3 22.9 22.2 21.4 23.0 22.9 22.7 24.7 24.9 24.9 26.5 22.2 22.9 21.6 23.6 24.1
Beerburrum Forest Station 24.0 24.2 26.5 26.6 23.8 25.7 25.1 21.5 22.2 22.9 23.1 23.7 23.7 21.3 23.7 20.9 24.2 22.8 22.4 22.8 21.9 22.0 23.8 23.3 24.7 26.8 22.9 22.7 21.3 23.0 24.1
Brisbane 24.5 23.9 27.4 27.2 24.7 26.3 27.2 21.8 23.1 24.7 23.7 24.3 24.3 22.9 24.2 19.9 24.6 23.6 22.3 22.6 22.4 23.4 24.1 24.2 24.8 27.1 22.9 22.4 21.5 22.9 23.8
Brisbane Aero 24.3 24.0 25.9 25.4 23.6 24.8 24.6 21.6 22.3 23.2 23.0 23.5 23.7 22.9 23.3 19.3 23.6 22.7 21.7 22.7 22.1 21.9 22.2 22.4 23.3 27.2 22.3 22.5 21.0 22.1 21.9
Canungra (Defence) 23.7 24.1 26.7 26.4 24.6 26.1 25.4 21.6 23.2 23.2 23.1 24.2 23.7 22.3 21.8 19.0 22.8 21.7 21.9 22.3 21.9 22.4 23.8 23.9 23.6 24.4 22.5 22.0 21.4 22.7 22.9
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 21.6 22.4 23.7
23.2 24.2 23.0 19.3 19.0 20.7 21.9 22.5 23.2 23.4 24.3 19.8 21.8 19.8 20.6 21.6 19.8 19.6 22.7 21.3 22.9 22.8 19.5 20.8 19.4 21.3 21.3
Greenbank (Defence) 24.5 23.6 27.2 27.5 26.1 27.0 26.4 22.5 23.7 24.7 25.4 24.9 25.2 21.6 23.4 19.1 23.2 22.1 21.9 22.8 22.7 22.7 24.1 24.0 24.4 26.5 22.9 22.9 22.3 23.1 24.1
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 24.5 24.5 27.5 26.0 24.5 25.5 26.0 22.5
24.0 24.0 23.5 23.5 22.5 23.5 19.0 23.5 22.5
23.5 23.0 22.0 24.5 23.5 25.0 27.0 23.0 23.0 21.5 23.0 24.5
Point Lookout 23.6 24.2 25.7 26.0 23.5 26.0 25.1 22.3 21.0 22.9
23.5 23.6 24.5 25.7 22.8 23.4 21.1 21.1 22.4
21.9 22.8 22.5 25.0 24.5 21.7 22.8 21.7 23.5 23.6
Redcliffe 23.7 24.3 25.5 25.3 23.2 24.6 25.4 21.5 21.5 22.6 22.8 23.1 23.6 22.6 22.4 19.3 23.9 22.1 22.1 23.0 21.6 21.7 21.7 22.6 23.1 26.8 22.4 22.6 20.9 21.6 21.2
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 23.2 22.5 24.8 24.9 23.4 24.3 23.7 21.0 21.2 23.1 23.3 23.3 23.1 22.1 22.4 18.1 23.0 21.2 20.8 21.4 21.4 21.7 22.4 22.5 23.4 25.6 22.1 21.4 20.6 21.7 22.2
University of Queensland Gatton 23.7 23.7 27.5 28.6 24.9 26.9 26.9 20.5 23.1 24.9 24.6 24.9 25.1 22.7 21.3 20.1 23.8 22.9 22.0 21.7 21.3 22.5 24.0 23.2 23.8 26.4 22.2 21.8 22.2 23.2 23.8
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 May 2023

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 6.4 4.1 6.8 4.5 8.0 7.8 11.3 4.7 -1.5 2.5 6.5 8.1 7.2 8.7 15.3 16.4 6.8 7.1 3.4 1.9 0.2 1.6 1.9 3.2 3.7 4.0 3.5 1.8 0.3 -0.7 0.7
Archerfield Airport 12.2 10.6 11.5 7.5 11.8 10.5 12.7 6.1 6.7 7.4 9.5 12.0 10.8 12.1 15.7 16.2 12.6 11.3 6.6 6.5 7.9 5.2 6.3 6.5 8.3 7.5 9.2 7.2 7.1 4.5 4.7
Beaudesert Drumley Street 6.9 6.0 8.2
9.5 8.4 11.9 3.5 0.7
8.7 10.3 9.5 8.9 15.0 15.9 9.4 9.4 5.2 3.1 0.3

4.3 5.2 5.1 3.9 4.3 1.6 0.6 2.8
Beerburrum Forest Station 12.9 10.1 12.6 11.8 12.8 11.5 12.1 7.7 8.1 7.5 12.8 13.4 12.9 14.8 16.0 17.6 12.6 10.0 9.7 8.5 9.8 7.1 8.2 8.6 9.5 10.4 10.3 10.0 9.0 7.6 7.3
Brisbane 12.9 12.5 14.2 12.2 14.9 13.9 15.3 9.0 7.8 10.1 13.7 15.0 13.6 15.2 16.2 16.6 14.2 13.8 9.6 8.8 7.3 10.1 9.3 10.2 10.9 10.1 10.6 9.6 8.9 8.3 8.5
Brisbane Aero 11.1 10.1 12.6 10.2 13.8 12.9 14.5 7.8 4.4 9.4 12.7 14.2 13.5 14.8 16.4 16.8 12.7 12.8 8.4 7.9 5.2 8.5 8.2 9.9 10.0 9.5 8.0 7.1 8.2 6.2 7.3
Canungra (Defence) 6.8 4.5 6.4 4.3 7.0 6.4 9.9 4.6 -1.6 2.1 7.0 6.4 6.4 8.2 14.4 15.6 8.5 5.9 2.6 1.4 -0.9 1.4 0.9 2.1 3.5 3.9 2.5 2.0 -0.7 -0.8 0.3
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 15.0 15.1 16.6 16.8 18.7 18.7 18.0 11.4 11.2 15.5 16.2 17.2 18.6 18.0 16.9 17.5 15.5 13.9 13.3 13.3 12.4 13.9 13.9 15.8 15.0 16.8 12.6 13.3 12.0 12.8 14.1
Greenbank (Defence) 8.7 4.8 7.5 5.3 9.9 8.1 10.9 1.9 -1.0 3.3 9.5 9.8 9.2 10.3 15.4 15.9 8.3 7.0 4.5 3.4 2.2 2.2 2.7 3.9 5.4 5.3 4.7 3.6 1.5 1.1 1.8
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 11.9 11.0 12.5 10.5 14.0 12.5 14.5 8.5 6.0

13.5 13.0 13.5 16.0 16.0 12.0 10.5 8.5
3.0 8.5 7.0 9.0 10.0 9.5 9.0 7.5 8.5 6.0 7.0
Point Lookout 14.9 14.6 15.8 17.0 17.9 16.6 18.5 10.6 10.4 15.4 13.4
17.7 18.1 18.1 17.9 15.1 14.4 12.4 13.3 10.4
12.4 12.1 14.2 15.1 10.1 13.8
12.5 14.9
Redcliffe 13.6 12.5 13.9 12.2 15.0 14.4 14.8 9.6 7.5 10.7 15.2 15.3 15.8 16.4 16.5 16.8 13.2 12.1 9.1 9.1 9.4 9.0 9.7 10.8 11.4 12.1 10.6 8.9 10.2 8.6 8.0
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 12.6 11.7 13.1 12.3 15.4 12.4 13.6 8.7 7.4 10.2 13.5 15.6 15.4 15.7 16.3 16.4 11.9 9.7 8.4 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.0 9.7 10.6 11.4 9.8 10.1 6.9 7.6 8.8
University of Queensland Gatton 8.7 5.4 9.9 5.2 9.7 9.9 12.6 7.7 4.4 4.0 7.6 9.1 8.9 8.8 15.1 15.7 8.0 9.0 4.6 4.3 5.4 5.5 3.7 5.1 4.5 4.5 8.0 2.2 6.8 0.7 1.6
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 May 2023

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 - - - - - - - 1.8 - - - - - 0.2 15.0 71.2 0.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Amberley AMO - - - - - - - - -
- - - 0.2 7.4 46.2 1.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Archerfield Airport - - - - - - - 1.6 - - - - - - 6.2 59.2 2.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Beaudesert Drumley Street - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8.4 48.4 4.8 - -
- - - - - -
- - - -
Beerburrum Forest Station - - - - - - - 1.6 - - - - - 0.4 10.6 38.4 0.2 0.4 - 0.2
- -
- - 0.2 - - - -
Blackbutt State School - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.3 21.8 2.7













Brisbane - - - - - - - 6.2 - - - - 0.4 - 8.0 60.8 2.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Brisbane Aero 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.4 14.6 37.2 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-Tha - - - - - - - 1.2 - - - - - - 8.6 71.6 3.0













Caloundra Airport - - - - - - - 4.0 - - - 7.4 12.0 12.0 55.0 56.0 0.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Canungra (Defence) - - - - - - - - - -
- 1.4 0.2 7.4 45.8 5.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Capalaba Water Treat - - - - - - - - - - - - 6.0 2.0 8.0 46.0














Cape Moreton Lighthouse - - - -
- - 0.2 - - 3.8 5.8 0.2 1.8 10.8 37.2 7.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Carneys Creek The Ranch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.8 48.2 7.4 - - - -









Clontarf - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.0 15.0 72.0 0.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dunwich - - - - - - - - - - 9.1 10.2 2.2 5.8 26.0 -














Esk Post Office - - - - - 12.2 2.2 - - - - 7.0 → → 6.8 20.0 1.2













Gatton Allan Street - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.0 41.0 10.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Godwin Beach - - - - - - - 2.8 - - 0.2 2.0 0.2 3.6 12.0 66.0 1.0 0.2 - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - - -
Greenbank (Defence) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10.2 74.0 0.6 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Greenbank Thompson Road - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12.6 59.2 0.6













Harrisville Mary Street - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.1 8.6 33.0 1.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Highvale - - - - - - - 5.6 - - - - - 0.4 13.6 56.2 2.4













Kalbar State School - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 9.2 35.0 4.0













Karalee - - - - - - - 1.6 - - - 0.2 - 2.4 4.8 49.0 3.2













Karragarra Island - 0.1 - 0.2 - - 0.3 0.2 - 0.1 0.3 14.4 2.0 → 42.4 3.6 - - - 0.1 0.2









Landsborough - - - - - - - 1.4 - - - 2.6 0.8 17.2 38.0 63.0 0.2













Lindfield - - - - - - - - - - - → 1.6 1.4 32.4 31.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Logan City Water Treatment Plant - 1.5 - - - - - - - - - 1.0 - - 9.0 64.0 2.0 5.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Lowood Don St - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8.4 32.6 3.4













Manly Railway Station - - - - - - - - - - - - → → 9.2 49.0 6.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Maroon Dam - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.0 52.6 6.2













Mt Alford - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.4 51.4 7.0













Mt Tamborine Fern St - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 0.4 8.0 71.0 8.0













Mt Tarampa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7.0 38.8 11.8













Ormiston College 6.4 - - - - - - 2.0 - - - 1.2 → → 11.4 55.0 5.4













Palen Creek Correctional 1.5 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.5 5.0 66.0 15.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Peachester - - - - - - - 2.8 - - - - 3.5 2.7 20.0 52.2 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Point Lookout - - - - 9.4 - - - - - 10.6 → 2.8 1.6 14.0 52.0 4.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Redcliffe 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 0.2 7.6 61.2 0.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Redland (Alexandra Hills) - - - - - - - 3.4 - - - - 0.2 4.2 7.8 52.6 3.6 - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - -
Regents Park - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10.0 73.0 0.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Rocky Point Sugar Mill - 6.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 12.2 95.0 5.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Somerset Dam - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.0 14.0 34.0 1.0













University of Queensland Gatton - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11.2 45.8 0.8 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Wamuran - - - - - - - 3.4 - - - 1.4 - 4.1 11.2 67.3














Woodford Stanmore - - - - - - - 1.4 - - - - - - 17.0 42.6














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

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top

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 7 am on Monday 5 June 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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