Greater Brisbane in August 2023

Rainfall

  • Rainfall was average to below average across Greater Brisbane during August, with Cape Moreton Lighthouse being the wettest location which recorded 110.8 mm for the month.

Temperature

Brisbane

  • Total rainfall for Brisbane was 22.8 mm, which is 69% of the long-term average of 33.0 mm.
  • The mean daily maximum temperature for Brisbane was 24.5 °C, which is 1.1 °C above the long-term average of 23.4 °C.
  • The warmest day was 29.1 °C on the 13th, and the coolest day was on the 6th when the temperature reached 19.3 °C.
  • The mean daily minimum temperature for Brisbane was 12.7 °C, which is 1.8 °C above the long-term average of 10.9 °C.
  • The coldest morning was 8.7 °C on the 20th, and the warmest morning was on the 18th when the minimum temperature was 16.7 °C.

Extremes in August 2023
Hottest day 30.7 °C at Amberley AMO on the 14th
Warmest days on average 25.9 °C at Amberley AMO
Coolest days on average 21.7 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse
Coldest day 18.0 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse on the 8th
Coldest night 0.0 °C at Canungra (Defence) on the 20th
Coolest nights on average 5.8 °C at Canungra (Defence)
Warmest nights on average 16.4 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse
Warmest night 19.7 °C at Point Lookout on the 18th
Warmest on average overall 19.5 °C at Point Lookout
Coolest on average overall 15.0 °C at Canungra (Defence)
Wettest overall 110.8 mm at Cape Moreton Lighthouse
Wettest day 48.2 mm at Cape Moreton Lighthouse on the 8th
Strongest wind gust 72 km/h at Cape Moreton Lighthouse on the 24th

Record highest August mean daily minimum temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
August
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 16.4 16.1 in 2009 113 14.0
Point Lookout 16.0 15.7 in 1998 26 14.2
Beerburrum Forest Station 11.3 11.0 in 1999 24 9.4
Brisbane 12.7 12.1 in 2009 23 10.9

Highest August mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years
Observed
(°C)
Most recent
higher
Average for
August
Brisbane Aero 11.9 12.4 in 1998 9.8



Record highest August mean temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
August
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 19.1 18.9 in 2009 113 16.9



Summary statistics for August 2023
Maximum temperatures
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
(°C)
Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
August
2023
Diff
from
average
Highest for
August
2023
Mean for
August
2023
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
August
2023
Total for
August
2023
Average
for
August
Rank of
August
2023
Fraction of
August
average
Amberley AMO 25.9 +3.0 30.7 14th 6.1 -0.1 1.1 20th 3.4 27.6 v low 12%
Archerfield Airport 25.1 +2.3 30.2 14th 9.6 +1.4 6.0 10th 3.4 35.3 v low 10%
Beaudesert Drumley Street 25.3 +1.9 29.6 14th 7.9 +1.4 1.6 20th 4.6 26.9 low 17%
Beerburrum Forest Station 24.5 +1.2 30.0 14th 11.3 +1.9 8.2 12th 35.2 43.3 average 81%
Brisbane 24.5 +1.1 29.1 13th 12.7 +1.8 8.7 20th 22.8 33.0 average 69%
Brisbane Aero 23.2 +1.2 26.8 13th 11.9 +2.1 6.7 20th 8.0 33.5 average 24%
Canungra (Defence) 24.2   28.8 14th 5.8   0.0 20th 12.6
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 21.7 +1.8 23.9 13th 16.4 +2.4 12.9 20th 110.8 74.7 high 148%
Greenbank (Defence) 25.3   30.3 14th 7.5   1.8 20th 28.8
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 24.6 +1.8 29.6 14th 10.5 +1.0 6.5 19th 21.1 40.6 average 52%
Point Lookout 23.1 +0.8 26.5 13th 16.0 +1.8 12.0 20th 81.6 55.4 average 147%
Redcliffe 23.0 +0.9 27.4 13th 13.5 +1.9 8.9 20th 13.2 32.9 average 40%
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 23.2   27.9 13th 12.1   8.9 12th 12.4
University of Queensland Gatton 25.1 +2.6 29.7 14th 7.6 +0.9 2.6 12th 6.0 26.2 low 23%

Daily maximum temperatures for August 2023
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Amberley AMO26.925.522.824.123.822.222.922.323.624.328.229.429.330.729.025.026.626.322.324.925.827.430.125.626.024.726.026.026.226.828.0
Archerfield Airport25.824.821.923.223.819.721.221.723.124.127.727.429.030.227.124.525.625.422.224.025.226.729.225.225.425.225.125.625.225.627.0
Beaudesert Drumley Street27.424.023.322.623.121.422.221.923.123.727.527.728.429.627.825.025.426.122.324.225.126.629.125.625.325.425.625.526.427.7
Beerburrum Forest Station25.022.722.022.723.221.422.121.621.723.427.827.929.130.027.623.626.025.122.524.123.826.328.222.923.423.223.824.024.824.825.8
Brisbane25.823.520.822.923.419.321.622.622.923.327.826.429.127.926.123.724.225.122.423.324.425.928.124.325.324.124.724.725.525.725.2
Brisbane Aero23.923.020.821.722.219.421.122.021.722.224.424.026.825.024.222.323.725.522.222.023.524.425.223.223.122.623.523.023.823.823.8
Canungra (Defence)25.822.722.121.522.520.321.020.421.822.926.826.628.128.826.324.524.925.221.423.623.625.628.124.824.323.624.124.324.625.325.8
Cape Moreton Lighthouse23.122.121.321.721.821.919.218.018.921.922.422.223.922.423.821.322.921.919.720.722.822.422.620.720.221.622.022.823.122.221.4
Greenbank (Defence)27.224.420.523.423.620.021.421.523.223.928.428.429.330.328.424.725.325.222.424.525.227.029.425.526.125.325.525.624.525.627.3
Logan City Water Treatment Plant25.023.522.020.321.521.722.224.727.927.129.626.024.025.022.524.526.028.824.124.624.024.526.525.025.2
Point Lookout23.222.622.123.323.519.321.019.520.022.023.823.926.524.325.123.423.323.022.423.024.125.224.922.022.922.522.623.623.724.923.4
Redcliffe23.522.521.121.821.920.421.421.720.721.625.624.427.424.624.322.223.924.621.620.724.123.824.922.522.822.323.122.823.023.223.2
Redland (Alexandra Hills)24.222.721.222.119.821.221.521.522.024.623.727.925.423.923.123.824.421.421.922.824.325.423.023.823.323.923.922.523.823.4
University of Queensland Gatton26.624.621.822.923.523.123.022.122.823.427.428.028.529.728.924.126.524.920.323.624.826.329.025.025.324.025.325.224.126.226.8
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 August 2023
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Amberley AMO7.38.65.28.36.95.44.54.83.83.02.71.85.95.45.78.110.114.84.81.14.46.07.26.55.24.96.07.27.47.98.5
Archerfield Airport11.213.69.99.68.810.66.88.48.36.06.76.710.510.08.810.312.814.99.37.07.69.711.510.110.07.910.38.410.410.411.4
Beaudesert Drumley Street7.89.69.39.37.56.68.08.77.63.34.63.57.38.17.99.69.513.19.71.66.57.98.89.87.57.18.88.88.38.010.1
Beerburrum Forest Station12.214.311.311.411.111.79.711.010.38.69.48.215.59.016.614.213.915.011.19.38.79.311.612.011.19.912.611.89.810.310.8
Brisbane13.315.113.113.112.112.712.412.211.810.39.910.112.113.111.314.514.716.713.48.711.412.414.013.613.211.814.213.413.213.713.5
Brisbane Aero12.615.313.811.611.212.611.311.511.59.78.98.613.712.310.512.914.415.711.36.711.011.211.314.112.910.912.912.011.912.212.6
Canungra (Defence)6.17.58.47.26.26.05.46.33.51.92.90.65.04.95.27.08.511.18.30.04.24.66.95.64.23.66.05.67.38.510.7
Cape Moreton Lighthouse17.819.116.716.317.216.814.314.313.614.516.716.218.315.618.817.818.318.813.512.915.416.817.817.916.215.215.617.416.916.215.4
Greenbank (Defence)7.510.98.510.47.48.25.66.05.33.44.33.77.56.57.09.310.713.410.11.84.76.09.29.06.25.39.77.98.88.39.7
Logan City Water Treatment Plant11.512.510.511.59.110.58.88.88.911.210.811.212.46.57.09.011.310.610.810.212.011.314.511.511.3
Point Lookout16.518.516.415.616.316.115.214.914.514.915.315.118.816.115.917.017.719.713.112.015.016.717.217.717.314.916.516.014.014.816.5
Redcliffe13.316.814.413.512.513.713.112.513.411.010.610.817.012.614.715.515.417.213.78.911.112.313.215.813.812.714.813.613.513.213.0
Redland (Alexandra Hills)12.915.314.013.512.411.911.211.710.99.39.98.912.312.811.112.513.717.611.69.510.410.512.515.111.411.612.711.911.012.413.0
University of Queensland Gatton8.114.46.47.66.67.57.37.26.16.23.62.66.05.84.58.611.514.79.67.35.66.98.16.87.37.97.78.48.58.87.5
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 August 2023
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Alderley - - 2.2 3.8 0.2 1.2 - 0.4 - - - - - - - - 0.2 0.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.4
Amberley AMO - - 0.2 - 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 - - - - - - - - - - - 1.6 1.0
Archerfield Airport - - 1.0 0.4 0.2 - 0.2 0.2 0.2 - - - - - - - 0.2 - 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - 0.8
Beaudesert Drumley Street
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - 0.2 3.4 1.0
Beerburrum Forest Station - - 4.8 0.8 - 0.4 - 0.8 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - 15.4 12.6
Blackbutt State School - - 0.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.6
Brisbane - - 2.2 3.6 0.2 - 0.2 1.8 - - - - - - - - 0.2 0.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 14.2
Brisbane Aero - - 0.6 0.4 - 0.6 2.8 0.6 - - - - - - - - - 0.6 - - - - - - - - - - 1.4 - 1.0
Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-Tha - - 1.4 2.2 0.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.0
Caloundra Airport - 1.2 3.0 0.5 1.2 4.2 8.2 - 0.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.6 - -
Canungra (Defence) 1.2 - 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.8 - 0.6 - 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.8 7.0 1.0
Capalaba Water Treat - - 3.8 1.4


























Cape Moreton Lighthouse
- 7.0 - - 0.4 4.6 48.2 39.6 0.2 - - - - - - - 1.6 - - - - - - 0.4 2.8 4.8 1.0 - - 0.2
Carneys Creek The Ranch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6.3 - 4.4
Clontarf - - - 1.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 28.2
Dunwich - - 3.6 5.2 0.3 6.4 5.4 1.0 0.2 0.2 - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - -






Eagle Farm Racecourse - - 2.0 1.8 - - 2.2 5.6 - - - - - - - - 0.2 1.0 - - - - - - - - -



Gatton Allan Street - - - 0.5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


Godwin Beach 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.8 - 1.8 0.2 0.2 - - - - - - - - - 4.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.8
Greenbank (Defence) - - 2.2 0.2 - - - 2.0 - 0.2 - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - - 0.4 - 0.8 22.8
Greenbank Thompson Road - - 1.8 0.2 0.2 - - 0.4 3.8 0.2 - - - - - 0.4 - 0.2 0.2 - - 0.2 - - - - - - - - 11.4
Harrisville Mary Street - - - - - - 0.8 - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.6
Highvale - 0.2 1.8 1.0 - 0.2 0.6 0.8 - - - - - - - - - 7.2 0.6 - - - - - - - - 1.0 - - 6.0
Kalbar State School - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10.0
Karalee - 0.6 1.8 0.2 0.4 - - 0.4 - - - - - - - - 0.4 1.3 - - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 1.8
Karragarra Island - 1.0 3.0 3.0 1.4 2.4 - - - - - - - - - - 3.4 1.0












Landsborough - 1.4 5.8 0.8 0.2 1.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.8 2.4 - 2.8 9.0
Lindfield - 0.6 1.8 1.0 0.4 - - - - - - - - - - - 0.8 - - - - - - - - 0.1 - - - 15.0
Logan City Water Treatment Plant - - 4.8 - - 0.9 - - - - - - - 0.3 1.7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13.4
Lowood Don St - - 0.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.4
Manly Railway Station - - 10.0 - 4.4 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.8



Maroon Dam - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.6 - 3.0
Mt Alford - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.1 - - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 3.0
Mt Tamborine Fern St - - 1.6 0.2 1.8 1.8 - 1.2 - - - - - - - 0.8 - - - - - 0.8 - - - - - - - - 10.0
Mt Tarampa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.0












Ormiston College - - 4.8 1.0 - - 1.2 - - - - - - - - 2.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.0

Peachester - 1.4 4.2 0.4 - - - 1.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18.5
Point Lookout - - 3.2 2.6 - 0.6 7.4 35.6 11.0 1.6 - - - - - - 0.2 0.4
- - - - - - 0.2 0.4 3.2 15.0 0.2 -
Range View - - - 0.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 18.2
Redcliffe - - 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.4 - 0.2 - - -
- - - - - 5.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.2
Redland (Alexandra Hills) - - 3.0
1.6 - 0.4 - - - - - - - - 0.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6.8 0.2 -
Regents Park - - 2.0 0.6 - - - 0.4 - - - - - - - - - 0.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 12.2
Rocky Point Sugar Mill - 1.0 3.8 3.0 - - 1.6 - - - - - - - - - - 1.8 - - - - - - - - - - 7.5 - 2.4
Rosewood Walloon Rd - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.2 1.4
Toombul Bowls Club - - 1.0 1.2 - - 1.6 - 3.2 - - - - - - 1.6 - - - - - - - - - - -



University of Queensland Gatton - 0.2 0.4 0.2 - - 0.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.8
Wamuran - 2.5 - - - - 0.5 3.5 - - - - - - - - - 0.5 - - - - - - - - - - - 3.7 8.1
Wivenhoe Dam - 0.6




























Woodford Stanmore - 1.4 1.6 1.0 - - - 2.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12.2
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 10 am on Friday 1 September 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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