Greater Brisbane in March 2024

Rainfall

  • Rainfall in March was above average at most sites across Greater Brisbane.
  • Rainfall totals ranged from 42% of average at Beaudesert Drumley Street to 214% of average at Point Lookout.
  • The highest daily rainfall in Greater Brisbane was 161.0 mm, recorded at Peachester on the 5th; the wettest place during the month was also Peachester, with a March total of 407.0 mm.

Temperature

  • Mean maximum temperatures were below average at all sites in Greater Brisbane except Cape Moreton Lighthouse where it was above average.
  • Some sites had their coldest March day (lowest maximum temperature) on record on the 24th due to thick cloud cover over much of Queensland.
  • Mean minimum temperatures for March were above average at most sites in Greater Brisbane and ranged from 0.1 °C below average at Point Lookout to 1.0 °C above average at Archerfield Airport and Beerburrum Forest Station.
  • Point Lookout and Logan City Water Treatment Plant had their warmest March night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record.

Brisbane

  • Total rainfall for Brisbane was 152.8 mm, which is 118% of the long-term average of 129.3 mm.
  • The mean daily maximum temperature for Brisbane was 28.4 °C, which is 0.8 °C below the long-term average of 29.2 °C.
  • The warmest day was 32.7 °C on the 2nd, and the coolest day was on the 24th when the temperature reached 21.4 °C.
  • The mean daily minimum temperature for Brisbane was 20.7 °C, which is 0.4 °C above the long-term average of 20.3 °C.
  • The coldest morning was 18.5 °C on the 29th, and the warmest morning was on the 3rd when the minimum temperature was 24.3 °C.

Extremes in March 2024
Hottest day 34.3 °C at Greenbank (Defence) on the 2nd
Warmest days on average 29.2 °C at University of Queensland Gatton
Coolest days on average 27.1 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse
Coldest day 20.9 °C at Redland (Alexandra Hills) on the 24th
Coldest night 13.1 °C at Canungra (Defence) on the 23rd
Coolest nights on average 17.7 °C at Canungra (Defence)
Warmest nights on average 22.0 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse
Warmest night 27.1 °C at Logan City Water Treatment Plant on the 30th
Warmest on average overall 25.0 °C at Point Lookout
Coolest on average overall 22.7 °C at Canungra (Defence)
Wettest overall 407.0 mm at Peachester
Wettest day 161.0 mm at Peachester on the 5th
Strongest wind gust 102 km/h at Cape Moreton Lighthouse on the 21st

Record lowest March daily maximum temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
March
Brisbane Aero 21.1 on the 24th 21.7 on the 28th in 2022 29 28.1
Point Lookout 22.9 on the 24th 23.2 on the 3rd in 2006 28 28.7
Brisbane 21.4 on the 24th 21.9 on the 28th in 2022 25 29.2
Redcliffe 21.5 on the 24th 22.0 on the 28th in 2022 21 27.9



Record highest March daily minimum temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
March
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 27.1 on the 30th 25.0 on the 17th in 2023 32 19.3
Point Lookout 26.2 on the 3rd 25.8 on the 6th in 2020 28 21.9



Summary statistics for March 2024
Maximum temperatures
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
(°C)
Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
March
2024
Diff
from
average
Highest for
March
2024
Mean for
March
2024
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
March
2024
Total for
March
2024
Average
for
March
Rank of
March
2024
Fraction of
March
average
Amberley AMO 29.1 -0.4 32.9 2nd 18.4 +0.5 13.7 23rd 93.6 88.1 average 106%
Archerfield Airport 28.7 -0.2 33.3 2nd 19.6 +1.0 16.6 29th 134.2 129.0 average 104%
Beaudesert Drumley Street 28.6 -0.7 33.3 2nd 18.4 +0.4 13.6 23rd 57.0 135.2 low 42%
Beerburrum Forest Station 27.4 -1.3 32.6 4th 19.8 +1.0 17.9 29th 237.0 177.2 high 134%
Brisbane 28.4 -0.8 32.7 2nd 20.7 +0.4 18.5 29th 152.8 129.3 average 118%
Brisbane Aero 27.5 -0.6 31.8 4th 20.5 +0.7 17.6 29th 140.4 118.4 average 119%
Canungra (Defence) 27.7   32.4 2nd 17.7   13.1 23rd 100.8
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 27.1 +1.0 30.0 4th 22.0 +0.7 19.3 25th 251.8 176.6 high 143%
Greenbank (Defence) 28.6   34.3 2nd 18.5   15.0 23rd 102.0
Point Lookout 28.4 -0.3 31.9 14th 21.8 -0.1 19.1 13th 371.6 173.4 v high 214%
Redcliffe 27.6 -0.3 32.8 4th 21.1 +0.3 18.6 29th 200.8 153.8 high 131%
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 27.3   31.3 4th 20.3   17.9 25th 248.8
University of Queensland Gatton 29.2 -0.4 33.6 2nd 18.3 +0.9 14.2 23rd 64.8 79.1 average 82%

Daily maximum temperatures for March 2024
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Amberley AMO32.532.928.532.727.429.831.130.330.430.329.430.630.429.831.328.729.529.330.732.027.528.226.922.022.523.626.129.729.530.028.7
Archerfield Airport31.633.329.232.627.730.130.730.530.229.628.730.430.128.530.728.427.629.529.531.427.228.626.221.421.922.826.229.129.228.928.3
Beaudesert Drumley Street32.533.328.131.428.429.430.629.229.529.028.330.029.829.829.827.229.630.329.931.525.927.027.721.422.424.425.729.127.828.429.8
Beerburrum Forest Station30.932.231.832.625.628.729.328.227.726.226.828.228.126.529.327.926.928.427.029.624.425.125.422.121.923.625.727.628.727.725.8
Brisbane31.432.730.032.328.129.430.029.629.628.528.429.729.629.630.328.528.329.028.830.426.426.925.921.422.123.026.728.628.828.227.3
Brisbane Aero29.730.030.731.827.028.428.728.928.928.427.529.028.528.729.827.827.527.627.928.925.826.325.221.121.922.726.327.727.527.625.9
Canungra (Defence)31.732.428.830.627.128.829.328.328.128.126.829.028.929.128.426.227.328.928.829.724.725.926.221.923.023.625.327.927.527.528.4
Cape Moreton Lighthouse28.929.129.430.028.128.629.128.626.726.826.827.327.728.728.226.726.927.927.428.523.325.726.322.723.524.226.227.027.426.526.2
Greenbank (Defence)33.434.329.132.327.029.430.329.629.429.028.030.129.629.730.227.428.629.930.831.626.427.126.321.522.222.725.528.628.828.928.0
Logan City Water Treatment Plant33.029.829.028.828.529.029.529.531.028.029.530.031.030.328.527.727.2
Point Lookout31.531.130.230.829.828.830.329.129.129.027.128.229.031.929.129.130.929.029.429.924.325.428.022.923.224.326.528.029.527.128.0
Redcliffe30.030.930.832.827.328.829.428.828.827.528.028.628.728.429.327.926.928.027.428.325.825.925.421.522.123.126.127.627.226.926.0
Redland (Alexandra Hills)29.130.029.631.326.728.228.828.128.528.227.128.328.628.829.227.427.327.927.328.825.926.125.120.921.522.425.727.927.527.426.8
University of Queensland Gatton32.833.628.433.527.429.731.130.630.830.429.930.631.229.631.328.929.428.931.432.227.828.327.521.822.022.425.129.630.329.228.7
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 2024
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Amberley AMO20.418.523.122.421.318.616.118.818.217.318.617.017.017.415.217.416.220.719.717.920.218.913.719.018.520.120.419.914.918.615.8
Archerfield Airport21.020.224.123.321.319.218.720.319.119.621.019.418.919.517.119.217.720.620.519.621.319.316.819.518.320.120.519.416.619.417.2
Beaudesert Drumley Street20.719.323.121.621.017.216.018.817.717.319.217.716.617.116.518.317.420.719.119.019.118.413.618.118.020.020.119.115.818.715.2
Beerburrum Forest Station20.118.622.222.821.418.919.819.719.919.519.418.920.119.918.518.919.120.220.820.821.020.019.719.718.219.520.620.417.920.118.2
Brisbane22.621.824.324.221.720.220.120.621.520.621.420.420.721.119.820.819.620.821.321.222.319.818.819.918.719.920.820.118.520.119.4
Brisbane Aero22.820.724.223.321.720.219.121.321.220.221.519.420.920.719.321.619.220.621.521.322.120.117.919.618.619.421.120.017.620.218.6
Canungra (Defence)20.717.622.620.720.316.415.418.318.016.920.815.816.816.215.317.916.619.218.118.617.918.613.116.617.119.219.918.114.917.413.9
Cape Moreton Lighthouse24.524.525.223.224.123.522.823.922.122.220.822.322.021.822.421.420.619.521.622.021.720.520.921.019.320.620.322.022.920.421.3
Greenbank (Defence)19.418.123.422.820.918.116.818.818.217.519.317.617.617.715.718.117.120.218.818.319.119.315.018.617.919.920.418.915.518.416.3
Logan City Water Treatment Plant21.019.018.221.021.918.821.019.519.021.517.519.518.017.017.519.519.516.527.118.0
Point Lookout26.125.126.224.022.322.322.124.122.822.221.919.121.920.619.320.521.321.620.521.319.719.620.220.321.621.520.221.1
Redcliffe23.021.024.223.422.220.920.522.122.021.222.620.821.421.020.221.320.320.222.121.522.121.219.620.418.819.820.821.118.620.120.0
Redland (Alexandra Hills)21.420.823.521.221.219.720.021.821.122.521.219.920.720.818.020.818.820.220.220.521.520.519.319.017.919.820.419.818.720.118.1
University of Queensland Gatton19.717.722.321.920.716.416.518.817.317.917.419.316.516.016.419.517.020.620.717.219.218.514.219.018.119.519.520.015.818.116.8
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 2024
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Alderley - - 1.6 - 13.4 3.2 - 0.4 0.8 5.0 9.6 15.8 - 0.2 - - - 9.8 2.6 0.8 - 0.1 - 0.8 6.2 30.8 48.0 8.6 - 11.6 -
Amberley AMO - - 1.6 - 4.8 1.6 0.2 - 0.8 0.2 0.2 - - - - - - 1.0 0.2 5.4 0.2 - - 1.8 4.2 19.2 31.0 21.2 - - -
Archerfield Airport - - 0.4 - 18.2 4.2 0.4 - 0.6 3.4 4.2 4.8 - - - - - 6.8 - 5.2 - - - 1.8 5.8 22.8 36.6 18.8 0.2 - -
Beaudesert Drumley Street - - 0.4 0.6 10.4 2.8 - - 0.6 - 1.8 - - - - - - - - 7.2 - - - 1.2 9.2 7.2 12.6 2.4 - 0.6 -
Beerburrum Forest Station - - - - 23.4 7.6 0.2 0.2 10.6 3.0 32.6 16.0
2.6 1.4 1.0 2.6 26.8 1.8 6.0 1.0 1.8 0.4 1.2 9.8 22.0 54.6 7.0 - 2.6 0.8
Blackbutt State School - - - - 8.2 6.2 - - 1.8 1.2 0.4 9.8 - 0.8 - - - 3.6 - - - - - 4.4 9.2 20.4 37.4 11.0


Brisbane - - 0.4 - 7.0 2.6 0.4 2.4 0.2 0.4 5.2 6.4 0.2 - 0.8 - - 16.2 0.6 0.4 - - - 1.8 6.4 31.2 56.6 7.2 - 6.2 0.2
Brisbane Aero - - 1.0 0.2 7.0 1.2 3.8 - 6.6 0.8 10.6 18.4 0.6 0.6 - - - 13.2 5.0 1.8 0.6 0.2 - 0.6 6.8
51.8 6.6 - 1.8 1.2
Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-Tha - - - - 14.4 4.0 - 0.4 0.6 0.8 7.0 4.0 - - - 0.6 - 33.6 2.0 - - 0.6 - 1.2 5.8 28.0 60.8



Caloundra Airport - - - - 26.0 - 2.0 - - 18.0 0.6 12.0 2.0 - - - 15.0 39.0 4.0 2.2 8.0 4.0 - 2.0 7.5 53.0 53.6 13.0 - 6.0 2.0
Canungra (Defence) - - 0.4 1.2 16.8 0.2 - 0.8 1.0 - 6.0 0.6 - - - 0.4 3.0 6.2 1.6 0.4 - - - 0.4 10.4 7.8 35.8 5.6 - 2.2 -
Capalaba Water Treat - - - - 19.0 - - 1.2 - - - - - - - - 1.6 26.8 1.0











Cape Moreton Lighthouse
- - 1.6 - - - 0.6 1.4 0.6 5.4 2.4 2.0 1.8 - 2.6 8.0 15.4 4.2 7.4 18.2 37.2 3.2 0.2 9.2 47.8 73.0 4.0 - 5.4 0.2
Carneys Creek The Ranch - - 2.0 - 2.6 - - - - 1.0 - - - - - 1.6 - 3.0 1.2 - - 1.0 - 5.0 7.0 3.0 7.0 7.0


Clontarf - - - - 12.6 5.2 0.2 1.0 1.6 2.8 8.8 19.0 6.0 3.2 - - 2.0 43.0 2.4 - 2.2 0.2 - - 8.4 23.6 59.8 19.0 - 6.6
Eagle Farm Racecourse - - 2.0 - 6.6 4.0 - - 1.0 7.0 8.6 18.2 - 0.4 - - - 7.0 2.0 3.6 - - - 1.2 6.0 30.0 54.4 7.0 - 5.8
Ebbw Vale - 1.6 - - - 14.5 - 0.6 2.6 - 0.4 2.2 - - - - - 3.4 - - - - - 1.5 5.6 18.0 31.2



Gatton Allan Street - - 24.0 0.4 1.0 2.0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 - - 5.0 4.3 13.8 25.6



Godwin Beach - - - - 3.4 1.8 0.4 1.6 5.0 6.6 9.4 8.2 2.4 0.6 - 3.0 4.8 35.2 1.0 14.4 1.8 0.4 1.6 0.4 8.4 30.0 49.2 15.8 0.2 3.6 2.4
Greenbank (Defence) - - - - 18.8 1.2 - 0.2 3.2 0.2 0.8


0.2 0.6 - 4.0 - - -

1.4 7.4 17.4 33.2 13.4 - - -
Greenbank Thompson Road - - 0.2 0.2 13.4 2.0 - 0.8 4.6 0.2 0.6 2.4 - - 0.2 0.4 - 3.8 - 0.8 - - - 1.8 9.0 51.4 15.4 0.2 0.8
Harrisville Mary Street - - 1.2 0.6 1.2 8.6 - - - - - - - - - - - 1.2 - 0.2 - - - 2.0 6.2 11.2 21.0 1.8 - - -
Highvale - - - - 13.0 13.4 - 0.2 1.2 2.2 10.4 9.6 - - 0.6 0.2 0.4 11.4 1.2 1.6 - 1.4 - - 5.8 29.6 49.0 12.2 - 11.2
Kalbar State School - - 1.5 - 3.5 2.6 - - - - - - - - - - - 1.5 - - - - - - 9.6 8.0 8.6 4.5


Karalee - - 1.2 - 21.4 0.1 - - 1.5 - 1.0 2.8 - - - - - 6.8 - - - - - 2.8 4.9 25.4 36.6 24.6


Karragarra Island 0.2 0.1 1.0 1.0 15.0 - 3.0 - - 6.0 3.0 22.6 - - - 10.0 3.0 - 34.8 8.2 6.8 - - 3.0 9.0 30.4 72.3 34.6


Landsborough - - - 1.8 28.4 0.6 3.4 1.4 14.0 3.6 27.4 35.0 3.0 4.0 0.2 1.2 8.6













Lindfield - - - - 27.6 4.6 0.6 - 5.0 5.8 11.8 20.2 1.8 1.8 - 0.2 1.6 2.2 - 1.8 3.4 0.8 - 0.8 14.4 23.8 41.6 7.4 - 1.4 -
Logan City Water Treatment Plant - 13.0 2.0 1.0 0.6 - 6.8 2.0 8.0 - 0.5 2.0 5.0 8.0 31.8 33.4 23.1 - 1.0 -
Lowood Don St - - 1.2 - 4.5 2.0 - - 2.0 - 2.0 2.2 - - 0.3 - - 0.6 - - - - - 1.0 4.0 17.0 18.0 7.8


Maroon Dam - - 2.0 1.2 - - - - 1.0 - - - - - - - - 2.8 2.0 - - - - 1.0 8.2 2.0 7.4 14.0 - 0.6
Mt Alford - - 2.4 - 3.1 1.9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7.4 - - - 11.2 12.8



Mt Tamborine Fern St - - - - 25.0 5.0 1.0 1.8 4.4 2.0 3.0 1.6 - 1.2 3.2 1.8 - 15.0 7.0 - 0.6 - - 5.4 13.2 - 110 7.0 - 4.2
Mt Tarampa - - 2.6 - 2.8 3.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.2 3.8 19.2 20.0



Ormiston College - - 17.0 - 6.4 7.2 - - 2.6 - - 51.0 - - - - 21.0 - 1.2 - 1.2 - - - - - - - - -
Peachester - - - - 161 2.8 0.2 1.6 5.0 4.0 30.0 25.5 3.0 2.2 2.0 - 5.4 15.8 0.2 13.0 4.0 0.4 - 4.0 12.5 36.8 55.2 15.0 - 7.2 0.2
Point Lookout - - 7.0 38.2 0.4 - 2.0 0.4 4.4 9.0 1.0 8.1 1.0 0.2 - 8.8 1.0 50.8 18.0 6.0 36.6 7.8 0.2 5.0 18.4 53.6 60.4 20.4 - 12.9 -
Range View - 1.2 0.6 4.8 2.8 0.2 - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - 2.4 6.4 11.6 22.8 7.4 0.2


Redcliffe - - - - 3.4 0.8 - 2.8 1.8 1.2 2.6 12.0
4.2 0.4 - 2.8 56.4 2.2 3.6 3.4 0.4 - - 8.0 22.8 54.4 11.6 - 6.0 -
Redland (Alexandra Hills) - - 37.6 - 8.6 1.0 - 0.2 0.8 0.2 6.4 29.2 0.2 - 0.2 2.2 0.6 13.2 1.6 1.0 1.0 - - 2.0 8.6 29.0 82.4 17.8 - 4.8 0.2
Regents Park - - 0.4 0.2 7.2 2.4 - - 3.0 - 0.6 9.4 - 0.2 - 0.2 - 7.2 - - 0.4 - - 2.6 7.6 19.0 34.0 18.0 - 0.2
Rocky Point Sugar Mill - - - 3.0 - - - - - - - 10.0 - - - - - 25.0 - - 3.0 - - - - 15.0 - 15.5


Rosewood Walloon Rd - - 6.0 0.4 6.0 2.6 - - 0.2 - 0.4 - - - - - - 1.2 - 0.4 - - - 3.4 4.4 22.4 40.0 11.8 - - -
Somerset Dam - - - - 13.0 5.4 - - 3.4 1.2 3.4 2.6 - 1.0 - - - 5.6 - - - - - 0.8 15.6





University of Queensland Gatton - - 11.6 0.6 1.6 0.4 - - - - -
- - - - - 0.4 0.2 - - - - 3.4 3.8 20.2 21.4 1.2 - - -
Wamuran - - - - 67.5 6.5 0.2 0.4 5.6 8.6 16.2 23.2 0.8 2.6 - 0.3 0.6 12.0 0.2 - 4.9 0.8 0.1 2.1 11.4 19.4 34.8 16.5 - 3.4 -
Woodford Stanmore - - - - 37.2 15.0 0.4 1.4 3.6 7.2 27.2 28.4 2.8 1.4 - - 3.4 8.4 - 0.8 2.0 1.2 - 1.4 14.6 29.2 51.2 16.6 0.2 6.6 1.4
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 Tuesday 2 April 2024. 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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