Greater Brisbane in May 2024

Rainfall

  • Rainfall in May was generally near average across Greater Brisbane.
  • Rainfall totals ranged from 46% of average at University of Queensland Gatton to 142% of average at Point Lookout.

Temperature

  • Mean maximum temperatures were mostly close average across Greater Brisbane during May, ranging from 0.5 °C below average at Point Lookout to 0.7 °C above average at Cape Moreton Lighthouse.
  • Mean minimum temperatures were above average across Greater Brisbane during May, ranging from 0.4 °C above average at Amberley AMO to 1.8 °C above average at Beaudesert Drumley Street.

Brisbane

  • Total rainfall for Brisbane was 41.8 mm, which is 60% of the long-term average of 69.8 mm.
  • The mean daily maximum temperature for Brisbane was 24.1 °C, which is 0.4 °C below the long-term average of 24.5 °C.
  • The warmest day was 26.6 °C on the 14th, and the coolest day was on the 16th when the temperature reached 20.4 °C.
  • The mean daily minimum temperature for Brisbane was 14.8 °C, which is 1.0 °C above the long-term average of 13.8 °C.
  • The coldest morning was 10.0 °C on the 21st, and the warmest morning was on the 12th when the minimum temperature was 17.8 °C.

Extremes in May 2024
Hottest day 26.6 °C at Amberley AMO on the 7th
26.6 °C at Amberley AMO on the 14th
26.6 °C at Brisbane on the 14th
26.6 °C at University of Queensland Gatton on the 14th
Warmest days on average 24.5 °C at Amberley AMO
Coolest days on average 22.6 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse
Coldest day 18.9 °C at University of Queensland Gatton on the 16th
Coldest night 3.6 °C at Amberley AMO on the 21st
Coolest nights on average 10.1 °C at Canungra (Defence)
Warmest nights on average 17.2 °C at Point Lookout
Warmest night 20.4 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse on the 31st
Warmest on average overall 20.2 °C at Point Lookout
Coolest on average overall 16.8 °C at Canungra (Defence)
Wettest overall 209.1 mm at Point Lookout
Wettest day 58.5 mm at Point Lookout on the 18th
Strongest wind gust 85 km/h at Cape Moreton Lighthouse on the 2nd




Summary statistics for May 2024
Maximum temperatures
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
(°C)
Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
May
2024
Diff
from
average
Highest for
May
2024
Mean for
May
2024
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
May
2024
Total for
May
2024
Average
for
May
Rank of
May
2024
Fraction of
May
average
Amberley AMO 24.5 +0.4 26.6 14th 10.3 +0.4 3.6 21st 31.4 54.6 average 58%
Archerfield Airport 24.3 +0.3 26.4 31st 12.8 +0.9 7.1 21st 34.2 73.3 average 47%
Beaudesert Drumley Street 24.1 -0.1 26.2 5th 11.5 +1.8 4.8 21st 30.6 61.6 average 50%
Beerburrum Forest Station 23.6 -0.4 25.7 5th 14.0 +1.3 9.3 21st 68.2 120.0 average 57%
Brisbane 24.1 -0.4 26.6 14th 14.8 +1.0 10.0 21st 41.8 69.8 average 60%
Brisbane Aero 23.5 -0.1 26.1 1st 14.3 +1.3 8.7 21st 46.2 98.2 average 47%
Canungra (Defence) 23.5   25.6 5th 10.1   4.0 20th 66.0
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 22.6 +0.7 24.7 11th 17.1 +0.6 13.2 19th 168.6 165.2 average 102%
Greenbank (Defence) 23.9   26.1 14th 11.6   4.5 21st 30.2
Point Lookout 23.4 -0.5 25.4 3rd 17.2 +0.5 13.0 19th 209.1 147.3 high 142%
Redcliffe 23.4 0.0 26.0 1st 15.2 +0.8 9.5 21st 51.6 78.3 average 66%
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 22.8   24.9 14th 14.3   9.2 21st 88.4
University of Queensland Gatton 24.1 +0.3 26.6 14th 11.0 +0.9 5.1 21st 20.8 44.8 average 46%

Daily maximum temperatures for May 2024
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Amberley AMO25.724.824.523.226.225.326.624.625.025.325.925.625.026.625.619.224.825.523.123.724.123.824.424.320.224.524.523.925.024.125.2
Archerfield Airport25.224.323.822.926.425.924.224.324.525.524.925.724.426.226.019.822.825.322.723.423.023.224.124.520.924.625.224.424.523.226.4
Beaudesert Drumley Street23.824.322.723.626.224.523.923.824.325.125.924.524.625.625.820.622.924.721.222.723.523.223.724.322.024.324.824.724.724.325.8
Beerburrum Forest Station25.122.323.121.725.724.822.823.324.023.725.425.123.524.825.022.722.624.922.223.922.822.723.423.122.523.624.022.523.823.324.7
Brisbane25.923.623.322.826.426.224.223.824.624.825.325.624.226.625.620.422.325.322.823.123.023.824.124.021.624.024.423.624.223.125.8
Brisbane Aero26.123.223.922.025.025.023.824.124.024.023.723.723.825.024.921.621.524.922.223.022.723.023.322.720.922.823.223.323.722.524.9
Canungra (Defence)23.522.822.622.525.625.322.022.923.324.324.923.624.124.824.620.622.524.420.823.421.723.523.523.821.824.224.724.024.323.625.2
Cape Moreton Lighthouse22.522.523.222.023.422.922.822.723.524.724.723.221.923.223.724.321.323.120.120.620.420.520.921.922.122.422.422.523.824.324.5
Greenbank (Defence)24.523.824.622.526.124.823.623.724.124.825.024.824.626.125.420.022.425.221.523.322.623.423.924.020.524.824.623.924.122.424.6
Logan City Water Treatment Plant25.023.025.523.424.023.024.324.124.726.025.021.022.024.522.023.022.024.024.023.823.324.8
Point Lookout24.025.422.723.923.723.523.125.124.423.124.224.224.424.722.021.323.521.521.721.722.822.723.021.523.023.323.824.923.525.3
Redcliffe26.023.024.222.124.824.023.423.623.624.024.124.524.224.524.322.621.624.922.423.222.122.822.922.721.523.423.122.723.422.324.4
Redland (Alexandra Hills)24.422.122.321.824.424.623.423.822.723.323.323.323.124.924.419.920.323.821.321.920.922.222.923.420.422.423.322.323.522.524.4
University of Queensland Gatton25.223.922.923.426.126.124.623.824.925.424.825.624.126.625.718.924.624.923.124.023.524.123.923.119.623.824.122.525.123.624.0
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 2024
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Amberley AMO11.312.714.812.615.612.611.910.813.613.014.215.96.87.39.913.99.89.27.84.23.66.84.64.711.412.09.39.08.012.111.4
Archerfield Airport13.216.416.314.016.513.713.913.314.814.314.716.312.310.513.215.012.412.410.89.17.110.68.99.015.213.410.811.39.712.814.9
Beaudesert Drumley Street12.416.316.013.714.812.514.613.314.413.013.315.59.58.810.815.411.59.711.36.44.810.45.56.012.610.89.310.39.710.113.8
Beerburrum Forest Station15.415.615.616.117.315.014.515.515.614.216.016.411.811.915.116.415.213.510.69.59.312.510.411.215.612.712.713.414.715.614.0
Brisbane16.217.016.916.117.316.316.315.516.316.116.017.811.313.115.716.914.714.612.810.910.014.111.511.815.814.813.514.714.415.216.0
Brisbane Aero15.416.116.615.717.315.615.714.315.415.215.517.210.512.315.617.014.613.311.59.48.713.311.312.315.914.213.414.513.215.815.4
Canungra (Defence)11.212.914.213.014.012.711.510.712.912.412.714.88.97.69.613.810.69.37.94.04.16.34.14.512.79.97.29.67.37.913.5
Cape Moreton Lighthouse17.618.018.119.618.218.416.818.018.218.418.218.616.016.418.918.317.216.113.214.114.915.215.816.016.217.116.616.317.217.420.4
Greenbank (Defence)11.514.415.914.015.913.114.515.415.214.314.016.17.78.011.915.210.69.910.74.94.58.16.15.814.112.28.910.110.210.914.3
Logan City Water Treatment Plant13.813.017.514.012.814.715.014.816.511.711.016.014.013.511.010.09.011.010.511.011.515.0
Point Lookout18.318.718.618.618.318.918.918.918.818.618.014.516.518.818.018.816.513.013.714.317.115.316.016.016.815.515.717.918.818.1
Redcliffe16.917.216.817.617.616.315.415.816.816.516.317.913.212.816.217.215.914.712.310.69.514.012.512.916.514.713.715.015.816.315.6
Redland (Alexandra Hills)15.116.117.016.716.815.015.013.516.915.816.416.712.112.815.516.714.414.110.810.09.212.811.011.115.013.912.814.515.915.114.9
University of Queensland Gatton12.711.216.312.814.614.112.111.213.011.113.714.99.49.211.113.211.711.68.56.85.17.66.86.110.711.510.410.310.411.111.6
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 2024
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Alderley - - 0.6 - 2.0 - - 12.4 - 7.6 - 2.6 - - - 4.4 9.4 2.0 - - - - - - 2.8 0.2 - - - 1.8 0.4
Amberley AMO - -
6.2 - 0.2 - 0.8 0.2 0.2 - 2.6 1.2 - 0.2 3.8 8.6 0.4 - - - - - - 1.2 4.8 0.2 - - - 0.8
Archerfield Airport - - 0.2 0.4 0.4 - - 7.6 0.4 1.2 - 1.2 1.4 0.2 - 3.8 5.2 0.2 - - - - - - 3.4 5.6 - - 0.4 1.0 1.6
Beaudesert Drumley Street - - - 3.0 0.6 0.4 - 0.2 - - - 0.2 0.4 1.8 11.2 - 4.8 3.2 - - - - - - - 4.2 0.2 - - - 0.4
Beerburrum Forest Station 0.2 - 8.6 1.6 1.6 0.2 0.2 22.0 - 12.0 0.6 1.6 7.2 - 0.8 1.4 1.6 0.4 - - - - 0.2 0.2 3.8 0.2 - - 0.4 1.4 2.0
Blackbutt State School - - 1.4 3.8 2.8 - - 3.4 - - - 8.8 - - - - 1.8 - - - - - - - - - 1.0 - - 4.0
Brisbane - - - 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.4 8.8 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.8 1.6 - - 8.2 8.0 0.8 - - - - - - 3.4 1.0 - - 0.2 1.0 3.0
Brisbane Aero 0.4 - 2.0 - 2.2 - - 19.8 - 2.2 - 1.0 0.4 - 0.2 2.4 7.0 0.2 - - - - - - 3.4 - - 0.2 1.4 1.8 1.6
Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-Tha - - 0.7 1.5 0.5 - - 12.4 0.8 1.4 1.0 3.0 1.4 - - 9.4 13.0 0.6 - - - - - - 3.0 1.3 0.2 - - 0.8
Caloundra Airport 1.0 0.1 21.0 8.0 - 0.1 - 23.0 1.0 8.5 5.0 - 5.5 - - - 2.4 0.1 - - - - - - 2.6 - 0.5 - 4.0 10.2 1.6
Canungra (Defence) 0.4 - - 3.8 0.2 16.4 0.8 3.2 1.2 0.6 2.6 0.8 15.6 - 0.2 9.4 4.2 0.2 2.4 0.2 - - - - - 0.4 - - - - 3.4
Capalaba Water Treat - - - - - - 9.8 11.4 - 4.4 2.4 - - - - 9.0 9.0 - - - - - - - 4.0 - 2.0 - - - 8.2
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 3.4 13.2 9.2 - 8.2 - 12.0 9.4 1.8 1.6 4.2 - - - 2.8 1.6 8.4 22.8 0.2 - - 31.4 6.0 0.4 16.2 0.8 - 11.4 1.4 2.2 -
Carneys Creek The Ranch - - - 2.2 5.0 - 1.0 - - - - 1.0 3.0 - - 22.0 11.4 0.6 - - - - - - - 2.0 - - - - 1.0
Clontarf - - 2.4 - 2.2 0.2 - 5.2 - - 0.8 1.0 - - - 3.0 2.8 - - - - - - - 2.8 1.8 - - 0.4 18.4 0.4
Eagle Farm Racecourse - - 1.0 0.8 2.5 - 1.4 13.0 - 8.0 - 1.5 1.0 - - 7.2 - - - - - - - - 5.0 - - - - 2.4 1.0
Gatton Allan Street - - - 0.5 - - - 1.0 - - 1.0 6.0 1.6 - - - 11.4 1.6 - - - - - -






Godwin Beach 0.4 - 5.0 0.6 4.8 0.2 0.2 12.6 0.2 1.8 4.4 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.8 5.6 4.0 6.0 - - - - - - - 1.0 0.2 0.2 1.6 1.8 2.2
Greenbank (Defence) - - 0.2 0.6 0.2 - - 3.0 - 2.0 0.2 0.6 2.4 - - 1.2 9.4 2.8 - - - - - - - 1.8 - - - - 5.8
Greenbank Thompson Road 0.6 - - 1.4 - 1.0 0.4 0.2 - 0.6 2.6 - 0.8 1.6 8.6 2.2 - - - - - - 0.8 1.2 - - 0.2 - 5.0
Harrisville Mary Street - - - 2.0 - - - 1.2 0.4 0.2 - 37.2 6.0 - - 2.2 8.4 - - - - - - - - 0.8 - - - - 1.0
Highvale - - 0.2 0.2 2.4 - 0.6 11.8 - 2.4 0.2 5.0 0.6 - - 3.4 6.6 - - - - - - 0.2 3.0 3.0 0.2 - 0.4 2.0
Kalbar State School - - - 5.0 - - - - - - - 5.2 0.8 - - - 8.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Karalee - - - 4.0 0.3 1.1 - - - - - - 3.0 - - 9.6 4.2 0.2 - - - - - - 3.2 3.5 - - 0.2 - 2.2
Karragarra Island 2.4 - 16.6 23.0 3.0 4.0 1.0 14.6 12.4 7.0 - 1.6 - - 1.0 6.0 4.0 - - - - - - 13.2 20.0




Lindfield - - 5.8 1.4 1.6 - 0.2 7.8 - 2.2 1.0 5.8 0.6 - 0.4 - 1.2 1.0 - - - - - - 0.8 - - - 0.8 3.4 0.6
Logan City Water Treatment Plant - 2.5 3.0 - - 15.0 1.4 5.4 4.8 0.6 1.2 - - 7.0 8.0 - 3.0 - - - - 3.0 0.6 3.0
Lowood Don St - - - 1.0 - - - 1.2 - - - 4.2 - - 0.2 2.2 2.6 - - - - - - - 1.2 1.2 - - - - 0.6
Maroon Dam - - - 2.4 1.0 7.8 - - - - - 1.0 14.6 - - 0.4 6.4 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.4
Mt Alford - - 0.4 2.2 0.6 3.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.8
Mt Tamborine Fern St - - - 6.0 2.0 - 5.0 6.5 1.8 7.2 5.0 14.8 - - - 17.0 1.2 17.0 - - - - - - 8.0 - 0.4 - - 3.4
Mt Tarampa - - - 1.3 - - - 0.3 - - - 4.2 - - - 1.3 4.3 - - - - - - - 0.3 2.3 - - - - -
Ormiston College 6.0 - 6.0 - - - - 31.0 1.0 12.2 - - - 1.8 - 7.0 - - - - - - - - - 5.0 - - - - 7.0
Peachester - - 9.0 2.2 4.0 - 1.2 6.5 0.4 - 3.8 4.2 - - 0.8 1.2 2.8 0.2 - - - 0.2 - - 5.0 - - - 0.4 11.5 2.2
Point Lookout 12.6 16.0 18.2 16.8 0.4 2.2 10.4 0.4 3.0 4.0 3.0 - - 2.8 4.4 17.2 58.5 8.4 - - 0.8 - - 12.2 - 3.0 5.2 0.2 0.2 9.2
Range View - - - - - 2.8 - - - - 7.4 1.0 - - - 8.8 0.4 - - - - - - - 1.6 - - - - 0.8 3.6
Redcliffe - - 2.0 0.2 12.2 - - 9.6 - 3.8 1.4 0.8 0.6 - - 1.0 4.4 - - - - - - - 0.2 1.0 - - - 14.0 0.4
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 3.2 - 3.0 1.0 6.2 0.2 - 24.2 2.2 2.8 2.4 0.2 1.2 - - 5.8 23.0 1.8 0.2 - - - - - 3.8 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 - 6.2
Regents Park - - - 1.0 0.2 - - 2.0 2.0 2.6 0.4 0.8 2.2 - 0.2 0.8 9.0 - - - - - - - 0.6 3.0 - - - - 4.0
Rocky Point Sugar Mill - - 3.0 - - - - - - - - - 1.5 - 2.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.0
Rosewood Walloon Rd - - - 3.4 - 0.4 - 1.8 - - 0.4 0.5 5.0 - - - 15.4 - - - - - - - 1.8 4.0 - - - - -
Somerset Dam - - - - - - - 3.0 - 1.2 - - 0.8 - - 1.2 5.0













University of Queensland Gatton - - - 0.4 - 0.2 - - - - - 6.2 0.6 - - 1.0 10.2 0.4 0.2 - - - - - - 0.8 - - - 0.2 0.6
Wamuran - - 0.2 1.7 2.8 - 0.9 10.7 - 4.1 1.3 3.3 0.6 - - 5.5 - - - - - - - - 0.5 0.3 - - - 0.5 1.6
Wivenhoe Dam - - - - - - - 1.6 - - - 4.8 0.2 - - 1.2 3.2 0.2 - - - - - 0.2 - - 0.2 - - 0.6 0.2
Woodford Stanmore 1.2 - 3.0 2.0 2.6 - - 11.6 - 12.0 0.8 4.0 1.0 - 2.0 0.6 5.6 - - - - - - - 1.6 0.2 - - 4.0 1.2
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 9 am on Sunday 2 June 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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