Greater Brisbane in October 2023

Rainfall

  • Rainfall was below average across Greater Brisbane during October, with most sites recording less than 20% of their average October rainfall.

Temperature

  • Maximum temperatures were warmer than the monthly average at all sites across Greater Brisbane.
  • Minimum temperatures were slightly warmer than the monthly average at most sites, but below average at some sites across Greater Brisbane, ranging between 1.3 °C below average at Amberley AMO and 0.9 °C above average at Cape Moreton Lighthouse.

Brisbane

  • Total rainfall for Brisbane was 18.4 mm, which is 22% of the long-term average of 84.8 mm.
  • The mean daily maximum temperature for Brisbane was 27.5 °C, which is 0.5 °C above the long-term average of 27.0 °C.
  • The warmest day was 32.6 °C on the 13th, and the coolest day was on the 7th when the temperature reached 22.7 °C.
  • The mean daily minimum temperature for Brisbane was 16.8 °C, which is 0.3 °C above the long-term average of 16.5 °C.
  • The coldest morning was 13.2 °C on the 9th, and the warmest morning was on the 26th when the minimum temperature was 20.6 °C.

Extremes in October 2023
Hottest day 38.7 °C at University of Queensland Gatton on the 31st
Warmest days on average 30.4 °C at University of Queensland Gatton
Coolest days on average 24.4 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse
Coldest day 21.2 °C at Canungra (Defence) on the 7th
Coldest night 5.9 °C at Canungra (Defence) on the 9th
Coolest nights on average 11.4 °C at Canungra (Defence)
Warmest nights on average 19.1 °C at Point Lookout
Warmest night 22.0 °C at Redcliffe on the 26th
Warmest on average overall 22.6 °C at Point Lookout
Coolest on average overall 19.7 °C at Canungra (Defence)
Wettest overall 31.8 mm at Greenbank (Defence)
Wettest day 27.0 mm at Greenbank (Defence) on the 28th
Strongest wind gust 98 km/h at Cape Moreton Lighthouse on the 27th




Summary statistics for October 2023
Maximum temperatures
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
(°C)
Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
October
2023
Diff
from
average
Highest for
October
2023
Mean for
October
2023
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
October
2023
Total for
October
2023
Average
for
October
Rank of
October
2023
Fraction of
October
average
Amberley AMO 30.3 +2.5 37.5 31st 12.0 -1.3 7.3 9th 6.2 73.4 lowest 8%
Archerfield Airport 28.5 +1.4 34.0 13th 15.2 +0.7 10.3 9th 22.8 78.8 low 29%
Beaudesert Drumley Street 29.6 +1.5 36.9 31st 13.1 -0.1 8.2 9th 0.2 73.6 v low 0%
Beerburrum Forest Station 28.2 +0.7 36.0 31st 14.7 0.0 10.8 1st 8.0 93.1 v low 9%
Brisbane 27.5 +0.5 32.6 13th 16.8 +0.3 13.2 9th 18.4 84.8 v low 22%
Brisbane Aero 26.3 +0.8 28.9 15th 16.2 +0.3 11.8 9th 6.4 80.8 v low 8%
Canungra (Defence) 28.1   35.9 31st 11.4   5.9 9th 3.8
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 24.4 +1.2 27.2 26th 18.8 +0.9 15.2 28th 25.4 79.4 low 32%
Greenbank (Defence) 29.3   35.7 31st 12.4   7.1 9th 31.8
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 27.6 +1.0 33.0 13th 15.2 +0.1 11.5 10th 13.5 72.3 v low 19%
Point Lookout 26.0 +0.5 29.3 21st 19.1 +0.7 15.8 8th 25.0 93.5 low 27%
Redcliffe 26.1 +0.5 30.7 13th 17.3 +0.2 13.3 9th 5.4 92.1 v low 6%
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 26.0   29.1 15th 16.1   11.8 9th 7.2
University of Queensland Gatton 30.4 +2.2 38.7 31st 12.0 -1.2 7.3 9th 3.6 65.3 v low 6%

Daily maximum temperatures for October 2023
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Amberley AMO28.930.429.028.628.228.023.724.026.929.830.331.434.031.433.936.228.927.127.229.831.635.136.033.135.232.924.826.427.331.237.5
Archerfield Airport27.028.927.827.728.527.523.024.326.328.128.428.934.030.433.132.127.725.926.328.729.231.232.330.330.730.323.625.725.428.632.7
Beaudesert Drumley Street28.630.529.027.628.326.923.224.825.729.129.730.833.930.633.534.527.524.327.129.230.835.035.533.034.231.224.424.826.331.236.9
Beerburrum Forest Station26.827.726.729.125.222.823.024.726.827.128.233.428.731.532.925.525.325.726.828.331.732.930.831.433.525.325.325.228.736.0
Brisbane26.728.027.225.828.026.322.722.924.827.227.927.932.628.732.430.626.525.925.827.728.429.129.728.929.629.923.925.324.527.429.7
Brisbane Aero25.926.726.626.528.625.122.722.224.125.327.026.728.326.628.928.324.724.425.425.726.827.828.727.728.227.923.724.823.926.128.6
Canungra (Defence)27.629.427.225.928.225.021.222.424.128.128.129.632.328.231.933.326.623.125.227.028.833.335.131.232.829.422.723.523.529.935.9
Cape Moreton Lighthouse25.325.023.824.425.224.021.322.823.724.225.024.725.125.425.425.121.723.122.625.926.725.525.426.025.427.222.321.723.925.224.9
Greenbank (Defence)27.930.428.227.728.426.722.923.726.329.229.630.434.330.133.834.227.825.526.828.530.933.835.531.832.630.424.824.225.229.935.7
Logan City Water Treatment Plant26.528.527.025.728.225.722.022.525.027.029.033.028.031.532.026.026.528.031.032.032.030.027.522.525.024.029.0
Point Lookout26.427.527.224.728.525.021.524.026.527.328.827.225.428.527.326.023.422.726.829.326.626.226.426.926.023.123.526.526.226.0
Redcliffe25.126.125.725.428.324.824.622.823.825.526.025.730.726.528.228.724.023.924.625.325.727.929.228.229.027.124.623.823.925.829.4
Redland (Alexandra Hills)25.426.225.025.628.225.422.722.724.425.025.525.727.227.229.128.025.125.025.126.026.027.328.527.827.927.923.224.024.125.628.5
University of Queensland Gatton28.830.028.931.127.228.423.924.826.429.330.030.832.932.032.936.428.626.226.830.331.735.237.535.536.632.024.026.227.331.438.7
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 October 2023
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Amberley AMO10.19.910.913.617.37.612.87.67.39.012.110.812.315.112.112.913.89.18.28.913.112.815.116.915.817.418.013.28.79.011.3
Archerfield Airport13.812.713.618.217.613.415.010.610.311.413.913.714.915.415.417.516.514.213.714.015.218.919.118.918.819.818.014.012.614.714.7
Beaudesert Drumley Street12.110.611.513.218.09.713.89.68.29.712.911.912.613.213.014.813.713.011.910.513.615.816.119.616.817.417.214.38.210.912.0
Beerburrum Forest Station10.812.612.416.718.713.813.813.511.810.811.612.215.617.614.216.417.015.214.615.313.315.417.117.216.720.616.713.313.212.216.4
Brisbane15.815.716.519.617.516.115.615.113.213.415.315.617.117.817.419.118.715.615.516.216.019.520.020.119.020.618.414.914.715.515.2
Brisbane Aero14.912.915.919.817.514.813.614.911.813.115.015.016.817.516.419.917.514.014.015.215.717.720.620.819.921.817.814.114.415.414.9
Canungra (Defence)8.68.49.513.517.57.610.59.75.96.811.29.210.811.710.611.012.313.510.29.311.116.213.817.015.216.214.612.87.29.011.0
Cape Moreton Lighthouse19.418.520.018.720.518.216.915.717.118.117.819.619.720.020.320.919.716.716.817.018.920.421.221.420.921.317.215.216.918.319.8
Greenbank (Defence)10.910.011.114.718.18.414.48.27.18.511.610.312.913.112.313.713.39.810.69.712.317.215.716.916.216.515.514.29.411.111.9
Logan City Water Treatment Plant13.012.012.516.418.214.414.615.011.611.512.312.518.515.519.518.012.014.516.020.519.020.017.017.514.513.511.514.0
Point Lookout19.918.320.220.720.018.217.715.816.817.617.720.020.020.719.321.319.216.817.816.920.921.521.821.221.618.016.117.218.420.0
Redcliffe14.714.316.818.519.015.916.015.413.314.415.415.618.019.716.520.919.215.716.616.517.219.720.821.621.422.018.115.414.916.217.5
Redland (Alexandra Hills)14.613.714.118.517.714.714.214.411.812.214.013.918.017.916.220.417.914.515.115.314.219.120.821.321.121.617.013.613.113.416.0
University of Queensland Gatton9.69.510.313.715.78.311.48.57.39.113.510.913.612.211.811.914.212.19.19.812.613.214.917.916.017.614.811.89.29.411.9
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 October 2023
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Alderley - - - 2.0 6.0 - - 0.1 - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - - - 4.2 10.2 - - -
Amberley AMO - - - 0.2 0.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 5.0 - - -
Archerfield Airport - - - 1.0 0.6 - - 0.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8.2 12.6 - - -
Beaudesert Drumley Street - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Beerburrum Forest Station - - -
1.2 - - 2.8 0.2 0.2 - - - - - - 0.4 0.2 - - - - - - - - 0.4 2.6 - - -
Blackbutt State School - - - 1.0 3.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.5



Brisbane - - - 0.4 3.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.0 10.8 - - -
Brisbane Aero - - - - - - - 1.8 - - - - - - - - 0.6 - 0.2 - - - - - - - 1.8 2.0 - - -
Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-Tha - - - 1.8 1.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7.6 15.0


Caloundra Airport - - - 0.2 1.0 - - - 1.2 - - - - - - - 2.0 0.2 - 0.6 - - - - - - 2.0 0.1 0.1 -
Canungra (Defence) - - - 0.8 0.2 0.2 - 0.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.2 - - - -
Capalaba Water Treat - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.0 6.4


Cape Moreton Lighthouse - - - 0.8 - 0.4 2.6 7.8 - - - - - - - - 1.0 1.2 0.4 0.4 - - - - - - 1.8 9.0 - - -
Carneys Creek The Ranch - - - 2.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.6



Clontarf - - - 2.0 4.2 0.2 - 0.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.6 1.8


Dunwich - - - - - 0.4 - 11.8 0.8 - - - - - - - - 0.4 0.1 1.8 - - - -






Eagle Farm Racecourse - - - - 1.8 - - 0.8 - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - - - 3.0 12.2 - - -
Ebbw Vale - - - 1.0 0.5

























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







Godwin Beach - - - 1.4 - - - 3.0 - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - - - 0.2 2.6 - - -
Greenbank (Defence) - - - 1.0 1.2 - - 0.4 - - - - - - - - 1.2 - - - - - - - - - 1.0 27.0 - - -
Greenbank Thompson Road - - - 1.4 2.0 - - 0.4 - - - - - - - - 1.4 - - - - - - - - - 2.2 8.0 - - -
Harrisville Mary Street - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 - - - - - - - - - 0.4 0.2 - - -
Highvale - - - 2.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.6 - - 4.6 4.0


Kalbar State School - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.5



Karalee - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13.8


Karragarra Island - - - - 0.3 - - 11.6 1.4 - - - - - - - 0.9 - - - - - - - - 1.2 2.8 1.0


Landsborough - - - - - - - 8.8 1.6





















Lindfield - - - - 1.0 - - 0.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 1.2 0.4 - - -
Logan City Water Treatment Plant - - - 1.5 0.9 - - 3.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.0 6.0 - - -
Lowood Don St - - - 0.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 1.8


Manly Railway Station - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.1 - - -
Maroon Dam - - - - 2.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.0



Mt Alford - - - 0.1 -

























Mt Tamborine Fern St - - - 1.0 2.2 - - 1.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.0



Mt Tarampa - - - 0.6 0.2

























Peachester - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2


Point Lookout - - - - 0.2 - 1.0 9.6 - - - - - - - - - 2.2 0.6 1.8 - - - - - 0.6 8.6 0.4 - -
Range View - - - 0.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.6 0.4


Redcliffe - - - - 2.0 - - 0.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 2.2 - - -
Redland (Alexandra Hills) - - - 0.2 0.2 - - 2.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.2 2.2 - - -
Regents Park - - - - - - - 3.0 - - - - - - - - 1.2 - - - - - - - - - 1.0 15.0 - - -
Rocky Point Sugar Mill - - - - - - - - 4.0 - - - - - - - 2.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Rosewood Walloon Rd - - - 1.4 - - - 0.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.6 7.2


Somerset Dam - - - - 1.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.2



Toombul Bowls Club - - - 0.6 4.0 - - - 3.2 - - - - - - 1.6 - - - - - - - - - - 2.0 11.6 - -
University of Queensland Gatton - - - 1.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - - - 0.4 2.0 - - -
Wamuran - - - 1.0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 0.1 - - - - - - - - - 0.2



Woodford Stanmore - - - - - - - 0.8 1.0 - - - - - - - 0.4













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 11 am on Wednesday 1 November 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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