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Monday, 2 December 2013 - Monthly Climate Summary for Brisbane Metro - Product code IDCKGC14R0

Brisbane Metro in November 2013: Thunderstorms and warm days


  • All Brisbane metropolitan stations received over 100 mm of rainfall for November
  • Severe thunderstorms throughout the month
  • Amberley recorded the hottest day (on the 3rd) and the coldest night (on the 6th)

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Rainfall

Little or no rain fell in the Brisbane Metropolitan area until the 10th, with daily totals to 9am on the 11th varying from 3.8 mm (in Redcliffe) to 18.6 mm (in Logan).  Severe thunderstorms swept through the area on the afternoon of the 10th, with some 2 - 4 cm diameter hail reported at Logan City.  Thunderstorms were observed for the following seven days (12th - 18th inclusive) in the Brisbane Metropolitan area, with some locally moderate to heavy falls resulting (though there were no rainfall records broken).

More severe thunderstorms were observed in the Brisbane Metropolitan area on the 23rd, with reports of hail 2 cm in diameter from Leichardt (near Ipswich) along with a wind gust of 92 km/hr at Amberley and multiple reports of damage to or lose of rooves near and west of Ipswich.  The wettest day occurred on the 23rd, with the highest daily rainfall to 9am on the 24th at Amberley with 52mm and Logan City with 37.4 mm.

The following day (24th), severe thunderstorms occurred over the Brisbane Metropolitan area, with reports of hail 2 cm in diameter observed at Spring Hill and Oxley, and larger hail the size of 'golf balls' observed at Wynnum West and Hemmant, though daily rainfall totals of up to 10 mm were recorded.

The highest monthly rainfall was recorded at Logan City Water Treatment Plant with 167.3 mm, then at Amberley with 121.2 mm.  Brisbane Aero recorded 115.2 mm, while the Brisbane city recorded 104.8 mm.  The average November rainfall for the Brisbane metropolitan area ranges from 80 mm (around the Amberley/Ipswich area) to 110 mm (Logan and Brisbane).

Temperature

The highest mean temperature (maximum + minimum / 2) was recorded at Brisbane with 23.3 °C, closely followed by Amberley with 23.2 °C.

Maximum Temperature

The hottest day (highest maximum temperature) was recorded at Amberley AMO with 36.8 °C on the 3rd, well above the long term November average of 29.5 °C.  Amberley also had the warmest days on average with 30.8 °C.

The coldest day (lowest maximum) was at Redcliffe with 22.6 °C on the last day of the month (30th November).

Minimum Temperature

The coldest night (lowest minimum) was at Amberley AMO with 10.0 °C on the 6th, well below the long term monthly average of 15.3 °C. 

The warmest night (highest minimum) was at Redcliffe with 22.4 °C on the 13th, over 4 °C below the long term average of 18.2 °C.

Wind

The strongest wind gust was at Amberley with 93 km/h and then at Archerfield Airport with 72 km/h, both on the 23rd due to the passage of a severe thunderstorm. 


Extremes in November 2013
Hottest day 36.8 °C at Amberley AMO on the 3rd
Warmest days on average 30.8 °C at Amberley AMO
Coolest days on average 26.4 °C at Redcliffe
Coldest day 22.6 °C at Redcliffe on the 30th
Coldest night 10.0 °C at Amberley AMO on the 6th
Coolest nights on average 15.8 °C at Amberley AMO
Warmest nights on average 18.8 °C at Redcliffe
Warmest night 22.4 °C at Redcliffe on the 13th
Warmest on average overall 23.3 °C at Brisbane
Coolest on average overall 22.4 °C at Brisbane Aero
Wettest overall 167.3 mm at Logan City Water Treatment Plant
Wettest day 52.0 mm at Amberley AMO on the 24th
Highest wind gust 93 km/h at Amberley AMO on the 23rd

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Maps

ObservedAnomalyDecile rank
Total
rainfall		 Map of Rainfall totals Map of Percentage of normal rainfall Map of Rainfall deciles
Mean
daily
maximum
temperatures		 Map of Mean maximum temperature Map of Anomaly in mean maximum temperature Map of Decile rank of mean maximum temperature
Mean
daily
minimum
temperatures		 Map of Mean minimum temperature Map of Anomaly in mean minimum temperature Map of Decile rank of mean minimum temperature

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Summary statistics for November 2013

 Maximum temperatures
for November
(°C)		 Minimum temperatures
for November
(°C)		 Rainfall
for November
(millimetres)
Mean for
November
2013		 Diff
from
average		 Highest for
November
2013		 Mean for
November
2013		 Diff
from
average		 Lowest for
November
2013		 Total for
November
2013		 Average
for
November		 Rank of
November
2013		 Fraction of
November
average
Moreton South Coast (district 40)
Amberley AMO 30.8 +1.3 36.8 3rd 15.8 -0.5 10.0 6th 121.2 81.7 high 148%
Archerfield Airport 29.4 +1.1 34.5 3rd 17.0 -0.1 11.6 6th 113.6 99.5 average 114%
Brisbane 28.5 +0.7 33.5 29th 18.1 -0.5 14.5 7th 104.8 104.1 average 101%
Brisbane Aero 26.8 0.0 30.0 19th 18.0 -0.2 13.5 19th 115.2 96.5 average 119%
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 28.0 +0.3 34.8 3rd 17.6 +0.3 13.2 7th 167.3 110.9 high 151%
Redcliffe 26.4 -0.5 30.6 19th 18.8 -0.6 14.7 19th 113.2 99.3 average 114%

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Notes

A Monthly Climate Summary is prepared to list the main features of the weather in Brisbane Metro using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated. Later information, including data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review, usually published in the fourth week of the month.

This statement has been prepared based on information available at 10 am on Monday 2 December 2013. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.

Averages 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 9 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.

Further information

Queensland Climate
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (07) 3239 8700
Email climatedata@bom.gov.au