Tuesday, 3 January 2023 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Brisbane - Product code IDCKGC14L0

Greater Brisbane in December 2022: Cooler days and nights, near average rainfall

Rainfall was generally close to average across Greater Brisbane, though a few sites reported less than 60% of their long-term average. Rainfall totals ranged from around 60 mm to more than 140 mm at some coastal and island sites. Mean maximum temperatures were cooler than average and more than one degree below average at most sites. Mean minimum temperatures were also cooler than average across Greater Brisbane, and more than one degree cooler than average for most locations.

Average rainfall for most locations

• Rainfall was close to average across Greater Brisbane during December though some locations received less than 60% of the long-term average for the month.
• The wettest days for most locations occurred on the 1st and the 8th of the month with rainfall totals generally between 15 mm to 30 mm.
• The wettest day was on the 8th, with 90 mm of rainfall at Caloundra Airport.
• The wettest location for the month was at Caloundra Airport with a rainfall total of 232.7 mm.

Cooler days and nights

• Both mean maximum temperatures and mean minimum temperatures were cooler than average across Greater Brisbane, with particularly cooler nights for most sites.
• Mean maximum temperatures were more than one degree below average at most sites ranging between 0.7 °C below average at Cape Moreton Lighthouse to 2.1 °C below average at Beerburrum Forest Station.
• Mean minimum temperatures were also cooler than average across all sites in Greater Brisbane, ranging between 0.9 °C below average at Logan City Water Treatment Plant to 2.2 °C below average at the University of Queensland Gatton.
• It was particularly cold at the start of the month that resulted in some sites having their coldest December day on record.
• With the cooler than average days on nights throughout most of the month, some sites had their lowest December mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years, their lowest December mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years and their lowest December mean temperature for at least 20 years.

Brisbane

• Total rainfall for Brisbane was 111.0 mm, which is 86% of the long-term average of 128.4 mm
• The mean daily maximum temperature for Brisbane was 28.1 °C, which is 1.5 °C below the long-term average of 29.6 °C
• The warmest day was 35.4 °C on the 6th, and the coolest day was on the 1st when the temperature reached 22.3 °C
• The mean daily minimum temperature for Brisbane was 18.9 °C, which is 1.6 °C below the long-term average of 20.5 °C
• The coldest morning was 15.8 °C on the 1st, and the warmest morning was on the 13th when the minimum temperature was 21.7 °C

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top