Monday, 5 January 2015 - Monthly Climate Summary for Brisbane - Product code IDCKGC14L0
Brisbane in December 2014: Average rainfall at most sites; warmer than usual days and nights
Rainfall in Brisbane during December 2014 was near-average at most metropolitan sites, with rainfall amounts ranging between 61.8 mm at Redcliffe and 161.8 mm at Logan City. Thunderstorm activity generated the majority of the rainfall, with Brisbane receiving thirteen days of rain (the average is eleven days). Severe thunderstorms formed over the Brisbane metropolitan area on the 8th, with heavy rainfall as well as reports of hail up to 3 cm from Carindale, Rochedale and Carina Heights. On the 18th, another severe storm affected the Brisbane area, with strong wind gusts recorded at Archerfield and Amberley.
Both mean maximum and minimum temperatures were above-average for the month, with all metropolitan sites recording up to one degree above average for daytime temperatures, and some places recorded more than one degree above average for overnight temperatures. The hottest day occurred on the 17th, when Amberley recorded a maximum temperature of 39.6 °C, with several days in the second week of December also much warmer than average. Some cool nights were observed between the 14th and 16th December, with the coldest night occurring on the 15th where all metropolitan sites were between three to four degrees below the average minimum temperature.
- Near-average December rainfall
- Warmer than usual daytime and overnight temperatures
- Severe thunderstorms during the month
Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
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| Extremes in December 2014 | |
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| Hottest day | 39.6 °C at Amberley AMO on the 17th |
| Warmest days on average | 31.6 °C at Amberley AMO |
| Coolest days on average | 28.6 °C at Brisbane Aero |
| Coldest day | 22.7 °C at Archerfield Airport on the 27th |
| Coldest night | 13.9 °C at Amberley AMO on the 15th |
| Coolest nights on average | 19.3 °C at Amberley AMO |
| Warmest nights on average | 21.6 °C at Redcliffe |
| Warmest night | 24.8 °C at Redcliffe on the 8th and on the 11th |
| Warmest on average overall | 25.5 °C at Amberley AMO and at Brisbane |
| Coolest on average overall | 24.9 °C at Brisbane Aero |
| Wettest overall | 174.8 mm at Hilltop Gardens |
| Driest overall | 61.8 mm at Redcliffe |
| Wettest day | 54.2 mm at Hilltop Gardens on the 12th |
| Strongest wind gust | 93 km/h at Archerfield Airport on the 18th |
Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for December 2014 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for December 2014 |
Diff from average |
Highest for December 2014 |
Mean for December 2014 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for December 2014 |
Total for December 2014 |
Average for December |
Rank of December 2014 |
Fraction of December average |
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| Amberley AMO | 31.6 | +0.8 | 39.6 | 17th | 19.3 | +0.9 | 13.9 | 15th | 121.4 | 121.4 | average | 100% |
| Archerfield Airport | 30.4 | +0.9 | 37.2 | 17th | 20.4 | +1.4 | 15.5 | 15th | 86.0 | 126.3 | average | 68% |
| Brisbane | 29.9 | +0.6 | 35.5 | 30th | 21.2 | +0.9 | 17.5 | 16th | 124.4 | 138.7 | average | 90% |
| Brisbane Aero | 28.6 | +0.5 | 32.8 | 17th | 21.1 | +1.1 | 16.8 | 15th | 133.4 | 131.2 | average | 102% |
| Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 29.8 | +0.8 | 38.5 | 17th | 20.6 | +1.5 | 16.7 | 3rd | 161.8 | 127.9 | high | 127% |
| Redcliffe | 28.8 | +0.6 | 34.0 | 17th | 21.6 | +0.8 | 17.1 | 15th | 61.8 | 118.4 | low | 52% |
Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for December 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
| Amberley AMO | 30.7 | 30.2 | 32.7 | 33.2 | 31.4 | 27.2 | 33.6 | 34.9 | 36.1 | 33.2 | 34.0 | 24.6 | 25.1 | 27.2 | 31.2 | 33.6 | 39.6 | 35.9 | 34.3 | 29.8 | 29.9 | 29.6 | 30.4 | 33.1 | 31.8 | 33.3 | 24.7 | 25.0 | 32.0 | 35.9 | 35.8 |
| Archerfield Airport | 28.4 | 29.1 | 30.5 | 31.3 | 30.3 | 29.0 | 30.9 | 31.6 | 33.8 | 31.4 | 32.6 | 24.3 | 25.5 | 26.2 | 30.0 | 30.6 | 37.2 | 33.3 | 34.3 | 29.5 | 29.4 | 29.2 | 29.7 | 31.6 | 31.3 | 31.9 | 22.7 | 26.3 | 29.8 | 36.0 | 34.5 |
| Brisbane | 28.4 | 29.1 | 29.8 | 30.3 | 30.0 | 28.4 | 30.3 | 30.4 | 33.2 | 29.9 | 32.2 | 24.7 | 24.9 | 26.3 | 28.8 | 30.0 | 35.0 | 32.4 | 34.7 | 29.1 | 29.3 | 28.5 | 28.8 | 30.3 | 30.2 | 31.7 | 23.4 | 27.0 | 29.9 | 35.5 | 33.9 |
| Brisbane Aero | 27.4 | 27.9 | 28.7 | 29.7 | 29.3 | 27.5 | 29.2 | 30.0 | 32.4 | 28.9 | 30.9 | 23.2 | 23.9 | 25.9 | 27.1 | 29.2 | 32.8 | 30.8 | 29.6 | 28.1 | 27.5 | 27.6 | 27.7 | 28.9 | 29.4 | 30.8 | 22.9 | 26.6 | 28.6 | 32.0 | 32.0 |
| Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 28.2 | 28.2 | 30.1 | 30.2 | 30.4 | 28.5 | 30.9 | 31.5 | 33.2 | 29.8 | 32.0 | 24.6 | 23.8 | 26.0 | 27.8 | 31.8 | 38.5 | 33.0 | 34.7 | 28.1 | 28.1 | 27.9 | 28.4 | 30.4 | 29.8 | 32.1 | 22.9 | 25.0 | 29.7 | 36.2 | 32.6 |
| Redcliffe | 27.4 | 27.8 | 28.4 | 29.7 | 29.4 | 28.2 | 29.5 | 29.7 | 32.4 | 29.6 | 32.8 | 23.8 | 23.4 | 25.8 | 26.9 | 29.5 | 34.0 | 31.7 | 29.9 | 28.5 | 27.3 | 27.3 | 27.7 | 28.5 | 29.2 | 31.3 | 23.4 | 26.7 | 29.5 | 31.4 | 31.3 |
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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 |
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| Daily minimum temperatures for December 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
| Amberley AMO | 15.6 | 19.2 | 16.5 | 18.9 | 22.6 | 20.6 | 21.2 | 23.2 | 20.0 | 19.4 | 21.1 | 19.0 | 18.4 | 16.2 | 13.9 | 15.7 | 21.6 | 21.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 17.3 | 19.9 | 14.9 | 17.6 | 19.3 | 22.0 | 21.7 | 19.0 | 20.6 | 20.4 | 20.1 |
| Archerfield Airport | 17.5 | 20.7 | 18.6 | 21.6 | 22.7 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 23.6 | 20.8 | 20.7 | 22.7 | 19.7 | 18.0 | 17.8 | 15.5 | 17.1 | 23.0 | 23.4 | 20.7 | 20.9 | 20.7 | 18.8 | 16.5 | 18.6 | 21.2 | 23.6 | 20.8 | 19.3 | 20.7 | 21.2 | 22.5 |
| Brisbane | 19.1 | 21.6 | 20.2 | 22.7 | 23.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 24.4 | 21.7 | 21.6 | 24.4 | 20.4 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 17.6 | 17.5 | 22.4 | 24.2 | 20.8 | 21.8 | 20.7 | 18.9 | 19.1 | 20.8 | 21.0 | 24.4 | 20.9 | 19.6 | 21.0 | 22.1 | 23.8 |
| Brisbane Aero | 20.4 | 21.3 | 19.9 | 22.2 | 22.3 | 21.2 | 21.0 | 24.6 | 21.1 | 21.3 | 24.6 | 20.8 | 18.6 | 18.4 | 16.8 | 18.1 | 21.9 | 23.9 | 21.1 | 21.7 | 22.7 | 20.6 | 18.2 | 20.0 | 21.1 | 23.8 | 20.7 | 19.5 | 20.9 | 22.2 | 23.3 |
| Logan City Water Treatment Plant | 18.6 | 21.0 | 16.7 | 21.7 | 22.5 | 21.5 | 21.2 | 24.4 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 23.0 | 18.8 | 19.0 | 18.6 | 16.8 | 18.4 | 21.5 | 23.4 | 19.8 | 22.0 | 20.5 | 19.7 | 18.4 | 19.5 | 20.8 | 23.1 | 20.6 | 19.5 | 20.6 | 22.1 | 22.6 |
| Redcliffe | 20.5 | 21.9 | 19.6 | 22.8 | 22.7 | 22.2 | 21.4 | 24.8 | 21.4 | 21.8 | 24.8 | 21.3 | 19.9 | 18.2 | 17.1 | 19.0 | 22.7 | 23.1 | 20.9 | 22.6 | 23.2 | 22.5 | 19.8 | 20.4 | 22.4 | 23.7 | 20.8 | 20.0 | 21.2 | 23.3 | 23.8 |
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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 |
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| Daily rainfall for December 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | ||
| Alderley | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 43.6 | 3.6 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 26.2 | 7.6 | 4.6 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Amberley AMO | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 27.0 | 0.2 | 31.4 | 8.6 | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 13.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | 0.2 | - | 20.8 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 0.2 | ||||
| Archerfield Airport | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | 7.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | - | 19.6 | 9.8 | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 7.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | 23.6 | 7.8 | 1.6 | - | |
| Boondall | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | 12.2 | 1.6 | - | 0.6 | 2.2 | - | 38.0 | 4.6 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 7.4 | 15.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38.4 | 18.6 | 11.2 | 6.2 | - | |
| Brisbane | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 11.6 | 1.4 | - | 25.2 | 0.6 | - | 27.0 | 3.8 | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 16.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 22.4 | 6.0 | 1.0 | - | |
| Brisbane Aero | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | 4.0 | 6.2 | - | 0.2 | 11.2 | - | 36.8 | 3.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 18.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25.4 | 14.6 | 11.2 | 1.6 | - | |
| Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-Tha | - | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | 5.5 | - | 12.8 | - | - | 48.2 | 5.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 12.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 24.0 | 4.0 | - | - | |
| Hilltop Gardens | 3.0 | 18.0 | 4.0 | 8.4 | 0.4 | 54.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 21.0 | 14.0 | 33.0 | 6.6 | 4.0 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| Logan City Water Treatment Plant | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 9.8 | 15.8 | 0.6 | 28.4 | 6.2 | 0.1 | 17.8 | 16.2 | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | 17.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.4 | 27.4 | 8.2 | 0.3 | - | |
| Mt Nebo Post Office | - | - | - | - | - | 27.8 | 2.4 | - | 2.6 | 15.0 | - | 28.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 22.2 | 5.4 | 17.2 | - | |
| Redcliffe | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | 0.4 | 0.6 | - | 13.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 1.8 | 13.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.6 | 11.4 | 4.4 | 6.2 | - | |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||
Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
Notes
A Monthly Climate Summary is prepared to list the main features of the weather in Brisbane 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.
A Climate Summary is generally published on the first working day of each month.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 8 am on Monday 5 January 2015. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
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.
The ACORN-SAT dataset is used for temperature area averages.
Further information
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