Thursday, 3 March 2022 - Seasonal Climate Summary for Greater Brisbane - Product code IDCKGC24L0

Greater Brisbane in summer 2021-22: wettest summer in decades; cooler than average

Summer was much wetter than average around Greater Brisbane due to exceptional rainfall at the end of the season. Days were cooler than average at some sites and night-time temperatures were mostly close to average.

More than double the average summer rainfall

• Most sites in Greater Brisbane had at least twice their average summer rainfall, due mainly to exceptional rainfall in the last week of the season.
• December was wetter than average and January rainfall was close to average.
• February was the second wettest month on record at the Brisbane city gauge, behind only February 1893.
• Many sites around Greater Brisbane had their highest summer daily rainfall on record in the last days of summer.
• Some sites had their highest total summer rainfall on record including Harrisville Mary Street and Alderley with over 100 years of record each.
• For other sites, it was their highest total summer rainfall since the early 1970s.
• The wettest site in the Greater Brisbane area this summer was Clontarf with 1578.2 mm, of which 1091.2 mm fell in the last six days of the season.
• A Special Climate Statement is being prepared and will provide more detail after the end of the ongoing rainfall and flooding event.

Milder temperatures

• Days were cooler than average for summer overall at sites around Greater Brisbane, due to lower than average temperatures in January and February.
• Nights were slightly cooler than average for summer overall, due to lower than average temperatures in February.
• The hottest day of summer was 1 February, when University of Queensland Gatton recorded 37.9 °C during a heatwave over south-east Queensland; most sites in Greater Brisbane had their hottest day of summer on 1 February.

Brisbane

• Rainfall for summer is estimated from surrounding sites due to equipment failures during December and February. Rainfall at Brisbane was approximately 1127 mm, which is the highest rainfall since summer 1970-71 when the old Brisbane Regional Office site recorded 1181.2 mm.
• The mean daily maximum temperature for Brisbane was 29.5 °C, which is 0.6 °C below the long-term average of 30.1 °C.
• The warmest day was 35.5 °C on 2 February, and the coolest day was on 27 February when the temperature reached 23.6 °C.
• The mean daily minimum temperature for Brisbane was 20.8 °C, which is 0.4 °C below the long-term average of 21.2 °C.
• The coldest morning was 17.7 °C on 11 December, and the warmest morning was on 2 February when the minimum temperature was 25.3 °C.

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top