Brisbane Weather Forecast

Queensland > Brisbane

Brisbane has a typical subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and dry, mild winters. From late Spring through to early Autumn, thunderstorms are common over the greater Brisbane area, with the more severe events accompanied by large damaging hail stones, torrential rain and destructive winds.

The city's highest recorded temperature was 43.2 °C (109.8 °F) on the 26 January 1940, while the lowest temperature of 2.3 °C (36.1 °F) was recorded on 12 July 1894 and 2 July 1896. Brisbane's wettest day was 21 January 1887, when 465 mm (18.3 in) of rain fell on the city, the highest maximum daily rainfall of any of Australia's capital cities. Presently Brisbane and surrounding areas temperates are experiencing the most severe drought in over 100 years, as supplying dam levels have dropped below one quarter capacity. As a result, residents are mandated by local laws to observe water restrictions on gardening and other outdoor water usage.

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