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The wettest month on record was February 1893, when 1,025.9 millimetres (40.39 in) of rain fell, although in the last 30 years the record monthly rainfall has been a much lower 479.8 millimetres (18.89 in) from December 2010. Very occasionally a whole month will pass with no recorded rainfall, the last time this happened was August 1991. [10]
Australia's annual average temperatures are projected to increase 0.4–2.0 °C above 1990 levels by the year 2030, and 1–6 °C by 2070. Average precipitation in the southwest and southeast Australia is projected to decline during this time, while regions such as the northwest may experience increases in rainfall.
Average monthly precipitation (in mm) for selected cities in Asia ; City Country Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ref. Mawsynram: India: 133.0 8.3 15.7 27.4 29.8 26.0 5.7
677mm fell in Brisbane in 3 days from the 28th breaking the old 3 day rainfall record of 600.4mm in 1974 [4] Brisbane recorded its highest February rainfall on record recording 887mm. Cities such as Toowoomba and the Sunshine Coast had their monthly record broken and Gympie recording their wettest February in 30 years. [5]
The region averages 124 clear days a year, with an average rainfall of 142 millimetres per annum. [17] Despite this, the floodplain has also been subject to prolonged periods of extreme drought , such as between 2001 and 2010 when dam levels dropped to 16.7% in August 2007.
The wettest month on record was February 1893, when 1,025.9 millimetres (40.39 in) of rain fell, although in the last 30 years the record monthly rainfall has been a much lower 479.8 millimetres (18.89 in) from December 2010. Very occasionally a whole month will pass with no recorded rainfall, the last time this happened was August 1991. [129]
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Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) 8.2 10 9.7 7 5.6 6.6 3.8 3.5 3.6 7.1 7.6 8.9 81.6 Average afternoon relative humidity (%) 57 59 57 54 49 52 44 43 48 51 56 57 52 Mean monthly sunshine hours: 267 235 233 237 239 198 239 270 267 270 273 264 2,989 Source: Bureau of Meteorology [29]