Comparative climate in Brisbane for November 2008

The following table will illustrate how wet November 2008 was in Brisbane, as discussed in the Bureau of Meteorology's summary and map.

It can be seen that the only wetter November in Brisbane since 1860 when reliable records commenced was in 1981, whilst the total spring rainfall in Brisbane was the seventh highest. It is interesting to note that only in 1972 and 1943 was Brisbane's spring rainfall so nearly in excess of the annual rainfall in Melbourne.

Brisbane: Ten Wettest and Driest Novembers and Springs

November rainfall in millimetres	Year	November rainfall in millimetres	Year	Spring rainfall in millimetres	Year	Spring rainfall in millimetres	Year
412.8	1981	2.0	1951	657.8	1972	36.6	1919
326.6	2008	8.4	1967	487.3	1917	56.1	1951
314.8	1917	8.8	1982	479.3	1943	58.5	1956
263.2	1976	9.9	1919	475.3	1970	59.7	1936
237.7	1886	13.5	1957	457.4	1949	63.0	1941
229.0	1970	15.2	1914	438.6	1981	69.2	1968
223.1	1889	15.3	1883	437.4	2008	73.6	1923
216.9	1925	18.6	1956	434.8	1886	77.6	1874
216.3	1931	21.1	1865	433.8	1880	82.8	1991
215.7	1870	21.1	1955	425.7	1959	87.0	1957