While nights were cooler than the last two years in Brisbane this winter, daytime warmth was unprecedented. When averaged throughout the season, the maximum temperature in Brisbane was 23.5 degrees. This is more than two degrees above the long-term average and makes this the city's warmest winter in 130 years of records. Brisbane's average minimum temperature during winter was 11.4 degrees. While this value is lower than three of the last four winters, it's still more than a degree above the long-term average. The overall mean temperature in Brisbane this winter (combining minimums and maximums) was 17.4 degree, which is also the highest on record. Since record-keeping commenced in the 1880s, Brisbane has not had a winter this warm. Unusually high pressure over northern and eastern Australia during winter and a background influence of global warming were responsible for the season's warmth in Brisbane. The Bureau of Meteorology's national seasonal summary will show that many other locations across Australia just broke daytime winter heat records as well. Rainfall in Brisbane was near-average this season, with the city registering 132mm during 22 days of rain.