Cape Lambert Weather Records (ASN00004082)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cape Lambert (ASN00004082), Australia, with 33 years of record.

Key Facts for Cape Lambert

Cape Lambert (ASN00004082) is a weather station in Australia at -20.61 latitude and 117.16 longitude, 20 m (66 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1971 to 2003, 33 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cape Lambert still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -20.61 latitude, 117.16 longitude.
Elevation: 20 m (66 ft).
Period of record: 1971 to 2003, 33 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cape Lambert. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Cape Lambert, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	42.6 C (108.7 F)	20.8 C (69.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	43.9 C (111.0 F)	22.7 C (72.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	42.5 C (108.5 F)	19.5 C (67.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	38.2 C (100.8 F)	18.0 C (64.4 F)	n/a	n/a
May	34.0 C (93.2 F)	14.0 C (57.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	28.0 C (82.4 F)	9.6 C (49.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	29.0 C (84.2 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	30.0 C (86.0 F)	11.4 C (52.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	34.0 C (93.2 F)	11.0 C (51.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	37.8 C (100.0 F)	15.2 C (59.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	44.4 C (111.9 F)	17.8 C (64.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	42.0 C (107.6 F)	17.4 C (63.3 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Cape Lambert still stand. 1973 holds the most, with 595.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 215.0 mm (8.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cape Lambert. The most was 215.0 mm (8.5 in) on 25 February 1989.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cape Lambert
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	23 January 1973
Feb	215.0 mm (8.5 in)	25 February 1989
Mar	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	19 March 1973
Apr	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	4 April 1974
May	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 May 1982
Jun	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	13 June 1989
Jul	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	7 July 1981
Aug	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	5 August 1974
Sep	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	15 September 1982
Oct	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	17 October 1980
Nov	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	10 November 1982
Dec	213.0 mm (8.4 in)	15 December 1999

Period of Record Coverage

1971 to 1974

4 years of record at Cape Lambert, 1971 to 1974. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1971, 1972, 1974.

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Extremes by Year

1971 to 2003

Yearly extremes at Cape Lambert: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	44.4 C (111.9 F)	1972	42.6 C (108.6 F)	4
Coldest night (TNn)	9.6 C (49.3 F)	1973	12.3 C (54.1 F)	4
Wettest day (Rx1day)	215.0 mm (8.5 in)	1989	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	357.9 mm (14.1 in)	1989	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	29
Longest dry spell (CDD)	305 days	1994	124 days	29

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cape Lambert, 1971 to 2003. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.6 C (108.6 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cape Lambert by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1971	40.9 C (105.6 F)
1972	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1973	42.6 C (108.7 F)
1974	42.5 C (108.5 F)
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cape Lambert, 1971 to 2003. The record is 9.6 C (49.3 F) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 12.3 C (54.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cape Lambert by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1971	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1972	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1973	9.6 C (49.3 F)
1974	14.5 C (58.1 F)
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cape Lambert, 1971 to 2003. The record is 215.0 mm (8.5 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.0 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cape Lambert by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1971	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1972	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1973	198.6 mm (7.8 in)
1974	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1979	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1980	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1981	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1982	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1983	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1984	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1985	6.8 mm (0.27 in)
1986	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1987	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1988	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1989	215.0 mm (8.5 in)
1990	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1991	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1992	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1993	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1994	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1995	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1996	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1997	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1998	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1999	213.0 mm (8.4 in)
2000	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2001	154.2 mm (6.1 in)
2002	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
2003	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cape Lambert, 1971 to 2003. The record is 357.9 mm (14.1 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.9 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cape Lambert by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1971	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1972	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1973	341.6 mm (13.4 in)
1974	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1979	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1980	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1981	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1982	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1983	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
1984	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1985	6.8 mm (0.27 in)
1986	63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1987	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1988	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1989	357.9 mm (14.1 in)
1990	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1991	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1992	129.2 mm (5.1 in)
1993	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1994	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1995	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1996	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1997	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1998	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1999	237.6 mm (9.4 in)
2000	108.8 mm (4.3 in)
2001	177.8 mm (7.0 in)
2002	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
2003	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cape Lambert, 1971 to 2003. The record is 305 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 124 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cape Lambert by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1971	31 days
1972	128 days
1973	118 days
1974	36 days
1979	92 days
1980	108 days
1981	150 days
1982	72 days
1983	115 days
1984	42 days
1985	50 days
1986	110 days
1987	154 days
1988	96 days
1989	159 days
1990	153 days
1991	164 days
1992	124 days
1993	125 days
1994	305 days
1995	149 days
1996	156 days
1997	116 days
1998	124 days
1999	160 days
2000	221 days
2001	169 days
2002	148 days
2003	61 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Download the Data

Data for Cape Lambert standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Cape Lambert threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1971	46	13%	No
1972	328	90%	No
1973	345	95%	Yes
1974	195	53%	No