Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Southern Cross. 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 Southern Cross, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
46.9 C (116.4 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
47.2 C (117.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
44.4 C (111.9 F)
3.4 C (38.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
39.6 C (103.3 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
27.5 C (81.5 F)
-4.3 C (24.3 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
30.7 C (87.3 F)
-3.7 C (25.3 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
34.8 C (94.6 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
39.3 C (102.7 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
43.4 C (110.1 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
45.9 C (114.6 F)
3.4 C (38.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Southern Cross still stand. 1925 holds the most, with 34.
Standing records at Southern Cross by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1907
18
1908
19
1909
9
1910
17
1911
12
1912
22
1913
18
1914
31
1915
4
1916
22
1917
25
1918
15
1919
28
1920
19
1921
13
1922
30
1923
13
1924
16
1925
34
1926
17
1927
17
1928
16
1929
14
1930
13
1931
16
1932
17
1933
10
1934
20
1935
20
1936
18
1937
13
1938
24
1939
17
1940
24
1941
14
1942
10
1943
16
1944
21
1945
20
1946
17
1947
22
1948
15
1949
12
1950
17
1951
10
1952
12
1953
14
1954
19
1955
9
1956
9
1957
15
1958
14
1959
25
1960
11
1961
13
1962
10
1963
10
1964
24
1965
7
1966
10
1967
9
1968
21
1969
14
1970
10
1971
11
1972
13
1973
9
1974
7
1975
4
1976
13
1977
9
1978
11
1979
6
1980
11
1981
17
1982
11
1983
13
1984
10
1985
11
1986
5
1987
16
1988
17
1989
6
1990
19
1991
19
1992
16
1993
9
1994
15
1995
11
1996
7
1997
10
1998
13
1999
6
2000
5
2001
7
2002
18
2003
10
2004
10
2005
12
2006
16
2007
10
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Southern Cross between 9 January 1939 and 20 January 1961. Each dot is a new record.
When Southern Cross set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1939-01-09
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 28.9 C (84.0 F)
1940-07-10
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -5.0 C (23.0 F)
1945-08-01
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature 6.9 C (44.4 F)
1961-01-20
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 30.0 C (86.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Feb: 84.1 mm (3.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Southern Cross. The most was 84.1 mm (3.3 in) on 4 February 1918.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Southern Cross
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2 January 1966
Feb
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
4 February 1918
Mar
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
11 March 2000
Apr
81.6 mm (3.2 in)
11 April 1999
May
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
8 May 1921
Jun
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
9 June 1968
Jul
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
19 July 1907
Aug
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
24 August 1982
Sep
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
30 September 1958
Oct
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
19 October 1935
Nov
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
8 November 1916
Dec
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
12 December 1930
Period of Record Coverage
1907 to 2007
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
101 years of record at Southern Cross, 1907 to 2007. Every year has data for at least 90 percent of its days.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 97 complete years at Southern Cross, 1907 to 2006. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.1 C (64.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 16.6 C (61.8 F), and the warmest was 1912, at 19.0 C (66.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Southern Cross as warming stripes, 1907 to 2006
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1907
18.0 C
-0.14 C
1908
17.5 C
-0.60 C
1909
17.6 C
-0.53 C
1910
18.0 C
-0.12 C
1911
18.1 C
+0.02 C
1912
19.0 C
+0.94 C
1913
18.4 C
+0.29 C
1914
18.8 C
+0.74 C
1915
18.5 C
+0.39 C
1916
17.8 C
-0.28 C
1917
16.6 C
-1.52 C
1918
18.3 C
+0.16 C
1919
18.2 C
+0.07 C
1920
17.8 C
-0.28 C
1921
18.8 C
+0.68 C
1922
17.9 C
-0.18 C
1923
18.5 C
+0.45 C
1924
17.8 C
-0.34 C
1925
17.4 C
-0.68 C
1926
17.6 C
-0.49 C
1927
17.6 C
-0.45 C
1928
17.8 C
-0.34 C
1929
17.3 C
-0.79 C
1930
18.6 C
+0.47 C
1931
17.2 C
-0.86 C
1932
18.0 C
-0.12 C
1933
18.0 C
-0.05 C
1934
18.2 C
+0.11 C
1935
17.5 C
-0.62 C
1936
18.6 C
+0.54 C
1937
18.2 C
+0.14 C
1938
18.7 C
+0.57 C
1939
18.1 C
-0.02 C
1940
18.7 C
+0.58 C
1941
18.4 C
+0.35 C
1942
17.8 C
-0.25 C
1943
17.2 C
-0.86 C
1944
18.1 C
+0.02 C
1945
18.3 C
+0.25 C
1946
17.7 C
-0.38 C
1947
17.8 C
-0.30 C
1948
18.3 C
+0.16 C
1949
18.2 C
+0.08 C
1950
18.3 C
+0.22 C
1951
17.9 C
-0.18 C
1952
17.4 C
-0.69 C
1953
17.9 C
-0.19 C
1954
18.1 C
-0.03 C
1955
17.5 C
-0.59 C
1956
17.9 C
-0.22 C
1957
18.8 C
+0.73 C
1958
18.3 C
+0.22 C
1959
18.8 C
+0.75 C
1960
17.3 C
-0.75 C
1961
19.0 C
+0.88 C
1962
18.7 C
+0.62 C
1963
18.2 C
+0.10 C
1964
17.9 C
-0.23 C
1965
18.8 C
+0.66 C
1966
17.8 C
-0.32 C
1967
18.4 C
+0.32 C
1968
17.3 C
-0.80 C
1969
18.5 C
+0.39 C
1970
18.1 C
+0.04 C
1971
17.4 C
-0.68 C
1972
18.9 C
+0.76 C
1973
17.5 C
-0.55 C
1974
17.7 C
-0.40 C
1975
17.5 C
-0.61 C
1978
18.3 C
+0.17 C
1979
18.1 C
-0.02 C
1980
18.2 C
+0.12 C
1981
17.5 C
-0.58 C
1982
18.3 C
+0.20 C
1983
18.7 C
+0.58 C
1985
18.4 C
+0.26 C
1986
17.5 C
-0.55 C
1987
18.3 C
+0.21 C
1988
18.3 C
+0.21 C
1989
18.0 C
-0.10 C
1990
17.8 C
-0.25 C
1991
19.0 C
+0.91 C
1992
17.7 C
-0.44 C
1993
17.7 C
-0.40 C
1994
18.9 C
+0.76 C
1995
17.8 C
-0.31 C
1996
18.4 C
+0.32 C
1997
18.4 C
+0.33 C
1998
18.7 C
+0.65 C
1999
18.4 C
+0.30 C
2000
17.9 C
-0.24 C
2001
17.8 C
-0.30 C
2002
18.9 C
+0.78 C
2003
18.7 C
+0.63 C
2004
18.4 C
+0.31 C
2005
18.3 C
+0.22 C
2006
18.5 C
+0.40 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1907 to 2006 is 0.03 C (0.00 to 0.07) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.06 F (0.00 to 0.12) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 97 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Southern Cross
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.03 C (0.00 to 0.07) per decade
0.06 F (0.00 to 0.12) per decade
1907 to 2006
97
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.07 C (-0.12 to -0.03) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade
1907 to 2006
97
Fall
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.2 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade
1907 to 2006
97
Rise
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1889 to 2007
Yearly extremes at Southern Cross: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1933
43.3 C (109.9 F)
101
Coldest night (TNn)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1940
-1.9 C (28.6 F)
101
Wettest day (Rx1day)
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1918
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
113
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1999
44.8 mm (1.8 in)
113
Longest dry spell (CDD)
127 days
1950
47 days
113
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Southern Cross, 1889 to 2007. The record is 47.2 C (117.0 F) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.3 C (109.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Southern Cross by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1889
n/a
1891
n/a
1895
n/a
1896
n/a
1898
n/a
1899
n/a
1901
n/a
1902
n/a
1903
n/a
1904
n/a
1905
n/a
1906
n/a
1907
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1908
45.9 C (114.6 F)
1909
42.7 C (108.9 F)
1910
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1911
42.9 C (109.2 F)
1912
44.2 C (111.6 F)
1913
44.9 C (112.8 F)
1914
43.2 C (109.8 F)
1915
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1916
42.1 C (107.8 F)
1917
43.8 C (110.8 F)
1918
43.5 C (110.3 F)
1919
45.7 C (114.3 F)
1920
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1921
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1922
46.9 C (116.4 F)
1923
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1924
42.9 C (109.2 F)
1925
43.4 C (110.1 F)
1926
42.9 C (109.2 F)
1927
43.6 C (110.5 F)
1928
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1929
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1930
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1931
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1932
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1933
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1934
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1935
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1936
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1937
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1938
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1939
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1940
44.7 C (112.5 F)
1941
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1942
42.6 C (108.7 F)
1943
43.4 C (110.1 F)
1944
44.2 C (111.6 F)
1945
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1946
43.0 C (109.4 F)
1947
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1948
42.9 C (109.2 F)
1949
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1950
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1951
41.3 C (106.3 F)
1952
43.2 C (109.8 F)
1953
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1954
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1955
43.4 C (110.1 F)
1956
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1957
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1958
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1959
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1960
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1961
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1962
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1963
43.0 C (109.4 F)
1964
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1965
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1966
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1967
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1968
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1969
43.4 C (110.1 F)
1970
43.5 C (110.3 F)
1971
40.9 C (105.6 F)
1972
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1973
41.0 C (105.8 F)
1974
40.7 C (105.3 F)
1975
43.0 C (109.4 F)
1976
43.4 C (110.1 F)
1977
43.0 C (109.4 F)
1978
41.6 C (106.9 F)
1979
43.1 C (109.6 F)
1980
44.5 C (112.1 F)
1981
40.8 C (105.4 F)
1982
42.5 C (108.5 F)
1983
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1984
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1985
42.6 C (108.7 F)
1986
42.5 C (108.5 F)
1987
40.7 C (105.3 F)
1988
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1989
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1990
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1991
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1992
41.9 C (107.4 F)
1993
43.0 C (109.4 F)
1994
44.1 C (111.4 F)
1995
41.2 C (106.2 F)
1996
42.4 C (108.3 F)
1997
43.5 C (110.3 F)
1998
43.8 C (110.8 F)
1999
41.5 C (106.7 F)
2000
41.5 C (106.7 F)
2001
42.0 C (107.6 F)
2002
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2003
42.0 C (107.6 F)
2004
43.1 C (109.6 F)
2005
45.6 C (114.1 F)
2006
41.5 C (106.7 F)
2007
45.4 C (113.7 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Southern Cross, 1889 to 2007. The record is -5.0 C (23.0 F) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is -1.9 C (28.6 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Southern Cross by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1889
n/a
1891
n/a
1895
n/a
1896
n/a
1898
n/a
1899
n/a
1901
n/a
1902
n/a
1903
n/a
1904
n/a
1905
n/a
1906
n/a
1907
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1908
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1909
-2.9 C (26.8 F)
1910
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1911
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1912
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1913
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1914
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1915
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1916
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1917
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1918
-4.3 C (24.3 F)
1919
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1920
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1921
-3.8 C (25.2 F)
1922
-4.3 C (24.3 F)
1923
-3.7 C (25.3 F)
1924
-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1925
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1926
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1927
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1928
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1929
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1930
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1931
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1932
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1933
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1934
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1935
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1936
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1937
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1938
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1939
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1940
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1941
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1942
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1943
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1944
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1945
-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1946
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1947
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1948
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1949
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1950
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1951
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1952
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1953
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1954
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1955
-1.9 C (28.6 F)
1956
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1957
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1958
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1959
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1960
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1961
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1962
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1963
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1964
-3.8 C (25.2 F)
1965
-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1966
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1967
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1968
-1.9 C (28.6 F)
1969
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1970
-1.3 C (29.7 F)
1971
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1972
-1.4 C (29.5 F)
1973
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1974
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1975
-2.7 C (27.1 F)
1976
-1.8 C (28.8 F)
1977
-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1978
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1979
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1980
-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1981
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1982
-2.7 C (27.1 F)
1983
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1984
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1985
-0.7 C (30.7 F)
1986
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1987
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1988
0.2 C (32.4 F)
1989
-1.2 C (29.8 F)
1990
-1.8 C (28.8 F)
1991
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1992
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1993
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1994
-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1995
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1996
-0.8 C (30.6 F)
1997
-1.9 C (28.6 F)
1998
-2.3 C (27.9 F)
1999
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2000
-0.7 C (30.7 F)
2001
-1.3 C (29.7 F)
2002
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2003
-1.5 C (29.3 F)
2004
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2005
-1.5 C (29.3 F)
2006
-1.8 C (28.8 F)
2007
-0.2 C (31.6 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Southern Cross, 1889 to 2007. The record is 84.1 mm (3.3 in) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.7 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Southern Cross by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1889
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1891
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1895
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1896
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1898
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1899
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1901
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1902
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1903
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1904
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1905
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1906
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1907
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1908
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1909
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1910
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1911
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1912
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1913
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1914
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1915
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1916
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1917
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1918
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1919
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1920
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1921
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1922
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1923
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1924
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1925
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1926
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1927
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1928
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1929
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1930
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1931
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1932
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1933
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1934
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1935
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1936
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1937
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1938
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1939
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1940
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1941
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1942
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1943
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1944
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1945
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1946
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1947
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1948
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1949
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1950
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1951
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1952
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1953
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1954
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1955
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1956
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1957
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1958
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1959
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1960
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1961
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1962
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1963
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1964
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1965
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1966
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1967
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1968
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1969
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1970
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1971
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1972
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1973
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1974
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1975
23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1976
22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1977
36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1978
36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1979
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1980
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1981
27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1982
42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1983
38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1984
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1985
37.7 mm (1.5 in)
1986
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1987
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1988
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1989
36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1990
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1991
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1992
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1993
34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1994
20.2 mm (0.8 in)
1995
33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1996
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1997
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1998
25.8 mm (1.0 in)
1999
81.6 mm (3.2 in)
2000
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2001
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2002
18.2 mm (0.7 in)
2003
38.3 mm (1.5 in)
2004
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
2005
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
2006
53.0 mm (2.1 in)
2007
27.0 mm (1.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Southern Cross, 1889 to 2007. The record is 135.0 mm (5.3 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.8 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Southern Cross by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1889
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1891
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1895
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1896
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1898
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1899
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1901
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1902
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1903
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1904
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1905
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1906
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1907
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1908
46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1909
52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1910
34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1911
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1912
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1913
32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1914
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1915
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1916
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1917
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1918
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1919
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1920
46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1921
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1922
66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1923
22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1924
29.6 mm (1.2 in)
1925
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1926
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1927
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1928
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1929
59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1930
71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1931
47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1932
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1933
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1934
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1935
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1936
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1937
46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1938
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1939
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1940
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1941
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1942
34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1943
121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1944
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1945
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1946
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1947
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1948
39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1949
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1950
25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1951
52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1952
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1953
87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1954
37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1955
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1956
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1957
31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1958
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1959
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1960
36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1961
72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1962
49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1963
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1964
38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1965
28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1966
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1967
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1968
77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1969
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1970
89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1971
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1972
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1973
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1974
51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1975
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1976
23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1977
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1978
70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1979
25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1980
46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1981
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1982
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1983
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1984
63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1985
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1986
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1987
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1988
44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1989
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1990
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1991
38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1992
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1993
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1994
23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1995
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1996
96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1997
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1998
50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1999
135.0 mm (5.3 in)
2000
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
2001
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2002
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
2003
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
2004
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
2005
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
2006
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
2007
40.8 mm (1.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Southern Cross, 1889 to 2007. The record is 127 days in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 47 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Southern Cross by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1889
31 days
1891
59 days
1895
61 days
1896
30 days
1898
31 days
1899
31 days
1901
31 days
1902
30 days
1903
31 days
1904
29 days
1905
31 days
1906
31 days
1907
51 days
1908
54 days
1909
49 days
1910
72 days
1911
51 days
1912
35 days
1913
50 days
1914
67 days
1915
52 days
1916
49 days
1917
66 days
1918
34 days
1919
72 days
1920
38 days
1921
70 days
1922
44 days
1923
67 days
1924
58 days
1925
22 days
1926
32 days
1927
34 days
1928
58 days
1929
46 days
1930
48 days
1931
53 days
1932
55 days
1933
32 days
1934
48 days
1935
50 days
1936
65 days
1937
37 days
1938
54 days
1939
49 days
1940
61 days
1941
56 days
1942
45 days
1943
38 days
1944
54 days
1945
76 days
1946
77 days
1947
44 days
1948
38 days
1949
42 days
1950
127 days
1951
33 days
1952
33 days
1953
48 days
1954
88 days
1955
30 days
1956
69 days
1957
52 days
1958
31 days
1959
34 days
1960
23 days
1961
50 days
1962
47 days
1963
32 days
1964
37 days
1965
111 days
1966
55 days
1967
62 days
1968
32 days
1969
48 days
1970
44 days
1971
34 days
1972
46 days
1973
44 days
1974
61 days
1975
55 days
1976
49 days
1977
49 days
1978
41 days
1979
52 days
1980
54 days
1981
60 days
1982
41 days
1983
97 days
1984
52 days
1985
32 days
1986
35 days
1987
25 days
1988
37 days
1989
34 days
1990
35 days
1991
58 days
1992
29 days
1993
42 days
1994
61 days
1995
28 days
1996
37 days
1997
38 days
1998
55 days
1999
25 days
2000
110 days
2001
70 days
2002
37 days
2003
46 days
2004
37 days
2005
57 days
2006
42 days
2007
72 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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
90 years with a frost
Across 90 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Southern Cross falls on 27 August and the median first autumn frost on 14 June, which leaves a median of 297 days between them.
In 1971 to 2006 the median growing season was 320 days. That is 51 days more than in 1907 to 1936.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Southern Cross
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1907 to 1936)
Recent period (1971 to 2006)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
27 August
1 September
17 August
15 days earlier
-1.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
14 June
3 June
27 June
24 days later
+3.4 days per decade
Growing days
297 days
269 days
320 days
51 days more
+4.9 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
101 years, 1907 to 2007
A day with at least 31.8 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 90.7 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Southern Cross: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
5 years
45.3 mm (1.8 in)
10 years
55.0 mm (2.2 in)
25 years
68.4 mm (2.7 in)
50 years
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
100 years
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 101 years of values from 1907 to 2007.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 84.1 mm (3.3 in) in 1918; 81.6 mm (3.2 in) in 1999; 77.2 mm (3.0 in) in 1970.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Southern Cross, at 1972. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1972 ran 0.3 C (0.6 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Southern Cross, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1972
-0.3
-0.6
likely
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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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.