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Southern Cross Airfield Weather Records (ASN00012320)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Southern Cross Airfield (ASN00012320), Australia, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for Southern Cross Airfield

  • Southern Cross Airfield (ASN00012320) is a weather station in Australia at -31.24 latitude and 119.36 longitude, 347 m (1,140 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1996 to 2026, 31 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Southern Cross Airfield still stand.
  • Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -31.24 latitude, 119.36 longitude.
  • Elevation: 347 m (1,140 ft).
  • Period of record: 1996 to 2026, 31 years.
  • Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

12 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Southern Cross Airfield, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Southern Cross Airfield. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 12 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Southern Cross Airfield. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 12 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Southern Cross Airfield, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan46.3 C (115.3 F)8.5 C (47.3 F)43.2 C (109.8 F)13.9 C (57.0 F)
Feb46.7 C (116.1 F)7.5 C (45.5 F)42.0 C (107.6 F)12.1 C (53.8 F)
Mar42.6 C (108.7 F)1.8 C (35.2 F)42.0 C (107.6 F)11.9 C (53.4 F)
Apr39.0 C (102.2 F)1.4 C (34.5 F)34.2 C (93.6 F)4.9 C (40.8 F)
May34.0 C (93.2 F)-3.4 C (25.9 F)26.5 C (79.7 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)
Jun28.6 C (83.5 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)23.3 C (73.9 F)-0.4 C (31.3 F)
Jul26.0 C (78.8 F)-4.8 C (23.4 F)25.3 C (77.5 F)-1.0 C (30.2 F)
Aug31.3 C (88.3 F)-3.8 C (25.2 F)26.3 C (79.3 F)-0.5 C (31.1 F)
Sep36.8 C (98.2 F)-3.2 C (26.2 F)34.5 C (94.1 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)
Oct40.3 C (104.5 F)-1.7 C (28.9 F)21.1 C (70.0 F)3.4 C (38.1 F)
Nov44.6 C (112.3 F)0.7 C (33.3 F)n/an/a
Dec45.7 C (114.3 F)5.8 C (42.4 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Southern Cross Airfield by the year they were set 1,464 records at Southern Cross Airfield still stand. 2006 holds the most, with 69. 0204060801996: 81997: 461998: 551999: 312000: 452001: 652002: 432003: 522004: 602005: 592006: 692007: 592008: 472009: 472010: 562011: 322012: 412013: 622014: 412015: 362016: 582017: 422018: 322019: 602020: 602021: 462022: 292023: 632024: 442025: 512026: 2519962000200420082012201620202024
1,464 records at Southern Cross Airfield still stand. 2006 holds the most, with 69.
Standing records at Southern Cross Airfield by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19968
199746
199855
199931
200045
200165
200243
200352
200460
200559
200669
200759
200847
200947
201056
201132
201241
201362
201441
201536
201658
201742
201832
201960
202060
202146
202229
202363
202444
202551
202625

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 77.0 mm (3.0 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Southern Cross Airfield The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Southern Cross Airfield. The most was 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 11 April 1999. 020406080 Jan: 60.0 mm (2.4 in), 23 January 2000 Jan Feb: 56.8 mm (2.2 in), 17 February 2011 Feb Mar: 66.0 mm (2.6 in), 11 March 2000 Mar Apr: 77.0 mm (3.0 in), 11 April 1999 Apr May: 39.0 mm (1.5 in), 27 May 1999 May Jun: 35.0 mm (1.4 in), 16 June 2026 Jun Jul: 39.4 mm (1.6 in), 31 July 2015 Jul Aug: 53.2 mm (2.1 in), 1 August 2015 Aug Sep: 15.0 mm (0.6 in), 6 September 2025 Sep Oct: 42.0 mm (1.7 in), 26 October 2015 Oct Nov: 26.0 mm (1.0 in), 16 November 1999 Nov Dec: 36.6 mm (1.4 in), 7 December 2011 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Southern Cross Airfield. The most was 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 11 April 1999.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Southern Cross Airfield
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan60.0 mm (2.4 in)23 January 2000
Feb56.8 mm (2.2 in)17 February 2011
Mar66.0 mm (2.6 in)11 March 2000
Apr77.0 mm (3.0 in)11 April 1999
May39.0 mm (1.5 in)27 May 1999
Jun35.0 mm (1.4 in)16 June 2026
Jul39.4 mm (1.6 in)31 July 2015
Aug53.2 mm (2.1 in)1 August 2015
Sep15.0 mm (0.6 in)6 September 2025
Oct42.0 mm (1.7 in)26 October 2015
Nov26.0 mm (1.0 in)16 November 1999
Dec36.6 mm (1.4 in)7 December 2011

Period of Record Coverage

1996 to 2026
Days with data per year at Southern Cross Airfield 31 years of record at Southern Cross Airfield, 1996 to 2026. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1996, 1999, 2026. 1996: 69 of 366 days1997: 344 of 365 days1998: 347 of 365 days1999: 323 of 365 days2000: 361 of 366 days2001: 361 of 365 days2002: 353 of 365 days2003: 365 of 365 days2004: 366 of 366 days2005: 364 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 356 of 365 days2010: 364 of 365 days2011: 361 of 365 days2012: 364 of 366 days2013: 364 of 365 days2014: 363 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 365 of 366 days2017: 344 of 365 days2018: 362 of 365 days2019: 349 of 365 days2020: 363 of 366 days2021: 361 of 365 days2022: 363 of 365 days2023: 363 of 365 days2024: 365 of 366 days2025: 364 of 365 days2026: 272 of 365 days200020052010201520202025
31 years of record at Southern Cross Airfield, 1996 to 2026. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1996, 1999, 2026.
Days with data per year at Southern Cross Airfield
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
19966919%No
199734494%Yes
199834795%Yes
199932388%No
200036199%Yes
200136199%Yes
200235397%Yes
2003365100%Yes
2004366100%Yes
2005364100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
2008366100%Yes
200935698%Yes
2010364100%Yes
201136199%Yes
201236499%Yes
2013364100%Yes
201436399%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016365100%Yes
201734494%Yes
201836299%Yes
201934996%Yes
202036399%Yes
202136199%Yes
202236399%Yes
202336399%Yes
2024365100%Yes
2025364100%Yes
202627275%No

Latest Records

0

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

Climate Trend

26 complete years, 1997 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Southern Cross Airfield as warming stripes, 1997 to 2025 One stripe for each of 26 complete years at Southern Cross Airfield, 1997 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.4 C (65.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2001, at 17.2 C (62.9 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 19.5 C (67.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F). 1997: 18.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1998: 18.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2000: 17.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean2001: 17.2 C, -1.2 C from the station mean2002: 18.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2003: 18.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2004: 17.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2005: 17.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2006: 17.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2007: 18.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2008: 17.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2010: 18.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2011: 18.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2012: 18.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2013: 19.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2014: 19.1 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2015: 18.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2016: 17.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2018: 18.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2019: 19.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2020: 18.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2021: 18.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2022: 18.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2023: 19.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2024: 19.5 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2025: 19.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1997200020052010201520202025
One stripe for each of 26 complete years at Southern Cross Airfield, 1997 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.4 C (65.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2001, at 17.2 C (62.9 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 19.5 C (67.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Southern Cross Airfield as warming stripes, 1997 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
199718.0 C-0.40 C
199818.3 C-0.09 C
200017.4 C-0.94 C
200117.2 C-1.17 C
200218.5 C+0.09 C
200318.2 C-0.20 C
200417.8 C-0.59 C
200517.7 C-0.69 C
200617.8 C-0.57 C
200718.2 C-0.15 C
200817.9 C-0.43 C
201018.4 C+0.02 C
201118.6 C+0.23 C
201218.5 C+0.13 C
201319.1 C+0.76 C
201419.1 C+0.71 C
201518.9 C+0.57 C
201617.6 C-0.78 C
201818.4 C+0.02 C
201919.2 C+0.88 C
202018.8 C+0.43 C
202118.3 C-0.04 C
202218.2 C-0.14 C
202319.0 C+0.65 C
202419.5 C+1.18 C
202519.0 C+0.63 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1996 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Southern Cross Airfield: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)46.7 C (116.1 F)200544.2 C (111.6 F)31
Coldest night (TNn)-5.0 C (23.0 F)2006-3.0 C (26.6 F)31
Wettest day (Rx1day)77.0 mm (3.0 in)199934.0 mm (1.3 in)31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)123.0 mm (4.8 in)199947.2 mm (1.9 in)31
Longest dry spell (CDD)92 days200737 days31

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Southern Cross Airfield by year The hottest day of the year at Southern Cross Airfield, 1996 to 2026. The record is 46.7 C (116.1 F) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.2 C (111.6 F). 4042444648200020052010201520202025Record: 46.7 C (116.1 F) in 2005
The hottest day of the year at Southern Cross Airfield, 1996 to 2026. The record is 46.7 C (116.1 F) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.2 C (111.6 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Southern Cross Airfield by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
199641.1 C (106.0 F)
199743.9 C (111.0 F)
199844.8 C (112.6 F)
199942.3 C (108.1 F)
200043.1 C (109.6 F)
200142.5 C (108.5 F)
200241.8 C (107.2 F)
200343.0 C (109.4 F)
200443.5 C (110.3 F)
200546.7 C (116.1 F)
200641.9 C (107.4 F)
200746.4 C (115.5 F)
200844.2 C (111.6 F)
200944.6 C (112.3 F)
201045.7 C (114.3 F)
201144.5 C (112.1 F)
201243.8 C (110.8 F)
201345.7 C (114.3 F)
201445.8 C (114.4 F)
201546.3 C (115.3 F)
201642.4 C (108.3 F)
201744.6 C (112.3 F)
201843.8 C (110.8 F)
201945.7 C (114.3 F)
202045.8 C (114.4 F)
202141.9 C (107.4 F)
202244.6 C (112.3 F)
202342.8 C (109.0 F)
202445.3 C (113.5 F)
202545.7 C (114.3 F)
202643.2 C (109.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Southern Cross Airfield by year The coldest night of the year at Southern Cross Airfield, 1996 to 2026. The record is -5.0 C (23.0 F) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is -3.0 C (26.6 F). -5-2.502.55200020052010201520202025Record: -5.0 C (23.0 F) in 2006
The coldest night of the year at Southern Cross Airfield, 1996 to 2026. The record is -5.0 C (23.0 F) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is -3.0 C (26.6 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Southern Cross Airfield by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
19965.0 C (41.0 F)
1997-3.8 C (25.2 F)
1998-4.8 C (23.4 F)
1999-2.9 C (26.8 F)
2000-3.7 C (25.3 F)
2001-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2002-3.4 C (25.9 F)
2003-4.0 C (24.8 F)
2004-3.4 C (25.9 F)
2005-3.2 C (26.2 F)
2006-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2007-3.4 C (25.9 F)
2008-3.4 C (25.9 F)
2009-3.5 C (25.7 F)
2010-4.2 C (24.4 F)
2011-1.2 C (29.8 F)
2012-2.9 C (26.8 F)
2013-2.9 C (26.8 F)
2014-2.7 C (27.1 F)
2015-2.5 C (27.5 F)
2016-2.9 C (26.8 F)
2017-2.3 C (27.9 F)
2018-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2019-3.4 C (25.9 F)
2020-1.5 C (29.3 F)
2021-3.0 C (26.6 F)
2022-1.5 C (29.3 F)
2023-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2024-0.7 C (30.7 F)
2025-3.7 C (25.3 F)
2026-1.1 C (30.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Southern Cross Airfield by year The wettest day of the year at Southern Cross Airfield, 1996 to 2026. The record is 77.0 mm (3.0 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.0 mm (1.3 in). 020406080200020052010201520202025Record: 77.0 mm (3.0 in) in 1999
The wettest day of the year at Southern Cross Airfield, 1996 to 2026. The record is 77.0 mm (3.0 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.0 mm (1.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Southern Cross Airfield by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
199624.0 mm (0.9 in)
199742.0 mm (1.7 in)
199821.0 mm (0.8 in)
199977.0 mm (3.0 in)
200066.0 mm (2.6 in)
200135.0 mm (1.4 in)
200216.0 mm (0.6 in)
200328.8 mm (1.1 in)
200440.6 mm (1.6 in)
200534.0 mm (1.3 in)
200647.0 mm (1.9 in)
200725.2 mm (1.0 in)
200821.0 mm (0.8 in)
200924.4 mm (1.0 in)
201013.6 mm (0.5 in)
201156.8 mm (2.2 in)
201221.0 mm (0.8 in)
201322.8 mm (0.9 in)
201429.2 mm (1.1 in)
201553.2 mm (2.1 in)
201635.8 mm (1.4 in)
201731.0 mm (1.2 in)
201838.2 mm (1.5 in)
201934.6 mm (1.4 in)
202035.6 mm (1.4 in)
202136.4 mm (1.4 in)
202220.6 mm (0.8 in)
202328.0 mm (1.1 in)
202417.8 mm (0.7 in)
202545.8 mm (1.8 in)
202648.6 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Southern Cross Airfield by year The wettest five days of the year at Southern Cross Airfield, 1996 to 2026. The record is 123.0 mm (4.8 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.2 mm (1.9 in). 050100150200020052010201520202025Record: 123.0 mm (4.8 in) in 1999
The wettest five days of the year at Southern Cross Airfield, 1996 to 2026. The record is 123.0 mm (4.8 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.2 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Southern Cross Airfield by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
19960.6 mm (0.02 in)
199742.2 mm (1.7 in)
199833.0 mm (1.3 in)
1999123.0 mm (4.8 in)
200072.4 mm (2.9 in)
200166.2 mm (2.6 in)
200219.0 mm (0.7 in)
200343.8 mm (1.7 in)
200456.0 mm (2.2 in)
200556.2 mm (2.2 in)
200667.4 mm (2.7 in)
200737.8 mm (1.5 in)
200838.2 mm (1.5 in)
200931.2 mm (1.2 in)
201024.2 mm (1.0 in)
201161.8 mm (2.4 in)
201231.2 mm (1.2 in)
201329.8 mm (1.2 in)
201444.0 mm (1.7 in)
2015101.2 mm (4.0 in)
201640.0 mm (1.6 in)
201783.0 mm (3.3 in)
201857.0 mm (2.2 in)
201950.4 mm (2.0 in)
202068.4 mm (2.7 in)
202164.2 mm (2.5 in)
202243.0 mm (1.7 in)
202347.2 mm (1.9 in)
202432.8 mm (1.3 in)
202560.6 mm (2.4 in)
202669.4 mm (2.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Southern Cross Airfield by year The longest dry spell of the year at Southern Cross Airfield, 1996 to 2026. The record is 92 days in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 37 days. 20406080100200020052010201520202025Record: 92 days in 2007
The longest dry spell of the year at Southern Cross Airfield, 1996 to 2026. The record is 92 days in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 37 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Southern Cross Airfield by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
199645 days
199726 days
199836 days
199922 days
200070 days
200170 days
200237 days
200331 days
200437 days
200557 days
200640 days
200792 days
200833 days
200979 days
201052 days
201127 days
201235 days
201337 days
201425 days
201538 days
201637 days
201731 days
201889 days
201927 days
202050 days
202137 days
202242 days
202333 days
202439 days
202542 days
202640 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

26 years with a frost

Across 26 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Southern Cross Airfield falls on 16 September and the median first autumn frost on 8 June, which leaves a median of 265 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +11.7 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Southern Cross Airfield
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1997 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost16 Septembern/a16 Septembern/a-11.4 days per decade
First autumn frost8 Junen/a8 Junen/a+0.3 days per decade
Growing days265 daysn/a265 daysn/a+11.7 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.

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-14).