McCluer Island Weather Records (ASN00014274)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for McCluer Island (ASN00014274), Australia, with 33 years of record.

Key Facts for McCluer Island

McCluer Island (ASN00014274) is a weather station in Australia at -11.05 latitude and 132.98 longitude, 1 m (5 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1994 to 2026, 33 years of record.
1,464 records set at McCluer Island still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -11.05 latitude, 132.98 longitude.
Elevation: 1 m (5 ft).
Period of record: 1994 to 2026, 33 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

2 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at McCluer Island. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 2 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at McCluer Island, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22.1 C (71.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	34.5 C (94.1 F)	20.3 C (68.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	34.3 C (93.7 F)	19.7 C (67.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	34.1 C (93.4 F)	21.8 C (71.2 F)	n/a	n/a
May	32.7 C (90.9 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.5 C (88.7 F)	18.8 C (65.8 F)	29.3 C (84.7 F)	23.2 C (73.8 F)
Jul	30.8 C (87.4 F)	19.0 C (66.2 F)	29.3 C (84.7 F)	21.2 C (70.2 F)
Aug	31.0 C (87.8 F)	20.3 C (68.5 F)	29.2 C (84.6 F)	22.3 C (72.1 F)
Sep	32.4 C (90.3 F)	21.5 C (70.7 F)	30.5 C (86.9 F)	23.5 C (74.3 F)
Oct	34.0 C (93.2 F)	22.5 C (72.5 F)	29.0 C (84.2 F)	26.1 C (79.0 F)
Nov	34.7 C (94.5 F)	23.0 C (73.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	35.9 C (96.6 F)	22.0 C (71.6 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at McCluer Island still stand. 2016 holds the most, with 146.

Standing records at McCluer Island by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1998	8
1999	35
2000	61
2001	42
2002	52
2003	54
2004	48
2005	41
2006	58
2007	74
2008	40
2009	31
2010	24
2011	43
2012	65
2013	30
2014	40
2015	40
2016	146
2017	38
2018	52
2019	78
2020	50
2021	85
2022	106
2023	29
2024	42
2025	46
2026	6

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 280.8 mm (11.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at McCluer Island. The most was 280.8 mm (11.1 in) on 13 March 2005.

Record daily precipitation for each month at McCluer Island
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	13 January 2003
Feb	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	28 February 1996
Mar	280.8 mm (11.1 in)	13 March 2005
Apr	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	13 April 2000
May	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	31 May 2004
Jun	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	2 June 2004
Jul	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	4 July 2001
Aug	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	7 August 2018
Sep	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 September 2016
Oct	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 October 2000
Nov	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	22 November 2025
Dec	202.8 mm (8.0 in)	31 December 2004

Period of Record Coverage

1998 to 2026

29 years of record at McCluer Island, 1998 to 2026. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2025 and others.

Days with data per year at McCluer Island
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1998	15	4%	No
1999	245	67%	No
2000	335	92%	Yes
2001	361	99%	Yes
2002	327	90%	No
2003	294	81%	No
2004	366	100%	Yes
2005	363	99%	Yes
2006	266	73%	No
2007	358	98%	Yes
2008	355	97%	Yes
2009	345	95%	Yes
2010	165	45%	No
2011	172	47%	No
2012	366	100%	Yes
2013	365	100%	Yes
2014	365	100%	Yes
2015	364	100%	Yes
2016	366	100%	Yes
2017	365	100%	Yes
2018	364	100%	Yes
2019	363	99%	Yes
2020	364	99%	Yes
2021	363	99%	Yes
2022	364	100%	Yes
2023	333	91%	Yes
2024	364	99%	Yes
2025	324	89%	No
2026	104	28%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

17 complete years, 2001 to 2024

One stripe for each of 17 complete years at McCluer Island, 2001 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 28.0 C (82.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2007, at 27.5 C (81.5 F), and the warmest was 2016, at 28.9 C (84.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at McCluer Island as warming stripes, 2001 to 2024
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
2001	27.8 C	-0.20 C
2004	27.7 C	-0.31 C
2005	28.1 C	+0.10 C
2007	27.5 C	-0.48 C
2008	27.6 C	-0.36 C
2012	27.5 C	-0.46 C
2013	28.0 C	+0.06 C
2014	27.8 C	-0.21 C
2015	27.7 C	-0.24 C
2016	28.9 C	+0.92 C
2017	28.1 C	+0.13 C
2018	28.1 C	+0.09 C
2019	27.6 C	-0.33 C
2020	28.1 C	+0.16 C
2021	28.2 C	+0.27 C
2022	28.5 C	+0.51 C
2024	28.3 C	+0.32 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

1994 to 2026

Yearly extremes at McCluer Island: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	35.9 C (96.6 F)	2003	34.3 C (93.7 F)	29
Coldest night (TNn)	18.8 C (65.8 F)	2007	20.4 C (68.7 F)	29
Wettest day (Rx1day)	280.8 mm (11.1 in)	2005	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	33
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	504.8 mm (19.9 in)	2005	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	32
Longest dry spell (CDD)	193 days	2014	77 days	33

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at McCluer Island, 1994 to 2026. The record is 35.9 C (96.6 F) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.3 C (93.7 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at McCluer Island by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1999	34.0 C (93.2 F)
2000	34.0 C (93.2 F)
2001	34.0 C (93.2 F)
2002	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2003	35.9 C (96.6 F)
2004	34.3 C (93.7 F)
2005	34.3 C (93.7 F)
2006	33.5 C (92.3 F)
2007	34.3 C (93.7 F)
2008	34.9 C (94.8 F)
2009	33.7 C (92.7 F)
2010	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2011	33.0 C (91.4 F)
2012	34.6 C (94.3 F)
2013	34.0 C (93.2 F)
2014	34.8 C (94.6 F)
2015	33.6 C (92.5 F)
2016	34.5 C (94.1 F)
2017	34.8 C (94.6 F)
2018	34.9 C (94.8 F)
2019	34.7 C (94.5 F)
2020	34.7 C (94.5 F)
2021	35.3 C (95.5 F)
2022	34.2 C (93.6 F)
2023	34.2 C (93.6 F)
2024	35.4 C (95.7 F)
2025	34.2 C (93.6 F)
2026	30.5 C (86.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at McCluer Island, 1994 to 2026. The record is 18.8 C (65.8 F) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 20.4 C (68.7 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at McCluer Island by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	24.0 C (75.2 F)
1999	21.0 C (69.8 F)
2000	19.0 C (66.2 F)
2001	20.0 C (68.0 F)
2002	21.0 C (69.8 F)
2003	21.0 C (69.8 F)
2004	20.0 C (68.0 F)
2005	19.7 C (67.5 F)
2006	19.4 C (66.9 F)
2007	18.8 C (65.8 F)
2008	20.4 C (68.7 F)
2009	20.9 C (69.6 F)
2010	22.9 C (73.2 F)
2011	19.0 C (66.2 F)
2012	19.8 C (67.6 F)
2013	20.8 C (69.4 F)
2014	20.3 C (68.5 F)
2015	20.1 C (68.2 F)
2016	20.5 C (68.9 F)
2017	22.1 C (71.8 F)
2018	21.9 C (71.4 F)
2019	20.3 C (68.5 F)
2020	20.5 C (68.9 F)
2021	22.4 C (72.3 F)
2022	20.1 C (68.2 F)
2023	19.5 C (67.1 F)
2024	19.0 C (66.2 F)
2025	21.0 C (69.8 F)
2026	21.2 C (70.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at McCluer Island, 1994 to 2026. The record is 280.8 mm (11.1 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 90.6 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at McCluer Island by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1994	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1995	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1996	155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1997	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1998	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1999	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2000	165.0 mm (6.5 in)
2001	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
2002	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
2003	195.0 mm (7.7 in)
2004	202.8 mm (8.0 in)
2005	280.8 mm (11.1 in)
2006	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
2007	128.6 mm (5.1 in)
2008	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
2009	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
2010	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
2011	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2012	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
2013	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
2014	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
2015	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
2016	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
2017	105.8 mm (4.2 in)
2018	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
2019	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
2020	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
2021	128.6 mm (5.1 in)
2022	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
2023	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
2024	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
2025	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
2026	4.6 mm (0.18 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at McCluer Island, 1994 to 2026. The record is 504.8 mm (19.9 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 190.8 mm (7.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at McCluer Island by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1994	n/a
1995	364.0 mm (14.3 in)
1996	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1997	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1998	101.2 mm (4.0 in)
1999	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
2000	294.0 mm (11.6 in)
2001	204.0 mm (8.0 in)
2002	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2003	330.0 mm (13.0 in)
2004	436.0 mm (17.2 in)
2005	504.8 mm (19.9 in)
2006	201.8 mm (7.9 in)
2007	289.6 mm (11.4 in)
2008	244.6 mm (9.6 in)
2009	121.6 mm (4.8 in)
2010	131.4 mm (5.2 in)
2011	182.2 mm (7.2 in)
2012	178.4 mm (7.0 in)
2013	299.6 mm (11.8 in)
2014	153.4 mm (6.0 in)
2015	246.2 mm (9.7 in)
2016	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2017	268.8 mm (10.6 in)
2018	199.2 mm (7.8 in)
2019	223.0 mm (8.8 in)
2020	176.0 mm (6.9 in)
2021	182.4 mm (7.2 in)
2022	229.6 mm (9.0 in)
2023	214.4 mm (8.4 in)
2024	168.2 mm (6.6 in)
2025	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
2026	4.6 mm (0.18 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at McCluer Island, 1994 to 2026. The record is 193 days in 2014, marked on the chart; the median year is 77 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at McCluer Island by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1994	1 day
1995	70 days
1996	28 days
1997	44 days
1998	12 days
1999	35 days
2000	126 days
2001	45 days
2002	166 days
2003	63 days
2004	147 days
2005	97 days
2006	77 days
2007	72 days
2008	85 days
2009	66 days
2010	14 days
2011	87 days
2012	137 days
2013	171 days
2014	193 days
2015	132 days
2016	36 days
2017	93 days
2018	69 days
2019	68 days
2020	159 days
2021	159 days
2022	74 days
2023	31 days
2024	86 days
2025	133 days
2026	80 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.

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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 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).