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Cape Willoughby Weather Records (ASN00022803)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cape Willoughby (ASN00022803), Australia, with 146 years of record.

Key Facts for Cape Willoughby

  • Cape Willoughby (ASN00022803) is a weather station in Australia at -35.84 latitude and 138.13 longitude, 55 m (180 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1881 to 2026, 146 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Cape Willoughby still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Cape Willoughby set a daily record precipitation of 18.8 mm (0.7 in) on 2 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -35.84 latitude, 138.13 longitude.
  • Elevation: 55 m (180 ft).
  • Period of record: 1881 to 2026, 146 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

9 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Cape Willoughby, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cape Willoughby. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 9 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 010203040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cape Willoughby. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 9 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Cape Willoughby, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan39.3 C (102.7 F)6.1 C (43.0 F)36.5 C (97.7 F)13.7 C (56.7 F)
Feb36.7 C (98.1 F)9.2 C (48.6 F)34.9 C (94.8 F)13.3 C (55.9 F)
Mar36.4 C (97.5 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)29.0 C (84.2 F)14.0 C (57.2 F)
Apr32.7 C (90.9 F)5.2 C (41.4 F)27.2 C (81.0 F)10.5 C (50.9 F)
May26.0 C (78.8 F)4.8 C (40.6 F)24.4 C (75.9 F)9.8 C (49.6 F)
Jun23.1 C (73.6 F)5.2 C (41.4 F)20.1 C (68.2 F)8.9 C (48.0 F)
Jul21.2 C (70.2 F)3.6 C (38.5 F)16.7 C (62.1 F)8.2 C (46.8 F)
Aug22.1 C (71.8 F)0.9 C (33.6 F)18.5 C (65.3 F)8.9 C (48.0 F)
Sep27.5 C (81.5 F)2.0 C (35.6 F)28.1 C (82.6 F)9.9 C (49.8 F)
Oct33.7 C (92.7 F)3.4 C (38.1 F)17.4 C (63.3 F)11.5 C (52.7 F)
Nov39.0 C (102.2 F)5.7 C (42.3 F)n/an/a
Dec37.4 C (99.3 F)7.0 C (44.6 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Cape Willoughby by the year they were set 1,464 records at Cape Willoughby still stand. 1970 holds the most, with 50. 02040601967: 51968: 461969: 471970: 501971: 351972: 301973: 181974: 151975: 311976: 211977: 231978: 321979: 221980: 221981: 211982: 311983: 291984: 271985: 331986: 261987: 401988: 181989: 211990: 181991: 301992: 231993: 311994: 381995: 291996: 241997: 241998: 171999: 232000: 152001: 222002: 272003: 192004: 222005: 292006: 202007: 152008: 222009: 332010: 132011: 182012: 152013: 362014: 302015: 242016: 152017: 212018: 242019: 222020: 152021: 172022: 122023: 172024: 202025: 292026: 121967197319791985199119972003200920152021
1,464 records at Cape Willoughby still stand. 1970 holds the most, with 50.
Standing records at Cape Willoughby by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19675
196846
196947
197050
197135
197230
197318
197415
197531
197621
197723
197832
197922
198022
198121
198231
198329
198427
198533
198626
198740
198818
198921
199018
199130
199223
199331
199438
199529
199624
199724
199817
199923
200015
200122
200227
200319
200422
200529
200620
200715
200822
200933
201013
201118
201215
201336
201430
201524
201615
201721
201824
201922
202015
202117
202212
202317
202420
202529
202612

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records
When Cape Willoughby set new all-time records 2 all-time records were set at Cape Willoughby between 18 January 1946 and 16 January 2014. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord high maximum temperature18 January 1946: Record daily precipitation 125.7 mm (4.9 in)16 January 2014: Record high maximum temperature 39.3 C (102.7 F)1950196019701980199020002010
2 all-time records were set at Cape Willoughby between 18 January 1946 and 16 January 2014. Each dot is a new record.
When Cape Willoughby set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1946-01-18Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 125.7 mm (4.9 in)
2014-01-16Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 39.3 C (102.7 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 125.7 mm (4.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cape Willoughby The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cape Willoughby. The most was 125.7 mm (4.9 in) on 18 January 1946. 050100150 Jan: 125.7 mm (4.9 in), 18 January 1946 Jan Feb: 76.2 mm (3.0 in), 7 February 1911 Feb Mar: 66.0 mm (2.6 in), 7 March 1910 Mar Apr: 74.7 mm (2.9 in), 6 April 1907 Apr May: 59.2 mm (2.3 in), 13 May 1884 May Jun: 96.5 mm (3.8 in), 17 June 1955 Jun Jul: 46.2 mm (1.8 in), 17 July 1958 Jul Aug: 40.4 mm (1.6 in), 21 August 1998 Aug Sep: 43.4 mm (1.7 in), 11 September 1958 Sep Oct: 50.4 mm (2.0 in), 19 October 2000 Oct Nov: 101.6 mm (4.0 in), 19 November 1906 Nov Dec: 59.4 mm (2.3 in), 27 December 1896 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cape Willoughby. The most was 125.7 mm (4.9 in) on 18 January 1946.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cape Willoughby
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan125.7 mm (4.9 in)18 January 1946
Feb76.2 mm (3.0 in)7 February 1911
Mar66.0 mm (2.6 in)7 March 1910
Apr74.7 mm (2.9 in)6 April 1907
May59.2 mm (2.3 in)13 May 1884
Jun96.5 mm (3.8 in)17 June 1955
Jul46.2 mm (1.8 in)17 July 1958
Aug40.4 mm (1.6 in)21 August 1998
Sep43.4 mm (1.7 in)11 September 1958
Oct50.4 mm (2.0 in)19 October 2000
Nov101.6 mm (4.0 in)19 November 1906
Dec59.4 mm (2.3 in)27 December 1896

Period of Record Coverage

1967 to 2026
Days with data per year at Cape Willoughby 60 years of record at Cape Willoughby, 1967 to 2026. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1967, 2017, 2026. 1967: 110 of 365 days1968: 365 of 366 days1969: 364 of 365 days1970: 364 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 364 of 365 days1976: 365 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 364 of 365 days1980: 355 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 362 of 365 days1983: 362 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 364 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 365 of 366 days1989: 364 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 364 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 363 of 365 days1994: 364 of 365 days1995: 359 of 365 days1996: 364 of 366 days1997: 362 of 365 days1998: 361 of 365 days1999: 364 of 365 days2000: 358 of 366 days2001: 364 of 365 days2002: 363 of 365 days2003: 364 of 365 days2004: 356 of 366 days2005: 335 of 365 days2006: 350 of 365 days2007: 352 of 365 days2008: 365 of 366 days2009: 355 of 365 days2010: 363 of 365 days2011: 360 of 365 days2012: 362 of 366 days2013: 358 of 365 days2014: 362 of 365 days2015: 356 of 365 days2016: 348 of 366 days2017: 304 of 365 days2018: 361 of 365 days2019: 359 of 365 days2020: 363 of 366 days2021: 363 of 365 days2022: 364 of 365 days2023: 363 of 365 days2024: 364 of 366 days2025: 363 of 365 days2026: 272 of 365 days197019801990200020102020
60 years of record at Cape Willoughby, 1967 to 2026. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1967, 2017, 2026.
Days with data per year at Cape Willoughby
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
196711030%No
1968365100%Yes
1969364100%Yes
1970364100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975364100%Yes
1976365100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979364100%Yes
198035597%Yes
1981365100%Yes
198236299%Yes
198336299%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
1986364100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
1988365100%Yes
1989364100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991364100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
199336399%Yes
1994364100%Yes
199535998%Yes
199636499%Yes
199736299%Yes
199836199%Yes
1999364100%Yes
200035898%Yes
2001364100%Yes
200236399%Yes
2003364100%Yes
200435697%Yes
200533592%Yes
200635096%Yes
200735296%Yes
2008365100%Yes
200935597%Yes
201036399%Yes
201136099%Yes
201236299%Yes
201335898%Yes
201436299%Yes
201535698%Yes
201634895%Yes
201730483%No
201836199%Yes
201935998%Yes
202036399%Yes
202136399%Yes
2022364100%Yes
202336399%Yes
202436499%Yes
202536399%Yes
202627275%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Cape Willoughby
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 October 2026Cape Willoughby, AUdaily rain (Provisional)18.8 mm (0.7 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)139 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 2026Cape Willoughby, AUmonthly high max (Provisional)28.1 C (82.6 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)2 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2026Cape Willoughby, AUdaily high min (Provisional)14.9 C (58.8 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)7 years10 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 2026Cape Willoughby, AUdaily rain (Provisional)20.6 mm (0.8 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)52 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 2026Cape Willoughby, AUdaily rain (Provisional)20.6 mm (0.8 in)6.2 mm (0.24 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 2026Cape Willoughby, AUdaily high max17.4 C (63.3 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)13 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 2026Cape Willoughby, AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)15 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 2026Cape Willoughby, AUdaily high min15.5 C (59.9 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)47 years31 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 2026Cape Willoughby, AUdaily high max18.3 C (64.9 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)35 years21 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 2026Cape Willoughby, AUdaily high max20.1 C (68.2 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)21 years23 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 2026Cape Willoughby, AUdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)12 years9 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 2026Cape Willoughby, AUdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)52 years21 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 2026Cape Willoughby, AUdaily high min19.4 C (66.9 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)4 years14 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 2026Cape Willoughby, AUdaily high max25.7 C (78.3 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 2026Cape Willoughby, AUdaily high max25.8 C (78.4 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)3 years6 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 2026Cape Willoughby, AUdaily high max27.2 C (81.0 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)21 years18 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 2026Cape Willoughby, AUdaily high max27.9 C (82.2 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 2026Cape Willoughby, AUdaily high max36.5 C (97.7 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 2025Cape Willoughby, AUdaily high max36.4 C (97.5 F)4.8 C (8.6 F)46 years28 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 2025Cape Willoughby, AUdaily rain10.8 mm (0.4 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)80 years20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

52 complete years, 1968 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Cape Willoughby as warming stripes, 1968 to 2025 One stripe for each of 52 complete years at Cape Willoughby, 1968 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.5 C (59.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1970, at 14.5 C (58.1 F), and the warmest was 2013, at 16.5 C (61.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F). 1968: 15.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1969: 14.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1970: 14.5 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1971: 14.6 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1972: 15.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1973: 15.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1974: 15.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1975: 15.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1976: 15.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1977: 15.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1978: 14.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1979: 15.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1980: 15.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1981: 15.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1982: 15.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1983: 15.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1984: 15.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1985: 15.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1986: 14.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1987: 15.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1988: 15.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1990: 15.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1991: 15.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1992: 14.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1993: 15.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1994: 15.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1995: 15.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1996: 15.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1997: 15.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1998: 15.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2000: 16.1 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2001: 15.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2002: 15.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2003: 15.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2004: 15.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2007: 16.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2008: 15.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2009: 16.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2010: 15.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2011: 15.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2012: 15.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2013: 16.5 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2014: 16.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2015: 15.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2018: 16.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2019: 15.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2020: 15.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2021: 15.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2022: 15.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2023: 15.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2024: 16.0 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2025: 16.4 C, +0.8 C from the station mean196819751980198519901995200020052010201520202025
One stripe for each of 52 complete years at Cape Willoughby, 1968 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.5 C (59.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1970, at 14.5 C (58.1 F), and the warmest was 2013, at 16.5 C (61.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Cape Willoughby as warming stripes, 1968 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
196815.1 C-0.40 C
196914.9 C-0.64 C
197014.5 C-0.98 C
197114.6 C-0.87 C
197215.1 C-0.42 C
197315.6 C+0.07 C
197415.4 C-0.11 C
197515.5 C-0.05 C
197615.0 C-0.55 C
197715.3 C-0.19 C
197814.8 C-0.66 C
197915.3 C-0.22 C
198015.8 C+0.34 C
198115.5 C+0.03 C
198215.6 C+0.08 C
198315.3 C-0.24 C
198415.1 C-0.41 C
198515.2 C-0.29 C
198614.9 C-0.62 C
198715.1 C-0.43 C
198815.6 C+0.12 C
199015.6 C+0.10 C
199115.3 C-0.16 C
199214.9 C-0.63 C
199315.9 C+0.38 C
199415.7 C+0.15 C
199515.0 C-0.46 C
199615.1 C-0.45 C
199715.4 C-0.07 C
199815.3 C-0.17 C
200016.1 C+0.55 C
200115.8 C+0.25 C
200215.7 C+0.15 C
200315.4 C-0.15 C
200415.8 C+0.28 C
200716.2 C+0.72 C
200815.6 C+0.09 C
200916.2 C+0.71 C
201015.7 C+0.23 C
201115.7 C+0.22 C
201215.9 C+0.40 C
201316.5 C+0.96 C
201416.2 C+0.71 C
201515.7 C+0.21 C
201816.1 C+0.61 C
201915.9 C+0.36 C
202015.5 C+0.03 C
202115.6 C+0.06 C
202215.6 C+0.06 C
202315.7 C+0.23 C
202416.0 C+0.46 C
202516.4 C+0.85 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1968 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 52 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Cape Willoughby
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade1968 to 202552Rise
Mean daily maximum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade1968 to 202552Rise
Mean daily minimum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade1968 to 202552Rise

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

1881 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Cape Willoughby: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)39.3 C (102.7 F)201435.6 C (96.0 F)60
Coldest night (TNn)0.9 C (33.6 F)19965.6 C (42.1 F)60
Wettest day (Rx1day)125.7 mm (4.9 in)194630.0 mm (1.2 in)142
Wettest five days (Rx5day)205.7 mm (8.1 in)194649.8 mm (2.0 in)142
Longest dry spell (CDD)74 days189633 days142

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Cape Willoughby by year The hottest day of the year at Cape Willoughby, 1881 to 2026. The record is 39.3 C (102.7 F) in 2014, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.0 F). 3032.53537.5401900192019401960198020002020Record: 39.3 C (102.7 F) in 2014
The hottest day of the year at Cape Willoughby, 1881 to 2026. The record is 39.3 C (102.7 F) in 2014, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Cape Willoughby by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1881n/a
1882n/a
1883n/a
1884n/a
1885n/a
1886n/a
1887n/a
1888n/a
1889n/a
1890n/a
1891n/a
1892n/a
1893n/a
1894n/a
1895n/a
1896n/a
1897n/a
1898n/a
1899n/a
1904n/a
1905n/a
1906n/a
1907n/a
1908n/a
1909n/a
1910n/a
1911n/a
1912n/a
1913n/a
1914n/a
1915n/a
1916n/a
1917n/a
1918n/a
1919n/a
1920n/a
1921n/a
1922n/a
1923n/a
1924n/a
1925n/a
1926n/a
1927n/a
1928n/a
1929n/a
1930n/a
1931n/a
1932n/a
1933n/a
1934n/a
1935n/a
1936n/a
1937n/a
1938n/a
1939n/a
1940n/a
1941n/a
1942n/a
1943n/a
1944n/a
1945n/a
1946n/a
1947n/a
1948n/a
1949n/a
1950n/a
1951n/a
1952n/a
1953n/a
1954n/a
1955n/a
1956n/a
1957n/a
1958n/a
1959n/a
1960n/a
1961n/a
1962n/a
1963n/a
1964n/a
1965n/a
1966n/a
196731.4 C (88.5 F)
196835.4 C (95.7 F)
196933.3 C (91.9 F)
197033.7 C (92.7 F)
197135.6 C (96.1 F)
197235.0 C (95.0 F)
197335.5 C (95.9 F)
197434.0 C (93.2 F)
197535.5 C (95.9 F)
197635.7 C (96.3 F)
197736.7 C (98.1 F)
197834.3 C (93.7 F)
197936.4 C (97.5 F)
198036.7 C (98.1 F)
198134.7 C (94.5 F)
198239.0 C (102.2 F)
198335.5 C (95.9 F)
198431.6 C (88.9 F)
198537.7 C (99.9 F)
198634.2 C (93.6 F)
198735.0 C (95.0 F)
198835.0 C (95.0 F)
198936.2 C (97.2 F)
199036.0 C (96.8 F)
199133.0 C (91.4 F)
199234.0 C (93.2 F)
199335.5 C (95.9 F)
199437.4 C (99.3 F)
199534.5 C (94.1 F)
199637.8 C (100.0 F)
199734.8 C (94.6 F)
199836.4 C (97.5 F)
199936.5 C (97.7 F)
200034.6 C (94.3 F)
200136.2 C (97.2 F)
200235.2 C (95.4 F)
200335.7 C (96.3 F)
200434.2 C (93.6 F)
200537.3 C (99.1 F)
200635.6 C (96.1 F)
200735.3 C (95.5 F)
200837.3 C (99.1 F)
200935.8 C (96.4 F)
201037.4 C (99.3 F)
201133.6 C (92.5 F)
201235.7 C (96.3 F)
201335.6 C (96.1 F)
201439.3 C (102.7 F)
201536.4 C (97.5 F)
201632.9 C (91.2 F)
201734.9 C (94.8 F)
201836.8 C (98.2 F)
201934.3 C (93.7 F)
202035.6 C (96.1 F)
202134.0 C (93.2 F)
202231.2 C (88.2 F)
202337.8 C (100.0 F)
202436.3 C (97.3 F)
202536.4 C (97.5 F)
202636.5 C (97.7 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Cape Willoughby by year The coldest night of the year at Cape Willoughby, 1881 to 2026. The record is 0.9 C (33.6 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 5.6 C (42.1 F). 02468101900192019401960198020002020Record: 0.9 C (33.6 F) in 1996
The coldest night of the year at Cape Willoughby, 1881 to 2026. The record is 0.9 C (33.6 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 5.6 C (42.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Cape Willoughby by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1881n/a
1882n/a
1883n/a
1884n/a
1885n/a
1886n/a
1887n/a
1888n/a
1889n/a
1890n/a
1891n/a
1892n/a
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19675.9 C (42.6 F)
19683.4 C (38.1 F)
19695.1 C (41.2 F)
19703.3 C (37.9 F)
19714.6 C (40.3 F)
19725.0 C (41.0 F)
19735.6 C (42.1 F)
19745.6 C (42.1 F)
19757.0 C (44.6 F)
19765.1 C (41.2 F)
19775.2 C (41.4 F)
19784.0 C (39.2 F)
19793.6 C (38.5 F)
19807.0 C (44.6 F)
19815.2 C (41.4 F)
19826.1 C (43.0 F)
19836.4 C (43.5 F)
19845.2 C (41.4 F)
19855.2 C (41.4 F)
19864.4 C (39.9 F)
19875.2 C (41.4 F)
19885.8 C (42.4 F)
19895.3 C (41.5 F)
19905.7 C (42.3 F)
19913.8 C (38.8 F)
19924.8 C (40.6 F)
19935.6 C (42.1 F)
19945.8 C (42.4 F)
19952.0 C (35.6 F)
19960.9 C (33.6 F)
19975.6 C (42.1 F)
19984.5 C (40.1 F)
19995.5 C (41.9 F)
20005.2 C (41.4 F)
20017.0 C (44.6 F)
20026.4 C (43.5 F)
20035.9 C (42.6 F)
20045.2 C (41.4 F)
20055.4 C (41.7 F)
20065.8 C (42.4 F)
20077.2 C (45.0 F)
20086.0 C (42.8 F)
20096.6 C (43.9 F)
20106.4 C (43.5 F)
20116.7 C (44.1 F)
20125.1 C (41.2 F)
20136.4 C (43.5 F)
20145.8 C (42.4 F)
20155.6 C (42.1 F)
20165.3 C (41.5 F)
20176.2 C (43.2 F)
20186.1 C (43.0 F)
20195.8 C (42.4 F)
20205.5 C (41.9 F)
20216.2 C (43.2 F)
20227.2 C (45.0 F)
20236.8 C (44.2 F)
20247.9 C (46.2 F)
20255.6 C (42.1 F)
20268.2 C (46.8 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cape Willoughby by year The wettest day of the year at Cape Willoughby, 1881 to 2026. The record is 125.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 mm (1.2 in). 0501001501900192019401960198020002020Record: 125.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1946
The wettest day of the year at Cape Willoughby, 1881 to 2026. The record is 125.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cape Willoughby by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
188127.7 mm (1.1 in)
188230.5 mm (1.2 in)
188344.7 mm (1.8 in)
188459.2 mm (2.3 in)
188524.1 mm (0.9 in)
188624.6 mm (1.0 in)
188766.0 mm (2.6 in)
188822.4 mm (0.9 in)
188941.9 mm (1.6 in)
189031.2 mm (1.2 in)
189119.1 mm (0.8 in)
189221.3 mm (0.8 in)
189349.0 mm (1.9 in)
189424.9 mm (1.0 in)
189523.6 mm (0.9 in)
189659.4 mm (2.3 in)
189716.8 mm (0.7 in)
189830.5 mm (1.2 in)
189916.5 mm (0.6 in)
19040.0 mm (0.00 in)
190523.4 mm (0.9 in)
1906101.6 mm (4.0 in)
190774.7 mm (2.9 in)
190821.1 mm (0.8 in)
190923.4 mm (0.9 in)
191066.0 mm (2.6 in)
191176.2 mm (3.0 in)
191221.8 mm (0.9 in)
191328.4 mm (1.1 in)
191417.0 mm (0.7 in)
191519.1 mm (0.8 in)
191630.0 mm (1.2 in)
191741.4 mm (1.6 in)
191832.8 mm (1.3 in)
191942.7 mm (1.7 in)
192027.2 mm (1.1 in)
192133.0 mm (1.3 in)
192225.4 mm (1.0 in)
192330.7 mm (1.2 in)
192416.0 mm (0.6 in)
192531.2 mm (1.2 in)
192631.8 mm (1.3 in)
192734.5 mm (1.4 in)
192835.6 mm (1.4 in)
192932.3 mm (1.3 in)
193039.4 mm (1.6 in)
193123.1 mm (0.9 in)
193249.3 mm (1.9 in)
193323.9 mm (0.9 in)
193438.4 mm (1.5 in)
193539.1 mm (1.5 in)
193616.5 mm (0.6 in)
193723.9 mm (0.9 in)
193837.6 mm (1.5 in)
193920.6 mm (0.8 in)
194028.2 mm (1.1 in)
194135.1 mm (1.4 in)
194226.7 mm (1.1 in)
194335.6 mm (1.4 in)
194426.7 mm (1.1 in)
194522.1 mm (0.9 in)
1946125.7 mm (4.9 in)
194722.4 mm (0.9 in)
194819.8 mm (0.8 in)
194927.9 mm (1.1 in)
195036.8 mm (1.4 in)
195132.0 mm (1.3 in)
195225.7 mm (1.0 in)
195328.2 mm (1.1 in)
195432.3 mm (1.3 in)
195596.5 mm (3.8 in)
195635.6 mm (1.4 in)
195725.9 mm (1.0 in)
195846.2 mm (1.8 in)
195936.1 mm (1.4 in)
196030.0 mm (1.2 in)
196121.6 mm (0.9 in)
196220.6 mm (0.8 in)
196325.4 mm (1.0 in)
196425.4 mm (1.0 in)
196516.8 mm (0.7 in)
196646.2 mm (1.8 in)
19678.9 mm (0.35 in)
196845.5 mm (1.8 in)
196933.5 mm (1.3 in)
197020.1 mm (0.8 in)
197133.5 mm (1.3 in)
197246.5 mm (1.8 in)
197349.3 mm (1.9 in)
197426.6 mm (1.0 in)
197525.6 mm (1.0 in)
197625.0 mm (1.0 in)
197719.4 mm (0.8 in)
197830.2 mm (1.2 in)
197948.8 mm (1.9 in)
198036.2 mm (1.4 in)
198135.8 mm (1.4 in)
198216.0 mm (0.6 in)
198333.4 mm (1.3 in)
198426.2 mm (1.0 in)
198523.6 mm (0.9 in)
198634.2 mm (1.3 in)
198734.8 mm (1.4 in)
198832.2 mm (1.3 in)
198923.6 mm (0.9 in)
199023.6 mm (0.9 in)
199122.6 mm (0.9 in)
199244.9 mm (1.8 in)
199335.2 mm (1.4 in)
199432.0 mm (1.3 in)
199526.0 mm (1.0 in)
199633.6 mm (1.3 in)
199740.8 mm (1.6 in)
199840.4 mm (1.6 in)
199932.2 mm (1.3 in)
200050.4 mm (2.0 in)
200142.2 mm (1.7 in)
200227.4 mm (1.1 in)
200333.0 mm (1.3 in)
200421.6 mm (0.9 in)
200525.0 mm (1.0 in)
200625.8 mm (1.0 in)
200774.0 mm (2.9 in)
200818.4 mm (0.7 in)
200929.2 mm (1.1 in)
201032.0 mm (1.3 in)
201174.0 mm (2.9 in)
201233.2 mm (1.3 in)
201343.8 mm (1.7 in)
201430.0 mm (1.2 in)
201516.2 mm (0.6 in)
201626.2 mm (1.0 in)
201725.0 mm (1.0 in)
201821.6 mm (0.9 in)
201922.2 mm (0.9 in)
202038.4 mm (1.5 in)
202128.0 mm (1.1 in)
202238.4 mm (1.5 in)
202319.8 mm (0.8 in)
202432.6 mm (1.3 in)
202520.2 mm (0.8 in)
202620.6 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cape Willoughby by year The wettest five days of the year at Cape Willoughby, 1881 to 2026. The record is 205.7 mm (8.1 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.8 mm (2.0 in). 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 205.7 mm (8.1 in) in 1946
The wettest five days of the year at Cape Willoughby, 1881 to 2026. The record is 205.7 mm (8.1 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.8 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cape Willoughby by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
188147.3 mm (1.9 in)
188244.8 mm (1.8 in)
188394.5 mm (3.7 in)
188491.2 mm (3.6 in)
188544.1 mm (1.7 in)
188646.0 mm (1.8 in)
188785.1 mm (3.4 in)
188831.3 mm (1.2 in)
188964.0 mm (2.5 in)
189058.9 mm (2.3 in)
189131.8 mm (1.3 in)
189250.3 mm (2.0 in)
189390.4 mm (3.6 in)
189443.0 mm (1.7 in)
189559.2 mm (2.3 in)
189660.9 mm (2.4 in)
189730.0 mm (1.2 in)
189850.4 mm (2.0 in)
189940.1 mm (1.6 in)
19040.0 mm (0.00 in)
190554.8 mm (2.2 in)
1906109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1907107.5 mm (4.2 in)
190858.2 mm (2.3 in)
190940.4 mm (1.6 in)
1910103.8 mm (4.1 in)
191193.7 mm (3.7 in)
191252.3 mm (2.1 in)
191329.4 mm (1.2 in)
191439.6 mm (1.6 in)
191548.7 mm (1.9 in)
191657.3 mm (2.3 in)
191760.0 mm (2.4 in)
191858.0 mm (2.3 in)
191982.6 mm (3.3 in)
192042.5 mm (1.7 in)
192146.8 mm (1.8 in)
192251.4 mm (2.0 in)
192369.8 mm (2.7 in)
192436.3 mm (1.4 in)
192550.3 mm (2.0 in)
192667.6 mm (2.7 in)
192739.9 mm (1.6 in)
192841.8 mm (1.6 in)
192950.6 mm (2.0 in)
193056.7 mm (2.2 in)
193147.2 mm (1.9 in)
1932114.3 mm (4.5 in)
193345.2 mm (1.8 in)
193451.9 mm (2.0 in)
193574.1 mm (2.9 in)
193635.1 mm (1.4 in)
193753.8 mm (2.1 in)
193846.5 mm (1.8 in)
193942.5 mm (1.7 in)
194043.9 mm (1.7 in)
194161.0 mm (2.4 in)
194244.8 mm (1.8 in)
194347.5 mm (1.9 in)
194438.1 mm (1.5 in)
194555.2 mm (2.2 in)
1946205.7 mm (8.1 in)
194756.7 mm (2.2 in)
194842.7 mm (1.7 in)
194955.9 mm (2.2 in)
195056.1 mm (2.2 in)
195182.0 mm (3.2 in)
195251.4 mm (2.0 in)
195361.7 mm (2.4 in)
195461.0 mm (2.4 in)
1955153.4 mm (6.0 in)
195666.4 mm (2.6 in)
195738.6 mm (1.5 in)
195879.2 mm (3.1 in)
195945.8 mm (1.8 in)
196051.3 mm (2.0 in)
196141.1 mm (1.6 in)
196240.2 mm (1.6 in)
196342.2 mm (1.7 in)
196465.5 mm (2.6 in)
196527.1 mm (1.1 in)
196664.8 mm (2.6 in)
196716.8 mm (0.7 in)
196874.7 mm (2.9 in)
196953.6 mm (2.1 in)
197037.1 mm (1.5 in)
197170.0 mm (2.8 in)
197292.0 mm (3.6 in)
197351.6 mm (2.0 in)
197449.9 mm (2.0 in)
197542.4 mm (1.7 in)
197640.0 mm (1.6 in)
197740.6 mm (1.6 in)
197839.4 mm (1.6 in)
197958.4 mm (2.3 in)
198046.8 mm (1.8 in)
198145.0 mm (1.8 in)
198232.0 mm (1.3 in)
198345.8 mm (1.8 in)
198442.0 mm (1.7 in)
198548.4 mm (1.9 in)
198645.6 mm (1.8 in)
198767.8 mm (2.7 in)
198851.8 mm (2.0 in)
198949.4 mm (1.9 in)
199045.4 mm (1.8 in)
199156.6 mm (2.2 in)
199284.8 mm (3.3 in)
199347.4 mm (1.9 in)
199442.6 mm (1.7 in)
199553.2 mm (2.1 in)
199672.0 mm (2.8 in)
199772.2 mm (2.8 in)
199846.0 mm (1.8 in)
199953.6 mm (2.1 in)
200096.2 mm (3.8 in)
200176.0 mm (3.0 in)
200249.8 mm (2.0 in)
200358.8 mm (2.3 in)
200445.4 mm (1.8 in)
200543.0 mm (1.7 in)
200640.4 mm (1.6 in)
200799.4 mm (3.9 in)
200838.6 mm (1.5 in)
200950.0 mm (2.0 in)
201062.8 mm (2.5 in)
201175.9 mm (3.0 in)
201241.2 mm (1.6 in)
201363.0 mm (2.5 in)
201440.4 mm (1.6 in)
201522.6 mm (0.9 in)
201634.8 mm (1.4 in)
201730.0 mm (1.2 in)
201823.4 mm (0.9 in)
201927.4 mm (1.1 in)
202055.6 mm (2.2 in)
202139.4 mm (1.6 in)
202245.6 mm (1.8 in)
202348.4 mm (1.9 in)
202438.2 mm (1.5 in)
202537.3 mm (1.5 in)
202635.2 mm (1.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cape Willoughby by year The longest dry spell of the year at Cape Willoughby, 1881 to 2026. The record is 74 days in 1896, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days. 0204060801900192019401960198020002020Record: 74 days in 1896
The longest dry spell of the year at Cape Willoughby, 1881 to 2026. The record is 74 days in 1896, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cape Willoughby by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
188126 days
188241 days
188324 days
188425 days
188536 days
188633 days
188719 days
188838 days
188930 days
189040 days
189146 days
189227 days
189346 days
189442 days
189556 days
189674 days
189723 days
189857 days
189926 days
190431 days
190534 days
190640 days
190739 days
190838 days
190932 days
191046 days
191117 days
191247 days
191328 days
191436 days
191545 days
191622 days
191721 days
191834 days
191930 days
192043 days
192151 days
192251 days
192365 days
192422 days
192530 days
192630 days
192728 days
192841 days
192944 days
193051 days
193134 days
193235 days
193335 days
193429 days
193559 days
193648 days
193734 days
193845 days
193923 days
194033 days
194123 days
194220 days
194333 days
194426 days
194536 days
194617 days
194730 days
194828 days
194930 days
195035 days
195145 days
195243 days
195343 days
195452 days
195525 days
195644 days
195736 days
195825 days
195921 days
196019 days
196127 days
196225 days
196347 days
196422 days
196537 days
196626 days
196743 days
196836 days
196933 days
197036 days
197125 days
197234 days
197315 days
197434 days
197518 days
197635 days
197720 days
197862 days
197923 days
198035 days
198127 days
198220 days
198318 days
198432 days
198558 days
198645 days
198725 days
198832 days
198954 days
199038 days
199130 days
199242 days
199337 days
199424 days
199530 days
199632 days
199726 days
199825 days
199922 days
200031 days
200126 days
200257 days
200325 days
200422 days
200528 days
200633 days
200733 days
200837 days
200961 days
201029 days
201125 days
201229 days
201324 days
201439 days
201538 days
201618 days
201720 days
201821 days
201939 days
202029 days
202137 days
202221 days
202320 days
202447 days
202539 days
202642 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

130 years, 1882 to 2025

A day with at least 29.7 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 102.2 mm (4.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cape Willoughby: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years29.7 mm (1.2 in)
5 years42.0 mm (1.7 in)
10 years52.4 mm (2.1 in)
25 years68.9 mm (2.7 in)
50 years84.1 mm (3.3 in)
100 years102.2 mm (4.0 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 130 years of values from 1882 to 2025.

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: 125.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1946; 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1906; 96.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1955.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2009 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2009 to 2025, Cape Willoughby had a mean temperature of 15.9 C (60.6 F) and 476.4 mm (18.8 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Neptune Island (Australia, 191 km away), Port Lincoln (Australia, 241 km away) and Elliston (Australia, 384 km away).

Climate twins of Cape Willoughby: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2009 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Neptune IslandAustralia191 km (119 mi)15.9 C (60.6 F)481.4 mm (19.0 in)0.53
Port LincolnAustralia241 km (150 mi)16.5 C (61.6 F)515.7 mm (20.3 in)0.76
EllistonAustralia384 km (239 mi)16.4 C (61.5 F)445.9 mm (17.6 in)0.83

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).