Fitzroy Island Lighthouse Weather Records (ASN00031084)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fitzroy Island Lighthouse (ASN00031084), Australia, with 39 years of record.

Key Facts for Fitzroy Island Lighthouse

Fitzroy Island Lighthouse (ASN00031084) is a weather station in Australia at -16.93 latitude and 146.00 longitude, 124 m (407 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1962 to 2000, 39 years of record.
1,464 records set at Fitzroy Island Lighthouse still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -16.93 latitude, 146.00 longitude.
Elevation: 124 m (407 ft).
Period of record: 1962 to 2000, 39 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 Fitzroy Island Lighthouse. 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 Fitzroy Island Lighthouse, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	36.1 C (97.0 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	35.6 C (96.1 F)	19.4 C (66.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	35.9 C (96.6 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	33.3 C (91.9 F)	18.5 C (65.3 F)	n/a	n/a
May	30.0 C (86.0 F)	16.1 C (61.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	28.9 C (84.0 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	30.0 C (86.0 F)	13.6 C (56.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	29.6 C (85.3 F)	13.3 C (55.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	31.6 C (88.9 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.9 C (91.2 F)	19.0 C (66.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	34.0 C (93.2 F)	19.7 C (67.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	39.9 C (103.8 F)	20.6 C (69.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Fitzroy Island Lighthouse still stand. 1972 holds the most, with 116.

Standing records at Fitzroy Island Lighthouse by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1968	20
1969	56
1970	41
1971	68
1972	116
1973	91
1974	38
1975	68
1976	69
1977	46
1978	75
1979	55
1980	30
1981	85
1982	89
1983	79
1984	67
1985	48
1986	69
1987	54
1988	55
1989	64
1990	72
1991	9

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 517.4 mm (20.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fitzroy Island Lighthouse. The most was 517.4 mm (20.4 in) on 9 January 1981.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Fitzroy Island Lighthouse
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	517.4 mm (20.4 in)	9 January 1981
Feb	258.8 mm (10.2 in)	11 February 1974
Mar	450.9 mm (17.8 in)	12 March 1967
Apr	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	6 April 1976
May	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	18 May 1964
Jun	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	6 June 1967
Jul	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	10 July 1987
Aug	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	9 August 2000
Sep	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	9 September 1975
Oct	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	21 October 1975
Nov	272.0 mm (10.7 in)	23 November 1989
Dec	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	28 December 1975

Period of Record Coverage

1968 to 1991

24 years of record at Fitzroy Island Lighthouse, 1968 to 1991. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1968, 1972, 1977, 1991.

Days with data per year at Fitzroy Island Lighthouse
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1968	184	50%	No
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	363	99%	Yes
1972	310	85%	No
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	364	100%	Yes
1975	364	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	299	82%	No
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	363	99%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	365	100%	Yes
1986	365	100%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	352	96%	Yes
1991	72	20%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 1969 to 1988

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Fitzroy Island Lighthouse, 1969 to 1988. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 25.0 C (77.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 24.5 C (76.1 F), and the warmest was 1986, at 25.6 C (78.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.6 C (1.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Fitzroy Island Lighthouse as warming stripes, 1969 to 1988
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1969	24.6 C	-0.40 C
1970	24.7 C	-0.30 C
1973	25.2 C	+0.18 C
1974	24.6 C	-0.38 C
1975	24.6 C	-0.37 C
1976	24.5 C	-0.46 C
1978	24.9 C	-0.07 C
1981	25.4 C	+0.38 C
1982	24.6 C	-0.41 C
1983	25.4 C	+0.37 C
1984	25.2 C	+0.26 C
1985	24.9 C	-0.09 C
1986	25.6 C	+0.57 C
1987	25.4 C	+0.43 C
1988	25.3 C	+0.31 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

1962 to 2000

Yearly extremes at Fitzroy Island Lighthouse: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	39.9 C (103.8 F)	1990	34.3 C (93.8 F)	24
Coldest night (TNn)	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1970	15.4 C (59.7 F)	24
Wettest day (Rx1day)	517.4 mm (20.4 in)	1981	186.0 mm (7.3 in)	32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	1,203.4 mm (47.4 in)	1981	373.7 mm (14.7 in)	32
Longest dry spell (CDD)	52 days	1967	25 days	32

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Fitzroy Island Lighthouse, 1962 to 2000. The record is 39.9 C (103.8 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.3 C (93.8 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Fitzroy Island Lighthouse by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1969	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1970	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1971	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1972	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973	33.6 C (92.5 F)
1974	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1975	32.4 C (90.3 F)
1976	33.8 C (92.8 F)
1977	34.6 C (94.3 F)
1978	33.4 C (92.1 F)
1979	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1980	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1981	35.9 C (96.6 F)
1982	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1983	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1984	37.1 C (98.8 F)
1985	33.8 C (92.8 F)
1986	33.7 C (92.7 F)
1987	34.7 C (94.5 F)
1988	34.3 C (93.7 F)
1989	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1990	39.9 C (103.8 F)
1991	34.2 C (93.6 F)
1999	n/a
2000	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Fitzroy Island Lighthouse, 1962 to 2000. The record is 13.3 C (55.9 F) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 15.4 C (59.7 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Fitzroy Island Lighthouse by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1969	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1970	13.3 C (55.9 F)
1971	13.9 C (57.0 F)
1972	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1973	16.0 C (60.8 F)
1974	15.6 C (60.1 F)
1975	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1976	13.6 C (56.5 F)
1977	14.9 C (58.8 F)
1978	16.2 C (61.2 F)
1979	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1980	17.7 C (63.9 F)
1981	17.0 C (62.6 F)
1982	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1983	14.6 C (58.3 F)
1984	14.2 C (57.6 F)
1985	15.7 C (60.3 F)
1986	16.2 C (61.2 F)
1987	16.6 C (61.9 F)
1988	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1989	15.2 C (59.4 F)
1990	14.0 C (57.2 F)
1991	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1999	n/a
2000	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Fitzroy Island Lighthouse, 1962 to 2000. The record is 517.4 mm (20.4 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 186.0 mm (7.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fitzroy Island Lighthouse by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1962	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1963	226.6 mm (8.9 in)
1964	191.0 mm (7.5 in)
1965	201.7 mm (7.9 in)
1966	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1967	450.9 mm (17.8 in)
1968	366.0 mm (14.4 in)
1969	150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1970	223.0 mm (8.8 in)
1971	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1972	303.0 mm (11.9 in)
1973	246.1 mm (9.7 in)
1974	258.8 mm (10.2 in)
1975	237.0 mm (9.3 in)
1976	165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1977	189.8 mm (7.5 in)
1978	160.6 mm (6.3 in)
1979	310.2 mm (12.2 in)
1980	182.2 mm (7.2 in)
1981	517.4 mm (20.4 in)
1982	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1983	130.2 mm (5.1 in)
1984	148.4 mm (5.8 in)
1985	193.0 mm (7.6 in)
1986	174.2 mm (6.9 in)
1987	104.8 mm (4.1 in)
1988	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1989	272.0 mm (10.7 in)
1990	157.2 mm (6.2 in)
1991	224.4 mm (8.8 in)
1999	154.0 mm (6.1 in)
2000	83.0 mm (3.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Fitzroy Island Lighthouse, 1962 to 2000. The record is 1,203.4 mm (47.4 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 373.7 mm (14.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fitzroy Island Lighthouse by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1962	131.7 mm (5.2 in)
1963	502.5 mm (19.8 in)
1964	362.0 mm (14.3 in)
1965	337.6 mm (13.3 in)
1966	191.3 mm (7.5 in)
1967	721.0 mm (28.4 in)
1968	621.5 mm (24.5 in)
1969	263.2 mm (10.4 in)
1970	409.4 mm (16.1 in)
1971	387.3 mm (15.2 in)
1972	572.3 mm (22.5 in)
1973	395.9 mm (15.6 in)
1974	599.9 mm (23.6 in)
1975	400.4 mm (15.8 in)
1976	385.4 mm (15.2 in)
1977	559.2 mm (22.0 in)
1978	260.0 mm (10.2 in)
1979	972.6 mm (38.3 in)
1980	274.6 mm (10.8 in)
1981	1,203.4 mm (47.4 in)
1982	211.6 mm (8.3 in)
1983	359.0 mm (14.1 in)
1984	332.4 mm (13.1 in)
1985	385.8 mm (15.2 in)
1986	267.0 mm (10.5 in)
1987	205.0 mm (8.1 in)
1988	267.8 mm (10.5 in)
1989	451.8 mm (17.8 in)
1990	258.4 mm (10.2 in)
1991	545.8 mm (21.5 in)
1999	214.7 mm (8.5 in)
2000	83.0 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Fitzroy Island Lighthouse, 1962 to 2000. The record is 52 days in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fitzroy Island Lighthouse by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1962	36 days
1963	32 days
1964	20 days
1965	21 days
1966	23 days
1967	52 days
1968	34 days
1969	30 days
1970	21 days
1971	33 days
1972	48 days
1973	18 days
1974	35 days
1975	20 days
1976	24 days
1977	25 days
1978	14 days
1979	44 days
1980	35 days
1981	27 days
1982	29 days
1983	24 days
1984	25 days
1985	20 days
1986	49 days
1987	25 days
1988	17 days
1989	25 days
1990	43 days
1991	5 days
1999	10 days
2000	22 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 Fitzroy Island Lighthouse standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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.

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