Cape Cleveland Lighthouse Weather Records (ASN00032005)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cape Cleveland Lighthouse (ASN00032005), Australia, with 61 years of record.

Key Facts for Cape Cleveland Lighthouse

Cape Cleveland Lighthouse (ASN00032005) is a weather station in Australia at -19.18 latitude and 147.02 longitude, 58 m (190 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1927 to 1987, 61 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cape Cleveland Lighthouse still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cape Cleveland Lighthouse set a daily record high maximum temperature of 34.5 C (94.1 F) on 26 November 1987.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -19.18 latitude, 147.02 longitude.
Elevation: 58 m (190 ft).
Period of record: 1927 to 1987, 61 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

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 Cape Cleveland 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 Cape Cleveland 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)	17.0 C (62.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	35.6 C (96.1 F)	18.3 C (64.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	35.2 C (95.4 F)	18.5 C (65.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	33.9 C (93.0 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	31.7 C (89.1 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	29.4 C (84.9 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	28.9 C (84.0 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	30.6 C (87.1 F)	11.5 C (52.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	31.7 C (89.1 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	34.4 C (93.9 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	37.1 C (98.8 F)	17.7 C (63.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	37.2 C (99.0 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Cape Cleveland Lighthouse still stand. 1958 holds the most, with 89.

Standing records at Cape Cleveland Lighthouse by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1957	58
1958	89
1959	53
1960	51
1961	48
1962	45
1963	47
1964	47
1965	24
1966	57
1967	41
1968	53
1969	27
1970	27
1971	72
1972	32
1973	43
1974	43
1975	42
1976	44
1977	37
1978	69
1979	19
1980	87
1981	58
1982	41
1983	55
1984	35
1985	30
1986	46
1987	44

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 356.1 mm (14.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cape Cleveland Lighthouse. The most was 356.1 mm (14.0 in) on 16 January 1953.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cape Cleveland Lighthouse
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	356.1 mm (14.0 in)	16 January 1953
Feb	256.3 mm (10.1 in)	19 February 1936
Mar	331.2 mm (13.0 in)	15 March 1970
Apr	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	12 April 1954
May	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	26 May 1955
Jun	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	10 June 1945
Jul	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	9 July 1950
Aug	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	19 August 1973
Sep	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	5 September 1943
Oct	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	23 October 1975
Nov	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	24 November 1950
Dec	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	24 December 1971

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 1987

31 years of record at Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, 1957 to 1987. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1964, 1965.

Days with data per year at Cape Cleveland Lighthouse
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	364	100%	Yes
1959	364	100%	Yes
1960	363	99%	Yes
1961	343	94%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	364	100%	Yes
1964	322	88%	No
1965	306	84%	No
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	365	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	356	98%	Yes
1972	344	94%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	339	93%	Yes
1975	357	98%	Yes
1976	365	100%	Yes
1977	364	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	364	100%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	365	100%	Yes
1986	365	100%	Yes
1987	333	91%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at Cape Cleveland Lighthouse
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1987	Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	34.5 C (94.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	29 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1987	Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	26.4 C (79.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	8 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1987	Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	25.3 C (77.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	10 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1987	Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	33.0 C (91.4 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1987	Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, AU	monthly high min	25.9 C (78.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	10 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1987	Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	33.4 C (92.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	16 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1987	Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	28 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1987	Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1987	Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	31.5 C (88.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	24 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1987	Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1987	Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, AU	daily low max (Tie)	24.0 C (75.2 F)	tie	12 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1987	Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	28.8 C (83.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	5 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1987	Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	0 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1987	Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1987	Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	21.5 C (70.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1987	Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	20.8 C (69.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	25 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1987	Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1987	Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, AU	daily low max	20.2 C (68.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	2 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1987	Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	27.3 C (81.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	22 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1987	Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, AU	daily low max	20.8 C (69.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	26 years	12 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

21 complete years, 1957 to 1986

One stripe for each of 21 complete years at Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, 1957 to 1986. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 24.7 C (76.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1960, at 24.2 C (75.6 F), and the warmest was 1986, at 25.3 C (77.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.6 C (1.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Cape Cleveland Lighthouse as warming stripes, 1957 to 1986
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1957	24.6 C	-0.10 C
1958	25.1 C	+0.40 C
1959	24.2 C	-0.50 C
1960	24.2 C	-0.51 C
1962	25.0 C	+0.26 C
1963	24.2 C	-0.48 C
1966	24.6 C	-0.17 C
1967	24.4 C	-0.29 C
1968	24.7 C	-0.06 C
1971	25.0 C	+0.28 C
1973	25.2 C	+0.45 C
1975	24.7 C	-0.01 C
1976	24.9 C	+0.16 C
1977	24.3 C	-0.38 C
1978	24.8 C	+0.06 C
1979	24.8 C	+0.07 C
1982	24.4 C	-0.28 C
1983	25.1 C	+0.34 C
1984	24.8 C	+0.12 C
1985	24.7 C	+0.00 C
1986	25.3 C	+0.58 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

1927 to 1987

Yearly extremes at Cape Cleveland Lighthouse: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1965	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31
Coldest night (TNn)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1965	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31
Wettest day (Rx1day)	356.1 mm (14.0 in)	1953	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	61
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	700.5 mm (27.6 in)	1936	239.4 mm (9.4 in)	61
Longest dry spell (CDD)	137 days	1959	50 days	61

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, 1927 to 1987. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cape Cleveland Lighthouse by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	34.6 C (94.3 F)
1958	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1959	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1960	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1961	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1962	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1963	34.6 C (94.3 F)
1964	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1965	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1966	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1967	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1970	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1971	37.1 C (98.8 F)
1972	35.7 C (96.3 F)
1973	35.1 C (95.2 F)
1974	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1975	33.6 C (92.5 F)
1976	34.7 C (94.5 F)
1977	34.9 C (94.8 F)
1978	34.3 C (93.7 F)
1979	34.2 C (93.6 F)
1980	35.4 C (95.7 F)
1981	35.1 C (95.2 F)
1982	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1983	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1984	36.4 C (97.5 F)
1985	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1986	34.1 C (93.4 F)
1987	35.5 C (95.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, 1927 to 1987. The record is 8.9 C (48.0 F) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 12.8 C (55.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cape Cleveland Lighthouse by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	13.9 C (57.0 F)
1958	10.6 C (51.1 F)
1959	11.7 C (53.1 F)
1960	11.1 C (52.0 F)
1961	11.1 C (52.0 F)
1962	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1963	12.8 C (55.0 F)
1964	12.8 C (55.0 F)
1965	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1966	12.8 C (55.0 F)
1967	12.2 C (54.0 F)
1968	11.7 C (53.1 F)
1969	13.3 C (55.9 F)
1970	11.1 C (52.0 F)
1971	11.7 C (53.1 F)
1972	14.9 C (58.8 F)
1973	16.0 C (60.8 F)
1974	11.7 C (53.1 F)
1975	11.5 C (52.7 F)
1976	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1977	12.7 C (54.9 F)
1978	13.5 C (56.3 F)
1979	14.3 C (57.7 F)
1980	11.8 C (53.2 F)
1981	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1982	14.0 C (57.2 F)
1983	11.5 C (52.7 F)
1984	11.4 C (52.5 F)
1985	13.5 C (56.3 F)
1986	14.0 C (57.2 F)
1987	14.9 C (58.8 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, 1927 to 1987. The record is 356.1 mm (14.0 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 133.4 mm (5.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cape Cleveland Lighthouse by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1927	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1928	160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1929	300.2 mm (11.8 in)
1930	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1931	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1932	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1933	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1934	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1935	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1936	256.3 mm (10.1 in)
1937	209.0 mm (8.2 in)
1938	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1939	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1940	137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1941	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1942	166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1943	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1944	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1945	241.3 mm (9.5 in)
1946	228.6 mm (9.0 in)
1947	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1948	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1949	156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1950	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1951	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1952	217.2 mm (8.6 in)
1953	356.1 mm (14.0 in)
1954	136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1955	177.3 mm (7.0 in)
1956	143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1957	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1958	192.5 mm (7.6 in)
1959	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1960	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1961	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1962	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1963	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1964	178.1 mm (7.0 in)
1965	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1966	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1967	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1968	214.6 mm (8.4 in)
1969	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1970	331.2 mm (13.0 in)
1971	203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1972	159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1973	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1974	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1975	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1976	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1977	131.2 mm (5.2 in)
1978	151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1979	196.4 mm (7.7 in)
1980	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1981	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1982	80.4 mm (3.2 in)
1983	136.8 mm (5.4 in)
1984	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1985	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1986	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1987	60.4 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, 1927 to 1987. The record is 700.5 mm (27.6 in) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 239.4 mm (9.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cape Cleveland Lighthouse by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1927	212.3 mm (8.4 in)
1928	268.7 mm (10.6 in)
1929	368.5 mm (14.5 in)
1930	204.1 mm (8.0 in)
1931	114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1932	257.3 mm (10.1 in)
1933	222.2 mm (8.7 in)
1934	276.6 mm (10.9 in)
1935	167.4 mm (6.6 in)
1936	700.5 mm (27.6 in)
1937	482.0 mm (19.0 in)
1938	269.3 mm (10.6 in)
1939	235.3 mm (9.3 in)
1940	177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1941	399.4 mm (15.7 in)
1942	241.1 mm (9.5 in)
1943	224.6 mm (8.8 in)
1944	216.1 mm (8.5 in)
1945	352.0 mm (13.9 in)
1946	428.3 mm (16.9 in)
1947	469.4 mm (18.5 in)
1948	167.2 mm (6.6 in)
1949	330.2 mm (13.0 in)
1950	303.6 mm (12.0 in)
1951	201.1 mm (7.9 in)
1952	287.3 mm (11.3 in)
1953	659.4 mm (26.0 in)
1954	331.9 mm (13.1 in)
1955	401.3 mm (15.8 in)
1956	216.5 mm (8.5 in)
1957	176.1 mm (6.9 in)
1958	258.6 mm (10.2 in)
1959	245.9 mm (9.7 in)
1960	261.2 mm (10.3 in)
1961	162.8 mm (6.4 in)
1962	181.4 mm (7.1 in)
1963	169.6 mm (6.7 in)
1964	254.3 mm (10.0 in)
1965	154.8 mm (6.1 in)
1966	278.3 mm (11.0 in)
1967	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1968	347.2 mm (13.7 in)
1969	126.1 mm (5.0 in)
1970	366.3 mm (14.4 in)
1971	236.2 mm (9.3 in)
1972	293.1 mm (11.5 in)
1973	200.4 mm (7.9 in)
1974	385.0 mm (15.2 in)
1975	269.2 mm (10.6 in)
1976	228.6 mm (9.0 in)
1977	247.5 mm (9.7 in)
1978	239.4 mm (9.4 in)
1979	511.8 mm (20.1 in)
1980	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1981	225.6 mm (8.9 in)
1982	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1983	188.2 mm (7.4 in)
1984	200.0 mm (7.9 in)
1985	174.3 mm (6.9 in)
1986	192.0 mm (7.6 in)
1987	102.2 mm (4.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, 1927 to 1987. The record is 137 days in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 50 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cape Cleveland Lighthouse by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1927	27 days
1928	113 days
1929	61 days
1930	30 days
1931	37 days
1932	76 days
1933	26 days
1934	33 days
1935	30 days
1936	68 days
1937	62 days
1938	32 days
1939	80 days
1940	54 days
1941	68 days
1942	28 days
1943	61 days
1944	40 days
1945	48 days
1946	79 days
1947	37 days
1948	117 days
1949	63 days
1950	41 days
1951	37 days
1952	37 days
1953	84 days
1954	31 days
1955	51 days
1956	27 days
1957	83 days
1958	65 days
1959	137 days
1960	73 days
1961	63 days
1962	37 days
1963	94 days
1964	70 days
1965	59 days
1966	34 days
1967	50 days
1968	42 days
1969	66 days
1970	46 days
1971	50 days
1972	92 days
1973	41 days
1974	67 days
1975	37 days
1976	108 days
1977	39 days
1978	44 days
1979	54 days
1980	47 days
1981	44 days
1982	58 days
1983	69 days
1984	30 days
1985	62 days
1986	42 days
1987	38 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

60 years, 1928 to 1987

A day with at least 127.6 mm (5.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 375.4 mm (14.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cape Cleveland Lighthouse: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	127.6 mm (5.0 in)
5 years	185.5 mm (7.3 in)
10 years	227.0 mm (8.9 in)
25 years	283.3 mm (11.2 in)
50 years	328.2 mm (12.9 in)
100 years	375.4 mm (14.8 in)	Longer than the 60 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 60 years of values from 1928 to 1987.

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: 356.1 mm (14.0 in) in 1953; 331.2 mm (13.0 in) in 1970; 300.2 mm (11.8 in) in 1929.

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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).