Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Lady Elliot Island. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 10 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Lady Elliot Island, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
33.9 C (93.0 F)
16.4 C (61.5 F)
31.6 C (88.9 F)
20.6 C (69.1 F)
Feb
33.7 C (92.7 F)
17.4 C (63.3 F)
32.6 C (90.7 F)
23.1 C (73.6 F)
Mar
33.0 C (91.4 F)
16.7 C (62.1 F)
29.7 C (85.5 F)
20.6 C (69.1 F)
Apr
31.2 C (88.2 F)
13.7 C (56.7 F)
29.5 C (85.1 F)
18.0 C (64.4 F)
May
28.8 C (83.8 F)
11.0 C (51.8 F)
27.1 C (80.8 F)
17.9 C (64.2 F)
Jun
27.4 C (81.3 F)
7.9 C (46.2 F)
25.8 C (78.4 F)
11.0 C (51.8 F)
Jul
26.4 C (79.5 F)
8.1 C (46.6 F)
25.4 C (77.7 F)
14.2 C (57.6 F)
Aug
28.1 C (82.6 F)
6.8 C (44.2 F)
25.3 C (77.5 F)
16.5 C (61.7 F)
Sep
28.4 C (83.1 F)
9.5 C (49.1 F)
26.2 C (79.2 F)
17.2 C (63.0 F)
Oct
29.5 C (85.1 F)
12.4 C (54.3 F)
26.2 C (79.2 F)
19.6 C (67.3 F)
Nov
31.3 C (88.3 F)
14.9 C (58.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
32.9 C (91.2 F)
16.2 C (61.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Lady Elliot Island still stand. 2017 holds the most, with 54.
Standing records at Lady Elliot Island by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1957
12
1958
20
1959
14
1960
29
1961
23
1962
21
1963
12
1964
19
1965
10
1966
21
1967
21
1968
9
1969
14
1970
12
1971
27
1972
26
1973
34
1974
18
1975
18
1976
27
1977
11
1978
26
1979
10
1980
14
1981
12
1982
11
1983
20
1984
12
1985
19
1986
15
1987
23
1988
18
1989
24
1990
20
1991
11
1992
15
1993
13
1994
14
1995
26
1996
27
1997
20
1998
50
1999
14
2000
25
2001
18
2002
21
2003
20
2004
23
2005
20
2006
19
2007
19
2008
26
2009
20
2010
23
2011
17
2012
18
2013
30
2014
19
2015
16
2016
36
2017
54
2018
22
2019
13
2020
40
2021
24
2022
21
2023
23
2024
44
2025
31
2026
10
All-Time Record Progression
8 new records
8 all-time records were set at Lady Elliot Island between 4 February 1971 and 20 June 2007. Each dot is a new record.
When Lady Elliot Island set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1971-02-04
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 246.9 mm (9.7 in)
1980-02-26
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 339.6 mm (13.4 in)
1987-01-13
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 33.4 C (92.1 F)
1987-01-16
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 33.9 C (93.0 F)
1995-08-07
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature 15.0 C (59.0 F)
1997-08-26
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature 6.8 C (44.2 F)
2002-01-13
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 28.2 C (82.8 F)
2007-06-20
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature 14.4 C (57.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Feb: 339.6 mm (13.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lady Elliot Island. The most was 339.6 mm (13.4 in) on 26 February 1980.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Lady Elliot Island
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
158.0 mm (6.2 in)
29 January 1967
Feb
339.6 mm (13.4 in)
26 February 1980
Mar
290.8 mm (11.4 in)
29 March 2025
Apr
184.4 mm (7.3 in)
2 April 1972
May
163.8 mm (6.4 in)
26 May 1960
Jun
129.4 mm (5.1 in)
5 June 1988
Jul
182.4 mm (7.2 in)
3 July 1964
Aug
144.5 mm (5.7 in)
24 August 1964
Sep
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
6 September 2007
Oct
223.0 mm (8.8 in)
10 October 1973
Nov
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
3 November 1957
Dec
168.2 mm (6.6 in)
14 December 2020
Period of Record Coverage
1957 to 2026
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
70 years of record at Lady Elliot Island, 1957 to 2026. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1977, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2026.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 52 complete years at Lady Elliot Island, 1957 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 23.4 C (74.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1961, at 22.5 C (72.5 F), and the warmest was 2017, at 24.2 C (75.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Lady Elliot Island as warming stripes, 1957 to 2025
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1957
23.2 C
-0.15 C
1958
23.5 C
+0.13 C
1959
22.9 C
-0.51 C
1960
22.6 C
-0.83 C
1961
22.5 C
-0.88 C
1962
22.9 C
-0.45 C
1963
22.8 C
-0.55 C
1965
22.8 C
-0.56 C
1967
22.7 C
-0.73 C
1968
22.8 C
-0.55 C
1969
23.2 C
-0.23 C
1971
22.7 C
-0.72 C
1973
24.1 C
+0.67 C
1974
22.8 C
-0.62 C
1976
22.8 C
-0.55 C
1978
22.9 C
-0.50 C
1979
23.4 C
-0.03 C
1980
23.6 C
+0.17 C
1982
23.1 C
-0.29 C
1984
23.1 C
-0.26 C
1985
23.3 C
-0.08 C
1986
23.6 C
+0.21 C
1987
23.6 C
+0.16 C
1988
23.7 C
+0.29 C
1990
23.4 C
+0.03 C
1991
23.6 C
+0.23 C
1993
23.6 C
+0.23 C
1999
23.2 C
-0.22 C
2000
23.0 C
-0.43 C
2001
23.6 C
+0.25 C
2002
23.8 C
+0.39 C
2003
23.5 C
+0.06 C
2004
23.6 C
+0.20 C
2005
23.8 C
+0.43 C
2006
23.6 C
+0.19 C
2007
23.2 C
-0.16 C
2009
23.6 C
+0.19 C
2010
23.6 C
+0.16 C
2011
23.0 C
-0.43 C
2012
23.2 C
-0.23 C
2013
23.6 C
+0.22 C
2014
23.6 C
+0.20 C
2015
23.8 C
+0.42 C
2016
24.0 C
+0.65 C
2017
24.2 C
+0.85 C
2018
23.9 C
+0.47 C
2019
24.1 C
+0.70 C
2020
24.1 C
+0.69 C
2021
23.8 C
+0.41 C
2022
23.5 C
+0.11 C
2024
24.2 C
+0.83 C
2025
24.1 C
+0.66 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1957 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 Lady Elliot Island
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
1957 to 2025
52
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.3 to 0.5) per decade
1957 to 2025
52
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.1) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1957 to 2025
52
Rise
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
1939 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Lady Elliot Island: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1987
31.9 C (89.4 F)
70
Coldest night (TNn)
6.8 C (44.2 F)
1997
11.0 C (51.8 F)
70
Wettest day (Rx1day)
339.6 mm (13.4 in)
1980
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
88
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
674.6 mm (26.6 in)
1980
154.8 mm (6.1 in)
88
Longest dry spell (CDD)
64 days
1946
24 days
88
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Lady Elliot Island, 1939 to 2026. The record is 33.9 C (93.0 F) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.9 C (89.4 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Lady Elliot Island by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
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
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1958
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1959
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1960
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1961
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1962
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1963
30.8 C (87.4 F)
1964
31.8 C (89.2 F)
1965
30.8 C (87.4 F)
1966
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1967
32.4 C (90.3 F)
1968
30.4 C (86.7 F)
1969
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1970
31.2 C (88.2 F)
1971
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1972
31.3 C (88.3 F)
1973
32.3 C (90.1 F)
1974
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1975
33.0 C (91.4 F)
1976
31.0 C (87.8 F)
1977
30.2 C (86.4 F)
1978
31.5 C (88.7 F)
1979
31.4 C (88.5 F)
1980
31.2 C (88.2 F)
1981
31.5 C (88.7 F)
1982
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1983
31.5 C (88.7 F)
1984
31.5 C (88.7 F)
1985
31.9 C (89.4 F)
1986
32.1 C (89.8 F)
1987
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1988
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1989
32.1 C (89.8 F)
1990
32.3 C (90.1 F)
1991
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1992
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1993
33.5 C (92.3 F)
1994
32.7 C (90.9 F)
1995
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1996
33.5 C (92.3 F)
1997
32.3 C (90.1 F)
1998
33.7 C (92.7 F)
1999
31.5 C (88.7 F)
2000
31.0 C (87.8 F)
2001
32.9 C (91.2 F)
2002
33.1 C (91.6 F)
2003
32.0 C (89.6 F)
2004
32.9 C (91.2 F)
2005
32.0 C (89.6 F)
2006
32.7 C (90.9 F)
2007
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2008
31.4 C (88.5 F)
2009
31.4 C (88.5 F)
2010
31.6 C (88.9 F)
2011
32.7 C (90.9 F)
2012
31.5 C (88.7 F)
2013
31.3 C (88.3 F)
2014
31.4 C (88.5 F)
2015
32.1 C (89.8 F)
2016
31.8 C (89.2 F)
2017
32.4 C (90.3 F)
2018
31.9 C (89.4 F)
2019
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2020
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2021
32.3 C (90.1 F)
2022
32.5 C (90.5 F)
2023
33.7 C (92.7 F)
2024
33.4 C (92.1 F)
2025
32.0 C (89.6 F)
2026
32.6 C (90.7 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Lady Elliot Island, 1939 to 2026. The record is 6.8 C (44.2 F) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 11.0 C (51.8 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Lady Elliot Island by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
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
13.1 C (55.6 F)
1958
12.5 C (54.5 F)
1959
12.8 C (55.0 F)
1960
10.9 C (51.6 F)
1961
12.2 C (54.0 F)
1962
12.1 C (53.8 F)
1963
12.3 C (54.1 F)
1964
11.4 C (52.5 F)
1965
10.6 C (51.1 F)
1966
11.3 C (52.3 F)
1967
13.7 C (56.7 F)
1968
11.1 C (52.0 F)
1969
10.0 C (50.0 F)
1970
12.4 C (54.3 F)
1971
10.9 C (51.6 F)
1972
11.4 C (52.5 F)
1973
11.5 C (52.7 F)
1974
11.0 C (51.8 F)
1975
9.0 C (48.2 F)
1976
10.7 C (51.3 F)
1977
12.0 C (53.6 F)
1978
11.5 C (52.7 F)
1979
13.5 C (56.3 F)
1980
8.1 C (46.6 F)
1981
13.2 C (55.8 F)
1982
12.8 C (55.0 F)
1983
12.0 C (53.6 F)
1984
12.4 C (54.3 F)
1985
12.2 C (54.0 F)
1986
11.3 C (52.3 F)
1987
11.5 C (52.7 F)
1988
11.3 C (52.3 F)
1989
11.3 C (52.3 F)
1990
10.2 C (50.4 F)
1991
10.3 C (50.5 F)
1992
11.4 C (52.5 F)
1993
9.0 C (48.2 F)
1994
11.9 C (53.4 F)
1995
11.0 C (51.8 F)
1996
12.0 C (53.6 F)
1997
6.8 C (44.2 F)
1998
11.0 C (51.8 F)
1999
7.9 C (46.2 F)
2000
10.0 C (50.0 F)
2001
10.4 C (50.7 F)
2002
10.3 C (50.5 F)
2003
9.5 C (49.1 F)
2004
9.4 C (48.9 F)
2005
11.8 C (53.2 F)
2006
11.2 C (52.2 F)
2007
9.5 C (49.1 F)
2008
8.3 C (46.9 F)
2009
10.4 C (50.7 F)
2010
12.4 C (54.3 F)
2011
9.8 C (49.6 F)
2012
8.4 C (47.1 F)
2013
8.4 C (47.1 F)
2014
8.1 C (46.6 F)
2015
11.9 C (53.4 F)
2016
9.9 C (49.8 F)
2017
12.7 C (54.9 F)
2018
9.5 C (49.1 F)
2019
12.2 C (54.0 F)
2020
9.5 C (49.1 F)
2021
10.6 C (51.1 F)
2022
10.4 C (50.7 F)
2023
10.7 C (51.3 F)
2024
10.3 C (50.5 F)
2025
10.8 C (51.4 F)
2026
11.0 C (51.8 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Lady Elliot Island, 1939 to 2026. The record is 339.6 mm (13.4 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 102.1 mm (4.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lady Elliot Island by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1939
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1940
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1941
127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1942
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1943
176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1944
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1945
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1946
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1947
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1948
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1949
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1950
115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1951
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1952
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1953
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1954
162.1 mm (6.4 in)
1955
201.7 mm (7.9 in)
1956
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1957
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1958
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1959
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1960
169.2 mm (6.7 in)
1961
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1962
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1963
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1964
182.4 mm (7.2 in)
1965
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1966
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1967
158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1968
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1969
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1970
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1971
246.9 mm (9.7 in)
1972
184.4 mm (7.3 in)
1973
223.0 mm (8.8 in)
1974
117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1975
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1976
111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1977
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1978
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1979
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1980
339.6 mm (13.4 in)
1981
72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1982
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1983
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1984
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1985
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1986
79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1987
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1988
129.4 mm (5.1 in)
1989
194.2 mm (7.6 in)
1990
85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1991
58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1992
140.6 mm (5.5 in)
1993
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1994
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1995
123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1996
55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1997
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1998
136.8 mm (5.4 in)
1999
94.8 mm (3.7 in)
2000
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2001
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
2002
92.8 mm (3.7 in)
2003
131.4 mm (5.2 in)
2004
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2005
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
2006
61.6 mm (2.4 in)
2007
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
2008
127.2 mm (5.0 in)
2009
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2010
98.4 mm (3.9 in)
2011
139.4 mm (5.5 in)
2012
73.0 mm (2.9 in)
2013
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
2014
124.8 mm (4.9 in)
2015
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2016
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
2017
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
2018
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
2019
53.0 mm (2.1 in)
2020
168.2 mm (6.6 in)
2021
118.8 mm (4.7 in)
2022
148.0 mm (5.8 in)
2023
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2024
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2025
290.8 mm (11.4 in)
2026
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Lady Elliot Island, 1939 to 2026. The record is 674.6 mm (26.6 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 154.8 mm (6.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lady Elliot Island by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1939
64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1940
134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1941
206.8 mm (8.1 in)
1942
157.3 mm (6.2 in)
1943
216.9 mm (8.5 in)
1944
125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1945
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1946
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1947
224.8 mm (8.9 in)
1948
149.3 mm (5.9 in)
1949
313.5 mm (12.3 in)
1950
164.9 mm (6.5 in)
1951
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1952
185.9 mm (7.3 in)
1953
215.1 mm (8.5 in)
1954
233.5 mm (9.2 in)
1955
482.8 mm (19.0 in)
1956
149.7 mm (5.9 in)
1957
176.1 mm (6.9 in)
1958
187.9 mm (7.4 in)
1959
168.7 mm (6.6 in)
1960
320.8 mm (12.6 in)
1961
200.6 mm (7.9 in)
1962
184.1 mm (7.2 in)
1963
164.0 mm (6.5 in)
1964
192.8 mm (7.6 in)
1965
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1966
145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1967
300.5 mm (11.8 in)
1968
276.8 mm (10.9 in)
1969
113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1970
193.0 mm (7.6 in)
1971
417.3 mm (16.4 in)
1972
204.5 mm (8.1 in)
1973
304.1 mm (12.0 in)
1974
275.0 mm (10.8 in)
1975
146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1976
144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1977
72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1978
129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1979
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1980
674.6 mm (26.6 in)
1981
152.2 mm (6.0 in)
1982
112.4 mm (4.4 in)
1983
162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1984
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1985
126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1986
119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1987
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1988
178.6 mm (7.0 in)
1989
305.9 mm (12.0 in)
1990
146.2 mm (5.8 in)
1991
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1992
194.6 mm (7.7 in)
1993
101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1994
107.6 mm (4.2 in)
1995
211.5 mm (8.3 in)
1996
114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1997
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1998
263.6 mm (10.4 in)
1999
141.6 mm (5.6 in)
2000
109.4 mm (4.3 in)
2001
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
2002
223.2 mm (8.8 in)
2003
177.0 mm (7.0 in)
2004
105.6 mm (4.2 in)
2005
163.6 mm (6.4 in)
2006
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
2007
163.0 mm (6.4 in)
2008
251.0 mm (9.9 in)
2009
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
2010
215.2 mm (8.5 in)
2011
226.4 mm (8.9 in)
2012
94.8 mm (3.7 in)
2013
311.6 mm (12.3 in)
2014
144.4 mm (5.7 in)
2015
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
2016
111.6 mm (4.4 in)
2017
132.0 mm (5.2 in)
2018
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
2019
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2020
191.6 mm (7.5 in)
2021
180.8 mm (7.1 in)
2022
208.2 mm (8.2 in)
2023
100.2 mm (3.9 in)
2024
125.6 mm (4.9 in)
2025
334.4 mm (13.2 in)
2026
126.6 mm (5.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Lady Elliot Island, 1939 to 2026. The record is 64 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lady Elliot Island by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1939
46 days
1940
26 days
1941
29 days
1942
21 days
1943
26 days
1944
22 days
1945
23 days
1946
64 days
1947
23 days
1948
26 days
1949
22 days
1950
18 days
1951
18 days
1952
19 days
1953
26 days
1954
26 days
1955
22 days
1956
40 days
1957
44 days
1958
17 days
1959
24 days
1960
23 days
1961
21 days
1962
27 days
1963
32 days
1964
20 days
1965
28 days
1966
22 days
1967
50 days
1968
29 days
1969
21 days
1970
15 days
1971
25 days
1972
33 days
1973
18 days
1974
29 days
1975
17 days
1976
57 days
1977
17 days
1978
16 days
1979
34 days
1980
51 days
1981
23 days
1982
29 days
1983
27 days
1984
20 days
1985
17 days
1986
22 days
1987
24 days
1988
15 days
1989
38 days
1990
39 days
1991
47 days
1992
17 days
1993
26 days
1994
33 days
1995
20 days
1996
20 days
1997
27 days
1998
17 days
1999
21 days
2000
49 days
2001
26 days
2002
23 days
2003
29 days
2004
28 days
2005
22 days
2006
34 days
2007
33 days
2008
37 days
2009
22 days
2010
16 days
2011
24 days
2012
14 days
2013
35 days
2014
18 days
2015
20 days
2016
17 days
2017
25 days
2018
26 days
2019
30 days
2020
20 days
2021
38 days
2022
16 days
2023
42 days
2024
13 days
2025
29 days
2026
16 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
85 years, 1940 to 2025
A day with at least 99.2 mm (3.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 300.1 mm (11.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Lady Elliot Island: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
99.2 mm (3.9 in)
5 years
143.4 mm (5.6 in)
10 years
176.2 mm (6.9 in)
25 years
222.0 mm (8.7 in)
50 years
259.6 mm (10.2 in)
100 years
300.1 mm (11.8 in)
Longer than the 85 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, 85 years of values from 1940 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: 339.6 mm (13.4 in) in 1980; 290.8 mm (11.4 in) in 2025; 246.9 mm (9.7 in) in 1971.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Lady Elliot Island, at 1987. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1987 ran 0.2 C (0.4 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Lady Elliot Island, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1987
-0.2
-0.4
likely
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
Climate Twins
2010 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990
Over 2010 to 2025, Lady Elliot Island had a mean temperature of 23.8 C (74.8 F) and 993.9 mm (39.1 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Inhambane (Mozambique, 11,407 km away), Pine Islet Lighthouse (Australia, 373 km away) and Ayr Dpi Research STN (Australia, 744 km away).
Climate twins of Lady Elliot Island: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2010 to 2025 climate
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.
Download the Data
Data for Lady Elliot Island standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Lady Elliot Island threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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.