Coolangatta Weather Records (ASN00040717)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Coolangatta (ASN00040717), Australia, with 45 years of record.

Key Facts for Coolangatta

Coolangatta (ASN00040717) is a weather station in Australia at -28.17 latitude and 153.51 longitude, 4 m (13 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1982 to 2026, 45 years of record.
1,464 records set at Coolangatta still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Coolangatta set a daily record low maximum temperature of 20.2 C (68.4 F) on 28 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

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

About the Station

Location: Australia, -28.17 latitude, 153.51 longitude.
Elevation: 4 m (13 ft).
Period of record: 1982 to 2026, 45 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

9 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Coolangatta. 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 Coolangatta, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	35.9 C (96.6 F)	13.5 C (56.3 F)	31.6 C (88.9 F)	19.0 C (66.2 F)
Feb	36.4 C (97.5 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32.3 C (90.1 F)	17.2 C (63.0 F)
Mar	34.6 C (94.3 F)	9.5 C (49.1 F)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	9.5 C (49.1 F)
Apr	32.9 C (91.2 F)	7.3 C (45.1 F)	31.0 C (87.8 F)	15.2 C (59.4 F)
May	28.8 C (83.8 F)	1.2 C (34.2 F)	27.5 C (81.5 F)	9.1 C (48.4 F)
Jun	27.5 C (81.5 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25.6 C (78.1 F)	7.4 C (45.3 F)
Jul	29.6 C (85.3 F)	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	26.6 C (79.9 F)	5.9 C (42.6 F)
Aug	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.5 C (32.9 F)	24.7 C (76.5 F)	5.2 C (41.4 F)
Sep	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3.0 C (37.4 F)	29.4 C (84.9 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)
Oct	35.6 C (96.1 F)	5.8 C (42.4 F)	23.1 C (73.6 F)	11.4 C (52.5 F)
Nov	37.9 C (100.2 F)	9.3 C (48.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	38.0 C (100.4 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Coolangatta still stand. 1996 holds the most, with 58.

Standing records at Coolangatta by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1982	1
1983	52
1984	48
1985	30
1986	47
1990	21
1991	27
1992	20
1993	24
1994	32
1995	44
1996	58
1997	36
1998	40
1999	33
2000	36
2001	31
2002	22
2003	47
2004	52
2005	43
2006	33
2007	28
2008	40
2009	31
2010	33
2011	36
2012	32
2013	30
2014	36
2015	36
2016	29
2017	43
2018	33
2019	44
2020	36
2021	38
2022	32
2023	35
2024	47
2025	31
2026	17

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Coolangatta between 5 June 2016 and 5 June 2016. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 280.4 mm (11.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Coolangatta. The most was 280.4 mm (11.0 in) on 5 June 2016.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Coolangatta
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	205.6 mm (8.1 in)	18 January 2020
Feb	268.6 mm (10.6 in)	28 February 2022
Mar	241.0 mm (9.5 in)	29 March 2022
Apr	238.4 mm (9.4 in)	9 April 1984
May	214.8 mm (8.5 in)	10 May 1987
Jun	280.4 mm (11.0 in)	5 June 2016
Jul	143.6 mm (5.7 in)	9 July 1985
Aug	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	18 August 1987
Sep	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	15 September 1988
Oct	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	4 October 2010
Nov	207.4 mm (8.2 in)	7 November 2004
Dec	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	13 December 2020

Period of Record Coverage

1982 to 2026

42 years of record at Coolangatta, 1982 to 2026. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1982, 1985, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2026.

Days with data per year at Coolangatta
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1982	29	8%	No
1983	360	99%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	176	48%	No
1986	334	92%	Yes
1990	174	48%	No
1991	338	93%	Yes
1992	322	88%	No
1993	228	62%	No
1994	248	68%	No
1995	351	96%	Yes
1996	357	98%	Yes
1997	334	92%	Yes
1998	340	93%	Yes
1999	347	95%	Yes
2000	350	96%	Yes
2001	356	98%	Yes
2002	361	99%	Yes
2003	364	100%	Yes
2004	365	100%	Yes
2005	365	100%	Yes
2006	365	100%	Yes
2007	365	100%	Yes
2008	365	100%	Yes
2009	364	100%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	366	100%	Yes
2013	365	100%	Yes
2014	365	100%	Yes
2015	365	100%	Yes
2016	364	99%	Yes
2017	363	99%	Yes
2018	364	100%	Yes
2019	363	99%	Yes
2020	356	97%	Yes
2021	362	99%	Yes
2022	363	99%	Yes
2023	363	99%	Yes
2024	364	99%	Yes
2025	361	99%	Yes
2026	271	74%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Coolangatta
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 2026	Coolangatta, AU	daily low max (Provisional)	20.2 C (68.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	40 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2026	Coolangatta, AU	daily high max (Provisional)	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 2026	Coolangatta, AU	daily high min	15.7 C (60.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	16 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 2026	Coolangatta, AU	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	4 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 2026	Coolangatta, AU	daily rain	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 2026	Coolangatta, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 2026	Coolangatta, AU	daily high max	26.6 C (79.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	5 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 2026	Coolangatta, AU	daily high max	24.2 C (75.6 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 2026	Coolangatta, AU	daily high min	16.8 C (62.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	4 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 2026	Coolangatta, AU	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 2026	Coolangatta, AU	daily high min	16.5 C (61.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	31 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 2026	Coolangatta, AU	daily rain	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	36 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 2026	Coolangatta, AU	daily high min	18.8 C (65.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	13 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 2026	Coolangatta, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 2026	Coolangatta, AU	daily high min	20.1 C (68.2 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	4 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 2026	Coolangatta, AU	daily high max	27.5 C (81.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	17 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 2026	Coolangatta, AU	daily high min	19.5 C (67.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	9 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 2026	Coolangatta, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 2026	Coolangatta, AU	daily high min	20.9 C (69.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	16 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 2026	Coolangatta, AU	monthly low min	9.5 C (49.1 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

33 complete years, 1983 to 2025

One stripe for each of 33 complete years at Coolangatta, 1983 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 20.5 C (69.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1984, at 19.6 C (67.4 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 21.4 C (70.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Coolangatta as warming stripes, 1983 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1983	19.9 C	-0.63 C
1984	19.6 C	-0.90 C
1995	20.6 C	+0.03 C
1996	20.5 C	-0.02 C
1997	20.6 C	+0.06 C
1998	20.6 C	+0.01 C
1999	20.0 C	-0.52 C
2000	19.9 C	-0.62 C
2001	20.2 C	-0.37 C
2002	20.4 C	-0.17 C
2003	20.1 C	-0.41 C
2004	20.7 C	+0.15 C
2005	20.9 C	+0.33 C
2006	20.4 C	-0.15 C
2007	20.4 C	-0.13 C
2008	20.1 C	-0.44 C
2009	20.8 C	+0.27 C
2010	20.8 C	+0.21 C
2011	20.1 C	-0.47 C
2012	20.4 C	-0.18 C
2013	20.7 C	+0.13 C
2014	20.7 C	+0.20 C
2015	20.6 C	+0.09 C
2016	20.9 C	+0.35 C
2017	21.2 C	+0.68 C
2018	20.7 C	+0.18 C
2019	21.1 C	+0.51 C
2020	20.9 C	+0.32 C
2021	20.5 C	-0.07 C
2022	20.4 C	-0.17 C
2023	20.8 C	+0.28 C
2024	21.4 C	+0.88 C
2025	21.2 C	+0.61 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade over 1983 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.5 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 33 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Coolangatta
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade	0.5 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade	1983 to 2025	33	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.5 C (0.4 to 0.6) per decade	0.9 F (0.6 to 1.1) per decade	1983 to 2025	33	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.04 C (-0.10 to 0.17) per decade	0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.3) per decade	1983 to 2025	33	Not clearly different from zero

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

1982 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Coolangatta: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.0 C (100.4 F)	2001	34.0 C (93.1 F)	42
Coldest night (TNn)	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	2007	2.7 C (36.8 F)	42
Wettest day (Rx1day)	280.4 mm (11.0 in)	2016	133.2 mm (5.2 in)	45
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	535.8 mm (21.1 in)	2025	215.2 mm (8.5 in)	45
Longest dry spell (CDD)	91 days	1991	24 days	45

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Coolangatta, 1982 to 2026. The record is 38.0 C (100.4 F) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.0 C (93.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Coolangatta by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1982	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1983	31.5 C (88.7 F)
1984	36.2 C (97.2 F)
1985	33.6 C (92.5 F)
1986	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1991	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1992	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1993	32.1 C (89.8 F)
1994	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1995	37.9 C (100.2 F)
1996	32.9 C (91.2 F)
1997	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1998	32.4 C (90.3 F)
1999	32.1 C (89.8 F)
2000	34.3 C (93.7 F)
2001	38.0 C (100.4 F)
2002	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2003	33.5 C (92.3 F)
2004	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2005	34.5 C (94.1 F)
2006	32.7 C (90.9 F)
2007	33.0 C (91.4 F)
2008	36.4 C (97.5 F)
2009	34.6 C (94.3 F)
2010	35.9 C (96.6 F)
2011	32.6 C (90.7 F)
2012	35.1 C (95.2 F)
2013	34.8 C (94.6 F)
2014	37.1 C (98.8 F)
2015	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2016	34.0 C (93.2 F)
2017	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2018	35.8 C (96.4 F)
2019	34.2 C (93.6 F)
2020	32.7 C (90.9 F)
2021	33.4 C (92.1 F)
2022	34.1 C (93.4 F)
2023	36.4 C (97.5 F)
2024	34.7 C (94.5 F)
2025	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2026	32.3 C (90.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Coolangatta, 1982 to 2026. The record is -0.1 C (31.8 F) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 2.7 C (36.8 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Coolangatta by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1982	16.2 C (61.2 F)
1983	4.2 C (39.6 F)
1984	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1985	2.6 C (36.7 F)
1986	0.8 C (33.4 F)
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1991	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1992	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1993	5.8 C (42.4 F)
1994	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1995	4.5 C (40.1 F)
1996	3.6 C (38.5 F)
1997	3.6 C (38.5 F)
1998	1.5 C (34.7 F)
1999	3.7 C (38.7 F)
2000	1.2 C (34.2 F)
2001	3.5 C (38.3 F)
2002	3.0 C (37.4 F)
2003	2.5 C (36.5 F)
2004	3.0 C (37.4 F)
2005	3.4 C (38.1 F)
2006	3.2 C (37.8 F)
2007	-0.1 C (31.8 F)
2008	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2009	2.2 C (36.0 F)
2010	3.8 C (38.8 F)
2011	0.7 C (33.3 F)
2012	2.5 C (36.5 F)
2013	2.7 C (36.9 F)
2014	1.0 C (33.8 F)
2015	2.1 C (35.8 F)
2016	3.3 C (37.9 F)
2017	3.6 C (38.5 F)
2018	0.5 C (32.9 F)
2019	0.9 C (33.6 F)
2020	2.0 C (35.6 F)
2021	2.7 C (36.9 F)
2022	2.2 C (36.0 F)
2023	2.5 C (36.5 F)
2024	2.1 C (35.8 F)
2025	2.4 C (36.3 F)
2026	5.2 C (41.4 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Coolangatta, 1982 to 2026. The record is 280.4 mm (11.0 in) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 133.2 mm (5.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Coolangatta by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1982	18.4 mm (0.7 in)
1983	111.4 mm (4.4 in)
1984	238.4 mm (9.4 in)
1985	143.6 mm (5.7 in)
1986	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1987	214.8 mm (8.5 in)
1988	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1989	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1990	138.6 mm (5.5 in)
1991	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1992	146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1993	16.2 mm (0.6 in)
1994	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1995	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1996	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1997	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1998	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1999	165.0 mm (6.5 in)
2000	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
2001	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
2002	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2003	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
2004	207.4 mm (8.2 in)
2005	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
2006	196.6 mm (7.7 in)
2007	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2008	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2009	133.2 mm (5.2 in)
2010	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
2011	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
2012	164.4 mm (6.5 in)
2013	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
2014	152.6 mm (6.0 in)
2015	175.8 mm (6.9 in)
2016	280.4 mm (11.0 in)
2017	146.2 mm (5.8 in)
2018	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
2019	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
2020	205.6 mm (8.1 in)
2021	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
2022	268.6 mm (10.6 in)
2023	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
2024	154.8 mm (6.1 in)
2025	199.6 mm (7.9 in)
2026	96.2 mm (3.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Coolangatta, 1982 to 2026. The record is 535.8 mm (21.1 in) in 2025, marked on the chart; the median year is 215.2 mm (8.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Coolangatta by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1982	20.2 mm (0.8 in)
1983	215.2 mm (8.5 in)
1984	352.6 mm (13.9 in)
1985	187.0 mm (7.4 in)
1986	135.2 mm (5.3 in)
1987	449.8 mm (17.7 in)
1988	291.8 mm (11.5 in)
1989	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1990	224.8 mm (8.9 in)
1991	107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1992	164.8 mm (6.5 in)
1993	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1994	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1995	417.0 mm (16.4 in)
1996	236.8 mm (9.3 in)
1997	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1998	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1999	246.2 mm (9.7 in)
2000	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
2001	202.0 mm (8.0 in)
2002	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2003	249.0 mm (9.8 in)
2004	325.8 mm (12.8 in)
2005	181.8 mm (7.2 in)
2006	248.8 mm (9.8 in)
2007	156.8 mm (6.2 in)
2008	186.0 mm (7.3 in)
2009	303.0 mm (11.9 in)
2010	271.6 mm (10.7 in)
2011	151.0 mm (5.9 in)
2012	390.6 mm (15.4 in)
2013	261.2 mm (10.3 in)
2014	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
2015	313.4 mm (12.3 in)
2016	364.8 mm (14.4 in)
2017	222.0 mm (8.7 in)
2018	162.0 mm (6.4 in)
2019	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
2020	443.0 mm (17.4 in)
2021	379.8 mm (15.0 in)
2022	496.6 mm (19.6 in)
2023	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
2024	242.2 mm (9.5 in)
2025	535.8 mm (21.1 in)
2026	184.6 mm (7.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Coolangatta, 1982 to 2026. The record is 91 days in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Coolangatta by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1982	6 days
1983	17 days
1984	24 days
1985	19 days
1986	29 days
1987	33 days
1988	19 days
1989	27 days
1990	28 days
1991	91 days
1992	22 days
1993	5 days
1994	42 days
1995	35 days
1996	24 days
1997	35 days
1998	15 days
1999	15 days
2000	23 days
2001	20 days
2002	32 days
2003	36 days
2004	37 days
2005	20 days
2006	20 days
2007	25 days
2008	27 days
2009	47 days
2010	18 days
2011	16 days
2012	60 days
2013	29 days
2014	17 days
2015	16 days
2016	23 days
2017	37 days
2018	22 days
2019	25 days
2020	27 days
2021	20 days
2022	24 days
2023	27 days
2024	22 days
2025	29 days
2026	17 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

40 years, 1983 to 2025

A day with at least 129.7 mm (5.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 310.0 mm (12.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Coolangatta: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	129.7 mm (5.1 in)
5 years	181.2 mm (7.1 in)
10 years	213.9 mm (8.4 in)
25 years	253.8 mm (10.0 in)
50 years	282.4 mm (11.1 in)	Longer than the 40 years of record
100 years	310.0 mm (12.2 in)	Longer than the 40 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, 40 years of values from 1983 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: 280.4 mm (11.0 in) in 2016; 268.6 mm (10.6 in) in 2022; 238.4 mm (9.4 in) in 1984.

Download the Data

Data for Coolangatta standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Coolangatta 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.

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