Lightning Ridge Visitors Infor Weather Records (ASN00048243)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lightning Ridge Visitors Infor (ASN00048243), Australia, with 30 years of record.

Key Facts for Lightning Ridge Visitors Infor

Lightning Ridge Visitors Infor (ASN00048243) is a weather station in Australia at -29.43 latitude and 147.97 longitude, 154 m (505 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1997 to 2026, 30 years of record.
1,464 records set at Lightning Ridge Visitors Infor still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -29.43 latitude, 147.97 longitude.
Elevation: 154 m (505 ft).
Period of record: 1997 to 2026, 30 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

15 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Lightning Ridge Visitors Infor. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 15 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Lightning Ridge Visitors Infor, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	48.5 C (119.3 F)	11.5 C (52.7 F)	43.8 C (110.8 F)	20.6 C (69.1 F)
Feb	47.2 C (117.0 F)	10.3 C (50.5 F)	37.0 C (98.6 F)	23.1 C (73.6 F)
Mar	42.0 C (107.6 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37.7 C (99.9 F)	10.8 C (51.4 F)
Apr	36.9 C (98.4 F)	2.0 C (35.6 F)	34.1 C (93.4 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)
May	32.0 C (89.6 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29.0 C (84.2 F)	6.2 C (43.2 F)
Jun	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	25.3 C (77.5 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)
Jul	28.8 C (83.8 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24.8 C (76.6 F)	1.5 C (34.7 F)
Aug	36.2 C (97.2 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26.8 C (80.2 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)
Sep	39.3 C (102.7 F)	1.5 C (34.7 F)	35.5 C (95.9 F)	7.0 C (44.6 F)
Oct	41.5 C (106.7 F)	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	31.2 C (88.2 F)	16.0 C (60.8 F)
Nov	44.5 C (112.1 F)	6.0 C (42.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	45.8 C (114.4 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Lightning Ridge Visitors Infor still stand. 2008 holds the most, with 75.

Standing records at Lightning Ridge Visitors Infor by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1997	26
1998	66
1999	41
2000	61
2001	42
2002	46
2003	47
2004	59
2005	58
2006	49
2007	53
2008	75
2009	64
2010	61
2011	41
2012	50
2013	61
2014	49
2015	37
2016	71
2017	67
2018	41
2019	68
2020	42
2021	33
2022	20
2023	38
2024	31
2025	42
2026	25

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 138.0 mm (5.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lightning Ridge Visitors Infor. The most was 138.0 mm (5.4 in) on 29 March 2025.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Lightning Ridge Visitors Infor
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	136.8 mm (5.4 in)	30 January 2024
Feb	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	14 February 2009
Mar	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	29 March 2025
Apr	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	2 April 2025
May	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	15 May 2025
Jun	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	4 June 2016
Jul	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	21 July 1998
Aug	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	5 August 2022
Sep	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	14 September 2016
Oct	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 October 2000
Nov	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	16 November 2000
Dec	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 December 2015

Period of Record Coverage

1997 to 2026

30 years of record at Lightning Ridge Visitors Infor, 1997 to 2026. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1997, 2012, 2014, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and others.

Days with data per year at Lightning Ridge Visitors Infor
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1997	198	54%	No
1998	354	97%	Yes
1999	350	96%	Yes
2000	352	96%	Yes
2001	361	99%	Yes
2002	361	99%	Yes
2003	355	97%	Yes
2004	352	96%	Yes
2005	353	97%	Yes
2006	350	96%	Yes
2007	354	97%	Yes
2008	343	94%	Yes
2009	341	93%	Yes
2010	346	95%	Yes
2011	356	98%	Yes
2012	298	81%	No
2013	365	100%	Yes
2014	301	82%	No
2015	361	99%	Yes
2016	344	94%	Yes
2017	331	91%	Yes
2018	341	93%	Yes
2019	346	95%	Yes
2020	220	60%	No
2021	324	89%	No
2022	139	38%	No
2023	282	77%	No
2024	322	88%	No
2025	306	84%	No
2026	215	59%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

19 complete years, 1998 to 2024

One stripe for each of 19 complete years at Lightning Ridge Visitors Infor, 1998 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 21.2 C (70.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2008, at 20.0 C (68.1 F), and the warmest was 2019, at 22.2 C (72.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Lightning Ridge Visitors Infor as warming stripes, 1998 to 2024
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1998	20.6 C	-0.55 C
1999	20.1 C	-1.04 C
2000	20.3 C	-0.82 C
2001	20.8 C	-0.36 C
2002	21.4 C	+0.28 C
2003	21.0 C	-0.15 C
2004	21.0 C	-0.19 C
2005	21.7 C	+0.56 C
2006	21.4 C	+0.26 C
2007	21.2 C	+0.00 C
2008	20.0 C	-1.12 C
2009	21.3 C	+0.17 C
2011	20.7 C	-0.50 C
2013	21.6 C	+0.42 C
2016	20.5 C	-0.64 C
2017	22.1 C	+0.89 C
2018	22.0 C	+0.80 C
2019	22.2 C	+1.05 C
2024	22.0 C	+0.86 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

1997 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Lightning Ridge Visitors Infor: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	48.5 C (119.3 F)	2014	43.8 C (110.8 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	2008	-1.0 C (30.1 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	2025	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	30
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	201.4 mm (7.9 in)	2025	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	30
Longest dry spell (CDD)	140 days	2019	42 days	30

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Lightning Ridge Visitors Infor, 1997 to 2026. The record is 48.5 C (119.3 F) in 2014, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.8 C (110.8 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Lightning Ridge Visitors Infor by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1997	44.1 C (111.4 F)
1998	42.5 C (108.5 F)
1999	42.3 C (108.1 F)
2000	43.8 C (110.8 F)
2001	45.3 C (113.5 F)
2002	42.0 C (107.6 F)
2003	44.2 C (111.6 F)
2004	44.5 C (112.1 F)
2005	43.2 C (109.8 F)
2006	44.0 C (111.2 F)
2007	43.0 C (109.4 F)
2008	40.5 C (104.9 F)
2009	44.5 C (112.1 F)
2010	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2011	44.0 C (111.2 F)
2012	43.5 C (110.3 F)
2013	47.5 C (117.5 F)
2014	48.5 C (119.3 F)
2015	44.0 C (111.2 F)
2016	43.6 C (110.5 F)
2017	47.2 C (117.0 F)
2018	43.4 C (110.1 F)
2019	46.0 C (114.8 F)
2020	45.8 C (114.4 F)
2021	40.1 C (104.2 F)
2022	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2023	42.1 C (107.8 F)
2024	43.2 C (109.8 F)
2025	43.9 C (111.0 F)
2026	43.8 C (110.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Lightning Ridge Visitors Infor, 1997 to 2026. The record is -7.0 C (19.4 F) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is -1.0 C (30.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Lightning Ridge Visitors Infor by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1997	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1998	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1999	-0.8 C (30.6 F)
2000	-1.2 C (29.8 F)
2001	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
2002	-2.6 C (27.3 F)
2003	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
2004	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
2005	-1.3 C (29.7 F)
2006	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2007	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
2008	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
2009	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2010	-3.5 C (25.7 F)
2011	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
2012	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2013	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
2014	-2.5 C (27.5 F)
2015	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2016	-1.2 C (29.8 F)
2017	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2018	-2.7 C (27.1 F)
2019	0.2 C (32.4 F)
2020	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2021	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2022	0.2 C (32.4 F)
2023	-0.7 C (30.7 F)
2024	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2025	0.1 C (32.2 F)
2026	1.1 C (34.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Lightning Ridge Visitors Infor, 1997 to 2026. The record is 138.0 mm (5.4 in) in 2025, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.9 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lightning Ridge Visitors Infor by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1997	17.6 mm (0.7 in)
1998	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1999	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2000	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
2001	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
2002	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
2003	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
2004	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
2005	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
2006	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
2007	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
2008	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
2009	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
2010	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
2011	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
2012	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
2013	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2014	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
2015	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
2016	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
2017	28.3 mm (1.1 in)
2018	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
2019	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
2020	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
2021	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
2022	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
2023	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
2024	136.8 mm (5.4 in)
2025	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
2026	27.1 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Lightning Ridge Visitors Infor, 1997 to 2026. The record is 201.4 mm (7.9 in) in 2025, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.6 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lightning Ridge Visitors Infor by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1997	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1998	94.9 mm (3.7 in)
1999	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
2000	145.7 mm (5.7 in)
2001	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2002	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
2003	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
2004	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
2005	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
2006	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
2007	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2008	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
2009	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
2010	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
2011	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
2012	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
2013	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
2014	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2015	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
2016	135.8 mm (5.3 in)
2017	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
2018	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
2019	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2020	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
2021	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
2022	114.2 mm (4.5 in)
2023	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
2024	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
2025	201.4 mm (7.9 in)
2026	36.1 mm (1.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Lightning Ridge Visitors Infor, 1997 to 2026. The record is 140 days in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 42 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lightning Ridge Visitors Infor by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1997	36 days
1998	45 days
1999	36 days
2000	38 days
2001	40 days
2002	64 days
2003	50 days
2004	52 days
2005	40 days
2006	49 days
2007	37 days
2008	49 days
2009	37 days
2010	22 days
2011	27 days
2012	64 days
2013	42 days
2014	37 days
2015	42 days
2016	47 days
2017	57 days
2018	67 days
2019	140 days
2020	42 days
2021	24 days
2022	43 days
2023	44 days
2024	41 days
2025	36 days
2026	60 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.

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).