South Solitary Island Weather Records (ASN00059074)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for South Solitary Island (ASN00059074), Australia, with 79 years of record.

Key Facts for South Solitary Island

South Solitary Island (ASN00059074) is a weather station in Australia at -30.20 latitude and 153.27 longitude, 40 m (131 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1897 to 1975, 79 years of record.
1,464 records set at South Solitary Island still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
South Solitary Island set a daily record precipitation of 46.8 mm (1.8 in) on 14 November 1975.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -30.20 latitude, 153.27 longitude.
Elevation: 40 m (131 ft).
Period of record: 1897 to 1975, 79 years.
Eligible elements: 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 South Solitary Island. 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 South Solitary Island, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	31.0 C (87.8 F)	14.0 C (57.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	28.3 C (82.9 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	29.8 C (85.6 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	28.5 C (83.3 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	26.5 C (79.7 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.5 C (41.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	24.0 C (75.2 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	27.8 C (82.0 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	27.8 C (82.0 F)	8.7 C (47.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.7 C (89.1 F)	12.0 C (53.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	32.8 C (91.0 F)	12.4 C (54.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	38.0 C (100.4 F)	16.0 C (60.8 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at South Solitary Island still stand. 1973 holds the most, with 269.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at South Solitary Island between 11 March 1974 and 11 March 1974. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 345.7 mm (13.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at South Solitary Island. The most was 345.7 mm (13.6 in) on 11 March 1974.

Record daily precipitation for each month at South Solitary Island
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	6 January 1921
Feb	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	19 February 1907
Mar	345.7 mm (13.6 in)	11 March 1974
Apr	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	1 April 1904
May	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	3 May 1901
Jun	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	22 June 1898
Jul	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	5 July 1900
Aug	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	30 August 1906
Sep	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 September 1906
Oct	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	12 October 1904
Nov	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	9 November 1917
Dec	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	12 December 1910

Period of Record Coverage

1969 to 1975

7 years of record at South Solitary Island, 1969 to 1975. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1969.

Latest Records

Latest records at South Solitary Island
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 November 1975	South Solitary Island, AU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	2 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1975	South Solitary Island, AU	daily rain	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1975	South Solitary Island, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1975	South Solitary Island, AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1975	South Solitary Island, AU	daily rain	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	1 year	13 of 100 (Routine)
12 September 1975	South Solitary Island, AU	daily rain	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1975	South Solitary Island, AU	daily rain	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	77 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1975	South Solitary Island, AU	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1975	South Solitary Island, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 June 1975	South Solitary Island, AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1975	South Solitary Island, AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1975	South Solitary Island, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1975	South Solitary Island, AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1975	South Solitary Island, AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1975	South Solitary Island, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	68 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1975	South Solitary Island, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1975	South Solitary Island, AU	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	67 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1975	South Solitary Island, AU	daily rain	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1974	South Solitary Island, AU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1974	South Solitary Island, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1897 to 1975

Yearly extremes at South Solitary Island: 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)	1972	31.0 C (87.8 F)	7
Coldest night (TNn)	5.5 C (41.9 F)	1974	6.8 C (44.2 F)	7
Wettest day (Rx1day)	345.7 mm (13.6 in)	1974	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	39
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	761.4 mm (30.0 in)	1974	188.2 mm (7.4 in)	39
Longest dry spell (CDD)	48 days	1915	24 days	39

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at South Solitary Island, 1897 to 1975. The record is 38.0 C (100.4 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.0 C (87.8 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at South Solitary Island by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1970	29.2 C (84.6 F)
1971	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1972	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1973	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1974	30.2 C (86.4 F)
1975	30.2 C (86.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at South Solitary Island, 1897 to 1975. The record is 5.5 C (41.9 F) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 6.8 C (44.2 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at South Solitary Island by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1970	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1971	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1972	8.7 C (47.7 F)
1973	7.5 C (45.5 F)
1974	5.5 C (41.9 F)
1975	6.8 C (44.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at South Solitary Island, 1897 to 1975. The record is 345.7 mm (13.6 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.6 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at South Solitary Island by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1897	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1898	212.1 mm (8.4 in)
1899	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1900	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1901	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1902	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1903	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1904	241.3 mm (9.5 in)
1905	227.3 mm (8.9 in)
1906	193.0 mm (7.6 in)
1907	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1908	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1909	150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1910	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1911	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1912	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1913	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1914	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1915	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1916	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1917	175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1918	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1919	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1920	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1921	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1922	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1923	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1924	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1925	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1926	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1927	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1968	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1969	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1970	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1971	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1972	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1973	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1974	345.7 mm (13.6 in)
1975	87.4 mm (3.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at South Solitary Island, 1897 to 1975. The record is 761.4 mm (30.0 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 188.2 mm (7.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at South Solitary Island by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1897	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1898	360.4 mm (14.2 in)
1899	274.6 mm (10.8 in)
1900	200.5 mm (7.9 in)
1901	209.1 mm (8.2 in)
1902	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1903	234.5 mm (9.2 in)
1904	308.8 mm (12.2 in)
1905	336.7 mm (13.3 in)
1906	290.0 mm (11.4 in)
1907	156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1908	186.7 mm (7.4 in)
1909	179.8 mm (7.1 in)
1910	186.7 mm (7.4 in)
1911	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1912	145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1913	139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1914	213.4 mm (8.4 in)
1915	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1916	176.6 mm (7.0 in)
1917	226.1 mm (8.9 in)
1918	147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1919	205.5 mm (8.1 in)
1920	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1921	417.3 mm (16.4 in)
1922	203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1923	188.2 mm (7.4 in)
1924	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1925	148.5 mm (5.8 in)
1926	139.9 mm (5.5 in)
1927	270.6 mm (10.7 in)
1968	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1969	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1970	214.1 mm (8.4 in)
1971	260.8 mm (10.3 in)
1972	204.7 mm (8.1 in)
1973	149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1974	761.4 mm (30.0 in)
1975	210.4 mm (8.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at South Solitary Island, 1897 to 1975. The record is 48 days in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at South Solitary Island by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1897	18 days
1898	16 days
1899	18 days
1900	18 days
1901	22 days
1902	20 days
1903	17 days
1904	24 days
1905	40 days
1906	45 days
1907	44 days
1908	24 days
1909	23 days
1910	28 days
1911	36 days
1912	20 days
1913	24 days
1914	14 days
1915	48 days
1916	23 days
1917	21 days
1918	42 days
1919	44 days
1920	27 days
1921	20 days
1922	39 days
1923	30 days
1924	23 days
1925	33 days
1926	48 days
1927	45 days
1968	18 days
1969	22 days
1970	35 days
1971	26 days
1972	36 days
1973	14 days
1974	32 days
1975	33 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

36 years, 1898 to 1975

A day with at least 96.4 mm (3.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 408.5 mm (16.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at South Solitary 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	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
5 years	141.1 mm (5.6 in)
10 years	182.2 mm (7.2 in)
25 years	252.1 mm (9.9 in)
50 years	321.0 mm (12.6 in)	Longer than the 36 years of record
100 years	408.5 mm (16.1 in)	Longer than the 36 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, 36 years of values from 1898 to 1975.

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: 345.7 mm (13.6 in) in 1974; 241.3 mm (9.5 in) in 1904; 227.3 mm (8.9 in) in 1905.

Download the Data

Data for South Solitary Island standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for South Solitary 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 2026-10-14 (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).

Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1969	279	76%	No
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	364	100%	Yes
1974	363	99%	Yes
1975	334	92%	Yes