Norah Head Lighthouse Weather Records (ASN00061273)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Norah Head Lighthouse (ASN00061273), Australia, with 37 years of record.

Key Facts for Norah Head Lighthouse

Norah Head Lighthouse (ASN00061273) is a weather station in Australia at -33.28 latitude and 151.58 longitude, 27 m (89 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1969 to 2005, 37 years of record.
1,464 records set at Norah Head Lighthouse still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Norah Head Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 17 May 2005.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -33.28 latitude, 151.58 longitude.
Elevation: 27 m (89 ft).
Period of record: 1969 to 2005, 37 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 Norah Head 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 Norah Head Lighthouse, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	38.3 C (100.9 F)	11.0 C (51.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	39.1 C (102.4 F)	11.6 C (52.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	37.3 C (99.1 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.6 C (96.1 F)	8.5 C (47.3 F)	n/a	n/a
May	29.0 C (84.2 F)	5.4 C (41.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	25.4 C (77.7 F)	3.6 C (38.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	26.0 C (78.8 F)	3.4 C (38.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	30.1 C (86.2 F)	4.0 C (39.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	34.8 C (94.6 F)	5.5 C (41.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	36.5 C (97.7 F)	6.6 C (43.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	38.6 C (101.5 F)	9.0 C (48.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	40.2 C (104.4 F)	8.4 C (47.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Norah Head Lighthouse still stand. 1995 holds the most, with 65.

Standing records at Norah Head Lighthouse by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1969	27
1970	45
1971	35
1972	47
1973	42
1974	36
1975	55
1976	37
1977	37
1978	37
1979	17
1980	56
1981	32
1982	35
1983	49
1984	53
1985	39
1986	50
1987	52
1988	36
1989	39
1990	41
1991	40
1992	25
1993	43
1994	48
1995	65
1996	60
1997	38
1998	50
1999	37
2000	34
2001	34
2002	33
2003	35
2004	25

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 246.0 mm (9.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Norah Head Lighthouse. The most was 246.0 mm (9.7 in) on 3 February 1990.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Norah Head Lighthouse
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	235.2 mm (9.3 in)	29 January 1978
Feb	246.0 mm (9.7 in)	3 February 1990
Mar	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	4 March 1977
Apr	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	2 April 1999
May	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	18 May 1974
Jun	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	2 June 1978
Jul	118.3 mm (4.7 in)	5 July 1997
Aug	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	31 August 1996
Sep	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	20 September 1982
Oct	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	14 October 1985
Nov	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	11 November 1989
Dec	122.6 mm (4.8 in)	17 December 1983

Period of Record Coverage

1969 to 2004

36 years of record at Norah Head Lighthouse, 1969 to 2004. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1969, 1972, 1979, 2003, 2004.

Days with data per year at Norah Head Lighthouse
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1969	174	48%	No
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	362	99%	Yes
1972	307	84%	No
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	363	99%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	365	100%	Yes
1977	362	99%	Yes
1978	360	99%	Yes
1979	238	65%	No
1980	364	99%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	364	100%	Yes
1983	363	99%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	363	99%	Yes
1986	364	100%	Yes
1987	361	99%	Yes
1988	362	99%	Yes
1989	337	92%	Yes
1990	363	99%	Yes
1991	362	99%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	363	99%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	357	98%	Yes
1996	364	99%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	330	90%	Yes
2000	336	92%	Yes
2001	347	95%	Yes
2002	345	95%	Yes
2003	309	85%	No
2004	222	61%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Norah Head Lighthouse
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 May 2005	Norah Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 2004	Norah Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2004	Norah Head Lighthouse, AU	daily low max (Tie)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	tie	22 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 2004	Norah Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2004	Norah Head Lighthouse, AU	daily low max	17.0 C (62.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	35 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 2004	Norah Head Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	30.2 C (86.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	6 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 2004	Norah Head Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	6 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 2004	Norah Head Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	26.5 C (79.7 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	4 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 2004	Norah Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 2004	Norah Head Lighthouse, AU	daily low min (Tie)	6.3 C (43.3 F)	tie	19 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 2004	Norah Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 2004	Norah Head Lighthouse, AU	daily low max	12.9 C (55.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 2004	Norah Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 2004	Norah Head Lighthouse, AU	daily high min (Tie)	12.9 C (55.2 F)	tie	3 years	0 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 2004	Norah Head Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	25.7 C (78.3 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	12 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 2004	Norah Head Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 2004	Norah Head Lighthouse, AU	daily low min	6.8 C (44.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	22 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 2004	Norah Head Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	24.3 C (75.7 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	15 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 2004	Norah Head Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	13.5 C (56.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	24 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 2004	Norah Head Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	23.0 C (73.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	1 year	4 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

31 complete years, 1970 to 2003

One stripe for each of 31 complete years at Norah Head Lighthouse, 1970 to 2003. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.1 C (64.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1992, at 17.4 C (63.4 F), and the warmest was 1980, at 18.9 C (66.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Norah Head Lighthouse as warming stripes, 1970 to 2003
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1970	17.9 C	-0.25 C
1971	17.8 C	-0.31 C
1973	18.8 C	+0.65 C
1974	17.9 C	-0.20 C
1975	18.4 C	+0.30 C
1976	18.1 C	0.00 C
1977	18.4 C	+0.22 C
1978	17.9 C	-0.21 C
1980	18.9 C	+0.81 C
1981	18.4 C	+0.26 C
1982	18.0 C	-0.14 C
1983	18.0 C	-0.09 C
1984	17.6 C	-0.57 C
1985	17.7 C	-0.40 C
1986	17.7 C	-0.46 C
1987	17.9 C	-0.20 C
1988	18.4 C	+0.29 C
1990	18.0 C	-0.18 C
1991	18.4 C	+0.24 C
1992	17.4 C	-0.70 C
1993	17.8 C	-0.37 C
1994	18.0 C	-0.12 C
1995	17.7 C	-0.45 C
1996	17.8 C	-0.35 C
1997	18.3 C	+0.19 C
1998	18.8 C	+0.65 C
1999	18.5 C	+0.33 C
2000	18.3 C	+0.20 C
2001	18.7 C	+0.59 C
2002	18.5 C	+0.33 C
2003	18.2 C	+0.07 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1970 to 2003 is 0.04 C (-0.10 to 0.19) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 31 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Norah Head Lighthouse
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.04 C (-0.10 to 0.19) per decade	0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.3) per decade	1970 to 2003	31	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade	0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.5) per decade	1970 to 2003	31	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	-0.01 C (-0.16 to 0.14) per decade	-0.02 F (-0.29 to 0.26) per decade	1970 to 2003	31	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

1969 to 2005

Yearly extremes at Norah Head Lighthouse: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.2 C (104.4 F)	1994	36.8 C (98.3 F)	36
Coldest night (TNn)	3.4 C (38.1 F)	1986	5.3 C (41.5 F)	36
Wettest day (Rx1day)	246.0 mm (9.7 in)	1990	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	37
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	476.4 mm (18.8 in)	1990	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	37
Longest dry spell (CDD)	44 days	1995	22 days	37

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Norah Head Lighthouse, 1969 to 2005. The record is 40.2 C (104.4 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.8 C (98.3 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Norah Head Lighthouse by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1969	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1970	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1971	33.4 C (92.1 F)
1972	35.3 C (95.5 F)
1973	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974	37.5 C (99.5 F)
1975	36.8 C (98.2 F)
1976	37.5 C (99.5 F)
1977	38.7 C (101.7 F)
1978	34.6 C (94.3 F)
1979	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1980	36.9 C (98.4 F)
1981	38.4 C (101.1 F)
1982	36.8 C (98.2 F)
1983	39.2 C (102.6 F)
1984	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1985	37.6 C (99.7 F)
1986	35.7 C (96.3 F)
1987	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1988	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1989	34.8 C (94.6 F)
1990	36.8 C (98.2 F)
1991	37.4 C (99.3 F)
1992	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1993	35.7 C (96.3 F)
1994	40.2 C (104.4 F)
1995	38.6 C (101.5 F)
1996	36.5 C (97.7 F)
1997	37.7 C (99.9 F)
1998	36.8 C (98.2 F)
1999	33.0 C (91.4 F)
2000	38.4 C (101.1 F)
2001	39.2 C (102.6 F)
2002	38.6 C (101.5 F)
2003	37.0 C (98.6 F)
2004	39.1 C (102.4 F)
2005	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Norah Head Lighthouse, 1969 to 2005. The record is 3.4 C (38.1 F) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 5.3 C (41.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Norah Head Lighthouse by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1969	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1970	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1971	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1972	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1973	6.8 C (44.2 F)
1974	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1975	4.2 C (39.6 F)
1976	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1977	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1978	3.6 C (38.5 F)
1979	6.2 C (43.2 F)
1980	6.3 C (43.3 F)
1981	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1982	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1983	3.6 C (38.5 F)
1984	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1985	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1986	3.4 C (38.1 F)
1987	5.4 C (41.7 F)
1988	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1989	4.6 C (40.3 F)
1990	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1991	5.5 C (41.9 F)
1992	5.2 C (41.4 F)
1993	5.3 C (41.5 F)
1994	5.4 C (41.7 F)
1995	4.9 C (40.8 F)
1996	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1997	6.2 C (43.2 F)
1998	4.6 C (40.3 F)
1999	4.8 C (40.6 F)
2000	5.7 C (42.3 F)
2001	6.2 C (43.2 F)
2002	5.3 C (41.5 F)
2003	4.5 C (40.1 F)
2004	6.3 C (43.3 F)
2005	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Norah Head Lighthouse, 1969 to 2005. The record is 246.0 mm (9.7 in) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 94.8 mm (3.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Norah Head Lighthouse by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1969	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1970	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1971	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1972	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1973	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1974	149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1975	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1976	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1977	148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1978	235.2 mm (9.3 in)
1979	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1980	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1981	158.6 mm (6.2 in)
1982	134.0 mm (5.3 in)
1983	122.6 mm (4.8 in)
1984	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1985	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1986	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1987	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1988	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1989	168.0 mm (6.6 in)
1990	246.0 mm (9.7 in)
1991	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1992	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1993	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1994	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1995	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1996	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1997	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1998	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1999	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
2000	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2001	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
2002	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2003	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
2004	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
2005	86.4 mm (3.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Norah Head Lighthouse, 1969 to 2005. The record is 476.4 mm (18.8 in) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 153.4 mm (6.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Norah Head Lighthouse by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1969	122.8 mm (4.8 in)
1970	153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1971	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1972	127.7 mm (5.0 in)
1973	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1974	182.1 mm (7.2 in)
1975	183.2 mm (7.2 in)
1976	203.0 mm (8.0 in)
1977	270.2 mm (10.6 in)
1978	264.4 mm (10.4 in)
1979	176.4 mm (6.9 in)
1980	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1981	290.2 mm (11.4 in)
1982	236.0 mm (9.3 in)
1983	153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1984	183.8 mm (7.2 in)
1985	138.8 mm (5.5 in)
1986	179.6 mm (7.1 in)
1987	113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1988	262.1 mm (10.3 in)
1989	206.2 mm (8.1 in)
1990	476.4 mm (18.8 in)
1991	127.4 mm (5.0 in)
1992	179.1 mm (7.1 in)
1993	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1994	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1995	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1996	152.2 mm (6.0 in)
1997	238.5 mm (9.4 in)
1998	196.6 mm (7.7 in)
1999	282.8 mm (11.1 in)
2000	133.8 mm (5.3 in)
2001	128.6 mm (5.1 in)
2002	182.4 mm (7.2 in)
2003	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
2004	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
2005	119.2 mm (4.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Norah Head Lighthouse, 1969 to 2005. The record is 44 days in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Norah Head Lighthouse by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1969	22 days
1970	38 days
1971	18 days
1972	32 days
1973	17 days
1974	20 days
1975	41 days
1976	18 days
1977	31 days
1978	22 days
1979	22 days
1980	31 days
1981	26 days
1982	25 days
1983	16 days
1984	17 days
1985	29 days
1986	25 days
1987	22 days
1988	38 days
1989	34 days
1990	21 days
1991	17 days
1992	17 days
1993	21 days
1994	25 days
1995	44 days
1996	21 days
1997	18 days
1998	13 days
1999	16 days
2000	22 days
2001	36 days
2002	41 days
2003	29 days
2004	22 days
2005	23 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

33 years, 1970 to 2003

A day with at least 97.9 mm (3.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 270.5 mm (10.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Norah Head 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	97.9 mm (3.9 in)
5 years	140.1 mm (5.5 in)
10 years	169.5 mm (6.7 in)
25 years	208.6 mm (8.2 in)
50 years	239.0 mm (9.4 in)	Longer than the 33 years of record
100 years	270.5 mm (10.6 in)	Longer than the 33 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, 33 years of values from 1970 to 2003.

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: 246.0 mm (9.7 in) in 1990; 235.2 mm (9.3 in) in 1978; 168.0 mm (6.6 in) in 1989.

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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).