Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre) Weather Records (ASN00063062)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre) (ASN00063062), Australia, with 62 years of record.

Key Facts for Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre)

Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre) (ASN00063062) is a weather station in Australia at -33.37 latitude and 150.24 longitude, 1,050 m (3,445 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1938 to 1999, 62 years of record.
1,464 records set at Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre) set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 31 October 1999.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -33.37 latitude, 150.24 longitude.
Elevation: 1,050 m (3,445 ft).
Period of record: 1938 to 1999, 62 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 Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre). 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 Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	35.1 C (95.2 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	18.0 C (64.4 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	19.7 C (67.5 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre) still stand. 1972 holds the most, with 205.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre) between 6 August 1986 and 6 August 1986. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 192.0 mm (7.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre). The most was 192.0 mm (7.6 in) on 6 August 1986.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	19 January 1950
Feb	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	8 February 1992
Mar	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	28 March 1942
Apr	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	29 April 1963
May	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	25 May 1974
Jun	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	20 June 1975
Jul	125.3 mm (4.9 in)	6 July 1988
Aug	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	6 August 1986
Sep	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	2 September 1970
Oct	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	15 October 1942
Nov	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	8 November 1984
Dec	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	6 December 1980

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 1975

11 years of record at Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre), 1965 to 1975. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970.

Days with data per year at Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre)
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	147	40%	No
1966	160	44%	No
1967	110	30%	No
1968	233	64%	No
1969	332	91%	Yes
1970	153	42%	No
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	364	100%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1999	Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1999	Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre), AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1999	Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre), AU	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1999	Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre), AU	daily rain (Tie)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	tie	1 year	1 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1999	Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre), AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	22 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1998	Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre), AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1998	Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre), AU	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	21 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1998	Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre), AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1998	Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1998	Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1998	Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1998	Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre), AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1998	Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1997	Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1997	Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	47 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1997	Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre), AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 1997	Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	47 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 1997	Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre), AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	12 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1997	Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre), AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1997	Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	28 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1938 to 1999

Yearly extremes at Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	35.1 C (95.2 F)	1973	32.8 C (91.0 F)	11
Coldest night (TNn)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	1972	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	11
Wettest day (Rx1day)	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	1986	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	62
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	380.5 mm (15.0 in)	1978	129.2 mm (5.1 in)	62
Longest dry spell (CDD)	46 days	1957	21 days	62

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre), 1938 to 1999. The record is 35.1 C (95.2 F) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.8 C (91.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre) by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1938	n/a
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	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1966	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1967	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1968	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1969	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1970	30.7 C (87.3 F)
1971	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1972	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1973	35.1 C (95.2 F)
1974	30.5 C (86.9 F)
1975	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre), 1938 to 1999. The record is -9.4 C (15.1 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is -6.7 C (19.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre) by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1938	n/a
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	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1966	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1967	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1968	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1969	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1970	-3.4 C (25.9 F)
1971	-5.4 C (22.3 F)
1972	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1973	-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1974	-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1975	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre), 1938 to 1999. The record is 192.0 mm (7.6 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.9 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1938	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1939	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1940	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1941	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1942	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1943	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1944	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1945	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1946	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1947	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1948	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1949	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1950	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1951	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1952	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1953	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1954	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1955	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1956	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1957	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1958	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1959	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1960	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1961	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1962	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1963	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1964	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1965	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1966	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1967	158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1968	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1969	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1970	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1971	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1972	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1973	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1974	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1975	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1976	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1977	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1978	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1979	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1980	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1981	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1982	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1983	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1984	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1985	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1986	192.0 mm (7.6 in)
1987	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1988	125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1989	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1990	127.4 mm (5.0 in)
1991	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1992	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1993	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1994	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1995	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1996	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1997	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1998	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1999	66.0 mm (2.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre), 1938 to 1999. The record is 380.5 mm (15.0 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 129.2 mm (5.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1938	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1939	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1940	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1941	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1942	207.8 mm (8.2 in)
1943	210.7 mm (8.3 in)
1944	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1945	179.6 mm (7.1 in)
1946	198.3 mm (7.8 in)
1947	153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1948	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1949	176.3 mm (6.9 in)
1950	149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1951	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1952	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1953	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1954	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1955	149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1956	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1957	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1958	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1959	126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1960	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1961	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1962	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1963	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1964	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1965	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1966	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1967	166.5 mm (6.6 in)
1968	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1969	174.1 mm (6.9 in)
1970	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1971	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1972	112.7 mm (4.4 in)
1973	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1974	173.2 mm (6.8 in)
1975	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1976	221.4 mm (8.7 in)
1977	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1978	380.5 mm (15.0 in)
1979	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1980	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1981	140.9 mm (5.5 in)
1982	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1983	185.6 mm (7.3 in)
1984	169.2 mm (6.7 in)
1985	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1986	353.8 mm (13.9 in)
1987	198.4 mm (7.8 in)
1988	165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1989	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1990	184.6 mm (7.3 in)
1991	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1992	265.8 mm (10.5 in)
1993	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1994	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1995	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1996	164.6 mm (6.5 in)
1997	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1998	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1999	80.4 mm (3.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre), 1938 to 1999. The record is 46 days in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1938	29 days
1939	19 days
1940	19 days
1941	24 days
1942	26 days
1943	15 days
1944	20 days
1945	22 days
1946	14 days
1947	22 days
1948	18 days
1949	18 days
1950	12 days
1951	31 days
1952	20 days
1953	18 days
1954	17 days
1955	20 days
1956	17 days
1957	46 days
1958	17 days
1959	35 days
1960	16 days
1961	28 days
1962	31 days
1963	20 days
1964	15 days
1965	27 days
1966	38 days
1967	30 days
1968	26 days
1969	25 days
1970	27 days
1971	29 days
1972	16 days
1973	29 days
1974	23 days
1975	18 days
1976	22 days
1977	18 days
1978	20 days
1979	17 days
1980	34 days
1981	24 days
1982	37 days
1983	42 days
1984	29 days
1985	14 days
1986	21 days
1987	22 days
1988	27 days
1989	10 days
1990	21 days
1991	18 days
1992	18 days
1993	14 days
1994	6 days
1995	15 days
1996	24 days
1997	23 days
1998	13 days
1999	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

49 years, 1939 to 1998

A day with at least 66.7 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 193.2 mm (7.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	66.7 mm (2.6 in)
5 years	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
10 years	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
25 years	143.7 mm (5.7 in)
50 years	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	Longer than the 49 years of record
100 years	193.2 mm (7.6 in)	Longer than the 49 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, 49 years of values from 1939 to 1998.

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: 192.0 mm (7.6 in) in 1986; 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1942; 132.0 mm (5.2 in) in 1992.

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Data for Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre) 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).