Port Kembla Signal Station Weather Records (ASN00068053)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Port Kembla Signal Station (ASN00068053), Australia, with 77 years of record.

Key Facts for Port Kembla Signal Station

Port Kembla Signal Station (ASN00068053) is a weather station in Australia at -34.48 latitude and 150.91 longitude, 11 m (36 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1950 to 2026, 77 years of record.
1,464 records set at Port Kembla Signal Station still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -34.48 latitude, 150.91 longitude.
Elevation: 11 m (36 ft).
Period of record: 1950 to 2026, 77 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

11 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Port Kembla Signal Station. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 11 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Port Kembla Signal Station, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	36.8 C (98.2 F)	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33.4 C (92.1 F)	16.4 C (61.5 F)
Feb	32.6 C (90.7 F)	13.0 C (55.4 F)	32.6 C (90.7 F)	15.9 C (60.6 F)
Mar	35.4 C (95.7 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26.8 C (80.2 F)	16.2 C (61.2 F)
Apr	32.5 C (90.5 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29.0 C (84.2 F)	12.0 C (53.6 F)
May	29.4 C (84.9 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22.3 C (72.1 F)	11.4 C (52.5 F)
Jun	25.6 C (78.1 F)	5.3 C (41.5 F)	21.7 C (71.1 F)	10.2 C (50.4 F)
Jul	25.8 C (78.4 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	20.9 C (69.6 F)	9.2 C (48.6 F)
Aug	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21.3 C (70.3 F)	9.7 C (49.5 F)
Sep	35.0 C (95.0 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28.6 C (83.5 F)	10.8 C (51.4 F)
Oct	35.0 C (95.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27.9 C (82.2 F)	12.6 C (54.7 F)
Nov	36.6 C (97.9 F)	9.2 C (48.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	37.9 C (100.2 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Port Kembla Signal Station still stand. 2025 holds the most, with 109.

Standing records at Port Kembla Signal Station by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1957	103
1958	95
1959	64
1960	81
1961	56
1962	57
1963	57
1964	75
1965	90
1966	74
1967	58
1968	76
1969	68
1970	70
1971	36
1972	40
1973	74
1974	53
1975	66
1976	6
2025	109
2026	56

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 315.0 mm (12.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Port Kembla Signal Station. The most was 315.0 mm (12.4 in) on 11 March 1975.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Port Kembla Signal Station
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	23 January 1955
Feb	277.6 mm (10.9 in)	19 February 1959
Mar	315.0 mm (12.4 in)	11 March 1975
Apr	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	16 April 1969
May	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	4 May 1953
Jun	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	12 June 1964
Jul	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	4 July 1975
Aug	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	28 August 1974
Sep	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	25 September 1951
Oct	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	21 October 1959
Nov	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	19 November 1961
Dec	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	9 December 1970

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 2026

22 years of record at Port Kembla Signal Station, 1957 to 2026. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1976, 2026.

Days with data per year at Port Kembla Signal Station
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	362	99%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	354	97%	Yes
1961	362	99%	Yes
1962	348	95%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	365	100%	Yes
1965	364	100%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	361	99%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	364	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	364	99%	Yes
1973	363	99%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	363	99%	Yes
1976	78	21%	No
2025	359	98%	Yes
2026	276	76%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

19 complete years, 1957 to 2025

One stripe for each of 19 complete years at Port Kembla Signal Station, 1957 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.8 C (64.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1960, at 17.3 C (63.1 F), and the warmest was 2025, at 18.7 C (65.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Port Kembla Signal Station as warming stripes, 1957 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1957	17.7 C	-0.04 C
1958	18.1 C	+0.29 C
1959	17.8 C	+0.07 C
1960	17.3 C	-0.47 C
1961	17.5 C	-0.27 C
1963	17.4 C	-0.37 C
1964	17.5 C	-0.26 C
1965	17.5 C	-0.25 C
1966	17.3 C	-0.45 C
1967	17.6 C	-0.13 C
1968	18.1 C	+0.30 C
1969	17.8 C	+0.07 C
1970	17.6 C	-0.16 C
1971	17.8 C	+0.05 C
1972	17.8 C	+0.04 C
1973	18.4 C	+0.59 C
1974	17.6 C	-0.16 C
1975	17.9 C	+0.15 C
2025	18.7 C	+0.97 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

1950 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Port Kembla Signal Station: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.9 C (100.2 F)	1963	34.7 C (94.5 F)	22
Coldest night (TNn)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1965	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22
Wettest day (Rx1day)	315.0 mm (12.4 in)	1975	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	28
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	502.7 mm (19.8 in)	1961	201.2 mm (7.9 in)	28
Longest dry spell (CDD)	40 days	1962	27 days	28

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Port Kembla Signal Station, 1950 to 2026. The record is 37.9 C (100.2 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.7 C (94.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Port Kembla Signal Station by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1958	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1959	34.2 C (93.6 F)
1960	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1961	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1962	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1963	37.9 C (100.2 F)
1964	35.1 C (95.2 F)
1965	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1966	35.3 C (95.5 F)
1967	36.8 C (98.2 F)
1968	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1969	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1970	33.6 C (92.5 F)
1971	33.8 C (92.8 F)
1972	33.4 C (92.1 F)
1973	36.6 C (97.9 F)
1974	36.3 C (97.3 F)
1975	33.1 C (91.6 F)
1976	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1977	n/a
2025	35.4 C (95.7 F)
2026	33.4 C (92.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Port Kembla Signal Station, 1950 to 2026. The record is 1.1 C (34.0 F) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 6.1 C (43.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Port Kembla Signal Station by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1958	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1959	5.3 C (41.5 F)
1960	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1961	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1962	5.3 C (41.5 F)
1963	5.3 C (41.5 F)
1964	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1965	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1966	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1967	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1968	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1969	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1970	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1971	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1972	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1973	8.0 C (46.4 F)
1974	6.2 C (43.2 F)
1975	6.5 C (43.7 F)
1976	15.2 C (59.4 F)
1977	n/a
2025	8.1 C (46.6 F)
2026	9.2 C (48.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Port Kembla Signal Station, 1950 to 2026. The record is 315.0 mm (12.4 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 116.5 mm (4.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Port Kembla Signal Station by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1950	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1951	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1952	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1953	212.1 mm (8.4 in)
1954	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1955	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1956	156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1957	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1958	199.4 mm (7.9 in)
1959	277.6 mm (10.9 in)
1960	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1961	188.7 mm (7.4 in)
1962	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1963	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1964	153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1965	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1966	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1967	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1968	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1969	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1970	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1971	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1972	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1973	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1974	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1975	315.0 mm (12.4 in)
1976	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1977	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Port Kembla Signal Station, 1950 to 2026. The record is 502.7 mm (19.8 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 201.2 mm (7.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Port Kembla Signal Station by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1950	185.5 mm (7.3 in)
1951	174.2 mm (6.9 in)
1952	236.4 mm (9.3 in)
1953	296.4 mm (11.7 in)
1954	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1955	194.9 mm (7.7 in)
1956	325.7 mm (12.8 in)
1957	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1958	384.8 mm (15.1 in)
1959	310.1 mm (12.2 in)
1960	248.5 mm (9.8 in)
1961	502.7 mm (19.8 in)
1962	154.5 mm (6.1 in)
1963	169.2 mm (6.7 in)
1964	409.2 mm (16.1 in)
1965	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1966	146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1967	166.6 mm (6.6 in)
1968	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1969	215.0 mm (8.5 in)
1970	196.6 mm (7.7 in)
1971	135.5 mm (5.3 in)
1972	214.9 mm (8.5 in)
1973	188.5 mm (7.4 in)
1974	276.6 mm (10.9 in)
1975	464.0 mm (18.3 in)
1976	207.2 mm (8.2 in)
1977	205.8 mm (8.1 in)
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Port Kembla Signal Station, 1950 to 2026. The record is 40 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Port Kembla Signal Station by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1950	14 days
1951	26 days
1952	24 days
1953	38 days
1954	33 days
1955	36 days
1956	14 days
1957	38 days
1958	35 days
1959	17 days
1960	27 days
1961	18 days
1962	40 days
1963	22 days
1964	25 days
1965	23 days
1966	33 days
1967	19 days
1968	27 days
1969	24 days
1970	40 days
1971	18 days
1972	36 days
1973	40 days
1974	40 days
1975	34 days
1976	25 days
1977	17 days
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

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).