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Point Hicks (Lighthouse) Weather Records (ASN00084070)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Point Hicks (Lighthouse) (ASN00084070), Australia, with 58 years of record.

Key Facts for Point Hicks (Lighthouse)

  • Point Hicks (Lighthouse) (ASN00084070) is a weather station in Australia at -37.80 latitude and 149.27 longitude, 27 m (89 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1962 to 2019, 58 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Point Hicks (Lighthouse) still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Point Hicks (Lighthouse) tied a daily record low minimum temperature of 11.1 C (52.0 F) on 17 December 2019.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -37.80 latitude, 149.27 longitude.
  • Elevation: 27 m (89 ft).
  • Period of record: 1962 to 2019, 58 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Point Hicks (Lighthouse), with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Point Hicks (Lighthouse). The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -1001020304050 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Point Hicks (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 Point Hicks (Lighthouse), with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan42.7 C (108.9 F)7.0 C (44.6 F)n/an/a
Feb40.4 C (104.7 F)5.3 C (41.5 F)n/an/a
Mar37.8 C (100.0 F)5.3 C (41.5 F)n/an/a
Apr35.6 C (96.1 F)6.0 C (42.8 F)n/an/a
May29.6 C (85.3 F)1.5 C (34.7 F)n/an/a
Jun22.7 C (72.9 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)n/an/a
Jul24.0 C (75.2 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)n/an/a
Aug29.2 C (84.6 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)n/an/a
Sep36.4 C (97.5 F)1.0 C (33.8 F)n/an/a
Oct35.5 C (95.9 F)3.1 C (37.6 F)n/an/a
Nov39.0 C (102.2 F)2.5 C (36.5 F)n/an/a
Dec41.4 C (106.5 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Point Hicks (Lighthouse) by the year they were set 1,464 records at Point Hicks (Lighthouse) still stand. 1980 holds the most, with 45. 02040601966: 251967: 251968: 341969: 361970: 411971: 231972: 191973: 201974: 241975: 221976: 121977: 271978: 391979: 221980: 451981: 221982: 361983: 311984: 181985: 181986: 241987: 311988: 211989: 111990: 201991: 231992: 251993: 291994: 381995: 381996: 291997: 231998: 301999: 282000: 222001: 172002: 142003: 262004: 202005: 262006: 342007: 302008: 342009: 412010: 252011: 322012: 232013: 312014: 272015: 372016: 392017: 202018: 242019: 33196619721978198419901996200220082014
1,464 records at Point Hicks (Lighthouse) still stand. 1980 holds the most, with 45.
Standing records at Point Hicks (Lighthouse) by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
196625
196725
196834
196936
197041
197123
197219
197320
197424
197522
197612
197727
197839
197922
198045
198122
198236
198331
198418
198518
198624
198731
198821
198911
199020
199123
199225
199329
199438
199538
199629
199723
199830
199928
200022
200117
200214
200326
200420
200526
200634
200730
200834
200941
201025
201132
201223
201331
201427
201537
201639
201720
201824
201933

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Point Hicks (Lighthouse) set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Point Hicks (Lighthouse) between 24 June 1998 and 24 June 1998. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation24 June 1998: Record daily precipitation 163.6 mm (6.4 in)
1 all-time records were set at Point Hicks (Lighthouse) between 24 June 1998 and 24 June 1998. Each dot is a new record.
When Point Hicks (Lighthouse) set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1998-06-24Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 163.6 mm (6.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 163.6 mm (6.4 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Point Hicks (Lighthouse) The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Point Hicks (Lighthouse). The most was 163.6 mm (6.4 in) on 24 June 1998. 050100150200 Jan: 116.0 mm (4.6 in), 4 January 1987 Jan Feb: 136.1 mm (5.4 in), 6 February 1971 Feb Mar: 55.2 mm (2.2 in), 22 March 2011 Mar Apr: 122.2 mm (4.8 in), 22 April 2001 Apr May: 103.0 mm (4.1 in), 25 May 1981 May Jun: 163.6 mm (6.4 in), 24 June 1998 Jun Jul: 102.2 mm (4.0 in), 7 July 2014 Jul Aug: 69.2 mm (2.7 in), 3 August 1987 Aug Sep: 98.9 mm (3.9 in), 6 September 2004 Sep Oct: 61.0 mm (2.4 in), 4 October 1995 Oct Nov: 94.0 mm (3.7 in), 17 November 1988 Nov Dec: 106.4 mm (4.2 in), 10 December 1970 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Point Hicks (Lighthouse). The most was 163.6 mm (6.4 in) on 24 June 1998.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Point Hicks (Lighthouse)
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan116.0 mm (4.6 in)4 January 1987
Feb136.1 mm (5.4 in)6 February 1971
Mar55.2 mm (2.2 in)22 March 2011
Apr122.2 mm (4.8 in)22 April 2001
May103.0 mm (4.1 in)25 May 1981
Jun163.6 mm (6.4 in)24 June 1998
Jul102.2 mm (4.0 in)7 July 2014
Aug69.2 mm (2.7 in)3 August 1987
Sep98.9 mm (3.9 in)6 September 2004
Oct61.0 mm (2.4 in)4 October 1995
Nov94.0 mm (3.7 in)17 November 1988
Dec106.4 mm (4.2 in)10 December 1970

Period of Record Coverage

1966 to 2019
Days with data per year at Point Hicks (Lighthouse) 54 years of record at Point Hicks (Lighthouse), 1966 to 2019. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1966. 1966: 184 of 365 days1967: 361 of 365 days1968: 365 of 366 days1969: 339 of 365 days1970: 364 of 365 days1971: 362 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 355 of 365 days1975: 363 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 365 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 345 of 365 days1987: 361 of 365 days1988: 358 of 366 days1989: 357 of 365 days1990: 358 of 365 days1991: 350 of 365 days1992: 350 of 366 days1993: 361 of 365 days1994: 354 of 365 days1995: 350 of 365 days1996: 355 of 366 days1997: 349 of 365 days1998: 340 of 365 days1999: 340 of 365 days2000: 352 of 366 days2001: 359 of 365 days2002: 355 of 365 days2003: 361 of 365 days2004: 331 of 366 days2005: 357 of 365 days2006: 360 of 365 days2007: 364 of 365 days2008: 358 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 363 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 364 of 365 days2015: 363 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 361 of 365 days2019: 359 of 365 days19701980199020002010
54 years of record at Point Hicks (Lighthouse), 1966 to 2019. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1966.
Days with data per year at Point Hicks (Lighthouse)
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
196618450%No
196736199%Yes
1968365100%Yes
196933993%Yes
1970364100%Yes
197136299%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
197435597%Yes
197536399%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
1983365100%Yes
1984365100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
198634595%Yes
198736199%Yes
198835898%Yes
198935798%Yes
199035898%Yes
199135096%Yes
199235096%Yes
199336199%Yes
199435497%Yes
199535096%Yes
199635597%Yes
199734996%Yes
199834093%Yes
199934093%Yes
200035296%Yes
200135998%Yes
200235597%Yes
200336199%Yes
200433190%Yes
200535798%Yes
200636099%Yes
2007364100%Yes
200835898%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
201136399%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014364100%Yes
201536399%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
201836199%Yes
201935998%Yes

Latest Records

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Latest records at Point Hicks (Lighthouse)
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 December 2019Point Hicks (Lighthouse), AUdaily low min (Tie)11.1 C (52.0 F)tie52 years5 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 2019Point Hicks (Lighthouse), AUdaily low min9.3 C (48.7 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)24 years12 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 2019Point Hicks (Lighthouse), AUdaily low max14.9 C (58.8 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 2019Point Hicks (Lighthouse), AUdaily low min6.5 C (43.7 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)22 years14 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 2019Point Hicks (Lighthouse), AUdaily low min5.6 C (42.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)48 years28 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 2019Point Hicks (Lighthouse), AUdaily low max13.8 C (56.8 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)48 years21 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 2019Point Hicks (Lighthouse), AUdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)12 years9 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 2019Point Hicks (Lighthouse), AUdaily high max32.1 C (89.8 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)0 years9 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 2019Point Hicks (Lighthouse), AUdaily high min19.3 C (66.7 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)9 years8 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 2019Point Hicks (Lighthouse), AUdaily high min16.9 C (62.4 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)8 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 2019Point Hicks (Lighthouse), AUdaily low min8.5 C (47.3 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)0 years5 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 2019Point Hicks (Lighthouse), AUdaily high max32.1 C (89.8 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 2019Point Hicks (Lighthouse), AUdaily high max29.8 C (85.6 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 2019Point Hicks (Lighthouse), AUdaily rain37.4 mm (1.5 in)14.6 mm (0.6 in)21 years31 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 2019Point Hicks (Lighthouse), AUdaily high min15.7 C (60.3 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)6 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2019Point Hicks (Lighthouse), AUdaily high max26.6 C (79.9 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2019Point Hicks (Lighthouse), AUdaily high min15.7 C (60.3 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)17 years14 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 2019Point Hicks (Lighthouse), AUdaily low max9.7 C (49.5 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)52 years23 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 2019Point Hicks (Lighthouse), AUdaily high max20.3 C (68.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)13 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 2019Point Hicks (Lighthouse), AUdaily high max21.0 C (69.8 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)37 years21 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

42 complete years, 1971 to 2019
Annual mean temperature at Point Hicks (Lighthouse) as warming stripes, 1971 to 2019 One stripe for each of 42 complete years at Point Hicks (Lighthouse), 1971 to 2019. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.6 C (60.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1971, at 14.7 C (58.5 F), and the warmest was 2018, at 16.4 C (61.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F). 1971: 14.7 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1974: 15.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1975: 15.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1976: 15.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1977: 15.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1978: 15.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1979: 15.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1980: 15.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1981: 15.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1982: 15.7 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1983: 15.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1984: 15.1 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1985: 15.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1986: 15.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1987: 15.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1988: 16.2 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1989: 15.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1990: 15.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1991: 15.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1993: 15.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1994: 15.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1995: 14.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1996: 15.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1997: 15.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1998: 15.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2000: 15.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2001: 16.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2002: 15.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2005: 16.2 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2006: 15.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2007: 16.1 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2009: 16.2 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2010: 15.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2011: 15.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2012: 15.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2013: 16.3 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2014: 16.2 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2015: 15.7 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2016: 16.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2017: 16.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2018: 16.4 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2019: 16.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1971197519801985199019952000200520102015
One stripe for each of 42 complete years at Point Hicks (Lighthouse), 1971 to 2019. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.6 C (60.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1971, at 14.7 C (58.5 F), and the warmest was 2018, at 16.4 C (61.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Point Hicks (Lighthouse) as warming stripes, 1971 to 2019
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
197114.7 C-0.88 C
197415.0 C-0.64 C
197515.5 C-0.09 C
197615.1 C-0.54 C
197715.1 C-0.48 C
197815.4 C-0.18 C
197915.6 C-0.03 C
198015.9 C+0.24 C
198115.7 C+0.07 C
198215.7 C+0.04 C
198315.6 C-0.01 C
198415.1 C-0.57 C
198515.3 C-0.29 C
198615.0 C-0.58 C
198715.2 C-0.46 C
198816.2 C+0.55 C
198915.4 C-0.27 C
199015.4 C-0.18 C
199115.3 C-0.33 C
199315.5 C-0.12 C
199415.4 C-0.21 C
199514.9 C-0.68 C
199615.0 C-0.63 C
199715.5 C-0.13 C
199815.6 C-0.05 C
200015.9 C+0.30 C
200116.0 C+0.33 C
200215.9 C+0.24 C
200516.2 C+0.58 C
200615.7 C+0.09 C
200716.1 C+0.50 C
200916.2 C+0.55 C
201015.9 C+0.25 C
201115.8 C+0.14 C
201215.6 C-0.04 C
201316.3 C+0.70 C
201416.2 C+0.60 C
201515.7 C+0.04 C
201616.2 C+0.53 C
201716.0 C+0.34 C
201816.4 C+0.73 C
201916.1 C+0.43 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1971 to 2019. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 42 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Point Hicks (Lighthouse)
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade0.4 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade1971 to 201942Rise
Mean daily maximum0.3 C (0.3 to 0.4) per decade0.6 F (0.5 to 0.8) per decade1971 to 201942Rise
Mean daily minimum0.07 C (0.00 to 0.13) per decade0.12 F (0.00 to 0.23) per decade1971 to 201942Not 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

1962 to 2019
Yearly extremes at Point Hicks (Lighthouse): the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)42.7 C (108.9 F)197936.2 C (97.1 F)54
Coldest night (TNn)-0.6 C (30.9 F)19683.3 C (37.9 F)54
Wettest day (Rx1day)163.6 mm (6.4 in)199862.9 mm (2.5 in)58
Wettest five days (Rx5day)260.2 mm (10.2 in)1998101.8 mm (4.0 in)58
Longest dry spell (CDD)43 days196817 days58

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Point Hicks (Lighthouse) by year The hottest day of the year at Point Hicks (Lighthouse), 1962 to 2019. The record is 42.7 C (108.9 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.2 C (97.1 F). 3035404519701980199020002010Record: 42.7 C (108.9 F) in 1979
The hottest day of the year at Point Hicks (Lighthouse), 1962 to 2019. The record is 42.7 C (108.9 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.2 C (97.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Point Hicks (Lighthouse) by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1962n/a
1963n/a
1964n/a
1965n/a
196631.1 C (88.0 F)
196736.1 C (97.0 F)
196835.1 C (95.2 F)
196939.4 C (102.9 F)
197033.5 C (92.3 F)
197133.4 C (92.1 F)
197235.0 C (95.0 F)
197339.7 C (103.5 F)
197434.7 C (94.5 F)
197538.1 C (100.6 F)
197635.9 C (96.6 F)
197737.8 C (100.0 F)
197842.0 C (107.6 F)
197942.7 C (108.9 F)
198039.6 C (103.3 F)
198137.1 C (98.8 F)
198237.0 C (98.6 F)
198339.9 C (103.8 F)
198435.5 C (95.9 F)
198534.4 C (93.9 F)
198636.1 C (97.0 F)
198735.0 C (95.0 F)
198837.2 C (99.0 F)
198933.7 C (92.7 F)
199041.5 C (106.7 F)
199135.6 C (96.1 F)
199235.6 C (96.1 F)
199335.4 C (95.7 F)
199434.7 C (94.5 F)
199536.2 C (97.2 F)
199635.3 C (95.5 F)
199739.3 C (102.7 F)
199835.9 C (96.6 F)
199935.4 C (95.7 F)
200036.6 C (97.9 F)
200135.0 C (95.0 F)
200234.0 C (93.2 F)
200337.9 C (100.2 F)
200438.6 C (101.5 F)
200535.7 C (96.3 F)
200635.4 C (95.7 F)
200738.8 C (101.8 F)
200837.8 C (100.0 F)
200940.4 C (104.7 F)
201040.2 C (104.4 F)
201140.4 C (104.7 F)
201233.8 C (92.8 F)
201340.7 C (105.3 F)
201438.2 C (100.8 F)
201541.4 C (106.5 F)
201635.7 C (96.3 F)
201736.4 C (97.5 F)
201836.8 C (98.2 F)
201935.3 C (95.5 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Point Hicks (Lighthouse) by year The coldest night of the year at Point Hicks (Lighthouse), 1962 to 2019. The record is -0.6 C (30.9 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 3.3 C (37.9 F). -2024619701980199020002010Record: -0.6 C (30.9 F) in 1968
The coldest night of the year at Point Hicks (Lighthouse), 1962 to 2019. The record is -0.6 C (30.9 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 3.3 C (37.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Point Hicks (Lighthouse) by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1962n/a
1963n/a
1964n/a
1965n/a
19663.3 C (37.9 F)
19673.0 C (37.4 F)
1968-0.6 C (30.9 F)
19693.9 C (39.0 F)
19701.7 C (35.1 F)
19711.8 C (35.2 F)
19723.2 C (37.8 F)
19734.0 C (39.2 F)
19742.2 C (36.0 F)
19754.0 C (39.2 F)
19764.5 C (40.1 F)
19773.1 C (37.6 F)
19783.0 C (37.4 F)
19795.0 C (41.0 F)
19805.1 C (41.2 F)
19813.0 C (37.4 F)
19822.6 C (36.7 F)
19833.8 C (38.8 F)
19844.7 C (40.5 F)
19853.0 C (37.4 F)
19862.7 C (36.9 F)
19875.0 C (41.0 F)
19885.6 C (42.1 F)
19894.8 C (40.6 F)
19902.2 C (36.0 F)
19910.0 C (32.0 F)
19922.5 C (36.5 F)
19936.0 C (42.8 F)
19943.9 C (39.0 F)
19954.2 C (39.6 F)
19964.0 C (39.2 F)
19972.6 C (36.7 F)
19983.2 C (37.8 F)
19995.2 C (41.4 F)
20004.2 C (39.6 F)
20013.3 C (37.9 F)
20025.6 C (42.1 F)
20031.1 C (34.0 F)
20042.2 C (36.0 F)
20053.0 C (37.4 F)
20062.5 C (36.5 F)
20074.5 C (40.1 F)
20082.2 C (36.0 F)
20093.5 C (38.3 F)
20101.0 C (33.8 F)
20114.0 C (39.2 F)
20124.4 C (39.9 F)
20134.0 C (39.2 F)
20142.5 C (36.5 F)
20151.2 C (34.2 F)
20163.8 C (38.8 F)
20172.1 C (35.8 F)
20183.5 C (38.3 F)
20195.5 C (41.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Point Hicks (Lighthouse) by year The wettest day of the year at Point Hicks (Lighthouse), 1962 to 2019. The record is 163.6 mm (6.4 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.9 mm (2.5 in). 05010015020019701980199020002010Record: 163.6 mm (6.4 in) in 1998
The wettest day of the year at Point Hicks (Lighthouse), 1962 to 2019. The record is 163.6 mm (6.4 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.9 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Point Hicks (Lighthouse) by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
196255.9 mm (2.2 in)
196371.6 mm (2.8 in)
196463.5 mm (2.5 in)
196544.2 mm (1.7 in)
196671.9 mm (2.8 in)
1967132.8 mm (5.2 in)
196839.4 mm (1.6 in)
196990.7 mm (3.6 in)
1970106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1971136.1 mm (5.4 in)
197237.8 mm (1.5 in)
197358.4 mm (2.3 in)
197442.2 mm (1.7 in)
197573.4 mm (2.9 in)
197665.0 mm (2.6 in)
197738.8 mm (1.5 in)
1978106.6 mm (4.2 in)
197939.8 mm (1.6 in)
198063.0 mm (2.5 in)
1981103.0 mm (4.1 in)
198243.0 mm (1.7 in)
198376.2 mm (3.0 in)
198446.0 mm (1.8 in)
198545.4 mm (1.8 in)
198648.2 mm (1.9 in)
1987116.0 mm (4.6 in)
198894.0 mm (3.7 in)
198995.2 mm (3.7 in)
199050.8 mm (2.0 in)
199166.2 mm (2.6 in)
199247.4 mm (1.9 in)
199328.6 mm (1.1 in)
199447.6 mm (1.9 in)
199572.6 mm (2.9 in)
199620.2 mm (0.8 in)
199755.8 mm (2.2 in)
1998163.6 mm (6.4 in)
199962.8 mm (2.5 in)
200030.6 mm (1.2 in)
2001122.2 mm (4.8 in)
200248.2 mm (1.9 in)
200337.6 mm (1.5 in)
200498.9 mm (3.9 in)
200566.0 mm (2.6 in)
200650.2 mm (2.0 in)
200768.0 mm (2.7 in)
200839.2 mm (1.5 in)
200942.2 mm (1.7 in)
201044.8 mm (1.8 in)
201189.6 mm (3.5 in)
201273.0 mm (2.9 in)
2013105.7 mm (4.2 in)
2014102.2 mm (4.0 in)
201559.8 mm (2.4 in)
201667.8 mm (2.7 in)
201740.4 mm (1.6 in)
201847.2 mm (1.9 in)
201967.0 mm (2.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Point Hicks (Lighthouse) by year The wettest five days of the year at Point Hicks (Lighthouse), 1962 to 2019. The record is 260.2 mm (10.2 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 101.8 mm (4.0 in). 010020030019701980199020002010Record: 260.2 mm (10.2 in) in 1998
The wettest five days of the year at Point Hicks (Lighthouse), 1962 to 2019. The record is 260.2 mm (10.2 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 101.8 mm (4.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Point Hicks (Lighthouse) by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
196298.0 mm (3.9 in)
1963109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1964100.6 mm (4.0 in)
196555.7 mm (2.2 in)
1966105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1967155.9 mm (6.1 in)
196888.1 mm (3.5 in)
1969157.3 mm (6.2 in)
1970126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1971159.7 mm (6.3 in)
197258.0 mm (2.3 in)
197388.4 mm (3.5 in)
197494.1 mm (3.7 in)
1975160.6 mm (6.3 in)
1976104.9 mm (4.1 in)
197797.0 mm (3.8 in)
1978203.4 mm (8.0 in)
197978.4 mm (3.1 in)
198087.4 mm (3.4 in)
1981132.6 mm (5.2 in)
198279.4 mm (3.1 in)
1983112.6 mm (4.4 in)
198487.2 mm (3.4 in)
1985104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1986107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1987135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1988120.8 mm (4.8 in)
1989135.0 mm (5.3 in)
199084.6 mm (3.3 in)
1991169.6 mm (6.7 in)
1992103.0 mm (4.1 in)
199350.6 mm (2.0 in)
1994129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1995122.4 mm (4.8 in)
199654.0 mm (2.1 in)
199778.0 mm (3.1 in)
1998260.2 mm (10.2 in)
199986.2 mm (3.4 in)
200052.3 mm (2.1 in)
2001166.1 mm (6.5 in)
200289.6 mm (3.5 in)
200354.8 mm (2.2 in)
2004114.6 mm (4.5 in)
200586.6 mm (3.4 in)
200676.6 mm (3.0 in)
2007112.4 mm (4.4 in)
200859.5 mm (2.3 in)
200968.0 mm (2.7 in)
201078.6 mm (3.1 in)
2011136.9 mm (5.4 in)
2012135.6 mm (5.3 in)
2013220.0 mm (8.7 in)
2014122.8 mm (4.8 in)
201597.0 mm (3.8 in)
2016100.2 mm (3.9 in)
201770.8 mm (2.8 in)
2018105.8 mm (4.2 in)
201986.0 mm (3.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Point Hicks (Lighthouse) by year The longest dry spell of the year at Point Hicks (Lighthouse), 1962 to 2019. The record is 43 days in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days. 102030405019701980199020002010Record: 43 days in 1968
The longest dry spell of the year at Point Hicks (Lighthouse), 1962 to 2019. The record is 43 days in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Point Hicks (Lighthouse) by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
196212 days
196319 days
196412 days
196523 days
196616 days
196715 days
196843 days
196913 days
197018 days
197117 days
197222 days
197314 days
197414 days
197514 days
197618 days
197719 days
197816 days
197922 days
198016 days
198122 days
198221 days
198341 days
198416 days
198514 days
198624 days
198716 days
198824 days
198917 days
199016 days
199117 days
199216 days
199322 days
199419 days
199516 days
199614 days
199712 days
199820 days
199916 days
200018 days
200120 days
200218 days
200322 days
200419 days
200516 days
200628 days
200717 days
200819 days
200921 days
201017 days
201115 days
201217 days
201316 days
201421 days
201516 days
201621 days
201715 days
201822 days
201919 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

57 years, 1963 to 2019

A day with at least 61.1 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 178.5 mm (7.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Point Hicks (Lighthouse): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years61.1 mm (2.4 in)
5 years88.2 mm (3.5 in)
10 years107.7 mm (4.2 in)
25 years134.5 mm (5.3 in)
50 years155.9 mm (6.1 in)
100 years178.5 mm (7.0 in)Longer than the 57 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, 57 years of values from 1963 to 2019.

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: 163.6 mm (6.4 in) in 1998; 136.1 mm (5.4 in) in 1971; 132.8 mm (5.2 in) in 1967.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2002 to 2019 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2002 to 2019, Point Hicks (Lighthouse) had a mean temperature of 16.0 C (60.8 F) and 947.1 mm (37.3 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Moruya Heads Pilot Station (Australia, 224 km away), Montague Island Lighthouse (Australia, 192 km away) and Nowra Ran Air Station (Australia, 337 km away).

Climate twins of Point Hicks (Lighthouse): stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2002 to 2019 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Moruya Heads Pilot StationAustralia224 km (139 mi)15.7 C (60.2 F)1,055.0 mm (41.5 in)0.66
Montague Island LighthouseAustralia192 km (119 mi)16.5 C (61.7 F)974.0 mm (38.3 in)0.80
Nowra Ran Air StationAustralia337 km (209 mi)16.3 C (61.4 F)1,119.3 mm (44.1 in)0.87

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-14).