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Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari Weather Records (ASN00090014)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari (ASN00090014), Australia, with 92 years of record.

Key Facts for Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari

  • Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari (ASN00090014) is a weather station in Australia at -38.43 latitude and 141.54 longitude, 45 m (148 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1908 to 1999, 92 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari set a daily record high maximum temperature of 16.3 C (61.3 F) on 20 June 1999.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -38.43 latitude, 141.54 longitude.
  • Elevation: 45 m (148 ft).
  • Period of record: 1908 to 1999, 92 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 Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 010203040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari. 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 Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan33.9 C (93.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)n/an/a
Feb34.6 C (94.3 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)n/an/a
Mar32.2 C (90.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)n/an/a
Apr33.3 C (91.9 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)n/an/a
May26.7 C (80.1 F)1.4 C (34.5 F)n/an/a
Jun22.2 C (72.0 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)n/an/a
Jul21.7 C (71.1 F)1.2 C (34.2 F)n/an/a
Aug24.0 C (75.2 F)0.1 C (32.2 F)n/an/a
Sep30.1 C (86.2 F)1.2 C (34.2 F)n/an/a
Oct30.6 C (87.1 F)3.2 C (37.8 F)n/an/a
Nov31.4 C (88.5 F)3.7 C (38.7 F)n/an/a
Dec33.3 C (91.9 F)3.1 C (37.6 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari by the year they were set 1,464 records at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari still stand. 1960 holds the most, with 65. 0204060801957: 581958: 561959: 331960: 651961: 321962: 431963: 431964: 441965: 371966: 261967: 321968: 281969: 411970: 341971: 211972: 291973: 371974: 291975: 431976: 261977: 351978: 361979: 271980: 351981: 331982: 521983: 301984: 251985: 331986: 221987: 391988: 211989: 271990: 321991: 191992: 201993: 351994: 421995: 381996: 301997: 331998: 321999: 11195719621967197219771982198719921997
1,464 records at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari still stand. 1960 holds the most, with 65.
Standing records at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
195758
195856
195933
196065
196132
196243
196343
196444
196537
196626
196732
196828
196941
197034
197121
197229
197337
197429
197543
197626
197735
197836
197927
198035
198133
198252
198330
198425
198533
198622
198739
198821
198927
199032
199119
199220
199335
199442
199538
199630
199733
199832
199911

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records
When Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari set new all-time records 4 all-time records were set at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari between 7 February 1957 and 22 August 1989. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord low minimum temperature7 February 1957: Record daily precipitation 79.5 mm (3.1 in)9 January 1960: Record daily precipitation 95.5 mm (3.8 in)1 April 1989: Record low minimum temperature 1.1 C (34.0 F)22 August 1989: Record low minimum temperature 0.1 C (32.2 F)1960196519701975198019851990
4 all-time records were set at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari between 7 February 1957 and 22 August 1989. Each dot is a new record.
When Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1957-02-07Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1960-01-09Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1989-04-01Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature 1.1 C (34.0 F)
1989-08-22Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature 0.1 C (32.2 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 95.5 mm (3.8 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari. The most was 95.5 mm (3.8 in) on 9 January 1960. 0255075100 Jan: 95.5 mm (3.8 in), 9 January 1960 Jan Feb: 79.5 mm (3.1 in), 7 February 1957 Feb Mar: 70.4 mm (2.8 in), 22 March 1983 Mar Apr: 52.0 mm (2.0 in), 2 April 1985 Apr May: 72.4 mm (2.9 in), 12 May 1925 May Jun: 56.0 mm (2.2 in), 24 June 1981 Jun Jul: 46.4 mm (1.8 in), 22 July 1974 Jul Aug: 48.8 mm (1.9 in), 23 August 1921 Aug Sep: 52.1 mm (2.1 in), 20 September 1934 Sep Oct: 52.1 mm (2.1 in), 16 October 1908 Oct Nov: 62.7 mm (2.5 in), 30 November 1933 Nov Dec: 61.2 mm (2.4 in), 21 December 1994 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari. The most was 95.5 mm (3.8 in) on 9 January 1960.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan95.5 mm (3.8 in)9 January 1960
Feb79.5 mm (3.1 in)7 February 1957
Mar70.4 mm (2.8 in)22 March 1983
Apr52.0 mm (2.0 in)2 April 1985
May72.4 mm (2.9 in)12 May 1925
Jun56.0 mm (2.2 in)24 June 1981
Jul46.4 mm (1.8 in)22 July 1974
Aug48.8 mm (1.9 in)23 August 1921
Sep52.1 mm (2.1 in)20 September 1934
Oct52.1 mm (2.1 in)16 October 1908
Nov62.7 mm (2.5 in)30 November 1933
Dec61.2 mm (2.4 in)21 December 1994

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 1999
Days with data per year at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari 43 years of record at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, 1957 to 1999. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1999. 1957: 357 of 365 days1958: 358 of 365 days1959: 357 of 365 days1960: 354 of 366 days1961: 358 of 365 days1962: 361 of 365 days1963: 363 of 365 days1964: 365 of 366 days1965: 359 of 365 days1966: 359 of 365 days1967: 356 of 365 days1968: 359 of 366 days1969: 361 of 365 days1970: 362 of 365 days1971: 360 of 365 days1972: 361 of 366 days1973: 361 of 365 days1974: 360 of 365 days1975: 362 of 365 days1976: 362 of 366 days1977: 352 of 365 days1978: 362 of 365 days1979: 361 of 365 days1980: 359 of 366 days1981: 358 of 365 days1982: 357 of 365 days1983: 357 of 365 days1984: 364 of 366 days1985: 358 of 365 days1986: 358 of 365 days1987: 331 of 365 days1988: 360 of 366 days1989: 353 of 365 days1990: 354 of 365 days1991: 356 of 365 days1992: 353 of 366 days1993: 359 of 365 days1994: 350 of 365 days1995: 349 of 365 days1996: 351 of 366 days1997: 352 of 365 days1998: 354 of 365 days1999: 171 of 365 days1960197019801990
43 years of record at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, 1957 to 1999. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1999.
Days with data per year at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
195735798%Yes
195835898%Yes
195935798%Yes
196035497%Yes
196135898%Yes
196236199%Yes
196336399%Yes
1964365100%Yes
196535998%Yes
196635998%Yes
196735698%Yes
196835998%Yes
196936199%Yes
197036299%Yes
197136099%Yes
197236199%Yes
197336199%Yes
197436099%Yes
197536299%Yes
197636299%Yes
197735296%Yes
197836299%Yes
197936199%Yes
198035998%Yes
198135898%Yes
198235798%Yes
198335798%Yes
198436499%Yes
198535898%Yes
198635898%Yes
198733191%Yes
198836098%Yes
198935397%Yes
199035497%Yes
199135698%Yes
199235396%Yes
199335998%Yes
199435096%Yes
199534996%Yes
199635196%Yes
199735296%Yes
199835497%Yes
199917147%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 June 1999Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, AUdaily high max16.3 C (61.3 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)2 years5 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1999Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, AUdaily low min5.2 C (41.4 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1999Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, AUdaily high max21.3 C (70.3 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)24 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1999Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, AUdaily low min (Tie)5.6 C (42.1 F)tie33 years3 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1999Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, AUdaily low max11.4 C (52.5 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)38 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1999Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, AUdaily low max (Tie)13.8 C (56.8 F)tie12 years1 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1999Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, AUdaily low min7.7 C (45.9 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)40 years16 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1999Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, AUdaily low min6.7 C (44.1 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1999Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, AUdaily low max17.0 C (62.6 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1999Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, AUdaily high min19.5 C (67.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)27 years19 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1999Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, AUdaily high max33.0 C (91.4 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)39 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1999Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, AUdaily high min17.5 C (63.5 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)5 years5 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1999Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, AUdaily rain32.6 mm (1.3 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)36 years19 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1999Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, AUdaily high max31.5 C (88.7 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1998Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, AUdaily low max (Tie)14.4 C (57.9 F)tie29 years3 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1998Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, AUdaily high min17.1 C (62.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1998Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, AUdaily high max25.5 C (77.9 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1998Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, AUdaily rain18.4 mm (0.7 in)7.5 mm (0.30 in)88 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1998Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, AUdaily high min19.4 C (66.9 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1998Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, AUmonthly high min22.2 C (72.0 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)21 years21 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

40 complete years, 1958 to 1998
Annual mean temperature at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari as warming stripes, 1958 to 1998 One stripe for each of 40 complete years at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, 1958 to 1998. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.9 C (57.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1960, at 13.2 C (55.8 F), and the warmest was 1988, at 14.6 C (58.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.8 C (1.4 F). 1958: 13.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1959: 14.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1960: 13.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1961: 14.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1962: 13.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1963: 13.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1964: 13.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1965: 13.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1966: 13.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1967: 14.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1968: 13.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1969: 13.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1970: 13.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1971: 14.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1972: 14.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1973: 14.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1974: 14.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1975: 14.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1976: 13.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1977: 13.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1978: 13.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1979: 14.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1980: 14.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1981: 14.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1982: 14.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1983: 13.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1984: 13.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1985: 13.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1986: 13.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1988: 14.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1989: 14.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1990: 14.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1991: 13.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1992: 13.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1993: 14.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1994: 13.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1995: 13.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1996: 13.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1997: 14.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1998: 13.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean19581965197019751980198519901995
One stripe for each of 40 complete years at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, 1958 to 1998. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.9 C (57.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1960, at 13.2 C (55.8 F), and the warmest was 1988, at 14.6 C (58.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.8 C (1.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari as warming stripes, 1958 to 1998
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
195813.3 C-0.61 C
195914.0 C+0.10 C
196013.2 C-0.73 C
196114.5 C+0.56 C
196213.9 C-0.04 C
196313.9 C-0.07 C
196413.2 C-0.69 C
196513.6 C-0.33 C
196613.6 C-0.29 C
196714.1 C+0.14 C
196813.8 C-0.11 C
196913.9 C-0.08 C
197013.8 C-0.11 C
197114.0 C+0.06 C
197214.2 C+0.27 C
197314.2 C+0.28 C
197414.2 C+0.28 C
197514.2 C+0.30 C
197613.8 C-0.11 C
197713.8 C-0.10 C
197813.7 C-0.25 C
197914.1 C+0.15 C
198014.4 C+0.47 C
198114.4 C+0.45 C
198214.2 C+0.23 C
198313.9 C-0.07 C
198413.8 C-0.13 C
198513.9 C+0.00 C
198613.7 C-0.28 C
198814.6 C+0.66 C
198914.1 C+0.13 C
199014.4 C+0.44 C
199113.9 C-0.08 C
199213.6 C-0.32 C
199314.3 C+0.32 C
199413.9 C-0.05 C
199513.6 C-0.38 C
199613.7 C-0.27 C
199714.1 C+0.15 C
199813.9 C-0.01 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1958 to 1998 is 0.06 C (-0.03 to 0.14) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 40 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.06 C (-0.03 to 0.14) per decade0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade1958 to 199840Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum0.05 C (-0.05 to 0.15) per decade0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade1958 to 199840Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.07 C (-0.02 to 0.15) per decade0.12 F (-0.04 to 0.27) per decade1958 to 199840Not 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

1908 to 1999
Yearly extremes at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)34.6 C (94.3 F)197132.7 C (90.9 F)43
Coldest night (TNn)0.1 C (32.2 F)19893.3 C (37.9 F)43
Wettest day (Rx1day)95.5 mm (3.8 in)196037.8 mm (1.5 in)85
Wettest five days (Rx5day)127.0 mm (5.0 in)193365.8 mm (2.6 in)85
Longest dry spell (CDD)41 days192321 days85

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari by year The hottest day of the year at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, 1908 to 1999. The record is 34.6 C (94.3 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.7 C (90.9 F). 303234361920194019601980Record: 34.6 C (94.3 F) in 1971
The hottest day of the year at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, 1908 to 1999. The record is 34.6 C (94.3 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.7 C (90.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1908n/a
1909n/a
1910n/a
1911n/a
1912n/a
1913n/a
1914n/a
1915n/a
1916n/a
1917n/a
1918n/a
1919n/a
1920n/a
1921n/a
1922n/a
1923n/a
1924n/a
1925n/a
1926n/a
1927n/a
1928n/a
1929n/a
1930n/a
1931n/a
1932n/a
1933n/a
1934n/a
1935n/a
1936n/a
1937n/a
1938n/a
1946n/a
1947n/a
1948n/a
1949n/a
1950n/a
1951n/a
1952n/a
1953n/a
1954n/a
1955n/a
1956n/a
195733.9 C (93.0 F)
195831.1 C (88.0 F)
195931.1 C (88.0 F)
196033.3 C (91.9 F)
196132.9 C (91.2 F)
196230.0 C (86.0 F)
196333.9 C (93.0 F)
196430.6 C (87.1 F)
196532.8 C (91.0 F)
196630.6 C (87.1 F)
196733.3 C (91.9 F)
196833.3 C (91.9 F)
196933.3 C (91.9 F)
197031.7 C (89.1 F)
197134.6 C (94.3 F)
197231.5 C (88.7 F)
197333.8 C (92.8 F)
197433.8 C (92.8 F)
197533.0 C (91.4 F)
197633.6 C (92.5 F)
197733.0 C (91.4 F)
197831.6 C (88.9 F)
197932.4 C (90.3 F)
198033.6 C (92.5 F)
198130.7 C (87.3 F)
198233.8 C (92.8 F)
198333.2 C (91.8 F)
198431.0 C (87.8 F)
198531.6 C (88.9 F)
198631.0 C (87.8 F)
198732.1 C (89.8 F)
198831.1 C (88.0 F)
198933.1 C (91.6 F)
199032.2 C (90.0 F)
199132.1 C (89.8 F)
199233.2 C (91.8 F)
199332.7 C (90.9 F)
199431.5 C (88.7 F)
199534.1 C (93.4 F)
199632.2 C (90.0 F)
199731.9 C (89.4 F)
199832.5 C (90.5 F)
199933.0 C (91.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari by year The coldest night of the year at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, 1908 to 1999. The record is 0.1 C (32.2 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 3.3 C (37.9 F). 02461920194019601980Record: 0.1 C (32.2 F) in 1989
The coldest night of the year at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, 1908 to 1999. The record is 0.1 C (32.2 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 3.3 C (37.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1908n/a
1909n/a
1910n/a
1911n/a
1912n/a
1913n/a
1914n/a
1915n/a
1916n/a
1917n/a
1918n/a
1919n/a
1920n/a
1921n/a
1922n/a
1923n/a
1924n/a
1925n/a
1926n/a
1927n/a
1928n/a
1929n/a
1930n/a
1931n/a
1932n/a
1933n/a
1934n/a
1935n/a
1936n/a
1937n/a
1938n/a
1946n/a
1947n/a
1948n/a
1949n/a
1950n/a
1951n/a
1952n/a
1953n/a
1954n/a
1955n/a
1956n/a
19572.2 C (36.0 F)
19583.3 C (37.9 F)
19592.8 C (37.0 F)
19602.2 C (36.0 F)
19612.8 C (37.0 F)
19623.3 C (37.9 F)
19631.7 C (35.1 F)
19643.9 C (39.0 F)
19652.8 C (37.0 F)
19663.3 C (37.9 F)
19673.9 C (39.0 F)
19683.3 C (37.9 F)
19693.9 C (39.0 F)
19704.1 C (39.4 F)
19714.3 C (39.7 F)
19723.8 C (38.8 F)
19734.4 C (39.9 F)
19741.4 C (34.5 F)
19754.0 C (39.2 F)
19762.2 C (36.0 F)
19772.5 C (36.5 F)
19783.5 C (38.3 F)
19792.8 C (37.0 F)
19805.6 C (42.1 F)
19814.2 C (39.6 F)
19821.2 C (34.2 F)
19831.8 C (35.2 F)
19844.6 C (40.3 F)
19853.4 C (38.1 F)
19862.0 C (35.6 F)
19874.4 C (39.9 F)
19885.8 C (42.4 F)
19890.1 C (32.2 F)
19901.4 C (34.5 F)
19913.2 C (37.8 F)
19923.6 C (38.5 F)
19934.6 C (40.3 F)
19941.6 C (34.9 F)
19953.0 C (37.4 F)
19963.4 C (38.1 F)
19973.0 C (37.4 F)
19982.1 C (35.8 F)
19995.2 C (41.4 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari by year The wettest day of the year at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, 1908 to 1999. The record is 95.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 mm (1.5 in). 0204060801001920194019601980Record: 95.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1960
The wettest day of the year at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, 1908 to 1999. The record is 95.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
190852.1 mm (2.1 in)
190926.4 mm (1.0 in)
191050.5 mm (2.0 in)
191145.0 mm (1.8 in)
191248.5 mm (1.9 in)
191330.5 mm (1.2 in)
191427.4 mm (1.1 in)
191547.2 mm (1.9 in)
191626.7 mm (1.1 in)
191761.0 mm (2.4 in)
191828.7 mm (1.1 in)
191941.1 mm (1.6 in)
192026.2 mm (1.0 in)
192148.8 mm (1.9 in)
192243.2 mm (1.7 in)
192339.6 mm (1.6 in)
192462.2 mm (2.4 in)
192572.4 mm (2.9 in)
192627.9 mm (1.1 in)
192730.5 mm (1.2 in)
192831.0 mm (1.2 in)
192930.5 mm (1.2 in)
193021.1 mm (0.8 in)
193133.0 mm (1.3 in)
193243.2 mm (1.7 in)
193362.7 mm (2.5 in)
193452.1 mm (2.1 in)
193524.1 mm (0.9 in)
193636.3 mm (1.4 in)
193731.2 mm (1.2 in)
193832.0 mm (1.3 in)
194627.2 mm (1.1 in)
194762.0 mm (2.4 in)
194838.9 mm (1.5 in)
194945.0 mm (1.8 in)
195016.5 mm (0.6 in)
195138.1 mm (1.5 in)
195245.7 mm (1.8 in)
195338.1 mm (1.5 in)
195445.7 mm (1.8 in)
195549.3 mm (1.9 in)
195637.6 mm (1.5 in)
195779.5 mm (3.1 in)
195830.5 mm (1.2 in)
195927.4 mm (1.1 in)
196095.5 mm (3.8 in)
196125.4 mm (1.0 in)
196220.8 mm (0.8 in)
196333.3 mm (1.3 in)
196423.9 mm (0.9 in)
196525.1 mm (1.0 in)
196628.2 mm (1.1 in)
196725.7 mm (1.0 in)
196834.0 mm (1.3 in)
196944.5 mm (1.8 in)
197051.3 mm (2.0 in)
197141.7 mm (1.6 in)
197248.5 mm (1.9 in)
197336.8 mm (1.4 in)
197446.4 mm (1.8 in)
197526.8 mm (1.1 in)
197646.0 mm (1.8 in)
197761.8 mm (2.4 in)
197837.8 mm (1.5 in)
197934.6 mm (1.4 in)
198025.4 mm (1.0 in)
198156.0 mm (2.2 in)
198230.8 mm (1.2 in)
198370.4 mm (2.8 in)
198426.6 mm (1.0 in)
198552.0 mm (2.0 in)
198641.2 mm (1.6 in)
198749.2 mm (1.9 in)
198839.8 mm (1.6 in)
198937.0 mm (1.5 in)
199030.0 mm (1.2 in)
199142.4 mm (1.7 in)
199250.0 mm (2.0 in)
199338.8 mm (1.5 in)
199461.2 mm (2.4 in)
199529.0 mm (1.1 in)
199637.8 mm (1.5 in)
199733.4 mm (1.3 in)
199836.2 mm (1.4 in)
199932.6 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari by year The wettest five days of the year at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, 1908 to 1999. The record is 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.8 mm (2.6 in). 2550751001251501920194019601980Record: 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1933
The wettest five days of the year at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, 1908 to 1999. The record is 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.8 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
190886.4 mm (3.4 in)
190957.1 mm (2.2 in)
191084.3 mm (3.3 in)
191173.2 mm (2.9 in)
1912107.2 mm (4.2 in)
191365.8 mm (2.6 in)
191442.5 mm (1.7 in)
191562.2 mm (2.4 in)
191657.4 mm (2.3 in)
191764.0 mm (2.5 in)
191871.2 mm (2.8 in)
1919107.0 mm (4.2 in)
192065.2 mm (2.6 in)
192163.3 mm (2.5 in)
192283.6 mm (3.3 in)
192377.3 mm (3.0 in)
192493.7 mm (3.7 in)
192586.9 mm (3.4 in)
192662.2 mm (2.4 in)
192756.0 mm (2.2 in)
192868.1 mm (2.7 in)
192967.1 mm (2.6 in)
193045.7 mm (1.8 in)
193170.3 mm (2.8 in)
193274.9 mm (2.9 in)
1933127.0 mm (5.0 in)
193475.5 mm (3.0 in)
193556.9 mm (2.2 in)
193655.2 mm (2.2 in)
193766.1 mm (2.6 in)
193854.3 mm (2.1 in)
194656.9 mm (2.2 in)
1947106.5 mm (4.2 in)
194859.7 mm (2.4 in)
194968.9 mm (2.7 in)
195048.5 mm (1.9 in)
195162.9 mm (2.5 in)
195259.0 mm (2.3 in)
195363.5 mm (2.5 in)
195465.0 mm (2.6 in)
195598.0 mm (3.9 in)
195677.5 mm (3.1 in)
195782.8 mm (3.3 in)
195868.6 mm (2.7 in)
195950.1 mm (2.0 in)
196095.5 mm (3.8 in)
196161.2 mm (2.4 in)
196254.3 mm (2.1 in)
196355.8 mm (2.2 in)
196461.4 mm (2.4 in)
196549.0 mm (1.9 in)
196649.8 mm (2.0 in)
196759.9 mm (2.4 in)
196880.3 mm (3.2 in)
196960.6 mm (2.4 in)
197089.2 mm (3.5 in)
197184.2 mm (3.3 in)
197292.7 mm (3.6 in)
197360.1 mm (2.4 in)
1974110.4 mm (4.3 in)
197563.6 mm (2.5 in)
197651.4 mm (2.0 in)
197768.2 mm (2.7 in)
197847.8 mm (1.9 in)
197974.2 mm (2.9 in)
198051.4 mm (2.0 in)
198185.4 mm (3.4 in)
198255.6 mm (2.2 in)
1983118.8 mm (4.7 in)
198453.8 mm (2.1 in)
198566.4 mm (2.6 in)
198669.2 mm (2.7 in)
198795.2 mm (3.7 in)
198868.8 mm (2.7 in)
198970.4 mm (2.8 in)
199057.2 mm (2.3 in)
199188.2 mm (3.5 in)
199278.6 mm (3.1 in)
199353.8 mm (2.1 in)
199474.4 mm (2.9 in)
199555.0 mm (2.2 in)
199674.4 mm (2.9 in)
199753.8 mm (2.1 in)
199854.6 mm (2.1 in)
199932.6 mm (1.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari by year The longest dry spell of the year at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, 1908 to 1999. The record is 41 days in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days. 010203040501920194019601980Record: 41 days in 1923
The longest dry spell of the year at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, 1908 to 1999. The record is 41 days in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
190811 days
190918 days
191024 days
191118 days
191214 days
191328 days
191426 days
191532 days
191622 days
191722 days
191828 days
191917 days
192019 days
192133 days
192221 days
192341 days
192423 days
192525 days
192611 days
192726 days
192825 days
192921 days
193031 days
193127 days
193220 days
193317 days
193435 days
193521 days
193633 days
193718 days
193816 days
19469 days
194718 days
194817 days
194923 days
195018 days
195136 days
195220 days
195317 days
195424 days
195527 days
195641 days
195718 days
195819 days
195918 days
196015 days
196116 days
196216 days
196317 days
196418 days
196517 days
196616 days
196728 days
196831 days
196922 days
197029 days
197121 days
197232 days
197312 days
197424 days
197517 days
197623 days
197719 days
197822 days
197917 days
198022 days
198123 days
198223 days
198321 days
198419 days
198515 days
198629 days
198729 days
198818 days
198921 days
199026 days
199122 days
199212 days
199323 days
199424 days
199518 days
199621 days
199721 days
199814 days
199916 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

81 years, 1909 to 1998

A day with at least 37.8 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 88.3 mm (3.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years37.8 mm (1.5 in)
5 years50.5 mm (2.0 in)
10 years59.2 mm (2.3 in)
25 years70.6 mm (2.8 in)
50 years79.3 mm (3.1 in)
100 years88.3 mm (3.5 in)Longer than the 81 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, 81 years of values from 1909 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: 95.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1960; 79.5 mm (3.1 in) in 1957; 72.4 mm (2.9 in) in 1925.

Station Changes

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

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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).