Cape Otway Lighthouse Threshold Days by Year (ASN00090015)

11 fixed thresholds counted per year at Cape Otway Lighthouse (ASN00090015): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.

Key Facts for Cape Otway Lighthouse Thresholds

Cape Otway Lighthouse: days with a maximum temperature at or above 30 C (86 F) in 157 years, most in 1898 with 24.
Cape Otway Lighthouse: days with a maximum temperature at or above 90 F (32.2 C) in 156 years, most in 1898 with 14.
Cape Otway Lighthouse: days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation in 156 years, most in 1917 with 43.
Cape Otway Lighthouse: days with 25 mm (0.98 in) or more of precipitation in 148 years, most in 2010 with 10.
11 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Cape Otway Lighthouse.

Days at or above 30 C (86 F)

157 years with a qualifying day

Days per year at Cape Otway Lighthouse with a maximum temperature at or above 30 C (86 F), with the decade average as a line. The most was 24 in 1898.

Days at or above 30 C (86 F) per year at Cape Otway Lighthouse
Year	Days	Decade average
1865	3	7.8
1866	6	7.8
1867	11	7.8
1868	11	7.8
1869	8	7.8
1870	8	12.3
1871	13	12.3
1872	14	12.3
1873	17	12.3
1874	11	12.3
1875	15	12.3
1876	18	12.3
1877	7	12.3
1878	7	12.3
1879	13	12.3
1880	14	13.1
1881	15	13.1
1882	18	13.1
1884	16	13.1
1885	6	13.1
1886	14	13.1
1888	10	13.1
1889	12	13.1
1890	17	14.6
1891	17	14.6
1892	12	14.6
1893	12	14.6
1894	8	14.6
1895	15	14.6
1896	14	14.6
1897	18	14.6
1898	24	14.6
1899	9	14.6
1900	14	11.5
1901	12	11.5
1902	12	11.5
1903	10	11.5
1904	10	11.5
1905	11	11.5
1906	10	11.5
1907	8	11.5
1908	17	11.5
1909	11	11.5
1910	12	8.3
1911	3	8.3
1912	12	8.3
1913	9	8.3
1914	11	8.3
1915	7	8.3
1916	5	8.3
1917	6	8.3
1918	11	8.3
1919	7	8.3
1920	6	7
1921	9	7
1922	9	7
1923	4	7
1924	1	7
1925	8	7
1926	6	7
1927	10	7
1928	11	7
1929	6	7
1930	6	7.6
1931	9	7.6
1932	11	7.6
1933	3	7.6
1934	17	7.6
1935	6	7.6
1936	6	7.6
1937	4	7.6
1938	8	7.6
1939	6	7.6
1940	16	8.7
1941	9	8.7
1942	8	8.7
1943	7	8.7
1944	14	8.7
1945	7	8.7
1946	6	8.7
1947	8	8.7
1948	8	8.7
1949	4	8.7
1950	8	6.4
1951	11	6.4
1952	3	6.4
1953	9	6.4
1954	5	6.4
1955	7	6.4
1956	1	6.4
1958	5	6.4
1959	9	6.4
1960	14	9.8
1961	9	9.8
1962	9	9.8
1963	5	9.8
1964	5	9.8
1965	11	9.8
1966	12	9.8
1967	10	9.8
1968	12	9.8
1969	11	9.8
1970	7	7.5
1971	7	7.5
1972	4	7.5
1973	7	7.5
1974	9	7.5
1975	6	7.5
1976	9	7.5
1977	9	7.5
1978	8	7.5
1979	9	7.5
1980	7	8.9
1981	14	8.9
1982	14	8.9
1983	8	8.9
1984	3	8.9
1985	9	8.9
1986	5	8.9
1987	11	8.9
1988	9	8.9
1989	9	8.9
1990	9	8.6
1991	5	8.6
1992	8	8.6
1993	9	8.6
1995	8	8.6
1997	14	8.6
1998	9	8.6
1999	7	8.6
2000	13	9.5
2001	13	9.5
2002	8	9.5
2003	11	9.5
2004	5	9.5
2005	7	9.5
2006	10	9.5
2007	10	9.5
2008	8	9.5
2009	10	9.5
2010	6	11.2
2011	5	11.2
2012	13	11.2
2013	10	11.2
2014	15	11.2
2015	15	11.2
2016	8	11.2
2017	10	11.2
2018	12	11.2
2019	18	11.2
2020	9	5.4
2021	5	5.4
2022	2	5.4
2023	2	5.4
2024	9	5.4
2025	7	5.4
2026	4	5.4

For each year, a bar from the first to the last day at Cape Otway Lighthouse meeting 30 C (86 F).

First to last qualifying date each year at Cape Otway Lighthouse
Year	First date	Last date
1865	1865-04-06	1865-12-28
1866	1866-01-06	1866-11-06
1867	1867-01-01	1867-12-09
1868	1868-01-02	1868-12-24
1869	1869-01-05	1869-12-22
1870	1870-01-03	1870-12-11
1871	1871-01-19	1871-12-30
1872	1872-01-08	1872-12-07
1873	1873-01-19	1873-12-15
1874	1874-01-03	1874-12-29
1875	1875-01-05	1875-12-23
1876	1876-01-27	1876-12-26
1877	1877-01-10	1877-12-02
1878	1878-01-10	1878-11-15
1879	1879-01-05	1879-12-19
1880	1880-01-13	1880-12-31
1881	1881-01-10	1881-12-24
1882	1882-01-08	1882-12-29
1884	1884-01-14	1884-12-31
1885	1885-01-12	1885-12-16
1886	1886-01-05	1886-12-16
1888	1888-01-03	1888-11-23
1889	1889-01-10	1889-12-27
1890	1890-01-09	1890-12-07
1891	1891-01-09	1891-12-23
1892	1892-01-20	1892-11-20
1893	1893-02-02	1893-12-22
1894	1894-01-20	1894-12-21
1895	1895-01-03	1895-12-09
1896	1896-01-06	1896-12-24
1897	1897-01-08	1897-12-30
1898	1898-01-08	1898-12-31
1899	1899-01-16	1899-12-31
1900	1900-01-01	1900-12-26
1901	1901-01-26	1901-12-29
1902	1902-01-17	1902-11-26
1903	1903-01-18	1903-12-27
1904	1904-01-03	1904-12-25
1905	1905-01-09	1905-12-19
1906	1906-01-06	1906-12-31
1907	1907-01-20	1907-12-27
1908	1908-01-03	1908-12-01
1909	1909-01-27	1909-12-27
1910	1910-01-02	1910-12-29
1911	1911-01-05	1911-11-30
1912	1912-01-09	1912-12-25
1913	1913-01-12	1913-12-30
1914	1914-01-24	1914-11-13
1915	1915-01-16	1915-11-17
1916	1916-01-22	1916-12-28
1917	1917-01-18	1917-12-22
1918	1918-01-03	1918-12-30
1919	1919-01-02	1919-11-27
1920	1920-01-06	1920-12-24
1921	1921-01-01	1921-03-14
1922	1922-01-12	1922-12-29
1923	1923-01-04	1923-12-30
1924	1924-01-15	1924-01-15
1925	1925-01-21	1925-12-21
1926	1926-01-31	1926-12-03
1927	1927-01-10	1927-12-24
1928	1928-01-10	1928-12-27
1929	1929-01-01	1929-03-12
1930	1930-01-09	1930-03-29
1931	1931-01-22	1931-12-01
1932	1932-01-01	1932-12-11
1933	1933-02-27	1933-12-29
1934	1934-01-16	1934-12-22
1935	1935-01-08	1935-12-17
1936	1936-01-03	1936-03-10
1937	1937-03-13	1937-12-22
1938	1938-01-12	1938-12-26
1939	1939-01-10	1939-12-28
1940	1940-01-04	1940-12-27
1941	1941-02-16	1941-12-26
1942	1942-01-07	1942-12-22
1943	1943-01-27	1943-03-27
1944	1944-01-14	1944-12-29
1945	1945-01-08	1945-12-30
1946	1946-01-10	1946-02-25
1947	1947-01-20	1947-12-30
1948	1948-01-19	1948-12-27
1949	1949-01-28	1949-12-30
1950	1950-01-05	1950-12-19
1951	1951-01-03	1951-03-26
1952	1952-01-13	1952-03-29
1953	1953-01-13	1953-12-20
1954	1954-01-16	1954-12-26
1955	1955-01-28	1955-12-19
1956	1956-01-08	1956-01-08
1958	1958-01-09	1958-11-28
1959	1959-01-13	1959-11-22
1960	1960-01-07	1960-12-30
1961	1961-01-08	1961-12-27
1962	1962-01-07	1962-12-22
1963	1963-01-12	1963-12-04
1964	1964-02-03	1964-11-16
1965	1965-01-16	1965-12-22
1966	1966-01-12	1966-12-25
1967	1967-01-21	1967-12-10
1968	1968-01-09	1968-03-18
1969	1969-01-07	1969-11-23
1970	1970-01-23	1970-12-26
1971	1971-01-07	1971-03-29
1972	1972-02-02	1972-12-20
1973	1973-01-02	1973-12-14
1974	1974-01-16	1974-03-02
1975	1975-01-31	1975-12-02
1976	1976-01-03	1976-12-31
1977	1977-01-13	1977-12-31
1978	1978-01-01	1978-11-26
1979	1979-01-04	1979-12-29
1980	1980-02-12	1980-12-09
1981	1981-01-02	1981-12-31
1982	1982-01-10	1982-11-06
1983	1983-01-31	1983-12-29
1984	1984-02-20	1984-11-26
1985	1985-01-13	1985-04-13
1986	1986-01-29	1986-12-30
1987	1987-01-31	1987-12-31
1988	1988-01-07	1988-12-16
1989	1989-01-28	1989-12-25
1990	1990-01-11	1990-12-17
1991	1991-01-02	1991-11-25
1992	1992-01-20	1992-12-11
1993	1993-01-14	1993-12-10
1995	1995-01-11	1995-03-07
1997	1997-01-04	1997-11-26
1998	1998-01-13	1998-12-10
1999	1999-01-10	1999-12-15
2000	2000-01-18	2000-12-21
2001	2001-01-02	2001-02-20
2002	2002-02-14	2002-12-29
2003	2003-01-13	2003-12-30
2004	2004-02-08	2004-12-18
2005	2005-01-11	2005-12-23
2006	2006-01-20	2006-12-05
2007	2007-01-05	2007-12-31
2008	2008-01-05	2008-11-13
2009	2009-01-13	2009-12-31
2010	2010-01-11	2010-12-31
2011	2011-01-07	2011-11-18
2012	2012-01-02	2012-12-24
2013	2013-01-03	2013-12-28
2014	2014-01-10	2014-11-22
2015	2015-01-02	2015-12-31
2016	2016-01-13	2016-12-25
2017	2017-01-07	2017-12-27
2018	2018-01-05	2018-12-24
2019	2019-01-03	2019-12-29
2020	2020-01-30	2020-12-14
2021	2021-01-11	2021-12-13
2022	2022-02-13	2022-12-27
2023	2023-02-24	2023-12-08
2024	2024-01-16	2024-12-26
2025	2025-01-04	2025-04-13
2026	2026-01-07	2026-02-17

Every Fixed Threshold

Fixed thresholds at Cape Otway Lighthouse
Threshold	Years with a qualifying day	Most days in a year	Year	Latest year days
30 C (86 F): Days	157	24	1898	4
35 C (95 F): Days	129	7	1881	2
40 C (104 F): Days	18	2	1875	1
90 F (32.2 C): Days	156	14	1898	2
100 F (37.8 C): Days	73	4	1891	1
0 C (32 F): Frost days (min	5	3	1866	1
20 C (68 F): Tropical nights (min	136	16	1898	1
25 C (77 F): Days with min	23	2	1891	1
10 mm (0.39 in): Days with 10 mm or more rain	156	43	1917	15
25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain	148	10	2010	2
50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain	30	2	1886	1

Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1865.

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Threshold counts are computed by this site.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Cape Otway Lighthouse Threshold Days by Year (ASN00090015)

Key Facts for Cape Otway Lighthouse Thresholds

Days at or above 30 C (86 F)

Every Fixed Threshold

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