Low Head Weather Records (ASN00091293)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Low Head (ASN00091293), Australia, with 30 years of record.

Key Facts for Low Head

Low Head (ASN00091293) is a weather station in Australia at -41.06 latitude and 146.79 longitude, 3 m (10 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1997 to 2026, 30 years of record.
1,464 records set at Low Head still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -41.06 latitude, 146.79 longitude.
Elevation: 3 m (10 ft).
Period of record: 1997 to 2026, 30 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

30 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Low Head. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 30 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Low Head, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	28.6 C (83.5 F)	8.2 C (46.8 F)	28.2 C (82.8 F)	10.4 C (50.7 F)
Feb	28.7 C (83.7 F)	8.1 C (46.6 F)	24.5 C (76.1 F)	10.5 C (50.9 F)
Mar	26.6 C (79.9 F)	7.0 C (44.6 F)	22.4 C (72.3 F)	8.7 C (47.7 F)
Apr	23.1 C (73.6 F)	3.7 C (38.7 F)	21.1 C (70.0 F)	6.6 C (43.9 F)
May	21.9 C (71.4 F)	2.6 C (36.7 F)	19.9 C (67.8 F)	6.3 C (43.3 F)
Jun	18.0 C (64.4 F)	0.8 C (33.4 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.7 C (38.7 F)
Jul	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	15.4 C (59.7 F)	3.8 C (38.8 F)
Aug	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (32.9 F)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.6 C (38.5 F)
Sep	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.4 C (34.5 F)	19.4 C (66.9 F)	4.2 C (39.6 F)
Oct	21.2 C (70.2 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	15.7 C (60.3 F)	12.7 C (54.9 F)
Nov	24.8 C (76.6 F)	5.1 C (41.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	25.7 C (78.3 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Low Head still stand. 2017 holds the most, with 59.

Standing records at Low Head by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1998	58
1999	54
2000	56
2001	58
2002	49
2003	51
2004	55
2005	43
2006	34
2007	53
2008	57
2009	51
2010	51
2011	55
2012	52
2013	55
2014	49
2015	51
2016	40
2017	59
2018	47
2019	40
2020	48
2021	40
2022	53
2023	55
2024	59
2025	59
2026	32

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 106.2 mm (4.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Low Head. The most was 106.2 mm (4.2 in) on 28 January 2004.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Low Head
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	28 January 2004
Feb	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	6 February 2021
Mar	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	1 March 2022
Apr	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	2 April 2024
May	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	16 May 2013
Jun	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	6 June 2016
Jul	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	5 July 2013
Aug	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	31 August 2005
Sep	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 September 1998
Oct	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 October 2022
Nov	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	28 November 2024
Dec	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	1 December 2024

Period of Record Coverage

1998 to 2026

29 years of record at Low Head, 1998 to 2026. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2026.

Days with data per year at Low Head
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1998	356	98%	Yes
1999	365	100%	Yes
2000	365	100%	Yes
2001	365	100%	Yes
2002	359	98%	Yes
2003	363	99%	Yes
2004	363	99%	Yes
2005	363	99%	Yes
2006	361	99%	Yes
2007	364	100%	Yes
2008	366	100%	Yes
2009	364	100%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	363	99%	Yes
2013	365	100%	Yes
2014	365	100%	Yes
2015	363	99%	Yes
2016	366	100%	Yes
2017	364	100%	Yes
2018	364	100%	Yes
2019	364	100%	Yes
2020	363	99%	Yes
2021	354	97%	Yes
2022	363	99%	Yes
2023	358	98%	Yes
2024	363	99%	Yes
2025	363	99%	Yes
2026	273	75%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

28 complete years, 1998 to 2025

One stripe for each of 28 complete years at Low Head, 1998 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.7 C (56.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2006, at 13.0 C (55.4 F), and the warmest was 2023, at 14.2 C (57.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.7 C (1.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Low Head as warming stripes, 1998 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1998	13.1 C	-0.60 C
1999	13.8 C	+0.16 C
2000	13.8 C	+0.12 C
2001	13.6 C	-0.05 C
2002	13.5 C	-0.21 C
2003	13.4 C	-0.25 C
2004	13.1 C	-0.62 C
2005	13.7 C	+0.04 C
2006	13.0 C	-0.66 C
2007	13.9 C	+0.23 C
2008	13.4 C	-0.23 C
2009	13.8 C	+0.08 C
2010	13.8 C	+0.16 C
2011	13.5 C	-0.13 C
2012	13.7 C	0.00 C
2013	13.8 C	+0.13 C
2014	14.0 C	+0.33 C
2015	13.4 C	-0.25 C
2016	14.1 C	+0.47 C
2017	13.7 C	+0.07 C
2018	14.0 C	+0.32 C
2019	13.5 C	-0.20 C
2020	13.4 C	-0.29 C
2021	13.7 C	0.00 C
2022	13.9 C	+0.25 C
2023	14.2 C	+0.51 C
2024	14.1 C	+0.42 C
2025	13.9 C	+0.21 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

1997 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Low Head: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	28.7 C (83.7 F)	2000	25.8 C (78.4 F)	29
Coldest night (TNn)	0.5 C (32.9 F)	2013	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29
Wettest day (Rx1day)	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	2004	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	2004	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29
Longest dry spell (CDD)	57 days	2014	23 days	30

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Low Head, 1997 to 2026. The record is 28.7 C (83.7 F) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.8 C (78.4 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Low Head by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1997	n/a
1998	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1999	24.8 C (76.6 F)
2000	28.7 C (83.7 F)
2001	25.3 C (77.5 F)
2002	23.0 C (73.4 F)
2003	26.7 C (80.1 F)
2004	25.7 C (78.3 F)
2005	24.2 C (75.6 F)
2006	24.6 C (76.3 F)
2007	25.9 C (78.6 F)
2008	24.8 C (76.6 F)
2009	26.3 C (79.3 F)
2010	25.0 C (77.0 F)
2011	24.1 C (75.4 F)
2012	26.0 C (78.8 F)
2013	25.8 C (78.4 F)
2014	25.9 C (78.6 F)
2015	27.0 C (80.6 F)
2016	27.3 C (81.1 F)
2017	25.7 C (78.3 F)
2018	27.3 C (81.1 F)
2019	24.6 C (76.3 F)
2020	26.3 C (79.3 F)
2021	24.0 C (75.2 F)
2022	25.8 C (78.4 F)
2023	28.6 C (83.5 F)
2024	26.7 C (80.1 F)
2025	26.6 C (79.9 F)
2026	28.2 C (82.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Low Head, 1997 to 2026. The record is 0.5 C (32.9 F) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 1.7 C (35.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Low Head by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1997	n/a
1998	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1999	1.6 C (34.9 F)
2000	2.1 C (35.8 F)
2001	1.6 C (34.9 F)
2002	2.4 C (36.3 F)
2003	1.8 C (35.2 F)
2004	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2005	2.5 C (36.5 F)
2006	2.0 C (35.6 F)
2007	1.0 C (33.8 F)
2008	2.1 C (35.8 F)
2009	1.2 C (34.2 F)
2010	2.3 C (36.1 F)
2011	1.0 C (33.8 F)
2012	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2013	0.5 C (32.9 F)
2014	2.6 C (36.7 F)
2015	0.9 C (33.6 F)
2016	2.8 C (37.0 F)
2017	1.9 C (35.4 F)
2018	1.6 C (34.9 F)
2019	1.4 C (34.5 F)
2020	1.5 C (34.7 F)
2021	2.3 C (36.1 F)
2022	0.8 C (33.4 F)
2023	2.8 C (37.0 F)
2024	1.6 C (34.9 F)
2025	2.7 C (36.9 F)
2026	3.6 C (38.5 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Low Head, 1997 to 2026. The record is 106.2 mm (4.2 in) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Low Head by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1997	6.0 mm (0.24 in)
1998	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1999	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
2000	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2001	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
2002	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
2003	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
2004	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
2005	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
2006	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
2007	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
2008	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
2009	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2010	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
2011	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
2012	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2013	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
2014	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
2015	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
2016	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
2017	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
2018	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
2019	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
2020	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2021	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
2022	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
2023	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2024	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2025	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
2026	30.8 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Low Head, 1997 to 2026. The record is 166.0 mm (6.5 in) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.0 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Low Head by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1997	n/a
1998	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1999	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
2000	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2001	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
2002	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2003	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
2004	166.0 mm (6.5 in)
2005	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
2006	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
2007	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
2008	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2009	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2010	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
2011	102.2 mm (4.0 in)
2012	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
2013	125.4 mm (4.9 in)
2014	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
2015	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2016	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
2017	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2018	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
2019	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
2020	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
2021	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
2022	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
2023	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
2024	150.4 mm (5.9 in)
2025	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
2026	63.2 mm (2.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Low Head, 1997 to 2026. The record is 57 days in 2014, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Low Head by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1997	1 day
1998	24 days
1999	21 days
2000	38 days
2001	26 days
2002	24 days
2003	47 days
2004	22 days
2005	28 days
2006	26 days
2007	23 days
2008	27 days
2009	20 days
2010	16 days
2011	16 days
2012	14 days
2013	25 days
2014	57 days
2015	15 days
2016	14 days
2017	28 days
2018	21 days
2019	18 days
2020	18 days
2021	16 days
2022	18 days
2023	23 days
2024	29 days
2025	21 days
2026	29 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.

Download the Data

Data for Low Head standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Low Head 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).