Port Arthur (Palmers Lookout) Weather Records (ASN00094157)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Port Arthur (Palmers Lookout) (ASN00094157), Australia, with 30 years of record.

Key Facts for Port Arthur (Palmers Lookout)

Port Arthur (Palmers Lookout) (ASN00094157) is a weather station in Australia at -43.16 latitude and 147.83 longitude, 192 m (628 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1980 to 2009, 30 years of record.
1,464 records set at Port Arthur (Palmers Lookout) still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -43.16 latitude, 147.83 longitude.
Elevation: 192 m (628 ft).
Period of record: 1980 to 2009, 30 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Port Arthur (Palmers Lookout). 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 Port Arthur (Palmers Lookout), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	37.0 C (98.6 F)	3.0 C (37.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	36.1 C (97.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	33.2 C (91.8 F)	2.7 C (36.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	26.0 C (78.8 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	22.0 C (71.6 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	17.0 C (62.6 F)	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	19.7 C (67.5 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	27.0 C (80.6 F)	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	28.5 C (83.3 F)	0.5 C (32.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.8 C (35.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3.0 C (37.4 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Port Arthur (Palmers Lookout) still stand. 1987 holds the most, with 83.

Standing records at Port Arthur (Palmers Lookout) by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1980	17
1981	52
1982	72
1983	77
1984	63
1985	53
1986	68
1987	83
1988	60
1989	43
1990	53
1991	60
1992	57
1993	50
1994	80
1995	71
1996	56
1997	53
1998	57
1999	53
2000	58
2001	47
2002	54
2003	68
2004	50
2005	9

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 111.0 mm (4.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Port Arthur (Palmers Lookout). The most was 111.0 mm (4.4 in) on 1 August 1994.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Port Arthur (Palmers Lookout)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	25 January 1996
Feb	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	9 February 1996
Mar	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	22 March 2003
Apr	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	10 April 1995
May	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	19 May 1986
Jun	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	15 June 2002
Jul	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	3 July 1990
Aug	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	1 August 1994
Sep	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 September 1985
Oct	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	18 October 1987
Nov	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	13 November 1984
Dec	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	27 December 1993

Period of Record Coverage

1980 to 2005

26 years of record at Port Arthur (Palmers Lookout), 1980 to 2005. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1980, 2005.

Days with data per year at Port Arthur (Palmers Lookout)
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1980	52	14%	No
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	365	100%	Yes
1986	365	100%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	362	99%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	364	100%	Yes
1998	364	100%	Yes
1999	362	99%	Yes
2000	366	100%	Yes
2001	365	100%	Yes
2002	365	100%	Yes
2003	365	100%	Yes
2004	366	100%	Yes
2005	74	20%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

23 complete years, 1981 to 2004

One stripe for each of 23 complete years at Port Arthur (Palmers Lookout), 1981 to 2004. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.5 C (52.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1986, at 10.9 C (51.6 F), and the warmest was 1999, at 12.2 C (53.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.7 C (1.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Port Arthur (Palmers Lookout) as warming stripes, 1981 to 2004
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1981	11.8 C	+0.24 C
1982	11.6 C	+0.03 C
1983	11.1 C	-0.40 C
1985	11.3 C	-0.27 C
1986	10.9 C	-0.62 C
1987	11.2 C	-0.34 C
1988	12.0 C	+0.45 C
1989	11.9 C	+0.34 C
1990	11.7 C	+0.12 C
1991	11.3 C	-0.20 C
1992	11.0 C	-0.53 C
1993	11.9 C	+0.35 C
1994	11.4 C	-0.13 C
1995	10.9 C	-0.60 C
1996	11.0 C	-0.58 C
1997	11.3 C	-0.20 C
1998	11.7 C	+0.16 C
1999	12.2 C	+0.65 C
2000	12.0 C	+0.43 C
2001	12.1 C	+0.57 C
2002	11.9 C	+0.39 C
2003	11.9 C	+0.39 C
2004	11.3 C	-0.19 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

1980 to 2009

Yearly extremes at Port Arthur (Palmers Lookout): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.0 C (98.6 F)	1991	32.1 C (89.7 F)	26
Coldest night (TNn)	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	1986	1.0 C (33.8 F)	26
Wettest day (Rx1day)	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	1994	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	244.0 mm (9.6 in)	2003	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	29
Longest dry spell (CDD)	23 days	1988	12 days	29

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Port Arthur (Palmers Lookout), 1980 to 2009. The record is 37.0 C (98.6 F) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.1 C (89.7 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Port Arthur (Palmers Lookout) by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1980	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1981	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1982	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1983	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1984	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1985	31.5 C (88.7 F)
1986	27.0 C (80.6 F)
1987	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1988	32.1 C (89.8 F)
1989	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1990	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1991	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1992	29.6 C (85.3 F)
1993	33.1 C (91.6 F)
1994	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1995	35.4 C (95.7 F)
1996	28.2 C (82.8 F)
1997	34.3 C (93.7 F)
1998	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1999	31.8 C (89.2 F)
2000	33.2 C (91.8 F)
2001	31.8 C (89.2 F)
2002	27.2 C (81.0 F)
2003	35.3 C (95.5 F)
2004	28.4 C (83.1 F)
2005	29.5 C (85.1 F)
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2009	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Port Arthur (Palmers Lookout), 1980 to 2009. The record is -0.5 C (31.1 F) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 1.0 C (33.8 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Port Arthur (Palmers Lookout) by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1980	5.2 C (41.4 F)
1981	0.8 C (33.4 F)
1982	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1983	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1984	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1985	0.9 C (33.6 F)
1986	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1987	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1988	1.2 C (34.2 F)
1989	0.5 C (32.9 F)
1990	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1991	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1992	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1993	1.2 C (34.2 F)
1994	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1995	0.7 C (33.3 F)
1996	1.2 C (34.2 F)
1997	0.7 C (33.3 F)
1998	1.5 C (34.7 F)
1999	2.5 C (36.5 F)
2000	1.8 C (35.2 F)
2001	1.8 C (35.2 F)
2002	1.0 C (33.8 F)
2003	1.5 C (34.7 F)
2004	1.0 C (33.8 F)
2005	5.3 C (41.5 F)
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2009	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Port Arthur (Palmers Lookout), 1980 to 2009. The record is 111.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.0 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Port Arthur (Palmers Lookout) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1980	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1981	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1982	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1983	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1984	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1985	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1986	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1987	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1988	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1989	89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1990	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1991	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1992	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1993	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1994	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1995	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1996	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1997	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1998	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1999	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
2000	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
2001	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
2002	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
2003	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
2004	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2005	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
2006	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
2007	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
2009	24.0 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Port Arthur (Palmers Lookout), 1980 to 2009. The record is 244.0 mm (9.6 in) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 93.0 mm (3.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Port Arthur (Palmers Lookout) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1980	49.9 mm (2.0 in)
1981	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1982	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1983	136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1984	90.8 mm (3.6 in)
1985	159.6 mm (6.3 in)
1986	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1987	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1988	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1989	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1990	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1991	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1992	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1993	152.0 mm (6.0 in)
1994	178.6 mm (7.0 in)
1995	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1996	144.2 mm (5.7 in)
1997	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1998	130.4 mm (5.1 in)
1999	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
2000	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
2001	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2002	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
2003	244.0 mm (9.6 in)
2004	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
2005	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
2006	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2007	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
2009	71.6 mm (2.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Port Arthur (Palmers Lookout), 1980 to 2009. The record is 23 days in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 12 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Port Arthur (Palmers Lookout) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1980	9 days
1981	11 days
1982	15 days
1983	13 days
1984	10 days
1985	12 days
1986	8 days
1987	13 days
1988	23 days
1989	13 days
1990	9 days
1991	12 days
1992	19 days
1993	8 days
1994	18 days
1995	12 days
1996	10 days
1997	11 days
1998	10 days
1999	13 days
2000	12 days
2001	9 days
2002	13 days
2003	14 days
2004	11 days
2005	13 days
2006	12 days
2007	7 days
2009	8 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.

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).