Mount Read Weather Records (ASN00097085)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Mount Read (ASN00097085), Australia, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for Mount Read

Mount Read (ASN00097085) is a weather station in Australia at -41.84 latitude and 145.54 longitude, 1,120 m (3,673 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1996 to 2026, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Mount Read still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -41.84 latitude, 145.54 longitude.
Elevation: 1,120 m (3,673 ft).
Period of record: 1996 to 2026, 31 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

22 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Mount Read. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 22 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Mount Read, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	30.4 C (86.7 F)	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	23.6 C (74.5 F)	0.9 C (33.6 F)
Feb	29.5 C (85.1 F)	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	19.9 C (67.8 F)	-0.3 C (31.5 F)
Mar	27.9 C (82.2 F)	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	18.2 C (64.8 F)	-0.3 C (31.5 F)
Apr	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	15.2 C (59.4 F)	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
May	15.9 C (60.6 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	15.9 C (60.6 F)	-2.4 C (27.7 F)
Jun	12.5 C (54.5 F)	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	9.7 C (49.5 F)	-0.8 C (30.6 F)
Jul	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-1.8 C (28.8 F)
Aug	12.5 C (54.5 F)	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	9.2 C (48.6 F)	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
Sep	16.3 C (61.3 F)	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	15.4 C (59.7 F)	-3.2 C (26.2 F)
Oct	22.6 C (72.7 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	7.6 C (45.7 F)	0.9 C (33.6 F)
Nov	24.5 C (76.1 F)	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	28.0 C (82.4 F)	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Mount Read still stand. 1999 holds the most, with 78.

Standing records at Mount Read by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1996	15
1997	38
1998	45
1999	78
2000	39
2001	43
2002	44
2003	43
2004	47
2005	49
2006	70
2007	67
2008	66
2009	47
2010	45
2011	68
2012	48
2013	58
2014	57
2015	35
2016	32
2017	64
2018	24
2019	34
2020	50
2021	43
2022	37
2023	37
2024	52
2025	49
2026	40

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 162.6 mm (6.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Mount Read. The most was 162.6 mm (6.4 in) on 21 February 2014.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Mount Read
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	19 January 2024
Feb	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	21 February 2014
Mar	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	6 March 2015
Apr	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	5 April 1997
May	140.6 mm (5.5 in)	15 May 2009
Jun	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	30 June 2023
Jul	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	15 July 2016
Aug	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	25 August 2003
Sep	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	30 September 2007
Oct	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	1 October 2016
Nov	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	28 November 2019
Dec	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	6 December 2019

Period of Record Coverage

1996 to 2026

31 years of record at Mount Read, 1996 to 2026. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015 and others.

Days with data per year at Mount Read
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1996	85	23%	No
1997	238	65%	No
1998	331	91%	Yes
1999	338	93%	Yes
2000	319	87%	No
2001	334	92%	Yes
2002	337	92%	Yes
2003	328	90%	No
2004	359	98%	Yes
2005	362	99%	Yes
2006	347	95%	Yes
2007	361	99%	Yes
2008	359	98%	Yes
2009	299	82%	No
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	364	100%	Yes
2012	276	75%	No
2013	315	86%	No
2014	365	100%	Yes
2015	219	60%	No
2016	316	86%	No
2017	327	90%	No
2018	264	72%	No
2019	248	68%	No
2020	349	95%	Yes
2021	364	100%	Yes
2022	363	99%	Yes
2023	362	99%	Yes
2024	364	99%	Yes
2025	363	99%	Yes
2026	261	72%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 1998 to 2025

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Mount Read, 1998 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.8 C (42.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2004, at 4.9 C (40.9 F), and the warmest was 2007, at 6.3 C (43.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Mount Read as warming stripes, 1998 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1998	5.2 C	-0.57 C
1999	6.3 C	+0.47 C
2001	5.9 C	+0.13 C
2004	4.9 C	-0.87 C
2005	5.8 C	-0.02 C
2007	6.3 C	+0.51 C
2008	5.3 C	-0.49 C
2010	5.7 C	-0.12 C
2011	5.7 C	-0.05 C
2014	6.3 C	+0.50 C
2021	5.6 C	-0.19 C
2022	6.2 C	+0.44 C
2023	6.0 C	+0.24 C
2024	5.9 C	+0.13 C
2025	5.7 C	-0.12 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

1996 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Mount Read: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	30.4 C (86.7 F)	2014	25.8 C (78.4 F)	31
Coldest night (TNn)	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	2020	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	31
Wettest day (Rx1day)	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	2014	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	359.2 mm (14.1 in)	2016	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	31
Longest dry spell (CDD)	32 days	2008	9 days	31

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Mount Read, 1996 to 2026. The record is 30.4 C (86.7 F) in 2014, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.8 C (78.4 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Mount Read by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1996	19.6 C (67.3 F)
1997	28.5 C (83.3 F)
1998	26.6 C (79.9 F)
1999	24.7 C (76.5 F)
2000	26.8 C (80.2 F)
2001	25.2 C (77.4 F)
2002	21.9 C (71.4 F)
2003	25.4 C (77.7 F)
2004	23.8 C (74.8 F)
2005	23.9 C (75.0 F)
2006	27.0 C (80.6 F)
2007	27.2 C (81.0 F)
2008	25.6 C (78.1 F)
2009	28.6 C (83.5 F)
2010	25.5 C (77.9 F)
2011	21.1 C (70.0 F)
2012	26.9 C (80.4 F)
2013	27.6 C (81.7 F)
2014	30.4 C (86.7 F)
2015	27.1 C (80.8 F)
2016	26.8 C (80.2 F)
2017	25.8 C (78.4 F)
2018	23.3 C (73.9 F)
2019	27.9 C (82.2 F)
2020	28.6 C (83.5 F)
2021	25.3 C (77.5 F)
2022	28.0 C (82.4 F)
2023	24.3 C (75.7 F)
2024	23.0 C (73.4 F)
2025	27.7 C (81.9 F)
2026	23.6 C (74.5 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Mount Read, 1996 to 2026. The record is -5.5 C (22.1 F) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is -4.3 C (24.3 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Mount Read by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1996	-3.7 C (25.3 F)
1997	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1998	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1999	-4.7 C (23.5 F)
2000	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2001	-4.1 C (24.6 F)
2002	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
2003	-4.3 C (24.3 F)
2004	-4.7 C (23.5 F)
2005	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2006	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2007	-5.2 C (22.6 F)
2008	-4.9 C (23.2 F)
2009	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
2010	-4.7 C (23.5 F)
2011	-3.7 C (25.3 F)
2012	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2013	-5.1 C (22.8 F)
2014	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2015	-2.6 C (27.3 F)
2016	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
2017	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2018	-5.3 C (22.5 F)
2019	-3.4 C (25.9 F)
2020	-5.5 C (22.1 F)
2021	-4.9 C (23.2 F)
2022	-4.2 C (24.4 F)
2023	-3.1 C (26.4 F)
2024	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2025	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
2026	-3.2 C (26.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Mount Read, 1996 to 2026. The record is 162.6 mm (6.4 in) in 2014, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.0 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Mount Read by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1996	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1997	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1998	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1999	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
2000	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
2001	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
2002	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2003	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
2004	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
2005	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
2006	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2007	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
2008	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
2009	140.6 mm (5.5 in)
2010	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
2011	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
2012	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
2013	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
2014	162.6 mm (6.4 in)
2015	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
2016	113.2 mm (4.5 in)
2017	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
2018	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2019	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
2020	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
2021	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
2022	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
2023	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
2024	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
2025	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
2026	90.6 mm (3.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Mount Read, 1996 to 2026. The record is 359.2 mm (14.1 in) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 195.6 mm (7.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Mount Read by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1996	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1997	200.0 mm (7.9 in)
1998	169.2 mm (6.7 in)
1999	197.2 mm (7.8 in)
2000	234.0 mm (9.2 in)
2001	172.0 mm (6.8 in)
2002	251.0 mm (9.9 in)
2003	233.0 mm (9.2 in)
2004	239.4 mm (9.4 in)
2005	218.0 mm (8.6 in)
2006	171.6 mm (6.8 in)
2007	265.6 mm (10.5 in)
2008	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
2009	321.4 mm (12.7 in)
2010	187.0 mm (7.4 in)
2011	153.4 mm (6.0 in)
2012	178.8 mm (7.0 in)
2013	196.6 mm (7.7 in)
2014	195.6 mm (7.7 in)
2015	219.6 mm (8.6 in)
2016	359.2 mm (14.1 in)
2017	144.2 mm (5.7 in)
2018	254.2 mm (10.0 in)
2019	238.6 mm (9.4 in)
2020	158.4 mm (6.2 in)
2021	168.4 mm (6.6 in)
2022	193.4 mm (7.6 in)
2023	252.2 mm (9.9 in)
2024	194.8 mm (7.7 in)
2025	166.8 mm (6.6 in)
2026	163.0 mm (6.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Mount Read, 1996 to 2026. The record is 32 days in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 9 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Mount Read by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1996	4 days
1997	6 days
1998	7 days
1999	11 days
2000	13 days
2001	11 days
2002	9 days
2003	8 days
2004	12 days
2005	6 days
2006	8 days
2007	12 days
2008	32 days
2009	10 days
2010	9 days
2011	11 days
2012	6 days
2013	15 days
2014	6 days
2015	8 days
2016	7 days
2017	14 days
2018	13 days
2019	9 days
2020	10 days
2021	7 days
2022	8 days
2023	10 days
2024	7 days
2025	10 days
2026	9 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 Mount Read standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Mount Read 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).