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Climate History

Lightning Ridge (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL) set as my default location ›

  1. Last 7 days

    Recently climate history in Lightning Ridge (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
      Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
    Min Max 15.6° 29.2° 12.1° 31.5° 15.6° 33.7° 16.5° 33.5° 22.4° 36.2° 18.4° - - -
    Rainfall 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 8.2mm 0.0mm

  2. Max temp history

    Lightning Ridge maximum temp history (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
    Hottest ever this month 41.5° 26/10/2014
    Hottest this year 43.9° 30/01/2025
    Hottest this month 36.9° 08/10/2025
    Long term average 29.6°  
    Average this month 32.3°  
    Hottest October on record Avg. max. temp. 32.8° 2015

  3. Min temp history

    Lightning Ridge minimum temp history (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
    Coldest ever 4.9° 04/10/2016
    Coldest this year 0.0° 25/06/2025
    Coldest this month 6.9° 02/10/2025
    Long term average 14.5°  
    Average this month 14.9°  
    Coldest October on record Avg. min. temp. 9.1° 2016

  4. Mean rainfall and temperature

    Mean rainfall and temperature

  1. Rainfall history

    Lightning Ridge rainfall history (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
    Wettest this year 138.0mm 29/03/2025
    Wettest this month 8.0mm 18/10/2025
    Driest this year 0.0mm 01/01/2025
    Driest this month 0.0mm 01/10/2025
    Total to October 572.1mm 50.0 days
    Total this month 8.4mm 2.0 days
    YTD average rainfall 363.1mm 47.1 days
    Long term average 38.1mm 5.5 days
    Wettest October 145.0mm 2015