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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)
      Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
    Min Max 22.6° 36.4° 22.2° 35.4° 22.0° 35.8° 24.0° 34.8° 20.6° 27.5° 21.3° 33.9° 21.5° -
    Rainfall 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.1mm 0.0mm

  2. Max temp history

    Lightning Ridge maximum temp history (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
    Hottest ever this month 42.0° 20/03/2015
    Hottest this year 43.9° 30/01/2025
    Hottest this month 40.3° 01/03/2025
    Long term average 32.5°  
    Average this month 35.9°  
    Hottest March on record Avg. max. temp. 35.1° 1998

  3. Min temp history

    Lightning Ridge minimum temp history (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
    Coldest ever 5.0° 30/03/2008
    Coldest this year 13.4° 17/02/2025
    Coldest this month 19.2° 05/03/2025
    Long term average 19.2°  
    Average this month 22.5°  
    Coldest March on record Avg. min. temp. 16.0° 2008

  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 29.2mm 12/02/2025
    Wettest this month 0.1mm 11/03/2025
    Driest this year 0.0mm 01/01/2025
    Driest this month 0.0mm 01/03/2025
    Total to March 53.0mm 8.0 days
    Total this month 0.1mm 1.0 days
    YTD average rainfall 142.7mm 15.7 days
    Long term average 47.2mm 5.4 days
    Wettest March 107.8mm 1998