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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)
      Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
    Min Max 12.5° 25.6° 14.1° 26.2° 13.7° 26.7° 12.8° 27.9° 13.9° 24.3° 9.1° 25.1° 11.6° -
    Rainfall 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm

  2. Max temp history

    Lightning Ridge maximum temp history (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
    Hottest ever this month 32.0° 03/05/2007
    Hottest this year 43.9° 30/01/2025
    Hottest this month 27.9° 07/05/2025
    Long term average 23.1°  
    Average this month 25.3°  
    Hottest May on record Avg. max. temp. 25.1° 2007

  3. Min temp history

    Lightning Ridge minimum temp history (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
    Coldest ever 0.0° 31/05/2006
    Coldest this year 9.1° 09/05/2025
    Coldest this month 9.1° 09/05/2025
    Long term average 9.2°  
    Average this month 12.1°  
    Coldest May on record Avg. min. temp. 6.5° 2012

  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 0.0mm 01/05/2025
    Driest this year 0.0mm 01/01/2025
    Driest this month 0.0mm 01/05/2025
    Total to May 335.6mm 20.0 days
    Total this month 0.0mm 0.0 days
    YTD average rainfall 198.8mm 23.2 days
    Long term average 25.5mm 4.0 days
    Wettest May 86.3mm 2007