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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 - 26.9° 14.9° 27.2° 17.6° 27.0° 14.5° 22.7° 13.9° 24.2° 14.1° 26.4° 12.9° -
    Rainfall 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 13.4mm 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 36.0° 04/04/2012
    Hottest this year 43.9° 30/01/2025
    Hottest this month 31.5° 20/04/2025
    Long term average 28.0°  
    Average this month 27.1°  
    Hottest April on record Avg. max. temp. 31.1° 2016

  3. Min temp history

    Lightning Ridge minimum temp history (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
    Coldest ever 2.0° 30/04/2008
    Coldest this year 10.4° 17/04/2025
    Coldest this month 10.4° 17/04/2025
    Long term average 14.3°  
    Average this month 14.9°  
    Coldest April on record Avg. min. temp. 11.0° 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 138.0mm 29/03/2025
    Wettest this month 54.0mm 02/04/2025
    Driest this year 0.0mm 01/01/2025
    Driest this month 0.0mm 01/04/2025
    Total to April 335.6mm 20.0 days
    Total this month 71.8mm 4.0 days
    YTD average rainfall 173.3mm 19.2 days
    Long term average 24.7mm 3.3 days
    Wettest April 66.8mm 2016