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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)
      Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
    Min Max 20.2° 35.6° 20.2° - - - - - - - - 36.7° 21.7° -
    Rainfall 0.0mm 11.2mm 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 43.6° 04/12/2016
    Hottest this year 43.9° 30/01/2025
    Hottest this month 42.0° 06/12/2025
    Long term average 34.8°  
    Average this month 35.9°  
    Hottest December on record Avg. max. temp. 38.5° 2005

  3. Min temp history

    Lightning Ridge minimum temp history (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
    Coldest ever 5.0° 26/12/2006
    Coldest this year 0.0° 25/06/2025
    Coldest this month 10.6° 02/12/2025
    Long term average 20.3°  
    Average this month 18.9°  
    Coldest December on record Avg. min. temp. 17.1° 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 30.3mm 12/12/2025
    Driest this year 0.0mm 01/01/2025
    Driest this month 0.0mm 01/12/2025
    Total to December 642.0mm 59.0 days
    Total this month 48.3mm 4.0 days
    YTD average rainfall 469.0mm 60.3 days
    Long term average 51.1mm 6.5 days
    Wettest December 170.6mm 2005