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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)
      Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
    Min Max 13.8° 24.6° 8.4° 16.9° 9.5° 20.2° 8.4° 22.4° 5.0° 26.2° 9.1° - - -
    Rainfall 10.2mm 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 37.5° 23/09/2003
    Hottest this year 43.9° 30/01/2025
    Hottest this month 29.2° 08/09/2025
    Long term average 26.2°  
    Average this month 23.9°  
    Hottest September on record Avg. max. temp. 29.7° 2013

  3. Min temp history

    Lightning Ridge minimum temp history (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL)
    Coldest ever 1.5° 01/09/2015
    Coldest this year 0.0° 25/06/2025
    Coldest this month 1.9° 01/09/2025
    Long term average 10.6°  
    Average this month 8.7°  
    Coldest September on record Avg. min. temp. 8.6° 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 10.2mm 10/09/2025
    Driest this year 0.0mm 01/01/2025
    Driest this month 0.0mm 01/09/2025
    Total to September 548.1mm 47.0 days
    Total this month 18.4mm 2.0 days
    YTD average rainfall 323.7mm 41.5 days
    Long term average 28.7mm 4.1 days
    Wettest September 138.2mm 2013