Lightning Ridge Long-term Averages

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Mean Max (°C)	36.3	34.8	32.4	28.0	23.1	19.5	19.2	21.8	26.2	29.6	32.1	34.7	28.2
Mean Min (°C)	22.9	21.7	19.1	14.3	9.1	6.6	5.2	6.3	10.5	14.4	18.2	20.2	14.1
Mean Rain (mm)	53.0	44.1	47.7	24.6	24.1	42.2	28.1	19.5	29.6	38.2	55.2	51.7	459.0
Median Rain (mm)	35.3	42.9	37.1	33.5	18.8	33.1	19.8	12.0	13.6	31.5	26.0	34.9	483.2
Mean Rain Days	5.7	4.7	5.6	3.2	4.0	5.1	4.8	4.0	4.1	5.4	7.0	6.5	60.0

Lightning Ridge Daily Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max (°C)	48.5	47.2	42.0	36.9	32.0	27.7	28.8	36.2	39.3	41.5	44.5	45.8	48.5
Low Max (°C)	20.0	21.4	20.0	15.5	14.2	10.2	9.6	12.4	13.9	16.0	18.0	18.1	9.6
High Min (°C)	32.6	31.0	27.5	22.8	21.8	17.3	16.4	18.9	24.4	25.5	30.5	29.9	32.6
Low Min (°C)	11.5	10.3	5.0	0.0	0.0	-7.0	-4.4	-2.2	1.5	-0.7	6.0	5.0	-7.0
High Rain (mm)	136.8	60.6	79.6	42.8	40.0	70.0	64.1	38.0	54.0	58.2	78.6	67.0	136.8

Lightning Ridge Monthly Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)	40.0	39.3	35.9	31.0	24.9	21.3	21.4	25.2	29.7	32.9	36.6	38.5	29.6
Low Mn. Max (°C)	32.7	31.1	29.5	24.6	21.3	16.2	16.1	19.5	22.2	26.6	26.7	29.8	26.3
High Mn. Min (°C)	27.0	23.7	21.2	17.1	12.1	9.3	6.7	8.8	12.6	17.3	21.4	22.6	15.8
Low Mn. Min (°C)	19.4	18.4	16.0	11.0	6.4	4.5	2.1	4.1	8.6	9.1	14.6	17.1	12.7
High Rain (mm)	201.1	141.0	216.6	66.8	86.3	224.1	151.7	55.7	138.2	145.0	244.5	170.6	860.7
Low Rain (mm)	3.4	0.0	6.9	0.0	0.0	2.8	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	0.0	98.5

Lightning Ridge Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Lightning Ridge Average Number of Days With Temperatures

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
≥ 40°C	5.7	2.7	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	1.7	3.0	13.6
≥ 35°C	20.7	13.7	7.7	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.9	4.0	8.3	15.1	69.8
≥ 30°C	28.5	24.7	23.1	10.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.7	6.7	15.2	20.3	25.6	153.9
≤ 2°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.8	3.7	6.7	4.3	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	15.8
≤ 0°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.9	2.0	1.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	4.8

Lightning Ridge 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max	40.0	39.0	35.6	31.8	26.5	23.0	22.3	25.4	31.2	34.2	37.5	39.0	36.0
Low Max	31.7	30.2	28.2	23.5	19.2	15.5	15.4	17.7	21.0	23.7	26.2	30.1	19.4
High Min	25.6	24.8	21.8	18.1	13.0	11.3	9.5	11.1	15.8	18.3	22.4	24.0	21.9
Low Min	18.9	18.4	15.2	10.0	4.5	2.2	1.4	2.0	6.0	9.5	13.5	15.6	5.2

Lightning Ridge Data Availability

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Years of Minima	26	27	25	25	23	23	23	25	25	26	26	25	24.0
Earliest Entry	1998	1998	1998	1998	1998	1997	1997	1997	1997	1997	1997	1997	1997
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024
Years of Maxima	27	27	25	25	24	23	23	24	23	26	25	24	24.0
Earliest Entry	1998	1998	1998	1998	1998	1997	1997	1997	1997	1997	1997	1997	1997
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024
Years of Rainfall	27	27	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	26.0
Earliest Entry	1998	1998	1998	1998	1998	1997	1997	1997	1997	1997	1997	1997	1997
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024

Station Details

LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITOR INFORMATION CENT
Upper Western, New South Wales/ACT

29.4310°S 147.9722°E 154m AMSL
Commenced 1997

Enter a postcode or town name for local weather, or text to search the site. » advanced search

13:20 AEST A weeklong stretch of low wind power was broken on Wednesday evening, as a weak cold front marched across southern Australia. The chart below shows that the National Electricity Market (NEM) has endured a weeklong stretch of low wind generation, with wind power providing around 6% of the NEM’s electricity, down from last year’s average of 13.1% (Mon, April 15 to Wed, April 17).