Brisbane
Weather
Records
Highest Max: 28.8°C in 2007
Lowest Max: 13.5°C in 2005
Average Max: 23.0°C
Highest Min: 16.7°C in 2006
Lowest Min: 4.1°C in 2008
Average Min: 10.4°C
Highest Rainfall: 108.2mm in 2002
Highest 24hr Rainfall: 44.0mm
in 2002
Average Rainfall: 39.2mm
Highest Rainfall: 244.0mm in 2003
new recored of 261mm 2010
Highest 24hr Rainfall: 117.0mm
in 2001 - 121mm - 2010
Average Rainfall: 151.7mm
Brisbane
set new rainfall record
for August the 10th August 2010
(in Brisbane) 123 years - 75mm
Carbrook (110ml), Rochedale (106ml),
Burbank (106ml) and Mt Cotton
(101ml)
Brisbane
sets new rainfall record
261mm for Feb 2010 - all time
record stands at 388mm Feb 1992
- March target is 247.mm in 2001
CYCLONES
TO HAVE IMPACTED ON QUEENSLAND,
AUSTRALIA FROM 1864 to August
2010
1)
17 - 19 March, 1864. The first
recorded in Queensland. Gales
in Brisbane. Damage to stores,
houses, signs trees and gardens
blown away. Stone jetty at Cleveland
washed away. Wind and rain damage
at Toowoomba and Gladstone.
2) 2 - 3 March, 1867. Gale winds
at Bowen with buildings damaged.
Boats smashed. Townsville hit
with ever third building blown
down.
3) 26 - 28 April, 1867. Southeast
Queensland flooded. Wharves covered
in Brisbane. Brisbane, Logan and
Ipswich suffer structural and
tree damage. Bridge at Ipswich
destroyed.
4) 30 January, 1870. Floods and
damage in Bowen. Clermont and
Peak Downs flooded. 15 lives and
thousands of sheep lost.
5) 20 February, 1870. Nearly every
house in Townsville damaged with
some completely unroofed. Flooding
and ships sunk.
6) 24 February, 1875. Steamer
Gothenberg wrecked off Cape Upstart
near Ayr with 102 lives lost.
7) 17 February, 1876. Severe gales
at Townsville.
8) 21 March, 1876. Heavy winds
at Townsville. SS Banshee wrecked
at Hinchinbrook Island with 17
people drowned.
9) 8 March, 1878. Cairns suffers
huge damages. Ships Louise, Merchant,
Kate Conley and Hector Miss were
sunk with no survivors.
10) 2 February, 1882. Cardwell
suffers considerable damage.
11) 30 January, 1884. Bowen township
all unroofed. Heavy flooding to
Mackay.
12) 17 February, 1888. Cyclone
hits east of Mackay. Ships and
houses damaged.
13) 11 March, 1890. Tropical cyclone
hits Brisbane. River floods -
360mm in 24 hours.
14) 24 March, 1890. Cyclone hits
Townsville. Ravenswood has 431mm
rain in 24 hours.
15) 29 March, 1890. Ingham suffers
damage from cyclone.
16) 2 January, 1892. Brisbane
suffers damage.
17) 2 April 1892. Brisbane damaged.
18) 21 January, 1893. Brisbane
homes and trees blown down.
19) 1 February, 1893. Tropical
cyclone hits Yeppoon causing extreme
damage. Severe floods in Ipswich
and Brisbane with Indooroopilly
railway bridge and Victoria bridge
washed away. More than 12 deaths.
20) 11 February, 1893. Small cyclone
crosses near Bustard Heads causing
further flooding in Brisbane.
21) 17 February, 1893. Cyclone
hits Bundaberg. Floods from Rockhampton
to Grafton, NSW. Mary River bridge
in Maryborough washed away with
120 houses. Cyclone induced tornado
hits Sandgate.
22) 19 February, 1894. Tropical
cyclones crosses east of Brisbane.
23) 26 January, 1896. CYCLONE
SIGMA. Hits Townsville causing
damage and severe flooding in
suburbs for around 5 kilometres.
17 drowned and a sailor killed.
24) 4 February, 1898. CYCLONE
ELINE. Considerable damage around
Mackay.
25) 5 March, 1899. CYCLONE MAHIMA.
Crosses coast at Princess Charlotte
Bay. 307 fatalities of Asian and
Island origin. Over 100 Aborigines
were swept out to sea. Over 150
ships were sunk. Storm surge at
Barrow Point was 14.6 metres.
On Flinders Island, porpoises
were found 15.2 metres up on the
cliffs.
26) 9 March, 1903. CYCLONE LEONTA.
Hurricane force winds hit Townsville.
The Townsville Hospital was wrecked
and the brick Grammar School was
destroyed. 10 persons died.
27) 28 January, 1906. Cairns devastated.
28) 19 January, 1907. Cooktown
buildings severely damaged.
29) 12 March, 1908. Widespread
damage to buildings, trees, fences
and telegraph lines near St Lawrence.
30) 28 January, 1910. Heavy seas
and tremendous gales at Cairns.
31) 11 January, 1911. Tropical
cyclone passes from the Gulf of
Carpentaria INLAND and causes
severe destruction at Marburg
in south west Queensland. Areas
suffer gale force winds.
32) 10 February, 1911. Crops and
buildings damaged at Port Douglas.
33) 16 March, 1911. Port Douglas
left with only 7 out of 57 houses
standing. Mossman and Cairns also
hit.
34) 23 March, 1911. Cyclone wrecks
Yongala east of Townsville with
120 lives lost.
35) 7 April, 1912. Cairns and
Innisfail have damage to structures
with 40% of banana and sugar crops
lost.
36) 31 January, 1913. Cyclone
crosses near Cairns. Damage and
flooding also to Innisfail. 4
lives lost.
37) 9 February, 1915. Bowen gets
damaged.
38) 10 December, 1915. Tropical
cyclone his north of Mackay.
39) 27 December, 1916. Whitsunday
Island damaged. Flooding at Clermont
causes loss of 62 lives.
40) 15 December, 1917. Heavy rain
and gales at Bowen.
41) 21 January, 1918. Mackay hit
by cyclone with almost every building
damaged. A storm surge of 7.6
metres saw almost 3 metre waves
breaking in the town centre. Huge
flood at Rockhampton. 30 lives
lost.
42) 10 March, 1918. Of 3500 residents
in Innisfail only 12 houses remained.
Mission Beach to the Atherton
Tableland suffered destruction.
Almost 100 dead.
43) 3 March, 1919. Cyclone crosses
coast at Maryborough. Serious
washouts.
44) 3 February, 1920. Cyclone
crosses north of Cairns. Every
house at Mt Molloy and Kuranda
unroofed or destroyed. Widespread
flooding and enormous cattle losses
inland.
45) 1 April, 1921. Tropical cyclone
crosses Cape York sinking boats.
Heavy flooding.
46) 5 April, 1921. Bundaberg,
Maryborough and Hervey Bay suffer
structural damage.
47) 28 March, 1923. Cape York
and the Gulf have severe wind
forces.
48) 26 February, 1925. Damage
to buildings at Cooktown and Mossman.
49) 9 February, 1926. Cyclone
crosses near Townsville. Floods
in Herbert and Tully Rivers.
50) 9 February, 1927. Tropical
cyclone hits north of Cairns.
Structural damage.
51) 2 April, 1927. Severe cyclone
east of Gold Coast. Highest recorded
tides cause disruption to shipping.
52) 14 February, 1928. Brisbane
hit causing serious flooding with
5 people drowned.
53) 23 & 29 February, 1929.
Two cyclones. One at Townsville
the other at Mossman. Flooding.
54) 5 January, 1930. Serious flooding
after cyclone crosses at Princess
Charlotte Bay. Luggers in Torres
Strait are sunk.
55) 20 January, 1930. Cyclone
action over large part of the
State finally crossing at Mossman.
6 deaths due to flooding. Huge
stock losses.
56) 28 January, 1930. East of
Mackay.
57) 1 - 8 February, 1931. Travels
from Cooktown down to Hervey Bay
causing statewide flooding.
58) 19 January, 1932. Townsville
hit. Flooding from Cairns to Mackay.
59) 22 January, 1934. Cairns suffers
damage and flooding.
60) 1 February, 1934. This particular
cyclone travelled from the Gulf
to northern NSW causing widespread
damage and flooding. There was
a 1.16 metre storm surge recorded
as the largest on record on the
Moreton Bay tide gauge.
61) 12 March, 1934. At sea many
luggers and 75 lives lost as cyclone
crossed coast near Cape Tribulation.
62) 22 March, 1936. Seawards of
Fraser Island.
63) 16 March, 1937. Tracked from
Western Australia to south-east
Queensland. Severe flooding at
Bundaberg and Childers.
64) 19 January, 1938. Gales at
Bundaberg.
65) 27 March, 1938. Hits Bowen.
Floods from Mackay to Gold Coast.
66) 27-29 January, 1939. Offshore
between Rockhampton and Mackay.
Flooding with stock losses.
67) 6 March, 1939. Cyclone crosses
near Cape Byron.
68) 18 February, 1940. Crosses
near Cardwell. Substantial wind
damage in Townsville.
69) 6 March, 1940. Crosses north
of Cooktown. Flooding.
70) 17 March, 1940. Cyclone causes
flooding after hitting Mackay.
71) 23 March, 1940. Crossed Cape
York. Tremendous Gulf flooding.
72) 7 April, 1940. Townsville
and Ayr suffer damages costing
$1 million (at 1940 value).
73) 8 February, 1942. Crosses
north of Rockhampton.
74) 2 March, 1946. Cairns to Townsville
had damage with some loss of life.
75) 4 April, 1946. East of Fraser
Island causing flooding.
76) 23 January, 1947. Cyclone
crossed near Caloundra with heavy
gales and high seas. Flooding.
2 dead.
77) 10 February, 1947. Tropical
cyclone crossed at Broadsound
causing damage to infrastructure
and some lives were lost.
78) 7 January, 1948. Heavy floods
between Cooktown and Cardwell
as cyclone crosses Cape York.
79) 28 January, 1948. Cyclone
passes east of Brisbane with wind
gusts up to 96 knots at Lord Howe
Island.
80) 24 March, 1948. Structural
damage and erosion as cyclone
passes over Fraser Island.
81) 10 February, 1948. Extensive
structural damage and widespread
flooding when cyclone passes north
of Cooktown.
82) 2-3 March, 1949. 87 knots
wind gusts at Rockhampton and
Gladstone. 1500 houses severely
damaged. This cyclone caused damage
and flooding in 15 towns. 7 deaths.
83) 15 January, 1950. Cyclone
near Cooktown with gales and floods
in several areas.
84) 16-19 January, 1950. Tracked
from the Gulf to Sydney. 7 lives
lost in NSW. 2 metre waves in
Moreton Bay with houses evacuated
at Sandgate.
85) 27-28 February, 1950. Crossed
over Gladstone to Hervey Bay.
Floods down to Brisbane.
86) 11 March, 1950. Crossed at
Carmilla south of Mackay with
structural damage and one death.
87) 16 November, 1950. Tropical
low crosses near Brisbane causing
structural damage and one death.
88) 19-24 January, 1951. Cyclone
hits south east Gulf region. Major
flooding to Burdekin.
89) 25-30 January, 1951. Cyclone
moves around Fraser Island. Extensive
damage to boats and buildings
with one life lost at Caloundra.
90) 19 March, 1951. Maryborough
hit. Heavy rains south-east Queensland.
91) 7 February, 1954. Tropical
cyclone crosses south of Townsville
producing heavy flooding.
92) 20 February, 1954. Cyclone
crosses at Coolangatta. Widespread
structural damage from Sunshine
Coast to Gold Coast. Boats left
in treetops at Beachmere. Waves
at Kirra put 2 metres of water
on the highway picking up cars.
900 mm rainfall recorded in 24
hours. 26 people dead.
93) 7 March, 1955. Widespread
structural damage and flooding
at Sarina. Lugger Barrier Princess
lost with 8 people.
94) 27 March, 1955. Cyclone hits
Bundaberg causing structural damage.
Induced tornado hits Yandina and
record flooding in the Mary River.
One death.
95) 6 March, 1956. CYCLONE AGNES.
Passed over Townsville. Widespread
damage from Cairns to Mackay.
Recorded wind gusts to 79 knots.
96) 19 February, 1957. Travelled
east coast from the far north
to cross at Port Macquarie in
NSW. 109 knot wind gust recorded
at Willis Island.
97) 20 February, 1958. Cyclone
crossed the coast south of Ayr
then moved back to sea. Heavy
floods to Mackay with 3 lives
lost.
98) 1 April, 1958. Cyclone and
2 metre storm surge hit Bowen.
Wind gusts over 98 knots. Considerable
damage to houses and other buildings.
Other areas hit by induced tornadoes.
99) 20 January, 1959. Cyclone
moved from the Gulf to cross between
Cooktown and Cairns. Flooding.
100) 21 January, 1959. CYCLONE
BEATRICE. Moved south to cross
near Lismore, NSW causing widespread
flooding.
101) 16 February, 1959. CYCLONE
CONNIE. Severe wind damage at
Ayr, Home Hill and Bowen where
wind gusts up to 100 knots were
recorded over a two hour period.
Other damage in Mackay and Rockhampton.
102) 1 January, 1963. CYCLONE
ANNIE. Crossed at the Sunshine
Coast with houses and crops damaged.
103) 24 April, 1963. Cyclone stayed
offshore but caused huge waves
and erosion on south coast.
104) 13-14 January, 1964. CYCLONE
AUDREY. Tracked from Gulf to Coffs
Harbour causing extensive wind
damage in the western areas such
as St George (74 houses damaged)
and Goondiwindi where over 50
buildings suffered. Glen Innes
and Grafton, NSW also had wind
damage.
105) 15-16 April, 1964. CYCLONE
GERTIE. Hits the Whitsunday Islands
with heavy coastal rain. Floods.
106) 6 December, 1964. CYCLONE
FLORA. Innisfail to Cardwell reported
damage.
107) 30 January, 1965. CYCLONE
JUDY. Near Innisfail causing floods
south to Townsville.
108) 28-30 January, 1967. CYCLONE
DINAH. Severe damage at Heron
Island then causing more destruction
from Rockhampton to Grafton, NSW.
Water knee deep in Hastings Street,
Noosa from storm surge.
109) 22 February, 1967. CYCLONE
BARBARA. Wind damage from Coolangatta.
Crossed at Lismore, NSW.
110) 18 March, 1967. CYCLONE ELAINE.
Moved past the south coast causing
flooding at Logan and Brisbane
with considerable beach erosion
in other areas.
111) 2-4 April, 1967. CYCLONE
GLENDA. Off shore of Brisbane.
16 metre waves near Gold Coast.
6 dead.
112) 17 January, 1970. CYCLONE
ADA. Passed through the Whitsunday
Islands to hit Airlie Beach. Tourist
resorts destroyed and 80% of buildings
at Airlie Beach damaged. 14 lives
lost. Floods around Bowen and
Mackay.
113) 16 February, 1971. CYCLONE
GERTIE. Crossed at Cardwell with
minimal damage.
114) 17 February, 1971. CYCLONE
DORA. Crossed the coast north
of Brisbane at Redcliffe. Widespread
structural damage with some flooding.
115) 20-22 February, 1971. CYCLONE
FIONA. Tracked from the Gulf to
Rockhampton. Some damage to infrastructure.
116) 24 December, 1971. CYCLONE
ALTHEA. $50 million damage (at
1971 value) caused to Townsville.
90% of houses damaged or destroyed
on Magnetic Island. 3.66 metre
storm surge recorded just north
of the area. 3 deaths. Hundreds
of homes damaged (including over
200 Housing Commission homes).
117) The reason for the WINDWORKER.
See photos of damage in HISTORY.
118) 8-9 January, 1972. CYCLONE
BRONWYN. Moved southwards throughout
the State causing serious flooding
isolating some towns.
119) 11 February, 1972. CYCLONE
DAISY. Hit Fraser Island. Over
200 homes damaged at Pialba and
other areas. Severe flooding to
the Gold Coast where a peak swell
height was recorded at 8.3 metres.
120) 2 April, 1972. CYCLONE EMILY.
Crossed south of Gladstone. 8
people lost at sea in huge waves.
121) 4 March, 1973. CYCLONE MADGE.
Hit Cooktown. Considerable flooding
to Townsville.
122) 19 December, 1973. CYCLONE
UNA. Crossed near Townsville.
Some damage and flooding. 4 deaths.
123) 24 January, 1974. CYCLONE
WANDA. Over the coast near Maryborough,
it then caused significant flooding
in Brisbane where 6007 homes were
flooded. 13 people drowned and
others died from heart attacks.
The cost was $200 million (at
1974 value).
124) 6 February, 1974. CYCLONE
PAM. Intense cyclone passed 500km
to the east of Brisbane. Severe
flooding and evacuation at Palm
Beach.
125) 13 March, 1974. CYCLONE ZOE.
Crossed the coast at Coolangatta
then went back to sea. Floods
in Brisbane with evacuations at
Murwillumbah and Lismore, NSW.
126) 16 January, 1975. CYCLONE
GLORIA. Stayed offshore but caused
flooding from Lucinda to Mackay.
127) 19 January, 1976. CYCLONE
DAVID. Passed near St Lawrence
after extending from Papua New
Guinea to Lord Howe Island. Buildings
damaged at Yeppoon and Mt Morgan.
Wind gusts were recorded at 84
knots with wave heights peaking
at 9.2 metres at recording stations.
128) 1 February, 1976. CYCLONE
ALAN. Crossed the North Queensland
coast near Bloomfield River mission.
Became an intense monsoon travelling
through Tennant Creek in the Northern
Territory before heading back
to sea through Byron Bay, NSW.
129) 22 February, 1976. CYCLONE
BETH. Over 200 homes damaged when
it passed the Maryborough / Bundaberg
area. Significant wave peaks recorded
at 10 meters.
130) 4 March, 1976. CYCLONE COLIN.
Generated huge waves along south
Queensland beaches after moving
south from Fraser Island to southern
NSW where waves were recorded
off Sydney Heads at 12 metres
in height. Several launches were
sunk or destroyed when 2 metre
waves entered Botany Bay.
131) 5-6 March, 1976. CYCLONE
DAWN. Crossed at Fraser Island
causing some damage and coastal
flooding.
132) 10 March, 1977. CYCLONE OTTO.
Crossed at Cape Tribulation and
again at Bowen. Aggravated flood
damage in Cairns .
133) 31 January, 1977. CYCLONE
KEITH. Hit east of Cairns and
the crossed again at Cape Cleveland
near Townsville. Extensive crop
damage.
134) 1-2 January, 1979. CYCLONE
PETER. Record rainfall south of
Cairns (1140mm in 24 hours) caused
serious flooding estimated at
$10 million (at 1979 value). 2
deaths.
135) 11 January, 1979. CYCLONE
GRETA. Crossed Princess Charlotte
Bay.
136) 1 March, 1979. CYCLONE KERRY.
Passed the coast near Proserpine.
Some damage around Mackay and
resort islands. Wind gust recorded
at 76 knots. $1 million damage
(at 1979 value) to boats in harbour.
137) 7-8 January, 1980. CYCLONE
PAUL. Near St Lawrence causing
record floods around Bowen. Wave
peaks recorded at Brisbane station
at 9.8 metres.
138) 12-14 February, 1980. CYCLONE
RUTH. Remained at sea between
Australia and New Caledonia.
139) 24 February, 1980. CYCLONE
SIMON. Passed near Fraser Island
with wind gusts over 100 knots.
Structural damage at Hervey Bay.
Wave peaks recorded at 8.9 metres.
140) 10 February, 1981. CYCLONE
EDDIE. Crossed at Princess Charlotte
Bay.
141) 15 February, 1981. CYCLONE
CLIFF. Crossed over Fraser Island
to Bundaberg. Flooding to Gold
Coast.
142) 26 February, 1981. CYCLONE
FREDA. Developed near Cooktown
and moved away from the coast.
143) 3-4 March, 1983. CYCLONE
ELINOR. Hit near Carmilla causing
minimal damage to houses.
144) 8 March, 1984. CYCLONE JIM.
Crossed the Peninsula Coast near
Cape Grenville with foliage damage.
145) 19 March, 1984. CYCLONE KATHY.
Crossed the Peninsula Coast near
the Pascoe River.
146) 7-9 April, 1984. CYCLONE
LANCE. Gold Coast suffered wind
and rain damage to homes and high
rise buildings. Peak wave heights
at Brisbane station recorded at
8.8 metres.
147) 22 February, 1985. CYCLONE
PIERRE. Hit Shoalwater Bay. Minor
flooding.
148) 1 April, 1985. CYCLONE TANYA.
Crossed the Peninsula Coast at
Coen. Vegetation damage.
149) 1 February, 1986. CYCLONE
WINIFRED. Crossed near Innisfail
with an eye diameter of 41km.
A wind gust was calculated at
145 knots. Houses damaged. Cost
was $130 million (at 1986 value).
3 deaths.
150) 1 March, 1988. CYCLONE CHARLIE.
Made landfall at Upstart Bay near
Ayr. Wind gusts recorded to 80
knots. Some structural damage
and flooding at Ayr.
151) 4 April, 1989. CYCLONE AIVU.
Building damage costs were $40
million while agriculture costs
were $40 million and $10 in infrastructure
(at 1989 values). Major flooding.
One death.
152) 3 February, 1990. CYCLONE
NANCY. Crossed near Byron Bay
in NSW. 73 knot winds recorded
near Brisbane. Flash flooding
in Queensland and NSW caused 4
deaths and costs reached $36 million.
153) 19 March, 1990. CYCLONE IVOR.
Passed the coast near Princess
Charlotte Bay with some damage
in Coen. As a monsoon moved south
to cause extensive flooding at
Yeppoon.
154) 22-25 December, 1990. CYCLONE
JOY. Travelled past Cairns to
weaken in intensity crossing at
Townsville. 97 knot wind gusts
recorded. Structural damage south
of Cairns. Induced tornado hit
Mackay damaging buildings and
causing floods. 6 lives lost.
Cost $62 million (1990 value).
156) 13 January, 1992. CYCLONE
BETSY. Passed seaward of Fraser
Island. Caused beach erosion.
157) 16 March, 1992. CYCLONE FRAN.
Crossed near Town of 1770 leaving
structural damage in Bundaberg.
Wind speed at 76 knots and major
flooding. Cost $10 million.
158) 17 March, 1993. CYCLONE ROGER.
Passed close to Fraser Island
before moving back to sea and
south towards NSW. Sunshine Coast
sustained damage while winds and
seas closed the Port of Brisbane.
Brisbane station recorded waves
at 13.2 meters.
159) 20 January, 1994. CYCLONE
REWA. Stayed 100km off the coast
but caused flash flooding around
Brisbane which resulted in 4 deaths.
160) 8 March, 1995. CYCLONE VIOLET.
Passed close to Lord Howe Island
before weakening near Byron Bay,
NSW.
161) 9 January, 1996. CYCLONE
BARRY. Moved down from the Gulf
past Sarina to Hervey Bay causing
structural and vegetation damage.
162) 27 January, 1996. CYCLONE
CELESTE. Came close to Bowen with
an eye of 40km. wind gusts to
64 knots and some damage to buildings.
163) 12 March, 1996. CYCLONE ETHEL.
Crossed at Cape Melville. 60 knot
winds reported.
164) 9 March 1997. CYCLONE JUSTIN
I. Large cyclone but stayed offshore.
Mackay wave station recorded peak
wave measurements at 8.45 meters.
Some wind damage around the Whitsunday
Group.
165) 22 March, 1997. CYCLONE JUSTIN
II. Crossed near Cairns. Wind
damage to buildings from the Atherton
Tablelands to Townsville. Considerable
flooding and evacuations. Cost
almost $200 million.
166) 10-11 January,1998. CYCLONE
SID. Moved from Gulf across Cape
York and intensified into a monsoon
low near Townsville. Severe flooding
and landslides. Peak wave height
recorded at 5.41 metres. Total
damage cost over $100 million
(at 1998 value).
167) 26 March, 1998. CYCLONE YALI.
Passed seawards off Brisbane heading
south. Wind gusts of 54 knots
and peak wave height recorded
at 11.5 metres. Beach erosion
from Sunshine Coast to Northern
NSW.
168) 11 February, 1999. CYCLONE
RONA. Made landfall near the mouth
of the Daintree River. Considerable
vegetation damage. Maximum wind
gust was 85 knots and the peak
wave height recorded was 6.3 metres.
Cost of crop and infrastructure
damage estimated at $150 million.
169) 27 February, 2000. CYCLONE
STEVE. The cyclone passed the
coast at the nothern beaches of
Cairns causing structural damage
and flooding. Wind gusts up to
85 knots were recorded and the
peak wave measurement was 5 metres
at Cairns Wave Recording Station.
Prominent buildings were unroofed.
Mareeba reached a record flood
level of 12.4 metres and evacuations
were conducted.
170) 17 March, 2000. Tropical
low created gales around Lucinda.
Record flooding occurred at Giru.
171) 2 April, 2000. CYCLONE TESSI.
Crossed north of Townsville causing
extensive crop damage and to some
isolated buildings in the area.
Townsville then suffered wind
damage to buildings and widespread
flooding. 70 knot winds recorded.
172) 28 March - 7 April, 2000.
CYCLONE VAUGHN. Wind gust to 34
knots. No significant damage.
173) 15 - 16 February, 2001. CYCLONE
WYLVA. Hovered around Mornington
Island but caused very little
damage. Maximum wind gust recorded
was 64 knots.
174) 23 - 27 February, 2001. CYCLONE
ABIGAIL. Crossed north-west of
Cairns at Ellis Beach before entering
the Gulf and reforming before
crossing the coast again near
the Queensland / Northern Territory
border. Some damage was sustained
on Mornington Island where the
wave surge was 1.3 metres and
the Maximum wind gust was 64 knots.
Both Cairns and Green Island had
considerable winds to 50 knots.
175) SOSE 5 - 12 April 2001. Although
the cyclone remained far offshore,
large seas and high tides affected
Queensland causing erosion and
waves up to 4.8metres. There were
two drowning near the Town of
1770.
176) BENI 2 - 5 February 2003.
Beni caused floods from Rockhampton
to the Gold Coast causing $10M
worth of damage to public infrastructure.
Waves were recorded to 8.5metres.
177) FRITZ 11 February 2004. This
crossed the coast at Cape Melville.
Flash flooding occurred around
the Innisfail/South Johnstone
area with 74mm of rainfall in
one hour. 309mm was recorded over
24 hours
178) Hybrid Cyclone 5 March 2004.
Waves to 14.2metres recorded off
Stradbroke Island. Severe flooding
from Sunshine Coast through Brisbane
to Gold Coast.
179) 19 - 24 March 2004.CYCLONE
GRACE Flooding between Cairns
and Cooktown. 372mm of rainfall
in 24 hours. Wind speeds up to
54 knots were recorded. Estimated
US$20M damage to Cairns region.
180) 4 - 16 MARCH 2005 CYCLONE
INGRID Cape York
182) 25 - 30 Jan 2006 CYCLONE
JIM.
183) 23 Feb 2006 CYCLONE KATE.
Torres Straight.
184) 17 - 21 March 2006 CYCLONE
LARRY. Innisfail and Atherton
Tableland.
185) 16 - 27 APRIL 2006 CYCLONE
MONICA. Cape York.
186) 5-7Feb 2007 Nelson. Gulf
to Cape york.
187) 4 -? MARCH 2008 CYCLONE HAMISH
WESTERN
AUSTRALIA
Perth Weather Records
Highest Max: 27.2°C in 1998
Lowest Max: 13.2°C in 1997
Average Max: 18.8°C
Highest Min: 17.0°C in 2006
Lowest Min: 1.3°C in 2000
Average Min: 8.0°C
Highest Rainfall: 175.6mm in 2004
Highest 24hr Rainfall: 63.8mm
in 1994
Average Rainfall: 128.2mm
Western
Australian
Weather Records
Maximum temperature (°C) 18.2
18 20.3 1902 16.3 1932 107
Minimum temperature (°C) 7.4
8 11.5 1977,83 6.9 1956 107
Sunshine (hour/day)
6.8 7.2 8.4 1902 4.2 1945 106
February rainfall averages and
extremes
Rainfall (mm) 145.0 135 318.3
1945 11.8 1902 128
Rain days 15 17 29 1955 4 1902,78
128
MELBOURNE
Melbourne Weather Records
Highest
Max: 26.5°C in 1982
Lowest Max: 6.7°C in 1872
Average Max: 14.9°C
Highest Min: 16.2°C in 1885
Lowest Min: -2.1°C in 1863
Average Min: 6.7°C
Highest Rainfall: 110.8mm in 1939
Highest 24hr Rainfall: 54.4mm
in 1881
Average Rainfall: 50.2mm
46.2
°C 7TH FEB 2009 - MARCH 2010
190.MM
Victorian
Weather Records
Highest Total Rainfall for 20
or more years for November
for 2005 (mm) Most recent higher
for November
Lake Eildon 177.0 183.4 in 1958
Record Lowest Daily Maximum Temperature
for November
Wonthaggi 7.8 on 10th 8.3 on 16th
in 1970 36
Morwell 7.8 on 10th 8.6 on 31st
in 1987 22
Record Highest Daily Minimum Temperature
for November
in August 2005 (°C) Previous
highest
for August Years of
record
Benalla 13.8 on 30th 12.8 on 7th
in 1973 102
Ouyen 16.8 on 30th 14.7 on 31st
in 1993 69
Mildura Airport 18.8 on 30th 15.6
on 21st in 1954 60
Wonthaggi 14.5 on 30th 14.0 on
15th in 2001 37
Portland 13.8 on 29th 12.6 on
23rd in 1986 24
Noojee 13.0 on 30th 12.7 on 16th
in 2001 22
TASMANIA
WEATHER RECORDS
Hobart
Weather Records
Highest Max: 24.5°C in 1977
Lowest Max: 5.5°C in 1974
Average Max: 13.0°C
Highest Min: 15.0°C in 2005
Lowest Min: -1.8°C in 1962
Average Min: 5.2°C
Highest Rainfall: 160.8mm in 1946
Highest 24hr Rainfall: 64.8mm
in 1976
Average Rainfall: 52.8mm
SOUTH
AUSTRALIA RECORDS
Adelaide
Weather
Records
Highest Max: 30.4°C in 2007
Lowest Max: 10.4°C in 1977
Average Max: 16.6°C
Highest Min: 18.4°C in 1993
Lowest Min: 1.6°C in 1994
Average Min: 8.1°C
Highest Rainfall: 129.0mm in 1992
Highest 24hr Rainfall: 43.2mm
in 1992
Average Rainfall: 67.1mm
NORTHERN
TERRITORY RECORDS
Darwin
Weather
Records
Highest Max: 36.8°C in 1971
Lowest Max: 25.1°C in 2007
Average Max: 31.3°C
Highest Min: 25.6°C in 1981
Lowest Min: 13.2°C in 1990
Average Min: 20.4°C
Highest Rainfall: 83.8mm in 1947
Highest 24hr Rainfall: 80.0mm
in 1947
Average Rainfall: 5.3mm
SYDNEY
WEATHER RECORDS
Sydney Weather Records
Highest Max: 31.3°C in 1995
Lowest Max: 9.1°C in 1872
Average Max: 17.8°C
Highest Min: 19.7°C in 1885
Lowest Min: 2.7°C in 1862
Average Min: 8.9°C
Highest Rainfall: 482.6mm in 1998
Highest 24hr Rainfall: 327.6mm
in 1986
Average Rainfall: 81.7mm
CANBERRA
WEATHER RECORDS
ACT
Weather Records Highest Max: 24.0°C
in 1982
Lowest Max: 3.5°C in 1965
Average Max: 13.0°C
Highest Min: 11.4°C in 1988
Lowest Min: -8.5°C in 1994
Average Min: 1.0°C
Highest Rainfall: 156.2mm in 1974
Highest 24hr Rainfall: 48.4mm
in 1974
Average Rainfall: 46.2mm
Highest
temperature ever recorded Worldwide
Weather records
Temperature Location Date
On Earth† 58 °C (136
°F) Al 'Aziziyah, Libya 1922-09-13
United States (North America)
56.7 °C (134 °F) Death
Valley, California 1913-07-10
Canada 45 °C (113 °F)
Midale and Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan
1937-07-05
Asia 54 °C (129 °F) Tirat
Tsvi, Israel 1942-06-21
India 50.6 °C (123.08 °F)
Alwar 1956-05-10
Japan 40.9 °C (105.62 °F)
Kumagaya ,Saitama 2007-08-16[5]
Australia/Oceania‡ 50.7
°C (123 °F) Oodnadatta,
South Australia 1960-01-02
New Zealand 42.4 °C (108.3
°F) Rangiora, New Zealand
1973-02-07
Europe 50 °C (122 °F)
Seville, Spain 1881-08-04
Croatia 42.8 °C (109.0 °F)
Ploce 1998-08-05
Czech Republic 40.2 °C (104.4
°F) Praha-Uhríneves
1983-07-27
Estonia 35.6 °C (96.1 °F)
Võru 1992-08-11
Finland 35.9 °C (96.6 °F)
Turku 1914-07-09
France 44.1 °C Saint-Christol-lès-Alès
2003-08-12
Germany 40.2 °C (104.4 °F)
Gärmersdorf bei Amberg /
Karlsruhe & Freiburg 1983-07-27
/ 2003-08-13
Ireland 33.3 °C (91.9 °F)
Kilkenny Castle, County Kilkenny
1887-06-26
Lithuania 37.5 °C (99.5 °F)
Zarasai, Utena County 1994-07-30
Norway 35.6 °C (96.1 °F)
Nesbyen, Buskerud 1970-06-20
Romania 44.5 °C (112.1 °F)
Ion Sion, Braila County 1951-08-10
Poland 40.2 °C (104.4 °F)
Prószków 1921-07-29
Slovakia 40.3 °C (104.54 °F)
Hurbanovo 2007-07-20
Slovenia 40.6 °C (105.1 °F)
Crnomelj 1950-07-05
Sweden 38.0 °C (100.4 °F)
Ultuna / Målilla 1933-07-09
/ 19-06-29
United Kingdom 38.5 °C (101.3
°F) Brogdale, Kent 2003-08-10
South America 49.1 °C (120.4
°F) Villa de María,
Argentina 1920-01-02
Antarctica 15 °C (59 °F)
Vanda Station, Scott Coast 1974-01-05
South Pole -14.0 °C (7.5 °F)
1978-12-27
†There
are a few reports of temperatures
higher than this during phenomena
known as heat bursts, including
a report of an incredible 87 °C
(188 °F) in Abadan, Iran in
June of 1967. These temperatures
have never been confirmed, and
are not recognized as world records.
‡On 1889-01-16, a temperature
of 53 °C (128 °F) was
recorded at Cloncurry, Queensland.
It was measured with a non-standard
thermometer, so it is unknown
if this reading was valid or not
Other warm records
Fastest temperature rise: 27 °C
(49 °F) in just 2 minutes;
Spearfish, South Dakota, 1943-01-22.
Warmest temperature ever recorded
during a snowfall: 8.3 °C
(47 °F); LaGuardia Airport,
New York.
Coldest temperatures
ever recorded Weather Records
Temperature Location Date
On earth -89.6 °C (-128.6
°F) Vostok Station, Antarctica
1983-07-21
Asia -68 °C (-90 °F) Verkhoyansk
and
Oymyakon, both Russia 1892-02-07
1933-02-06
North America -66 °C (-87
°F) Northice, Greenland 1954-01-09
Canada -63 °C (-81 °F)
Snag, Yukon Territory, Canada
1947-02-03
United States -62 °C (-80
°F) Prospect Creek, Alaska
1971-01-23
Contiguous United States -56.5
°C (-70 °F) Rogers Pass,
Montana 1954-01-20
Europe -55 °C (-67 °F)
Ust 'Shchugor, Russia date unknown
Croatia -35.5 °C (-31.5 °F)
Cakovec 1929-02-03
Czech Republic -42.2 °C (-44.0
°F) Litvínovice 1929-02-11
Estonia -43.5 °C (-46.0 °F)
Jõgeva 1940-01-17
Finland -51.5 °C (-60.7 °F)
Kittilä 1999-01-28
France -41.0 °C Mouthe 1985
Ireland -19.1 °C (-2.4 °F)
Markree Castle, County Sligo 1881-01-16
Lithuania -42.9 °C(-45.2 °F)
Utena, Utena County 1956-02-01
Norway -51.4 °C (-60.5 °F)
Karasjok, Finnmark 1886-01-01
Romania -38.5 °C (-37.3 °F)
Bod, Brasov County 1942-01-25
Poland -41.0 °C (-41.8 °F)
Siedlce 1940-01-11
Slovakia -41.0 °C (-41.8 °F)
Viglaš-Pstruša 1929-02-11
Slovenia -34.5 °C (-30.1 °F)
Babno Polje 1956-02-15 / 1956-02-16
/ 1968-01-13
Sweden -53 °C (-63.4 °F)
Malgovik, Lappland 1941-12-13
United Kingdom -27.2 °C (-17.0
°F) Braemar, Grampian
Altnaharra 1895-02-11 and 1982-01-10
1995-12-30
South America -39 °C (-38.2
°F) Valle de los Patos Superior,
Argentina 1972-07-17
Africa -24 °C (-11 °F)
Ifrane, Morocco 1935-02-11
Australia/Oceania -23 °C (-9.4
°F) Charlotte Pass, Australia
1994-06-29
Hawaii -11.1 °C (12 °F)
Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawai?i
1979-05-17
New Zealand -21.6°C (-6.9
°F) Ophir, New Zealand 1995-07-03
Other cold records
Fastest temperature drop: 26 C°
(47 F°) in just 15 minutes;
Rapid City, South Dakota, 1911-01-10.
Precipitation
Least per year (locale): 0.00
mm (0.00 in/year), none in recorded
history; Antofagasta Region, Atacama
Desert, Chile.
Rain
Most in one minute: 3.8 cm (1.5
in); Barst, Guadeloupe, 1970-11-26.
Highest average annual total:
13.3 meters (523.6 in); Lloro,
Colombia.
Snow
Most in one-year period: 31.1
meters (1224 in); Mount Rainier,
United States, 1971-02-19 to 1972-02-18.
Most in one season (July 1 through
June 30): 29.0 meters, (1140 in);
Mount Baker, United States, 1998
through 1999.
Largest snowflake ever observed:
38 centimeters (15 in) in diameter;
Fort Keough, Montana, 1887-01-28.
Snowiest Large City in the US
95" average snowfall over
30 years, Rochester, NY
Tornadoes
Further information: Tornado records
Deadliest in history
On Earth: Approximately 1300 deaths;
Manikganj District, Bangladesh
on 1989-04-26.
In North America: 695 deaths (Tri-State
Tornado); Missouri, Illinois,
Indiana, 1925-03-18.
In Europe: 600 or more (Grand
Harbour Tornado); Valetta, Malta,
23 September 1551 or 1556 (sources
conflict)
Earliest known
On earth: 1054-04-30; Rosdalla
(near Kilbeggan), Ireland.
Outbreaks
Deadliest: 747 were killed by
the Tri-State Tornado and associated
outbreak on 1925-03-18.
Largest and most severe: 148 tornadoes
occurred in 16 hours on 03 April
to 04 April 1974. They affected
13 US states and Ontario, Canada,
and included 24 F4's and 6 F5's,
more F5's than have been reported
in any other year. There were
also more significant tornadoes
during that 24 hours than any
other entire week on record.
Tropical cyclones
Further information: List of notable
tropical cyclones
Most intense (by minimum air pressure)
Most intense ever recorded: 870
mb (25.63 inHg); eye of Super
Typhoon Tip over the Pacific Ocean,
1979-10-12.
Most intense in the Western Hemisphere:
882 mb (26.05 inHg); eye of Hurricane
Wilma, 2005-10-19.
Most intense ever recorded on
land: 892 mb (26.35 inHg); Craig
Key, Florida, eye of the Labor
Day Hurricane, 1935-09-02. While
other landfalling tropical cyclones
have almost certainly had lower
pressures, data is spotty from
areas other than the Atlantic
Basin, especially before the invention
of weather satellites.
Other severe weather
A picture of the largest hailstone
ever officially measured, almost
0.5 meters (19 inches) in circumference.
Hail
Heaviest: 1.0 kg (2.25 lb); Gopalganj
District, Bangladesh, 1986-04-14.
Largest ever officially measured:
17.8 cm (7.0 in) diameter, 47.6
cm (18.75 in) circumference; Aurora,
Nebraska, 2003-06-22.
Lightning
Longest lightning bolt: 190 km
(118 miles) 2001-10-13.
Most strikes per year: More than
70 per km² in parts of Central
Africa, especially the Democratic
Republic of the Congo.
Other categories
Worst airline disaster due to
fog: 583 were killed in the Tenerife
disaster; Tenerife, Canary Islands,
Spain, 1977-03-27.
Highest air pressure ever recorded:
1085.6 mb (32.06 inHg); Tosontsengel,
Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia,
2001-12-19.
Lowest (surface) air pressure
ever recorded: 850 mbar; recorded
in tornado at surface by probe
near Manchester, South Dakota
on 2003-06-24 (The place is located
1,540 ft (470 m) above sea level,
normal air pressure is 960 mbar).
AFRICA
HIGHEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Al'Aziziyah, Libya 57.7 C (135.9
F) on the 13th September, 1922
LOWEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Ifrane, Morocco -23.9 C (-11.0
F) on the 11th February, 1935
ANTARCTICA
HIGHEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Hope Bay 14.6 C (58.3 F) on the
5th January, 1974
LOWEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Vostock II -89.2 C (-128.6 F)
on the 21st July, 1983
ASIA
HIGHEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Tirat Tsvi, Israel 53.9 C (129.0
F) on the 21st June, 1942
LOWEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Verkhoyansk, Siberia -69.8 C (-93.6
F) on the 7th February, 1892
AUSTRALIA
HIGHEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Oodnadatta, South Australia 50.7
C (123.3 F) on the 2nd January,
1960
LOWEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Charlotte Pass, New South Wales
-23.0 C (-9.4 F) on the 29th June,
1994
EUROPE
HIGHEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Seville, Spain 50.0 C (122.0 F)
on the 4th August, 1881
LOWEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Ust-Shchugor, Russia -55.0 C (-67.0
F) no date available
NORTH AMERICA
HIGHEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Death Valley, USA 56.7 C (134.0
F) on the 10th July, 1913
LOWEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Snag, Canada -63.0 C (-81.4 F)
on the 3rd February, 1947
SOUTH AMERICA
HIGHEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Rivadavia, Argentina 48.9 C (120.0
F) on the 11th December, 1905
LOWEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Sarmiento, Argentina -33.0 C (-27.4
F) on the 1st June, 1907
AUSTRALIAN TEMPERATURE EXTREMES
NOTE:
There has been numerous extreme
high temperatures recorded prior
to about 1910
using non-standard instrumentation
in Australia, such as the quoted
53.1C (127.6F)
at Cloncurry, Queensland in January,
1889. This and several other observations
have now been taken off the official
records after a study of old temperature
extremes by the Bureau of Meteorology.
AUSTRALIAN
CAPITAL TERRITORY
HIGHEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Canberra 42.2 C (108.0 F) on the
1st February, 1968
LOWEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Canberra -10.0 C (14.0 F) on the
11th July, 1971
NEW SOUTH WALES
HIGHEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Wilcannia 50.0 C (122.0 F) on
the 11th January, 1939
LOWEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Charlotte Pass -23.0 C (-9.4 F)
on the 29th June, 1994
NORTHERN TERRITORY
HIGHEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Finke 48.3 C (118.9 F) on the
2nd January, 1960
LOWEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Alice Springs -7.5 C (18.5 F)
on the 12th July, 1976
QUEENSLAND
HIGHEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Birdsville 49.5 C (121.1 F) on
the 24th December, 1972
LOWEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Stanthorpe -11.0 C (12.2 F) on
the 4th July, 1895
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
HIGHEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Oodnadatta 50.7 C (123.3 F) on
the 2nd January, 1960
LOWEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Yongala -8.2 C (17.2 F) on the
20th July, 1976
TASMANIA
HIGHEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Hobart 40.8 C (105.4 F) on the
4th January, 1976
LOWEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Shannon -13.0 C (8.6 F) on the
30th June, 1983
VICTORIA
HIGHEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Mildura 47.2 C (117.0 F) on the
10th January, 1939
LOWEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Mt Hotham -12.8 C (9.0 F) on the
13th August, 1947
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
HIGHEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Mardie 50.5 C (122.9 F) on the
19th February, 1998
LOWEST
RECORDED TEMPERATURE:
Booylgoo Springs -6.7 C (19.9
F) on the 12th July, 1969
UNITED
STATES TEMPERATURE EXTREMES
NOTE:
The National Weather Service in
the United States rounds their
temperatures to the nearest whole
degree fahrenheit.
ALABAMA
Centerville 44.4 C (112.0 F) on
the 5th September, 1925
New Market -32.8 C (-27.0 F) on
the 30th January, 1966
ALASKA
Fort Yukon 37.8 C (100.0 F) on
the 27th June, 1915
Prospect Creek -62.2 C (-80.0
F) on the 23rd January, 1971
ARIZONA
Lake Havasu City 53.3 C (128.0
F) on the 29th June, 1994
Hawley Lake -40.0 C (-40.0 F)
on the 7th January, 1971
ARKANSAS
Ozark 48.9 C (120.0 F) on the
10th August, 1936
Pond -33.9 C (-29.0 F) on the
13th February, 1905
CALIFORNIA
Death Valley 56.7 C (134.0 F)
on the 10th July, 1913
Boca -42.8 C (-45.0 F) on the
20th January, 1937
COLORADO
Bennett 47.8 C (118.0 F) on the
11th July, 1888
Maybell -51.7 C (-61.0 F) on the
1st February, 1985
CONNECTICUT
Danbury 40.6 C (105.0 F) on the
21st July, 1991
Falls Village -35.6 C (-32.0 F)
on the 16th February, 1943
DELAWARE
Millsboro 43.3 C (110.0 F) on
the 21st July, 1930
Millsboro -27.2 C (-17.0 F) on
the 17th January, 1893
FLORIDA
Monticello 42.8 C (109.0 F) on
the 29th June, 1931
Tallahassee -18.9 C (-2.0 F) on
the 13th February, 1899
GEORGIA
Louisville 44.4 C (112.0 F) on
the 24th July, 1952
CCC Camp -27.2 C (-17.0 F) on
the 27th January, 1940
HAWAII
Pahala 37.8C (100.0 F) on the
27th April, 1931
Mauna Kea -11.1 C (12.0 F) on
the 17th May, 1979
IDAHO
Orofino 47.8 C (118.0 F) on the
28th July, 1934
Island Park Dam -51.1 C (-60.0
F) on the 18th January, 1943
ILLINOIS
East St. Louis 47.2 C (117.0 F)
on the 14th July, 1954
Elizabeth -37.2 C (-35.0 F) on
the 3rd February, 1996
INDIANA
Collegeville 46.7 C (116.0 F)
on the 14th July, 1936
New Whiteland -37.8 C (-36.0 F)
on the 19th January, 1994
IOWA
Keokuk 47.8 C (118.0 F) on the
20th July, 1934
Elkader -43.9 C (-47.0 F) on the
3rd February, 1996
KANSAS
Alton 49.4 C (121.0 F) on the
24th July, 1936
Lebanon -40.0 C (-40.0 F) on the
13th February, 1905
KENTUCKY
Greensburg 45.6 C (114.0 F) on
the 28th July, 1930
Cynthiana -36.7 C (-34.0 F) on
the 28th January, 1963
LOUISIANA
Plain Dealing 45.6 C (114.0 F)
on the 10th August, 1936
Minden -26.7 C (-16.0 F) on the
13th February, 1899
MAINE
North Bridgton 40.6 C (105.0 F)
on the 10th July, 1911
Van Buren -44.4 C (-48.0 F) on
the 19th January, 1925
MARYLAND
Cumberland 42.8 C (109.0 F) on
the 10th July, 1936
Oakland -40.0 C (-40.0 F) on the
13th January, 1912
MASSACHUSETTS
New Bedford 41.7 C (107.0 F) on
the 2nd August, 1975
Chester -37.2 C (-35.0 F) on the
12th January, 1981
MICHIGAN
Mio 44.4 C (112.0 F) on the 13th
July, 1936
Vanderbilt -46.1 C (-51.0 F) on
the 9th February , 1934
MINNESOTA
Moorhead 45.6 C (114.0 F) on the
6th July, 1936
Tower -51.1 C (-60.0 F) on the
2nd February, 1996
MISSISSIPPI
Holly Springs 46.1 C (115.0 F)
on the 29th July, 1930
Corinth -28.3 C (-19.0 F) on the
30th January, 1966
MISSOURI
Warsaw 47.8 C (118.0 F) on the
14th July, 1954
Warsaw -40.0 C (-40.0 F) on the
13th February, 1905
MONTANA
Medicine Lake 47.2 C (117.0 F)
on the 5th July, 1937
Rogers Pass -56.7 C (-70.0 F)
on the 20th January, 1954
NEBRASKA
Minden 47.8 C (118.0 F) on the
24th July, 1936
Camp Clarke -43.9 C (-47.0 F)
on the 12th February, 1899
NEVADA
Laughlin 51.7 C (125.0 F) on the
29th June, 1994
San Jacinto -45.6 C (-50.0 F)
on the 8th January, 1937
NEW
HAMPSHIRE
Nashua 41.1 C (106.0 F) on the
4th July, 1911
Pittsburg -43.3 C (-46.0 F) on
the 28th January, 1925
NEW
JERSEY
Runyon 43.3 C (110.0 F) on the
10th July, 1936
River Vale -36.7 C (-34.0 F) on
the 5th January, 1904
NEW
MEXICO
Waste Isolat Pilot Plt 50.0 C
(122.0 F) on the 27th June, 1994
Gavilan -45.6 C (-50.0 F) on the
1st February, 1951
NEW
YORK
Troy 42.2 C (108.0 F) on the 22nd
July, 1926
Old Forge -46.7 C (-52.0 F) on
the 18th February, 1979
NORTH
CAROLINA
Fayetteville 43.3 C (110.0 F)
on the 21st August, 1983
Mt. Mitchell -36.7 C (-34.0 F)
on the 21st January, 1985
NORTH
DAKOTA
Steele 49.4 C (121.0 F) on the
6th July, 1936
Parshall -51.1 C (-60.0 F) on
the 15th February, 1936
OHIO
Gallipolis 45.0 C (113.0 F) on
the 21st July, 1934
Milligan -39.4 C (-39.0 F) on
the 10th February, 1899
OKLAHOMA
Tipton 48.9 C (120.0 F) on the
27th June, 1994
Watts -32.8 C (-27.0 F) on the
18th January, 1930
OREGON
Pendleton 48.3 C (119.0 F) on
the 10th August, 1898
Seneca -47.8 C (-54.0 F) on the
10th February, 1933
PENNSYLVANIA
Phoenixville 43.9 C (111.0 F)
on the 10th July, 1936
Smethport -41.1 C (-42.0 F) on
the 5th January, 1904
RHODE
ISLAND
Providence 40.0 C (104.0 F) on
the 2nd August, 1975
Greene -31.7 C (-25.0 F) on the
5th February, 1996
SOUTH
CAROLINA
Camden 43.9 C (111.0 F) on the
28th June, 1954
Caesars Head -28.3 C (-19.0 F)
on the 21st January, 1985
SOUTH
DAKOTA
Gannvalley 48.9 C (120.0 F) on
the 5th July, 1936
McIntosh -50.0 C (-58.0 F) on
the 17th February, 1936
TENNESSEE
Perryville 45.0 C (113.0 F) on
the 9th August, 1930
Mountain City -35.6 C (-32.0 F)
on the 30th December, 1917
TEXAS
Seymour 48.9 C (120.0 F) on the
12th August, 1936
Seminole -30.6 C (-23.0 F) on
the 8th February, 1933
UTAH
Saint George 47.2 C (117.0 F)
on the 5th July, 1985
Peter's Sink -56.1 C (-69.0 F)
on the 1st February, 1985
VERMONT
Vernon 40.6 C (105.0 F) on the
4th July, 1911
Bloomfield -45.6 C (-50.0 F) on
the 30th December, 1933
VIRGINIA
Balcony Falls 43.3 C (110.0 F)
on the 15th July, 1954
Mtn. Lake Bio -34.4 C (-30.0 F)
on the 22nd January, 1985
WASHINGTON
STATE
Ice Harbor Dam 47.8 C (118.0 F)
on the 5th August, 1961
Mazama -44.4 C (-48.0 F) on the
30th December, 1968
WEST
VIRGINIA
Martinsburg 44.4 C (112.0 F) on
the 10th July, 1936
Lewisburg -38.3 C (-37.0 F) on
the 30th December, 1917
WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Dells 45.6 C (114.0
F) on the 13th July, 1936
Danbury -47.8 C (-54.0 F) on the
24th January, 1922
WYOMING
Basin 45.6 C (114.0 F) on the
12th July, 1900
Riverside -54.4 C (-66.0 F) on
the 9th February, 1933
HIGHEST
AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL
Mt Waialeale, Hawaii 11,680 mm
(460 inches)
HIGHEST IN ONE YEAR
Cherrapunji, India 26,461 mm (1,042
inches)
HIGHEST IN ONE CALENDAR MONTH
Cherrapunji, India 9,300 mm (366
inches)
HIGHEST IN 24 HOURS
Fac Fac, La Reunion Island 1,825
mm (72 inches)
HIGHEST IN 12 HOURS
Belouve, La Reunion Island 1,350
mm (53 inches)
AUSTRALIAN
RAINFALL EXTREMES
HIGHEST
AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL
Bellenden Ker, Queensland 8,312
mm (328 inches)
HIGHEST IN ONE YEAR
Bellenden Ker, Queensland 12,461
mm (491 inches)
HIGHEST IN ONE CALENDAR MONTH
Bellenden Ker, Queensland 5,387
mm (212 inches)
HIGHEST IN 24 HOURS
Ballenden Ker, Queensland 960
mm (38 inches)
HIGHEST IN 12 HOURS
Wongawilli, New South Wales 707
mm (28 inches)
RECORD
USA HIGH TEMPERATURES BY STATE
Here
are the all time High Temperatures
(in degrees Fahrenheit)for all
50 States
(elevation is in feet)
State Temperature Date Location
Elevation
Alabama 112° Sept. 5, 1925
Centerville 345
Alaska 100° June 27, 1915
Ft. Yukon 420
Arizona 128° June 29, 1994
Lake Havasu 505
Arkansas 120° Aug. 10, 1936
Ozark 396
California 134° July 10, 1913
Death Valley -146
Colorado 118° July 11, 1888
Bennett 5,484
Connecticut 106° July 15,
1995 Danbury 450
Delaware 110° July 21, 1930
Millsboro 20
Florida 109° June 29, 1931
Monticell0 207
Georgia 112° July 24, 1952
Louisville 132
Hawaii 100° April 27, 1931
Pahala 850
Idaho 118° July 28, 1934 Orofino
1,027
Illinois 117° July 14, 1954
E. St Louis 410
Indiana 116° July 14, 1936
Collegeville 672
Iowa 118° July 20, 1934 Keokuk
614
Kansas 121° July 24, 1936
Alton 1,651
Kentucky 114° July 28, 1930
Greensburg 581
Louisiana 114° Aug. 10, 1936
Plain Dealing 268
Maine 105° July 10, 1911 N.
Bridgton 450
Maryland 109° July 10, 1936
Cumberland and Frederick 623,
325
Massachusetts 107° Aug. 2,
1975 New Bedford and Chester 120,
640
Michigan 112° July 13, 1936
Mio 963
Minnesota 114° July 6, 1936
Moorhead 904
Mississippi 115° July 29,
1930 Holly Springs 600
Missouri 118° July 14, 1954
Warsaw and Union 705, 560
Montana 117° July 5, 1937
Medicine Lake 1,950
Nebraska 118° July 24, 1936
Minden 2,169
Nevada 125° June 29, 1994
Laughlin 605
New Hampshire 106° July 4,
1911 Nashua 125
New Jersey 110° July 10, 1936
Runyon 18
New Mexico 122° June 27, 1994
Lakewood 2,650
New York 108° July 22, 1926
Troy 40
North Carolina 110° Aug. 21,
1983 Fayetteville 213
North Dakota 121° July 6,
1936 Steele 1,857
Ohio 113° July 21, 1934 Gallipolis
673
Oklahoma 120° June 27, 1994
Tipton 1,350
Oregon 119° Aug. 10, 1898
Pendleton 1,074
Pennsylvania 111° July 10,
1936 Phoenixville 100
Rhode Island 104° Aug. 2,
1975 Providence 51
South Carolina 111° June 28,
1954 Camden 170
South Dakota 120° July 5,
1936 Gannvalley 1,750
Tennessee 113° Aug. 9, 1930
Perryville 377
Texas 120° Aug. 12, 1936 Seymour
1,291
Utah 117° July 5, 1985 Saint
George 2,880
Vermont 105° July 4, 1911
Vernon 310
Virginia 110° July 15, 1954
Balcony Falls 725
Washington 118° Aug. 5, 1961
Ice Harbor Dam 475
West Virginia. 112 ° July
10, 1936 Martinsburg 435
Wisconsin 114° July 13, 1936
Wisconsin Dells 900
Wyoming 114° July 12, 1900
Basin 3,500
RECORD USA LOW TEMPERATURES BY
STATE
Here are the all time Low Temperatures
(in degrees Fahrenheit)for all
50 States
(elevation is in feet)
State Temperature Date Location
Elevation
Alabama -27° Jan. 30, 1966
New Market 760
Alaska -80° Jan. 23, 1971
Prospect Creek 1,100
Arizona -40° Jan. 7, 1971
Hawley Lake 8,180
Arkansas -29° Feb. 13, 1905
Pond 1,250
California -45° Jan. 20, 1937
Boca 5,532
Colorado -61° Feb. 1, 1985
Maybell 5,920
Connecticut -32° Feb. 16,
1943 Falls Village 585
Delaware -17° Jan. 17, 1893
Millsboro 20
Florida -2° Feb. 13, 1899
Tallahassee 193
Georgia -17° Jan. 27, 1940
N. Floyd County 1,000
Hawaii 12° May 17, 1979 Mauna
Kea 13,770
Idaho -60° Jan. 18, 1943 Island
Park Dam 6,285
Illinois -36° Jan. 5, 1999
Congerville 722
Indiana -36° Jan. 19, 1994
New Whiteland 785
Iowa -47° Feb. 3, 1996 Elkader
770
Kansas -40° Feb. 13, 1905
Lebanon 1,812
Kentucky -34° Jan. 28, 1963
Cynthiana 684
Louisiana -16° Feb. 13, 1899
Minden 194
Maine -48° Jan. 19, 1925 Van
Buren 458
Maryland -40°
Jan. 13, 1912
Oakland 2,461
Massachusetts -35° Jan. 12,
1981 Chester 640
Michigan -51° Feb. 9, 1934
Vanderbilt 785
Minnesota -60° Feb. 2, 1996
Tower 1,430
Mississippi -19° Jan. 30,
1966 Corinth 420
Missouri -40° Feb. 13, 1905
Warsaw 700
Montana -70° Jan. 20, 1954
Rogers Pass 5,470
Nebraska -47° Feb. 12, 1899
Camp Clarke 3,700
Nevada -50° Jan. 8, 1937 San
Jacinto 5,200
New Hampshire -47° Jan. 29,
1934 Mt. Washington 6,288
New Jersey -34° Jan. 5, 1904
River Vale 70
New Mexico -50° Feb. 1, 1951
Gavilan 7,350
New York -52° Feb. 18, 1979
Old Forge 1,720
North Carolina -34° Jan. 21,
1985 Mt. Mitchell 6,525
North Dakota -60° Feb. 15,
1936 Parshall 1,929
Ohio -39° Feb. 10, 1899 Milligan
800
Oklahoma -27° Jan. 18, 1930
Watts 958
Oregon -54° Feb. 10, 1933
Seneca 4,700
Pennsylvania -42° Jan. 5,
1904 Smethport 1,500
Rhode Island -25° Feb. 5,
1996 Greene 425
South Carolina -19° Jan. 21,
1985 Caesars Head 3,100
South Dakota -58° Feb. 17,
1936 McIntosh 2,277
Tennessee -32° Dec. 30, 1917
Mountain City 2,471
Texas -23° Feb. 8, 1933 Seminole
3,275
Utah -69° Feb. 1, 1985 Peter's
Sink 8,092
Vermont -50° Dec. 30, 1933
Bloomfield 915
Virginia -30° Jan. 22, 1985
Mountain Lake 3,870
Washington -48° Dec. 30, 1968
Mazama and Winthrop 2,120 &
1,755
West Virginia. -37° Dec. 30,
1917 Lewisburg 2,200
Wisconsin -54° Jan. 24, 1922
Danbury 908
Wyoming -66° Feb. 9, 1933
Riverside 6,650
WORLD TEMPERATURES RECORDS
Here are some all time high temperatures(in
degrees Fahrenheit) around the
World
Africa: 136° El Azizia, Libya
(September 22, 1922)
North America: 134° Death
Valley, CA (July 10, 1913)
Asia: 129° Tirat Tsvi, Israel
(June 21, 1942)
Australia: 128° Cloncurry,
Queensland (January 16, 1889)
Europe: 122° Seville, Spain
(August 4, 1881)
South America: 120° Rivadavia,
Argentina (December 11, 1905
Oceania: 108° Tuguegarao,
Philippines (April 29, 1912)
Antarctica: 59° Vanda Station,
Scott Coast (January 5, 1974)
South Pole: 8° on December
27,1978
MORE COLD NUMB-ERRRRS
Here are some all time low temperatures(in
degrees Fahrenheit)around the
World
Antarctica: -129° Vostok (July
21,1983)
Asia: -90° Oimekon, Russia
(February 6,1933)
Greenland: -87° Northice (January
9,1954)
North America: -81° Snag,
Yukon, Canada (February 3,1947)
Europe: -67° Ust'Shchugor,
Russia (January)
South America: -27° Sarmiento,
Argentina (June 1,1907)
Africa: -11° Ifrane, Morocco
(February 11,1935)
Australia: - 9° Charlotte
Pass, NSW (June 29,1994)
Oceania: 12° Mauna Kea, HI
(May 17,1979)
Also
on February 7, 1892 at Verkhoyansk,
Russia.
SOME OUSTSTANDING TEMPERATURE
FALLS
In 24 hours: 100°F, Browing,
Mont., Jan. 23–24, 1916,
from 44°F to –56°F.
In 12 hours: 84°F, Fairfield,
Mont., Dec. 24, 1924, from 63°F
at noon to –21°F at
midnight.
In 2 hours: 62°F, Rapid City,
S.D., Jan. 12, 1911, from 49°F
at 6:00 A.M. to –13°F
at 8:00 A.M.
In 27 minutes: 58°F, Spearfish,
S.D., Jan. 22, 1943, from 54°F
at 9:00 A.M. to –4°F
at 9:27 A.M.
In 15 minutes: 47°F, Rapid
City, S.D., Jan. 10, 1911, from
55°F at 7:00 A.M. to 8°F
at 7:15 A.M.
Source:
National Climactic Data Center
SOME
SNOW FACTS
Approximately 70 percent of the
annual snowfall in the United
States falls
during December, January and February.
However, for areas near the eastern
slopes of the Rocky Mountains,
March and April are often their
snowiest months.
On
average, 105 snow producing storm
systems hit the lower 48 United
States annually.
The
old saying that ten inches of
fresh snow contains one inch of
water is only
occasionally true. In reality,
ten inches of new snow can contain
as little as
0.10 inches of water to nearly
four inches.
GREATEST SNOWFALLS
(Recorded in inches)
In 1 month (U.S.): 390" Tamarack,
Calif. Jan. 1911
In 24 hours (N. America):76"
Silver Lake, Colo. April 14–15,
1921
In one storm (N. America):189"
Mt. Shasta Ski Bowl, Calif. Feb.
13–19, 1959
In one season (N. America): 1,140"
Mount Baker, Wash. 1998–1999
Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Engineer Topographic Laboratories.
Other Precipitation
(Recorded in inches)
Least per year: 0.00" at
Antofagasta Region, Atacama Desert,
Chile (none ever reported in recorded
history)
Most per year(annual): 523.6"
at Lloro, Colombia.
Most per year(annual - US): 460.0"
at Mt Waialeale, Hawaii
Most in one year: 1042" Cherrapunji,
India (1861)
Most in one year(US): 642.0"
at Mt Waialeale, Hawaii
Most rain in one minute: 1.5"
at Barst, Guadeloupe (November
26, 1970)
Most rain in 24 hours: 72.0"
at Foc-Foc, La Réunion
Island (Jan 7, 1966)
Wind Speed
Fastest
ever recorded by Doppler radar:
301 mph, in a tornado near Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma (May 3, 1999)
Fastest recorded with an anemometer:
231 mph sustained 1-minute average,
at Mount Washington, New Hampshire
(April 12, 1934)
Fastest daily average: 108 mph
at Port Martin (Adélie
Land), Antarctica
Other Readings
Lowest
air pressure ever recorded: 25.63";
in the eye of Typhoon Tip over
the Pacific Ocean (October 12,
1979)
Highest air pressure ever recorded:
32.06"; at Tosontsengel,
Mongolia (December 19, 2001)
Lowest average humidity: 0.03%;
South Pole, Antarctica
More Lists
Most Windy US Cities based on
Average Wind Speed [mph] Least
Windy US Cities based on Average
Wind Speed [mph] Maximum US Recorded
Wind Speeds [mph]
Mt. Washington, NH 35.3 Oak Ridge,
TN 4.4 Mt. Washington, NH 231
St. Paul Island, AK 17.4 Medford,
OR 4.8 Atlantic City, NJ 160
Cold Bay, Alaska 16.9 Talkeetna,
AK 4.9 Raleigh, NC 153
Blue Hill, MA 15.4 McGrath, AK
5.2 Valdez, AK 94
Hottest
US Cities based on Normal Daily
Maximum [°F] Hottest US Cities
based on Record Temperatures [°F]
Yuma, AZ 87.9° Yuma, AZ 124°
Phoenix, AZ 85.9° Phoenix,
AZ 122°
Honolulu, HI 84.4° Redding,
CA 118°
Kahului, HI 83.9° Midland-Odessa,
TX 116°
Ft. Myers, FL 83.9° Medford,
OR; Lewiston, ID; Sacramento,
CA 115°
Coldest US Cities based on Normal
Daily Maximum [°F] Coldest
US Cities based on Record Temperatures
[°F]
Barrow, AK 4.1° McGrath, AK
-75°
Barter Island, AK 4.3° Bettles,
AK -70°
Bettles, AK 12.9° Fairbanks,
AK -62°
Kotzebue, AK 15.3° Barrow,
AK -56°
Mt. Washington, NH 19.8° Nome,
AK -54°
Percent
of Maximum Possible Sunshine Cloudiest
Cities - Mean # of Days
Yuma, AZ 90% Cold Bay, AK 305
Redding, CA 88% Juneau, AK 282
Las Vegas, NV 85% Valdez, AK 259
Tucson, AZ 85% Anchorage,AK 241
Phoenix, AZ 85% Quillayute, WA
239
Least
Humid Cities Morning Afternoon
Most Humid Cities Morning Afternoon
Las Vegas, NV 40% 21% Quillayute,
WA 93% 73%
Phoenix, AZ 51% 23% Gainesville,
FL 93% 60%
Yuma, AZ 53% 23% Olympia, WA 92%
64%
Tucson, AZ 53% 25% Port Arthur,
TX 91% 64%
El Paso, TX 57% 28% Lake Charles,
LA 91% 63%
Albuquerque, NM 60% 29% Eugene,
OR 91% 60%
Grand Junction, CO 61% 36% Jackson,
MS 91% 58%
Wind,
tides, UV ratings, air temps
and outlook provided by
Switchbanks are based on data
and radar images
provided by the Bureau of
Meteorology. www.bom.gov.au
