Bustard Head Lighthouse Weather Records (ASN00039018)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bustard Head Lighthouse (ASN00039018), Australia, with 142 years of record.

Key Facts for Bustard Head Lighthouse

Bustard Head Lighthouse (ASN00039018) is a weather station in Australia at -24.02 latitude and 151.76 longitude, 89 m (292 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1885 to 2026, 142 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bustard Head Lighthouse still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bustard Head Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 48.6 mm (1.9 in) on 17 November 2025.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -24.02 latitude, 151.76 longitude.
Elevation: 89 m (292 ft).
Period of record: 1885 to 2026, 142 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bustard Head Lighthouse. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Bustard Head Lighthouse, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	33.9 C (93.0 F)	16.2 C (61.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	33.5 C (92.3 F)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	32.8 C (91.0 F)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.7 C (89.1 F)	12.6 C (54.7 F)	n/a	n/a
May	28.0 C (82.4 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	25.9 C (78.6 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	24.4 C (75.9 F)	4.7 C (40.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	26.7 C (80.1 F)	7.9 C (46.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	28.9 C (84.0 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	29.4 C (84.9 F)	10.3 C (50.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	33.3 C (91.9 F)	16.1 C (61.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	33.3 C (91.9 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Bustard Head Lighthouse still stand. 1965 holds the most, with 130.

Standing records at Bustard Head Lighthouse by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1965	130
1966	110
1967	98
1968	73
1969	47
1970	45
1971	65
1972	66
1973	74
1974	79
1975	53
1976	57
1977	44
1978	81
1979	49
1980	68
1981	70
1982	45
1983	67
1984	57
1985	55
1986	31

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 379.2 mm (14.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bustard Head Lighthouse. The most was 379.2 mm (14.9 in) on 17 January 1913.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bustard Head Lighthouse
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	379.2 mm (14.9 in)	17 January 1913
Feb	301.3 mm (11.9 in)	26 February 1980
Mar	247.7 mm (9.8 in)	3 March 1949
Apr	208.4 mm (8.2 in)	14 April 2009
May	150.2 mm (5.9 in)	13 May 2022
Jun	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	7 June 1891
Jul	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	8 July 1935
Aug	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	12 August 1887
Sep	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	28 September 1947
Oct	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	25 October 1949
Nov	293.4 mm (11.6 in)	22 November 1934
Dec	260.1 mm (10.2 in)	30 December 1921

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 1986

22 years of record at Bustard Head Lighthouse, 1965 to 1986. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1970, 1986.

Days with data per year at Bustard Head Lighthouse
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	363	99%	Yes
1967	357	98%	Yes
1968	365	100%	Yes
1969	364	100%	Yes
1970	301	82%	No
1971	346	95%	Yes
1972	364	99%	Yes
1973	364	100%	Yes
1974	362	99%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	364	100%	Yes
1978	362	99%	Yes
1979	364	100%	Yes
1980	363	99%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	365	100%	Yes
1986	188	52%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Bustard Head Lighthouse
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 2025	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	10 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 2024	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	10 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 2024	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	124 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2023	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2023	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	73 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2022	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	8 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 2022	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	131 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 July 2022	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 2022	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	150.2 mm (5.9 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2021	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 2020	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2019	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2017	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2017	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 2017	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	128 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 2017	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	118 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 November 2016	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 2016	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2016	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 2016	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	126 years	43 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

17 complete years, 1965 to 1985

One stripe for each of 17 complete years at Bustard Head Lighthouse, 1965 to 1985. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 21.7 C (71.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at 21.2 C (70.2 F), and the warmest was 1980, at 22.3 C (72.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.6 C (1.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Bustard Head Lighthouse as warming stripes, 1965 to 1985
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1965	22.0 C	+0.34 C
1966	21.8 C	+0.09 C
1967	21.5 C	-0.13 C
1969	21.7 C	-0.01 C
1972	21.2 C	-0.45 C
1974	21.3 C	-0.37 C
1975	21.7 C	+0.04 C
1976	21.5 C	-0.12 C
1977	21.7 C	+0.06 C
1978	21.5 C	-0.15 C
1979	21.9 C	+0.24 C
1980	22.3 C	+0.59 C
1981	21.7 C	+0.01 C
1982	21.6 C	-0.08 C
1983	21.8 C	+0.11 C
1984	21.5 C	-0.15 C
1985	21.6 C	-0.04 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1885 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Bustard Head Lighthouse: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1967	31.5 C (88.7 F)	22
Coldest night (TNn)	4.7 C (40.5 F)	1971	7.6 C (45.7 F)	22
Wettest day (Rx1day)	379.2 mm (14.9 in)	1913	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	126
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	1,006.5 mm (39.6 in)	1913	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	126
Longest dry spell (CDD)	79 days	1946	32 days	126

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Bustard Head Lighthouse, 1885 to 2026. The record is 33.9 C (93.0 F) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.5 C (88.7 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Bustard Head Lighthouse by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1885	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1966	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1967	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1968	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1969	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1970	30.3 C (86.5 F)
1971	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1972	30.3 C (86.5 F)
1973	31.5 C (88.7 F)
1974	32.6 C (90.7 F)
1975	29.7 C (85.5 F)
1976	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1977	31.5 C (88.7 F)
1978	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1979	31.9 C (89.4 F)
1980	31.2 C (88.2 F)
1981	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1982	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1983	30.2 C (86.4 F)
1984	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1985	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1986	31.5 C (88.7 F)
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Bustard Head Lighthouse, 1885 to 2026. The record is 4.7 C (40.5 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 7.6 C (45.7 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Bustard Head Lighthouse by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1885	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1966	5.7 C (42.3 F)
1967	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1968	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1969	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1970	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1971	4.7 C (40.5 F)
1972	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1973	9.5 C (49.1 F)
1974	8.0 C (46.4 F)
1975	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1976	8.0 C (46.4 F)
1977	6.6 C (43.9 F)
1978	6.3 C (43.3 F)
1979	9.6 C (49.3 F)
1980	8.0 C (46.4 F)
1981	8.2 C (46.8 F)
1982	7.5 C (45.5 F)
1983	6.8 C (44.2 F)
1984	7.6 C (45.7 F)
1985	7.6 C (45.7 F)
1986	7.6 C (45.7 F)
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bustard Head Lighthouse, 1885 to 2026. The record is 379.2 mm (14.9 in) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 107.0 mm (4.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bustard Head Lighthouse by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1885	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1887	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1888	257.6 mm (10.1 in)
1889	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1890	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1891	243.8 mm (9.6 in)
1892	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1893	301.0 mm (11.9 in)
1894	159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1895	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1896	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1897	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1898	187.5 mm (7.4 in)
1899	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1900	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1901	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1902	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1903	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1904	131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1905	182.1 mm (7.2 in)
1906	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1907	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1908	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1909	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1910	139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1911	169.9 mm (6.7 in)
1912	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1913	379.2 mm (14.9 in)
1914	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1915	202.2 mm (8.0 in)
1916	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1917	208.3 mm (8.2 in)
1918	177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1919	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1920	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1921	260.1 mm (10.2 in)
1922	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1923	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1924	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1925	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1926	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1927	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1928	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1929	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1930	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1931	235.5 mm (9.3 in)
1932	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1933	177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1934	293.4 mm (11.6 in)
1935	240.0 mm (9.4 in)
1936	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1937	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1938	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1939	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1940	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1941	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1942	164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1943	140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1944	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1945	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1946	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1947	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1948	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1949	247.7 mm (9.8 in)
1950	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1951	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1952	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1953	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1954	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1955	257.8 mm (10.1 in)
1956	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1957	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1958	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1959	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1960	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1961	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1962	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1963	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1964	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1965	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1966	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1967	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1968	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1969	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1970	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1971	263.4 mm (10.4 in)
1972	205.0 mm (8.1 in)
1973	184.4 mm (7.3 in)
1974	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1975	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1976	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1977	115.4 mm (4.5 in)
1978	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1979	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1980	301.3 mm (11.9 in)
1981	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1982	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1983	126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1984	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1985	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1986	118.3 mm (4.7 in)
2002	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
2003	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
2004	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
2005	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
2006	170.4 mm (6.7 in)
2007	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
2008	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
2009	208.4 mm (8.2 in)
2010	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
2011	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
2012	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
2013	201.2 mm (7.9 in)
2014	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
2015	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
2016	152.6 mm (6.0 in)
2017	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
2018	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
2019	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2020	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
2021	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
2022	150.2 mm (5.9 in)
2023	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2024	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
2025	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
2026	41.5 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bustard Head Lighthouse, 1885 to 2026. The record is 1,006.5 mm (39.6 in) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 183.1 mm (7.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bustard Head Lighthouse by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1885	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1887	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1888	611.4 mm (24.1 in)
1889	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1890	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1891	284.1 mm (11.2 in)
1892	156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1893	471.7 mm (18.6 in)
1894	224.9 mm (8.9 in)
1895	275.7 mm (10.9 in)
1896	322.7 mm (12.7 in)
1897	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1898	260.3 mm (10.2 in)
1899	195.1 mm (7.7 in)
1900	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1901	162.9 mm (6.4 in)
1902	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1903	178.8 mm (7.0 in)
1904	216.9 mm (8.5 in)
1905	510.5 mm (20.1 in)
1906	195.2 mm (7.7 in)
1907	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1908	114.7 mm (4.5 in)
1909	258.2 mm (10.2 in)
1910	210.8 mm (8.3 in)
1911	372.6 mm (14.7 in)
1912	148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1913	1,006.5 mm (39.6 in)
1914	222.7 mm (8.8 in)
1915	226.1 mm (8.9 in)
1916	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1917	213.8 mm (8.4 in)
1918	257.4 mm (10.1 in)
1919	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1920	149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1921	412.4 mm (16.2 in)
1922	402.5 mm (15.8 in)
1923	241.0 mm (9.5 in)
1924	142.4 mm (5.6 in)
1925	130.9 mm (5.2 in)
1926	152.5 mm (6.0 in)
1927	277.4 mm (10.9 in)
1928	233.1 mm (9.2 in)
1929	143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1930	216.7 mm (8.5 in)
1931	383.1 mm (15.1 in)
1932	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1933	247.1 mm (9.7 in)
1934	320.4 mm (12.6 in)
1935	348.9 mm (13.7 in)
1936	197.4 mm (7.8 in)
1937	164.7 mm (6.5 in)
1938	205.7 mm (8.1 in)
1939	249.8 mm (9.8 in)
1940	258.3 mm (10.2 in)
1941	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1942	260.8 mm (10.3 in)
1943	184.6 mm (7.3 in)
1944	151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1945	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1946	164.0 mm (6.5 in)
1947	239.6 mm (9.4 in)
1948	157.6 mm (6.2 in)
1949	553.8 mm (21.8 in)
1950	132.9 mm (5.2 in)
1951	180.8 mm (7.1 in)
1952	178.6 mm (7.0 in)
1953	259.3 mm (10.2 in)
1954	201.5 mm (7.9 in)
1955	434.9 mm (17.1 in)
1956	360.7 mm (14.2 in)
1957	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1958	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1959	127.6 mm (5.0 in)
1960	246.9 mm (9.7 in)
1961	314.0 mm (12.4 in)
1962	228.6 mm (9.0 in)
1963	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1964	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1965	129.4 mm (5.1 in)
1966	178.7 mm (7.0 in)
1967	175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1968	274.6 mm (10.8 in)
1969	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1970	206.7 mm (8.1 in)
1971	327.6 mm (12.9 in)
1972	257.8 mm (10.1 in)
1973	313.3 mm (12.3 in)
1974	170.7 mm (6.7 in)
1975	167.0 mm (6.6 in)
1976	172.4 mm (6.8 in)
1977	172.8 mm (6.8 in)
1978	147.2 mm (5.8 in)
1979	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1980	536.9 mm (21.1 in)
1981	190.2 mm (7.5 in)
1982	173.6 mm (6.8 in)
1983	232.7 mm (9.2 in)
1984	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1985	207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1986	238.7 mm (9.4 in)
2002	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2003	240.8 mm (9.5 in)
2004	188.2 mm (7.4 in)
2005	134.0 mm (5.3 in)
2006	185.0 mm (7.3 in)
2007	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
2008	200.0 mm (7.9 in)
2009	216.6 mm (8.5 in)
2010	288.0 mm (11.3 in)
2011	181.6 mm (7.1 in)
2012	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
2013	509.2 mm (20.0 in)
2014	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
2015	170.1 mm (6.7 in)
2016	178.8 mm (7.0 in)
2017	174.8 mm (6.9 in)
2018	229.4 mm (9.0 in)
2019	101.2 mm (4.0 in)
2020	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
2021	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
2022	204.6 mm (8.1 in)
2023	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
2024	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
2025	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
2026	111.6 mm (4.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bustard Head Lighthouse, 1885 to 2026. The record is 79 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bustard Head Lighthouse by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1885	31 days
1887	30 days
1888	51 days
1889	21 days
1890	25 days
1891	30 days
1892	21 days
1893	30 days
1894	33 days
1895	35 days
1896	42 days
1897	20 days
1898	53 days
1899	20 days
1900	38 days
1901	41 days
1902	54 days
1903	24 days
1904	48 days
1905	49 days
1906	22 days
1907	68 days
1908	31 days
1909	25 days
1910	28 days
1911	37 days
1912	42 days
1913	35 days
1914	25 days
1915	33 days
1916	27 days
1917	36 days
1918	43 days
1919	58 days
1920	27 days
1921	23 days
1922	52 days
1923	37 days
1924	26 days
1925	27 days
1926	49 days
1927	25 days
1928	34 days
1929	33 days
1930	22 days
1931	33 days
1932	29 days
1933	26 days
1934	20 days
1935	29 days
1936	35 days
1937	38 days
1938	31 days
1939	57 days
1940	45 days
1941	28 days
1942	27 days
1943	24 days
1944	20 days
1945	33 days
1946	79 days
1947	21 days
1948	34 days
1949	25 days
1950	20 days
1951	49 days
1952	23 days
1953	31 days
1954	30 days
1955	23 days
1956	29 days
1957	45 days
1958	19 days
1959	23 days
1960	52 days
1961	48 days
1962	21 days
1963	34 days
1964	35 days
1965	24 days
1966	32 days
1967	48 days
1968	52 days
1969	30 days
1970	46 days
1971	24 days
1972	44 days
1973	23 days
1974	53 days
1975	27 days
1976	31 days
1977	38 days
1978	28 days
1979	33 days
1980	51 days
1981	36 days
1982	50 days
1983	21 days
1984	50 days
1985	43 days
1986	20 days
2002	42 days
2003	29 days
2004	58 days
2005	43 days
2006	32 days
2007	34 days
2008	35 days
2009	72 days
2010	22 days
2011	41 days
2012	32 days
2013	60 days
2014	27 days
2015	27 days
2016	22 days
2017	55 days
2018	30 days
2019	50 days
2020	26 days
2021	29 days
2022	23 days
2023	33 days
2024	25 days
2025	22 days
2026	49 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

119 years, 1888 to 2024

A day with at least 108.0 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 375.4 mm (14.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Bustard Head Lighthouse: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
5 years	163.4 mm (6.4 in)
10 years	205.7 mm (8.1 in)
25 years	266.8 mm (10.5 in)
50 years	318.3 mm (12.5 in)
100 years	375.4 mm (14.8 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 119 years of values from 1888 to 2024.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 379.2 mm (14.9 in) in 1913; 301.3 mm (11.9 in) in 1980; 301.0 mm (11.9 in) in 1893.

Download the Data

Data for Bustard Head Lighthouse standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Bustard Head Lighthouse threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).