Lismore Long-term Averages

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Mean Max (°C)
29.7 29.1 28.0 25.8 22.6 20.3 19.9 21.5 24.5 26.4 27.9 29.4 25.4
Mean Min (°C)
19.0 19.0 17.5 14.6 11.4 8.4 6.5 7.3 10.0 13.2 15.8 17.8 13.4
Mean Rain (mm)
155.6 183.9 185.3 127.0 112.0 97.0 80.3 54.9 50.4 73.2 94.1 121.1 1332.9
Median Rain (mm)
127.0 143.7 148.8 88.8 90.1 59.7 50.2 35.3 40.4 58.5 74.0 104.2 1265.8
Mean Rain Days
12.9 13.9 15.6 12.8 12.1 10.0 8.9 7.7 7.4 9.1 10.0 11.4 131.1

Lismore Daily Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max (°C)
43.4 40.9 37.2 35.6 30.6 28.1 28.9 32.7 37.2 39.8 42.2 40.6 43.4
Low Max (°C)
20.0 20.0 18.9 18.2 15.2 13.0 11.8 12.4 14.2 15.5 16.7 18.1 11.8
High Min (°C)
26.5 26.4 24.3 21.8 20.8 18.5 17.7 17.2 20.0 21.1 26.7 24.3 26.7
Low Min (°C)
11.6 11.8 10.0 5.0 1.1 -1.0 -3.5 -2.0 -0.3 2.8 6.1 7.8 -3.5
High Rain (mm)
251.5 334.3 246.3 229.9 320.0 202.2 215.6 124.5 170.8 151.1 144.5 176.4 334.3

Lismore Monthly Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)
32.5 31.3 31.3 28.7 25.1 22.6 21.2 23.3 28.3 30.6 31.6 33.5 26.5
Low Mn. Max (°C)
27.4 27.0 25.0 24.0 21.3 19.2 18.3 19.2 22.5 24.1 25.3 26.8 24.5
High Mn. Min (°C)
20.9 21.5 19.6 16.9 14.3 12.9 11.6 10.4 13.0 15.6 17.5 19.6 14.8
Low Mn. Min (°C)
16.8 16.3 15.6 12.2 7.4 6.1 2.2 5.1 7.2 11.4 13.9 15.2 12.0
High Rain (mm)
461.2 799.0 659.2 529.0 460.1 608.7 460.8 364.0 212.8 532.4 365.9 462.1 2213.0
Low Rain (mm)
12.3 12.5 2.8 4.1 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.8 5.3 3.6 544.6

Lismore Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Lismore annual climate

Lismore Average Number of Days With Temperatures

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
≥ 40°C
0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.4
≥ 35°C
2.0 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 1.5 2.6 8.2
≥ 30°C
13.9 10.2 7.7 2.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.9 5.6 8.5 13.0 63.2
≤ 2°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.6 4.5 1.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.2
≤ 0°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4

Lismore 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max
33.0 32.2 31.1 28.6 25.0 22.7 22.2 24.2 28.1 30.6 32.2 33.5 30.6
Low Max
26.5 26.1 25.0 23.0 20.2 17.8 17.8 18.9 21.1 22.6 23.9 25.5 20.1
High Min
21.4 21.4 20.0 17.7 15.3 12.8 11.1 11.3 14.0 16.8 19.1 20.7 19.4
Low Min
16.2 16.6 15.0 11.4 7.1 3.9 2.0 3.3 6.1 9.7 12.4 14.7 6.7

Lismore Data Availability

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Years of Minima
47 47 47 47 46 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 46.7
Earliest Entry
1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957
Latest Entry
2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003
Years of Maxima
47 47 47 47 46 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 46.8
Earliest Entry
1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957
Latest Entry
2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003
Years of Rainfall
119 119 119 119 119 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 119.6
Earliest Entry
1885 1885 1885 1885 1885 1884 1884 1884 1884 1884 1884 1884 1884
Latest Entry
2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003

Station Details

LISMORE (CENTRE STREET)
Northern Rivers, New South Wales/ACT
28.8070°S 153.2628°E 11m AMSL
Commenced 1884 / Closed 2003

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