Lightning Ridge, New South Wales
May 2026 Daily Weather Observations

DateDayTempsRainEvapSunMax wind gust9 am3 pm
MinMaxDirSpdTimeTempRHCldDirSpdMSLPTempRHCldDirSpdMSLP
°C°Cmmmmhourskm/hlocal°C%8thkm/hhPa°C%8thkm/hhPa
1Fr14.927.90     19.7940E7       
2Sa15.727.50     20.4970E15       
3Su19.529.00     22.11004E15       
4Mo19.627.10     22.5987N20       
5Tu14.420.85.4     15.6968W2       
6We9.220.50.2     14.4970W7       
7Th8.722.80     14.7960NW4       
8Fr6.219.70     12.01000SSE4       
9Sa6.323.50     13.9850S4       
10Su11.427.40     15.51000SSW4       
11Mo10.826.20     16.81000E4       
12Tu11.527.20     17.2990SE2       
13We14.228.20     17.51007E6       
14Th15.625.30     17.5990SE4       
15Fr12.925.80     18.71000E9       
16Sa14.826.00     18.0976E7       
17Su14.424.60     19.2998E7       
18Mo17.523.20     19.51008ESE9       
19Tu15.722.95.2     16.5958W9       
20We14.6 0     16.21000W6       
Statistics for the first 20 days of May 2026
Mean13.425.0      17.4972 7       
Lowest6.219.70     12.0850#2       
Highest19.629.05.4     22.51008N20       
Total  10.8                 

IDCJDW2073.202605   Prepared at 05:36 UTC on Wednesday 20 May 2026

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Observations were drawn from Lightning Ridge Visitor Information Cent {station 048243}.

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