Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bencubbin. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 2 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Bencubbin, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
46.0 C (114.8 F)
8.0 C (46.4 F)
42.0 C (107.6 F)
13.0 C (55.4 F)
Feb
46.0 C (114.8 F)
7.4 C (45.3 F)
39.0 C (102.2 F)
11.0 C (51.8 F)
Mar
42.8 C (109.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
39.0 C (102.2 F)
13.0 C (55.4 F)
Apr
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
31.0 C (87.8 F)
6.9 C (44.4 F)
May
33.8 C (92.8 F)
-2.3 C (27.9 F)
27.0 C (80.6 F)
2.0 C (35.6 F)
Jun
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-3.7 C (25.3 F)
23.0 C (73.4 F)
1.5 C (34.7 F)
Jul
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-4.3 C (24.3 F)
24.9 C (76.8 F)
1.5 C (34.7 F)
Aug
31.4 C (88.5 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
23.0 C (73.4 F)
1.3 C (34.3 F)
Sep
36.0 C (96.8 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
27.8 C (82.0 F)
6.0 C (42.8 F)
Oct
39.2 C (102.6 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
20.5 C (68.9 F)
7.6 C (45.7 F)
Nov
43.1 C (109.6 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
45.3 C (113.5 F)
6.3 C (43.3 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bencubbin still stand. 1968 holds the most, with 49.
Standing records at Bencubbin by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1957
21
1958
38
1959
35
1960
30
1961
26
1962
13
1963
16
1964
40
1965
12
1966
18
1967
19
1968
49
1969
28
1970
16
1971
33
1972
26
1973
19
1974
15
1975
10
1976
26
1977
28
1978
22
1979
15
1980
23
1981
29
1982
19
1983
20
1984
13
1985
22
1986
12
1987
29
1988
24
1989
17
1990
24
1991
26
1992
24
1993
20
1994
38
1995
14
1996
15
1997
23
1998
20
1999
4
2000
10
2001
14
2002
21
2003
15
2004
17
2005
22
2006
27
2007
22
2008
16
2009
15
2010
20
2011
10
2012
20
2013
36
2014
17
2015
13
2016
18
2017
12
2018
8
2019
29
2020
25
2021
15
2022
14
2023
33
2024
16
2025
22
2026
6
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Bencubbin between 15 July 1997 and 5 January 2026. Each dot is a new record.
When Bencubbin set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1997-07-15
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -4.3 C (24.3 F)
2026-01-05
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 30.9 C (87.6 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Mar: 93.0 mm (3.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bencubbin. The most was 93.0 mm (3.7 in) on 25 March 1953.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bencubbin
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
15 January 1925
Feb
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
17 February 1970
Mar
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
25 March 1953
Apr
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
14 April 1961
May
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
31 May 1962
Jun
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
3 June 1936
Jul
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
31 July 2015
Aug
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
8 August 1932
Sep
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
8 September 2006
Oct
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
15 October 1975
Nov
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
17 November 1983
Dec
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
14 December 1995
Period of Record Coverage
1957 to 2026
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
70 years of record at Bencubbin, 1957 to 2026. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1970, 1974, 1975, 1984, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2011 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 47 complete years at Bencubbin, 1958 to 2020. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.6 C (65.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1968, at 17.2 C (63.0 F), and the warmest was 2014, at 19.7 C (67.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bencubbin as warming stripes, 1958 to 2020
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1958
18.3 C
-0.36 C
1959
18.9 C
+0.25 C
1960
17.3 C
-1.33 C
1961
18.9 C
+0.24 C
1962
18.8 C
+0.14 C
1963
18.5 C
-0.18 C
1964
17.7 C
-0.96 C
1965
18.5 C
-0.17 C
1966
17.9 C
-0.77 C
1967
18.6 C
0.00 C
1968
17.2 C
-1.43 C
1969
18.8 C
+0.14 C
1971
17.4 C
-1.20 C
1972
19.4 C
+0.79 C
1973
18.1 C
-0.50 C
1976
18.9 C
+0.29 C
1977
19.2 C
+0.61 C
1978
18.7 C
+0.10 C
1980
19.0 C
+0.40 C
1982
18.8 C
+0.20 C
1985
18.9 C
+0.30 C
1986
17.9 C
-0.72 C
1987
19.0 C
+0.33 C
1988
18.7 C
+0.11 C
1989
18.4 C
-0.28 C
1990
18.0 C
-0.67 C
1992
18.4 C
-0.25 C
1993
18.4 C
-0.26 C
1996
19.2 C
+0.54 C
1997
19.3 C
+0.62 C
2000
18.4 C
-0.26 C
2001
18.1 C
-0.54 C
2002
19.2 C
+0.59 C
2003
19.0 C
+0.36 C
2004
18.8 C
+0.15 C
2005
18.4 C
-0.24 C
2006
18.8 C
+0.12 C
2007
18.9 C
+0.27 C
2009
18.8 C
+0.19 C
2012
19.2 C
+0.59 C
2013
19.6 C
+0.99 C
2014
19.7 C
+1.06 C
2015
19.2 C
+0.60 C
2016
18.0 C
-0.64 C
2017
19.0 C
+0.33 C
2018
18.7 C
+0.03 C
2020
19.2 C
+0.59 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.13 C (0.04 to 0.21) per decade over 1958 to 2020. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 47 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Bencubbin
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.13 C (0.04 to 0.21) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1958 to 2020
47
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.11 C (0.01 to 0.21) per decade
0.20 F (0.03 to 0.37) per decade
1958 to 2020
47
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.3 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1958 to 2020
47
Rise
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
1915 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Bencubbin: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
46.0 C (114.8 F)
1980
43.3 C (109.9 F)
70
Coldest night (TNn)
-4.3 C (24.3 F)
1997
0.1 C (32.1 F)
70
Wettest day (Rx1day)
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1953
30.3 mm (1.2 in)
109
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1961
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
109
Longest dry spell (CDD)
106 days
1954
43 days
109
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bencubbin, 1915 to 2026. The record is 46.0 C (114.8 F) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.3 C (109.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bencubbin by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1915
n/a
1916
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
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1958
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1959
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1960
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1961
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1962
45.4 C (113.7 F)
1963
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1964
41.3 C (106.3 F)
1965
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1966
42.3 C (108.1 F)
1967
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1968
44.0 C (111.2 F)
1969
44.7 C (112.5 F)
1970
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1971
42.1 C (107.8 F)
1972
44.0 C (111.2 F)
1973
42.6 C (108.7 F)
1974
42.5 C (108.5 F)
1975
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1976
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1977
43.8 C (110.8 F)
1978
43.0 C (109.4 F)
1979
44.0 C (111.2 F)
1980
46.0 C (114.8 F)
1981
43.0 C (109.4 F)
1982
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1983
42.9 C (109.2 F)
1984
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1985
44.5 C (112.1 F)
1986
42.0 C (107.6 F)
1987
44.6 C (112.3 F)
1988
43.1 C (109.6 F)
1989
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1990
43.4 C (110.1 F)
1991
46.0 C (114.8 F)
1992
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1993
45.5 C (113.9 F)
1994
45.2 C (113.4 F)
1995
42.5 C (108.5 F)
1996
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1997
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1998
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1999
40.5 C (104.9 F)
2000
42.1 C (107.8 F)
2001
42.7 C (108.9 F)
2002
42.7 C (108.9 F)
2003
42.6 C (108.7 F)
2004
44.5 C (112.1 F)
2005
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2006
41.8 C (107.2 F)
2007
45.9 C (114.6 F)
2008
44.9 C (112.8 F)
2009
45.3 C (113.5 F)
2010
45.6 C (114.1 F)
2011
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2012
42.4 C (108.3 F)
2013
44.6 C (112.3 F)
2014
45.0 C (113.0 F)
2015
45.3 C (113.5 F)
2016
43.0 C (109.4 F)
2017
42.6 C (108.7 F)
2018
41.5 C (106.7 F)
2019
44.0 C (111.2 F)
2020
45.1 C (113.2 F)
2021
40.5 C (104.9 F)
2022
43.0 C (109.4 F)
2023
43.7 C (110.7 F)
2024
45.6 C (114.1 F)
2025
44.6 C (112.3 F)
2026
42.0 C (107.6 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bencubbin, 1915 to 2026. The record is -4.3 C (24.3 F) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.1 C (32.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bencubbin by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1915
n/a
1916
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
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1958
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1959
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1960
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1961
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1962
0.1 C (32.2 F)
1963
1.0 C (33.8 F)
1964
-2.3 C (27.9 F)
1965
0.8 C (33.4 F)
1966
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1967
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1968
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1969
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1970
0.3 C (32.5 F)
1971
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1972
-0.3 C (31.5 F)
1973
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1974
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1975
2.6 C (36.7 F)
1976
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1977
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1978
0.4 C (32.7 F)
1979
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1980
0.7 C (33.3 F)
1981
-2.5 C (27.5 F)
1982
0.4 C (32.7 F)
1983
0.8 C (33.4 F)
1984
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1985
0.1 C (32.2 F)
1986
0.1 C (32.2 F)
1987
-0.9 C (30.4 F)
1988
1.0 C (33.8 F)
1989
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1990
-3.7 C (25.3 F)
1991
0.4 C (32.7 F)
1992
0.7 C (33.3 F)
1993
-1.5 C (29.3 F)
1994
-3.5 C (25.7 F)
1995
1.0 C (33.8 F)
1996
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1997
-4.3 C (24.3 F)
1998
0.1 C (32.2 F)
1999
3.5 C (38.3 F)
2000
0.3 C (32.5 F)
2001
0.4 C (32.7 F)
2002
0.1 C (32.2 F)
2003
0.3 C (32.5 F)
2004
0.2 C (32.4 F)
2005
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2006
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2007
1.3 C (34.3 F)
2008
0.8 C (33.4 F)
2009
-0.5 C (31.1 F)
2010
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2011
1.2 C (34.2 F)
2012
0.1 C (32.2 F)
2013
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2014
0.5 C (32.9 F)
2015
0.3 C (32.5 F)
2016
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2017
1.5 C (34.7 F)
2018
0.4 C (32.7 F)
2019
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
2020
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2021
-0.1 C (31.8 F)
2022
1.0 C (33.8 F)
2023
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2024
2.0 C (35.6 F)
2025
1.0 C (33.8 F)
2026
1.3 C (34.3 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bencubbin, 1915 to 2026. The record is 93.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.3 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bencubbin by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1915
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1916
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1919
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1920
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1921
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1922
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1923
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1924
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1925
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1926
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1927
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1928
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1929
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1930
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1931
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1932
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1933
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1934
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1935
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1936
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1937
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1938
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1939
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1940
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1941
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1942
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1943
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1944
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1945
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1946
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1947
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1948
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1949
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1950
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1951
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1952
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1953
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1954
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1955
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1956
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1957
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1958
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1959
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1960
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1961
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1962
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1963
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1964
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1965
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1966
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1967
n/a
1968
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1969
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1970
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1971
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1972
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1973
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1974
47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1975
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1976
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1977
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1978
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1979
35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1980
12.6 mm (0.5 in)
1981
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1982
25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1983
47.9 mm (1.9 in)
1984
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1985
42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1986
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1987
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1988
34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1989
30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1990
37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1991
24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1992
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1993
38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1994
25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1995
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1996
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1997
22.2 mm (0.9 in)
1998
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1999
18.4 mm (0.7 in)
2000
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2001
54.0 mm (2.1 in)
2002
10.0 mm (0.4 in)
2003
24.8 mm (1.0 in)
2004
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
2005
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
2006
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2007
27.8 mm (1.1 in)
2008
21.4 mm (0.8 in)
2009
32.1 mm (1.3 in)
2010
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
2011
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2012
29.6 mm (1.2 in)
2013
25.0 mm (1.0 in)
2014
22.0 mm (0.9 in)
2015
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2016
26.6 mm (1.0 in)
2017
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
2018
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2019
25.8 mm (1.0 in)
2020
28.5 mm (1.1 in)
2021
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2022
48.4 mm (1.9 in)
2023
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2024
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2025
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
2026
72.0 mm (2.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bencubbin, 1915 to 2026. The record is 110.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.2 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bencubbin by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1915
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1916
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1919
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1920
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1921
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1922
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1923
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1924
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1925
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1926
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1927
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1928
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1929
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1930
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1931
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1932
62.1 mm (2.4 in)
1933
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1934
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1935
44.1 mm (1.7 in)
1936
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1937
47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1938
24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1939
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1940
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1941
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1942
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1943
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1944
30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1945
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1946
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1947
39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1948
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1949
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1950
31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1951
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1952
44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1953
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1954
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1955
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1956
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1957
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1958
42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1959
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1960
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1961
110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1962
65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1963
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1964
38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1965
46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1966
51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1967
n/a
1968
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1969
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1970
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1971
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1972
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1973
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1974
67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1975
43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1976
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1977
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1978
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1979
36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1980
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1981
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1982
31.9 mm (1.3 in)
1983
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1984
50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1985
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1986
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1987
30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1988
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1989
49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1990
69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1991
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1992
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1993
42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1994
31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1995
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1996
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1997
38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1998
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1999
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2000
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2001
71.0 mm (2.8 in)
2002
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
2003
34.6 mm (1.4 in)
2004
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
2005
50.9 mm (2.0 in)
2006
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2007
34.7 mm (1.4 in)
2008
33.4 mm (1.3 in)
2009
46.9 mm (1.8 in)
2010
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
2011
46.4 mm (1.8 in)
2012
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2013
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2014
32.6 mm (1.3 in)
2015
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
2016
38.8 mm (1.5 in)
2017
54.2 mm (2.1 in)
2018
37.2 mm (1.5 in)
2019
30.9 mm (1.2 in)
2020
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
2021
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
2022
63.6 mm (2.5 in)
2023
36.2 mm (1.4 in)
2024
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
2025
29.1 mm (1.1 in)
2026
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bencubbin, 1915 to 2026. The record is 106 days in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 43 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bencubbin by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1915
30 days
1916
31 days
1919
31 days
1920
61 days
1921
30 days
1922
61 days
1923
61 days
1924
31 days
1925
29 days
1926
32 days
1927
59 days
1928
42 days
1929
46 days
1930
54 days
1931
96 days
1932
58 days
1933
40 days
1934
47 days
1935
41 days
1936
43 days
1937
49 days
1938
37 days
1939
44 days
1940
75 days
1941
36 days
1942
34 days
1943
55 days
1944
97 days
1945
50 days
1946
73 days
1947
31 days
1948
37 days
1949
39 days
1950
105 days
1951
46 days
1952
46 days
1953
47 days
1954
106 days
1955
64 days
1956
65 days
1957
46 days
1958
43 days
1959
36 days
1960
37 days
1961
57 days
1962
33 days
1963
41 days
1964
38 days
1965
46 days
1966
45 days
1967
n/a
1968
57 days
1969
55 days
1970
58 days
1971
33 days
1972
46 days
1973
50 days
1974
39 days
1975
33 days
1976
46 days
1977
52 days
1978
35 days
1979
44 days
1980
70 days
1981
32 days
1982
42 days
1983
69 days
1984
28 days
1985
31 days
1986
42 days
1987
88 days
1988
82 days
1989
45 days
1990
34 days
1991
38 days
1992
34 days
1993
45 days
1994
83 days
1995
41 days
1996
46 days
1997
39 days
1998
68 days
1999
32 days
2000
41 days
2001
59 days
2002
74 days
2003
34 days
2004
38 days
2005
76 days
2006
43 days
2007
45 days
2008
26 days
2009
41 days
2010
81 days
2011
38 days
2012
34 days
2013
43 days
2014
25 days
2015
29 days
2016
63 days
2017
30 days
2018
54 days
2019
56 days
2020
42 days
2021
39 days
2022
33 days
2023
53 days
2024
37 days
2025
29 days
2026
40 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
97 years, 1925 to 2025
A day with at least 31.4 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 83.4 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Bencubbin: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
31.4 mm (1.2 in)
5 years
43.3 mm (1.7 in)
10 years
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
25 years
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
50 years
73.3 mm (2.9 in)
100 years
83.4 mm (3.3 in)
Longer than the 97 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 97 years of values from 1925 to 2025.
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: 93.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1953; 79.2 mm (3.1 in) in 1970; 78.2 mm (3.1 in) in 1971.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Bencubbin, at 2006. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2006 ran 0.2 C (0.4 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Bencubbin, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
2006
-0.2
-0.4
possible
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
Climate Twins
2002 to 2020 against 1961 to 1990
Over 2002 to 2020, Bencubbin had a mean temperature of 19.0 C (66.1 F) and 287.8 mm (11.3 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Dalwallinu Comparison (Australia, 129 km away), Wongan Hills (Australia, 109 km away) and Port Augusta Power Station (Australia, 1,893 km away).
Climate twins of Bencubbin: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2002 to 2020 climate
Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.
Download the Data
Data for Bencubbin standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Bencubbin 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.