Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Narembeen. 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 Narembeen, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
45.8 C (114.4 F)
7.6 C (45.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
47.1 C (116.8 F)
7.4 C (45.3 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
41.7 C (107.1 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
37.6 C (99.7 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.6 C (92.5 F)
-1.8 C (28.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-3.2 C (26.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
30.7 C (87.3 F)
-1.8 C (28.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
34.0 C (93.2 F)
-1.5 C (29.3 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
38.3 C (100.9 F)
0.4 C (32.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
43.1 C (109.6 F)
1.4 C (34.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
44.4 C (111.9 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Narembeen still stand. 1968 holds the most, with 55.
Standing records at Narembeen by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1965
19
1966
21
1967
19
1968
55
1969
31
1970
25
1971
37
1972
37
1973
34
1974
22
1975
15
1976
26
1977
28
1978
21
1979
9
1980
18
1981
33
1982
18
1983
26
1984
19
1985
23
1986
23
1987
37
1988
27
1989
16
1990
17
1991
24
1992
25
1993
24
1994
22
1995
7
1996
21
1997
25
1998
22
1999
6
2000
21
2001
25
2002
26
2003
28
2004
32
2005
42
2006
28
2007
28
2008
23
2009
25
2010
35
2011
17
2012
33
2013
39
2014
30
2015
31
2016
32
2017
23
2018
23
2019
33
2020
32
2021
18
2022
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All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at Narembeen between 17 February 1970 and 3 July 2010. Each dot is a new record.
When Narembeen set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1970-02-17
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1974-04-04
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1997-02-27
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 28.9 C (84.0 F)
2000-01-22
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 97.2 mm (3.8 in)
2007-02-03
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 47.1 C (116.8 F)
2010-07-03
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -3.2 C (26.2 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jan: 97.2 mm (3.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Narembeen. The most was 97.2 mm (3.8 in) on 22 January 2000.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Narembeen
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
97.2 mm (3.8 in)
22 January 2000
Feb
82.4 mm (3.2 in)
25 February 1978
Mar
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
13 March 1943
Apr
82.4 mm (3.2 in)
4 April 1974
May
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
23 May 1958
Jun
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
13 June 1968
Jul
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
12 July 2013
Aug
43.8 mm (1.7 in)
15 August 1976
Sep
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
22 September 1958
Oct
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
18 October 1995
Nov
46.3 mm (1.8 in)
16 November 2001
Dec
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
6 December 2011
Period of Record Coverage
1965 to 2022
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
58 years of record at Narembeen, 1965 to 2022. 35 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 24 complete years at Narembeen, 1965 to 2019. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.0 C (64.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1971, at 16.7 C (62.0 F), and the warmest was 2015, at 19.1 C (66.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Narembeen as warming stripes, 1965 to 2019
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1965
17.7 C
-0.25 C
1966
17.1 C
-0.86 C
1969
17.5 C
-0.49 C
1971
16.7 C
-1.30 C
1972
18.4 C
+0.41 C
1973
17.5 C
-0.47 C
1986
17.0 C
-1.00 C
1987
17.7 C
-0.26 C
1988
17.7 C
-0.24 C
1991
18.4 C
+0.46 C
1992
17.5 C
-0.42 C
1993
17.6 C
-0.39 C
2001
17.4 C
-0.52 C
2005
17.5 C
-0.42 C
2006
18.1 C
+0.11 C
2007
18.2 C
+0.27 C
2011
18.9 C
+0.90 C
2012
18.8 C
+0.84 C
2013
18.8 C
+0.88 C
2014
18.9 C
+0.96 C
2015
19.1 C
+1.15 C
2016
17.4 C
-0.57 C
2018
18.4 C
+0.41 C
2019
18.8 C
+0.86 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
1927 to 2022
Yearly extremes at Narembeen: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
47.1 C (116.8 F)
2007
43.0 C (109.4 F)
58
Coldest night (TNn)
-3.2 C (26.2 F)
2010
-0.8 C (30.6 F)
58
Wettest day (Rx1day)
97.2 mm (3.8 in)
2000
32.2 mm (1.3 in)
96
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
132.4 mm (5.2 in)
2000
45.3 mm (1.8 in)
96
Longest dry spell (CDD)
98 days
1950
47 days
96
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Narembeen, 1927 to 2022. The record is 47.1 C (116.8 F) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.0 C (109.4 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Narembeen by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
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
41.2 C (106.2 F)
1966
40.2 C (104.4 F)
1967
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1968
43.2 C (109.8 F)
1969
43.6 C (110.5 F)
1970
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1971
41.0 C (105.8 F)
1972
43.0 C (109.4 F)
1973
40.7 C (105.3 F)
1974
42.5 C (108.5 F)
1975
43.2 C (109.8 F)
1976
40.4 C (104.7 F)
1977
43.0 C (109.4 F)
1978
42.9 C (109.2 F)
1979
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1980
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1981
41.9 C (107.4 F)
1982
41.9 C (107.4 F)
1983
41.8 C (107.2 F)
1984
40.5 C (104.9 F)
1985
43.4 C (110.1 F)
1986
41.5 C (106.7 F)
1987
40.9 C (105.6 F)
1988
46.9 C (116.4 F)
1989
43.6 C (110.5 F)
1990
40.8 C (105.4 F)
1991
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1992
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1993
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1994
44.1 C (111.4 F)
1995
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1996
42.1 C (107.8 F)
1997
44.2 C (111.6 F)
1998
43.6 C (110.5 F)
1999
40.8 C (105.4 F)
2000
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2001
42.5 C (108.5 F)
2002
43.6 C (110.5 F)
2003
42.3 C (108.1 F)
2004
44.1 C (111.4 F)
2005
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2006
41.9 C (107.4 F)
2007
47.1 C (116.8 F)
2008
45.8 C (114.4 F)
2009
44.4 C (111.9 F)
2010
45.3 C (113.5 F)
2011
43.9 C (111.0 F)
2012
42.0 C (107.6 F)
2013
43.1 C (109.6 F)
2014
45.3 C (113.5 F)
2015
43.6 C (110.5 F)
2016
43.9 C (111.0 F)
2017
42.4 C (108.3 F)
2018
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2019
44.5 C (112.1 F)
2020
45.5 C (113.9 F)
2021
40.7 C (105.3 F)
2022
43.7 C (110.7 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Narembeen, 1927 to 2022. The record is -3.2 C (26.2 F) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is -0.8 C (30.6 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Narembeen by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
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
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1966
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1967
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1968
-0.9 C (30.4 F)
1969
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1970
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1971
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1972
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1973
-0.7 C (30.7 F)
1974
1.4 C (34.5 F)
1975
0.3 C (32.5 F)
1976
-0.8 C (30.6 F)
1977
-0.7 C (30.7 F)
1978
-1.2 C (29.8 F)
1979
7.2 C (45.0 F)
1980
0.1 C (32.2 F)
1981
0.2 C (32.4 F)
1982
-2.5 C (27.5 F)
1983
0.3 C (32.5 F)
1984
0.4 C (32.7 F)
1985
-1.2 C (29.8 F)
1986
-1.5 C (29.3 F)
1987
-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1988
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1989
-0.8 C (30.6 F)
1990
-2.4 C (27.7 F)
1991
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1992
-0.2 C (31.6 F)
1993
-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1994
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1995
1.1 C (34.0 F)
1996
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1997
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1998
-1.3 C (29.7 F)
1999
1.0 C (33.8 F)
2000
-0.1 C (31.8 F)
2001
-0.8 C (30.6 F)
2002
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2003
-0.8 C (30.6 F)
2004
-1.8 C (28.8 F)
2005
-1.4 C (29.5 F)
2006
-0.8 C (30.6 F)
2007
-1.8 C (28.8 F)
2008
-0.1 C (31.8 F)
2009
-0.2 C (31.6 F)
2010
-3.2 C (26.2 F)
2011
-0.4 C (31.3 F)
2012
-1.6 C (29.1 F)
2013
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
2014
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2015
-0.9 C (30.4 F)
2016
-1.5 C (29.3 F)
2017
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2018
-0.4 C (31.3 F)
2019
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2020
0.8 C (33.4 F)
2021
-1.3 C (29.7 F)
2022
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Narembeen, 1927 to 2022. The record is 97.2 mm (3.8 in) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.2 mm (1.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Narembeen by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1927
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1928
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1929
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1930
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1931
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1932
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1933
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1934
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1935
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1936
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1937
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1938
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1939
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1940
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1941
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1942
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1943
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1944
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1945
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1946
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1947
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1948
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1949
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1950
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1951
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1952
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1953
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1954
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1955
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1956
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1957
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1958
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1959
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1960
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1961
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1962
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1963
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1964
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1965
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1966
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1967
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1968
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1969
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1970
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1971
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1972
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1973
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1974
82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1975
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1976
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1977
19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1978
82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1979
55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1980
37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1981
29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1982
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1983
26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1984
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1985
15.8 mm (0.6 in)
1986
32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1987
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1988
28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1989
30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1990
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1991
17.6 mm (0.7 in)
1992
32.4 mm (1.3 in)
1993
37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1994
18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1995
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1996
19.4 mm (0.8 in)
1997
27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1998
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1999
27.5 mm (1.1 in)
2000
97.2 mm (3.8 in)
2001
46.3 mm (1.8 in)
2002
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
2003
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
2004
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2005
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
2006
35.7 mm (1.4 in)
2007
19.4 mm (0.8 in)
2008
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2009
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2010
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2011
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
2012
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2013
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2014
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
2015
37.0 mm (1.5 in)
2016
46.6 mm (1.8 in)
2017
58.6 mm (2.3 in)
2018
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2019
14.8 mm (0.6 in)
2020
21.0 mm (0.8 in)
2021
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
2022
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Narembeen, 1927 to 2022. The record is 132.4 mm (5.2 in) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.3 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Narembeen by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1927
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1928
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1929
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1930
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1931
44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1932
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1933
39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1934
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1935
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1936
33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1937
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1938
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1939
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1940
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1941
32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1942
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1943
84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1944
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1945
55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1946
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1947
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1948
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1949
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1950
35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1951
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1952
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1953
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1954
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1955
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1956
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1957
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1958
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1959
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1960
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1961
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1962
47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1963
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1964
42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1965
55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1966
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1967
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1968
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1969
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1970
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1971
92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1972
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1973
45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1974
87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1975
38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1976
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1977
31.1 mm (1.2 in)
1978
101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1979
70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1980
37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1981
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1982
52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1983
39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1984
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1985
17.7 mm (0.7 in)
1986
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1987
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1988
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1989
66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1990
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1991
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1992
70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1993
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1994
36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1995
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1996
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1997
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1998
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1999
65.9 mm (2.6 in)
2000
132.4 mm (5.2 in)
2001
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
2002
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2003
50.2 mm (2.0 in)
2004
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2005
39.5 mm (1.6 in)
2006
39.7 mm (1.6 in)
2007
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2008
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2009
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2010
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
2011
92.8 mm (3.7 in)
2012
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2013
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
2014
35.2 mm (1.4 in)
2015
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
2016
55.3 mm (2.2 in)
2017
67.9 mm (2.7 in)
2018
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
2019
29.9 mm (1.2 in)
2020
38.0 mm (1.5 in)
2021
59.6 mm (2.3 in)
2022
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Narembeen, 1927 to 2022. The record is 98 days in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 47 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Narembeen by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1927
28 days
1928
43 days
1929
46 days
1930
66 days
1931
64 days
1932
55 days
1933
32 days
1934
41 days
1935
34 days
1936
43 days
1937
61 days
1938
40 days
1939
44 days
1940
77 days
1941
72 days
1942
71 days
1943
49 days
1944
55 days
1945
84 days
1946
44 days
1947
47 days
1948
56 days
1949
47 days
1950
98 days
1951
34 days
1952
45 days
1953
49 days
1954
91 days
1955
30 days
1956
64 days
1957
71 days
1958
57 days
1959
34 days
1960
31 days
1961
57 days
1962
59 days
1963
27 days
1964
47 days
1965
46 days
1966
64 days
1967
40 days
1968
44 days
1969
36 days
1970
37 days
1971
35 days
1972
64 days
1973
29 days
1974
39 days
1975
50 days
1976
48 days
1977
65 days
1978
51 days
1979
42 days
1980
51 days
1981
34 days
1982
56 days
1983
54 days
1984
34 days
1985
45 days
1986
49 days
1987
98 days
1988
69 days
1989
62 days
1990
43 days
1991
62 days
1992
38 days
1993
44 days
1994
84 days
1995
46 days
1996
46 days
1997
53 days
1998
60 days
1999
38 days
2000
59 days
2001
45 days
2002
61 days
2003
47 days
2004
38 days
2005
58 days
2006
29 days
2007
52 days
2008
28 days
2009
42 days
2010
63 days
2011
56 days
2012
32 days
2013
43 days
2014
38 days
2015
49 days
2016
63 days
2017
26 days
2018
45 days
2019
76 days
2020
37 days
2021
63 days
2022
42 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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
20 years with a frost
Across 20 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Narembeen falls on 21 August and the median first autumn frost on 2 July, which leaves a median of 324 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Narembeen
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1965 to 2018)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
21 August
n/a
21 August
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
2 July
n/a
2 July
n/a
n/a
Growing days
324 days
n/a
324 days
n/a
n/a
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
94 years, 1928 to 2021
A day with at least 31.5 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 105.8 mm (4.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Narembeen: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
5 years
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
10 years
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
25 years
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
50 years
89.1 mm (3.5 in)
100 years
105.8 mm (4.2 in)
Longer than the 94 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, 94 years of values from 1928 to 2021.
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: 97.2 mm (3.8 in) in 2000; 87.4 mm (3.4 in) in 2011; 82.4 mm (3.2 in) in 1974.
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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.