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The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at New Macdonald Downs. 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 New Macdonald Downs, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records
0 standing records
0 records at New Macdonald Downs still stand.
Standing records at New Macdonald Downs by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
Wettest Day of Each Month
Feb: 87.9 mm (3.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at New Macdonald Downs. The most was 87.9 mm (3.5 in) on 1 February 1940.
Record daily precipitation for each month at New Macdonald Downs
Yearly extremes at New Macdonald Downs: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1940
33.7 mm (1.3 in)
36
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
199.1 mm (7.8 in)
1950
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
36
Longest dry spell (CDD)
259 days
1940
101 days
36
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at New Macdonald Downs, 1933 to 2014. The record is 87.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.7 mm (1.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at New Macdonald Downs by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1933
2.8 mm (0.11 in)
1934
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1935
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1936
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1937
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1938
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1939
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1940
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1941
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1942
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1943
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1944
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1945
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1946
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1947
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1948
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1949
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1950
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1951
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1952
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1953
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1954
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1955
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1956
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1957
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1958
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1959
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1960
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1961
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1962
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1963
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1988
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1989
22.5 mm (0.9 in)
2012
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
2013
22.0 mm (0.9 in)
2014
8.0 mm (0.31 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at New Macdonald Downs, 1933 to 2014. The record is 199.1 mm (7.8 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.6 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at New Macdonald Downs by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1933
3.8 mm (0.15 in)
1934
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1935
28.1 mm (1.1 in)
1936
96.1 mm (3.8 in)
1937
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1938
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1939
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1940
133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1941
39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1942
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1943
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1944
143.7 mm (5.7 in)
1945
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1946
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1947
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1948
47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1949
92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1950
199.1 mm (7.8 in)
1951
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1952
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1953
63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1954
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1955
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1956
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1957
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1958
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1959
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1960
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1961
24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1962
76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1963
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1988
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1989
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2012
44.9 mm (1.8 in)
2013
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
2014
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at New Macdonald Downs, 1933 to 2014. The record is 259 days in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 101 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at New Macdonald Downs by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1933
17 days
1934
88 days
1935
66 days
1936
86 days
1937
202 days
1938
111 days
1939
85 days
1940
259 days
1941
117 days
1942
146 days
1943
87 days
1944
122 days
1945
161 days
1946
254 days
1947
139 days
1948
161 days
1949
156 days
1950
95 days
1951
97 days
1952
152 days
1953
105 days
1954
105 days
1955
54 days
1956
69 days
1957
73 days
1958
105 days
1959
117 days
1960
131 days
1961
184 days
1962
84 days
1963
60 days
1988
60 days
1989
40 days
2012
36 days
2013
56 days
2014
52 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.
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Data for New Macdonald Downs standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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.