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The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bellenden Ker. 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 Bellenden Ker, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records
0 standing records
0 records at Bellenden Ker still stand.
Standing records at Bellenden Ker by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jan: 653.0 mm (25.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bellenden Ker. The most was 653.0 mm (25.7 in) on 5 January 1979.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bellenden Ker
Yearly extremes at Bellenden Ker: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)
653.0 mm (25.7 in)
1979
236.5 mm (9.3 in)
34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1,558.0 mm (61.3 in)
1979
536.9 mm (21.1 in)
34
Longest dry spell (CDD)
54 days
1991
30 days
34
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bellenden Ker, 1959 to 1992. The record is 653.0 mm (25.7 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 236.5 mm (9.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bellenden Ker by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1959
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1960
184.4 mm (7.3 in)
1961
194.1 mm (7.6 in)
1962
157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1963
194.1 mm (7.6 in)
1964
263.1 mm (10.4 in)
1965
202.7 mm (8.0 in)
1966
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1967
606.0 mm (23.9 in)
1968
260.9 mm (10.3 in)
1969
267.7 mm (10.5 in)
1970
249.4 mm (9.8 in)
1971
255.3 mm (10.1 in)
1972
477.5 mm (18.8 in)
1973
438.2 mm (17.3 in)
1974
200.0 mm (7.9 in)
1975
469.0 mm (18.5 in)
1976
152.0 mm (6.0 in)
1977
383.0 mm (15.1 in)
1978
193.0 mm (7.6 in)
1979
653.0 mm (25.7 in)
1980
235.0 mm (9.3 in)
1981
389.0 mm (15.3 in)
1982
232.0 mm (9.1 in)
1983
358.0 mm (14.1 in)
1984
201.0 mm (7.9 in)
1985
295.0 mm (11.6 in)
1986
225.0 mm (8.9 in)
1987
140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1988
164.0 mm (6.5 in)
1989
293.0 mm (11.5 in)
1990
238.0 mm (9.4 in)
1991
505.0 mm (19.9 in)
1992
200.0 mm (7.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bellenden Ker, 1959 to 1992. The record is 1,558.0 mm (61.3 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 536.9 mm (21.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bellenden Ker by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1959
276.3 mm (10.9 in)
1960
265.7 mm (10.5 in)
1961
379.0 mm (14.9 in)
1962
413.0 mm (16.3 in)
1963
450.6 mm (17.7 in)
1964
715.0 mm (28.1 in)
1965
449.9 mm (17.7 in)
1966
220.5 mm (8.7 in)
1967
1,338.8 mm (52.7 in)
1968
460.4 mm (18.1 in)
1969
505.4 mm (19.9 in)
1970
618.3 mm (24.3 in)
1971
511.8 mm (20.1 in)
1972
1,037.6 mm (40.9 in)
1973
1,114.9 mm (43.9 in)
1974
500.0 mm (19.7 in)
1975
845.0 mm (33.3 in)
1976
350.0 mm (13.8 in)
1977
1,278.0 mm (50.3 in)
1978
332.0 mm (13.1 in)
1979
1,558.0 mm (61.3 in)
1980
415.0 mm (16.3 in)
1981
1,499.0 mm (59.0 in)
1982
482.0 mm (19.0 in)
1983
885.0 mm (34.8 in)
1984
577.0 mm (22.7 in)
1985
562.0 mm (22.1 in)
1986
690.0 mm (27.2 in)
1987
313.0 mm (12.3 in)
1988
611.0 mm (24.1 in)
1989
653.0 mm (25.7 in)
1990
583.0 mm (23.0 in)
1991
774.0 mm (30.5 in)
1992
425.0 mm (16.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bellenden Ker, 1959 to 1992. The record is 54 days in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bellenden Ker by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1959
48 days
1960
48 days
1961
30 days
1962
34 days
1963
34 days
1964
17 days
1965
23 days
1966
35 days
1967
40 days
1968
34 days
1969
30 days
1970
18 days
1971
33 days
1972
33 days
1973
18 days
1974
30 days
1975
20 days
1976
29 days
1977
24 days
1978
19 days
1979
43 days
1980
29 days
1981
34 days
1982
28 days
1983
31 days
1984
44 days
1985
21 days
1986
22 days
1987
32 days
1988
23 days
1989
16 days
1990
27 days
1991
54 days
1992
9 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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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.