Hermitage Weather Records (ASN00041044)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hermitage (ASN00041044), Australia, with 104 years of record.

Key Facts for Hermitage

Hermitage (ASN00041044) is a weather station in Australia at -28.21 latitude and 152.10 longitude, 475 m (1,560 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1898 to 2001, 104 years of record.
1,464 records set at Hermitage still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Hermitage set a daily record precipitation of 21.2 mm (0.8 in) on 11 June 2000.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -28.21 latitude, 152.10 longitude.
Elevation: 475 m (1,560 ft).
Period of record: 1898 to 2001, 104 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Hermitage. 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 Hermitage, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	41.7 C (107.1 F)	8.4 C (47.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	39.0 C (102.2 F)	6.8 C (44.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	37.6 C (99.7 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	n/a	n/a
May	28.2 C (82.8 F)	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	24.6 C (76.3 F)	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	25.2 C (77.4 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	31.3 C (88.3 F)	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.5 C (90.5 F)	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	36.4 C (97.5 F)	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	40.1 C (104.2 F)	1.3 C (34.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	40.6 C (105.1 F)	4.8 C (40.6 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Hermitage still stand. 1966 holds the most, with 74.

Standing records at Hermitage by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1965	66
1966	74
1967	62
1968	64
1969	49
1970	29
1971	29
1972	27
1973	46
1974	52
1975	36
1976	33
1977	43
1978	42
1979	42
1980	47
1981	29
1982	38
1983	41
1984	38
1985	28
1986	48
1987	24
1988	41
1989	34
1990	38
1991	47
1992	32
1993	47
1994	48
1995	60
1996	54
1997	25
1998	51

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Hermitage between 10 February 1942 and 11 February 1976. Each dot is a new record.

When Hermitage set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1942-02-10	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1976-02-11	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 183.2 mm (7.2 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 183.2 mm (7.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hermitage. The most was 183.2 mm (7.2 in) on 11 February 1976.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Hermitage
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	26 January 1992
Feb	183.2 mm (7.2 in)	11 February 1976
Mar	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	8 March 1964
Apr	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	1 April 1988
May	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	26 May 1938
Jun	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	15 June 1948
Jul	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	23 July 1921
Aug	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19 August 1901
Sep	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	20 September 1946
Oct	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	25 October 1949
Nov	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	20 November 1995
Dec	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	22 December 1956

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 1999

35 years of record at Hermitage, 1965 to 1999. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1968, 1999.

Days with data per year at Hermitage
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	305	83%	No
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	365	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	364	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	365	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	364	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	361	99%	Yes
1983	363	99%	Yes
1984	364	99%	Yes
1985	362	99%	Yes
1986	365	100%	Yes
1987	363	99%	Yes
1988	364	99%	Yes
1989	364	100%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	363	99%	Yes
1992	364	99%	Yes
1993	360	99%	Yes
1994	355	97%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	362	99%	Yes
1997	360	99%	Yes
1998	361	99%	Yes
1999	5	1%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Hermitage
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 June 2000	Hermitage, AU	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 2000	Hermitage, AU	daily rain	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2000	Hermitage, AU	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1999	Hermitage, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	65 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1999	Hermitage, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1999	Hermitage, AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1999	Hermitage, AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1999	Hermitage, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	90 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1998	Hermitage, AU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1998	Hermitage, AU	daily rain	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1998	Hermitage, AU	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	23 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 1998	Hermitage, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	65 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 1998	Hermitage, AU	daily low max	22.5 C (72.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	12 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1998	Hermitage, AU	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1998	Hermitage, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1998	Hermitage, AU	daily high min	17.5 C (63.5 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	28 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1998	Hermitage, AU	daily high min	15.4 C (59.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	5 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1998	Hermitage, AU	daily rain	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	81 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 1998	Hermitage, AU	daily high min	13.0 C (55.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	7 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1998	Hermitage, AU	daily high min	14.5 C (58.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	19 years	13 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

33 complete years, 1965 to 1998

One stripe for each of 33 complete years at Hermitage, 1965 to 1998. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.1 C (62.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1966, at 15.9 C (60.7 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 18.2 C (64.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Hermitage as warming stripes, 1965 to 1998
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1965	16.8 C	-0.30 C
1966	15.9 C	-1.15 C
1967	16.6 C	-0.50 C
1969	17.1 C	-0.01 C
1970	16.6 C	-0.46 C
1971	16.4 C	-0.71 C
1972	16.7 C	-0.37 C
1973	18.0 C	+0.91 C
1974	16.5 C	-0.62 C
1975	16.7 C	-0.35 C
1976	16.6 C	-0.44 C
1977	17.2 C	+0.10 C
1978	16.6 C	-0.50 C
1979	17.3 C	+0.22 C
1980	17.8 C	+0.67 C
1981	17.1 C	+0.03 C
1982	16.9 C	-0.18 C
1983	17.2 C	+0.15 C
1984	16.5 C	-0.63 C
1985	16.9 C	-0.23 C
1986	17.1 C	+0.03 C
1987	17.3 C	+0.20 C
1988	17.5 C	+0.42 C
1989	17.0 C	-0.13 C
1990	17.4 C	+0.36 C
1991	17.8 C	+0.72 C
1992	16.9 C	-0.23 C
1993	17.8 C	+0.74 C
1994	17.1 C	+0.04 C
1995	17.4 C	+0.28 C
1996	17.2 C	+0.08 C
1997	17.7 C	+0.65 C
1998	18.2 C	+1.14 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.5) per decade over 1965 to 1998. In Fahrenheit: 0.6 F (0.3 to 0.9) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 33 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Hermitage
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.3 C (0.2 to 0.5) per decade	0.6 F (0.3 to 0.9) per decade	1965 to 1998	33	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.26 C (0.00 to 0.52) per decade	0.46 F (0.00 to 0.93) per decade	1965 to 1998	33	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.4 C (0.1 to 0.6) per decade	0.7 F (0.2 to 1.2) per decade	1965 to 1998	33	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

1898 to 2001

Yearly extremes at Hermitage: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1994	37.6 C (99.7 F)	35
Coldest night (TNn)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	1965	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	35
Wettest day (Rx1day)	183.2 mm (7.2 in)	1976	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	95
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	241.4 mm (9.5 in)	1975	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	95
Longest dry spell (CDD)	186 days	1940	34 days	95

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Hermitage, 1898 to 2001. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.6 C (99.7 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Hermitage by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1898	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	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
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	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	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1966	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1967	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1968	40.1 C (104.2 F)
1969	36.2 C (97.2 F)
1970	35.1 C (95.2 F)
1971	35.7 C (96.3 F)
1972	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1973	35.5 C (95.9 F)
1974	34.2 C (93.6 F)
1975	35.3 C (95.5 F)
1976	34.6 C (94.3 F)
1977	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1978	36.6 C (97.9 F)
1979	38.6 C (101.5 F)
1980	40.3 C (104.5 F)
1981	38.4 C (101.1 F)
1982	37.7 C (99.9 F)
1983	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1984	35.1 C (95.2 F)
1985	38.2 C (100.8 F)
1986	35.8 C (96.4 F)
1987	35.3 C (95.5 F)
1988	36.4 C (97.5 F)
1989	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1990	38.7 C (101.7 F)
1991	38.4 C (101.1 F)
1992	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1993	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1994	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1995	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1996	36.9 C (98.4 F)
1997	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1998	37.6 C (99.7 F)
1999	29.7 C (85.5 F)
2000	n/a
2001	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Hermitage, 1898 to 2001. The record is -10.6 C (12.9 F) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.2 C (22.6 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Hermitage by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1898	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	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
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	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	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1966	-8.4 C (16.9 F)
1967	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1968	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1969	-3.4 C (25.9 F)
1970	-7.7 C (18.1 F)
1971	-7.9 C (17.8 F)
1972	-7.7 C (18.1 F)
1973	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1974	-5.2 C (22.6 F)
1975	-4.2 C (24.4 F)
1976	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1977	-6.4 C (20.5 F)
1978	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1979	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1980	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1981	-5.4 C (22.3 F)
1982	-6.8 C (19.8 F)
1983	-3.5 C (25.7 F)
1984	-3.1 C (26.4 F)
1985	-6.2 C (20.8 F)
1986	-6.6 C (20.1 F)
1987	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1988	-2.3 C (27.9 F)
1989	-5.5 C (22.1 F)
1990	-5.5 C (22.1 F)
1991	-5.3 C (22.5 F)
1992	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1993	-3.6 C (25.5 F)
1994	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1995	-6.5 C (20.3 F)
1996	-5.2 C (22.6 F)
1997	-4.7 C (23.5 F)
1998	-1.9 C (28.6 F)
1999	15.2 C (59.4 F)
2000	n/a
2001	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Hermitage, 1898 to 2001. The record is 183.2 mm (7.2 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.0 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hermitage by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1898	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1900	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1901	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1902	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1908	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1909	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1910	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1911	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1912	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1913	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1914	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1915	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1916	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1917	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1918	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1919	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1920	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1921	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1922	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1923	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1924	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1925	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1926	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1927	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1928	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1929	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1930	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1931	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1932	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1933	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1934	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1935	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1936	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1937	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1938	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1940	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1941	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1942	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1943	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1946	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1947	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1948	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1949	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1950	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1951	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1952	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1953	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1954	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1955	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1956	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1957	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1958	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1959	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1960	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1961	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1962	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1963	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1964	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1965	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1966	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1967	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1968	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1969	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1970	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1971	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1972	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1973	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1974	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1975	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1976	183.2 mm (7.2 in)
1977	46.1 mm (1.8 in)
1978	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1979	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1980	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1981	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1982	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1983	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1984	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1985	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1986	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1987	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1988	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1989	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1990	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1991	98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1992	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1993	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1994	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1995	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1996	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1997	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1998	90.8 mm (3.6 in)
1999	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
2000	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
2001	11.2 mm (0.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Hermitage, 1898 to 2001. The record is 241.4 mm (9.5 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 92.5 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hermitage by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1898	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1900	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1901	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1902	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1908	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1909	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1910	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1911	130.4 mm (5.1 in)
1912	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1913	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1914	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1915	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1916	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1917	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1918	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1919	128.1 mm (5.0 in)
1920	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1921	145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1922	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1923	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1924	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1925	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1926	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1927	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1928	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1929	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1930	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1931	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1932	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1933	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1934	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1935	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1936	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1937	131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1938	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1940	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1941	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1942	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1943	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1946	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1947	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1948	121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1949	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1950	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1951	90.8 mm (3.6 in)
1952	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1953	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1954	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1955	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1956	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1957	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1958	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1959	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1960	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1961	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1962	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1963	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1964	181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1965	141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1966	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1967	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1968	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1969	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1970	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1971	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1972	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1973	73.3 mm (2.9 in)
1974	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1975	241.4 mm (9.5 in)
1976	237.3 mm (9.3 in)
1977	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1978	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1979	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1980	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1981	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1982	115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1983	174.3 mm (6.9 in)
1984	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1985	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1986	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1987	125.6 mm (4.9 in)
1988	213.4 mm (8.4 in)
1989	92.6 mm (3.6 in)
1990	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1991	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1992	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1993	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1994	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1995	145.4 mm (5.7 in)
1996	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1997	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1998	110.6 mm (4.4 in)
1999	127.4 mm (5.0 in)
2000	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2001	38.2 mm (1.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Hermitage, 1898 to 2001. The record is 186 days in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 34 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hermitage by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1898	21 days
1900	35 days
1901	37 days
1902	31 days
1908	35 days
1909	28 days
1910	23 days
1911	26 days
1912	60 days
1913	45 days
1914	43 days
1915	32 days
1916	25 days
1917	88 days
1918	37 days
1919	42 days
1920	26 days
1921	31 days
1922	79 days
1923	35 days
1924	23 days
1925	36 days
1926	38 days
1927	42 days
1928	54 days
1929	41 days
1930	23 days
1931	25 days
1932	40 days
1933	34 days
1934	41 days
1935	37 days
1936	34 days
1937	38 days
1938	43 days
1940	186 days
1941	63 days
1942	110 days
1943	31 days
1946	26 days
1947	38 days
1948	26 days
1949	30 days
1950	39 days
1951	33 days
1952	31 days
1953	51 days
1954	21 days
1955	22 days
1956	43 days
1957	52 days
1958	31 days
1959	50 days
1960	32 days
1961	30 days
1962	33 days
1963	50 days
1964	43 days
1965	25 days
1966	36 days
1967	23 days
1968	34 days
1969	29 days
1970	33 days
1971	32 days
1972	43 days
1973	34 days
1974	26 days
1975	31 days
1976	27 days
1977	48 days
1978	25 days
1979	35 days
1980	54 days
1981	25 days
1982	43 days
1983	19 days
1984	29 days
1985	26 days
1986	31 days
1987	27 days
1988	24 days
1989	35 days
1990	25 days
1991	49 days
1992	23 days
1993	46 days
1994	39 days
1995	50 days
1996	38 days
1997	28 days
1998	28 days
1999	27 days
2000	36 days
2001	18 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

32 years with a frost

Across 32 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Hermitage falls on 15 September and the median first autumn frost on 31 May, which leaves a median of 258 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.0 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Hermitage
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1967 to 1997)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	15 September	n/a	15 September	n/a	0.0 days per decade
First autumn frost	31 May	n/a	2 June	n/a	+3.9 days per decade
Growing days	258 days	n/a	260 days	n/a	+4.0 days per decade

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

88 years, 1900 to 2000

A day with at least 58.1 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 146.7 mm (5.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Hermitage: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
5 years	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
10 years	92.1 mm (3.6 in)
25 years	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
50 years	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
100 years	146.7 mm (5.8 in)	Longer than the 88 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, 88 years of values from 1900 to 2000.

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: 183.2 mm (7.2 in) in 1976; 112.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1988; 110.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1942.

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Data for Hermitage standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Hermitage 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.

Data as of 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).