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Applethorpe Weather Records (ASN00041175)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Applethorpe (ASN00041175), Australia, with 61 years of record.

Key Facts for Applethorpe

  • Applethorpe (ASN00041175) is a weather station in Australia at -28.62 latitude and 151.95 longitude, 872 m (2,860 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1966 to 2026, 61 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Applethorpe still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Applethorpe set a daily record high maximum temperature of 28.4 C (83.1 F) on 20 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -28.62 latitude, 151.95 longitude.
  • Elevation: 872 m (2,860 ft).
  • Period of record: 1966 to 2026, 61 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

12 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Applethorpe, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Applethorpe. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 12 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -10010203040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Applethorpe. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 12 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Applethorpe, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan37.8 C (100.0 F)5.4 C (41.7 F)37.2 C (99.0 F)11.8 C (53.2 F)
Feb39.7 C (103.5 F)4.3 C (39.7 F)36.2 C (97.2 F)11.0 C (51.8 F)
Mar35.0 C (95.0 F)0.3 C (32.5 F)31.6 C (88.9 F)5.5 C (41.9 F)
Apr31.9 C (89.4 F)-3.5 C (25.7 F)31.9 C (89.4 F)1.5 C (34.7 F)
May26.3 C (79.3 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)24.8 C (76.6 F)-0.3 C (31.5 F)
Jun22.5 C (72.5 F)-7.8 C (18.0 F)19.2 C (66.6 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)
Jul22.3 C (72.1 F)-8.4 C (16.9 F)18.4 C (65.1 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)
Aug29.9 C (85.8 F)-6.6 C (20.1 F)21.9 C (71.4 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)
Sep31.7 C (89.1 F)-5.1 C (22.8 F)28.8 C (83.8 F)0.8 C (33.4 F)
Oct34.7 C (94.5 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)26.1 C (79.0 F)2.5 C (36.5 F)
Nov35.4 C (95.7 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)n/an/a
Dec37.5 C (99.5 F)3.7 C (38.7 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Applethorpe by the year they were set 1,464 records at Applethorpe still stand. 2024 holds the most, with 44. 02040601966: 81967: 191968: 311969: 281970: 341971: 241972: 151973: 201974: 371975: 191976: 231977: 321978: 291979: 291980: 231981: 211982: 191983: 211984: 271985: 121986: 301987: 241988: 301989: 271990: 271991: 211992: 171993: 281994: 61997: 71998: 341999: 192000: 232001: 122002: 352003: 372004: 262005: 242006: 202007: 252008: 252009: 322010: 172011: 182012: 212013: 152014: 272015: 172016: 362017: 402018: 302019: 422020: 432021: 272022: 192023: 222024: 442025: 262026: 201966197219781984199019982004201020162022
1,464 records at Applethorpe still stand. 2024 holds the most, with 44.
Standing records at Applethorpe by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19668
196719
196831
196928
197034
197124
197215
197320
197437
197519
197623
197732
197829
197929
198023
198121
198219
198321
198427
198512
198630
198724
198830
198927
199027
199121
199217
199328
19946
19977
199834
199919
200023
200112
200235
200337
200426
200524
200620
200725
200825
200932
201017
201118
201221
201315
201427
201517
201636
201740
201830
201942
202043
202127
202219
202322
202444
202526
202620

All-Time Record Progression

6 new records
When Applethorpe set new all-time records 6 all-time records were set at Applethorpe between 19 January 2003 and 27 January 2024. Each dot is a new record. Record high maximum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature19 January 2003: Record high maximum temperature 37.0 C (98.6 F)7 January 2004: Record high minimum temperature 22.0 C (71.6 F)21 February 2004: Record high minimum temperature 23.0 C (73.4 F)3 January 2014: Record high maximum temperature 37.8 C (100.0 F)11 February 2017: Record high maximum temperature 39.7 C (103.5 F)27 January 2024: Record high minimum temperature 23.3 C (73.9 F)20052010201520202025
6 all-time records were set at Applethorpe between 19 January 2003 and 27 January 2024. Each dot is a new record.
When Applethorpe set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
2003-01-19Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 37.0 C (98.6 F)
2004-01-07Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 22.0 C (71.6 F)
2004-02-21Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 23.0 C (73.4 F)
2014-01-03Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 37.8 C (100.0 F)
2017-02-11Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 39.7 C (103.5 F)
2024-01-27Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 23.3 C (73.9 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 185.2 mm (7.3 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Applethorpe The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Applethorpe. The most was 185.2 mm (7.3 in) on 11 February 1976. 050100150200 Jan: 122.0 mm (4.8 in), 5 January 2008 Jan Feb: 185.2 mm (7.3 in), 11 February 1976 Feb Mar: 92.4 mm (3.6 in), 30 March 2023 Mar Apr: 87.0 mm (3.4 in), 4 April 1988 Apr May: 86.6 mm (3.4 in), 13 May 2022 May Jun: 57.0 mm (2.2 in), 21 June 1979 Jun Jul: 51.0 mm (2.0 in), 19 July 1998 Jul Aug: 52.2 mm (2.1 in), 24 August 2016 Aug Sep: 49.0 mm (1.9 in), 21 September 1997 Sep Oct: 70.0 mm (2.8 in), 2 October 2003 Oct Nov: 86.8 mm (3.4 in), 11 November 2021 Nov Dec: 71.0 mm (2.8 in), 24 December 1997 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Applethorpe. The most was 185.2 mm (7.3 in) on 11 February 1976.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Applethorpe
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan122.0 mm (4.8 in)5 January 2008
Feb185.2 mm (7.3 in)11 February 1976
Mar92.4 mm (3.6 in)30 March 2023
Apr87.0 mm (3.4 in)4 April 1988
May86.6 mm (3.4 in)13 May 2022
Jun57.0 mm (2.2 in)21 June 1979
Jul51.0 mm (2.0 in)19 July 1998
Aug52.2 mm (2.1 in)24 August 2016
Sep49.0 mm (1.9 in)21 September 1997
Oct70.0 mm (2.8 in)2 October 2003
Nov86.8 mm (3.4 in)11 November 2021
Dec71.0 mm (2.8 in)24 December 1997

Period of Record Coverage

1966 to 2026
Days with data per year at Applethorpe 59 years of record at Applethorpe, 1966 to 2026. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1966, 1967, 1994, 1997, 2026. 1966: 75 of 365 days1967: 217 of 365 days1968: 332 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 363 of 365 days1971: 363 of 365 days1972: 365 of 366 days1973: 360 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 365 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 362 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 364 of 365 days1988: 365 of 366 days1989: 363 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 353 of 365 days1992: 342 of 366 days1993: 340 of 365 days1994: 88 of 365 days1997: 278 of 365 days1998: 351 of 365 days1999: 357 of 365 days2000: 358 of 366 days2001: 360 of 365 days2002: 363 of 365 days2003: 362 of 365 days2004: 364 of 366 days2005: 360 of 365 days2006: 360 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 363 of 366 days2009: 364 of 365 days2010: 363 of 365 days2011: 364 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 364 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 364 of 365 days2016: 365 of 366 days2017: 364 of 365 days2018: 363 of 365 days2019: 361 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 361 of 365 days2022: 364 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 283 of 365 days197019801990200020102020
59 years of record at Applethorpe, 1966 to 2026. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1966, 1967, 1994, 1997, 2026.
Days with data per year at Applethorpe
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
19667521%No
196721759%No
196833291%Yes
1969365100%Yes
197036399%Yes
197136399%Yes
1972365100%Yes
197336099%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980365100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
198336299%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
1987364100%Yes
1988365100%Yes
198936399%Yes
1990365100%Yes
199135397%Yes
199234293%Yes
199334093%Yes
19948824%No
199727876%No
199835196%Yes
199935798%Yes
200035898%Yes
200136099%Yes
200236399%Yes
200336299%Yes
200436499%Yes
200536099%Yes
200636099%Yes
2007365100%Yes
200836399%Yes
2009364100%Yes
201036399%Yes
2011364100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013364100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015364100%Yes
2016365100%Yes
2017364100%Yes
201836399%Yes
201936199%Yes
2020366100%Yes
202136199%Yes
2022364100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202628378%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Applethorpe
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 September 2026Applethorpe, AUdaily high max (Provisional)28.4 C (83.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)17 years14 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 2026Applethorpe, AUdaily high min (Provisional)14.5 C (58.1 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)56 years29 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 2026Applethorpe, AUdaily high max (Provisional)28.4 C (83.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)7 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2026Applethorpe, AUdaily high max (Provisional)25.7 C (78.3 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 2026Applethorpe, AUdaily high min (Provisional)11.6 C (52.9 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)1 year8 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 2026Applethorpe, AUdaily high min10.3 C (50.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 2026Applethorpe, AUdaily high min12.4 C (54.3 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)4 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 2026Applethorpe, AUdaily high min11.7 C (53.1 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 2026Applethorpe, AUdaily high min10.9 C (51.6 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)8 years10 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 2026Applethorpe, AUdaily high min14.1 C (57.4 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)0 years7 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 2026Applethorpe, AUdaily high min13.4 C (56.1 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 2026Applethorpe, AUdaily high min13.6 C (56.5 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 2026Applethorpe, AUdaily high min14.8 C (58.6 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)36 years22 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 2026Applethorpe, AUdaily rain21.2 mm (0.8 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 2026Applethorpe, AUdaily high min15.1 C (59.2 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)4 years7 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 2026Applethorpe, AUdaily low min1.5 C (34.7 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)15 years12 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 2026Applethorpe, AUdaily high max29.3 C (84.7 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)16 years17 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 2026Applethorpe, AUdaily high max30.3 C (86.5 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)52 years29 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 2026Applethorpe, AUmonthly high max31.9 C (89.4 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)57 years39 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2026Applethorpe, AUdaily high max29.9 C (85.8 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)7 years14 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

53 complete years, 1969 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Applethorpe as warming stripes, 1969 to 2025 One stripe for each of 53 complete years at Applethorpe, 1969 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.0 C (59.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1974, at 14.0 C (57.3 F), and the warmest was 2019, at 16.5 C (61.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F). 1969: 14.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1970: 14.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1971: 14.0 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1972: 14.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1973: 15.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1974: 14.0 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1975: 14.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1976: 14.3 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1977: 14.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1978: 14.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1979: 15.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1980: 15.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1981: 14.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1982: 14.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1983: 14.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1984: 14.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1985: 14.4 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1986: 14.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1987: 14.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1988: 15.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1989: 14.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1990: 15.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1991: 15.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1992: 14.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1993: 15.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1998: 15.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1999: 14.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2000: 15.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2001: 15.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2002: 15.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2003: 14.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2004: 15.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2005: 15.9 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2006: 15.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2007: 15.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2008: 14.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2009: 15.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2010: 15.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2011: 14.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2012: 15.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2013: 15.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2014: 15.9 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2015: 15.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2016: 15.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2017: 16.0 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2018: 15.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2019: 16.5 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2020: 15.9 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2021: 14.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2022: 14.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2023: 15.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2024: 16.2 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2025: 16.0 C, +0.9 C from the station mean196919751980198519901995200020052010201520202025
One stripe for each of 53 complete years at Applethorpe, 1969 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.0 C (59.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1974, at 14.0 C (57.3 F), and the warmest was 2019, at 16.5 C (61.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Applethorpe as warming stripes, 1969 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
196914.6 C-0.47 C
197014.1 C-0.91 C
197114.0 C-1.01 C
197214.2 C-0.81 C
197315.6 C+0.56 C
197414.0 C-1.02 C
197514.4 C-0.61 C
197614.3 C-0.80 C
197714.7 C-0.35 C
197814.1 C-0.91 C
197915.0 C-0.08 C
198015.4 C+0.34 C
198114.8 C-0.25 C
198214.6 C-0.50 C
198314.9 C-0.20 C
198414.2 C-0.82 C
198514.4 C-0.67 C
198614.7 C-0.38 C
198714.8 C-0.24 C
198815.0 C-0.01 C
198914.5 C-0.60 C
199015.0 C-0.04 C
199115.2 C+0.15 C
199214.4 C-0.62 C
199315.3 C+0.29 C
199815.7 C+0.67 C
199914.6 C-0.42 C
200015.1 C+0.01 C
200115.1 C+0.03 C
200215.5 C+0.49 C
200314.9 C-0.13 C
200415.2 C+0.12 C
200515.9 C+0.84 C
200615.2 C+0.18 C
200715.4 C+0.30 C
200814.7 C-0.38 C
200915.8 C+0.75 C
201015.0 C-0.09 C
201114.5 C-0.55 C
201215.0 C-0.09 C
201315.4 C+0.38 C
201415.9 C+0.88 C
201515.3 C+0.24 C
201615.7 C+0.64 C
201716.0 C+0.90 C
201815.7 C+0.61 C
201916.5 C+1.40 C
202015.9 C+0.81 C
202114.9 C-0.13 C
202214.6 C-0.46 C
202315.7 C+0.64 C
202416.2 C+1.18 C
202516.0 C+0.91 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade over 1969 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 53 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Applethorpe
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade0.4 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade1969 to 202553Rise
Mean daily maximum0.4 C (0.2 to 0.5) per decade0.7 F (0.4 to 0.9) per decade1969 to 202553Rise
Mean daily minimum0.12 C (0.04 to 0.20) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade1969 to 202553Rise

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

1966 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Applethorpe: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)39.7 C (103.5 F)201733.8 C (92.8 F)59
Coldest night (TNn)-8.4 C (16.9 F)1970-5.0 C (23.0 F)59
Wettest day (Rx1day)185.2 mm (7.3 in)197657.2 mm (2.3 in)59
Wettest five days (Rx5day)210.2 mm (8.3 in)197690.0 mm (3.5 in)59
Longest dry spell (CDD)49 days199128 days59

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Applethorpe by year The hottest day of the year at Applethorpe, 1966 to 2026. The record is 39.7 C (103.5 F) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.8 C (92.8 F). 27.53032.53537.540197019801990200020102020Record: 39.7 C (103.5 F) in 2017
The hottest day of the year at Applethorpe, 1966 to 2026. The record is 39.7 C (103.5 F) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.8 C (92.8 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Applethorpe by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
196629.8 C (85.6 F)
196732.7 C (90.9 F)
196831.8 C (89.2 F)
196933.7 C (92.7 F)
197033.1 C (91.6 F)
197132.4 C (90.3 F)
197236.8 C (98.2 F)
197332.5 C (90.5 F)
197431.6 C (88.9 F)
197532.9 C (91.2 F)
197632.2 C (90.0 F)
197733.7 C (92.7 F)
197832.4 C (90.3 F)
197935.8 C (96.4 F)
198036.3 C (97.3 F)
198135.2 C (95.4 F)
198233.7 C (92.7 F)
198336.1 C (97.0 F)
198431.9 C (89.4 F)
198533.2 C (91.8 F)
198633.3 C (91.9 F)
198732.3 C (90.1 F)
198832.6 C (90.7 F)
198931.3 C (88.3 F)
199035.0 C (95.0 F)
199132.7 C (90.9 F)
199231.0 C (87.8 F)
199333.8 C (92.8 F)
199436.7 C (98.1 F)
199733.0 C (91.4 F)
199834.0 C (93.2 F)
199931.0 C (87.8 F)
200035.0 C (95.0 F)
200136.0 C (96.8 F)
200236.0 C (96.8 F)
200337.0 C (98.6 F)
200435.0 C (95.0 F)
200534.0 C (93.2 F)
200636.0 C (96.8 F)
200732.8 C (91.0 F)
200831.1 C (88.0 F)
200935.4 C (95.7 F)
201034.3 C (93.7 F)
201133.0 C (91.4 F)
201234.6 C (94.3 F)
201336.0 C (96.8 F)
201437.8 C (100.0 F)
201533.8 C (92.8 F)
201635.4 C (95.7 F)
201739.7 C (103.5 F)
201835.1 C (95.2 F)
201937.6 C (99.7 F)
202037.5 C (99.5 F)
202132.1 C (89.8 F)
202231.8 C (89.2 F)
202334.2 C (93.6 F)
202434.6 C (94.3 F)
202534.3 C (93.7 F)
202637.2 C (99.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Applethorpe by year The coldest night of the year at Applethorpe, 1966 to 2026. The record is -8.4 C (16.9 F) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.0 C (23.0 F). -10-505197019801990200020102020Record: -8.4 C (16.9 F) in 1970
The coldest night of the year at Applethorpe, 1966 to 2026. The record is -8.4 C (16.9 F) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.0 C (23.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Applethorpe by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1966-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1967-4.8 C (23.4 F)
1968-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1969-3.4 C (25.9 F)
1970-8.4 C (16.9 F)
1971-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1972-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1973-3.5 C (25.7 F)
1974-5.2 C (22.6 F)
1975-3.8 C (25.2 F)
1976-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1977-6.6 C (20.1 F)
1978-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1979-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1980-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1981-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1982-7.5 C (18.5 F)
1983-4.8 C (23.4 F)
1984-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1985-5.5 C (22.1 F)
1986-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1987-6.4 C (20.5 F)
1988-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1989-4.5 C (23.9 F)
1990-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1991-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1992-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1993-3.0 C (26.6 F)
19944.0 C (39.2 F)
1997-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1998-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1999-6.0 C (21.2 F)
2000-6.0 C (21.2 F)
2001-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2002-7.0 C (19.4 F)
2003-7.0 C (19.4 F)
2004-6.0 C (21.2 F)
2005-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2006-6.6 C (20.1 F)
2007-7.7 C (18.1 F)
2008-5.5 C (22.1 F)
2009-4.0 C (24.8 F)
2010-4.7 C (23.5 F)
2011-6.8 C (19.8 F)
2012-5.3 C (22.5 F)
2013-4.3 C (24.3 F)
2014-5.5 C (22.1 F)
2015-4.5 C (23.9 F)
2016-4.1 C (24.6 F)
2017-4.8 C (23.4 F)
2018-5.1 C (22.8 F)
2019-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2020-3.8 C (25.2 F)
2021-4.0 C (24.8 F)
2022-3.5 C (25.7 F)
2023-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2024-4.3 C (24.3 F)
2025-4.3 C (24.3 F)
2026-5.0 C (23.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Applethorpe by year The wettest day of the year at Applethorpe, 1966 to 2026. The record is 185.2 mm (7.3 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.2 mm (2.3 in). 050100150200197019801990200020102020Record: 185.2 mm (7.3 in) in 1976
The wettest day of the year at Applethorpe, 1966 to 2026. The record is 185.2 mm (7.3 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.2 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Applethorpe by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
196645.2 mm (1.8 in)
196735.8 mm (1.4 in)
196859.2 mm (2.3 in)
196935.8 mm (1.4 in)
197053.3 mm (2.1 in)
197142.7 mm (1.7 in)
197266.8 mm (2.6 in)
197332.3 mm (1.3 in)
197458.5 mm (2.3 in)
197570.6 mm (2.8 in)
1976185.2 mm (7.3 in)
197763.0 mm (2.5 in)
197866.6 mm (2.6 in)
197957.0 mm (2.2 in)
198065.5 mm (2.6 in)
198152.6 mm (2.1 in)
198259.0 mm (2.3 in)
198382.4 mm (3.2 in)
198461.2 mm (2.4 in)
198563.6 mm (2.5 in)
198637.6 mm (1.5 in)
198751.4 mm (2.0 in)
198887.0 mm (3.4 in)
198961.2 mm (2.4 in)
199044.6 mm (1.8 in)
199149.4 mm (1.9 in)
199263.0 mm (2.5 in)
199339.2 mm (1.5 in)
199455.0 mm (2.2 in)
199771.0 mm (2.8 in)
199851.0 mm (2.0 in)
199946.0 mm (1.8 in)
200031.0 mm (1.2 in)
200175.0 mm (3.0 in)
200236.0 mm (1.4 in)
200370.0 mm (2.8 in)
200456.0 mm (2.2 in)
200551.0 mm (2.0 in)
200641.4 mm (1.6 in)
200756.4 mm (2.2 in)
2008122.0 mm (4.8 in)
200976.0 mm (3.0 in)
201043.0 mm (1.7 in)
201179.4 mm (3.1 in)
201287.6 mm (3.4 in)
201370.2 mm (2.8 in)
201457.6 mm (2.3 in)
201554.0 mm (2.1 in)
201657.8 mm (2.3 in)
201749.8 mm (2.0 in)
201833.0 mm (1.3 in)
201923.2 mm (0.9 in)
202075.6 mm (3.0 in)
202186.8 mm (3.4 in)
202286.6 mm (3.4 in)
202392.4 mm (3.6 in)
202445.2 mm (1.8 in)
202557.2 mm (2.3 in)
202625.4 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Applethorpe by year The wettest five days of the year at Applethorpe, 1966 to 2026. The record is 210.2 mm (8.3 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 90.0 mm (3.5 in). 050100150200250197019801990200020102020Record: 210.2 mm (8.3 in) in 1976
The wettest five days of the year at Applethorpe, 1966 to 2026. The record is 210.2 mm (8.3 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 90.0 mm (3.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Applethorpe by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
196664.5 mm (2.5 in)
196756.1 mm (2.2 in)
196886.9 mm (3.4 in)
196968.4 mm (2.7 in)
1970134.5 mm (5.3 in)
197182.5 mm (3.2 in)
1972109.2 mm (4.3 in)
197373.0 mm (2.9 in)
1974110.4 mm (4.3 in)
1975188.2 mm (7.4 in)
1976210.2 mm (8.3 in)
197796.0 mm (3.8 in)
197882.6 mm (3.3 in)
197992.3 mm (3.6 in)
1980109.6 mm (4.3 in)
198174.6 mm (2.9 in)
1982106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1983184.6 mm (7.3 in)
198481.0 mm (3.2 in)
198586.8 mm (3.4 in)
198668.2 mm (2.7 in)
198796.4 mm (3.8 in)
1988175.2 mm (6.9 in)
1989113.2 mm (4.5 in)
199081.8 mm (3.2 in)
199173.4 mm (2.9 in)
199294.4 mm (3.7 in)
199355.8 mm (2.2 in)
199468.4 mm (2.7 in)
199774.4 mm (2.9 in)
199867.8 mm (2.7 in)
199999.0 mm (3.9 in)
200034.2 mm (1.3 in)
2001169.2 mm (6.7 in)
200269.2 mm (2.7 in)
2003103.0 mm (4.1 in)
2004130.0 mm (5.1 in)
200566.0 mm (2.6 in)
200694.8 mm (3.7 in)
200789.6 mm (3.5 in)
2008154.2 mm (6.1 in)
2009153.0 mm (6.0 in)
201080.2 mm (3.2 in)
2011146.0 mm (5.7 in)
201295.0 mm (3.7 in)
2013129.2 mm (5.1 in)
2014113.6 mm (4.5 in)
201576.0 mm (3.0 in)
201695.0 mm (3.7 in)
201777.4 mm (3.0 in)
201857.4 mm (2.3 in)
201934.6 mm (1.4 in)
202090.0 mm (3.5 in)
2021130.2 mm (5.1 in)
2022102.8 mm (4.0 in)
2023136.6 mm (5.4 in)
202475.6 mm (3.0 in)
202575.8 mm (3.0 in)
202645.8 mm (1.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Applethorpe by year The longest dry spell of the year at Applethorpe, 1966 to 2026. The record is 49 days in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days. 1020304050197019801990200020102020Record: 49 days in 1991
The longest dry spell of the year at Applethorpe, 1966 to 2026. The record is 49 days in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Applethorpe by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
196636 days
196723 days
196835 days
196916 days
197037 days
197129 days
197216 days
197330 days
197422 days
197522 days
197616 days
197742 days
197831 days
197934 days
198047 days
198125 days
198231 days
198318 days
198421 days
198522 days
198629 days
198726 days
198837 days
198935 days
199025 days
199149 days
199220 days
199329 days
199419 days
199720 days
199849 days
199917 days
200032 days
200128 days
200237 days
200323 days
200427 days
200530 days
200629 days
200740 days
200823 days
200934 days
201018 days
201118 days
201248 days
201327 days
201420 days
201520 days
201616 days
201725 days
201821 days
201936 days
202030 days
202121 days
202225 days
202333 days
202428 days
202536 days
202638 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

52 years with a frost

Across 52 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Applethorpe falls on 16 September and the median first autumn frost on 17 May, which leaves a median of 246 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.0 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Applethorpe
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1991 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost16 Septembern/a14 Septembern/a-1.6 days per decade
First autumn frost17 Mayn/a14 Mayn/a-0.6 days per decade
Growing days246 daysn/a248 daysn/a+1.0 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

54 years, 1968 to 2025

A day with at least 56.7 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 141.7 mm (5.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Applethorpe: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years56.7 mm (2.2 in)
5 years76.6 mm (3.0 in)
10 years90.9 mm (3.6 in)
25 years110.2 mm (4.3 in)
50 years125.6 mm (4.9 in)
100 years141.7 mm (5.6 in)Longer than the 54 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, 54 years of values from 1968 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: 185.2 mm (7.3 in) in 1976; 122.0 mm (4.8 in) in 2008; 92.4 mm (3.6 in) in 2023.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Applethorpe had a mean temperature of 15.5 C (60.0 F) and 766.9 mm (30.2 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Murrurundi Post Office (Australia, 366 km away), Inverell Comparison (Australia, 152 km away) and Bega (Newtown Road) (Australia, 918 km away).

Climate twins of Applethorpe: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Murrurundi Post OfficeAustralia366 km (227 mi)15.6 C (60.0 F)845.0 mm (33.3 in)0.63
Inverell ComparisonAustralia152 km (94 mi)15.8 C (60.5 F)773.0 mm (30.4 in)0.86
Bega (Newtown Road)Australia918 km (570 mi)15.1 C (59.2 F)803.4 mm (31.6 in)0.88

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.

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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.

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