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The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Waihi. 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 Waihi, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
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Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records
0 standing records
0 records at Waihi still stand.
Standing records at Waihi by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jan: 200.0 mm (7.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Waihi. The most was 200.0 mm (7.9 in) on 8 January 1992.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Waihi
Yearly extremes at Waihi: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)
200.0 mm (7.9 in)
1992
59.1 mm (2.3 in)
34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
267.2 mm (10.5 in)
1981
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
34
Longest dry spell (CDD)
65 days
1991
41 days
34
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Waihi, 1958 to 1993. The record is 200.0 mm (7.9 in) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.1 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Waihi by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1958
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1959
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1960
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1961
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1962
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1963
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1964
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1965
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1968
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1969
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1970
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1971
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1972
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1973
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1974
100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1975
55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1976
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1977
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1978
51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1979
73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1980
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1981
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1982
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1983
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1984
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1985
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1986
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1987
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1988
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1989
118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1990
57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1991
52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1992
200.0 mm (7.9 in)
1993
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Waihi, 1958 to 1993. The record is 267.2 mm (10.5 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 79.7 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Waihi by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1958
36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1959
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1960
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1961
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1962
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1963
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1964
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1965
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1968
73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1969
51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1970
154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1971
132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1972
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1973
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1974
156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1975
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1976
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1977
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1978
105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1979
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1980
87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1981
267.2 mm (10.5 in)
1982
54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1983
131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1984
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1985
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1986
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1987
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1988
104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1989
121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1990
71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1991
56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1992
206.0 mm (8.1 in)
1993
42.5 mm (1.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Waihi, 1958 to 1993. The record is 65 days in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 41 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Waihi by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1958
14 days
1959
51 days
1960
42 days
1961
37 days
1962
24 days
1963
45 days
1964
51 days
1965
34 days
1968
63 days
1969
37 days
1970
37 days
1971
38 days
1972
36 days
1973
62 days
1974
51 days
1975
52 days
1976
33 days
1977
37 days
1978
42 days
1979
43 days
1980
44 days
1981
49 days
1982
45 days
1983
35 days
1984
28 days
1985
33 days
1986
52 days
1987
36 days
1988
31 days
1989
40 days
1990
47 days
1991
65 days
1992
31 days
1993
64 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 Waihi standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Waihi 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.