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Menindee Post Office Weather Records (ASN00047019)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Menindee Post Office (ASN00047019), Australia, with 151 years of record.

Key Facts for Menindee Post Office

  • Menindee Post Office (ASN00047019) is a weather station in Australia at -32.39 latitude and 142.42 longitude, 61 m (200 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1876 to 2026, 151 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Menindee Post Office still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Menindee Post Office set a daily record high minimum temperature of 22.5 C (72.5 F) on 1 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

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

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -32.39 latitude, 142.42 longitude.
  • Elevation: 61 m (200 ft).
  • Period of record: 1876 to 2026, 151 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

18 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Menindee Post Office, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Menindee Post Office. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 18 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Menindee Post Office. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 18 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Menindee Post Office, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan49.1 C (120.4 F)7.0 C (44.6 F)49.1 C (120.4 F)13.0 C (55.4 F)
Feb47.5 C (117.5 F)6.4 C (43.5 F)41.3 C (106.3 F)14.5 C (58.1 F)
Mar43.4 C (110.1 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)37.9 C (100.2 F)9.2 C (48.6 F)
Apr41.4 C (106.5 F)2.0 C (35.6 F)34.5 C (94.1 F)3.5 C (38.3 F)
May32.8 C (91.0 F)-1.6 C (29.1 F)29.1 C (84.4 F)4.5 C (40.1 F)
Jun27.5 C (81.5 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)25.6 C (78.1 F)2.9 C (37.2 F)
Jul28.0 C (82.4 F)-3.5 C (25.7 F)22.0 C (71.6 F)1.0 C (33.8 F)
Aug32.3 C (90.1 F)-2.0 C (28.4 F)25.1 C (77.2 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)
Sep39.5 C (103.1 F)0.2 C (32.4 F)37.0 C (98.6 F)3.0 C (37.4 F)
Oct41.2 C (106.2 F)1.0 C (33.8 F)25.0 C (77.0 F)18.5 C (65.3 F)
Nov45.4 C (113.7 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)n/an/a
Dec47.0 C (116.6 F)6.0 C (42.8 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Menindee Post Office by the year they were set 1,464 records at Menindee Post Office still stand. 2019 holds the most, with 51. 02040601959: 201960: 231961: 151962: 181963: 71965: 241966: 351967: 131968: 171969: 221970: 91971: 91972: 81973: 211974: 311975: 201976: 161977: 121978: 321979: 131980: 171981: 101982: 161983: 161984: 291985: 131986: 311987: 421988: 141989: 61990: 151991: 131992: 151993: 291994: 271995: 431996: 181997: 211998: 251999: 202000: 72001: 102002: 182003: 132004: 262005: 302006: 332007: 192008: 222009: 462010: 142011: 232012: 172013: 362014: 242015: 372016: 382017: 272018: 462019: 512020: 242021: 162022: 122023: 222024: 232025: 182026: 271959196719741981198819952002200920162023
1,464 records at Menindee Post Office still stand. 2019 holds the most, with 51.
Standing records at Menindee Post Office by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
195920
196023
196115
196218
19637
196524
196635
196713
196817
196922
19709
19719
19728
197321
197431
197520
197616
197712
197832
197913
198017
198110
198216
198316
198429
198513
198631
198742
198814
19896
199015
199113
199215
199329
199427
199543
199618
199721
199825
199920
20007
200110
200218
200313
200426
200530
200633
200719
200822
200946
201014
201123
201217
201336
201424
201537
201638
201727
201846
201951
202024
202116
202212
202322
202423
202518
202627

All-Time Record Progression

9 new records
When Menindee Post Office set new all-time records 9 all-time records were set at Menindee Post Office between 29 November 1933 and 27 January 2026. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord low maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature29 November 1933: Record daily precipitation 150.6 mm (5.9 in)6 July 1993: Record low maximum temperature 8.4 C (47.1 F)14 January 2001: Record high maximum temperature 47.5 C (117.5 F)9 February 2017: Record high minimum temperature 31.0 C (87.8 F)16 January 2019: Record high maximum temperature 47.6 C (117.7 F)17 January 2019: Record high maximum temperature 47.8 C (118.0 F)25 January 2019: Record high maximum temperature 48.8 C (119.8 F)25 January 2019: Record high minimum temperature 33.4 C (92.1 F)27 January 2026: Record high maximum temperature 49.1 C (120.4 F)1935195019651980199520102025
9 all-time records were set at Menindee Post Office between 29 November 1933 and 27 January 2026. Each dot is a new record.
When Menindee Post Office set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1933-11-29Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1993-07-06Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature 8.4 C (47.1 F)
2001-01-14Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 47.5 C (117.5 F)
2017-02-09Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 31.0 C (87.8 F)
2019-01-16Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 47.6 C (117.7 F)
2019-01-17Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 47.8 C (118.0 F)
2019-01-25Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 48.8 C (119.8 F)
2019-01-25Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 33.4 C (92.1 F)
2026-01-27Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 49.1 C (120.4 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 150.6 mm (5.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Menindee Post Office The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Menindee Post Office. The most was 150.6 mm (5.9 in) on 29 November 1933. 050100150200 Jan: 129.6 mm (5.1 in), 27 January 1993 Jan Feb: 100.8 mm (4.0 in), 21 February 2000 Feb Mar: 96.6 mm (3.8 in), 14 March 1989 Mar Apr: 66.0 mm (2.6 in), 9 April 1974 Apr May: 45.0 mm (1.8 in), 22 May 1919 May Jun: 63.5 mm (2.5 in), 4 June 1923 Jun Jul: 60.7 mm (2.4 in), 25 July 1886 Jul Aug: 38.9 mm (1.5 in), 24 August 1920 Aug Sep: 63.0 mm (2.5 in), 21 September 2016 Sep Oct: 69.3 mm (2.7 in), 24 October 1938 Oct Nov: 150.6 mm (5.9 in), 29 November 1933 Nov Dec: 80.0 mm (3.1 in), 24 December 1887 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Menindee Post Office. The most was 150.6 mm (5.9 in) on 29 November 1933.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Menindee Post Office
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan129.6 mm (5.1 in)27 January 1993
Feb100.8 mm (4.0 in)21 February 2000
Mar96.6 mm (3.8 in)14 March 1989
Apr66.0 mm (2.6 in)9 April 1974
May45.0 mm (1.8 in)22 May 1919
Jun63.5 mm (2.5 in)4 June 1923
Jul60.7 mm (2.4 in)25 July 1886
Aug38.9 mm (1.5 in)24 August 1920
Sep63.0 mm (2.5 in)21 September 2016
Oct69.3 mm (2.7 in)24 October 1938
Nov150.6 mm (5.9 in)29 November 1933
Dec80.0 mm (3.1 in)24 December 1887

Period of Record Coverage

1959 to 2026
Days with data per year at Menindee Post Office 67 years of record at Menindee Post Office, 1959 to 2026. 47 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967 and others. 1959: 257 of 365 days1960: 257 of 366 days1961: 256 of 365 days1962: 248 of 365 days1963: 43 of 365 days1965: 213 of 365 days1966: 217 of 365 days1967: 201 of 365 days1968: 134 of 366 days1969: 289 of 365 days1970: 123 of 365 days1971: 285 of 365 days1972: 301 of 366 days1973: 301 of 365 days1974: 257 of 365 days1975: 249 of 365 days1976: 255 of 366 days1977: 251 of 365 days1978: 250 of 365 days1979: 251 of 365 days1980: 252 of 366 days1981: 254 of 365 days1982: 251 of 365 days1983: 249 of 365 days1984: 247 of 366 days1985: 246 of 365 days1986: 231 of 365 days1987: 195 of 365 days1988: 198 of 366 days1989: 188 of 365 days1990: 229 of 365 days1991: 274 of 365 days1992: 334 of 366 days1993: 358 of 365 days1994: 342 of 365 days1995: 346 of 365 days1996: 333 of 366 days1997: 331 of 365 days1998: 342 of 365 days1999: 310 of 365 days2000: 328 of 366 days2001: 333 of 365 days2002: 307 of 365 days2003: 289 of 365 days2004: 297 of 366 days2005: 303 of 365 days2006: 310 of 365 days2007: 276 of 365 days2008: 320 of 366 days2009: 346 of 365 days2010: 356 of 365 days2011: 356 of 365 days2012: 364 of 366 days2013: 354 of 365 days2014: 360 of 365 days2015: 352 of 365 days2016: 344 of 366 days2017: 312 of 365 days2018: 342 of 365 days2019: 347 of 365 days2020: 356 of 366 days2021: 337 of 365 days2022: 324 of 365 days2023: 328 of 365 days2024: 308 of 366 days2025: 310 of 365 days2026: 235 of 365 days1960197019801990200020102020
67 years of record at Menindee Post Office, 1959 to 2026. 47 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967 and others.
Days with data per year at Menindee Post Office
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
195925770%No
196025770%No
196125670%No
196224868%No
19634312%No
196521358%No
196621759%No
196720155%No
196813437%No
196928979%No
197012334%No
197128578%No
197230182%No
197330182%No
197425770%No
197524968%No
197625570%No
197725169%No
197825068%No
197925169%No
198025269%No
198125470%No
198225169%No
198324968%No
198424767%No
198524667%No
198623163%No
198719553%No
198819854%No
198918852%No
199022963%No
199127475%No
199233491%Yes
199335898%Yes
199434294%Yes
199534695%Yes
199633391%Yes
199733191%Yes
199834294%Yes
199931085%No
200032890%No
200133391%Yes
200230784%No
200328979%No
200429781%No
200530383%No
200631085%No
200727676%No
200832087%No
200934695%Yes
201035698%Yes
201135698%Yes
201236499%Yes
201335497%Yes
201436099%Yes
201535296%Yes
201634494%Yes
201731285%No
201834294%Yes
201934795%Yes
202035697%Yes
202133792%Yes
202232489%No
202332890%No
202430884%No
202531085%No
202623564%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Menindee Post Office
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 October 2026Menindee Post Office, AUdaily high min (Provisional)22.5 C (72.5 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)28 years22 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 2026Menindee Post Office, AUdaily high min (Provisional)19.5 C (67.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)55 years26 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 2026Menindee Post Office, AUdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)36.6 C (97.9 F)tie45 years4 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 2026Menindee Post Office, AUdaily high max (Provisional)35.6 C (96.1 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)48 years24 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 2026Menindee Post Office, AUdaily high max (Provisional)37.0 C (98.6 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)25 years15 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 2026Menindee Post Office, AUdaily high max (Provisional)34.9 C (94.8 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2026Menindee Post Office, AUdaily high max (Provisional)35.0 C (95.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)44 years21 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 2026Menindee Post Office, AUdaily low min (Tie, Provisional)3.0 C (37.4 F)tie48 years5 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 2026Menindee Post Office, AUdaily high min (Provisional)13.2 C (55.8 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)31 years19 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 2026Menindee Post Office, AUdaily high min (Provisional)12.4 C (54.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)7 years9 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 2026Menindee Post Office, AUdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)133 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 2026Menindee Post Office, AUdaily high min11.7 C (53.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)7 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 2026Menindee Post Office, AUdaily high min10.2 C (50.4 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 2026Menindee Post Office, AUdaily rain36.0 mm (1.4 in)23.8 mm (0.9 in)57 years67 of 100 (Major)
30 June 2026Menindee Post Office, AUdaily high min13.0 C (55.4 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 2026Menindee Post Office, AUdaily high min14.2 C (57.6 F)3.7 C (6.7 F)27 years25 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 2026Menindee Post Office, AUdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)60 years31 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 2026Menindee Post Office, AUdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)11 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 2026Menindee Post Office, AUdaily high min13.6 C (56.5 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)64 years30 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 2026Menindee Post Office, AUdaily high min12.2 C (54.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)36 years22 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

31 complete years, 1972 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Menindee Post Office as warming stripes, 1972 to 2025 One stripe for each of 31 complete years at Menindee Post Office, 1972 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.3 C (66.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 18.5 C (65.2 F), and the warmest was 2013, at 20.4 C (68.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F). 1972: 18.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1973: 18.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1981: 19.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1993: 18.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1994: 18.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1995: 18.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1996: 18.5 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1997: 19.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1998: 18.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1999: 19.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2000: 19.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2001: 19.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2002: 19.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2005: 19.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2006: 19.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2008: 19.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2009: 19.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2010: 18.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2011: 19.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2012: 19.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2013: 20.4 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2014: 20.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2015: 19.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2016: 19.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2018: 20.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2020: 18.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2021: 18.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2022: 18.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2023: 19.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2024: 19.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2025: 20.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean197219751980198519901995200020052010201520202025
One stripe for each of 31 complete years at Menindee Post Office, 1972 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.3 C (66.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 18.5 C (65.2 F), and the warmest was 2013, at 20.4 C (68.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Menindee Post Office as warming stripes, 1972 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
197218.7 C-0.61 C
197318.9 C-0.35 C
198119.1 C-0.14 C
199318.6 C-0.63 C
199418.6 C-0.62 C
199518.6 C-0.67 C
199618.5 C-0.79 C
199719.2 C-0.08 C
199818.9 C-0.37 C
199919.3 C+0.01 C
200019.4 C+0.15 C
200119.4 C+0.10 C
200219.5 C+0.28 C
200519.8 C+0.52 C
200619.6 C+0.32 C
200819.0 C-0.22 C
200919.9 C+0.63 C
201018.8 C-0.49 C
201119.0 C-0.24 C
201219.1 C-0.12 C
201320.4 C+1.11 C
201420.2 C+0.90 C
201519.5 C+0.19 C
201619.3 C+0.03 C
201820.0 C+0.78 C
202018.7 C-0.57 C
202118.6 C-0.71 C
202218.9 C-0.33 C
202319.8 C+0.54 C
202419.9 C+0.59 C
202520.0 C+0.72 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.17 C (0.04 to 0.30) per decade over 1972 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 31 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Menindee Post Office
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.17 C (0.04 to 0.30) per decade0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade1972 to 202531Rise
Mean daily maximum0.23 C (0.01 to 0.45) per decade0.41 F (0.01 to 0.80) per decade1972 to 202531Rise
Mean daily minimum0.12 C (-0.01 to 0.25) per decade0.21 F (-0.02 to 0.44) per decade1972 to 202531Not clearly different from zero

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

1876 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Menindee Post Office: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)49.1 C (120.4 F)202643.6 C (110.5 F)67
Coldest night (TNn)-3.5 C (25.7 F)1982-0.6 C (30.9 F)67
Wettest day (Rx1day)150.6 mm (5.9 in)193333.2 mm (1.3 in)148
Wettest five days (Rx5day)178.4 mm (7.0 in)199345.8 mm (1.8 in)148
Longest dry spell (CDD)129 days188653 days148

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Menindee Post Office by year The hottest day of the year at Menindee Post Office, 1876 to 2026. The record is 49.1 C (120.4 F) in 2026, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.6 C (110.5 F). 3540455018801900192019401960198020002020Record: 49.1 C (120.4 F) in 2026
The hottest day of the year at Menindee Post Office, 1876 to 2026. The record is 49.1 C (120.4 F) in 2026, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.6 C (110.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Menindee Post Office by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1876n/a
1880n/a
1881n/a
1882n/a
1883n/a
1884n/a
1885n/a
1886n/a
1887n/a
1888n/a
1889n/a
1890n/a
1891n/a
1892n/a
1893n/a
1894n/a
1895n/a
1896n/a
1897n/a
1898n/a
1899n/a
1900n/a
1901n/a
1902n/a
1903n/a
1904n/a
1905n/a
1906n/a
1907n/a
1908n/a
1909n/a
1910n/a
1911n/a
1912n/a
1913n/a
1914n/a
1915n/a
1916n/a
1917n/a
1918n/a
1919n/a
1920n/a
1921n/a
1922n/a
1923n/a
1924n/a
1925n/a
1926n/a
1927n/a
1928n/a
1929n/a
1930n/a
1931n/a
1932n/a
1933n/a
1934n/a
1935n/a
1936n/a
1937n/a
1938n/a
1939n/a
1940n/a
1941n/a
1942n/a
1943n/a
1944n/a
1945n/a
1946n/a
1947n/a
1948n/a
1949n/a
1950n/a
1951n/a
1952n/a
1953n/a
1954n/a
1955n/a
1956n/a
1957n/a
1958n/a
195946.1 C (115.0 F)
196046.1 C (115.0 F)
196143.3 C (109.9 F)
196242.8 C (109.0 F)
196343.9 C (111.0 F)
1964n/a
196545.0 C (113.0 F)
196642.8 C (109.0 F)
196743.3 C (109.9 F)
196844.4 C (111.9 F)
196942.2 C (108.0 F)
197041.7 C (107.1 F)
197143.3 C (109.9 F)
197244.6 C (112.3 F)
197343.0 C (109.4 F)
197438.8 C (101.8 F)
197541.5 C (106.7 F)
197643.0 C (109.4 F)
197743.0 C (109.4 F)
197842.5 C (108.5 F)
197945.0 C (113.0 F)
198043.4 C (110.1 F)
198144.0 C (111.2 F)
198245.0 C (113.0 F)
198343.5 C (110.3 F)
198438.5 C (101.3 F)
198543.0 C (109.4 F)
198642.3 C (108.1 F)
198743.0 C (109.4 F)
198843.6 C (110.5 F)
198942.0 C (107.6 F)
199046.5 C (115.7 F)
199142.5 C (108.5 F)
199243.4 C (110.1 F)
199343.3 C (109.9 F)
199445.0 C (113.0 F)
199541.6 C (106.9 F)
199643.5 C (110.3 F)
199743.5 C (110.3 F)
199843.5 C (110.3 F)
199943.4 C (110.1 F)
200043.4 C (110.1 F)
200147.5 C (117.5 F)
200244.5 C (112.1 F)
200345.4 C (113.7 F)
200446.0 C (114.8 F)
200545.6 C (114.1 F)
200646.4 C (115.5 F)
200744.2 C (111.6 F)
200843.6 C (110.5 F)
200946.8 C (116.2 F)
201044.2 C (111.6 F)
201142.8 C (109.0 F)
201245.4 C (113.7 F)
201346.0 C (114.8 F)
201444.6 C (112.3 F)
201545.6 C (114.1 F)
201645.2 C (113.4 F)
201747.5 C (117.5 F)
201846.5 C (115.7 F)
201948.8 C (119.8 F)
202045.6 C (114.1 F)
202144.2 C (111.6 F)
202243.6 C (110.5 F)
202343.5 C (110.3 F)
202446.0 C (114.8 F)
202544.0 C (111.2 F)
202649.1 C (120.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Menindee Post Office by year The coldest night of the year at Menindee Post Office, 1876 to 2026. The record is -3.5 C (25.7 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is -0.6 C (30.9 F). -505101518801900192019401960198020002020Record: -3.5 C (25.7 F) in 1982
The coldest night of the year at Menindee Post Office, 1876 to 2026. The record is -3.5 C (25.7 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is -0.6 C (30.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Menindee Post Office by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1876n/a
1880n/a
1881n/a
1882n/a
1883n/a
1884n/a
1885n/a
1886n/a
1887n/a
1888n/a
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1958n/a
1959-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1960-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1961-2.2 C (28.0 F)
19620.6 C (33.1 F)
196311.7 C (53.1 F)
1964n/a
1965-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1966-2.2 C (28.0 F)
19670.0 C (32.0 F)
19683.9 C (39.0 F)
1969-0.6 C (30.9 F)
19701.7 C (35.1 F)
19710.0 C (32.0 F)
19720.0 C (32.0 F)
19732.1 C (35.8 F)
19741.2 C (34.2 F)
19750.5 C (32.9 F)
19760.5 C (32.9 F)
1977-1.0 C (30.2 F)
19780.0 C (32.0 F)
1979-0.2 C (31.6 F)
19801.0 C (33.8 F)
19810.5 C (32.9 F)
1982-3.5 C (25.7 F)
19830.0 C (32.0 F)
1984-0.9 C (30.4 F)
1985-1.9 C (28.6 F)
1986-1.5 C (29.3 F)
19870.0 C (32.0 F)
19880.5 C (32.9 F)
19892.0 C (35.6 F)
19900.0 C (32.0 F)
19911.0 C (33.8 F)
1992-1.5 C (29.3 F)
1993-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1994-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1995-2.0 C (28.4 F)
19961.1 C (34.0 F)
1997-2.5 C (27.5 F)
1998-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1999-1.3 C (29.7 F)
2000-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2001-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2002-2.0 C (28.4 F)
20030.5 C (32.9 F)
2004-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2005-0.3 C (31.5 F)
2006-2.4 C (27.7 F)
2007-2.5 C (27.5 F)
2008-1.6 C (29.1 F)
2009-1.4 C (29.5 F)
20100.2 C (32.4 F)
20110.2 C (32.4 F)
20120.3 C (32.5 F)
20130.8 C (33.4 F)
2014-2.0 C (28.4 F)
2015-1.0 C (30.2 F)
20160.2 C (32.4 F)
2017-1.2 C (29.8 F)
2018-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2019-2.0 C (28.4 F)
2020-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2021-1.6 C (29.1 F)
2022-0.6 C (30.9 F)
20230.5 C (32.9 F)
2024-1.3 C (29.7 F)
2025-1.5 C (29.3 F)
20260.0 C (32.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Menindee Post Office by year The wettest day of the year at Menindee Post Office, 1876 to 2026. The record is 150.6 mm (5.9 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.2 mm (1.3 in). 05010015020018801900192019401960198020002020Record: 150.6 mm (5.9 in) in 1933
The wettest day of the year at Menindee Post Office, 1876 to 2026. The record is 150.6 mm (5.9 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.2 mm (1.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Menindee Post Office by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
187657.2 mm (2.3 in)
18800.0 mm (0.00 in)
188134.8 mm (1.4 in)
188226.9 mm (1.1 in)
188320.8 mm (0.8 in)
188419.3 mm (0.8 in)
188538.9 mm (1.5 in)
188660.7 mm (2.4 in)
188780.0 mm (3.1 in)
188814.5 mm (0.6 in)
188952.3 mm (2.1 in)
189033.8 mm (1.3 in)
189148.5 mm (1.9 in)
189245.0 mm (1.8 in)
189338.9 mm (1.5 in)
189454.6 mm (2.1 in)
189520.8 mm (0.8 in)
189626.7 mm (1.1 in)
189732.0 mm (1.3 in)
189831.8 mm (1.3 in)
189926.9 mm (1.1 in)
190022.4 mm (0.9 in)
190121.1 mm (0.8 in)
190243.7 mm (1.7 in)
190333.0 mm (1.3 in)
190418.0 mm (0.7 in)
190543.2 mm (1.7 in)
190631.5 mm (1.2 in)
190720.8 mm (0.8 in)
190832.8 mm (1.3 in)
190921.6 mm (0.9 in)
191029.2 mm (1.1 in)
191141.1 mm (1.6 in)
191240.9 mm (1.6 in)
191317.8 mm (0.7 in)
191427.4 mm (1.1 in)
191526.9 mm (1.1 in)
191639.6 mm (1.6 in)
191741.7 mm (1.6 in)
191843.2 mm (1.7 in)
191945.0 mm (1.8 in)
192038.9 mm (1.5 in)
192152.1 mm (2.1 in)
192214.7 mm (0.6 in)
192363.5 mm (2.5 in)
192419.1 mm (0.8 in)
192519.3 mm (0.8 in)
192665.0 mm (2.6 in)
192713.5 mm (0.5 in)
192824.9 mm (1.0 in)
192936.1 mm (1.4 in)
193039.4 mm (1.6 in)
193157.9 mm (2.3 in)
193265.0 mm (2.6 in)
1933150.6 mm (5.9 in)
193416.5 mm (0.6 in)
193520.8 mm (0.8 in)
193638.1 mm (1.5 in)
193732.8 mm (1.3 in)
193869.3 mm (2.7 in)
193968.6 mm (2.7 in)
194016.3 mm (0.6 in)
194123.6 mm (0.9 in)
194227.9 mm (1.1 in)
194329.2 mm (1.1 in)
194410.7 mm (0.4 in)
194514.2 mm (0.6 in)
194667.8 mm (2.7 in)
194745.0 mm (1.8 in)
194814.2 mm (0.6 in)
194936.8 mm (1.4 in)
195030.2 mm (1.2 in)
195118.5 mm (0.7 in)
195248.5 mm (1.9 in)
195327.9 mm (1.1 in)
195466.3 mm (2.6 in)
195532.3 mm (1.3 in)
195643.9 mm (1.7 in)
195730.5 mm (1.2 in)
195833.3 mm (1.3 in)
195927.9 mm (1.1 in)
196038.6 mm (1.5 in)
196127.9 mm (1.1 in)
196262.2 mm (2.4 in)
196371.6 mm (2.8 in)
196425.7 mm (1.0 in)
196525.9 mm (1.0 in)
196636.1 mm (1.4 in)
196710.9 mm (0.4 in)
196825.4 mm (1.0 in)
196937.8 mm (1.5 in)
197052.8 mm (2.1 in)
197121.1 mm (0.8 in)
197219.8 mm (0.8 in)
197334.3 mm (1.4 in)
197478.6 mm (3.1 in)
197523.2 mm (0.9 in)
197645.0 mm (1.8 in)
197720.4 mm (0.8 in)
197838.0 mm (1.5 in)
197931.0 mm (1.2 in)
198031.8 mm (1.3 in)
198133.6 mm (1.3 in)
198218.0 mm (0.7 in)
198328.6 mm (1.1 in)
198479.0 mm (3.1 in)
198536.6 mm (1.4 in)
198616.4 mm (0.6 in)
198722.2 mm (0.9 in)
198827.0 mm (1.1 in)
198996.6 mm (3.8 in)
199027.4 mm (1.1 in)
199156.2 mm (2.2 in)
199254.6 mm (2.1 in)
1993129.6 mm (5.1 in)
199413.2 mm (0.5 in)
199528.2 mm (1.1 in)
199640.1 mm (1.6 in)
199722.6 mm (0.9 in)
199875.0 mm (3.0 in)
199923.0 mm (0.9 in)
2000100.8 mm (4.0 in)
200115.6 mm (0.6 in)
200216.2 mm (0.6 in)
200340.1 mm (1.6 in)
200435.8 mm (1.4 in)
200549.2 mm (1.9 in)
200631.0 mm (1.2 in)
200726.6 mm (1.0 in)
200822.4 mm (0.9 in)
200922.0 mm (0.9 in)
201040.6 mm (1.6 in)
201193.8 mm (3.7 in)
201244.6 mm (1.8 in)
201339.4 mm (1.6 in)
201436.4 mm (1.4 in)
201532.0 mm (1.3 in)
201663.0 mm (2.5 in)
201736.4 mm (1.4 in)
201850.4 mm (2.0 in)
201928.0 mm (1.1 in)
202029.5 mm (1.2 in)
202122.0 mm (0.9 in)
202242.5 mm (1.7 in)
202365.0 mm (2.6 in)
202448.0 mm (1.9 in)
202547.0 mm (1.9 in)
202636.0 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Menindee Post Office by year The wettest five days of the year at Menindee Post Office, 1876 to 2026. The record is 178.4 mm (7.0 in) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.8 mm (1.8 in). 05010015020018801900192019401960198020002020Record: 178.4 mm (7.0 in) in 1993
The wettest five days of the year at Menindee Post Office, 1876 to 2026. The record is 178.4 mm (7.0 in) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.8 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Menindee Post Office by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
187670.0 mm (2.8 in)
18800.0 mm (0.00 in)
188164.8 mm (2.6 in)
188241.4 mm (1.6 in)
188320.8 mm (0.8 in)
188424.9 mm (1.0 in)
188570.1 mm (2.8 in)
188692.7 mm (3.6 in)
1887166.7 mm (6.6 in)
188814.5 mm (0.6 in)
188974.7 mm (2.9 in)
189037.0 mm (1.5 in)
189155.8 mm (2.2 in)
189253.1 mm (2.1 in)
189362.7 mm (2.5 in)
189494.7 mm (3.7 in)
189532.6 mm (1.3 in)
189646.0 mm (1.8 in)
189745.2 mm (1.8 in)
189861.8 mm (2.4 in)
189926.9 mm (1.1 in)
190028.5 mm (1.1 in)
190138.1 mm (1.5 in)
190243.7 mm (1.7 in)
190343.9 mm (1.7 in)
190431.2 mm (1.2 in)
190554.9 mm (2.2 in)
190650.8 mm (2.0 in)
190733.0 mm (1.3 in)
190845.8 mm (1.8 in)
190926.7 mm (1.1 in)
191045.2 mm (1.8 in)
191170.3 mm (2.8 in)
191290.4 mm (3.6 in)
191334.5 mm (1.4 in)
191427.4 mm (1.1 in)
191542.2 mm (1.7 in)
191673.7 mm (2.9 in)
191757.2 mm (2.3 in)
191890.5 mm (3.6 in)
191958.2 mm (2.3 in)
192042.2 mm (1.7 in)
192180.0 mm (3.1 in)
192215.0 mm (0.6 in)
192397.0 mm (3.8 in)
192422.1 mm (0.9 in)
192525.9 mm (1.0 in)
192678.2 mm (3.1 in)
192718.0 mm (0.7 in)
192834.1 mm (1.3 in)
192936.1 mm (1.4 in)
193046.8 mm (1.8 in)
193157.9 mm (2.3 in)
193272.1 mm (2.8 in)
1933155.2 mm (6.1 in)
193430.5 mm (1.2 in)
193520.8 mm (0.8 in)
193655.1 mm (2.2 in)
193732.8 mm (1.3 in)
1938109.1 mm (4.3 in)
193971.4 mm (2.8 in)
194027.0 mm (1.1 in)
194130.5 mm (1.2 in)
194241.5 mm (1.6 in)
194329.5 mm (1.2 in)
194413.5 mm (0.5 in)
194537.5 mm (1.5 in)
194674.4 mm (2.9 in)
194766.7 mm (2.6 in)
194814.2 mm (0.6 in)
194938.1 mm (1.5 in)
195045.9 mm (1.8 in)
195119.0 mm (0.7 in)
195248.5 mm (1.9 in)
195327.9 mm (1.1 in)
195469.9 mm (2.8 in)
195550.1 mm (2.0 in)
195659.1 mm (2.3 in)
195747.0 mm (1.9 in)
195850.2 mm (2.0 in)
195929.4 mm (1.2 in)
196044.7 mm (1.8 in)
196156.9 mm (2.2 in)
196229.7 mm (1.2 in)
196373.4 mm (2.9 in)
196429.5 mm (1.2 in)
196537.1 mm (1.5 in)
196636.9 mm (1.5 in)
196713.5 mm (0.5 in)
196834.8 mm (1.4 in)
196951.0 mm (2.0 in)
197052.8 mm (2.1 in)
197128.5 mm (1.1 in)
197222.3 mm (0.9 in)
197352.1 mm (2.1 in)
1974143.4 mm (5.6 in)
197528.8 mm (1.1 in)
197647.4 mm (1.9 in)
197729.8 mm (1.2 in)
197854.0 mm (2.1 in)
197947.0 mm (1.9 in)
198041.0 mm (1.6 in)
198134.2 mm (1.3 in)
198227.6 mm (1.1 in)
198363.8 mm (2.5 in)
198479.0 mm (3.1 in)
198546.7 mm (1.8 in)
198624.4 mm (1.0 in)
198732.6 mm (1.3 in)
198850.6 mm (2.0 in)
198974.4 mm (2.9 in)
199031.8 mm (1.3 in)
199161.0 mm (2.4 in)
199272.8 mm (2.9 in)
1993178.4 mm (7.0 in)
199418.6 mm (0.7 in)
199531.0 mm (1.2 in)
199640.1 mm (1.6 in)
199729.8 mm (1.2 in)
1998122.4 mm (4.8 in)
199926.6 mm (1.0 in)
2000109.4 mm (4.3 in)
200121.2 mm (0.8 in)
200217.2 mm (0.7 in)
200346.3 mm (1.8 in)
200456.8 mm (2.2 in)
200549.2 mm (1.9 in)
200636.8 mm (1.4 in)
200773.6 mm (2.9 in)
200825.6 mm (1.0 in)
200935.5 mm (1.4 in)
201051.0 mm (2.0 in)
2011165.6 mm (6.5 in)
201266.2 mm (2.6 in)
201342.2 mm (1.7 in)
201444.2 mm (1.7 in)
201549.6 mm (2.0 in)
201692.5 mm (3.6 in)
201760.4 mm (2.4 in)
201850.7 mm (2.0 in)
201930.8 mm (1.2 in)
202031.3 mm (1.2 in)
202139.1 mm (1.5 in)
202252.7 mm (2.1 in)
202369.4 mm (2.7 in)
202456.4 mm (2.2 in)
202559.4 mm (2.3 in)
202658.8 mm (2.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Menindee Post Office by year The longest dry spell of the year at Menindee Post Office, 1876 to 2026. The record is 129 days in 1886, marked on the chart; the median year is 53 days. 25507510012515018801900192019401960198020002020Record: 129 days in 1886
The longest dry spell of the year at Menindee Post Office, 1876 to 2026. The record is 129 days in 1886, marked on the chart; the median year is 53 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Menindee Post Office by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
187672 days
188030 days
188158 days
188275 days
188340 days
188468 days
188568 days
1886129 days
188747 days
188881 days
188946 days
189053 days
189158 days
189256 days
189389 days
189445 days
189558 days
189639 days
189795 days
189845 days
189944 days
190046 days
190164 days
190272 days
190350 days
190460 days
190564 days
190649 days
190736 days
190836 days
190947 days
191061 days
191160 days
191290 days
1913103 days
191465 days
191551 days
1916108 days
191730 days
191884 days
191950 days
192085 days
192140 days
192262 days
192366 days
192443 days
192543 days
192671 days
192786 days
192857 days
192964 days
193040 days
193149 days
193236 days
193343 days
193450 days
193558 days
193652 days
193749 days
193897 days
193935 days
1940104 days
194139 days
194239 days
194348 days
194473 days
194560 days
194655 days
194740 days
194845 days
194949 days
195043 days
195154 days
195252 days
195355 days
195472 days
195536 days
195651 days
195763 days
195833 days
195946 days
196035 days
196148 days
196253 days
196332 days
196485 days
1965102 days
196651 days
196780 days
196845 days
196951 days
197063 days
197131 days
197276 days
197335 days
197443 days
197548 days
197666 days
197758 days
197848 days
197951 days
198075 days
198149 days
198291 days
198342 days
198450 days
198556 days
198657 days
198744 days
198859 days
198966 days
199060 days
199178 days
199254 days
199345 days
199498 days
199534 days
199650 days
199759 days
199861 days
199944 days
200049 days
200195 days
200268 days
200350 days
200490 days
200584 days
200653 days
200786 days
200852 days
200962 days
201036 days
201141 days
201272 days
201358 days
201451 days
201547 days
201634 days
201768 days
201892 days
201970 days
202047 days
202141 days
202255 days
202350 days
202443 days
202536 days
202631 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

142 years, 1876 to 2025

A day with at least 33.5 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 120.9 mm (4.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Menindee Post Office: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years33.5 mm (1.3 in)
5 years51.3 mm (2.0 in)
10 years65.0 mm (2.6 in)
25 years85.0 mm (3.3 in)
50 years102.0 mm (4.0 in)
100 years120.9 mm (4.8 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 142 years of values from 1876 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: 150.6 mm (5.9 in) in 1933; 129.6 mm (5.1 in) in 1993; 100.8 mm (4.0 in) in 2000.

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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).