Balranald (Rsl) Weather Records (ASN00049002)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Balranald (Rsl) (ASN00049002), Australia, with 148 years of record.

Key Facts for Balranald (Rsl)

Balranald (Rsl) (ASN00049002) is a weather station in Australia at -34.64 latitude and 143.56 longitude, 61 m (200 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1879 to 2026, 148 years of record.
1,464 records set at Balranald (Rsl) still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Balranald (Rsl) set a daily record high maximum temperature of 34.2 C (93.6 F) on 29 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, -34.64 latitude, 143.56 longitude.
Elevation: 61 m (200 ft).
Period of record: 1879 to 2026, 148 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

4 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Balranald (Rsl). The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 4 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Balranald (Rsl), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	48.4 C (119.1 F)	7.5 C (45.5 F)	48.4 C (119.1 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)
Feb	46.0 C (114.8 F)	7.0 C (44.6 F)	36.6 C (97.9 F)	12.6 C (54.7 F)
Mar	42.2 C (108.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36.0 C (96.8 F)	8.2 C (46.8 F)
Apr	39.0 C (102.2 F)	0.8 C (33.4 F)	33.3 C (91.9 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)
May	30.9 C (87.6 F)	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	25.8 C (78.4 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)
Jun	25.4 C (77.7 F)	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	18.2 C (64.8 F)	1.2 C (34.2 F)
Jul	27.0 C (80.6 F)	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	16.9 C (62.4 F)	n/a
Aug	30.1 C (86.2 F)	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	19.2 C (66.6 F)	1.3 C (34.3 F)
Sep	37.6 C (99.7 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34.2 C (93.6 F)	1.8 C (35.2 F)
Oct	38.6 C (101.5 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	18.7 C (65.7 F)
Nov	44.6 C (112.3 F)	3.5 C (38.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	46.2 C (115.2 F)	5.5 C (41.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Balranald (Rsl) still stand. 2009 holds the most, with 48.

Standing records at Balranald (Rsl) by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1965	26
1966	17
1967	24
1968	28
1969	37
1970	18
1971	20
1972	14
1973	19
1974	13
1975	31
1976	30
1977	27
1978	23
1979	14
1980	18
1981	12
1982	23
1983	28
1984	19
1985	10
1986	21
1987	15
1988	13
1989	15
1990	20
1991	16
1992	16
1993	26
1994	36
1995	40
1996	36
1997	33
1998	31
1999	28
2000	13
2001	25
2002	22
2003	19
2004	25
2005	29
2006	31
2007	29
2008	26
2009	48
2010	25
2011	21
2012	25
2013	28
2014	21
2015	27
2016	23
2017	22
2018	38
2019	40
2020	31
2021	24
2022	12
2023	16
2024	18
2025	17
2026	12

All-Time Record Progression

7 new records

7 all-time records were set at Balranald (Rsl) between 26 April 1973 and 27 January 2026. Each dot is a new record.

When Balranald (Rsl) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1973-04-26	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1990-04-21	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 93.3 mm (3.7 in)
2003-06-25	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature 7.1 C (44.8 F)
2008-01-11	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 30.2 C (86.4 F)
2019-01-16	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 46.9 C (116.4 F)
2019-01-25	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 47.4 C (117.3 F)
2026-01-27	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 48.4 C (119.1 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 93.3 mm (3.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Balranald (Rsl). The most was 93.3 mm (3.7 in) on 21 April 1990.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Balranald (Rsl)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	14 January 2011
Feb	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	5 February 2011
Mar	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	2 March 2026
Apr	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	21 April 1990
May	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	7 May 1881
Jun	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	4 June 1923
Jul	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 July 1923
Aug	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	15 August 1958
Sep	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	11 September 1881
Oct	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 October 1975
Nov	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	16 November 2017
Dec	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	4 December 1954

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 2026

62 years of record at Balranald (Rsl), 1965 to 2026. 41 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1977 and others.

Days with data per year at Balranald (Rsl)
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	205	56%	No
1966	196	54%	No
1967	202	55%	No
1968	196	54%	No
1969	263	72%	No
1970	115	32%	No
1971	361	99%	Yes
1972	365	100%	Yes
1973	322	88%	No
1974	344	94%	Yes
1975	353	97%	Yes
1976	330	90%	Yes
1977	290	79%	No
1978	300	82%	No
1979	316	87%	No
1980	241	66%	No
1981	249	68%	No
1982	246	67%	No
1983	253	69%	No
1984	246	67%	No
1985	228	62%	No
1986	243	67%	No
1987	246	67%	No
1988	245	67%	No
1989	242	66%	No
1990	248	68%	No
1991	239	65%	No
1992	227	62%	No
1993	288	79%	No
1994	360	99%	Yes
1995	359	98%	Yes
1996	364	99%	Yes
1997	363	99%	Yes
1998	349	96%	Yes
1999	329	90%	Yes
2000	328	90%	No
2001	302	83%	No
2002	323	88%	No
2003	300	82%	No
2004	293	80%	No
2005	323	88%	No
2006	361	99%	Yes
2007	361	99%	Yes
2008	364	99%	Yes
2009	362	99%	Yes
2010	349	96%	Yes
2011	326	89%	No
2012	298	81%	No
2013	283	78%	No
2014	310	85%	No
2015	280	77%	No
2016	215	59%	No
2017	236	65%	No
2018	350	96%	Yes
2019	351	96%	Yes
2020	341	93%	Yes
2021	358	98%	Yes
2022	363	99%	Yes
2023	272	75%	No
2024	214	58%	No
2025	141	39%	No
2026	101	28%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Balranald (Rsl)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 2026	Balranald (Rsl), AU	daily high max (Provisional)	34.2 C (93.6 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 2026	Balranald (Rsl), AU	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	11 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 2026	Balranald (Rsl), AU	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 2026	Balranald (Rsl), AU	daily high min	14.2 C (57.6 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 2026	Balranald (Rsl), AU	daily high min	12.9 C (55.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 2026	Balranald (Rsl), AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 2026	Balranald (Rsl), AU	daily high min	13.1 C (55.6 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 2026	Balranald (Rsl), AU	daily high min	12.9 C (55.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 2026	Balranald (Rsl), AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2026	Balranald (Rsl), AU	daily high min	13.1 C (55.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 2026	Balranald (Rsl), AU	daily high min	14.6 C (58.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	59 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 2026	Balranald (Rsl), AU	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2026	Balranald (Rsl), AU	daily low max	22.0 C (71.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	13 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 2026	Balranald (Rsl), AU	all-time high max	48.4 C (119.1 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	7 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 2026	Balranald (Rsl), AU	daily high max	43.2 C (109.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 2026	Balranald (Rsl), AU	daily high max	44.8 C (112.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 2026	Balranald (Rsl), AU	daily high min	29.8 C (85.6 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 2025	Balranald (Rsl), AU	daily high max	43.0 C (109.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	6 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 2025	Balranald (Rsl), AU	daily low max	15.8 C (60.4 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	4 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 2025	Balranald (Rsl), AU	daily high max	28.4 C (83.1 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	4 years	12 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

27 complete years, 1971 to 2022

One stripe for each of 27 complete years at Balranald (Rsl), 1971 to 2022. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.2 C (63.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 16.2 C (61.2 F), and the warmest was 2018, at 18.3 C (64.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Balranald (Rsl) as warming stripes, 1971 to 2022
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1971	16.7 C	-0.52 C
1972	17.0 C	-0.20 C
1973	17.1 C	-0.17 C
1974	17.2 C	0.00 C
1975	17.5 C	+0.28 C
1976	16.5 C	-0.75 C
1979	17.5 C	+0.22 C
1994	16.5 C	-0.73 C
1995	16.3 C	-0.93 C
1996	16.2 C	-1.03 C
1997	17.1 C	-0.13 C
1998	16.8 C	-0.40 C
1999	17.3 C	+0.10 C
2000	17.4 C	+0.16 C
2002	17.6 C	+0.40 C
2005	17.4 C	+0.13 C
2006	17.2 C	-0.02 C
2007	18.1 C	+0.81 C
2008	17.3 C	+0.02 C
2009	18.1 C	+0.89 C
2010	17.1 C	-0.12 C
2011	17.3 C	+0.01 C
2018	18.3 C	+1.03 C
2019	18.1 C	+0.87 C
2020	17.3 C	+0.04 C
2021	17.1 C	-0.17 C
2022	17.5 C	+0.25 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1879 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Balranald (Rsl): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	48.4 C (119.1 F)	2026	43.5 C (110.2 F)	62
Coldest night (TNn)	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	1982	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	62
Wettest day (Rx1day)	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	1990	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	148
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	2011	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	148
Longest dry spell (CDD)	125 days	1923	42 days	148

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Balranald (Rsl), 1879 to 2026. The record is 48.4 C (119.1 F) in 2026, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.5 C (110.2 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Balranald (Rsl) by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1879	n/a
1880	n/a
1881	n/a
1882	n/a
1883	n/a
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	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
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	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	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1966	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1967	42.6 C (108.7 F)
1968	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1969	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1970	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1971	46.7 C (116.1 F)
1972	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1973	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1974	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1975	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1976	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1977	44.5 C (112.1 F)
1978	43.8 C (110.8 F)
1979	45.3 C (113.5 F)
1980	43.7 C (110.7 F)
1981	43.8 C (110.8 F)
1982	45.4 C (113.7 F)
1983	44.8 C (112.6 F)
1984	38.2 C (100.8 F)
1985	43.4 C (110.1 F)
1986	41.8 C (107.2 F)
1987	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1988	42.6 C (108.7 F)
1989	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1990	46.7 C (116.1 F)
1991	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1992	41.5 C (106.7 F)
1993	42.6 C (108.7 F)
1994	42.5 C (108.5 F)
1995	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1996	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1997	43.5 C (110.3 F)
1998	41.5 C (106.7 F)
1999	43.4 C (110.1 F)
2000	42.0 C (107.6 F)
2001	46.0 C (114.8 F)
2002	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2003	45.1 C (113.2 F)
2004	46.0 C (114.8 F)
2005	45.1 C (113.2 F)
2006	43.6 C (110.5 F)
2007	42.6 C (108.7 F)
2008	41.3 C (106.3 F)
2009	45.3 C (113.5 F)
2010	44.5 C (112.1 F)
2011	41.0 C (105.8 F)
2012	44.6 C (112.3 F)
2013	45.0 C (113.0 F)
2014	44.4 C (111.9 F)
2015	41.8 C (107.2 F)
2016	45.0 C (113.0 F)
2017	46.0 C (114.8 F)
2018	44.9 C (112.8 F)
2019	47.4 C (117.3 F)
2020	44.4 C (111.9 F)
2021	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2022	40.4 C (104.7 F)
2023	44.1 C (111.4 F)
2024	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2025	43.0 C (109.4 F)
2026	48.4 C (119.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Balranald (Rsl), 1879 to 2026. The record is -4.8 C (23.4 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is -1.6 C (29.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Balranald (Rsl) by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1879	n/a
1880	n/a
1881	n/a
1882	n/a
1883	n/a
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	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
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	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	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1966	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1967	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1968	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1969	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1970	-0.3 C (31.5 F)
1971	-3.1 C (26.4 F)
1972	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1973	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1974	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1975	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1976	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1977	-3.2 C (26.2 F)
1978	-3.1 C (26.4 F)
1979	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
1980	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1981	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1982	-4.8 C (23.4 F)
1983	-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1984	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1985	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
1986	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1987	-1.3 C (29.7 F)
1988	0.4 C (32.7 F)
1989	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1990	-1.3 C (29.7 F)
1991	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
1992	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1993	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1994	-2.5 C (27.5 F)
1995	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1996	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1997	-2.5 C (27.5 F)
1998	-3.5 C (25.7 F)
1999	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
2000	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2001	-1.6 C (29.1 F)
2002	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
2003	-1.4 C (29.5 F)
2004	-0.8 C (30.6 F)
2005	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
2006	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2007	-2.9 C (26.8 F)
2008	-0.7 C (30.7 F)
2009	-1.3 C (29.7 F)
2010	-0.8 C (30.6 F)
2011	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2012	-1.6 C (29.1 F)
2013	-0.1 C (31.8 F)
2014	-2.7 C (27.1 F)
2015	-2.1 C (28.2 F)
2016	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2017	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2018	-2.4 C (27.7 F)
2019	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2020	-1.4 C (29.5 F)
2021	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
2022	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2023	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
2024	-1.6 C (29.1 F)
2025	-1.6 C (29.1 F)
2026	1.2 C (34.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Balranald (Rsl), 1879 to 2026. The record is 93.3 mm (3.7 in) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.3 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Balranald (Rsl) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1879	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1880	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1881	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1882	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1883	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1884	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1885	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1886	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1887	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1888	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1889	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1890	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1891	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1892	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1893	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1894	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1895	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1896	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1897	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1898	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1899	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1900	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1901	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1902	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1903	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1904	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1905	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1906	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1907	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1908	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1909	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1910	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1911	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1912	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1913	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1914	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1915	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1916	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1917	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1918	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1919	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1920	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1921	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1922	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1923	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1924	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1925	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1926	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1927	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1928	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1929	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1930	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1931	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1932	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1933	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1934	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1935	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1936	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1937	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1938	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1939	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1940	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1941	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1942	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1943	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1944	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1945	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1946	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1947	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1948	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1949	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1950	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1951	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1952	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1953	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1954	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1955	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1956	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1957	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1958	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1959	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1960	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1961	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1962	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1963	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1964	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1965	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1966	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1967	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1968	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1969	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1970	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1971	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1972	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1973	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1974	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1975	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1976	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1977	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1978	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1979	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1980	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1981	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1982	14.6 mm (0.6 in)
1983	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1984	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1985	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1986	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1987	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1988	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1989	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1990	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1991	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1992	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1993	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1994	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1995	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1996	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1997	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1998	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1999	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
2000	42.3 mm (1.7 in)
2001	12.6 mm (0.5 in)
2002	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
2003	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2004	30.9 mm (1.2 in)
2005	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
2006	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
2007	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
2008	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
2009	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
2010	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
2011	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2012	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
2013	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
2014	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2015	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
2016	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2017	84.7 mm (3.3 in)
2018	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
2019	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
2020	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2021	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
2022	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2023	16.2 mm (0.6 in)
2024	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
2025	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2026	72.4 mm (2.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Balranald (Rsl), 1879 to 2026. The record is 120.9 mm (4.8 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.6 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Balranald (Rsl) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1879	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1880	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1881	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1882	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1883	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1884	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1885	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1886	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1887	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1888	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1889	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1890	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1891	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1892	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1893	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1894	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1895	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1896	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1897	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1898	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1899	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1900	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1901	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1902	22.2 mm (0.9 in)
1903	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1904	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1905	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1906	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1907	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1908	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1909	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1910	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1911	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1912	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1913	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1914	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1915	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1916	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1917	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1918	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1919	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1920	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1921	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1922	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1923	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1924	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1925	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1926	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1927	17.9 mm (0.7 in)
1928	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1929	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1930	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1931	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1932	66.7 mm (2.6 in)
1933	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1934	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1935	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1936	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1937	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1938	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1939	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1940	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1941	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1942	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1943	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1944	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1945	30.1 mm (1.2 in)
1946	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1947	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1948	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1949	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1950	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1951	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1952	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1953	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1954	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1955	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1956	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1957	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1958	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1959	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1960	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1961	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1962	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1963	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1964	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1965	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1966	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1967	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1968	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1969	42.3 mm (1.7 in)
1970	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1971	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1972	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1973	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1974	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1975	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1976	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1977	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1978	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1979	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1980	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1981	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1982	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1983	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1984	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1985	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1986	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1987	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1988	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1989	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1990	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1991	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1992	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1993	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1994	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1995	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1996	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1997	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1998	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1999	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
2000	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
2001	21.2 mm (0.8 in)
2002	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2003	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
2004	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
2005	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
2006	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
2007	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
2008	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
2009	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
2010	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
2011	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
2012	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
2013	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
2014	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2015	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
2016	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
2017	84.7 mm (3.3 in)
2018	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2019	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2020	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
2021	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2022	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
2023	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
2024	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2025	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2026	104.8 mm (4.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Balranald (Rsl), 1879 to 2026. The record is 125 days in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 42 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Balranald (Rsl) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1879	41 days
1880	41 days
1881	47 days
1882	94 days
1883	57 days
1884	47 days
1885	33 days
1886	46 days
1887	32 days
1888	70 days
1889	55 days
1890	43 days
1891	70 days
1892	52 days
1893	69 days
1894	29 days
1895	58 days
1896	36 days
1897	103 days
1898	40 days
1899	53 days
1900	57 days
1901	48 days
1902	81 days
1903	33 days
1904	52 days
1905	62 days
1906	57 days
1907	69 days
1908	66 days
1909	54 days
1910	49 days
1911	49 days
1912	64 days
1913	39 days
1914	79 days
1915	78 days
1916	46 days
1917	29 days
1918	41 days
1919	41 days
1920	49 days
1921	44 days
1922	47 days
1923	125 days
1924	30 days
1925	42 days
1926	70 days
1927	46 days
1928	45 days
1929	30 days
1930	40 days
1931	44 days
1932	39 days
1933	38 days
1934	47 days
1935	36 days
1936	64 days
1937	45 days
1938	51 days
1939	38 days
1940	44 days
1941	65 days
1942	24 days
1943	48 days
1944	27 days
1945	65 days
1946	41 days
1947	36 days
1948	54 days
1949	28 days
1950	33 days
1951	32 days
1952	21 days
1953	32 days
1954	34 days
1955	41 days
1956	45 days
1957	39 days
1958	39 days
1959	70 days
1960	27 days
1961	38 days
1962	42 days
1963	32 days
1964	61 days
1965	47 days
1966	36 days
1967	80 days
1968	59 days
1969	24 days
1970	66 days
1971	41 days
1972	31 days
1973	25 days
1974	20 days
1975	28 days
1976	39 days
1977	34 days
1978	47 days
1979	39 days
1980	37 days
1981	50 days
1982	41 days
1983	28 days
1984	48 days
1985	44 days
1986	55 days
1987	56 days
1988	31 days
1989	33 days
1990	45 days
1991	79 days
1992	28 days
1993	32 days
1994	33 days
1995	57 days
1996	38 days
1997	58 days
1998	36 days
1999	47 days
2000	33 days
2001	32 days
2002	38 days
2003	49 days
2004	46 days
2005	38 days
2006	53 days
2007	43 days
2008	52 days
2009	62 days
2010	21 days
2011	40 days
2012	33 days
2013	41 days
2014	31 days
2015	51 days
2016	38 days
2017	35 days
2018	73 days
2019	42 days
2020	24 days
2021	39 days
2022	24 days
2023	44 days
2024	39 days
2025	26 days
2026	20 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

27 years with a frost

Across 27 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Balranald (Rsl) falls on 17 August and the median first autumn frost on 6 June, which leaves a median of 299 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.4 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Balranald (Rsl)
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1971 to 2022)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	17 August	n/a	17 August	n/a	+0.8 days per decade
First autumn frost	6 June	n/a	6 June	n/a	+3.3 days per decade
Growing days	299 days	n/a	299 days	n/a	+2.4 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

142 years, 1879 to 2023

A day with at least 35.0 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 91.4 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Balranald (Rsl): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
5 years	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
10 years	59.3 mm (2.3 in)
25 years	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
50 years	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
100 years	91.4 mm (3.6 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 1879 to 2023.

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: 93.3 mm (3.7 in) in 1990; 84.7 mm (3.3 in) in 2017; 81.3 mm (3.2 in) in 2011.

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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 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).