Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave) Weather Records (ASN00051018)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave) (ASN00051018), Australia, with 138 years of record.

Key Facts for Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)

Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave) (ASN00051018) is a weather station in Australia at -31.71 latitude and 148.66 longitude, 282 m (925 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1889 to 2026, 138 years of record.
1,464 records set at Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave) set a daily record precipitation of 60.2 mm (2.4 in) on 26 May 2026.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -31.71 latitude, 148.66 longitude.
Elevation: 282 m (925 ft).
Period of record: 1889 to 2026, 138 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave). 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 Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	43.2 C (109.8 F)	8.5 C (47.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	40.0 C (104.0 F)	8.4 C (47.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	39.4 C (102.9 F)	5.4 C (41.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.0 C (89.6 F)	1.8 C (35.2 F)	n/a	n/a
May	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	24.0 C (75.2 F)	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	23.0 C (73.4 F)	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	38.9 C (102.0 F)	3.4 C (38.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	42.6 C (108.7 F)	5.3 C (41.5 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave) still stand. 1970 holds the most, with 169.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave) between 24 February 1955 and 24 February 1955. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 181.1 mm (7.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave). The most was 181.1 mm (7.1 in) on 24 February 1955.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	20 January 1995
Feb	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	24 February 1955
Mar	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	19 March 1999
Apr	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	1 April 1959
May	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	16 May 1977
Jun	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	22 June 1945
Jul	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	18 July 1893
Aug	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	2 August 1939
Sep	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 September 1988
Oct	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 October 1969
Nov	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	30 November 2021
Dec	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	5 December 1968

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 1975

11 years of record at Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), 1965 to 1975. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973.

Days with data per year at Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	217	59%	No
1966	185	51%	No
1967	213	58%	No
1968	218	60%	No
1969	335	92%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	294	80%	No
1973	322	88%	No
1974	343	94%	Yes
1975	350	96%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 2026	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2026	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 2025	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	72 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 2025	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	120 years	75 of 100 (Major)
17 November 2024	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 2023	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2023	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 2023	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 2022	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2022	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	121 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2022	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2022	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 April 2022	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	116 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2022	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2022	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	7 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 2022	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	130 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 2021	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	monthly rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 2021	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 2021	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	108 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2021	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1889 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	43.2 C (109.8 F)	1973	40.0 C (104.0 F)	11
Coldest night (TNn)	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	1970	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	11
Wettest day (Rx1day)	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	1955	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	138
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	211.6 mm (8.3 in)	1955	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	138
Longest dry spell (CDD)	89 days	1897	37 days	138

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), 1889 to 2026. The record is 43.2 C (109.8 F) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave) by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
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
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1906	n/a
1907	n/a
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1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
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1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
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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	42.6 C (108.7 F)
1966	39.7 C (103.5 F)
1967	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1968	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1969	40.1 C (104.2 F)
1970	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1971	40.1 C (104.2 F)
1972	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1973	43.2 C (109.8 F)
1974	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1975	39.7 C (103.5 F)
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
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2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), 1889 to 2026. The record is -6.0 C (21.2 F) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is -4.4 C (24.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave) by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
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
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1927	n/a
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1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
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1936	n/a
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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	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1966	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1967	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1968	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1969	-1.8 C (28.8 F)
1970	-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1971	-5.4 C (22.3 F)
1972	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1973	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1974	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1975	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
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2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), 1889 to 2026. The record is 181.1 mm (7.1 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.0 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1889	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1890	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1891	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1892	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1893	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1894	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1895	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1896	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1897	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1898	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1899	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1900	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1901	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1902	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1903	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1904	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1905	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1906	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1907	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1908	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1909	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1910	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1911	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1912	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1913	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1914	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1915	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1916	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1917	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1918	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1919	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1920	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1921	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1922	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1923	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1924	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1925	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1926	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1927	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1928	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1929	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1930	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1931	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1932	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1933	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1934	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1935	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1936	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1937	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1938	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1939	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1940	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1941	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1942	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1943	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1944	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1945	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1946	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1947	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1948	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1949	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1950	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1951	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1952	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1953	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1954	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1955	181.1 mm (7.1 in)
1956	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1957	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1958	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1959	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1960	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1961	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1962	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1963	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1964	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1965	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1966	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1967	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1968	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1969	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1970	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1971	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1972	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1973	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1974	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1975	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1976	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1977	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1978	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1979	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1980	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1981	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1982	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1983	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1984	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1985	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1986	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1987	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1988	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1989	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1990	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1991	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1992	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1993	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1994	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1995	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1996	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1997	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1998	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1999	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2000	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
2001	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2002	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
2003	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
2004	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2005	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2006	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
2007	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2008	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
2009	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
2010	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2011	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
2012	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
2013	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
2014	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
2015	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2016	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
2017	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
2018	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
2019	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
2020	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
2021	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
2022	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
2023	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
2024	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
2025	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2026	60.2 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), 1889 to 2026. The record is 211.6 mm (8.3 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.8 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1889	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1890	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1891	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1892	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1893	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1894	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1895	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1896	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1897	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1898	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1899	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1900	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1901	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1902	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1903	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1904	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1905	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1906	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1907	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1908	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1909	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1910	110.9 mm (4.4 in)
1911	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1912	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1913	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1914	115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1915	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1916	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1917	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1918	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1919	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1920	153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1921	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1922	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1923	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1924	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1925	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1926	142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1927	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1928	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1929	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1930	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1931	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1932	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1933	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1934	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1935	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1936	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1937	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1938	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1939	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1940	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1941	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1942	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1943	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1944	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1945	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1946	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1947	120.8 mm (4.8 in)
1948	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1949	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1950	159.3 mm (6.3 in)
1951	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1952	92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1953	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1954	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1955	211.6 mm (8.3 in)
1956	155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1957	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1958	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1959	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1960	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1961	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1962	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1963	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1964	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1965	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1966	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1967	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1968	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1969	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1970	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1971	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1972	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1973	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1974	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1975	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1976	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1977	93.1 mm (3.7 in)
1978	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1979	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1980	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1981	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1982	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1983	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1984	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1985	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1986	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1987	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1988	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1989	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1990	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1991	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1992	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1993	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1994	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1995	121.8 mm (4.8 in)
1996	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1997	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1998	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1999	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
2000	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
2001	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
2002	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
2003	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
2004	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2005	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
2006	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
2007	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
2008	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
2009	204.0 mm (8.0 in)
2010	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
2011	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
2012	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2013	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2014	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
2015	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
2016	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
2017	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
2018	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2019	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
2020	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
2021	105.8 mm (4.2 in)
2022	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
2023	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
2024	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
2025	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
2026	90.4 mm (3.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), 1889 to 2026. The record is 89 days in 1897, marked on the chart; the median year is 37 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1889	12 days
1890	23 days
1891	27 days
1892	19 days
1893	27 days
1894	28 days
1895	49 days
1896	23 days
1897	89 days
1898	74 days
1899	28 days
1900	28 days
1901	34 days
1902	72 days
1903	48 days
1904	52 days
1905	65 days
1906	23 days
1907	22 days
1908	32 days
1909	17 days
1910	37 days
1911	59 days
1912	78 days
1913	35 days
1914	46 days
1915	37 days
1916	26 days
1917	25 days
1918	43 days
1919	43 days
1920	63 days
1921	30 days
1922	39 days
1923	66 days
1924	29 days
1925	27 days
1926	40 days
1927	40 days
1928	27 days
1929	32 days
1930	23 days
1931	23 days
1932	24 days
1933	27 days
1934	68 days
1935	53 days
1936	36 days
1937	41 days
1938	43 days
1939	27 days
1940	69 days
1941	42 days
1942	34 days
1943	30 days
1944	31 days
1945	30 days
1946	41 days
1947	31 days
1948	22 days
1949	25 days
1950	25 days
1951	31 days
1952	30 days
1953	32 days
1954	51 days
1955	31 days
1956	29 days
1957	69 days
1958	30 days
1959	47 days
1960	23 days
1961	40 days
1962	47 days
1963	29 days
1964	39 days
1965	82 days
1966	31 days
1967	55 days
1968	29 days
1969	23 days
1970	48 days
1971	40 days
1972	42 days
1973	35 days
1974	37 days
1975	45 days
1976	34 days
1977	38 days
1978	36 days
1979	45 days
1980	53 days
1981	36 days
1982	60 days
1983	23 days
1984	46 days
1985	31 days
1986	40 days
1987	32 days
1988	51 days
1989	32 days
1990	29 days
1991	23 days
1992	53 days
1993	31 days
1994	52 days
1995	77 days
1996	39 days
1997	48 days
1998	48 days
1999	24 days
2000	26 days
2001	2 days
2002	72 days
2003	38 days
2004	37 days
2005	54 days
2006	53 days
2007	65 days
2008	49 days
2009	50 days
2010	29 days
2011	45 days
2012	39 days
2013	51 days
2014	37 days
2015	44 days
2016	43 days
2017	59 days
2018	45 days
2019	41 days
2020	35 days
2021	28 days
2022	19 days
2023	35 days
2024	53 days
2025	35 days
2026	50 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

113 years, 1890 to 2025

A day with at least 52.3 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 125.7 mm (4.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	98.4 mm (3.9 in)
50 years	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
100 years	125.7 mm (4.9 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 113 years of values from 1890 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: 181.1 mm (7.1 in) in 1955; 122.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1968; 112.2 mm (4.4 in) in 1995.

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).