Kempsey (Wide Street) Weather Records (ASN00059017)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kempsey (Wide Street) (ASN00059017), Australia, with 134 years of record.

Key Facts for Kempsey (Wide Street)

Kempsey (Wide Street) (ASN00059017) is a weather station in Australia at -31.08 latitude and 152.82 longitude, 10 m (33 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1882 to 2015, 134 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kempsey (Wide Street) still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kempsey (Wide Street) set a daily record high minimum temperature of 22.8 C (73.0 F) on 31 December 2014.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -31.08 latitude, 152.82 longitude.
Elevation: 10 m (33 ft).
Period of record: 1882 to 2015, 134 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Kempsey (Wide Street). 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 Kempsey (Wide Street), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	43.0 C (109.4 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	43.0 C (109.4 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	39.5 C (103.1 F)	6.6 C (43.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	36.5 C (97.7 F)	4.5 C (40.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	31.0 C (87.8 F)	1.0 C (33.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	27.5 C (81.5 F)	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	28.2 C (82.8 F)	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	34.5 C (94.1 F)	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.9 C (33.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	39.9 C (103.8 F)	1.8 C (35.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	42.6 C (108.7 F)	4.5 C (40.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	41.0 C (105.8 F)	7.4 C (45.3 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Kempsey (Wide Street) still stand. 1991 holds the most, with 55.

Standing records at Kempsey (Wide Street) by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1965	47
1966	24
1967	33
1968	11
1971	12
1972	22
1973	36
1974	38
1975	39
1976	24
1977	30
1978	33
1979	28
1980	37
1981	31
1982	28
1983	41
1984	22
1985	19
1986	29
1987	39
1988	41
1989	30
1990	34
1991	55
1992	22
1993	39
1994	55
1995	45
1996	46
1997	30
1998	36
1999	19
2000	27
2001	19
2002	31
2003	23
2004	46
2005	21
2006	32
2007	34
2008	21
2009	16
2010	21
2011	25
2012	16
2013	29
2014	28

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Kempsey (Wide Street) between 9 February 1929 and 31 January 2003. Each dot is a new record.

When Kempsey (Wide Street) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1929-02-09	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 263.1 mm (10.4 in)
1963-04-28	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 314.5 mm (12.4 in)
2003-01-31	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 25.0 C (77.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 314.5 mm (12.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kempsey (Wide Street). The most was 314.5 mm (12.4 in) on 28 April 1963.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kempsey (Wide Street)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	222.8 mm (8.8 in)	4 January 1995
Feb	263.1 mm (10.4 in)	9 February 1929
Mar	267.1 mm (10.5 in)	11 March 1974
Apr	314.5 mm (12.4 in)	28 April 1963
May	186.6 mm (7.3 in)	19 May 1977
Jun	212.9 mm (8.4 in)	22 June 1898
Jul	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	25 July 1922
Aug	210.1 mm (8.3 in)	27 August 1949
Sep	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	17 September 1932
Oct	192.8 mm (7.6 in)	11 October 1982
Nov	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	9 November 1917
Dec	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	20 December 1958

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 2015

49 years of record at Kempsey (Wide Street), 1965 to 2015. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1966, 1968, 1971, 2015.

Days with data per year at Kempsey (Wide Street)
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	362	99%	Yes
1966	267	73%	No
1967	361	99%	Yes
1968	106	29%	No
1971	113	31%	No
1972	364	99%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	344	94%	Yes
1975	349	96%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	364	100%	Yes
1978	363	99%	Yes
1979	355	97%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	358	98%	Yes
1983	343	94%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	344	94%	Yes
1986	353	97%	Yes
1987	356	98%	Yes
1988	332	91%	Yes
1989	360	99%	Yes
1990	362	99%	Yes
1991	364	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	364	100%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	364	100%	Yes
1999	363	99%	Yes
2000	365	100%	Yes
2001	360	99%	Yes
2002	360	99%	Yes
2003	355	97%	Yes
2004	348	95%	Yes
2005	339	93%	Yes
2006	352	96%	Yes
2007	363	99%	Yes
2008	366	100%	Yes
2009	365	100%	Yes
2010	364	100%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	366	100%	Yes
2013	360	99%	Yes
2014	362	99%	Yes
2015	8	2%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Kempsey (Wide Street)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 2014	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	8 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 2014	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 2014	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily high min	22.0 C (71.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	4 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 2014	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily high min	23.0 C (73.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	4 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 2014	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily high min	21.2 C (70.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	4 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 2014	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily high min (Tie)	19.0 C (66.2 F)	tie	13 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 2014	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 2014	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily high min	18.4 C (65.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	48 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 2014	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily low max	20.5 C (68.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	21 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 2014	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily high min	18.0 C (64.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	12 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2014	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily low max	18.6 C (65.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	28 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 2014	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily high min	13.5 C (56.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	20 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 2014	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 2014	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily high min (Tie)	12.0 C (53.6 F)	tie	27 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 2014	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily high max	26.5 C (79.7 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	5 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 2014	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily high max	26.8 C (80.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 2014	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily high max	25.8 C (78.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	21 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 2014	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	40 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 2014	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily low min	0.4 C (32.7 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 2014	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily low min (Tie)	0.5 C (32.9 F)	tie	9 years	1 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

40 complete years, 1965 to 2014

One stripe for each of 40 complete years at Kempsey (Wide Street), 1965 to 2014. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.7 C (65.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1994, at 18.1 C (64.6 F), and the warmest was 1973, at 19.7 C (67.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Kempsey (Wide Street) as warming stripes, 1965 to 2014
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1965	18.6 C	-0.10 C
1967	18.3 C	-0.44 C
1972	18.2 C	-0.52 C
1973	19.7 C	+0.94 C
1976	18.3 C	-0.37 C
1977	18.6 C	-0.14 C
1978	18.3 C	-0.39 C
1979	18.7 C	-0.01 C
1980	19.2 C	+0.51 C
1981	18.8 C	+0.13 C
1982	18.8 C	+0.07 C
1984	18.4 C	-0.32 C
1986	18.5 C	-0.22 C
1987	18.8 C	+0.05 C
1989	18.2 C	-0.52 C
1990	18.6 C	-0.08 C
1991	18.7 C	-0.02 C
1992	18.2 C	-0.50 C
1993	18.5 C	-0.22 C
1994	18.1 C	-0.59 C
1995	18.3 C	-0.37 C
1996	18.3 C	-0.45 C
1997	18.7 C	-0.04 C
1998	19.2 C	+0.50 C
1999	18.7 C	+0.01 C
2000	18.6 C	-0.07 C
2001	18.9 C	+0.17 C
2002	19.0 C	+0.28 C
2003	18.6 C	-0.12 C
2004	18.8 C	+0.13 C
2005	19.2 C	+0.47 C
2006	18.7 C	-0.05 C
2007	19.3 C	+0.57 C
2008	18.5 C	-0.24 C
2009	19.0 C	+0.31 C
2010	19.1 C	+0.41 C
2011	18.8 C	+0.12 C
2012	18.8 C	+0.13 C
2013	19.3 C	+0.55 C
2014	19.3 C	+0.58 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.10 C (0.02 to 0.18) per decade over 1965 to 2014. In Fahrenheit: 0.18 F (0.03 to 0.33) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 40 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Kempsey (Wide Street)
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.10 C (0.02 to 0.18) per decade	0.18 F (0.03 to 0.33) per decade	1965 to 2014	40	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.09 C (-0.03 to 0.20) per decade	0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade	1965 to 2014	40	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.11 C (-0.02 to 0.24) per decade	0.20 F (-0.03 to 0.44) per decade	1965 to 2014	40	Not 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

1882 to 2015

Yearly extremes at Kempsey (Wide Street): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	43.0 C (109.4 F)	1994	38.1 C (100.6 F)	49
Coldest night (TNn)	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	1993	0.2 C (32.4 F)	49
Wettest day (Rx1day)	314.5 mm (12.4 in)	1963	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	134
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	627.1 mm (24.7 in)	1929	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	134
Longest dry spell (CDD)	132 days	1895	30 days	134

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Kempsey (Wide Street), 1882 to 2015. The record is 43.0 C (109.4 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.1 C (100.6 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Kempsey (Wide Street) by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
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	39.9 C (103.8 F)
1966	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1968	31.4 C (88.5 F)
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	38.1 C (100.6 F)
1972	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1973	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1974	38.7 C (101.7 F)
1975	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1976	38.1 C (100.6 F)
1977	38.6 C (101.5 F)
1978	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1979	40.4 C (104.7 F)
1980	42.6 C (108.7 F)
1981	37.7 C (99.9 F)
1982	35.4 C (95.7 F)
1983	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1984	37.1 C (98.8 F)
1985	34.1 C (93.4 F)
1986	36.5 C (97.7 F)
1987	39.5 C (103.1 F)
1988	38.5 C (101.3 F)
1989	39.2 C (102.6 F)
1990	38.6 C (101.5 F)
1991	38.8 C (101.8 F)
1992	34.2 C (93.6 F)
1993	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1994	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1995	36.6 C (97.9 F)
1996	38.2 C (100.8 F)
1997	36.8 C (98.2 F)
1998	36.8 C (98.2 F)
1999	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2000	34.5 C (94.1 F)
2001	37.5 C (99.5 F)
2002	39.5 C (103.1 F)
2003	36.0 C (96.8 F)
2004	43.0 C (109.4 F)
2005	41.0 C (105.8 F)
2006	39.0 C (102.2 F)
2007	39.5 C (103.1 F)
2008	34.5 C (94.1 F)
2009	36.3 C (97.3 F)
2010	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2011	38.7 C (101.7 F)
2012	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2013	42.5 C (108.5 F)
2014	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2015	31.5 C (88.7 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Kempsey (Wide Street), 1882 to 2015. The record is -1.8 C (28.8 F) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.2 C (32.4 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Kempsey (Wide Street) by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
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	0.2 C (32.4 F)
1966	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1967	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1968	-1.2 C (29.8 F)
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	2.7 C (36.9 F)
1972	0.8 C (33.4 F)
1973	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1974	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1975	1.6 C (34.9 F)
1976	0.5 C (32.9 F)
1977	0.2 C (32.4 F)
1978	0.2 C (32.4 F)
1979	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1980	1.4 C (34.5 F)
1981	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1982	-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1983	-0.3 C (31.5 F)
1984	2.1 C (35.8 F)
1985	0.9 C (33.6 F)
1986	0.1 C (32.2 F)
1987	0.4 C (32.7 F)
1988	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1989	0.2 C (32.4 F)
1990	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1991	0.9 C (33.6 F)
1992	-0.2 C (31.6 F)
1993	-1.8 C (28.8 F)
1994	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1995	-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1996	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1997	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1998	1.2 C (34.2 F)
1999	1.2 C (34.2 F)
2000	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2001	0.5 C (32.9 F)
2002	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2003	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2004	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2005	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2006	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2007	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2008	0.8 C (33.4 F)
2009	2.0 C (35.6 F)
2010	1.8 C (35.2 F)
2011	1.8 C (35.2 F)
2012	1.0 C (33.8 F)
2013	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2014	0.4 C (32.7 F)
2015	18.0 C (64.4 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kempsey (Wide Street), 1882 to 2015. The record is 314.5 mm (12.4 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 108.5 mm (4.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kempsey (Wide Street) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1882	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1883	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1884	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1885	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1886	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1887	176.3 mm (6.9 in)
1888	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1889	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1890	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1891	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1892	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1893	262.6 mm (10.3 in)
1894	194.8 mm (7.7 in)
1895	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1896	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1897	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1898	212.9 mm (8.4 in)
1899	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1900	159.3 mm (6.3 in)
1901	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1902	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1903	145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1904	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1905	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1906	149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1907	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1908	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1909	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1910	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1911	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1912	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1913	155.2 mm (6.1 in)
1914	149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1915	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1916	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1917	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1918	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1919	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1920	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1921	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1922	175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1923	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1924	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1925	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1926	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1927	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1928	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1929	263.1 mm (10.4 in)
1930	198.6 mm (7.8 in)
1931	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1932	152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1933	189.7 mm (7.5 in)
1934	158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1935	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1936	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1937	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1938	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1939	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1940	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1941	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1942	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1943	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1944	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1945	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1946	160.5 mm (6.3 in)
1947	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1948	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1949	210.1 mm (8.3 in)
1950	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1951	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1952	138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1953	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1954	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1955	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1956	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1957	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1958	141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1959	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1960	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1961	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1962	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1963	314.5 mm (12.4 in)
1964	194.3 mm (7.6 in)
1965	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1966	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1967	165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1968	187.5 mm (7.4 in)
1969	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1970	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1971	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1972	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1973	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1974	267.1 mm (10.5 in)
1975	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1976	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1977	186.6 mm (7.3 in)
1978	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1979	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1980	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1981	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1982	192.8 mm (7.6 in)
1983	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1984	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1985	172.1 mm (6.8 in)
1986	128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1987	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1988	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1989	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1990	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1991	133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1992	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1993	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1994	94.6 mm (3.7 in)
1995	222.8 mm (8.8 in)
1996	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1997	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1998	145.4 mm (5.7 in)
1999	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
2000	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2001	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
2002	212.7 mm (8.4 in)
2003	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
2004	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
2005	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
2006	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
2007	129.4 mm (5.1 in)
2008	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
2009	185.8 mm (7.3 in)
2010	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
2011	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
2012	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
2013	160.4 mm (6.3 in)
2014	115.2 mm (4.5 in)
2015	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kempsey (Wide Street), 1882 to 2015. The record is 627.1 mm (24.7 in) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 195.3 mm (7.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kempsey (Wide Street) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1882	162.3 mm (6.4 in)
1883	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1884	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1885	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1886	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1887	301.0 mm (11.9 in)
1888	215.9 mm (8.5 in)
1889	288.7 mm (11.4 in)
1890	331.8 mm (13.1 in)
1891	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1892	233.2 mm (9.2 in)
1893	349.8 mm (13.8 in)
1894	420.9 mm (16.6 in)
1895	339.1 mm (13.4 in)
1896	166.6 mm (6.6 in)
1897	163.1 mm (6.4 in)
1898	357.4 mm (14.1 in)
1899	203.0 mm (8.0 in)
1900	159.3 mm (6.3 in)
1901	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1902	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1903	203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1904	162.1 mm (6.4 in)
1905	186.8 mm (7.4 in)
1906	248.2 mm (9.8 in)
1907	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1908	193.6 mm (7.6 in)
1909	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1910	135.5 mm (5.3 in)
1911	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1912	132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1913	198.1 mm (7.8 in)
1914	295.3 mm (11.6 in)
1915	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1916	170.0 mm (6.7 in)
1917	230.7 mm (9.1 in)
1918	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1919	183.6 mm (7.2 in)
1920	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1921	339.1 mm (13.4 in)
1922	271.8 mm (10.7 in)
1923	149.2 mm (5.9 in)
1924	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1925	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1926	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1927	217.6 mm (8.6 in)
1928	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1929	627.1 mm (24.7 in)
1930	243.5 mm (9.6 in)
1931	315.4 mm (12.4 in)
1932	272.0 mm (10.7 in)
1933	396.8 mm (15.6 in)
1934	218.4 mm (8.6 in)
1935	160.5 mm (6.3 in)
1936	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1937	155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1938	168.5 mm (6.6 in)
1939	180.1 mm (7.1 in)
1940	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1941	101.2 mm (4.0 in)
1942	131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1943	198.7 mm (7.8 in)
1944	191.8 mm (7.6 in)
1945	214.7 mm (8.5 in)
1946	290.8 mm (11.4 in)
1947	252.5 mm (9.9 in)
1948	196.3 mm (7.7 in)
1949	324.4 mm (12.8 in)
1950	288.4 mm (11.4 in)
1951	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1952	252.2 mm (9.9 in)
1953	185.7 mm (7.3 in)
1954	133.7 mm (5.3 in)
1955	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1956	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1957	133.7 mm (5.3 in)
1958	167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1959	328.9 mm (12.9 in)
1960	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1961	154.5 mm (6.1 in)
1962	439.9 mm (17.3 in)
1963	509.1 mm (20.0 in)
1964	232.9 mm (9.2 in)
1965	103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1966	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1967	269.6 mm (10.6 in)
1968	315.5 mm (12.4 in)
1969	244.9 mm (9.6 in)
1970	298.2 mm (11.7 in)
1971	217.4 mm (8.6 in)
1972	260.0 mm (10.2 in)
1973	248.7 mm (9.8 in)
1974	521.6 mm (20.5 in)
1975	214.2 mm (8.4 in)
1976	157.2 mm (6.2 in)
1977	439.4 mm (17.3 in)
1978	286.7 mm (11.3 in)
1979	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1980	366.6 mm (14.4 in)
1981	201.3 mm (7.9 in)
1982	363.2 mm (14.3 in)
1983	194.8 mm (7.7 in)
1984	187.4 mm (7.4 in)
1985	261.9 mm (10.3 in)
1986	184.6 mm (7.3 in)
1987	216.2 mm (8.5 in)
1988	240.2 mm (9.5 in)
1989	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1990	250.3 mm (9.9 in)
1991	350.6 mm (13.8 in)
1992	214.4 mm (8.4 in)
1993	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1994	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1995	266.2 mm (10.5 in)
1996	224.8 mm (8.9 in)
1997	138.8 mm (5.5 in)
1998	201.0 mm (7.9 in)
1999	198.3 mm (7.8 in)
2000	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
2001	243.6 mm (9.6 in)
2002	230.3 mm (9.1 in)
2003	178.8 mm (7.0 in)
2004	216.5 mm (8.5 in)
2005	125.9 mm (5.0 in)
2006	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
2007	195.8 mm (7.7 in)
2008	173.4 mm (6.8 in)
2009	531.0 mm (20.9 in)
2010	167.9 mm (6.6 in)
2011	421.0 mm (16.6 in)
2012	147.7 mm (5.8 in)
2013	327.8 mm (12.9 in)
2014	154.4 mm (6.1 in)
2015	81.5 mm (3.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kempsey (Wide Street), 1882 to 2015. The record is 132 days in 1895, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kempsey (Wide Street) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1882	26 days
1883	59 days
1884	32 days
1885	29 days
1886	28 days
1887	19 days
1888	28 days
1889	22 days
1890	31 days
1891	16 days
1892	27 days
1893	37 days
1894	35 days
1895	132 days
1896	33 days
1897	27 days
1898	51 days
1899	34 days
1900	55 days
1901	25 days
1902	39 days
1903	14 days
1904	25 days
1905	40 days
1906	51 days
1907	60 days
1908	23 days
1909	25 days
1910	39 days
1911	35 days
1912	31 days
1913	35 days
1914	20 days
1915	37 days
1916	22 days
1917	28 days
1918	27 days
1919	38 days
1920	30 days
1921	30 days
1922	42 days
1923	26 days
1924	18 days
1925	36 days
1926	37 days
1927	46 days
1928	53 days
1929	34 days
1930	27 days
1931	27 days
1932	30 days
1933	34 days
1934	27 days
1935	34 days
1936	27 days
1937	28 days
1938	22 days
1939	39 days
1940	26 days
1941	32 days
1942	22 days
1943	30 days
1944	29 days
1945	24 days
1946	37 days
1947	52 days
1948	35 days
1949	22 days
1950	17 days
1951	33 days
1952	36 days
1953	43 days
1954	25 days
1955	41 days
1956	29 days
1957	35 days
1958	26 days
1959	16 days
1960	37 days
1961	21 days
1962	27 days
1963	29 days
1964	43 days
1965	18 days
1966	57 days
1967	23 days
1968	37 days
1969	62 days
1970	56 days
1971	21 days
1972	37 days
1973	25 days
1974	27 days
1975	27 days
1976	27 days
1977	33 days
1978	18 days
1979	42 days
1980	25 days
1981	31 days
1982	30 days
1983	22 days
1984	28 days
1985	26 days
1986	28 days
1987	22 days
1988	44 days
1989	34 days
1990	31 days
1991	62 days
1992	31 days
1993	26 days
1994	37 days
1995	68 days
1996	33 days
1997	26 days
1998	18 days
1999	19 days
2000	23 days
2001	21 days
2002	62 days
2003	42 days
2004	37 days
2005	27 days
2006	47 days
2007	36 days
2008	22 days
2009	16 days
2010	16 days
2011	20 days
2012	37 days
2013	42 days
2014	22 days
2015	9 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

131 years, 1882 to 2013

A day with at least 109.8 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 286.2 mm (11.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Kempsey (Wide Street): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
5 years	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
10 years	185.6 mm (7.3 in)
25 years	225.3 mm (8.9 in)
50 years	255.6 mm (10.1 in)
100 years	286.2 mm (11.3 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 131 years of values from 1882 to 2013.

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: 314.5 mm (12.4 in) in 1963; 267.1 mm (10.5 in) in 1974; 263.1 mm (10.4 in) in 1929.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Kempsey (Wide Street), at 1989. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1989 ran 0.2 C (0.3 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Kempsey (Wide Street), against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1989	-0.2	-0.3	possible	5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

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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).