Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bathurst Gaol. 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 Bathurst Gaol, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
44.7 C (112.5 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
37.7 C (99.9 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
26.9 C (80.4 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-7.5 C (18.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
39.7 C (103.5 F)
-6.4 C (20.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
41.7 C (107.1 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bathurst Gaol still stand. 1919 holds the most, with 37.
Standing records at Bathurst Gaol by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1858
11
1859
36
1860
3
1861
4
1862
22
1863
29
1870
14
1871
22
1872
19
1873
26
1874
11
1875
14
1876
21
1877
19
1878
17
1879
10
1880
10
1881
8
1882
15
1883
4
1884
8
1885
15
1886
7
1887
6
1888
22
1889
9
1890
3
1891
6
1892
8
1893
11
1894
5
1895
10
1896
12
1897
22
1898
12
1899
13
1900
11
1901
12
1902
18
1903
9
1904
9
1905
16
1906
13
1907
11
1908
23
1909
10
1910
9
1911
13
1912
2
1913
14
1914
16
1915
20
1916
7
1917
7
1918
6
1919
37
1920
13
1921
14
1922
9
1923
11
1924
17
1925
11
1926
14
1927
19
1928
11
1929
10
1930
4
1931
13
1932
13
1933
14
1934
9
1935
19
1936
7
1937
7
1938
15
1939
10
1940
14
1941
11
1942
13
1943
13
1944
20
1945
11
1946
18
1947
6
1948
8
1949
6
1950
11
1951
7
1952
8
1953
8
1954
5
1955
10
1956
7
1957
18
1958
14
1959
12
1960
14
1961
6
1962
14
1963
10
1964
12
1965
19
1966
10
1967
15
1968
17
1969
17
1970
5
1971
13
1972
14
1973
15
1974
8
1975
15
1976
7
1977
8
1978
3
1979
9
1980
15
1981
2
1982
7
1983
2
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Bathurst Gaol between 18 January 1896 and 14 January 1939. Each dot is a new record.
When Bathurst Gaol set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1896-01-18
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 24.9 C (76.8 F)
1919-12-12
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 25.0 C (77.0 F)
1921-12-27
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1939-01-14
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 28.1 C (82.6 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Dec: 111.0 mm (4.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bathurst Gaol. The most was 111.0 mm (4.4 in) on 27 December 1921.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bathurst Gaol
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
11 January 1910
Feb
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
6 February 1950
Mar
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
12 March 1890
Apr
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
22 April 1901
May
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
8 May 1876
Jun
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
12 June 1964
Jul
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
25 July 1922
Aug
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
7 August 1967
Sep
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
17 September 1909
Oct
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
23 October 1882
Nov
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
28 November 1872
Dec
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
27 December 1921
Period of Record Coverage
1858 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
120 years of record at Bathurst Gaol, 1858 to 1983. 42 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1870, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 83 complete years at Bathurst Gaol, 1859 to 1980. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.6 C (56.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1859, at 12.0 C (53.7 F), and the warmest was 1919, at 15.5 C (59.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bathurst Gaol as warming stripes, 1859 to 1980
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1859
12.0 C
-1.59 C
1860
12.5 C
-1.11 C
1861
13.1 C
-0.57 C
1862
13.7 C
+0.05 C
1863
12.9 C
-0.78 C
1871
14.6 C
+0.99 C
1873
13.2 C
-0.44 C
1874
14.2 C
+0.54 C
1875
15.0 C
+1.39 C
1879
13.3 C
-0.37 C
1880
13.4 C
-0.26 C
1881
13.2 C
-0.40 C
1884
14.0 C
+0.36 C
1886
14.0 C
+0.33 C
1887
13.5 C
-0.12 C
1892
13.1 C
-0.52 C
1896
14.3 C
+0.63 C
1897
14.7 C
+1.06 C
1898
14.5 C
+0.85 C
1901
14.2 C
+0.60 C
1904
13.7 C
+0.11 C
1910
13.8 C
+0.19 C
1911
13.5 C
-0.09 C
1913
14.2 C
+0.54 C
1915
14.9 C
+1.29 C
1918
13.6 C
-0.02 C
1919
15.5 C
+1.88 C
1920
14.1 C
+0.45 C
1921
14.0 C
+0.36 C
1922
13.9 C
+0.29 C
1923
14.1 C
+0.51 C
1924
13.0 C
-0.61 C
1925
13.7 C
+0.07 C
1926
14.1 C
+0.48 C
1928
14.3 C
+0.66 C
1929
13.7 C
+0.03 C
1930
14.1 C
+0.44 C
1931
13.6 C
-0.01 C
1932
13.7 C
+0.11 C
1933
13.7 C
+0.11 C
1934
13.6 C
-0.08 C
1935
12.9 C
-0.78 C
1936
13.4 C
-0.27 C
1937
13.7 C
+0.07 C
1938
14.4 C
+0.79 C
1939
14.4 C
+0.73 C
1940
14.1 C
+0.48 C
1941
13.4 C
-0.24 C
1942
14.0 C
+0.41 C
1943
12.4 C
-1.26 C
1944
14.0 C
+0.32 C
1945
14.0 C
+0.32 C
1946
14.2 C
+0.58 C
1947
14.0 C
+0.35 C
1948
12.9 C
-0.71 C
1949
13.3 C
-0.37 C
1950
14.1 C
+0.50 C
1951
13.5 C
-0.11 C
1952
13.7 C
+0.07 C
1953
13.5 C
-0.15 C
1954
13.6 C
-0.07 C
1955
13.7 C
+0.08 C
1956
13.0 C
-0.66 C
1957
13.9 C
+0.24 C
1958
14.0 C
+0.35 C
1959
13.6 C
-0.04 C
1960
13.1 C
-0.50 C
1961
13.4 C
-0.21 C
1962
13.1 C
-0.57 C
1963
13.5 C
-0.09 C
1964
12.9 C
-0.71 C
1965
13.7 C
+0.08 C
1967
12.9 C
-0.70 C
1968
13.0 C
-0.64 C
1971
12.4 C
-1.20 C
1972
12.9 C
-0.72 C
1974
13.0 C
-0.68 C
1975
13.2 C
-0.40 C
1976
12.4 C
-1.19 C
1977
13.4 C
-0.23 C
1978
13.0 C
-0.67 C
1979
13.9 C
+0.28 C
1980
14.2 C
+0.55 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1859 to 1980 is -0.03 C (-0.07 to 0.01) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.05 F (-0.12 to 0.02) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 83 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Bathurst Gaol
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.03 C (-0.07 to 0.01) per decade
-0.05 F (-0.12 to 0.02) per decade
1859 to 1980
83
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.1 C (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade
1859 to 1980
83
Fall
Mean daily minimum
0.07 C (0.02 to 0.12) per decade
0.13 F (0.04 to 0.21) per decade
1859 to 1980
83
Rise
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
1858 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Bathurst Gaol: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
44.7 C (112.5 F)
1878
37.8 C (100.0 F)
120
Coldest night (TNn)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1873
-5.9 C (21.3 F)
120
Wettest day (Rx1day)
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1921
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
124
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
164.2 mm (6.5 in)
1976
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
124
Longest dry spell (CDD)
91 days
1868
27 days
124
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bathurst Gaol, 1858 to 1983. The record is 44.7 C (112.5 F) in 1878, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bathurst Gaol by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1858
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1859
34.7 C (94.5 F)
1860
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1861
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1862
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1863
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1864
n/a
1865
n/a
1868
n/a
1869
n/a
1870
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1871
38.1 C (100.6 F)
1872
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1873
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1874
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1875
39.2 C (102.6 F)
1876
41.6 C (106.9 F)
1877
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1878
44.7 C (112.5 F)
1879
39.7 C (103.5 F)
1880
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1881
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1882
38.6 C (101.5 F)
1883
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1884
38.1 C (100.6 F)
1885
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1886
37.5 C (99.5 F)
1887
36.8 C (98.2 F)
1888
38.1 C (100.6 F)
1889
40.5 C (104.9 F)
1890
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1891
37.1 C (98.8 F)
1892
36.4 C (97.5 F)
1893
35.3 C (95.5 F)
1894
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1895
36.2 C (97.2 F)
1896
40.4 C (104.7 F)
1897
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1898
38.4 C (101.1 F)
1899
39.2 C (102.6 F)
1900
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1901
38.6 C (101.5 F)
1902
36.9 C (98.4 F)
1903
42.0 C (107.6 F)
1904
40.8 C (105.4 F)
1905
41.2 C (106.2 F)
1906
40.8 C (105.4 F)
1907
36.6 C (97.9 F)
1908
38.2 C (100.8 F)
1909
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1910
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1911
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1912
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1913
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1914
38.6 C (101.5 F)
1915
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1916
38.6 C (101.5 F)
1917
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1918
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1919
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1920
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1921
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1922
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1923
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1924
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1925
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1926
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1927
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1928
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1929
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1930
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1931
35.7 C (96.3 F)
1932
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1933
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1934
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1935
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1936
36.4 C (97.5 F)
1937
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1938
38.4 C (101.1 F)
1939
40.8 C (105.4 F)
1940
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1941
37.5 C (99.5 F)
1942
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1943
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1944
39.7 C (103.5 F)
1945
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1946
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1947
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1948
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1949
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1950
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1952
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1953
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1954
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1955
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1957
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1958
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1959
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1960
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1961
36.4 C (97.5 F)
1962
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1963
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1965
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1966
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1969
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1970
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1971
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1972
36.5 C (97.7 F)
1973
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1974
32.5 C (90.5 F)
1975
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1976
35.5 C (95.9 F)
1977
36.5 C (97.7 F)
1978
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1979
36.5 C (97.7 F)
1980
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1981
36.2 C (97.2 F)
1982
37.5 C (99.5 F)
1983
38.0 C (100.4 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bathurst Gaol, 1858 to 1983. The record is -10.6 C (12.9 F) in 1873, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.9 C (21.3 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bathurst Gaol by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1858
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1859
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1860
-4.7 C (23.5 F)
1861
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1862
-6.4 C (20.5 F)
1863
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1864
n/a
1865
n/a
1868
n/a
1869
n/a
1870
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1871
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1872
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1873
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1874
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1875
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1876
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1877
-5.8 C (21.6 F)
1878
-6.6 C (20.1 F)
1879
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1880
-5.7 C (21.7 F)
1881
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1882
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1883
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1884
-4.2 C (24.4 F)
1885
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1886
-5.1 C (22.8 F)
1887
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1888
-7.5 C (18.5 F)
1889
-4.2 C (24.4 F)
1890
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1891
-5.1 C (22.8 F)
1892
-8.1 C (17.4 F)
1893
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1894
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1895
-5.9 C (21.4 F)
1896
-6.3 C (20.7 F)
1897
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1898
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1899
-4.7 C (23.5 F)
1900
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1901
-6.4 C (20.5 F)
1902
-6.4 C (20.5 F)
1903
-5.3 C (22.5 F)
1904
-5.8 C (21.6 F)
1905
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1906
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1907
-5.4 C (22.3 F)
1908
-6.9 C (19.6 F)
1909
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1910
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1911
-4.7 C (23.5 F)
1912
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1913
-6.9 C (19.6 F)
1914
-5.3 C (22.5 F)
1915
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1916
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1917
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1918
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1919
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1920
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1921
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1922
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1923
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1924
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1925
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1926
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1927
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1928
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1929
-6.4 C (20.5 F)
1930
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1931
-4.2 C (24.4 F)
1932
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1933
-6.6 C (20.1 F)
1934
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1935
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1936
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1937
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1938
-5.3 C (22.5 F)
1939
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1940
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1941
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1942
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1943
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1944
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1945
-5.3 C (22.5 F)
1946
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1947
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1948
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1949
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1950
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1951
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1952
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1953
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1954
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1955
-5.8 C (21.6 F)
1956
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1957
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1958
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1959
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1960
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1961
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1962
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1963
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1964
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1965
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1966
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1967
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1968
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1969
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1970
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1971
-8.6 C (16.5 F)
1972
-7.1 C (19.2 F)
1973
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1974
-6.5 C (20.3 F)
1975
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1976
-6.5 C (20.3 F)
1977
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1978
-5.5 C (22.1 F)
1979
-7.5 C (18.5 F)
1980
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1981
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1982
-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1983
-1.5 C (29.3 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bathurst Gaol, 1858 to 1983. The record is 111.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1921, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.0 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bathurst Gaol by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1858
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1859
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1860
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1861
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1862
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1863
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1864
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1865
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1868
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1869
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1870
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1871
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1872
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1873
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1874
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1875
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1876
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1877
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1878
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1879
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1880
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1881
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1882
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1883
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1884
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1885
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1886
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1887
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1888
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1889
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1890
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1891
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1892
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1893
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1894
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1895
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1896
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1897
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1898
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1899
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1900
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1901
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1902
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1903
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1904
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1905
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1906
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1907
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1908
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1909
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1910
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1911
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1912
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1913
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1914
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1915
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1916
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1917
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1918
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1919
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1920
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1921
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1922
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1923
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1924
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1925
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1926
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1927
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1928
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1929
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1930
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1931
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1932
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1933
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1934
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1935
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1936
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1937
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1938
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1939
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1940
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1941
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1942
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1943
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1944
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1945
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1946
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1947
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1948
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1949
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1950
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1951
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1952
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1953
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1954
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1955
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1956
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1957
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1958
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1959
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1960
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1961
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1962
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1963
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1964
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1965
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1966
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1967
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1968
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1969
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1970
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1971
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1972
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1973
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1974
56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1975
51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1976
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1977
36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1978
71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1979
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1980
42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1981
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1982
19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1983
25.5 mm (1.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bathurst Gaol, 1858 to 1983. The record is 164.2 mm (6.5 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 74.4 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bathurst Gaol by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1858
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1859
115.7 mm (4.6 in)
1860
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1861
77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1862
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1863
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1864
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1865
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1868
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1869
95.9 mm (3.8 in)
1870
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1871
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1872
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1873
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1874
59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1875
57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1876
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1877
61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1878
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1879
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1880
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1881
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1882
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1883
39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1884
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1885
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1886
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1887
80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1888
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1889
58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1890
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1891
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1892
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1893
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1894
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1895
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1896
93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1897
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1898
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1899
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1900
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1901
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1902
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1903
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1904
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1905
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1906
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1907
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1908
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1909
67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1910
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1911
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1912
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1913
59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1914
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1915
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1916
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1917
98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1918
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1919
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1920
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1921
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1922
115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1923
50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1924
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1925
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1926
118.8 mm (4.7 in)
1927
53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1928
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1929
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1930
64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1931
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1932
102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1933
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1934
61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1935
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1936
55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1937
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1938
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1939
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1940
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1941
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1942
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1943
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1944
22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1945
74.3 mm (2.9 in)
1946
62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1947
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1948
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1949
61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1950
139.9 mm (5.5 in)
1951
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1952
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1953
63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1954
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1955
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1956
81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1957
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1958
105.8 mm (4.2 in)
1959
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1960
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1961
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1962
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1963
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1964
110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1965
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1966
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1967
123.8 mm (4.9 in)
1968
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1969
100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1970
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1971
146.9 mm (5.8 in)
1972
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1973
112.4 mm (4.4 in)
1974
87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1975
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1976
164.2 mm (6.5 in)
1977
49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1978
88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1979
51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1980
42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1981
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1982
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1983
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bathurst Gaol, 1858 to 1983. The record is 91 days in 1868, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bathurst Gaol by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1858
25 days
1859
29 days
1860
27 days
1861
27 days
1862
53 days
1863
33 days
1864
31 days
1865
31 days
1868
91 days
1869
42 days
1870
27 days
1871
28 days
1872
25 days
1873
19 days
1874
20 days
1875
25 days
1876
36 days
1877
33 days
1878
33 days
1879
20 days
1880
22 days
1881
24 days
1882
30 days
1883
25 days
1884
26 days
1885
26 days
1886
28 days
1887
18 days
1888
52 days
1889
24 days
1890
23 days
1891
27 days
1892
20 days
1893
19 days
1894
22 days
1895
43 days
1896
22 days
1897
32 days
1898
43 days
1899
22 days
1900
24 days
1901
41 days
1902
34 days
1903
24 days
1904
19 days
1905
22 days
1906
24 days
1907
28 days
1908
27 days
1909
21 days
1910
33 days
1911
23 days
1912
48 days
1913
34 days
1914
44 days
1915
32 days
1916
26 days
1917
20 days
1918
18 days
1919
30 days
1920
28 days
1921
20 days
1922
28 days
1923
39 days
1924
23 days
1925
22 days
1926
21 days
1927
22 days
1928
18 days
1929
31 days
1930
18 days
1931
20 days
1932
29 days
1933
35 days
1934
48 days
1935
28 days
1936
33 days
1937
41 days
1938
42 days
1939
16 days
1940
45 days
1941
35 days
1942
31 days
1943
29 days
1944
30 days
1945
25 days
1946
27 days
1947
33 days
1948
47 days
1949
22 days
1950
34 days
1951
32 days
1952
20 days
1953
17 days
1954
36 days
1955
34 days
1956
18 days
1957
28 days
1958
18 days
1959
33 days
1960
26 days
1961
23 days
1962
25 days
1963
16 days
1964
22 days
1965
27 days
1966
24 days
1967
71 days
1968
23 days
1969
25 days
1970
40 days
1971
57 days
1972
51 days
1973
29 days
1974
34 days
1975
23 days
1976
23 days
1977
26 days
1978
28 days
1979
37 days
1980
44 days
1981
31 days
1982
40 days
1983
19 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
82 years with a frost
Across 82 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bathurst Gaol falls on 8 October and the median first autumn frost on 28 April, which leaves a median of 207 days between them.
In 1947 to 1980 the median growing season was 198 days. That is 14 days fewer than in 1859 to 1923.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Bathurst Gaol
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1859 to 1923)
Recent period (1947 to 1980)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
8 October
8 October
12 October
4 days later
+0.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
28 April
28 April
27 April
1 day earlier
+0.4 days per decade
Growing days
207 days
212 days
198 days
14 days fewer
+0.3 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
121 years, 1858 to 1982
A day with at least 45.9 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 113.7 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Bathurst Gaol: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
45.9 mm (1.8 in)
5 years
61.4 mm (2.4 in)
10 years
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
25 years
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
50 years
100.5 mm (4.0 in)
100 years
113.7 mm (4.5 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 121 years of values from 1858 to 1982.
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: 111.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1921; 109.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1890; 106.4 mm (4.2 in) in 1922.
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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.