Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Forbes (Camp 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 Forbes (Camp Street), with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
47.8 C (118.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
44.7 C (112.5 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
n/a
n/a
May
30.8 C (87.4 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
24.5 C (76.1 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-4.5 C (23.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
34.6 C (94.3 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
42.9 C (109.2 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
45.6 C (114.1 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Forbes (Camp Street) still stand. 1901 holds the most, with 36.
Standing records at Forbes (Camp Street) by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1873
9
1874
7
1875
5
1876
12
1877
1
1878
12
1879
1
1880
35
1881
17
1882
6
1883
3
1884
20
1885
17
1886
11
1887
4
1888
9
1889
20
1890
9
1891
13
1892
6
1893
8
1894
5
1895
9
1896
25
1897
27
1898
13
1899
14
1900
12
1901
36
1902
9
1903
12
1904
15
1905
21
1906
17
1907
9
1908
17
1909
12
1910
10
1911
11
1912
9
1913
12
1914
17
1915
16
1916
8
1917
9
1918
6
1919
25
1920
11
1921
6
1922
16
1923
9
1924
12
1925
16
1926
13
1927
11
1928
10
1929
6
1930
7
1931
13
1932
14
1933
11
1934
7
1935
11
1936
9
1937
7
1938
17
1939
16
1940
20
1941
7
1942
11
1943
8
1944
20
1945
15
1946
36
1947
6
1948
5
1949
13
1950
6
1951
7
1952
13
1953
24
1954
14
1955
8
1956
10
1957
14
1958
15
1959
12
1960
11
1961
7
1962
18
1963
13
1964
15
1965
16
1966
14
1967
11
1968
15
1969
11
1970
14
1971
7
1972
7
1973
18
1974
9
1975
16
1976
13
1977
3
1978
12
1979
4
1980
11
1981
2
1982
6
1983
9
1984
13
1985
6
1986
12
1987
11
1988
9
1989
5
1990
4
1991
4
1992
6
1993
5
1994
12
1995
13
1996
4
1997
8
1998
3
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at Forbes (Camp Street) between 18 July 1918 and 28 October 1973. Each dot is a new record.
When Forbes (Camp Street) set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1918-07-18
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -5.0 C (23.0 F)
1934-01-31
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1935-06-20
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -5.6 C (21.9 F)
1956-01-20
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1959-02-19
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1973-10-28
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 108.2 mm (4.3 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 108.2 mm (4.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Forbes (Camp Street). The most was 108.2 mm (4.3 in) on 28 October 1973.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Forbes (Camp Street)
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
22 January 1976
Feb
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
19 February 1959
Mar
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
5 March 1950
Apr
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1 April 1890
May
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
28 May 1977
Jun
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1 June 1891
Jul
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
21 July 1959
Aug
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
2 August 1990
Sep
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
10 September 1906
Oct
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
28 October 1973
Nov
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1 November 1878
Dec
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
26 December 1887
Period of Record Coverage
1873 to 1998
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
126 years of record at Forbes (Camp Street), 1873 to 1998. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1873, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1925, 1982, 1991 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 108 complete years at Forbes (Camp Street), 1874 to 1995. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.9 C (62.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1875, at 15.4 C (59.6 F), and the warmest was 1914, at 19.0 C (66.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Forbes (Camp Street) as warming stripes, 1874 to 1995
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1874
15.8 C
-1.12 C
1875
15.4 C
-1.56 C
1876
16.3 C
-0.65 C
1878
18.8 C
+1.84 C
1879
17.0 C
+0.10 C
1880
18.9 C
+1.97 C
1881
17.6 C
+0.70 C
1882
18.2 C
+1.26 C
1883
16.9 C
0.00 C
1884
16.3 C
-0.58 C
1889
18.5 C
+1.62 C
1890
16.5 C
-0.40 C
1891
17.3 C
+0.41 C
1892
17.0 C
+0.06 C
1893
17.1 C
+0.22 C
1894
17.0 C
+0.05 C
1895
17.2 C
+0.29 C
1896
17.7 C
+0.77 C
1897
17.6 C
+0.68 C
1898
18.1 C
+1.15 C
1899
17.3 C
+0.43 C
1900
17.4 C
+0.46 C
1901
16.5 C
-0.38 C
1902
16.9 C
-0.03 C
1903
16.7 C
-0.20 C
1904
16.7 C
-0.19 C
1905
16.5 C
-0.46 C
1906
17.4 C
+0.48 C
1907
16.5 C
-0.42 C
1908
16.8 C
-0.07 C
1909
16.6 C
-0.31 C
1910
17.5 C
+0.63 C
1911
17.6 C
+0.73 C
1912
18.0 C
+1.07 C
1913
17.6 C
+0.72 C
1914
19.0 C
+2.12 C
1915
18.0 C
+1.09 C
1916
17.1 C
+0.20 C
1917
16.6 C
-0.34 C
1918
17.0 C
+0.06 C
1919
18.6 C
+1.67 C
1920
17.0 C
+0.10 C
1921
17.4 C
+0.47 C
1922
17.7 C
+0.77 C
1923
17.9 C
+0.94 C
1924
16.4 C
-0.48 C
1926
17.5 C
+0.55 C
1928
17.6 C
+0.71 C
1929
16.7 C
-0.18 C
1930
17.5 C
+0.60 C
1931
16.5 C
-0.38 C
1932
16.9 C
-0.04 C
1933
16.9 C
-0.02 C
1934
17.0 C
+0.12 C
1935
16.8 C
-0.07 C
1936
16.8 C
-0.11 C
1937
17.5 C
+0.63 C
1938
18.1 C
+1.18 C
1939
17.4 C
+0.53 C
1940
17.3 C
+0.39 C
1941
16.5 C
-0.43 C
1942
17.4 C
+0.48 C
1943
16.3 C
-0.59 C
1944
17.3 C
+0.36 C
1945
16.7 C
-0.20 C
1946
16.6 C
-0.28 C
1947
16.6 C
-0.30 C
1948
16.3 C
-0.57 C
1949
16.2 C
-0.73 C
1950
16.8 C
-0.15 C
1952
16.4 C
-0.53 C
1953
15.9 C
-1.02 C
1954
16.1 C
-0.80 C
1955
16.2 C
-0.72 C
1956
15.4 C
-1.56 C
1957
16.7 C
-0.19 C
1958
16.5 C
-0.42 C
1959
16.6 C
-0.31 C
1960
16.1 C
-0.86 C
1961
16.2 C
-0.70 C
1962
15.5 C
-1.39 C
1963
15.9 C
-0.99 C
1964
15.5 C
-1.41 C
1965
16.5 C
-0.43 C
1966
15.6 C
-1.27 C
1968
16.3 C
-0.60 C
1969
16.1 C
-0.82 C
1971
16.0 C
-0.89 C
1972
16.3 C
-0.61 C
1973
16.9 C
-0.03 C
1974
15.9 C
-0.99 C
1975
16.9 C
+0.03 C
1976
16.0 C
-0.92 C
1977
17.0 C
+0.04 C
1978
16.5 C
-0.44 C
1979
17.5 C
+0.55 C
1980
17.4 C
+0.53 C
1981
17.5 C
+0.55 C
1983
16.9 C
+0.02 C
1984
15.9 C
-1.01 C
1985
16.5 C
-0.37 C
1986
16.2 C
-0.67 C
1987
16.6 C
-0.27 C
1988
17.6 C
+0.73 C
1989
17.4 C
+0.51 C
1990
17.9 C
+0.95 C
1992
16.2 C
-0.76 C
1995
16.7 C
-0.21 C
The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.08 C (0.04 to 0.12) per decade over 1874 to 1995. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 108 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Forbes (Camp Street)
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.08 C (-0.12 to -0.04) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade
1874 to 1995
108
Fall
Mean daily maximum
-0.05 C (-0.11 to 0.00) per decade
-0.10 F (-0.20 to 0.01) per decade
1874 to 1995
108
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.1 C (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade
1874 to 1995
108
Fall
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
1873 to 1998
Yearly extremes at Forbes (Camp Street): the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1882
41.8 C (107.2 F)
126
Coldest night (TNn)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1935
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
126
Wettest day (Rx1day)
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1973
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
124
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
183.8 mm (7.2 in)
1976
69.0 mm (2.7 in)
124
Longest dry spell (CDD)
91 days
1912
33 days
124
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Forbes (Camp Street), 1873 to 1998. The record is 47.8 C (118.0 F) in 1882, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.8 C (107.2 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Forbes (Camp Street) by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1873
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1874
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1875
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1876
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1877
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1878
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1879
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1880
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1881
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1882
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1883
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1884
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1885
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1886
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1887
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1888
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1889
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1890
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1891
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1892
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1893
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1894
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1895
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1896
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1897
44.7 C (112.5 F)
1898
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1899
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1900
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1901
42.5 C (108.5 F)
1902
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1903
44.2 C (111.6 F)
1904
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1905
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1906
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1907
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1908
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1909
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1910
40.8 C (105.4 F)
1911
39.1 C (102.4 F)
1912
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1913
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1914
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1915
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1916
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1917
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1918
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1919
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1920
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1921
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1922
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1923
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1924
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1925
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1926
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1927
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1928
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1929
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1930
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1931
39.1 C (102.4 F)
1932
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1933
42.6 C (108.7 F)
1934
41.6 C (106.9 F)
1935
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1936
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1937
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1938
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1939
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1940
41.8 C (107.2 F)
1941
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1942
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1943
40.1 C (104.2 F)
1944
42.9 C (109.2 F)
1945
42.9 C (109.2 F)
1946
42.1 C (107.8 F)
1947
41.8 C (107.2 F)
1948
41.5 C (106.7 F)
1949
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1950
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1951
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1952
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1953
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1954
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1955
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1956
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1957
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1958
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1959
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1960
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1961
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1962
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1963
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1964
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1965
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1966
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1967
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1968
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1969
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1970
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1971
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1972
42.0 C (107.6 F)
1973
43.0 C (109.4 F)
1974
36.5 C (97.7 F)
1975
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1976
38.5 C (101.3 F)
1977
42.0 C (107.6 F)
1978
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1979
41.8 C (107.2 F)
1980
41.0 C (105.8 F)
1981
42.0 C (107.6 F)
1982
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1983
42.5 C (108.5 F)
1984
38.4 C (101.1 F)
1985
40.4 C (104.7 F)
1986
38.2 C (100.8 F)
1987
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1988
40.8 C (105.4 F)
1989
39.2 C (102.6 F)
1990
42.6 C (108.7 F)
1991
41.3 C (106.3 F)
1992
42.5 C (108.5 F)
1993
42.0 C (107.6 F)
1994
42.1 C (107.8 F)
1995
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1996
42.0 C (107.6 F)
1997
42.6 C (108.7 F)
1998
38.5 C (101.3 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Forbes (Camp Street), 1873 to 1998. The record is -5.6 C (21.9 F) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is -3.0 C (26.6 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Forbes (Camp Street) by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1873
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1874
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1875
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1876
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1877
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1878
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1879
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1880
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1881
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1882
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1883
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1884
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1885
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1886
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1887
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1888
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1889
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1890
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1891
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1892
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1893
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1894
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1895
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1896
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1897
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1898
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1899
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1900
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1901
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1902
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1903
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1904
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1905
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1906
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1907
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1908
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1909
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1910
-0.2 C (31.6 F)
1911
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1912
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1913
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1914
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1915
0.3 C (32.5 F)
1916
-1.8 C (28.8 F)
1917
-1.5 C (29.3 F)
1918
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1919
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1920
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1921
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1922
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1923
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1924
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1925
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1926
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1927
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1928
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1929
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1930
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1931
-0.3 C (31.5 F)
1932
-3.2 C (26.2 F)
1933
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1934
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1935
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1936
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1937
-3.2 C (26.2 F)
1938
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1939
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1940
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1941
-2.7 C (27.1 F)
1942
-2.1 C (28.2 F)
1943
-3.2 C (26.2 F)
1944
-4.1 C (24.6 F)
1945
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1946
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1947
-3.2 C (26.2 F)
1948
-3.8 C (25.2 F)
1949
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1950
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1951
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1952
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1953
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1954
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1955
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1956
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1957
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1958
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1959
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1960
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1961
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1962
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1963
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1964
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1965
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1966
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1967
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1968
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1969
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1970
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1971
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1972
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1973
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1974
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1975
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1976
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1977
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1978
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1979
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1980
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1981
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1982
-3.8 C (25.2 F)
1983
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1984
-5.2 C (22.6 F)
1985
-4.3 C (24.3 F)
1986
-4.6 C (23.7 F)
1987
-3.6 C (25.5 F)
1988
-2.5 C (27.5 F)
1989
-1.8 C (28.8 F)
1990
-1.4 C (29.5 F)
1991
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1992
-1.5 C (29.3 F)
1993
-2.5 C (27.5 F)
1994
-4.5 C (23.9 F)
1995
-3.5 C (25.7 F)
1996
-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1997
-2.5 C (27.5 F)
1998
4.0 C (39.2 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Forbes (Camp Street), 1873 to 1998. The record is 108.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.7 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Forbes (Camp Street) by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1873
n/a
1874
n/a
1875
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1876
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1877
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1878
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1879
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1880
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1881
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1882
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1883
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1884
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1885
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1886
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1887
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1888
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1889
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1890
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1891
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1892
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1893
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1894
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1895
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1896
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1897
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1898
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1899
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1900
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1901
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1902
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1903
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1904
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1905
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1906
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1907
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1908
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1909
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1910
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1911
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1912
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1913
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1914
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1915
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1916
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1917
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1918
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1919
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1920
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1921
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1922
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1923
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1924
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1925
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1926
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1927
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1928
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1929
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1930
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1931
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1932
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1933
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1934
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1935
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1936
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1937
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1938
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1939
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1940
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1941
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1942
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1943
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1944
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1945
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1946
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1947
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1948
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1949
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1950
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1951
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1952
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1953
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1954
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1955
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1956
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1957
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1958
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1959
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1960
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1961
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1962
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1963
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1965
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1966
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1967
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1968
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1969
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1970
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1971
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1972
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1973
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1974
58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1975
29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1976
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1977
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1978
51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1979
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1980
32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1981
29.6 mm (1.2 in)
1982
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1983
24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1984
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1985
33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1986
33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1987
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1988
75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1989
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1990
63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1991
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1992
53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1993
50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1994
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1995
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1996
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1997
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1998
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Forbes (Camp Street), 1873 to 1998. The record is 183.8 mm (7.2 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.0 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Forbes (Camp Street) by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1873
n/a
1874
n/a
1875
24.7 mm (1.0 in)
1876
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1877
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1878
119.8 mm (4.7 in)
1879
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1880
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1881
115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1882
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1883
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1884
37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1885
59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1886
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1887
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1888
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1889
86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1890
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1891
105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1892
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1893
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1894
123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1895
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1896
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1897
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1898
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1899
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1900
69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1901
89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1902
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1903
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1904
70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1905
111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1906
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1907
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1908
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1909
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1910
67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1911
69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1912
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1913
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1914
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1915
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1916
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1917
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1918
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1919
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1920
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1921
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1922
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1923
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1924
54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1925
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1926
130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1927
57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1928
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1929
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1930
50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1931
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1932
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1933
59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1934
112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1935
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1936
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1937
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1938
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1939
121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1940
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1941
125.1 mm (4.9 in)
1942
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1943
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1944
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1945
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1946
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1947
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1948
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1949
47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1950
123.1 mm (4.8 in)
1951
43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1952
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1953
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1954
77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1955
130.9 mm (5.2 in)
1956
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1957
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1958
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1959
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1960
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1961
126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1962
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1963
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1964
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1965
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1966
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1967
67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1968
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1969
109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1970
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1971
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1972
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1973
134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1974
74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1975
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1976
183.8 mm (7.2 in)
1977
105.8 mm (4.2 in)
1978
68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1979
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1980
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1981
34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1982
66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1983
57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1984
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1985
86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1986
45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1987
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1988
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1989
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1990
144.2 mm (5.7 in)
1991
62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1992
147.0 mm (5.8 in)
1993
61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1994
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1995
111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1996
70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1997
54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1998
62.6 mm (2.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Forbes (Camp Street), 1873 to 1998. The record is 91 days in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Forbes (Camp Street) by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1873
n/a
1874
n/a
1875
15 days
1876
35 days
1877
41 days
1878
47 days
1879
23 days
1880
39 days
1881
45 days
1882
51 days
1883
41 days
1884
70 days
1885
34 days
1886
32 days
1887
25 days
1888
70 days
1889
52 days
1890
35 days
1891
34 days
1892
28 days
1893
32 days
1894
27 days
1895
69 days
1896
28 days
1897
88 days
1898
63 days
1899
38 days
1900
32 days
1901
46 days
1902
30 days
1903
62 days
1904
28 days
1905
59 days
1906
48 days
1907
32 days
1908
38 days
1909
21 days
1910
37 days
1911
30 days
1912
91 days
1913
34 days
1914
38 days
1915
44 days
1916
27 days
1917
25 days
1918
21 days
1919
31 days
1920
31 days
1921
31 days
1922
36 days
1923
48 days
1924
32 days
1925
26 days
1926
33 days
1927
27 days
1928
47 days
1929
36 days
1930
39 days
1931
26 days
1932
30 days
1933
25 days
1934
39 days
1935
39 days
1936
29 days
1937
41 days
1938
35 days
1939
27 days
1940
79 days
1941
34 days
1942
33 days
1943
27 days
1944
46 days
1945
24 days
1946
29 days
1947
30 days
1948
57 days
1949
25 days
1950
35 days
1951
32 days
1952
29 days
1953
29 days
1954
49 days
1955
28 days
1956
42 days
1957
49 days
1958
19 days
1959
23 days
1960
29 days
1961
29 days
1962
50 days
1963
20 days
1964
32 days
1965
78 days
1966
32 days
1967
72 days
1968
26 days
1969
16 days
1970
40 days
1971
26 days
1972
35 days
1973
19 days
1974
31 days
1975
23 days
1976
47 days
1977
26 days
1978
48 days
1979
37 days
1980
41 days
1981
29 days
1982
41 days
1983
22 days
1984
27 days
1985
28 days
1986
62 days
1987
23 days
1988
52 days
1989
29 days
1990
24 days
1991
34 days
1992
33 days
1993
24 days
1994
27 days
1995
60 days
1996
45 days
1997
64 days
1998
37 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
102 years with a frost
Across 102 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Forbes (Camp Street) falls on 30 August and the median first autumn frost on 29 May, which leaves a median of 272 days between them.
In 1959 to 1995 the median growing season was 264 days. That is 19 days fewer than in 1874 to 1909.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -2.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Forbes (Camp Street)
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1874 to 1909)
Recent period (1959 to 1995)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
30 August
1 September
8 September
7 days later
+1.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
29 May
4 June
26 May
9 days earlier
-1.6 days per decade
Growing days
272 days
283 days
264 days
19 days fewer
-2.7 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
119 years, 1876 to 1997
A day with at least 47.1 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 118.3 mm (4.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Forbes (Camp 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
47.1 mm (1.9 in)
5 years
64.6 mm (2.5 in)
10 years
76.8 mm (3.0 in)
25 years
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
50 years
105.5 mm (4.2 in)
100 years
118.3 mm (4.7 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 119 years of values from 1876 to 1997.
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: 108.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1973; 100.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1976; 99.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1959.
Station Changes
3 suspected
3 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Forbes (Camp Street), at 1961, 1975 and 1988. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1961 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1975 ran 0.4 C (0.8 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1988 ran 0.5 C (1.0 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Forbes (Camp Street), against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1961
-0.3
-0.5
likely
5
1975
+0.4
+0.8
possible
5
1988
+0.5
+1.0
likely
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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.