Merimbula Airport Comparison Weather Records (ASN00069093)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Merimbula Airport Comparison (ASN00069093), Australia, with 30 years of record.

Key Facts for Merimbula Airport Comparison

Merimbula Airport Comparison (ASN00069093) is a weather station in Australia at -36.91 latitude and 149.90 longitude, 2 m (7 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1969 to 1998, 30 years of record.
1,464 records set at Merimbula Airport Comparison still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -36.91 latitude, 149.90 longitude.
Elevation: 2 m (7 ft).
Period of record: 1969 to 1998, 30 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Merimbula Airport Comparison. 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 Merimbula Airport Comparison, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	36.4 C (97.5 F)	7.4 C (45.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	36.7 C (98.1 F)	7.1 C (44.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	34.2 C (93.6 F)	6.5 C (43.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.2 C (88.2 F)	2.6 C (36.7 F)	n/a	n/a
May	25.9 C (78.6 F)	0.7 C (33.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	22.5 C (72.5 F)	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	25.2 C (77.4 F)	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	27.7 C (81.9 F)	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	33.6 C (92.5 F)	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	34.0 C (93.2 F)	1.8 C (35.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.6 C (36.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	34.6 C (94.3 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Merimbula Airport Comparison still stand. 1970 holds the most, with 70.

Standing records at Merimbula Airport Comparison by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1969	23
1970	70
1971	70
1972	43
1973	49
1974	48
1975	54
1976	45
1977	49
1978	43
1979	38
1980	43
1981	59
1982	49
1983	63
1984	59
1985	44
1986	53
1987	34
1988	51
1989	34
1990	56
1991	60
1992	38
1993	34
1994	61
1995	56
1996	58
1997	34
1998	46

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 181.2 mm (7.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Merimbula Airport Comparison. The most was 181.2 mm (7.1 in) on 3 March 1997.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Merimbula Airport Comparison
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	4 January 1987
Feb	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	6 February 1971
Mar	181.2 mm (7.1 in)	3 March 1997
Apr	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	3 April 1989
May	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	25 May 1974
Jun	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	3 June 1978
Jul	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	21 July 1987
Aug	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	8 August 1998
Sep	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	2 September 1976
Oct	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	15 October 1976
Nov	173.6 mm (6.8 in)	5 November 1995
Dec	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	10 December 1970

Period of Record Coverage

1969 to 1998

30 years of record at Merimbula Airport Comparison, 1969 to 1998. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1969, 1973, 1980, 1983, 1998.

Days with data per year at Merimbula Airport Comparison
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1969	145	40%	No
1970	364	100%	Yes
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	363	99%	Yes
1973	268	73%	No
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	363	99%	Yes
1976	364	99%	Yes
1977	362	99%	Yes
1978	361	99%	Yes
1979	361	99%	Yes
1980	313	86%	No
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	361	99%	Yes
1983	297	81%	No
1984	358	98%	Yes
1985	356	98%	Yes
1986	354	97%	Yes
1987	362	99%	Yes
1988	358	98%	Yes
1989	359	98%	Yes
1990	355	97%	Yes
1991	354	97%	Yes
1992	350	96%	Yes
1993	354	97%	Yes
1994	361	99%	Yes
1995	354	97%	Yes
1996	361	99%	Yes
1997	350	96%	Yes
1998	321	88%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

24 complete years, 1970 to 1996

One stripe for each of 24 complete years at Merimbula Airport Comparison, 1970 to 1996. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.1 C (59.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1970, at 14.3 C (57.8 F), and the warmest was 1988, at 16.0 C (60.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Merimbula Airport Comparison as warming stripes, 1970 to 1996
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1970	14.3 C	-0.75 C
1971	14.5 C	-0.58 C
1972	14.9 C	-0.17 C
1974	15.0 C	-0.06 C
1975	15.0 C	-0.05 C
1976	14.9 C	-0.21 C
1977	15.0 C	-0.11 C
1978	15.2 C	+0.08 C
1979	15.1 C	+0.05 C
1981	15.4 C	+0.35 C
1982	15.3 C	+0.20 C
1984	14.8 C	-0.34 C
1985	15.2 C	+0.12 C
1986	14.9 C	-0.15 C
1987	15.2 C	+0.06 C
1988	16.0 C	+0.91 C
1989	15.6 C	+0.46 C
1990	15.6 C	+0.53 C
1991	15.6 C	+0.46 C
1992	14.9 C	-0.20 C
1993	15.4 C	+0.29 C
1994	15.1 C	-0.04 C
1995	14.6 C	-0.51 C
1996	14.7 C	-0.36 C

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

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1969 to 1998

Yearly extremes at Merimbula Airport Comparison: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1970	33.1 C (91.6 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	1970	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	181.2 mm (7.1 in)	1997	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	30
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	304.6 mm (12.0 in)	1971	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	30
Longest dry spell (CDD)	49 days	1976	27 days	30

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Merimbula Airport Comparison, 1969 to 1998. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.1 C (91.6 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Merimbula Airport Comparison by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1969	24.5 C (76.1 F)
1970	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1971	31.2 C (88.2 F)
1972	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1973	33.6 C (92.5 F)
1974	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1975	34.6 C (94.3 F)
1976	30.7 C (87.3 F)
1977	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1978	35.4 C (95.7 F)
1979	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1980	35.3 C (95.5 F)
1981	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1982	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1983	36.4 C (97.5 F)
1984	34.8 C (94.6 F)
1985	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1986	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1987	33.1 C (91.6 F)
1988	33.1 C (91.6 F)
1989	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1990	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1991	33.2 C (91.8 F)
1992	29.7 C (85.5 F)
1993	33.7 C (92.7 F)
1994	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1995	28.4 C (83.1 F)
1996	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1997	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1998	33.0 C (91.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Merimbula Airport Comparison, 1969 to 1998. The record is -2.1 C (28.2 F) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.0 C (32.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Merimbula Airport Comparison by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1969	0.3 C (32.5 F)
1970	-2.1 C (28.2 F)
1971	-1.4 C (29.5 F)
1972	-0.1 C (31.8 F)
1973	-1.3 C (29.7 F)
1974	0.8 C (33.4 F)
1975	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1976	0.3 C (32.5 F)
1977	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1978	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1979	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1980	1.3 C (34.3 F)
1981	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1982	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1983	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1984	0.3 C (32.5 F)
1985	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1986	-0.3 C (31.5 F)
1987	-0.2 C (31.6 F)
1988	1.4 C (34.5 F)
1989	1.2 C (34.2 F)
1990	-0.2 C (31.6 F)
1991	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1992	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1993	1.8 C (35.2 F)
1994	0.7 C (33.3 F)
1995	0.2 C (32.4 F)
1996	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1997	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1998	1.0 C (33.8 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Merimbula Airport Comparison, 1969 to 1998. The record is 181.2 mm (7.1 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 89.5 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Merimbula Airport Comparison by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1969	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1970	165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1971	160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1972	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1973	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1974	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1975	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1976	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1977	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1978	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1979	122.6 mm (4.8 in)
1980	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1981	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1982	31.4 mm (1.2 in)
1983	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1984	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1985	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1986	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1987	110.4 mm (4.3 in)
1988	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1989	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1990	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1991	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1992	147.0 mm (5.8 in)
1993	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1994	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1995	173.6 mm (6.8 in)
1996	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1997	181.2 mm (7.1 in)
1998	58.4 mm (2.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Merimbula Airport Comparison, 1969 to 1998. The record is 304.6 mm (12.0 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 135.4 mm (5.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Merimbula Airport Comparison by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1969	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1970	230.4 mm (9.1 in)
1971	304.6 mm (12.0 in)
1972	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1973	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1974	271.1 mm (10.7 in)
1975	276.8 mm (10.9 in)
1976	215.0 mm (8.5 in)
1977	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1978	208.0 mm (8.2 in)
1979	167.0 mm (6.6 in)
1980	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1981	153.0 mm (6.0 in)
1982	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1983	133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1984	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1985	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1986	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1987	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1988	124.6 mm (4.9 in)
1989	299.6 mm (11.8 in)
1990	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1991	131.2 mm (5.2 in)
1992	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1993	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1994	141.3 mm (5.6 in)
1995	201.2 mm (7.9 in)
1996	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1997	195.2 mm (7.7 in)
1998	90.0 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Merimbula Airport Comparison, 1969 to 1998. The record is 49 days in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Merimbula Airport Comparison by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1969	15 days
1970	28 days
1971	28 days
1972	36 days
1973	38 days
1974	20 days
1975	33 days
1976	49 days
1977	27 days
1978	20 days
1979	32 days
1980	38 days
1981	33 days
1982	36 days
1983	21 days
1984	25 days
1985	26 days
1986	27 days
1987	26 days
1988	31 days
1989	17 days
1990	29 days
1991	20 days
1992	27 days
1993	22 days
1994	47 days
1995	19 days
1996	24 days
1997	33 days
1998	21 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.

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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).