Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Taralga Post Office. 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 Taralga Post Office, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
40.5 C (104.9 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
40.2 C (104.4 F)
1.2 C (34.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
36.3 C (97.3 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
31.3 C (88.3 F)
-4.6 C (23.7 F)
n/a
n/a
May
25.7 C (78.3 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
21.5 C (70.7 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
19.3 C (66.7 F)
-9.6 C (14.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
22.4 C (72.3 F)
-7.3 C (18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
27.5 C (81.5 F)
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
30.5 C (86.9 F)
-4.8 C (23.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
38.5 C (101.3 F)
-2.5 C (27.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
38.0 C (100.4 F)
-0.7 C (30.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Taralga Post Office still stand. 2009 holds the most, with 44.
Standing records at Taralga Post Office by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1957
40
1958
16
1959
27
1960
40
1961
16
1962
15
1963
21
1964
25
1965
25
1966
23
1967
18
1968
21
1969
22
1970
21
1971
10
1972
16
1973
18
1974
12
1975
23
1976
11
1977
20
1978
15
1979
18
1980
19
1981
13
1982
26
1983
14
1984
20
1985
15
1986
26
1987
27
1988
21
1989
22
1990
22
1991
19
1992
10
1993
16
1994
22
1995
22
1996
26
1997
23
1998
36
1999
18
2000
20
2001
23
2002
26
2003
15
2004
25
2005
30
2006
33
2007
19
2008
21
2009
44
2010
14
2011
19
2012
15
2013
29
2014
16
2015
19
2016
30
2017
32
2018
31
2019
34
2020
25
2021
9
2022
12
2023
21
2024
12
All-Time Record Progression
7 new records
7 all-time records were set at Taralga Post Office between 30 January 2003 and 10 February 2020. Each dot is a new record.
When Taralga Post Office set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2003-01-30
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 38.8 C (101.8 F)
2009-02-06
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 39.3 C (102.7 F)
2009-02-07
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 39.8 C (103.6 F)
2017-05-10
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -10.0 C (14.0 F)
2020-01-04
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 40.5 C (104.9 F)
2020-02-02
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 25.7 C (78.3 F)
2020-02-10
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 197.0 mm (7.8 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Feb: 197.0 mm (7.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Taralga Post Office. The most was 197.0 mm (7.8 in) on 10 February 2020.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Taralga Post Office
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
26 January 1885
Feb
197.0 mm (7.8 in)
10 February 2020
Mar
174.2 mm (6.9 in)
21 March 1914
Apr
134.4 mm (5.3 in)
15 April 1891
May
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
11 May 1925
Jun
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
21 June 1975
Jul
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
17 July 1910
Aug
122.0 mm (4.8 in)
2 August 1990
Sep
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
24 September 1892
Oct
85.0 mm (3.3 in)
24 October 1999
Nov
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
20 November 1961
Dec
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
17 December 1888
Period of Record Coverage
1957 to 2024
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
68 years of record at Taralga Post Office, 1957 to 2024. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1970, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 52 complete years at Taralga Post Office, 1957 to 2021. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.2 C (54.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 11.3 C (52.3 F), and the warmest was 2019, at 13.5 C (56.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Taralga Post Office as warming stripes, 1957 to 2021
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1957
11.7 C
-0.55 C
1958
11.4 C
-0.77 C
1960
11.3 C
-0.89 C
1961
11.7 C
-0.53 C
1962
11.3 C
-0.88 C
1963
11.7 C
-0.52 C
1964
11.4 C
-0.79 C
1965
12.0 C
-0.25 C
1966
11.7 C
-0.51 C
1967
12.1 C
-0.14 C
1968
12.3 C
+0.05 C
1969
12.3 C
+0.10 C
1970
11.4 C
-0.80 C
1971
11.5 C
-0.70 C
1972
12.0 C
-0.20 C
1973
12.6 C
+0.44 C
1976
11.3 C
-0.92 C
1985
11.8 C
-0.38 C
1987
11.7 C
-0.53 C
1988
12.3 C
+0.11 C
1989
11.8 C
-0.43 C
1990
12.4 C
+0.15 C
1991
12.7 C
+0.46 C
1992
11.3 C
-0.89 C
1993
12.3 C
+0.08 C
1994
12.1 C
-0.08 C
1995
11.9 C
-0.28 C
1996
11.6 C
-0.65 C
1997
12.5 C
+0.27 C
1998
12.9 C
+0.70 C
1999
12.1 C
-0.09 C
2000
12.0 C
-0.20 C
2001
12.4 C
+0.23 C
2002
12.6 C
+0.37 C
2003
12.3 C
+0.05 C
2004
12.9 C
+0.72 C
2005
12.9 C
+0.70 C
2006
13.0 C
+0.81 C
2007
13.2 C
+1.00 C
2008
12.0 C
-0.18 C
2009
13.3 C
+1.06 C
2010
12.5 C
+0.27 C
2011
12.3 C
+0.07 C
2012
11.9 C
-0.31 C
2013
12.8 C
+0.55 C
2014
13.0 C
+0.75 C
2015
12.5 C
+0.32 C
2016
13.3 C
+1.09 C
2018
13.1 C
+0.93 C
2019
13.5 C
+1.29 C
2020
12.7 C
+0.50 C
2021
11.7 C
-0.47 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1957 to 2021. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.3 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 52 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Taralga Post Office
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.3 to 0.5) per decade
1957 to 2021
52
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.3 to 0.7) per decade
1957 to 2021
52
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1957 to 2021
52
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
1882 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Taralga Post Office: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.5 C (104.9 F)
2020
36.0 C (96.7 F)
68
Coldest night (TNn)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2017
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
68
Wettest day (Rx1day)
197.0 mm (7.8 in)
2020
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
143
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
323.1 mm (12.7 in)
1961
99.9 mm (3.9 in)
143
Longest dry spell (CDD)
59 days
1895
23 days
143
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Taralga Post Office, 1882 to 2026. The record is 40.5 C (104.9 F) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.0 C (96.7 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Taralga Post Office 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
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
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1958
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1959
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1960
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1961
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1963
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1964
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1965
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966
36.4 C (97.5 F)
1967
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1968
36.9 C (98.4 F)
1969
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1970
33.6 C (92.5 F)
1971
34.2 C (93.6 F)
1972
35.4 C (95.7 F)
1973
38.2 C (100.8 F)
1974
31.2 C (88.2 F)
1975
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1976
31.9 C (89.4 F)
1977
35.4 C (95.7 F)
1978
33.8 C (92.8 F)
1979
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1980
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1981
36.4 C (97.5 F)
1982
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1983
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1984
32.5 C (90.5 F)
1985
35.9 C (96.6 F)
1986
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1987
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1988
35.1 C (95.2 F)
1989
33.2 C (91.8 F)
1990
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1991
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1992
36.8 C (98.2 F)
1993
34.8 C (94.6 F)
1994
35.8 C (96.4 F)
1995
30.8 C (87.4 F)
1996
34.6 C (94.3 F)
1997
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1998
35.8 C (96.4 F)
1999
35.5 C (95.9 F)
2000
34.0 C (93.2 F)
2001
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2002
35.2 C (95.4 F)
2003
38.8 C (101.8 F)
2004
38.7 C (101.7 F)
2005
38.0 C (100.4 F)
2006
37.4 C (99.3 F)
2007
38.7 C (101.7 F)
2008
33.0 C (91.4 F)
2009
39.8 C (103.6 F)
2010
37.0 C (98.6 F)
2011
36.6 C (97.9 F)
2012
34.2 C (93.6 F)
2013
38.2 C (100.8 F)
2014
38.0 C (100.4 F)
2015
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2016
37.0 C (98.6 F)
2017
39.0 C (102.2 F)
2018
39.0 C (102.2 F)
2019
39.0 C (102.2 F)
2020
40.5 C (104.9 F)
2021
36.0 C (96.8 F)
2022
32.0 C (89.6 F)
2023
35.5 C (95.9 F)
2024
34.0 C (93.2 F)
2025
n/a
2026
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Taralga Post Office, 1882 to 2026. The record is -10.0 C (14.0 F) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is -6.1 C (21.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Taralga Post Office 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
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
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1958
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1959
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1960
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1961
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1962
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1963
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1964
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1965
-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1966
-5.7 C (21.7 F)
1967
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1968
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1969
-6.3 C (20.7 F)
1970
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1971
-7.7 C (18.1 F)
1972
-6.8 C (19.8 F)
1973
-6.4 C (20.5 F)
1974
-7.3 C (18.9 F)
1975
-6.5 C (20.3 F)
1976
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1977
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1978
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1979
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1980
-4.2 C (24.4 F)
1981
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1982
-9.6 C (14.7 F)
1983
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1984
-5.9 C (21.4 F)
1985
-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1986
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1987
-6.5 C (20.3 F)
1988
-4.6 C (23.7 F)
1989
-5.3 C (22.5 F)
1990
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1991
-4.2 C (24.4 F)
1992
-4.8 C (23.4 F)
1993
-6.4 C (20.5 F)
1994
-6.5 C (20.3 F)
1995
-4.7 C (23.5 F)
1996
-7.6 C (18.3 F)
1997
-6.5 C (20.3 F)
1998
-5.5 C (22.1 F)
1999
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2000
-6.2 C (20.8 F)
2001
-6.3 C (20.7 F)
2002
-5.8 C (21.6 F)
2003
-5.9 C (21.4 F)
2004
-6.5 C (20.3 F)
2005
-5.2 C (22.6 F)
2006
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2007
-4.9 C (23.2 F)
2008
-5.5 C (22.1 F)
2009
-4.9 C (23.2 F)
2010
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2011
-4.5 C (23.9 F)
2012
-5.2 C (22.6 F)
2013
-6.5 C (20.3 F)
2014
-6.5 C (20.3 F)
2015
-7.1 C (19.2 F)
2016
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2017
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2018
-7.0 C (19.4 F)
2019
-7.0 C (19.4 F)
2020
-5.5 C (22.1 F)
2021
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
2022
-7.0 C (19.4 F)
2023
-7.5 C (18.5 F)
2024
-4.5 C (23.9 F)
2025
n/a
2026
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Taralga Post Office, 1882 to 2026. The record is 197.0 mm (7.8 in) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.4 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Taralga Post Office by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1882
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1883
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1884
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1885
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1886
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1887
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1888
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1889
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1890
134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1891
134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1892
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1895
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1896
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1897
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1898
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1899
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1900
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1901
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1902
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1903
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1904
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1905
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1906
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1907
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1908
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1909
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1910
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1911
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1912
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1913
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1914
174.2 mm (6.9 in)
1915
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1916
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1917
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1918
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1919
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1920
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1921
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1922
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1923
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1924
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1925
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1926
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1927
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1928
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1929
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1930
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1931
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1932
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1933
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1934
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1935
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1936
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1937
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1938
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1939
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1940
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1941
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1942
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1943
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1944
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1945
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1946
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1947
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1948
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1949
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1950
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1951
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1952
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1953
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1954
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1955
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1956
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1957
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1958
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1959
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1960
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1961
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1962
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1963
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1964
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1965
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1966
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1967
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1968
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1969
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1970
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1971
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1972
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1973
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1974
97.4 mm (3.8 in)
1975
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1976
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1977
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1978
102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1979
23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1980
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1981
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1982
34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1983
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1984
36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1985
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1986
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1987
35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1988
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1989
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1990
122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1991
53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1992
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1993
27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1994
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1995
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1996
69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1997
119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1998
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1999
85.0 mm (3.3 in)
2000
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2001
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2002
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2003
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2004
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
2005
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2006
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2007
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2008
67.2 mm (2.6 in)
2009
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
2010
73.0 mm (2.9 in)
2011
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2012
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
2013
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2014
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2015
69.0 mm (2.7 in)
2016
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2017
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2018
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2019
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2020
197.0 mm (7.8 in)
2021
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2022
84.0 mm (3.3 in)
2023
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
2024
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
2025
70.0 mm (2.8 in)
2026
21.0 mm (0.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Taralga Post Office, 1882 to 2026. The record is 323.1 mm (12.7 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 99.9 mm (3.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Taralga Post Office by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1882
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1883
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1884
64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1885
159.2 mm (6.3 in)
1886
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1887
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1888
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1889
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1890
161.9 mm (6.4 in)
1891
230.6 mm (9.1 in)
1892
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1895
137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1896
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1897
81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1898
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1899
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1900
166.6 mm (6.6 in)
1901
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1902
54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1903
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1904
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1905
49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1906
89.3 mm (3.5 in)
1907
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1908
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1909
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1910
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1911
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1912
91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1913
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1914
272.8 mm (10.7 in)
1915
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1916
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1917
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1918
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1919
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1920
82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1921
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1922
175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1923
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1924
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1925
156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1926
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1927
89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1928
157.2 mm (6.2 in)
1929
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1930
78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1931
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1932
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1933
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1934
101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1935
114.2 mm (4.5 in)
1936
75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1937
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1938
113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1939
63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1940
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1941
105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1942
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1943
182.1 mm (7.2 in)
1944
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1945
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1946
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1947
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1948
160.5 mm (6.3 in)
1949
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1950
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1951
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1952
137.1 mm (5.4 in)
1953
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1954
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1955
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1956
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1957
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1958
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1959
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1960
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1961
323.1 mm (12.7 in)
1962
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1963
140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1964
99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1965
126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1966
90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1967
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1968
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1969
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1970
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1971
116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1972
121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1973
103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1974
102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1975
252.0 mm (9.9 in)
1976
167.4 mm (6.6 in)
1977
78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1978
221.6 mm (8.7 in)
1979
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1980
57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1981
73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1982
47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1983
106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1984
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1985
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1986
148.8 mm (5.9 in)
1987
59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1988
121.8 mm (4.8 in)
1989
128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1990
212.8 mm (8.4 in)
1991
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1992
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1993
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1994
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1995
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1996
74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1997
138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1998
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1999
115.2 mm (4.5 in)
2000
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
2001
93.3 mm (3.7 in)
2002
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
2003
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2004
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
2005
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
2006
118.0 mm (4.6 in)
2007
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
2008
78.6 mm (3.1 in)
2009
76.8 mm (3.0 in)
2010
105.0 mm (4.1 in)
2011
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
2012
217.0 mm (8.5 in)
2013
127.4 mm (5.0 in)
2014
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
2015
94.4 mm (3.7 in)
2016
119.8 mm (4.7 in)
2017
88.0 mm (3.5 in)
2018
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
2019
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
2020
290.0 mm (11.4 in)
2021
168.5 mm (6.6 in)
2022
167.5 mm (6.6 in)
2023
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2024
138.7 mm (5.5 in)
2025
107.0 mm (4.2 in)
2026
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Taralga Post Office, 1882 to 2026. The record is 59 days in 1895, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Taralga Post Office by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1882
20 days
1883
32 days
1884
20 days
1885
23 days
1886
30 days
1887
20 days
1888
37 days
1889
30 days
1890
21 days
1891
18 days
1892
41 days
1895
59 days
1896
26 days
1897
30 days
1898
28 days
1899
32 days
1900
22 days
1901
25 days
1902
31 days
1903
18 days
1904
20 days
1905
21 days
1906
29 days
1907
24 days
1908
30 days
1909
21 days
1910
33 days
1911
23 days
1912
32 days
1913
29 days
1914
31 days
1915
55 days
1916
25 days
1917
18 days
1918
17 days
1919
33 days
1920
26 days
1921
20 days
1922
34 days
1923
20 days
1924
23 days
1925
22 days
1926
19 days
1927
18 days
1928
20 days
1929
31 days
1930
18 days
1931
17 days
1932
20 days
1933
20 days
1934
16 days
1935
17 days
1936
26 days
1937
22 days
1938
29 days
1939
20 days
1940
32 days
1941
25 days
1942
27 days
1943
18 days
1944
29 days
1945
25 days
1946
18 days
1947
27 days
1948
17 days
1949
21 days
1950
17 days
1951
22 days
1952
16 days
1953
18 days
1954
42 days
1955
19 days
1956
17 days
1957
29 days
1958
18 days
1959
21 days
1960
12 days
1961
29 days
1962
17 days
1963
14 days
1964
24 days
1965
26 days
1966
21 days
1967
18 days
1968
16 days
1969
14 days
1970
4 days
1971
15 days
1972
24 days
1973
29 days
1974
23 days
1975
18 days
1976
31 days
1977
26 days
1978
16 days
1979
36 days
1980
42 days
1981
30 days
1982
30 days
1983
20 days
1984
25 days
1985
17 days
1986
30 days
1987
22 days
1988
17 days
1989
14 days
1990
20 days
1991
29 days
1992
16 days
1993
57 days
1994
24 days
1995
28 days
1996
19 days
1997
59 days
1998
16 days
1999
18 days
2000
21 days
2001
32 days
2002
55 days
2003
21 days
2004
23 days
2005
30 days
2006
51 days
2007
37 days
2008
14 days
2009
17 days
2010
19 days
2011
15 days
2012
24 days
2013
22 days
2014
17 days
2015
23 days
2016
27 days
2017
24 days
2018
18 days
2019
35 days
2020
19 days
2021
26 days
2022
13 days
2023
25 days
2024
25 days
2025
20 days
2026
28 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
52 years with a frost
Across 52 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Taralga Post Office falls on 3 November and the median first autumn frost on 25 April, which leaves a median of 175 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.5 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Taralga Post Office
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1991 to 2021)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
3 November
n/a
1 November
n/a
-0.9 days per decade
First autumn frost
25 April
n/a
24 April
n/a
+2.6 days per decade
Growing days
175 days
n/a
181 days
n/a
+3.5 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
134 years, 1883 to 2025
A day with at least 58.8 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 174.6 mm (6.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Taralga Post Office: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
58.8 mm (2.3 in)
5 years
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
10 years
101.2 mm (4.0 in)
25 years
127.7 mm (5.0 in)
50 years
150.0 mm (5.9 in)
100 years
174.6 mm (6.9 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 134 years of values from 1883 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: 197.0 mm (7.8 in) in 2020; 174.2 mm (6.9 in) in 1914; 144.8 mm (5.7 in) in 1925.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Taralga Post Office, at 1976. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1976 ran 0.4 C (0.8 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Taralga Post Office, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1976
-0.4
-0.8
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.
Climate Twins
2006 to 2021 against 1961 to 1990
Over 2006 to 2021, Taralga Post Office had a mean temperature of 12.7 C (54.9 F) and 814.8 mm (32.1 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Woolbrook (Danglemah Road) (Australia, 408 km away), Lithgow (Birdwood St) (Australia, 106 km away) and Bathurst Agricultural Station (Australia, 111 km away).
Climate twins of Taralga Post Office: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2006 to 2021 climate
Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.
Download the Data
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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.