Bendigo Prison Weather Records (ASN00081003)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bendigo Prison (ASN00081003), Australia, with 130 years of record.

Key Facts for Bendigo Prison

Bendigo Prison (ASN00081003) is a weather station in Australia at -36.75 latitude and 144.28 longitude, 225 m (739 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1863 to 1992, 130 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bendigo Prison still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bendigo Prison set a daily record precipitation of 42.0 mm (1.7 in) on 12 May 1992.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -36.75 latitude, 144.28 longitude.
Elevation: 225 m (739 ft).
Period of record: 1863 to 1992, 130 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 Bendigo Prison. 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 Bendigo Prison, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	41.7 C (107.1 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	41.8 C (107.2 F)	4.5 C (40.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	39.1 C (102.4 F)	4.6 C (40.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	33.0 C (91.4 F)	1.4 C (34.5 F)	n/a	n/a
May	27.4 C (81.3 F)	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	18.4 C (65.1 F)	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	25.2 C (77.4 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	31.0 C (87.8 F)	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.1 C (95.2 F)	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1.2 C (34.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	40.2 C (104.4 F)	4.3 C (39.7 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Bendigo Prison still stand. 1957 holds the most, with 72.

Standing records at Bendigo Prison by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1957	72
1958	46
1959	55
1960	56
1961	41
1962	44
1963	38
1964	62
1965	54
1966	44
1967	47
1968	44
1969	37
1970	33
1971	29
1972	35
1973	35
1974	29
1975	33
1976	25
1977	37
1978	45
1979	25
1980	43
1981	32
1982	65
1983	53
1984	32
1985	41
1986	32
1987	45
1988	47
1989	28
1990	43
1991	37

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Bendigo Prison between 15 February 1913 and 27 June 1989. Each dot is a new record.

When Bendigo Prison set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1913-02-15	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1914-03-28	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1989-06-27	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -3.5 C (25.7 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 87.6 mm (3.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bendigo Prison. The most was 87.6 mm (3.4 in) on 28 March 1914.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bendigo Prison
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	19 January 1928
Feb	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	15 February 1913
Mar	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	28 March 1914
Apr	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 April 1882
May	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	15 May 1974
Jun	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	15 June 1898
Jul	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	11 July 1933
Aug	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 August 1909
Sep	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	23 September 1916
Oct	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 October 1892
Nov	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 November 1882
Dec	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 December 1907

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 1991

35 years of record at Bendigo Prison, 1957 to 1991. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1968, 1991.

Days with data per year at Bendigo Prison
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	363	99%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	344	94%	Yes
1968	319	87%	No
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	364	99%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	350	96%	Yes
1976	360	98%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	361	99%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	344	94%	Yes
1985	365	100%	Yes
1986	364	100%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	364	99%	Yes
1989	363	99%	Yes
1990	364	100%	Yes
1991	300	82%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Bendigo Prison
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 May 1992	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	103 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1992	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	87 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1991	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily rain	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	17 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1991	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily high max	32.0 C (89.6 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1991	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily high min	16.6 C (61.9 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	10 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1991	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily high max	28.5 C (83.3 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	10 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1991	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily high max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	5 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1991	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily low min	1.5 C (34.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	16 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1991	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily low min	1.4 C (34.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	33 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1991	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily low max	10.5 C (50.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	20 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1991	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily high min	11.4 C (52.5 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	9 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1991	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily high max	22.1 C (71.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	9 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1991	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily low max (Tie)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	tie	20 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1991	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily low min	0.2 C (32.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	14 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1991	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily high max (Tie)	14.6 C (58.3 F)	tie	2 years	0 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1991	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1991	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily high min	9.8 C (49.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	2 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 1991	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily high min	9.2 C (48.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	33 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 1991	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily high max	17.5 C (63.5 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	2 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 1991	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily high max	16.5 C (61.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	8 years	5 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

30 complete years, 1957 to 1990

One stripe for each of 30 complete years at Bendigo Prison, 1957 to 1990. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.7 C (58.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1964, at 13.7 C (56.7 F), and the warmest was 1988, at 15.5 C (59.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Bendigo Prison as warming stripes, 1957 to 1990
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1957	14.0 C	-0.65 C
1958	14.1 C	-0.57 C
1959	15.0 C	+0.33 C
1960	14.1 C	-0.61 C
1961	15.5 C	+0.79 C
1962	14.5 C	-0.13 C
1963	14.7 C	+0.07 C
1964	13.7 C	-0.93 C
1965	14.4 C	-0.24 C
1966	14.0 C	-0.70 C
1969	14.6 C	-0.04 C
1970	14.2 C	-0.49 C
1971	14.6 C	-0.09 C
1972	14.8 C	+0.11 C
1973	14.8 C	+0.08 C
1974	14.7 C	-0.01 C
1975	14.9 C	+0.25 C
1976	14.6 C	-0.12 C
1977	14.8 C	+0.10 C
1978	14.6 C	-0.07 C
1980	15.1 C	+0.47 C
1981	15.2 C	+0.50 C
1982	15.2 C	+0.49 C
1983	14.8 C	+0.17 C
1985	14.7 C	+0.06 C
1986	14.1 C	-0.55 C
1987	14.8 C	+0.09 C
1988	15.5 C	+0.82 C
1989	14.9 C	+0.22 C
1990	15.4 C	+0.77 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade over 1957 to 1990. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.1 to 0.7) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 30 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Bendigo Prison
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade	0.4 F (0.1 to 0.7) per decade	1957 to 1990	30	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.19 C (-0.02 to 0.39) per decade	0.33 F (-0.04 to 0.70) per decade	1957 to 1990	30	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.3 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade	0.5 F (0.2 to 0.8) per decade	1957 to 1990	30	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

1863 to 1992

Yearly extremes at Bendigo Prison: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.8 C (107.2 F)	1968	39.4 C (102.9 F)	35
Coldest night (TNn)	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	1989	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35
Wettest day (Rx1day)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	1914	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	123
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	1951	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	123
Longest dry spell (CDD)	76 days	1991	31 days	123

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Bendigo Prison, 1863 to 1992. The record is 41.8 C (107.2 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Bendigo Prison by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1863	n/a
1864	n/a
1865	n/a
1866	n/a
1867	n/a
1868	n/a
1869	n/a
1870	n/a
1871	n/a
1872	n/a
1878	n/a
1881	n/a
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	39.3 C (102.7 F)
1958	37.3 C (99.1 F)
1959	41.6 C (106.9 F)
1960	38.1 C (100.6 F)
1961	40.7 C (105.3 F)
1962	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1963	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1964	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1965	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1966	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967	38.8 C (101.8 F)
1968	41.8 C (107.2 F)
1969	38.6 C (101.5 F)
1970	38.8 C (101.8 F)
1971	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1972	40.2 C (104.4 F)
1973	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1974	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1975	38.5 C (101.3 F)
1976	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1977	39.7 C (103.5 F)
1978	37.4 C (99.3 F)
1979	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1980	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1981	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1982	41.5 C (106.7 F)
1983	41.6 C (106.9 F)
1984	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1985	40.4 C (104.7 F)
1986	37.5 C (99.5 F)
1987	38.5 C (101.3 F)
1988	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1989	38.2 C (100.8 F)
1990	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1991	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1992	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Bendigo Prison, 1863 to 1992. The record is -3.5 C (25.7 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -1.7 C (28.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Bendigo Prison by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1863	n/a
1864	n/a
1865	n/a
1866	n/a
1867	n/a
1868	n/a
1869	n/a
1870	n/a
1871	n/a
1872	n/a
1878	n/a
1881	n/a
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	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1958	-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1959	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1960	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1961	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1962	-1.8 C (28.8 F)
1963	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1964	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1965	-2.3 C (27.9 F)
1966	-2.1 C (28.2 F)
1967	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1968	-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1969	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1970	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1971	-1.9 C (28.6 F)
1972	-0.7 C (30.7 F)
1973	-0.1 C (31.8 F)
1974	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1975	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1976	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1977	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1978	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1979	-0.7 C (30.7 F)
1980	0.5 C (32.9 F)
1981	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1982	-2.7 C (27.1 F)
1983	-3.2 C (26.2 F)
1984	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1985	-1.8 C (28.8 F)
1986	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
1987	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1988	0.8 C (33.4 F)
1989	-3.5 C (25.7 F)
1990	-0.3 C (31.5 F)
1991	0.2 C (32.4 F)
1992	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bendigo Prison, 1863 to 1992. The record is 87.6 mm (3.4 in) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.2 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bendigo Prison by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1863	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1864	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1865	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1866	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1867	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1868	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1869	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1870	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1871	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1872	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1878	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1881	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1882	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1883	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1884	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1885	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1886	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1887	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1888	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1889	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1890	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1891	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1892	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1893	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1894	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1895	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1896	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1897	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1898	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1899	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1900	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1901	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1902	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1903	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1904	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1905	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1906	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1907	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1908	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1909	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1910	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1911	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1912	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1913	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1914	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1915	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1916	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1917	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1918	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1919	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1920	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1921	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1922	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1923	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1924	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1925	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1926	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1927	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1928	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1929	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1930	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1931	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1932	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1933	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1934	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1935	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1936	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1937	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1938	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1939	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1940	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1941	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1942	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1943	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1944	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1945	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1946	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1947	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1948	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1949	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1950	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1951	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1952	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1953	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1954	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1955	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1956	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1957	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1958	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1959	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1960	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1961	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1962	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1963	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1964	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1965	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1966	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1967	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1968	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1969	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1970	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1971	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1972	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1973	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1974	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1975	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1976	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1977	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1978	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1980	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1981	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1982	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
1983	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1984	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1985	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1986	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1987	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1988	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1989	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1990	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1991	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1992	42.0 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bendigo Prison, 1863 to 1992. The record is 173.7 mm (6.8 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.1 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bendigo Prison by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1863	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1864	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1865	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1866	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1867	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1868	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1869	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1870	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1871	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1872	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1878	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1881	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1882	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1883	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1884	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1885	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1886	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1887	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1888	44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1889	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1890	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1891	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1892	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1893	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1894	62.9 mm (2.5 in)
1895	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1896	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1897	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1898	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1899	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1900	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1901	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1902	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1903	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1904	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1905	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1906	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1907	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1908	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1909	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1910	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1911	140.1 mm (5.5 in)
1912	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1913	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1914	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1915	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1916	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1917	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1918	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1919	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1920	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1921	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1922	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1923	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1924	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1925	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1926	32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1927	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1928	136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1929	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1930	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1931	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1932	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1933	119.8 mm (4.7 in)
1934	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1935	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1936	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1937	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1938	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
1939	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1940	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1941	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1942	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1943	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1944	30.1 mm (1.2 in)
1945	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1946	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1947	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1948	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1949	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1950	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1951	173.7 mm (6.8 in)
1952	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1953	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1954	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1955	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1956	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1957	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1958	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1959	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1960	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1961	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1962	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1963	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1964	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1965	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1966	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1967	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1968	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1969	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1970	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1971	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1972	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1973	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1974	106.8 mm (4.2 in)
1975	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1976	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1977	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1978	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1979	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1980	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1981	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1982	22.2 mm (0.9 in)
1983	62.9 mm (2.5 in)
1984	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1985	73.3 mm (2.9 in)
1986	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1987	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1988	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1989	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1990	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1991	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1992	92.0 mm (3.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bendigo Prison, 1863 to 1992. The record is 76 days in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bendigo Prison by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1863	23 days
1864	35 days
1865	33 days
1866	22 days
1867	26 days
1868	22 days
1869	30 days
1870	59 days
1871	31 days
1872	21 days
1878	31 days
1881	46 days
1882	37 days
1883	22 days
1884	25 days
1885	29 days
1886	47 days
1887	25 days
1888	20 days
1889	34 days
1890	32 days
1891	50 days
1892	36 days
1893	43 days
1894	28 days
1895	42 days
1896	34 days
1897	27 days
1898	42 days
1899	35 days
1900	30 days
1901	33 days
1902	28 days
1903	23 days
1904	32 days
1905	27 days
1906	48 days
1907	26 days
1908	34 days
1909	32 days
1910	41 days
1911	57 days
1912	37 days
1913	32 days
1914	42 days
1915	31 days
1916	28 days
1917	22 days
1918	27 days
1919	33 days
1920	38 days
1921	22 days
1922	42 days
1923	47 days
1924	29 days
1925	35 days
1926	71 days
1927	36 days
1928	31 days
1929	29 days
1930	50 days
1931	43 days
1932	23 days
1933	36 days
1934	46 days
1935	26 days
1936	23 days
1937	51 days
1938	49 days
1939	25 days
1940	23 days
1941	17 days
1942	23 days
1943	32 days
1944	36 days
1945	37 days
1946	21 days
1947	28 days
1948	40 days
1949	37 days
1950	28 days
1951	40 days
1952	22 days
1953	56 days
1954	34 days
1955	20 days
1956	26 days
1957	24 days
1958	36 days
1959	25 days
1960	27 days
1961	38 days
1962	30 days
1963	25 days
1964	31 days
1965	30 days
1966	24 days
1967	40 days
1968	29 days
1969	24 days
1970	36 days
1971	23 days
1972	40 days
1973	17 days
1974	22 days
1975	28 days
1976	38 days
1977	27 days
1978	29 days
1979	32 days
1980	47 days
1981	24 days
1982	41 days
1983	61 days
1984	28 days
1985	27 days
1986	35 days
1987	27 days
1988	33 days
1989	51 days
1990	21 days
1991	76 days
1992	26 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

25 years with a frost

Across 25 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bendigo Prison falls on 19 August and the median first autumn frost on 24 June, which leaves a median of 305 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -1.8 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Bendigo Prison
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1957 to 1989)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	19 August	n/a	19 August	n/a	+2.1 days per decade
First autumn frost	24 June	n/a	24 June	n/a	+0.4 days per decade
Growing days	305 days	n/a	305 days	n/a	-1.8 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, 1863 to 1991

A day with at least 42.0 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 86.0 mm (3.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Bendigo Prison: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
50 years	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
100 years	86.0 mm (3.4 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 1863 to 1991.

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: 87.6 mm (3.4 in) in 1914; 87.4 mm (3.4 in) in 1913; 82.3 mm (3.2 in) in 1973.

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).