Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Orbost (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 Orbost (Comparison), with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
45.2 C (113.4 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
44.6 C (112.3 F)
4.2 C (39.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
39.8 C (103.6 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.5 C (97.7 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-0.2 C (31.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-2.4 C (27.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-3.2 C (26.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
28.1 C (82.6 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
34.9 C (94.8 F)
0.7 C (33.3 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
42.7 C (108.9 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
40.6 C (105.1 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Orbost (Comparison) still stand. 1980 holds the most, with 44.
Standing records at Orbost (Comparison) by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1957
41
1958
36
1959
38
1960
29
1961
24
1962
27
1963
19
1964
36
1965
35
1966
34
1967
31
1968
37
1969
17
1970
29
1971
15
1972
17
1973
18
1974
25
1975
29
1976
18
1977
22
1978
31
1979
18
1980
44
1981
23
1982
28
1983
27
1984
18
1985
23
1986
21
1987
33
1988
22
1989
16
1990
32
1991
27
1992
19
1993
21
1994
38
1995
42
1996
33
1997
28
1998
28
1999
31
2000
17
2001
17
2002
19
2003
22
2004
18
2005
24
2006
24
2007
28
2008
38
2009
32
2010
18
2011
27
All-Time Record Progression
5 new records
5 all-time records were set at Orbost (Comparison) between 13 July 1925 and 26 July 1999. Each dot is a new record.
When Orbost (Comparison) set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1925-07-13
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1935-12-26
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 181.1 mm (7.1 in)
1989-07-16
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature 1.0 C (33.8 F)
1998-06-24
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 247.6 mm (9.7 in)
1999-07-26
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -3.2 C (26.2 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 247.6 mm (9.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Orbost (Comparison). The most was 247.6 mm (9.7 in) on 24 June 1998.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Orbost (Comparison)
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1 January 1949
Feb
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
5 February 1897
Mar
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
12 March 1906
Apr
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
3 April 1978
May
173.0 mm (6.8 in)
25 May 1981
Jun
247.6 mm (9.7 in)
24 June 1998
Jul
172.7 mm (6.8 in)
13 July 1925
Aug
133.9 mm (5.3 in)
27 August 1919
Sep
139.4 mm (5.5 in)
7 September 1908
Oct
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
18 October 1905
Nov
154.6 mm (6.1 in)
17 November 1988
Dec
181.1 mm (7.1 in)
26 December 1935
Period of Record Coverage
1957 to 2011
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
55 years of record at Orbost (Comparison), 1957 to 2011. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1963, 2011.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 51 complete years at Orbost (Comparison), 1957 to 2010. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.7 C (58.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1995, at 13.9 C (56.9 F), and the warmest was 1980, at 15.6 C (60.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Orbost (Comparison) as warming stripes, 1957 to 2010
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1957
14.1 C
-0.60 C
1958
14.0 C
-0.67 C
1959
14.9 C
+0.16 C
1960
14.3 C
-0.37 C
1961
14.8 C
+0.08 C
1962
14.3 C
-0.42 C
1964
14.0 C
-0.66 C
1965
14.2 C
-0.48 C
1966
14.1 C
-0.60 C
1967
14.3 C
-0.39 C
1968
14.9 C
+0.17 C
1969
14.6 C
-0.11 C
1970
14.2 C
-0.46 C
1971
14.8 C
+0.07 C
1972
14.8 C
+0.12 C
1973
15.2 C
+0.47 C
1974
14.8 C
+0.10 C
1975
15.0 C
+0.34 C
1976
14.6 C
-0.10 C
1977
14.7 C
-0.05 C
1978
14.9 C
+0.16 C
1979
15.2 C
+0.52 C
1980
15.6 C
+0.90 C
1981
15.5 C
+0.78 C
1982
15.3 C
+0.62 C
1983
15.3 C
+0.56 C
1985
14.4 C
-0.28 C
1986
14.1 C
-0.61 C
1987
14.2 C
-0.47 C
1988
15.3 C
+0.56 C
1989
14.7 C
-0.05 C
1990
14.8 C
+0.09 C
1991
14.7 C
+0.03 C
1992
14.2 C
-0.50 C
1993
14.7 C
+0.04 C
1994
14.1 C
-0.61 C
1995
13.9 C
-0.84 C
1997
14.7 C
-0.01 C
1998
14.7 C
-0.03 C
1999
15.0 C
+0.28 C
2000
15.0 C
+0.25 C
2001
14.9 C
+0.17 C
2002
14.7 C
-0.02 C
2003
14.6 C
-0.09 C
2004
14.7 C
-0.03 C
2005
15.2 C
+0.53 C
2006
14.4 C
-0.27 C
2007
15.5 C
+0.76 C
2008
14.8 C
+0.12 C
2009
15.3 C
+0.59 C
2010
14.9 C
+0.24 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.08 C (0.01 to 0.16) per decade over 1957 to 2010. In Fahrenheit: 0.15 F (0.02 to 0.28) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 51 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Orbost (Comparison)
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.08 C (0.01 to 0.16) per decade
0.15 F (0.02 to 0.28) per decade
1957 to 2010
51
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.13 C (0.03 to 0.23) per decade
0.23 F (0.05 to 0.41) per decade
1957 to 2010
51
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.04 C (-0.04 to 0.12) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
1957 to 2010
51
Not clearly different from zero
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
1883 to 2011
Yearly extremes at Orbost (Comparison): the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
45.2 C (113.4 F)
1982
40.0 C (104.0 F)
55
Coldest night (TNn)
-3.2 C (26.2 F)
1999
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
55
Wettest day (Rx1day)
247.6 mm (9.7 in)
1998
64.4 mm (2.5 in)
129
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
410.7 mm (16.2 in)
1938
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
129
Longest dry spell (CDD)
54 days
1895
21 days
129
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Orbost (Comparison), 1883 to 2011. The record is 45.2 C (113.4 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Orbost (Comparison) by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
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
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1958
36.4 C (97.5 F)
1959
42.1 C (107.8 F)
1960
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1961
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1962
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1963
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1964
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1965
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1966
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1967
40.9 C (105.6 F)
1968
42.9 C (109.2 F)
1969
38.4 C (101.1 F)
1970
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1971
37.7 C (99.9 F)
1972
37.5 C (99.5 F)
1973
41.0 C (105.8 F)
1974
35.4 C (95.7 F)
1975
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1976
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1977
39.0 C (102.2 F)
1978
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1979
41.2 C (106.2 F)
1980
40.2 C (104.4 F)
1981
43.2 C (109.8 F)
1982
45.2 C (113.4 F)
1983
43.0 C (109.4 F)
1984
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1985
41.2 C (106.2 F)
1986
39.8 C (103.6 F)
1987
41.4 C (106.5 F)
1988
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1989
37.6 C (99.7 F)
1990
41.2 C (106.2 F)
1991
39.7 C (103.5 F)
1992
33.7 C (92.7 F)
1993
37.7 C (99.9 F)
1994
39.7 C (103.5 F)
1995
37.3 C (99.1 F)
1996
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1997
42.7 C (108.9 F)
1998
42.6 C (108.7 F)
1999
40.5 C (104.9 F)
2000
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2001
42.0 C (107.6 F)
2002
36.9 C (98.4 F)
2003
41.0 C (105.8 F)
2004
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2005
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2006
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2007
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2008
40.2 C (104.4 F)
2009
44.6 C (112.3 F)
2010
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2011
40.6 C (105.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Orbost (Comparison), 1883 to 2011. The record is -3.2 C (26.2 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is -1.0 C (30.2 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Orbost (Comparison) by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
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
-3.1 C (26.4 F)
1958
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1959
-1.2 C (29.8 F)
1960
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1961
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1962
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1963
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1964
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1965
-1.9 C (28.6 F)
1966
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1967
-0.3 C (31.5 F)
1968
0.7 C (33.3 F)
1969
-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1970
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1971
-1.3 C (29.7 F)
1972
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1973
-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1974
0.8 C (33.4 F)
1975
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1976
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1977
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1978
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1979
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1980
0.1 C (32.2 F)
1981
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1982
-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1983
-1.2 C (29.8 F)
1984
-1.3 C (29.7 F)
1985
-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1986
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1987
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1988
-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1989
-0.7 C (30.7 F)
1990
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1991
-1.2 C (29.8 F)
1992
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1993
-1.3 C (29.7 F)
1994
-2.3 C (27.9 F)
1995
-2.4 C (27.7 F)
1996
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1997
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1998
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1999
-3.2 C (26.2 F)
2000
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2001
-2.1 C (28.2 F)
2002
-1.2 C (29.8 F)
2003
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2004
-0.8 C (30.6 F)
2005
0.6 C (33.1 F)
2006
-0.4 C (31.3 F)
2007
-0.5 C (31.1 F)
2008
-1.2 C (29.8 F)
2009
-1.3 C (29.7 F)
2010
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2011
-1.8 C (28.8 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Orbost (Comparison), 1883 to 2011. The record is 247.6 mm (9.7 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.4 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Orbost (Comparison) by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1883
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1884
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1885
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1886
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1887
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1888
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1889
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1890
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1891
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1892
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1893
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1894
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1895
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1896
127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1897
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1898
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1899
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1900
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1901
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1902
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1903
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1904
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1905
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1906
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1907
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1908
139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1909
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1910
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1911
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1912
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1913
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1914
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1915
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1916
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1917
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1918
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1919
133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1920
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1921
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1922
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1923
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1924
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1925
172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1926
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1927
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1928
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1929
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1930
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1931
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1932
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1933
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1934
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1935
181.1 mm (7.1 in)
1936
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1937
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1938
164.3 mm (6.5 in)
1939
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1940
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1941
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1942
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1943
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1944
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1945
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1946
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1947
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1948
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1949
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1950
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1951
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1952
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1953
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1954
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1955
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1956
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1957
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1958
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1959
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1960
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1961
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1962
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1963
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1964
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1965
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1966
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1967
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1968
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1969
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1970
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1971
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1972
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1973
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1974
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1975
64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1976
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1977
64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1978
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1979
38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1980
103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1981
173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1982
74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1983
123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1984
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1985
92.6 mm (3.6 in)
1986
32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1987
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1988
154.6 mm (6.1 in)
1989
75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1990
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1991
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1992
34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1993
65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1994
50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1995
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1996
42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1997
43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1998
247.6 mm (9.7 in)
1999
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
2000
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2001
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
2002
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
2003
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
2004
64.4 mm (2.5 in)
2005
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
2006
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
2007
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
2008
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2009
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2010
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2011
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Orbost (Comparison), 1883 to 2011. The record is 410.7 mm (16.2 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 113.0 mm (4.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Orbost (Comparison) by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1883
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1884
189.6 mm (7.5 in)
1885
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1886
234.0 mm (9.2 in)
1887
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1888
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1889
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1890
165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1891
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1892
152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1893
315.2 mm (12.4 in)
1894
308.6 mm (12.1 in)
1895
94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1896
257.9 mm (10.2 in)
1897
241.9 mm (9.5 in)
1898
121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1899
144.6 mm (5.7 in)
1900
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1901
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1902
148.2 mm (5.8 in)
1903
162.5 mm (6.4 in)
1904
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1905
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1906
174.8 mm (6.9 in)
1907
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1908
170.3 mm (6.7 in)
1909
122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1910
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1911
127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1912
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1913
138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1914
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1915
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1916
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1917
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1918
85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1919
199.7 mm (7.9 in)
1920
149.8 mm (5.9 in)
1921
68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1922
107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1923
97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1924
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1925
186.7 mm (7.4 in)
1926
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1927
148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1928
99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1929
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1930
122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1931
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1932
238.6 mm (9.4 in)
1933
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1934
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1935
360.7 mm (14.2 in)
1936
145.6 mm (5.7 in)
1937
53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1938
410.7 mm (16.2 in)
1939
77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1940
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1941
105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1942
206.8 mm (8.1 in)
1943
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1944
98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1945
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1946
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1947
159.6 mm (6.3 in)
1948
178.8 mm (7.0 in)
1949
233.4 mm (9.2 in)
1950
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1951
135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1952
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1953
110.1 mm (4.3 in)
1954
172.4 mm (6.8 in)
1955
88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1956
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1957
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1958
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1959
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1960
207.3 mm (8.2 in)
1961
189.4 mm (7.5 in)
1962
152.0 mm (6.0 in)
1963
127.4 mm (5.0 in)
1964
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1965
90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1966
159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1967
54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1968
92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1969
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1970
139.3 mm (5.5 in)
1971
101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1972
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1973
76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1974
135.2 mm (5.3 in)
1975
120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1976
87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1977
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1978
271.0 mm (10.7 in)
1979
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1980
150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1981
287.0 mm (11.3 in)
1982
95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1983
164.4 mm (6.5 in)
1984
159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1985
154.8 mm (6.1 in)
1986
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1987
110.4 mm (4.3 in)
1988
224.0 mm (8.8 in)
1989
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1990
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1991
109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1992
87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1993
127.6 mm (5.0 in)
1994
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1995
141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1996
66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1997
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1998
358.4 mm (14.1 in)
1999
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
2000
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2001
79.4 mm (3.1 in)
2002
157.6 mm (6.2 in)
2003
45.6 mm (1.8 in)
2004
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
2005
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
2006
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2007
139.0 mm (5.5 in)
2008
99.0 mm (3.9 in)
2009
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
2010
101.4 mm (4.0 in)
2011
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Orbost (Comparison), 1883 to 2011. The record is 54 days in 1895, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Orbost (Comparison) by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1883
17 days
1884
24 days
1885
16 days
1886
17 days
1887
24 days
1888
23 days
1889
46 days
1890
23 days
1891
34 days
1892
25 days
1893
40 days
1894
23 days
1895
54 days
1896
22 days
1897
28 days
1898
25 days
1899
47 days
1900
31 days
1901
24 days
1902
30 days
1903
20 days
1904
23 days
1905
29 days
1906
40 days
1907
25 days
1908
32 days
1909
27 days
1910
41 days
1911
27 days
1912
27 days
1913
32 days
1914
49 days
1915
15 days
1916
14 days
1917
15 days
1918
15 days
1919
31 days
1920
20 days
1921
20 days
1922
21 days
1923
32 days
1924
18 days
1925
16 days
1926
33 days
1927
18 days
1928
23 days
1929
25 days
1930
23 days
1931
13 days
1932
23 days
1933
20 days
1934
23 days
1935
20 days
1936
15 days
1937
24 days
1938
26 days
1939
20 days
1940
19 days
1941
18 days
1942
25 days
1943
10 days
1944
21 days
1945
25 days
1946
16 days
1947
32 days
1948
27 days
1949
16 days
1950
19 days
1951
34 days
1952
23 days
1953
17 days
1954
25 days
1955
17 days
1956
14 days
1957
16 days
1958
26 days
1959
25 days
1960
30 days
1961
23 days
1962
17 days
1963
17 days
1964
17 days
1965
21 days
1966
12 days
1967
22 days
1968
23 days
1969
15 days
1970
20 days
1971
21 days
1972
36 days
1973
17 days
1974
24 days
1975
14 days
1976
18 days
1977
18 days
1978
12 days
1979
22 days
1980
20 days
1981
20 days
1982
20 days
1983
26 days
1984
15 days
1985
19 days
1986
25 days
1987
26 days
1988
23 days
1989
21 days
1990
17 days
1991
17 days
1992
12 days
1993
19 days
1994
19 days
1995
16 days
1996
19 days
1997
18 days
1998
19 days
1999
15 days
2000
16 days
2001
16 days
2002
18 days
2003
21 days
2004
13 days
2005
16 days
2006
28 days
2007
18 days
2008
13 days
2009
25 days
2010
20 days
2011
18 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
43 years with a frost
Across 43 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Orbost (Comparison) falls on 8 August and the median first autumn frost on 28 June, which leaves a median of 325 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Orbost (Comparison)
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1975 to 2010)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
8 August
n/a
7 August
n/a
+0.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
28 June
n/a
1 July
n/a
+0.5 days per decade
Growing days
325 days
n/a
326 days
n/a
+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
126 years, 1884 to 2010
A day with at least 65.1 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 224.8 mm (8.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Orbost (Comparison): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
65.1 mm (2.6 in)
5 years
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
10 years
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
25 years
157.4 mm (6.2 in)
50 years
189.0 mm (7.4 in)
100 years
224.8 mm (8.9 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 126 years of values from 1884 to 2010.
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: 247.6 mm (9.7 in) in 1998; 181.1 mm (7.1 in) in 1935; 173.0 mm (6.8 in) in 1981.
Station Changes
2 suspected
2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Orbost (Comparison), at 1971 and 1986. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1971 ran 0.4 C (0.6 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1986 ran 0.5 C (0.8 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Orbost (Comparison), against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1971
+0.4
+0.6
likely
5
1986
-0.5
-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.
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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.