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Bairnsdale Airport Weather Records (ASN00085279)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bairnsdale Airport (ASN00085279), Australia, with 85 years of record.

Key Facts for Bairnsdale Airport

  • Bairnsdale Airport (ASN00085279) is a weather station in Australia at -37.88 latitude and 147.57 longitude, 49 m (162 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1942 to 2026, 85 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Bairnsdale Airport still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Bairnsdale Airport set a daily record precipitation of 28.8 mm (1.1 in) on 2 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -37.88 latitude, 147.57 longitude.
  • Elevation: 49 m (162 ft).
  • Period of record: 1942 to 2026, 85 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

9 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Bairnsdale Airport, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bairnsdale Airport. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 9 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bairnsdale Airport. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 9 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Bairnsdale Airport, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan45.8 C (114.4 F)4.2 C (39.6 F)41.2 C (106.2 F)5.9 C (42.6 F)
Feb46.2 C (115.2 F)3.5 C (38.3 F)37.4 C (99.3 F)5.4 C (41.7 F)
Mar40.8 C (105.4 F)2.0 C (35.6 F)31.6 C (88.9 F)4.8 C (40.6 F)
Apr37.5 C (99.5 F)0.5 C (32.9 F)31.0 C (87.8 F)3.4 C (38.1 F)
May29.4 C (84.9 F)-3.0 C (26.6 F)27.8 C (82.0 F)2.7 C (36.9 F)
Jun25.0 C (77.0 F)-3.2 C (26.2 F)22.4 C (72.3 F)-0.4 C (31.3 F)
Jul22.7 C (72.9 F)-5.4 C (22.3 F)19.2 C (66.6 F)-1.3 C (29.7 F)
Aug27.0 C (80.6 F)-4.5 C (23.9 F)21.1 C (70.0 F)-0.5 C (31.1 F)
Sep35.4 C (95.7 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)29.6 C (85.3 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)
Oct35.8 C (96.4 F)-1.0 C (30.2 F)26.1 C (79.0 F)11.6 C (52.9 F)
Nov43.5 C (110.3 F)1.6 C (34.9 F)n/an/a
Dec43.6 C (110.5 F)2.5 C (36.5 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Bairnsdale Airport by the year they were set 1,464 records at Bairnsdale Airport still stand. 1999 holds the most, with 49. 02040601943: 321944: 421945: 391983: 91984: 221985: 351986: 331987: 381988: 211989: 101990: 291991: 381992: 281993: 291994: 451995: 471996: 371997: 421998: 311999: 492000: 262001: 212002: 342003: 352004: 332005: 352006: 392007: 332008: 352009: 432010: 252011: 272012: 232013: 352014: 362015: 302016: 332017: 262018: 332019: 382020: 272021: 212022: 172023: 312024: 352025: 222026: 151943198519901995200020052010201520202025
1,464 records at Bairnsdale Airport still stand. 1999 holds the most, with 49.
Standing records at Bairnsdale Airport by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
194332
194442
194539
19839
198422
198535
198633
198738
198821
198910
199029
199138
199228
199329
199445
199547
199637
199742
199831
199949
200026
200121
200234
200335
200433
200535
200639
200733
200835
200943
201025
201127
201223
201335
201436
201530
201633
201726
201833
201938
202027
202121
202217
202331
202435
202522
202615

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Bairnsdale Airport set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Bairnsdale Airport between 2 July 2017 and 2 July 2017. Each dot is a new record. Record low minimum temperature2 July 2017: Record low minimum temperature -5.4 C (22.3 F)
1 all-time records were set at Bairnsdale Airport between 2 July 2017 and 2 July 2017. Each dot is a new record.
When Bairnsdale Airport set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
2017-07-02Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -5.4 C (22.3 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 109.4 mm (4.3 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bairnsdale Airport The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bairnsdale Airport. The most was 109.4 mm (4.3 in) on 24 June 1998. 050100150 Jan: 75.2 mm (3.0 in), 21 January 2020 Jan Feb: 80.4 mm (3.2 in), 11 February 1994 Feb Mar: 74.4 mm (2.9 in), 24 March 2021 Mar Apr: 103.2 mm (4.1 in), 24 April 2004 Apr May: 48.0 mm (1.9 in), 5 May 2000 May Jun: 109.4 mm (4.3 in), 24 June 1998 Jun Jul: 80.2 mm (3.2 in), 29 July 1984 Jul Aug: 29.8 mm (1.2 in), 11 August 2011 Aug Sep: 58.2 mm (2.3 in), 16 September 1993 Sep Oct: 54.0 mm (2.1 in), 4 October 1993 Oct Nov: 105.2 mm (4.1 in), 23 November 1942 Nov Dec: 52.6 mm (2.1 in), 7 December 2014 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bairnsdale Airport. The most was 109.4 mm (4.3 in) on 24 June 1998.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bairnsdale Airport
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan75.2 mm (3.0 in)21 January 2020
Feb80.4 mm (3.2 in)11 February 1994
Mar74.4 mm (2.9 in)24 March 2021
Apr103.2 mm (4.1 in)24 April 2004
May48.0 mm (1.9 in)5 May 2000
Jun109.4 mm (4.3 in)24 June 1998
Jul80.2 mm (3.2 in)29 July 1984
Aug29.8 mm (1.2 in)11 August 2011
Sep58.2 mm (2.3 in)16 September 1993
Oct54.0 mm (2.1 in)4 October 1993
Nov105.2 mm (4.1 in)23 November 1942
Dec52.6 mm (2.1 in)7 December 2014

Period of Record Coverage

1943 to 2026
Days with data per year at Bairnsdale Airport 47 years of record at Bairnsdale Airport, 1943 to 2026. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1943, 1983, 2000, 2026. 1943: 249 of 365 days1944: 355 of 366 days1945: 334 of 365 days1983: 129 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 364 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 365 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 364 of 366 days1993: 364 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 363 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 357 of 365 days1999: 364 of 365 days2000: 316 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 360 of 365 days2003: 361 of 365 days2004: 363 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 364 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 365 of 366 days2017: 364 of 365 days2018: 364 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 363 of 365 days2022: 364 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 364 of 366 days2025: 363 of 365 days2026: 273 of 365 days1990200020102020
47 years of record at Bairnsdale Airport, 1943 to 2026. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1943, 1983, 2000, 2026.
Days with data per year at Bairnsdale Airport
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
194324968%No
194435597%Yes
194533492%Yes
198312935%No
1984366100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
1986364100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
1988365100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
199236499%Yes
1993364100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
199536399%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997365100%Yes
199835798%Yes
1999364100%Yes
200031686%No
2001365100%Yes
200236099%Yes
200336199%Yes
200436399%Yes
2005365100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007364100%Yes
2008366100%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011365100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016365100%Yes
2017364100%Yes
2018364100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
202136399%Yes
2022364100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
202436499%Yes
202536399%Yes
202627375%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Bairnsdale Airport
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 October 2026Bairnsdale Airport, AUdaily rain (Provisional)28.8 mm (1.1 in)11.0 mm (0.4 in)32 years32 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 2026Bairnsdale Airport, AUdaily high min (Provisional)18.3 C (64.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)24 years21 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 2026Bairnsdale Airport, AUdaily rain (Provisional)16.6 mm (0.7 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2026Bairnsdale Airport, AUdaily high max (Provisional)29.6 C (85.3 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)7 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 2026Bairnsdale Airport, AUdaily high min (Provisional)11.2 C (52.2 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)11 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 2026Bairnsdale Airport, AUdaily high min (Provisional)13.5 C (56.3 F)3.1 C (5.6 F)32 years26 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 2026Bairnsdale Airport, AUdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)8.8 mm (0.35 in)36 years27 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 2026Bairnsdale Airport, AUdaily high max20.5 C (68.9 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)29 years22 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 2026Bairnsdale Airport, AUdaily high min11.5 C (52.7 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)11 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 2026Bairnsdale Airport, AUdaily high min11.7 C (53.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)35 years19 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 2026Bairnsdale Airport, AUdaily high max21.6 C (70.9 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)9 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 2026Bairnsdale Airport, AUdaily high max22.4 C (72.3 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)5 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 2026Bairnsdale Airport, AUdaily high min9.5 C (49.1 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 2026Bairnsdale Airport, AUdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)9 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 2026Bairnsdale Airport, AUdaily high min13.5 C (56.3 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)32 years22 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 2026Bairnsdale Airport, AUdaily high min12.6 C (54.7 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)12 years17 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 2026Bairnsdale Airport, AUdaily rain29.8 mm (1.2 in)8.8 mm (0.35 in)24 years26 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 2026Bairnsdale Airport, AUdaily high min19.5 C (67.1 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)19 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 2026Bairnsdale Airport, AUdaily low max19.9 C (67.8 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 2026Bairnsdale Airport, AUdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

40 complete years, 1944 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Bairnsdale Airport as warming stripes, 1944 to 2025 One stripe for each of 40 complete years at Bairnsdale Airport, 1944 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.4 C (57.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 13.4 C (56.1 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 15.2 C (59.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F). 1944: 13.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1985: 13.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1986: 13.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1987: 13.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1988: 14.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1989: 14.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1990: 14.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1991: 14.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1992: 13.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1993: 14.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1994: 13.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1995: 13.5 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1996: 13.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1997: 14.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1999: 14.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2001: 14.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2002: 14.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2003: 14.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2004: 14.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2005: 14.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2006: 14.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2007: 14.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2008: 14.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2009: 14.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2010: 14.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2011: 14.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2012: 14.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2013: 14.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2014: 15.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2015: 14.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2016: 14.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2017: 14.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2018: 15.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2019: 15.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2020: 14.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2021: 14.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2022: 14.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2023: 14.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2024: 15.2 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2025: 14.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean194419501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 40 complete years at Bairnsdale Airport, 1944 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.4 C (57.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 13.4 C (56.1 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 15.2 C (59.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bairnsdale Airport as warming stripes, 1944 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
194413.9 C-0.49 C
198513.7 C-0.65 C
198613.4 C-0.97 C
198713.9 C-0.49 C
198814.9 C+0.50 C
198914.2 C-0.21 C
199014.5 C+0.10 C
199114.4 C+0.05 C
199213.8 C-0.55 C
199314.2 C-0.22 C
199413.8 C-0.61 C
199513.5 C-0.88 C
199613.4 C-1.01 C
199714.5 C+0.12 C
199914.7 C+0.34 C
200114.4 C-0.03 C
200214.2 C-0.24 C
200314.1 C-0.31 C
200414.1 C-0.25 C
200514.8 C+0.36 C
200614.1 C-0.31 C
200714.9 C+0.48 C
200814.3 C-0.06 C
200914.9 C+0.53 C
201014.7 C+0.30 C
201114.3 C-0.11 C
201214.5 C+0.07 C
201314.9 C+0.50 C
201415.0 C+0.60 C
201514.5 C+0.06 C
201614.9 C+0.51 C
201714.8 C+0.41 C
201815.0 C+0.57 C
201915.0 C+0.59 C
202014.5 C+0.06 C
202114.2 C-0.19 C
202214.2 C-0.18 C
202314.9 C+0.48 C
202415.2 C+0.79 C
202514.8 C+0.39 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1944 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 40 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Bairnsdale Airport
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade1944 to 202540Rise
Mean daily maximum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade1944 to 202540Rise
Mean daily minimum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade1944 to 202540Rise

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

1942 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Bairnsdale Airport: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)46.2 C (115.2 F)200940.6 C (105.1 F)47
Coldest night (TNn)-5.4 C (22.3 F)2017-2.0 C (28.4 F)47
Wettest day (Rx1day)109.4 mm (4.3 in)199851.8 mm (2.0 in)48
Wettest five days (Rx5day)191.5 mm (7.5 in)194280.5 mm (3.2 in)48
Longest dry spell (CDD)34 days201619 days48

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Bairnsdale Airport by year The hottest day of the year at Bairnsdale Airport, 1942 to 2026. The record is 46.2 C (115.2 F) in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 C (105.1 F). 354045501960198020002020Record: 46.2 C (115.2 F) in 2009
The hottest day of the year at Bairnsdale Airport, 1942 to 2026. The record is 46.2 C (115.2 F) in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 C (105.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bairnsdale Airport by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1942n/a
194337.2 C (99.0 F)
194440.7 C (105.3 F)
194539.3 C (102.7 F)
198336.7 C (98.1 F)
198437.2 C (99.0 F)
198542.5 C (108.5 F)
198639.7 C (103.5 F)
198738.4 C (101.1 F)
198840.4 C (104.7 F)
198938.0 C (100.4 F)
199041.6 C (106.9 F)
199140.6 C (105.1 F)
199236.6 C (97.9 F)
199338.8 C (101.8 F)
199440.8 C (105.4 F)
199539.5 C (103.1 F)
199635.0 C (95.0 F)
199743.5 C (110.3 F)
199842.5 C (108.5 F)
199940.0 C (104.0 F)
200043.0 C (109.4 F)
200142.0 C (107.6 F)
200237.0 C (98.6 F)
200344.0 C (111.2 F)
200439.6 C (103.3 F)
200539.5 C (103.1 F)
200642.8 C (109.0 F)
200741.2 C (106.2 F)
200840.2 C (104.4 F)
200946.2 C (115.2 F)
201041.1 C (106.0 F)
201141.6 C (106.9 F)
201239.1 C (102.4 F)
201343.5 C (110.3 F)
201444.6 C (112.3 F)
201541.6 C (106.9 F)
201639.0 C (102.2 F)
201739.3 C (102.7 F)
201842.1 C (107.8 F)
201945.8 C (114.4 F)
202043.8 C (110.8 F)
202141.4 C (106.5 F)
202236.6 C (97.9 F)
202338.6 C (101.5 F)
202441.9 C (107.4 F)
202539.8 C (103.6 F)
202641.2 C (106.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Bairnsdale Airport by year The coldest night of the year at Bairnsdale Airport, 1942 to 2026. The record is -5.4 C (22.3 F) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is -2.0 C (28.4 F). -6-4-2021960198020002020Record: -5.4 C (22.3 F) in 2017
The coldest night of the year at Bairnsdale Airport, 1942 to 2026. The record is -5.4 C (22.3 F) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is -2.0 C (28.4 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bairnsdale Airport by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1942n/a
1943-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1944-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1945-1.1 C (30.0 F)
19831.5 C (34.7 F)
1984-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1985-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1986-3.5 C (25.7 F)
1987-2.5 C (27.5 F)
1988-1.5 C (29.3 F)
1989-2.5 C (27.5 F)
1990-1.5 C (29.3 F)
1991-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1992-3.2 C (26.2 F)
1993-3.2 C (26.2 F)
1994-3.2 C (26.2 F)
1995-2.9 C (26.8 F)
1996-1.9 C (28.6 F)
1997-4.5 C (23.9 F)
19980.0 C (32.0 F)
1999-2.5 C (27.5 F)
2000-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2001-2.0 C (28.4 F)
2002-3.0 C (26.6 F)
2003-3.0 C (26.6 F)
2004-1.8 C (28.8 F)
2005-1.4 C (29.5 F)
2006-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2007-0.1 C (31.8 F)
2008-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2009-3.5 C (25.7 F)
2010-1.2 C (29.8 F)
2011-3.4 C (25.9 F)
2012-2.6 C (27.3 F)
2013-0.9 C (30.4 F)
2014-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2015-1.8 C (28.8 F)
2016-2.4 C (27.7 F)
2017-5.4 C (22.3 F)
2018-2.5 C (27.5 F)
2019-1.8 C (28.8 F)
2020-1.3 C (29.7 F)
2021-1.6 C (29.1 F)
2022-1.5 C (29.3 F)
2023-2.1 C (28.2 F)
2024-1.8 C (28.8 F)
2025-2.3 C (27.9 F)
2026-1.3 C (29.7 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bairnsdale Airport by year The wettest day of the year at Bairnsdale Airport, 1942 to 2026. The record is 109.4 mm (4.3 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.8 mm (2.0 in). 02550751001251960198020002020Record: 109.4 mm (4.3 in) in 1998
The wettest day of the year at Bairnsdale Airport, 1942 to 2026. The record is 109.4 mm (4.3 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.8 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bairnsdale Airport by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
1942105.2 mm (4.1 in)
194333.0 mm (1.3 in)
194429.5 mm (1.2 in)
194546.5 mm (1.8 in)
198324.2 mm (1.0 in)
198480.2 mm (3.2 in)
198551.4 mm (2.0 in)
198659.0 mm (2.3 in)
198742.4 mm (1.7 in)
198895.0 mm (3.7 in)
198933.0 mm (1.3 in)
199066.6 mm (2.6 in)
199152.6 mm (2.1 in)
199244.0 mm (1.7 in)
199358.2 mm (2.3 in)
199480.4 mm (3.2 in)
199548.4 mm (1.9 in)
199636.0 mm (1.4 in)
199726.6 mm (1.0 in)
1998109.4 mm (4.3 in)
199960.0 mm (2.4 in)
200048.0 mm (1.9 in)
200151.0 mm (2.0 in)
200240.0 mm (1.6 in)
200331.0 mm (1.2 in)
2004103.2 mm (4.1 in)
200561.0 mm (2.4 in)
200620.0 mm (0.8 in)
200799.2 mm (3.9 in)
200863.2 mm (2.5 in)
200932.8 mm (1.3 in)
201039.2 mm (1.5 in)
201129.8 mm (1.2 in)
201259.2 mm (2.3 in)
201368.4 mm (2.7 in)
201452.6 mm (2.1 in)
201560.4 mm (2.4 in)
201651.6 mm (2.0 in)
201752.0 mm (2.0 in)
201853.0 mm (2.1 in)
201931.6 mm (1.2 in)
202075.2 mm (3.0 in)
202174.4 mm (2.9 in)
202266.0 mm (2.6 in)
202357.0 mm (2.2 in)
202444.8 mm (1.8 in)
202534.8 mm (1.4 in)
202630.0 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bairnsdale Airport by year The wettest five days of the year at Bairnsdale Airport, 1942 to 2026. The record is 191.5 mm (7.5 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.5 mm (3.2 in). 0501001502001960198020002020Record: 191.5 mm (7.5 in) in 1942
The wettest five days of the year at Bairnsdale Airport, 1942 to 2026. The record is 191.5 mm (7.5 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.5 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bairnsdale Airport by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1942191.5 mm (7.5 in)
194337.5 mm (1.5 in)
194443.0 mm (1.7 in)
194576.7 mm (3.0 in)
198342.3 mm (1.7 in)
1984131.6 mm (5.2 in)
198599.8 mm (3.9 in)
1986109.8 mm (4.3 in)
198776.2 mm (3.0 in)
1988139.6 mm (5.5 in)
198948.8 mm (1.9 in)
1990140.6 mm (5.5 in)
1991104.8 mm (4.1 in)
199274.6 mm (2.9 in)
1993105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1994128.2 mm (5.0 in)
199597.2 mm (3.8 in)
199654.6 mm (2.1 in)
199751.8 mm (2.0 in)
1998187.5 mm (7.4 in)
199966.4 mm (2.6 in)
200075.8 mm (3.0 in)
200173.2 mm (2.9 in)
200299.0 mm (3.9 in)
200351.2 mm (2.0 in)
2004136.8 mm (5.4 in)
200584.2 mm (3.3 in)
200643.2 mm (1.7 in)
2007175.2 mm (6.9 in)
200876.8 mm (3.0 in)
200955.4 mm (2.2 in)
201075.8 mm (3.0 in)
201154.4 mm (2.1 in)
201285.2 mm (3.4 in)
2013156.0 mm (6.1 in)
201488.0 mm (3.5 in)
201576.4 mm (3.0 in)
201686.4 mm (3.4 in)
201784.4 mm (3.3 in)
201860.6 mm (2.4 in)
201948.2 mm (1.9 in)
202092.0 mm (3.6 in)
202197.0 mm (3.8 in)
202292.2 mm (3.6 in)
2023136.8 mm (5.4 in)
202454.0 mm (2.1 in)
202557.4 mm (2.3 in)
202646.2 mm (1.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bairnsdale Airport by year The longest dry spell of the year at Bairnsdale Airport, 1942 to 2026. The record is 34 days in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days. 1015202530351960198020002020Record: 34 days in 2016
The longest dry spell of the year at Bairnsdale Airport, 1942 to 2026. The record is 34 days in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bairnsdale Airport by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
194218 days
194317 days
194415 days
194527 days
198317 days
198419 days
198522 days
198625 days
198730 days
198819 days
198918 days
199025 days
199117 days
199226 days
199317 days
199419 days
199519 days
199619 days
199721 days
199824 days
199918 days
200014 days
200118 days
200232 days
200322 days
200429 days
200518 days
200628 days
200720 days
200819 days
200919 days
201019 days
201121 days
201217 days
201326 days
201425 days
201515 days
201634 days
201719 days
201820 days
201922 days
202024 days
202119 days
202219 days
202330 days
202424 days
202516 days
202620 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

40 years with a frost

Across 40 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bairnsdale Airport falls on 2 September and the median first autumn frost on 13 June, which leaves a median of 290 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.1 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Bairnsdale Airport
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1994 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost2 Septembern/a2 Septembern/a-4.7 days per decade
First autumn frost13 Junen/a8 Junen/a-4.6 days per decade
Growing days290 daysn/a288 daysn/a+0.1 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

44 years, 1943 to 2025

A day with at least 51.2 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 121.5 mm (4.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Bairnsdale Airport: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years51.2 mm (2.0 in)
5 years70.5 mm (2.8 in)
10 years83.1 mm (3.3 in)
25 years98.8 mm (3.9 in)
50 years110.3 mm (4.3 in)Longer than the 44 years of record
100 years121.5 mm (4.8 in)Longer than the 44 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 44 years of values from 1943 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: 109.4 mm (4.3 in) in 1998; 103.2 mm (4.1 in) in 2004; 99.2 mm (3.9 in) in 2007.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Bairnsdale Airport, at 2001. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2001 ran 0.2 C (0.3 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Bairnsdale Airport, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
2001-0.2-0.3possible5

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.

Download the Data

  • Data for Bairnsdale Airport standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Bairnsdale Airport threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).