Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Scamander. 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 Scamander, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
38.5 C (101.3 F)
5.1 C (41.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
39.8 C (103.6 F)
5.3 C (41.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
34.8 C (94.6 F)
2.6 C (36.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
29.3 C (84.7 F)
2.0 C (35.6 F)
n/a
n/a
May
24.7 C (76.5 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
20.1 C (68.2 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
21.8 C (71.2 F)
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
24.9 C (76.8 F)
-1.2 C (29.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
29.7 C (85.5 F)
-0.2 C (31.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.7 C (89.1 F)
0.1 C (32.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
34.7 C (94.5 F)
1.8 C (35.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
35.6 C (96.1 F)
3.5 C (38.3 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Scamander still stand. 1978 holds the most, with 71.
Standing records at Scamander by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1974
39
1975
46
1976
54
1977
47
1978
71
1979
41
1980
59
1981
46
1982
63
1983
62
1984
47
1985
45
1986
36
1987
66
1988
61
1989
26
1990
18
2000
50
2001
54
2002
44
2003
54
2004
58
2005
41
2006
57
2007
47
2008
43
2009
45
2010
43
2011
50
2012
39
2013
12
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 138.8 mm (5.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Scamander. The most was 138.8 mm (5.5 in) on 22 October 2005.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Scamander
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
116.4 mm (4.6 in)
29 January 2004
Feb
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
5 February 2008
Mar
118.0 mm (4.6 in)
24 March 2011
Apr
88.8 mm (3.5 in)
13 April 2011
May
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
18 May 1986
Jun
80.4 mm (3.2 in)
2 June 1981
Jul
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
29 July 1984
Aug
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
11 August 2010
Sep
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
23 September 2009
Oct
138.8 mm (5.5 in)
22 October 2005
Nov
108.1 mm (4.3 in)
4 November 1975
Dec
105.8 mm (4.2 in)
9 December 1982
Period of Record Coverage
1974 to 2013
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
31 years of record at Scamander, 1974 to 2013. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1974, 1990, 2000, 2013.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 24 complete years at Scamander, 1975 to 2012. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.4 C (56.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1978, at 12.8 C (55.0 F), and the warmest was 2007, at 14.3 C (57.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Scamander as warming stripes, 1975 to 2012
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1975
13.1 C
-0.32 C
1976
12.9 C
-0.50 C
1978
12.8 C
-0.64 C
1979
13.4 C
-0.03 C
1980
13.6 C
+0.15 C
1981
13.5 C
+0.08 C
1983
13.4 C
-0.05 C
1984
13.2 C
-0.28 C
1986
12.9 C
-0.49 C
1987
13.3 C
-0.16 C
1988
14.2 C
+0.72 C
1989
13.6 C
+0.13 C
2001
13.6 C
+0.15 C
2002
13.4 C
+0.01 C
2003
13.5 C
+0.04 C
2004
12.9 C
-0.49 C
2005
13.6 C
+0.21 C
2006
13.1 C
-0.30 C
2007
14.3 C
+0.87 C
2008
13.4 C
-0.08 C
2009
13.9 C
+0.42 C
2010
13.9 C
+0.42 C
2011
13.4 C
-0.03 C
2012
13.5 C
+0.10 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1974 to 2013
Yearly extremes at Scamander: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
39.8 C (103.6 F)
1983
34.6 C (94.3 F)
31
Coldest night (TNn)
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1990
0.0 C (32.0 F)
31
Wettest day (Rx1day)
138.8 mm (5.5 in)
2005
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
211.4 mm (8.3 in)
2005
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
31
Longest dry spell (CDD)
48 days
1982
22 days
31
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Scamander, 1974 to 2013. The record is 39.8 C (103.6 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.6 C (94.3 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Scamander by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1974
31.5 C (88.7 F)
1975
35.7 C (96.3 F)
1976
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1977
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1978
34.6 C (94.3 F)
1979
35.8 C (96.4 F)
1980
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1981
34.8 C (94.6 F)
1982
36.2 C (97.2 F)
1983
39.8 C (103.6 F)
1984
32.7 C (90.9 F)
1985
34.3 C (93.7 F)
1986
31.2 C (88.2 F)
1987
34.7 C (94.5 F)
1988
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1989
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1990
34.8 C (94.6 F)
2000
34.0 C (93.2 F)
2001
36.5 C (97.7 F)
2002
29.5 C (85.1 F)
2003
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2004
31.8 C (89.2 F)
2005
32.5 C (90.5 F)
2006
36.5 C (97.7 F)
2007
33.0 C (91.4 F)
2008
34.3 C (93.7 F)
2009
35.1 C (95.2 F)
2010
33.5 C (92.3 F)
2011
33.7 C (92.7 F)
2012
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2013
38.5 C (101.3 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Scamander, 1974 to 2013. The record is -3.0 C (26.6 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.0 C (32.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Scamander by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1974
1.8 C (35.2 F)
1975
1.3 C (34.3 F)
1976
0.4 C (32.7 F)
1977
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1978
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1979
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1980
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1981
-1.5 C (29.3 F)
1982
-0.7 C (30.7 F)
1983
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1984
0.5 C (32.9 F)
1985
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1986
-2.1 C (28.2 F)
1987
-1.3 C (29.7 F)
1988
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1989
0.3 C (32.5 F)
1990
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
2000
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2001
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2002
-0.2 C (31.6 F)
2003
0.1 C (32.2 F)
2004
0.2 C (32.4 F)
2005
0.5 C (32.9 F)
2006
0.7 C (33.3 F)
2007
-0.3 C (31.5 F)
2008
-0.2 C (31.6 F)
2009
0.5 C (32.9 F)
2010
1.0 C (33.8 F)
2011
-1.2 C (29.8 F)
2012
0.4 C (32.7 F)
2013
7.5 C (45.5 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Scamander, 1974 to 2013. The record is 138.8 mm (5.5 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.0 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Scamander by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1974
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1975
108.1 mm (4.3 in)
1976
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1977
47.9 mm (1.9 in)
1978
77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1979
35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1980
78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1981
80.4 mm (3.2 in)
1982
105.8 mm (4.2 in)
1983
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1984
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1985
52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1986
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1987
29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1988
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1989
57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1990
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
2000
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
2001
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2002
64.6 mm (2.5 in)
2003
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2004
116.4 mm (4.6 in)
2005
138.8 mm (5.5 in)
2006
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
2007
36.9 mm (1.5 in)
2008
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
2009
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
2010
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
2011
118.0 mm (4.6 in)
2012
58.8 mm (2.3 in)
2013
22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Scamander, 1974 to 2013. The record is 211.4 mm (8.3 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.2 mm (3.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Scamander by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1974
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1975
130.7 mm (5.1 in)
1976
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1977
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1978
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1979
50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1980
100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1981
132.4 mm (5.2 in)
1982
152.8 mm (6.0 in)
1983
72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1984
92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1985
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1986
142.6 mm (5.6 in)
1987
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1988
117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1989
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1990
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
2000
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2001
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
2002
82.4 mm (3.2 in)
2003
115.4 mm (4.5 in)
2004
193.2 mm (7.6 in)
2005
211.4 mm (8.3 in)
2006
24.7 mm (1.0 in)
2007
44.9 mm (1.8 in)
2008
165.6 mm (6.5 in)
2009
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
2010
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
2011
165.2 mm (6.5 in)
2012
86.0 mm (3.4 in)
2013
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Scamander, 1974 to 2013. The record is 48 days in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Scamander by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1974
15 days
1975
26 days
1976
21 days
1977
23 days
1978
19 days
1979
21 days
1980
21 days
1981
21 days
1982
48 days
1983
21 days
1984
19 days
1985
17 days
1986
29 days
1987
29 days
1988
23 days
1989
21 days
1990
26 days
2000
29 days
2001
22 days
2002
31 days
2003
17 days
2004
22 days
2005
26 days
2006
37 days
2007
23 days
2008
25 days
2009
32 days
2010
22 days
2011
24 days
2012
18 days
2013
17 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.