Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Queenstown (7Xs). 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 Queenstown (7Xs), with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
37.3 C (99.1 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
36.3 C (97.3 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
29.5 C (85.1 F)
-2.6 C (27.3 F)
n/a
n/a
May
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
19.5 C (67.1 F)
-6.2 C (20.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
19.5 C (67.1 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
21.0 C (69.8 F)
-5.5 C (22.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
26.8 C (80.2 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-1.5 C (29.3 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Queenstown (7Xs) still stand. 1965 holds the most, with 73.
Standing records at Queenstown (7Xs) by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1965
73
1966
65
1967
73
1968
54
1969
64
1970
49
1971
27
1972
51
1973
55
1974
43
1975
37
1976
39
1977
31
1978
53
1979
41
1980
62
1981
55
1982
50
1983
57
1984
38
1985
35
1986
32
1987
52
1988
31
1989
31
1990
52
1991
44
1992
34
1993
53
1994
61
1995
22
Wettest Day of Each Month
Apr: 78.7 mm (3.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Queenstown (7Xs). The most was 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 21 April 1971.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Queenstown (7Xs)
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
78.6 mm (3.1 in)
5 January 1985
Feb
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
21 February 1968
Mar
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
23 March 1966
Apr
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
21 April 1971
May
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
25 May 1987
Jun
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
12 June 1965
Jul
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
31 July 1975
Aug
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
5 August 1968
Sep
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
15 September 1989
Oct
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
13 October 1984
Nov
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
21 November 1975
Dec
59.6 mm (2.3 in)
10 December 1979
Period of Record Coverage
1965 to 1995
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
31 years of record at Queenstown (7Xs), 1965 to 1995. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1985, 1986, 1988 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 24 complete years at Queenstown (7Xs), 1965 to 1994. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.9 C (51.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1965, at 10.4 C (50.6 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 11.8 C (53.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Queenstown (7Xs) as warming stripes, 1965 to 1994
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1965
10.4 C
-0.60 C
1966
10.6 C
-0.32 C
1967
10.4 C
-0.59 C
1968
10.4 C
-0.58 C
1969
10.9 C
-0.10 C
1970
10.7 C
-0.21 C
1972
11.3 C
+0.33 C
1973
11.4 C
+0.42 C
1974
11.5 C
+0.59 C
1975
11.2 C
+0.25 C
1976
11.0 C
+0.01 C
1978
10.9 C
-0.09 C
1979
11.2 C
+0.21 C
1980
11.5 C
+0.58 C
1981
11.8 C
+0.81 C
1982
11.1 C
+0.18 C
1983
10.8 C
-0.11 C
1984
10.6 C
-0.33 C
1987
10.5 C
-0.44 C
1989
11.4 C
+0.40 C
1991
10.6 C
-0.32 C
1992
10.7 C
-0.25 C
1993
11.3 C
+0.34 C
1994
10.7 C
-0.26 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
1964 to 1995
Yearly extremes at Queenstown (7Xs): the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
37.3 C (99.1 F)
1981
33.3 C (91.9 F)
31
Coldest night (TNn)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1978
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
31
Wettest day (Rx1day)
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1971
54.8 mm (2.2 in)
32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
169.8 mm (6.7 in)
1994
128.9 mm (5.1 in)
32
Longest dry spell (CDD)
21 days
1972
11 days
32
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Queenstown (7Xs), 1964 to 1995. The record is 37.3 C (99.1 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Queenstown (7Xs) by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1964
n/a
1965
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1966
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1967
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1969
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1970
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1971
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1972
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1973
36.6 C (97.9 F)
1974
33.0 C (91.4 F)
1975
31.5 C (88.7 F)
1976
35.5 C (95.9 F)
1977
35.1 C (95.2 F)
1978
32.6 C (90.7 F)
1979
33.2 C (91.8 F)
1980
35.3 C (95.5 F)
1981
37.3 C (99.1 F)
1982
36.3 C (97.3 F)
1983
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1984
30.2 C (86.4 F)
1985
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1986
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1987
32.7 C (90.9 F)
1988
32.1 C (89.8 F)
1989
34.3 C (93.7 F)
1990
32.3 C (90.1 F)
1991
36.2 C (97.2 F)
1992
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1993
32.1 C (89.8 F)
1994
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1995
36.0 C (96.8 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Queenstown (7Xs), 1964 to 1995. The record is -6.7 C (19.9 F) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is -4.0 C (24.8 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Queenstown (7Xs) by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1964
n/a
1965
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1966
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1967
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1968
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1969
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1970
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1971
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1972
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1973
-6.2 C (20.8 F)
1974
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1975
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1976
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1977
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1978
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1979
-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1980
-1.8 C (28.8 F)
1981
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1982
-4.1 C (24.6 F)
1983
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1984
-4.2 C (24.4 F)
1985
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1986
-5.5 C (22.1 F)
1987
-5.5 C (22.1 F)
1988
-2.5 C (27.5 F)
1989
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1990
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1991
-1.5 C (29.3 F)
1992
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1993
-3.8 C (25.2 F)
1994
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1995
0.0 C (32.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Queenstown (7Xs), 1964 to 1995. The record is 78.7 mm (3.1 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.8 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Queenstown (7Xs) by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1964
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1965
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1966
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1967
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1968
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1969
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1970
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1971
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1972
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1973
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1974
48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1975
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1976
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1977
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1978
58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1979
59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1980
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1981
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1982
44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1983
53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1984
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1985
78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1986
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1987
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1988
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1989
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1990
65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1991
49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1992
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1993
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1994
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1995
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Queenstown (7Xs), 1964 to 1995. The record is 169.8 mm (6.7 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 128.9 mm (5.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Queenstown (7Xs) by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1964
132.7 mm (5.2 in)
1965
133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1966
114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1967
110.6 mm (4.4 in)
1968
140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1969
98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1970
166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1971
168.6 mm (6.6 in)
1972
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1973
156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1974
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1975
164.3 mm (6.5 in)
1976
116.7 mm (4.6 in)
1977
128.4 mm (5.1 in)
1978
112.4 mm (4.4 in)
1979
122.8 mm (4.8 in)
1980
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1981
127.6 mm (5.0 in)
1982
120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1983
128.7 mm (5.1 in)
1984
129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1985
155.2 mm (6.1 in)
1986
138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1987
149.2 mm (5.9 in)
1988
125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1989
115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1990
168.8 mm (6.6 in)
1991
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1992
153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1993
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1994
169.8 mm (6.7 in)
1995
113.2 mm (4.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Queenstown (7Xs), 1964 to 1995. The record is 21 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 11 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Queenstown (7Xs) by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1964
10 days
1965
9 days
1966
12 days
1967
11 days
1968
8 days
1969
9 days
1970
11 days
1971
11 days
1972
21 days
1973
8 days
1974
13 days
1975
14 days
1976
9 days
1977
10 days
1978
11 days
1979
9 days
1980
10 days
1981
11 days
1982
12 days
1983
14 days
1984
9 days
1985
14 days
1986
12 days
1987
8 days
1988
19 days
1989
18 days
1990
9 days
1991
8 days
1992
17 days
1993
7 days
1994
10 days
1995
19 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
24 years with a frost
Across 24 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Queenstown (7Xs) falls on 5 November and the median first autumn frost on 29 April, which leaves a median of 184 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Queenstown (7Xs)
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1965 to 1994)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
5 November
n/a
5 November
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
29 April
n/a
29 April
n/a
n/a
Growing days
184 days
n/a
184 days
n/a
n/a
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.
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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.