Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Lindsay. 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 Lindsay, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
13.9 C (57.0 F)
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.3 C (100.9 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
14.4 C (57.9 F)
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Lindsay still stand. 1880 holds the most, with 38.
Standing records at Lindsay by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1880
38
1881
20
1882
19
1883
29
1884
27
1885
31
1886
21
1887
25
1888
24
1889
16
1890
11
1891
19
1892
14
1893
9
1894
21
1895
34
1896
31
1897
14
1898
14
1899
11
1900
22
1901
11
1902
17
1903
15
1904
9
1905
7
1906
20
1907
9
1908
11
1909
15
1910
6
1911
23
1912
3
1913
22
1914
17
1915
8
1916
23
1917
16
1918
10
1919
17
1920
19
1921
19
1922
8
1923
18
1924
10
1925
23
1926
18
1927
7
1928
9
1929
11
1930
17
1931
24
1932
12
1933
26
1934
15
1935
12
1936
25
1937
8
1938
9
1939
11
1940
19
1941
18
1942
18
1943
14
1944
9
1945
24
1946
18
1947
21
1948
16
1949
17
1950
24
1951
15
1952
6
1953
11
1954
11
1955
14
1956
15
1957
14
1958
13
1959
22
1960
1
1961
10
1962
20
1963
19
1964
13
1965
15
1966
12
1967
11
1968
16
1969
5
1970
9
1971
4
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Lindsay between 18 August 1910 and 13 January 1914. Each dot is a new record.
When Lindsay set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1910-08-18
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1911-07-05
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 40.0 C (104.0 F)
1914-01-13
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -26.1 C (-15.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 96.5 mm (3.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lindsay. The most was 96.5 mm (3.8 in) on 18 August 1910.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Lindsay
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
18 January 1910
Feb
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
11 February 1887
Mar
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
15 March 1912
Apr
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
27 April 1956
May
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
20 May 1894
Jun
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
23 June 1944
Jul
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
31 July 1968
Aug
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
18 August 1910
Sep
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
15 September 1934
Oct
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
14 October 1955
Nov
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
9 November 1913
Dec
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
20 December 1949
Period of Record Coverage
1880 to 1971
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
92 years of record at Lindsay, 1880 to 1971. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1938, 1960, 1971.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 81 complete years at Lindsay, 1881 to 1970. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.0 C (42.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1883, at 3.7 C (38.6 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 8.0 C (46.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Lindsay as warming stripes, 1881 to 1970
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1881
6.3 C
+0.31 C
1882
5.6 C
-0.34 C
1883
3.7 C
-2.31 C
1884
5.1 C
-0.88 C
1885
3.8 C
-2.22 C
1886
5.1 C
-0.88 C
1887
5.2 C
-0.76 C
1888
4.5 C
-1.51 C
1889
6.0 C
-0.02 C
1890
5.5 C
-0.50 C
1891
6.4 C
+0.44 C
1892
5.6 C
-0.34 C
1893
5.1 C
-0.91 C
1894
7.0 C
+1.03 C
1895
5.7 C
-0.29 C
1896
6.1 C
+0.11 C
1897
6.2 C
+0.25 C
1898
7.2 C
+1.21 C
1899
6.3 C
+0.30 C
1900
6.8 C
+0.79 C
1901
6.2 C
+0.20 C
1902
6.2 C
+0.19 C
1903
6.4 C
+0.46 C
1904
4.2 C
-1.81 C
1905
5.6 C
-0.36 C
1906
6.6 C
+0.63 C
1907
5.3 C
-0.65 C
1908
6.5 C
+0.55 C
1909
6.3 C
+0.32 C
1910
6.3 C
+0.36 C
1911
6.9 C
+0.91 C
1912
5.1 C
-0.89 C
1913
7.3 C
+1.37 C
1914
6.0 C
-0.02 C
1915
6.4 C
+0.42 C
1916
6.2 C
+0.26 C
1917
4.1 C
-1.90 C
1918
5.7 C
-0.29 C
1919
7.0 C
+1.01 C
1920
5.7 C
-0.32 C
1921
8.0 C
+1.99 C
1922
6.7 C
+0.71 C
1923
5.7 C
-0.24 C
1924
5.1 C
-0.91 C
1925
5.7 C
-0.25 C
1929
5.8 C
-0.21 C
1930
6.6 C
+0.63 C
1931
7.7 C
+1.74 C
1932
6.9 C
+0.94 C
1933
6.7 C
+0.77 C
1934
5.4 C
-0.56 C
1935
5.6 C
-0.41 C
1937
6.6 C
+0.67 C
1939
5.7 C
-0.26 C
1940
4.5 C
-1.47 C
1941
6.2 C
+0.21 C
1942
5.9 C
-0.07 C
1943
4.7 C
-1.30 C
1944
5.9 C
-0.05 C
1945
5.3 C
-0.72 C
1946
6.1 C
+0.10 C
1947
5.3 C
-0.70 C
1948
5.8 C
-0.15 C
1949
7.1 C
+1.10 C
1950
5.9 C
-0.11 C
1951
6.4 C
+0.45 C
1952
6.7 C
+0.75 C
1953
7.1 C
+1.10 C
1954
6.2 C
+0.24 C
1955
6.8 C
+0.86 C
1957
6.4 C
+0.42 C
1958
5.3 C
-0.70 C
1959
6.2 C
+0.24 C
1962
6.5 C
+0.48 C
1963
6.0 C
+0.05 C
1964
6.8 C
+0.86 C
1965
5.9 C
-0.06 C
1966
6.4 C
+0.45 C
1967
5.6 C
-0.36 C
1969
6.0 C
+0.06 C
1970
5.7 C
-0.28 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.07 C (0.00 to 0.14) per decade over 1881 to 1970. In Fahrenheit: 0.13 F (0.00 to 0.25) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 81 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Lindsay
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.07 C (0.00 to 0.14) per decade
0.13 F (0.00 to 0.25) per decade
1881 to 1970
81
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.00 C (-0.07 to 0.08) per decade
0.00 F (-0.13 to 0.14) per decade
1881 to 1970
81
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1881 to 1970
81
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
1880 to 1971
Yearly extremes at Lindsay: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1911
33.9 C (93.0 F)
92
Coldest night (TNn)
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1884
-29.7 C (-21.5 F)
92
Wettest day (Rx1day)
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1910
41.8 mm (1.6 in)
92
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
155.1 mm (6.1 in)
1910
66.9 mm (2.6 in)
92
Longest dry spell (CDD)
28 days
1969
16 days
92
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Lindsay, 1880 to 1971. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 C (93.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Lindsay by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1880
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1881
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1882
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1883
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1884
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1885
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1886
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1887
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1888
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1889
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1890
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1891
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1892
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1893
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1894
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1895
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1896
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1897
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1898
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1899
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1900
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1901
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1902
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1903
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1904
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1905
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1906
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1907
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1908
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1909
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1910
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1911
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1912
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1913
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1914
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1915
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1916
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1917
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1918
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1919
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1920
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1921
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1922
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1923
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1924
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1925
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1926
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1927
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1928
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1929
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1930
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1931
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1932
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1933
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1934
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1935
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1936
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1937
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1938
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1939
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1940
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1941
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1942
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1943
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1944
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1945
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1946
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1947
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1948
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1949
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1950
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1951
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1952
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1953
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1954
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1955
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1956
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1957
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1958
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1959
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1960
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1961
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1962
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1963
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1964
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1965
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1966
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1967
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1968
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1969
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1970
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1971
29.4 C (84.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Lindsay, 1880 to 1971. The record is -40.6 C (-41.1 F) in 1884, marked on the chart; the median year is -29.7 C (-21.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Lindsay by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1880
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1881
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1882
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1883
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1884
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1885
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1886
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1887
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1888
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1889
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1890
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1891
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1892
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1893
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1894
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1895
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1896
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1897
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1898
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1899
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1900
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1901
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1902
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1903
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1904
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1905
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1906
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1907
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1908
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1909
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1910
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1911
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1912
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1913
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1914
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1915
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1916
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1917
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1918
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1919
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1920
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1921
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1922
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1923
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1924
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1925
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1926
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1927
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1928
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1929
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1930
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1931
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1932
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1933
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1934
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1935
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1936
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1937
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1938
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1939
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1940
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1941
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1942
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1943
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1944
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1945
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1946
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1947
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1948
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1949
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1950
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1951
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1952
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1953
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1954
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1955
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1956
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1957
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1958
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1959
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1960
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1961
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1962
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1963
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1964
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1965
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1966
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1967
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1968
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1969
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1970
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1971
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Lindsay, 1880 to 1971. The record is 96.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.8 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lindsay by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1880
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1881
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1882
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1883
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1884
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1885
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1886
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1887
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1888
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1889
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1890
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1891
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1892
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1893
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1894
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1895
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1896
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1897
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1898
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1899
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1900
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1901
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1902
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1903
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1904
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1905
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1906
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1907
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1908
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1909
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1910
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1911
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1912
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1913
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1914
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1915
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1916
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1917
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1918
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1919
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1920
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1921
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1922
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1923
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1924
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1925
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1926
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1927
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1928
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1929
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1930
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1931
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1932
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1933
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1934
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1935
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1936
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1937
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1938
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1939
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1940
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1941
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1942
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1943
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1944
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1945
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1946
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1947
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1948
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1949
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1950
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1951
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1952
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1953
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1954
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1955
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1956
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1957
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1958
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1959
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1960
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1961
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1962
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1963
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1964
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1965
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1966
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1967
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1968
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1969
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1970
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1971
8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Lindsay, 1880 to 1971. The record is 155.1 mm (6.1 in) in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.9 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lindsay by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1880
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1881
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1882
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1883
76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1884
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1885
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1886
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1887
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1888
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1889
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1890
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1891
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1892
50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1893
61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1894
114.7 mm (4.5 in)
1895
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1896
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1897
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1898
72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1899
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1900
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1901
66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1902
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1903
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1904
80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1905
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1906
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1907
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1908
54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1909
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1910
155.1 mm (6.1 in)
1911
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1912
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1913
87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1914
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1915
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1916
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1917
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1918
61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1919
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1920
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1921
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1922
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1923
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1924
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1925
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1926
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1927
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1928
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1929
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1930
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1931
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1932
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1933
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1934
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1935
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1936
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1937
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1938
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1939
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1940
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1941
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1942
95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1943
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1944
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1945
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1946
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1947
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1948
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1949
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1950
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1951
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1952
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1953
84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1954
80.9 mm (3.2 in)
1955
107.6 mm (4.2 in)
1956
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1957
103.8 mm (4.1 in)
1958
45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1959
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1960
119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1961
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1962
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1963
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1964
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1965
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1966
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1967
103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1968
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1969
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1970
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1971
12.8 mm (0.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Lindsay, 1880 to 1971. The record is 28 days in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lindsay by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1880
12 days
1881
19 days
1882
16 days
1883
10 days
1884
16 days
1885
14 days
1886
17 days
1887
17 days
1888
19 days
1889
21 days
1890
15 days
1891
15 days
1892
12 days
1893
10 days
1894
12 days
1895
20 days
1896
12 days
1897
15 days
1898
13 days
1899
10 days
1900
13 days
1901
18 days
1902
15 days
1903
18 days
1904
24 days
1905
11 days
1906
16 days
1907
13 days
1908
14 days
1909
16 days
1910
25 days
1911
16 days
1912
18 days
1913
16 days
1914
22 days
1915
17 days
1916
27 days
1917
21 days
1918
17 days
1919
14 days
1920
14 days
1921
14 days
1922
17 days
1923
17 days
1924
24 days
1925
18 days
1926
13 days
1927
11 days
1928
16 days
1929
15 days
1930
18 days
1931
15 days
1932
17 days
1933
11 days
1934
18 days
1935
17 days
1936
21 days
1937
13 days
1938
14 days
1939
18 days
1940
11 days
1941
11 days
1942
18 days
1943
21 days
1944
19 days
1945
11 days
1946
12 days
1947
25 days
1948
16 days
1949
23 days
1950
18 days
1951
12 days
1952
19 days
1953
12 days
1954
13 days
1955
15 days
1956
17 days
1957
22 days
1958
17 days
1959
15 days
1960
13 days
1961
22 days
1962
12 days
1963
27 days
1964
20 days
1965
14 days
1966
20 days
1967
21 days
1968
13 days
1969
28 days
1970
15 days
1971
7 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
81 years with a frost
Across 81 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Lindsay falls on 15 May and the median first autumn frost on 26 September, which leaves a median of 133 days between them.
In 1935 to 1970 the median growing season was 133 days. That is 2 days fewer than in 1881 to 1910.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Lindsay
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1881 to 1910)
Recent period (1935 to 1970)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
15 May
15 May
16 May
1 day later
+0.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
26 September
29 September
27 September
2 days earlier
-0.1 days per decade
Growing days
133 days
135 days
133 days
2 days fewer
-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
86 years, 1880 to 1970
A day with at least 41.9 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 103.7 mm (4.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Lindsay: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
5 years
55.8 mm (2.2 in)
10 years
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
25 years
80.1 mm (3.2 in)
50 years
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
100 years
103.7 mm (4.1 in)
Longer than the 86 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, 86 years of values from 1880 to 1970.
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: 96.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1910; 89.2 mm (3.5 in) in 1944; 88.4 mm (3.5 in) in 1897.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Lindsay, at 1891. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1891 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Lindsay, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1891
+0.3
+0.5
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.