Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bathurst (CA008100500), New Brunswick, Canada, with 101 years of record.
Key Facts for Bathurst
Bathurst (CA008100500) is a weather station in New Brunswick, Canada at 47.62 latitude and -65.65 longitude, 12 m (39 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1872 to 1972, 101 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bathurst still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bathurst set a daily record low maximum temperature of -23.3 C (-9.9 F) on 26 January 1972.
About the Station
Location: New Brunswick, Canada, 47.62 latitude, -65.65 longitude.
Elevation: 12 m (39 ft).
Period of record: 1872 to 1972, 101 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bathurst. 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 Bathurst, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
12.2 C (54.0 F)
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
37.2 C (99.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.1 C (61.0 F)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bathurst still stand. 1887 holds the most, with 43.
Standing records at Bathurst by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1872
3
1873
17
1874
23
1875
16
1876
18
1877
10
1878
12
1879
32
1880
19
1881
7
1882
11
1883
16
1884
27
1885
33
1886
21
1887
43
1888
17
1889
41
1890
18
1891
25
1892
11
1893
11
1894
17
1895
31
1896
12
1897
17
1898
9
1900
31
1901
20
1902
13
1903
7
1918
14
1919
6
1920
11
1921
9
1922
22
1923
28
1924
13
1925
22
1926
15
1927
10
1928
10
1929
11
1930
20
1931
15
1932
15
1933
25
1934
22
1935
15
1936
10
1937
13
1938
23
1939
13
1940
17
1941
12
1942
23
1943
14
1944
26
1945
20
1946
8
1947
33
1948
10
1949
11
1950
20
1951
13
1952
8
1953
23
1954
22
1955
13
1956
15
1957
13
1958
19
1959
9
1960
12
1961
13
1962
22
1963
20
1964
17
1965
10
1966
25
1967
18
1968
17
1969
14
1970
22
1971
13
1972
2
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Bathurst between 29 June 1944 and 16 July 1968. Each dot is a new record.
When Bathurst set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1944-06-29
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 22.8 C (73.0 F)
1963-07-28
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 23.3 C (73.9 F)
1968-07-16
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 23.9 C (75.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 132.1 mm (5.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bathurst. The most was 132.1 mm (5.2 in) on 17 August 1877.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bathurst
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
7 January 1886
Feb
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
5 February 1947
Mar
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
20 March 1885
Apr
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
14 April 1934
May
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
27 May 1961
Jun
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
7 June 1952
Jul
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
18 July 1918
Aug
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
17 August 1877
Sep
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
9 September 1969
Oct
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
11 October 1925
Nov
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
27 November 1950
Dec
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
17 December 1887
Period of Record Coverage
1872 to 1972
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
86 years of record at Bathurst, 1872 to 1972. 58 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 64 complete years at Bathurst, 1873 to 1971. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.0 C (39.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1875, at 1.9 C (35.5 F), and the warmest was 1889, at 6.0 C (42.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bathurst as warming stripes, 1873 to 1971
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1873
3.0 C
-1.01 C
1874
2.9 C
-1.12 C
1875
1.9 C
-2.13 C
1877
4.1 C
+0.07 C
1880
3.5 C
-0.58 C
1884
3.3 C
-0.75 C
1885
3.4 C
-0.67 C
1886
3.9 C
-0.15 C
1887
2.8 C
-1.27 C
1889
6.0 C
+1.98 C
1893
4.0 C
-0.10 C
1894
4.5 C
+0.48 C
1901
6.0 C
+1.94 C
1902
5.1 C
+1.02 C
1922
3.0 C
-1.02 C
1923
2.8 C
-1.25 C
1924
3.6 C
-0.50 C
1925
3.2 C
-0.83 C
1926
3.2 C
-0.88 C
1927
4.3 C
+0.22 C
1928
3.8 C
-0.26 C
1929
3.3 C
-0.76 C
1930
3.9 C
-0.11 C
1931
5.1 C
+1.00 C
1932
4.1 C
+0.04 C
1933
2.8 C
-1.26 C
1934
2.9 C
-1.19 C
1935
3.5 C
-0.59 C
1936
3.4 C
-0.65 C
1937
4.8 C
+0.70 C
1938
4.0 C
-0.03 C
1939
3.1 C
-0.93 C
1940
3.6 C
-0.46 C
1941
4.0 C
-0.07 C
1942
4.4 C
+0.39 C
1943
3.2 C
-0.81 C
1944
4.8 C
+0.75 C
1945
4.4 C
+0.38 C
1946
3.8 C
-0.26 C
1947
4.7 C
+0.63 C
1948
4.2 C
+0.15 C
1949
4.9 C
+0.89 C
1950
4.3 C
+0.29 C
1951
4.8 C
+0.74 C
1952
4.9 C
+0.84 C
1953
5.6 C
+1.50 C
1954
4.4 C
+0.39 C
1955
4.6 C
+0.57 C
1956
3.7 C
-0.33 C
1957
4.0 C
-0.08 C
1958
4.2 C
+0.12 C
1959
4.2 C
+0.19 C
1960
5.0 C
+0.98 C
1961
4.2 C
+0.13 C
1962
3.8 C
-0.23 C
1963
3.7 C
-0.39 C
1964
4.0 C
-0.08 C
1965
3.8 C
-0.27 C
1966
5.5 C
+1.44 C
1967
4.4 C
+0.37 C
1968
4.4 C
+0.35 C
1969
5.3 C
+1.23 C
1970
4.7 C
+0.63 C
1971
4.6 C
+0.53 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.10 C (0.03 to 0.17) per decade over 1873 to 1971. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 64 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Bathurst
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.10 C (0.03 to 0.17) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1873 to 1971
64
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.01 C (-0.07 to 0.08) per decade
0.01 F (-0.12 to 0.15) per decade
1873 to 1971
64
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade
1873 to 1971
64
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
1872 to 1972
Yearly extremes at Bathurst: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1897
33.3 C (91.9 F)
86
Coldest night (TNn)
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1887
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
86
Wettest day (Rx1day)
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1877
49.4 mm (1.9 in)
86
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1877
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
86
Longest dry spell (CDD)
52 days
1880
17 days
86
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bathurst, 1872 to 1972. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1897, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bathurst by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1872
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1873
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1874
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1875
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1876
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1877
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1878
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1879
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1880
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1881
17.8 C (64.0 F)
1882
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1883
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1884
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1885
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1886
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1887
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1888
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1889
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1890
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1891
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1892
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1893
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1894
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1895
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1896
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1897
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1898
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1900
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1901
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1902
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1903
15.6 C (60.1 F)
1918
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1919
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1920
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1921
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1922
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1923
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1924
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1925
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1926
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1927
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1928
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1929
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1930
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1931
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1932
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1933
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1934
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1935
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1936
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1937
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1938
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1939
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1940
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1941
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1942
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1943
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1944
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1945
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1946
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1947
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1948
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1949
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1950
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1951
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1952
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1953
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1954
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1955
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1957
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1958
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1959
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1960
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1961
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1962
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1963
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1965
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1966
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1967
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1968
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1969
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1970
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1971
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1972
8.3 C (46.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bathurst, 1872 to 1972. The record is -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1887, marked on the chart; the median year is -30.0 C (-22.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bathurst by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1872
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1873
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1874
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1875
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1876
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1877
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1878
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1879
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1880
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1881
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1882
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1883
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1884
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1885
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1886
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1887
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1888
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1889
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1890
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1891
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1892
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1893
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1894
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1895
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1896
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1897
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1898
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1900
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1901
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1902
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1903
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1918
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1919
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1920
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1921
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1922
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1923
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1924
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1925
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1926
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1927
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1928
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1929
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1930
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1931
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1932
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1933
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1934
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1935
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1936
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1937
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1938
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1939
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1940
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1941
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1942
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1943
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1944
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1945
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1946
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1947
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1948
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1949
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1950
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1951
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1952
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1953
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1954
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1955
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1956
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1957
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1958
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1959
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1960
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1961
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1962
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1963
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1964
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1965
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1966
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1967
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1968
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1969
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1970
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1971
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1972
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bathurst, 1872 to 1972. The record is 132.1 mm (5.2 in) in 1877, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.4 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bathurst by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1872
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1873
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1874
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1875
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1876
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1877
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1878
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1879
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1880
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1881
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1882
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1883
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1884
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1885
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1886
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1887
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1888
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1889
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1890
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1891
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1892
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1893
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1894
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1895
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1896
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1897
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1898
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1900
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1901
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1902
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1903
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1918
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1919
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1920
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1921
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1922
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1923
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1924
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1925
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1926
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1927
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1928
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1929
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1930
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1931
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1932
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1933
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1934
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1935
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1936
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1937
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1938
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1939
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1940
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1941
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1942
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1943
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1944
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1945
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1946
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1947
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1948
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1949
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1950
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1951
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1952
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1953
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1954
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1955
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1956
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1957
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1958
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1959
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1960
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1961
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1962
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1963
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1964
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1965
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1966
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1967
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1968
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1969
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1970
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1971
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1972
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bathurst, 1872 to 1972. The record is 135.4 mm (5.3 in) in 1877, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.6 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bathurst by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1872
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1873
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1874
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1875
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1876
55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1877
135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1878
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1879
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1880
47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1881
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1882
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1883
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1884
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1885
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1886
102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1887
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1888
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1889
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1890
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1891
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1892
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1893
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1894
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1895
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1896
43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1897
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1898
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1900
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1901
54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1902
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1903
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1918
120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1919
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1920
67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1921
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1922
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1923
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1924
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1925
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1926
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1927
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1928
109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1929
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1930
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1931
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1932
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1933
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1934
72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1935
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1936
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1937
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1938
70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1939
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1940
70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1941
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1942
79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1943
55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1944
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1945
64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1946
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1947
119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1948
78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1949
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1950
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1951
85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1952
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1953
74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1954
96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1955
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1956
71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1957
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1958
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1959
68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1960
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1961
88.3 mm (3.5 in)
1962
120.8 mm (4.8 in)
1963
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1964
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1965
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1966
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1967
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1968
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1969
122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1970
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1971
79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1972
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bathurst, 1872 to 1972. The record is 52 days in 1880, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bathurst by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1872
15 days
1873
20 days
1874
16 days
1875
17 days
1876
20 days
1877
20 days
1878
19 days
1879
34 days
1880
52 days
1881
34 days
1882
29 days
1883
23 days
1884
16 days
1885
16 days
1886
22 days
1887
17 days
1888
20 days
1889
21 days
1890
27 days
1891
25 days
1892
33 days
1893
25 days
1894
22 days
1895
23 days
1896
28 days
1897
24 days
1898
21 days
1900
15 days
1901
20 days
1902
17 days
1903
12 days
1918
19 days
1919
17 days
1920
16 days
1921
17 days
1922
15 days
1923
34 days
1924
21 days
1925
12 days
1926
17 days
1927
11 days
1928
14 days
1929
11 days
1930
18 days
1931
18 days
1932
20 days
1933
15 days
1934
13 days
1935
14 days
1936
11 days
1937
20 days
1938
14 days
1939
15 days
1940
12 days
1941
14 days
1942
13 days
1943
12 days
1944
15 days
1945
14 days
1946
14 days
1947
16 days
1948
18 days
1949
13 days
1950
18 days
1951
15 days
1952
14 days
1953
15 days
1954
15 days
1955
13 days
1956
20 days
1957
16 days
1958
15 days
1959
15 days
1960
19 days
1961
19 days
1962
18 days
1963
16 days
1964
17 days
1965
13 days
1966
13 days
1967
15 days
1968
12 days
1969
17 days
1970
27 days
1971
15 days
1972
8 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
64 years with a frost
Across 64 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bathurst falls on 23 May and the median first autumn frost on 23 September, which leaves a median of 124 days between them.
In 1942 to 1971 the median growing season was 123 days. That is 2 days fewer than in 1873 to 1937.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Bathurst
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1873 to 1937)
Recent period (1942 to 1971)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
23 May
23 May
23 May
no change
+0.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
23 September
22 September
21 September
1 day earlier
0.0 days per decade
Growing days
124 days
125 days
123 days
2 days fewer
-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
67 years, 1873 to 1971
A day with at least 50.9 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 115.8 mm (4.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Bathurst: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
50.9 mm (2.0 in)
5 years
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
10 years
79.1 mm (3.1 in)
25 years
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
50 years
104.8 mm (4.1 in)
100 years
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
Longer than the 67 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, 67 years of values from 1873 to 1971.
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: 132.1 mm (5.2 in) in 1877; 95.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1962; 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1892.
Station Changes
2 suspected
2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Bathurst, at 1941 and 1965. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1941 ran 0.2 C (0.4 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1965 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Bathurst, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1941
+0.2
+0.4
likely
5
1965
+0.3
+0.5
possible
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.