Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Gisborne Aerodrome (NZ000093292), New Zealand, with 64 years of record.
Key Facts for Gisborne Aerodrome
Gisborne Aerodrome (NZ000093292) is a weather station in New Zealand at -38.65 latitude and 177.98 longitude, 5 m (16 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1962 to 2025, 64 years of record.
1,464 records set at Gisborne Aerodrome still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Gisborne Aerodrome set a daily record high maximum temperature of 18.5 C (65.3 F) on 12 July 2025.
About the Station
Location: New Zealand, -38.65 latitude, 177.98 longitude.
Elevation: 5 m (16 ft).
Period of record: 1962 to 2025, 64 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
9 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 Gisborne Aerodrome. 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 Gisborne Aerodrome, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
38.1 C (100.6 F)
3.7 C (38.7 F)
27.4 C (81.3 F)
7.9 C (46.2 F)
Feb
36.6 C (97.9 F)
3.6 C (38.5 F)
30.1 C (86.2 F)
9.9 C (49.8 F)
Mar
35.1 C (95.2 F)
2.6 C (36.7 F)
27.5 C (81.5 F)
7.6 C (45.7 F)
Apr
28.5 C (83.3 F)
0.5 C (32.9 F)
26.4 C (79.5 F)
4.6 C (40.3 F)
May
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-1.3 C (29.7 F)
23.2 C (73.8 F)
2.4 C (36.3 F)
Jun
23.2 C (73.8 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
21.5 C (70.7 F)
0.5 C (32.9 F)
Jul
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-3.2 C (26.2 F)
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-0.2 C (31.6 F)
Aug
22.6 C (72.7 F)
-2.4 C (27.7 F)
17.2 C (63.0 F)
1.8 C (35.2 F)
Sep
27.1 C (80.8 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
30.8 C (87.4 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1.2 C (34.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
34.5 C (94.1 F)
2.9 C (37.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Gisborne Aerodrome still stand. 1998 holds the most, with 44.
Standing records at Gisborne Aerodrome by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1962
18
1963
25
1964
26
1965
30
1966
32
1967
35
1968
29
1969
36
1970
24
1971
17
1972
33
1973
33
1974
22
1975
31
1976
33
1977
22
1978
15
1979
20
1980
25
1981
25
1982
34
1983
40
1984
30
1985
15
1986
12
1987
14
1988
31
1989
29
1990
22
1991
24
1992
36
1993
27
1994
32
1995
23
1996
29
1997
32
1998
44
1999
30
2000
29
2001
10
2002
20
2003
35
2004
30
2005
13
2006
19
2007
13
2008
12
2009
18
2010
11
2011
18
2012
18
2013
15
2014
16
2015
18
2016
16
2017
14
2018
10
2019
13
2020
17
2021
14
2022
19
2023
12
2024
12
2025
7
Wettest Day of Each Month
Mar: 170.2 mm (6.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Gisborne Aerodrome. The most was 170.2 mm (6.7 in) on 20 March 2012.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Gisborne Aerodrome
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
10 January 2023
Feb
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
27 February 2023
Mar
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
20 March 2012
Apr
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
5 April 2017
May
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
29 May 2017
Jun
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
25 June 2024
Jul
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
6 July 2010
Aug
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
5 August 2014
Sep
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
21 September 2015
Oct
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
22 October 2005
Nov
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
3 November 2021
Dec
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
25 December 2024
Period of Record Coverage
1962 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
64 years of record at Gisborne Aerodrome, 1962 to 2025. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 43 complete years at Gisborne Aerodrome, 1963 to 2005. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.3 C (57.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1993, at 13.1 C (55.6 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 15.7 C (60.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Gisborne Aerodrome as warming stripes, 1963 to 2005
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1963
13.7 C
-0.54 C
1964
14.0 C
-0.31 C
1965
13.7 C
-0.55 C
1966
13.8 C
-0.47 C
1967
13.8 C
-0.43 C
1968
14.1 C
-0.18 C
1969
13.6 C
-0.70 C
1970
14.6 C
+0.31 C
1971
14.6 C
+0.30 C
1972
14.0 C
-0.25 C
1973
14.7 C
+0.42 C
1974
14.3 C
+0.01 C
1975
14.4 C
+0.09 C
1976
13.3 C
-0.96 C
1977
13.5 C
-0.73 C
1978
14.1 C
-0.17 C
1979
14.5 C
+0.26 C
1980
14.1 C
-0.13 C
1981
14.8 C
+0.58 C
1982
13.7 C
-0.54 C
1983
14.0 C
-0.22 C
1984
14.2 C
-0.04 C
1985
14.1 C
-0.19 C
1986
14.2 C
-0.04 C
1987
14.3 C
0.00 C
1988
15.0 C
+0.77 C
1989
14.9 C
+0.67 C
1990
15.1 C
+0.86 C
1991
14.2 C
-0.05 C
1992
13.6 C
-0.66 C
1993
13.1 C
-1.17 C
1994
14.1 C
-0.13 C
1995
14.7 C
+0.48 C
1996
14.4 C
+0.10 C
1997
14.3 C
+0.04 C
1998
15.7 C
+1.43 C
1999
14.8 C
+0.56 C
2000
14.5 C
+0.22 C
2001
14.6 C
+0.32 C
2002
14.4 C
+0.17 C
2003
14.6 C
+0.34 C
2004
14.3 C
0.00 C
2005
14.8 C
+0.56 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1963 to 2005. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 43 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Gisborne Aerodrome
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade
1963 to 2005
43
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1963 to 2005
43
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.3 to 0.8) per decade
1963 to 2005
43
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
1962 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Gisborne Aerodrome: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.1 C (100.6 F)
1979
32.1 C (89.8 F)
64
Coldest night (TNn)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1968
-0.7 C (30.7 F)
64
Wettest day (Rx1day)
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
2012
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
35
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
250.9 mm (9.9 in)
2021
110.3 mm (4.3 in)
34
Longest dry spell (CDD)
35 days
2017
16 days
35
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Gisborne Aerodrome, 1962 to 2025. The record is 38.1 C (100.6 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.1 C (89.8 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Gisborne Aerodrome by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1962
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1963
30.4 C (86.7 F)
1964
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1965
29.6 C (85.3 F)
1966
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1967
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1968
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1969
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1970
34.5 C (94.1 F)
1971
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1972
29.6 C (85.3 F)
1973
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1974
32.3 C (90.1 F)
1975
32.1 C (89.8 F)
1976
29.9 C (85.8 F)
1977
34.2 C (93.6 F)
1978
35.1 C (95.2 F)
1979
38.1 C (100.6 F)
1980
33.6 C (92.5 F)
1981
34.1 C (93.4 F)
1982
32.4 C (90.3 F)
1983
35.1 C (95.2 F)
1984
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1985
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1986
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1987
32.4 C (90.3 F)
1988
34.9 C (94.8 F)
1989
31.9 C (89.4 F)
1990
33.7 C (92.7 F)
1991
32.4 C (90.3 F)
1992
29.8 C (85.6 F)
1993
31.9 C (89.4 F)
1994
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1995
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1996
29.8 C (85.6 F)
1997
31.4 C (88.5 F)
1998
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1999
36.8 C (98.2 F)
2000
32.0 C (89.6 F)
2001
30.1 C (86.2 F)
2002
32.1 C (89.8 F)
2003
30.8 C (87.4 F)
2004
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2005
31.0 C (87.8 F)
2006
30.5 C (86.9 F)
2007
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2008
29.7 C (85.5 F)
2009
34.6 C (94.3 F)
2010
30.2 C (86.4 F)
2011
36.3 C (97.3 F)
2012
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2013
31.8 C (89.2 F)
2014
31.6 C (88.9 F)
2015
31.2 C (88.2 F)
2016
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2017
33.4 C (92.1 F)
2018
32.4 C (90.3 F)
2019
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2020
37.1 C (98.8 F)
2021
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2022
31.5 C (88.7 F)
2023
29.2 C (84.6 F)
2024
31.9 C (89.4 F)
2025
30.1 C (86.2 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Gisborne Aerodrome, 1962 to 2025. The record is -3.3 C (26.1 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is -0.7 C (30.7 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Gisborne Aerodrome by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1962
0.2 C (32.4 F)
1963
-1.4 C (29.5 F)
1964
-2.4 C (27.7 F)
1965
-2.4 C (27.7 F)
1966
-2.3 C (27.9 F)
1967
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1968
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1969
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1970
-1.4 C (29.5 F)
1971
1.0 C (33.8 F)
1972
-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1973
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1974
-1.9 C (28.6 F)
1975
-2.4 C (27.7 F)
1976
-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1977
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1978
-2.1 C (28.2 F)
1979
-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1980
-3.2 C (26.2 F)
1981
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1982
-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1983
-1.2 C (29.8 F)
1984
-1.4 C (29.5 F)
1985
-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1986
-1.5 C (29.3 F)
1987
-2.5 C (27.5 F)
1988
-0.2 C (31.6 F)
1989
-0.3 C (31.5 F)
1990
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1991
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1992
-1.9 C (28.6 F)
1993
-0.8 C (30.6 F)
1994
-3.1 C (26.4 F)
1995
-0.7 C (30.7 F)
1996
-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1997
-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1998
-1.4 C (29.5 F)
1999
-0.4 C (31.3 F)
2000
-0.4 C (31.3 F)
2001
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2002
-0.1 C (31.8 F)
2003
0.1 C (32.2 F)
2004
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2005
-0.8 C (30.6 F)
2006
-0.4 C (31.3 F)
2007
0.5 C (32.9 F)
2008
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2009
-0.7 C (30.7 F)
2010
-0.4 C (31.3 F)
2011
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2012
0.7 C (33.3 F)
2013
-0.5 C (31.1 F)
2014
-0.7 C (30.7 F)
2015
-0.7 C (30.7 F)
2016
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2017
1.2 C (34.2 F)
2018
-0.2 C (31.6 F)
2019
-0.7 C (30.7 F)
2020
-0.3 C (31.5 F)
2021
-0.5 C (31.1 F)
2022
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2023
1.4 C (34.5 F)
2024
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2025
-0.2 C (31.6 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Gisborne Aerodrome, 1962 to 2025. The record is 170.2 mm (6.7 in) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.0 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Gisborne Aerodrome by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1962
n/a
1963
n/a
1964
n/a
1965
n/a
1966
n/a
1967
n/a
1968
n/a
1969
n/a
1970
n/a
1971
n/a
1972
n/a
1973
n/a
1974
n/a
1975
n/a
1976
n/a
1977
n/a
1978
n/a
1979
n/a
1980
n/a
1981
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1982
n/a
1983
n/a
1984
n/a
1985
n/a
1986
n/a
1987
n/a
1988
n/a
1989
n/a
1990
n/a
1991
n/a
1992
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1993
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1994
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1995
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1996
129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1997
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1998
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1999
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
2000
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2001
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2002
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2003
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2004
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
2005
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
2006
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
2007
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2008
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
2009
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
2010
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
2011
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
2012
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
2013
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
2014
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2015
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
2016
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2017
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2018
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
2019
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2020
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2021
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
2022
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2023
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
2024
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
2025
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Gisborne Aerodrome, 1962 to 2025. The record is 250.9 mm (9.9 in) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is 110.3 mm (4.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Gisborne Aerodrome by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1962
n/a
1963
n/a
1964
n/a
1965
n/a
1966
n/a
1967
n/a
1968
n/a
1969
n/a
1970
n/a
1971
n/a
1972
n/a
1973
n/a
1974
n/a
1975
n/a
1976
n/a
1977
n/a
1978
n/a
1979
n/a
1980
n/a
1981
n/a
1982
n/a
1983
n/a
1984
n/a
1985
n/a
1986
n/a
1987
n/a
1988
n/a
1989
n/a
1990
n/a
1991
n/a
1992
100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1993
120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1994
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1995
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1996
158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1997
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1998
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1999
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2000
50.1 mm (2.0 in)
2001
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
2002
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
2003
106.5 mm (4.2 in)
2004
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2005
189.2 mm (7.4 in)
2006
131.1 mm (5.2 in)
2007
71.5 mm (2.8 in)
2008
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
2009
213.3 mm (8.4 in)
2010
177.2 mm (7.0 in)
2011
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
2012
201.7 mm (7.9 in)
2013
123.6 mm (4.9 in)
2014
129.1 mm (5.1 in)
2015
160.2 mm (6.3 in)
2016
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
2017
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
2018
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
2019
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
2020
104.8 mm (4.1 in)
2021
250.9 mm (9.9 in)
2022
235.2 mm (9.3 in)
2023
190.9 mm (7.5 in)
2024
170.9 mm (6.7 in)
2025
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Gisborne Aerodrome, 1962 to 2025. The record is 35 days in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Gisborne Aerodrome by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1962
n/a
1963
n/a
1964
n/a
1965
n/a
1966
n/a
1967
n/a
1968
n/a
1969
n/a
1970
n/a
1971
n/a
1972
n/a
1973
n/a
1974
n/a
1975
n/a
1976
n/a
1977
n/a
1978
n/a
1979
n/a
1980
n/a
1981
1 day
1982
n/a
1983
n/a
1984
n/a
1985
n/a
1986
n/a
1987
n/a
1988
n/a
1989
n/a
1990
n/a
1991
n/a
1992
9 days
1993
7 days
1994
23 days
1995
11 days
1996
12 days
1997
28 days
1998
14 days
1999
9 days
2000
3 days
2001
4 days
2002
12 days
2003
13 days
2004
22 days
2005
13 days
2006
17 days
2007
14 days
2008
18 days
2009
16 days
2010
18 days
2011
17 days
2012
16 days
2013
16 days
2014
17 days
2015
21 days
2016
23 days
2017
35 days
2018
16 days
2019
26 days
2020
33 days
2021
20 days
2022
13 days
2023
19 days
2024
24 days
2025
15 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
37 years with a frost
Across 37 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Gisborne Aerodrome falls on 11 August and the median first autumn frost on 19 June, which leaves a median of 312 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +22.6 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Gisborne Aerodrome
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1972 to 2005)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
11 August
n/a
9 August
n/a
-10.6 days per decade
First autumn frost
19 June
n/a
21 June
n/a
+12.1 days per decade
Growing days
312 days
n/a
319 days
n/a
+22.6 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.
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Data for Gisborne Aerodrome standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Gisborne Aerodrome 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.