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Canberra Forestry Weather Records (ASN00070015)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Canberra Forestry (ASN00070015), Australia, with 99 years of record.

Key Facts for Canberra Forestry

  • Canberra Forestry (ASN00070015) is a weather station in Australia at -35.30 latitude and 149.10 longitude, 581 m (1,906 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1927 to 2025, 99 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Canberra Forestry still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Canberra Forestry set a daily record low minimum temperature of -6.2 C (20.8 F) on 18 August 2025.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -35.30 latitude, 149.10 longitude.
  • Elevation: 581 m (1,906 ft).
  • Period of record: 1927 to 2025, 99 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Canberra Forestry, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Canberra Forestry. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Canberra Forestry. 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 Canberra Forestry, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan44.0 C (111.2 F)1.6 C (34.9 F)n/an/a
Feb42.7 C (108.9 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)n/an/a
Mar37.5 C (99.5 F)-1.5 C (29.3 F)n/an/a
Apr31.8 C (89.2 F)-3.7 C (25.3 F)n/an/a
May24.5 C (76.1 F)-6.5 C (20.3 F)n/an/a
Jun20.4 C (68.7 F)-7.8 C (18.0 F)n/an/a
Jul19.7 C (67.5 F)-8.7 C (16.3 F)n/an/a
Aug22.4 C (72.3 F)-7.6 C (18.3 F)n/an/a
Sep30.2 C (86.4 F)-6.9 C (19.6 F)n/an/a
Oct32.1 C (89.8 F)-3.4 C (25.9 F)n/an/a
Nov39.0 C (102.2 F)-1.5 C (29.3 F)n/an/a
Dec41.1 C (106.0 F)0.9 C (33.6 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Canberra Forestry by the year they were set 1,464 records at Canberra Forestry still stand. 1968 holds the most, with 39. 0102030401948: 191949: 341950: 191951: 231952: 221953: 251954: 271955: 201956: 261957: 381958: 171959: 281960: 271961: 191962: 211963: 191964: 211965: 251966: 161967: 211968: 391969: 231970: 151971: 111972: 151973: 311974: 171975: 281976: 211977: 271978: 241979: 271980: 161981: 101988: 21989: 161990: 171991: 191992: 91993: 161994: 261995: 261996: 151997: 211998: 141999: 152000: 202001: 182002: 122003: 72004: 232005: 172006: 222007: 122008: 162009: 202010: 92011: 252012: 212013: 292014: 242015: 232016: 232017: 192018: 282019: 362020: 152021: 222022: 92023: 192024: 122025: 16194819561964197219801994200220102018
1,464 records at Canberra Forestry still stand. 1968 holds the most, with 39.
Standing records at Canberra Forestry by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
194819
194934
195019
195123
195222
195325
195427
195520
195626
195738
195817
195928
196027
196119
196221
196319
196421
196525
196616
196721
196839
196923
197015
197111
197215
197331
197417
197528
197621
197727
197824
197927
198016
198110
19882
198916
199017
199119
19929
199316
199426
199526
199615
199721
199814
199915
200020
200118
200212
20037
200423
200517
200622
200712
200816
200920
20109
201125
201221
201329
201424
201523
201623
201719
201828
201936
202015
202122
20229
202319
202412
202516

All-Time Record Progression

8 new records
When Canberra Forestry set new all-time records 8 all-time records were set at Canberra Forestry between 21 October 1959 and 1 February 2020. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord high maximum temperatureRecord low minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature21 October 1959: Record daily precipitation 131.8 mm (5.2 in)12 January 2007: Record high maximum temperature 40.5 C (104.9 F)29 July 2011: Record low minimum temperature -8.0 C (17.6 F)10 February 2017: Record high maximum temperature 41.0 C (105.8 F)11 February 2017: Record high maximum temperature 41.6 C (106.9 F)1 July 2017: Record low minimum temperature -8.7 C (16.3 F)4 January 2020: Record high maximum temperature 44.0 C (111.2 F)1 February 2020: Record high minimum temperature 25.5 C (77.9 F)1960197019801990200020102020
8 all-time records were set at Canberra Forestry between 21 October 1959 and 1 February 2020. Each dot is a new record.
When Canberra Forestry set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1959-10-21Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 131.8 mm (5.2 in)
2007-01-12Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 40.5 C (104.9 F)
2011-07-29Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -8.0 C (17.6 F)
2017-02-10Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 41.0 C (105.8 F)
2017-02-11Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 41.6 C (106.9 F)
2017-07-01Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -8.7 C (16.3 F)
2020-01-04Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 44.0 C (111.2 F)
2020-02-01Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 25.5 C (77.9 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 131.8 mm (5.2 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Canberra Forestry The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Canberra Forestry. The most was 131.8 mm (5.2 in) on 21 October 1959. 050100150 Jan: 94.0 mm (3.7 in), 20 January 1995 Jan Feb: 82.3 mm (3.2 in), 17 February 1928 Feb Mar: 75.0 mm (3.0 in), 21 March 1978 Mar Apr: 78.7 mm (3.1 in), 16 April 1969 Apr May: 98.6 mm (3.9 in), 3 May 1948 May Jun: 65.3 mm (2.6 in), 5 June 2016 Jun Jul: 51.3 mm (2.0 in), 13 July 1933 Jul Aug: 53.4 mm (2.1 in), 28 August 1974 Aug Sep: 57.9 mm (2.3 in), 16 September 2013 Sep Oct: 131.8 mm (5.2 in), 21 October 1959 Oct Nov: 70.1 mm (2.8 in), 6 November 1989 Nov Dec: 87.1 mm (3.4 in), 2 December 2010 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Canberra Forestry. The most was 131.8 mm (5.2 in) on 21 October 1959.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Canberra Forestry
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan94.0 mm (3.7 in)20 January 1995
Feb82.3 mm (3.2 in)17 February 1928
Mar75.0 mm (3.0 in)21 March 1978
Apr78.7 mm (3.1 in)16 April 1969
May98.6 mm (3.9 in)3 May 1948
Jun65.3 mm (2.6 in)5 June 2016
Jul51.3 mm (2.0 in)13 July 1933
Aug53.4 mm (2.1 in)28 August 1974
Sep57.9 mm (2.3 in)16 September 2013
Oct131.8 mm (5.2 in)21 October 1959
Nov70.1 mm (2.8 in)6 November 1989
Dec87.1 mm (3.4 in)2 December 2010

Period of Record Coverage

1948 to 2025
Days with data per year at Canberra Forestry 71 years of record at Canberra Forestry, 1948 to 2025. 21 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1980, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1995, 2006, 2007, 2008 and others. 1948: 352 of 366 days1949: 359 of 365 days1950: 364 of 365 days1951: 362 of 365 days1952: 353 of 366 days1953: 363 of 365 days1954: 362 of 365 days1955: 357 of 365 days1956: 360 of 366 days1957: 364 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 119 of 366 days1988: 13 of 366 days1989: 325 of 365 days1990: 337 of 365 days1991: 341 of 365 days1992: 329 of 366 days1993: 352 of 365 days1994: 343 of 365 days1995: 217 of 365 days1996: 352 of 366 days1997: 353 of 365 days1998: 336 of 365 days1999: 335 of 365 days2000: 332 of 366 days2001: 332 of 365 days2002: 340 of 365 days2003: 329 of 365 days2004: 335 of 366 days2005: 343 of 365 days2006: 314 of 365 days2007: 315 of 365 days2008: 325 of 366 days2009: 316 of 365 days2010: 305 of 365 days2011: 317 of 365 days2012: 334 of 366 days2013: 314 of 365 days2014: 329 of 365 days2015: 313 of 365 days2016: 318 of 366 days2017: 305 of 365 days2018: 330 of 365 days2019: 329 of 365 days2020: 315 of 366 days2021: 313 of 365 days2022: 322 of 365 days2023: 305 of 365 days2024: 317 of 366 days2025: 215 of 365 days19501960197019801990200020102020
71 years of record at Canberra Forestry, 1948 to 2025. 21 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1980, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1995, 2006, 2007, 2008 and others.
Days with data per year at Canberra Forestry
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
194835296%Yes
194935998%Yes
1950364100%Yes
195136299%Yes
195235396%Yes
195336399%Yes
195436299%Yes
195535798%Yes
195636098%Yes
1957364100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
198011933%No
1988134%No
198932589%No
199033792%Yes
199134193%Yes
199232990%No
199335296%Yes
199434394%Yes
199521759%No
199635296%Yes
199735397%Yes
199833692%Yes
199933592%Yes
200033291%Yes
200133291%Yes
200234093%Yes
200332990%Yes
200433592%Yes
200534394%Yes
200631486%No
200731586%No
200832589%No
200931687%No
201030584%No
201131787%No
201233491%Yes
201331486%No
201432990%Yes
201531386%No
201631887%No
201730584%No
201833090%Yes
201932990%Yes
202031586%No
202131386%No
202232288%No
202330584%No
202431787%No
202521559%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Canberra Forestry
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
18 August 2025Canberra Forestry, AUdaily low min-6.2 C (20.8 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)4 years11 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 2025Canberra Forestry, AUdaily low min (Tie)-5.5 C (22.1 F)tie28 years3 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 2025Canberra Forestry, AUdaily low min-6.4 C (20.5 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)24 years16 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 2025Canberra Forestry, AUdaily low min-7.6 C (18.3 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)2 years8 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 2025Canberra Forestry, AUdaily low min-7.2 C (19.0 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 2025Canberra Forestry, AUdaily low min-5.5 C (22.1 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)15 years12 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 2025Canberra Forestry, AUdaily high max (Tie)18.9 C (66.0 F)tie71 years7 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 2025Canberra Forestry, AUdaily high min10.4 C (50.7 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 2025Canberra Forestry, AUdaily high max23.5 C (74.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 2025Canberra Forestry, AUdaily high max27.3 C (81.1 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)58 years26 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 2025Canberra Forestry, AUdaily low min-0.1 C (31.8 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)72 years29 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2025Canberra Forestry, AUdaily high max33.1 C (91.6 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)56 years26 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 2025Canberra Forestry, AUdaily high max (Tie)33.2 C (91.8 F)tie20 years3 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 2025Canberra Forestry, AUdaily high max34.2 C (93.6 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 2025Canberra Forestry, AUdaily high max34.1 C (93.4 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)68 years27 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 2025Canberra Forestry, AUdaily high max35.1 C (95.2 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)67 years29 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 2025Canberra Forestry, AUdaily low min4.1 C (39.4 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)29 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2025Canberra Forestry, AUdaily low min3.2 C (37.8 F)2.9 C (5.2 F)76 years38 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2025Canberra Forestry, AUdaily high max37.5 C (99.5 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 2024Canberra Forestry, AUdaily low min3.6 C (38.5 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)29 years21 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

29 complete years, 1957 to 1994
Annual mean temperature at Canberra Forestry as warming stripes, 1957 to 1994 One stripe for each of 29 complete years at Canberra Forestry, 1957 to 1994. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.4 C (56.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1992, at 12.4 C (54.4 F), and the warmest was 1979, at 14.3 C (57.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F). 1957: 13.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1958: 13.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1959: 13.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1960: 12.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1961: 13.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1962: 13.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1963: 13.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1964: 13.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1965: 13.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1966: 12.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1967: 13.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1968: 13.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1969: 13.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1970: 12.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1971: 13.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1972: 13.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1973: 14.2 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1974: 13.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1975: 13.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1976: 13.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1977: 13.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1978: 13.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1979: 14.3 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1989: 13.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1990: 13.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1991: 13.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1992: 12.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1993: 13.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1994: 13.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean19571960196519701975198019851990
One stripe for each of 29 complete years at Canberra Forestry, 1957 to 1994. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.4 C (56.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1992, at 12.4 C (54.4 F), and the warmest was 1979, at 14.3 C (57.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Canberra Forestry as warming stripes, 1957 to 1994
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
195713.6 C+0.19 C
195813.5 C+0.16 C
195913.6 C+0.18 C
196012.9 C-0.50 C
196113.5 C+0.09 C
196213.2 C-0.21 C
196313.7 C+0.32 C
196413.0 C-0.39 C
196513.5 C+0.08 C
196612.8 C-0.62 C
196713.7 C+0.30 C
196813.6 C+0.25 C
196913.3 C-0.12 C
197012.8 C-0.60 C
197113.0 C-0.43 C
197213.6 C+0.18 C
197314.2 C+0.85 C
197413.4 C+0.03 C
197513.8 C+0.43 C
197613.2 C-0.17 C
197713.8 C+0.42 C
197813.5 C+0.09 C
197914.3 C+0.90 C
198913.0 C-0.41 C
199013.6 C+0.21 C
199113.7 C+0.34 C
199212.4 C-0.94 C
199313.1 C-0.33 C
199413.2 C-0.16 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

1927 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Canberra Forestry: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)44.0 C (111.2 F)202037.2 C (99.0 F)71
Coldest night (TNn)-8.7 C (16.3 F)2017-5.8 C (21.6 F)72
Wettest day (Rx1day)131.8 mm (5.2 in)195947.2 mm (1.9 in)99
Wettest five days (Rx5day)220.3 mm (8.7 in)195076.4 mm (3.0 in)99
Longest dry spell (CDD)61 days198024 days99

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Canberra Forestry by year The hottest day of the year at Canberra Forestry, 1927 to 2025. The record is 44.0 C (111.2 F) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F). 3035404519401960198020002020Record: 44.0 C (111.2 F) in 2020
The hottest day of the year at Canberra Forestry, 1927 to 2025. The record is 44.0 C (111.2 F) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Canberra Forestry by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1927n/a
1928n/a
1929n/a
1930n/a
1931n/a
1932n/a
1933n/a
1934n/a
1935n/a
1936n/a
1937n/a
1938n/a
1939n/a
1940n/a
1941n/a
1942n/a
1943n/a
1944n/a
1945n/a
1946n/a
1947n/a
194836.1 C (97.0 F)
194935.6 C (96.1 F)
195037.2 C (99.0 F)
195137.2 C (99.0 F)
195238.9 C (102.0 F)
195338.9 C (102.0 F)
195433.9 C (93.0 F)
195536.1 C (97.0 F)
195635.6 C (96.1 F)
195737.7 C (99.9 F)
195835.2 C (95.4 F)
195935.7 C (96.3 F)
196037.9 C (100.2 F)
196136.7 C (98.1 F)
196233.9 C (93.0 F)
196335.1 C (95.2 F)
196435.9 C (96.6 F)
196536.8 C (98.2 F)
196636.9 C (98.4 F)
196735.9 C (96.6 F)
196840.1 C (104.2 F)
196935.3 C (95.5 F)
197035.9 C (96.6 F)
197136.7 C (98.1 F)
197237.6 C (99.7 F)
197338.9 C (102.0 F)
197432.4 C (90.3 F)
197535.8 C (96.4 F)
197634.7 C (94.5 F)
197735.7 C (96.3 F)
197835.1 C (95.2 F)
197937.6 C (99.7 F)
198035.8 C (96.4 F)
1981n/a
1982n/a
1983n/a
1984n/a
1985n/a
1986n/a
1987n/a
198831.6 C (88.9 F)
198932.4 C (90.3 F)
199039.6 C (103.3 F)
199137.4 C (99.3 F)
199237.7 C (99.9 F)
199336.5 C (97.7 F)
199439.1 C (102.4 F)
199532.3 C (90.1 F)
199634.6 C (94.3 F)
199738.9 C (102.0 F)
199840.0 C (104.0 F)
199937.5 C (99.5 F)
200035.1 C (95.2 F)
200139.3 C (102.7 F)
200236.9 C (98.4 F)
200339.8 C (103.6 F)
200438.7 C (101.7 F)
200539.4 C (102.9 F)
200639.9 C (103.8 F)
200740.5 C (104.9 F)
200835.7 C (96.3 F)
200940.0 C (104.0 F)
201039.1 C (102.4 F)
201137.5 C (99.5 F)
201235.1 C (95.2 F)
201340.1 C (104.2 F)
201440.2 C (104.4 F)
201537.0 C (98.6 F)
201638.0 C (100.4 F)
201741.6 C (106.9 F)
201840.6 C (105.1 F)
201941.6 C (106.9 F)
202044.0 C (111.2 F)
202138.0 C (100.4 F)
202233.6 C (92.5 F)
202337.4 C (99.3 F)
202435.3 C (95.5 F)
202537.5 C (99.5 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Canberra Forestry by year The coldest night of the year at Canberra Forestry, 1927 to 2025. The record is -8.7 C (16.3 F) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.8 C (21.6 F). -10-5051019401960198020002020Record: -8.7 C (16.3 F) in 2017
The coldest night of the year at Canberra Forestry, 1927 to 2025. The record is -8.7 C (16.3 F) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.8 C (21.6 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Canberra Forestry by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1927n/a
1928n/a
1929n/a
1930n/a
1931n/a
1932n/a
1933n/a
1934n/a
1935n/a
1936n/a
1937n/a
1938n/a
1939n/a
1940n/a
1941n/a
1942n/a
1943n/a
1944n/a
1945n/a
1946n/a
1947n/a
1948-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1949-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1950-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1951-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1952-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1953-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1954-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1955-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1956-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1957-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1958-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1959-6.6 C (20.1 F)
1960-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1961-7.1 C (19.2 F)
1962-5.7 C (21.7 F)
1963-4.5 C (23.9 F)
1964-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1965-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1966-5.8 C (21.6 F)
1967-4.6 C (23.7 F)
1968-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1969-3.8 C (25.2 F)
1970-3.7 C (25.3 F)
1971-6.2 C (20.8 F)
1972-4.2 C (24.4 F)
1973-2.7 C (27.1 F)
1974-4.8 C (23.4 F)
1975-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1976-4.2 C (24.4 F)
1977-4.8 C (23.4 F)
1978-4.5 C (23.9 F)
1979-4.1 C (24.6 F)
1980-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1981-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1982n/a
1983n/a
1984n/a
1985n/a
1986n/a
1987n/a
19889.8 C (49.6 F)
1989-5.3 C (22.5 F)
1990-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1991-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1992-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1993-6.2 C (20.8 F)
1994-7.6 C (18.3 F)
1995-5.2 C (22.6 F)
1996-6.8 C (19.8 F)
1997-7.4 C (18.7 F)
1998-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1999-6.2 C (20.8 F)
2000-7.1 C (19.2 F)
2001-6.0 C (21.2 F)
2002-6.0 C (21.2 F)
2003-4.9 C (23.2 F)
2004-7.3 C (18.9 F)
2005-4.7 C (23.5 F)
2006-6.0 C (21.2 F)
2007-4.7 C (23.5 F)
2008-5.3 C (22.5 F)
2009-5.8 C (21.6 F)
2010-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2011-8.0 C (17.6 F)
2012-6.8 C (19.8 F)
2013-6.0 C (21.2 F)
2014-7.6 C (18.3 F)
2015-7.0 C (19.4 F)
2016-5.5 C (22.1 F)
2017-8.7 C (16.3 F)
2018-7.4 C (18.7 F)
2019-5.2 C (22.6 F)
2020-4.9 C (23.2 F)
2021-6.3 C (20.7 F)
2022-6.5 C (20.3 F)
2023-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2024-6.9 C (19.6 F)
2025-7.6 C (18.3 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Canberra Forestry by year The wettest day of the year at Canberra Forestry, 1927 to 2025. The record is 131.8 mm (5.2 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.2 mm (1.9 in). 05010015019401960198020002020Record: 131.8 mm (5.2 in) in 1959
The wettest day of the year at Canberra Forestry, 1927 to 2025. The record is 131.8 mm (5.2 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.2 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Canberra Forestry by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
192745.2 mm (1.8 in)
192882.3 mm (3.2 in)
192958.2 mm (2.3 in)
193035.6 mm (1.4 in)
193148.3 mm (1.9 in)
193246.2 mm (1.8 in)
193351.3 mm (2.0 in)
193463.8 mm (2.5 in)
193545.0 mm (1.8 in)
193638.1 mm (1.5 in)
193751.6 mm (2.0 in)
193848.0 mm (1.9 in)
193940.6 mm (1.6 in)
194044.7 mm (1.8 in)
194147.0 mm (1.9 in)
194255.9 mm (2.2 in)
194341.4 mm (1.6 in)
194427.9 mm (1.1 in)
194564.0 mm (2.5 in)
194645.0 mm (1.8 in)
194744.5 mm (1.8 in)
194898.6 mm (3.9 in)
194947.5 mm (1.9 in)
195062.7 mm (2.5 in)
195132.5 mm (1.3 in)
195264.3 mm (2.5 in)
195356.4 mm (2.2 in)
195433.0 mm (1.3 in)
195569.3 mm (2.7 in)
195663.0 mm (2.5 in)
195737.3 mm (1.5 in)
195881.8 mm (3.2 in)
1959131.8 mm (5.2 in)
196048.8 mm (1.9 in)
196169.1 mm (2.7 in)
196245.2 mm (1.8 in)
196337.1 mm (1.5 in)
196437.6 mm (1.5 in)
196524.9 mm (1.0 in)
196643.4 mm (1.7 in)
196732.5 mm (1.3 in)
196895.5 mm (3.8 in)
196978.7 mm (3.1 in)
197036.1 mm (1.4 in)
197147.0 mm (1.9 in)
197230.5 mm (1.2 in)
197352.3 mm (2.1 in)
197484.6 mm (3.3 in)
197543.0 mm (1.7 in)
197651.8 mm (2.0 in)
197762.0 mm (2.4 in)
197875.0 mm (3.0 in)
197931.8 mm (1.3 in)
198062.0 mm (2.4 in)
198174.4 mm (2.9 in)
198246.0 mm (1.8 in)
198346.0 mm (1.8 in)
198458.9 mm (2.3 in)
198537.1 mm (1.5 in)
198668.1 mm (2.7 in)
198753.1 mm (2.1 in)
198865.0 mm (2.6 in)
198970.1 mm (2.8 in)
199034.0 mm (1.3 in)
199143.9 mm (1.7 in)
199239.1 mm (1.5 in)
199373.9 mm (2.9 in)
199442.9 mm (1.7 in)
199594.0 mm (3.7 in)
199636.1 mm (1.4 in)
199756.9 mm (2.2 in)
199838.1 mm (1.5 in)
199950.0 mm (2.0 in)
200038.1 mm (1.5 in)
200159.9 mm (2.4 in)
200278.0 mm (3.1 in)
200339.1 mm (1.5 in)
200435.3 mm (1.4 in)
200547.2 mm (1.9 in)
200637.8 mm (1.5 in)
200739.1 mm (1.5 in)
200852.8 mm (2.1 in)
200927.4 mm (1.1 in)
201087.1 mm (3.4 in)
201145.0 mm (1.8 in)
201259.2 mm (2.3 in)
201357.9 mm (2.3 in)
201442.4 mm (1.7 in)
201553.1 mm (2.1 in)
201665.3 mm (2.6 in)
201735.3 mm (1.4 in)
201864.5 mm (2.5 in)
201945.2 mm (1.8 in)
202060.5 mm (2.4 in)
202139.4 mm (1.6 in)
202243.7 mm (1.7 in)
202344.7 mm (1.8 in)
202448.5 mm (1.9 in)
202522.1 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Canberra Forestry by year The wettest five days of the year at Canberra Forestry, 1927 to 2025. The record is 220.3 mm (8.7 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.4 mm (3.0 in). 05010015020025019401960198020002020Record: 220.3 mm (8.7 in) in 1950
The wettest five days of the year at Canberra Forestry, 1927 to 2025. The record is 220.3 mm (8.7 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.4 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Canberra Forestry by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
192790.7 mm (3.6 in)
1928104.1 mm (4.1 in)
192970.7 mm (2.8 in)
193066.6 mm (2.6 in)
193166.3 mm (2.6 in)
193282.2 mm (3.2 in)
193379.3 mm (3.1 in)
1934116.4 mm (4.6 in)
193582.8 mm (3.3 in)
193655.1 mm (2.2 in)
193767.2 mm (2.6 in)
193854.3 mm (2.1 in)
193967.8 mm (2.7 in)
194087.4 mm (3.4 in)
1941112.3 mm (4.4 in)
194268.1 mm (2.7 in)
194361.9 mm (2.4 in)
194434.6 mm (1.4 in)
194584.3 mm (3.3 in)
194675.0 mm (3.0 in)
194791.7 mm (3.6 in)
1948148.6 mm (5.9 in)
194967.3 mm (2.6 in)
1950220.3 mm (8.7 in)
195158.7 mm (2.3 in)
1952127.1 mm (5.0 in)
1953106.2 mm (4.2 in)
195457.4 mm (2.3 in)
195584.8 mm (3.3 in)
1956101.2 mm (4.0 in)
195756.9 mm (2.2 in)
1958121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1959157.4 mm (6.2 in)
196060.0 mm (2.4 in)
1961154.7 mm (6.1 in)
196293.3 mm (3.7 in)
196362.3 mm (2.5 in)
196488.1 mm (3.5 in)
196575.7 mm (3.0 in)
196661.9 mm (2.4 in)
196752.9 mm (2.1 in)
1968125.1 mm (4.9 in)
1969116.9 mm (4.6 in)
197078.7 mm (3.1 in)
1971114.1 mm (4.5 in)
197248.5 mm (1.9 in)
197393.2 mm (3.7 in)
1974130.4 mm (5.1 in)
197576.2 mm (3.0 in)
197687.4 mm (3.4 in)
1977121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1978103.8 mm (4.1 in)
197946.4 mm (1.8 in)
198078.4 mm (3.1 in)
198176.4 mm (3.0 in)
198233.0 mm (1.3 in)
198358.2 mm (2.3 in)
198487.3 mm (3.4 in)
198549.3 mm (1.9 in)
198680.3 mm (3.2 in)
198753.1 mm (2.1 in)
198891.7 mm (3.6 in)
198997.0 mm (3.8 in)
199076.7 mm (3.0 in)
199196.0 mm (3.8 in)
199258.1 mm (2.3 in)
199375.9 mm (3.0 in)
199454.8 mm (2.2 in)
1995133.1 mm (5.2 in)
199654.1 mm (2.1 in)
199794.2 mm (3.7 in)
199875.7 mm (3.0 in)
199985.0 mm (3.3 in)
200063.0 mm (2.5 in)
200120.8 mm (0.8 in)
2002130.9 mm (5.2 in)
200360.2 mm (2.4 in)
200452.4 mm (2.1 in)
200553.9 mm (2.1 in)
200672.6 mm (2.9 in)
200754.4 mm (2.1 in)
200857.7 mm (2.3 in)
200955.1 mm (2.2 in)
2010164.0 mm (6.5 in)
201194.3 mm (3.7 in)
2012130.6 mm (5.1 in)
201387.1 mm (3.4 in)
201468.1 mm (2.7 in)
201569.1 mm (2.7 in)
2016101.5 mm (4.0 in)
201765.6 mm (2.6 in)
201884.1 mm (3.3 in)
201948.0 mm (1.9 in)
202073.2 mm (2.9 in)
202161.2 mm (2.4 in)
202284.6 mm (3.3 in)
202389.7 mm (3.5 in)
202471.2 mm (2.8 in)
202545.8 mm (1.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Canberra Forestry by year The longest dry spell of the year at Canberra Forestry, 1927 to 2025. The record is 61 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days. 02040608019401960198020002020Record: 61 days in 1980
The longest dry spell of the year at Canberra Forestry, 1927 to 2025. The record is 61 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Canberra Forestry by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
192719 days
192822 days
192937 days
193024 days
193121 days
193236 days
193332 days
193421 days
193521 days
193636 days
193730 days
193830 days
193918 days
194042 days
194124 days
194232 days
194329 days
194431 days
194535 days
194622 days
194729 days
194824 days
194924 days
195025 days
195121 days
195216 days
195320 days
195442 days
195522 days
195624 days
195728 days
195826 days
195924 days
196029 days
196132 days
196225 days
196327 days
196423 days
196539 days
196620 days
196743 days
196859 days
196916 days
197030 days
197142 days
197240 days
197316 days
197426 days
197521 days
197647 days
197727 days
197837 days
197935 days
198061 days
198140 days
198219 days
198317 days
198419 days
198514 days
198625 days
198711 days
198812 days
198914 days
199013 days
199114 days
199215 days
199316 days
199418 days
199522 days
199613 days
199725 days
199814 days
19998 days
200013 days
20017 days
200233 days
200320 days
200440 days
200546 days
200639 days
200733 days
200819 days
200928 days
201020 days
201134 days
201219 days
201316 days
201426 days
201520 days
201620 days
201742 days
201827 days
201958 days
202017 days
202117 days
202215 days
202323 days
202425 days
202523 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

29 years with a frost

Across 29 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Canberra Forestry falls on 21 September and the median first autumn frost on 15 May, which leaves a median of 233 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -5.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Canberra Forestry
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1957 to 1994)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost21 Septembern/a21 Septembern/a+2.3 days per decade
First autumn frost15 Mayn/a15 Mayn/a-2.9 days per decade
Growing days233 daysn/a233 daysn/a-5.2 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

85 years, 1928 to 2024

A day with at least 48.8 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 115.7 mm (4.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Canberra Forestry: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years48.8 mm (1.9 in)
5 years64.6 mm (2.5 in)
10 years75.8 mm (3.0 in)
25 years91.0 mm (3.6 in)
50 years103.1 mm (4.1 in)
100 years115.7 mm (4.6 in)Longer than the 85 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, 85 years of values from 1928 to 2024.

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: 131.8 mm (5.2 in) in 1959; 98.6 mm (3.9 in) in 1948; 95.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1968.

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).