Burrinjuck Dam Weather Records (ASN00073007)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Burrinjuck Dam (ASN00073007), Australia, with 119 years of record.

Key Facts for Burrinjuck Dam

Burrinjuck Dam (ASN00073007) is a weather station in Australia at -35.00 latitude and 148.60 longitude, 390 m (1,280 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1908 to 2026, 119 years of record.
1,464 records set at Burrinjuck Dam still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Burrinjuck Dam set a daily record high maximum temperature of 27.0 C (80.6 F) on 25 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -35.00 latitude, 148.60 longitude.
Elevation: 390 m (1,280 ft).
Period of record: 1908 to 2026, 119 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

6 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Burrinjuck Dam. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Burrinjuck Dam, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	45.6 C (114.1 F)	5.9 C (42.6 F)	43.5 C (110.3 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)
Feb	44.3 C (111.7 F)	7.0 C (44.6 F)	36.0 C (96.8 F)	12.6 C (54.7 F)
Mar	39.0 C (102.2 F)	3.1 C (37.6 F)	32.5 C (90.5 F)	6.0 C (42.8 F)
Apr	34.0 C (93.2 F)	0.9 C (33.6 F)	27.5 C (81.5 F)	6.5 C (43.7 F)
May	27.0 C (80.6 F)	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)	4.5 C (40.1 F)
Jun	21.5 C (70.7 F)	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	17.5 C (63.5 F)	2.0 C (35.6 F)
Jul	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	15.9 C (60.6 F)	0.5 C (32.9 F)
Aug	24.5 C (76.1 F)	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	21.5 C (70.7 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)
Sep	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28.0 C (82.4 F)	1.5 C (34.7 F)
Oct	34.0 C (93.2 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	39.5 C (103.1 F)	2.5 C (36.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	42.1 C (107.8 F)	4.7 C (40.5 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Burrinjuck Dam still stand. 1998 holds the most, with 46.

Standing records at Burrinjuck Dam by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1965	28
1966	36
1967	22
1968	22
1969	35
1970	11
1971	17
1972	26
1973	22
1974	16
1975	23
1976	26
1977	23
1978	16
1979	13
1980	22
1981	15
1982	28
1983	25
1984	21
1985	25
1986	31
1987	15
1988	28
1989	19
1990	23
1991	16
1992	17
1993	21
1994	30
1995	34
1996	22
1997	33
1998	46
1999	18
2000	15
2001	23
2002	19
2003	14
2004	27
2005	35
2006	32
2007	23
2008	32
2009	41
2010	19
2011	18
2012	35
2013	25
2014	24
2015	14
2016	29
2017	25
2018	33
2019	45
2020	19
2021	12
2022	23
2023	17
2024	13
2025	19
2026	8

All-Time Record Progression

11 new records

11 all-time records were set at Burrinjuck Dam between 16 April 1969 and 2 February 2020. Each dot is a new record.

When Burrinjuck Dam set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1969-04-16	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1974-01-11	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 162.4 mm (6.4 in)
1997-02-07	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 26.0 C (78.8 F)
1997-07-20	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -7.0 C (19.4 F)
2001-01-23	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 42.4 C (108.3 F)
2007-01-12	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 42.5 C (108.5 F)
2009-02-06	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 26.8 C (80.2 F)
2019-01-18	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 42.8 C (109.0 F)
2020-01-04	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 45.0 C (113.0 F)
2020-01-31	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 45.6 C (114.1 F)
2020-02-02	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 28.6 C (83.5 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 162.4 mm (6.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Burrinjuck Dam. The most was 162.4 mm (6.4 in) on 11 January 1974.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Burrinjuck Dam
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	162.4 mm (6.4 in)	11 January 1974
Feb	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	14 February 2010
Mar	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	15 March 1989
Apr	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	16 April 1969
May	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	27 May 1925
Jun	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	20 June 1969
Jul	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	13 July 1933
Aug	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 August 1916
Sep	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	5 September 2021
Oct	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	21 October 1959
Nov	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	26 November 2011
Dec	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	3 December 2010

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 2026

62 years of record at Burrinjuck Dam, 1965 to 2026. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1967, 1970, 1973, 1983, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020 and others.

Days with data per year at Burrinjuck Dam
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	325	89%	No
1968	354	97%	Yes
1969	356	98%	Yes
1970	153	42%	No
1971	333	91%	Yes
1972	363	99%	Yes
1973	324	89%	No
1974	361	99%	Yes
1975	362	99%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	364	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	365	100%	Yes
1981	358	98%	Yes
1982	363	99%	Yes
1983	306	84%	No
1984	363	99%	Yes
1985	365	100%	Yes
1986	364	100%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	365	100%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	364	100%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	364	99%	Yes
1993	358	98%	Yes
1994	350	96%	Yes
1995	351	96%	Yes
1996	364	99%	Yes
1997	363	99%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	354	97%	Yes
2000	345	94%	Yes
2001	341	93%	Yes
2002	350	96%	Yes
2003	347	95%	Yes
2004	358	98%	Yes
2005	355	97%	Yes
2006	357	98%	Yes
2007	352	96%	Yes
2008	354	97%	Yes
2009	348	95%	Yes
2010	357	98%	Yes
2011	363	99%	Yes
2012	355	97%	Yes
2013	349	96%	Yes
2014	280	77%	No
2015	271	74%	No
2016	350	96%	Yes
2017	339	93%	Yes
2018	326	89%	No
2019	343	94%	Yes
2020	305	83%	No
2021	338	93%	Yes
2022	270	74%	No
2023	229	63%	No
2024	215	59%	No
2025	231	63%	No
2026	167	46%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Burrinjuck Dam
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 September 2026	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily high max (Provisional)	27.0 C (80.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	60 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 2026	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily high max (Tie, Provisional)	21.5 C (70.7 F)	tie	20 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2026	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily high max (Provisional)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 2026	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2026	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily high min	9.3 C (48.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	17 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 2026	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily high min (Tie)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	tie	20 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 2026	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily high min	10.7 C (51.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	11 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 2026	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily high max	16.4 C (61.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	59 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 2026	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily high min	11.2 C (52.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	59 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 2026	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily high max	17.5 C (63.5 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 2026	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily high min	12.5 C (54.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	12 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 2026	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2026	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily high min	24.0 C (75.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	58 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 2026	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily high max	43.5 C (110.3 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 2025	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily low min	4.9 C (40.8 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 2025	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily low max	17.5 C (63.5 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 2025	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	monthly low min	2.5 C (36.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 2025	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily low max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 2025	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily high max	32.5 C (90.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	18 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 2025	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

45 complete years, 1965 to 2021

One stripe for each of 45 complete years at Burrinjuck Dam, 1965 to 2021. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.4 C (59.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1966, at 13.8 C (56.8 F), and the warmest was 2007, at 16.8 C (62.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Burrinjuck Dam as warming stripes, 1965 to 2021
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1965	14.7 C	-0.74 C
1966	13.8 C	-1.67 C
1968	14.5 C	-0.90 C
1969	14.4 C	-1.01 C
1972	14.6 C	-0.84 C
1974	14.6 C	-0.83 C
1976	14.5 C	-0.96 C
1977	14.9 C	-0.48 C
1978	14.6 C	-0.86 C
1979	15.4 C	-0.05 C
1980	15.6 C	+0.15 C
1981	15.4 C	-0.04 C
1982	15.6 C	+0.19 C
1984	14.3 C	-1.11 C
1985	15.0 C	-0.39 C
1986	14.6 C	-0.78 C
1987	15.0 C	-0.47 C
1988	15.8 C	+0.40 C
1989	15.1 C	-0.32 C
1990	15.7 C	+0.26 C
1991	15.6 C	+0.16 C
1993	15.4 C	-0.04 C
1994	15.0 C	-0.40 C
1995	14.8 C	-0.62 C
1996	14.8 C	-0.62 C
1997	16.2 C	+0.76 C
1998	16.0 C	+0.57 C
1999	15.7 C	+0.30 C
2000	15.7 C	+0.30 C
2001	16.1 C	+0.64 C
2002	16.4 C	+0.94 C
2003	16.2 C	+0.77 C
2004	16.2 C	+0.77 C
2005	16.3 C	+0.83 C
2006	16.8 C	+1.35 C
2007	16.8 C	+1.40 C
2008	15.8 C	+0.37 C
2009	16.7 C	+1.31 C
2010	15.8 C	+0.34 C
2011	15.4 C	+0.00 C
2012	15.1 C	-0.37 C
2013	16.2 C	+0.82 C
2017	15.7 C	+0.26 C
2019	16.3 C	+0.90 C
2021	15.0 C	-0.41 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade over 1965 to 2021. In Fahrenheit: 0.6 F (0.4 to 0.8) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 45 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Burrinjuck Dam
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade	0.6 F (0.4 to 0.8) per decade	1965 to 2021	45	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.5 C (0.3 to 0.7) per decade	0.9 F (0.6 to 1.2) per decade	1965 to 2021	45	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade	1965 to 2021	45	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

1908 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Burrinjuck Dam: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	45.6 C (114.1 F)	2020	39.4 C (102.9 F)	62
Coldest night (TNn)	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	1997	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	62
Wettest day (Rx1day)	162.4 mm (6.4 in)	1974	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	119
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	296.6 mm (11.7 in)	2012	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	119
Longest dry spell (CDD)	72 days	1967	27 days	119

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Burrinjuck Dam, 1908 to 2026. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Burrinjuck Dam by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1966	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1967	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1968	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1969	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1970	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1971	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1972	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1973	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1974	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1975	37.5 C (99.5 F)
1976	35.5 C (95.9 F)
1977	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1978	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1979	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1980	37.5 C (99.5 F)
1981	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1982	40.5 C (104.9 F)
1983	39.5 C (103.1 F)
1984	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1985	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1986	34.7 C (94.5 F)
1987	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1988	39.5 C (103.1 F)
1989	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1990	40.5 C (104.9 F)
1991	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1992	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1993	39.5 C (103.1 F)
1994	39.5 C (103.1 F)
1995	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1996	35.5 C (95.9 F)
1997	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1998	39.8 C (103.6 F)
1999	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2000	38.2 C (100.8 F)
2001	42.4 C (108.3 F)
2002	39.8 C (103.6 F)
2003	42.1 C (107.8 F)
2004	39.7 C (103.5 F)
2005	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2006	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2007	42.5 C (108.5 F)
2008	38.5 C (101.3 F)
2009	42.4 C (108.3 F)
2010	40.4 C (104.7 F)
2011	38.5 C (101.3 F)
2012	37.0 C (98.6 F)
2013	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2014	42.5 C (108.5 F)
2015	39.3 C (102.7 F)
2016	41.0 C (105.8 F)
2017	41.5 C (106.7 F)
2018	41.6 C (106.9 F)
2019	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2020	45.6 C (114.1 F)
2021	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2022	36.6 C (97.9 F)
2023	39.5 C (103.1 F)
2024	37.1 C (98.8 F)
2025	37.5 C (99.5 F)
2026	43.5 C (110.3 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Burrinjuck Dam, 1908 to 2026. The record is -7.0 C (19.4 F) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is -1.0 C (30.2 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Burrinjuck Dam by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1966	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1967	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1968	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1969	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1970	-0.1 C (31.8 F)
1971	-2.7 C (27.1 F)
1972	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1973	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1974	-3.7 C (25.3 F)
1975	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1976	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1977	-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1978	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
1979	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1980	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
1981	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1982	-2.5 C (27.5 F)
1983	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1984	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1985	-1.3 C (29.7 F)
1986	-3.5 C (25.7 F)
1987	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1988	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
1989	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1990	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1991	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1992	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1993	0.5 C (32.9 F)
1994	-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1995	-1.2 C (29.8 F)
1996	-1.2 C (29.8 F)
1997	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1998	-1.2 C (29.8 F)
1999	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2000	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2001	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
2002	-0.8 C (30.6 F)
2003	-1.2 C (29.8 F)
2004	-2.6 C (27.3 F)
2005	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2006	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
2007	-0.7 C (30.7 F)
2008	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
2009	-1.3 C (29.7 F)
2010	0.1 C (32.2 F)
2011	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
2012	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2013	0.5 C (32.9 F)
2014	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2015	-1.9 C (28.6 F)
2016	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
2017	-1.8 C (28.8 F)
2018	-2.3 C (27.9 F)
2019	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
2020	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
2021	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
2022	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
2023	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2024	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2025	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
2026	0.0 C (32.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Burrinjuck Dam, 1908 to 2026. The record is 162.4 mm (6.4 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.6 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Burrinjuck Dam by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1908	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1909	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1910	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1911	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1912	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1913	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1914	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1915	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1916	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1917	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1918	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1919	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1920	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1921	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1922	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1923	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1924	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1925	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1926	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1927	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1928	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1929	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1930	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1931	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1932	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1933	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1934	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1935	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1936	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1937	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1938	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1939	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1940	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1941	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1942	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1943	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1944	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1945	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1946	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1947	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1948	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1949	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1950	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1951	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1952	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1953	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1954	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1955	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1956	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1957	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1958	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1959	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1960	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1961	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1962	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1963	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1964	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1965	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1966	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1967	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1968	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1969	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1970	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1971	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1972	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1973	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1974	162.4 mm (6.4 in)
1975	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1976	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1977	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1978	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1979	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1980	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1981	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1982	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1983	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1984	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1985	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1986	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1987	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1988	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1989	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1990	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1991	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1992	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1993	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1994	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1995	162.0 mm (6.4 in)
1996	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1997	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1998	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1999	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
2000	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
2001	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
2002	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
2003	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
2004	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
2005	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
2006	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2007	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
2008	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2009	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
2010	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
2011	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2012	110.6 mm (4.4 in)
2013	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
2014	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
2015	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2016	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
2017	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
2018	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
2019	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
2020	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2021	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2022	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
2023	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
2024	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2025	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
2026	57.0 mm (2.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Burrinjuck Dam, 1908 to 2026. The record is 296.6 mm (11.7 in) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 97.4 mm (3.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Burrinjuck Dam by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1908	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1909	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1910	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1911	97.4 mm (3.8 in)
1912	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1913	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1914	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1915	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1916	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1917	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1918	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1919	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1920	131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1921	115.4 mm (4.5 in)
1922	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1923	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1924	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1925	142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1926	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1927	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1928	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1929	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1930	80.9 mm (3.2 in)
1931	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1932	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1933	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1934	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1935	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1936	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1937	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1938	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1939	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1940	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1941	124.1 mm (4.9 in)
1942	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1943	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1944	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1945	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1946	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1947	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1948	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1949	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1950	272.6 mm (10.7 in)
1951	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1952	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1953	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1954	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1955	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1956	143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1957	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1958	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1959	91.6 mm (3.6 in)
1960	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1961	159.2 mm (6.3 in)
1962	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1963	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1964	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1965	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1966	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1967	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1968	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1969	156.9 mm (6.2 in)
1970	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1971	142.8 mm (5.6 in)
1972	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1973	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1974	216.0 mm (8.5 in)
1975	125.6 mm (4.9 in)
1976	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1977	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1978	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1979	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1980	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1981	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1982	126.4 mm (5.0 in)
1983	92.6 mm (3.6 in)
1984	148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1985	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1986	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1987	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1988	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1989	183.4 mm (7.2 in)
1990	153.6 mm (6.0 in)
1991	113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1992	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1993	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1994	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1995	207.9 mm (8.2 in)
1996	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1997	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1998	132.4 mm (5.2 in)
1999	157.6 mm (6.2 in)
2000	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
2001	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2002	107.8 mm (4.2 in)
2003	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
2004	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
2005	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2006	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
2007	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
2008	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
2009	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
2010	257.6 mm (10.1 in)
2011	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
2012	296.6 mm (11.7 in)
2013	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
2014	159.4 mm (6.3 in)
2015	119.8 mm (4.7 in)
2016	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
2017	117.8 mm (4.6 in)
2018	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
2019	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
2020	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2021	127.4 mm (5.0 in)
2022	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
2023	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
2024	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
2025	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
2026	72.2 mm (2.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Burrinjuck Dam, 1908 to 2026. The record is 72 days in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Burrinjuck Dam by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1908	24 days
1909	20 days
1910	33 days
1911	26 days
1912	43 days
1913	40 days
1914	37 days
1915	37 days
1916	27 days
1917	19 days
1918	41 days
1919	40 days
1920	28 days
1921	28 days
1922	34 days
1923	47 days
1924	27 days
1925	32 days
1926	30 days
1927	28 days
1928	26 days
1929	32 days
1930	29 days
1931	20 days
1932	36 days
1933	29 days
1934	38 days
1935	27 days
1936	26 days
1937	30 days
1938	29 days
1939	18 days
1940	31 days
1941	23 days
1942	34 days
1943	26 days
1944	27 days
1945	26 days
1946	20 days
1947	36 days
1948	27 days
1949	20 days
1950	31 days
1951	27 days
1952	20 days
1953	17 days
1954	42 days
1955	22 days
1956	17 days
1957	32 days
1958	26 days
1959	22 days
1960	34 days
1961	25 days
1962	24 days
1963	28 days
1964	23 days
1965	28 days
1966	17 days
1967	72 days
1968	59 days
1969	16 days
1970	15 days
1971	26 days
1972	38 days
1973	13 days
1974	20 days
1975	32 days
1976	31 days
1977	27 days
1978	37 days
1979	35 days
1980	41 days
1981	30 days
1982	38 days
1983	20 days
1984	26 days
1985	22 days
1986	35 days
1987	22 days
1988	20 days
1989	31 days
1990	23 days
1991	24 days
1992	33 days
1993	21 days
1994	27 days
1995	40 days
1996	18 days
1997	54 days
1998	37 days
1999	16 days
2000	25 days
2001	29 days
2002	32 days
2003	38 days
2004	54 days
2005	32 days
2006	38 days
2007	22 days
2008	32 days
2009	28 days
2010	20 days
2011	16 days
2012	25 days
2013	25 days
2014	31 days
2015	27 days
2016	35 days
2017	25 days
2018	26 days
2019	28 days
2020	20 days
2021	25 days
2022	21 days
2023	34 days
2024	24 days
2025	22 days
2026	25 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

39 years with a frost

Across 39 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Burrinjuck Dam falls on 16 August and the median first autumn frost on 28 June, which leaves a median of 310 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +6.3 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Burrinjuck Dam
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1979 to 2021)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	16 August	n/a	13 August	n/a	-5.1 days per decade
First autumn frost	28 June	n/a	29 June	n/a	+1.1 days per decade
Growing days	310 days	n/a	313 days	n/a	+6.3 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

112 years, 1909 to 2021

A day with at least 54.4 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 158.5 mm (6.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Burrinjuck Dam: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
25 years	113.4 mm (4.5 in)
50 years	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
100 years	158.5 mm (6.2 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 112 years of values from 1909 to 2021.

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: 162.4 mm (6.4 in) in 1974; 162.0 mm (6.4 in) in 1995; 128.3 mm (5.1 in) in 1969.

Station Changes

2 suspected

2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Burrinjuck Dam, at 1974 and 1996. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1974 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1996 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Burrinjuck Dam, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1974	+0.3	+0.5	possible	5
1996	+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.

Climate Twins

2002 to 2021 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2002 to 2021, Burrinjuck Dam had a mean temperature of 16.0 C (60.9 F) and 846.6 mm (33.3 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Coonabarabran (Namoi Street) (Australia, 419 km away), Barraba Post Office (Australia, 547 km away) and Inverell Comparison (Australia, 627 km away).

Climate twins of Burrinjuck Dam: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2002 to 2021 climate
Twin station	Country	Distance away	Mean temperature, 1961-1990	Rain a year, 1961-1990	Climate difference
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	419 km (260 mi)	16.0 C (60.7 F)	810.3 mm (31.9 in)	0.51
Barraba Post Office	Australia	547 km (340 mi)	16.3 C (61.3 F)	717.1 mm (28.2 in)	0.74
Inverell Comparison	Australia	627 km (390 mi)	15.8 C (60.5 F)	773.0 mm (30.4 in)	0.77

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).