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Rutherglen Research Weather Records (ASN00082039)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Rutherglen Research (ASN00082039), Australia, with 114 years of record.

Key Facts for Rutherglen Research

  • Rutherglen Research (ASN00082039) is a weather station in Australia at -36.10 latitude and 146.51 longitude, 175 m (574 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1913 to 2026, 114 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Rutherglen Research still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Rutherglen Research set a daily record high minimum temperature of 14.6 C (58.3 F) on 2 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

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

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -36.10 latitude, 146.51 longitude.
  • Elevation: 175 m (574 ft).
  • Period of record: 1913 to 2026, 114 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

11 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Rutherglen Research, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Rutherglen Research. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 11 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 Rutherglen Research. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 11 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Rutherglen Research, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan46.5 C (115.7 F)1.9 C (35.4 F)45.6 C (114.1 F)8.1 C (46.6 F)
Feb45.6 C (114.1 F)1.6 C (34.9 F)40.4 C (104.7 F)5.8 C (42.4 F)
Mar40.2 C (104.4 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)34.0 C (93.2 F)3.5 C (38.3 F)
Apr35.5 C (95.9 F)-3.2 C (26.2 F)28.6 C (83.5 F)-0.9 C (30.4 F)
May28.7 C (83.7 F)-4.7 C (23.5 F)25.9 C (78.6 F)0.3 C (32.5 F)
Jun21.8 C (71.2 F)-7.5 C (18.5 F)20.2 C (68.4 F)-0.4 C (31.3 F)
Jul22.5 C (72.5 F)-6.9 C (19.6 F)16.4 C (61.5 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)
Aug24.9 C (76.8 F)-5.7 C (21.7 F)20.5 C (68.9 F)-2.4 C (27.7 F)
Sep31.0 C (87.8 F)-4.9 C (23.2 F)27.0 C (80.6 F)-0.9 C (30.4 F)
Oct35.1 C (95.2 F)-5.1 C (22.8 F)20.0 C (68.0 F)14.6 C (58.3 F)
Nov42.6 C (108.7 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)n/an/a
Dec43.6 C (110.5 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Rutherglen Research by the year they were set 1,464 records at Rutherglen Research still stand. 2006 holds the most, with 40. 0102030401965: 361966: 181967: 221968: 271969: 201970: 241971: 101972: 141973: 141974: 201975: 191976: 161977: 181978: 171979: 181980: 351981: 171982: 391983: 361984: 341985: 211986: 381987: 231988: 201989: 121990: 251991: 221992: 121993: 261994: 361995: 311996: 141997: 201998: 261999: 202000: 182001: 252002: 232003: 142004: 142005: 332006: 402007: 292008: 302009: 292010: 202011: 152012: 312013: 292014: 302015: 302016: 202017: 212018: 402019: 362020: 272021: 152022: 192023: 142024: 262025: 152026: 21196519721979198619932000200720142021
1,464 records at Rutherglen Research still stand. 2006 holds the most, with 40.
Standing records at Rutherglen Research by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
196536
196618
196722
196827
196920
197024
197110
197214
197314
197420
197519
197616
197718
197817
197918
198035
198117
198239
198336
198434
198521
198638
198723
198820
198912
199025
199122
199212
199326
199436
199531
199614
199720
199826
199920
200018
200125
200223
200314
200414
200533
200640
200729
200830
200929
201020
201115
201231
201329
201430
201530
201620
201721
201840
201936
202027
202115
202219
202314
202426
202515
202621

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records
When Rutherglen Research set new all-time records 2 all-time records were set at Rutherglen Research between 14 June 2006 and 25 January 2019. Each dot is a new record. Record low minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature14 June 2006: Record low minimum temperature -7.5 C (18.5 F)25 January 2019: Record high minimum temperature 29.3 C (84.7 F)201020152020
2 all-time records were set at Rutherglen Research between 14 June 2006 and 25 January 2019. Each dot is a new record.
When Rutherglen Research set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
2006-06-14Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -7.5 C (18.5 F)
2019-01-25Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 29.3 C (84.7 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 114.3 mm (4.5 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Rutherglen Research The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rutherglen Research. The most was 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 8 January 1934. 050100150 Jan: 114.3 mm (4.5 in), 8 January 1934 Jan Feb: 114.0 mm (4.5 in), 5 February 2011 Feb Mar: 80.6 mm (3.2 in), 1 March 2012 Mar Apr: 69.9 mm (2.8 in), 14 April 1939 Apr May: 63.6 mm (2.5 in), 18 May 1988 May Jun: 50.3 mm (2.0 in), 23 June 1926 Jun Jul: 49.3 mm (1.9 in), 8 July 1916 Jul Aug: 52.4 mm (2.1 in), 10 August 2026 Aug Sep: 52.2 mm (2.1 in), 25 September 1992 Sep Oct: 56.9 mm (2.2 in), 22 October 1939 Oct Nov: 67.8 mm (2.7 in), 12 November 1998 Nov Dec: 100.8 mm (4.0 in), 7 December 1930 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rutherglen Research. The most was 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 8 January 1934.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Rutherglen Research
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan114.3 mm (4.5 in)8 January 1934
Feb114.0 mm (4.5 in)5 February 2011
Mar80.6 mm (3.2 in)1 March 2012
Apr69.9 mm (2.8 in)14 April 1939
May63.6 mm (2.5 in)18 May 1988
Jun50.3 mm (2.0 in)23 June 1926
Jul49.3 mm (1.9 in)8 July 1916
Aug52.4 mm (2.1 in)10 August 2026
Sep52.2 mm (2.1 in)25 September 1992
Oct56.9 mm (2.2 in)22 October 1939
Nov67.8 mm (2.7 in)12 November 1998
Dec100.8 mm (4.0 in)7 December 1930

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 2026
Days with data per year at Rutherglen Research 62 years of record at Rutherglen Research, 1965 to 2026. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2026. 1965: 354 of 365 days1966: 363 of 365 days1967: 363 of 365 days1968: 363 of 366 days1969: 363 of 365 days1970: 364 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 365 of 366 days1973: 361 of 365 days1974: 344 of 365 days1975: 348 of 365 days1976: 364 of 366 days1977: 358 of 365 days1978: 364 of 365 days1979: 357 of 365 days1980: 365 of 366 days1981: 355 of 365 days1982: 353 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 365 of 366 days1985: 362 of 365 days1986: 364 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 365 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 363 of 365 days1996: 363 of 366 days1997: 360 of 365 days1998: 360 of 365 days1999: 360 of 365 days2000: 361 of 366 days2001: 364 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 363 of 365 days2004: 366 of 366 days2005: 364 of 365 days2006: 348 of 365 days2007: 361 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 364 of 365 days2011: 364 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 353 of 365 days2016: 355 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 364 of 365 days2019: 364 of 365 days2020: 362 of 366 days2021: 357 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 363 of 365 days2024: 365 of 366 days2025: 364 of 365 days2026: 270 of 365 days197019801990200020102020
62 years of record at Rutherglen Research, 1965 to 2026. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2026.
Days with data per year at Rutherglen Research
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
196535497%Yes
196636399%Yes
196736399%Yes
196836399%Yes
196936399%Yes
1970364100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972365100%Yes
197336199%Yes
197434494%Yes
197534895%Yes
197636499%Yes
197735898%Yes
1978364100%Yes
197935798%Yes
1980365100%Yes
198135597%Yes
198235397%Yes
1983365100%Yes
1984365100%Yes
198536299%Yes
1986364100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
1988365100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
1993365100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
199536399%Yes
199636399%Yes
199736099%Yes
199836099%Yes
199936099%Yes
200036199%Yes
2001364100%Yes
2002365100%Yes
200336399%Yes
2004366100%Yes
2005364100%Yes
200634895%Yes
200736199%Yes
2008366100%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010364100%Yes
2011364100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
201535397%Yes
201635597%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018364100%Yes
2019364100%Yes
202036299%Yes
202135798%Yes
2022365100%Yes
202336399%Yes
2024365100%Yes
2025364100%Yes
202627074%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Rutherglen Research
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 October 2026Rutherglen Research, AUdaily high min (Provisional)14.6 C (58.3 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 2026Rutherglen Research, AUdaily high min (Provisional)16.0 C (60.8 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2026Rutherglen Research, AUdaily high max (Provisional)27.0 C (80.6 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)7 years13 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 2026Rutherglen Research, AUdaily rain (Provisional)8.4 mm (0.33 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 2026Rutherglen Research, AUmonthly rain52.4 mm (2.1 in)13.4 mm (0.5 in)22 years50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2026Rutherglen Research, AUdaily rain26.8 mm (1.1 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)40 years34 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 2026Rutherglen Research, AUdaily high min10.8 C (51.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)60 years26 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 2026Rutherglen Research, AUdaily high min11.8 C (53.2 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)16 years14 of 100 (Routine)
22 June 2026Rutherglen Research, AUdaily high min9.1 C (48.4 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)44 years19 of 100 (Routine)
19 June 2026Rutherglen Research, AUdaily high min9.2 C (48.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 2026Rutherglen Research, AUdaily high max17.7 C (63.9 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)60 years27 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 2026Rutherglen Research, AUdaily high min14.0 C (57.2 F)3.2 C (5.8 F)29 years21 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 2026Rutherglen Research, AUdaily high max20.2 C (68.4 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)41 years27 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 2026Rutherglen Research, AUmonthly high min14.3 C (57.7 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)25 years23 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 2026Rutherglen Research, AUdaily high max18.9 C (66.0 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)59 years28 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 2026Rutherglen Research, AUdaily high min11.7 C (53.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)41 years20 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 2026Rutherglen Research, AUdaily high min11.2 C (52.2 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)59 years28 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 2026Rutherglen Research, AUdaily low max11.2 C (52.2 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)3 years11 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 2026Rutherglen Research, AUdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)25 years19 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 2026Rutherglen Research, AUmonthly high min17.2 C (63.0 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)7 years18 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

57 complete years, 1965 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Rutherglen Research as warming stripes, 1965 to 2025 One stripe for each of 57 complete years at Rutherglen Research, 1965 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.6 C (58.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1984, at 13.5 C (56.2 F), and the warmest was 2007, at 15.8 C (60.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F). 1965: 14.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1966: 13.9 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1967: 14.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1968: 14.7 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1970: 13.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1971: 14.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1973: 15.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1975: 14.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1976: 14.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1977: 14.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1978: 14.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1979: 14.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1980: 14.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1981: 15.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1982: 14.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1983: 14.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1984: 13.5 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1985: 14.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1986: 13.5 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1987: 13.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1988: 15.1 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1989: 14.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1990: 14.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1991: 14.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1992: 13.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1993: 14.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1994: 14.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1995: 13.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1996: 13.7 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1997: 14.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1998: 14.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1999: 14.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2000: 14.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2001: 14.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2002: 15.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2003: 14.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2004: 14.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2005: 14.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2006: 14.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2007: 15.8 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2008: 14.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2009: 15.7 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2010: 14.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2011: 14.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2012: 14.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2013: 15.0 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2014: 15.3 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2015: 14.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2017: 15.0 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2018: 15.6 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2019: 15.6 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2020: 14.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2021: 14.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2022: 14.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2023: 15.0 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2024: 15.5 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2025: 15.3 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1965197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 57 complete years at Rutherglen Research, 1965 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.6 C (58.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1984, at 13.5 C (56.2 F), and the warmest was 2007, at 15.8 C (60.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Rutherglen Research as warming stripes, 1965 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
196514.6 C+0.02 C
196613.9 C-0.75 C
196714.3 C-0.34 C
196814.7 C+0.04 C
197013.9 C-0.68 C
197114.5 C-0.16 C
197315.0 C+0.33 C
197514.9 C+0.28 C
197614.1 C-0.51 C
197714.3 C-0.31 C
197814.5 C-0.14 C
197914.6 C+0.02 C
198014.5 C-0.12 C
198115.1 C+0.43 C
198214.8 C+0.15 C
198314.8 C+0.22 C
198413.5 C-1.17 C
198514.0 C-0.65 C
198613.5 C-1.13 C
198713.9 C-0.71 C
198815.1 C+0.47 C
198914.3 C-0.32 C
199014.7 C+0.10 C
199114.6 C0.00 C
199213.9 C-0.68 C
199314.1 C-0.53 C
199414.3 C-0.35 C
199513.9 C-0.68 C
199613.7 C-0.96 C
199714.7 C+0.12 C
199814.4 C-0.21 C
199914.6 C+0.01 C
200014.6 C-0.04 C
200114.8 C+0.17 C
200215.0 C+0.34 C
200314.8 C+0.21 C
200414.5 C-0.17 C
200514.6 C-0.07 C
200614.7 C+0.12 C
200715.8 C+1.16 C
200814.9 C+0.29 C
200915.7 C+1.07 C
201014.9 C+0.29 C
201114.5 C-0.09 C
201214.1 C-0.54 C
201315.0 C+0.38 C
201415.3 C+0.64 C
201514.9 C+0.29 C
201715.0 C+0.36 C
201815.6 C+0.95 C
201915.6 C+0.96 C
202014.8 C+0.22 C
202114.3 C-0.36 C
202214.8 C+0.17 C
202315.0 C+0.42 C
202415.5 C+0.87 C
202515.3 C+0.68 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1965 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 57 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Rutherglen Research
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade1965 to 202557Rise
Mean daily maximum0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade0.5 F (0.3 to 0.7) per decade1965 to 202557Rise
Mean daily minimum0.02 C (-0.08 to 0.12) per decade0.04 F (-0.14 to 0.21) per decade1965 to 202557Not clearly different from zero

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

1913 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Rutherglen Research: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)46.5 C (115.7 F)197941.4 C (106.5 F)62
Coldest night (TNn)-7.5 C (18.5 F)2006-4.5 C (23.9 F)62
Wettest day (Rx1day)114.3 mm (4.5 in)193440.7 mm (1.6 in)114
Wettest five days (Rx5day)223.6 mm (8.8 in)201265.6 mm (2.6 in)114
Longest dry spell (CDD)86 days192332 days114

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Rutherglen Research by year The hottest day of the year at Rutherglen Research, 1913 to 2026. The record is 46.5 C (115.7 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.4 C (106.5 F). 35404550192019401960198020002020Record: 46.5 C (115.7 F) in 1979
The hottest day of the year at Rutherglen Research, 1913 to 2026. The record is 46.5 C (115.7 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.4 C (106.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Rutherglen Research by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1913n/a
1914n/a
1915n/a
1916n/a
1917n/a
1918n/a
1919n/a
1920n/a
1921n/a
1922n/a
1923n/a
1924n/a
1925n/a
1926n/a
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
1948n/a
1949n/a
1950n/a
1951n/a
1952n/a
1953n/a
1954n/a
1955n/a
1956n/a
1957n/a
1958n/a
1959n/a
1960n/a
1961n/a
1962n/a
1963n/a
1964n/a
196540.3 C (104.5 F)
196638.3 C (100.9 F)
196741.2 C (106.2 F)
196845.6 C (114.1 F)
196941.7 C (107.1 F)
197040.8 C (105.4 F)
197139.7 C (103.5 F)
197241.5 C (106.7 F)
197343.5 C (110.3 F)
197437.0 C (98.6 F)
197540.0 C (104.0 F)
197639.5 C (103.1 F)
197741.5 C (106.7 F)
197841.0 C (105.8 F)
197946.5 C (115.7 F)
198041.4 C (106.5 F)
198141.4 C (106.5 F)
198243.7 C (110.7 F)
198342.6 C (108.7 F)
198436.2 C (97.2 F)
198541.5 C (106.7 F)
198639.2 C (102.6 F)
198741.7 C (107.1 F)
198842.5 C (108.5 F)
198938.1 C (100.6 F)
199045.0 C (113.0 F)
199140.8 C (105.4 F)
199240.3 C (104.5 F)
199338.4 C (101.1 F)
199440.0 C (104.0 F)
199536.9 C (98.4 F)
199638.8 C (101.8 F)
199741.8 C (107.2 F)
199840.4 C (104.7 F)
199941.8 C (107.2 F)
200039.1 C (102.4 F)
200142.7 C (108.9 F)
200241.2 C (106.2 F)
200340.4 C (104.7 F)
200441.8 C (107.2 F)
200541.9 C (107.4 F)
200642.3 C (108.1 F)
200741.9 C (107.4 F)
200840.1 C (104.2 F)
200944.9 C (112.8 F)
201042.6 C (108.7 F)
201139.9 C (103.8 F)
201239.7 C (103.5 F)
201344.5 C (112.1 F)
201444.1 C (111.4 F)
201542.0 C (107.6 F)
201643.9 C (111.0 F)
201744.4 C (111.9 F)
201843.2 C (109.8 F)
201945.9 C (114.6 F)
202046.2 C (115.2 F)
202141.0 C (105.8 F)
202237.5 C (99.5 F)
202338.6 C (101.5 F)
202441.1 C (106.0 F)
202541.0 C (105.8 F)
202645.6 C (114.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Rutherglen Research by year The coldest night of the year at Rutherglen Research, 1913 to 2026. The record is -7.5 C (18.5 F) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is -4.5 C (23.9 F). -8-6-4-20192019401960198020002020Record: -7.5 C (18.5 F) in 2006
The coldest night of the year at Rutherglen Research, 1913 to 2026. The record is -7.5 C (18.5 F) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is -4.5 C (23.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Rutherglen Research by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1913n/a
1914n/a
1915n/a
1916n/a
1917n/a
1918n/a
1919n/a
1920n/a
1921n/a
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1965-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1966-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1967-4.3 C (24.3 F)
1968-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1969-5.2 C (22.6 F)
1970-3.1 C (26.4 F)
1971-4.7 C (23.5 F)
1972-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1973-2.5 C (27.5 F)
1974-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1975-4.5 C (23.9 F)
1976-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1977-4.5 C (23.9 F)
1978-3.5 C (25.7 F)
1979-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1980-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1981-4.1 C (24.6 F)
1982-5.7 C (21.7 F)
1983-5.4 C (22.3 F)
1984-6.6 C (20.1 F)
1985-5.9 C (21.4 F)
1986-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1987-4.9 C (23.2 F)
1988-1.8 C (28.8 F)
1989-4.5 C (23.9 F)
1990-3.4 C (25.9 F)
1991-3.7 C (25.3 F)
1992-4.3 C (24.3 F)
1993-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1994-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1995-3.6 C (25.5 F)
1996-3.1 C (26.4 F)
1997-5.3 C (22.5 F)
1998-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1999-5.3 C (22.5 F)
2000-4.1 C (24.6 F)
2001-3.6 C (25.5 F)
2002-5.5 C (22.1 F)
2003-3.2 C (26.2 F)
2004-3.7 C (25.3 F)
2005-4.2 C (24.4 F)
2006-7.5 C (18.5 F)
2007-4.8 C (23.4 F)
2008-3.7 C (25.3 F)
2009-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2010-3.8 C (25.2 F)
2011-4.2 C (24.4 F)
2012-5.3 C (22.5 F)
2013-3.5 C (25.7 F)
2014-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2015-4.7 C (23.5 F)
2016-2.6 C (27.3 F)
2017-6.9 C (19.6 F)
2018-5.7 C (21.7 F)
2019-3.8 C (25.2 F)
2020-4.8 C (23.4 F)
2021-4.7 C (23.5 F)
2022-4.7 C (23.5 F)
2023-4.1 C (24.6 F)
2024-4.5 C (23.9 F)
2025-5.4 C (22.3 F)
2026-2.8 C (27.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rutherglen Research by year The wettest day of the year at Rutherglen Research, 1913 to 2026. The record is 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.7 mm (1.6 in). 0255075100125192019401960198020002020Record: 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1934
The wettest day of the year at Rutherglen Research, 1913 to 2026. The record is 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.7 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rutherglen Research by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
191329.2 mm (1.1 in)
191457.7 mm (2.3 in)
191530.7 mm (1.2 in)
191649.3 mm (1.9 in)
191752.1 mm (2.1 in)
191857.2 mm (2.3 in)
191969.6 mm (2.7 in)
192023.9 mm (0.9 in)
192137.6 mm (1.5 in)
192236.1 mm (1.4 in)
192327.2 mm (1.1 in)
192446.5 mm (1.8 in)
192553.6 mm (2.1 in)
192650.3 mm (2.0 in)
192732.5 mm (1.3 in)
192890.9 mm (3.6 in)
192937.6 mm (1.5 in)
1930100.8 mm (4.0 in)
193160.2 mm (2.4 in)
193237.6 mm (1.5 in)
193362.2 mm (2.4 in)
1934114.3 mm (4.5 in)
193530.0 mm (1.2 in)
193635.6 mm (1.4 in)
193734.0 mm (1.3 in)
193826.9 mm (1.1 in)
193989.2 mm (3.5 in)
194033.8 mm (1.3 in)
194127.7 mm (1.1 in)
194234.3 mm (1.4 in)
194327.2 mm (1.1 in)
194424.9 mm (1.0 in)
194542.9 mm (1.7 in)
194638.1 mm (1.5 in)
194745.2 mm (1.8 in)
194836.1 mm (1.4 in)
194937.3 mm (1.5 in)
195029.7 mm (1.2 in)
195136.6 mm (1.4 in)
195226.7 mm (1.1 in)
195330.7 mm (1.2 in)
195449.8 mm (2.0 in)
195542.7 mm (1.7 in)
195647.0 mm (1.9 in)
195758.4 mm (2.3 in)
195841.7 mm (1.6 in)
195950.8 mm (2.0 in)
196035.1 mm (1.4 in)
196131.5 mm (1.2 in)
196236.6 mm (1.4 in)
196350.3 mm (2.0 in)
196433.0 mm (1.3 in)
196549.5 mm (1.9 in)
196641.7 mm (1.6 in)
196719.8 mm (0.8 in)
196829.7 mm (1.2 in)
196963.5 mm (2.5 in)
197056.6 mm (2.2 in)
197126.9 mm (1.1 in)
197232.8 mm (1.3 in)
197366.8 mm (2.6 in)
197454.5 mm (2.1 in)
197540.4 mm (1.6 in)
197623.8 mm (0.9 in)
197726.0 mm (1.0 in)
197852.0 mm (2.0 in)
197937.6 mm (1.5 in)
198035.2 mm (1.4 in)
198144.4 mm (1.7 in)
198226.0 mm (1.0 in)
198335.2 mm (1.4 in)
198448.2 mm (1.9 in)
198529.6 mm (1.2 in)
198645.4 mm (1.8 in)
198732.8 mm (1.3 in)
198863.6 mm (2.5 in)
198934.0 mm (1.3 in)
199043.6 mm (1.7 in)
199162.2 mm (2.4 in)
199254.6 mm (2.1 in)
199341.0 mm (1.6 in)
199428.4 mm (1.1 in)
199535.6 mm (1.4 in)
199644.2 mm (1.7 in)
199736.0 mm (1.4 in)
199867.8 mm (2.7 in)
199940.4 mm (1.6 in)
200029.8 mm (1.2 in)
200138.8 mm (1.5 in)
200228.5 mm (1.1 in)
200339.0 mm (1.5 in)
200430.7 mm (1.2 in)
200563.0 mm (2.5 in)
200618.8 mm (0.7 in)
200746.6 mm (1.8 in)
200831.6 mm (1.2 in)
200935.6 mm (1.4 in)
201053.0 mm (2.1 in)
2011114.0 mm (4.5 in)
201280.6 mm (3.2 in)
201347.4 mm (1.9 in)
201462.0 mm (2.4 in)
201543.8 mm (1.7 in)
201638.6 mm (1.5 in)
201756.4 mm (2.2 in)
201828.4 mm (1.1 in)
201959.2 mm (2.3 in)
202057.0 mm (2.2 in)
202156.0 mm (2.2 in)
202254.8 mm (2.2 in)
202394.6 mm (3.7 in)
202444.8 mm (1.8 in)
202564.8 mm (2.6 in)
202669.4 mm (2.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rutherglen Research by year The wettest five days of the year at Rutherglen Research, 1913 to 2026. The record is 223.6 mm (8.8 in) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.6 mm (2.6 in). 050100150200250192019401960198020002020Record: 223.6 mm (8.8 in) in 2012
The wettest five days of the year at Rutherglen Research, 1913 to 2026. The record is 223.6 mm (8.8 in) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.6 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rutherglen Research by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
191344.5 mm (1.8 in)
191478.3 mm (3.1 in)
191574.4 mm (2.9 in)
191676.4 mm (3.0 in)
191773.4 mm (2.9 in)
1918119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1919105.4 mm (4.1 in)
192069.6 mm (2.7 in)
192175.4 mm (3.0 in)
192246.5 mm (1.8 in)
192375.5 mm (3.0 in)
192475.5 mm (3.0 in)
192576.1 mm (3.0 in)
192683.9 mm (3.3 in)
192759.1 mm (2.3 in)
1928221.7 mm (8.7 in)
192957.6 mm (2.3 in)
1930117.1 mm (4.6 in)
193160.5 mm (2.4 in)
193259.2 mm (2.3 in)
193381.5 mm (3.2 in)
1934147.5 mm (5.8 in)
193568.1 mm (2.7 in)
193661.7 mm (2.4 in)
193758.0 mm (2.3 in)
193830.3 mm (1.2 in)
1939178.4 mm (7.0 in)
194040.7 mm (1.6 in)
194151.8 mm (2.0 in)
194243.5 mm (1.7 in)
194335.8 mm (1.4 in)
194438.4 mm (1.5 in)
194572.9 mm (2.9 in)
194691.7 mm (3.6 in)
194771.9 mm (2.8 in)
194864.8 mm (2.6 in)
194947.6 mm (1.9 in)
195055.9 mm (2.2 in)
195159.3 mm (2.3 in)
195254.6 mm (2.1 in)
195352.1 mm (2.1 in)
195492.2 mm (3.6 in)
195561.5 mm (2.4 in)
195688.4 mm (3.5 in)
195765.8 mm (2.6 in)
195854.1 mm (2.1 in)
195959.7 mm (2.4 in)
196046.2 mm (1.8 in)
196164.0 mm (2.5 in)
196249.5 mm (1.9 in)
196376.5 mm (3.0 in)
196440.7 mm (1.6 in)
196554.2 mm (2.1 in)
1966102.9 mm (4.1 in)
196727.7 mm (1.1 in)
196857.7 mm (2.3 in)
196983.3 mm (3.3 in)
197077.2 mm (3.0 in)
197181.5 mm (3.2 in)
197249.5 mm (1.9 in)
197389.7 mm (3.5 in)
197499.0 mm (3.9 in)
197583.0 mm (3.3 in)
197650.0 mm (2.0 in)
197757.0 mm (2.2 in)
197867.2 mm (2.6 in)
197959.6 mm (2.3 in)
198048.0 mm (1.9 in)
1981108.2 mm (4.3 in)
198234.2 mm (1.3 in)
198370.2 mm (2.8 in)
198455.6 mm (2.2 in)
198545.6 mm (1.8 in)
198692.8 mm (3.7 in)
198778.8 mm (3.1 in)
1988102.2 mm (4.0 in)
198973.8 mm (2.9 in)
199050.0 mm (2.0 in)
199162.2 mm (2.4 in)
199267.6 mm (2.7 in)
199357.8 mm (2.3 in)
199444.8 mm (1.8 in)
199579.0 mm (3.1 in)
199690.2 mm (3.6 in)
199757.0 mm (2.2 in)
199881.2 mm (3.2 in)
199955.4 mm (2.2 in)
200046.7 mm (1.8 in)
200143.2 mm (1.7 in)
200254.7 mm (2.2 in)
200357.8 mm (2.3 in)
200440.2 mm (1.6 in)
2005123.9 mm (4.9 in)
200630.2 mm (1.2 in)
200755.0 mm (2.2 in)
200847.2 mm (1.9 in)
200943.4 mm (1.7 in)
2010113.6 mm (4.5 in)
2011160.2 mm (6.3 in)
2012223.6 mm (8.8 in)
201366.0 mm (2.6 in)
201488.0 mm (3.5 in)
201565.4 mm (2.6 in)
201666.6 mm (2.6 in)
201775.6 mm (3.0 in)
201860.4 mm (2.4 in)
201961.4 mm (2.4 in)
202090.0 mm (3.5 in)
202175.2 mm (3.0 in)
202294.6 mm (3.7 in)
202399.4 mm (3.9 in)
2024104.0 mm (4.1 in)
202564.8 mm (2.6 in)
202676.8 mm (3.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rutherglen Research by year The longest dry spell of the year at Rutherglen Research, 1913 to 2026. The record is 86 days in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days. 020406080100192019401960198020002020Record: 86 days in 1923
The longest dry spell of the year at Rutherglen Research, 1913 to 2026. The record is 86 days in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rutherglen Research by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
191332 days
191438 days
191537 days
191625 days
191718 days
191838 days
191948 days
192048 days
192131 days
192236 days
192386 days
192426 days
192541 days
192664 days
192737 days
192852 days
192929 days
193042 days
193144 days
193236 days
193338 days
193452 days
193528 days
193631 days
193740 days
193833 days
193925 days
194043 days
194133 days
194224 days
194343 days
194441 days
194540 days
194637 days
194722 days
194854 days
194924 days
195028 days
195127 days
195240 days
195332 days
195434 days
195526 days
195626 days
195738 days
195827 days
195923 days
196020 days
196126 days
196224 days
196335 days
196436 days
196528 days
196626 days
196759 days
196859 days
196924 days
197025 days
197127 days
197233 days
197314 days
197416 days
197524 days
197622 days
197726 days
197841 days
197939 days
198039 days
198131 days
198237 days
198339 days
198421 days
198539 days
198632 days
198725 days
198819 days
198927 days
199022 days
199148 days
199222 days
199318 days
199433 days
199557 days
199620 days
199731 days
199854 days
199936 days
200026 days
200129 days
200227 days
200350 days
200428 days
200538 days
200638 days
200729 days
200840 days
200927 days
201025 days
201127 days
201225 days
201338 days
201420 days
201536 days
201639 days
201742 days
201826 days
201932 days
202022 days
202118 days
202228 days
202329 days
202432 days
202545 days
202625 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

57 years with a frost

Across 57 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Rutherglen Research falls on 17 October and the median first autumn frost on 5 May, which leaves a median of 199 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -2.5 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Rutherglen Research
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1995 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost17 Octobern/a22 Octobern/a+1.9 days per decade
First autumn frost5 Mayn/a3 Mayn/a-0.6 days per decade
Growing days199 daysn/a197 daysn/a-2.5 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

113 years, 1913 to 2025

A day with at least 40.9 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 112.8 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Rutherglen Research: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years40.9 mm (1.6 in)
5 years56.3 mm (2.2 in)
10 years67.8 mm (2.7 in)
25 years84.2 mm (3.3 in)
50 years97.9 mm (3.9 in)
100 years112.8 mm (4.4 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 113 years of values from 1913 to 2025.

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: 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1934; 114.0 mm (4.5 in) in 2011; 100.8 mm (4.0 in) in 1930.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Rutherglen Research, at 1979. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1979 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Rutherglen Research, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1979-0.3-0.5likely5

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

2010 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2010 to 2025, Rutherglen Research had a mean temperature of 15.0 C (58.9 F) and 612.3 mm (24.1 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Wagga Wagga AMO (Australia, 136 km away), Cowra Airport Comparison (Australia, 318 km away) and Cootamundra Post Office (Australia, 213 km away).

Climate twins of Rutherglen Research: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2010 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Wagga Wagga AMOAustralia136 km (85 mi)15.4 C (59.8 F)582.4 mm (22.9 in)0.67
Cowra Airport ComparisonAustralia318 km (198 mi)15.5 C (59.9 F)607.1 mm (23.9 in)0.67
Cootamundra Post OfficeAustralia213 km (132 mi)15.5 C (59.9 F)664.4 mm (26.2 in)0.70

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 . Last revised (2026-10-12).