Bathurst Weather Records (CA008100500)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bathurst (CA008100500), New Brunswick, Canada, with 101 years of record.

Key Facts for Bathurst

Bathurst (CA008100500) is a weather station in New Brunswick, Canada at 47.62 latitude and -65.65 longitude, 12 m (39 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1872 to 1972, 101 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bathurst still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bathurst set a daily record low maximum temperature of -23.3 C (-9.9 F) on 26 January 1972.

About the Station

Location: New Brunswick, Canada, 47.62 latitude, -65.65 longitude.
Elevation: 12 m (39 ft).
Period of record: 1872 to 1972, 101 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bathurst. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Bathurst, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Bathurst still stand. 1887 holds the most, with 43.

Standing records at Bathurst by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1872	3
1873	17
1874	23
1875	16
1876	18
1877	10
1878	12
1879	32
1880	19
1881	7
1882	11
1883	16
1884	27
1885	33
1886	21
1887	43
1888	17
1889	41
1890	18
1891	25
1892	11
1893	11
1894	17
1895	31
1896	12
1897	17
1898	9
1900	31
1901	20
1902	13
1903	7
1918	14
1919	6
1920	11
1921	9
1922	22
1923	28
1924	13
1925	22
1926	15
1927	10
1928	10
1929	11
1930	20
1931	15
1932	15
1933	25
1934	22
1935	15
1936	10
1937	13
1938	23
1939	13
1940	17
1941	12
1942	23
1943	14
1944	26
1945	20
1946	8
1947	33
1948	10
1949	11
1950	20
1951	13
1952	8
1953	23
1954	22
1955	13
1956	15
1957	13
1958	19
1959	9
1960	12
1961	13
1962	22
1963	20
1964	17
1965	10
1966	25
1967	18
1968	17
1969	14
1970	22
1971	13
1972	2

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Bathurst between 29 June 1944 and 16 July 1968. Each dot is a new record.

When Bathurst set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1944-06-29	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 22.8 C (73.0 F)
1963-07-28	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 23.3 C (73.9 F)
1968-07-16	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 23.9 C (75.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 132.1 mm (5.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bathurst. The most was 132.1 mm (5.2 in) on 17 August 1877.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bathurst
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	7 January 1886
Feb	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	5 February 1947
Mar	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	20 March 1885
Apr	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	14 April 1934
May	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 May 1961
Jun	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	7 June 1952
Jul	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	18 July 1918
Aug	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	17 August 1877
Sep	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	9 September 1969
Oct	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	11 October 1925
Nov	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	27 November 1950
Dec	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	17 December 1887

Period of Record Coverage

1872 to 1972

86 years of record at Bathurst, 1872 to 1972. 58 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879 and others.

Days with data per year at Bathurst
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1872	152	42%	No
1873	308	84%	No
1874	307	84%	No
1875	304	83%	No
1876	300	82%	No
1877	301	82%	No
1878	255	70%	No
1879	273	75%	No
1880	313	86%	No
1881	118	32%	No
1882	305	84%	No
1883	277	76%	No
1884	344	94%	Yes
1885	341	93%	Yes
1886	357	98%	Yes
1887	360	99%	Yes
1888	355	97%	Yes
1889	353	97%	Yes
1890	308	84%	No
1891	322	88%	No
1892	351	96%	Yes
1893	348	95%	Yes
1894	349	96%	Yes
1895	316	87%	No
1896	296	81%	No
1897	337	92%	Yes
1898	246	67%	No
1900	275	75%	No
1901	350	96%	Yes
1902	365	100%	Yes
1903	90	25%	No
1918	189	52%	No
1919	179	49%	No
1920	184	50%	No
1921	126	35%	No
1922	309	85%	No
1923	314	86%	No
1924	318	87%	No
1925	314	86%	No
1926	308	84%	No
1927	309	85%	No
1928	310	85%	No
1929	304	83%	No
1930	306	84%	No
1931	307	84%	No
1932	304	83%	No
1933	309	85%	No
1934	310	85%	No
1935	315	86%	No
1936	314	86%	No
1937	313	86%	No
1938	306	84%	No
1939	304	83%	No
1940	312	85%	No
1941	310	85%	No
1942	325	89%	No
1943	311	85%	No
1944	310	85%	No
1945	310	85%	No
1946	310	85%	No
1947	314	86%	No
1948	336	92%	Yes
1949	315	86%	No
1950	309	85%	No
1951	309	85%	No
1952	321	88%	No
1953	314	86%	No
1954	322	88%	No
1955	323	88%	No
1956	327	89%	No
1957	331	91%	Yes
1958	340	93%	Yes
1959	330	90%	Yes
1960	332	91%	Yes
1961	341	93%	Yes
1962	361	99%	Yes
1963	363	99%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	31	8%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Bathurst
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1972	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	44 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1972	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1971	Bathurst, CA	daily low min	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1971	Bathurst, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	13 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1971	Bathurst, CA	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1971	Bathurst, CA	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1971	Bathurst, CA	daily high min (Tie)	14.4 C (57.9 F)	tie	76 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1971	Bathurst, CA	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1971	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1971	Bathurst, CA	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1971	Bathurst, CA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1971	Bathurst, CA	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	12 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1971	Bathurst, CA	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	91 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1971	Bathurst, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	17 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1971	Bathurst, CA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1971	Bathurst, CA	daily high max (Tie)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	tie	81 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1971	Bathurst, CA	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	78 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1971	Bathurst, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	87 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1971	Bathurst, CA	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	83 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1971	Bathurst, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

64 complete years, 1873 to 1971

One stripe for each of 64 complete years at Bathurst, 1873 to 1971. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.0 C (39.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1875, at 1.9 C (35.5 F), and the warmest was 1889, at 6.0 C (42.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Bathurst as warming stripes, 1873 to 1971
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1873	3.0 C	-1.01 C
1874	2.9 C	-1.12 C
1875	1.9 C	-2.13 C
1877	4.1 C	+0.07 C
1880	3.5 C	-0.58 C
1884	3.3 C	-0.75 C
1885	3.4 C	-0.67 C
1886	3.9 C	-0.15 C
1887	2.8 C	-1.27 C
1889	6.0 C	+1.98 C
1893	4.0 C	-0.10 C
1894	4.5 C	+0.48 C
1901	6.0 C	+1.94 C
1902	5.1 C	+1.02 C
1922	3.0 C	-1.02 C
1923	2.8 C	-1.25 C
1924	3.6 C	-0.50 C
1925	3.2 C	-0.83 C
1926	3.2 C	-0.88 C
1927	4.3 C	+0.22 C
1928	3.8 C	-0.26 C
1929	3.3 C	-0.76 C
1930	3.9 C	-0.11 C
1931	5.1 C	+1.00 C
1932	4.1 C	+0.04 C
1933	2.8 C	-1.26 C
1934	2.9 C	-1.19 C
1935	3.5 C	-0.59 C
1936	3.4 C	-0.65 C
1937	4.8 C	+0.70 C
1938	4.0 C	-0.03 C
1939	3.1 C	-0.93 C
1940	3.6 C	-0.46 C
1941	4.0 C	-0.07 C
1942	4.4 C	+0.39 C
1943	3.2 C	-0.81 C
1944	4.8 C	+0.75 C
1945	4.4 C	+0.38 C
1946	3.8 C	-0.26 C
1947	4.7 C	+0.63 C
1948	4.2 C	+0.15 C
1949	4.9 C	+0.89 C
1950	4.3 C	+0.29 C
1951	4.8 C	+0.74 C
1952	4.9 C	+0.84 C
1953	5.6 C	+1.50 C
1954	4.4 C	+0.39 C
1955	4.6 C	+0.57 C
1956	3.7 C	-0.33 C
1957	4.0 C	-0.08 C
1958	4.2 C	+0.12 C
1959	4.2 C	+0.19 C
1960	5.0 C	+0.98 C
1961	4.2 C	+0.13 C
1962	3.8 C	-0.23 C
1963	3.7 C	-0.39 C
1964	4.0 C	-0.08 C
1965	3.8 C	-0.27 C
1966	5.5 C	+1.44 C
1967	4.4 C	+0.37 C
1968	4.4 C	+0.35 C
1969	5.3 C	+1.23 C
1970	4.7 C	+0.63 C
1971	4.6 C	+0.53 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.10 C (0.03 to 0.17) per decade over 1873 to 1971. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 64 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Bathurst
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.10 C (0.03 to 0.17) per decade	0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	1873 to 1971	64	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.01 C (-0.07 to 0.08) per decade	0.01 F (-0.12 to 0.15) per decade	1873 to 1971	64	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade	1873 to 1971	64	Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1872 to 1972

Yearly extremes at Bathurst: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1897	33.3 C (91.9 F)	86
Coldest night (TNn)	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	1887	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	86
Wettest day (Rx1day)	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	1877	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	86
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	1877	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	86
Longest dry spell (CDD)	52 days	1880	17 days	86

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Bathurst, 1872 to 1972. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1897, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Bathurst by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1872	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1873	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1874	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1875	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1876	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1877	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1878	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1879	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1880	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1881	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1882	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1883	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1884	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1885	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1886	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1887	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1888	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1889	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1890	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1891	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1892	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1893	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1894	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1895	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1896	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1897	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1898	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1900	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1901	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1902	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1903	15.6 C (60.1 F)
1918	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1919	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1920	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1921	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1922	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1923	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1924	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1925	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1926	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1927	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1928	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1929	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1930	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1931	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1932	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1933	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1934	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1935	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1936	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1937	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1938	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1939	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1940	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1941	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1942	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1943	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1944	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1945	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1946	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1947	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1948	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1949	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1950	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1951	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1952	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1953	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1954	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1955	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1957	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1958	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1959	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1960	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1961	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1962	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1963	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1965	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1966	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1967	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1968	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1969	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1970	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1971	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1972	8.3 C (46.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Bathurst, 1872 to 1972. The record is -37.2 C (-35.0 F) in 1887, marked on the chart; the median year is -30.0 C (-22.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Bathurst by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1872	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1873	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1874	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1875	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1876	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1877	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1878	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1879	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1880	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1881	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1882	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1883	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1884	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1885	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1886	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1887	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1888	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1889	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1890	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1891	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1892	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1893	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1894	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1895	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1896	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1897	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1898	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1900	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1901	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1902	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1903	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1918	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1919	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1920	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1921	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1922	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1923	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1924	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1925	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1926	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1927	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1928	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1929	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1930	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1931	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1932	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1933	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1934	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1935	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1936	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1937	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1938	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1939	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1940	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1941	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1942	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1943	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1944	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1945	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1946	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1947	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1948	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1949	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1950	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1951	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1952	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1953	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1954	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1955	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1956	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1957	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1958	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1959	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1960	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1961	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1962	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1963	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1964	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1965	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1966	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1967	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1968	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1969	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1970	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1971	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1972	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bathurst, 1872 to 1972. The record is 132.1 mm (5.2 in) in 1877, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.4 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bathurst by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1872	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1873	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1874	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1875	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1876	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1877	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1878	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1879	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1880	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1881	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1882	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1883	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1884	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1885	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1886	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1887	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1888	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1889	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1890	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1891	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1892	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1893	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1894	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1895	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1896	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1897	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1898	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1900	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1901	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1902	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1903	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1918	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1919	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1920	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1921	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1922	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1923	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1924	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1925	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1926	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1927	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1928	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1929	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1930	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1931	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1932	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1933	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1934	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1935	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1936	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1937	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1938	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1939	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1940	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1941	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1942	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1943	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1944	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1945	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1946	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1947	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1948	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1949	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1950	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1951	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1952	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1953	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1954	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1955	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1956	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1957	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1958	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1959	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1960	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1961	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1962	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1963	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1964	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1965	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1966	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1967	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1968	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1969	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1970	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1971	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1972	12.7 mm (0.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bathurst, 1872 to 1972. The record is 135.4 mm (5.3 in) in 1877, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.6 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bathurst by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1872	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1873	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1874	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1875	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1876	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1877	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1878	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1879	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1880	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1881	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1882	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1883	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1884	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1885	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1886	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1887	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1888	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1889	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1890	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1891	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1892	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1893	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1894	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1895	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1896	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1897	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1898	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1900	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1901	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1902	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1903	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1918	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1919	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1920	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1921	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1922	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1923	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1924	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1925	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1926	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1927	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1928	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1929	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1930	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1931	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1932	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1933	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1934	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1935	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1936	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1937	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1938	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1939	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1940	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1941	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1942	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1943	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1944	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1945	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1946	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1947	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1948	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1949	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1950	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1951	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1952	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1953	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1954	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1955	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1956	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1957	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1958	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1959	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1960	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1961	88.3 mm (3.5 in)
1962	120.8 mm (4.8 in)
1963	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1964	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1965	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1966	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1967	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1968	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1969	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1970	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1971	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1972	12.7 mm (0.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bathurst, 1872 to 1972. The record is 52 days in 1880, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bathurst by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1872	15 days
1873	20 days
1874	16 days
1875	17 days
1876	20 days
1877	20 days
1878	19 days
1879	34 days
1880	52 days
1881	34 days
1882	29 days
1883	23 days
1884	16 days
1885	16 days
1886	22 days
1887	17 days
1888	20 days
1889	21 days
1890	27 days
1891	25 days
1892	33 days
1893	25 days
1894	22 days
1895	23 days
1896	28 days
1897	24 days
1898	21 days
1900	15 days
1901	20 days
1902	17 days
1903	12 days
1918	19 days
1919	17 days
1920	16 days
1921	17 days
1922	15 days
1923	34 days
1924	21 days
1925	12 days
1926	17 days
1927	11 days
1928	14 days
1929	11 days
1930	18 days
1931	18 days
1932	20 days
1933	15 days
1934	13 days
1935	14 days
1936	11 days
1937	20 days
1938	14 days
1939	15 days
1940	12 days
1941	14 days
1942	13 days
1943	12 days
1944	15 days
1945	14 days
1946	14 days
1947	16 days
1948	18 days
1949	13 days
1950	18 days
1951	15 days
1952	14 days
1953	15 days
1954	15 days
1955	13 days
1956	20 days
1957	16 days
1958	15 days
1959	15 days
1960	19 days
1961	19 days
1962	18 days
1963	16 days
1964	17 days
1965	13 days
1966	13 days
1967	15 days
1968	12 days
1969	17 days
1970	27 days
1971	15 days
1972	8 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

64 years with a frost

Across 64 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bathurst falls on 23 May and the median first autumn frost on 23 September, which leaves a median of 124 days between them.

In 1942 to 1971 the median growing season was 123 days. That is 2 days fewer than in 1873 to 1937.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.1 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Bathurst
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1873 to 1937)	Recent period (1942 to 1971)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	23 May	23 May	23 May	no change	+0.1 days per decade
First autumn frost	23 September	22 September	21 September	1 day earlier	0.0 days per decade
Growing days	124 days	125 days	123 days	2 days fewer	-0.1 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

67 years, 1873 to 1971

A day with at least 50.9 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 115.8 mm (4.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Bathurst: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
25 years	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
50 years	104.8 mm (4.1 in)
100 years	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	Longer than the 67 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 67 years of values from 1873 to 1971.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 132.1 mm (5.2 in) in 1877; 95.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1962; 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1892.

Station Changes

2 suspected

2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Bathurst, at 1941 and 1965. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1941 ran 0.2 C (0.4 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1965 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Bathurst, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1941	+0.2	+0.4	likely	5
1965	+0.3	+0.5	possible	5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).