Cabramurra is a weather station located 1482 m above sea level. Its records go back to 1962: 53 years of temperature are available up to 2025, along with rainfall and a comparison with two reference normals. Over 1991–2020 the annual mean temperature there is 8.6 °C, clearly higher than over 1961–1990 (7.9 °C): a difference of 0.8 °C. The warmest year of the series is 2007 (10.2 °C) and the coldest 1964 (6.8 °C). The last complete year, 2025, ranks 3 out of 53, from warmest to coldest. Over 1962–2025, the annual mean temperature changes by +0.25 °C per decade. The station ranks 46 out of 227 stations, from the fastest rise to the slowest.
Annual mean temperature since 1962
The first ten years of the series (1962–1971) average 7.5 °C; the last ten (2014–2025) average 9.0 °C, a difference of +1.5 °C. All of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999; the warmest is 2007 (10.2 °C). The ten-year running mean peaks at 9.0 °C (2014) and bottoms out at 7.5 °C (1971).
Annual rainfall since 1962
On average 1257 mm of rain falls per year over the 21 documented years. The wettest year, 2021, received 1919 mm; the driest, 2006, only 604 mm, which is 3.2 times less. Over 1991–2020, August is on average the wettest month (125 mm) and January the driest (67 mm). Between 2003 and 2024, 9 years out of 20 exceeded the series average.
Monthly normals: 1961–1990 against 1991–2020
The table compares, month by month, the mean temperature and the rainfall total of two thirty-year reference periods. The difference column shows what the recent period changes compared with the earlier one.
| Month | Temp. 1961–1990 | Temp. 1991–2020 | Difference | Rain 1961–1990 | Rain 1991–2020 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.7 °C | 16.1 °C | +1.4 °C | – | 67 mm | – |
| February | 15.3 °C | 15.4 °C | +0.1 °C | – | 81 mm | – |
| March | 12.9 °C | 13.0 °C | +0.1 °C | – | 81 mm | – |
| April | 8.8 °C | 9.2 °C | +0.4 °C | – | 83 mm | – |
| May | 5.1 °C | 5.7 °C | +0.6 °C | – | 94 mm | – |
| June | 2.2 °C | 3.0 °C | +0.8 °C | – | 124 mm | – |
| July | 0.7 °C | 1.6 °C | +0.9 °C | – | 118 mm | – |
| August | 1.4 °C | 2.1 °C | +0.7 °C | – | 125 mm | – |
| September | 3.8 °C | 4.8 °C | +1.0 °C | – | 122 mm | – |
| October | 7.3 °C | 8.1 °C | +0.8 °C | – | 102 mm | – |
| November | 9.9 °C | 11.1 °C | +1.2 °C | – | 109 mm | – |
| December | 12.6 °C | 13.6 °C | +1.0 °C | – | 98 mm | – |
The largest temperature change is in January (+1.4 °C) and the smallest in February (+0.1 °C); over the year the mean difference is +0.8 °C, and 12 months out of twelve are warmer than before.
Records at Cabramurra
- Warmest year: 10.2 °C, in 2007
- Coldest year: 6.8 °C, in 1964
- Driest year: 604 mm, in 2006
- Wettest year: 1919 mm, in 2021
- Warmest month: 20.5 °C, in January 2019
- Coldest month: −1.0 °C, in July 1966
- Wettest month: 292 mm, in June 2016
- Hottest day: 34.0 °C, on 31 January 2020
- Coldest day: −10.7 °C, on 6 August 1974
- Heaviest rain in one day: 118.2 mm, on 6 February 2021
3.4 °C separate the warmest year of the series from the coldest. Between the hottest and the coldest day on record, the range reaches 44.7 °C.
Temperature trend over 1962–2025
The regression line of annual mean temperature changes by +0.25 °C per decade between 1962 and 2025, about +1.6 °C over the whole period. That is faster than the median of the 227 stations (+0.19 °C per decade), by 0.06 °C per decade: the station ranks 46 out of 227.
The last 24 months against the 1991–2020 normal
Over the last 23 months (October 2024 to September 2026), 10 months out of 14 were warmer than the 1991–2020 normal for the same month; the mean departure is +0.9 °C. The highest departure was in March 2025 (+2.8 °C); the lowest, in November 2025 (−1.3 °C). The last twelve months add up to 1288 mm of rain, which is 107 % of the 1991–2020 annual normal (1204 mm).
| Month | Temperature | Departure from normal | Rain | Normal rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | 9.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 73 mm | 102 mm |
| November 2024 | 13.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 82 mm | 109 mm |
| December 2024 | 15.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 98 mm | 98 mm |
| January 2025 | 16.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 65 mm | 67 mm |
| February 2025 | 16.5 °C | +1.1 °C | – | 81 mm |
| March 2025 | 15.8 °C | +2.8 °C | – | 81 mm |
| April 2025 | 11.5 °C | +2.3 °C | – | 83 mm |
| May 2025 | 7.2 °C | +1.5 °C | – | 94 mm |
| June 2025 | 2.0 °C | −1.0 °C | 98 mm | 124 mm |
| July 2025 | 1.5 °C | −0.1 °C | 214 mm | 118 mm |
| August 2025 | 3.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 96 mm | 125 mm |
| October 2025 | 8.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 61 mm | 102 mm |
| November 2025 | 9.8 °C | −1.3 °C | 81 mm | 109 mm |
| December 2025 | 13.4 °C | −0.2 °C | 77 mm | 98 mm |
| January 2026 | – | – | 38 mm | 67 mm |
| February 2026 | – | – | 134 mm | 81 mm |
| March 2026 | – | – | 190 mm | 81 mm |
| April 2026 | – | – | 43 mm | 83 mm |
| May 2026 | – | – | 110 mm | 94 mm |
| June 2026 | – | – | 161 mm | 124 mm |
| July 2026 | – | – | 146 mm | 118 mm |
| August 2026 | – | – | 162 mm | 125 mm |
| September 2026 | – | – | 85 mm | 122 mm |
Data source and licence
Data source: Bureau of Meteorology (ACORN-SAT) and NOAA NCEI (GHCN-Daily) (dataset “ACORN-SAT v2 daily (homogenised) + GHCN-Daily”), licence CC BY 4.0; Public domain (NOAA NCEI). Last updated: 29 October 2026.
The data for Cabramurra are shown as the source publishes them; this site does not correct them. A year is kept only if at least eleven months of measurements are available, and a normal is computed only with at least twenty years of data out of its thirty. Temperatures are rounded to 0.1 °C and rainfall to the millimetre. The station is one of 227 stations in Australia: the overview page lets you compare them.
Frequently asked questions
What is the annual mean temperature at Cabramurra?
Over 1991–2020, the annual mean temperature at Cabramurra is 8.6 °C. It was 7.9 °C over 1961–1990, a difference of +0.8 °C.
What is the warmest year ever measured at Cabramurra?
Since records began in 1962, the warmest year at Cabramurra is 2007, at 10.2 °C on average. The coldest is 1964 (6.8 °C).
Is the climate at Cabramurra getting warmer?
Yes: at Cabramurra, the annual mean temperature rises by 0.25 °C per decade between 1962 and 2025, +1.6 °C in total. 10 of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999.
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