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Charleville: weather history since 1910

Charleville is a weather station located 302 m above sea level, 2 km from Charleville. Its records go back to 1910: 101 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 21.4 °C, clearly higher than over 1961–1990 (20.3 °C): a difference of 1.1 °C. The warmest year of the series is 2024 (23.3 °C) and the coldest 1913 (18.1 °C). The last complete year, 2025, ranks 13 out of 101, from warmest to coldest. Over 1961–2025, the annual mean temperature changes by +0.35 °C per decade. The station ranks 7 out of 227 stations, from the fastest rise to the slowest.

Annual mean temperature since 1910

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Mean temperature of the year   10-year running mean   1961–1990 normal (20.3 °C)   1991–2020 normal (21.4 °C)

The first ten years of the series (1910–1921) average 19.9 °C; the last ten (2015–2025) average 22.2 °C, a difference of +2.3 °C. All of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999; the warmest is 2024 (23.3 °C). The ten-year running mean peaks at 22.2 °C (2024) and bottoms out at 19.8 °C (1925).

Annual rainfall since 1910

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191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102025
Rainfall of the year   Series average (491 mm)

On average 491 mm of rain falls per year over the 77 documented years. The wettest year, 2010, received 1178 mm; the driest, 1946, only 206 mm, which is 5.7 times less. The 1991–2020 normal (446 mm per year) is 26 mm (5.5 %) below the 1961–1990 one (472 mm). Over 1991–2020, February is on average the wettest month (72 mm) and April the driest (17 mm). Between 2000 and 2025, 8 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.

Monthly temperature and rainfall normals, 1961–1990 and 1991–2020
MonthTemp. 1961–1990Temp. 1991–2020DifferenceRain 1961–1990Rain 1991–2020Difference
January27.7 °C29.0 °C+1.3 °C71 mm63 mm−8 mm
February27.1 °C27.8 °C+0.7 °C55 mm72 mm+17 mm
March24.6 °C25.8 °C+1.2 °C59 mm51 mm−8 mm
April20.3 °C21.3 °C+1.0 °C34 mm17 mm−17 mm
May15.8 °C16.6 °C+0.8 °C41 mm17 mm−24 mm
June12.1 °C13.2 °C+1.1 °C19 mm29 mm+10 mm
July11.4 °C12.7 °C+1.3 °C24 mm20 mm−4 mm
August13.4 °C14.5 °C+1.1 °C22 mm17 mm−5 mm
September17.5 °C19.0 °C+1.5 °C21 mm28 mm+7 mm
October22.0 °C23.0 °C+1.0 °C31 mm28 mm−3 mm
November25.0 °C25.9 °C+0.9 °C42 mm49 mm+7 mm
December27.2 °C28.0 °C+0.8 °C53 mm55 mm+2 mm

The largest temperature change is in September (+1.5 °C) and the smallest in February (+0.7 °C); over the year the mean difference is +1.1 °C, and 12 months out of twelve are warmer than before. For rainfall, the largest difference is in February (+17 mm) and the smallest in May (−24 mm).

Records at Charleville

  • Warmest year: 23.3 °C, in 2024
  • Coldest year: 18.1 °C, in 1913
  • Driest year: 206 mm, in 1946
  • Wettest year: 1178 mm, in 2010
  • Warmest month: 32.8 °C, in January 2019
  • Coldest month: 8.9 °C, in June 1949
  • Wettest month: 325 mm, in March 2010
  • Hottest day: 46.2 °C, on 4 January 1973
  • Coldest day: −6.9 °C, on 23 June 1911
  • Heaviest rain in one day: 159.0 mm, on 25 March 1949

5.2 °C separate the warmest year of the series from the coldest. Between the hottest and the coldest day on record, the range reaches 53.1 °C.

Temperature trend over 1961–2025

The regression line of annual mean temperature changes by +0.35 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, about +2.2 °C over the whole period. That is faster than the median of the 227 stations (+0.19 °C per decade), by 0.16 °C per decade: the station ranks 7 out of 227.

The last 24 months against the 1991–2020 normal

−4−2024
October 2024September 2026
Warmer than the 1991–2020 normal   Cooler than the 1991–2020 normal

Over the last 24 months (October 2024 to September 2026), 11 months out of 15 were warmer than the 1991–2020 normal for the same month; the mean departure is +0.8 °C. The highest departure was in October 2025 (+2.9 °C); the lowest, in June 2025 (−0.9 °C). The last twelve months add up to 304 mm of rain, which is 68 % of the 1991–2020 annual normal (446 mm).

Temperature and rainfall of recent months, compared with the 1991–2020 normals
MonthTemperatureDeparture from normalRainNormal rain
October 202425.2 °C+2.2 °C14 mm28 mm
November 202428.0 °C+2.1 °C212 mm49 mm
December 202428.6 °C+0.6 °C87 mm55 mm
January 202530.7 °C+1.7 °C8 mm63 mm
February 202528.4 °C+0.6 °C65 mm72 mm
March 202527.6 °C+1.8 °C296 mm51 mm
April 202520.5 °C−0.8 °C52 mm17 mm
May 202517.0 °C+0.4 °C7 mm17 mm
June 202512.3 °C−0.9 °C0 mm29 mm
July 202511.9 °C−0.8 °C25 mm20 mm
August 202514.1 °C−0.4 °C19 mm17 mm
September 202519.2 °C+0.2 °C9 mm28 mm
October 202525.9 °C+2.9 °C19 mm28 mm
November 202526.9 °C+1.0 °C32 mm49 mm
December 202528.8 °C+0.8 °C51 mm55 mm
January 2026––59 mm63 mm
February 2026––84 mm72 mm
March 2026––20 mm51 mm
April 2026––0 mm17 mm
May 2026––19 mm17 mm
June 2026––5 mm29 mm
July 2026––0 mm20 mm
August 2026––15 mm17 mm
September 2026––0 mm28 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 Charleville 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 Charleville?

Over 1991–2020, the annual mean temperature at Charleville is 21.4 °C. It was 20.3 °C over 1961–1990, a difference of +1.1 °C.

What is the warmest year ever measured at Charleville?

Since records began in 1910, the warmest year at Charleville is 2024, at 23.3 °C on average. The coldest is 1913 (18.1 °C).

Is the climate at Charleville getting warmer?

Yes: at Charleville, the annual mean temperature rises by 0.35 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, +2.2 °C in total. 10 of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999.

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