Grenfell (Quondong Rd) is a weather station located 410 m above sea level, 1 km from Grenfell. Its records go back to 1886: 36 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 16.4 °C; the 1961–1990 period is not documented well enough to compare. The warmest year of the series is 2007 (17.5 °C) and the coldest 2011 (14.8 °C). The last complete year, 2025, ranks 17 out of 36, from warmest to coldest. Over 1961–2025, the annual mean temperature changes by +0.01 °C per decade. The station ranks 225 out of 227 stations, from the fastest rise to the slowest.
Annual mean temperature since 1886
The first ten years of the series (1971–1981) average 16.0 °C; the last ten (2015–2025) average 15.9 °C, a difference of −0.1 °C. Of the ten warmest years in the series, 8 fall after 1999. The warmest is 2007 (17.5 °C). The ten-year running mean peaks at 16.9 °C (2009) and bottoms out at 15.7 °C (2020).
Annual rainfall since 1886
On average 610 mm of rain falls per year over the 127 documented years. The wettest year, 1887, received 1071 mm; the driest, 1982, only 233 mm, which is 4.6 times less. The 1991–2020 normal (582 mm per year) is 47 mm (7.5 %) below the 1961–1990 one (629 mm). Over 1991–2020, December is on average the wettest month (61 mm) and April the driest (32 mm). Between 2005 and 2025, 12 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 | – | 25.1 °C | – | 60 mm | 43 mm | −17 mm |
| February | – | 24.0 °C | – | 38 mm | 52 mm | +14 mm |
| March | – | 20.9 °C | – | 41 mm | 43 mm | +2 mm |
| April | – | 16.5 °C | – | 58 mm | 32 mm | −26 mm |
| May | – | 12.1 °C | – | 59 mm | 38 mm | −21 mm |
| June | – | 9.3 °C | – | 39 mm | 59 mm | +20 mm |
| July | – | 8.5 °C | – | 56 mm | 49 mm | −7 mm |
| August | – | 9.5 °C | – | 60 mm | 47 mm | −13 mm |
| September | – | 12.7 °C | – | 49 mm | 52 mm | +3 mm |
| October | – | 16.1 °C | – | 64 mm | 47 mm | −17 mm |
| November | – | 20.0 °C | – | 51 mm | 59 mm | +8 mm |
| December | – | 22.7 °C | – | 54 mm | 61 mm | +7 mm |
For rainfall, the largest difference is in June (+20 mm) and the smallest in April (−26 mm).
Records at Grenfell (Quondong Rd)
- Warmest year: 17.5 °C, in 2007
- Coldest year: 14.8 °C, in 2011
- Driest year: 233 mm, in 1982
- Wettest year: 1071 mm, in 1887
- Warmest month: 28.3 °C, in January 1981
- Coldest month: 6.7 °C, in July 2015
- Wettest month: 344 mm, in April 1990
- Hottest day: 44.0 °C, on 21 December 2019
- Coldest day: −6.5 °C, on 15 June 2006
- Heaviest rain in one day: 110.7 mm, on 19 January 1962
2.7 °C separate the warmest year of the series from the coldest. Between the hottest and the coldest day on record, the range reaches 50.5 °C.
Temperature trend over 1961–2025
The regression line of annual mean temperature changes by +0.01 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, about +0.1 °C over the whole period. That is slower than the median of the 227 stations (+0.19 °C per decade), by 0.18 °C per decade: the station ranks 225 out of 227.
The last 24 months against the 1991–2020 normal
Over the last 24 months (October 2024 to September 2026), 12 months out of 24 were warmer than the 1991–2020 normal for the same month; the mean departure is +0.2 °C. The highest departure was in March 2025 (+2.2 °C); the lowest, in November 2025 (−1.6 °C). The last twelve months add up to 720 mm of rain, which is 124 % of the 1991–2020 annual normal (582 mm).
| Month | Temperature | Departure from normal | Rain | Normal rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | 15.7 °C | −0.4 °C | 66 mm | 47 mm |
| November 2024 | 21.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 63 mm | 59 mm |
| December 2024 | 22.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 105 mm | 61 mm |
| January 2025 | 24.7 °C | −0.4 °C | 55 mm | 43 mm |
| February 2025 | 23.2 °C | −0.8 °C | 70 mm | 52 mm |
| March 2025 | 23.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 15 mm | 43 mm |
| April 2025 | 17.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 7 mm | 32 mm |
| May 2025 | 12.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 48 mm | 38 mm |
| June 2025 | 7.8 °C | −1.5 °C | 37 mm | 59 mm |
| July 2025 | 8.0 °C | −0.5 °C | 67 mm | 49 mm |
| August 2025 | 9.4 °C | −0.1 °C | 28 mm | 47 mm |
| September 2025 | 12.3 °C | −0.4 °C | 45 mm | 52 mm |
| October 2025 | 16.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 38 mm | 47 mm |
| November 2025 | 18.4 °C | −1.6 °C | 61 mm | 59 mm |
| December 2025 | 21.5 °C | −1.2 °C | 48 mm | 61 mm |
| January 2026 | 27.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 1 mm | 43 mm |
| February 2026 | 24.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 42 mm | 52 mm |
| March 2026 | 20.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 164 mm | 43 mm |
| April 2026 | 15.4 °C | −1.1 °C | 9 mm | 32 mm |
| May 2026 | 12.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 112 mm | 38 mm |
| June 2026 | 11.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 78 mm | 59 mm |
| July 2026 | 8.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 69 mm | 49 mm |
| August 2026 | 9.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 95 mm | 47 mm |
| September 2026 | 13.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 3 mm | 52 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 Grenfell (Quondong Rd) 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 Grenfell (Quondong Rd)?
Over 1991–2020, the annual mean temperature at Grenfell (Quondong Rd) is 16.4 °C.
What is the warmest year ever measured at Grenfell (Quondong Rd)?
Since records began in 1886, the warmest year at Grenfell (Quondong Rd) is 2007, at 17.5 °C on average. The coldest is 2011 (14.8 °C).
Is the climate at Grenfell (Quondong Rd) getting warmer?
The rise is not clear at Grenfell (Quondong Rd): the trend is +0.01 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, +0.1 °C in total over the period.
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