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Kyabram Dpi: weather history since 1964

Kyabram Dpi is a weather station located 105 m above sea level, 3 km from Kyabram. Its records go back to 1964: 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 15.6 °C, clearly higher than over 1961–1990 (14.8 °C): a difference of 0.8 °C. The warmest year of the series is 2014 (16.6 °C) and the coldest 1996 (13.9 °C). The last complete year, 2025, ranks 2 out of 53, from warmest to coldest. Over 1964–2025, the annual mean temperature changes by +0.32 °C per decade. The station ranks 10 out of 227 stations, from the fastest rise to the slowest.

Annual mean temperature since 1964

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Mean temperature of the year   10-year running mean   1961–1990 normal (14.8 °C)   1991–2020 normal (15.6 °C)

The first ten years of the series (1965–1974) average 14.5 °C; the last ten (2016–2025) average 16.1 °C, a difference of +1.6 °C. All of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999; the warmest is 2014 (16.6 °C). The ten-year running mean peaks at 16.2 °C (2022) and bottoms out at 14.4 °C (1972).

Annual rainfall since 1964

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1964197019801990200020102025
Rainfall of the year   Series average (450 mm)

On average 450 mm of rain falls per year over the 61 documented years. The wettest year, 1973, received 798 mm; the driest, 2002, only 187 mm, which is 4.3 times less. The 1991–2020 normal (435 mm per year) is 25 mm (5.4 %) below the 1961–1990 one (460 mm). Over 1991–2020, June is on average the wettest month (43 mm) and March the driest (27 mm). Between 2005 and 2025, 10 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
January21.7 °C23.2 °C+1.5 °C32 mm37 mm+5 mm
February22.2 °C22.8 °C+0.6 °C24 mm31 mm+7 mm
March19.3 °C19.9 °C+0.6 °C32 mm27 mm−5 mm
April15.1 °C15.6 °C+0.5 °C44 mm33 mm−11 mm
May11.5 °C11.9 °C+0.4 °C49 mm37 mm−12 mm
June8.4 °C9.3 °C+0.9 °C37 mm43 mm+6 mm
July7.7 °C8.5 °C+0.8 °C44 mm41 mm−3 mm
August9.2 °C9.4 °C+0.2 °C49 mm37 mm−12 mm
September11.0 °C11.7 °C+0.7 °C43 mm40 mm−3 mm
October14.0 °C15.1 °C+1.1 °C41 mm35 mm−6 mm
November17.2 °C18.4 °C+1.2 °C33 mm39 mm+6 mm
December19.9 °C20.9 °C+1.0 °C32 mm35 mm+3 mm

The largest temperature change is in January (+1.5 °C) and the smallest in August (+0.2 °C); over the year the mean difference is +0.8 °C, and 12 months out of twelve are warmer than before. For rainfall, the largest difference is in February (+7 mm) and the smallest in May (−12 mm).

Records at Kyabram Dpi

  • Warmest year: 16.6 °C, in 2014
  • Coldest year: 13.9 °C, in 1996
  • Driest year: 187 mm, in 2002
  • Wettest year: 798 mm, in 1973
  • Warmest month: 26.8 °C, in January 2019
  • Coldest month: 5.8 °C, in July 1982
  • Wettest month: 219 mm, in October 2022
  • Hottest day: 47.1 °C, on 25 January 2019
  • Coldest day: −7.5 °C, on 21 July 1982
  • Heaviest rain in one day: 105.9 mm, on 4 October 1993

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 54.6 °C.

Temperature trend over 1964–2025

The regression line of annual mean temperature changes by +0.32 °C per decade between 1964 and 2025, about +2.0 °C over the whole period. That is faster than the median of the 227 stations (+0.19 °C per decade), by 0.13 °C per decade: the station ranks 10 out of 227.

The last 24 months against the 1991–2020 normal

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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), 21 months out of 24 were warmer than the 1991–2020 normal for the same month; the mean departure is +1.1 °C. The highest departure was in March 2025 (+3.4 °C); the lowest, in June 2025 (−1.2 °C). The last twelve months add up to 536 mm of rain, which is 123 % of the 1991–2020 annual normal (435 mm).

Temperature and rainfall of recent months, compared with the 1991–2020 normals
MonthTemperatureDeparture from normalRainNormal rain
October 202416.5 °C+1.4 °C19 mm35 mm
November 202420.0 °C+1.6 °C76 mm39 mm
December 202422.6 °C+1.7 °C16 mm35 mm
January 202524.1 °C+0.9 °C19 mm37 mm
February 202524.7 °C+1.9 °C2 mm31 mm
March 202523.3 °C+3.4 °C38 mm27 mm
April 202518.5 °C+2.9 °C23 mm33 mm
May 202512.7 °C+0.8 °C4 mm37 mm
June 20258.1 °C−1.2 °C58 mm43 mm
July 20259.2 °C+0.7 °C50 mm41 mm
August 20259.4 °C0.0 °C28 mm37 mm
September 202512.0 °C+0.3 °C12 mm40 mm
October 202515.5 °C+0.4 °C22 mm35 mm
November 202517.5 °C−0.9 °C29 mm39 mm
December 202521.3 °C+0.4 °C31 mm35 mm
January 202626.1 °C+2.9 °C0 mm37 mm
February 202624.1 °C+1.3 °C73 mm31 mm
March 202620.6 °C+0.7 °C128 mm27 mm
April 202616.2 °C+0.6 °C15 mm33 mm
May 202613.9 °C+2.0 °C43 mm37 mm
June 202611.0 °C+1.7 °C71 mm43 mm
July 20268.6 °C+0.1 °C40 mm41 mm
August 202610.5 °C+1.1 °C70 mm37 mm
September 202613.8 °C+2.1 °C14 mm40 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 Kyabram Dpi 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 Kyabram Dpi?

Over 1991–2020, the annual mean temperature at Kyabram Dpi is 15.6 °C. It was 14.8 °C over 1961–1990, a difference of +0.8 °C.

What is the warmest year ever measured at Kyabram Dpi?

Since records began in 1964, the warmest year at Kyabram Dpi is 2014, at 16.6 °C on average. The coldest is 1996 (13.9 °C).

Is the climate at Kyabram Dpi getting warmer?

Yes: at Kyabram Dpi, the annual mean temperature rises by 0.32 °C per decade between 1964 and 2025, +2.0 °C in total. 10 of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999.

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