Woolbrook (Danglemah Road) is a weather station located 910 m above sea level, 23 km from Walcha. Its records go back to 1959: 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 13.3 °C, noticeably higher than over 1961–1990 (12.9 °C): a difference of 0.4 °C. The warmest year of the series is 2019 (15.4 °C) and the coldest 1970 (11.9 °C). The last complete year, 2025, ranks 2 out of 53, from warmest to coldest. Over 1961–2025, the annual mean temperature changes by +0.29 °C per decade. The station ranks 27 out of 227 stations, from the fastest rise to the slowest.
Annual mean temperature since 1959
The first ten years of the series (1970–1980) average 12.7 °C; the last ten (2015–2025) average 14.1 °C, a difference of +1.4 °C. All of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999; the warmest is 2019 (15.4 °C). The ten-year running mean peaks at 14.2 °C (2025) and bottoms out at 12.5 °C (1978).
Annual rainfall since 1959
On average 778 mm of rain falls per year over the 67 documented years. The wettest year, 2021, received 1121 mm; the driest, 2019, only 252 mm, which is 4.4 times less. The 1991–2020 normal (748 mm per year) is 31 mm (4.0 %) below the 1961–1990 one (779 mm). Over 1991–2020, December is on average the wettest month (106 mm) and April the driest (36 mm). Between 2006 and 2025, 11 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 | 19.7 °C | 20.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 108 mm | 88 mm | −20 mm |
| February | 19.5 °C | 19.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 71 mm | 78 mm | +7 mm |
| March | 17.4 °C | 17.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 54 mm | 51 mm | −3 mm |
| April | 13.4 °C | 13.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 43 mm | 36 mm | −7 mm |
| May | 9.7 °C | 9.4 °C | −0.3 °C | 53 mm | 38 mm | −15 mm |
| June | 6.6 °C | 7.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 44 mm | 49 mm | +5 mm |
| July | 5.5 °C | 6.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 54 mm | 46 mm | −8 mm |
| August | 6.6 °C | 7.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 60 mm | 44 mm | −16 mm |
| September | 9.6 °C | 10.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 53 mm | 54 mm | +1 mm |
| October | 12.9 °C | 13.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 74 mm | 71 mm | −3 mm |
| November | 15.5 °C | 16.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 78 mm | 87 mm | +9 mm |
| December | 18.6 °C | 18.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 87 mm | 106 mm | +19 mm |
The largest temperature change is in January (+0.9 °C) and the smallest in May (−0.3 °C); over the year the mean difference is +0.4 °C, and 10 months out of twelve are warmer than before. For rainfall, the largest difference is in December (+19 mm) and the smallest in January (−20 mm).
Records at Woolbrook (Danglemah Road)
- Warmest year: 15.4 °C, in 2019
- Coldest year: 11.9 °C, in 1970
- Driest year: 252 mm, in 2019
- Wettest year: 1121 mm, in 2021
- Warmest month: 25.5 °C, in January 2019
- Coldest month: 3.3 °C, in July 1972
- Wettest month: 265 mm, in January 1976
- Hottest day: 38.7 °C, on 16 January 2019
- Coldest day: −14.5 °C, on 19 June 1994
- Heaviest rain in one day: 110.4 mm, on 17 January 2004
3.5 °C separate the warmest year of the series from the coldest. Between the hottest and the coldest day on record, the range reaches 53.2 °C.
Temperature trend over 1961–2025
The regression line of annual mean temperature changes by +0.29 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, about +1.9 °C over the whole period. That is faster than the median of the 227 stations (+0.19 °C per decade), by 0.10 °C per decade: the station ranks 27 out of 227.
The last 24 months against the 1991–2020 normal
Over the last 24 months (October 2024 to September 2026), 22 months out of 24 were warmer than the 1991–2020 normal for the same month; the mean departure is +1.6 °C. The highest departure was in December 2024 (+3.2 °C); the lowest, in June 2025 (−0.8 °C). The last twelve months add up to 565 mm of rain, which is 76 % of the 1991–2020 annual normal (748 mm).
| Month | Temperature | Departure from normal | Rain | Normal rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | 12.9 °C | −0.6 °C | 59 mm | 71 mm |
| November 2024 | 18.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 85 mm | 87 mm |
| December 2024 | 21.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 22 mm | 106 mm |
| January 2025 | 21.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 89 mm | 88 mm |
| February 2025 | 20.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 48 mm | 78 mm |
| March 2025 | 19.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 124 mm | 51 mm |
| April 2025 | 14.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 83 mm | 36 mm |
| May 2025 | 12.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 70 mm | 38 mm |
| June 2025 | 6.3 °C | −0.8 °C | 24 mm | 49 mm |
| July 2025 | 7.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 111 mm | 46 mm |
| August 2025 | 8.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 96 mm | 44 mm |
| September 2025 | 11.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 55 mm | 54 mm |
| October 2025 | 16.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 44 mm | 71 mm |
| November 2025 | 17.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 82 mm | 87 mm |
| December 2025 | 19.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 72 mm | 106 mm |
| January 2026 | 22.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 63 mm | 88 mm |
| February 2026 | 22.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 50 mm | 78 mm |
| March 2026 | 19.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 22 mm | 51 mm |
| April 2026 | 14.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | 36 mm |
| May 2026 | 12.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 118 mm | 38 mm |
| June 2026 | 9.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 26 mm | 49 mm |
| July 2026 | 7.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 11 mm | 46 mm |
| August 2026 | 8.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 44 mm | 44 mm |
| September 2026 | 12.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 33 mm | 54 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 Woolbrook (Danglemah Road) 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 Woolbrook (Danglemah Road)?
Over 1991–2020, the annual mean temperature at Woolbrook (Danglemah Road) is 13.3 °C. It was 12.9 °C over 1961–1990, a difference of +0.4 °C.
What is the warmest year ever measured at Woolbrook (Danglemah Road)?
Since records began in 1959, the warmest year at Woolbrook (Danglemah Road) is 2019, at 15.4 °C on average. The coldest is 1970 (11.9 °C).
Is the climate at Woolbrook (Danglemah Road) getting warmer?
Yes: at Woolbrook (Danglemah Road), the annual mean temperature rises by 0.29 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, +1.9 °C in total. 10 of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999.
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