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Weather extremes

How extreme does Armidale's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Armidale has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 29 years of daily weather observations (1997–present), from the Armidale (Tree Group Nursery) station 3 km away. Updated through May 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Armidale has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
100°F Feb 12, 2017

That is about 21°F hotter than a normal February afternoon in Armidale (typical high near 79°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 100°F Feb 12, 2017
2 100°F Dec 21, 2019
3 99°F Jan 3, 2014
❄️ Coldest night
12°F Jun 30, 2010

About 22°F colder than a normal June night in Armidale (typical low near 34°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 12°F Jun 30, 2010
2 13°F Jul 2, 2002
3 13°F Jul 13, 2002
🌧️ Most rain in one day
3.45 in Nov 24, 2011

About 97% of a typical November's rain in a single day (Armidale averages roughly 3.5 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 3.45 in Nov 24, 2011
2 2.65 in Feb 22, 2003
3 2.57 in Jan 29, 2001

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

-10°10°30°50°70°90°110° all-time high 100°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Armidale's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — February's 100°F is about 21°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Armidale's warmest days reach the low 80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 30s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 100°F and as low as 12°F. A single day has delivered over 3 inches of rain. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Armidale (tree Group Nursery), a weather station, about 3 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

How we build these numbers →