diff --git a/examples/xstats/bin/user/xstats.py b/examples/xstats/bin/user/xstats.py
index f663f091..662f8a17 100644
--- a/examples/xstats/bin/user/xstats.py
+++ b/examples/xstats/bin/user/xstats.py
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ This search list extension offers extra tags:
   'seven_day':  Statistics for the last seven days. 
 
   'thirty_day': Statistics for the last thirty days.
+  
+  'last_year': Statistics for last calendar year.
+  
+  'last_year_todate': Statistics of last calendar year until this time last year.
+                      This especially useful for comprisons of rain fall up to this time last year.
 
 You can then use tags such as $alltime.outTemp.max for the all-time max
 temperature, or $seven_day.rain.sum for the total rainfall in the last seven
@@ -69,10 +74,34 @@ class ExtendedStatistics(SearchList):
                                           context='thirty_day',
                                           formatter=self.generator.formatter,
                                           converter=self.generator.converter)
+        
+                # Now use a similar process to get statistics for last year.
+        year = datetime.date.today().year
+        start_ts = time.mktime((year - 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0))
+        stop_ts = time.mktime((year, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0))
+        last_year_stats = TimespanBinder(TimeSpan(start_ts, stop_ts),
+                                          db_lookup,
+                                          context='last_year',
+                                          formatter=self.generator.formatter,
+                                          converter=self.generator.converter)
+
+        # Now use a similar process to get statistics for last year to date.
+        year = datetime.date.today().year
+        month = datetime.date.today().month
+        day = datetime.date.today().day
+        start_ts = time.mktime((year - 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0))
+        stop_ts = time.mktime((year - 1, month, day, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0))
+        last_year_todate_stats = TimespanBinder(TimeSpan(start_ts, stop_ts),
+                                                db_lookup,
+                                                context='last_year_todate',
+                                                formatter=self.generator.formatter,
+                                                converter=self.generator.converter
 
         return [{'alltime': all_stats,
                  'seven_day': seven_day_stats,
-                 'thirty_day': thirty_day_stats}]
+                 'thirty_day': thirty_day_stats,
+                 'last_year': last_year_stats,
+                 'last_year_todate': last_year_todate_stats}]
 
 # For backwards compatibility:
 ExtStats = ExtendedStatistics
diff --git a/examples/xstats/readme.txt b/examples/xstats/readme.txt
index 3f6e25b4..a2096633 100644
--- a/examples/xstats/readme.txt
+++ b/examples/xstats/readme.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,15 @@ This search list extension offers extra tags:
                 thirty days ago.  For example, "what is the maximum wind
                 speed in the last thirty days?"
                 $thirty_day.wind.max
-
+    
+  'last_year':  Statistics for last calendar year, this is useful for
+                things like total rainfall for last year.
+                $last_year.rain.sum
+  
+  'last_year_todate': Statistics of last calendar year until this time
+                      last year. This is useful for comprisons of rain
+                      fall up to this time last year.
+                      $last_year_todate.rain.sum
 
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