Fossil Downs Weather Records (ASN00003027)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fossil Downs (ASN00003027), Australia, with 123 years of record.

Key Facts for Fossil Downs

Fossil Downs (ASN00003027) is a weather station in Australia at -18.14 latitude and 125.78 longitude, 120 m (394 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1904 to 2026, 123 years of record.
0 records set at Fossil Downs still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Fossil Downs set a daily record precipitation of 54.2 mm (2.1 in) on 15 February 2026.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -18.14 latitude, 125.78 longitude.
Elevation: 120 m (394 ft).
Period of record: 1904 to 2026, 123 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Fossil Downs. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Fossil Downs, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Fossil Downs still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Fossil Downs between 13 March 1984 and 23 January 1986. Each dot is a new record.

When Fossil Downs set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1984-03-13	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 162.0 mm (6.4 in)
1986-01-23	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 207.0 mm (8.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 207.0 mm (8.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fossil Downs. The most was 207.0 mm (8.1 in) on 23 January 1986.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Fossil Downs
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	23 January 1986
Feb	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	23 February 1993
Mar	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	13 March 1984
Apr	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	16 April 1943
May	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	26 May 1949
Jun	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	4 June 2004
Jul	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	15 July 1956
Aug	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 August 2016
Sep	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	8 September 1974
Oct	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	14 October 2010
Nov	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	23 November 1973
Dec	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	26 December 2008

Latest Records

Latest records at Fossil Downs
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 2026	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	18 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 2025	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 2025	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	11 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 2024	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	110 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 2024	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 2024	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 2023	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 July 2023	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 2023	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 2023	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 2023	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	9 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 2023	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	179.0 mm (7.0 in)	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	17 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2023	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
26 November 2022	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 2022	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 2022	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 2021	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 2021	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	94 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 2021	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 2021	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	50 years	26 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1904 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Fossil Downs: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	1986	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	117
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	396.1 mm (15.6 in)	2023	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	117
Longest dry spell (CDD)	280 days	1929	148 days	117

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Fossil Downs, 1904 to 2026. The record is 207.0 mm (8.1 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.0 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fossil Downs by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1904	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1909	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1910	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1911	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1912	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1913	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1914	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1915	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1916	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1917	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1918	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1919	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1920	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1921	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1922	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1923	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1924	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1926	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1927	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1928	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1929	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1931	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1932	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1933	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1934	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1935	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1936	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1937	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1938	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1939	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1940	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1941	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1942	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1943	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1944	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1945	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1946	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1947	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1948	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1949	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1950	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1951	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1952	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1953	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1954	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1955	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1956	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1957	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1958	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1959	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1960	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1961	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1962	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1963	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1964	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1965	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1966	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1967	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1968	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1969	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1970	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1972	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1973	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1974	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1975	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1976	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1977	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1978	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1979	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1980	117.2 mm (4.6 in)
1981	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1982	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1983	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1984	162.0 mm (6.4 in)
1985	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1986	207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1987	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1988	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1989	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1990	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1991	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1992	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1993	175.0 mm (6.9 in)
1994	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1995	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1996	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1997	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1998	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1999	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
2000	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
2001	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
2002	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
2003	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
2004	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
2005	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
2006	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2007	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
2008	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
2009	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2010	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
2011	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
2012	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
2013	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
2014	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2015	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2016	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
2017	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2018	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
2019	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2020	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
2021	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
2022	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2023	179.0 mm (7.0 in)
2024	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
2025	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2026	54.2 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Fossil Downs, 1904 to 2026. The record is 396.1 mm (15.6 in) in 2023, marked on the chart; the median year is 122.0 mm (4.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fossil Downs by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1904	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1909	32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1910	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1911	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1912	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1913	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1914	119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1915	167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1916	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1917	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1918	191.8 mm (7.6 in)
1919	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1920	162.2 mm (6.4 in)
1921	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1922	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1923	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1924	130.9 mm (5.2 in)
1926	211.6 mm (8.3 in)
1927	172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1928	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1929	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1931	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1932	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1933	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1934	146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1935	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1936	119.3 mm (4.7 in)
1937	148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1938	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1939	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1940	124.1 mm (4.9 in)
1941	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1942	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1943	137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1944	139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1945	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1946	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1947	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1948	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1949	203.3 mm (8.0 in)
1950	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1951	112.7 mm (4.4 in)
1952	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1953	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1954	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1955	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1956	199.2 mm (7.8 in)
1957	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1958	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1959	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1960	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1961	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1962	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1963	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1964	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1965	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1966	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1967	174.9 mm (6.9 in)
1968	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1969	162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1970	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1971	132.9 mm (5.2 in)
1972	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1973	187.8 mm (7.4 in)
1974	190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1975	136.5 mm (5.4 in)
1976	176.8 mm (7.0 in)
1977	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1978	210.2 mm (8.3 in)
1979	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1980	162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1981	300.3 mm (11.8 in)
1982	176.2 mm (6.9 in)
1983	174.8 mm (6.9 in)
1984	350.4 mm (13.8 in)
1985	171.4 mm (6.7 in)
1986	367.0 mm (14.4 in)
1987	196.4 mm (7.7 in)
1988	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1989	175.5 mm (6.9 in)
1990	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1991	206.6 mm (8.1 in)
1992	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1993	295.4 mm (11.6 in)
1994	158.6 mm (6.2 in)
1995	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1996	280.2 mm (11.0 in)
1997	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1998	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1999	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
2000	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
2001	226.2 mm (8.9 in)
2002	209.0 mm (8.2 in)
2003	173.5 mm (6.8 in)
2004	209.2 mm (8.2 in)
2005	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
2006	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
2007	144.4 mm (5.7 in)
2008	231.8 mm (9.1 in)
2009	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
2010	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
2011	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
2012	147.0 mm (5.8 in)
2013	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
2014	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
2015	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
2016	175.6 mm (6.9 in)
2017	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
2018	175.0 mm (6.9 in)
2019	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
2020	199.8 mm (7.9 in)
2021	112.4 mm (4.4 in)
2022	209.2 mm (8.2 in)
2023	396.1 mm (15.6 in)
2024	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
2025	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
2026	109.0 mm (4.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Fossil Downs, 1904 to 2026. The record is 280 days in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 148 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fossil Downs by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1904	123 days
1909	60 days
1910	81 days
1911	117 days
1912	214 days
1913	149 days
1914	158 days
1915	128 days
1916	200 days
1917	142 days
1918	124 days
1919	175 days
1920	74 days
1921	120 days
1922	161 days
1923	149 days
1924	88 days
1926	198 days
1927	216 days
1928	245 days
1929	280 days
1931	16 days
1932	257 days
1933	113 days
1934	147 days
1935	223 days
1936	171 days
1937	189 days
1938	132 days
1939	98 days
1940	274 days
1941	152 days
1942	80 days
1943	100 days
1944	208 days
1945	215 days
1946	239 days
1947	120 days
1948	80 days
1949	162 days
1950	117 days
1951	153 days
1952	95 days
1953	157 days
1954	114 days
1955	104 days
1956	123 days
1957	98 days
1958	119 days
1959	175 days
1960	161 days
1961	195 days
1962	151 days
1963	133 days
1964	157 days
1965	210 days
1966	97 days
1967	243 days
1968	62 days
1969	206 days
1970	165 days
1971	126 days
1972	199 days
1973	56 days
1974	90 days
1975	83 days
1976	131 days
1977	145 days
1978	105 days
1979	161 days
1980	142 days
1981	134 days
1982	211 days
1983	125 days
1984	201 days
1985	210 days
1986	79 days
1987	103 days
1988	149 days
1989	226 days
1990	166 days
1991	132 days
1992	170 days
1993	183 days
1994	227 days
1995	133 days
1996	142 days
1997	130 days
1998	216 days
1999	234 days
2000	179 days
2001	107 days
2002	247 days
2003	173 days
2004	129 days
2005	148 days
2006	197 days
2007	138 days
2008	162 days
2009	165 days
2010	43 days
2011	192 days
2012	184 days
2013	123 days
2014	111 days
2015	201 days
2016	64 days
2017	101 days
2018	240 days
2019	179 days
2020	156 days
2021	129 days
2022	117 days
2023	127 days
2024	192 days
2025	135 days
2026	32 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

108 years, 1910 to 2025

A day with at least 71.4 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 209.0 mm (8.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Fossil Downs: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
5 years	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
10 years	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
25 years	158.4 mm (6.2 in)
50 years	183.1 mm (7.2 in)
100 years	209.0 mm (8.2 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 108 years of values from 1910 to 2025.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 207.0 mm (8.1 in) in 1986; 179.0 mm (7.0 in) in 2023; 175.0 mm (6.9 in) in 1993.

Download the Data

Data for Fossil Downs standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Fossil Downs threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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