Nita Downs Weather Records (ASN00003059)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Nita Downs (ASN00003059), Australia, with 61 years of record.

Key Facts for Nita Downs

Nita Downs (ASN00003059) is a weather station in Australia at -19.09 latitude and 121.68 longitude, 31 m (102 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1965 to 2025, 61 years of record.
1,464 records set at Nita Downs still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Nita Downs set a daily record precipitation of 58.0 mm (2.3 in) on 30 December 2025.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -19.09 latitude, 121.68 longitude.
Elevation: 31 m (102 ft).
Period of record: 1965 to 2025, 61 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 Nita 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 Nita Downs, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	47.8 C (118.0 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	47.2 C (117.0 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	46.0 C (114.8 F)	16.1 C (61.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	44.0 C (111.2 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	38.5 C (101.3 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.1 C (97.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.0 C (96.8 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.9 C (102.0 F)	6.4 C (43.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	42.1 C (107.8 F)	9.2 C (48.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	45.0 C (113.0 F)	13.3 C (55.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	44.7 C (112.5 F)	14.2 C (57.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	47.3 C (117.1 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Nita Downs still stand. 1973 holds the most, with 219.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 292.0 mm (11.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Nita Downs. The most was 292.0 mm (11.5 in) on 30 January 1981.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Nita Downs
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	292.0 mm (11.5 in)	30 January 1981
Feb	247.9 mm (9.8 in)	16 February 1969
Mar	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	3 March 2022
Apr	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	27 April 1968
May	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	20 May 1968
Jun	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	23 June 1968
Jul	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	5 July 2010
Aug	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	2 August 1978
Sep	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	9 September 1974
Oct	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	6 October 1975
Nov	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	30 November 1983
Dec	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	10 December 1971

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 1975

11 years of record at Nita Downs, 1965 to 1975. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1965, 1975.

Days with data per year at Nita Downs
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	90	25%	No
1966	361	99%	Yes
1967	358	98%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	337	92%	Yes
1971	349	96%	Yes
1972	364	99%	Yes
1973	354	97%	Yes
1974	357	98%	Yes
1975	123	34%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Nita Downs
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 2025	Nita Downs, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 2025	Nita Downs, AU	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 2025	Nita Downs, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 2025	Nita Downs, AU	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 2025	Nita Downs, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2025	Nita Downs, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 2025	Nita Downs, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 2025	Nita Downs, AU	daily rain (Tie)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	tie	2 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 2024	Nita Downs, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	14 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 2024	Nita Downs, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 2024	Nita Downs, AU	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 2024	Nita Downs, AU	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 2023	Nita Downs, AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 2023	Nita Downs, AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 2023	Nita Downs, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	41 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2023	Nita Downs, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 2023	Nita Downs, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	5 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 2023	Nita Downs, AU	daily rain	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2023	Nita Downs, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 2023	Nita Downs, AU	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1965 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Nita Downs: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	47.8 C (118.0 F)	1970	45.0 C (113.0 F)	11
Coldest night (TNn)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1967	6.3 C (43.3 F)	11
Wettest day (Rx1day)	292.0 mm (11.5 in)	1981	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	49
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	512.7 mm (20.2 in)	1978	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	48
Longest dry spell (CDD)	218 days	1983	122 days	48

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Nita Downs, 1965 to 2025. The record is 47.8 C (118.0 F) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.0 C (113.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Nita Downs by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1965	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1966	44.2 C (111.6 F)
1967	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1968	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1969	46.7 C (116.1 F)
1970	47.8 C (118.0 F)
1971	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1972	47.3 C (117.1 F)
1973	46.0 C (114.8 F)
1974	43.2 C (109.8 F)
1975	44.5 C (112.1 F)
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Nita Downs, 1965 to 2025. The record is 2.2 C (36.0 F) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 6.3 C (43.3 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Nita Downs by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1965	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1966	5.7 C (42.3 F)
1967	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1968	7.1 C (44.8 F)
1969	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1970	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1971	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1972	6.3 C (43.3 F)
1973	11.3 C (52.3 F)
1974	6.6 C (43.9 F)
1975	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Nita Downs, 1965 to 2025. The record is 292.0 mm (11.5 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.0 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Nita Downs by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1965	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1966	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1967	185.7 mm (7.3 in)
1968	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1969	247.9 mm (9.8 in)
1970	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1971	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1972	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1973	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1974	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1975	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1976	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1977	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1978	178.0 mm (7.0 in)
1979	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1980	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1981	292.0 mm (11.5 in)
1982	204.0 mm (8.0 in)
1983	151.0 mm (5.9 in)
1984	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1986	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1987	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1988	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1989	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1990	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1991	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1992	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1993	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
2005	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2006	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
2007	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2008	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
2009	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
2010	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
2011	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2012	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
2013	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
2014	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2015	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
2016	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
2017	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
2018	235.0 mm (9.3 in)
2019	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
2020	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2021	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
2022	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2023	147.0 mm (5.8 in)
2024	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
2025	70.0 mm (2.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Nita Downs, 1965 to 2025. The record is 512.7 mm (20.2 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 111.5 mm (4.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Nita Downs by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1965	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1966	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1967	200.9 mm (7.9 in)
1968	194.8 mm (7.7 in)
1969	278.6 mm (11.0 in)
1970	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1971	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1972	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1973	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1974	188.8 mm (7.4 in)
1975	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1976	186.0 mm (7.3 in)
1977	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1978	512.7 mm (20.2 in)
1979	146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1980	143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1981	448.4 mm (17.7 in)
1982	488.4 mm (19.2 in)
1983	151.0 mm (5.9 in)
1984	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1986	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1987	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1988	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1989	133.2 mm (5.2 in)
1990	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1991	170.6 mm (6.7 in)
1992	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1993	295.0 mm (11.6 in)
2005	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2006	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
2007	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
2008	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
2009	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2010	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
2011	n/a
2012	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
2013	245.0 mm (9.6 in)
2014	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
2015	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2016	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
2017	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
2018	355.2 mm (14.0 in)
2019	94.4 mm (3.7 in)
2020	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
2021	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
2022	191.9 mm (7.6 in)
2023	329.0 mm (13.0 in)
2024	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
2025	107.0 mm (4.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Nita Downs, 1965 to 2025. The record is 218 days in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 122 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Nita Downs by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1965	73 days
1966	161 days
1967	194 days
1968	66 days
1969	215 days
1970	192 days
1971	183 days
1972	137 days
1973	74 days
1974	85 days
1975	180 days
1976	151 days
1977	96 days
1978	134 days
1979	124 days
1980	97 days
1981	152 days
1982	187 days
1983	218 days
1984	114 days
1986	162 days
1987	140 days
1988	129 days
1989	198 days
1990	177 days
1991	119 days
1992	131 days
1993	67 days
2005	95 days
2006	145 days
2007	206 days
2008	214 days
2009	159 days
2010	18 days
2011	n/a
2012	24 days
2013	22 days
2014	23 days
2015	67 days
2016	8 days
2017	27 days
2018	218 days
2019	28 days
2020	25 days
2021	30 days
2022	30 days
2023	26 days
2024	29 days
2025	26 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.

Download the Data

Data for Nita Downs standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).