Abydos Weather Records (ASN00004000)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Abydos (ASN00004000), Australia, with 58 years of record.

Key Facts for Abydos

Abydos (ASN00004000) is a weather station in Australia at -21.42 latitude and 118.93 longitude, 226 m (741 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1917 to 1974, 58 years of record.
1,432 records set at Abydos still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Abydos set a daily record precipitation of 25.2 mm (1.0 in) on 24 December 1974.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -21.42 latitude, 118.93 longitude.
Elevation: 226 m (741 ft).
Period of record: 1917 to 1974, 58 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 Abydos. 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 Abydos, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	46.4 C (115.5 F)	20.3 C (68.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	45.6 C (114.1 F)	15.8 C (60.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	44.4 C (111.9 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	39.7 C (103.5 F)	8.2 C (46.8 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.1 C (95.2 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	32.3 C (90.1 F)	3.0 C (37.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	31.2 C (88.2 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.3 C (95.5 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	39.2 C (102.6 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	41.6 C (106.9 F)	11.2 C (52.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	43.9 C (111.0 F)	15.4 C (59.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	46.4 C (115.5 F)	17.8 C (64.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,432 standing records

1,432 records at Abydos still stand. 1965 holds the most, with 872.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 254.0 mm (10.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Abydos. The most was 254.0 mm (10.0 in) on 25 March 1942.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Abydos
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	22 January 1925
Feb	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	3 February 1971
Mar	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	25 March 1942
Apr	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	17 April 1943
May	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 May 1923
Jun	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	1 June 1929
Jul	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	11 July 1946
Aug	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	5 August 1973
Sep	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	30 September 1937
Oct	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	10 October 1917
Nov	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	11 November 1943
Dec	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	30 December 1947

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 1968

4 years of record at Abydos, 1965 to 1968. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1966, 1967, 1968.

Latest Records

Latest records at Abydos
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1974	Abydos, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	55 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1974	Abydos, AU	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1974	Abydos, AU	daily rain	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1974	Abydos, AU	daily rain	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1974	Abydos, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1974	Abydos, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	6 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1974	Abydos, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1974	Abydos, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1974	Abydos, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1974	Abydos, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	32 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1973	Abydos, AU	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1973	Abydos, AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1973	Abydos, AU	daily rain	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1973	Abydos, AU	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1973	Abydos, AU	daily rain	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1973	Abydos, AU	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	31 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1971	Abydos, AU	monthly rain	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 February 1969	Abydos, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1969	Abydos, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1968	Abydos, AU	daily rain	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1917 to 1974

Yearly extremes at Abydos: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	46.4 C (115.5 F)	1965	46.0 C (114.8 F)	4
Coldest night (TNn)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1965	7.5 C (45.5 F)	4
Wettest day (Rx1day)	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	1942	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	56
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	284.5 mm (11.2 in)	1942	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	56
Longest dry spell (CDD)	322 days	1940	102 days	56

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Abydos, 1917 to 1974. The record is 46.4 C (115.5 F) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.0 C (114.8 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Abydos by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	46.4 C (115.5 F)
1966	46.4 C (115.5 F)
1967	42.7 C (108.9 F)
1968	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1969	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Abydos, 1917 to 1974. The record is -0.6 C (30.9 F) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 7.5 C (45.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Abydos by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1966	13.9 C (57.0 F)
1967	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1968	21.4 C (70.5 F)
1969	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Abydos, 1917 to 1974. The record is 254.0 mm (10.0 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.7 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Abydos by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1917	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1918	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1919	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1920	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1921	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1922	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1923	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1924	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1925	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1926	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1927	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1928	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1929	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1930	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1931	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1932	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1933	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1934	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1935	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1936	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1937	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1938	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1939	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1940	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1941	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1942	254.0 mm (10.0 in)
1943	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1944	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1945	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1946	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1947	180.1 mm (7.1 in)
1948	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1949	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1950	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1951	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1952	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1953	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1954	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1955	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1956	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1957	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1958	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1959	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1960	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1961	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1962	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1963	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1964	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1965	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1966	n/a
1967	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1968	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1969	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1971	177.5 mm (7.0 in)
1972	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1973	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1974	80.8 mm (3.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Abydos, 1917 to 1974. The record is 284.5 mm (11.2 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.0 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Abydos by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1917	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1918	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1919	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1920	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1921	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1922	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1923	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1924	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1925	174.3 mm (6.9 in)
1926	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1927	180.3 mm (7.1 in)
1928	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1929	144.1 mm (5.7 in)
1930	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1931	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1932	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1933	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1934	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1935	44.1 mm (1.7 in)
1936	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1937	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1938	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1939	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1940	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1941	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1942	284.5 mm (11.2 in)
1943	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1944	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1945	151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1946	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1947	195.6 mm (7.7 in)
1948	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1949	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1950	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1951	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1952	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1953	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1954	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1955	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1956	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1957	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1958	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1959	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1960	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1961	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1962	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1963	109.1 mm (4.3 in)
1964	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1965	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1966	n/a
1967	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1968	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1969	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1971	182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1972	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1973	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1974	125.8 mm (5.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Abydos, 1917 to 1974. The record is 322 days in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 102 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Abydos by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1917	83 days
1918	287 days
1919	71 days
1920	89 days
1921	67 days
1922	199 days
1923	135 days
1924	186 days
1925	233 days
1926	193 days
1927	111 days
1928	122 days
1929	213 days
1930	78 days
1931	69 days
1932	116 days
1933	75 days
1934	222 days
1935	275 days
1936	179 days
1937	133 days
1938	164 days
1939	133 days
1940	322 days
1941	121 days
1942	102 days
1943	102 days
1944	231 days
1945	53 days
1946	96 days
1947	95 days
1948	153 days
1949	61 days
1950	61 days
1951	92 days
1952	91 days
1953	91 days
1954	61 days
1955	61 days
1956	31 days
1957	122 days
1958	91 days
1959	122 days
1960	153 days
1961	153 days
1962	92 days
1963	173 days
1964	31 days
1965	61 days
1966	n/a
1967	61 days
1968	67 days
1969	21 days
1971	23 days
1972	31 days
1973	113 days
1974	222 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

31 years, 1918 to 1974

A day with at least 59.7 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 278.9 mm (11.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Abydos: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
5 years	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
10 years	126.8 mm (5.0 in)
25 years	176.6 mm (7.0 in)
50 years	222.9 mm (8.8 in)	Longer than the 31 years of record
100 years	278.9 mm (11.0 in)	Longer than the 31 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 31 years of values from 1918 to 1974.

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: 254.0 mm (10.0 in) in 1942; 180.1 mm (7.1 in) in 1947; 127.8 mm (5.0 in) in 1927.

Download the Data

Data for Abydos standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Abydos 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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

Days with data per year at Abydos
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	339	93%	Yes
1966	110	30%	No
1967	208	57%	No
1968	23	6%	No