Balfour Downs Weather Records (ASN00004003)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Balfour Downs (ASN00004003), Australia, with 89 years of record.

Key Facts for Balfour Downs

Balfour Downs (ASN00004003) is a weather station in Australia at -22.80 latitude and 120.86 longitude, 500 m (1,640 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1907 to 1995, 89 years of record.
0 records set at Balfour Downs still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Balfour Downs set a daily record precipitation of 28.0 mm (1.1 in) on 13 June 1995.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -22.80 latitude, 120.86 longitude.
Elevation: 500 m (1,640 ft).
Period of record: 1907 to 1995, 89 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 Balfour 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 Balfour Downs, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Balfour Downs still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 171.2 mm (6.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Balfour Downs. The most was 171.2 mm (6.7 in) on 19 February 1930.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Balfour Downs
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	14 January 1963
Feb	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	19 February 1930
Mar	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	22 March 1995
Apr	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	22 April 1953
May	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 May 1960
Jun	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	14 June 1915
Jul	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 July 1984
Aug	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	14 August 1993
Sep	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 September 1937
Oct	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	10 October 1917
Nov	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 November 1934
Dec	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 December 1930

Latest Records

Latest records at Balfour Downs
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 June 1995	Balfour Downs, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1995	Balfour Downs, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1995	Balfour Downs, AU	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1995	Balfour Downs, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1995	Balfour Downs, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1995	Balfour Downs, AU	daily rain	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1995	Balfour Downs, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1995	Balfour Downs, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1995	Balfour Downs, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1994	Balfour Downs, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	7 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1994	Balfour Downs, AU	daily rain	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1993	Balfour Downs, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	63 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1993	Balfour Downs, AU	daily rain	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1993	Balfour Downs, AU	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 June 1993	Balfour Downs, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1993	Balfour Downs, AU	daily rain	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1993	Balfour Downs, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1993	Balfour Downs, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1993	Balfour Downs, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1993	Balfour Downs, AU	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1907 to 1995

Yearly extremes at Balfour Downs: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	1930	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	73
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	1930	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	73
Longest dry spell (CDD)	282 days	1936	103 days	73

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Balfour Downs, 1907 to 1995. The record is 171.2 mm (6.7 in) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Balfour Downs by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1907	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1908	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1911	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1912	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1913	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1914	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1915	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1916	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1917	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1918	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1919	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1920	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1921	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1922	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1923	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1924	0.8 mm (0.03 in)
1925	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1926	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1927	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1928	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1929	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1930	171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1931	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1932	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1933	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1934	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1935	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1936	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1937	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1938	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1939	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1940	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1941	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1942	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1943	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1944	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1945	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1946	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1947	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1948	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1949	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1950	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1951	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1952	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1953	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1954	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1955	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1956	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1958	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1959	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1960	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1962	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1963	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1964	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1965	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1967	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1968	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1972	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1973	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1982	11.0 mm (0.4 in)
1983	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1984	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1985	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1986	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1987	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1988	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1989	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1990	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1991	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1992	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1993	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1994	19.2 mm (0.8 in)
1995	91.4 mm (3.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Balfour Downs, 1907 to 1995. The record is 185.4 mm (7.3 in) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.0 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Balfour Downs by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1907	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1908	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1911	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1912	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1913	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1914	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1915	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1916	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1917	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1918	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1919	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1920	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1921	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1922	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1923	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1924	0.8 mm (0.03 in)
1925	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1926	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1927	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1928	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1929	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1930	185.4 mm (7.3 in)
1931	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1932	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1933	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1934	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1935	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1936	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1937	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1938	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1939	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1940	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1941	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1942	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1943	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1944	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1945	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1946	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1947	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1948	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1949	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1950	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1951	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1952	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1953	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1954	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1955	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1956	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1958	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1959	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1960	136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1962	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1963	157.4 mm (6.2 in)
1964	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1965	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1967	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1968	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1972	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1973	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1982	11.5 mm (0.5 in)
1983	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1984	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1985	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1986	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1987	129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1988	108.6 mm (4.3 in)
1989	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1990	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1991	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1992	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1993	125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1994	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1995	144.8 mm (5.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Balfour Downs, 1907 to 1995. The record is 282 days in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 103 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Balfour Downs by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1907	83 days
1908	34 days
1911	103 days
1912	244 days
1913	83 days
1914	96 days
1915	161 days
1916	76 days
1917	179 days
1918	117 days
1919	125 days
1920	54 days
1921	91 days
1922	155 days
1923	153 days
1924	245 days
1925	160 days
1926	92 days
1927	91 days
1928	115 days
1929	125 days
1930	77 days
1931	78 days
1932	102 days
1933	57 days
1934	132 days
1935	212 days
1936	282 days
1937	93 days
1938	144 days
1939	117 days
1940	117 days
1941	45 days
1942	167 days
1943	85 days
1944	196 days
1945	169 days
1946	173 days
1947	123 days
1948	238 days
1949	189 days
1950	100 days
1951	186 days
1952	131 days
1953	93 days
1954	94 days
1955	31 days
1956	89 days
1958	19 days
1959	21 days
1960	18 days
1962	150 days
1963	206 days
1964	115 days
1965	21 days
1967	82 days
1968	44 days
1972	75 days
1973	78 days
1982	77 days
1983	213 days
1984	45 days
1985	107 days
1986	79 days
1987	114 days
1988	97 days
1989	84 days
1990	154 days
1991	164 days
1992	53 days
1993	120 days
1994	119 days
1995	35 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

52 years, 1911 to 1994

A day with at least 42.6 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 152.6 mm (6.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Balfour 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	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	111.6 mm (4.4 in)
50 years	131.5 mm (5.2 in)
100 years	152.6 mm (6.0 in)	Longer than the 52 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, 52 years of values from 1911 to 1994.

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: 171.2 mm (6.7 in) in 1930; 120.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1912; 93.7 mm (3.7 in) in 1915.

Download the Data

Data for Balfour Downs standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Balfour 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 2026-10-14 (14 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).

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