Ashburton Downs Weather Records (ASN00007119)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ashburton Downs (ASN00007119), Australia, with 99 years of record.

Key Facts for Ashburton Downs

Ashburton Downs (ASN00007119) is a weather station in Australia at -23.39 latitude and 117.03 longitude, 250 m (820 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1920 to 2018, 99 years of record.
0 records set at Ashburton Downs still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ashburton Downs set a daily record precipitation of 7.0 mm (0.28 in) on 22 January 2018.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -23.39 latitude, 117.03 longitude.
Elevation: 250 m (820 ft).
Period of record: 1920 to 2018, 99 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 Ashburton 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 Ashburton Downs, with 2026 drawn through them
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
Mar	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

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Ashburton Downs still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Ashburton Downs between 11 January 2006 and 11 January 2006. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 149.2 mm (5.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ashburton Downs. The most was 149.2 mm (5.9 in) on 11 January 2006.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ashburton Downs
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	149.2 mm (5.9 in)	11 January 2006
Feb	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	27 February 1927
Mar	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	2 March 1984
Apr	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	15 April 1998
May	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	20 May 1984
Jun	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	21 June 1927
Jul	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	17 July 1927
Aug	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	1 August 1998
Sep	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	10 September 1920
Oct	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	10 October 1931
Nov	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	22 November 2008
Dec	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	17 December 2010

Latest Records

Latest records at Ashburton Downs
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 2018	Ashburton Downs, AU	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 2017	Ashburton Downs, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2017	Ashburton Downs, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 2017	Ashburton Downs, AU	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 2016	Ashburton Downs, AU	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 2016	Ashburton Downs, AU	daily rain (Tie)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	tie	5 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 2016	Ashburton Downs, AU	daily rain	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 June 2016	Ashburton Downs, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 2015	Ashburton Downs, AU	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	94 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 2015	Ashburton Downs, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2015	Ashburton Downs, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2015	Ashburton Downs, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 2014	Ashburton Downs, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 2014	Ashburton Downs, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 2014	Ashburton Downs, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	0 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 2014	Ashburton Downs, AU	daily rain	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 2014	Ashburton Downs, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
25 June 2013	Ashburton Downs, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 2013	Ashburton Downs, AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 2013	Ashburton Downs, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1920 to 2018

Yearly extremes at Ashburton Downs: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	149.2 mm (5.9 in)	2006	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	92
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	158.4 mm (6.2 in)	2006	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	78
Longest dry spell (CDD)	293 days	1936	110 days	75

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ashburton Downs, 1920 to 2018. The record is 149.2 mm (5.9 in) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 20.6 mm (0.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ashburton Downs by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1920	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1921	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1922	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1923	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1924	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1925	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1926	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1927	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1928	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1929	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1930	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1931	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1932	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1933	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1934	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1935	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1936	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1937	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1938	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1939	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1940	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1941	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1942	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1943	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1944	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1945	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1946	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1947	0.0 mm (0.00 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	0.0 mm (0.00 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	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1964	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1965	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1966	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1967	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1968	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1969	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1970	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1971	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1972	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1973	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1974	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1975	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1976	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1978	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
1982	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1983	17.4 mm (0.7 in)
1984	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1985	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1986	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1987	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1988	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1989	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1990	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1991	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1992	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1996	8.3 mm (0.33 in)
1997	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1998	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1999	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
2000	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
2001	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
2002	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
2003	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
2004	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
2005	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
2006	149.2 mm (5.9 in)
2007	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
2008	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2009	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2010	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
2011	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
2012	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
2013	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2014	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
2015	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
2016	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
2017	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2018	7.0 mm (0.28 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ashburton Downs, 1920 to 2018. The record is 158.4 mm (6.2 in) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.9 mm (1.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ashburton Downs by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1920	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1921	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1922	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1923	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1924	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1925	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1926	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1927	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1928	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1929	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1930	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1931	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1932	32.1 mm (1.3 in)
1933	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1934	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1935	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1936	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1937	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1938	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1939	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1940	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1941	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1942	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1943	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1944	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1945	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1946	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1947	0.0 mm (0.00 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	0.0 mm (0.00 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	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1964	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1965	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1966	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1967	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1968	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1969	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1970	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1971	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1972	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1973	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1974	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1975	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1976	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1978	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1982	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1983	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1984	145.7 mm (5.7 in)
1985	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
1986	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1987	151.0 mm (5.9 in)
1988	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1989	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1990	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1991	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1992	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1996	n/a
1997	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1998	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1999	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	158.4 mm (6.2 in)
2007	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
2008	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
2009	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
2010	n/a
2011	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2012	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ashburton Downs, 1920 to 2018. The record is 293 days in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 110 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ashburton Downs by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1920	112 days
1921	91 days
1922	263 days
1923	158 days
1924	107 days
1925	123 days
1926	123 days
1927	147 days
1928	178 days
1929	136 days
1930	187 days
1931	82 days
1932	152 days
1933	113 days
1934	223 days
1935	158 days
1936	293 days
1937	92 days
1938	214 days
1939	92 days
1940	182 days
1941	61 days
1942	122 days
1943	92 days
1944	184 days
1945	122 days
1946	153 days
1947	61 days
1948	61 days
1949	31 days
1950	92 days
1951	122 days
1952	153 days
1953	122 days
1954	92 days
1955	92 days
1956	122 days
1957	61 days
1958	31 days
1959	92 days
1960	122 days
1961	122 days
1962	61 days
1963	92 days
1964	31 days
1965	61 days
1966	31 days
1967	61 days
1968	92 days
1969	153 days
1970	92 days
1971	135 days
1972	147 days
1973	110 days
1974	30 days
1975	31 days
1976	288 days
1978	58 days
1982	54 days
1983	77 days
1984	88 days
1985	157 days
1986	111 days
1987	16 days
1988	80 days
1989	200 days
1990	145 days
1991	165 days
1992	193 days
1996	n/a
1997	92 days
1998	46 days
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	9 days
2007	160 days
2008	27 days
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	33 days
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a

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 Ashburton Downs standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Ashburton 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).

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
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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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

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