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Prairie Downs Weather Records (ASN00007153)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Prairie Downs (ASN00007153), Australia, with 58 years of record.

Key Facts for Prairie Downs

  • Prairie Downs (ASN00007153) is a weather station in Australia at -23.55 latitude and 119.15 longitude, 620 m (2,034 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1968 to 2025, 58 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Prairie Downs still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Prairie Downs set a daily record precipitation of 9.0 mm (0.35 in) on 24 July 2025.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -23.55 latitude, 119.15 longitude.
  • Elevation: 620 m (2,034 ft).
  • Period of record: 1968 to 2025, 58 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Prairie Downs, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Prairie Downs. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Prairie 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 Prairie Downs, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Prairie Downs by the year they were set 0 records at Prairie Downs still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Prairie Downs still stand.
Standing records at Prairie Downs by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Prairie Downs set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Prairie Downs between 16 December 1999 and 16 December 1999. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation16 December 1999: Record daily precipitation 93.8 mm (3.7 in)2000
1 all-time records were set at Prairie Downs between 16 December 1999 and 16 December 1999. Each dot is a new record.
When Prairie Downs set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1999-12-16Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 93.8 mm (3.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 93.8 mm (3.7 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Prairie Downs The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Prairie Downs. The most was 93.8 mm (3.7 in) on 16 December 1999. 0255075100 Jan: 88.9 mm (3.5 in), 23 January 1973 Jan Feb: 93.0 mm (3.7 in), 3 February 1997 Feb Mar: 75.6 mm (3.0 in), 8 March 2004 Mar Apr: 42.2 mm (1.7 in), 17 April 1992 Apr May: 47.0 mm (1.9 in), 20 May 1984 May Jun: 73.4 mm (2.9 in), 4 June 1971 Jun Jul: 67.8 mm (2.7 in), 11 July 2005 Jul Aug: 53.0 mm (2.1 in), 5 August 1978 Aug Sep: 34.4 mm (1.4 in), 22 September 2024 Sep Oct: 16.2 mm (0.6 in), 9 October 1976 Oct Nov: 57.0 mm (2.2 in), 21 November 2024 Nov Dec: 93.8 mm (3.7 in), 16 December 1999 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Prairie Downs. The most was 93.8 mm (3.7 in) on 16 December 1999.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Prairie Downs
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan88.9 mm (3.5 in)23 January 1973
Feb93.0 mm (3.7 in)3 February 1997
Mar75.6 mm (3.0 in)8 March 2004
Apr42.2 mm (1.7 in)17 April 1992
May47.0 mm (1.9 in)20 May 1984
Jun73.4 mm (2.9 in)4 June 1971
Jul67.8 mm (2.7 in)11 July 2005
Aug53.0 mm (2.1 in)5 August 1978
Sep34.4 mm (1.4 in)22 September 2024
Oct16.2 mm (0.6 in)9 October 1976
Nov57.0 mm (2.2 in)21 November 2024
Dec93.8 mm (3.7 in)16 December 1999

Latest Records

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Latest records at Prairie Downs
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 July 2025Prairie Downs, AUdaily rain9.0 mm (0.35 in)6.0 mm (0.24 in)52 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 2024Prairie Downs, AUdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)56 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 2024Prairie Downs, AUdaily rain8.0 mm (0.31 in)6.2 mm (0.24 in)10 years15 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 2024Prairie Downs, AUdaily rain12.8 mm (0.5 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 2024Prairie Downs, AUmonthly rain57.0 mm (2.2 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)39 years44 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 2024Prairie Downs, AUdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)56 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 2024Prairie Downs, AUdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)11 years8 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 2024Prairie Downs, AUdaily rain8.2 mm (0.32 in)6.2 mm (0.24 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 2024Prairie Downs, AUmonthly rain34.4 mm (1.4 in)10.5 mm (0.4 in)54 years41 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 2024Prairie Downs, AUdaily rain17.4 mm (0.7 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 2024Prairie Downs, AUdaily rain6.0 mm (0.24 in)6.0 mm (0.24 in)56 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 June 2024Prairie Downs, AUdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)5.2 mm (0.20 in)41 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 2024Prairie Downs, AUdaily rain28.0 mm (1.1 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 2023Prairie Downs, AUdaily rain16.6 mm (0.7 in)12.6 mm (0.5 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 2023Prairie Downs, AUdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)12.6 mm (0.5 in)18 years18 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 2023Prairie Downs, AUdaily rain28.0 mm (1.1 in)26.0 mm (1.0 in)22 years28 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 2020Prairie Downs, AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 2018Prairie Downs, AUdaily rain19.0 mm (0.7 in)11.6 mm (0.5 in)4 years19 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 2018Prairie Downs, AUdaily rain0.4 mm (0.02 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)49 years19 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 2018Prairie Downs, AUdaily rain19.2 mm (0.8 in)16.2 mm (0.6 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1968 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Prairie Downs: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)93.8 mm (3.7 in)199938.1 mm (1.5 in)51
Wettest five days (Rx5day)224.0 mm (8.8 in)199762.2 mm (2.4 in)51
Longest dry spell (CDD)215 days1981110 days51

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Prairie Downs by year The wettest day of the year at Prairie Downs, 1968 to 2025. The record is 93.8 mm (3.7 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.1 mm (1.5 in). 0255075100197019801990200020102020Record: 93.8 mm (3.7 in) in 1999
The wettest day of the year at Prairie Downs, 1968 to 2025. The record is 93.8 mm (3.7 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.1 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Prairie Downs by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
196853.3 mm (2.1 in)
196920.8 mm (0.8 in)
197038.1 mm (1.5 in)
197173.4 mm (2.9 in)
197212.7 mm (0.5 in)
197388.9 mm (3.5 in)
197427.2 mm (1.1 in)
197533.0 mm (1.3 in)
197674.0 mm (2.9 in)
197724.2 mm (1.0 in)
197853.0 mm (2.1 in)
197937.0 mm (1.5 in)
198088.0 mm (3.5 in)
198159.0 mm (2.3 in)
198248.6 mm (1.9 in)
198320.4 mm (0.8 in)
198447.0 mm (1.9 in)
198554.2 mm (2.1 in)
198612.4 mm (0.5 in)
198739.0 mm (1.5 in)
198847.0 mm (1.9 in)
198918.0 mm (0.7 in)
199026.0 mm (1.0 in)
199135.4 mm (1.4 in)
199242.2 mm (1.7 in)
199327.4 mm (1.1 in)
199431.9 mm (1.3 in)
199546.2 mm (1.8 in)
199626.4 mm (1.0 in)
199793.0 mm (3.7 in)
199833.0 mm (1.3 in)
199993.8 mm (3.7 in)
200078.0 mm (3.1 in)
200171.2 mm (2.8 in)
200251.2 mm (2.0 in)
200366.6 mm (2.6 in)
200475.6 mm (3.0 in)
200567.8 mm (2.7 in)
200640.6 mm (1.6 in)
201268.8 mm (2.7 in)
201332.4 mm (1.3 in)
201428.0 mm (1.1 in)
20159.2 mm (0.36 in)
201610.6 mm (0.4 in)
201711.0 mm (0.4 in)
201835.0 mm (1.4 in)
201916.0 mm (0.6 in)
202022.8 mm (0.9 in)
202328.0 mm (1.1 in)
202457.0 mm (2.2 in)
202515.0 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Prairie Downs by year The wettest five days of the year at Prairie Downs, 1968 to 2025. The record is 224.0 mm (8.8 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.2 mm (2.4 in). 0100200300197019801990200020102020Record: 224.0 mm (8.8 in) in 1997
The wettest five days of the year at Prairie Downs, 1968 to 2025. The record is 224.0 mm (8.8 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.2 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Prairie Downs by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
196871.1 mm (2.8 in)
196935.9 mm (1.4 in)
197061.5 mm (2.4 in)
1971129.3 mm (5.1 in)
197227.8 mm (1.1 in)
1973119.9 mm (4.7 in)
197450.0 mm (2.0 in)
197570.0 mm (2.8 in)
1976102.4 mm (4.0 in)
197724.2 mm (1.0 in)
197895.0 mm (3.7 in)
197952.0 mm (2.0 in)
1980102.2 mm (4.0 in)
198159.0 mm (2.3 in)
198259.6 mm (2.3 in)
198331.6 mm (1.2 in)
198473.2 mm (2.9 in)
198592.2 mm (3.6 in)
198637.9 mm (1.5 in)
198791.0 mm (3.6 in)
198895.5 mm (3.8 in)
198919.0 mm (0.7 in)
199035.0 mm (1.4 in)
199153.4 mm (2.1 in)
199244.2 mm (1.7 in)
199347.7 mm (1.9 in)
199456.4 mm (2.2 in)
1995116.8 mm (4.6 in)
199627.0 mm (1.1 in)
1997224.0 mm (8.8 in)
199891.8 mm (3.6 in)
1999102.8 mm (4.0 in)
2000149.6 mm (5.9 in)
200180.0 mm (3.1 in)
200275.2 mm (3.0 in)
2003155.6 mm (6.1 in)
200487.0 mm (3.4 in)
200595.2 mm (3.7 in)
200671.2 mm (2.8 in)
2012116.0 mm (4.6 in)
201364.8 mm (2.6 in)
201437.4 mm (1.5 in)
20159.2 mm (0.36 in)
201616.0 mm (0.6 in)
201711.4 mm (0.4 in)
201862.2 mm (2.4 in)
201937.0 mm (1.5 in)
202026.8 mm (1.1 in)
202341.2 mm (1.6 in)
2024100.0 mm (3.9 in)
202515.0 mm (0.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Prairie Downs by year The longest dry spell of the year at Prairie Downs, 1968 to 2025. The record is 215 days in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 110 days. 0100200300197019801990200020102020Record: 215 days in 1981
The longest dry spell of the year at Prairie Downs, 1968 to 2025. The record is 215 days in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 110 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Prairie Downs by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
1968111 days
1969200 days
1970110 days
197165 days
1972107 days
1973135 days
1974112 days
197583 days
1976169 days
1977146 days
197895 days
197999 days
198097 days
1981215 days
198257 days
198396 days
198466 days
1985116 days
1986117 days
1987107 days
1988131 days
1989156 days
1990163 days
1991156 days
1992105 days
1993139 days
1994186 days
1995124 days
1996123 days
1997100 days
1998109 days
199979 days
2000214 days
2001141 days
2002184 days
2003103 days
200491 days
2005126 days
2006143 days
201222 days
201356 days
201424 days
201513 days
201636 days
201733 days
2018154 days
2019171 days
202023 days
202392 days
202447 days
2025129 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

38 years, 1969 to 2019

A day with at least 44.8 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 117.8 mm (4.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Prairie Downs: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years44.8 mm (1.8 in)
5 years67.0 mm (2.6 in)
10 years80.6 mm (3.2 in)
25 years96.5 mm (3.8 in)
50 years107.5 mm (4.2 in)Longer than the 38 years of record
100 years117.8 mm (4.6 in)Longer than the 38 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, 38 years of values from 1969 to 2019.

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: 93.8 mm (3.7 in) in 1999; 93.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1997; 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1973.

Download the Data

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