Arthur River Weather Records (ASN00010505)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Arthur River (ASN00010505), Australia, with 131 years of record.

Key Facts for Arthur River

Arthur River (ASN00010505) is a weather station in Australia at -33.34 latitude and 117.03 longitude, 300 m (984 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1891 to 2021, 131 years of record.
0 records set at Arthur River still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Arthur River set a daily record precipitation of 38.0 mm (1.5 in) on 27 July 2021.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -33.34 latitude, 117.03 longitude.
Elevation: 300 m (984 ft).
Period of record: 1891 to 2021, 131 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 Arthur River. 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 Arthur River, with 2026 drawn through them
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

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Arthur River still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Arthur River between 17 February 1955 and 17 February 1955. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 199.6 mm (7.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Arthur River. The most was 199.6 mm (7.9 in) on 17 February 1955.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Arthur River
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	21 January 1982
Feb	199.6 mm (7.9 in)	17 February 1955
Mar	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	20 March 1993
Apr	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	11 April 1913
May	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	5 May 1947
Jun	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 June 1947
Jul	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 July 1939
Aug	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	9 August 1909
Sep	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 September 1928
Oct	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	18 October 1995
Nov	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 November 1971
Dec	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	23 December 1987

Latest Records

Latest records at Arthur River
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 2021	Arthur River, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2021	Arthur River, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	110 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 2021	Arthur River, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	108 years	71 of 100 (Major)
1 November 2020	Arthur River, AU	daily rain	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 2020	Arthur River, AU	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 2020	Arthur River, AU	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	108 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 2019	Arthur River, AU	daily rain	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 2019	Arthur River, AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	93 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 2018	Arthur River, AU	daily rain	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 2018	Arthur River, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 2017	Arthur River, AU	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 2017	Arthur River, AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 2017	Arthur River, AU	daily rain	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 2017	Arthur River, AU	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 December 2016	Arthur River, AU	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 2016	Arthur River, AU	daily rain	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	102 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 2016	Arthur River, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 2016	Arthur River, AU	daily rain	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 2016	Arthur River, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	102 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 2015	Arthur River, AU	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1891 to 2021

Yearly extremes at Arthur River: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	199.6 mm (7.9 in)	1955	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	118
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	271.8 mm (10.7 in)	1955	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	112
Longest dry spell (CDD)	91 days	1984	42 days	115

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Arthur River, 1891 to 2021. The record is 199.6 mm (7.9 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.0 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Arthur River by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1891	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1892	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1894	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1896	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1901	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1903	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1904	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1905	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1907	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1908	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1909	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1910	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1911	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1912	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1913	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1914	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1915	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1916	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1917	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1918	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1919	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1920	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1921	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1922	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1923	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1924	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1925	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1926	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1927	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1928	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1929	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1930	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1931	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1932	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1933	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1934	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1935	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1936	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1937	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1938	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1939	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1940	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1941	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1942	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1943	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1944	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1945	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1946	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1947	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1948	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1949	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1950	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1951	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1952	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1953	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1954	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1955	199.6 mm (7.9 in)
1956	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1957	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1958	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1959	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1960	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1961	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1962	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1963	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1964	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1965	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1966	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1967	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1968	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1969	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1970	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1971	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1972	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1973	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1974	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1975	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1976	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1977	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1978	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1979	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1980	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1981	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1982	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1983	15.4 mm (0.6 in)
1984	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1985	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1986	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1987	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1988	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1989	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1990	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1991	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1992	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1993	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1994	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1995	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1996	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1997	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1998	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1999	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
2000	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
2001	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
2003	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2004	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
2005	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
2006	7.0 mm (0.28 in)
2007	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2012	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2013	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
2014	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
2015	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
2016	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
2017	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
2018	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
2019	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
2020	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
2021	42.0 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Arthur River, 1891 to 2021. The record is 271.8 mm (10.7 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.9 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Arthur River by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1891	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1892	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1894	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1896	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1901	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1903	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1904	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1905	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1907	73.3 mm (2.9 in)
1908	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1909	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1910	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1911	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1912	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1913	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1914	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1915	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1916	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1917	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1918	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1919	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1920	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1921	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1922	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1923	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1924	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1925	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1926	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1927	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1928	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1929	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1930	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1931	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1932	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1933	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1934	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1935	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1936	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1937	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1938	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1939	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1940	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1941	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1942	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1943	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1944	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1945	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1946	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1947	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1948	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1949	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1950	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1951	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1952	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1953	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1954	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1955	271.8 mm (10.7 in)
1956	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1957	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1958	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1959	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1960	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1961	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1962	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1963	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1964	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1965	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1966	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1967	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1968	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1969	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1970	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1971	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1972	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1973	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1974	45.1 mm (1.8 in)
1975	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1976	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1977	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1978	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1979	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1980	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1981	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1982	259.2 mm (10.2 in)
1983	18.2 mm (0.7 in)
1984	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1985	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1986	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1987	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1988	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1989	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1990	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1991	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1992	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1993	102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1994	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1995	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1996	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1997	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1998	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1999	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
2000	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
2001	n/a
2003	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
2004	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2005	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
2014	32.7 mm (1.3 in)
2015	17.9 mm (0.7 in)
2016	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
2017	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
2018	41.3 mm (1.6 in)
2019	n/a
2020	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
2021	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Arthur River, 1891 to 2021. The record is 91 days in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 42 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Arthur River by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1891	59 days
1892	31 days
1894	31 days
1896	30 days
1901	28 days
1903	28 days
1904	29 days
1905	31 days
1907	32 days
1908	38 days
1909	49 days
1910	63 days
1911	38 days
1912	44 days
1913	35 days
1914	42 days
1915	44 days
1916	36 days
1917	39 days
1918	31 days
1919	70 days
1920	51 days
1921	26 days
1922	24 days
1923	64 days
1924	55 days
1925	43 days
1926	35 days
1927	31 days
1928	68 days
1929	38 days
1930	34 days
1931	63 days
1932	55 days
1933	48 days
1934	29 days
1935	48 days
1936	38 days
1937	61 days
1938	43 days
1939	43 days
1940	77 days
1941	29 days
1942	39 days
1943	35 days
1944	42 days
1945	57 days
1946	79 days
1947	47 days
1948	61 days
1949	43 days
1950	79 days
1951	34 days
1952	42 days
1953	49 days
1954	46 days
1955	34 days
1956	56 days
1957	61 days
1958	49 days
1959	31 days
1960	42 days
1961	59 days
1962	37 days
1963	36 days
1964	55 days
1965	42 days
1966	27 days
1967	36 days
1968	43 days
1969	56 days
1970	34 days
1971	39 days
1972	57 days
1973	88 days
1974	58 days
1975	66 days
1976	43 days
1977	51 days
1978	46 days
1979	38 days
1980	40 days
1981	48 days
1982	40 days
1983	35 days
1984	91 days
1985	52 days
1986	44 days
1987	70 days
1988	70 days
1989	38 days
1990	26 days
1991	55 days
1992	32 days
1993	39 days
1994	69 days
1995	26 days
1996	29 days
1997	50 days
1998	67 days
1999	44 days
2000	46 days
2001	n/a
2003	31 days
2004	42 days
2005	44 days
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2012	2 days
2013	2 days
2014	1 day
2015	37 days
2016	2 days
2017	3 days
2018	3 days
2019	3 days
2020	3 days
2021	1 day

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

91 years, 1907 to 2004

A day with at least 32.5 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 134.8 mm (5.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Arthur River: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
10 years	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
25 years	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
50 years	106.6 mm (4.2 in)
100 years	134.8 mm (5.3 in)	Longer than the 91 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, 91 years of values from 1907 to 2004.

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: 199.6 mm (7.9 in) in 1955; 160.0 mm (6.3 in) in 1982; 97.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1913.

Download the Data

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

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
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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

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a