Austral Downs Weather Records (ASN00015004)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Austral Downs (ASN00015004), Australia, with 106 years of record.

Key Facts for Austral Downs

Austral Downs (ASN00015004) is a weather station in Australia at -20.50 latitude and 137.77 longitude, 193 m (633 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1914 to 2019, 106 years of record.
0 records set at Austral Downs still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Austral Downs set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 1 February 2019.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -20.50 latitude, 137.77 longitude.
Elevation: 193 m (633 ft).
Period of record: 1914 to 2019, 106 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 Austral 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 Austral Downs, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Austral Downs still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Austral Downs between 12 February 1951 and 16 January 1953. Each dot is a new record.

When Austral Downs set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1951-02-12	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1953-01-16	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 209.8 mm (8.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 209.8 mm (8.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Austral Downs. The most was 209.8 mm (8.3 in) on 16 January 1953.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Austral Downs
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	16 January 1953
Feb	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	8 February 1953
Mar	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	6 March 1950
Apr	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	6 April 1963
May	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	25 May 1955
Jun	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	3 June 1944
Jul	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	6 July 1956
Aug	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 August 1947
Sep	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	6 September 1947
Oct	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	21 October 2000
Nov	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	21 November 1950
Dec	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	31 December 1950

Latest Records

Latest records at Austral Downs
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 2019	Austral Downs, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	12 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 2017	Austral Downs, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 2017	Austral Downs, AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2017	Austral Downs, AU	daily rain	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	1 year	12 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 2016	Austral Downs, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2016	Austral Downs, AU	daily rain	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	100 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 2016	Austral Downs, AU	daily rain	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	1 year	13 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 2016	Austral Downs, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 2016	Austral Downs, AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	96 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2016	Austral Downs, AU	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	99 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 2016	Austral Downs, AU	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	102 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 2016	Austral Downs, AU	daily rain	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	102 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 2016	Austral Downs, AU	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 2016	Austral Downs, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	101 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 June 2016	Austral Downs, AU	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	101 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 2016	Austral Downs, AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 2016	Austral Downs, AU	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	57 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2016	Austral Downs, AU	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 2015	Austral Downs, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2015	Austral Downs, AU	daily rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1914 to 2019

Yearly extremes at Austral Downs: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	1953	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	342.5 mm (13.5 in)	1953	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	79
Longest dry spell (CDD)	300 days	1951	124 days	79

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Austral Downs, 1914 to 2019. The record is 209.8 mm (8.3 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.8 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Austral Downs by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1914	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1915	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1916	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1917	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1918	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1919	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1920	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1921	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1922	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1923	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1924	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1925	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1926	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1927	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1928	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1929	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1930	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1931	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1932	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1933	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1934	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1935	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1936	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1937	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1938	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1939	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1940	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1941	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1942	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1943	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1944	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1945	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1946	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1947	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1948	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1949	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1950	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1951	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1952	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1953	209.8 mm (8.3 in)
1954	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1955	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1956	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1957	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1958	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1959	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1960	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1961	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1962	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1963	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1964	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1965	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1966	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1989	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1990	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1991	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1992	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1993	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1994	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1995	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1996	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1997	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1998	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1999	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2000	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
2001	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
2002	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2003	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2004	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
2005	16.4 mm (0.6 in)
2006	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
2007	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
2009	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
2010	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2015	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
2016	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2017	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
2018	7.0 mm (0.28 in)
2019	48.0 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Austral Downs, 1914 to 2019. The record is 342.5 mm (13.5 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.2 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Austral Downs by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1914	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1915	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1916	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1917	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1918	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1919	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1920	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1921	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1922	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1923	129.7 mm (5.1 in)
1924	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1925	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1926	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1927	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1928	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1929	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1930	84.7 mm (3.3 in)
1931	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1932	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1933	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1934	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1935	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1936	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1937	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1938	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1939	101.2 mm (4.0 in)
1940	95.6 mm (3.8 in)
1941	158.7 mm (6.2 in)
1942	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1943	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1944	210.9 mm (8.3 in)
1945	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1946	148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1947	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1948	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1949	107.3 mm (4.2 in)
1950	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1951	337.6 mm (13.3 in)
1952	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1953	342.5 mm (13.5 in)
1954	110.1 mm (4.3 in)
1955	127.6 mm (5.0 in)
1956	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
1957	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1958	133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1959	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1960	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1961	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1962	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1963	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1964	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1965	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1966	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1989	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1990	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1991	125.1 mm (4.9 in)
1992	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1993	136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1994	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1995	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1996	148.0 mm (5.8 in)
1997	129.4 mm (5.1 in)
1998	182.2 mm (7.2 in)
1999	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
2000	155.0 mm (6.1 in)
2001	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
2002	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
2003	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
2004	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
2005	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
2006	95.6 mm (3.8 in)
2007	153.5 mm (6.0 in)
2009	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
2010	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2015	175.0 mm (6.9 in)
2016	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
2017	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
2018	11.5 mm (0.5 in)
2019	47.0 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Austral Downs, 1914 to 2019. The record is 300 days in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 124 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Austral Downs by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1914	92 days
1915	92 days
1916	66 days
1917	87 days
1918	139 days
1919	156 days
1920	61 days
1921	107 days
1922	115 days
1923	126 days
1924	146 days
1925	228 days
1926	137 days
1927	225 days
1928	233 days
1929	151 days
1930	124 days
1931	125 days
1932	145 days
1933	86 days
1934	122 days
1935	92 days
1936	151 days
1937	180 days
1938	124 days
1939	58 days
1940	207 days
1941	136 days
1942	137 days
1943	186 days
1944	138 days
1945	217 days
1946	264 days
1947	73 days
1948	125 days
1949	172 days
1950	95 days
1951	300 days
1952	133 days
1953	118 days
1954	223 days
1955	78 days
1956	102 days
1957	120 days
1958	101 days
1959	197 days
1960	137 days
1961	134 days
1962	186 days
1963	202 days
1964	199 days
1965	251 days
1966	92 days
1989	69 days
1990	100 days
1991	98 days
1992	105 days
1993	208 days
1994	270 days
1995	144 days
1996	120 days
1997	89 days
1998	59 days
1999	201 days
2000	132 days
2001	199 days
2002	247 days
2003	120 days
2004	72 days
2005	61 days
2006	81 days
2007	63 days
2009	25 days
2010	53 days
2015	120 days
2016	54 days
2017	99 days
2018	22 days
2019	28 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

63 years, 1916 to 2017

A day with at least 54.3 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 181.1 mm (7.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Austral 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	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	80.4 mm (3.2 in)
10 years	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
25 years	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
50 years	154.0 mm (6.1 in)
100 years	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	Longer than the 63 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, 63 years of values from 1916 to 2017.

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: 209.8 mm (8.3 in) in 1953; 130.0 mm (5.1 in) in 1951; 116.3 mm (4.6 in) in 1916.

Download the Data

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