Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station Weather Records (ASN00016035)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station (ASN00016035), Australia, with 87 years of record.

Key Facts for Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station

Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station (ASN00016035) is a weather station in Australia at -30.40 latitude and 136.39 longitude, 84 m (276 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1936 to 2022, 87 years of record.
0 records set at Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station set a daily record precipitation of 15.2 mm (0.6 in) on 23 January 2022.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -30.40 latitude, 136.39 longitude.
Elevation: 84 m (276 ft).
Period of record: 1936 to 2022, 87 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 Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station. 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 Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 168.9 mm (6.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station. The most was 168.9 mm (6.6 in) on 27 March 1947.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	28 January 1981
Feb	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	22 February 1975
Mar	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	27 March 1947
Apr	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 April 1998
May	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 May 1962
Jun	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	1 June 2013
Jul	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	1 July 1968
Aug	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 August 1973
Sep	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	8 September 1949
Oct	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	7 October 1975
Nov	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 November 2021
Dec	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	24 December 1948

Latest Records

Latest records at Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 2022	Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2022	Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station, AU	daily rain (Tie)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	tie	35 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2022	Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station, AU	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 2021	Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station, AU	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 2021	Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station, AU	monthly rain (Tie)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	tie	43 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 2021	Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station, AU	daily rain	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 2021	Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2021	Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station, AU	daily rain	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 2020	Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 2020	Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2018	Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station, AU	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 2017	Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station, AU	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 2014	Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 2014	Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station, AU	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 2014	Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station, AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 2014	Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station, AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 2014	Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station, AU	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 2014	Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station, AU	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	8 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 2014	Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station, AU	daily rain (Tie)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	tie	27 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 2014	Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station, AU	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1936 to 2022

Yearly extremes at Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	1947	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	81
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	1989	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	81
Longest dry spell (CDD)	173 days	1948	73 days	81

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station, 1936 to 2022. The record is 168.9 mm (6.6 in) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.0 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1936	1.8 mm (0.07 in)
1937	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1938	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1939	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1940	6.4 mm (0.25 in)
1941	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1945	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1946	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1947	168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1948	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1949	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1950	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1951	6.4 mm (0.25 in)
1952	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1953	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1954	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1955	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1956	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1957	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1958	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1959	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1960	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1961	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1962	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1963	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1964	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1965	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1966	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1967	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1968	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1969	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1970	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1971	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1972	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1973	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1974	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1975	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1976	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1977	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1978	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1979	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1980	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1981	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1982	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1983	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1984	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1985	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1986	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1987	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1988	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1989	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1990	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1991	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1992	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1993	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1994	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1995	11.0 mm (0.4 in)
1996	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1997	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1998	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1999	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
2000	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
2001	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2002	8.8 mm (0.35 in)
2003	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
2004	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
2005	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
2006	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
2007	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
2008	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
2009	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
2010	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
2011	16.6 mm (0.7 in)
2012	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2013	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
2014	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2017	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
2018	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
2020	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
2021	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
2022	24.0 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station, 1936 to 2022. The record is 222.0 mm (8.7 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.0 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1936	1.8 mm (0.07 in)
1937	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1938	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1939	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1940	6.4 mm (0.25 in)
1941	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1945	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1946	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1947	179.3 mm (7.1 in)
1948	178.6 mm (7.0 in)
1949	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1950	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1951	6.9 mm (0.27 in)
1952	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1953	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1954	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1955	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1956	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1957	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1958	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1959	17.7 mm (0.7 in)
1960	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1961	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1962	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1963	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1964	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1965	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1966	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1967	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1968	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1969	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1970	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1971	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1972	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1973	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1974	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1975	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1976	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1977	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1978	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1979	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1980	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1981	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1982	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1983	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1984	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1985	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1986	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1987	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1988	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1989	222.0 mm (8.7 in)
1990	19.2 mm (0.8 in)
1991	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1992	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1993	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1994	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1995	19.4 mm (0.8 in)
1996	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1997	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1998	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1999	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
2000	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
2001	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
2002	13.4 mm (0.5 in)
2003	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
2004	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
2005	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
2006	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
2007	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
2008	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
2009	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2010	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2011	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2012	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
2013	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
2014	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
2017	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
2018	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
2020	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
2021	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
2022	47.1 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station, 1936 to 2022. The record is 173 days in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 73 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1936	18 days
1937	54 days
1938	118 days
1939	119 days
1940	82 days
1941	45 days
1945	56 days
1946	66 days
1947	91 days
1948	173 days
1949	50 days
1950	71 days
1951	77 days
1952	54 days
1953	83 days
1954	80 days
1955	56 days
1956	60 days
1957	67 days
1958	63 days
1959	48 days
1960	92 days
1961	73 days
1962	50 days
1963	97 days
1964	66 days
1965	86 days
1966	61 days
1967	83 days
1968	72 days
1969	59 days
1970	108 days
1971	67 days
1972	133 days
1973	42 days
1974	68 days
1975	44 days
1976	151 days
1977	86 days
1978	104 days
1979	56 days
1980	98 days
1981	93 days
1982	95 days
1983	88 days
1984	92 days
1985	73 days
1986	76 days
1987	111 days
1988	87 days
1989	86 days
1990	99 days
1991	83 days
1992	88 days
1993	62 days
1994	119 days
1995	83 days
1996	153 days
1997	100 days
1998	46 days
1999	57 days
2000	37 days
2001	51 days
2002	144 days
2003	74 days
2004	38 days
2005	58 days
2006	92 days
2007	140 days
2008	85 days
2009	61 days
2010	33 days
2011	41 days
2012	101 days
2013	52 days
2014	73 days
2017	26 days
2018	66 days
2020	51 days
2021	79 days
2022	17 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

68 years, 1937 to 2021

A day with at least 31.6 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 176.0 mm (6.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
5 years	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
50 years	139.6 mm (5.5 in)
100 years	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	Longer than the 68 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, 68 years of values from 1937 to 2021.

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: 168.9 mm (6.6 in) in 1947; 140.0 mm (5.5 in) in 1989; 118.9 mm (4.7 in) in 1948.

Download the Data

Data for Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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