Roxby Downs Station Weather Records (ASN00016040)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Roxby Downs Station (ASN00016040), Australia, with 84 years of record.

Key Facts for Roxby Downs Station

Roxby Downs Station (ASN00016040) is a weather station in Australia at -30.70 latitude and 136.75 longitude, 110 m (361 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1931 to 2014, 84 years of record.
0 records set at Roxby Downs Station still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Roxby Downs Station set a daily record precipitation of 16.0 mm (0.6 in) on 11 September 2014.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -30.70 latitude, 136.75 longitude.
Elevation: 110 m (361 ft).
Period of record: 1931 to 2014, 84 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 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 Station, 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 Roxby Downs Station still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Roxby Downs Station between 14 March 1989 and 14 March 1989. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 164.0 mm (6.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Roxby Downs Station. The most was 164.0 mm (6.5 in) on 14 March 1989.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Roxby Downs Station
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	20 January 2007
Feb	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	1 February 1974
Mar	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	14 March 1989
Apr	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	9 April 2010
May	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	9 May 1974
Jun	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	1 June 2013
Jul	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11 July 1969
Aug	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 August 1973
Sep	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	8 September 1949
Oct	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19 October 2005
Nov	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	24 November 1971
Dec	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 December 1948

Latest Records

Latest records at Roxby Downs Station
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 September 2014	Roxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 2014	Roxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 2014	Roxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 2014	Roxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 2014	Roxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 2013	Roxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 2013	Roxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 2013	Roxby Downs Station, AU	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 2013	Roxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	79 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 2012	Roxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	14 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 2011	Roxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 2011	Roxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2011	Roxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 2011	Roxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	13 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 2010	Roxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	5 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 2010	Roxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 2010	Roxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 2010	Roxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	7 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 2010	Roxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
25 June 2010	Roxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1931 to 2014

Yearly extremes at Roxby Downs Station: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	1989	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	81
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	197.8 mm (7.8 in)	1989	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	81
Longest dry spell (CDD)	175 days	1994	68 days	81

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Roxby Downs Station, 1931 to 2014. The record is 164.0 mm (6.5 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 24.4 mm (1.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Roxby Downs Station by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1931	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1932	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1933	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1934	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1935	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1936	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1937	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1938	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1939	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1940	8.4 mm (0.33 in)
1941	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1942	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1943	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1944	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1945	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1947	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1948	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1949	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1950	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1951	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1952	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1953	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1954	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1955	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1956	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1957	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1958	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1959	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1960	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1962	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1963	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1964	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1965	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1966	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1967	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1968	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1969	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1970	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1971	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1972	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1973	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1974	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1975	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1976	21.2 mm (0.8 in)
1977	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1978	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1979	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1980	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1981	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1982	20.2 mm (0.8 in)
1983	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1984	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1985	15.4 mm (0.6 in)
1986	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1987	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1988	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1989	164.0 mm (6.5 in)
1990	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1991	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
1992	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1993	8.6 mm (0.34 in)
1994	4.0 mm (0.16 in)
1996	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1997	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1998	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1999	8.4 mm (0.33 in)
2000	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
2001	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
2002	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
2003	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2004	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
2005	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2006	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
2007	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
2008	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2009	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2010	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
2011	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
2012	16.4 mm (0.6 in)
2013	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2014	24.0 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Roxby Downs Station, 1931 to 2014. The record is 197.8 mm (7.8 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.4 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Roxby Downs Station by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1931	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1932	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1933	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1934	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1935	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1936	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1937	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1938	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1939	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1940	8.4 mm (0.33 in)
1941	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1942	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1943	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1944	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1945	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1947	177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1948	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1949	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1950	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1951	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1952	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1953	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1954	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1955	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1956	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1957	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1958	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1959	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1960	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1962	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1963	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1964	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1965	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1966	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1967	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1968	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1969	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1970	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1971	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1972	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1973	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1974	173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1975	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1976	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1977	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1978	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1979	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1980	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1981	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1982	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1983	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1984	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1985	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1986	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1987	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1988	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1989	197.8 mm (7.8 in)
1990	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1991	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1992	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1993	19.4 mm (0.8 in)
1994	10.5 mm (0.4 in)
1996	29.6 mm (1.2 in)
1997	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1998	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1999	9.6 mm (0.38 in)
2000	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
2001	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
2002	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
2003	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2004	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2005	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2006	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2007	124.8 mm (4.9 in)
2008	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
2009	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
2010	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
2011	142.8 mm (5.6 in)
2012	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
2013	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2014	48.5 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Roxby Downs Station, 1931 to 2014. The record is 175 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 68 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Roxby Downs Station by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1931	61 days
1932	31 days
1933	30 days
1934	75 days
1935	74 days
1936	136 days
1937	61 days
1938	61 days
1939	31 days
1940	82 days
1941	42 days
1942	75 days
1943	106 days
1944	65 days
1945	61 days
1947	75 days
1948	174 days
1949	70 days
1950	93 days
1951	64 days
1952	54 days
1953	72 days
1954	103 days
1955	39 days
1956	80 days
1957	66 days
1958	60 days
1959	56 days
1960	106 days
1962	67 days
1963	74 days
1964	66 days
1965	109 days
1966	59 days
1967	83 days
1968	64 days
1969	58 days
1970	108 days
1971	50 days
1972	123 days
1973	52 days
1974	68 days
1975	52 days
1976	118 days
1977	131 days
1978	106 days
1979	50 days
1980	72 days
1981	45 days
1982	98 days
1983	43 days
1984	83 days
1985	72 days
1986	77 days
1987	89 days
1988	84 days
1989	93 days
1990	65 days
1991	117 days
1992	51 days
1993	46 days
1994	175 days
1996	99 days
1997	104 days
1998	32 days
1999	51 days
2000	34 days
2001	51 days
2002	75 days
2003	74 days
2004	46 days
2005	58 days
2006	92 days
2007	120 days
2008	84 days
2009	68 days
2010	36 days
2011	40 days
2012	58 days
2013	61 days
2014	52 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, 1934 to 2013

A day with at least 29.4 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 137.2 mm (5.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Roxby Downs 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	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
5 years	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
10 years	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
25 years	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
50 years	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
100 years	137.2 mm (5.4 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 1934 to 2013.

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: 164.0 mm (6.5 in) in 1989; 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1947; 101.0 mm (4.0 in) in 1974.

Download the Data

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