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Iron Knob (Gilles Downs) Weather Records (ASN00018031)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Iron Knob (Gilles Downs) (ASN00018031), Australia, with 99 years of record.

Key Facts for Iron Knob (Gilles Downs)

  • Iron Knob (Gilles Downs) (ASN00018031) is a weather station in Australia at -32.87 latitude and 137.00 longitude, 185 m (607 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1928 to 2026, 99 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Iron Knob (Gilles Downs) still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Iron Knob (Gilles Downs) set a daily record precipitation of 19.0 mm (0.7 in) on 18 June 2026.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -32.87 latitude, 137.00 longitude.
  • Elevation: 185 m (607 ft).
  • Period of record: 1928 to 2026, 99 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Iron Knob (Gilles Downs), with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Iron Knob (Gilles 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 Iron Knob (Gilles 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 Iron Knob (Gilles Downs), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Iron Knob (Gilles Downs) by the year they were set 0 records at Iron Knob (Gilles Downs) still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Iron Knob (Gilles Downs) still stand.
Standing records at Iron Knob (Gilles Downs) by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 149.9 mm (5.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Iron Knob (Gilles Downs) The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Iron Knob (Gilles Downs). The most was 149.9 mm (5.9 in) on 28 March 1947. 050100150 Jan: 90.0 mm (3.5 in), 23 January 2022 Jan Feb: 114.3 mm (4.5 in), 17 February 1946 Feb Mar: 149.9 mm (5.9 in), 28 March 1947 Mar Apr: 55.4 mm (2.2 in), 25 April 1963 Apr May: 46.6 mm (1.8 in), 9 May 1974 May Jun: 48.0 mm (1.9 in), 6 June 2001 Jun Jul: 26.2 mm (1.0 in), 2 July 1968 Jul Aug: 31.5 mm (1.2 in), 27 August 1973 Aug Sep: 60.0 mm (2.4 in), 27 September 1979 Sep Oct: 45.2 mm (1.8 in), 31 October 1997 Oct Nov: 54.4 mm (2.1 in), 11 November 1998 Nov Dec: 59.2 mm (2.3 in), 30 December 1979 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Iron Knob (Gilles Downs). The most was 149.9 mm (5.9 in) on 28 March 1947.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Iron Knob (Gilles Downs)
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan90.0 mm (3.5 in)23 January 2022
Feb114.3 mm (4.5 in)17 February 1946
Mar149.9 mm (5.9 in)28 March 1947
Apr55.4 mm (2.2 in)25 April 1963
May46.6 mm (1.8 in)9 May 1974
Jun48.0 mm (1.9 in)6 June 2001
Jul26.2 mm (1.0 in)2 July 1968
Aug31.5 mm (1.2 in)27 August 1973
Sep60.0 mm (2.4 in)27 September 1979
Oct45.2 mm (1.8 in)31 October 1997
Nov54.4 mm (2.1 in)11 November 1998
Dec59.2 mm (2.3 in)30 December 1979

Latest Records

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Latest records at Iron Knob (Gilles Downs)
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
18 June 2026Iron Knob (Gilles Downs), AUdaily rain19.0 mm (0.7 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 2026Iron Knob (Gilles Downs), AUdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)56 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 2026Iron Knob (Gilles Downs), AUdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)39 years26 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 2025Iron Knob (Gilles Downs), AUdaily rain4.0 mm (0.16 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)76 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 2025Iron Knob (Gilles Downs), AUdaily rain9.0 mm (0.35 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)3 years10 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 2025Iron Knob (Gilles Downs), AUdaily rain10.0 mm (0.4 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)4 years17 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 2025Iron Knob (Gilles Downs), AUmonthly rain (Tie)26.2 mm (1.0 in)tie57 years9 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 2024Iron Knob (Gilles Downs), AUdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)59 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 2024Iron Knob (Gilles Downs), AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2024Iron Knob (Gilles Downs), AUdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 2024Iron Knob (Gilles Downs), AUdaily rain20.2 mm (0.8 in)16.2 mm (0.6 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 2023Iron Knob (Gilles Downs), AUdaily rain48.3 mm (1.9 in)32.3 mm (1.3 in)68 years66 of 100 (Major)
9 December 2023Iron Knob (Gilles Downs), AUdaily rain57.3 mm (2.3 in)47.9 mm (1.9 in)25 years56 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2023Iron Knob (Gilles Downs), AUdaily rain14.4 mm (0.6 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)18 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 2023Iron Knob (Gilles Downs), AUdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)72 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 June 2023Iron Knob (Gilles Downs), AUdaily rain22.0 mm (0.9 in)11.6 mm (0.5 in)72 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 2023Iron Knob (Gilles Downs), AUdaily rain12.6 mm (0.5 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 2023Iron Knob (Gilles Downs), AUdaily rain19.0 mm (0.7 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 2023Iron Knob (Gilles Downs), AUdaily rain9.2 mm (0.36 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)32 years19 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 2022Iron Knob (Gilles Downs), AUdaily rain5.2 mm (0.20 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)31 years18 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1928 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Iron Knob (Gilles Downs): the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)149.9 mm (5.9 in)194726.0 mm (1.0 in)93
Wettest five days (Rx5day)223.1 mm (8.8 in)197436.0 mm (1.4 in)93
Longest dry spell (CDD)129 days200250 days93

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Iron Knob (Gilles Downs) by year The wettest day of the year at Iron Knob (Gilles Downs), 1928 to 2026. The record is 149.9 mm (5.9 in) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.0 mm (1.0 in). 05010015019401960198020002020Record: 149.9 mm (5.9 in) in 1947
The wettest day of the year at Iron Knob (Gilles Downs), 1928 to 2026. The record is 149.9 mm (5.9 in) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.0 mm (1.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Iron Knob (Gilles Downs) by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
19280.0 mm (0.00 in)
19290.0 mm (0.00 in)
19300.0 mm (0.00 in)
19310.0 mm (0.00 in)
19320.0 mm (0.00 in)
19330.0 mm (0.00 in)
19340.0 mm (0.00 in)
19350.0 mm (0.00 in)
19360.0 mm (0.00 in)
193865.5 mm (2.6 in)
193926.7 mm (1.1 in)
194020.3 mm (0.8 in)
194129.2 mm (1.1 in)
194234.8 mm (1.4 in)
194319.1 mm (0.8 in)
194458.4 mm (2.3 in)
194520.6 mm (0.8 in)
1946114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1947149.9 mm (5.9 in)
194816.5 mm (0.6 in)
194926.4 mm (1.0 in)
195019.1 mm (0.8 in)
195112.7 mm (0.5 in)
195217.8 mm (0.7 in)
195316.5 mm (0.6 in)
195430.5 mm (1.2 in)
19550.8 mm (0.03 in)
19560.0 mm (0.00 in)
19570.0 mm (0.00 in)
195844.5 mm (1.8 in)
195919.6 mm (0.8 in)
196044.5 mm (1.8 in)
196129.0 mm (1.1 in)
196220.6 mm (0.8 in)
196355.4 mm (2.2 in)
196426.7 mm (1.1 in)
196527.2 mm (1.1 in)
196635.8 mm (1.4 in)
196743.9 mm (1.7 in)
196830.0 mm (1.2 in)
196924.1 mm (0.9 in)
197012.2 mm (0.5 in)
197123.6 mm (0.9 in)
197230.2 mm (1.2 in)
197353.3 mm (2.1 in)
197486.0 mm (3.4 in)
197524.2 mm (1.0 in)
197643.1 mm (1.7 in)
197714.4 mm (0.6 in)
197820.0 mm (0.8 in)
197960.0 mm (2.4 in)
198040.2 mm (1.6 in)
198147.2 mm (1.9 in)
198227.0 mm (1.1 in)
198326.0 mm (1.0 in)
198423.2 mm (0.9 in)
198522.5 mm (0.9 in)
198616.6 mm (0.7 in)
198724.0 mm (0.9 in)
198820.0 mm (0.8 in)
198956.4 mm (2.2 in)
199018.0 mm (0.7 in)
199126.6 mm (1.0 in)
199258.2 mm (2.3 in)
199341.4 mm (1.6 in)
199425.0 mm (1.0 in)
199535.6 mm (1.4 in)
199614.0 mm (0.6 in)
199745.2 mm (1.8 in)
199854.4 mm (2.1 in)
199923.0 mm (0.9 in)
200036.2 mm (1.4 in)
200148.0 mm (1.9 in)
200210.0 mm (0.4 in)
200323.0 mm (0.9 in)
200417.0 mm (0.7 in)
200531.5 mm (1.2 in)
200615.0 mm (0.6 in)
201214.1 mm (0.6 in)
201310.0 mm (0.4 in)
201443.2 mm (1.7 in)
201517.4 mm (0.7 in)
201626.0 mm (1.0 in)
201750.2 mm (2.0 in)
201832.0 mm (1.3 in)
201937.2 mm (1.5 in)
202068.0 mm (2.7 in)
202131.2 mm (1.2 in)
202290.0 mm (3.5 in)
202357.3 mm (2.3 in)
202420.2 mm (0.8 in)
202526.2 mm (1.0 in)
202630.0 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Iron Knob (Gilles Downs) by year The wettest five days of the year at Iron Knob (Gilles Downs), 1928 to 2026. The record is 223.1 mm (8.8 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.0 mm (1.4 in). 010020030019401960198020002020Record: 223.1 mm (8.8 in) in 1974
The wettest five days of the year at Iron Knob (Gilles Downs), 1928 to 2026. The record is 223.1 mm (8.8 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.0 mm (1.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Iron Knob (Gilles Downs) by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
19280.0 mm (0.00 in)
19290.0 mm (0.00 in)
19300.0 mm (0.00 in)
19310.0 mm (0.00 in)
19320.0 mm (0.00 in)
19330.0 mm (0.00 in)
19340.0 mm (0.00 in)
19350.0 mm (0.00 in)
19360.0 mm (0.00 in)
193886.9 mm (3.4 in)
193943.5 mm (1.7 in)
194020.3 mm (0.8 in)
194146.0 mm (1.8 in)
194237.1 mm (1.5 in)
194319.1 mm (0.8 in)
194458.4 mm (2.3 in)
194521.6 mm (0.9 in)
1946192.5 mm (7.6 in)
1947179.3 mm (7.1 in)
194826.4 mm (1.0 in)
194930.3 mm (1.2 in)
195026.0 mm (1.0 in)
195127.4 mm (1.1 in)
195223.3 mm (0.9 in)
195316.5 mm (0.6 in)
195442.4 mm (1.7 in)
19550.8 mm (0.03 in)
19560.0 mm (0.00 in)
19570.0 mm (0.00 in)
195849.6 mm (2.0 in)
195925.4 mm (1.0 in)
196053.8 mm (2.1 in)
196142.2 mm (1.7 in)
196228.5 mm (1.1 in)
196385.3 mm (3.4 in)
196428.0 mm (1.1 in)
196548.0 mm (1.9 in)
196690.9 mm (3.6 in)
196759.6 mm (2.3 in)
196844.0 mm (1.7 in)
196931.5 mm (1.2 in)
197013.7 mm (0.5 in)
197130.0 mm (1.2 in)
197247.8 mm (1.9 in)
1973116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1974223.1 mm (8.8 in)
197536.7 mm (1.4 in)
197667.9 mm (2.7 in)
197729.5 mm (1.2 in)
197836.2 mm (1.4 in)
197984.2 mm (3.3 in)
198084.2 mm (3.3 in)
198147.2 mm (1.9 in)
198227.0 mm (1.1 in)
198326.0 mm (1.0 in)
198428.0 mm (1.1 in)
198534.0 mm (1.3 in)
198631.0 mm (1.2 in)
198736.4 mm (1.4 in)
198820.0 mm (0.8 in)
198974.2 mm (2.9 in)
199021.2 mm (0.8 in)
199138.6 mm (1.5 in)
199285.8 mm (3.4 in)
199355.6 mm (2.2 in)
199445.4 mm (1.8 in)
199543.0 mm (1.7 in)
199629.6 mm (1.2 in)
199763.2 mm (2.5 in)
199857.6 mm (2.3 in)
199936.0 mm (1.4 in)
200036.2 mm (1.4 in)
200159.0 mm (2.3 in)
200218.0 mm (0.7 in)
200344.5 mm (1.8 in)
200420.0 mm (0.8 in)
200539.5 mm (1.6 in)
200623.0 mm (0.9 in)
201214.1 mm (0.6 in)
201316.6 mm (0.7 in)
201499.2 mm (3.9 in)
201525.0 mm (1.0 in)
201636.0 mm (1.4 in)
201775.3 mm (3.0 in)
201832.0 mm (1.3 in)
201944.7 mm (1.8 in)
202082.0 mm (3.2 in)
202154.0 mm (2.1 in)
2022221.7 mm (8.7 in)
2023120.0 mm (4.7 in)
202431.4 mm (1.2 in)
202526.2 mm (1.0 in)
202638.0 mm (1.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Iron Knob (Gilles Downs) by year The longest dry spell of the year at Iron Knob (Gilles Downs), 1928 to 2026. The record is 129 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 50 days. 05010015019401960198020002020Record: 129 days in 2002
The longest dry spell of the year at Iron Knob (Gilles Downs), 1928 to 2026. The record is 129 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 50 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Iron Knob (Gilles Downs) by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
192861 days
1929120 days
193031 days
193131 days
193231 days
193331 days
193431 days
193528 days
193630 days
193869 days
193946 days
194047 days
194134 days
194245 days
194367 days
194462 days
194578 days
194635 days
194743 days
194897 days
194952 days
195044 days
195155 days
195253 days
195346 days
195471 days
195531 days
195631 days
195731 days
195840 days
195972 days
196042 days
196152 days
196244 days
196349 days
196458 days
196562 days
196642 days
196771 days
196826 days
196944 days
197075 days
197159 days
197290 days
197350 days
197427 days
197534 days
197659 days
197747 days
197880 days
197945 days
1980101 days
198150 days
198286 days
198341 days
198485 days
198550 days
198676 days
198731 days
198851 days
198970 days
199046 days
199161 days
199225 days
199325 days
199440 days
199533 days
199650 days
199782 days
199840 days
199950 days
200041 days
200154 days
2002129 days
200334 days
200454 days
200529 days
200633 days
201225 days
201328 days
201461 days
201547 days
201640 days
201750 days
201884 days
201955 days
202040 days
202160 days
202276 days
202384 days
202473 days
202578 days
202658 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

74 years, 1938 to 2025

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 133.3 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Iron Knob (Gilles Downs): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years29.4 mm (1.2 in)
5 years46.7 mm (1.8 in)
10 years61.4 mm (2.4 in)
25 years85.0 mm (3.3 in)
50 years106.9 mm (4.2 in)
100 years133.3 mm (5.2 in)Longer than the 74 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, 74 years of values from 1938 to 2025.

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: 149.9 mm (5.9 in) in 1947; 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1946; 90.0 mm (3.5 in) in 2022.

Download the Data

  • Data for Iron Knob (Gilles Downs) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Iron Knob (Gilles 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 . Last revised (2026-10-12).