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Tumby Bay Weather Records (ASN00018086)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tumby Bay (ASN00018086), Australia, with 121 years of record.

Key Facts for Tumby Bay

  • Tumby Bay (ASN00018086) is a weather station in Australia at -34.38 latitude and 136.10 longitude, 6 m (20 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1906 to 2026, 121 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Tumby Bay still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Tumby Bay set a daily record precipitation of 29.8 mm (1.2 in) on 25 August 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -34.38 latitude, 136.10 longitude.
  • Elevation: 6 m (20 ft).
  • Period of record: 1906 to 2026, 121 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Tumby Bay, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Tumby Bay. 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 Tumby Bay. 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 Tumby Bay, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Tumby Bay by the year they were set 0 records at Tumby Bay still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Tumby Bay still stand.
Standing records at Tumby Bay by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Tumby Bay set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Tumby Bay between 20 February 1938 and 20 February 1938. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation20 February 1938: Record daily precipitation 84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1 all-time records were set at Tumby Bay between 20 February 1938 and 20 February 1938. Each dot is a new record.
When Tumby Bay set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1938-02-20Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 84.8 mm (3.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 84.8 mm (3.3 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Tumby Bay The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tumby Bay. The most was 84.8 mm (3.3 in) on 20 February 1938. 0255075100 Jan: 46.0 mm (1.8 in), 31 January 1974 Jan Feb: 84.8 mm (3.3 in), 20 February 1938 Feb Mar: 74.7 mm (2.9 in), 30 March 1934 Mar Apr: 64.5 mm (2.5 in), 3 April 1934 Apr May: 40.9 mm (1.6 in), 26 May 1910 May Jun: 62.6 mm (2.5 in), 18 June 2015 Jun Jul: 47.0 mm (1.9 in), 5 July 1940 Jul Aug: 32.8 mm (1.3 in), 19 August 1909 Aug Sep: 38.9 mm (1.5 in), 13 September 1960 Sep Oct: 47.5 mm (1.9 in), 12 October 1932 Oct Nov: 45.0 mm (1.8 in), 1 November 1939 Nov Dec: 73.0 mm (2.9 in), 11 December 2023 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tumby Bay. The most was 84.8 mm (3.3 in) on 20 February 1938.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Tumby Bay
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan46.0 mm (1.8 in)31 January 1974
Feb84.8 mm (3.3 in)20 February 1938
Mar74.7 mm (2.9 in)30 March 1934
Apr64.5 mm (2.5 in)3 April 1934
May40.9 mm (1.6 in)26 May 1910
Jun62.6 mm (2.5 in)18 June 2015
Jul47.0 mm (1.9 in)5 July 1940
Aug32.8 mm (1.3 in)19 August 1909
Sep38.9 mm (1.5 in)13 September 1960
Oct47.5 mm (1.9 in)12 October 1932
Nov45.0 mm (1.8 in)1 November 1939
Dec73.0 mm (2.9 in)11 December 2023

Latest Records

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Latest records at Tumby Bay
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
25 August 2026Tumby Bay, AUdaily rain (Provisional)29.8 mm (1.2 in)16.1 mm (0.6 in)71 years71 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2025Tumby Bay, AUdaily rain32.2 mm (1.3 in)22.0 mm (0.9 in)104 years80 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 January 2024Tumby Bay, AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)96 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 2023Tumby Bay, AUmonthly rain73.0 mm (2.9 in)5.7 mm (0.22 in)57 years45 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2023Tumby Bay, AUdaily rain26.6 mm (1.0 in)15.4 mm (0.6 in)85 years59 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2023Tumby Bay, AUdaily rain3.6 mm (0.14 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)76 years20 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 2022Tumby Bay, AUdaily rain25.8 mm (1.0 in)11.6 mm (0.5 in)85 years53 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2022Tumby Bay, AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 2022Tumby Bay, AUdaily rain15.8 mm (0.6 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)24 years17 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2022Tumby Bay, AUdaily rain15.8 mm (0.6 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)115 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2022Tumby Bay, AUdaily rain15.8 mm (0.6 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)88 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 2021Tumby Bay, AUdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)111 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 2021Tumby Bay, AUdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)104 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 2021Tumby Bay, AUdaily rain21.4 mm (0.8 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)83 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 June 2021Tumby Bay, AUdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)108 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 2020Tumby Bay, AUdaily rain15.8 mm (0.6 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)94 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 2020Tumby Bay, AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)60 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 2020Tumby Bay, AUdaily rain3.2 mm (0.13 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)41 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 2019Tumby Bay, AUdaily rain14.4 mm (0.6 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)104 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 2018Tumby Bay, AUdaily rain4.2 mm (0.17 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)111 years20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1906 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Tumby Bay: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)84.8 mm (3.3 in)193827.0 mm (1.1 in)121
Wettest five days (Rx5day)139.7 mm (5.5 in)193433.8 mm (1.3 in)120
Longest dry spell (CDD)84 days200239 days121

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tumby Bay by year The wettest day of the year at Tumby Bay, 1906 to 2026. The record is 84.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.0 mm (1.1 in). 020406080100192019401960198020002020Record: 84.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1938
The wettest day of the year at Tumby Bay, 1906 to 2026. The record is 84.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.0 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tumby Bay by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
190633.8 mm (1.3 in)
190759.9 mm (2.4 in)
190830.7 mm (1.2 in)
190932.8 mm (1.3 in)
191040.9 mm (1.6 in)
191117.3 mm (0.7 in)
191264.8 mm (2.6 in)
191327.9 mm (1.1 in)
191438.4 mm (1.5 in)
191523.4 mm (0.9 in)
191635.6 mm (1.4 in)
191728.2 mm (1.1 in)
191821.1 mm (0.8 in)
191924.9 mm (1.0 in)
192025.9 mm (1.0 in)
192133.3 mm (1.3 in)
192211.2 mm (0.4 in)
192331.5 mm (1.2 in)
192438.4 mm (1.5 in)
192540.6 mm (1.6 in)
192633.8 mm (1.3 in)
192725.9 mm (1.0 in)
192815.7 mm (0.6 in)
192925.7 mm (1.0 in)
193044.5 mm (1.8 in)
193114.7 mm (0.6 in)
193247.5 mm (1.9 in)
193325.7 mm (1.0 in)
193474.7 mm (2.9 in)
193521.1 mm (0.8 in)
193621.3 mm (0.8 in)
193718.3 mm (0.7 in)
193884.8 mm (3.3 in)
193945.0 mm (1.8 in)
194047.0 mm (1.9 in)
194128.2 mm (1.1 in)
194237.3 mm (1.5 in)
194318.8 mm (0.7 in)
194430.0 mm (1.2 in)
194530.0 mm (1.2 in)
194661.0 mm (2.4 in)
194726.7 mm (1.1 in)
194816.8 mm (0.7 in)
194927.4 mm (1.1 in)
195028.4 mm (1.1 in)
195121.1 mm (0.8 in)
195227.9 mm (1.1 in)
195316.3 mm (0.6 in)
195441.1 mm (1.6 in)
195544.2 mm (1.7 in)
195636.1 mm (1.4 in)
195716.5 mm (0.6 in)
195834.8 mm (1.4 in)
195917.0 mm (0.7 in)
196038.9 mm (1.5 in)
196120.6 mm (0.8 in)
196215.7 mm (0.6 in)
196333.8 mm (1.3 in)
196426.7 mm (1.1 in)
196518.0 mm (0.7 in)
196667.3 mm (2.6 in)
196721.6 mm (0.9 in)
196834.8 mm (1.4 in)
196916.5 mm (0.6 in)
197024.6 mm (1.0 in)
197134.5 mm (1.4 in)
197234.0 mm (1.3 in)
197338.6 mm (1.5 in)
197446.0 mm (1.8 in)
197527.0 mm (1.1 in)
19768.4 mm (0.33 in)
197713.0 mm (0.5 in)
197841.6 mm (1.6 in)
197944.4 mm (1.7 in)
198025.0 mm (1.0 in)
198119.8 mm (0.8 in)
198212.6 mm (0.5 in)
198352.6 mm (2.1 in)
198417.6 mm (0.7 in)
198523.8 mm (0.9 in)
198613.4 mm (0.5 in)
198726.2 mm (1.0 in)
198816.0 mm (0.6 in)
198911.6 mm (0.5 in)
199050.6 mm (2.0 in)
19917.4 mm (0.29 in)
199234.0 mm (1.3 in)
19938.0 mm (0.31 in)
199438.6 mm (1.5 in)
199518.0 mm (0.7 in)
199620.4 mm (0.8 in)
199732.8 mm (1.3 in)
199823.4 mm (0.9 in)
199923.4 mm (0.9 in)
200024.0 mm (0.9 in)
200119.4 mm (0.8 in)
200222.2 mm (0.9 in)
200336.6 mm (1.4 in)
200412.0 mm (0.5 in)
200527.2 mm (1.1 in)
200636.6 mm (1.4 in)
200724.0 mm (0.9 in)
200820.2 mm (0.8 in)
200917.6 mm (0.7 in)
201033.8 mm (1.3 in)
201117.2 mm (0.7 in)
201217.6 mm (0.7 in)
201322.0 mm (0.9 in)
201459.6 mm (2.3 in)
201562.6 mm (2.5 in)
201642.2 mm (1.7 in)
201744.6 mm (1.8 in)
201816.0 mm (0.6 in)
201928.0 mm (1.1 in)
202020.6 mm (0.8 in)
202121.4 mm (0.8 in)
202225.8 mm (1.0 in)
202373.0 mm (2.9 in)
202414.0 mm (0.6 in)
202532.2 mm (1.3 in)
202629.8 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tumby Bay by year The wettest five days of the year at Tumby Bay, 1906 to 2026. The record is 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.8 mm (1.3 in). 050100150192019401960198020002020Record: 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1934
The wettest five days of the year at Tumby Bay, 1906 to 2026. The record is 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.8 mm (1.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tumby Bay by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
190641.5 mm (1.6 in)
190773.1 mm (2.9 in)
190849.7 mm (2.0 in)
190939.4 mm (1.6 in)
191054.1 mm (2.1 in)
191130.8 mm (1.2 in)
191265.3 mm (2.6 in)
191327.9 mm (1.1 in)
191446.3 mm (1.8 in)
191532.4 mm (1.3 in)
191647.1 mm (1.9 in)
191733.9 mm (1.3 in)
191827.9 mm (1.1 in)
191933.3 mm (1.3 in)
192025.9 mm (1.0 in)
192133.3 mm (1.3 in)
192224.6 mm (1.0 in)
192344.2 mm (1.7 in)
192477.6 mm (3.1 in)
192549.5 mm (1.9 in)
192633.8 mm (1.3 in)
192734.6 mm (1.4 in)
192821.5 mm (0.8 in)
192937.4 mm (1.5 in)
193046.3 mm (1.8 in)
193132.1 mm (1.3 in)
193249.1 mm (1.9 in)
193335.1 mm (1.4 in)
1934139.7 mm (5.5 in)
193532.8 mm (1.3 in)
193624.9 mm (1.0 in)
193746.0 mm (1.8 in)
193895.0 mm (3.7 in)
193961.2 mm (2.4 in)
194063.0 mm (2.5 in)
194133.3 mm (1.3 in)
194239.3 mm (1.5 in)
194328.2 mm (1.1 in)
194444.3 mm (1.7 in)
194569.4 mm (2.7 in)
194668.6 mm (2.7 in)
194740.9 mm (1.6 in)
194828.6 mm (1.1 in)
194934.0 mm (1.3 in)
195039.3 mm (1.5 in)
195150.1 mm (2.0 in)
195237.8 mm (1.5 in)
195328.5 mm (1.1 in)
195448.5 mm (1.9 in)
195557.1 mm (2.2 in)
195644.0 mm (1.7 in)
195726.4 mm (1.0 in)
195849.5 mm (1.9 in)
195919.8 mm (0.8 in)
196053.1 mm (2.1 in)
196126.4 mm (1.0 in)
196223.9 mm (0.9 in)
196355.1 mm (2.2 in)
196439.9 mm (1.6 in)
196521.6 mm (0.9 in)
196684.4 mm (3.3 in)
196724.6 mm (1.0 in)
196852.3 mm (2.1 in)
196919.8 mm (0.8 in)
197034.6 mm (1.4 in)
197138.9 mm (1.5 in)
197249.5 mm (1.9 in)
197343.2 mm (1.7 in)
197486.8 mm (3.4 in)
197518.4 mm (0.7 in)
19769.4 mm (0.37 in)
197713.0 mm (0.5 in)
197856.4 mm (2.2 in)
197955.4 mm (2.2 in)
198025.4 mm (1.0 in)
198123.0 mm (0.9 in)
198217.4 mm (0.7 in)
198360.4 mm (2.4 in)
198419.0 mm (0.7 in)
198511.6 mm (0.5 in)
198615.2 mm (0.6 in)
198727.2 mm (1.1 in)
198824.2 mm (1.0 in)
198910.2 mm (0.4 in)
199036.1 mm (1.4 in)
199113.8 mm (0.5 in)
199231.8 mm (1.3 in)
199324.8 mm (1.0 in)
199413.0 mm (0.5 in)
199537.2 mm (1.5 in)
199621.6 mm (0.9 in)
199733.8 mm (1.3 in)
199825.2 mm (1.0 in)
199924.0 mm (0.9 in)
200036.6 mm (1.4 in)
200125.0 mm (1.0 in)
200222.2 mm (0.9 in)
200345.0 mm (1.8 in)
200415.6 mm (0.6 in)
200532.4 mm (1.3 in)
200637.4 mm (1.5 in)
200738.6 mm (1.5 in)
200823.4 mm (0.9 in)
200913.8 mm (0.5 in)
201022.2 mm (0.9 in)
20114.8 mm (0.19 in)
2012n/a
201323.0 mm (0.9 in)
201466.0 mm (2.6 in)
201524.2 mm (1.0 in)
201643.8 mm (1.7 in)
201744.6 mm (1.8 in)
201816.0 mm (0.6 in)
201928.0 mm (1.1 in)
202036.4 mm (1.4 in)
202137.0 mm (1.5 in)
202231.2 mm (1.2 in)
202376.6 mm (3.0 in)
202416.6 mm (0.7 in)
202532.6 mm (1.3 in)
202616.2 mm (0.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tumby Bay by year The longest dry spell of the year at Tumby Bay, 1906 to 2026. The record is 84 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 39 days. 0255075100192019401960198020002020Record: 84 days in 2002
The longest dry spell of the year at Tumby Bay, 1906 to 2026. The record is 84 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 39 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tumby Bay by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
190616 days
190759 days
190842 days
190924 days
191048 days
191124 days
191253 days
191340 days
191441 days
191565 days
191674 days
191721 days
191830 days
191943 days
192049 days
192143 days
192250 days
192353 days
192433 days
192543 days
192639 days
192730 days
192830 days
192952 days
193042 days
193144 days
193246 days
193342 days
193429 days
193569 days
193647 days
193740 days
193854 days
193937 days
194032 days
194119 days
194243 days
194346 days
194436 days
194529 days
194635 days
194730 days
194836 days
194931 days
195032 days
195143 days
195231 days
195343 days
195448 days
195535 days
195638 days
195771 days
195829 days
195945 days
196024 days
196138 days
196243 days
196352 days
196436 days
196570 days
196627 days
196767 days
196831 days
196934 days
197067 days
197121 days
197245 days
197340 days
197446 days
197523 days
197643 days
197727 days
197832 days
197936 days
198083 days
198132 days
198257 days
198324 days
198425 days
198534 days
198675 days
198727 days
198832 days
198959 days
199039 days
199155 days
199217 days
199332 days
199471 days
199520 days
199625 days
199738 days
199837 days
199944 days
200053 days
200125 days
200284 days
200320 days
200434 days
200539 days
200647 days
200729 days
200837 days
200959 days
201021 days
201117 days
20122 days
201324 days
201447 days
201534 days
201635 days
201772 days
201826 days
201969 days
202056 days
202139 days
202229 days
202335 days
202473 days
202567 days
202642 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

83 years, 1907 to 2024

A day with at least 27.9 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 80.9 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Tumby Bay: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years27.9 mm (1.1 in)
5 years40.0 mm (1.6 in)
10 years48.9 mm (1.9 in)
25 years60.9 mm (2.4 in)
50 years70.6 mm (2.8 in)
100 years80.9 mm (3.2 in)Longer than the 83 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, 83 years of values from 1907 to 2024.

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: 84.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1938; 74.7 mm (2.9 in) in 1934; 67.3 mm (2.6 in) in 1966.

Download the Data

  • Data for Tumby Bay standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Tumby Bay 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 (2026-10-14).