Frome Downs Weather Records (ASN00020006)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Frome Downs (ASN00020006), Australia, with 118 years of record.

Key Facts for Frome Downs

Frome Downs (ASN00020006) is a weather station in Australia at -31.22 latitude and 139.78 longitude, 45 m (148 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1889 to 2006, 118 years of record.
0 records set at Frome Downs still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Frome Downs set a daily record precipitation of 15.8 mm (0.6 in) on 24 July 2006.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -31.22 latitude, 139.78 longitude.
Elevation: 45 m (148 ft).
Period of record: 1889 to 2006, 118 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 Frome 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 Frome Downs, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Frome Downs still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Frome Downs between 21 March 1926 and 17 March 1950. Each dot is a new record.

When Frome Downs set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1926-03-21	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1937-11-30	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1944-02-06	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1950-03-17	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 181.1 mm (7.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 181.1 mm (7.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Frome Downs. The most was 181.1 mm (7.1 in) on 17 March 1950.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Frome Downs
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	11 January 1976
Feb	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	6 February 1944
Mar	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	17 March 1950
Apr	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	8 April 1974
May	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	25 May 1955
Jun	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 June 1906
Jul	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	11 July 1945
Aug	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	14 August 1965
Sep	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 September 1903
Oct	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	1 October 2004
Nov	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	30 November 1937
Dec	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	29 December 1973

Latest Records

Latest records at Frome Downs
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 2006	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	101 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 2006	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2005	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2004	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 2004	Frome Downs, AU	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 2004	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	11 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 2004	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	12 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 2003	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 2003	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	21 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 2001	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	87 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 2000	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2000	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 2000	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2000	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 2000	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 2000	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	106 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1999	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	105 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1998	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	98 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1997	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1997	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1889 to 2006

Yearly extremes at Frome Downs: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	1950	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	118
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	1950	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	118
Longest dry spell (CDD)	234 days	1940	86 days	118

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Frome Downs, 1889 to 2006. The record is 181.1 mm (7.1 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Frome Downs by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1889	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1890	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1891	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1892	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1893	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1894	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1895	6.4 mm (0.25 in)
1896	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1897	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1898	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1899	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1900	9.1 mm (0.36 in)
1901	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1902	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1903	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1904	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1905	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1906	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1907	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1908	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1909	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1910	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1911	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1912	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1913	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1914	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1915	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1916	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1917	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1918	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1919	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1920	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1921	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1922	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1923	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1924	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1925	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1926	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1927	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1928	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1929	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1930	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1931	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1932	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1933	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1934	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1935	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1936	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1937	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1938	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1939	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1940	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1941	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1942	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1943	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1944	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1945	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1946	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1947	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1948	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1949	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1950	181.1 mm (7.1 in)
1951	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1952	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1953	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1954	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1955	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1956	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1957	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1958	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1959	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1960	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1961	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1962	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1963	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1964	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1965	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1967	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1968	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1969	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1970	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1971	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1972	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1973	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1974	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1975	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1976	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1977	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1978	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1979	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1980	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1981	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1982	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1983	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1984	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1985	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1986	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1987	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1988	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1989	129.2 mm (5.1 in)
1990	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1991	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1992	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1993	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1994	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1995	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1996	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1997	28.3 mm (1.1 in)
1998	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1999	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
2000	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
2001	12.6 mm (0.5 in)
2002	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
2003	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
2004	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2005	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2006	16.7 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Frome Downs, 1889 to 2006. The record is 182.4 mm (7.2 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.7 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Frome Downs by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1889	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1890	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1891	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1892	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1893	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1894	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1895	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1896	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1897	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1898	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1899	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
1900	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1901	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1902	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1903	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1904	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1905	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1906	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1907	32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1908	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1909	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1910	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1911	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1912	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1913	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1914	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1915	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1916	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1917	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1918	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1919	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1920	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1921	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1922	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1923	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1924	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1925	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1926	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1927	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1928	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1929	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1930	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1931	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1932	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1933	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1934	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1935	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1936	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1937	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1938	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1939	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1940	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1941	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1942	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1943	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1944	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1945	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1946	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1947	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1948	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1949	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1950	182.4 mm (7.2 in)
1951	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1952	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1953	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1954	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1955	148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1956	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1957	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1958	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1959	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1960	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1961	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1962	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1963	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1964	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1965	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1966	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1967	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1968	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1969	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1970	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1971	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1972	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1973	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1974	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1975	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1976	163.0 mm (6.4 in)
1977	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1978	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1980	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1981	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1982	13.8 mm (0.5 in)
1983	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1984	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1985	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1986	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1987	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1988	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1989	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1990	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1991	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1992	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1993	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1994	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1995	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1996	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1997	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1998	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1999	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
2000	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
2001	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
2002	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
2003	14.6 mm (0.6 in)
2004	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2005	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2006	27.1 mm (1.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Frome Downs, 1889 to 2006. The record is 234 days in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 86 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Frome Downs by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1889	59 days
1890	184 days
1891	92 days
1892	90 days
1893	114 days
1894	55 days
1895	64 days
1896	175 days
1897	101 days
1898	97 days
1899	78 days
1900	70 days
1901	61 days
1902	137 days
1903	71 days
1904	57 days
1905	144 days
1906	72 days
1907	44 days
1908	38 days
1909	48 days
1910	62 days
1911	92 days
1912	91 days
1913	170 days
1914	77 days
1915	135 days
1916	68 days
1917	42 days
1918	122 days
1919	146 days
1920	122 days
1921	73 days
1922	92 days
1923	110 days
1924	137 days
1925	125 days
1926	93 days
1927	152 days
1928	184 days
1929	198 days
1930	46 days
1931	73 days
1932	35 days
1933	63 days
1934	94 days
1935	104 days
1936	77 days
1937	78 days
1938	111 days
1939	67 days
1940	234 days
1941	109 days
1942	63 days
1943	118 days
1944	113 days
1945	47 days
1946	81 days
1947	43 days
1948	101 days
1949	42 days
1950	65 days
1951	107 days
1952	74 days
1953	132 days
1954	101 days
1955	37 days
1956	97 days
1957	133 days
1958	187 days
1959	90 days
1960	67 days
1961	60 days
1962	70 days
1963	101 days
1964	98 days
1965	80 days
1966	72 days
1967	88 days
1968	89 days
1969	50 days
1970	106 days
1971	51 days
1972	112 days
1973	40 days
1974	48 days
1975	63 days
1976	106 days
1977	82 days
1978	56 days
1979	42 days
1980	76 days
1981	51 days
1982	102 days
1983	77 days
1984	65 days
1985	113 days
1986	122 days
1987	57 days
1988	134 days
1989	111 days
1990	111 days
1991	128 days
1992	87 days
1993	58 days
1994	84 days
1995	83 days
1996	98 days
1997	83 days
1998	96 days
1999	77 days
2000	104 days
2001	80 days
2002	108 days
2003	40 days
2004	80 days
2005	83 days
2006	96 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

103 years, 1893 to 2006

A day with at least 33.1 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 156.7 mm (6.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Frome 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	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
25 years	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
50 years	126.8 mm (5.0 in)
100 years	156.7 mm (6.2 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 103 years of values from 1893 to 2006.

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: 156.2 mm (6.1 in) in 1944; 139.2 mm (5.5 in) in 1956; 129.2 mm (5.1 in) in 1989.

Download the Data

Data for Frome Downs standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Frome 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 2026-10-13 (13 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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