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Caltowie Weather Records (ASN00021013)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Caltowie (ASN00021013), Australia, with 145 years of record.

Key Facts for Caltowie

  • Caltowie (ASN00021013) is a weather station in Australia at -33.19 latitude and 138.50 longitude, 382 m (1,253 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1878 to 2022, 145 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Caltowie still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Caltowie set a daily record precipitation of 22.4 mm (0.9 in) on 24 November 2021.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -33.19 latitude, 138.50 longitude.
  • Elevation: 382 m (1,253 ft).
  • Period of record: 1878 to 2022, 145 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Caltowie, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Caltowie. 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 Caltowie. 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 Caltowie, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

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

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Caltowie set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Caltowie between 1 March 1921 and 1 March 1921. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation1 March 1921: Record daily precipitation 82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1 all-time records were set at Caltowie between 1 March 1921 and 1 March 1921. Each dot is a new record.
When Caltowie set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1921-03-01Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 82.8 mm (3.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 82.8 mm (3.3 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Caltowie The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Caltowie. The most was 82.8 mm (3.3 in) on 1 March 1921. 0255075100 Jan: 67.8 mm (2.7 in), 25 January 1941 Jan Feb: 62.7 mm (2.5 in), 17 February 1943 Feb Mar: 82.8 mm (3.3 in), 1 March 1921 Mar Apr: 66.3 mm (2.6 in), 2 April 1889 Apr May: 42.4 mm (1.7 in), 3 May 1922 May Jun: 55.4 mm (2.2 in), 12 June 1973 Jun Jul: 37.6 mm (1.5 in), 2 July 1990 Jul Aug: 52.1 mm (2.1 in), 26 August 1924 Aug Sep: 62.2 mm (2.4 in), 27 September 1979 Sep Oct: 67.8 mm (2.7 in), 31 October 1997 Oct Nov: 66.5 mm (2.6 in), 8 November 1944 Nov Dec: 58.2 mm (2.3 in), 1 December 1966 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Caltowie. The most was 82.8 mm (3.3 in) on 1 March 1921.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Caltowie
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan67.8 mm (2.7 in)25 January 1941
Feb62.7 mm (2.5 in)17 February 1943
Mar82.8 mm (3.3 in)1 March 1921
Apr66.3 mm (2.6 in)2 April 1889
May42.4 mm (1.7 in)3 May 1922
Jun55.4 mm (2.2 in)12 June 1973
Jul37.6 mm (1.5 in)2 July 1990
Aug52.1 mm (2.1 in)26 August 1924
Sep62.2 mm (2.4 in)27 September 1979
Oct67.8 mm (2.7 in)31 October 1997
Nov66.5 mm (2.6 in)8 November 1944
Dec58.2 mm (2.3 in)1 December 1966

Latest Records

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Latest records at Caltowie
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 November 2021Caltowie, AUdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)104 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 2020Caltowie, AUdaily rain37.0 mm (1.5 in)14.2 mm (0.6 in)45 years43 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2020Caltowie, AUdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)98 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 2020Caltowie, AUdaily rain24.0 mm (0.9 in)14.6 mm (0.6 in)95 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 2020Caltowie, AUdaily rain17.4 mm (0.7 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)104 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 2019Caltowie, AUdaily rain21.2 mm (0.8 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)108 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 2018Caltowie, AUdaily rain (Tie)33.0 mm (1.3 in)tie84 years8 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 2017Caltowie, AUdaily rain21.2 mm (0.8 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)2 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 2017Caltowie, AUdaily rain33.2 mm (1.3 in)16.4 mm (0.6 in)27 years41 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2016Caltowie, AUdaily rain28.2 mm (1.1 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)108 years59 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 2016Caltowie, AUdaily rain42.8 mm (1.7 in)29.8 mm (1.2 in)20 years56 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2016Caltowie, AUdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)20 years29 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 2016Caltowie, AUdaily rain25.6 mm (1.0 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)56 years34 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 2016Caltowie, AUdaily rain26.0 mm (1.0 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)129 years44 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2016Caltowie, AUdaily rain9.2 mm (0.36 in)6.2 mm (0.24 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 2015Caltowie, AUdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 2015Caltowie, AUdaily rain33.2 mm (1.3 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)44 years35 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2015Caltowie, AUdaily rain29.4 mm (1.2 in)19.2 mm (0.8 in)16 years35 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 2014Caltowie, AUdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 2014Caltowie, AUdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)60 years20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1878 to 2022
Yearly extremes at Caltowie: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)82.8 mm (3.3 in)192131.0 mm (1.2 in)142
Wettest five days (Rx5day)125.7 mm (4.9 in)194146.4 mm (1.8 in)142
Longest dry spell (CDD)108 days198036 days142

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Caltowie by year The wettest day of the year at Caltowie, 1878 to 2022. The record is 82.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1921, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.0 mm (1.2 in). 025507510018801900192019401960198020002020Record: 82.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1921
The wettest day of the year at Caltowie, 1878 to 2022. The record is 82.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1921, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.0 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Caltowie by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
18780.0 mm (0.00 in)
18790.0 mm (0.00 in)
18820.0 mm (0.00 in)
188450.8 mm (2.0 in)
188515.5 mm (0.6 in)
188641.4 mm (1.6 in)
188728.7 mm (1.1 in)
188822.9 mm (0.9 in)
188966.3 mm (2.6 in)
189031.8 mm (1.3 in)
189128.4 mm (1.1 in)
189233.3 mm (1.3 in)
189330.7 mm (1.2 in)
189429.2 mm (1.1 in)
189518.0 mm (0.7 in)
189619.6 mm (0.8 in)
189729.2 mm (1.1 in)
189816.3 mm (0.6 in)
189924.1 mm (0.9 in)
190019.1 mm (0.8 in)
190117.5 mm (0.7 in)
190226.9 mm (1.1 in)
190320.3 mm (0.8 in)
190429.2 mm (1.1 in)
190523.6 mm (0.9 in)
190640.1 mm (1.6 in)
190736.3 mm (1.4 in)
190851.3 mm (2.0 in)
190926.7 mm (1.1 in)
191052.1 mm (2.1 in)
191122.9 mm (0.9 in)
191220.8 mm (0.8 in)
191335.6 mm (1.4 in)
191414.2 mm (0.6 in)
191532.5 mm (1.3 in)
191624.1 mm (0.9 in)
191723.4 mm (0.9 in)
191821.1 mm (0.8 in)
191924.6 mm (1.0 in)
192034.8 mm (1.4 in)
192182.8 mm (3.3 in)
192242.4 mm (1.7 in)
192321.1 mm (0.8 in)
192452.1 mm (2.1 in)
192520.3 mm (0.8 in)
192622.4 mm (0.9 in)
192716.0 mm (0.6 in)
192827.9 mm (1.1 in)
192920.3 mm (0.8 in)
193019.6 mm (0.8 in)
193127.2 mm (1.1 in)
193238.1 mm (1.5 in)
193347.0 mm (1.9 in)
193451.3 mm (2.0 in)
193518.0 mm (0.7 in)
193630.7 mm (1.2 in)
193736.8 mm (1.4 in)
193832.0 mm (1.3 in)
193933.0 mm (1.3 in)
194029.0 mm (1.1 in)
194167.8 mm (2.7 in)
194242.2 mm (1.7 in)
194362.7 mm (2.5 in)
194466.5 mm (2.6 in)
194527.9 mm (1.1 in)
194642.7 mm (1.7 in)
194738.4 mm (1.5 in)
194841.7 mm (1.6 in)
194934.5 mm (1.4 in)
195045.0 mm (1.8 in)
195144.2 mm (1.7 in)
195242.2 mm (1.7 in)
195322.6 mm (0.9 in)
195436.1 mm (1.4 in)
195543.4 mm (1.7 in)
195623.1 mm (0.9 in)
195732.3 mm (1.3 in)
195831.5 mm (1.2 in)
195917.3 mm (0.7 in)
196035.8 mm (1.4 in)
196131.5 mm (1.2 in)
196229.2 mm (1.1 in)
196319.3 mm (0.8 in)
196424.4 mm (1.0 in)
196524.6 mm (1.0 in)
196658.2 mm (2.3 in)
196721.3 mm (0.8 in)
196832.5 mm (1.3 in)
196928.2 mm (1.1 in)
197033.0 mm (1.3 in)
197135.1 mm (1.4 in)
197228.4 mm (1.1 in)
197358.9 mm (2.3 in)
197442.2 mm (1.7 in)
197544.0 mm (1.7 in)
197629.6 mm (1.2 in)
197725.8 mm (1.0 in)
197815.2 mm (0.6 in)
197962.2 mm (2.4 in)
198028.4 mm (1.1 in)
198151.0 mm (2.0 in)
198233.4 mm (1.3 in)
198324.8 mm (1.0 in)
198415.0 mm (0.6 in)
198551.0 mm (2.0 in)
198631.2 mm (1.2 in)
198720.0 mm (0.8 in)
198824.0 mm (0.9 in)
198938.4 mm (1.5 in)
199037.6 mm (1.5 in)
199121.0 mm (0.8 in)
199234.0 mm (1.3 in)
199358.0 mm (2.3 in)
199430.0 mm (1.2 in)
199538.0 mm (1.5 in)
199616.8 mm (0.7 in)
199767.8 mm (2.7 in)
199830.6 mm (1.2 in)
199937.0 mm (1.5 in)
200035.2 mm (1.4 in)
200120.0 mm (0.8 in)
200223.4 mm (0.9 in)
200330.4 mm (1.2 in)
200425.4 mm (1.0 in)
200524.2 mm (1.0 in)
200633.0 mm (1.3 in)
200744.0 mm (1.7 in)
200836.4 mm (1.4 in)
200945.0 mm (1.8 in)
201036.8 mm (1.4 in)
201149.4 mm (1.9 in)
201245.2 mm (1.8 in)
201328.6 mm (1.1 in)
201448.4 mm (1.9 in)
201533.2 mm (1.3 in)
201642.8 mm (1.7 in)
201733.2 mm (1.3 in)
201833.0 mm (1.3 in)
201921.2 mm (0.8 in)
202037.0 mm (1.5 in)
202126.0 mm (1.0 in)
202214.2 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Caltowie by year The wettest five days of the year at Caltowie, 1878 to 2022. The record is 125.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.4 mm (1.8 in). 05010015018801900192019401960198020002020Record: 125.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1941
The wettest five days of the year at Caltowie, 1878 to 2022. The record is 125.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.4 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Caltowie by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
18780.0 mm (0.00 in)
18790.0 mm (0.00 in)
18820.0 mm (0.00 in)
188478.3 mm (3.1 in)
188519.8 mm (0.8 in)
188664.4 mm (2.5 in)
188745.0 mm (1.8 in)
188832.0 mm (1.3 in)
188974.1 mm (2.9 in)
189042.5 mm (1.7 in)
189130.2 mm (1.2 in)
189240.1 mm (1.6 in)
189344.7 mm (1.8 in)
189435.8 mm (1.4 in)
189522.4 mm (0.9 in)
189621.2 mm (0.8 in)
189730.5 mm (1.2 in)
189832.5 mm (1.3 in)
189931.8 mm (1.3 in)
190034.3 mm (1.4 in)
190128.2 mm (1.1 in)
190240.6 mm (1.6 in)
190341.9 mm (1.6 in)
190440.6 mm (1.6 in)
190533.0 mm (1.3 in)
190643.9 mm (1.7 in)
190767.0 mm (2.6 in)
190886.4 mm (3.4 in)
190933.1 mm (1.3 in)
191055.9 mm (2.2 in)
191146.5 mm (1.8 in)
191231.2 mm (1.2 in)
191350.4 mm (2.0 in)
191431.2 mm (1.2 in)
191545.7 mm (1.8 in)
191652.0 mm (2.0 in)
191756.6 mm (2.2 in)
191824.9 mm (1.0 in)
191942.6 mm (1.7 in)
192049.3 mm (1.9 in)
192182.8 mm (3.3 in)
192290.2 mm (3.6 in)
192345.0 mm (1.8 in)
192475.8 mm (3.0 in)
192540.4 mm (1.6 in)
192646.5 mm (1.8 in)
192726.6 mm (1.0 in)
192839.8 mm (1.6 in)
192928.9 mm (1.1 in)
193035.3 mm (1.4 in)
193129.7 mm (1.2 in)
193250.0 mm (2.0 in)
193387.9 mm (3.5 in)
193491.2 mm (3.6 in)
193533.2 mm (1.3 in)
193641.8 mm (1.6 in)
193766.8 mm (2.6 in)
193853.6 mm (2.1 in)
193967.0 mm (2.6 in)
194029.3 mm (1.2 in)
1941125.7 mm (4.9 in)
194252.9 mm (2.1 in)
194396.7 mm (3.8 in)
194485.5 mm (3.4 in)
194544.1 mm (1.7 in)
194695.3 mm (3.8 in)
194761.4 mm (2.4 in)
194858.9 mm (2.3 in)
194965.5 mm (2.6 in)
195046.0 mm (1.8 in)
195176.7 mm (3.0 in)
195250.0 mm (2.0 in)
195352.1 mm (2.1 in)
195441.2 mm (1.6 in)
195550.3 mm (2.0 in)
195651.9 mm (2.0 in)
195752.1 mm (2.1 in)
195849.5 mm (1.9 in)
195924.4 mm (1.0 in)
196061.7 mm (2.4 in)
196137.9 mm (1.5 in)
196234.8 mm (1.4 in)
196349.5 mm (1.9 in)
196428.5 mm (1.1 in)
196533.5 mm (1.3 in)
196675.0 mm (3.0 in)
196725.9 mm (1.0 in)
196843.6 mm (1.7 in)
196935.3 mm (1.4 in)
197042.6 mm (1.7 in)
197153.3 mm (2.1 in)
197258.2 mm (2.3 in)
1973108.0 mm (4.3 in)
197475.6 mm (3.0 in)
197544.0 mm (1.7 in)
197639.6 mm (1.6 in)
197732.0 mm (1.3 in)
197837.4 mm (1.5 in)
197955.5 mm (2.2 in)
198049.8 mm (2.0 in)
198175.4 mm (3.0 in)
198237.6 mm (1.5 in)
198339.6 mm (1.6 in)
198423.8 mm (0.9 in)
198579.4 mm (3.1 in)
198643.6 mm (1.7 in)
198724.4 mm (1.0 in)
198826.2 mm (1.0 in)
198998.5 mm (3.9 in)
199071.8 mm (2.8 in)
199142.8 mm (1.7 in)
199255.0 mm (2.2 in)
199391.6 mm (3.6 in)
199459.9 mm (2.4 in)
199569.6 mm (2.7 in)
199646.2 mm (1.8 in)
199784.2 mm (3.3 in)
199842.6 mm (1.7 in)
199945.0 mm (1.8 in)
200057.4 mm (2.3 in)
200135.0 mm (1.4 in)
200239.0 mm (1.5 in)
200354.4 mm (2.1 in)
200450.0 mm (2.0 in)
200546.8 mm (1.8 in)
200660.4 mm (2.4 in)
200786.6 mm (3.4 in)
200860.6 mm (2.4 in)
200982.0 mm (3.2 in)
201059.0 mm (2.3 in)
201167.0 mm (2.6 in)
201245.6 mm (1.8 in)
201348.8 mm (1.9 in)
201451.6 mm (2.0 in)
201559.0 mm (2.3 in)
201673.2 mm (2.9 in)
201755.4 mm (2.2 in)
201841.9 mm (1.6 in)
201930.2 mm (1.2 in)
202061.0 mm (2.4 in)
202157.2 mm (2.3 in)
202216.3 mm (0.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Caltowie by year The longest dry spell of the year at Caltowie, 1878 to 2022. The record is 108 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 36 days. 025507510012518801900192019401960198020002020Record: 108 days in 1980
The longest dry spell of the year at Caltowie, 1878 to 2022. The record is 108 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 36 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Caltowie by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
187831 days
187959 days
188228 days
188443 days
188546 days
188679 days
188718 days
188833 days
188946 days
189027 days
189161 days
189227 days
189342 days
189451 days
189545 days
189647 days
189746 days
189832 days
189932 days
190035 days
190144 days
190229 days
190325 days
190431 days
190561 days
190648 days
190726 days
190828 days
190949 days
191038 days
191146 days
191250 days
191332 days
191443 days
191532 days
191660 days
191731 days
191841 days
191935 days
192049 days
192148 days
192230 days
192367 days
192425 days
192538 days
192637 days
192737 days
192865 days
192925 days
193038 days
193127 days
193227 days
193339 days
193426 days
193562 days
193639 days
193726 days
193847 days
193926 days
194031 days
194128 days
194262 days
194344 days
194428 days
194529 days
194624 days
194728 days
194838 days
194952 days
195035 days
195152 days
195230 days
195329 days
195451 days
195536 days
195625 days
195764 days
195834 days
195945 days
196026 days
196137 days
196257 days
196332 days
196436 days
196570 days
196638 days
196771 days
196826 days
196931 days
197049 days
197123 days
197250 days
197333 days
197433 days
197530 days
197634 days
197735 days
197864 days
197931 days
1980108 days
198121 days
198236 days
198326 days
198439 days
198549 days
198656 days
198729 days
198831 days
198968 days
199024 days
199143 days
199242 days
199337 days
199431 days
199533 days
199648 days
199741 days
199833 days
199928 days
200031 days
200138 days
200243 days
200330 days
200444 days
200530 days
200638 days
200755 days
200853 days
200941 days
201026 days
201120 days
201229 days
201331 days
201437 days
201541 days
201631 days
201733 days
201828 days
201940 days
202030 days
202132 days
202223 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

117 years, 1884 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 77.6 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Caltowie: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years31.6 mm (1.2 in)
5 years43.3 mm (1.7 in)
10 years51.3 mm (2.0 in)
25 years61.7 mm (2.4 in)
50 years69.5 mm (2.7 in)
100 years77.6 mm (3.1 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 117 years of values from 1884 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: 82.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1921; 67.8 mm (2.7 in) in 1941; 67.8 mm (2.7 in) in 1997.

Download the Data

  • Data for Caltowie standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Caltowie 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 (2025-12-31).