Terowie (Curtforth) Weather Records (ASN00021017)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Terowie (Curtforth) (ASN00021017), Australia, with 63 years of record.

Key Facts for Terowie (Curtforth)

Terowie (Curtforth) (ASN00021017) is a weather station in Australia at -33.17 latitude and 138.98 longitude, 485 m (1,591 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1898 to 1960, 63 years of record.
0 records set at Terowie (Curtforth) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Terowie (Curtforth) set a daily record precipitation of 9.1 mm (0.36 in) on 10 December 1959.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -33.17 latitude, 138.98 longitude.
Elevation: 485 m (1,591 ft).
Period of record: 1898 to 1960, 63 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 Terowie (Curtforth). 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 Terowie (Curtforth), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Terowie (Curtforth) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 80.8 mm (3.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Terowie (Curtforth). The most was 80.8 mm (3.2 in) on 23 February 1910.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Terowie (Curtforth)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	19 January 1946
Feb	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	23 February 1910
Mar	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 March 1950
Apr	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	6 April 1950
May	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 May 1955
Jun	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19 June 1945
Jul	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 July 1916
Aug	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15 August 1958
Sep	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	1 September 1908
Oct	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	9 October 1949
Nov	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 November 1903
Dec	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	12 December 1917

Latest Records

Latest records at Terowie (Curtforth)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1959	Terowie (Curtforth), AU	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	4 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1959	Terowie (Curtforth), AU	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	12 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1959	Terowie (Curtforth), AU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	17 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1958	Terowie (Curtforth), AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1958	Terowie (Curtforth), AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1958	Terowie (Curtforth), AU	daily rain (Tie)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	tie	40 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1958	Terowie (Curtforth), AU	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 1958	Terowie (Curtforth), AU	daily rain (Tie)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	tie	27 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1958	Terowie (Curtforth), AU	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1958	Terowie (Curtforth), AU	daily rain	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1958	Terowie (Curtforth), AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1957	Terowie (Curtforth), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1957	Terowie (Curtforth), AU	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1957	Terowie (Curtforth), AU	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1957	Terowie (Curtforth), AU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1956	Terowie (Curtforth), AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1956	Terowie (Curtforth), AU	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1956	Terowie (Curtforth), AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	14 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1956	Terowie (Curtforth), AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1956	Terowie (Curtforth), AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	49 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1898 to 1960

Yearly extremes at Terowie (Curtforth): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	1910	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	62
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	1910	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	62
Longest dry spell (CDD)	127 days	1930	45 days	62

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Terowie (Curtforth), 1898 to 1960. The record is 80.8 mm (3.2 in) in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.5 mm (1.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Terowie (Curtforth) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1898	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1899	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1900	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1901	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1902	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1903	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1904	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1905	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1906	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1907	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1908	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1909	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1910	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1911	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1912	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1913	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1914	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1915	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1916	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1917	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1918	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1919	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1920	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1921	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1923	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1924	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1925	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1926	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1927	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1928	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1929	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1930	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1931	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1932	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1933	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1934	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1935	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1936	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1937	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1938	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1939	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1940	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1941	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1942	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1943	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1944	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1945	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1946	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1947	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1948	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1949	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1950	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1951	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1952	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1953	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1954	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1955	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1956	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1957	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1958	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1959	9.1 mm (0.36 in)
1960	12.7 mm (0.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Terowie (Curtforth), 1898 to 1960. The record is 107.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.9 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Terowie (Curtforth) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1898	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1899	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1900	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1901	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1902	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1903	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1904	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1905	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1906	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1907	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1908	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1909	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1910	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1911	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1912	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1913	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1914	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1915	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1916	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1917	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1918	21.9 mm (0.9 in)
1919	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1920	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1921	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1923	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1924	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1925	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1926	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1927	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1928	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1929	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1930	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1931	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1932	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1933	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1934	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1935	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1936	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1937	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1938	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1939	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1940	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1941	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1942	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1943	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1944	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1945	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1946	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1947	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1948	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1949	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1950	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1951	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1952	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1953	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1954	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1955	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1956	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1957	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1958	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1959	9.1 mm (0.36 in)
1960	12.7 mm (0.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Terowie (Curtforth), 1898 to 1960. The record is 127 days in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 45 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Terowie (Curtforth) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1898	26 days
1899	37 days
1900	29 days
1901	39 days
1902	16 days
1903	25 days
1904	46 days
1905	61 days
1906	43 days
1907	30 days
1908	37 days
1909	49 days
1910	62 days
1911	48 days
1912	53 days
1913	64 days
1914	52 days
1915	72 days
1916	89 days
1917	36 days
1918	79 days
1919	41 days
1920	19 days
1921	44 days
1923	43 days
1924	35 days
1925	37 days
1926	55 days
1927	49 days
1928	42 days
1929	82 days
1930	127 days
1931	64 days
1932	35 days
1933	77 days
1934	42 days
1935	56 days
1936	33 days
1937	66 days
1938	54 days
1939	55 days
1940	46 days
1941	43 days
1942	46 days
1943	39 days
1944	45 days
1945	31 days
1946	32 days
1947	28 days
1948	40 days
1949	62 days
1950	34 days
1951	42 days
1952	55 days
1953	40 days
1954	37 days
1955	51 days
1956	79 days
1957	55 days
1958	56 days
1959	61 days
1960	35 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

53 years, 1899 to 1959

A day with at least 29.9 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 92.7 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Terowie (Curtforth): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
5 years	44.1 mm (1.7 in)
10 years	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
25 years	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
50 years	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
100 years	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	Longer than the 53 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, 53 years of values from 1899 to 1959.

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: 80.8 mm (3.2 in) in 1910; 74.4 mm (2.9 in) in 1919; 72.9 mm (2.9 in) in 1903.

Download the Data

Data for Terowie (Curtforth) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Terowie (Curtforth) 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).

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