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Jamestown Weather Records (ASN00021027)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Jamestown (ASN00021027), Australia, with 148 years of record.

Key Facts for Jamestown

  • Jamestown (ASN00021027) is a weather station in Australia at -33.20 latitude and 138.61 longitude, 455 m (1,493 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1878 to 2025, 148 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Jamestown still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Jamestown set a daily record precipitation of 23.6 mm (0.9 in) on 15 July 2025.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -33.20 latitude, 138.61 longitude.
  • Elevation: 455 m (1,493 ft).
  • Period of record: 1878 to 2025, 148 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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

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

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Jamestown set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Jamestown between 5 November 2015 and 5 November 2015. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation5 November 2015: Record daily precipitation 88.4 mm (3.5 in)2015
1 all-time records were set at Jamestown between 5 November 2015 and 5 November 2015. Each dot is a new record.
When Jamestown set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
2015-11-05Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 88.4 mm (3.5 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 88.4 mm (3.5 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Jamestown The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Jamestown. The most was 88.4 mm (3.5 in) on 5 November 2015. 0255075100 Jan: 56.9 mm (2.2 in), 25 January 1941 Jan Feb: 74.7 mm (2.9 in), 5 February 1890 Feb Mar: 72.4 mm (2.9 in), 1 March 1921 Mar Apr: 49.0 mm (1.9 in), 16 April 1889 Apr May: 61.7 mm (2.4 in), 29 May 1893 May Jun: 48.5 mm (1.9 in), 12 June 1973 Jun Jul: 46.4 mm (1.8 in), 8 July 1993 Jul Aug: 39.4 mm (1.6 in), 8 August 1992 Aug Sep: 60.2 mm (2.4 in), 27 September 1979 Sep Oct: 63.2 mm (2.5 in), 31 October 1997 Oct Nov: 88.4 mm (3.5 in), 5 November 2015 Nov Dec: 69.3 mm (2.7 in), 4 December 1886 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Jamestown. The most was 88.4 mm (3.5 in) on 5 November 2015.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Jamestown
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan56.9 mm (2.2 in)25 January 1941
Feb74.7 mm (2.9 in)5 February 1890
Mar72.4 mm (2.9 in)1 March 1921
Apr49.0 mm (1.9 in)16 April 1889
May61.7 mm (2.4 in)29 May 1893
Jun48.5 mm (1.9 in)12 June 1973
Jul46.4 mm (1.8 in)8 July 1993
Aug39.4 mm (1.6 in)8 August 1992
Sep60.2 mm (2.4 in)27 September 1979
Oct63.2 mm (2.5 in)31 October 1997
Nov88.4 mm (3.5 in)5 November 2015
Dec69.3 mm (2.7 in)4 December 1886

Latest Records

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Latest records at Jamestown
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
15 July 2025Jamestown, AUdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)67 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 2024Jamestown, AUdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)71 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 2024Jamestown, AUdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 2022Jamestown, AUdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)5 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 2022Jamestown, AUdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)65 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 2022Jamestown, AUdaily rain17.6 mm (0.7 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)135 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 2021Jamestown, AUdaily rain26.2 mm (1.0 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)63 years39 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2021Jamestown, AUdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)60 years43 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2021Jamestown, AUdaily rain19.0 mm (0.7 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)131 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 2021Jamestown, AUdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)84 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 2020Jamestown, AUdaily rain27.0 mm (1.1 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)100 years57 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2020Jamestown, AUdaily rain25.6 mm (1.0 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)135 years44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2020Jamestown, AUdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)111 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 2020Jamestown, AUdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)14.2 mm (0.6 in)54 years49 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2020Jamestown, AUdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)117 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 2020Jamestown, AUdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)113 years46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2020Jamestown, AUdaily rain58.0 mm (2.3 in)44.0 mm (1.7 in)69 years70 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2020Jamestown, AUdaily rain23.2 mm (0.9 in)11.0 mm (0.4 in)96 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 2018Jamestown, AUdaily rain24.0 mm (0.9 in)9.3 mm (0.37 in)97 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 2017Jamestown, AUdaily rain27.0 mm (1.1 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)91 years42 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1878 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Jamestown: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)88.4 mm (3.5 in)201533.6 mm (1.3 in)145
Wettest five days (Rx5day)119.0 mm (4.7 in)197348.0 mm (1.9 in)145
Longest dry spell (CDD)111 days202537 days145

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Jamestown by year The wettest day of the year at Jamestown, 1878 to 2025. The record is 88.4 mm (3.5 in) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.6 mm (1.3 in). 025507510018801900192019401960198020002020Record: 88.4 mm (3.5 in) in 2015
The wettest day of the year at Jamestown, 1878 to 2025. The record is 88.4 mm (3.5 in) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.6 mm (1.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Jamestown by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
18780.0 mm (0.00 in)
18790.0 mm (0.00 in)
18820.0 mm (0.00 in)
188443.2 mm (1.7 in)
188523.4 mm (0.9 in)
188669.3 mm (2.7 in)
188734.0 mm (1.3 in)
188814.2 mm (0.6 in)
188949.0 mm (1.9 in)
189074.7 mm (2.9 in)
189133.3 mm (1.3 in)
189240.1 mm (1.6 in)
189361.7 mm (2.4 in)
189460.2 mm (2.4 in)
189526.7 mm (1.1 in)
189621.6 mm (0.9 in)
189738.1 mm (1.5 in)
189826.7 mm (1.1 in)
189939.4 mm (1.6 in)
190031.0 mm (1.2 in)
190140.1 mm (1.6 in)
190220.8 mm (0.8 in)
190332.8 mm (1.3 in)
190431.8 mm (1.3 in)
190535.8 mm (1.4 in)
190639.4 mm (1.6 in)
190731.8 mm (1.3 in)
190857.2 mm (2.3 in)
190930.5 mm (1.2 in)
191031.8 mm (1.3 in)
191126.7 mm (1.1 in)
191228.4 mm (1.1 in)
191336.1 mm (1.4 in)
191424.6 mm (1.0 in)
191543.2 mm (1.7 in)
191628.4 mm (1.1 in)
191748.0 mm (1.9 in)
191828.4 mm (1.1 in)
191945.5 mm (1.8 in)
192034.3 mm (1.4 in)
192172.4 mm (2.9 in)
192230.2 mm (1.2 in)
192343.7 mm (1.7 in)
192435.1 mm (1.4 in)
192534.3 mm (1.4 in)
192624.1 mm (0.9 in)
192716.0 mm (0.6 in)
192824.6 mm (1.0 in)
192925.4 mm (1.0 in)
193019.1 mm (0.8 in)
193120.8 mm (0.8 in)
193236.3 mm (1.4 in)
193326.4 mm (1.0 in)
193464.3 mm (2.5 in)
193522.4 mm (0.9 in)
193622.9 mm (0.9 in)
193743.7 mm (1.7 in)
193833.0 mm (1.3 in)
193931.8 mm (1.3 in)
194022.6 mm (0.9 in)
194156.9 mm (2.2 in)
194235.6 mm (1.4 in)
194363.5 mm (2.5 in)
194449.8 mm (2.0 in)
194531.2 mm (1.2 in)
194653.6 mm (2.1 in)
194731.2 mm (1.2 in)
194863.0 mm (2.5 in)
194947.5 mm (1.9 in)
195039.4 mm (1.6 in)
195134.5 mm (1.4 in)
195240.6 mm (1.6 in)
195322.6 mm (0.9 in)
195435.6 mm (1.4 in)
195533.5 mm (1.3 in)
195621.1 mm (0.8 in)
195725.4 mm (1.0 in)
195838.1 mm (1.5 in)
195926.9 mm (1.1 in)
196040.6 mm (1.6 in)
196136.8 mm (1.4 in)
196235.8 mm (1.4 in)
196326.2 mm (1.0 in)
196417.0 mm (0.7 in)
196536.6 mm (1.4 in)
196653.8 mm (2.1 in)
196736.8 mm (1.4 in)
196836.3 mm (1.4 in)
196933.5 mm (1.3 in)
197027.2 mm (1.1 in)
197134.0 mm (1.3 in)
197242.7 mm (1.7 in)
197351.6 mm (2.0 in)
197428.0 mm (1.1 in)
197518.8 mm (0.7 in)
197638.2 mm (1.5 in)
197725.0 mm (1.0 in)
197817.6 mm (0.7 in)
197960.2 mm (2.4 in)
198053.4 mm (2.1 in)
198139.0 mm (1.5 in)
198216.4 mm (0.6 in)
198322.4 mm (0.9 in)
198422.0 mm (0.9 in)
198535.6 mm (1.4 in)
198636.0 mm (1.4 in)
198723.0 mm (0.9 in)
198833.0 mm (1.3 in)
198943.2 mm (1.7 in)
199020.0 mm (0.8 in)
199132.4 mm (1.3 in)
199239.4 mm (1.6 in)
199346.4 mm (1.8 in)
199433.0 mm (1.3 in)
199532.6 mm (1.3 in)
199618.2 mm (0.7 in)
199763.2 mm (2.5 in)
199834.4 mm (1.4 in)
199917.8 mm (0.7 in)
200046.4 mm (1.8 in)
200120.2 mm (0.8 in)
200214.4 mm (0.6 in)
200339.4 mm (1.6 in)
200422.4 mm (0.9 in)
200536.2 mm (1.4 in)
200625.8 mm (1.0 in)
200744.6 mm (1.8 in)
200829.2 mm (1.1 in)
200948.2 mm (1.9 in)
201034.6 mm (1.4 in)
201131.2 mm (1.2 in)
201239.6 mm (1.6 in)
201328.0 mm (1.1 in)
201422.2 mm (0.9 in)
201588.4 mm (3.5 in)
201653.0 mm (2.1 in)
201736.0 mm (1.4 in)
201824.0 mm (0.9 in)
201933.6 mm (1.3 in)
202058.0 mm (2.3 in)
202135.0 mm (1.4 in)
202234.0 mm (1.3 in)
202325.0 mm (1.0 in)
202425.2 mm (1.0 in)
202526.0 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Jamestown by year The wettest five days of the year at Jamestown, 1878 to 2025. The record is 119.0 mm (4.7 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.0 mm (1.9 in). 05010015018801900192019401960198020002020Record: 119.0 mm (4.7 in) in 1973
The wettest five days of the year at Jamestown, 1878 to 2025. The record is 119.0 mm (4.7 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.0 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Jamestown by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
18780.0 mm (0.00 in)
18790.0 mm (0.00 in)
18820.0 mm (0.00 in)
188470.9 mm (2.8 in)
188532.6 mm (1.3 in)
188693.9 mm (3.7 in)
188743.3 mm (1.7 in)
188827.5 mm (1.1 in)
188996.5 mm (3.8 in)
189077.0 mm (3.0 in)
189144.7 mm (1.8 in)
189269.1 mm (2.7 in)
1893113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1894101.0 mm (4.0 in)
189531.8 mm (1.3 in)
189634.2 mm (1.3 in)
189744.9 mm (1.8 in)
189843.0 mm (1.7 in)
189962.3 mm (2.5 in)
190031.5 mm (1.2 in)
190143.9 mm (1.7 in)
190236.6 mm (1.4 in)
190349.6 mm (2.0 in)
190448.1 mm (1.9 in)
190558.2 mm (2.3 in)
190646.5 mm (1.8 in)
190750.9 mm (2.0 in)
190890.0 mm (3.5 in)
190947.1 mm (1.9 in)
191069.6 mm (2.7 in)
191145.4 mm (1.8 in)
191242.4 mm (1.7 in)
191351.1 mm (2.0 in)
191445.2 mm (1.8 in)
191564.5 mm (2.5 in)
191663.9 mm (2.5 in)
191778.0 mm (3.1 in)
191851.1 mm (2.0 in)
191960.2 mm (2.4 in)
192053.3 mm (2.1 in)
1921107.9 mm (4.2 in)
192272.4 mm (2.9 in)
192369.3 mm (2.7 in)
192465.3 mm (2.6 in)
192546.8 mm (1.8 in)
192642.7 mm (1.7 in)
192729.7 mm (1.2 in)
192845.7 mm (1.8 in)
192931.5 mm (1.2 in)
193035.1 mm (1.4 in)
193127.2 mm (1.1 in)
193246.7 mm (1.8 in)
193357.1 mm (2.2 in)
1934113.3 mm (4.5 in)
193551.3 mm (2.0 in)
193634.6 mm (1.4 in)
193748.3 mm (1.9 in)
193873.1 mm (2.9 in)
193966.0 mm (2.6 in)
194027.5 mm (1.1 in)
194194.8 mm (3.7 in)
194268.1 mm (2.7 in)
194391.4 mm (3.6 in)
194476.7 mm (3.0 in)
194547.8 mm (1.9 in)
1946106.1 mm (4.2 in)
194762.0 mm (2.4 in)
194881.1 mm (3.2 in)
194960.3 mm (2.4 in)
195053.9 mm (2.1 in)
195179.0 mm (3.1 in)
195247.0 mm (1.9 in)
195345.2 mm (1.8 in)
195438.9 mm (1.5 in)
195546.0 mm (1.8 in)
195648.5 mm (1.9 in)
195751.9 mm (2.0 in)
195851.5 mm (2.0 in)
195932.2 mm (1.3 in)
196060.3 mm (2.4 in)
196146.0 mm (1.8 in)
196245.7 mm (1.8 in)
196360.7 mm (2.4 in)
196433.0 mm (1.3 in)
196559.8 mm (2.4 in)
196677.4 mm (3.0 in)
196738.1 mm (1.5 in)
196852.8 mm (2.1 in)
196946.4 mm (1.8 in)
197050.3 mm (2.0 in)
197179.5 mm (3.1 in)
197282.1 mm (3.2 in)
1973119.0 mm (4.7 in)
197487.2 mm (3.4 in)
197529.0 mm (1.1 in)
197647.4 mm (1.9 in)
197740.8 mm (1.6 in)
197826.2 mm (1.0 in)
197972.8 mm (2.9 in)
198073.8 mm (2.9 in)
198157.2 mm (2.3 in)
198210.4 mm (0.4 in)
198332.2 mm (1.3 in)
198414.6 mm (0.6 in)
198525.4 mm (1.0 in)
198619.2 mm (0.8 in)
198742.6 mm (1.7 in)
198824.4 mm (1.0 in)
198939.2 mm (1.5 in)
199033.0 mm (1.3 in)
199139.0 mm (1.5 in)
199291.2 mm (3.6 in)
199396.2 mm (3.8 in)
199445.2 mm (1.8 in)
199547.6 mm (1.9 in)
199648.2 mm (1.9 in)
199789.4 mm (3.5 in)
199844.8 mm (1.8 in)
199920.4 mm (0.8 in)
200049.0 mm (1.9 in)
200126.2 mm (1.0 in)
200218.0 mm (0.7 in)
200353.2 mm (2.1 in)
200446.4 mm (1.8 in)
200555.2 mm (2.2 in)
200639.0 mm (1.5 in)
200745.6 mm (1.8 in)
200829.2 mm (1.1 in)
200949.8 mm (2.0 in)
201055.0 mm (2.2 in)
201149.2 mm (1.9 in)
201234.6 mm (1.4 in)
201332.8 mm (1.3 in)
201444.2 mm (1.7 in)
2015108.2 mm (4.3 in)
201682.4 mm (3.2 in)
201748.0 mm (1.9 in)
201834.2 mm (1.3 in)
201935.4 mm (1.4 in)
202058.0 mm (2.3 in)
202167.0 mm (2.6 in)
202262.6 mm (2.5 in)
202327.0 mm (1.1 in)
202440.2 mm (1.6 in)
202547.6 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Jamestown by year The longest dry spell of the year at Jamestown, 1878 to 2025. The record is 111 days in 2025, marked on the chart; the median year is 37 days. 025507510012518801900192019401960198020002020Record: 111 days in 2025
The longest dry spell of the year at Jamestown, 1878 to 2025. The record is 111 days in 2025, marked on the chart; the median year is 37 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Jamestown by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
187831 days
187931 days
188228 days
188427 days
188546 days
188679 days
188725 days
188839 days
188928 days
189025 days
189162 days
189227 days
189390 days
189451 days
189545 days
189637 days
189749 days
189831 days
189932 days
190040 days
190145 days
190229 days
190325 days
190444 days
190561 days
190649 days
190752 days
190829 days
190949 days
191038 days
191131 days
191250 days
191338 days
191426 days
191539 days
191655 days
191721 days
191841 days
191935 days
192058 days
192142 days
192238 days
192350 days
192424 days
192541 days
192636 days
192737 days
192827 days
192938 days
193034 days
193164 days
193226 days
193340 days
193447 days
193562 days
193637 days
193726 days
193848 days
193926 days
194035 days
194129 days
194244 days
194336 days
194429 days
194530 days
194627 days
194728 days
194860 days
194952 days
195035 days
195148 days
195230 days
195345 days
195452 days
195534 days
195623 days
195741 days
195839 days
195937 days
196024 days
196138 days
196225 days
196333 days
196446 days
1965101 days
196638 days
196767 days
196829 days
196925 days
197049 days
197124 days
197247 days
197333 days
197434 days
197530 days
197634 days
197728 days
197840 days
197929 days
198055 days
198132 days
198236 days
198320 days
198443 days
198536 days
198651 days
198728 days
198846 days
198967 days
199023 days
199148 days
199228 days
199340 days
199440 days
199534 days
199646 days
199739 days
199833 days
199942 days
200040 days
200125 days
200243 days
200328 days
200437 days
200530 days
200639 days
200755 days
200832 days
200941 days
201021 days
201120 days
201229 days
201338 days
201457 days
201568 days
201632 days
201727 days
201827 days
201937 days
202027 days
202134 days
202236 days
202337 days
202472 days
2025111 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

110 years, 1884 to 2024

A day with at least 33.7 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 74.4 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Jamestown: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years33.7 mm (1.3 in)
5 years44.7 mm (1.8 in)
10 years52.0 mm (2.0 in)
25 years61.1 mm (2.4 in)
50 years67.8 mm (2.7 in)
100 years74.4 mm (2.9 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 110 years of values from 1884 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: 74.7 mm (2.9 in) in 1890; 69.3 mm (2.7 in) in 1886; 64.3 mm (2.5 in) in 1934.

Download the Data

  • Data for Jamestown standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Jamestown 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).