Penola State Forest Reserve Weather Records (ASN00026036)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Penola State Forest Reserve (ASN00026036), Australia, with 41 years of record.

Key Facts for Penola State Forest Reserve

Penola State Forest Reserve (ASN00026036) is a weather station in Australia at -37.49 latitude and 140.83 longitude, 65 m (213 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1954 to 1994, 41 years of record.
1,464 records set at Penola State Forest Reserve still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Penola State Forest Reserve set a daily record precipitation of 22.8 mm (0.9 in) on 24 June 1994.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -37.49 latitude, 140.83 longitude.
Elevation: 65 m (213 ft).
Period of record: 1954 to 1994, 41 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 Penola State Forest Reserve. 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 Penola State Forest Reserve, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	44.0 C (111.2 F)	3.0 C (37.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	44.1 C (111.4 F)	2.3 C (36.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	41.3 C (106.3 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	34.6 C (94.3 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	26.9 C (80.4 F)	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	19.6 C (67.3 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	22.0 C (71.6 F)	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	24.5 C (76.1 F)	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	29.0 C (84.2 F)	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.6 C (92.5 F)	0.2 C (32.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	39.5 C (103.1 F)	0.2 C (32.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	42.9 C (109.2 F)	1.3 C (34.3 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Penola State Forest Reserve still stand. 1982 holds the most, with 131.

Standing records at Penola State Forest Reserve by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1971	33
1972	37
1973	27
1974	31
1975	100
1976	75
1977	74
1978	75
1979	63
1980	91
1981	73
1982	131
1983	66
1984	62
1985	76
1986	49
1987	68
1988	47
1989	58
1990	51
1991	38
1992	51
1993	58
1994	30

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 103.0 mm (4.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Penola State Forest Reserve. The most was 103.0 mm (4.1 in) on 29 November 1977.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Penola State Forest Reserve
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14 January 1963
Feb	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 February 1968
Mar	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 March 1983
Apr	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	6 April 1992
May	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 May 1958
Jun	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2 June 1962
Jul	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	17 July 1958
Aug	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	17 August 1981
Sep	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	2 September 1988
Oct	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	25 October 1975
Nov	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	29 November 1977
Dec	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	7 December 1986

Period of Record Coverage

1971 to 1994

24 years of record at Penola State Forest Reserve, 1971 to 1994. 21 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 and others.

Days with data per year at Penola State Forest Reserve
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1971	152	42%	No
1972	141	39%	No
1973	162	44%	No
1974	155	42%	No
1975	353	97%	Yes
1976	313	86%	No
1977	289	79%	No
1978	303	83%	No
1979	323	88%	No
1980	336	92%	Yes
1981	324	89%	No
1982	360	99%	Yes
1983	293	80%	No
1984	292	80%	No
1985	279	76%	No
1986	257	70%	No
1987	272	75%	No
1988	260	71%	No
1989	258	71%	No
1990	261	72%	No
1991	292	80%	No
1992	284	78%	No
1993	279	76%	No
1994	134	37%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Penola State Forest Reserve
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 June 1994	Penola State Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1994	Penola State Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1994	Penola State Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	19 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1994	Penola State Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1994	Penola State Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	22 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1994	Penola State Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1993	Penola State Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	34 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1993	Penola State Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain (Tie)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	tie	38 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1993	Penola State Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	12 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1993	Penola State Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1993	Penola State Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1993	Penola State Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1993	Penola State Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	15 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1992	Penola State Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	17 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1992	Penola State Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1992	Penola State Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1992	Penola State Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	30 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1992	Penola State Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	29 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1992	Penola State Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	5 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1992	Penola State Forest Reserve, AU	monthly rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	63 of 100 (Major)

Extremes by Year

1954 to 1994

Yearly extremes at Penola State Forest Reserve: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	44.1 C (111.4 F)	1983	41.1 C (106.0 F)	24
Coldest night (TNn)	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	1982	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	24
Wettest day (Rx1day)	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	1977	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	1977	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	41
Longest dry spell (CDD)	55 days	1963	28 days	41

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Penola State Forest Reserve, 1954 to 1994. The record is 44.1 C (111.4 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 C (106.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Penola State Forest Reserve by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1972	40.5 C (104.9 F)
1973	43.8 C (110.8 F)
1974	37.3 C (99.1 F)
1975	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1976	39.2 C (102.6 F)
1977	42.4 C (108.3 F)
1978	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1979	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1980	42.9 C (109.2 F)
1981	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1982	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1983	44.1 C (111.4 F)
1984	37.6 C (99.7 F)
1985	42.3 C (108.1 F)
1986	41.3 C (106.3 F)
1987	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1988	40.9 C (105.6 F)
1989	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1990	39.5 C (103.1 F)
1991	43.5 C (110.3 F)
1992	39.1 C (102.4 F)
1993	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1994	41.6 C (106.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Penola State Forest Reserve, 1954 to 1994. The record is -3.2 C (26.2 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is -0.3 C (31.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Penola State Forest Reserve by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1972	0.2 C (32.4 F)
1973	2.5 C (36.5 F)
1974	1.6 C (34.9 F)
1975	-2.4 C (27.7 F)
1976	-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1977	-0.8 C (30.6 F)
1978	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1979	-0.9 C (30.4 F)
1980	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1981	-0.2 C (31.6 F)
1982	-3.2 C (26.2 F)
1983	-1.3 C (29.7 F)
1984	-0.8 C (30.6 F)
1985	-0.8 C (30.6 F)
1986	0.4 C (32.7 F)
1987	0.4 C (32.7 F)
1988	1.9 C (35.4 F)
1989	0.8 C (33.4 F)
1990	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1991	0.5 C (32.9 F)
1992	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1993	-0.2 C (31.6 F)
1994	-0.5 C (31.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Penola State Forest Reserve, 1954 to 1994. The record is 103.0 mm (4.1 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.8 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Penola State Forest Reserve by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1954	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1955	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1956	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1957	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1958	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1959	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1960	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1961	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1962	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1963	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1964	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1965	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1966	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1967	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1968	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1969	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1970	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1971	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1972	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1973	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1974	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1975	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1976	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1977	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1978	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1979	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1980	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1981	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1982	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1983	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1984	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1985	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1986	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1987	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1988	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1989	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1990	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1991	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1992	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1993	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1994	22.8 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Penola State Forest Reserve, 1954 to 1994. The record is 120.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.2 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Penola State Forest Reserve by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1954	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1955	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1956	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1957	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1958	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1959	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1960	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1961	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1962	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1963	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1964	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1965	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1966	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1967	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1968	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1969	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1970	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1971	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1972	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1973	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1974	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1975	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1976	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1977	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1978	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1979	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1980	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1981	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1982	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1983	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1984	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1985	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1986	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1987	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1988	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1989	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1990	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1991	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1992	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1993	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1994	25.6 mm (1.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Penola State Forest Reserve, 1954 to 1994. The record is 55 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Penola State Forest Reserve by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1954	19 days
1955	29 days
1956	44 days
1957	37 days
1958	34 days
1959	23 days
1960	17 days
1961	43 days
1962	20 days
1963	55 days
1964	21 days
1965	23 days
1966	16 days
1967	37 days
1968	30 days
1969	34 days
1970	27 days
1971	34 days
1972	33 days
1973	12 days
1974	39 days
1975	24 days
1976	17 days
1977	20 days
1978	16 days
1979	18 days
1980	44 days
1981	22 days
1982	20 days
1983	33 days
1984	27 days
1985	28 days
1986	37 days
1987	36 days
1988	33 days
1989	25 days
1990	17 days
1991	38 days
1992	28 days
1993	29 days
1994	18 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.

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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 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).