Thursday Island Township Weather Records (ASN00027021)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Thursday Island Township (ASN00027021), Australia, with 120 years of record.

Key Facts for Thursday Island Township

Thursday Island Township (ASN00027021) is a weather station in Australia at -10.58 latitude and 142.22 longitude, 8 m (26 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1888 to 2007, 120 years of record.
1,460 records set at Thursday Island Township still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Thursday Island Township set a daily record precipitation of 116.0 mm (4.6 in) on 5 March 2007.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -10.58 latitude, 142.22 longitude.
Elevation: 8 m (26 ft).
Period of record: 1888 to 2007, 120 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 Thursday Island Township. 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 Thursday Island Township, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	34.3 C (93.7 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	33.2 C (91.8 F)	22.3 C (72.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23.5 C (74.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.4 C (90.3 F)	22.8 C (73.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	31.4 C (88.5 F)	22.6 C (72.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.4 C (88.5 F)	21.7 C (71.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	30.5 C (86.9 F)	20.2 C (68.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	30.0 C (86.0 F)	20.4 C (68.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.3 C (90.1 F)	20.5 C (68.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.9 C (91.2 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	34.7 C (94.5 F)	22.3 C (72.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	36.4 C (97.5 F)	21.2 C (70.2 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,460 standing records

1,460 records at Thursday Island Township still stand. 1995 holds the most, with 448.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Thursday Island Township between 6 December 1950 and 6 December 1950. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 238.3 mm (9.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Thursday Island Township. The most was 238.3 mm (9.4 in) on 6 December 1950.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Thursday Island Township
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	220.2 mm (8.7 in)	12 January 1955
Feb	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	17 February 1928
Mar	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	17 March 1947
Apr	216.7 mm (8.5 in)	30 April 1916
May	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	1 May 1943
Jun	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	7 June 1956
Jul	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	3 July 1921
Aug	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	9 August 2006
Sep	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	7 September 1947
Oct	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	22 October 1954
Nov	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	28 November 1946
Dec	238.3 mm (9.4 in)	6 December 1950

Period of Record Coverage

1992 to 1996

5 years of record at Thursday Island Township, 1992 to 1996. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1992, 1996.

Latest Records

Latest records at Thursday Island Township
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 2007	Thursday Island Township, AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	72 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 2007	Thursday Island Township, AU	daily rain	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	77 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2006	Thursday Island Township, AU	daily rain	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	100 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 2006	Thursday Island Township, AU	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	87 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 2006	Thursday Island Township, AU	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 2006	Thursday Island Township, AU	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	91 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 2006	Thursday Island Township, AU	monthly rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 2006	Thursday Island Township, AU	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 2006	Thursday Island Township, AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 2006	Thursday Island Township, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	57 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 2006	Thursday Island Township, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2006	Thursday Island Township, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 2006	Thursday Island Township, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2006	Thursday Island Township, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2006	Thursday Island Township, AU	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	71 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 2005	Thursday Island Township, AU	daily rain	152.2 mm (6.0 in)	122.5 mm (4.8 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 October 2005	Thursday Island Township, AU	daily rain	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 2005	Thursday Island Township, AU	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	10 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 2005	Thursday Island Township, AU	daily rain (Tie)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	tie	92 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 2005	Thursday Island Township, AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1888 to 2007

Yearly extremes at Thursday Island Township: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.4 C (97.5 F)	1992	34.5 C (94.1 F)	5
Coldest night (TNn)	20.2 C (68.4 F)	1995	20.5 C (68.9 F)	5
Wettest day (Rx1day)	238.3 mm (9.4 in)	1950	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	73
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	597.1 mm (23.5 in)	1955	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	73
Longest dry spell (CDD)	159 days	1908	55 days	73

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Thursday Island Township, 1888 to 2007. The record is 36.4 C (97.5 F) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.5 C (94.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Thursday Island Township by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1894	n/a
1896	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1992	36.4 C (97.5 F)
1993	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1994	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1995	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1996	33.0 C (91.4 F)
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Thursday Island Township, 1888 to 2007. The record is 20.2 C (68.4 F) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 20.5 C (68.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Thursday Island Township by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1894	n/a
1896	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1992	21.0 C (69.8 F)
1993	20.4 C (68.7 F)
1994	20.5 C (68.9 F)
1995	20.2 C (68.4 F)
1996	21.0 C (69.8 F)
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Thursday Island Township, 1888 to 2007. The record is 238.3 mm (9.4 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 119.9 mm (4.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Thursday Island Township by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1888	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1889	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1890	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1894	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1896	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1898	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1899	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1900	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1902	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1903	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1904	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1905	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1906	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1907	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1908	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1909	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1910	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1911	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1912	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1913	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1914	146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1915	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1916	216.7 mm (8.5 in)
1917	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1918	145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1919	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1920	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1921	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1922	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1923	150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1924	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1925	137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1926	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1927	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1928	173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1929	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1930	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1931	177.5 mm (7.0 in)
1932	164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1933	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1934	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1935	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1936	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1937	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1938	196.6 mm (7.7 in)
1939	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1940	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1941	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1942	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1943	197.1 mm (7.8 in)
1944	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1945	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1946	165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1947	176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1948	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1949	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1950	238.3 mm (9.4 in)
1951	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1952	188.2 mm (7.4 in)
1953	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1954	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1955	220.2 mm (8.7 in)
1956	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1957	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1992	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1993	140.6 mm (5.5 in)
1994	108.6 mm (4.3 in)
1995	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1996	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
2004	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
2005	152.2 mm (6.0 in)
2006	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
2007	171.0 mm (6.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Thursday Island Township, 1888 to 2007. The record is 597.1 mm (23.5 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 235.0 mm (9.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Thursday Island Township by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1888	186.2 mm (7.3 in)
1889	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1890	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1894	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1896	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1898	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1899	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1900	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1902	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1903	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1904	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1905	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1906	142.8 mm (5.6 in)
1907	243.6 mm (9.6 in)
1908	256.3 mm (10.1 in)
1909	307.6 mm (12.1 in)
1910	283.9 mm (11.2 in)
1911	236.6 mm (9.3 in)
1912	363.3 mm (14.3 in)
1913	271.7 mm (10.7 in)
1914	355.5 mm (14.0 in)
1915	176.1 mm (6.9 in)
1916	351.8 mm (13.9 in)
1917	173.2 mm (6.8 in)
1918	221.6 mm (8.7 in)
1919	224.6 mm (8.8 in)
1920	270.8 mm (10.7 in)
1921	326.7 mm (12.9 in)
1922	257.6 mm (10.1 in)
1923	310.0 mm (12.2 in)
1924	209.5 mm (8.2 in)
1925	336.0 mm (13.2 in)
1926	169.5 mm (6.7 in)
1927	285.2 mm (11.2 in)
1928	408.2 mm (16.1 in)
1929	257.6 mm (10.1 in)
1930	203.4 mm (8.0 in)
1931	265.2 mm (10.4 in)
1932	240.9 mm (9.5 in)
1933	248.7 mm (9.8 in)
1934	233.9 mm (9.2 in)
1935	464.6 mm (18.3 in)
1936	227.4 mm (9.0 in)
1937	384.7 mm (15.1 in)
1938	323.8 mm (12.7 in)
1939	278.9 mm (11.0 in)
1940	198.5 mm (7.8 in)
1941	246.7 mm (9.7 in)
1942	191.3 mm (7.5 in)
1943	235.0 mm (9.3 in)
1944	191.5 mm (7.5 in)
1945	252.7 mm (9.9 in)
1946	364.9 mm (14.4 in)
1947	310.0 mm (12.2 in)
1948	309.3 mm (12.2 in)
1949	293.6 mm (11.6 in)
1950	452.7 mm (17.8 in)
1951	338.5 mm (13.3 in)
1952	307.1 mm (12.1 in)
1953	227.1 mm (8.9 in)
1954	183.7 mm (7.2 in)
1955	597.1 mm (23.5 in)
1956	216.1 mm (8.5 in)
1957	210.2 mm (8.3 in)
1992	226.2 mm (8.9 in)
1993	192.8 mm (7.6 in)
1994	200.2 mm (7.9 in)
1995	203.6 mm (8.0 in)
1996	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
2004	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
2005	240.5 mm (9.5 in)
2006	200.0 mm (7.9 in)
2007	245.3 mm (9.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Thursday Island Township, 1888 to 2007. The record is 159 days in 1908, marked on the chart; the median year is 55 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Thursday Island Township by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1888	81 days
1889	35 days
1890	31 days
1894	30 days
1896	31 days
1898	31 days
1899	31 days
1900	31 days
1902	91 days
1903	31 days
1904	30 days
1905	61 days
1906	71 days
1907	95 days
1908	159 days
1909	53 days
1910	67 days
1911	105 days
1912	110 days
1913	62 days
1914	87 days
1915	64 days
1916	47 days
1917	55 days
1918	120 days
1919	49 days
1920	67 days
1921	49 days
1922	52 days
1923	48 days
1924	49 days
1925	55 days
1926	45 days
1927	51 days
1928	92 days
1929	68 days
1930	64 days
1931	100 days
1932	100 days
1933	32 days
1934	39 days
1935	71 days
1936	46 days
1937	58 days
1938	65 days
1939	101 days
1940	70 days
1941	148 days
1942	46 days
1943	16 days
1944	6 days
1945	33 days
1946	80 days
1947	71 days
1948	86 days
1949	54 days
1950	54 days
1951	102 days
1952	70 days
1953	78 days
1954	28 days
1955	36 days
1956	48 days
1957	17 days
1992	71 days
1993	132 days
1994	125 days
1995	32 days
1996	8 days
2004	18 days
2005	100 days
2006	35 days
2007	16 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, 1906 to 2006

A day with at least 128.0 mm (5.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 235.4 mm (9.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Thursday Island Township: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
5 years	163.6 mm (6.4 in)
10 years	184.1 mm (7.2 in)
25 years	206.9 mm (8.1 in)
50 years	221.9 mm (8.7 in)
100 years	235.4 mm (9.3 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 1906 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: 238.3 mm (9.4 in) in 1950; 220.2 mm (8.7 in) in 1955; 216.7 mm (8.5 in) in 1916.

Download the Data

Data for Thursday Island Township standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Thursday Island Township 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).

Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1992	109	30%	No
1993	364	100%	Yes
1994	340	93%	Yes
1995	341	93%	Yes
1996	14	4%	No