Musgrave Weather Records (ASN00028007)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Musgrave (ASN00028007), Australia, with 126 years of record.

Key Facts for Musgrave

Musgrave (ASN00028007) is a weather station in Australia at -14.78 latitude and 143.50 longitude, 79 m (260 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1887 to 2012, 126 years of record.
1,464 records set at Musgrave still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Musgrave set a daily record precipitation of 6.2 mm (0.24 in) on 15 July 2012.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -14.78 latitude, 143.50 longitude.
Elevation: 79 m (260 ft).
Period of record: 1887 to 2012, 126 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 Musgrave. 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 Musgrave, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	39.9 C (103.8 F)	18.0 C (64.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	38.0 C (100.4 F)	18.0 C (64.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	37.0 C (98.6 F)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.2 C (95.4 F)	13.6 C (56.5 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	8.2 C (46.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	34.6 C (94.3 F)	5.5 C (41.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	34.2 C (93.6 F)	2.4 C (36.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.4 C (97.5 F)	6.2 C (43.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	39.6 C (103.3 F)	6.4 C (43.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	40.4 C (104.7 F)	10.8 C (51.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	41.0 C (105.8 F)	14.5 C (58.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	41.8 C (107.2 F)	16.0 C (60.8 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Musgrave still stand. 1996 holds the most, with 122.

Standing records at Musgrave by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1991	24
1992	78
1993	40
1994	67
1995	57
1996	122
1997	53
1998	80
1999	60
2000	92
2001	42
2002	66
2003	56
2004	57
2005	69
2006	99
2007	64
2008	49
2009	87
2010	121
2011	51
2012	30

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 288.8 mm (11.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Musgrave. The most was 288.8 mm (11.4 in) on 30 December 1913.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Musgrave
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	229.6 mm (9.0 in)	14 January 1909
Feb	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	11 February 1911
Mar	224.3 mm (8.8 in)	25 March 1957
Apr	282.0 mm (11.1 in)	21 April 2006
May	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	1 May 1913
Jun	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	8 June 1956
Jul	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	10 July 1950
Aug	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 August 1956
Sep	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	11 September 1973
Oct	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	10 October 1996
Nov	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	27 November 1890
Dec	288.8 mm (11.4 in)	30 December 1913

Period of Record Coverage

1991 to 2012

22 years of record at Musgrave, 1991 to 2012. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1991, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012.

Days with data per year at Musgrave
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1991	76	21%	No
1992	345	94%	Yes
1993	364	100%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	356	98%	Yes
1996	364	99%	Yes
1997	361	99%	Yes
1998	360	99%	Yes
1999	362	99%	Yes
2000	365	100%	Yes
2001	345	95%	Yes
2002	324	89%	No
2003	301	82%	No
2004	321	88%	No
2005	317	87%	No
2006	332	91%	Yes
2007	332	91%	Yes
2008	337	92%	Yes
2009	340	93%	Yes
2010	342	94%	Yes
2011	333	91%	Yes
2012	224	61%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Musgrave
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 2012	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	2 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 2012	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	116 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 2012	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	107 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 2011	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 2010	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2010	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	122 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 2010	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	122 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2010	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	119 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 2010	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	122 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 2010	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 2010	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	122 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 2010	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 2010	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	122 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 2010	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	120 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 2008	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 2008	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 2008	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 2007	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2007	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	119 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 2007	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 1993 to 2011

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Musgrave, 1993 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 25.8 C (78.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 24.9 C (76.8 F), and the warmest was 2010, at 27.2 C (80.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Musgrave as warming stripes, 1993 to 2011
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1993	25.4 C	-0.38 C
1994	25.4 C	-0.39 C
1995	25.6 C	-0.11 C
1996	24.9 C	-0.86 C
1997	25.3 C	-0.49 C
1998	26.5 C	+0.71 C
1999	25.6 C	-0.19 C
2000	25.8 C	+0.03 C
2001	26.0 C	+0.21 C
2005	26.1 C	+0.32 C
2006	25.4 C	-0.39 C
2007	25.8 C	+0.08 C
2009	26.1 C	+0.31 C
2010	27.2 C	+1.42 C
2011	25.5 C	-0.26 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1887 to 2012

Yearly extremes at Musgrave: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.8 C (107.2 F)	1992	39.7 C (103.4 F)	22
Coldest night (TNn)	2.4 C (36.3 F)	1996	8.0 C (46.3 F)	22
Wettest day (Rx1day)	288.8 mm (11.4 in)	1913	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	103
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	527.6 mm (20.8 in)	1914	183.7 mm (7.2 in)	103
Longest dry spell (CDD)	229 days	1902	102 days	103

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Musgrave, 1887 to 2012. The record is 41.8 C (107.2 F) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.7 C (103.4 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Musgrave by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	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
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
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	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	39.8 C (103.6 F)
1992	41.8 C (107.2 F)
1993	39.2 C (102.6 F)
1994	39.9 C (103.8 F)
1995	39.3 C (102.7 F)
1996	39.6 C (103.3 F)
1997	38.4 C (101.1 F)
1998	38.2 C (100.8 F)
1999	37.7 C (99.9 F)
2000	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2001	40.5 C (104.9 F)
2002	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2003	39.5 C (103.1 F)
2004	38.5 C (101.3 F)
2005	39.6 C (103.3 F)
2006	40.2 C (104.4 F)
2007	39.7 C (103.5 F)
2008	40.9 C (105.6 F)
2009	40.8 C (105.4 F)
2010	38.0 C (100.4 F)
2011	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2012	36.0 C (96.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Musgrave, 1887 to 2012. The record is 2.4 C (36.3 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 8.0 C (46.3 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Musgrave by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	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
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
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	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	12.6 C (54.7 F)
1992	8.1 C (46.6 F)
1993	9.1 C (48.4 F)
1994	7.6 C (45.7 F)
1995	8.0 C (46.4 F)
1996	2.4 C (36.3 F)
1997	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1998	9.6 C (49.3 F)
1999	9.4 C (48.9 F)
2000	7.8 C (46.0 F)
2001	7.0 C (44.6 F)
2002	5.5 C (41.9 F)
2003	8.5 C (47.3 F)
2004	7.1 C (44.8 F)
2005	8.5 C (47.3 F)
2006	8.0 C (46.4 F)
2007	6.8 C (44.2 F)
2008	8.0 C (46.4 F)
2009	6.9 C (44.4 F)
2010	12.9 C (55.2 F)
2011	7.9 C (46.2 F)
2012	7.4 C (45.3 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Musgrave, 1887 to 2012. The record is 288.8 mm (11.4 in) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 94.5 mm (3.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Musgrave by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1887	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1888	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1889	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1890	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1891	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1892	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1893	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1894	188.0 mm (7.4 in)
1895	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1896	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1897	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1898	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1899	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1900	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1901	187.5 mm (7.4 in)
1902	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1903	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1904	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1905	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1906	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1907	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1908	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1909	229.6 mm (9.0 in)
1910	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1911	153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1912	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1913	288.8 mm (11.4 in)
1914	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1915	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1916	185.2 mm (7.3 in)
1917	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1918	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1919	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1920	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1921	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1922	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1923	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1924	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1925	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1926	151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1927	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1928	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1929	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1948	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1949	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1950	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1951	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1952	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1953	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1954	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1955	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1956	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1957	224.3 mm (8.8 in)
1958	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1959	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1960	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1961	203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1962	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1963	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1964	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1965	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1966	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1967	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1968	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1969	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1970	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1971	136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1972	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1973	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1974	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1975	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1976	139.8 mm (5.5 in)
1977	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1978	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1984	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1985	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1986	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1987	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1988	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1989	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1990	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1991	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1992	107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1993	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1994	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1995	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1996	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1997	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1998	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1999	129.2 mm (5.1 in)
2000	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
2001	134.2 mm (5.3 in)
2002	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
2003	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
2004	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
2005	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
2006	282.0 mm (11.1 in)
2007	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
2008	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
2009	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
2010	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
2011	93.1 mm (3.7 in)
2012	50.0 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Musgrave, 1887 to 2012. The record is 527.6 mm (20.8 in) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 183.7 mm (7.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Musgrave by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1887	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1888	223.8 mm (8.8 in)
1889	199.4 mm (7.9 in)
1890	200.0 mm (7.9 in)
1891	177.3 mm (7.0 in)
1892	287.5 mm (11.3 in)
1893	276.9 mm (10.9 in)
1894	264.6 mm (10.4 in)
1895	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1896	219.3 mm (8.6 in)
1897	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1898	140.8 mm (5.5 in)
1899	256.2 mm (10.1 in)
1900	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1901	220.0 mm (8.7 in)
1902	132.4 mm (5.2 in)
1903	182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1904	183.6 mm (7.2 in)
1905	203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1906	291.9 mm (11.5 in)
1907	202.0 mm (8.0 in)
1908	328.4 mm (12.9 in)
1909	294.1 mm (11.6 in)
1910	199.3 mm (7.8 in)
1911	245.6 mm (9.7 in)
1912	160.4 mm (6.3 in)
1913	525.9 mm (20.7 in)
1914	527.6 mm (20.8 in)
1915	109.9 mm (4.3 in)
1916	191.9 mm (7.6 in)
1917	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1918	189.2 mm (7.4 in)
1919	180.4 mm (7.1 in)
1920	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1921	372.1 mm (14.6 in)
1922	186.3 mm (7.3 in)
1923	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1924	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1925	192.8 mm (7.6 in)
1926	270.3 mm (10.6 in)
1927	209.1 mm (8.2 in)
1928	235.7 mm (9.3 in)
1929	189.5 mm (7.5 in)
1948	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1949	183.7 mm (7.2 in)
1950	160.6 mm (6.3 in)
1951	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1952	131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1953	123.9 mm (4.9 in)
1954	231.4 mm (9.1 in)
1955	152.7 mm (6.0 in)
1956	109.1 mm (4.3 in)
1957	261.1 mm (10.3 in)
1958	193.3 mm (7.6 in)
1959	155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1960	194.6 mm (7.7 in)
1961	350.6 mm (13.8 in)
1962	195.9 mm (7.7 in)
1963	260.6 mm (10.3 in)
1964	150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1965	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1966	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1967	140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1968	196.4 mm (7.7 in)
1969	231.4 mm (9.1 in)
1970	217.0 mm (8.5 in)
1971	200.7 mm (7.9 in)
1972	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1973	254.0 mm (10.0 in)
1974	236.7 mm (9.3 in)
1975	192.2 mm (7.6 in)
1976	337.4 mm (13.3 in)
1977	236.2 mm (9.3 in)
1978	127.4 mm (5.0 in)
1984	163.4 mm (6.4 in)
1985	136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1986	140.4 mm (5.5 in)
1987	217.0 mm (8.5 in)
1988	141.8 mm (5.6 in)
1989	134.0 mm (5.3 in)
1990	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1991	155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1992	264.6 mm (10.4 in)
1993	154.8 mm (6.1 in)
1994	145.2 mm (5.7 in)
1995	180.4 mm (7.1 in)
1996	146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1997	145.4 mm (5.7 in)
1998	210.4 mm (8.3 in)
1999	271.5 mm (10.7 in)
2000	152.8 mm (6.0 in)
2001	206.8 mm (8.1 in)
2002	197.6 mm (7.8 in)
2003	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
2004	131.4 mm (5.2 in)
2005	181.3 mm (7.1 in)
2006	459.8 mm (18.1 in)
2007	155.6 mm (6.1 in)
2008	162.0 mm (6.4 in)
2009	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
2010	193.6 mm (7.6 in)
2011	176.8 mm (7.0 in)
2012	105.0 mm (4.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Musgrave, 1887 to 2012. The record is 229 days in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 102 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Musgrave by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1887	93 days
1888	125 days
1889	119 days
1890	50 days
1891	74 days
1892	86 days
1893	49 days
1894	73 days
1895	94 days
1896	102 days
1897	135 days
1898	115 days
1899	81 days
1900	82 days
1901	119 days
1902	229 days
1903	95 days
1904	183 days
1905	123 days
1906	81 days
1907	59 days
1908	35 days
1909	77 days
1910	96 days
1911	220 days
1912	111 days
1913	117 days
1914	106 days
1915	75 days
1916	81 days
1917	88 days
1918	197 days
1919	154 days
1920	77 days
1921	49 days
1922	126 days
1923	100 days
1924	77 days
1925	71 days
1926	110 days
1927	84 days
1928	108 days
1929	65 days
1948	90 days
1949	193 days
1950	118 days
1951	134 days
1952	122 days
1953	205 days
1954	88 days
1955	142 days
1956	46 days
1957	72 days
1958	170 days
1959	150 days
1960	111 days
1961	144 days
1962	81 days
1963	126 days
1964	97 days
1965	125 days
1966	50 days
1967	83 days
1968	144 days
1969	104 days
1970	150 days
1971	124 days
1972	75 days
1973	52 days
1974	79 days
1975	99 days
1976	191 days
1977	192 days
1978	17 days
1984	215 days
1985	104 days
1986	139 days
1987	202 days
1988	199 days
1989	151 days
1990	180 days
1991	30 days
1992	82 days
1993	126 days
1994	87 days
1995	62 days
1996	74 days
1997	157 days
1998	77 days
1999	167 days
2000	126 days
2001	109 days
2002	90 days
2003	72 days
2004	77 days
2005	107 days
2006	88 days
2007	41 days
2008	104 days
2009	179 days
2010	47 days
2011	106 days
2012	38 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

97 years, 1888 to 2011

A day with at least 95.1 mm (3.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 279.1 mm (11.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Musgrave: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	95.1 mm (3.7 in)
5 years	130.7 mm (5.1 in)
10 years	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
25 years	201.0 mm (7.9 in)
50 years	237.6 mm (9.4 in)
100 years	279.1 mm (11.0 in)	Longer than the 97 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, 97 years of values from 1888 to 2011.

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: 288.8 mm (11.4 in) in 1913; 282.0 mm (11.1 in) in 2006; 229.6 mm (9.0 in) in 1909.

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Data for Musgrave 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 2026-10-13 (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).