Esmeralda Station Weather Records (ASN00029016)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Esmeralda Station (ASN00029016), Australia, with 113 years of record.

Key Facts for Esmeralda Station

Esmeralda Station (ASN00029016) is a weather station in Australia at -18.85 latitude and 142.57 longitude, 175 m (574 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1914 to 2026, 113 years of record.
0 records set at Esmeralda Station still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Esmeralda Station set a daily record precipitation of 9.5 mm (0.37 in) on 9 May 2026.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -18.85 latitude, 142.57 longitude.
Elevation: 175 m (574 ft).
Period of record: 1914 to 2026, 113 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 Esmeralda Station. 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 Esmeralda Station, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Esmeralda Station still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Esmeralda Station between 5 February 1964 and 30 December 1974. Each dot is a new record.

When Esmeralda Station set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1964-02-05	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 206.2 mm (8.1 in)
1974-12-30	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 233.0 mm (9.2 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 233.0 mm (9.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Esmeralda Station. The most was 233.0 mm (9.2 in) on 30 December 1974.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Esmeralda Station
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	8 January 1996
Feb	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	5 February 1964
Mar	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	7 March 1972
Apr	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	12 April 2013
May	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	23 May 1990
Jun	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	5 June 1990
Jul	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10 July 1944
Aug	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2 August 2005
Sep	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	10 September 1962
Oct	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	29 October 1955
Nov	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	22 November 1950
Dec	233.0 mm (9.2 in)	30 December 1974

Latest Records

Latest records at Esmeralda Station
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 2026	Esmeralda Station, AU	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	112 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 2026	Esmeralda Station, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	87 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2026	Esmeralda Station, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2026	Esmeralda Station, AU	daily rain	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2026	Esmeralda Station, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 2025	Esmeralda Station, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 2024	Esmeralda Station, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 2024	Esmeralda Station, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 2024	Esmeralda Station, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 2024	Esmeralda Station, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 2023	Esmeralda Station, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2023	Esmeralda Station, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 2016	Esmeralda Station, AU	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	101 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 2016	Esmeralda Station, AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 2015	Esmeralda Station, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 2015	Esmeralda Station, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	8 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 2015	Esmeralda Station, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2015	Esmeralda Station, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 2014	Esmeralda Station, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 2014	Esmeralda Station, AU	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	100 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1914 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Esmeralda Station: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	233.0 mm (9.2 in)	1974	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	98
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	581.0 mm (22.9 in)	1974	147.4 mm (5.8 in)	98
Longest dry spell (CDD)	266 days	1946	121 days	98

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Esmeralda Station, 1914 to 2026. The record is 233.0 mm (9.2 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.9 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Esmeralda Station by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1914	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1915	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1916	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1917	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1918	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1919	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1920	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1921	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1922	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1923	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1924	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1925	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1926	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1927	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1928	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1929	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1930	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1931	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1932	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1933	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1934	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1935	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1936	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1937	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1938	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1939	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1940	163.6 mm (6.4 in)
1941	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1942	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1943	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1944	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1945	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1946	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1947	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1948	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1949	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1950	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1951	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1952	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1953	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1954	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1955	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1956	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1957	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1958	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1959	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1960	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1961	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1962	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1963	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1964	206.2 mm (8.1 in)
1965	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1966	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1967	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1968	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1969	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1970	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1971	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1972	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1973	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1974	233.0 mm (9.2 in)
1975	146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1976	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1977	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1978	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1979	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1989	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1990	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1991	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1992	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1993	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1994	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1995	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1996	220.0 mm (8.7 in)
1997	189.2 mm (7.4 in)
1998	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1999	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
2000	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
2001	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
2002	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
2003	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
2004	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
2005	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
2006	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
2007	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
2008	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2009	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
2010	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
2011	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
2012	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
2013	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
2014	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
2015	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
2016	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2023	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
2024	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2025	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
2026	164.0 mm (6.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Esmeralda Station, 1914 to 2026. The record is 581.0 mm (22.9 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 147.4 mm (5.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Esmeralda Station by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1914	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1915	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1916	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1917	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1918	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1919	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1920	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1921	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1922	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1923	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1924	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1925	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1926	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1927	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1928	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1929	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1930	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1931	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1932	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1933	135.2 mm (5.3 in)
1934	217.7 mm (8.6 in)
1935	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1936	269.7 mm (10.6 in)
1937	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1938	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1939	147.5 mm (5.8 in)
1940	226.0 mm (8.9 in)
1941	111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1942	161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1943	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1944	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1945	173.5 mm (6.8 in)
1946	147.0 mm (5.8 in)
1947	151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1948	149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1949	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1950	201.8 mm (7.9 in)
1951	197.8 mm (7.8 in)
1952	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1953	172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1954	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1955	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1956	218.2 mm (8.6 in)
1957	179.9 mm (7.1 in)
1958	191.4 mm (7.5 in)
1959	139.6 mm (5.5 in)
1960	164.7 mm (6.5 in)
1961	196.9 mm (7.8 in)
1962	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1963	182.6 mm (7.2 in)
1964	316.2 mm (12.4 in)
1965	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1966	154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1967	166.6 mm (6.6 in)
1968	203.4 mm (8.0 in)
1969	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1970	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1971	217.6 mm (8.6 in)
1972	282.7 mm (11.1 in)
1973	168.8 mm (6.6 in)
1974	581.0 mm (22.9 in)
1975	344.0 mm (13.5 in)
1976	153.0 mm (6.0 in)
1977	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1978	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1979	160.2 mm (6.3 in)
1989	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1990	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1991	286.6 mm (11.3 in)
1992	179.2 mm (7.1 in)
1993	128.6 mm (5.1 in)
1994	169.8 mm (6.7 in)
1995	172.8 mm (6.8 in)
1996	253.8 mm (10.0 in)
1997	252.4 mm (9.9 in)
1998	169.6 mm (6.7 in)
1999	147.4 mm (5.8 in)
2000	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
2001	162.2 mm (6.4 in)
2002	269.0 mm (10.6 in)
2003	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
2004	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2005	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
2006	256.0 mm (10.1 in)
2007	147.4 mm (5.8 in)
2008	201.0 mm (7.9 in)
2009	322.0 mm (12.7 in)
2010	213.0 mm (8.4 in)
2011	213.5 mm (8.4 in)
2012	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
2013	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
2014	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
2015	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
2016	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
2023	174.5 mm (6.9 in)
2024	254.0 mm (10.0 in)
2025	263.0 mm (10.4 in)
2026	268.0 mm (10.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Esmeralda Station, 1914 to 2026. The record is 266 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 121 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Esmeralda Station by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1914	92 days
1915	92 days
1916	61 days
1917	61 days
1918	153 days
1919	61 days
1920	62 days
1921	61 days
1922	61 days
1923	92 days
1924	61 days
1925	91 days
1926	123 days
1927	62 days
1928	183 days
1929	184 days
1930	183 days
1931	183 days
1932	122 days
1933	129 days
1934	145 days
1935	156 days
1936	73 days
1937	143 days
1938	123 days
1939	59 days
1940	202 days
1941	141 days
1942	114 days
1943	90 days
1944	108 days
1945	135 days
1946	266 days
1947	67 days
1948	137 days
1949	163 days
1950	104 days
1951	168 days
1952	99 days
1953	193 days
1954	132 days
1955	143 days
1956	51 days
1957	120 days
1958	133 days
1959	58 days
1960	188 days
1961	160 days
1962	104 days
1963	202 days
1964	99 days
1965	168 days
1966	128 days
1967	141 days
1968	65 days
1969	167 days
1970	97 days
1971	60 days
1972	144 days
1973	123 days
1974	110 days
1975	87 days
1976	212 days
1977	184 days
1978	72 days
1979	18 days
1989	15 days
1990	119 days
1991	215 days
1992	103 days
1993	106 days
1994	211 days
1995	88 days
1996	79 days
1997	97 days
1998	83 days
1999	131 days
2000	125 days
2001	106 days
2002	162 days
2003	160 days
2004	193 days
2005	131 days
2006	140 days
2007	125 days
2008	141 days
2009	165 days
2010	106 days
2011	27 days
2012	59 days
2013	186 days
2014	85 days
2015	210 days
2016	28 days
2023	128 days
2024	99 days
2025	70 days
2026	29 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

68 years, 1933 to 2023

A day with at least 82.9 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 227.6 mm (9.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Esmeralda Station: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
5 years	113.9 mm (4.5 in)
10 years	137.1 mm (5.4 in)
25 years	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
50 years	197.6 mm (7.8 in)
100 years	227.6 mm (9.0 in)	Longer than the 68 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, 68 years of values from 1933 to 2023.

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: 220.0 mm (8.7 in) in 1996; 206.2 mm (8.1 in) in 1964; 189.2 mm (7.4 in) in 1997.

Download the Data

Data for Esmeralda Station standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Esmeralda Station 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 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a