Penola Downs Station Weather Records (ASN00029098)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Penola Downs Station (ASN00029098), Australia, with 117 years of record.

Key Facts for Penola Downs Station

Penola Downs Station (ASN00029098) is a weather station in Australia at -21.52 latitude and 141.45 longitude, 230 m (755 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1887 to 2003, 117 years of record.
0 records set at Penola Downs Station still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Penola Downs Station set a daily record precipitation of 119.2 mm (4.7 in) on 16 December 2001.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -21.52 latitude, 141.45 longitude.
Elevation: 230 m (755 ft).
Period of record: 1887 to 2003, 117 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 Downs 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 Penola Downs Station, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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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 Penola Downs Station still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 181.9 mm (7.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Penola Downs Station. The most was 181.9 mm (7.2 in) on 12 February 1944.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Penola Downs Station
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	31 January 1974
Feb	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	12 February 1944
Mar	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	5 March 1954
Apr	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	1 April 1964
May	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 May 1891
Jun	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 June 1944
Jul	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	10 July 1978
Aug	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 August 1893
Sep	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 September 1960
Oct	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 October 1989
Nov	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	10 November 1950
Dec	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	26 December 1960

Latest Records

Latest records at Penola Downs Station
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 2001	Penola Downs Station, AU	daily rain	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2001	Penola Downs Station, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 2000	Penola Downs Station, AU	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 2000	Penola Downs Station, AU	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 2000	Penola Downs Station, AU	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 2000	Penola Downs Station, AU	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 2000	Penola Downs Station, AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1999	Penola Downs Station, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1999	Penola Downs Station, AU	daily rain	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1999	Penola Downs Station, AU	daily rain	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1999	Penola Downs Station, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1998	Penola Downs Station, AU	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	8 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1998	Penola Downs Station, AU	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1998	Penola Downs Station, AU	daily rain	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	110 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1998	Penola Downs Station, AU	daily rain	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	110 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 1998	Penola Downs Station, AU	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1998	Penola Downs Station, AU	daily rain	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	4 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1998	Penola Downs Station, AU	daily rain	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	107 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1998	Penola Downs Station, AU	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	109 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1998	Penola Downs Station, AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1887 to 2003

Yearly extremes at Penola Downs Station: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	1944	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	108
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	355.6 mm (14.0 in)	1944	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	108
Longest dry spell (CDD)	259 days	2002	95 days	108

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Penola Downs Station, 1887 to 2003. The record is 181.9 mm (7.2 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.5 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Penola Downs Station by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1887	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1888	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1889	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1890	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1891	170.7 mm (6.7 in)
1892	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1893	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1894	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1896	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1897	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)
1901	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1902	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1904	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1909	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1910	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1911	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1912	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1913	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
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	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1934	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1935	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1936	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1937	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1938	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1940	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1941	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1942	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1943	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1944	181.9 mm (7.2 in)
1945	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1946	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1948	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1949	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1950	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1951	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1952	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1953	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1954	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1955	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1956	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1957	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1958	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1959	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1960	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1961	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1962	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1963	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1964	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1965	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1966	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1967	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1968	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1969	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1970	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1971	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1972	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1973	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1974	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1975	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1976	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1977	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1978	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1979	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1980	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1981	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1982	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1984	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1985	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1986	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1987	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1988	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1989	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1990	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1991	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1993	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1994	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1995	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1996	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1997	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1998	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1999	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
2000	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
2001	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
2002	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
2003	43.9 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Penola Downs Station, 1887 to 2003. The record is 355.6 mm (14.0 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.0 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Penola Downs Station by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1887	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1888	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1889	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1890	94.4 mm (3.7 in)
1891	247.2 mm (9.7 in)
1892	111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1893	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1894	176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1896	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1897	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)
1901	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1902	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1904	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1909	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1910	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1911	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1912	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1913	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
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	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1934	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1935	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1936	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1937	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1938	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1940	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1941	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1942	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1943	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1944	355.6 mm (14.0 in)
1945	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1946	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1948	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1949	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1950	228.5 mm (9.0 in)
1951	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1952	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1953	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1954	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1955	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1956	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1957	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1958	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1959	94.9 mm (3.7 in)
1960	153.1 mm (6.0 in)
1961	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1962	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1963	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1964	138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1965	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1966	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1967	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1968	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1969	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1970	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1971	166.0 mm (6.5 in)
1972	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1973	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1974	275.2 mm (10.8 in)
1975	163.5 mm (6.4 in)
1976	171.8 mm (6.8 in)
1977	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1978	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1979	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1980	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1981	154.6 mm (6.1 in)
1982	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1983	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1984	188.6 mm (7.4 in)
1985	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1986	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1987	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1988	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1989	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1990	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1991	193.2 mm (7.6 in)
1993	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1994	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1995	97.4 mm (3.8 in)
1996	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1997	157.2 mm (6.2 in)
1998	92.6 mm (3.6 in)
1999	148.4 mm (5.8 in)
2000	105.8 mm (4.2 in)
2001	144.2 mm (5.7 in)
2002	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
2003	124.3 mm (4.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Penola Downs Station, 1887 to 2003. The record is 259 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 95 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Penola Downs Station by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1887	30 days
1888	61 days
1889	31 days
1890	48 days
1891	98 days
1892	66 days
1893	59 days
1894	61 days
1896	61 days
1897	62 days
1898	31 days
1899	122 days
1900	122 days
1901	16 days
1902	100 days
1904	92 days
1909	61 days
1910	61 days
1911	123 days
1912	61 days
1913	62 days
1914	92 days
1915	89 days
1916	61 days
1917	92 days
1918	153 days
1919	61 days
1920	30 days
1921	61 days
1922	120 days
1923	92 days
1924	92 days
1925	153 days
1926	120 days
1927	153 days
1928	122 days
1929	214 days
1930	214 days
1931	92 days
1932	123 days
1933	61 days
1934	61 days
1935	120 days
1936	31 days
1937	92 days
1938	92 days
1940	86 days
1941	142 days
1942	134 days
1943	108 days
1944	92 days
1945	67 days
1946	16 days
1948	149 days
1949	179 days
1950	96 days
1951	123 days
1952	157 days
1953	164 days
1954	121 days
1955	78 days
1956	66 days
1957	120 days
1958	144 days
1959	93 days
1960	54 days
1961	203 days
1962	97 days
1963	222 days
1964	78 days
1965	172 days
1966	122 days
1967	161 days
1968	53 days
1969	111 days
1970	129 days
1971	35 days
1972	161 days
1973	77 days
1974	89 days
1975	125 days
1976	201 days
1977	152 days
1978	60 days
1979	162 days
1980	118 days
1981	52 days
1982	159 days
1983	96 days
1984	110 days
1985	77 days
1986	87 days
1987	61 days
1988	91 days
1989	98 days
1990	135 days
1991	130 days
1993	86 days
1994	238 days
1995	86 days
1996	107 days
1997	246 days
1998	41 days
1999	150 days
2000	130 days
2001	96 days
2002	259 days
2003	61 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

59 years, 1891 to 2002

A day with at least 59.5 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 179.7 mm (7.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Penola Downs 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	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
5 years	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
10 years	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
25 years	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
50 years	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
100 years	179.7 mm (7.1 in)	Longer than the 59 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, 59 years of values from 1891 to 2002.

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: 170.7 mm (6.7 in) in 1891; 160.0 mm (6.3 in) in 1974; 142.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1960.

Download the Data

Data for Penola Downs Station standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Penola Downs 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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

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
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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
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