Bluff Downs Station Weather Records (ASN00030005)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bluff Downs Station (ASN00030005), Australia, with 71 years of record.

Key Facts for Bluff Downs Station

Bluff Downs Station (ASN00030005) is a weather station in Australia at -19.68 latitude and 145.53 longitude, 457 m (1,499 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1904 to 1974, 71 years of record.
0 records set at Bluff Downs Station still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bluff Downs Station set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 31 December 1974.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -19.68 latitude, 145.53 longitude.
Elevation: 457 m (1,499 ft).
Period of record: 1904 to 1974, 71 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 Bluff 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 Bluff Downs Station, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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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 Bluff Downs Station still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 172.5 mm (6.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bluff Downs Station. The most was 172.5 mm (6.8 in) on 4 February 1967.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bluff Downs Station
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	18 January 1954
Feb	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	4 February 1967
Mar	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	2 March 1946
Apr	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	20 April 1954
May	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	2 May 1965
Jun	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 June 1971
Jul	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	6 July 1942
Aug	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 August 1953
Sep	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	5 September 1943
Oct	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	21 October 1954
Nov	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	24 November 1950
Dec	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	20 December 1973

Latest Records

Latest records at Bluff Downs Station
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 1974	Bluff Downs Station, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1974	Bluff Downs Station, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1974	Bluff Downs Station, AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1974	Bluff Downs Station, AU	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1974	Bluff Downs Station, AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1974	Bluff Downs Station, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1974	Bluff Downs Station, AU	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	19 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1974	Bluff Downs Station, AU	daily rain	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1974	Bluff Downs Station, AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1974	Bluff Downs Station, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1974	Bluff Downs Station, AU	daily rain	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1974	Bluff Downs Station, AU	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1974	Bluff Downs Station, AU	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1974	Bluff Downs Station, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1974	Bluff Downs Station, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1974	Bluff Downs Station, AU	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1974	Bluff Downs Station, AU	daily rain	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1974	Bluff Downs Station, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1973	Bluff Downs Station, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1973	Bluff Downs Station, AU	monthly rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	9 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1904 to 1974

Yearly extremes at Bluff Downs Station: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	1967	0.0 mm (0.00 in)	67
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	347.5 mm (13.7 in)	1968	0.0 mm (0.00 in)	67
Longest dry spell (CDD)	251 days	1946	72 days	67

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bluff Downs Station, 1904 to 1974. The record is 172.5 mm (6.8 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.0 mm (0.00 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bluff Downs Station by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1904	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1905	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1906	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1907	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1908	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)
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)
1939	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1940	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1941	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1942	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1943	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1944	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1945	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1946	157.7 mm (6.2 in)
1947	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1948	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1949	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1950	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1951	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1952	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1953	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1954	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1955	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1956	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1957	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1958	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1959	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1962	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1963	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1964	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1965	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1966	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1967	172.5 mm (6.8 in)
1968	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1969	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1970	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1971	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1972	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1973	155.2 mm (6.1 in)
1974	110.8 mm (4.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bluff Downs Station, 1904 to 1974. The record is 347.5 mm (13.7 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.0 mm (0.00 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bluff Downs Station by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1904	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1905	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1906	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1907	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1908	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)
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)
1939	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1940	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1941	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1942	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1943	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1944	118.8 mm (4.7 in)
1945	180.5 mm (7.1 in)
1946	201.1 mm (7.9 in)
1947	151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1948	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1949	102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1950	287.6 mm (11.3 in)
1951	199.1 mm (7.8 in)
1952	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1953	192.7 mm (7.6 in)
1954	188.8 mm (7.4 in)
1955	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1956	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1957	132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1958	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1959	203.0 mm (8.0 in)
1962	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1963	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1964	136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1965	92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1966	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1967	204.0 mm (8.0 in)
1968	347.5 mm (13.7 in)
1969	77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1970	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1971	202.9 mm (8.0 in)
1972	124.3 mm (4.9 in)
1973	245.1 mm (9.6 in)
1974	276.0 mm (10.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bluff Downs Station, 1904 to 1974. The record is 251 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 72 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bluff Downs Station by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1904	62 days
1905	61 days
1906	31 days
1907	92 days
1908	61 days
1909	31 days
1910	31 days
1911	153 days
1912	92 days
1913	153 days
1914	62 days
1915	31 days
1916	30 days
1917	61 days
1918	123 days
1919	61 days
1922	61 days
1923	91 days
1924	61 days
1925	61 days
1926	61 days
1927	31 days
1928	61 days
1929	92 days
1930	61 days
1931	92 days
1932	122 days
1933	61 days
1934	62 days
1935	31 days
1936	92 days
1937	61 days
1938	61 days
1939	31 days
1940	71 days
1941	149 days
1942	60 days
1943	93 days
1944	91 days
1945	131 days
1946	251 days
1947	82 days
1948	72 days
1949	156 days
1950	45 days
1951	112 days
1952	65 days
1953	149 days
1954	70 days
1955	126 days
1956	42 days
1957	97 days
1958	184 days
1959	128 days
1962	87 days
1963	106 days
1964	86 days
1965	105 days
1966	71 days
1967	90 days
1968	82 days
1969	130 days
1970	115 days
1971	62 days
1972	181 days
1973	31 days
1974	92 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.

Download the Data

Data for Bluff Downs Station standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-14 (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
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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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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a