Carpentaria Downs Station Weather Records (ASN00030008)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Carpentaria Downs Station (ASN00030008), Australia, with 122 years of record.

Key Facts for Carpentaria Downs Station

Carpentaria Downs Station (ASN00030008) is a weather station in Australia at -18.72 latitude and 144.32 longitude, 480 m (1,575 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1902 to 2023, 122 years of record.
0 records set at Carpentaria Downs Station still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Carpentaria Downs Station set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 17 January 2023.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -18.72 latitude, 144.32 longitude.
Elevation: 480 m (1,575 ft).
Period of record: 1902 to 2023, 122 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 Carpentaria 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 Carpentaria Downs 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 Carpentaria Downs Station still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 259.1 mm (10.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Carpentaria Downs Station. The most was 259.1 mm (10.2 in) on 11 February 1927.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Carpentaria Downs Station
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	8 January 1991
Feb	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	11 February 1927
Mar	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	7 March 1995
Apr	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	12 April 1954
May	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	7 May 1920
Jun	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	6 June 1967
Jul	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	23 July 1993
Aug	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	23 August 1988
Sep	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	11 September 1968
Oct	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 October 1998
Nov	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	22 November 1999
Dec	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	30 December 1933

Latest Records

Latest records at Carpentaria Downs Station
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 2023	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 2022	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 November 2022	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2022	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 2022	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	monthly rain (Tie)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	tie	28 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 2022	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2022	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2022	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	108 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2022	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 2021	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 2021	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 2021	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	119 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 2021	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 2021	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	107 years	79 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2021	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2021	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2021	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 2020	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	106 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2020	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 2020	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	86 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1902 to 2023

Yearly extremes at Carpentaria Downs Station: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	1927	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	111
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	430.1 mm (16.9 in)	1991	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	111
Longest dry spell (CDD)	250 days	1961	122 days	111

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Carpentaria Downs Station, 1902 to 2023. The record is 259.1 mm (10.2 in) in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.0 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Carpentaria Downs Station by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
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	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1907	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1908	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1910	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1911	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1912	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1913	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1914	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1915	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1916	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1917	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1918	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1919	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1920	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1921	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1922	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1923	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1924	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1925	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1926	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1927	259.1 mm (10.2 in)
1928	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1929	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1930	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1931	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1932	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1933	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1934	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1935	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1936	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1937	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1938	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1939	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1940	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1941	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1942	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1943	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1944	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1945	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1946	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1947	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1948	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1949	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1950	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1951	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1952	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1953	137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1954	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1955	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1956	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1957	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1958	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1959	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1960	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1961	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1962	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1963	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1964	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1965	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1966	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1967	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1968	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1969	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1970	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1971	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1972	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1973	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1974	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1975	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1976	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1977	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1978	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1979	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1980	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1981	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1982	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1983	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1984	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1985	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1986	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1987	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1988	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1989	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1990	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1991	155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1992	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1993	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1994	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1995	177.0 mm (7.0 in)
1996	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1997	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1998	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1999	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
2000	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
2001	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
2002	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2003	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
2004	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
2013	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
2016	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2017	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
2018	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2019	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
2020	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
2021	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
2022	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2023	72.6 mm (2.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Carpentaria Downs Station, 1902 to 2023. The record is 430.1 mm (16.9 in) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 138.2 mm (5.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Carpentaria Downs Station by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
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	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1907	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1908	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1910	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1911	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1912	126.1 mm (5.0 in)
1913	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1914	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1915	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1916	242.5 mm (9.5 in)
1917	277.1 mm (10.9 in)
1918	187.9 mm (7.4 in)
1919	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1920	147.9 mm (5.8 in)
1921	166.9 mm (6.6 in)
1922	194.9 mm (7.7 in)
1923	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1924	137.8 mm (5.4 in)
1925	244.3 mm (9.6 in)
1926	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1927	348.0 mm (13.7 in)
1928	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1929	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1930	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1931	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1932	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1933	176.8 mm (7.0 in)
1934	176.8 mm (7.0 in)
1935	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1936	112.9 mm (4.4 in)
1937	216.4 mm (8.5 in)
1938	154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1939	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1940	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1941	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1942	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1943	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1944	154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1945	165.0 mm (6.5 in)
1946	155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1947	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1948	151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1949	126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1950	151.7 mm (6.0 in)
1951	172.5 mm (6.8 in)
1952	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1953	345.3 mm (13.6 in)
1954	155.9 mm (6.1 in)
1955	154.6 mm (6.1 in)
1956	208.1 mm (8.2 in)
1957	180.0 mm (7.1 in)
1958	179.8 mm (7.1 in)
1959	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1960	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1961	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1962	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1963	148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1964	149.3 mm (5.9 in)
1965	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1966	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1967	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1968	230.2 mm (9.1 in)
1969	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1970	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1971	272.3 mm (10.7 in)
1972	214.7 mm (8.5 in)
1973	96.9 mm (3.8 in)
1974	289.0 mm (11.4 in)
1975	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1976	213.0 mm (8.4 in)
1977	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1978	97.2 mm (3.8 in)
1979	180.6 mm (7.1 in)
1980	204.0 mm (8.0 in)
1981	208.0 mm (8.2 in)
1982	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1983	154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1984	185.4 mm (7.3 in)
1985	116.2 mm (4.6 in)
1986	127.4 mm (5.0 in)
1987	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1988	175.0 mm (6.9 in)
1989	162.9 mm (6.4 in)
1990	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1991	430.1 mm (16.9 in)
1992	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1993	169.0 mm (6.7 in)
1994	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1995	246.0 mm (9.7 in)
1996	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1997	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1998	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1999	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
2000	175.0 mm (6.9 in)
2001	221.0 mm (8.7 in)
2002	197.0 mm (7.8 in)
2003	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
2004	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2013	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
2016	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
2017	218.2 mm (8.6 in)
2018	236.0 mm (9.3 in)
2019	211.0 mm (8.3 in)
2020	276.4 mm (10.9 in)
2021	239.0 mm (9.4 in)
2022	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
2023	161.0 mm (6.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Carpentaria Downs Station, 1902 to 2023. The record is 250 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 122 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Carpentaria Downs Station by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1902	183 days
1903	31 days
1904	92 days
1905	61 days
1906	153 days
1907	92 days
1908	61 days
1910	62 days
1911	122 days
1912	113 days
1913	132 days
1914	127 days
1915	189 days
1916	56 days
1917	69 days
1918	224 days
1919	96 days
1920	70 days
1921	54 days
1922	120 days
1923	102 days
1924	120 days
1925	148 days
1926	134 days
1927	66 days
1928	151 days
1929	204 days
1930	71 days
1931	165 days
1932	156 days
1933	99 days
1934	50 days
1935	105 days
1936	113 days
1937	181 days
1938	104 days
1939	92 days
1940	92 days
1941	123 days
1942	92 days
1943	169 days
1944	82 days
1945	123 days
1946	237 days
1947	177 days
1948	139 days
1949	134 days
1950	45 days
1951	232 days
1952	182 days
1953	184 days
1954	171 days
1955	62 days
1956	36 days
1957	85 days
1958	189 days
1959	116 days
1960	134 days
1961	250 days
1962	186 days
1963	237 days
1964	105 days
1965	217 days
1966	246 days
1967	170 days
1968	76 days
1969	106 days
1970	102 days
1971	60 days
1972	238 days
1973	144 days
1974	93 days
1975	128 days
1976	210 days
1977	190 days
1978	65 days
1979	210 days
1980	153 days
1981	48 days
1982	177 days
1983	143 days
1984	184 days
1985	109 days
1986	151 days
1987	172 days
1988	124 days
1989	113 days
1990	115 days
1991	163 days
1992	119 days
1993	65 days
1994	119 days
1995	147 days
1996	152 days
1997	107 days
1998	93 days
1999	182 days
2000	125 days
2001	209 days
2002	158 days
2003	18 days
2004	10 days
2013	15 days
2016	36 days
2017	28 days
2018	202 days
2019	183 days
2020	122 days
2021	122 days
2022	85 days
2023	11 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

89 years, 1912 to 2022

A day with at least 79.5 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 188.3 mm (7.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Carpentaria 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	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
5 years	109.6 mm (4.3 in)
10 years	129.1 mm (5.1 in)
25 years	153.3 mm (6.0 in)
50 years	171.0 mm (6.7 in)
100 years	188.3 mm (7.4 in)	Longer than the 89 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, 89 years of values from 1912 to 2022.

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: 259.1 mm (10.2 in) in 1927; 177.0 mm (7.0 in) in 1995; 155.0 mm (6.1 in) in 1991.

Download the Data

Data for Carpentaria Downs Station standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Carpentaria 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 2026-10-13 (13 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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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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