Essex Downs Station Weather Records (ASN00030015)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Essex Downs Station (ASN00030015), Australia, with 80 years of record.

Key Facts for Essex Downs Station

Essex Downs Station (ASN00030015) is a weather station in Australia at -21.12 latitude and 143.04 longitude, 220 m (722 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1920 to 1999, 80 years of record.
0 records set at Essex Downs Station still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Essex Downs Station tied a daily record precipitation of 14.0 mm (0.6 in) on 23 November 1999.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -21.12 latitude, 143.04 longitude.
Elevation: 220 m (722 ft).
Period of record: 1920 to 1999, 80 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 Essex 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 Essex Downs Station, with 2026 drawn through them
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

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Essex Downs Station still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Essex Downs Station between 24 January 1974 and 24 January 1974. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 170.6 mm (6.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Essex Downs Station. The most was 170.6 mm (6.7 in) on 24 January 1974.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Essex Downs Station
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	170.6 mm (6.7 in)	24 January 1974
Feb	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	3 February 1954
Mar	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	6 March 1954
Apr	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	3 April 1950
May	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	24 May 1955
Jun	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	4 June 1990
Jul	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	10 July 1978
Aug	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	23 August 1988
Sep	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	10 September 1962
Oct	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 October 1989
Nov	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	21 November 1950
Dec	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	21 December 1976

Latest Records

Latest records at Essex Downs Station
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1999	Essex Downs Station, AU	daily rain (Tie)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	tie	48 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1999	Essex Downs Station, AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1999	Essex Downs Station, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1995	Essex Downs Station, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1995	Essex Downs Station, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1995	Essex Downs Station, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1995	Essex Downs Station, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1994	Essex Downs Station, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1990	Essex Downs Station, AU	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1990	Essex Downs Station, AU	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1990	Essex Downs Station, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	8 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1990	Essex Downs Station, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1990	Essex Downs Station, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1989	Essex Downs Station, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1989	Essex Downs Station, AU	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1989	Essex Downs Station, AU	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	3 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1989	Essex Downs Station, AU	daily rain	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1989	Essex Downs Station, AU	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1989	Essex Downs Station, AU	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1989	Essex Downs Station, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	23 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1920 to 1999

Yearly extremes at Essex Downs Station: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	170.6 mm (6.7 in)	1974	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	74
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	357.0 mm (14.1 in)	1974	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	74
Longest dry spell (CDD)	239 days	1972	95 days	74

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Essex Downs Station, 1920 to 1999. The record is 170.6 mm (6.7 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.0 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Essex Downs Station by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
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)
1939	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1940	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1941	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1942	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1943	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1944	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1945	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1946	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1947	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1948	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1949	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1950	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1951	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1952	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1953	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1954	143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1955	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1956	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1957	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1958	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1959	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1960	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1961	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1962	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1963	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1964	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1965	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1966	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1967	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1968	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1969	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1970	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1971	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1972	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1973	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1974	170.6 mm (6.7 in)
1975	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1976	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1977	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1978	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1979	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1980	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1981	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1982	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1983	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1984	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1985	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1986	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1987	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1988	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1989	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1990	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1994	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1995	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1999	66.0 mm (2.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Essex Downs Station, 1920 to 1999. The record is 357.0 mm (14.1 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 84.3 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Essex Downs Station by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
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)
1939	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1940	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1941	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1942	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1943	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1944	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1945	154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1946	108.1 mm (4.3 in)
1947	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1948	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1949	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1950	163.9 mm (6.5 in)
1951	167.9 mm (6.6 in)
1952	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1953	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1954	246.9 mm (9.7 in)
1955	277.6 mm (10.9 in)
1956	210.0 mm (8.3 in)
1957	117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1958	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1959	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1960	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1961	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1962	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1963	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1964	133.5 mm (5.3 in)
1965	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1966	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1967	91.3 mm (3.6 in)
1968	177.9 mm (7.0 in)
1969	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1970	73.3 mm (2.9 in)
1971	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1972	159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1973	181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1974	357.0 mm (14.1 in)
1975	152.0 mm (6.0 in)
1976	181.8 mm (7.2 in)
1977	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1978	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1979	118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1980	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1981	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1982	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1983	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1984	213.2 mm (8.4 in)
1985	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1986	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1987	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1988	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1989	109.6 mm (4.3 in)
1990	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1994	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1995	162.0 mm (6.4 in)
1999	92.5 mm (3.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Essex Downs Station, 1920 to 1999. The record is 239 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 95 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Essex Downs Station by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1920	61 days
1921	61 days
1922	61 days
1923	92 days
1924	92 days
1925	61 days
1926	92 days
1927	62 days
1928	123 days
1929	184 days
1930	92 days
1931	62 days
1932	123 days
1933	92 days
1934	61 days
1935	31 days
1936	92 days
1937	61 days
1938	61 days
1939	30 days
1940	134 days
1941	134 days
1942	71 days
1943	108 days
1944	151 days
1945	149 days
1946	237 days
1947	140 days
1948	124 days
1949	146 days
1950	52 days
1951	95 days
1952	84 days
1953	116 days
1954	68 days
1955	103 days
1956	97 days
1957	118 days
1958	91 days
1959	93 days
1960	53 days
1961	146 days
1962	57 days
1963	126 days
1964	93 days
1965	180 days
1966	115 days
1967	93 days
1968	83 days
1969	94 days
1970	152 days
1971	85 days
1972	239 days
1973	139 days
1974	116 days
1975	79 days
1976	191 days
1977	168 days
1978	54 days
1979	201 days
1980	95 days
1981	87 days
1982	98 days
1983	76 days
1984	116 days
1985	99 days
1986	146 days
1987	98 days
1988	108 days
1989	100 days
1990	148 days
1994	210 days
1995	30 days
1999	10 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

49 years, 1941 to 1989

A day with at least 61.5 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 195.3 mm (7.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Essex 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	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
5 years	93.1 mm (3.7 in)
10 years	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
25 years	146.0 mm (5.7 in)
50 years	170.1 mm (6.7 in)	Longer than the 49 years of record
100 years	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	Longer than the 49 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, 49 years of values from 1941 to 1989.

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: 170.6 mm (6.7 in) in 1974; 143.3 mm (5.6 in) in 1954; 140.0 mm (5.5 in) in 1976.

Download the Data

Data for Essex Downs Station standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Essex 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
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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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