Saxby Downs Station Weather Records (ASN00030047)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Saxby Downs Station (ASN00030047), Australia, with 93 years of record.

Key Facts for Saxby Downs Station

Saxby Downs Station (ASN00030047) is a weather station in Australia at -20.04 latitude and 142.49 longitude, 200 m (656 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1912 to 2004, 93 years of record.
0 records set at Saxby Downs Station still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Saxby Downs Station set a daily record precipitation of 26.0 mm (1.0 in) on 10 December 2004.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -20.04 latitude, 142.49 longitude.
Elevation: 200 m (656 ft).
Period of record: 1912 to 2004, 93 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 Saxby 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 Saxby 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 Saxby Downs Station still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Saxby Downs Station between 17 December 1973 and 17 December 1973. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 162.6 mm (6.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Saxby Downs Station. The most was 162.6 mm (6.4 in) on 17 December 1973.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Saxby Downs Station
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	27 January 1979
Feb	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	14 February 1959
Mar	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	28 March 1947
Apr	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	6 April 1921
May	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	20 May 1981
Jun	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	3 June 1985
Jul	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	3 July 1936
Aug	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 August 1988
Sep	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	9 September 1962
Oct	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	4 October 1930
Nov	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	11 November 1973
Dec	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	17 December 1973

Latest Records

Latest records at Saxby Downs Station
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 2004	Saxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2004	Saxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 2003	Saxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2003	Saxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 2003	Saxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	13 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 2003	Saxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	45 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 2002	Saxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	89 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 2002	Saxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	51 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 2001	Saxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	79 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 2001	Saxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	50 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1999	Saxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1998	Saxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	64 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1998	Saxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1998	Saxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	85 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1997	Saxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1997	Saxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1997	Saxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1996	Saxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1996	Saxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1990	Saxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1912 to 2004

Yearly extremes at Saxby Downs Station: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	1973	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	88
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	290.0 mm (11.4 in)	1979	110.3 mm (4.3 in)	88
Longest dry spell (CDD)	257 days	1965	116 days	88

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Saxby Downs Station, 1912 to 2004. The record is 162.6 mm (6.4 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.6 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Saxby Downs Station by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
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	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1919	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1920	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1921	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1922	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1923	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1924	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1925	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1926	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1927	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1928	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1929	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1930	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1931	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1932	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1933	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1934	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1935	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1936	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1937	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1938	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1939	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1940	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1941	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1942	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1943	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1944	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1945	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1946	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1947	162.3 mm (6.4 in)
1948	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1949	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1950	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1951	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1952	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1953	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1954	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1955	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1956	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1957	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1958	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1959	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1960	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1961	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1962	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1963	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1964	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1965	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1966	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1967	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1968	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1969	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1970	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1971	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1972	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1973	162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1974	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1975	94.1 mm (3.7 in)
1976	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1977	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1978	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1979	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1980	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1981	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1982	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1983	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1984	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1985	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1986	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1987	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1988	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1989	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1990	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1994	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1996	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1997	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1998	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1999	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
2001	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2002	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2003	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
2004	54.0 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Saxby Downs Station, 1912 to 2004. The record is 290.0 mm (11.4 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 110.3 mm (4.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Saxby Downs Station by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
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	64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1919	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1920	180.1 mm (7.1 in)
1921	189.7 mm (7.5 in)
1922	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1923	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1924	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1925	97.2 mm (3.8 in)
1926	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1927	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1928	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1929	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1930	184.2 mm (7.3 in)
1931	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1932	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1933	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1934	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1935	104.3 mm (4.1 in)
1936	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1937	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1938	146.4 mm (5.8 in)
1939	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1940	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1941	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1942	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1943	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1944	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1945	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1946	176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1947	218.2 mm (8.6 in)
1948	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1949	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1950	145.9 mm (5.7 in)
1951	167.7 mm (6.6 in)
1952	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1953	141.6 mm (5.6 in)
1954	265.9 mm (10.5 in)
1955	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1956	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1957	112.1 mm (4.4 in)
1958	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1959	185.9 mm (7.3 in)
1960	161.2 mm (6.3 in)
1961	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1962	145.1 mm (5.7 in)
1963	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1964	208.5 mm (8.2 in)
1965	177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1966	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1967	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1968	176.3 mm (6.9 in)
1969	107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1970	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1971	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1972	186.8 mm (7.4 in)
1973	200.7 mm (7.9 in)
1974	241.8 mm (9.5 in)
1975	163.4 mm (6.4 in)
1976	164.5 mm (6.5 in)
1977	80.4 mm (3.2 in)
1978	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1979	290.0 mm (11.4 in)
1980	210.4 mm (8.3 in)
1981	125.9 mm (5.0 in)
1982	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1983	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1984	154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1985	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1986	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1987	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1988	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1989	139.6 mm (5.5 in)
1990	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1994	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1996	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1997	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1998	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1999	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
2001	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2002	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
2003	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
2004	137.0 mm (5.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Saxby Downs Station, 1912 to 2004. The record is 257 days in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 116 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Saxby Downs Station by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1912	62 days
1913	123 days
1914	92 days
1915	31 days
1916	92 days
1917	61 days
1918	91 days
1919	91 days
1920	34 days
1921	100 days
1922	185 days
1923	105 days
1924	119 days
1925	140 days
1926	217 days
1927	108 days
1928	198 days
1929	219 days
1930	125 days
1931	177 days
1932	157 days
1933	92 days
1934	79 days
1935	106 days
1936	62 days
1937	102 days
1938	124 days
1939	61 days
1940	214 days
1941	153 days
1942	138 days
1943	108 days
1944	128 days
1945	191 days
1946	237 days
1947	76 days
1948	115 days
1949	197 days
1950	68 days
1951	119 days
1952	85 days
1953	191 days
1954	92 days
1955	129 days
1956	42 days
1957	121 days
1958	142 days
1959	94 days
1960	170 days
1961	244 days
1962	100 days
1963	125 days
1964	104 days
1965	257 days
1966	75 days
1967	132 days
1968	62 days
1969	119 days
1970	187 days
1971	97 days
1972	236 days
1973	139 days
1974	103 days
1975	116 days
1976	227 days
1977	223 days
1978	54 days
1979	50 days
1980	176 days
1981	111 days
1982	14 days
1983	147 days
1984	96 days
1985	117 days
1986	38 days
1987	13 days
1988	140 days
1989	112 days
1990	171 days
1994	14 days
1996	12 days
1997	14 days
1998	109 days
1999	215 days
2001	117 days
2002	169 days
2003	83 days
2004	189 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

69 years, 1921 to 2004

A day with at least 71.6 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 176.5 mm (6.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Saxby 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	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
5 years	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
10 years	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
25 years	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
50 years	158.2 mm (6.2 in)
100 years	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	Longer than the 69 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, 69 years of values from 1921 to 2004.

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: 162.6 mm (6.4 in) in 1973; 162.3 mm (6.4 in) in 1947; 143.5 mm (5.6 in) in 1965.

Download the Data

Data for Saxby Downs Station standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Saxby 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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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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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a