Petford Weather Records (ASN00031051)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Petford (ASN00031051), Australia, with 107 years of record.

Key Facts for Petford

Petford (ASN00031051) is a weather station in Australia at -17.34 latitude and 144.93 longitude, 470 m (1,542 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1920 to 2026, 107 years of record.
0 records set at Petford still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Petford set a daily record precipitation of 76.0 mm (3.0 in) on 31 December 2025.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -17.34 latitude, 144.93 longitude.
Elevation: 470 m (1,542 ft).
Period of record: 1920 to 2026, 107 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 Petford. 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 Petford, with 2026 drawn through them
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
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	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

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Petford still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 175.3 mm (6.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Petford. The most was 175.3 mm (6.9 in) on 10 March 1921.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Petford
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	19 January 2024
Feb	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	10 February 1984
Mar	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	10 March 1921
Apr	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	2 April 1956
May	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	11 May 2022
Jun	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	6 June 1990
Jul	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	5 July 2022
Aug	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	8 August 1970
Sep	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	12 September 1992
Oct	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	19 October 2017
Nov	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	25 November 1950
Dec	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	30 December 2021

Latest Records

Latest records at Petford
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 2025	Petford, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 2025	Petford, AU	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 2025	Petford, AU	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 2025	Petford, AU	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 2025	Petford, AU	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	99 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 2025	Petford, AU	daily rain	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	104 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 2025	Petford, AU	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 2025	Petford, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 2024	Petford, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	41 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 2024	Petford, AU	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 2024	Petford, AU	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 2024	Petford, AU	monthly rain	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	83 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2024	Petford, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2024	Petford, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2023	Petford, AU	daily rain	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	41 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 2023	Petford, AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2023	Petford, AU	daily rain	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	12 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 2023	Petford, AU	daily rain	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	0 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 2023	Petford, AU	daily rain	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 2023	Petford, AU	daily rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1920 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Petford: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	1921	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	106
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	487.4 mm (19.2 in)	2024	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	106
Longest dry spell (CDD)	259 days	1963	93 days	106

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Petford, 1920 to 2026. The record is 175.3 mm (6.9 in) in 1921, marked on the chart; the median year is 84.5 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Petford by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1920	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1921	175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1922	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1923	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1924	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1925	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1926	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1927	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1928	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1929	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1930	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1931	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1932	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1933	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1934	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1935	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1936	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1937	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1938	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1939	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1940	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1941	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1942	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1943	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1944	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1945	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1946	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1947	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1948	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1949	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1950	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1951	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1952	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1954	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1955	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1956	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1957	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1958	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1959	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1960	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1961	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1962	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1963	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1964	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1965	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1966	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1967	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1968	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1969	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1970	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1971	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1972	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1973	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1974	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1975	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1976	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1977	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1978	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1979	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1980	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1981	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1982	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1983	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1984	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1985	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1986	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1987	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1988	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1989	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1990	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1991	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1992	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1993	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1994	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1995	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1996	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1997	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1998	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1999	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
2000	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
2001	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
2002	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
2003	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
2004	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
2005	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
2006	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
2007	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
2008	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
2009	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
2010	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
2011	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2012	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
2013	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2014	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2015	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
2016	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2017	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
2018	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
2019	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
2020	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
2021	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
2022	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
2023	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
2024	170.4 mm (6.7 in)
2025	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
2026	90.5 mm (3.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Petford, 1920 to 2026. The record is 487.4 mm (19.2 in) in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is 157.5 mm (6.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Petford by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1920	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1921	264.2 mm (10.4 in)
1922	188.0 mm (7.4 in)
1923	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1924	130.4 mm (5.1 in)
1925	156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1926	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1927	212.3 mm (8.4 in)
1928	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1929	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1930	264.4 mm (10.4 in)
1931	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1932	157.3 mm (6.2 in)
1933	140.9 mm (5.5 in)
1934	162.3 mm (6.4 in)
1935	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1936	151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1937	156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1938	235.7 mm (9.3 in)
1939	268.8 mm (10.6 in)
1940	161.1 mm (6.3 in)
1941	245.2 mm (9.7 in)
1942	158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1943	205.7 mm (8.1 in)
1944	193.5 mm (7.6 in)
1945	185.0 mm (7.3 in)
1946	260.7 mm (10.3 in)
1947	112.4 mm (4.4 in)
1948	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1949	177.7 mm (7.0 in)
1950	189.8 mm (7.5 in)
1951	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1952	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1954	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1955	185.4 mm (7.3 in)
1956	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1957	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1958	130.4 mm (5.1 in)
1959	142.8 mm (5.6 in)
1960	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1961	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1962	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1963	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1964	159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1965	164.7 mm (6.5 in)
1966	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1967	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1968	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1969	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1970	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1971	181.4 mm (7.1 in)
1972	221.1 mm (8.7 in)
1973	153.1 mm (6.0 in)
1974	214.0 mm (8.4 in)
1975	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1976	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1977	225.0 mm (8.9 in)
1978	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1979	173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1980	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1981	231.0 mm (9.1 in)
1982	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1983	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1984	190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1985	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1986	165.0 mm (6.5 in)
1987	147.0 mm (5.8 in)
1988	249.0 mm (9.8 in)
1989	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1990	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1991	207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1992	209.0 mm (8.2 in)
1993	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1994	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1995	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1996	251.0 mm (9.9 in)
1997	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1998	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1999	239.5 mm (9.4 in)
2000	170.0 mm (6.7 in)
2001	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
2002	103.2 mm (4.1 in)
2003	250.0 mm (9.8 in)
2004	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
2005	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
2006	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
2007	221.6 mm (8.7 in)
2008	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
2009	245.0 mm (9.6 in)
2010	203.9 mm (8.0 in)
2011	184.3 mm (7.3 in)
2012	131.8 mm (5.2 in)
2013	199.2 mm (7.8 in)
2014	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
2015	150.5 mm (5.9 in)
2016	233.6 mm (9.2 in)
2017	165.0 mm (6.5 in)
2018	210.4 mm (8.3 in)
2019	96.9 mm (3.8 in)
2020	157.6 mm (6.2 in)
2021	269.0 mm (10.6 in)
2022	187.1 mm (7.4 in)
2023	237.0 mm (9.3 in)
2024	487.4 mm (19.2 in)
2025	191.8 mm (7.6 in)
2026	201.0 mm (7.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Petford, 1920 to 2026. The record is 259 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 93 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Petford by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1920	77 days
1921	53 days
1922	113 days
1923	74 days
1924	78 days
1925	118 days
1926	139 days
1927	68 days
1928	177 days
1929	147 days
1930	141 days
1931	178 days
1932	145 days
1933	34 days
1934	59 days
1935	95 days
1936	76 days
1937	78 days
1938	111 days
1939	126 days
1940	105 days
1941	158 days
1942	72 days
1943	90 days
1944	68 days
1945	103 days
1946	189 days
1947	65 days
1948	99 days
1949	146 days
1950	53 days
1951	51 days
1952	122 days
1954	21 days
1955	113 days
1956	63 days
1957	60 days
1958	113 days
1959	7 days
1960	169 days
1961	27 days
1962	176 days
1963	259 days
1964	170 days
1965	69 days
1966	67 days
1967	34 days
1968	55 days
1969	112 days
1970	82 days
1971	60 days
1972	150 days
1973	83 days
1974	62 days
1975	59 days
1976	141 days
1977	172 days
1978	84 days
1979	114 days
1980	123 days
1981	101 days
1982	147 days
1983	116 days
1984	103 days
1985	105 days
1986	99 days
1987	126 days
1988	82 days
1989	51 days
1990	174 days
1991	183 days
1992	70 days
1993	196 days
1994	215 days
1995	128 days
1996	86 days
1997	55 days
1998	63 days
1999	79 days
2000	125 days
2001	173 days
2002	101 days
2003	104 days
2004	98 days
2005	68 days
2006	48 days
2007	70 days
2008	110 days
2009	80 days
2010	84 days
2011	116 days
2012	82 days
2013	74 days
2014	113 days
2015	71 days
2016	39 days
2017	81 days
2018	103 days
2019	152 days
2020	46 days
2021	61 days
2022	58 days
2023	59 days
2024	100 days
2025	53 days
2026	56 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

91 years, 1921 to 2025

A day with at least 85.9 mm (3.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 170.4 mm (6.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Petford: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
5 years	110.4 mm (4.3 in)
10 years	125.9 mm (5.0 in)
25 years	144.5 mm (5.7 in)
50 years	157.8 mm (6.2 in)
100 years	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	Longer than the 91 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, 91 years of values from 1921 to 2025.

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: 175.3 mm (6.9 in) in 1921; 170.4 mm (6.7 in) in 2024; 157.5 mm (6.2 in) in 1941.

Download the Data

Data for Petford standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Petford 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
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

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
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Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a