Townsville Aero Weather Records (ASN00032040)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Townsville Aero (ASN00032040), Australia, with 87 years of record.

Key Facts for Townsville Aero

Townsville Aero (ASN00032040) is a weather station in Australia at -19.25 latitude and 146.77 longitude, 4 m (14 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1940 to 2026, 87 years of record.
1,464 records set at Townsville Aero still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Townsville Aero set a daily record precipitation of 8.4 mm (0.33 in) on 24 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -19.25 latitude, 146.77 longitude.
Elevation: 4 m (14 ft).
Period of record: 1940 to 2026, 87 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

3 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Townsville Aero. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 3 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Townsville Aero, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	39.8 C (103.6 F)	18.7 C (65.7 F)	34.8 C (94.6 F)	20.4 C (68.7 F)
Feb	40.7 C (105.3 F)	17.9 C (64.2 F)	33.7 C (92.7 F)	23.6 C (74.5 F)
Mar	37.6 C (99.7 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22.2 C (72.0 F)
Apr	35.8 C (96.4 F)	10.9 C (51.6 F)	32.4 C (90.3 F)	16.0 C (60.8 F)
May	32.2 C (90.0 F)	6.2 C (43.2 F)	31.0 C (87.8 F)	10.7 C (51.3 F)
Jun	32.2 C (90.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28.7 C (83.7 F)	8.7 C (47.7 F)
Jul	31.6 C (88.9 F)	3.5 C (38.3 F)	28.7 C (83.7 F)	7.6 C (45.7 F)
Aug	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31.0 C (87.8 F)	11.2 C (52.2 F)
Sep	36.5 C (97.7 F)	7.7 C (45.9 F)	29.8 C (85.6 F)	13.1 C (55.6 F)
Oct	37.1 C (98.8 F)	8.2 C (46.8 F)	28.1 C (82.6 F)	19.9 C (67.8 F)
Nov	39.0 C (102.2 F)	14.1 C (57.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	40.8 C (105.4 F)	17.9 C (64.2 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Townsville Aero still stand. 2016 holds the most, with 47.

Standing records at Townsville Aero by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1940	3
1941	42
1942	25
1943	26
1944	18
1945	17
1946	27
1947	22
1948	16
1949	20
1950	26
1951	31
1952	12
1953	19
1954	14
1955	21
1956	18
1957	18
1958	10
1959	11
1960	16
1961	18
1962	9
1963	20
1964	16
1965	16
1966	10
1967	10
1968	7
1969	16
1970	9
1971	20
1972	17
1973	10
1974	16
1975	10
1976	16
1977	11
1978	22
1979	10
1980	7
1981	23
1982	18
1983	23
1984	10
1985	16
1986	19
1987	14
1988	14
1989	13
1990	27
1991	13
1992	16
1993	9
1994	11
1995	20
1996	22
1997	8
1998	12
1999	10
2000	17
2001	26
2002	23
2003	16
2004	11
2005	19
2006	10
2007	24
2008	13
2009	7
2010	27
2011	11
2012	10
2013	9
2014	6
2015	20
2016	47
2017	23
2018	13
2019	9
2020	14
2021	23
2022	34
2023	17
2024	15
2025	37
2026	3

All-Time Record Progression

7 new records

7 all-time records were set at Townsville Aero between 20 January 1971 and 5 July 2022. Each dot is a new record.

When Townsville Aero set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1971-01-20	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 39.8 C (103.6 F)
1977-12-28	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 40.2 C (104.4 F)
1979-07-28	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature 16.4 C (61.5 F)
1995-12-21	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 40.8 C (105.4 F)
1998-01-11	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 548.8 mm (21.6 in)
2007-06-22	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature 16.2 C (61.2 F)
2022-07-05	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature 15.9 C (60.6 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 548.8 mm (21.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Townsville Aero. The most was 548.8 mm (21.6 in) on 11 January 1998.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Townsville Aero
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	548.8 mm (21.6 in)	11 January 1998
Feb	317.6 mm (12.5 in)	1 February 1977
Mar	366.5 mm (14.4 in)	3 March 1946
Apr	271.6 mm (10.7 in)	4 April 2000
May	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	19 May 2017
Jun	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	6 June 1990
Jul	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	10 July 2012
Aug	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	30 August 1998
Sep	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	20 September 2010
Oct	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	14 October 1975
Nov	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	24 November 1950
Dec	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	31 December 2009

Period of Record Coverage

1940 to 2026

87 years of record at Townsville Aero, 1940 to 2026. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1940, 2026.

Days with data per year at Townsville Aero
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1940	73	20%	No
1941	365	100%	Yes
1942	365	100%	Yes
1943	365	100%	Yes
1944	366	100%	Yes
1945	364	100%	Yes
1946	365	100%	Yes
1947	363	99%	Yes
1948	366	100%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	364	99%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	364	100%	Yes
1955	364	100%	Yes
1956	364	99%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	363	99%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	364	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	363	99%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	365	100%	Yes
1985	365	100%	Yes
1986	365	100%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	363	99%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	364	100%	Yes
1995	363	99%	Yes
1996	365	100%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	365	100%	Yes
2000	364	99%	Yes
2001	365	100%	Yes
2002	365	100%	Yes
2003	365	100%	Yes
2004	364	99%	Yes
2005	364	100%	Yes
2006	365	100%	Yes
2007	364	100%	Yes
2008	366	100%	Yes
2009	365	100%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	366	100%	Yes
2013	365	100%	Yes
2014	365	100%	Yes
2015	365	100%	Yes
2016	366	100%	Yes
2017	364	100%	Yes
2018	360	99%	Yes
2019	362	99%	Yes
2020	360	98%	Yes
2021	363	99%	Yes
2022	362	99%	Yes
2023	364	100%	Yes
2024	364	99%	Yes
2025	364	100%	Yes
2026	273	75%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Townsville Aero
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 2026	Townsville Aero, AU	daily rain (Provisional)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 2026	Townsville Aero, AU	daily high max (Provisional)	31.0 C (87.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 June 2026	Townsville Aero, AU	daily high max (Tie)	28.2 C (82.8 F)	tie	9 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 2026	Townsville Aero, AU	daily high max	28.7 C (83.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	75 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 2026	Townsville Aero, AU	daily low max	25.8 C (78.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 2026	Townsville Aero, AU	daily rain	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	194.4 mm (7.7 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2026	Townsville Aero, AU	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	47 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 2025	Townsville Aero, AU	daily low max	25.8 C (78.4 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 2025	Townsville Aero, AU	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2025	Townsville Aero, AU	daily high max	36.3 C (97.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	8 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 2025	Townsville Aero, AU	monthly high min (Tie)	27.9 C (82.2 F)	tie	37 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 2025	Townsville Aero, AU	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 2025	Townsville Aero, AU	daily high max	34.3 C (93.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	74 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 2025	Townsville Aero, AU	daily high min (Tie)	26.0 C (78.8 F)	tie	34 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 2025	Townsville Aero, AU	daily high min	26.4 C (79.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 2025	Townsville Aero, AU	daily high min	26.9 C (80.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 2025	Townsville Aero, AU	monthly high min (Tie)	27.2 C (81.0 F)	tie	3 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 2025	Townsville Aero, AU	daily high max	34.8 C (94.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2025	Townsville Aero, AU	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 2025	Townsville Aero, AU	daily high max	36.4 C (97.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	22 years	16 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

85 complete years, 1941 to 2025

One stripe for each of 85 complete years at Townsville Aero, 1941 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 24.5 C (76.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1941, at 22.8 C (73.0 F), and the warmest was 2016, at 25.9 C (78.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Townsville Aero as warming stripes, 1941 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1941	22.8 C	-1.70 C
1942	24.2 C	-0.27 C
1943	24.4 C	-0.04 C
1944	23.6 C	-0.83 C
1945	24.1 C	-0.40 C
1946	23.9 C	-0.55 C
1947	24.5 C	+0.03 C
1948	24.2 C	-0.29 C
1949	23.9 C	-0.53 C
1950	23.7 C	-0.72 C
1951	23.9 C	-0.53 C
1952	24.5 C	+0.02 C
1953	23.7 C	-0.80 C
1954	23.6 C	-0.83 C
1955	23.9 C	-0.54 C
1956	23.7 C	-0.78 C
1957	23.9 C	-0.59 C
1958	24.3 C	-0.19 C
1959	23.7 C	-0.79 C
1960	23.4 C	-1.05 C
1961	23.7 C	-0.79 C
1962	24.3 C	-0.17 C
1963	23.7 C	-0.79 C
1964	24.5 C	+0.04 C
1965	23.6 C	-0.90 C
1966	23.9 C	-0.53 C
1967	23.8 C	-0.61 C
1968	24.0 C	-0.47 C
1969	24.8 C	+0.32 C
1970	24.6 C	+0.12 C
1971	24.6 C	+0.11 C
1972	23.8 C	-0.68 C
1973	25.1 C	+0.68 C
1974	24.1 C	-0.39 C
1975	24.4 C	-0.04 C
1976	24.2 C	-0.24 C
1977	23.9 C	-0.57 C
1978	24.3 C	-0.18 C
1979	24.4 C	-0.10 C
1980	24.7 C	+0.21 C
1981	24.4 C	-0.03 C
1982	23.9 C	-0.52 C
1983	25.0 C	+0.57 C
1984	24.4 C	-0.03 C
1985	24.4 C	-0.01 C
1986	25.2 C	+0.71 C
1987	25.2 C	+0.77 C
1988	25.1 C	+0.65 C
1989	24.3 C	-0.13 C
1990	24.3 C	-0.12 C
1991	24.3 C	-0.12 C
1992	24.9 C	+0.49 C
1993	24.7 C	+0.20 C
1994	24.4 C	-0.01 C
1995	24.9 C	+0.49 C
1996	25.0 C	+0.51 C
1997	24.2 C	-0.29 C
1998	25.3 C	+0.82 C
1999	24.3 C	-0.11 C
2000	24.0 C	-0.46 C
2001	25.0 C	+0.57 C
2002	24.9 C	+0.48 C
2003	25.4 C	+0.91 C
2004	24.9 C	+0.45 C
2005	25.3 C	+0.85 C
2006	24.5 C	+0.01 C
2007	24.4 C	-0.03 C
2008	24.4 C	-0.04 C
2009	24.7 C	+0.21 C
2010	25.1 C	+0.69 C
2011	24.0 C	-0.42 C
2012	24.3 C	-0.16 C
2013	25.1 C	+0.62 C
2014	24.7 C	+0.24 C
2015	25.4 C	+0.93 C
2016	25.9 C	+1.41 C
2017	25.1 C	+0.67 C
2018	24.9 C	+0.49 C
2019	24.8 C	+0.37 C
2020	25.3 C	+0.84 C
2021	25.3 C	+0.81 C
2022	25.3 C	+0.89 C
2023	25.0 C	+0.59 C
2024	25.3 C	+0.86 C
2025	25.6 C	+1.12 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1941 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.3 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 85 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Townsville Aero
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade	0.3 F (0.3 to 0.4) per decade	1941 to 2025	85	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade	0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade	1941 to 2025	85	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade	0.3 F (0.3 to 0.4) per decade	1941 to 2025	85	Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1940 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Townsville Aero: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.8 C (105.4 F)	1995	36.4 C (97.5 F)	87
Coldest night (TNn)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1941	6.6 C (43.9 F)	87
Wettest day (Rx1day)	548.8 mm (21.6 in)	1998	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	86
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	871.0 mm (34.3 in)	1998	257.6 mm (10.1 in)	86
Longest dry spell (CDD)	156 days	1946	59 days	86

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Townsville Aero, 1940 to 2026. The record is 40.8 C (105.4 F) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.4 C (97.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Townsville Aero by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1940	37.3 C (99.1 F)
1941	34.3 C (93.7 F)
1942	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1943	36.2 C (97.2 F)
1944	34.9 C (94.8 F)
1945	34.9 C (94.8 F)
1946	36.4 C (97.5 F)
1947	36.8 C (98.2 F)
1948	37.9 C (100.2 F)
1949	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1950	35.1 C (95.2 F)
1951	36.2 C (97.2 F)
1952	37.3 C (99.1 F)
1953	34.8 C (94.6 F)
1954	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1955	36.2 C (97.2 F)
1956	36.6 C (97.9 F)
1957	34.1 C (93.4 F)
1958	39.6 C (103.3 F)
1959	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1960	36.3 C (97.3 F)
1961	33.6 C (92.5 F)
1962	35.8 C (96.4 F)
1963	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1964	39.6 C (103.3 F)
1965	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966	35.3 C (95.5 F)
1967	38.2 C (100.8 F)
1968	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1969	39.6 C (103.3 F)
1970	35.7 C (96.3 F)
1971	39.8 C (103.6 F)
1972	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1973	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1974	37.3 C (99.1 F)
1975	33.7 C (92.7 F)
1976	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1977	40.2 C (104.4 F)
1978	35.8 C (96.4 F)
1979	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1980	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1981	37.1 C (98.8 F)
1982	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1983	39.5 C (103.1 F)
1984	39.7 C (103.5 F)
1985	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1986	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1987	35.5 C (95.9 F)
1988	35.8 C (96.4 F)
1989	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1990	39.6 C (103.3 F)
1991	36.4 C (97.5 F)
1992	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1993	37.6 C (99.7 F)
1994	39.8 C (103.6 F)
1995	40.8 C (105.4 F)
1996	37.1 C (98.8 F)
1997	34.1 C (93.4 F)
1998	35.4 C (95.7 F)
1999	36.5 C (97.7 F)
2000	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2001	36.4 C (97.5 F)
2002	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2003	36.5 C (97.7 F)
2004	37.0 C (98.6 F)
2005	37.4 C (99.3 F)
2006	36.4 C (97.5 F)
2007	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2008	36.4 C (97.5 F)
2009	36.3 C (97.3 F)
2010	34.6 C (94.3 F)
2011	35.4 C (95.7 F)
2012	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2013	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2014	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2015	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2016	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2017	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2018	38.6 C (101.5 F)
2019	40.7 C (105.3 F)
2020	39.1 C (102.4 F)
2021	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2022	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2023	35.1 C (95.2 F)
2024	34.9 C (94.8 F)
2025	37.7 C (99.9 F)
2026	34.8 C (94.6 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Townsville Aero, 1940 to 2026. The record is 1.1 C (34.0 F) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 6.6 C (43.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Townsville Aero by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1940	14.9 C (58.8 F)
1941	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1942	5.4 C (41.7 F)
1943	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1944	6.6 C (43.9 F)
1945	8.2 C (46.8 F)
1946	6.2 C (43.2 F)
1947	9.1 C (48.4 F)
1948	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1949	3.7 C (38.7 F)
1950	6.3 C (43.3 F)
1951	6.6 C (43.9 F)
1952	7.2 C (45.0 F)
1953	6.8 C (44.2 F)
1954	8.1 C (46.6 F)
1955	9.2 C (48.6 F)
1956	6.3 C (43.3 F)
1957	6.2 C (43.2 F)
1958	7.0 C (44.6 F)
1959	4.7 C (40.5 F)
1960	4.6 C (40.3 F)
1961	5.7 C (42.3 F)
1962	7.3 C (45.1 F)
1963	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1964	8.2 C (46.8 F)
1965	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1966	6.6 C (43.9 F)
1967	6.2 C (43.2 F)
1968	5.9 C (42.6 F)
1969	7.7 C (45.9 F)
1970	6.8 C (44.2 F)
1971	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1972	4.6 C (40.3 F)
1973	10.4 C (50.7 F)
1974	5.7 C (42.3 F)
1975	4.6 C (40.3 F)
1976	5.7 C (42.3 F)
1977	6.4 C (43.5 F)
1978	7.0 C (44.6 F)
1979	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1980	7.3 C (45.1 F)
1981	8.2 C (46.8 F)
1982	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1983	5.7 C (42.3 F)
1984	3.5 C (38.3 F)
1985	4.7 C (40.5 F)
1986	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1987	6.6 C (43.9 F)
1988	8.3 C (46.9 F)
1989	6.8 C (44.2 F)
1990	6.6 C (43.9 F)
1991	5.1 C (41.2 F)
1992	5.9 C (42.6 F)
1993	7.1 C (44.8 F)
1994	6.8 C (44.2 F)
1995	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1996	5.7 C (42.3 F)
1997	7.9 C (46.2 F)
1998	7.1 C (44.8 F)
1999	7.3 C (45.1 F)
2000	5.0 C (41.0 F)
2001	7.2 C (45.0 F)
2002	6.3 C (43.3 F)
2003	5.1 C (41.2 F)
2004	5.1 C (41.2 F)
2005	7.8 C (46.0 F)
2006	7.9 C (46.2 F)
2007	5.7 C (42.3 F)
2008	6.2 C (43.2 F)
2009	6.7 C (44.1 F)
2010	6.8 C (44.2 F)
2011	6.7 C (44.1 F)
2012	6.4 C (43.5 F)
2013	8.7 C (47.7 F)
2014	7.3 C (45.1 F)
2015	6.9 C (44.4 F)
2016	10.4 C (50.7 F)
2017	8.9 C (48.0 F)
2018	6.3 C (43.3 F)
2019	7.5 C (45.5 F)
2020	6.5 C (43.7 F)
2021	8.1 C (46.6 F)
2022	7.9 C (46.2 F)
2023	10.2 C (50.4 F)
2024	6.8 C (44.2 F)
2025	8.7 C (47.7 F)
2026	7.6 C (45.7 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Townsville Aero, 1940 to 2026. The record is 548.8 mm (21.6 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 132.4 mm (5.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Townsville Aero by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1940	n/a
1941	205.5 mm (8.1 in)
1942	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1943	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1944	233.4 mm (9.2 in)
1945	166.9 mm (6.6 in)
1946	366.5 mm (14.4 in)
1947	209.8 mm (8.3 in)
1948	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1949	136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1950	161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1951	186.2 mm (7.3 in)
1952	182.6 mm (7.2 in)
1953	346.7 mm (13.6 in)
1954	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1955	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1956	126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1957	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1958	232.2 mm (9.1 in)
1959	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1960	208.5 mm (8.2 in)
1961	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1962	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1963	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1964	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1965	162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1966	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1967	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1968	159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1969	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1970	202.4 mm (8.0 in)
1971	149.6 mm (5.9 in)
1972	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1973	165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1974	146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1975	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1976	160.4 mm (6.3 in)
1977	317.6 mm (12.5 in)
1978	273.4 mm (10.8 in)
1979	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1980	223.8 mm (8.8 in)
1981	123.6 mm (4.9 in)
1982	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1983	94.4 mm (3.7 in)
1984	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1985	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1986	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1987	113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1988	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1989	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1990	161.2 mm (6.3 in)
1991	162.0 mm (6.4 in)
1992	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1993	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1994	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1995	103.8 mm (4.1 in)
1996	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1997	302.8 mm (11.9 in)
1998	548.8 mm (21.6 in)
1999	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
2000	271.6 mm (10.7 in)
2001	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
2002	174.4 mm (6.9 in)
2003	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2004	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
2005	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
2006	173.2 mm (6.8 in)
2007	196.8 mm (7.7 in)
2008	191.6 mm (7.5 in)
2009	236.8 mm (9.3 in)
2010	165.2 mm (6.5 in)
2011	117.8 mm (4.6 in)
2012	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
2013	144.2 mm (5.7 in)
2014	174.6 mm (6.9 in)
2015	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2016	124.8 mm (4.9 in)
2017	120.8 mm (4.8 in)
2018	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
2019	216.4 mm (8.5 in)
2020	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
2021	94.6 mm (3.7 in)
2022	172.2 mm (6.8 in)
2023	160.2 mm (6.3 in)
2024	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
2025	301.4 mm (11.9 in)
2026	223.0 mm (8.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Townsville Aero, 1940 to 2026. The record is 871.0 mm (34.3 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 257.6 mm (10.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Townsville Aero by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1940	n/a
1941	479.6 mm (18.9 in)
1942	185.4 mm (7.3 in)
1943	199.7 mm (7.9 in)
1944	259.4 mm (10.2 in)
1945	290.3 mm (11.4 in)
1946	432.6 mm (17.0 in)
1947	465.4 mm (18.3 in)
1948	131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1949	197.3 mm (7.8 in)
1950	344.6 mm (13.6 in)
1951	382.5 mm (15.1 in)
1952	331.3 mm (13.0 in)
1953	779.0 mm (30.7 in)
1954	241.9 mm (9.5 in)
1955	291.8 mm (11.5 in)
1956	213.6 mm (8.4 in)
1957	186.7 mm (7.4 in)
1958	282.5 mm (11.1 in)
1959	230.4 mm (9.1 in)
1960	384.2 mm (15.1 in)
1961	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1962	210.1 mm (8.3 in)
1963	238.3 mm (9.4 in)
1964	347.9 mm (13.7 in)
1965	266.8 mm (10.5 in)
1966	146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1967	163.7 mm (6.4 in)
1968	532.9 mm (21.0 in)
1969	103.8 mm (4.1 in)
1970	214.4 mm (8.4 in)
1971	317.6 mm (12.5 in)
1972	353.8 mm (13.9 in)
1973	189.3 mm (7.5 in)
1974	323.8 mm (12.7 in)
1975	190.9 mm (7.5 in)
1976	315.4 mm (12.4 in)
1977	364.4 mm (14.3 in)
1978	405.8 mm (16.0 in)
1979	245.4 mm (9.7 in)
1980	246.4 mm (9.7 in)
1981	259.6 mm (10.2 in)
1982	153.0 mm (6.0 in)
1983	191.6 mm (7.5 in)
1984	222.0 mm (8.7 in)
1985	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1986	232.8 mm (9.2 in)
1987	216.4 mm (8.5 in)
1988	216.8 mm (8.5 in)
1989	180.0 mm (7.1 in)
1990	514.0 mm (20.2 in)
1991	456.6 mm (18.0 in)
1992	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1993	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1994	162.4 mm (6.4 in)
1995	180.6 mm (7.1 in)
1996	255.8 mm (10.1 in)
1997	315.8 mm (12.4 in)
1998	871.0 mm (34.3 in)
1999	176.8 mm (7.0 in)
2000	484.8 mm (19.1 in)
2001	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
2002	494.8 mm (19.5 in)
2003	172.2 mm (6.8 in)
2004	251.6 mm (9.9 in)
2005	180.2 mm (7.1 in)
2006	300.6 mm (11.8 in)
2007	502.8 mm (19.8 in)
2008	383.0 mm (15.1 in)
2009	473.0 mm (18.6 in)
2010	328.8 mm (12.9 in)
2011	275.8 mm (10.9 in)
2012	439.4 mm (17.3 in)
2013	231.2 mm (9.1 in)
2014	275.4 mm (10.8 in)
2015	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
2016	196.6 mm (7.7 in)
2017	162.4 mm (6.4 in)
2018	303.4 mm (11.9 in)
2019	820.8 mm (32.3 in)
2020	236.8 mm (9.3 in)
2021	162.8 mm (6.4 in)
2022	291.0 mm (11.5 in)
2023	291.8 mm (11.5 in)
2024	292.6 mm (11.5 in)
2025	775.4 mm (30.5 in)
2026	437.2 mm (17.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Townsville Aero, 1940 to 2026. The record is 156 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 59 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Townsville Aero by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1940	n/a
1941	79 days
1942	39 days
1943	62 days
1944	61 days
1945	40 days
1946	156 days
1947	71 days
1948	69 days
1949	119 days
1950	42 days
1951	60 days
1952	38 days
1953	88 days
1954	31 days
1955	85 days
1956	25 days
1957	68 days
1958	45 days
1959	121 days
1960	54 days
1961	69 days
1962	38 days
1963	54 days
1964	51 days
1965	123 days
1966	34 days
1967	67 days
1968	43 days
1969	109 days
1970	49 days
1971	51 days
1972	83 days
1973	46 days
1974	67 days
1975	48 days
1976	79 days
1977	75 days
1978	47 days
1979	48 days
1980	42 days
1981	46 days
1982	56 days
1983	60 days
1984	78 days
1985	52 days
1986	78 days
1987	32 days
1988	63 days
1989	53 days
1990	102 days
1991	130 days
1992	46 days
1993	24 days
1994	61 days
1995	53 days
1996	55 days
1997	40 days
1998	25 days
1999	56 days
2000	124 days
2001	79 days
2002	102 days
2003	61 days
2004	53 days
2005	41 days
2006	48 days
2007	44 days
2008	87 days
2009	113 days
2010	38 days
2011	125 days
2012	76 days
2013	90 days
2014	36 days
2015	61 days
2016	58 days
2017	75 days
2018	85 days
2019	135 days
2020	58 days
2021	43 days
2022	58 days
2023	57 days
2024	62 days
2025	76 days
2026	105 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

85 years, 1941 to 2025

A day with at least 130.7 mm (5.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 448.8 mm (17.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Townsville Aero: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	130.7 mm (5.1 in)
5 years	199.5 mm (7.9 in)
10 years	251.0 mm (9.9 in)
25 years	323.6 mm (12.7 in)
50 years	383.6 mm (15.1 in)
100 years	448.8 mm (17.7 in)	Longer than the 85 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, 85 years of values from 1941 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: 548.8 mm (21.6 in) in 1998; 366.5 mm (14.4 in) in 1946; 346.7 mm (13.6 in) in 1953.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Townsville Aero had a mean temperature of 25.1 C (77.1 F) and 1,213.4 mm (47.8 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Angurugu (Australia, 1,246 km away), Bowen Post Office (Australia, 177 km away) and Quelimane (Mozambique, 11,319 km away).

Climate twins of Townsville Aero: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin station	Country	Distance away	Mean temperature, 1961-1990	Rain a year, 1961-1990	Climate difference
Angurugu	Australia	1,246 km (774 mi)	25.9 C (78.6 F)	1,258.8 mm (49.6 in)	1.01
Bowen Post Office	Australia	177 km (110 mi)	24.6 C (76.2 F)	939.9 mm (37.0 in)	1.23
Quelimane	Mozambique	11,319 km (7,033 mi)	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1,493.4 mm (58.8 in)	1.25

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).