Townsville Pilot Station Weather Records (ASN00032047)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Townsville Pilot Station (ASN00032047), Australia, with 79 years of record.

Key Facts for Townsville Pilot Station

Townsville Pilot Station (ASN00032047) is a weather station in Australia at -19.27 latitude and 146.82 longitude, 4 m (13 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1873 to 1951, 79 years of record.
0 records set at Townsville Pilot Station still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Townsville Pilot Station set a daily record precipitation of 3.6 mm (0.14 in) on 17 July 1951.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -19.27 latitude, 146.82 longitude.
Elevation: 4 m (13 ft).
Period of record: 1873 to 1951, 79 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 Townsville Pilot 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 Townsville Pilot Station, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Townsville Pilot Station still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 487.7 mm (19.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Townsville Pilot Station. The most was 487.7 mm (19.2 in) on 24 January 1892.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Townsville Pilot Station
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	487.7 mm (19.2 in)	24 January 1892
Feb	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	10 February 1946
Mar	355.6 mm (14.0 in)	3 March 1946
Apr	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	21 April 1920
May	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	7 May 1920
Jun	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	6 June 1891
Jul	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	7 July 1927
Aug	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	23 August 1893
Sep	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	20 September 1890
Oct	202.7 mm (8.0 in)	4 October 1930
Nov	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	24 November 1950
Dec	212.9 mm (8.4 in)	17 December 1907

Latest Records

Latest records at Townsville Pilot Station
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1951	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1951	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1951	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	50 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 1950	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1950	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	monthly rain	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1950	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1950	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1950	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1950	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1950	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1950	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1950	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1950	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1950	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1950	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1950	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1950	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1949	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1949	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1949	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1873 to 1951

Yearly extremes at Townsville Pilot Station: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	487.7 mm (19.2 in)	1892	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	76
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	797.1 mm (31.4 in)	1892	237.6 mm (9.4 in)	76
Longest dry spell (CDD)	190 days	1946	57 days	76

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Townsville Pilot Station, 1873 to 1951. The record is 487.7 mm (19.2 in) in 1892, marked on the chart; the median year is 115.1 mm (4.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Townsville Pilot Station by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1873	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1874	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1875	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1876	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1877	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1879	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1880	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1881	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1882	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1883	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1884	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1885	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1888	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1889	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1890	206.5 mm (8.1 in)
1891	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1892	487.7 mm (19.2 in)
1893	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1894	230.6 mm (9.1 in)
1895	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1896	184.2 mm (7.3 in)
1897	154.2 mm (6.1 in)
1898	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1899	219.5 mm (8.6 in)
1900	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1901	152.7 mm (6.0 in)
1902	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1903	159.3 mm (6.3 in)
1904	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1905	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1906	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1907	212.9 mm (8.4 in)
1908	170.9 mm (6.7 in)
1909	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1910	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1911	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1912	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1913	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1914	147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1915	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1916	193.5 mm (7.6 in)
1917	182.6 mm (7.2 in)
1918	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1919	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1920	241.3 mm (9.5 in)
1921	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1922	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1923	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1924	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1925	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1926	248.9 mm (9.8 in)
1927	218.9 mm (8.6 in)
1928	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1929	165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1930	202.7 mm (8.0 in)
1931	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1932	205.0 mm (8.1 in)
1933	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1934	188.0 mm (7.4 in)
1935	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1936	221.0 mm (8.7 in)
1937	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1938	184.9 mm (7.3 in)
1939	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1940	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1941	164.3 mm (6.5 in)
1942	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1943	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1944	335.5 mm (13.2 in)
1945	193.8 mm (7.6 in)
1946	355.6 mm (14.0 in)
1947	184.9 mm (7.3 in)
1948	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1949	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1950	207.5 mm (8.2 in)
1951	119.6 mm (4.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Townsville Pilot Station, 1873 to 1951. The record is 797.1 mm (31.4 in) in 1892, marked on the chart; the median year is 237.6 mm (9.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Townsville Pilot Station by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1873	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1874	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1875	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1876	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1877	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1879	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1880	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1881	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1882	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1883	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1884	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1885	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1888	222.0 mm (8.7 in)
1889	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1890	526.3 mm (20.7 in)
1891	298.6 mm (11.8 in)
1892	797.1 mm (31.4 in)
1893	236.2 mm (9.3 in)
1894	349.2 mm (13.7 in)
1895	347.8 mm (13.7 in)
1896	427.8 mm (16.8 in)
1897	439.7 mm (17.3 in)
1898	328.1 mm (12.9 in)
1899	348.4 mm (13.7 in)
1900	366.8 mm (14.4 in)
1901	327.4 mm (12.9 in)
1902	78.1 mm (3.1 in)
1903	240.8 mm (9.5 in)
1904	124.6 mm (4.9 in)
1905	202.1 mm (8.0 in)
1906	242.0 mm (9.5 in)
1907	456.9 mm (18.0 in)
1908	237.7 mm (9.4 in)
1909	146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1910	256.9 mm (10.1 in)
1911	360.9 mm (14.2 in)
1912	166.5 mm (6.6 in)
1913	218.4 mm (8.6 in)
1914	332.8 mm (13.1 in)
1915	211.3 mm (8.3 in)
1916	238.7 mm (9.4 in)
1917	526.5 mm (20.7 in)
1918	286.9 mm (11.3 in)
1919	123.3 mm (4.9 in)
1920	455.9 mm (17.9 in)
1921	111.4 mm (4.4 in)
1922	244.3 mm (9.6 in)
1923	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1924	223.7 mm (8.8 in)
1925	245.8 mm (9.7 in)
1926	351.0 mm (13.8 in)
1927	417.5 mm (16.4 in)
1928	203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1929	237.5 mm (9.4 in)
1930	270.5 mm (10.6 in)
1931	200.8 mm (7.9 in)
1932	219.9 mm (8.7 in)
1933	226.7 mm (8.9 in)
1934	288.9 mm (11.4 in)
1935	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1936	571.8 mm (22.5 in)
1937	227.7 mm (9.0 in)
1938	337.7 mm (13.3 in)
1939	177.1 mm (7.0 in)
1940	243.9 mm (9.6 in)
1941	481.6 mm (19.0 in)
1942	203.6 mm (8.0 in)
1943	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1944	369.8 mm (14.6 in)
1945	320.1 mm (12.6 in)
1946	415.3 mm (16.4 in)
1947	467.0 mm (18.4 in)
1948	158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1949	252.1 mm (9.9 in)
1950	491.8 mm (19.4 in)
1951	237.4 mm (9.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Townsville Pilot Station, 1873 to 1951. The record is 190 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 57 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Townsville Pilot Station by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1873	31 days
1874	30 days
1875	123 days
1876	123 days
1877	31 days
1879	31 days
1880	61 days
1881	62 days
1882	31 days
1883	153 days
1884	31 days
1885	61 days
1888	105 days
1889	40 days
1890	47 days
1891	57 days
1892	37 days
1893	42 days
1894	48 days
1895	33 days
1896	66 days
1897	42 days
1898	82 days
1899	53 days
1900	67 days
1901	44 days
1902	82 days
1903	55 days
1904	94 days
1905	38 days
1906	70 days
1907	46 days
1908	57 days
1909	26 days
1910	57 days
1911	103 days
1912	57 days
1913	122 days
1914	91 days
1915	73 days
1916	48 days
1917	45 days
1918	62 days
1919	97 days
1920	27 days
1921	41 days
1922	61 days
1923	64 days
1924	73 days
1925	82 days
1926	66 days
1927	64 days
1928	117 days
1929	62 days
1930	43 days
1931	46 days
1932	137 days
1933	33 days
1934	45 days
1935	105 days
1936	54 days
1937	75 days
1938	104 days
1939	77 days
1940	55 days
1941	121 days
1942	39 days
1943	16 days
1944	40 days
1945	42 days
1946	190 days
1947	72 days
1948	123 days
1949	120 days
1950	42 days
1951	34 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

62 years, 1888 to 1950

A day with at least 135.9 mm (5.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 406.8 mm (16.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Townsville Pilot 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	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
5 years	203.3 mm (8.0 in)
10 years	250.0 mm (9.8 in)
25 years	311.2 mm (12.3 in)
50 years	358.5 mm (14.1 in)
100 years	406.8 mm (16.0 in)	Longer than the 62 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, 62 years of values from 1888 to 1950.

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: 487.7 mm (19.2 in) in 1892; 355.6 mm (14.0 in) in 1946; 335.5 mm (13.2 in) in 1944.

Download the Data

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