Rookwood Weather Records (ASN00034001)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Rookwood (ASN00034001), Australia, with 104 years of record.

Key Facts for Rookwood

Rookwood (ASN00034001) is a weather station in Australia at -22.29 latitude and 148.72 longitude, 213 m (699 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1905 to 2008, 104 years of record.
0 records set at Rookwood still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Rookwood set a daily record precipitation of 122.2 mm (4.8 in) on 15 February 2008.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -22.29 latitude, 148.72 longitude.
Elevation: 213 m (699 ft).
Period of record: 1905 to 2008, 104 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 Rookwood. 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 Rookwood, with 2026 drawn through them
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

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Rookwood still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Rookwood between 16 February 1959 and 16 February 1959. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 241.3 mm (9.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rookwood. The most was 241.3 mm (9.5 in) on 16 February 1959.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Rookwood
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	1 January 1983
Feb	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	16 February 1959
Mar	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	2 March 1988
Apr	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	2 April 1958
May	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	15 May 1977
Jun	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	18 June 1925
Jul	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	7 July 1935
Aug	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	30 August 1999
Sep	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	4 September 1921
Oct	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	30 October 2000
Nov	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	17 November 1950
Dec	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	28 December 1916

Latest Records

Latest records at Rookwood
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 2008	Rookwood, AU	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2008	Rookwood, AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 2008	Rookwood, AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2008	Rookwood, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 2007	Rookwood, AU	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	89 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 2007	Rookwood, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 2005	Rookwood, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	66 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 2005	Rookwood, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2005	Rookwood, AU	daily rain (Tie)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	tie	20 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 2005	Rookwood, AU	daily rain	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 2004	Rookwood, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 2004	Rookwood, AU	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	6 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 2004	Rookwood, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	56 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 June 2003	Rookwood, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	58 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 2003	Rookwood, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2002	Rookwood, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2001	Rookwood, AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 2001	Rookwood, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 2000	Rookwood, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2000	Rookwood, AU	monthly rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1905 to 2008

Yearly extremes at Rookwood: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	1959	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	97
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	347.0 mm (13.7 in)	1988	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	97
Longest dry spell (CDD)	223 days	1946	59 days	97

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Rookwood, 1905 to 2008. The record is 241.3 mm (9.5 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 74.0 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rookwood by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1905	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1906	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1907	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1909	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1910	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1911	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1912	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1913	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1915	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1916	205.7 mm (8.1 in)
1917	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1918	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1919	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1920	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1921	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1922	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1923	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1924	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1925	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1926	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1927	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1928	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1929	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1930	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1931	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1932	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1933	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1934	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1935	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1936	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1937	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1938	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1939	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1940	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1941	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1942	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1943	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1944	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1945	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1946	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1947	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1948	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1949	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1950	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1951	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1952	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1953	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1954	170.9 mm (6.7 in)
1955	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1956	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1957	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1958	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1959	241.3 mm (9.5 in)
1960	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1961	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1962	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1963	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1964	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1965	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1966	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1967	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1968	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1969	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1970	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1972	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1973	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1974	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1975	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1976	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1977	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1978	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1980	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1981	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1982	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1983	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1984	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1985	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1986	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1987	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1988	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1989	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1990	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1995	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1996	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1997	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1998	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1999	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
2000	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
2001	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
2002	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
2003	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
2004	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
2005	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
2006	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
2007	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
2008	122.2 mm (4.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Rookwood, 1905 to 2008. The record is 347.0 mm (13.7 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 108.5 mm (4.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rookwood by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1905	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1906	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1907	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1909	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1910	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1911	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1912	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1913	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1915	156.1 mm (6.1 in)
1916	239.8 mm (9.4 in)
1917	233.0 mm (9.2 in)
1918	188.2 mm (7.4 in)
1919	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1920	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1921	149.2 mm (5.9 in)
1922	286.3 mm (11.3 in)
1923	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1924	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1925	108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1926	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1927	184.4 mm (7.3 in)
1928	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1929	137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1930	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1931	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1932	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1933	137.1 mm (5.4 in)
1934	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1935	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1936	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1937	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1938	143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1939	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1940	166.6 mm (6.6 in)
1941	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1942	142.6 mm (5.6 in)
1943	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1944	149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1945	155.5 mm (6.1 in)
1946	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1947	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1948	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1949	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1950	149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1951	284.4 mm (11.2 in)
1952	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1953	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1954	220.7 mm (8.7 in)
1955	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1956	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1957	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1958	226.9 mm (8.9 in)
1959	243.8 mm (9.6 in)
1960	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1961	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1962	175.8 mm (6.9 in)
1963	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1964	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1965	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1966	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1967	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1968	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1969	151.2 mm (6.0 in)
1970	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1971	228.1 mm (9.0 in)
1972	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1973	186.5 mm (7.3 in)
1974	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1975	177.0 mm (7.0 in)
1976	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1977	134.0 mm (5.3 in)
1978	198.0 mm (7.8 in)
1980	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1981	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1982	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1983	146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1984	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1985	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1986	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1987	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1988	347.0 mm (13.7 in)
1989	193.0 mm (7.6 in)
1990	171.0 mm (6.7 in)
1995	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1996	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1997	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1998	207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1999	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
2000	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
2001	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
2002	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
2003	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
2004	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
2005	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
2006	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
2007	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
2008	281.4 mm (11.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Rookwood, 1905 to 2008. The record is 223 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 59 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rookwood by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1905	31 days
1906	31 days
1907	30 days
1909	31 days
1910	31 days
1911	61 days
1912	55 days
1913	27 days
1915	73 days
1916	47 days
1917	49 days
1918	51 days
1919	160 days
1920	35 days
1921	83 days
1922	104 days
1923	65 days
1924	42 days
1925	67 days
1926	83 days
1927	58 days
1928	116 days
1929	104 days
1930	39 days
1931	51 days
1932	70 days
1933	39 days
1934	78 days
1935	60 days
1936	124 days
1937	73 days
1938	37 days
1939	77 days
1940	67 days
1941	54 days
1942	60 days
1943	45 days
1944	83 days
1945	49 days
1946	223 days
1947	82 days
1948	137 days
1949	100 days
1950	45 days
1951	181 days
1952	37 days
1953	160 days
1954	53 days
1955	126 days
1956	25 days
1957	43 days
1958	139 days
1959	75 days
1960	93 days
1961	79 days
1962	95 days
1963	126 days
1964	59 days
1965	75 days
1966	67 days
1967	57 days
1968	52 days
1969	56 days
1970	91 days
1971	25 days
1972	122 days
1973	29 days
1974	91 days
1975	52 days
1976	37 days
1977	66 days
1978	48 days
1980	67 days
1981	41 days
1982	76 days
1983	59 days
1984	85 days
1985	38 days
1986	46 days
1987	50 days
1988	47 days
1989	38 days
1990	19 days
1995	56 days
1996	64 days
1997	76 days
1998	49 days
1999	58 days
2000	79 days
2001	41 days
2002	110 days
2003	51 days
2004	124 days
2005	60 days
2006	19 days
2007	53 days
2008	7 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

86 years, 1912 to 2007

A day with at least 72.8 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 191.6 mm (7.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Rookwood: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
5 years	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
10 years	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
25 years	145.6 mm (5.7 in)
50 years	167.7 mm (6.6 in)
100 years	191.6 mm (7.5 in)	Longer than the 86 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, 86 years of values from 1912 to 2007.

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: 241.3 mm (9.5 in) in 1959; 205.7 mm (8.1 in) in 1916; 170.9 mm (6.7 in) in 1954.

Download the Data

Data for Rookwood standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Rookwood 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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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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Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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