Charters Towers Post Office Weather Records (ASN00034002)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Charters Towers Post Office (ASN00034002), Australia, with 110 years of record.

Key Facts for Charters Towers Post Office

Charters Towers Post Office (ASN00034002) is a weather station in Australia at -20.08 latitude and 146.26 longitude, 310 m (1,016 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1883 to 1992, 110 years of record.
1,464 records set at Charters Towers Post Office still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Charters Towers Post Office set a daily record high minimum temperature of 24.9 C (76.8 F) on 11 December 1992.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -20.08 latitude, 146.26 longitude.
Elevation: 310 m (1,016 ft).
Period of record: 1883 to 1992, 110 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Charters Towers Post Office. 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 Charters Towers Post Office, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	42.9 C (109.2 F)	11.9 C (53.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	42.7 C (108.9 F)	14.8 C (58.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	40.2 C (104.4 F)	11.2 C (52.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	38.8 C (101.8 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	39.0 C (102.2 F)	4.2 C (39.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.9 C (35.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	39.4 C (102.9 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	40.6 C (105.1 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	43.4 C (110.1 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	44.7 C (112.5 F)	14.2 C (57.6 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Charters Towers Post Office still stand. 1914 holds the most, with 60.

Standing records at Charters Towers Post Office by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1893	20
1894	13
1895	3
1896	14
1897	15
1898	9
1899	31
1900	26
1901	19
1902	16
1903	6
1904	6
1905	16
1906	12
1907	9
1908	17
1909	29
1910	20
1911	29
1912	8
1913	20
1914	60
1915	23
1916	32
1917	21
1918	13
1919	5
1920	8
1921	11
1922	8
1923	18
1924	13
1925	23
1926	11
1927	7
1928	12
1929	18
1930	4
1931	27
1932	15
1933	22
1934	9
1935	19
1936	12
1937	6
1938	15
1939	13
1940	9
1941	13
1942	19
1943	31
1944	10
1945	19
1946	10
1947	14
1948	13
1949	10
1950	12
1951	11
1952	18
1953	7
1954	7
1955	11
1956	10
1957	15
1958	11
1959	11
1960	32
1961	35
1962	7
1963	10
1964	16
1965	8
1966	8
1967	9
1968	12
1969	10
1970	11
1971	10
1972	7
1973	13
1974	13
1975	16
1976	7
1977	2
1978	16
1979	7
1980	7
1981	12
1982	8
1983	23
1984	11
1985	17
1986	22
1987	22
1988	18
1989	12
1990	15
1991	3
1992	21

All-Time Record Progression

7 new records

7 all-time records were set at Charters Towers Post Office between 2 January 1917 and 19 December 1958. Each dot is a new record.

When Charters Towers Post Office set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1917-01-02	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 184.4 mm (7.3 in)
1927-07-22	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature 11.9 C (53.4 F)
1928-03-02	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 218.4 mm (8.6 in)
1936-06-16	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature 11.2 C (52.2 F)
1938-07-03	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature 10.0 C (50.0 F)
1958-02-21	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 228.1 mm (9.0 in)
1958-12-19	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 30.0 C (86.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 228.1 mm (9.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Charters Towers Post Office. The most was 228.1 mm (9.0 in) on 21 February 1958.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Charters Towers Post Office
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	2 January 1917
Feb	228.1 mm (9.0 in)	21 February 1958
Mar	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	2 March 1928
Apr	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	23 April 1989
May	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	16 May 1977
Jun	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	9 June 1912
Jul	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	8 July 1922
Aug	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	22 August 1893
Sep	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	17 September 1931
Oct	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	23 October 1976
Nov	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	24 November 1950
Dec	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	30 December 1916

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 1992

100 years of record at Charters Towers Post Office, 1893 to 1992. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1903, 1904, 1905, 1915, 1916, 1944, 1945, 1946 and others.

Days with data per year at Charters Towers Post Office
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1893	331	91%	Yes
1894	347	95%	Yes
1895	364	100%	Yes
1896	354	97%	Yes
1897	343	94%	Yes
1898	356	98%	Yes
1899	361	99%	Yes
1900	365	100%	Yes
1901	365	100%	Yes
1902	333	91%	Yes
1903	261	72%	No
1904	264	72%	No
1905	288	79%	No
1906	363	99%	Yes
1907	349	96%	Yes
1908	366	100%	Yes
1909	355	97%	Yes
1910	363	99%	Yes
1911	357	98%	Yes
1912	359	98%	Yes
1913	363	99%	Yes
1914	361	99%	Yes
1915	121	33%	No
1916	283	77%	No
1917	355	97%	Yes
1918	354	97%	Yes
1919	365	100%	Yes
1920	366	100%	Yes
1921	358	98%	Yes
1922	365	100%	Yes
1923	365	100%	Yes
1924	366	100%	Yes
1925	365	100%	Yes
1926	365	100%	Yes
1927	365	100%	Yes
1928	359	98%	Yes
1929	365	100%	Yes
1930	365	100%	Yes
1931	365	100%	Yes
1932	366	100%	Yes
1933	365	100%	Yes
1934	363	99%	Yes
1935	365	100%	Yes
1936	366	100%	Yes
1937	365	100%	Yes
1938	365	100%	Yes
1939	365	100%	Yes
1940	366	100%	Yes
1941	365	100%	Yes
1942	365	100%	Yes
1943	363	99%	Yes
1944	297	81%	No
1945	250	68%	No
1946	255	70%	No
1947	329	90%	Yes
1948	366	100%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	362	99%	Yes
1955	363	99%	Yes
1956	359	98%	Yes
1957	341	93%	Yes
1958	355	97%	Yes
1959	361	99%	Yes
1960	359	98%	Yes
1961	362	99%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	363	99%	Yes
1964	360	98%	Yes
1965	363	99%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	347	95%	Yes
1968	356	97%	Yes
1969	353	97%	Yes
1970	358	98%	Yes
1971	363	99%	Yes
1972	362	99%	Yes
1973	358	98%	Yes
1974	301	82%	No
1975	354	97%	Yes
1976	359	98%	Yes
1977	361	99%	Yes
1978	363	99%	Yes
1979	356	98%	Yes
1980	364	99%	Yes
1981	360	99%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	363	99%	Yes
1984	363	99%	Yes
1985	363	99%	Yes
1986	364	100%	Yes
1987	362	99%	Yes
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	364	100%	Yes
1990	361	99%	Yes
1991	351	96%	Yes
1992	348	95%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at Charters Towers Post Office
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 1992	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily high min	24.9 C (76.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1992	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily high max	40.1 C (104.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1992	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily high max	36.2 C (97.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1992	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1992	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily high min	20.4 C (68.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	75 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1992	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily high max	34.7 C (94.5 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1992	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily high min	19.9 C (67.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	75 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1992	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily high min	19.6 C (67.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	45 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1992	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily high max	35.2 C (95.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	61 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1992	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily high min	20.2 C (68.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	17 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1992	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1992	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily high max	34.7 C (94.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1992	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily high max	31.9 C (89.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1992	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	4 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1992	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily high min	21.2 C (70.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	9 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1992	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1992	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	14 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1992	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily high max	39.0 C (102.2 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	14 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1992	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1992	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily high min	26.4 C (79.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

86 complete years, 1894 to 1990

One stripe for each of 86 complete years at Charters Towers Post Office, 1894 to 1990. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 23.6 C (74.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1960, at 22.3 C (72.1 F), and the warmest was 1987, at 25.0 C (76.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Charters Towers Post Office as warming stripes, 1894 to 1990
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1894	22.5 C	-1.16 C
1895	23.3 C	-0.31 C
1896	22.8 C	-0.77 C
1897	24.5 C	+0.90 C
1898	23.9 C	+0.25 C
1899	23.0 C	-0.59 C
1900	24.5 C	+0.91 C
1901	23.5 C	-0.13 C
1902	24.4 C	+0.82 C
1903	23.8 C	+0.23 C
1904	23.6 C	-0.04 C
1906	24.0 C	+0.37 C
1907	24.1 C	+0.53 C
1908	23.2 C	-0.37 C
1909	23.1 C	-0.49 C
1910	23.3 C	-0.35 C
1911	22.9 C	-0.69 C
1913	22.8 C	-0.80 C
1916	22.6 C	-1.00 C
1917	22.6 C	-1.05 C
1918	23.1 C	-0.48 C
1919	23.6 C	-0.05 C
1920	23.8 C	+0.16 C
1921	23.4 C	-0.19 C
1922	23.8 C	+0.16 C
1923	23.3 C	-0.28 C
1924	23.2 C	-0.39 C
1925	23.0 C	-0.59 C
1926	24.1 C	+0.52 C
1927	23.1 C	-0.49 C
1928	23.9 C	+0.31 C
1929	23.4 C	-0.23 C
1930	23.1 C	-0.52 C
1931	24.6 C	+1.01 C
1932	23.9 C	+0.25 C
1933	23.6 C	+0.01 C
1934	23.3 C	-0.27 C
1935	24.5 C	+0.87 C
1936	23.7 C	+0.07 C
1937	23.6 C	+0.03 C
1938	23.9 C	+0.30 C
1939	23.5 C	-0.09 C
1940	23.4 C	-0.17 C
1941	22.8 C	-0.81 C
1942	24.3 C	+0.70 C
1943	24.3 C	+0.73 C
1948	24.2 C	+0.57 C
1949	23.4 C	-0.25 C
1950	22.9 C	-0.69 C
1951	23.7 C	+0.10 C
1952	24.6 C	+1.01 C
1953	23.8 C	+0.23 C
1954	22.8 C	-0.79 C
1955	23.4 C	-0.22 C
1956	22.9 C	-0.75 C
1957	23.4 C	-0.22 C
1958	23.8 C	+0.20 C
1959	23.5 C	-0.16 C
1960	22.3 C	-1.33 C
1961	22.5 C	-1.16 C
1962	23.9 C	+0.30 C
1963	23.2 C	-0.44 C
1964	24.1 C	+0.46 C
1965	23.1 C	-0.50 C
1966	23.6 C	-0.01 C
1968	23.3 C	-0.33 C
1969	24.2 C	+0.58 C
1970	23.9 C	+0.31 C
1971	23.7 C	+0.13 C
1972	23.2 C	-0.45 C
1973	24.5 C	+0.88 C
1975	23.8 C	+0.15 C
1976	23.5 C	-0.09 C
1978	23.3 C	-0.35 C
1979	23.6 C	-0.01 C
1980	23.9 C	+0.31 C
1981	23.6 C	+0.01 C
1982	23.5 C	-0.10 C
1983	24.4 C	+0.76 C
1984	24.0 C	+0.43 C
1985	24.2 C	+0.54 C
1986	24.8 C	+1.23 C
1987	25.0 C	+1.35 C
1988	24.7 C	+1.06 C
1989	23.6 C	-0.02 C
1990	23.8 C	+0.18 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.05 C (0.01 to 0.09) per decade over 1894 to 1990. In Fahrenheit: 0.09 F (0.01 to 0.17) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 86 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Charters Towers Post Office
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.05 C (0.01 to 0.09) per decade	0.09 F (0.01 to 0.17) per decade	1894 to 1990	86	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.01 C (-0.05 to 0.06) per decade	0.01 F (-0.08 to 0.10) per decade	1894 to 1990	86	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.09 C (0.04 to 0.14) per decade	0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	1894 to 1990	86	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

1883 to 1992

Yearly extremes at Charters Towers Post Office: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	44.7 C (112.5 F)	1901	40.6 C (105.1 F)	100
Coldest night (TNn)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1899	4.9 C (40.7 F)	100
Wettest day (Rx1day)	228.1 mm (9.0 in)	1958	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	109
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	369.3 mm (14.5 in)	1958	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	109
Longest dry spell (CDD)	174 days	1911	69 days	109

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Charters Towers Post Office, 1883 to 1992. The record is 44.7 C (112.5 F) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 C (105.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Charters Towers Post Office by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1883	n/a
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	39.1 C (102.4 F)
1894	37.3 C (99.1 F)
1895	39.3 C (102.7 F)
1896	37.9 C (100.2 F)
1897	40.5 C (104.9 F)
1898	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1899	41.6 C (106.9 F)
1900	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1901	44.7 C (112.5 F)
1902	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1903	42.7 C (108.9 F)
1904	42.9 C (109.2 F)
1905	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1906	41.6 C (106.9 F)
1907	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1908	40.3 C (104.5 F)
1909	41.4 C (106.5 F)
1910	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1911	40.8 C (105.4 F)
1912	41.3 C (106.3 F)
1913	43.1 C (109.6 F)
1914	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1915	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1916	39.7 C (103.5 F)
1917	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1918	40.4 C (104.7 F)
1919	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1920	39.2 C (102.6 F)
1921	41.4 C (106.5 F)
1922	41.8 C (107.2 F)
1923	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1924	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1925	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1926	40.9 C (105.6 F)
1927	38.7 C (101.7 F)
1928	40.2 C (104.4 F)
1929	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1930	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1931	41.9 C (107.4 F)
1932	43.8 C (110.8 F)
1933	40.4 C (104.7 F)
1934	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1935	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1936	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1937	42.9 C (109.2 F)
1938	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1939	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1940	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1941	40.3 C (104.5 F)
1942	39.8 C (103.6 F)
1943	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1944	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1945	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1946	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1947	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1948	38.6 C (101.5 F)
1949	38.8 C (101.8 F)
1950	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1951	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1952	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1953	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1954	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1955	39.7 C (103.5 F)
1956	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1957	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1958	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1959	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1960	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1961	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1962	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1963	39.7 C (103.5 F)
1964	40.1 C (104.2 F)
1965	43.4 C (110.1 F)
1966	39.8 C (103.6 F)
1967	42.4 C (108.3 F)
1968	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1969	42.5 C (108.5 F)
1970	39.3 C (102.7 F)
1971	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1972	41.6 C (106.9 F)
1973	40.4 C (104.7 F)
1974	38.8 C (101.8 F)
1975	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1976	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1977	40.1 C (104.2 F)
1978	38.6 C (101.5 F)
1979	41.8 C (107.2 F)
1980	39.5 C (103.1 F)
1981	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1982	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1983	41.8 C (107.2 F)
1984	40.8 C (105.4 F)
1985	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1986	40.5 C (104.9 F)
1987	41.6 C (106.9 F)
1988	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1989	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1990	42.5 C (108.5 F)
1991	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1992	41.0 C (105.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Charters Towers Post Office, 1883 to 1992. The record is 1.1 C (34.0 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is 4.9 C (40.7 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Charters Towers Post Office by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1883	n/a
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1894	4.7 C (40.5 F)
1895	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1896	5.1 C (41.2 F)
1897	7.2 C (45.0 F)
1898	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1899	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1900	4.6 C (40.3 F)
1901	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1902	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1903	6.6 C (43.9 F)
1904	5.9 C (42.6 F)
1905	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1906	6.2 C (43.2 F)
1907	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1908	5.1 C (41.2 F)
1909	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1910	4.2 C (39.6 F)
1911	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1912	6.8 C (44.2 F)
1913	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1914	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1915	4.2 C (39.6 F)
1916	1.9 C (35.4 F)
1917	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1918	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1919	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1920	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1921	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1922	4.2 C (39.6 F)
1923	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1924	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1925	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1926	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1927	3.6 C (38.5 F)
1928	5.4 C (41.7 F)
1929	4.3 C (39.7 F)
1930	4.9 C (40.8 F)
1931	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1932	4.6 C (40.3 F)
1933	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1934	5.1 C (41.2 F)
1935	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1936	4.7 C (40.5 F)
1937	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1938	6.9 C (44.4 F)
1939	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1940	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1941	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1942	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1943	4.6 C (40.3 F)
1944	5.3 C (41.5 F)
1945	5.4 C (41.7 F)
1946	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1947	6.9 C (44.4 F)
1948	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1949	3.5 C (38.3 F)
1950	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1951	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1952	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1953	4.2 C (39.6 F)
1954	5.8 C (42.4 F)
1955	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1956	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1957	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1958	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1959	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1960	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1961	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1962	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1963	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1964	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1965	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1966	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1967	4.7 C (40.5 F)
1968	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1969	5.1 C (41.2 F)
1970	4.8 C (40.6 F)
1971	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1972	4.3 C (39.7 F)
1973	8.0 C (46.4 F)
1974	1.8 C (35.2 F)
1975	6.2 C (43.2 F)
1976	4.1 C (39.4 F)
1977	4.2 C (39.6 F)
1978	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1979	3.8 C (38.8 F)
1980	5.3 C (41.5 F)
1981	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1982	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1983	3.1 C (37.6 F)
1984	2.3 C (36.1 F)
1985	5.8 C (42.4 F)
1986	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1987	6.5 C (43.7 F)
1988	5.9 C (42.6 F)
1989	4.6 C (40.3 F)
1990	3.5 C (38.3 F)
1991	5.5 C (41.9 F)
1992	5.0 C (41.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Charters Towers Post Office, 1883 to 1992. The record is 228.1 mm (9.0 in) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.6 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Charters Towers Post Office by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1883	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1884	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1885	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1887	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1888	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1889	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1890	178.3 mm (7.0 in)
1891	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1892	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1893	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1894	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1895	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1896	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1897	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1898	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1899	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1900	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1901	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1902	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1903	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1904	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1905	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1906	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1907	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1908	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1909	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1910	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1911	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1912	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1913	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1914	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1915	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1916	142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1917	184.4 mm (7.3 in)
1918	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1919	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1920	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1921	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1922	165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1923	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1924	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1925	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1926	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1927	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1928	218.4 mm (8.6 in)
1929	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1930	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1931	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1932	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1933	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1934	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1935	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1936	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1937	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1938	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1939	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1940	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1941	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1942	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1943	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1944	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1945	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1946	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1947	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1948	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1949	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1950	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1951	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1952	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1953	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1954	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1955	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1956	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1957	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1958	228.1 mm (9.0 in)
1959	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1960	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1961	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1962	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1963	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1964	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1965	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1966	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1967	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1968	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1969	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1970	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1971	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1972	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1973	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1974	150.2 mm (5.9 in)
1975	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1976	85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1977	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1978	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1979	113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1980	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1981	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1982	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1983	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1984	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1985	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1986	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1987	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1988	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1989	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1990	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1991	88.3 mm (3.5 in)
1992	65.0 mm (2.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Charters Towers Post Office, 1883 to 1992. The record is 369.3 mm (14.5 in) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 124.5 mm (4.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Charters Towers Post Office by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1883	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1884	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1885	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1887	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1888	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1889	95.1 mm (3.7 in)
1890	240.1 mm (9.5 in)
1891	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1892	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1893	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1894	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1895	181.8 mm (7.2 in)
1896	367.8 mm (14.5 in)
1897	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1898	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1899	119.8 mm (4.7 in)
1900	225.3 mm (8.9 in)
1901	143.6 mm (5.7 in)
1902	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1903	134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1904	149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1905	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1906	233.2 mm (9.2 in)
1907	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1908	144.6 mm (5.7 in)
1909	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1910	171.4 mm (6.7 in)
1911	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1912	195.4 mm (7.7 in)
1913	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1914	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1915	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1916	210.0 mm (8.3 in)
1917	342.3 mm (13.5 in)
1918	258.1 mm (10.2 in)
1919	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1920	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1921	205.3 mm (8.1 in)
1922	191.1 mm (7.5 in)
1923	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1924	162.8 mm (6.4 in)
1925	208.7 mm (8.2 in)
1926	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1927	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1928	287.2 mm (11.3 in)
1929	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1930	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1931	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1932	97.9 mm (3.9 in)
1933	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1934	160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1935	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1936	124.9 mm (4.9 in)
1937	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1938	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1939	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1940	160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1941	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1942	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1943	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1944	180.0 mm (7.1 in)
1945	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1946	179.8 mm (7.1 in)
1947	206.0 mm (8.1 in)
1948	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1949	136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1950	254.5 mm (10.0 in)
1951	136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1952	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1953	171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1954	177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1955	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1956	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1957	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1958	369.3 mm (14.5 in)
1959	112.9 mm (4.4 in)
1960	174.5 mm (6.9 in)
1961	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1962	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1963	112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1964	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1965	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1966	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1967	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1968	164.6 mm (6.5 in)
1969	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1970	146.2 mm (5.8 in)
1971	163.6 mm (6.4 in)
1972	220.1 mm (8.7 in)
1973	241.5 mm (9.5 in)
1974	310.4 mm (12.2 in)
1975	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1976	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1977	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1978	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1979	202.0 mm (8.0 in)
1980	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1981	256.4 mm (10.1 in)
1982	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1983	246.0 mm (9.7 in)
1984	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1985	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1986	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1987	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1988	103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1989	169.0 mm (6.7 in)
1990	179.4 mm (7.1 in)
1991	188.5 mm (7.4 in)
1992	88.6 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Charters Towers Post Office, 1883 to 1992. The record is 174 days in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 69 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Charters Towers Post Office by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1883	122 days
1884	61 days
1885	123 days
1887	71 days
1888	106 days
1889	48 days
1890	62 days
1891	57 days
1892	86 days
1893	43 days
1894	62 days
1895	59 days
1896	67 days
1897	59 days
1898	78 days
1899	49 days
1900	113 days
1901	50 days
1902	115 days
1903	67 days
1904	117 days
1905	118 days
1906	70 days
1907	85 days
1908	79 days
1909	41 days
1910	68 days
1911	174 days
1912	134 days
1913	90 days
1914	79 days
1915	73 days
1916	58 days
1917	69 days
1918	114 days
1919	88 days
1920	37 days
1921	54 days
1922	60 days
1923	75 days
1924	73 days
1925	101 days
1926	63 days
1927	65 days
1928	101 days
1929	104 days
1930	63 days
1931	114 days
1932	147 days
1933	35 days
1934	45 days
1935	66 days
1936	61 days
1937	78 days
1938	111 days
1939	80 days
1940	73 days
1941	57 days
1942	40 days
1943	88 days
1944	67 days
1945	40 days
1946	131 days
1947	71 days
1948	70 days
1949	82 days
1950	32 days
1951	101 days
1952	45 days
1953	81 days
1954	51 days
1955	73 days
1956	29 days
1957	93 days
1958	79 days
1959	91 days
1960	93 days
1961	64 days
1962	57 days
1963	56 days
1964	60 days
1965	79 days
1966	44 days
1967	55 days
1968	51 days
1969	113 days
1970	51 days
1971	48 days
1972	134 days
1973	62 days
1974	92 days
1975	105 days
1976	79 days
1977	54 days
1978	33 days
1979	117 days
1980	52 days
1981	43 days
1982	56 days
1983	69 days
1984	44 days
1985	91 days
1986	42 days
1987	36 days
1988	49 days
1989	44 days
1990	99 days
1991	130 days
1992	65 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

104 years, 1888 to 1992

A day with at least 74.5 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 211.5 mm (8.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Charters Towers Post Office: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
5 years	106.8 mm (4.2 in)
10 years	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
25 years	161.0 mm (6.3 in)
50 years	185.6 mm (7.3 in)
100 years	211.5 mm (8.3 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 104 years of values from 1888 to 1992.

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: 228.1 mm (9.0 in) in 1958; 218.4 mm (8.6 in) in 1928; 184.4 mm (7.3 in) in 1917.

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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).