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Broadleigh Downs Weather Records (ASN00034017)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Broadleigh Downs (ASN00034017), Australia, with 54 years of record.

Key Facts for Broadleigh Downs

  • Broadleigh Downs (ASN00034017) is a weather station in Australia at -20.91 latitude and 146.19 longitude, 220 m (722 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1962 to 2015, 54 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Broadleigh Downs still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Broadleigh Downs set a daily record precipitation of 105.4 mm (4.1 in) on 13 December 2014.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -20.91 latitude, 146.19 longitude.
  • Elevation: 220 m (722 ft).
  • Period of record: 1962 to 2015, 54 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Broadleigh Downs, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Broadleigh Downs. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Broadleigh Downs. 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 Broadleigh Downs, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

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Standing records at Broadleigh Downs by the year they were set 0 records at Broadleigh Downs still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Broadleigh Downs still stand.
Standing records at Broadleigh Downs by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 213.4 mm (8.4 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Broadleigh Downs The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Broadleigh Downs. The most was 213.4 mm (8.4 in) on 8 March 1971. 0100200300 Jan: 115.6 mm (4.6 in), 11 January 1998 Jan Feb: 211.2 mm (8.3 in), 16 February 1999 Feb Mar: 213.4 mm (8.4 in), 8 March 1971 Mar Apr: 118.0 mm (4.6 in), 5 April 1989 Apr May: 86.0 mm (3.4 in), 16 May 1977 May Jun: 76.0 mm (3.0 in), 6 June 1990 Jun Jul: 91.4 mm (3.6 in), 22 July 1981 Jul Aug: 87.6 mm (3.4 in), 23 August 1988 Aug Sep: 49.3 mm (1.9 in), 14 September 1973 Sep Oct: 68.0 mm (2.7 in), 22 October 1975 Oct Nov: 103.2 mm (4.1 in), 13 November 1998 Nov Dec: 111.8 mm (4.4 in), 24 December 1969 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Broadleigh Downs. The most was 213.4 mm (8.4 in) on 8 March 1971.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Broadleigh Downs
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan115.6 mm (4.6 in)11 January 1998
Feb211.2 mm (8.3 in)16 February 1999
Mar213.4 mm (8.4 in)8 March 1971
Apr118.0 mm (4.6 in)5 April 1989
May86.0 mm (3.4 in)16 May 1977
Jun76.0 mm (3.0 in)6 June 1990
Jul91.4 mm (3.6 in)22 July 1981
Aug87.6 mm (3.4 in)23 August 1988
Sep49.3 mm (1.9 in)14 September 1973
Oct68.0 mm (2.7 in)22 October 1975
Nov103.2 mm (4.1 in)13 November 1998
Dec111.8 mm (4.4 in)24 December 1969

Latest Records

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Latest records at Broadleigh Downs
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
13 December 2014Broadleigh Downs, AUdaily rain105.4 mm (4.1 in)34.2 mm (1.3 in)11 years24 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 2014Broadleigh Downs, AUdaily rain19.0 mm (0.7 in)19.0 mm (0.7 in)51 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 2014Broadleigh Downs, AUdaily rain44.2 mm (1.7 in)28.8 mm (1.1 in)11 years36 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 2014Broadleigh Downs, AUdaily rain16.6 mm (0.7 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)36 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 2014Broadleigh Downs, AUdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)51 years22 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 2014Broadleigh Downs, AUdaily rain58.4 mm (2.3 in)27.6 mm (1.1 in)16 years21 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 2013Broadleigh Downs, AUdaily rain8.8 mm (0.35 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)42 years17 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 2013Broadleigh Downs, AUdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 2012Broadleigh Downs, AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)49 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 2012Broadleigh Downs, AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)49 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 2012Broadleigh Downs, AUdaily rain47.0 mm (1.9 in)38.2 mm (1.5 in)6 years29 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 2012Broadleigh Downs, AUdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)49.0 mm (1.9 in)23 years38 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2012Broadleigh Downs, AUdaily rain20.4 mm (0.8 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)38 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2012Broadleigh Downs, AUdaily rain94.0 mm (3.7 in)73.0 mm (2.9 in)23 years33 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 2012Broadleigh Downs, AUdaily rain67.6 mm (2.7 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)44 years21 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 2012Broadleigh Downs, AUdaily rain99.0 mm (3.9 in)57.4 mm (2.3 in)22 years32 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 2012Broadleigh Downs, AUdaily rain114.4 mm (4.5 in)50.4 mm (2.0 in)6 years30 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 2011Broadleigh Downs, AUdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)7.0 mm (0.28 in)25 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 2011Broadleigh Downs, AUdaily rain53.6 mm (2.1 in)23.6 mm (0.9 in)12 years19 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 2011Broadleigh Downs, AUdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)4 years16 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1962 to 2015
Yearly extremes at Broadleigh Downs: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)213.4 mm (8.4 in)197187.0 mm (3.4 in)54
Wettest five days (Rx5day)415.4 mm (16.4 in)1968131.1 mm (5.2 in)54
Longest dry spell (CDD)295 days199495 days54

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Broadleigh Downs by year The wettest day of the year at Broadleigh Downs, 1962 to 2015. The record is 213.4 mm (8.4 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.0 mm (3.4 in). 05010015020025019701980199020002010Record: 213.4 mm (8.4 in) in 1971
The wettest day of the year at Broadleigh Downs, 1962 to 2015. The record is 213.4 mm (8.4 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.0 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Broadleigh Downs by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
196268.6 mm (2.7 in)
196367.3 mm (2.6 in)
196459.7 mm (2.4 in)
196591.4 mm (3.6 in)
196686.4 mm (3.4 in)
196755.9 mm (2.2 in)
1968158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1969111.8 mm (4.4 in)
197057.2 mm (2.3 in)
1971213.4 mm (8.4 in)
197261.0 mm (2.4 in)
197355.9 mm (2.2 in)
197488.0 mm (3.5 in)
1975101.0 mm (4.0 in)
197671.0 mm (2.8 in)
1977153.0 mm (6.0 in)
197849.6 mm (2.0 in)
197991.0 mm (3.6 in)
1980135.0 mm (5.3 in)
198191.4 mm (3.6 in)
198246.0 mm (1.8 in)
1983106.8 mm (4.2 in)
198458.8 mm (2.3 in)
198543.8 mm (1.7 in)
198656.4 mm (2.2 in)
198784.0 mm (3.3 in)
198887.6 mm (3.4 in)
1989118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1990152.4 mm (6.0 in)
199168.0 mm (2.7 in)
199275.0 mm (3.0 in)
199399.6 mm (3.9 in)
199452.0 mm (2.0 in)
199566.6 mm (2.6 in)
1996100.6 mm (4.0 in)
199748.0 mm (1.9 in)
1998115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1999211.2 mm (8.3 in)
200092.2 mm (3.6 in)
200139.4 mm (1.6 in)
200237.0 mm (1.5 in)
2003100.8 mm (4.0 in)
200443.2 mm (1.7 in)
200564.0 mm (2.5 in)
200689.0 mm (3.5 in)
200796.0 mm (3.8 in)
200895.8 mm (3.8 in)
2009106.8 mm (4.2 in)
2010162.0 mm (6.4 in)
201172.4 mm (2.9 in)
2012114.4 mm (4.5 in)
201368.6 mm (2.7 in)
2014105.4 mm (4.1 in)
201545.8 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Broadleigh Downs by year The wettest five days of the year at Broadleigh Downs, 1962 to 2015. The record is 415.4 mm (16.4 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 131.1 mm (5.2 in). 010020030040050019701980199020002010Record: 415.4 mm (16.4 in) in 1968
The wettest five days of the year at Broadleigh Downs, 1962 to 2015. The record is 415.4 mm (16.4 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 131.1 mm (5.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Broadleigh Downs by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1962154.2 mm (6.1 in)
196393.3 mm (3.7 in)
196473.7 mm (2.9 in)
1965111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1966101.6 mm (4.0 in)
196791.4 mm (3.6 in)
1968415.4 mm (16.4 in)
1969143.6 mm (5.7 in)
197082.1 mm (3.2 in)
1971246.4 mm (9.7 in)
1972129.7 mm (5.1 in)
1973114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1974180.0 mm (7.1 in)
1975265.0 mm (10.4 in)
1976149.8 mm (5.9 in)
1977220.0 mm (8.7 in)
1978105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1979208.8 mm (8.2 in)
1980218.6 mm (8.6 in)
1981165.4 mm (6.5 in)
198274.0 mm (2.9 in)
1983241.2 mm (9.5 in)
1984133.8 mm (5.3 in)
198568.6 mm (2.7 in)
198660.6 mm (2.4 in)
198793.2 mm (3.7 in)
1988109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1989133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1990211.8 mm (8.3 in)
1991132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1992115.0 mm (4.5 in)
199399.6 mm (3.9 in)
1994104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1995189.8 mm (7.5 in)
1996167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1997101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1998164.9 mm (6.5 in)
1999211.2 mm (8.3 in)
2000249.0 mm (9.8 in)
200172.8 mm (2.9 in)
200270.2 mm (2.8 in)
2003136.8 mm (5.4 in)
200462.0 mm (2.4 in)
2005105.0 mm (4.1 in)
2006103.8 mm (4.1 in)
2007203.6 mm (8.0 in)
2008197.6 mm (7.8 in)
2009176.6 mm (7.0 in)
201076.2 mm (3.0 in)
2011101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2012199.8 mm (7.9 in)
2013109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2014105.4 mm (4.1 in)
2015137.2 mm (5.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Broadleigh Downs by year The longest dry spell of the year at Broadleigh Downs, 1962 to 2015. The record is 295 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 95 days. 010020030019701980199020002010Record: 295 days in 1994
The longest dry spell of the year at Broadleigh Downs, 1962 to 2015. The record is 295 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 95 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Broadleigh Downs by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
196224 days
1963269 days
196450 days
1965168 days
1966218 days
196775 days
196873 days
1969127 days
1970162 days
197144 days
1972167 days
197392 days
1974121 days
1975101 days
1976234 days
1977159 days
197847 days
1979188 days
198084 days
198162 days
198298 days
1983121 days
1984133 days
1985105 days
198644 days
198748 days
198889 days
198991 days
1990189 days
1991146 days
1992109 days
199373 days
1994295 days
199577 days
199664 days
199766 days
199865 days
1999193 days
2000133 days
200179 days
2002121 days
200373 days
200491 days
2005140 days
200660 days
2007134 days
2008150 days
2009182 days
201043 days
201192 days
201260 days
201398 days
201473 days
201533 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

47 years, 1963 to 2012

A day with at least 81.6 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 226.8 mm (8.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Broadleigh Downs: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years81.6 mm (3.2 in)
5 years116.4 mm (4.6 in)
10 years141.0 mm (5.6 in)
25 years174.0 mm (6.9 in)
50 years199.9 mm (7.9 in)Longer than the 47 years of record
100 years226.8 mm (8.9 in)Longer than the 47 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, 47 years of values from 1963 to 2012.

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: 213.4 mm (8.4 in) in 1971; 211.2 mm (8.3 in) in 1999; 158.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1968.

Download the Data

  • Data for Broadleigh Downs standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Broadleigh Downs 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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).