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Charters Towers Airport Weather Records (ASN00034084)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Charters Towers Airport (ASN00034084), Australia, with 35 years of record.

Key Facts for Charters Towers Airport

  • Charters Towers Airport (ASN00034084) is a weather station in Australia at -20.05 latitude and 146.27 longitude, 290 m (951 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1992 to 2026, 35 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Charters Towers Airport still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Charters Towers Airport set a daily record low minimum temperature of 11.0 C (51.8 F) on 2 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

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

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -20.05 latitude, 146.27 longitude.
  • Elevation: 290 m (951 ft).
  • Period of record: 1992 to 2026, 35 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

15 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Charters Towers Airport, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Charters Towers Airport. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 15 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 01020304050 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Charters Towers Airport. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 15 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Charters Towers Airport, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan44.9 C (112.8 F)15.0 C (59.0 F)35.5 C (95.9 F)19.0 C (66.2 F)
Feb41.1 C (106.0 F)15.1 C (59.2 F)37.5 C (99.5 F)20.0 C (68.0 F)
Mar42.3 C (108.1 F)15.2 C (59.4 F)34.0 C (93.2 F)15.5 C (59.9 F)
Apr36.8 C (98.2 F)8.8 C (47.8 F)34.5 C (94.1 F)12.0 C (53.6 F)
May35.0 C (95.0 F)4.6 C (40.3 F)31.0 C (87.8 F)6.5 C (43.7 F)
Jun32.0 C (89.6 F)1.4 C (34.5 F)30.0 C (86.0 F)4.5 C (40.1 F)
Jul33.0 C (91.4 F)1.0 C (33.8 F)28.0 C (82.4 F)7.0 C (44.6 F)
Aug35.1 C (95.2 F)2.4 C (36.3 F)33.0 C (91.4 F)8.0 C (46.4 F)
Sep39.0 C (102.2 F)5.7 C (42.3 F)34.0 C (93.2 F)11.0 C (51.8 F)
Oct41.5 C (106.7 F)8.5 C (47.3 F)29.0 C (84.2 F)11.0 C (51.8 F)
Nov41.9 C (107.4 F)11.0 C (51.8 F)n/an/a
Dec42.8 C (109.0 F)17.3 C (63.1 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Charters Towers Airport by the year they were set 1,464 records at Charters Towers Airport still stand. 2016 holds the most, with 71. 0204060801992: 41993: 421994: 481995: 641996: 551997: 251998: 601999: 382000: 702001: 522002: 402003: 362004: 232005: 402006: 342007: 472008: 452009: 282010: 442011: 552012: 492013: 392014: 292015: 422016: 712017: 402018: 452019: 382020: 442021: 382022: 652023: 432024: 222025: 322026: 17199219962000200420082012201620202024
1,464 records at Charters Towers Airport still stand. 2016 holds the most, with 71.
Standing records at Charters Towers Airport by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19924
199342
199448
199564
199655
199725
199860
199938
200070
200152
200240
200336
200423
200540
200634
200747
200845
200928
201044
201155
201249
201339
201429
201542
201671
201740
201845
201938
202044
202138
202265
202343
202422
202532
202617

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records
When Charters Towers Airport set new all-time records 2 all-time records were set at Charters Towers Airport between 5 March 2024 and 20 July 2024. Each dot is a new record. Record high minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature5 March 2024: Record high minimum temperature 31.2 C (88.2 F)20 July 2024: Record low minimum temperature 1.0 C (33.8 F)2025
2 all-time records were set at Charters Towers Airport between 5 March 2024 and 20 July 2024. Each dot is a new record.
When Charters Towers Airport set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
2024-03-05Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 31.2 C (88.2 F)
2024-07-20Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature 1.0 C (33.8 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 186.2 mm (7.3 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Charters Towers Airport The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Charters Towers Airport. The most was 186.2 mm (7.3 in) on 11 January 1998. 050100150200 Jan: 186.2 mm (7.3 in), 11 January 1998 Jan Feb: 142.2 mm (5.6 in), 3 February 2007 Feb Mar: 80.0 mm (3.1 in), 7 March 2012 Mar Apr: 61.6 mm (2.4 in), 4 April 2000 Apr May: 122.8 mm (4.8 in), 11 May 2022 May Jun: 37.4 mm (1.5 in), 22 June 2007 Jun Jul: 56.4 mm (2.2 in), 24 July 2008 Jul Aug: 86.6 mm (3.4 in), 11 August 2010 Aug Sep: 30.0 mm (1.2 in), 21 September 1996 Sep Oct: 36.4 mm (1.4 in), 30 October 2000 Oct Nov: 126.8 mm (5.0 in), 23 November 1999 Nov Dec: 78.0 mm (3.1 in), 28 December 2007 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Charters Towers Airport. The most was 186.2 mm (7.3 in) on 11 January 1998.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Charters Towers Airport
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan186.2 mm (7.3 in)11 January 1998
Feb142.2 mm (5.6 in)3 February 2007
Mar80.0 mm (3.1 in)7 March 2012
Apr61.6 mm (2.4 in)4 April 2000
May122.8 mm (4.8 in)11 May 2022
Jun37.4 mm (1.5 in)22 June 2007
Jul56.4 mm (2.2 in)24 July 2008
Aug86.6 mm (3.4 in)11 August 2010
Sep30.0 mm (1.2 in)21 September 1996
Oct36.4 mm (1.4 in)30 October 2000
Nov126.8 mm (5.0 in)23 November 1999
Dec78.0 mm (3.1 in)28 December 2007

Period of Record Coverage

1992 to 2026
Days with data per year at Charters Towers Airport 35 years of record at Charters Towers Airport, 1992 to 2026. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1992, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026. 1992: 18 of 366 days1993: 364 of 365 days1994: 360 of 365 days1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 364 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 361 of 365 days2000: 361 of 366 days2001: 364 of 365 days2002: 363 of 365 days2003: 358 of 365 days2004: 362 of 366 days2005: 359 of 365 days2006: 359 of 365 days2007: 350 of 365 days2008: 356 of 366 days2009: 353 of 365 days2010: 364 of 365 days2011: 363 of 365 days2012: 362 of 366 days2013: 363 of 365 days2014: 361 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 364 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 359 of 365 days2020: 361 of 366 days2021: 362 of 365 days2022: 363 of 365 days2023: 320 of 365 days2024: 232 of 366 days2025: 208 of 365 days2026: 240 of 365 days1995200020052010201520202025
35 years of record at Charters Towers Airport, 1992 to 2026. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1992, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
Days with data per year at Charters Towers Airport
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
1992185%No
1993364100%Yes
199436099%Yes
1995365100%Yes
199636499%Yes
1997365100%Yes
1998365100%Yes
199936199%Yes
200036199%Yes
2001364100%Yes
200236399%Yes
200335898%Yes
200436299%Yes
200535998%Yes
200635998%Yes
200735096%Yes
200835697%Yes
200935397%Yes
2010364100%Yes
201136399%Yes
201236299%Yes
201336399%Yes
201436199%Yes
2015365100%Yes
201636499%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
201935998%Yes
202036199%Yes
202136299%Yes
202236399%Yes
202332088%No
202423263%No
202520857%No
202624066%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Charters Towers Airport
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 October 2026Charters Towers Airport, AUdaily low min (Provisional)11.0 C (51.8 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)15 years9 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 2026Charters Towers Airport, AUdaily low min (Provisional)11.0 C (51.8 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 2026Charters Towers Airport, AUdaily low min (Provisional)12.0 C (53.6 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 2026Charters Towers Airport, AUdaily high max33.0 C (91.4 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)12 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 2026Charters Towers Airport, AUdaily high max28.0 C (82.4 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)8 years8 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 2026Charters Towers Airport, AUdaily high max28.0 C (82.4 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)3 years3 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 2026Charters Towers Airport, AUdaily low min4.5 C (40.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)1 year9 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 2026Charters Towers Airport, AUdaily high max30.0 C (86.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 2026Charters Towers Airport, AUdaily low min6.5 C (43.7 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)24 years10 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 2026Charters Towers Airport, AUdaily low min7.0 C (44.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)16 years8 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 2026Charters Towers Airport, AUdaily low min14.0 C (57.2 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)11 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 2026Charters Towers Airport, AUdaily low min15.0 C (59.0 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)24 years16 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 2026Charters Towers Airport, AUdaily low min15.5 C (59.9 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)4 years17 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 2026Charters Towers Airport, AUdaily high min25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 2026Charters Towers Airport, AUdaily rain86.5 mm (3.4 in)45.9 mm (1.8 in)26 years30 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 2026Charters Towers Airport, AUdaily low max28.0 C (82.4 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 2026Charters Towers Airport, AUdaily high min25.0 C (77.0 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 2026Charters Towers Airport, AUdaily rain38.5 mm (1.5 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)4 years4 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 2026Charters Towers Airport, AUdaily rain62.0 mm (2.4 in)23.0 mm (0.9 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 2026Charters Towers Airport, AUdaily low min20.0 C (68.0 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

28 complete years, 1993 to 2021
Annual mean temperature at Charters Towers Airport as warming stripes, 1993 to 2021 One stripe for each of 28 complete years at Charters Towers Airport, 1993 to 2021. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 24.1 C (75.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2000, at 22.8 C (73.0 F), and the warmest was 2016, at 25.1 C (77.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F). 1993: 24.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1994: 24.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1995: 24.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1996: 24.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1997: 23.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1998: 24.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1999: 23.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2000: 22.8 C, -1.3 C from the station mean2001: 24.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2002: 24.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2003: 24.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2004: 24.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2005: 24.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2007: 23.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2008: 23.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2009: 23.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2010: 23.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2011: 22.8 C, -1.3 C from the station mean2012: 23.2 C, -0.9 C from the station mean2013: 24.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2014: 23.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2015: 24.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2016: 25.1 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2017: 24.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2018: 24.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2019: 24.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2020: 24.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2021: 24.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1993199520002005201020152020
One stripe for each of 28 complete years at Charters Towers Airport, 1993 to 2021. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 24.1 C (75.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2000, at 22.8 C (73.0 F), and the warmest was 2016, at 25.1 C (77.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Charters Towers Airport as warming stripes, 1993 to 2021
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
199324.5 C+0.36 C
199424.1 C-0.01 C
199524.6 C+0.49 C
199624.7 C+0.60 C
199723.8 C-0.30 C
199824.3 C+0.21 C
199923.5 C-0.59 C
200022.8 C-1.34 C
200124.1 C+0.01 C
200224.3 C+0.22 C
200324.6 C+0.47 C
200424.3 C+0.22 C
200524.4 C+0.27 C
200723.6 C-0.50 C
200823.6 C-0.50 C
200923.8 C-0.30 C
201023.8 C-0.32 C
201122.8 C-1.26 C
201223.2 C-0.91 C
201324.3 C+0.24 C
201423.9 C-0.15 C
201524.7 C+0.61 C
201625.1 C+1.03 C
201724.6 C+0.48 C
201824.3 C+0.21 C
201924.0 C-0.12 C
202024.7 C+0.63 C
202124.3 C+0.18 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1992 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Charters Towers Airport: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)44.9 C (112.8 F)199440.5 C (104.9 F)35
Coldest night (TNn)1.0 C (33.8 F)20244.5 C (40.1 F)35
Wettest day (Rx1day)186.2 mm (7.3 in)199881.6 mm (3.2 in)35
Wettest five days (Rx5day)356.7 mm (14.0 in)2007135.0 mm (5.3 in)35
Longest dry spell (CDD)168 days200967 days35

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Charters Towers Airport by year The hottest day of the year at Charters Towers Airport, 1992 to 2026. The record is 44.9 C (112.8 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.5 C (104.9 F). 3537.54042.545200020102020Record: 44.9 C (112.8 F) in 1994
The hottest day of the year at Charters Towers Airport, 1992 to 2026. The record is 44.9 C (112.8 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.5 C (104.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Charters Towers Airport by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
199236.6 C (97.9 F)
199339.9 C (103.8 F)
199444.9 C (112.8 F)
199542.8 C (109.0 F)
199641.8 C (107.2 F)
199739.1 C (102.4 F)
199838.8 C (101.8 F)
199937.5 C (99.5 F)
200038.0 C (100.4 F)
200141.6 C (106.9 F)
200241.1 C (106.0 F)
200341.5 C (106.7 F)
200440.8 C (105.4 F)
200540.0 C (104.0 F)
200641.0 C (105.8 F)
200738.0 C (100.4 F)
200839.8 C (103.6 F)
200939.5 C (103.1 F)
201039.6 C (103.3 F)
201140.2 C (104.4 F)
201241.4 C (106.5 F)
201341.8 C (107.2 F)
201442.0 C (107.6 F)
201539.6 C (103.3 F)
201640.5 C (104.9 F)
201741.1 C (106.0 F)
201842.1 C (107.8 F)
201941.8 C (107.2 F)
202041.8 C (107.2 F)
202139.5 C (103.1 F)
202242.3 C (108.1 F)
202339.7 C (103.5 F)
202440.0 C (104.0 F)
202541.0 C (105.8 F)
202637.5 C (99.5 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Charters Towers Airport by year The coldest night of the year at Charters Towers Airport, 1992 to 2026. The record is 1.0 C (33.8 F) in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is 4.5 C (40.1 F). 05101520200020102020Record: 1.0 C (33.8 F) in 2024
The coldest night of the year at Charters Towers Airport, 1992 to 2026. The record is 1.0 C (33.8 F) in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is 4.5 C (40.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Charters Towers Airport by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
199218.0 C (64.4 F)
19936.4 C (43.5 F)
19946.0 C (42.8 F)
19957.2 C (45.0 F)
19966.2 C (43.2 F)
19975.5 C (41.9 F)
19985.0 C (41.0 F)
19996.2 C (43.2 F)
20002.0 C (35.6 F)
20014.0 C (39.2 F)
20022.6 C (36.7 F)
20033.8 C (38.8 F)
20044.5 C (40.1 F)
20056.2 C (43.2 F)
20065.8 C (42.4 F)
20073.0 C (37.4 F)
20082.6 C (36.7 F)
20094.4 C (39.9 F)
20104.6 C (40.3 F)
20113.5 C (38.3 F)
20122.4 C (36.3 F)
20135.8 C (42.4 F)
20142.2 C (36.0 F)
20154.2 C (39.6 F)
20165.7 C (42.3 F)
20176.7 C (44.1 F)
20181.4 C (34.5 F)
20194.9 C (40.8 F)
20204.2 C (39.6 F)
20215.1 C (41.2 F)
20222.8 C (37.0 F)
20235.3 C (41.5 F)
20241.0 C (33.8 F)
20253.0 C (37.4 F)
20264.5 C (40.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Charters Towers Airport by year The wettest day of the year at Charters Towers Airport, 1992 to 2026. The record is 186.2 mm (7.3 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.6 mm (3.2 in). 050100150200200020102020Record: 186.2 mm (7.3 in) in 1998
The wettest day of the year at Charters Towers Airport, 1992 to 2026. The record is 186.2 mm (7.3 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.6 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Charters Towers Airport by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
19929.0 mm (0.35 in)
199366.8 mm (2.6 in)
199466.4 mm (2.6 in)
199535.6 mm (1.4 in)
199630.0 mm (1.2 in)
199776.8 mm (3.0 in)
1998186.2 mm (7.3 in)
1999126.8 mm (5.0 in)
200085.0 mm (3.3 in)
200137.0 mm (1.5 in)
2002113.2 mm (4.5 in)
2003100.2 mm (3.9 in)
200438.4 mm (1.5 in)
2005129.0 mm (5.1 in)
200642.8 mm (1.7 in)
2007142.2 mm (5.6 in)
2008146.8 mm (5.8 in)
200994.4 mm (3.7 in)
201086.6 mm (3.4 in)
201185.0 mm (3.3 in)
201291.4 mm (3.6 in)
2013138.0 mm (5.4 in)
201458.0 mm (2.3 in)
201566.6 mm (2.6 in)
201642.4 mm (1.7 in)
201760.0 mm (2.4 in)
201881.6 mm (3.2 in)
201981.2 mm (3.2 in)
202078.6 mm (3.1 in)
202175.2 mm (3.0 in)
2022122.8 mm (4.8 in)
2023167.2 mm (6.6 in)
202452.5 mm (2.1 in)
202585.0 mm (3.3 in)
202686.5 mm (3.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Charters Towers Airport by year The wettest five days of the year at Charters Towers Airport, 1992 to 2026. The record is 356.7 mm (14.0 in) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 135.0 mm (5.3 in). 0100200300400200020102020Record: 356.7 mm (14.0 in) in 2007
The wettest five days of the year at Charters Towers Airport, 1992 to 2026. The record is 356.7 mm (14.0 in) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 135.0 mm (5.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Charters Towers Airport by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
199216.4 mm (0.6 in)
199367.0 mm (2.6 in)
199494.0 mm (3.7 in)
199558.8 mm (2.3 in)
199664.8 mm (2.6 in)
1997101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1998326.4 mm (12.9 in)
1999148.8 mm (5.9 in)
2000180.5 mm (7.1 in)
2001117.2 mm (4.6 in)
2002187.6 mm (7.4 in)
2003143.5 mm (5.6 in)
200449.6 mm (2.0 in)
2005277.4 mm (10.9 in)
200677.8 mm (3.1 in)
2007356.7 mm (14.0 in)
2008286.5 mm (11.3 in)
2009184.6 mm (7.3 in)
2010167.2 mm (6.6 in)
2011135.0 mm (5.3 in)
2012124.8 mm (4.9 in)
2013147.8 mm (5.8 in)
201496.0 mm (3.8 in)
2015136.0 mm (5.4 in)
201674.6 mm (2.9 in)
2017115.6 mm (4.6 in)
2018115.2 mm (4.5 in)
2019253.8 mm (10.0 in)
2020113.6 mm (4.5 in)
2021165.4 mm (6.5 in)
2022207.0 mm (8.1 in)
2023225.8 mm (8.9 in)
202464.0 mm (2.5 in)
2025116.7 mm (4.6 in)
2026137.0 mm (5.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Charters Towers Airport by year The longest dry spell of the year at Charters Towers Airport, 1992 to 2026. The record is 168 days in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is 67 days. 050100150200200020102020Record: 168 days in 2009
The longest dry spell of the year at Charters Towers Airport, 1992 to 2026. The record is 168 days in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is 67 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Charters Towers Airport by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
199218 days
199351 days
199487 days
199576 days
199656 days
199766 days
199836 days
199958 days
2000124 days
200179 days
2002106 days
2003103 days
200495 days
200567 days
200691 days
200753 days
200862 days
2009168 days
201032 days
201145 days
201246 days
2013100 days
201474 days
201590 days
201628 days
201765 days
2018103 days
2019146 days
202047 days
202151 days
202256 days
2023102 days
202481 days
202549 days
2026152 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

31 years, 1993 to 2023

A day with at least 82.8 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 214.0 mm (8.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Charters Towers Airport: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years82.8 mm (3.3 in)
5 years120.3 mm (4.7 in)
10 years144.1 mm (5.7 in)
25 years173.2 mm (6.8 in)
50 years194.0 mm (7.6 in)Longer than the 31 years of record
100 years214.0 mm (8.4 in)Longer than the 31 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, 31 years of values from 1993 to 2023.

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: 186.2 mm (7.3 in) in 1998; 167.2 mm (6.6 in) in 2023; 146.8 mm (5.8 in) in 2008.

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-14).