Peak Downs Weather Records (ASN00035052)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Peak Downs (ASN00035052), Australia, with 71 years of record.

Key Facts for Peak Downs

Peak Downs (ASN00035052) is a weather station in Australia at -23.00 latitude and 148.02 longitude, n/a above sea level.
The station reports from 1886 to 1956, 71 years of record.
0 records set at Peak Downs still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Peak Downs set a daily record precipitation of 46.7 mm (1.8 in) on 24 June 1956.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -23.00 latitude, 148.02 longitude.
Elevation: n/a.
Period of record: 1886 to 1956, 71 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 Peak 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 Peak Downs, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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 Peak Downs still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 289.1 mm (11.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Peak Downs. The most was 289.1 mm (11.4 in) on 28 December 1916.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Peak Downs
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	16 January 1921
Feb	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	23 February 1952
Mar	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	13 March 1908
Apr	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 April 1919
May	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 May 1930
Jun	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	4 June 1923
Jul	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	10 July 1933
Aug	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	22 August 1893
Sep	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	5 September 1921
Oct	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	8 October 1914
Nov	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	14 November 1940
Dec	289.1 mm (11.4 in)	28 December 1916

Latest Records

Latest records at Peak Downs
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 June 1956	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	42 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1956	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1956	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	61 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1956	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1956	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	14 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1956	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	14 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1955	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1955	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1955	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1955	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1955	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1955	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1955	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1954	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1954	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1954	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1954	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1954	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1954	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1954	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1886 to 1956

Yearly extremes at Peak Downs: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	289.1 mm (11.4 in)	1916	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	70
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	384.8 mm (15.1 in)	1917	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	70
Longest dry spell (CDD)	170 days	1902	61 days	70

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Peak Downs, 1886 to 1956. The record is 289.1 mm (11.4 in) in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.8 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Peak Downs by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1886	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1887	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1888	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1889	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1891	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1892	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1893	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1894	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1895	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1896	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1897	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1898	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1899	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1900	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1901	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1902	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1903	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1904	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1905	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1906	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1907	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1908	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1909	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1910	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1911	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1912	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1913	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1914	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1915	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1916	289.1 mm (11.4 in)
1917	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1918	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1919	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1920	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1921	180.3 mm (7.1 in)
1922	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1923	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1924	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1925	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1926	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1927	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1928	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1929	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1930	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1931	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1932	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1933	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1934	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1935	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1936	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1937	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1938	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1939	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1940	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1941	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1942	151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1943	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1944	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1945	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1946	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1947	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1948	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1949	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1950	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1951	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1952	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1953	167.1 mm (6.6 in)
1954	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1955	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1956	66.0 mm (2.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Peak Downs, 1886 to 1956. The record is 384.8 mm (15.1 in) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is 109.8 mm (4.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Peak Downs by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1886	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1887	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1888	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1889	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1891	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1892	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1893	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1894	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1895	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1896	289.3 mm (11.4 in)
1897	105.3 mm (4.1 in)
1898	186.3 mm (7.3 in)
1899	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1900	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1901	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1902	74.3 mm (2.9 in)
1903	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1904	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1905	166.9 mm (6.6 in)
1906	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1907	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1908	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1909	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1910	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1911	108.6 mm (4.3 in)
1912	210.3 mm (8.3 in)
1913	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1914	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1915	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1916	366.8 mm (14.4 in)
1917	384.8 mm (15.1 in)
1918	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1919	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1920	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1921	246.8 mm (9.7 in)
1922	318.8 mm (12.6 in)
1923	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1924	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1925	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1926	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1927	277.7 mm (10.9 in)
1928	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1929	106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1930	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1931	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1932	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1933	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1934	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1935	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1936	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1937	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1938	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1939	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1940	167.7 mm (6.6 in)
1941	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1942	170.7 mm (6.7 in)
1943	200.9 mm (7.9 in)
1944	252.7 mm (9.9 in)
1945	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1946	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1947	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1948	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1949	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1950	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1951	180.5 mm (7.1 in)
1952	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1953	270.2 mm (10.6 in)
1954	261.6 mm (10.3 in)
1955	203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1956	115.9 mm (4.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Peak Downs, 1886 to 1956. The record is 170 days in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 61 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Peak Downs by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1886	23 days
1887	40 days
1888	91 days
1889	46 days
1891	31 days
1892	44 days
1893	32 days
1894	51 days
1895	47 days
1896	31 days
1897	57 days
1898	55 days
1899	61 days
1900	63 days
1901	54 days
1902	170 days
1903	55 days
1904	129 days
1905	54 days
1906	99 days
1907	86 days
1908	47 days
1909	61 days
1910	58 days
1911	124 days
1912	88 days
1913	93 days
1914	69 days
1915	111 days
1916	78 days
1917	51 days
1918	52 days
1919	96 days
1920	49 days
1921	69 days
1922	121 days
1923	51 days
1924	61 days
1925	77 days
1926	118 days
1927	53 days
1928	92 days
1929	116 days
1930	38 days
1931	66 days
1932	115 days
1933	44 days
1934	33 days
1935	51 days
1936	62 days
1937	74 days
1938	34 days
1939	75 days
1940	92 days
1941	93 days
1942	43 days
1943	59 days
1944	64 days
1945	50 days
1946	170 days
1947	82 days
1948	124 days
1949	56 days
1950	52 days
1951	96 days
1952	61 days
1953	93 days
1954	46 days
1955	48 days
1956	52 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

65 years, 1886 to 1955

A day with at least 68.6 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 224.8 mm (8.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Peak Downs: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
5 years	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
10 years	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
25 years	157.7 mm (6.2 in)
50 years	189.0 mm (7.4 in)
100 years	224.8 mm (8.9 in)	Longer than the 65 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, 65 years of values from 1886 to 1955.

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: 289.1 mm (11.4 in) in 1916; 180.3 mm (7.1 in) in 1921; 167.1 mm (6.6 in) in 1953.

Download the Data

Data for Peak Downs standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Peak 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 2026-10-14 (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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Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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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Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a