Bowen Downs Weather Records (ASN00036008)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bowen Downs (ASN00036008), Australia, with 131 years of record.

Key Facts for Bowen Downs

Bowen Downs (ASN00036008) is a weather station in Australia at -22.47 latitude and 145.00 longitude, 261 m (856 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1883 to 2013, 131 years of record.
0 records set at Bowen Downs still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bowen Downs set a daily record precipitation of 20.2 mm (0.8 in) on 9 September 2013.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -22.47 latitude, 145.00 longitude.
Elevation: 261 m (856 ft).
Period of record: 1883 to 2013, 131 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 Bowen 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 Bowen Downs, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Bowen Downs still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Bowen Downs between 20 January 1956 and 5 March 2013. Each dot is a new record.

When Bowen Downs set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1956-01-20	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1976-03-23	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 151.0 mm (5.9 in)
2013-03-05	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 188.8 mm (7.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 188.8 mm (7.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bowen Downs. The most was 188.8 mm (7.4 in) on 5 March 2013.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bowen Downs
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	20 January 1956
Feb	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	10 February 1956
Mar	188.8 mm (7.4 in)	5 March 2013
Apr	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	5 April 2006
May	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	25 May 1955
Jun	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	9 June 1912
Jul	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	2 July 1900
Aug	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	18 August 1947
Sep	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 September 1956
Oct	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	12 October 1921
Nov	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	23 November 1950
Dec	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	25 December 1975

Latest Records

Latest records at Bowen Downs
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 September 2013	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 2013	Bowen Downs, AU	all-time rain	188.8 mm (7.4 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2013	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 2006	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 2006	Bowen Downs, AU	monthly rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	116 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2005	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	121 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 2005	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2005	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2004	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2004	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2003	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2001	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 2000	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 2000	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 2000	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 2000	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2000	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	103 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 2000	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	97 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2000	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	111 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2000	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1883 to 2013

Yearly extremes at Bowen Downs: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	188.8 mm (7.4 in)	2013	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	124
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	317.1 mm (12.5 in)	1956	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	124
Longest dry spell (CDD)	197 days	1959	81 days	124

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bowen Downs, 1883 to 2013. The record is 188.8 mm (7.4 in) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.2 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bowen Downs 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	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1888	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1889	139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1890	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1891	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1892	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1893	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1894	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1895	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1896	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1897	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1898	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1899	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1900	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1901	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1902	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1903	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1904	0.8 mm (0.03 in)
1905	6.4 mm (0.25 in)
1906	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1907	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1908	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1909	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1910	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1911	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1912	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1913	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1914	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1915	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1916	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1917	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1918	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1919	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1920	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1921	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1922	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1923	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1924	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1925	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1926	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1927	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1928	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1929	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1930	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1931	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1932	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1933	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1934	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1935	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1937	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1938	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1939	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1940	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1941	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1942	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1943	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1944	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1945	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1946	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1947	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1948	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1949	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1950	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1951	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1952	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1953	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1954	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1955	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1956	142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1957	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1958	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1959	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1960	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1961	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1962	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1963	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1964	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1965	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1966	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1967	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1968	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1969	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1970	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1971	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1972	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1973	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1974	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1975	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1976	151.0 mm (5.9 in)
1977	90.8 mm (3.6 in)
1978	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1979	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1980	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1981	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1982	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1983	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1984	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1985	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1986	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1987	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1988	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1989	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1990	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1991	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1992	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1993	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1994	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1995	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1996	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1997	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1998	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1999	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
2000	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
2001	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
2002	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
2003	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
2004	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
2005	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
2006	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
2013	188.8 mm (7.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bowen Downs, 1883 to 2013. The record is 317.1 mm (12.5 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 100.1 mm (3.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bowen Downs 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	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1888	208.1 mm (8.2 in)
1889	177.5 mm (7.0 in)
1890	133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1891	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1892	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1893	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1894	113.9 mm (4.5 in)
1895	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1896	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1897	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1898	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1899	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1900	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1901	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1902	97.2 mm (3.8 in)
1903	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1904	0.8 mm (0.03 in)
1905	6.4 mm (0.25 in)
1906	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1907	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1908	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1909	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1910	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1911	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1912	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1913	158.6 mm (6.2 in)
1914	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1915	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1916	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1917	168.5 mm (6.6 in)
1918	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1919	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1920	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1921	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1922	262.9 mm (10.4 in)
1923	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1924	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1925	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1926	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1927	254.0 mm (10.0 in)
1928	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1929	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1930	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1931	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1932	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1933	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1934	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1935	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1936	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1937	120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1938	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1939	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1940	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1941	161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1942	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1943	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1944	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1945	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1946	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1947	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1948	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1949	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1950	239.3 mm (9.4 in)
1951	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1952	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1953	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1954	228.9 mm (9.0 in)
1955	255.5 mm (10.1 in)
1956	317.1 mm (12.5 in)
1957	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1958	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1959	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1960	92.6 mm (3.6 in)
1961	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1962	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1963	153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1964	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1965	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1966	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1967	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1968	112.9 mm (4.4 in)
1969	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1970	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1971	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1972	180.1 mm (7.1 in)
1973	172.4 mm (6.8 in)
1974	198.0 mm (7.8 in)
1975	176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1976	181.4 mm (7.1 in)
1977	180.8 mm (7.1 in)
1978	123.6 mm (4.9 in)
1979	89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1980	152.2 mm (6.0 in)
1981	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1982	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1983	108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1984	128.6 mm (5.1 in)
1985	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1986	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1987	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1988	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1989	112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1990	257.6 mm (10.1 in)
1991	100.2 mm (3.9 in)
1992	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1993	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1994	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1995	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1996	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1997	157.8 mm (6.2 in)
1998	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1999	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
2000	218.0 mm (8.6 in)
2001	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
2002	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
2003	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
2004	234.8 mm (9.2 in)
2005	168.4 mm (6.6 in)
2006	184.0 mm (7.2 in)
2013	188.8 mm (7.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bowen Downs, 1883 to 2013. The record is 197 days in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 81 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bowen Downs by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1883	122 days
1884	31 days
1885	122 days
1887	30 days
1888	93 days
1889	38 days
1890	39 days
1891	81 days
1892	53 days
1893	43 days
1894	50 days
1895	74 days
1896	53 days
1897	62 days
1898	62 days
1899	54 days
1900	116 days
1901	59 days
1902	110 days
1903	53 days
1904	92 days
1905	92 days
1906	62 days
1907	61 days
1908	63 days
1909	48 days
1910	58 days
1911	85 days
1912	119 days
1913	97 days
1914	79 days
1915	100 days
1916	78 days
1917	54 days
1918	114 days
1919	113 days
1920	49 days
1921	40 days
1922	112 days
1923	61 days
1924	58 days
1925	48 days
1926	120 days
1927	95 days
1928	108 days
1929	147 days
1930	80 days
1931	77 days
1932	131 days
1933	63 days
1934	74 days
1935	103 days
1936	134 days
1937	87 days
1938	59 days
1939	79 days
1940	95 days
1941	140 days
1942	133 days
1943	122 days
1944	140 days
1945	99 days
1946	153 days
1947	77 days
1948	96 days
1949	163 days
1950	45 days
1951	75 days
1952	67 days
1953	118 days
1954	42 days
1955	86 days
1956	42 days
1957	98 days
1958	91 days
1959	197 days
1960	61 days
1961	142 days
1962	58 days
1963	126 days
1964	109 days
1965	143 days
1966	67 days
1967	90 days
1968	72 days
1969	116 days
1970	96 days
1971	54 days
1972	146 days
1973	48 days
1974	89 days
1975	87 days
1976	110 days
1977	147 days
1978	46 days
1979	68 days
1980	62 days
1981	40 days
1982	111 days
1983	75 days
1984	60 days
1985	46 days
1986	76 days
1987	54 days
1988	63 days
1989	91 days
1990	119 days
1991	112 days
1992	81 days
1993	59 days
1994	119 days
1995	163 days
1996	84 days
1997	106 days
1998	56 days
1999	177 days
2000	66 days
2001	76 days
2002	169 days
2003	101 days
2004	111 days
2005	37 days
2006	77 days
2013	39 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

109 years, 1888 to 2003

A day with at least 66.5 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 147.7 mm (5.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Bowen 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	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
5 years	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
10 years	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
25 years	122.3 mm (4.8 in)
50 years	135.2 mm (5.3 in)
100 years	147.7 mm (5.8 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 109 years of values from 1888 to 2003.

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: 151.0 mm (5.9 in) in 1976; 142.7 mm (5.6 in) in 1956; 139.4 mm (5.5 in) in 1889.

Download the Data

Data for Bowen Downs standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Bowen 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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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