Elgin Downs Weather Records (ASN00036018)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elgin Downs (ASN00036018), Australia, with 118 years of record.

Key Facts for Elgin Downs

Elgin Downs (ASN00036018) is a weather station in Australia at -22.00 latitude and 146.92 longitude, 200 m (656 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1888 to 2005, 118 years of record.
0 records set at Elgin Downs still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Elgin Downs set a daily record precipitation of 18.0 mm (0.7 in) on 19 November 2005.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -22.00 latitude, 146.92 longitude.
Elevation: 200 m (656 ft).
Period of record: 1888 to 2005, 118 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 Elgin 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 Elgin 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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Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	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 Elgin Downs still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Elgin Downs between 8 April 1928 and 4 April 1958. Each dot is a new record.

When Elgin Downs set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1928-04-08	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1950-02-11	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 186.4 mm (7.3 in)
1958-04-04	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 266.7 mm (10.5 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 266.7 mm (10.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elgin Downs. The most was 266.7 mm (10.5 in) on 4 April 1958.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Elgin Downs
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	29 January 1974
Feb	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	11 February 1950
Mar	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	24 March 1990
Apr	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	4 April 1958
May	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	21 May 1981
Jun	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	10 June 1912
Jul	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	10 July 1978
Aug	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	21 August 1893
Sep	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	5 September 1921
Oct	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	11 October 1964
Nov	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	6 November 1942
Dec	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	30 December 1987

Latest Records

Latest records at Elgin Downs
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 November 2005	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	8 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 2005	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	114 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 2005	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2004	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2003	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2003	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 2003	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 2002	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2001	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2000	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	25 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 2000	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	46 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 2000	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2000	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	78 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2000	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2000	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1999	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	2 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 1999	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1998	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	81 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1998	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1998	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1888 to 2005

Yearly extremes at Elgin Downs: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	1958	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	116
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	301.0 mm (11.9 in)	1958	110.3 mm (4.3 in)	116
Longest dry spell (CDD)	248 days	1902	69 days	116

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Elgin Downs, 1888 to 2005. The record is 266.7 mm (10.5 in) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.8 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elgin Downs by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1888	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1890	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1892	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1893	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1894	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1895	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1896	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1897	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1898	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1899	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1900	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1901	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1902	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1903	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1904	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1905	3.8 mm (0.15 in)
1906	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1907	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1908	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1909	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1910	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1911	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1912	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1913	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1914	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1915	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1916	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1917	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1918	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1919	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1920	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1921	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1922	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1923	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1924	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1925	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1926	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1927	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1928	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1929	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1930	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1931	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1932	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1933	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1934	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1935	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1936	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1937	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1938	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1939	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1940	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1941	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1942	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1943	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1944	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1945	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1946	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1947	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1948	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1949	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1950	186.4 mm (7.3 in)
1951	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1952	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1953	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1954	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1955	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1956	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1957	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1958	266.7 mm (10.5 in)
1959	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1960	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1961	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1962	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1964	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1965	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1966	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1967	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1968	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1969	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1970	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1971	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1972	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1973	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1974	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1975	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1976	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1977	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1978	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1979	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1980	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1981	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1982	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1983	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1984	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1985	171.0 mm (6.7 in)
1986	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1987	151.0 mm (5.9 in)
1988	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1989	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1990	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1991	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1992	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1993	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1994	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1995	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1996	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1997	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1998	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1999	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2000	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2001	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
2002	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
2003	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2004	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
2005	50.0 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Elgin Downs, 1888 to 2005. The record is 301.0 mm (11.9 in) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 110.3 mm (4.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elgin Downs by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1888	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1890	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1892	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1893	147.9 mm (5.8 in)
1894	105.3 mm (4.1 in)
1895	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1896	237.2 mm (9.3 in)
1897	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1898	192.8 mm (7.6 in)
1899	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1900	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1901	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1902	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1903	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1904	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1905	3.8 mm (0.15 in)
1906	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1907	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1908	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1909	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1910	151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1911	179.5 mm (7.1 in)
1912	272.3 mm (10.7 in)
1913	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1914	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1915	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1916	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1917	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1918	138.3 mm (5.4 in)
1919	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1920	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1921	114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1922	180.1 mm (7.1 in)
1923	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1924	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1925	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1926	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1927	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1928	156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1929	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1930	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1931	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1932	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1933	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1934	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1935	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1936	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1937	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1938	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1939	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1940	142.1 mm (5.6 in)
1941	145.1 mm (5.7 in)
1942	219.3 mm (8.6 in)
1943	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1944	134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1945	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1946	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1947	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1948	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1949	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1950	291.8 mm (11.5 in)
1951	191.8 mm (7.6 in)
1952	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1953	170.4 mm (6.7 in)
1954	177.1 mm (7.0 in)
1955	158.7 mm (6.2 in)
1956	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1957	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1958	301.0 mm (11.9 in)
1959	173.1 mm (6.8 in)
1960	126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1961	125.1 mm (4.9 in)
1962	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963	171.5 mm (6.8 in)
1964	119.8 mm (4.7 in)
1965	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1966	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1967	196.9 mm (7.8 in)
1968	210.9 mm (8.3 in)
1969	176.8 mm (7.0 in)
1970	125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1971	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1972	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1973	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1974	217.0 mm (8.5 in)
1975	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1976	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1977	152.5 mm (6.0 in)
1978	211.1 mm (8.3 in)
1979	264.3 mm (10.4 in)
1980	118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1981	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1982	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1983	187.4 mm (7.4 in)
1984	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1985	173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1986	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1987	162.0 mm (6.4 in)
1988	162.0 mm (6.4 in)
1989	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1990	257.0 mm (10.1 in)
1991	164.5 mm (6.5 in)
1992	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1993	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1994	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1995	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1996	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1997	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1998	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1999	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
2000	216.5 mm (8.5 in)
2001	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
2002	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
2003	134.5 mm (5.3 in)
2004	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
2005	51.6 mm (2.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Elgin Downs, 1888 to 2005. The record is 248 days in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 69 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elgin Downs by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1888	61 days
1890	29 days
1892	15 days
1893	37 days
1894	48 days
1895	47 days
1896	50 days
1897	68 days
1898	61 days
1899	33 days
1900	58 days
1901	58 days
1902	248 days
1903	47 days
1904	112 days
1905	77 days
1906	67 days
1907	81 days
1908	44 days
1909	50 days
1910	58 days
1911	84 days
1912	54 days
1913	94 days
1914	103 days
1915	72 days
1916	47 days
1917	59 days
1918	102 days
1919	95 days
1920	44 days
1921	40 days
1922	114 days
1923	75 days
1924	141 days
1925	41 days
1926	215 days
1927	63 days
1928	126 days
1929	118 days
1930	75 days
1931	127 days
1932	133 days
1933	59 days
1934	55 days
1935	64 days
1936	107 days
1937	87 days
1938	57 days
1939	84 days
1940	100 days
1941	133 days
1942	40 days
1943	82 days
1944	83 days
1945	47 days
1946	125 days
1947	74 days
1948	64 days
1949	48 days
1950	42 days
1951	103 days
1952	62 days
1953	117 days
1954	41 days
1955	20 days
1956	50 days
1957	74 days
1958	95 days
1959	90 days
1960	58 days
1961	130 days
1962	92 days
1963	126 days
1964	70 days
1965	217 days
1966	69 days
1967	152 days
1968	54 days
1969	134 days
1970	139 days
1971	50 days
1972	148 days
1973	50 days
1974	92 days
1975	51 days
1976	11 days
1977	89 days
1978	47 days
1979	67 days
1980	55 days
1981	42 days
1982	131 days
1983	58 days
1984	34 days
1985	96 days
1986	64 days
1987	49 days
1988	80 days
1989	100 days
1990	135 days
1991	111 days
1992	61 days
1993	92 days
1994	113 days
1995	123 days
1996	76 days
1997	61 days
1998	59 days
1999	49 days
2000	124 days
2001	94 days
2002	85 days
2003	51 days
2004	61 days
2005	68 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

95 years, 1893 to 2005

A day with at least 68.7 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 201.8 mm (7.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Elgin 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	68.7 mm (2.7 in)
5 years	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
10 years	119.8 mm (4.7 in)
25 years	150.2 mm (5.9 in)
50 years	175.0 mm (6.9 in)
100 years	201.8 mm (7.9 in)	Longer than the 95 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, 95 years of values from 1893 to 2005.

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: 266.7 mm (10.5 in) in 1958; 186.4 mm (7.3 in) in 1950; 171.0 mm (6.7 in) in 1985.

Download the Data

Data for Elgin Downs standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Elgin 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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