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Elwell Weather Records (ASN00036019)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elwell (ASN00036019), Australia, with 65 years of record.

Key Facts for Elwell

  • Elwell (ASN00036019) is a weather station in Australia at -21.73 latitude and 144.63 longitude, n/a above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1914 to 1978, 65 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Elwell still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Elwell set a daily record precipitation of 2.8 mm (0.11 in) on 26 June 1978.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -21.73 latitude, 144.63 longitude.
  • Elevation: n/a.
  • Period of record: 1914 to 1978, 65 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Elwell, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Elwell. 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 Elwell. 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 Elwell, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

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

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 186.7 mm (7.4 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Elwell The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elwell. The most was 186.7 mm (7.4 in) on 2 February 1922. 050100150200 Jan: 175.2 mm (6.9 in), 24 January 1974 Jan Feb: 186.7 mm (7.4 in), 2 February 1922 Feb Mar: 133.4 mm (5.3 in), 26 March 1949 Mar Apr: 62.2 mm (2.4 in), 22 April 1920 Apr May: 102.6 mm (4.0 in), 24 May 1955 May Jun: 33.8 mm (1.3 in), 9 June 1945 Jun Jul: 50.8 mm (2.0 in), 19 July 1916 Jul Aug: 67.3 mm (2.6 in), 18 August 1947 Aug Sep: 73.7 mm (2.9 in), 5 September 1943 Sep Oct: 50.8 mm (2.0 in), 4 October 1930 Oct Nov: 128.3 mm (5.1 in), 3 November 1917 Nov Dec: 121.9 mm (4.8 in), 12 December 1916 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elwell. The most was 186.7 mm (7.4 in) on 2 February 1922.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Elwell
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan175.2 mm (6.9 in)24 January 1974
Feb186.7 mm (7.4 in)2 February 1922
Mar133.4 mm (5.3 in)26 March 1949
Apr62.2 mm (2.4 in)22 April 1920
May102.6 mm (4.0 in)24 May 1955
Jun33.8 mm (1.3 in)9 June 1945
Jul50.8 mm (2.0 in)19 July 1916
Aug67.3 mm (2.6 in)18 August 1947
Sep73.7 mm (2.9 in)5 September 1943
Oct50.8 mm (2.0 in)4 October 1930
Nov128.3 mm (5.1 in)3 November 1917
Dec121.9 mm (4.8 in)12 December 1916

Latest Records

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Latest records at Elwell
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 June 1978Elwell, AUdaily rain2.8 mm (0.11 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)63 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1978Elwell, AUdaily rain1.2 mm (0.05 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)63 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1978Elwell, AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1977Elwell, AUdaily rain41.6 mm (1.6 in)9.3 mm (0.37 in)20 years19 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1977Elwell, AUdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)46 years20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1977Elwell, AUdaily rain3.2 mm (0.13 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)56 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1977Elwell, AUdaily rain81.2 mm (3.2 in)40.6 mm (1.6 in)22 years28 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1976Elwell, AUdaily rain55.0 mm (2.2 in)34.0 mm (1.3 in)1 year24 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1976Elwell, AUdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1976Elwell, AUdaily rain36.6 mm (1.4 in)17.5 mm (0.7 in)42 years25 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1976Elwell, AUdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)1 year9 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1975Elwell, AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)5.2 mm (0.20 in)0 years8 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1975Elwell, AUdaily rain83.0 mm (3.3 in)48.5 mm (1.9 in)48 years45 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1975Elwell, AUdaily rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)8.3 mm (0.33 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1975Elwell, AUdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1975Elwell, AUdaily rain2.6 mm (0.10 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)46 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1975Elwell, AUdaily rain28.0 mm (1.1 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)44 years22 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1975Elwell, AUdaily rain36.0 mm (1.4 in)26.6 mm (1.0 in)25 years40 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1975Elwell, AUdaily rain4.2 mm (0.17 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)60 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1975Elwell, AUdaily rain9.2 mm (0.36 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)60 years20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1914 to 1978
Yearly extremes at Elwell: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)186.7 mm (7.4 in)192256.4 mm (2.2 in)59
Wettest five days (Rx5day)301.8 mm (11.9 in)197485.1 mm (3.4 in)59
Longest dry spell (CDD)227 days194692 days59

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elwell by year The wettest day of the year at Elwell, 1914 to 1978. The record is 186.7 mm (7.4 in) in 1922, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.4 mm (2.2 in). 050100150200192019401960Record: 186.7 mm (7.4 in) in 1922
The wettest day of the year at Elwell, 1914 to 1978. The record is 186.7 mm (7.4 in) in 1922, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.4 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elwell by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
191429.7 mm (1.2 in)
191532.5 mm (1.3 in)
1916121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1917128.3 mm (5.1 in)
191855.1 mm (2.2 in)
1919125.7 mm (4.9 in)
192062.2 mm (2.4 in)
192146.2 mm (1.8 in)
1922186.7 mm (7.4 in)
192331.0 mm (1.2 in)
192466.3 mm (2.6 in)
1925146.8 mm (5.8 in)
192642.2 mm (1.7 in)
192777.0 mm (3.0 in)
1928100.1 mm (3.9 in)
192974.7 mm (2.9 in)
193076.2 mm (3.0 in)
193173.7 mm (2.9 in)
193231.8 mm (1.3 in)
193335.6 mm (1.4 in)
19350.0 mm (0.00 in)
19360.0 mm (0.00 in)
193710.9 mm (0.4 in)
19380.0 mm (0.00 in)
19390.0 mm (0.00 in)
19400.0 mm (0.00 in)
19410.0 mm (0.00 in)
194267.1 mm (2.6 in)
194373.7 mm (2.9 in)
194486.4 mm (3.4 in)
194561.5 mm (2.4 in)
194661.2 mm (2.4 in)
194795.3 mm (3.8 in)
194834.3 mm (1.4 in)
1949133.4 mm (5.3 in)
195064.0 mm (2.5 in)
1954104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1955133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1956141.2 mm (5.6 in)
195774.4 mm (2.9 in)
195853.8 mm (2.1 in)
195945.7 mm (1.8 in)
196025.7 mm (1.0 in)
19620.0 mm (0.00 in)
19640.0 mm (0.00 in)
19650.0 mm (0.00 in)
19660.0 mm (0.00 in)
19670.0 mm (0.00 in)
19680.0 mm (0.00 in)
19690.0 mm (0.00 in)
19700.0 mm (0.00 in)
197177.7 mm (3.1 in)
197256.4 mm (2.2 in)
197363.5 mm (2.5 in)
1974175.2 mm (6.9 in)
1975116.2 mm (4.6 in)
197655.0 mm (2.2 in)
197781.2 mm (3.2 in)
197827.0 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elwell by year The wettest five days of the year at Elwell, 1914 to 1978. The record is 301.8 mm (11.9 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.1 mm (3.4 in). 0100200300400192019401960Record: 301.8 mm (11.9 in) in 1974
The wettest five days of the year at Elwell, 1914 to 1978. The record is 301.8 mm (11.9 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.1 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elwell by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
191431.5 mm (1.2 in)
191554.1 mm (2.1 in)
1916153.5 mm (6.0 in)
1917184.4 mm (7.3 in)
1918130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1919153.1 mm (6.0 in)
1920118.3 mm (4.7 in)
192177.0 mm (3.0 in)
1922256.6 mm (10.1 in)
192333.8 mm (1.3 in)
1924198.7 mm (7.8 in)
1925168.6 mm (6.6 in)
192682.4 mm (3.2 in)
1927114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1928100.1 mm (3.9 in)
192981.1 mm (3.2 in)
1930140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1931104.2 mm (4.1 in)
193242.4 mm (1.7 in)
193384.8 mm (3.3 in)
19350.0 mm (0.00 in)
19360.0 mm (0.00 in)
193716.0 mm (0.6 in)
19380.0 mm (0.00 in)
19390.0 mm (0.00 in)
19400.0 mm (0.00 in)
19410.0 mm (0.00 in)
1942221.3 mm (8.7 in)
194385.1 mm (3.4 in)
1944132.3 mm (5.2 in)
194567.8 mm (2.7 in)
1946101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1947120.5 mm (4.7 in)
194836.1 mm (1.4 in)
1949136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1950216.7 mm (8.5 in)
1954241.3 mm (9.5 in)
1955249.4 mm (9.8 in)
1956202.2 mm (8.0 in)
1957111.2 mm (4.4 in)
195875.4 mm (3.0 in)
195989.6 mm (3.5 in)
196025.7 mm (1.0 in)
19620.0 mm (0.00 in)
19640.0 mm (0.00 in)
19650.0 mm (0.00 in)
19660.0 mm (0.00 in)
19670.0 mm (0.00 in)
19680.0 mm (0.00 in)
19690.0 mm (0.00 in)
19700.0 mm (0.00 in)
1971100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1972128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1973110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1974301.8 mm (11.9 in)
1975206.8 mm (8.1 in)
197678.6 mm (3.1 in)
1977153.4 mm (6.0 in)
197827.0 mm (1.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elwell by year The longest dry spell of the year at Elwell, 1914 to 1978. The record is 227 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 92 days. 0100200300192019401960Record: 227 days in 1946
The longest dry spell of the year at Elwell, 1914 to 1978. The record is 227 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 92 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elwell by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
191473 days
1915111 days
191689 days
191765 days
191863 days
191999 days
192046 days
192139 days
1922113 days
192394 days
1924117 days
192582 days
1926120 days
192758 days
1928108 days
1929148 days
193090 days
1931118 days
1932142 days
193357 days
193561 days
193631 days
193796 days
193861 days
193961 days
194031 days
1941123 days
1942105 days
194383 days
1944153 days
194591 days
1946227 days
194783 days
194894 days
1949165 days
195022 days
195436 days
195577 days
195659 days
1957180 days
1958101 days
1959147 days
1960140 days
196291 days
196492 days
1965214 days
196692 days
196792 days
1968122 days
1969183 days
197092 days
197154 days
1972145 days
197384 days
197493 days
1975102 days
197665 days
1977122 days
197847 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

38 years, 1915 to 1977

A day with at least 77.2 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 222.7 mm (8.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Elwell: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years77.2 mm (3.0 in)
5 years112.9 mm (4.4 in)
10 years137.8 mm (5.4 in)
25 years170.8 mm (6.7 in)
50 years196.4 mm (7.7 in)Longer than the 38 years of record
100 years222.7 mm (8.8 in)Longer than the 38 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, 38 years of values from 1915 to 1977.

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: 186.7 mm (7.4 in) in 1922; 175.2 mm (6.9 in) in 1974; 146.8 mm (5.8 in) in 1925.

Download the Data

  • Data for Elwell standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Elwell 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).