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Sutton Downs Weather Records (ASN00036044)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sutton Downs (ASN00036044), Australia, with 58 years of record.

Key Facts for Sutton Downs

  • Sutton Downs (ASN00036044) is a weather station in Australia at -21.50 latitude and 144.12 longitude, n/a above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1930 to 1987, 58 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Sutton Downs still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Sutton Downs set a daily record precipitation of 9.2 mm (0.36 in) on 9 July 1987.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -21.50 latitude, 144.12 longitude.
  • Elevation: n/a.
  • Period of record: 1930 to 1987, 58 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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

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

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 192.0 mm (7.6 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Sutton Downs The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sutton Downs. The most was 192.0 mm (7.6 in) on 24 January 1951. 050100150200 Jan: 192.0 mm (7.6 in), 24 January 1951 Jan Feb: 136.1 mm (5.4 in), 21 February 1940 Feb Mar: 120.4 mm (4.7 in), 13 March 1937 Mar Apr: 62.2 mm (2.4 in), 30 April 1956 Apr May: 119.4 mm (4.7 in), 24 May 1955 May Jun: 78.1 mm (3.1 in), 3 June 1985 Jun Jul: 52.0 mm (2.0 in), 10 July 1978 Jul Aug: 43.2 mm (1.7 in), 18 August 1947 Aug Sep: 63.5 mm (2.5 in), 10 September 1962 Sep Oct: 85.3 mm (3.4 in), 4 October 1930 Oct Nov: 80.8 mm (3.2 in), 23 November 1950 Nov Dec: 113.0 mm (4.4 in), 24 December 1969 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sutton Downs. The most was 192.0 mm (7.6 in) on 24 January 1951.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Sutton Downs
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan192.0 mm (7.6 in)24 January 1951
Feb136.1 mm (5.4 in)21 February 1940
Mar120.4 mm (4.7 in)13 March 1937
Apr62.2 mm (2.4 in)30 April 1956
May119.4 mm (4.7 in)24 May 1955
Jun78.1 mm (3.1 in)3 June 1985
Jul52.0 mm (2.0 in)10 July 1978
Aug43.2 mm (1.7 in)18 August 1947
Sep63.5 mm (2.5 in)10 September 1962
Oct85.3 mm (3.4 in)4 October 1930
Nov80.8 mm (3.2 in)23 November 1950
Dec113.0 mm (4.4 in)24 December 1969

Latest Records

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Latest records at Sutton Downs
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
9 July 1987Sutton Downs, AUdaily rain9.2 mm (0.36 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)36 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1987Sutton Downs, AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)4 years7 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1987Sutton Downs, AUdaily rain53.1 mm (2.1 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)39 years17 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1986Sutton Downs, AUdaily rain26.0 mm (1.0 in)6.7 mm (0.26 in)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1986Sutton Downs, AUdaily rain44.2 mm (1.7 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)11 years17 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1986Sutton Downs, AUdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)56 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1986Sutton Downs, AUdaily rain8.5 mm (0.33 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1986Sutton Downs, AUdaily rain22.5 mm (0.9 in)17.3 mm (0.7 in)8 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1986Sutton Downs, AUdaily rain77.8 mm (3.1 in)34.6 mm (1.4 in)32 years30 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1985Sutton Downs, AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1985Sutton Downs, AUdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)54 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1985Sutton Downs, AUdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)22.3 mm (0.9 in)40 years34 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1985Sutton Downs, AUdaily rain34.2 mm (1.3 in)27.8 mm (1.1 in)31 years33 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1985Sutton Downs, AUmonthly rain78.1 mm (3.1 in)12.6 mm (0.5 in)39 years35 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1985Sutton Downs, AUdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)22.3 mm (0.9 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1984Sutton Downs, AUdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)12 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1984Sutton Downs, AUdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1984Sutton Downs, AUdaily rain8.0 mm (0.31 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)54 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1984Sutton Downs, AUdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)2 years10 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1984Sutton Downs, AUdaily rain4.0 mm (0.16 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)54 years20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1930 to 1987
Yearly extremes at Sutton Downs: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)192.0 mm (7.6 in)195168.7 mm (2.7 in)58
Wettest five days (Rx5day)286.5 mm (11.3 in)1968100.8 mm (4.0 in)58
Longest dry spell (CDD)256 days1961103 days58

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sutton Downs by year The wettest day of the year at Sutton Downs, 1930 to 1987. The record is 192.0 mm (7.6 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.7 mm (2.7 in). 050100150200193019401950196019701980Record: 192.0 mm (7.6 in) in 1951
The wettest day of the year at Sutton Downs, 1930 to 1987. The record is 192.0 mm (7.6 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.7 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sutton Downs by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
193086.6 mm (3.4 in)
193180.0 mm (3.1 in)
193225.4 mm (1.0 in)
1933104.1 mm (4.1 in)
193430.7 mm (1.2 in)
193542.2 mm (1.7 in)
193668.3 mm (2.7 in)
1937120.4 mm (4.7 in)
193831.0 mm (1.2 in)
193958.9 mm (2.3 in)
1940136.1 mm (5.4 in)
194183.8 mm (3.3 in)
1942104.6 mm (4.1 in)
194355.9 mm (2.2 in)
1944103.1 mm (4.1 in)
194565.5 mm (2.6 in)
194658.4 mm (2.3 in)
194743.2 mm (1.7 in)
194857.4 mm (2.3 in)
194957.4 mm (2.3 in)
195080.8 mm (3.2 in)
1951192.0 mm (7.6 in)
195223.9 mm (0.9 in)
195384.6 mm (3.3 in)
195488.4 mm (3.5 in)
1955119.4 mm (4.7 in)
195688.9 mm (3.5 in)
195770.4 mm (2.8 in)
195833.0 mm (1.3 in)
195953.1 mm (2.1 in)
196090.7 mm (3.6 in)
1961102.9 mm (4.1 in)
196263.5 mm (2.5 in)
196383.8 mm (3.3 in)
196448.3 mm (1.9 in)
196579.2 mm (3.1 in)
196660.5 mm (2.4 in)
196747.0 mm (1.9 in)
1968104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1969113.0 mm (4.4 in)
197029.0 mm (1.1 in)
197163.5 mm (2.5 in)
197247.8 mm (1.9 in)
197372.6 mm (2.9 in)
1974103.0 mm (4.1 in)
197565.0 mm (2.6 in)
1976100.0 mm (3.9 in)
197767.0 mm (2.6 in)
197852.0 mm (2.0 in)
197936.0 mm (1.4 in)
198044.0 mm (1.7 in)
198178.0 mm (3.1 in)
198269.0 mm (2.7 in)
198364.0 mm (2.5 in)
198485.2 mm (3.4 in)
198578.1 mm (3.1 in)
198677.8 mm (3.1 in)
198753.1 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sutton Downs by year The wettest five days of the year at Sutton Downs, 1930 to 1987. The record is 286.5 mm (11.3 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 100.8 mm (4.0 in). 0100200300193019401950196019701980Record: 286.5 mm (11.3 in) in 1968
The wettest five days of the year at Sutton Downs, 1930 to 1987. The record is 286.5 mm (11.3 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 100.8 mm (4.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sutton Downs by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
193096.5 mm (3.8 in)
193180.0 mm (3.1 in)
193250.0 mm (2.0 in)
1933200.6 mm (7.9 in)
193437.9 mm (1.5 in)
193579.7 mm (3.1 in)
1936161.5 mm (6.4 in)
1937158.7 mm (6.2 in)
193890.7 mm (3.6 in)
1939100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1940257.3 mm (10.1 in)
1941107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1942205.4 mm (8.1 in)
194371.1 mm (2.8 in)
1944182.1 mm (7.2 in)
194588.9 mm (3.5 in)
1946118.2 mm (4.7 in)
194747.8 mm (1.9 in)
1948102.1 mm (4.0 in)
194986.9 mm (3.4 in)
1950199.1 mm (7.8 in)
1951206.5 mm (8.1 in)
195244.2 mm (1.7 in)
195393.4 mm (3.7 in)
1954211.6 mm (8.3 in)
1955248.7 mm (9.8 in)
1956125.7 mm (4.9 in)
195787.4 mm (3.4 in)
195861.4 mm (2.4 in)
195982.9 mm (3.3 in)
1960172.0 mm (6.8 in)
1961134.2 mm (5.3 in)
196269.6 mm (2.7 in)
1963120.1 mm (4.7 in)
196464.5 mm (2.5 in)
1965121.6 mm (4.8 in)
1966162.3 mm (6.4 in)
196747.0 mm (1.9 in)
1968286.5 mm (11.3 in)
1969124.4 mm (4.9 in)
197056.7 mm (2.2 in)
197191.0 mm (3.6 in)
1972100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1973130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1974198.6 mm (7.8 in)
1975122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1976151.4 mm (6.0 in)
197789.4 mm (3.5 in)
197862.0 mm (2.4 in)
197982.2 mm (3.2 in)
198079.8 mm (3.1 in)
1981155.0 mm (6.1 in)
198288.0 mm (3.5 in)
1983100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1984156.3 mm (6.2 in)
1985112.3 mm (4.4 in)
198694.2 mm (3.7 in)
198786.4 mm (3.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sutton Downs by year The longest dry spell of the year at Sutton Downs, 1930 to 1987. The record is 256 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 103 days. 0100200300193019401950196019701980Record: 256 days in 1961
The longest dry spell of the year at Sutton Downs, 1930 to 1987. The record is 256 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 103 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sutton Downs by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
193093 days
193140 days
1932146 days
193363 days
193462 days
1935103 days
193659 days
193771 days
193890 days
193977 days
194065 days
1941138 days
194272 days
194383 days
1944145 days
194592 days
1946237 days
1947135 days
1948138 days
1949146 days
195051 days
1951117 days
1952142 days
195385 days
195468 days
195577 days
195660 days
1957121 days
1958157 days
1959146 days
1960107 days
1961256 days
196294 days
1963142 days
1964105 days
1965219 days
1966115 days
196791 days
1968139 days
1969115 days
197092 days
1971155 days
1972163 days
1973148 days
197491 days
1975102 days
1976144 days
1977181 days
197855 days
1979200 days
198094 days
198140 days
198297 days
1983146 days
1984107 days
198598 days
198655 days
198770 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

57 years, 1930 to 1986

A day with at least 69.7 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 158.2 mm (6.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Sutton Downs: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years69.7 mm (2.7 in)
5 years96.9 mm (3.8 in)
10 years113.4 mm (4.5 in)
25 years132.6 mm (5.2 in)
50 years145.9 mm (5.7 in)
100 years158.2 mm (6.2 in)Longer than the 57 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, 57 years of values from 1930 to 1986.

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: 192.0 mm (7.6 in) in 1951; 136.1 mm (5.4 in) in 1940; 120.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1937.

Download the Data

  • Data for Sutton Downs standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Sutton 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).