Brighton Downs Weather Records (ASN00037007)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Brighton Downs (ASN00037007), Australia, with 129 years of record.

Key Facts for Brighton Downs

Brighton Downs (ASN00037007) is a weather station in Australia at -23.36 latitude and 141.56 longitude, 110 m (361 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2021, 129 years of record.
0 records set at Brighton Downs still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Brighton Downs set a daily record precipitation of 32.8 mm (1.3 in) on 24 June 2021.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -23.36 latitude, 141.56 longitude.
Elevation: 110 m (361 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2021, 129 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 Brighton 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 Brighton 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 Brighton Downs still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 154.9 mm (6.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Brighton Downs. The most was 154.9 mm (6.1 in) on 18 January 1917.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Brighton Downs
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	18 January 1917
Feb	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	3 February 1917
Mar	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	28 March 1973
Apr	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 April 1945
May	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	22 May 1990
Jun	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	7 June 1921
Jul	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	10 July 1978
Aug	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	17 August 1947
Sep	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	19 September 2020
Oct	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	4 October 1984
Nov	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	10 November 1924
Dec	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	26 December 1999

Latest Records

Latest records at Brighton Downs
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 June 2021	Brighton Downs, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 2021	Brighton Downs, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 2021	Brighton Downs, AU	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 2020	Brighton Downs, AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	126 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 2020	Brighton Downs, AU	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	93 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 September 2016	Brighton Downs, AU	daily rain	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	101 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2016	Brighton Downs, AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	99 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 2016	Brighton Downs, AU	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 2016	Brighton Downs, AU	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 2015	Brighton Downs, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 2014	Brighton Downs, AU	daily rain	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	99 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 2014	Brighton Downs, AU	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	83 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 2014	Brighton Downs, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 February 2014	Brighton Downs, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2014	Brighton Downs, AU	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 2013	Brighton Downs, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 2012	Brighton Downs, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	78 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2012	Brighton Downs, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 2011	Brighton Downs, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 2011	Brighton Downs, AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1893 to 2021

Yearly extremes at Brighton Downs: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	1917	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	126
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	214.8 mm (8.5 in)	1999	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	126
Longest dry spell (CDD)	254 days	1946	92 days	126

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Brighton Downs, 1893 to 2021. The record is 154.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.8 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Brighton Downs by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1894	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1895	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1896	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1897	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1898	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1899	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1900	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1901	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1902	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1903	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1904	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1905	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1906	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1907	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1908	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1909	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1910	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1911	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1912	3.8 mm (0.15 in)
1913	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1914	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1915	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1916	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1917	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1918	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1919	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1920	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1921	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1922	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1923	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1924	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1925	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1926	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1927	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1928	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1929	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1930	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1931	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1932	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1933	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1934	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1935	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1936	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1937	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1938	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1939	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1940	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1941	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1942	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1943	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1944	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1945	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1946	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1947	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1948	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1949	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1950	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1951	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1952	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1953	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1954	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1955	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1956	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1957	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1958	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1959	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1960	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1961	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1962	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1963	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1964	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1965	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1966	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1967	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1968	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1969	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1970	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1971	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1972	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1973	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1974	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1975	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1976	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1977	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1978	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1979	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1980	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1981	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1982	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1983	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1984	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1985	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1986	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1987	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1988	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1989	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1990	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1991	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1992	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1993	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1994	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1995	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1996	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1997	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1998	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1999	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
2000	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
2001	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
2002	12.8 mm (0.5 in)
2003	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
2004	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2005	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2006	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
2007	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
2008	11.6 mm (0.5 in)
2009	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2010	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2011	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
2012	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2013	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
2014	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
2015	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
2016	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
2020	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2021	32.8 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Brighton Downs, 1893 to 2021. The record is 214.8 mm (8.5 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.1 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Brighton Downs by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1894	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1895	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1896	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1897	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1898	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1899	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1900	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1901	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1902	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1903	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1904	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1905	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1906	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1907	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1908	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1909	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1910	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1911	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1912	3.8 mm (0.15 in)
1913	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1914	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1915	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1916	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1917	193.2 mm (7.6 in)
1918	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1919	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1920	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1921	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1922	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1923	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1924	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1925	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1926	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1927	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1928	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1929	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1930	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1931	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1932	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1933	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1934	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1935	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1936	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1937	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1938	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1939	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1940	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1941	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1942	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1943	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1944	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1945	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1946	46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1947	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1948	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1949	149.8 mm (5.9 in)
1950	153.6 mm (6.0 in)
1951	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1952	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1953	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1954	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1955	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1956	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1957	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1958	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1959	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1960	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1961	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1962	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1963	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1964	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1965	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1966	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1967	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1968	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1969	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1970	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1971	206.0 mm (8.1 in)
1972	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1973	176.3 mm (6.9 in)
1974	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1975	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1976	146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1977	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1978	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1979	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1980	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1981	150.8 mm (5.9 in)
1982	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1983	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1984	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1985	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1986	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1987	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1988	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1989	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1990	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1991	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1992	89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1993	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1994	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1995	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1996	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1997	94.4 mm (3.7 in)
1998	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1999	214.8 mm (8.5 in)
2000	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
2001	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
2002	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2003	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
2004	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
2005	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
2006	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
2007	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
2008	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
2009	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
2010	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
2011	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
2012	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2013	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
2014	126.2 mm (5.0 in)
2015	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
2016	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2020	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
2021	32.8 mm (1.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Brighton Downs, 1893 to 2021. The record is 254 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 92 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Brighton Downs by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	30 days
1894	31 days
1895	31 days
1896	31 days
1897	92 days
1898	31 days
1899	61 days
1900	61 days
1901	61 days
1902	123 days
1903	31 days
1904	61 days
1905	214 days
1906	31 days
1907	91 days
1908	61 days
1909	31 days
1910	31 days
1911	61 days
1912	81 days
1913	98 days
1914	151 days
1915	115 days
1916	57 days
1917	126 days
1918	91 days
1919	198 days
1920	76 days
1921	103 days
1922	159 days
1923	120 days
1924	173 days
1925	234 days
1926	137 days
1927	69 days
1928	61 days
1929	152 days
1930	124 days
1931	78 days
1932	84 days
1933	95 days
1934	86 days
1935	178 days
1936	65 days
1937	62 days
1938	160 days
1939	79 days
1940	165 days
1941	123 days
1942	87 days
1943	174 days
1944	93 days
1945	105 days
1946	254 days
1947	75 days
1948	97 days
1949	99 days
1950	62 days
1951	123 days
1952	62 days
1953	95 days
1954	87 days
1955	73 days
1956	31 days
1957	102 days
1958	55 days
1959	101 days
1960	51 days
1961	105 days
1962	101 days
1963	204 days
1964	146 days
1965	112 days
1966	101 days
1967	201 days
1968	102 days
1969	105 days
1970	143 days
1971	73 days
1972	246 days
1973	69 days
1974	104 days
1975	76 days
1976	129 days
1977	152 days
1978	102 days
1979	123 days
1980	90 days
1981	90 days
1982	243 days
1983	191 days
1984	110 days
1985	78 days
1986	82 days
1987	141 days
1988	83 days
1989	100 days
1990	73 days
1991	113 days
1992	78 days
1993	106 days
1994	160 days
1995	107 days
1996	76 days
1997	83 days
1998	54 days
1999	94 days
2000	130 days
2001	95 days
2002	198 days
2003	84 days
2004	124 days
2005	89 days
2006	75 days
2007	73 days
2008	54 days
2009	30 days
2010	42 days
2011	80 days
2012	62 days
2013	81 days
2014	90 days
2015	92 days
2016	53 days
2020	154 days
2021	70 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

88 years, 1913 to 2020

A day with at least 45.5 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 156.3 mm (6.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Brighton 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	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
50 years	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
100 years	156.3 mm (6.2 in)	Longer than the 88 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, 88 years of values from 1913 to 2020.

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: 154.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1917; 148.6 mm (5.9 in) in 1973; 148.6 mm (5.9 in) in 1999.

Download the Data

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