Buckingham Downs Weather Records (ASN00037008)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Buckingham Downs (ASN00037008), Australia, with 93 years of record.

Key Facts for Buckingham Downs

Buckingham Downs (ASN00037008) is a weather station in Australia at -22.08 latitude and 139.76 longitude, 240 m (787 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1915 to 2007, 93 years of record.
0 records set at Buckingham Downs still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Buckingham Downs set a daily record precipitation of 4.4 mm (0.17 in) on 29 May 2007.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -22.08 latitude, 139.76 longitude.
Elevation: 240 m (787 ft).
Period of record: 1915 to 2007, 93 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 Buckingham 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 Buckingham Downs, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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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 Buckingham Downs still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Buckingham Downs between 4 March 1972 and 3 February 1979. Each dot is a new record.

When Buckingham Downs set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1972-03-04	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1974-01-31	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1979-02-03	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 150.0 mm (5.9 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 150.0 mm (5.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Buckingham Downs. The most was 150.0 mm (5.9 in) on 3 February 1979.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Buckingham Downs
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	31 January 1974
Feb	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	3 February 1979
Mar	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	4 March 1972
Apr	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	6 April 1952
May	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	22 May 1968
Jun	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	7 June 1921
Jul	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	10 July 1978
Aug	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	15 August 1947
Sep	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 September 1926
Oct	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 October 2000
Nov	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	14 November 1939
Dec	137.5 mm (5.4 in)	15 December 1984

Latest Records

Latest records at Buckingham Downs
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 2007	Buckingham Downs, AU	daily rain	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 2006	Buckingham Downs, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2005	Buckingham Downs, AU	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 2005	Buckingham Downs, AU	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	90 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 2005	Buckingham Downs, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 2005	Buckingham Downs, AU	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 2005	Buckingham Downs, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2005	Buckingham Downs, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	81 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 2004	Buckingham Downs, AU	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	21 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 2004	Buckingham Downs, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 2003	Buckingham Downs, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 2003	Buckingham Downs, AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 2003	Buckingham Downs, AU	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 2003	Buckingham Downs, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2000	Buckingham Downs, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 2000	Buckingham Downs, AU	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2000	Buckingham Downs, AU	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	16 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 2000	Buckingham Downs, AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	19 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 2000	Buckingham Downs, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 2000	Buckingham Downs, AU	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1915 to 2007

Yearly extremes at Buckingham Downs: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	1979	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	92
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	332.8 mm (13.1 in)	1979	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	90
Longest dry spell (CDD)	311 days	2002	127 days	90

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Buckingham Downs, 1915 to 2007. The record is 150.0 mm (5.9 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.3 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Buckingham Downs by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1915	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1916	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1917	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1918	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1919	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1920	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1921	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1922	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1923	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1924	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1925	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1926	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1927	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1928	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1929	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1931	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1932	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1933	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1934	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1935	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1936	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1937	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1938	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1939	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1940	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1941	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1942	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1943	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1944	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1945	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1946	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1947	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1948	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1949	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1950	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1951	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1952	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1953	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1954	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1955	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1956	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1957	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1958	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1959	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1960	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1961	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1962	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1963	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1964	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1965	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1966	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1967	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1968	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1969	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1970	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1971	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1972	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1973	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1974	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1975	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1976	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1977	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1978	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1979	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1980	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1981	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1982	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1983	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1984	137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1985	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1986	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1987	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1988	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1989	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1990	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1991	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1992	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1993	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1994	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1995	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1996	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1997	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1998	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1999	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
2000	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
2001	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
2002	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2003	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2004	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
2005	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
2006	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2007	15.4 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Buckingham Downs, 1915 to 2007. The record is 332.8 mm (13.1 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.1 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Buckingham Downs by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1915	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1916	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1917	151.7 mm (6.0 in)
1918	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1919	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1920	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1921	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1922	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1923	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1924	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1925	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1926	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1927	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1928	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1929	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1931	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1932	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1933	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1934	131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1935	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1936	131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1937	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1938	215.9 mm (8.5 in)
1939	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1940	127.7 mm (5.0 in)
1941	151.2 mm (6.0 in)
1942	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1943	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1944	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1945	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1946	172.4 mm (6.8 in)
1947	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1948	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1949	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1950	160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1951	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1952	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1953	182.7 mm (7.2 in)
1954	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1955	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1956	141.8 mm (5.6 in)
1957	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1958	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1959	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1960	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1961	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1962	163.0 mm (6.4 in)
1963	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1964	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1965	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1966	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1967	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1968	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1969	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1970	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1971	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1972	313.7 mm (12.4 in)
1973	271.8 mm (10.7 in)
1974	215.0 mm (8.5 in)
1975	221.7 mm (8.7 in)
1976	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1977	229.0 mm (9.0 in)
1978	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1979	332.8 mm (13.1 in)
1980	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1981	145.6 mm (5.7 in)
1982	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1983	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1984	200.0 mm (7.9 in)
1985	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1986	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1987	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1988	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1989	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1990	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1991	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1992	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1993	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1994	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1995	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1996	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1997	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1998	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1999	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
2000	315.8 mm (12.4 in)
2001	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
2002	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
2003	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
2004	117.2 mm (4.6 in)
2005	n/a
2006	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
2007	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Buckingham Downs, 1915 to 2007. The record is 311 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 127 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Buckingham Downs by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1915	116 days
1916	143 days
1917	80 days
1918	169 days
1919	95 days
1920	38 days
1921	54 days
1922	117 days
1923	127 days
1924	127 days
1925	275 days
1926	147 days
1927	226 days
1928	121 days
1929	61 days
1931	60 days
1932	92 days
1933	31 days
1934	82 days
1935	100 days
1936	101 days
1937	88 days
1938	125 days
1939	77 days
1940	201 days
1941	135 days
1942	92 days
1943	31 days
1944	31 days
1945	81 days
1946	309 days
1947	64 days
1948	140 days
1949	160 days
1950	95 days
1951	202 days
1952	85 days
1953	135 days
1954	186 days
1955	71 days
1956	79 days
1957	124 days
1958	145 days
1959	92 days
1960	134 days
1961	157 days
1962	139 days
1963	239 days
1964	178 days
1965	201 days
1966	77 days
1967	205 days
1968	158 days
1969	153 days
1970	143 days
1971	91 days
1972	299 days
1973	132 days
1974	90 days
1975	167 days
1976	108 days
1977	192 days
1978	52 days
1979	89 days
1980	174 days
1981	116 days
1982	235 days
1983	180 days
1984	111 days
1985	133 days
1986	114 days
1987	160 days
1988	103 days
1989	140 days
1990	122 days
1991	263 days
1992	227 days
1993	107 days
1994	259 days
1995	145 days
1996	107 days
1997	160 days
1998	53 days
1999	137 days
2000	147 days
2001	239 days
2002	311 days
2003	119 days
2004	96 days
2005	n/a
2006	235 days
2007	n/a

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

74 years, 1915 to 2006

A day with at least 59.1 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 176.4 mm (6.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Buckingham 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	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
5 years	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
10 years	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
25 years	136.6 mm (5.4 in)
50 years	156.5 mm (6.2 in)
100 years	176.4 mm (6.9 in)	Longer than the 74 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, 74 years of values from 1915 to 2006.

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: 150.0 mm (5.9 in) in 1979; 143.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1974; 137.5 mm (5.4 in) in 1984.

Download the Data

Data for Buckingham Downs standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Buckingham 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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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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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
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a