Longford Weather Records (ASN00038019)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Longford (ASN00038019), Australia, with 70 years of record.

Key Facts for Longford

Longford (ASN00038019) is a weather station in Australia at -24.95 latitude and 143.92 longitude, 140 m (459 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1929 to 1998, 70 years of record.
0 records set at Longford still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Longford set a daily record precipitation of 12.8 mm (0.5 in) on 27 October 1998.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -24.95 latitude, 143.92 longitude.
Elevation: 140 m (459 ft).
Period of record: 1929 to 1998, 70 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 Longford. 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 Longford, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Longford still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Longford between 31 January 1976 and 31 January 1976. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 119.2 mm (4.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Longford. The most was 119.2 mm (4.7 in) on 31 January 1976.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Longford
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	31 January 1976
Feb	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	2 February 1956
Mar	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	9 March 1956
Apr	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	6 April 1989
May	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	8 May 1930
Jun	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 June 1935
Jul	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	7 July 1956
Aug	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18 August 1947
Sep	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	1 September 1947
Oct	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	18 October 1950
Nov	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	17 November 1974
Dec	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	22 December 1976

Latest Records

Latest records at Longford
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1998	Longford, AU	daily rain	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1998	Longford, AU	daily rain	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1998	Longford, AU	daily rain	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1998	Longford, AU	daily rain	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1998	Longford, AU	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1998	Longford, AU	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1998	Longford, AU	daily rain	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1998	Longford, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	0 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1997	Longford, AU	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1997	Longford, AU	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1997	Longford, AU	daily rain	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1997	Longford, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1997	Longford, AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1997	Longford, AU	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1996	Longford, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	26 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1996	Longford, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1996	Longford, AU	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1996	Longford, AU	daily rain	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1996	Longford, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1996	Longford, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1929 to 1998

Yearly extremes at Longford: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	1976	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	66
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	1976	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	66
Longest dry spell (CDD)	265 days	1946	87 days	66

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Longford, 1929 to 1998. The record is 119.2 mm (4.7 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.9 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Longford by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1929	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1930	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1931	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1932	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1933	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1934	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1935	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1936	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1937	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1938	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1939	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1940	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1941	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1942	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1943	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1944	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1945	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1946	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1947	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1948	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1949	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1950	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1951	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1952	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1953	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1954	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1955	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1956	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1957	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1958	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1959	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1960	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1961	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1962	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1963	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1964	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1965	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1966	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1967	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1968	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1969	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1970	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1971	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1972	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1973	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1974	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1975	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1976	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1977	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1978	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1979	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1980	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1981	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1982	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1983	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1984	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1985	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1986	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1987	22.2 mm (0.9 in)
1988	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1989	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1994	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1995	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1996	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1997	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1998	56.4 mm (2.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Longford, 1929 to 1998. The record is 176.0 mm (6.9 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.4 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Longford by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1929	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1930	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1931	95.6 mm (3.8 in)
1932	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1933	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1934	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1935	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1936	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1937	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1938	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1939	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1940	148.4 mm (5.8 in)
1941	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1942	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1943	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1944	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1945	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1946	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1947	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1948	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1949	159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1950	145.1 mm (5.7 in)
1951	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1952	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1953	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1954	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1955	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1956	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1957	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1958	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1959	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1960	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1961	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1962	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1963	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1964	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1965	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1966	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1967	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1968	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1969	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1970	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1971	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1972	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1973	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1974	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1975	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1976	176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1977	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1978	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1979	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1980	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1981	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1982	140.6 mm (5.5 in)
1983	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1984	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1985	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1986	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1987	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1988	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1989	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1994	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1995	92.6 mm (3.6 in)
1996	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1997	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1998	78.2 mm (3.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Longford, 1929 to 1998. The record is 265 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 87 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Longford by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1929	123 days
1930	90 days
1931	52 days
1932	85 days
1933	46 days
1934	58 days
1935	53 days
1936	63 days
1937	87 days
1938	91 days
1939	78 days
1940	102 days
1941	134 days
1942	55 days
1943	87 days
1944	95 days
1945	50 days
1946	265 days
1947	108 days
1948	145 days
1949	98 days
1950	55 days
1951	89 days
1952	44 days
1953	69 days
1954	64 days
1955	46 days
1956	64 days
1957	107 days
1958	99 days
1959	92 days
1960	52 days
1961	115 days
1962	91 days
1963	76 days
1964	147 days
1965	116 days
1966	52 days
1967	131 days
1968	72 days
1969	92 days
1970	141 days
1971	38 days
1972	95 days
1973	40 days
1974	103 days
1975	92 days
1976	41 days
1977	100 days
1978	38 days
1979	84 days
1980	82 days
1981	71 days
1982	106 days
1983	81 days
1984	82 days
1985	99 days
1986	97 days
1987	121 days
1988	96 days
1989	148 days
1994	31 days
1995	58 days
1996	57 days
1997	120 days
1998	39 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

63 years, 1929 to 1998

A day with at least 47.0 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 121.7 mm (4.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Longford: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
50 years	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
100 years	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	Longer than the 63 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, 63 years of values from 1929 to 1998.

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: 119.2 mm (4.7 in) in 1976; 101.3 mm (4.0 in) in 1956; 90.7 mm (3.6 in) in 1950.

Download the Data

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

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