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Clifton Weather Records (ASN00038042)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Clifton (ASN00038042), Australia, with 63 years of record.

Key Facts for Clifton

  • Clifton (ASN00038042) is a weather station in Australia at -25.65 latitude and 143.17 longitude, 151 m (495 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1956 to 2018, 63 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Clifton still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Clifton set a daily record precipitation of 7.0 mm (0.28 in) on 22 November 2018.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -25.65 latitude, 143.17 longitude.
  • Elevation: 151 m (495 ft).
  • Period of record: 1956 to 2018, 63 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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

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

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 124.0 mm (4.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Clifton The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Clifton. The most was 124.0 mm (4.9 in) on 20 February 1977. 050100150 Jan: 69.1 mm (2.7 in), 9 January 1960 Jan Feb: 124.0 mm (4.9 in), 20 February 1977 Feb Mar: 102.6 mm (4.0 in), 16 March 1996 Mar Apr: 84.5 mm (3.3 in), 6 April 1989 Apr May: 80.6 mm (3.2 in), 22 May 1990 May Jun: 49.0 mm (1.9 in), 10 June 2006 Jun Jul: 64.8 mm (2.6 in), 6 July 1956 Jul Aug: 32.0 mm (1.3 in), 22 August 1974 Aug Sep: 21.6 mm (0.9 in), 16 September 1970 Sep Oct: 71.0 mm (2.8 in), 25 October 1989 Oct Nov: 62.4 mm (2.5 in), 24 November 1991 Nov Dec: 70.6 mm (2.8 in), 31 December 1973 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Clifton. The most was 124.0 mm (4.9 in) on 20 February 1977.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Clifton
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan69.1 mm (2.7 in)9 January 1960
Feb124.0 mm (4.9 in)20 February 1977
Mar102.6 mm (4.0 in)16 March 1996
Apr84.5 mm (3.3 in)6 April 1989
May80.6 mm (3.2 in)22 May 1990
Jun49.0 mm (1.9 in)10 June 2006
Jul64.8 mm (2.6 in)6 July 1956
Aug32.0 mm (1.3 in)22 August 1974
Sep21.6 mm (0.9 in)16 September 1970
Oct71.0 mm (2.8 in)25 October 1989
Nov62.4 mm (2.5 in)24 November 1991
Dec70.6 mm (2.8 in)31 December 1973

Latest Records

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Latest records at Clifton
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
22 November 2018Clifton, AUdaily rain7.0 mm (0.28 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 2018Clifton, AUdaily rain35.4 mm (1.4 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 2017Clifton, AUdaily rain17.2 mm (0.7 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)18 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 2017Clifton, AUdaily rain5.2 mm (0.20 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 2017Clifton, AUdaily rain12.6 mm (0.5 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)20 years12 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 2014Clifton, AUdaily rain41.4 mm (1.6 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)39 years18 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 2014Clifton, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 2013Clifton, AUdaily rain9.0 mm (0.35 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 2012Clifton, AUdaily rain5.0 mm (0.20 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)56 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 2006Clifton, AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)9.0 mm (0.35 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 2006Clifton, AUdaily rain31.7 mm (1.2 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 2006Clifton, AUmonthly rain49.0 mm (1.9 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)49 years30 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 2005Clifton, AUdaily rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)13.6 mm (0.5 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 2005Clifton, AUdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 2005Clifton, AUdaily rain10.0 mm (0.4 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)44 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 2005Clifton, AUdaily rain11.3 mm (0.4 in)9.3 mm (0.37 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 June 2005Clifton, AUdaily rain23.0 mm (0.9 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)18 years19 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 2005Clifton, AUdaily rain39.4 mm (1.6 in)39.4 mm (1.6 in)48 years55 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 2005Clifton, AUdaily rain8.0 mm (0.31 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 2004Clifton, AUdaily rain10.0 mm (0.4 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1956 to 2018
Yearly extremes at Clifton: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)124.0 mm (4.9 in)197743.3 mm (1.7 in)56
Wettest five days (Rx5day)228.0 mm (9.0 in)197666.5 mm (2.6 in)56
Longest dry spell (CDD)292 days197280 days56

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Clifton by year The wettest day of the year at Clifton, 1956 to 2018. The record is 124.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.3 mm (1.7 in). 050100150196019802000Record: 124.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1977
The wettest day of the year at Clifton, 1956 to 2018. The record is 124.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.3 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Clifton by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
195664.8 mm (2.6 in)
19570.0 mm (0.00 in)
195870.1 mm (2.8 in)
195915.2 mm (0.6 in)
196069.1 mm (2.7 in)
196126.2 mm (1.0 in)
196230.5 mm (1.2 in)
196535.6 mm (1.4 in)
196623.9 mm (0.9 in)
196747.2 mm (1.9 in)
196850.8 mm (2.0 in)
196929.2 mm (1.1 in)
197051.6 mm (2.0 in)
197147.5 mm (1.9 in)
197216.3 mm (0.6 in)
197370.6 mm (2.8 in)
197469.0 mm (2.7 in)
197548.0 mm (1.9 in)
197693.0 mm (3.7 in)
1977124.0 mm (4.9 in)
197854.6 mm (2.1 in)
197967.4 mm (2.7 in)
198020.0 mm (0.8 in)
198152.0 mm (2.0 in)
198233.0 mm (1.3 in)
198368.6 mm (2.7 in)
198441.0 mm (1.6 in)
198524.0 mm (0.9 in)
198638.4 mm (1.5 in)
198744.6 mm (1.8 in)
198822.5 mm (0.9 in)
198984.5 mm (3.3 in)
199080.6 mm (3.2 in)
199162.4 mm (2.5 in)
199257.0 mm (2.2 in)
199327.2 mm (1.1 in)
199423.4 mm (0.9 in)
199554.5 mm (2.1 in)
1996102.6 mm (4.0 in)
199734.0 mm (1.3 in)
199859.2 mm (2.3 in)
199999.0 mm (3.9 in)
200065.0 mm (2.6 in)
200134.0 mm (1.3 in)
200239.0 mm (1.5 in)
200354.2 mm (2.1 in)
200442.0 mm (1.7 in)
200539.4 mm (1.6 in)
200649.0 mm (1.9 in)
201210.2 mm (0.4 in)
20139.0 mm (0.35 in)
201441.4 mm (1.6 in)
201510.2 mm (0.4 in)
201611.0 mm (0.4 in)
201717.2 mm (0.7 in)
201835.4 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Clifton by year The wettest five days of the year at Clifton, 1956 to 2018. The record is 228.0 mm (9.0 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.5 mm (2.6 in). 0100200300196019802000Record: 228.0 mm (9.0 in) in 1976
The wettest five days of the year at Clifton, 1956 to 2018. The record is 228.0 mm (9.0 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.5 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Clifton by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
195689.7 mm (3.5 in)
19570.0 mm (0.00 in)
195870.1 mm (2.8 in)
195970.1 mm (2.8 in)
1960137.0 mm (5.4 in)
196131.3 mm (1.2 in)
196257.5 mm (2.3 in)
196536.9 mm (1.5 in)
196629.0 mm (1.1 in)
196792.7 mm (3.6 in)
196870.4 mm (2.8 in)
196939.9 mm (1.6 in)
197073.2 mm (2.9 in)
197178.7 mm (3.1 in)
197228.5 mm (1.1 in)
1973122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1974129.0 mm (5.1 in)
197588.5 mm (3.5 in)
1976228.0 mm (9.0 in)
1977186.0 mm (7.3 in)
197876.0 mm (3.0 in)
1979104.0 mm (4.1 in)
198026.4 mm (1.0 in)
198182.0 mm (3.2 in)
198238.0 mm (1.5 in)
198392.2 mm (3.6 in)
198467.4 mm (2.7 in)
198565.6 mm (2.6 in)
198640.6 mm (1.6 in)
198766.4 mm (2.6 in)
198854.0 mm (2.1 in)
1989125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1990120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1991147.5 mm (5.8 in)
199281.0 mm (3.2 in)
199355.8 mm (2.2 in)
199436.7 mm (1.4 in)
199582.5 mm (3.2 in)
1996103.8 mm (4.1 in)
199745.8 mm (1.8 in)
199866.6 mm (2.6 in)
1999108.5 mm (4.3 in)
200081.2 mm (3.2 in)
200140.0 mm (1.6 in)
200248.2 mm (1.9 in)
200355.0 mm (2.2 in)
200453.8 mm (2.1 in)
200553.0 mm (2.1 in)
200649.0 mm (1.9 in)
201212.5 mm (0.5 in)
20139.0 mm (0.35 in)
201441.4 mm (1.6 in)
201510.2 mm (0.4 in)
201611.0 mm (0.4 in)
201717.2 mm (0.7 in)
201871.0 mm (2.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Clifton by year The longest dry spell of the year at Clifton, 1956 to 2018. The record is 292 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 80 days. 0100200300196019802000Record: 292 days in 1972
The longest dry spell of the year at Clifton, 1956 to 2018. The record is 292 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 80 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Clifton by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
1956149 days
195762 days
1958230 days
195958 days
196057 days
196184 days
1962147 days
1965168 days
1966101 days
1967172 days
196887 days
1969159 days
1970122 days
197156 days
1972292 days
197363 days
197498 days
197583 days
197648 days
1977100 days
197840 days
197960 days
198052 days
198160 days
198299 days
198377 days
198483 days
198599 days
1986124 days
198783 days
198894 days
198985 days
199045 days
199199 days
199273 days
199346 days
1994116 days
199559 days
199644 days
199769 days
199841 days
199956 days
200069 days
200170 days
2002115 days
200345 days
200483 days
200590 days
2006134 days
201242 days
201340 days
201449 days
201532 days
201637 days
201720 days
2018206 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

49 years, 1956 to 2018

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 126.0 mm (5.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Clifton: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years47.0 mm (1.9 in)
5 years68.8 mm (2.7 in)
10 years82.9 mm (3.3 in)
25 years100.5 mm (4.0 in)
50 years113.4 mm (4.5 in)Longer than the 49 years of record
100 years126.0 mm (5.0 in)Longer than the 49 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, 49 years of values from 1956 to 2018.

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: 124.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1977; 102.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1996; 99.0 mm (3.9 in) in 1999.

Download the Data

  • Data for Clifton standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Clifton 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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