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Darlington Weather Records (ASN00040044)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Darlington (ASN00040044), Australia, with 58 years of record.

Key Facts for Darlington

  • Darlington (ASN00040044) is a weather station in Australia at -28.25 latitude and 153.08 longitude, 60 m (197 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1917 to 1974, 58 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Darlington still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Darlington set a daily record precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 13 March 1974.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -28.25 latitude, 153.08 longitude.
  • Elevation: 60 m (197 ft).
  • Period of record: 1917 to 1974, 58 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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

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

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records
When Darlington set new all-time records 2 all-time records were set at Darlington between 23 June 1950 and 21 February 1954. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation23 June 1950: Record daily precipitation 317.5 mm (12.5 in)21 February 1954: Record daily precipitation 377.7 mm (14.9 in)19501955
2 all-time records were set at Darlington between 23 June 1950 and 21 February 1954. Each dot is a new record.
When Darlington set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1950-06-23Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 317.5 mm (12.5 in)
1954-02-21Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 377.7 mm (14.9 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 377.7 mm (14.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Darlington The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Darlington. The most was 377.7 mm (14.9 in) on 21 February 1954. 0100200300400 Jan: 168.1 mm (6.6 in), 24 January 1947 Jan Feb: 377.7 mm (14.9 in), 21 February 1954 Feb Mar: 211.6 mm (8.3 in), 28 March 1955 Mar Apr: 130.0 mm (5.1 in), 20 April 1928 Apr May: 142.5 mm (5.6 in), 8 May 1963 May Jun: 317.5 mm (12.5 in), 23 June 1950 Jun Jul: 185.4 mm (7.3 in), 20 July 1965 Jul Aug: 54.4 mm (2.1 in), 3 August 1939 Aug Sep: 46.7 mm (1.8 in), 18 September 1917 Sep Oct: 206.0 mm (8.1 in), 25 October 1949 Oct Nov: 90.2 mm (3.6 in), 15 November 1969 Nov Dec: 198.1 mm (7.8 in), 28 December 1921 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Darlington. The most was 377.7 mm (14.9 in) on 21 February 1954.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Darlington
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan168.1 mm (6.6 in)24 January 1947
Feb377.7 mm (14.9 in)21 February 1954
Mar211.6 mm (8.3 in)28 March 1955
Apr130.0 mm (5.1 in)20 April 1928
May142.5 mm (5.6 in)8 May 1963
Jun317.5 mm (12.5 in)23 June 1950
Jul185.4 mm (7.3 in)20 July 1965
Aug54.4 mm (2.1 in)3 August 1939
Sep46.7 mm (1.8 in)18 September 1917
Oct206.0 mm (8.1 in)25 October 1949
Nov90.2 mm (3.6 in)15 November 1969
Dec198.1 mm (7.8 in)28 December 1921

Latest Records

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Latest records at Darlington
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
13 March 1974Darlington, AUdaily rain94.0 mm (3.7 in)62.0 mm (2.4 in)32 years48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1974Darlington, AUdaily rain40.0 mm (1.6 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)12 years9 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1974Darlington, AUdaily rain203.0 mm (8.0 in)146.4 mm (5.8 in)48 years59 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1973Darlington, AUdaily rain56.9 mm (2.2 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1973Darlington, AUdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1973Darlington, AUdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)4 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1973Darlington, AUdaily rain39.9 mm (1.6 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)16 years17 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1973Darlington, AUdaily rain115.6 mm (4.6 in)101.1 mm (4.0 in)24 years52 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1973Darlington, AUdaily rain55.9 mm (2.2 in)30.5 mm (1.2 in)42 years32 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1973Darlington, AUdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)46 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1973Darlington, AUdaily rain46.5 mm (1.8 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)37 years22 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1972Darlington, AUdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)11 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1972Darlington, AUdaily rain57.4 mm (2.3 in)22.3 mm (0.9 in)15 years23 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1972Darlington, AUdaily rain86.9 mm (3.4 in)66.6 mm (2.6 in)35 years55 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1972Darlington, AUdaily rain52.1 mm (2.1 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)37 years22 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1972Darlington, AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)42 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1972Darlington, AUdaily rain54.6 mm (2.1 in)15.7 mm (0.6 in)33 years22 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1972Darlington, AUdaily rain42.2 mm (1.7 in)27.0 mm (1.1 in)38 years30 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1972Darlington, AUdaily rain67.3 mm (2.6 in)38.3 mm (1.5 in)38 years36 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1971Darlington, AUdaily rain36.1 mm (1.4 in)7.7 mm (0.30 in)28 years18 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1917 to 1974
Yearly extremes at Darlington: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)377.7 mm (14.9 in)195490.8 mm (3.6 in)58
Wettest five days (Rx5day)580.7 mm (22.9 in)1954166.1 mm (6.5 in)58
Longest dry spell (CDD)53 days192829 days58

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Darlington by year The wettest day of the year at Darlington, 1917 to 1974. The record is 377.7 mm (14.9 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 90.8 mm (3.6 in). 0100200300400192019301940195019601970Record: 377.7 mm (14.9 in) in 1954
The wettest day of the year at Darlington, 1917 to 1974. The record is 377.7 mm (14.9 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 90.8 mm (3.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Darlington by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
191746.7 mm (1.8 in)
191847.0 mm (1.9 in)
191982.8 mm (3.3 in)
192083.3 mm (3.3 in)
1921198.1 mm (7.8 in)
192252.1 mm (2.1 in)
192381.3 mm (3.2 in)
192483.1 mm (3.3 in)
192580.3 mm (3.2 in)
192651.8 mm (2.0 in)
192778.7 mm (3.1 in)
1928130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1929159.0 mm (6.3 in)
193091.4 mm (3.6 in)
1931254.0 mm (10.0 in)
193245.7 mm (1.8 in)
193388.9 mm (3.5 in)
193479.8 mm (3.1 in)
193546.0 mm (1.8 in)
193652.1 mm (2.1 in)
193755.9 mm (2.2 in)
1938101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1939106.9 mm (4.2 in)
194054.1 mm (2.1 in)
194139.1 mm (1.5 in)
194278.7 mm (3.1 in)
194349.8 mm (2.0 in)
194480.3 mm (3.2 in)
1945112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1946125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1947168.1 mm (6.6 in)
1948105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1949206.0 mm (8.1 in)
1950317.5 mm (12.5 in)
195196.8 mm (3.8 in)
195285.3 mm (3.4 in)
1953109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1954377.7 mm (14.9 in)
1955211.6 mm (8.3 in)
1956132.6 mm (5.2 in)
195743.9 mm (1.7 in)
1958108.5 mm (4.3 in)
195968.1 mm (2.7 in)
196049.8 mm (2.0 in)
1961101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1962148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1963142.5 mm (5.6 in)
196454.9 mm (2.2 in)
1965185.4 mm (7.3 in)
196691.7 mm (3.6 in)
1967176.3 mm (6.9 in)
196879.2 mm (3.1 in)
196990.2 mm (3.6 in)
1970122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1971114.3 mm (4.5 in)
197286.9 mm (3.4 in)
1973115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1974203.0 mm (8.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Darlington by year The wettest five days of the year at Darlington, 1917 to 1974. The record is 580.7 mm (22.9 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 166.1 mm (6.5 in). 0200400600192019301940195019601970Record: 580.7 mm (22.9 in) in 1954
The wettest five days of the year at Darlington, 1917 to 1974. The record is 580.7 mm (22.9 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 166.1 mm (6.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Darlington by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
191775.9 mm (3.0 in)
191868.4 mm (2.7 in)
1919125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1920130.4 mm (5.1 in)
1921330.2 mm (13.0 in)
1922256.1 mm (10.1 in)
192386.8 mm (3.4 in)
1924106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1925189.2 mm (7.4 in)
192699.3 mm (3.9 in)
1927210.1 mm (8.3 in)
1928328.7 mm (12.9 in)
1929189.7 mm (7.5 in)
1930129.7 mm (5.1 in)
1931366.7 mm (14.4 in)
193280.0 mm (3.1 in)
1933113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1934123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1935103.2 mm (4.1 in)
193678.5 mm (3.1 in)
1937111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1938207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1939243.8 mm (9.6 in)
1940105.9 mm (4.2 in)
194163.3 mm (2.5 in)
1942123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1943133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1944142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1945237.8 mm (9.4 in)
1946249.9 mm (9.8 in)
1947392.3 mm (15.4 in)
1948190.6 mm (7.5 in)
1949235.7 mm (9.3 in)
1950367.3 mm (14.5 in)
1951249.3 mm (9.8 in)
1952152.1 mm (6.0 in)
1953148.4 mm (5.8 in)
1954580.7 mm (22.9 in)
1955246.5 mm (9.7 in)
1956178.8 mm (7.0 in)
195770.4 mm (2.8 in)
1958209.7 mm (8.3 in)
1959139.4 mm (5.5 in)
196076.5 mm (3.0 in)
1961164.6 mm (6.5 in)
1962210.3 mm (8.3 in)
1963184.5 mm (7.3 in)
196458.0 mm (2.3 in)
1965348.0 mm (13.7 in)
1966158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1967274.9 mm (10.8 in)
1968203.1 mm (8.0 in)
1969142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1970226.1 mm (8.9 in)
1971167.7 mm (6.6 in)
1972162.1 mm (6.4 in)
1973263.7 mm (10.4 in)
1974381.6 mm (15.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Darlington by year The longest dry spell of the year at Darlington, 1917 to 1974. The record is 53 days in 1928, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days. 102030405060192019301940195019601970Record: 53 days in 1928
The longest dry spell of the year at Darlington, 1917 to 1974. The record is 53 days in 1928, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Darlington by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
191738 days
191822 days
191930 days
192024 days
192124 days
192223 days
192324 days
192427 days
192520 days
192628 days
192736 days
192853 days
192929 days
193047 days
193125 days
193240 days
193333 days
193418 days
193534 days
193623 days
193735 days
193817 days
193952 days
194025 days
194140 days
194219 days
194330 days
194434 days
194529 days
194647 days
194745 days
194830 days
194926 days
195017 days
195138 days
195234 days
195348 days
195420 days
195518 days
195643 days
195743 days
195823 days
195934 days
196032 days
196123 days
196223 days
196325 days
196435 days
196533 days
196626 days
196723 days
196827 days
196932 days
197026 days
197130 days
197229 days
197324 days
197415 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

52 years, 1918 to 1973

A day with at least 89.2 mm (3.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 395.7 mm (15.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Darlington: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years89.2 mm (3.5 in)
5 years139.0 mm (5.5 in)
10 years182.1 mm (7.2 in)
25 years251.6 mm (9.9 in)
50 years316.7 mm (12.5 in)
100 years395.7 mm (15.6 in)Longer than the 52 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, 52 years of values from 1918 to 1973.

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: 377.7 mm (14.9 in) in 1954; 317.5 mm (12.5 in) in 1950; 254.0 mm (10.0 in) in 1931.

Download the Data

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