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Samsonvale Weather Records (ASN00040186)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Samsonvale (ASN00040186), Australia, with 107 years of record.

Key Facts for Samsonvale

  • Samsonvale (ASN00040186) is a weather station in Australia at -27.29 latitude and 152.82 longitude, 65 m (213 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1919 to 2025, 107 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Samsonvale still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Samsonvale set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 15 November 2025.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -27.29 latitude, 152.82 longitude.
  • Elevation: 65 m (213 ft).
  • Period of record: 1919 to 2025, 107 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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

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

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 280.7 mm (11.1 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Samsonvale The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Samsonvale. The most was 280.7 mm (11.1 in) on 6 February 1931. 0100200300 Jan: 215.4 mm (8.5 in), 27 January 1974 Jan Feb: 280.7 mm (11.1 in), 6 February 1931 Feb Mar: 255.0 mm (10.0 in), 10 March 2025 Mar Apr: 208.5 mm (8.2 in), 3 April 1972 Apr May: 188.0 mm (7.4 in), 2 May 1996 May Jun: 143.5 mm (5.6 in), 30 June 1929 Jun Jul: 199.9 mm (7.9 in), 20 July 1965 Jul Aug: 119.9 mm (4.7 in), 27 August 1969 Aug Sep: 83.6 mm (3.3 in), 22 September 1982 Sep Oct: 151.4 mm (6.0 in), 25 October 1949 Oct Nov: 183.2 mm (7.2 in), 1 November 1976 Nov Dec: 113.0 mm (4.4 in), 22 December 1956 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Samsonvale. The most was 280.7 mm (11.1 in) on 6 February 1931.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Samsonvale
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan215.4 mm (8.5 in)27 January 1974
Feb280.7 mm (11.1 in)6 February 1931
Mar255.0 mm (10.0 in)10 March 2025
Apr208.5 mm (8.2 in)3 April 1972
May188.0 mm (7.4 in)2 May 1996
Jun143.5 mm (5.6 in)30 June 1929
Jul199.9 mm (7.9 in)20 July 1965
Aug119.9 mm (4.7 in)27 August 1969
Sep83.6 mm (3.3 in)22 September 1982
Oct151.4 mm (6.0 in)25 October 1949
Nov183.2 mm (7.2 in)1 November 1976
Dec113.0 mm (4.4 in)22 December 1956

Latest Records

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Latest records at Samsonvale
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
15 November 2025Samsonvale, AUdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)84 years39 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2025Samsonvale, AUdaily rain38.8 mm (1.5 in)21.8 mm (0.9 in)11 years23 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 2025Samsonvale, AUdaily rain100.0 mm (3.9 in)31.4 mm (1.2 in)66 years45 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2025Samsonvale, AUmonthly rain255.0 mm (10.0 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)69 years45 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2025Samsonvale, AUdaily rain98.0 mm (3.9 in)17.2 mm (0.7 in)70 years39 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2024Samsonvale, AUdaily rain109.0 mm (4.3 in)67.6 mm (2.7 in)36 years60 of 100 (Major)
17 December 2024Samsonvale, AUdaily rain90.0 mm (3.5 in)34.1 mm (1.3 in)81 years56 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2024Samsonvale, AUdaily rain60.0 mm (2.4 in)17.6 mm (0.7 in)40 years33 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 2024Samsonvale, AUdaily rain65.0 mm (2.6 in)12.8 mm (0.5 in)38 years28 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 2024Samsonvale, AUdaily rain69.0 mm (2.7 in)42.1 mm (1.7 in)79 years61 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2024Samsonvale, AUdaily rain51.3 mm (2.0 in)35.3 mm (1.4 in)72 years64 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2024Samsonvale, AUdaily rain120.0 mm (4.7 in)22.0 mm (0.9 in)70 years39 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2024Samsonvale, AUdaily rain136.0 mm (5.4 in)72.2 mm (2.8 in)53 years54 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2023Samsonvale, AUdaily rain55.5 mm (2.2 in)15.1 mm (0.6 in)46 years33 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 2018Samsonvale, AUdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)55 years26 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 2018Samsonvale, AUdaily rain73.4 mm (2.9 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)42 years23 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 2017Samsonvale, AUdaily rain33.4 mm (1.3 in)2.9 mm (0.11 in)63 years28 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 2017Samsonvale, AUdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)19.6 mm (0.8 in)39 years30 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 2017Samsonvale, AUdaily rain125.0 mm (4.9 in)75.2 mm (3.0 in)70 years68 of 100 (Major)
10 September 2016Samsonvale, AUdaily rain65.5 mm (2.6 in)52.8 mm (2.1 in)57 years66 of 100 (Major)

Extremes by Year

1919 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Samsonvale: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)280.7 mm (11.1 in)1931108.8 mm (4.3 in)99
Wettest five days (Rx5day)724.8 mm (28.5 in)1974175.5 mm (6.9 in)99
Longest dry spell (CDD)95 days199132 days99

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Samsonvale by year The wettest day of the year at Samsonvale, 1919 to 2025. The record is 280.7 mm (11.1 in) in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 108.8 mm (4.3 in). 0100200300192019401960198020002020Record: 280.7 mm (11.1 in) in 1931
The wettest day of the year at Samsonvale, 1919 to 2025. The record is 280.7 mm (11.1 in) in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 108.8 mm (4.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Samsonvale by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
191941.9 mm (1.6 in)
1920122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1921100.8 mm (4.0 in)
192267.6 mm (2.7 in)
192392.7 mm (3.6 in)
192496.5 mm (3.8 in)
192577.7 mm (3.1 in)
192687.9 mm (3.5 in)
1927114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1928155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1929143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1930110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1931280.7 mm (11.1 in)
193261.7 mm (2.4 in)
1933111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1934165.9 mm (6.5 in)
193554.6 mm (2.1 in)
193640.9 mm (1.6 in)
193782.6 mm (3.3 in)
193898.6 mm (3.9 in)
193963.5 mm (2.5 in)
194065.8 mm (2.6 in)
1941102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1942160.3 mm (6.3 in)
194377.7 mm (3.1 in)
194449.3 mm (1.9 in)
194567.3 mm (2.6 in)
1946132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1947210.1 mm (8.3 in)
1948112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1949151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1950152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1951141.0 mm (5.6 in)
195260.5 mm (2.4 in)
1953121.7 mm (4.8 in)
195497.8 mm (3.9 in)
1955244.6 mm (9.6 in)
1956113.0 mm (4.4 in)
195764.5 mm (2.5 in)
1958152.9 mm (6.0 in)
195973.7 mm (2.9 in)
196067.6 mm (2.7 in)
196173.2 mm (2.9 in)
196241.7 mm (1.6 in)
1963118.9 mm (4.7 in)
196476.5 mm (3.0 in)
1965199.9 mm (7.9 in)
196666.5 mm (2.6 in)
1967118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1968111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1969119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1970111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1971112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1972212.6 mm (8.4 in)
1973129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1974215.4 mm (8.5 in)
197578.2 mm (3.1 in)
1976183.2 mm (7.2 in)
197742.0 mm (1.7 in)
197868.6 mm (2.7 in)
1979212.4 mm (8.4 in)
1980134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1981105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1982202.2 mm (8.0 in)
1983179.0 mm (7.0 in)
198478.8 mm (3.1 in)
198573.8 mm (2.9 in)
198652.2 mm (2.1 in)
1987116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1988132.2 mm (5.2 in)
1989171.4 mm (6.7 in)
1990138.2 mm (5.4 in)
199199.0 mm (3.9 in)
199239.8 mm (1.6 in)
1993111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1994117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1995108.8 mm (4.3 in)
1996188.0 mm (7.4 in)
199761.4 mm (2.4 in)
199855.8 mm (2.2 in)
1999206.2 mm (8.1 in)
200041.2 mm (1.6 in)
2001202.2 mm (8.0 in)
200243.0 mm (1.7 in)
200368.0 mm (2.7 in)
2004147.8 mm (5.8 in)
200563.0 mm (2.5 in)
200682.2 mm (3.2 in)
200744.6 mm (1.8 in)
201276.9 mm (3.0 in)
2013202.2 mm (8.0 in)
2014147.2 mm (5.8 in)
201589.4 mm (3.5 in)
201682.4 mm (3.2 in)
2017125.0 mm (4.9 in)
201893.6 mm (3.7 in)
202355.5 mm (2.2 in)
2024136.0 mm (5.4 in)
2025255.0 mm (10.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Samsonvale by year The wettest five days of the year at Samsonvale, 1919 to 2025. The record is 724.8 mm (28.5 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 175.5 mm (6.9 in). 0200400600800192019401960198020002020Record: 724.8 mm (28.5 in) in 1974
The wettest five days of the year at Samsonvale, 1919 to 2025. The record is 724.8 mm (28.5 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 175.5 mm (6.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Samsonvale by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1919109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1920150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1921259.0 mm (10.2 in)
1922125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1923113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1924112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1925168.1 mm (6.6 in)
1926153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1927385.9 mm (15.2 in)
1928338.0 mm (13.3 in)
1929184.9 mm (7.3 in)
1930155.1 mm (6.1 in)
1931470.3 mm (18.5 in)
1932106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1933226.6 mm (8.9 in)
1934284.5 mm (11.2 in)
193587.2 mm (3.4 in)
193678.0 mm (3.1 in)
1937204.0 mm (8.0 in)
1938293.6 mm (11.6 in)
1939183.1 mm (7.2 in)
1940147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1941166.9 mm (6.6 in)
1942202.2 mm (8.0 in)
1943144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1944146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1945156.4 mm (6.2 in)
1946199.5 mm (7.9 in)
1947256.9 mm (10.1 in)
1948268.1 mm (10.6 in)
1949165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1950244.6 mm (9.6 in)
1951221.8 mm (8.7 in)
195299.0 mm (3.9 in)
1953265.6 mm (10.5 in)
1954204.0 mm (8.0 in)
1955310.4 mm (12.2 in)
1956270.9 mm (10.7 in)
1957123.9 mm (4.9 in)
1958205.9 mm (8.1 in)
1959186.2 mm (7.3 in)
196075.8 mm (3.0 in)
1961152.7 mm (6.0 in)
1962107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1963243.8 mm (9.6 in)
1964149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1965229.1 mm (9.0 in)
1966110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1967262.2 mm (10.3 in)
1968458.1 mm (18.0 in)
1969220.8 mm (8.7 in)
1970212.5 mm (8.4 in)
1971202.0 mm (8.0 in)
1972291.4 mm (11.5 in)
1973327.7 mm (12.9 in)
1974724.8 mm (28.5 in)
1975110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1976215.4 mm (8.5 in)
197779.8 mm (3.1 in)
1978132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1979243.0 mm (9.6 in)
1980261.4 mm (10.3 in)
1981225.2 mm (8.9 in)
1982295.4 mm (11.6 in)
1983190.6 mm (7.5 in)
1984155.8 mm (6.1 in)
198594.8 mm (3.7 in)
198696.4 mm (3.8 in)
1987144.1 mm (5.7 in)
1988415.9 mm (16.4 in)
1989384.8 mm (15.1 in)
1990146.2 mm (5.8 in)
1991175.1 mm (6.9 in)
199251.0 mm (2.0 in)
1993175.5 mm (6.9 in)
1994161.2 mm (6.3 in)
1995301.8 mm (11.9 in)
1996609.6 mm (24.0 in)
199799.4 mm (3.9 in)
199885.2 mm (3.4 in)
1999316.0 mm (12.4 in)
200085.2 mm (3.4 in)
2001326.0 mm (12.8 in)
200282.4 mm (3.2 in)
2003107.0 mm (4.2 in)
2004165.8 mm (6.5 in)
2005105.8 mm (4.2 in)
2006107.2 mm (4.2 in)
200763.0 mm (2.5 in)
2012119.5 mm (4.7 in)
2013395.2 mm (15.6 in)
2014159.4 mm (6.3 in)
2015201.6 mm (7.9 in)
2016152.8 mm (6.0 in)
2017125.0 mm (4.9 in)
2018202.4 mm (8.0 in)
2023102.1 mm (4.0 in)
2024277.4 mm (10.9 in)
2025441.6 mm (17.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Samsonvale by year The longest dry spell of the year at Samsonvale, 1919 to 2025. The record is 95 days in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days. 020406080100192019401960198020002020Record: 95 days in 1991
The longest dry spell of the year at Samsonvale, 1919 to 2025. The record is 95 days in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Samsonvale by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
191927 days
192022 days
192124 days
192230 days
192330 days
192432 days
192519 days
192630 days
192745 days
192823 days
192940 days
193026 days
193119 days
193231 days
193333 days
193420 days
193541 days
193634 days
193741 days
193835 days
193938 days
194040 days
194166 days
194228 days
194337 days
194447 days
194529 days
194672 days
194773 days
194832 days
194926 days
195023 days
195134 days
195233 days
195322 days
195424 days
195537 days
195649 days
195743 days
195836 days
195935 days
196040 days
196148 days
196244 days
196348 days
196423 days
196522 days
196630 days
196753 days
196836 days
196939 days
197023 days
197136 days
197244 days
197320 days
197431 days
197532 days
197636 days
197741 days
197819 days
197928 days
198044 days
198134 days
198231 days
198316 days
198421 days
198535 days
198628 days
198720 days
198826 days
198929 days
199042 days
199195 days
199218 days
199334 days
199438 days
199538 days
199625 days
199728 days
199818 days
199915 days
200042 days
200126 days
200233 days
200340 days
200449 days
200520 days
200630 days
200726 days
201248 days
201346 days
201422 days
201528 days
201630 days
201728 days
201826 days
202326 days
202422 days
202539 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

90 years, 1920 to 2025

A day with at least 106.9 mm (4.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 298.9 mm (11.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Samsonvale: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years106.9 mm (4.2 in)
5 years156.7 mm (6.2 in)
10 years190.3 mm (7.5 in)
25 years233.5 mm (9.2 in)
50 years266.1 mm (10.5 in)
100 years298.9 mm (11.8 in)Longer than the 90 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, 90 years of values from 1920 to 2025.

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: 280.7 mm (11.1 in) in 1931; 255.0 mm (10.0 in) in 2025; 244.6 mm (9.6 in) in 1955.

Download the Data

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