Toowoomba Weather Records (ASN00041103)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Toowoomba (ASN00041103), Australia, with 133 years of record.

Key Facts for Toowoomba

Toowoomba (ASN00041103) is a weather station in Australia at -27.58 latitude and 151.93 longitude, 691 m (2,267 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1875 to 2007, 133 years of record.
1,464 records set at Toowoomba still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Toowoomba set a daily record precipitation of 52.2 mm (2.1 in) on 4 November 2006.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -27.58 latitude, 151.93 longitude.
Elevation: 691 m (2,267 ft).
Period of record: 1875 to 2007, 133 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Toowoomba. 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 Toowoomba, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	39.3 C (102.7 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	37.0 C (98.6 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	35.0 C (95.0 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.3 C (90.1 F)	3.5 C (38.3 F)	n/a	n/a
May	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	24.7 C (76.5 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	29.5 C (85.1 F)	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	31.6 C (88.9 F)	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	36.2 C (97.2 F)	1.9 C (35.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	38.1 C (100.6 F)	3.8 C (38.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	38.9 C (102.0 F)	7.4 C (45.3 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Toowoomba still stand. 1958 holds the most, with 55.

Standing records at Toowoomba by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1957	49
1958	55
1959	23
1960	46
1961	43
1962	45
1963	37
1964	37
1965	45
1966	43
1967	34
1968	48
1969	37
1970	41
1971	40
1972	17
1973	31
1974	50
1975	27
1976	24
1977	33
1978	31
1979	34
1980	43
1981	28
1982	21
1983	42
1984	20
1985	29
1986	29
1987	29
1988	30
1989	27
1990	27
1991	33
1992	19
1993	33
1994	26
1995	45
1996	42
1997	23
1998	48

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Toowoomba between 10 February 1942 and 7 January 1994. Each dot is a new record.

When Toowoomba set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1942-02-10	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1994-01-06	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 39.3 C (102.7 F)
1994-01-07	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 25.5 C (77.9 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 164.1 mm (6.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Toowoomba. The most was 164.1 mm (6.5 in) on 10 February 1942.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Toowoomba
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	22 January 1956
Feb	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	10 February 1942
Mar	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	14 March 1908
Apr	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	30 April 1955
May	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	3 May 1996
Jun	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	9 June 1893
Jul	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	20 July 1965
Aug	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	27 August 1969
Sep	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 September 1946
Oct	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	27 October 1952
Nov	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	20 November 1995
Dec	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	30 December 1942

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 1998

42 years of record at Toowoomba, 1957 to 1998. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1969, 1998.

Days with data per year at Toowoomba
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	364	100%	Yes
1958	363	99%	Yes
1959	341	93%	Yes
1960	365	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	364	100%	Yes
1964	365	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	364	100%	Yes
1968	335	92%	Yes
1969	306	84%	No
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	363	99%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	361	99%	Yes
1975	349	96%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	345	95%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	337	92%	Yes
1982	337	92%	Yes
1983	363	99%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	365	100%	Yes
1986	365	100%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	361	99%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	357	98%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	212	58%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Toowoomba
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 November 2006	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 2005	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 2005	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2004	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 2001	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 2001	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2001	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	107 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1999	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1999	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	131.2 mm (5.2 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1998	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 1998	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	63 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1998	Toowoomba, AU	daily low max	10.2 C (50.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	8 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1998	Toowoomba, AU	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	23 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1998	Toowoomba, AU	daily high min	14.3 C (57.7 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	9 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1998	Toowoomba, AU	daily high min	13.6 C (56.5 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	11 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1998	Toowoomba, AU	daily high min	12.7 C (54.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1998	Toowoomba, AU	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	4 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1998	Toowoomba, AU	daily high max	23.6 C (74.5 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	7 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1998	Toowoomba, AU	daily high min	10.9 C (51.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	24 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1998	Toowoomba, AU	daily high max	21.5 C (70.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	5 years	7 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

33 complete years, 1958 to 1997

One stripe for each of 33 complete years at Toowoomba, 1958 to 1997. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.1 C (62.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1961, at 16.1 C (61.0 F), and the warmest was 1980, at 18.2 C (64.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Toowoomba as warming stripes, 1958 to 1997
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1958	17.6 C	+0.47 C
1960	16.3 C	-0.84 C
1961	16.1 C	-0.96 C
1962	16.4 C	-0.69 C
1963	16.4 C	-0.70 C
1964	16.7 C	-0.40 C
1965	17.0 C	-0.07 C
1966	16.4 C	-0.73 C
1967	16.6 C	-0.48 C
1970	16.8 C	-0.29 C
1971	16.6 C	-0.50 C
1972	17.1 C	-0.03 C
1973	18.1 C	+0.96 C
1974	16.5 C	-0.64 C
1975	16.9 C	-0.17 C
1976	16.9 C	-0.23 C
1977	17.5 C	+0.42 C
1978	16.7 C	-0.40 C
1980	18.2 C	+1.15 C
1983	17.2 C	+0.09 C
1984	16.7 C	-0.39 C
1985	17.1 C	+0.05 C
1986	17.2 C	+0.14 C
1987	17.7 C	+0.59 C
1988	17.5 C	+0.44 C
1989	16.7 C	-0.36 C
1990	17.4 C	+0.26 C
1992	17.2 C	+0.10 C
1993	18.0 C	+0.95 C
1994	17.6 C	+0.50 C
1995	17.6 C	+0.47 C
1996	17.5 C	+0.45 C
1997	17.8 C	+0.72 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade over 1958 to 1997. In Fahrenheit: 0.5 F (0.3 to 0.8) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 33 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Toowoomba
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade	0.5 F (0.3 to 0.8) per decade	1958 to 1997	33	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.19 C (0.02 to 0.37) per decade	0.35 F (0.04 to 0.66) per decade	1958 to 1997	33	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.4 C (0.2 to 0.6) per decade	0.7 F (0.4 to 1.0) per decade	1958 to 1997	33	Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1875 to 2007

Yearly extremes at Toowoomba: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	39.3 C (102.7 F)	1994	35.8 C (96.5 F)	42
Coldest night (TNn)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1965	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	42
Wettest day (Rx1day)	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	1942	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	125
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	472.4 mm (18.6 in)	1996	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	125
Longest dry spell (CDD)	63 days	2002	28 days	125

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Toowoomba, 1875 to 2007. The record is 39.3 C (102.7 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.8 C (96.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Toowoomba by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1875	n/a
1878	n/a
1880	n/a
1884	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	37.3 C (99.1 F)
1958	36.2 C (97.2 F)
1959	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1960	36.6 C (97.9 F)
1961	35.1 C (95.2 F)
1962	34.2 C (93.6 F)
1963	33.2 C (91.8 F)
1964	37.6 C (99.7 F)
1965	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1966	35.9 C (96.6 F)
1967	35.8 C (96.4 F)
1968	38.1 C (100.6 F)
1969	35.4 C (95.7 F)
1970	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1971	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1972	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1973	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1975	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1977	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1978	36.5 C (97.7 F)
1979	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1980	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1981	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1982	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1983	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1984	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1985	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1986	34.3 C (93.7 F)
1987	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1988	35.5 C (95.9 F)
1989	33.4 C (92.1 F)
1990	38.1 C (100.6 F)
1991	36.3 C (97.3 F)
1992	34.3 C (93.7 F)
1993	35.5 C (95.9 F)
1994	39.3 C (102.7 F)
1995	35.7 C (96.3 F)
1996	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1997	36.4 C (97.5 F)
1998	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Toowoomba, 1875 to 2007. The record is -4.4 C (24.1 F) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is -1.0 C (30.2 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Toowoomba by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1875	n/a
1878	n/a
1880	n/a
1884	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	-1.8 C (28.8 F)
1958	-3.6 C (25.5 F)
1959	-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1960	-3.8 C (25.2 F)
1961	-4.1 C (24.6 F)
1962	-2.4 C (27.7 F)
1963	-3.2 C (26.2 F)
1964	-4.2 C (24.4 F)
1965	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1966	-2.4 C (27.7 F)
1967	-2.7 C (27.1 F)
1968	-3.8 C (25.2 F)
1969	-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1970	-3.5 C (25.7 F)
1971	-2.3 C (27.9 F)
1972	0.2 C (32.4 F)
1973	1.5 C (34.7 F)
1974	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1975	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1976	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1977	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1978	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1979	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1980	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1981	1.5 C (34.7 F)
1982	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1983	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1984	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1985	-1.2 C (29.8 F)
1986	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1987	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1988	-0.9 C (30.4 F)
1989	-1.3 C (29.7 F)
1990	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1991	1.5 C (34.7 F)
1992	0.1 C (32.2 F)
1993	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1994	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1995	-1.8 C (28.8 F)
1996	-0.1 C (31.8 F)
1997	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1998	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Toowoomba, 1875 to 2007. The record is 164.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.2 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Toowoomba by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1875	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1878	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1880	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1884	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1887	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1888	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1889	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1890	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1891	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1892	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1893	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1894	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1895	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1896	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1897	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1898	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1899	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1900	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1901	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1902	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1903	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1904	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1905	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1906	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1907	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1908	132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1909	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1910	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1911	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1912	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1913	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1914	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1915	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1916	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1917	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1918	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1919	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1920	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1921	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1922	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1923	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1924	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1925	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1926	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1927	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1928	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1929	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1930	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1931	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1932	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1933	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1934	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1935	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1936	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1937	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1938	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1939	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1940	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1941	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1942	164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1943	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1944	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1945	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1946	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1947	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1948	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1949	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1950	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1951	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1952	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1953	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1954	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1955	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1956	156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1957	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1958	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1959	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1960	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1961	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1962	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1963	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1964	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1965	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1966	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1967	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1968	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1969	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1970	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1971	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1972	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1973	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1974	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1975	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1976	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1977	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1978	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1979	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1980	117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1981	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1982	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1983	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1984	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1985	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1986	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1987	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1988	113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1989	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1990	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1991	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1992	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1993	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1994	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1995	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1996	121.8 mm (4.8 in)
1997	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1998	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1999	131.2 mm (5.2 in)
2000	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
2001	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
2002	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
2003	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2004	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
2005	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
2006	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
2007	21.0 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Toowoomba, 1875 to 2007. The record is 472.4 mm (18.6 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 120.0 mm (4.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Toowoomba by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1875	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1878	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1880	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1884	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1887	180.3 mm (7.1 in)
1888	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1889	150.3 mm (5.9 in)
1890	223.9 mm (8.8 in)
1891	137.6 mm (5.4 in)
1892	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1893	273.9 mm (10.8 in)
1894	220.9 mm (8.7 in)
1895	136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1896	106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1897	156.8 mm (6.2 in)
1898	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1899	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1900	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1901	137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1902	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1903	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1904	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1905	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1906	103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1907	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1908	219.9 mm (8.7 in)
1909	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1910	155.2 mm (6.1 in)
1911	168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1912	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1913	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1914	118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1915	118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1916	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1917	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1918	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1919	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1920	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1921	185.0 mm (7.3 in)
1922	155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1923	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1924	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1925	119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1926	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1927	247.4 mm (9.7 in)
1928	230.8 mm (9.1 in)
1929	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1930	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1931	209.8 mm (8.3 in)
1932	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1933	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1934	151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1935	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1936	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1937	217.0 mm (8.5 in)
1938	157.9 mm (6.2 in)
1939	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1940	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1941	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1942	255.6 mm (10.1 in)
1943	191.8 mm (7.6 in)
1944	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1945	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1946	224.3 mm (8.8 in)
1947	174.2 mm (6.9 in)
1948	142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1949	131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1950	176.6 mm (7.0 in)
1951	166.7 mm (6.6 in)
1952	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1953	130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1954	197.2 mm (7.8 in)
1955	159.1 mm (6.3 in)
1956	251.7 mm (9.9 in)
1957	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1958	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1959	174.8 mm (6.9 in)
1960	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1961	107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1962	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1963	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1964	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1965	181.9 mm (7.2 in)
1966	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1967	204.2 mm (8.0 in)
1968	256.3 mm (10.1 in)
1969	176.3 mm (6.9 in)
1970	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1971	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1972	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1973	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1974	300.6 mm (11.8 in)
1975	212.2 mm (8.4 in)
1976	173.6 mm (6.8 in)
1977	121.6 mm (4.8 in)
1978	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1979	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1980	186.4 mm (7.3 in)
1981	260.0 mm (10.2 in)
1982	102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1983	180.6 mm (7.1 in)
1984	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1985	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1986	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1987	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1988	200.4 mm (7.9 in)
1989	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1990	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1991	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1992	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1993	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1994	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1995	211.4 mm (8.3 in)
1996	472.4 mm (18.6 in)
1997	125.6 mm (4.9 in)
1998	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1999	179.2 mm (7.1 in)
2000	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
2001	259.4 mm (10.2 in)
2002	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
2003	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2004	113.4 mm (4.5 in)
2005	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
2006	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
2007	36.4 mm (1.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Toowoomba, 1875 to 2007. The record is 63 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Toowoomba by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1875	31 days
1878	30 days
1880	30 days
1884	31 days
1887	27 days
1888	39 days
1889	19 days
1890	35 days
1891	18 days
1892	23 days
1893	26 days
1894	35 days
1895	45 days
1896	18 days
1897	43 days
1898	21 days
1899	24 days
1900	30 days
1901	24 days
1902	43 days
1903	24 days
1904	40 days
1905	22 days
1906	43 days
1907	51 days
1908	26 days
1909	33 days
1910	31 days
1911	26 days
1912	21 days
1913	46 days
1914	16 days
1915	29 days
1916	25 days
1917	27 days
1918	28 days
1919	28 days
1920	20 days
1921	17 days
1922	35 days
1923	25 days
1924	21 days
1925	19 days
1926	32 days
1927	33 days
1928	23 days
1929	38 days
1930	21 days
1931	23 days
1932	33 days
1933	25 days
1934	19 days
1935	33 days
1936	27 days
1937	25 days
1938	21 days
1939	37 days
1940	45 days
1941	43 days
1942	25 days
1943	30 days
1944	34 days
1945	24 days
1946	40 days
1947	38 days
1948	35 days
1949	29 days
1950	19 days
1951	38 days
1952	27 days
1953	51 days
1954	19 days
1955	18 days
1956	43 days
1957	60 days
1958	24 days
1959	38 days
1960	30 days
1961	28 days
1962	28 days
1963	34 days
1964	31 days
1965	30 days
1966	25 days
1967	20 days
1968	34 days
1969	19 days
1970	46 days
1971	31 days
1972	31 days
1973	22 days
1974	31 days
1975	32 days
1976	17 days
1977	35 days
1978	21 days
1979	27 days
1980	31 days
1981	26 days
1982	30 days
1983	20 days
1984	24 days
1985	27 days
1986	28 days
1987	34 days
1988	27 days
1989	31 days
1990	25 days
1991	49 days
1992	22 days
1993	45 days
1994	25 days
1995	38 days
1996	22 days
1997	26 days
1998	23 days
1999	31 days
2000	38 days
2001	32 days
2002	63 days
2003	32 days
2004	29 days
2005	24 days
2006	26 days
2007	17 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.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

20 years with a frost

Across 20 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Toowoomba falls on 18 August and the median first autumn frost on 26 June, which leaves a median of 322 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Toowoomba
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1958 to 1997)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	18 August	n/a	18 August	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	26 June	n/a	26 June	n/a	n/a
Growing days	322 days	n/a	322 days	n/a	n/a

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

119 years, 1888 to 2006

A day with at least 73.8 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 162.6 mm (6.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Toowoomba: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
5 years	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
10 years	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
25 years	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
50 years	149.1 mm (5.9 in)
100 years	162.6 mm (6.4 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 119 years of values from 1888 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: 164.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1942; 156.7 mm (6.2 in) in 1956; 145.0 mm (5.7 in) in 1965.

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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 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).