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Chesterton Weather Records (ASN00044115)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Chesterton (ASN00044115), Australia, with 38 years of record.

Key Facts for Chesterton

  • Chesterton (ASN00044115) is a weather station in Australia at -25.34 latitude and 147.30 longitude, 538 m (1,765 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1969 to 2006, 38 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Chesterton still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Chesterton set a daily record precipitation of 23.4 mm (0.9 in) on 3 December 2006.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -25.34 latitude, 147.30 longitude.
  • Elevation: 538 m (1,765 ft).
  • Period of record: 1969 to 2006, 38 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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

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

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 154.9 mm (6.1 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Chesterton The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Chesterton. The most was 154.9 mm (6.1 in) on 8 December 1970. 050100150200 Jan: 109.2 mm (4.3 in), 12 January 1976 Jan Feb: 106.0 mm (4.2 in), 1 February 1997 Feb Mar: 94.0 mm (3.7 in), 4 March 1979 Mar Apr: 73.8 mm (2.9 in), 19 April 1990 Apr May: 85.8 mm (3.4 in), 23 May 1983 May Jun: 61.2 mm (2.4 in), 2 June 1993 Jun Jul: 64.0 mm (2.5 in), 10 July 1978 Jul Aug: 43.0 mm (1.7 in), 29 August 1993 Aug Sep: 47.6 mm (1.9 in), 2 September 1992 Sep Oct: 58.0 mm (2.3 in), 30 October 1987 Oct Nov: 66.8 mm (2.6 in), 27 November 2001 Nov Dec: 154.9 mm (6.1 in), 8 December 1970 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Chesterton. The most was 154.9 mm (6.1 in) on 8 December 1970.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Chesterton
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan109.2 mm (4.3 in)12 January 1976
Feb106.0 mm (4.2 in)1 February 1997
Mar94.0 mm (3.7 in)4 March 1979
Apr73.8 mm (2.9 in)19 April 1990
May85.8 mm (3.4 in)23 May 1983
Jun61.2 mm (2.4 in)2 June 1993
Jul64.0 mm (2.5 in)10 July 1978
Aug43.0 mm (1.7 in)29 August 1993
Sep47.6 mm (1.9 in)2 September 1992
Oct58.0 mm (2.3 in)30 October 1987
Nov66.8 mm (2.6 in)27 November 2001
Dec154.9 mm (6.1 in)8 December 1970

Latest Records

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Latest records at Chesterton
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 December 2006Chesterton, AUdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)17.2 mm (0.7 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 2006Chesterton, AUdaily rain39.0 mm (1.5 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 2006Chesterton, AUdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)36 years19 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 2006Chesterton, AUdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)13.6 mm (0.5 in)5 years14 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 2006Chesterton, AUdaily rain10.8 mm (0.4 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)11 years7 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 2006Chesterton, AUdaily rain2.8 mm (0.11 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)16 years7 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 2006Chesterton, AUdaily rain20.2 mm (0.8 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)20 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 2005Chesterton, AUdaily rain10.0 mm (0.4 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 2005Chesterton, AUdaily rain13.8 mm (0.5 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 2005Chesterton, AUdaily rain12.6 mm (0.5 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)6 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 2005Chesterton, AUdaily rain12.4 mm (0.5 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 2005Chesterton, AUdaily rain45.4 mm (1.8 in)27.2 mm (1.1 in)18 years41 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2005Chesterton, AUdaily rain (Tie)2.2 mm (0.09 in)tie27 years2 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 2005Chesterton, AUdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)6 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 2005Chesterton, AUdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)36 years25 of 100 (Routine)
19 June 2005Chesterton, AUdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)22 years9 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 2005Chesterton, AUdaily rain26.6 mm (1.0 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 2005Chesterton, AUdaily rain9.0 mm (0.35 in)9.0 mm (0.35 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 2004Chesterton, AUdaily rain6.2 mm (0.24 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)7 years5 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 2004Chesterton, AUdaily rain46.0 mm (1.8 in)32.0 mm (1.3 in)7 years24 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1969 to 2006
Yearly extremes at Chesterton: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)154.9 mm (6.1 in)197055.9 mm (2.2 in)38
Wettest five days (Rx5day)301.4 mm (11.9 in)199786.3 mm (3.4 in)38
Longest dry spell (CDD)96 days197247 days38

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Chesterton by year The wettest day of the year at Chesterton, 1969 to 2006. The record is 154.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.9 mm (2.2 in). 0501001502001970198019902000Record: 154.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1970
The wettest day of the year at Chesterton, 1969 to 2006. The record is 154.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.9 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Chesterton by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
196943.2 mm (1.7 in)
1970154.9 mm (6.1 in)
197126.9 mm (1.1 in)
197252.3 mm (2.1 in)
197352.3 mm (2.1 in)
197468.4 mm (2.7 in)
197557.2 mm (2.3 in)
1976109.2 mm (4.3 in)
197760.4 mm (2.4 in)
197864.0 mm (2.5 in)
197994.0 mm (3.7 in)
198073.6 mm (2.9 in)
198141.2 mm (1.6 in)
198272.6 mm (2.9 in)
198385.8 mm (3.4 in)
198477.2 mm (3.0 in)
198554.6 mm (2.1 in)
198654.0 mm (2.1 in)
198758.0 mm (2.3 in)
198836.0 mm (1.4 in)
198950.6 mm (2.0 in)
199073.8 mm (2.9 in)
199145.0 mm (1.8 in)
199247.6 mm (1.9 in)
199365.0 mm (2.6 in)
199492.4 mm (3.6 in)
199544.6 mm (1.8 in)
199681.0 mm (3.2 in)
1997106.0 mm (4.2 in)
199848.0 mm (1.9 in)
199944.0 mm (1.7 in)
200047.8 mm (1.9 in)
200166.8 mm (2.6 in)
200233.2 mm (1.3 in)
200371.0 mm (2.8 in)
200446.0 mm (1.8 in)
200545.4 mm (1.8 in)
200639.0 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Chesterton by year The wettest five days of the year at Chesterton, 1969 to 2006. The record is 301.4 mm (11.9 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.3 mm (3.4 in). 01002003004001970198019902000Record: 301.4 mm (11.9 in) in 1997
The wettest five days of the year at Chesterton, 1969 to 2006. The record is 301.4 mm (11.9 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.3 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Chesterton by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
196960.2 mm (2.4 in)
1970210.6 mm (8.3 in)
197141.4 mm (1.6 in)
197276.7 mm (3.0 in)
197378.7 mm (3.1 in)
1974109.1 mm (4.3 in)
197574.4 mm (2.9 in)
1976135.8 mm (5.3 in)
197794.2 mm (3.7 in)
197870.6 mm (2.8 in)
1979142.8 mm (5.6 in)
198087.2 mm (3.4 in)
198183.0 mm (3.3 in)
198278.0 mm (3.1 in)
1983137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1984113.5 mm (4.5 in)
198563.9 mm (2.5 in)
198671.0 mm (2.8 in)
198796.4 mm (3.8 in)
198864.2 mm (2.5 in)
198976.5 mm (3.0 in)
1990142.4 mm (5.6 in)
199169.4 mm (2.7 in)
199277.0 mm (3.0 in)
1993140.8 mm (5.5 in)
1994130.4 mm (5.1 in)
199577.0 mm (3.0 in)
1996110.4 mm (4.3 in)
1997301.4 mm (11.9 in)
199879.0 mm (3.1 in)
1999103.3 mm (4.1 in)
200085.4 mm (3.4 in)
2001103.2 mm (4.1 in)
2002106.2 mm (4.2 in)
2003132.0 mm (5.2 in)
2004119.8 mm (4.7 in)
200557.8 mm (2.3 in)
200673.4 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Chesterton by year The longest dry spell of the year at Chesterton, 1969 to 2006. The record is 96 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 47 days. 204060801001970198019902000Record: 96 days in 1972
The longest dry spell of the year at Chesterton, 1969 to 2006. The record is 96 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 47 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Chesterton by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
196970 days
197061 days
197154 days
197296 days
197329 days
197469 days
197580 days
197641 days
197745 days
197836 days
197935 days
198047 days
198140 days
198254 days
198336 days
198430 days
198544 days
198652 days
198741 days
198837 days
198980 days
199034 days
199162 days
199254 days
199347 days
199463 days
199539 days
199637 days
199727 days
199828 days
199933 days
200065 days
200159 days
200264 days
200337 days
200452 days
200552 days
200657 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

38 years, 1969 to 2006

A day with at least 56.8 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 156.6 mm (6.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Chesterton: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years56.8 mm (2.2 in)
5 years77.8 mm (3.1 in)
10 years93.8 mm (3.7 in)
25 years116.6 mm (4.6 in)
50 years135.7 mm (5.3 in)Longer than the 38 years of record
100 years156.6 mm (6.2 in)Longer than the 38 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, 38 years of values from 1969 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: 154.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1970; 109.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1976; 106.0 mm (4.2 in) in 1997.

Download the Data

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