Broken Hill (Koonawarra) Weather Records (ASN00046013)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Broken Hill (Koonawarra) (ASN00046013), Australia, with 87 years of record.

Key Facts for Broken Hill (Koonawarra)

Broken Hill (Koonawarra) (ASN00046013) is a weather station in Australia at -30.97 latitude and 142.32 longitude, 175 m (574 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1938 to 2024, 87 years of record.
0 records set at Broken Hill (Koonawarra) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Broken Hill (Koonawarra) set a daily record precipitation of 44.0 mm (1.7 in) on 29 November 2024.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -30.97 latitude, 142.32 longitude.
Elevation: 175 m (574 ft).
Period of record: 1938 to 2024, 87 years.
Eligible elements: 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 Broken Hill (Koonawarra). 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 Broken Hill (Koonawarra), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Broken Hill (Koonawarra) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Broken Hill (Koonawarra) between 25 January 1982 and 25 January 1982. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 103.6 mm (4.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Broken Hill (Koonawarra). The most was 103.6 mm (4.1 in) on 25 January 1982.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Broken Hill (Koonawarra)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	25 January 1982
Feb	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	21 February 2000
Mar	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	7 March 1971
Apr	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	14 April 1939
May	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	13 May 1963
Jun	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	4 June 1963
Jul	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	27 July 1996
Aug	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	13 August 2003
Sep	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	19 September 1946
Oct	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 October 1950
Nov	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	16 November 1961
Dec	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 December 1987

Latest Records

Latest records at Broken Hill (Koonawarra)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 November 2024	Broken Hill (Koonawarra), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2024	Broken Hill (Koonawarra), AU	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 2024	Broken Hill (Koonawarra), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 2024	Broken Hill (Koonawarra), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2024	Broken Hill (Koonawarra), AU	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 2024	Broken Hill (Koonawarra), AU	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	85 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 2024	Broken Hill (Koonawarra), AU	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	25 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 2023	Broken Hill (Koonawarra), AU	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 2023	Broken Hill (Koonawarra), AU	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	34 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 2022	Broken Hill (Koonawarra), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2022	Broken Hill (Koonawarra), AU	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	15 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 2022	Broken Hill (Koonawarra), AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 2022	Broken Hill (Koonawarra), AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2022	Broken Hill (Koonawarra), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 2022	Broken Hill (Koonawarra), AU	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 2022	Broken Hill (Koonawarra), AU	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 2022	Broken Hill (Koonawarra), AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2022	Broken Hill (Koonawarra), AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 2022	Broken Hill (Koonawarra), AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2021	Broken Hill (Koonawarra), AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1938 to 2024

Yearly extremes at Broken Hill (Koonawarra): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	1982	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	1974	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	79
Longest dry spell (CDD)	168 days	1953	65 days	79

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Broken Hill (Koonawarra), 1938 to 2024. The record is 103.6 mm (4.1 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.0 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Broken Hill (Koonawarra) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1938	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1939	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1940	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1941	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1942	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1943	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1944	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1945	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1946	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1947	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1948	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1949	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1950	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1951	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1952	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1953	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1954	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1960	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1961	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1962	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1963	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1964	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1965	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1966	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1967	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1968	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1969	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1970	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1971	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1972	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1973	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1974	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1975	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1976	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1978	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1981	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1982	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1983	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1984	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1985	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1986	16.2 mm (0.6 in)
1987	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1988	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1989	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1990	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1991	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1992	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1993	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1994	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1995	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1996	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1997	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1998	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1999	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2000	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2001	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
2002	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
2003	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
2004	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2005	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
2006	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2007	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2008	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2009	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
2010	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2011	16.2 mm (0.6 in)
2012	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
2013	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
2014	22.2 mm (0.9 in)
2015	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
2016	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
2017	6.0 mm (0.24 in)
2018	11.0 mm (0.4 in)
2019	12.5 mm (0.5 in)
2020	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2021	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
2022	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
2023	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
2024	45.0 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Broken Hill (Koonawarra), 1938 to 2024. The record is 151.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.8 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Broken Hill (Koonawarra) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1938	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1939	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1940	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1941	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1942	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1943	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1944	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1945	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1946	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1947	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1948	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1949	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1950	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1951	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1952	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1953	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1954	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1960	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1961	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1962	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1963	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1964	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1965	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1966	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1967	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1968	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1969	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1970	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1971	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1972	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1973	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1974	151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1975	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1976	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1978	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1981	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1982	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1983	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1984	106.8 mm (4.2 in)
1985	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1986	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1987	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1988	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1989	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1990	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1991	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1992	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1993	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1994	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1995	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1996	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1997	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1998	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1999	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2000	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2001	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
2002	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
2003	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
2004	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2005	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
2006	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2007	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
2008	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
2009	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
2010	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
2011	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
2012	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
2013	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
2014	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2015	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2016	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2017	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
2018	11.6 mm (0.5 in)
2019	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2020	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2021	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
2022	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2023	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
2024	85.0 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Broken Hill (Koonawarra), 1938 to 2024. The record is 168 days in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 65 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Broken Hill (Koonawarra) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1938	57 days
1939	65 days
1940	147 days
1941	58 days
1942	39 days
1943	72 days
1944	60 days
1945	66 days
1946	122 days
1947	95 days
1948	58 days
1949	50 days
1950	60 days
1951	48 days
1952	41 days
1953	168 days
1954	49 days
1960	37 days
1961	89 days
1962	59 days
1963	82 days
1964	45 days
1965	88 days
1966	50 days
1967	71 days
1968	39 days
1969	63 days
1970	122 days
1971	59 days
1972	121 days
1973	56 days
1974	40 days
1975	126 days
1976	128 days
1978	55 days
1981	55 days
1982	142 days
1983	73 days
1984	106 days
1985	75 days
1986	109 days
1987	54 days
1988	124 days
1989	93 days
1990	72 days
1991	111 days
1992	61 days
1993	66 days
1994	88 days
1995	66 days
1996	71 days
1997	92 days
1998	71 days
1999	50 days
2000	56 days
2001	61 days
2002	101 days
2003	47 days
2004	90 days
2005	40 days
2006	64 days
2007	81 days
2008	48 days
2009	69 days
2010	42 days
2011	49 days
2012	38 days
2013	82 days
2014	28 days
2015	55 days
2016	34 days
2017	65 days
2018	110 days
2019	99 days
2020	70 days
2021	42 days
2022	59 days
2023	91 days
2024	55 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

67 years, 1939 to 2024

A day with at least 35.7 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 110.8 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Broken Hill (Koonawarra): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	35.7 mm (1.4 in)
5 years	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
10 years	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
25 years	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
50 years	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
100 years	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	Longer than the 67 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, 67 years of values from 1939 to 2024.

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: 103.6 mm (4.1 in) in 1982; 91.4 mm (3.6 in) in 2000; 89.0 mm (3.5 in) in 1984.

Download the Data

Data for Broken Hill (Koonawarra) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Broken Hill (Koonawarra) 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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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