Broken Hill (Nuntherungie) Weather Records (ASN00046027)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Broken Hill (Nuntherungie) (ASN00046027), Australia, with 96 years of record.

Key Facts for Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)

Broken Hill (Nuntherungie) (ASN00046027) is a weather station in Australia at -30.80 latitude and 142.48 longitude, 186 m (610 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1880 to 1975, 96 years of record.
0 records set at Broken Hill (Nuntherungie) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie) set a daily record precipitation of 19.4 mm (0.8 in) on 5 February 1975.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -30.80 latitude, 142.48 longitude.
Elevation: 186 m (610 ft).
Period of record: 1880 to 1975, 96 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 (Nuntherungie). 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 (Nuntherungie), 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 (Nuntherungie) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Broken Hill (Nuntherungie) between 25 January 1918 and 8 March 1971. Each dot is a new record.

When Broken Hill (Nuntherungie) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1918-01-25	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1931-03-31	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1971-03-08	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 152.7 mm (6.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 152.7 mm (6.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Broken Hill (Nuntherungie). The most was 152.7 mm (6.0 in) on 8 March 1971.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 January 1918
Feb	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	18 February 1943
Mar	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	8 March 1971
Apr	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	9 April 1955
May	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	13 May 1963
Jun	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	3 June 1923
Jul	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 July 1916
Aug	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 August 1894
Sep	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 September 1951
Oct	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	25 October 1955
Nov	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 November 1933
Dec	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	1 December 1933

Latest Records

Latest records at Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1975	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	daily rain	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1974	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	daily rain	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1974	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	61 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1974	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1974	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	daily rain	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	4 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1974	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	5 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1974	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1974	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1974	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1974	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1974	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	9 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1974	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	79 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1974	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1974	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1974	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 February 1974	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1974	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1974	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1974	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1974	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	52 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1880 to 1975

Yearly extremes at Broken Hill (Nuntherungie): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	1971	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	92
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	238.0 mm (9.4 in)	1971	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	92
Longest dry spell (CDD)	232 days	1902	72 days	92

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), 1880 to 1975. The record is 152.7 mm (6.0 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.4 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Broken Hill (Nuntherungie) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1880	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1881	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1886	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1887	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1888	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1889	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1890	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1891	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1892	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1893	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1894	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1895	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1896	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1897	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1898	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1899	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1900	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1901	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1902	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1903	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1904	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1905	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1906	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1907	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1908	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1909	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1910	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1911	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1912	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1913	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1914	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1915	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1916	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1917	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1918	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1919	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1920	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1921	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1922	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1923	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1924	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1925	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1926	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1927	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1928	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1929	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1930	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1931	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1932	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1933	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1934	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1935	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1936	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1937	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1938	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1939	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1940	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1941	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1942	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1943	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1944	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1945	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1946	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1947	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1948	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1949	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1950	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1951	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1952	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1953	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1954	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1955	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1956	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1957	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1958	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1959	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1960	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1961	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1962	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1963	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1964	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1965	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1966	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1967	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1968	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1969	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1970	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1971	152.7 mm (6.0 in)
1972	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1973	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1974	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1975	19.4 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), 1880 to 1975. The record is 238.0 mm (9.4 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.9 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Broken Hill (Nuntherungie) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1880	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1881	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1886	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1887	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1888	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1889	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1890	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1891	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1892	49.9 mm (2.0 in)
1893	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1894	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1895	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1896	32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1897	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1898	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1899	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1900	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1901	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1902	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1903	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1904	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1905	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1906	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1907	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1908	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1909	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1910	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1911	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1912	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1913	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1914	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1915	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1916	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1917	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1918	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1919	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1920	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1921	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1922	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1923	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1924	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1925	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1926	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1927	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1928	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1929	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1930	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1931	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1932	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1933	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1934	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1935	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1936	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1937	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1938	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1939	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1940	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1941	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1942	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1943	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1944	10.1 mm (0.4 in)
1945	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1946	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1947	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1948	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1949	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1950	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1951	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1952	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1953	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1954	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1955	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1956	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1957	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1958	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1959	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1960	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1961	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1962	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1963	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1964	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1965	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1966	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1967	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1968	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1969	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1970	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1971	238.0 mm (9.4 in)
1972	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1973	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1974	213.4 mm (8.4 in)
1975	19.4 mm (0.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), 1880 to 1975. The record is 232 days in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 72 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Broken Hill (Nuntherungie) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1880	72 days
1881	59 days
1886	90 days
1887	30 days
1888	119 days
1889	53 days
1890	55 days
1891	41 days
1892	136 days
1893	59 days
1894	39 days
1895	58 days
1896	71 days
1897	30 days
1898	57 days
1899	78 days
1900	47 days
1901	71 days
1902	232 days
1903	79 days
1904	67 days
1905	87 days
1906	64 days
1907	78 days
1908	34 days
1909	60 days
1910	73 days
1911	64 days
1912	91 days
1913	127 days
1914	93 days
1915	67 days
1916	86 days
1917	77 days
1918	86 days
1919	92 days
1920	152 days
1921	17 days
1922	78 days
1923	77 days
1924	48 days
1925	98 days
1926	90 days
1927	207 days
1928	77 days
1929	67 days
1930	77 days
1931	43 days
1932	61 days
1933	59 days
1934	100 days
1935	67 days
1936	73 days
1937	88 days
1938	141 days
1939	73 days
1940	105 days
1941	72 days
1942	66 days
1943	89 days
1944	61 days
1945	114 days
1946	141 days
1947	94 days
1948	125 days
1949	59 days
1950	49 days
1951	62 days
1952	65 days
1953	169 days
1954	111 days
1955	36 days
1956	31 days
1957	132 days
1958	107 days
1959	54 days
1960	50 days
1961	95 days
1962	59 days
1963	65 days
1964	73 days
1965	57 days
1966	50 days
1967	75 days
1968	47 days
1969	48 days
1970	109 days
1971	52 days
1972	115 days
1973	35 days
1974	49 days
1975	76 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

78 years, 1880 to 1974

A day with at least 31.9 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 117.7 mm (4.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Broken Hill (Nuntherungie): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	31.9 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
10 years	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
25 years	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
50 years	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
100 years	117.7 mm (4.6 in)	Longer than the 78 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, 78 years of values from 1880 to 1974.

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: 152.7 mm (6.0 in) in 1971; 80.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1918; 70.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1914.

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Data for Broken Hill (Nuntherungie) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Broken Hill (Nuntherungie) 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 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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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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