Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows) Weather Records (ASN00046033)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows) (ASN00046033), Australia, with 116 years of record.

Key Facts for Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows)

Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows) (ASN00046033) is a weather station in Australia at -31.30 latitude and 141.71 longitude, 213 m (699 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1895 to 2010, 116 years of record.
0 records set at Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows) set a daily record precipitation of 15.2 mm (0.6 in) on 9 April 2010.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -31.30 latitude, 141.71 longitude.
Elevation: 213 m (699 ft).
Period of record: 1895 to 2010, 116 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 (Sturts Meadows). 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 (Sturts Meadows), 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 (Sturts Meadows) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows) between 21 February 2000 and 21 February 2000. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 136.1 mm (5.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows). The most was 136.1 mm (5.4 in) on 21 February 2000.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 January 1946
Feb	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	21 February 2000
Mar	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	5 March 1949
Apr	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	14 April 1939
May	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	14 May 1915
Jun	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 June 1910
Jul	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 July 1916
Aug	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	9 August 1944
Sep	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	11 September 1998
Oct	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 October 1916
Nov	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	14 November 1917
Dec	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	31 December 1935

Latest Records

Latest records at Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 2010	Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows), AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	9 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 2010	Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows), AU	daily rain	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 2010	Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	11 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 2010	Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows), AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2010	Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows), AU	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	99 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 2010	Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows), AU	daily rain	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	114 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 2009	Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows), AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	95 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 2009	Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows), AU	daily rain	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 2009	Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows), AU	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	4 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 2009	Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows), AU	daily rain	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	3 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 2009	Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows), AU	daily rain	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	113 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 2009	Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows), AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 2009	Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows), AU	daily rain	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	113 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 2008	Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows), AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	97 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 2008	Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows), AU	daily rain	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	112 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 2008	Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows), AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	112 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 2008	Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows), AU	daily rain	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	93 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 2008	Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows), AU	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	93 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 2008	Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows), AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	98 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 2008	Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows), AU	daily rain	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1895 to 2010

Yearly extremes at Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	2000	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	55
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	138.1 mm (5.4 in)	2000	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	55
Longest dry spell (CDD)	147 days	1940	67 days	55

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows), 1895 to 2010. The record is 136.1 mm (5.4 in) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.4 mm (1.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1895	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1896	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1897	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1898	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1899	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1900	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1901	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1904	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1905	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1906	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1907	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1909	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1910	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1911	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1912	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1914	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1915	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1916	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1917	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1921	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1922	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1932	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1933	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1934	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1935	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1936	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1937	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1938	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1939	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1940	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1941	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1942	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1943	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1944	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1945	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1946	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1947	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1948	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1949	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1950	3.8 mm (0.15 in)
1995	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1997	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1998	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1999	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2000	136.1 mm (5.4 in)
2001	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2002	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
2003	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
2004	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
2005	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
2006	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
2007	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
2008	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2009	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
2010	56.0 mm (2.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows), 1895 to 2010. The record is 138.1 mm (5.4 in) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.0 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1895	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1896	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1897	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1898	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1899	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
1900	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1901	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1904	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1905	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1906	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1907	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1909	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1910	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1911	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1912	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1914	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1915	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1916	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1917	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1921	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1922	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1932	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1933	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1934	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1935	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1936	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1937	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1938	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1939	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1940	20.9 mm (0.8 in)
1941	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1942	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1943	16.2 mm (0.6 in)
1944	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1945	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1946	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1947	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1948	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1949	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1950	3.8 mm (0.15 in)
1995	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1997	45.1 mm (1.8 in)
1998	60.1 mm (2.4 in)
1999	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2000	138.1 mm (5.4 in)
2001	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
2002	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
2003	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
2004	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2005	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2006	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
2007	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2008	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2009	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
2010	56.0 mm (2.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows), 1895 to 2010. The record is 147 days in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 67 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1895	70 days
1896	47 days
1897	100 days
1898	118 days
1899	77 days
1900	47 days
1901	61 days
1904	30 days
1905	61 days
1906	30 days
1907	30 days
1909	122 days
1910	63 days
1911	90 days
1912	61 days
1914	52 days
1915	49 days
1916	86 days
1917	35 days
1921	50 days
1922	111 days
1932	32 days
1933	79 days
1934	92 days
1935	68 days
1936	76 days
1937	81 days
1938	91 days
1939	66 days
1940	147 days
1941	95 days
1942	65 days
1943	89 days
1944	85 days
1945	141 days
1946	121 days
1947	77 days
1948	66 days
1949	88 days
1950	31 days
1995	31 days
1997	83 days
1998	70 days
1999	44 days
2000	46 days
2001	61 days
2002	69 days
2003	50 days
2004	90 days
2005	60 days
2006	60 days
2007	125 days
2008	59 days
2009	67 days
2010	35 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

42 years, 1895 to 2009

A day with at least 29.1 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 124.6 mm (4.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	29.1 mm (1.1 in)
5 years	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
10 years	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
25 years	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
50 years	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	Longer than the 42 years of record
100 years	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	Longer than the 42 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, 42 years of values from 1895 to 2009.

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: 136.1 mm (5.4 in) in 2000; 93.2 mm (3.7 in) in 1935; 60.2 mm (2.4 in) in 1944.

Download the Data

Data for Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows) 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).

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