Broken Hill (Patton Street) Weather Records (ASN00047007)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Broken Hill (Patton Street) (ASN00047007), Australia, with 127 years of record.

Key Facts for Broken Hill (Patton Street)

Broken Hill (Patton Street) (ASN00047007) is a weather station in Australia at -31.98 latitude and 141.47 longitude, 315 m (1,033 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1889 to 2015, 127 years of record.
1,464 records set at Broken Hill (Patton Street) still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Broken Hill (Patton Street) set a daily record precipitation of 11.0 mm (0.4 in) on 13 November 2015.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -31.98 latitude, 141.47 longitude.
Elevation: 315 m (1,033 ft).
Period of record: 1889 to 2015, 127 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 Broken Hill (Patton Street). 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 (Patton Street), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	46.8 C (116.2 F)	7.7 C (45.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	45.3 C (113.5 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	41.5 C (106.7 F)	6.9 C (44.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	36.2 C (97.2 F)	3.1 C (37.6 F)	n/a	n/a
May	29.2 C (84.6 F)	0.8 C (33.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	26.3 C (79.3 F)	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	31.5 C (88.7 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.3 C (32.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	44.0 C (111.2 F)	4.2 C (39.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	43.9 C (111.0 F)	7.9 C (46.2 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Broken Hill (Patton Street) still stand. 2014 holds the most, with 55.

Standing records at Broken Hill (Patton Street) by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1957	50
1958	44
1959	22
1960	28
1961	19
1962	15
1963	22
1964	27
1965	34
1966	22
1967	19
1968	39
1969	25
1970	31
1971	15
1972	22
1973	28
1974	25
1975	24
1976	9
1977	22
1978	29
1979	3
1980	2
1981	2
1986	35
1987	30
1988	25
1989	26
1990	32
1991	21
1992	22
1993	24
1994	28
1995	43
1996	28
1997	28
1998	40
1999	37
2000	21
2001	23
2002	32
2003	24
2004	31
2005	43
2006	29
2007	25
2008	24
2009	38
2010	18
2011	23
2012	23
2013	41
2014	55
2015	17

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records

5 all-time records were set at Broken Hill (Patton Street) between 1 April 1931 and 14 January 2001. Each dot is a new record.

When Broken Hill (Patton Street) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1931-04-01	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1933-11-29	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1989-03-14	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1995-10-21	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature 6.1 C (43.0 F)
2001-01-14	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 46.8 C (116.2 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 139.4 mm (5.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Broken Hill (Patton Street). The most was 139.4 mm (5.5 in) on 14 March 1989.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Broken Hill (Patton Street)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	10 January 1998
Feb	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	21 February 2000
Mar	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	14 March 1989
Apr	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	1 April 1931
May	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 May 1955
Jun	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	6 June 2008
Jul	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 July 1916
Aug	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 August 1920
Sep	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	7 September 1978
Oct	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 October 1938
Nov	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	29 November 1933
Dec	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	17 December 1992

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 2015

54 years of record at Broken Hill (Patton Street), 1957 to 2015. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1957, 1979, 1985, 2015.

Days with data per year at Broken Hill (Patton Street)
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	306	84%	No
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	364	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	364	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	364	100%	Yes
1975	336	92%	Yes
1976	365	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	364	100%	Yes
1979	59	16%	No
1985	44	12%	No
1986	365	100%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	364	100%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	365	100%	Yes
2000	366	100%	Yes
2001	364	100%	Yes
2002	365	100%	Yes
2003	361	99%	Yes
2004	365	100%	Yes
2005	365	100%	Yes
2006	364	100%	Yes
2007	363	99%	Yes
2008	364	99%	Yes
2009	365	100%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	355	97%	Yes
2012	348	95%	Yes
2013	355	97%	Yes
2014	354	97%	Yes
2015	226	62%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Broken Hill (Patton Street)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 November 2015	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	124 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2015	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily low max	10.5 C (50.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	17 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 2015	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily low min	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	54 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 2015	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	25 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 2015	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily low min	1.4 C (34.5 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	17 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 2015	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily low min (Tie)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	tie	56 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 2015	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily low min	1.8 C (35.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 2015	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily low max	14.8 C (58.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	53 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 2015	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily low min	4.6 C (40.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	13 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 2015	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	49 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 2015	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 2015	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily low max	15.4 C (59.7 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	53 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 2015	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily high max	35.4 C (95.7 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	10 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 2015	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 2015	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily low max	19.1 C (66.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	20 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 2015	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily high max (Tie)	33.8 C (92.8 F)	tie	0 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 2015	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily low min (Tie)	7.6 C (45.7 F)	tie	6 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 2015	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily high max	39.7 C (103.5 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 2015	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	4 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 2015	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily high min	28.1 C (82.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	17 years	12 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

47 complete years, 1958 to 2014

One stripe for each of 47 complete years at Broken Hill (Patton Street), 1958 to 2014. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.3 C (65.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1958, at 16.6 C (61.9 F), and the warmest was 2013, at 19.8 C (67.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Broken Hill (Patton Street) as warming stripes, 1958 to 2014
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1958	16.6 C	-1.68 C
1959	18.0 C	-0.33 C
1960	17.9 C	-0.41 C
1961	18.5 C	+0.15 C
1962	17.9 C	-0.45 C
1963	18.0 C	-0.36 C
1964	17.4 C	-0.90 C
1965	18.5 C	+0.18 C
1966	17.5 C	-0.80 C
1967	18.1 C	-0.25 C
1968	18.2 C	-0.16 C
1969	17.8 C	-0.47 C
1970	17.7 C	-0.64 C
1971	17.5 C	-0.77 C
1972	18.2 C	-0.08 C
1973	18.4 C	+0.13 C
1974	17.2 C	-1.11 C
1976	17.5 C	-0.82 C
1977	18.7 C	+0.40 C
1986	17.8 C	-0.51 C
1987	17.7 C	-0.61 C
1988	18.7 C	+0.40 C
1989	17.6 C	-0.72 C
1990	18.5 C	+0.20 C
1991	18.7 C	+0.43 C
1992	17.5 C	-0.86 C
1993	18.2 C	-0.14 C
1994	18.4 C	+0.07 C
1995	18.0 C	-0.36 C
1996	17.9 C	-0.42 C
1997	18.6 C	+0.26 C
1998	18.4 C	+0.13 C
1999	18.8 C	+0.50 C
2000	18.9 C	+0.60 C
2001	18.9 C	+0.56 C
2002	19.3 C	+1.00 C
2003	18.8 C	+0.50 C
2004	19.0 C	+0.66 C
2005	19.2 C	+0.91 C
2006	18.9 C	+0.54 C
2007	19.3 C	+1.00 C
2008	18.5 C	+0.23 C
2009	19.4 C	+1.12 C
2010	18.0 C	-0.27 C
2011	18.5 C	+0.23 C
2013	19.8 C	+1.53 C
2014	19.7 C	+1.37 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade over 1958 to 2014. In Fahrenheit: 0.5 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 47 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Broken Hill (Patton Street)
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.3 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade	0.5 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade	1958 to 2014	47	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade	0.6 F (0.4 to 0.8) per decade	1958 to 2014	47	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	0.4 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade	1958 to 2014	47	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

1889 to 2015

Yearly extremes at Broken Hill (Patton Street): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	46.8 C (116.2 F)	2001	42.5 C (108.5 F)	54
Coldest night (TNn)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1958	0.8 C (33.4 F)	56
Wettest day (Rx1day)	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	1989	34.3 mm (1.3 in)	124
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	186.6 mm (7.3 in)	1989	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	124
Longest dry spell (CDD)	116 days	1946	52 days	124

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Broken Hill (Patton Street), 1889 to 2015. The record is 46.8 C (116.2 F) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.5 C (108.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Broken Hill (Patton Street) by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
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	43.1 C (109.6 F)
1958	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1959	40.3 C (104.5 F)
1960	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1961	40.8 C (105.4 F)
1962	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1963	41.8 C (107.2 F)
1964	41.9 C (107.4 F)
1965	41.8 C (107.2 F)
1966	40.8 C (105.4 F)
1967	40.5 C (104.9 F)
1968	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1969	40.2 C (104.4 F)
1970	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1971	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1972	43.2 C (109.8 F)
1973	42.5 C (108.5 F)
1974	38.8 C (101.8 F)
1975	40.7 C (105.3 F)
1976	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1977	42.9 C (109.2 F)
1978	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1979	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1985	38.5 C (101.3 F)
1986	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1987	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1988	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1989	42.3 C (108.1 F)
1990	45.9 C (114.6 F)
1991	43.7 C (110.7 F)
1992	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1993	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1994	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1995	40.7 C (105.3 F)
1996	41.8 C (107.2 F)
1997	42.7 C (108.9 F)
1998	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1999	44.1 C (111.4 F)
2000	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2001	46.8 C (116.2 F)
2002	42.0 C (107.6 F)
2003	44.2 C (111.6 F)
2004	45.3 C (113.5 F)
2005	43.8 C (110.8 F)
2006	44.8 C (112.6 F)
2007	42.7 C (108.9 F)
2008	41.5 C (106.7 F)
2009	45.0 C (113.0 F)
2010	42.3 C (108.1 F)
2011	42.5 C (108.5 F)
2012	43.8 C (110.8 F)
2013	44.8 C (112.6 F)
2014	43.6 C (110.5 F)
2015	44.0 C (111.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Broken Hill (Patton Street), 1889 to 2015. The record is -2.2 C (28.0 F) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.8 C (33.4 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Broken Hill (Patton Street) by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
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	-1.3 C (29.7 F)
1958	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1959	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1960	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1961	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1962	0.8 C (33.4 F)
1963	0.1 C (32.2 F)
1964	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1965	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1966	0.2 C (32.4 F)
1967	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1968	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1969	1.4 C (34.5 F)
1970	0.8 C (33.4 F)
1971	1.2 C (34.2 F)
1972	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1973	2.4 C (36.3 F)
1974	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1975	1.2 C (34.2 F)
1976	1.5 C (34.7 F)
1977	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1978	1.3 C (34.3 F)
1979	13.4 C (56.1 F)
1980	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1981	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1985	8.7 C (47.7 F)
1986	0.1 C (32.2 F)
1987	1.2 C (34.2 F)
1988	1.4 C (34.5 F)
1989	0.8 C (33.4 F)
1990	1.6 C (34.9 F)
1991	2.1 C (35.8 F)
1992	0.4 C (32.7 F)
1993	-0.2 C (31.6 F)
1994	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1995	0.3 C (32.5 F)
1996	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1997	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1998	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
1999	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2000	1.9 C (35.4 F)
2001	2.9 C (37.2 F)
2002	0.2 C (32.4 F)
2003	1.5 C (34.7 F)
2004	-0.8 C (30.6 F)
2005	2.6 C (36.7 F)
2006	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2007	0.4 C (32.7 F)
2008	1.0 C (33.8 F)
2009	1.6 C (34.9 F)
2010	1.8 C (35.2 F)
2011	1.0 C (33.8 F)
2012	-1.2 C (29.8 F)
2013	0.3 C (32.5 F)
2014	0.1 C (32.2 F)
2015	-0.9 C (30.4 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Broken Hill (Patton Street), 1889 to 2015. The record is 139.4 mm (5.5 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.3 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Broken Hill (Patton Street) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1889	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1890	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1891	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1892	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1893	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1894	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1895	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1896	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1897	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1898	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1899	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1900	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1901	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1902	8.6 mm (0.34 in)
1903	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1904	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1905	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1906	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1907	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1908	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1909	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1910	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1911	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1912	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1913	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1914	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1915	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1916	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1917	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1918	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1919	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1920	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1921	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1922	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1923	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1924	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1925	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1926	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1927	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1928	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1929	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1930	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1931	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1932	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1933	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1934	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1935	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1936	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1937	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1938	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1939	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1940	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1941	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1942	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1943	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1944	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1945	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1946	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1947	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1948	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1949	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1950	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1951	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1952	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1953	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1954	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1955	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1956	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1957	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1958	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1959	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1960	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1961	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1962	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1963	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1964	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1965	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1966	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1967	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1968	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1969	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1970	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1971	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1972	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1973	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1974	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1975	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1976	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1977	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
1978	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1979	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1980	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1981	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1985	7.2 mm (0.28 in)
1986	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
1987	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1988	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1989	139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1990	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1991	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1992	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1993	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1994	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1995	29.6 mm (1.2 in)
1996	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1997	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1998	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1999	19.4 mm (0.8 in)
2000	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
2001	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
2002	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
2003	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2004	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
2005	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
2006	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
2007	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
2008	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
2009	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2010	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
2011	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
2012	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
2013	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
2014	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2015	38.4 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Broken Hill (Patton Street), 1889 to 2015. The record is 186.6 mm (7.3 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.7 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Broken Hill (Patton Street) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1889	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1890	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1891	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1892	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1893	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1894	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1895	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1896	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1897	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1898	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1899	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1900	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1901	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1902	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1903	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1904	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1905	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1906	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1907	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1908	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1909	27.1 mm (1.1 in)
1910	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1911	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1912	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1913	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1914	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1915	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1916	61.1 mm (2.4 in)
1917	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1918	73.3 mm (2.9 in)
1919	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1920	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1921	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1922	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1923	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1924	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1925	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1926	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1927	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1928	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1929	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1930	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1931	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1932	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1933	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1934	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1935	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1936	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1937	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1938	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1939	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1940	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1941	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1942	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1943	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1944	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1945	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1946	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1947	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1948	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1949	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1950	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1951	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1952	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1953	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1954	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1955	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1956	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1957	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1958	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1959	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1960	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1961	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1962	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1963	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1964	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1965	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1966	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1967	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1968	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1969	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1970	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1971	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1972	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1973	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1974	173.8 mm (6.8 in)
1975	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1976	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1977	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1978	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1979	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1980	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1981	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1985	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1986	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1987	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1988	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1989	186.6 mm (7.3 in)
1990	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1991	31.4 mm (1.2 in)
1992	125.6 mm (4.9 in)
1993	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1994	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1995	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1996	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1997	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1998	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1999	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
2000	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
2001	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
2002	19.4 mm (0.8 in)
2003	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
2004	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2005	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
2006	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
2007	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
2008	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
2009	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2010	112.4 mm (4.4 in)
2011	127.4 mm (5.0 in)
2012	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
2013	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
2014	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2015	85.8 mm (3.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Broken Hill (Patton Street), 1889 to 2015. The record is 116 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 52 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Broken Hill (Patton Street) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1889	55 days
1890	49 days
1891	43 days
1892	93 days
1893	78 days
1894	34 days
1895	63 days
1896	38 days
1897	101 days
1898	56 days
1899	57 days
1900	54 days
1901	45 days
1902	62 days
1903	47 days
1904	46 days
1905	86 days
1906	35 days
1907	38 days
1908	30 days
1909	44 days
1910	63 days
1911	72 days
1912	91 days
1913	45 days
1914	52 days
1915	49 days
1916	66 days
1917	30 days
1918	85 days
1919	78 days
1920	77 days
1921	52 days
1922	62 days
1923	46 days
1924	62 days
1925	43 days
1926	73 days
1927	61 days
1928	51 days
1929	90 days
1930	39 days
1931	69 days
1932	36 days
1933	53 days
1934	51 days
1935	70 days
1936	89 days
1937	80 days
1938	90 days
1939	64 days
1940	102 days
1941	38 days
1942	41 days
1943	47 days
1944	62 days
1945	60 days
1946	116 days
1947	39 days
1948	44 days
1949	49 days
1950	37 days
1951	56 days
1952	28 days
1953	86 days
1954	74 days
1955	36 days
1956	51 days
1957	56 days
1958	50 days
1959	60 days
1960	33 days
1961	67 days
1962	60 days
1963	39 days
1964	60 days
1965	77 days
1966	49 days
1967	76 days
1968	45 days
1969	36 days
1970	78 days
1971	40 days
1972	81 days
1973	36 days
1974	21 days
1975	48 days
1976	66 days
1977	74 days
1978	48 days
1979	35 days
1980	7 days
1981	11 days
1985	24 days
1986	73 days
1987	44 days
1988	45 days
1989	63 days
1990	47 days
1991	64 days
1992	53 days
1993	36 days
1994	69 days
1995	51 days
1996	49 days
1997	60 days
1998	53 days
1999	44 days
2000	29 days
2001	61 days
2002	64 days
2003	49 days
2004	84 days
2005	55 days
2006	48 days
2007	98 days
2008	52 days
2009	30 days
2010	36 days
2011	40 days
2012	75 days
2013	58 days
2014	36 days
2015	40 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

120 years, 1889 to 2015

A day with at least 35.2 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 122.4 mm (4.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Broken Hill (Patton Street): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
5 years	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
10 years	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
25 years	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
100 years	122.4 mm (4.8 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 120 years of values from 1889 to 2015.

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: 139.4 mm (5.5 in) in 1989; 103.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1933; 96.6 mm (3.8 in) in 2010.

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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).