Broken Hill (Kars) Weather Records (ASN00047014)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Broken Hill (Kars) (ASN00047014), Australia, with 114 years of record.

Key Facts for Broken Hill (Kars)

Broken Hill (Kars) (ASN00047014) is a weather station in Australia at -32.22 latitude and 142.03 longitude, 100 m (328 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1891 to 2004, 114 years of record.
0 records set at Broken Hill (Kars) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Broken Hill (Kars) set a daily record precipitation of 13.0 mm (0.5 in) on 22 January 2002.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -32.22 latitude, 142.03 longitude.
Elevation: 100 m (328 ft).
Period of record: 1891 to 2004, 114 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 (Kars). 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 (Kars), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Broken Hill (Kars) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Broken Hill (Kars) between 22 February 1921 and 29 November 1933. Each dot is a new record.

When Broken Hill (Kars) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1921-02-22	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1923-06-04	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1931-04-01	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1933-11-29	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 119.1 mm (4.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 119.1 mm (4.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Broken Hill (Kars). The most was 119.1 mm (4.7 in) on 29 November 1933.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Broken Hill (Kars)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	23 January 1959
Feb	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	21 February 2000
Mar	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	14 March 1989
Apr	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	1 April 1931
May	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 May 1918
Jun	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	4 June 1923
Jul	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 July 1950
Aug	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 August 1894
Sep	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	7 September 1978
Oct	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 October 1938
Nov	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	29 November 1933
Dec	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 December 1962

Latest Records

Latest records at Broken Hill (Kars)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 2002	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	15 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 September 2001	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 2000	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 2000	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	105 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 2000	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 2000	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2000	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1999	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1999	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 1999	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	18 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1999	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	107 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1998	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	83 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1998	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1996	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1996	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1996	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	daily rain (Tie)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	tie	40 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1996	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	95 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1995	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1995	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1994	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1891 to 2004

Yearly extremes at Broken Hill (Kars): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	1933	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	114
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	1989	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	114
Longest dry spell (CDD)	162 days	1938	63 days	114

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Broken Hill (Kars), 1891 to 2004. The record is 119.1 mm (4.7 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.0 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Broken Hill (Kars) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1891	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1892	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1893	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1894	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1895	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1896	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1897	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1898	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1899	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1900	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1901	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1902	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1903	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1904	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1905	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1906	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1907	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1908	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1909	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1910	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1911	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1912	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1913	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1914	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1915	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1916	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1917	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1918	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1919	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1920	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1921	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1922	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1923	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1924	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1925	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1926	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1927	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1928	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1929	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1930	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1931	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1932	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1933	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1934	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1935	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1936	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1937	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1938	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1939	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1940	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1941	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1942	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1943	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1944	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1945	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1946	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1947	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1948	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1949	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1950	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1951	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1952	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1953	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1954	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1955	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1956	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1957	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1958	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1959	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1960	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1961	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1962	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1963	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1964	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1965	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1966	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1967	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1968	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1969	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1970	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1971	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1972	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1973	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1974	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1975	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1976	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1977	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
1978	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1979	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1980	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1981	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1982	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1983	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1984	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1985	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1986	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
1987	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1988	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1989	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1990	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1991	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1992	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1993	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1994	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1995	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1996	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1997	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1998	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1999	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
2000	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
2001	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
2002	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
2003	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
2004	10.0 mm (0.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Broken Hill (Kars), 1891 to 2004. The record is 140.0 mm (5.5 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.5 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Broken Hill (Kars) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1891	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1892	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1893	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1894	81.9 mm (3.2 in)
1895	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1896	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1897	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1898	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1899	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1900	27.1 mm (1.1 in)
1901	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1902	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1903	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1904	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1905	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1906	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1907	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1908	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1909	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1910	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1911	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1912	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1913	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1914	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1915	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1916	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1917	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1918	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1919	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1920	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1921	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1922	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1923	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1924	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1925	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1926	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1927	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
1928	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1929	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1930	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1931	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1932	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1933	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1934	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1935	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1936	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1937	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1938	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1939	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1940	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1941	92.6 mm (3.6 in)
1942	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1943	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1944	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1945	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1946	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1947	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1948	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1949	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1950	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1951	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1952	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1953	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1954	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1955	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1956	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1957	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1958	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1959	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1960	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1961	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1962	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1963	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1964	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1965	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1966	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1967	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1968	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1969	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1970	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1971	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1972	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1973	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1974	128.1 mm (5.0 in)
1975	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1976	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1977	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
1978	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1979	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1980	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1981	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1982	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1984	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1985	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1986	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1987	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1988	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1989	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1990	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1991	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1992	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1993	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1994	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1995	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1996	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1997	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1998	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1999	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2000	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
2001	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
2002	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
2003	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
2004	11.5 mm (0.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Broken Hill (Kars), 1891 to 2004. The record is 162 days in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 63 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Broken Hill (Kars) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1891	55 days
1892	53 days
1893	89 days
1894	46 days
1895	100 days
1896	39 days
1897	85 days
1898	76 days
1899	49 days
1900	54 days
1901	44 days
1902	72 days
1903	47 days
1904	44 days
1905	70 days
1906	61 days
1907	40 days
1908	36 days
1909	47 days
1910	61 days
1911	63 days
1912	90 days
1913	57 days
1914	64 days
1915	69 days
1916	61 days
1917	41 days
1918	85 days
1919	72 days
1920	43 days
1921	50 days
1922	62 days
1923	81 days
1924	59 days
1925	51 days
1926	75 days
1927	78 days
1928	57 days
1929	64 days
1930	36 days
1931	71 days
1932	36 days
1933	53 days
1934	60 days
1935	70 days
1936	52 days
1937	65 days
1938	162 days
1939	45 days
1940	97 days
1941	72 days
1942	65 days
1943	46 days
1944	67 days
1945	50 days
1946	57 days
1947	40 days
1948	64 days
1949	49 days
1950	65 days
1951	41 days
1952	52 days
1953	51 days
1954	75 days
1955	55 days
1956	43 days
1957	58 days
1958	90 days
1959	114 days
1960	109 days
1961	108 days
1962	88 days
1963	93 days
1964	98 days
1965	120 days
1966	74 days
1967	135 days
1968	83 days
1969	52 days
1970	139 days
1971	38 days
1972	125 days
1973	36 days
1974	45 days
1975	64 days
1976	92 days
1977	79 days
1978	48 days
1979	51 days
1980	76 days
1981	92 days
1982	83 days
1983	59 days
1984	89 days
1985	56 days
1986	56 days
1987	60 days
1988	63 days
1989	69 days
1990	97 days
1991	67 days
1992	53 days
1993	44 days
1994	88 days
1995	36 days
1996	50 days
1997	84 days
1998	63 days
1999	44 days
2000	44 days
2001	105 days
2002	69 days
2003	51 days
2004	83 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

111 years, 1891 to 2003

A day with at least 32.3 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 115.1 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Broken Hill (Kars): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
10 years	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
50 years	97.2 mm (3.8 in)
100 years	115.1 mm (4.5 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 111 years of values from 1891 to 2003.

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: 119.1 mm (4.7 in) in 1933; 100.0 mm (3.9 in) in 1989; 100.0 mm (3.9 in) in 2000.

Download the Data

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