Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re Weather Records (ASN00047031)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re (ASN00047031), Australia, with 134 years of record.

Key Facts for Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re

Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re (ASN00047031) is a weather station in Australia at -31.88 latitude and 141.59 longitude, 238 m (781 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1891 to 2024, 134 years of record.
1,460 records set at Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re set a daily record precipitation of 14.0 mm (0.6 in) on 11 May 2022.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -31.88 latitude, 141.59 longitude.
Elevation: 238 m (781 ft).
Period of record: 1891 to 2024, 134 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 (Stephens Creek Re. 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 (Stephens Creek Re, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	41.1 C (106.0 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	40.0 C (104.0 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	37.2 C (99.0 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.8 C (91.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.0 C (95.0 F)	4.2 C (39.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	39.4 C (102.9 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	40.0 C (104.0 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,460 standing records

1,460 records at Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re still stand. 1969 holds the most, with 1,205.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re between 1 April 1931 and 26 February 1939. Each dot is a new record.

When Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1931-04-01	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1939-02-26	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 95.5 mm (3.8 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 95.5 mm (3.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re. The most was 95.5 mm (3.8 in) on 26 February 1939.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	10 January 1998
Feb	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	26 February 1939
Mar	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	14 March 1989
Apr	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	9 April 1974
May	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	22 May 1981
Jun	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	6 June 2008
Jul	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 July 1950
Aug	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 August 1973
Sep	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	7 September 1978
Oct	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	12 October 1904
Nov	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 November 1911
Dec	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	17 December 1992

Period of Record Coverage

1968 to 1970

3 years of record at Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, 1968 to 1970. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1968, 1970.

Latest Records

Latest records at Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 2022	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	96 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 2022	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	114 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 2021	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 2020	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 2020	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 2020	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 2018	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	100 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 2017	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 2017	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	116 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2016	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 2016	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 2015	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2014	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	99 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 2012	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	7 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 2012	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	87 years	76 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2012	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 2012	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	119 years	70 of 100 (Major)
30 January 2012	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 2012	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	117 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2012	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1891 to 2024

Yearly extremes at Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1969	40.6 C (105.1 F)	3
Coldest night (TNn)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1969	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3
Wettest day (Rx1day)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	1939	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	134
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	1911	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	134
Longest dry spell (CDD)	127 days	1929	57 days	134

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, 1891 to 2024. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 C (105.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
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
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1951	n/a
1952	n/a
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1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1969	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1970	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
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2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, 1891 to 2024. The record is -3.9 C (25.0 F) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 3.3 C (37.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
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	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1969	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1970	8.3 C (46.9 F)
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
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2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, 1891 to 2024. The record is 95.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.4 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1891	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1892	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1893	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1894	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1895	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1896	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1897	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1898	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1899	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1900	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1901	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1902	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1903	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1904	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1905	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1906	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1907	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1908	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1909	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1910	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1911	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1912	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1913	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1914	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1915	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1916	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1917	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1918	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1919	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1920	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1921	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1922	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1923	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1924	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1925	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1926	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1927	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1928	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1929	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1930	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1931	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1932	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1933	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1934	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1935	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1936	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1937	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1938	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1939	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1940	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1941	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1942	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1943	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1944	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1945	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1946	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1947	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1948	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1950	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1951	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1952	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1953	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1954	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1955	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1956	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1957	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1958	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1959	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1960	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1961	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1962	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1963	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1964	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1965	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1966	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1967	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1968	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1969	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1970	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1971	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1972	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1973	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1974	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1975	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1976	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1977	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1978	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1979	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1980	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1981	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1982	14.6 mm (0.6 in)
1983	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1984	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1985	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1986	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1987	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1988	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1989	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1990	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1991	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
1992	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1993	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1994	20.2 mm (0.8 in)
1995	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1996	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1997	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1998	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1999	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
2000	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
2001	17.4 mm (0.7 in)
2002	11.8 mm (0.5 in)
2003	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
2004	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
2005	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
2006	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
2007	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2008	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2009	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
2010	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2011	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
2012	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
2013	9.2 mm (0.36 in)
2014	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
2015	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2016	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2017	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
2018	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
2019	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
2020	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
2021	16.4 mm (0.6 in)
2022	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
2023	16.6 mm (0.7 in)
2024	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, 1891 to 2024. The record is 154.7 mm (6.1 in) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.9 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1891	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1892	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1893	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1894	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1895	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1896	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1897	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
1898	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1899	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
1900	32.1 mm (1.3 in)
1901	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1902	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1903	80.9 mm (3.2 in)
1904	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1905	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1906	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1907	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1908	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1909	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1910	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1911	154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1912	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1913	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1914	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1915	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1916	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1917	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1918	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1919	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1920	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1921	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1922	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1923	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1924	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1925	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1926	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1927	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1928	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1929	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1930	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1931	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1932	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1933	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1934	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1935	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1936	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1937	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1938	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1939	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1940	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1941	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1942	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1943	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1944	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1945	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1946	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1947	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1948	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1949	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1950	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1951	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1952	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1953	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1954	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1955	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1956	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1957	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1958	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1959	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1960	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1961	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1962	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1963	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1964	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1965	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1966	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1967	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1968	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1969	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1970	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1971	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1972	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1973	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1974	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1975	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1976	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1977	18.2 mm (0.7 in)
1978	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1979	51.7 mm (2.0 in)
1980	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1981	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1982	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1983	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1984	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1985	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1986	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1987	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1988	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1989	135.8 mm (5.3 in)
1990	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1991	19.2 mm (0.8 in)
1992	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1993	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1994	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1995	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1996	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1997	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1998	111.4 mm (4.4 in)
1999	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
2000	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
2001	17.4 mm (0.7 in)
2002	11.8 mm (0.5 in)
2003	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
2004	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
2005	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
2006	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
2007	41.8 mm (1.6 in)
2008	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2009	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
2010	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2011	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
2012	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
2013	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
2014	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2015	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2016	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2017	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
2018	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
2019	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
2020	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
2021	16.4 mm (0.6 in)
2022	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
2023	16.6 mm (0.7 in)
2024	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, 1891 to 2024. The record is 127 days in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 57 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1891	34 days
1892	93 days
1893	89 days
1894	72 days
1895	64 days
1896	55 days
1897	102 days
1898	55 days
1899	79 days
1900	55 days
1901	57 days
1902	84 days
1903	47 days
1904	46 days
1905	94 days
1906	59 days
1907	44 days
1908	36 days
1909	47 days
1910	63 days
1911	63 days
1912	91 days
1913	102 days
1914	63 days
1915	49 days
1916	63 days
1917	34 days
1918	85 days
1919	93 days
1920	41 days
1921	48 days
1922	62 days
1923	64 days
1924	90 days
1925	43 days
1926	73 days
1927	96 days
1928	78 days
1929	127 days
1930	51 days
1931	71 days
1932	36 days
1933	52 days
1934	67 days
1935	54 days
1936	74 days
1937	46 days
1938	90 days
1939	45 days
1940	89 days
1941	72 days
1942	66 days
1943	47 days
1944	62 days
1945	56 days
1946	79 days
1947	28 days
1948	54 days
1949	31 days
1950	53 days
1951	56 days
1952	52 days
1953	69 days
1954	95 days
1955	36 days
1956	51 days
1957	54 days
1958	51 days
1959	45 days
1960	35 days
1961	96 days
1962	59 days
1963	35 days
1964	74 days
1965	127 days
1966	50 days
1967	77 days
1968	34 days
1969	45 days
1970	59 days
1971	43 days
1972	73 days
1973	36 days
1974	28 days
1975	39 days
1976	66 days
1977	58 days
1978	46 days
1979	44 days
1980	76 days
1981	90 days
1982	93 days
1983	41 days
1984	56 days
1985	57 days
1986	74 days
1987	61 days
1988	62 days
1989	68 days
1990	79 days
1991	64 days
1992	53 days
1993	44 days
1994	69 days
1995	83 days
1996	50 days
1997	82 days
1998	62 days
1999	52 days
2000	41 days
2001	78 days
2002	69 days
2003	50 days
2004	81 days
2005	84 days
2006	54 days
2007	98 days
2008	48 days
2009	43 days
2010	32 days
2011	40 days
2012	59 days
2013	44 days
2014	35 days
2015	73 days
2016	28 days
2017	49 days
2018	82 days
2019	57 days
2020	32 days
2021	41 days
2022	21 days
2023	98 days
2024	13 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

118 years, 1892 to 2012

A day with at least 32.5 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 104.0 mm (4.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
10 years	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
25 years	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
50 years	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
100 years	104.0 mm (4.1 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 118 years of values from 1892 to 2012.

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: 95.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1939; 92.2 mm (3.6 in) in 1989; 91.4 mm (3.6 in) in 1998.

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Data for Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-14 (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).

Days with data per year at Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1968	92	25%	No
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	31	8%	No