Broken Hill (Topar) Weather Records (ASN00047037)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Broken Hill (Topar) (ASN00047037), Australia, with 111 years of record.

Key Facts for Broken Hill (Topar)

Broken Hill (Topar) (ASN00047037) is a weather station in Australia at -31.89 latitude and 141.99 longitude, 146 m (479 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1896 to 2006, 111 years of record.
0 records set at Broken Hill (Topar) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Broken Hill (Topar) set a daily record precipitation of 22.0 mm (0.9 in) on 15 July 2006.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -31.89 latitude, 141.99 longitude.
Elevation: 146 m (479 ft).
Period of record: 1896 to 2006, 111 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 (Topar). 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 (Topar), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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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 (Topar) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Broken Hill (Topar) between 29 November 1933 and 29 November 1933. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 113.5 mm (4.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Broken Hill (Topar). The most was 113.5 mm (4.5 in) on 29 November 1933.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Broken Hill (Topar)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	28 January 1911
Feb	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	21 February 2000
Mar	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	14 March 1989
Apr	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	9 April 1974
May	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	7 May 1919
Jun	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 June 1912
Jul	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 July 1950
Aug	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	30 August 2004
Sep	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	11 September 1998
Oct	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 October 1938
Nov	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	29 November 1933
Dec	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 December 1962

Latest Records

Latest records at Broken Hill (Topar)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 2006	Broken Hill (Topar), AU	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 2006	Broken Hill (Topar), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 2005	Broken Hill (Topar), AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 2005	Broken Hill (Topar), AU	daily rain	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 2005	Broken Hill (Topar), AU	daily rain	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 2005	Broken Hill (Topar), AU	daily rain	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	100 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 June 2005	Broken Hill (Topar), AU	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	18 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 2004	Broken Hill (Topar), AU	daily rain	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	11 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 2004	Broken Hill (Topar), AU	monthly rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	103 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2003	Broken Hill (Topar), AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 2003	Broken Hill (Topar), AU	daily rain	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 2003	Broken Hill (Topar), AU	daily rain	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 2003	Broken Hill (Topar), AU	daily rain	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 2003	Broken Hill (Topar), AU	daily rain	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 2002	Broken Hill (Topar), AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	19 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2002	Broken Hill (Topar), AU	daily rain	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 2001	Broken Hill (Topar), AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	101 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 September 2001	Broken Hill (Topar), AU	daily rain	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 2000	Broken Hill (Topar), AU	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	3 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 2000	Broken Hill (Topar), AU	daily rain	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1896 to 2006

Yearly extremes at Broken Hill (Topar): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	1933	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	111
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	1992	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	111
Longest dry spell (CDD)	143 days	1898	66 days	111

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Broken Hill (Topar), 1896 to 2006. The record is 113.5 mm (4.5 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.2 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Broken Hill (Topar) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1896	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1897	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1898	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1899	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1900	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1901	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1902	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1903	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1904	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1905	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1906	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1907	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1908	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1909	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1910	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1911	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1912	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1913	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1914	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1915	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1916	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1917	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1918	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1919	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1920	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1921	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1922	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1923	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1924	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1925	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1926	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1927	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1928	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1929	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1930	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1931	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1932	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1933	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1934	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1935	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1936	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1937	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1938	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1939	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1940	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1941	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1942	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1943	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1944	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1945	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1946	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1947	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1948	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1949	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1950	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1951	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1952	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1953	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1954	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1955	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1956	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1957	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1958	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1959	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1960	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1961	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1962	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1963	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1964	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1965	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1966	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1967	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1968	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1969	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1970	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1971	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1972	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1973	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1974	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1975	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
1976	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1977	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1978	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1979	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1980	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1981	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
1982	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1983	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1984	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1985	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1986	22.2 mm (0.9 in)
1987	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1988	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1989	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1990	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1991	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1992	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1993	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1994	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1995	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1996	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1997	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1998	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1999	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
2000	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
2001	19.4 mm (0.8 in)
2002	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
2003	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2004	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
2005	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2006	28.0 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Broken Hill (Topar), 1896 to 2006. The record is 169.0 mm (6.7 in) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.2 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Broken Hill (Topar) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1896	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1897	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1898	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1899	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1900	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1901	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1902	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1903	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1904	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1905	32.1 mm (1.3 in)
1906	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1907	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1908	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1909	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1910	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1911	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1912	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1913	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1914	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1915	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1916	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1917	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1918	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1919	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1920	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1921	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1922	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1923	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1924	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1925	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1926	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1927	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1928	66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1929	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1930	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1931	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1932	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1933	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1934	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1935	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1936	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1937	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1938	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1939	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1940	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1941	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1942	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1943	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1944	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1945	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1946	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1947	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1948	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1949	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1950	122.8 mm (4.8 in)
1951	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1952	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1953	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1954	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1955	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1956	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1957	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1958	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1959	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1960	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1961	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1962	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1963	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1964	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1965	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1966	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1967	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1968	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1969	27.3 mm (1.1 in)
1970	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1971	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1972	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1973	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1974	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1975	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1976	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1977	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1978	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1979	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1980	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1981	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1982	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1983	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1984	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1985	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1986	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1987	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1988	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1989	103.8 mm (4.1 in)
1990	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1991	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1992	169.0 mm (6.7 in)
1993	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1994	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1995	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1996	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1997	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1998	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1999	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
2000	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
2001	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
2002	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
2003	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
2004	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
2005	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
2006	41.6 mm (1.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Broken Hill (Topar), 1896 to 2006. The record is 143 days in 1898, marked on the chart; the median year is 66 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Broken Hill (Topar) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1896	21 days
1897	101 days
1898	143 days
1899	57 days
1900	55 days
1901	79 days
1902	73 days
1903	74 days
1904	56 days
1905	81 days
1906	38 days
1907	44 days
1908	56 days
1909	58 days
1910	71 days
1911	70 days
1912	91 days
1913	57 days
1914	94 days
1915	64 days
1916	59 days
1917	41 days
1918	67 days
1919	93 days
1920	130 days
1921	50 days
1922	62 days
1923	52 days
1924	87 days
1925	63 days
1926	90 days
1927	78 days
1928	78 days
1929	114 days
1930	51 days
1931	71 days
1932	39 days
1933	49 days
1934	82 days
1935	69 days
1936	58 days
1937	83 days
1938	86 days
1939	66 days
1940	120 days
1941	75 days
1942	65 days
1943	50 days
1944	66 days
1945	78 days
1946	107 days
1947	72 days
1948	45 days
1949	49 days
1950	67 days
1951	73 days
1952	52 days
1953	94 days
1954	75 days
1955	36 days
1956	62 days
1957	57 days
1958	34 days
1959	56 days
1960	71 days
1961	108 days
1962	85 days
1963	66 days
1964	85 days
1965	88 days
1966	56 days
1967	77 days
1968	46 days
1969	52 days
1970	86 days
1971	41 days
1972	70 days
1973	31 days
1974	36 days
1975	94 days
1976	66 days
1977	103 days
1978	59 days
1979	38 days
1980	76 days
1981	52 days
1982	83 days
1983	45 days
1984	56 days
1985	61 days
1986	56 days
1987	56 days
1988	62 days
1989	68 days
1990	52 days
1991	64 days
1992	54 days
1993	47 days
1994	51 days
1995	58 days
1996	49 days
1997	82 days
1998	76 days
1999	44 days
2000	46 days
2001	66 days
2002	122 days
2003	73 days
2004	53 days
2005	71 days
2006	102 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

109 years, 1897 to 2006

A day with at least 32.4 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 104.3 mm (4.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Broken Hill (Topar): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
10 years	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
25 years	76.1 mm (3.0 in)
50 years	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
100 years	104.3 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, 109 years of values from 1897 to 2006.

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: 113.5 mm (4.5 in) in 1933; 106.2 mm (4.2 in) in 2000; 92.5 mm (3.6 in) in 1911.

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