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The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Broken Hill (Ascot Vale). 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 (Ascot Vale), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records
0 standing records
0 records at Broken Hill (Ascot Vale) still stand.
Standing records at Broken Hill (Ascot Vale) by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
Wettest Day of Each Month
Feb: 114.3 mm (4.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Broken Hill (Ascot Vale). The most was 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 15 February 1928.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Broken Hill (Ascot Vale)
Yearly extremes at Broken Hill (Ascot Vale): the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1928
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
33
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1928
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
33
Longest dry spell (CDD)
223 days
1924
61 days
33
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Broken Hill (Ascot Vale), 1901 to 1991. The record is 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1928, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.0 mm (1.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Broken Hill (Ascot Vale) by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1901
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1902
10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1903
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1904
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1905
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1906
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1907
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1908
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1909
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1910
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1911
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1912
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1913
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1914
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1915
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1916
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1917
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1918
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1919
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1920
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1921
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1922
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1923
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1924
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1925
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1926
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1927
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1928
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1929
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1930
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1931
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1932
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1991
7.2 mm (0.28 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Broken Hill (Ascot Vale), 1901 to 1991. The record is 142.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1928, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.7 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Broken Hill (Ascot Vale) by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1901
57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1902
11.5 mm (0.5 in)
1903
92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1904
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1905
28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1906
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1907
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1908
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1909
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1910
45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1911
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1912
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1913
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1914
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1915
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1916
52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1917
59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1918
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1919
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1920
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1921
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1922
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1923
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1924
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1925
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1926
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1927
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1928
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1929
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1930
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1931
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1932
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1991
7.4 mm (0.29 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Broken Hill (Ascot Vale), 1901 to 1991. The record is 223 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 61 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Broken Hill (Ascot Vale) by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1901
35 days
1902
80 days
1903
46 days
1904
45 days
1905
62 days
1906
41 days
1907
39 days
1908
64 days
1909
53 days
1910
62 days
1911
51 days
1912
90 days
1913
57 days
1914
71 days
1915
46 days
1916
128 days
1917
35 days
1918
76 days
1919
61 days
1920
85 days
1921
53 days
1922
61 days
1923
58 days
1924
223 days
1925
61 days
1926
70 days
1927
68 days
1928
60 days
1929
85 days
1930
112 days
1931
74 days
1932
31 days
1991
53 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.
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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.