Broken Hill (Buckalow) Weather Records (ASN00047062)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Broken Hill (Buckalow) (ASN00047062), Australia, with 131 years of record.

Key Facts for Broken Hill (Buckalow)

Broken Hill (Buckalow) (ASN00047062) is a weather station in Australia at -32.66 latitude and 141.24 longitude, 115 m (377 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1882 to 2012, 131 years of record.
0 records set at Broken Hill (Buckalow) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Broken Hill (Buckalow) set a daily record precipitation of 8.5 mm (0.33 in) on 2 December 2012.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -32.66 latitude, 141.24 longitude.
Elevation: 115 m (377 ft).
Period of record: 1882 to 2012, 131 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 (Buckalow). 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 (Buckalow), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Broken Hill (Buckalow) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 156.2 mm (6.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Broken Hill (Buckalow). The most was 156.2 mm (6.1 in) on 8 February 1911.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Broken Hill (Buckalow)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	27 January 1911
Feb	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	8 February 1911
Mar	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	14 March 1989
Apr	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 April 1980
May	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	9 May 1974
Jun	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	10 June 1995
Jul	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 July 1916
Aug	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 August 1973
Sep	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 September 1916
Oct	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	4 October 1992
Nov	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	7 November 2005
Dec	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	13 December 1975

Latest Records

Latest records at Broken Hill (Buckalow)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 2012	Broken Hill (Buckalow), AU	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	96 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 2007	Broken Hill (Buckalow), AU	daily rain	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 2007	Broken Hill (Buckalow), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 2007	Broken Hill (Buckalow), AU	daily rain	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	18 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 2007	Broken Hill (Buckalow), AU	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	77 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 2007	Broken Hill (Buckalow), AU	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	96 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2007	Broken Hill (Buckalow), AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 2006	Broken Hill (Buckalow), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2006	Broken Hill (Buckalow), AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 2006	Broken Hill (Buckalow), AU	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	7 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2006	Broken Hill (Buckalow), AU	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	19 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 2005	Broken Hill (Buckalow), AU	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2005	Broken Hill (Buckalow), AU	daily rain	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 2005	Broken Hill (Buckalow), AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2005	Broken Hill (Buckalow), AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	95 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 2005	Broken Hill (Buckalow), AU	daily rain	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 2005	Broken Hill (Buckalow), AU	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 2004	Broken Hill (Buckalow), AU	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 2004	Broken Hill (Buckalow), AU	daily rain	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 2004	Broken Hill (Buckalow), AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1882 to 2012

Yearly extremes at Broken Hill (Buckalow): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	1911	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	72
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	183.8 mm (7.2 in)	1911	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	72
Longest dry spell (CDD)	128 days	1916	57 days	72

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Broken Hill (Buckalow), 1882 to 2012. The record is 156.2 mm (6.1 in) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.1 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Broken Hill (Buckalow) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1882	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1899	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1900	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1901	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1902	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1903	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1904	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1905	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1906	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1907	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1908	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1909	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1910	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1911	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1912	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1913	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1914	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1915	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1916	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1917	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1918	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1919	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1920	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1921	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1922	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1923	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1924	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1926	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1927	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1929	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1930	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1931	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1932	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1970	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1971	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1972	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1973	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1974	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1975	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1976	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1977	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1978	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1979	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1980	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1981	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1982	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1983	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1984	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1985	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
1986	17.6 mm (0.7 in)
1987	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1988	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1989	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1990	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1991	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1992	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1993	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1994	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1995	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1996	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1997	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1998	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
1999	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
2000	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
2001	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
2002	12.8 mm (0.5 in)
2003	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
2004	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
2005	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2006	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
2007	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
2012	8.5 mm (0.33 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Broken Hill (Buckalow), 1882 to 2012. The record is 183.8 mm (7.2 in) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.5 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Broken Hill (Buckalow) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1882	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1899	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1900	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1901	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1902	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1903	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1904	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1905	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1906	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1907	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1908	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1909	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1910	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1911	183.8 mm (7.2 in)
1912	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1913	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1914	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1915	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1916	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1917	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1918	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1919	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1920	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1921	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1922	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1923	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1924	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1926	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1927	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1929	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1930	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1931	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1932	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1970	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1971	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1972	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1973	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1974	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1975	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1976	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1977	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1978	31.9 mm (1.3 in)
1979	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1980	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1981	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1982	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1983	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1984	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1985	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1986	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1987	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1988	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1989	142.6 mm (5.6 in)
1990	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1991	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1992	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1993	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1994	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1995	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1996	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1997	129.4 mm (5.1 in)
1998	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
1999	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
2000	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
2001	18.4 mm (0.7 in)
2002	13.4 mm (0.5 in)
2003	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
2004	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
2005	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
2006	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
2007	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
2012	8.5 mm (0.33 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Broken Hill (Buckalow), 1882 to 2012. The record is 128 days in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 57 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Broken Hill (Buckalow) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1882	30 days
1899	44 days
1900	51 days
1901	64 days
1902	84 days
1903	46 days
1904	46 days
1905	63 days
1906	61 days
1907	43 days
1908	63 days
1909	59 days
1910	45 days
1911	49 days
1912	77 days
1913	96 days
1914	71 days
1915	51 days
1916	128 days
1917	35 days
1918	69 days
1919	40 days
1920	77 days
1921	52 days
1922	44 days
1923	47 days
1924	59 days
1926	21 days
1927	33 days
1929	60 days
1930	51 days
1931	69 days
1932	36 days
1970	26 days
1971	51 days
1972	77 days
1973	38 days
1974	37 days
1975	58 days
1976	66 days
1977	85 days
1978	66 days
1979	51 days
1980	50 days
1981	91 days
1982	92 days
1983	54 days
1984	56 days
1985	72 days
1986	73 days
1987	57 days
1988	57 days
1989	68 days
1990	83 days
1991	79 days
1992	59 days
1993	54 days
1994	25 days
1995	50 days
1996	47 days
1997	39 days
1998	26 days
1999	33 days
2000	32 days
2001	90 days
2002	63 days
2003	80 days
2004	84 days
2005	83 days
2006	66 days
2007	63 days
2012	29 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

62 years, 1899 to 2006

A day with at least 30.0 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 129.5 mm (5.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Broken Hill (Buckalow): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
5 years	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
10 years	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
25 years	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
50 years	104.8 mm (4.1 in)
100 years	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	Longer than the 62 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 62 years of values from 1899 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: 156.2 mm (6.1 in) in 1911; 106.2 mm (4.2 in) in 1989; 72.9 mm (2.9 in) in 1921.

Download the Data

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

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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