Fords Bridge Weather Records (ASN00048042)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fords Bridge (ASN00048042), Australia, with 115 years of record.

Key Facts for Fords Bridge

Fords Bridge (ASN00048042) is a weather station in Australia at -29.75 latitude and 145.43 longitude, 120 m (394 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1896 to 2010, 115 years of record.
0 records set at Fords Bridge still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Fords Bridge set a daily record precipitation of 18.0 mm (0.7 in) on 6 April 2010.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -29.75 latitude, 145.43 longitude.
Elevation: 120 m (394 ft).
Period of record: 1896 to 2010, 115 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 Fords Bridge. 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 Fords Bridge, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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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 Fords Bridge still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Fords Bridge between 19 May 1932 and 10 February 1976. Each dot is a new record.

When Fords Bridge set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1932-05-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1976-02-10	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 161.8 mm (6.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 161.8 mm (6.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fords Bridge. The most was 161.8 mm (6.4 in) on 10 February 1976.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Fords Bridge
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	15 January 1968
Feb	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	10 February 1976
Mar	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	21 March 1983
Apr	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	20 April 1961
May	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	19 May 1932
Jun	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 June 1938
Jul	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	20 July 1998
Aug	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	26 August 1983
Sep	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	22 September 1970
Oct	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	28 October 1984
Nov	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	1 November 1978
Dec	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	1 December 1987

Latest Records

Latest records at Fords Bridge
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 April 2010	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 2010	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 2010	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	54 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 2009	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2009	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 2009	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2009	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 2009	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	85 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 2008	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2008	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2007	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 2007	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2007	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2006	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2005	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 2003	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 2002	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	93 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 2001	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 2000	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 2000	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	85 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1896 to 2010

Yearly extremes at Fords Bridge: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	1976	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	115
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	238.2 mm (9.4 in)	1976	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	115
Longest dry spell (CDD)	146 days	1927	57 days	115

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Fords Bridge, 1896 to 2010. The record is 161.8 mm (6.4 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.0 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fords Bridge by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1896	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1897	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1898	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1899	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1900	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1901	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1902	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1903	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1904	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1905	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1906	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1907	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1908	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1909	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1910	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1911	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1912	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1913	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1914	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1915	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1916	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1917	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1918	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1919	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1920	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1921	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1922	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1923	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1924	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1925	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1926	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1927	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1928	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1929	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1930	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1931	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1932	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1933	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1934	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1935	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1936	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1937	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1938	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1939	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1940	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1941	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1942	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1943	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1944	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1945	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1946	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1947	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1948	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1949	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1950	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1951	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1952	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1953	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1954	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1955	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1956	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1957	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1958	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1959	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1960	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1961	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1962	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1963	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1964	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1965	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1966	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1967	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1968	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1969	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1970	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1971	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1972	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1973	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1974	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1975	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1976	161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1977	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1978	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1979	21.2 mm (0.8 in)
1980	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1981	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1982	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1983	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1984	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1985	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1986	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1987	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1988	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1989	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1990	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1991	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1992	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1993	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1994	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1995	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1996	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1997	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1998	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1999	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
2000	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2001	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
2002	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
2003	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2004	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
2005	17.4 mm (0.7 in)
2006	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
2007	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
2008	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
2009	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2010	50.0 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Fords Bridge, 1896 to 2010. The record is 238.2 mm (9.4 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.5 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fords Bridge by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1896	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1897	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1898	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1899	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1900	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1901	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1902	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1903	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1904	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1905	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1906	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1907	134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1908	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1909	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1910	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1911	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1912	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1913	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1914	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1915	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1916	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1917	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1918	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1919	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1920	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1921	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1922	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1923	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1924	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1925	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1926	176.3 mm (6.9 in)
1927	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1928	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1929	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1930	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1931	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1932	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1933	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1934	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1935	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1936	168.3 mm (6.6 in)
1937	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1938	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1939	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1940	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1941	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1942	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1943	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1944	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1945	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1946	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1947	77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1948	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1949	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1950	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1951	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1952	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1953	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1954	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1955	128.6 mm (5.1 in)
1956	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1957	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1958	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1959	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1960	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1961	163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1962	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1963	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1964	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1965	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1966	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1967	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1968	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1969	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1970	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1971	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1972	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1973	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1974	187.0 mm (7.4 in)
1975	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1976	238.2 mm (9.4 in)
1977	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1978	97.2 mm (3.8 in)
1979	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
1980	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1981	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1982	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1983	182.4 mm (7.2 in)
1984	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1985	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1986	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1987	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1988	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1989	112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1990	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1991	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1992	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1993	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1994	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1995	136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1996	124.6 mm (4.9 in)
1997	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1998	113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1999	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2000	94.4 mm (3.7 in)
2001	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
2002	18.2 mm (0.7 in)
2003	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
2004	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2005	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
2006	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
2007	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
2008	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
2009	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
2010	70.2 mm (2.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Fords Bridge, 1896 to 2010. The record is 146 days in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 57 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fords Bridge by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1896	46 days
1897	107 days
1898	64 days
1899	72 days
1900	47 days
1901	76 days
1902	114 days
1903	64 days
1904	53 days
1905	45 days
1906	66 days
1907	44 days
1908	39 days
1909	35 days
1910	41 days
1911	50 days
1912	91 days
1913	91 days
1914	91 days
1915	90 days
1916	63 days
1917	49 days
1918	84 days
1919	128 days
1920	120 days
1921	40 days
1922	90 days
1923	126 days
1924	45 days
1925	61 days
1926	77 days
1927	146 days
1928	78 days
1929	131 days
1930	68 days
1931	50 days
1932	60 days
1933	42 days
1934	57 days
1935	69 days
1936	74 days
1937	92 days
1938	47 days
1939	48 days
1940	81 days
1941	74 days
1942	60 days
1943	51 days
1944	61 days
1945	33 days
1946	104 days
1947	33 days
1948	57 days
1949	41 days
1950	46 days
1951	45 days
1952	49 days
1953	90 days
1954	49 days
1955	32 days
1956	53 days
1957	104 days
1958	38 days
1959	46 days
1960	41 days
1961	55 days
1962	60 days
1963	77 days
1964	77 days
1965	57 days
1966	49 days
1967	60 days
1968	40 days
1969	73 days
1970	100 days
1971	53 days
1972	94 days
1973	35 days
1974	43 days
1975	82 days
1976	66 days
1977	69 days
1978	39 days
1979	45 days
1980	59 days
1981	45 days
1982	50 days
1983	37 days
1984	57 days
1985	98 days
1986	101 days
1987	40 days
1988	38 days
1989	50 days
1990	48 days
1991	51 days
1992	64 days
1993	67 days
1994	68 days
1995	79 days
1996	98 days
1997	60 days
1998	49 days
1999	38 days
2000	32 days
2001	54 days
2002	66 days
2003	38 days
2004	32 days
2005	85 days
2006	73 days
2007	75 days
2008	51 days
2009	46 days
2010	38 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

103 years, 1897 to 2007

A day with at least 44.7 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 133.0 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Fords Bridge: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
50 years	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
100 years	133.0 mm (5.2 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 103 years of values from 1897 to 2007.

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: 161.8 mm (6.4 in) in 1976; 116.4 mm (4.6 in) in 1983; 112.3 mm (4.4 in) in 1932.

Download the Data

Data for Fords Bridge standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Fords Bridge 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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