Sussex Weather Records (ASN00048071)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sussex (ASN00048071), Australia, with 70 years of record.

Key Facts for Sussex

Sussex (ASN00048071) is a weather station in Australia at -31.40 latitude and 146.30 longitude, n/a above sea level.
The station reports from 1882 to 1951, 70 years of record.
0 records set at Sussex still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sussex tied a daily record precipitation of 21.3 mm (0.8 in) on 25 November 1951.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -31.40 latitude, 146.30 longitude.
Elevation: n/a.
Period of record: 1882 to 1951, 70 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 Sussex. 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 Sussex, 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
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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 Sussex still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 167.4 mm (6.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sussex. The most was 167.4 mm (6.6 in) on 17 January 1891.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Sussex
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	17 January 1891
Feb	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	11 February 1896
Mar	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	8 March 1950
Apr	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	1 April 1931
May	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 May 1947
Jun	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 June 1950
Jul	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 July 1950
Aug	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 August 1924
Sep	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	21 September 1897
Oct	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	19 October 1950
Nov	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	6 November 1924
Dec	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	22 December 1914

Latest Records

Latest records at Sussex
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 November 1951	Sussex, AU	daily rain (Tie)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	tie	0 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1951	Sussex, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1951	Sussex, AU	daily rain (Tie)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	tie	14 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1951	Sussex, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1951	Sussex, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1951	Sussex, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1950	Sussex, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	58 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 1950	Sussex, AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1950	Sussex, AU	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	71 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1950	Sussex, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1950	Sussex, AU	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	5 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1950	Sussex, AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	16 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1950	Sussex, AU	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1950	Sussex, AU	daily rain (Tie)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	tie	44 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1950	Sussex, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1950	Sussex, AU	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	19 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1950	Sussex, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	4 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1950	Sussex, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1950	Sussex, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1950	Sussex, AU	monthly rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	60 of 100 (Major)

Extremes by Year

1882 to 1951

Yearly extremes at Sussex: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	1891	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	68
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	235.4 mm (9.3 in)	1896	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	68
Longest dry spell (CDD)	129 days	1915	48 days	68

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Sussex, 1882 to 1951. The record is 167.4 mm (6.6 in) in 1891, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.3 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sussex by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1882	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1883	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1884	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1885	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1886	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1887	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1888	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1889	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1890	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1891	167.4 mm (6.6 in)
1892	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1893	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1894	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1895	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1896	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1897	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1898	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1899	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1900	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1901	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1902	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1903	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1904	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1905	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1906	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1907	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1908	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1909	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1910	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1911	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1912	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1913	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1914	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1915	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1916	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1917	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1918	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1919	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1920	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1921	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1922	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1923	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1924	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1925	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1926	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1927	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1928	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1929	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1930	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1931	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1932	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1933	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1934	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1935	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1936	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1937	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1938	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1939	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1940	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1942	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1944	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1945	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1946	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1947	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1948	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1949	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1950	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1951	40.1 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Sussex, 1882 to 1951. The record is 235.4 mm (9.3 in) in 1896, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.3 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sussex by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1882	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1883	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1884	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1885	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1886	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1887	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1888	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1889	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1890	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1891	215.9 mm (8.5 in)
1892	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1893	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1894	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1895	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1896	235.4 mm (9.3 in)
1897	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1898	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1899	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1900	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1901	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1902	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1903	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1904	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1905	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1906	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1907	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1908	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1909	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1910	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1911	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1912	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1913	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1914	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1915	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1916	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1917	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1918	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1919	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1920	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1921	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1922	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1923	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1924	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1925	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1926	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1927	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1928	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1929	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1930	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1931	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1932	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1933	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1934	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1935	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1936	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1937	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1938	17.7 mm (0.7 in)
1939	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1940	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1942	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1944	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1945	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1946	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1947	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1948	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1949	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1950	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1951	40.1 mm (1.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Sussex, 1882 to 1951. The record is 129 days in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 48 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sussex by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1882	27 days
1883	33 days
1884	45 days
1885	33 days
1886	71 days
1887	29 days
1888	71 days
1889	32 days
1890	21 days
1891	35 days
1892	59 days
1893	31 days
1894	30 days
1895	42 days
1896	52 days
1897	67 days
1898	56 days
1899	87 days
1900	53 days
1901	65 days
1902	73 days
1903	31 days
1904	33 days
1905	30 days
1906	40 days
1907	44 days
1908	53 days
1909	37 days
1910	58 days
1911	51 days
1912	90 days
1913	37 days
1914	43 days
1915	129 days
1916	59 days
1917	41 days
1918	70 days
1919	85 days
1920	54 days
1921	41 days
1922	41 days
1923	98 days
1924	48 days
1925	39 days
1926	65 days
1927	56 days
1928	78 days
1929	60 days
1930	24 days
1931	76 days
1932	31 days
1933	47 days
1934	67 days
1935	102 days
1936	73 days
1937	91 days
1938	45 days
1939	48 days
1940	111 days
1942	34 days
1944	47 days
1945	43 days
1946	73 days
1947	42 days
1948	32 days
1949	28 days
1950	42 days
1951	92 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

61 years, 1883 to 1951

A day with at least 46.0 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 134.2 mm (5.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Sussex: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	66.7 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
50 years	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
100 years	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	Longer than the 61 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, 61 years of values from 1883 to 1951.

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: 167.4 mm (6.6 in) in 1891; 109.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1950; 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1907.

Download the Data

Data for Sussex standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Sussex 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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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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