Mount Topper State Forest Weather Records (ASN00056021)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Mount Topper State Forest (ASN00056021), Australia, with 58 years of record.

Key Facts for Mount Topper State Forest

Mount Topper State Forest (ASN00056021) is a weather station in Australia at -29.92 latitude and 151.22 longitude, 870 m (2,854 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1930 to 1987, 58 years of record.
1,464 records set at Mount Topper State Forest still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Mount Topper State Forest set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 13 January 1987.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -29.92 latitude, 151.22 longitude.
Elevation: 870 m (2,854 ft).
Period of record: 1930 to 1987, 58 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 Mount Topper State Forest. 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 Mount Topper State Forest, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	35.0 C (95.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	35.0 C (95.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	33.3 C (91.9 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.1 C (88.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	35.6 C (96.1 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Mount Topper State Forest still stand. 1965 holds the most, with 264.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 141.2 mm (5.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Mount Topper State Forest. The most was 141.2 mm (5.6 in) on 20 January 1956.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Mount Topper State Forest
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	20 January 1956
Feb	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	11 February 1976
Mar	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	16 March 1937
Apr	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 April 1970
May	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	12 May 1968
Jun	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	24 June 1956
Jul	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	11 July 1942
Aug	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	12 August 1952
Sep	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	17 September 1932
Oct	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	10 October 1958
Nov	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	29 November 1965
Dec	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	20 December 1973

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 1972

8 years of record at Mount Topper State Forest, 1965 to 1972. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1970, 1972.

Latest Records

Latest records at Mount Topper State Forest
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1987	Mount Topper State Forest, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	11 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1987	Mount Topper State Forest, AU	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1986	Mount Topper State Forest, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1986	Mount Topper State Forest, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	52 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1986	Mount Topper State Forest, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1986	Mount Topper State Forest, AU	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	8 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1986	Mount Topper State Forest, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1986	Mount Topper State Forest, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1985	Mount Topper State Forest, AU	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1985	Mount Topper State Forest, AU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 1985	Mount Topper State Forest, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	54 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1985	Mount Topper State Forest, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1985	Mount Topper State Forest, AU	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	0 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1985	Mount Topper State Forest, AU	daily rain (Tie)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	tie	40 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1985	Mount Topper State Forest, AU	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1984	Mount Topper State Forest, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1984	Mount Topper State Forest, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1984	Mount Topper State Forest, AU	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	3 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1984	Mount Topper State Forest, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1984	Mount Topper State Forest, AU	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1930 to 1987

Yearly extremes at Mount Topper State Forest: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1968	34.2 C (93.5 F)	8
Coldest night (TNn)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1966	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	8
Wettest day (Rx1day)	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	1956	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	58
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	305.5 mm (12.0 in)	1955	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	58
Longest dry spell (CDD)	52 days	1957	27 days	58

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Mount Topper State Forest, 1930 to 1987. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.2 C (93.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Mount Topper State Forest by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1966	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1967	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1969	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1970	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1971	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1972	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Mount Topper State Forest, 1930 to 1987. The record is -4.4 C (24.1 F) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is -2.5 C (27.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Mount Topper State Forest by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1966	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1967	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1968	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1969	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1970	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1971	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1972	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Mount Topper State Forest, 1930 to 1987. The record is 141.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.1 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Mount Topper State Forest by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1930	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1931	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1932	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1933	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1934	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1935	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1936	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1937	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1938	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1939	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1940	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1941	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1942	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1943	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1944	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1945	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1946	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1947	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1948	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1949	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1950	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1951	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1952	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1953	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1954	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1955	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1956	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1957	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1958	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1959	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1960	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1961	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1962	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1963	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1964	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1965	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1966	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1967	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1968	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1969	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1970	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1971	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1972	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1973	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1974	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1975	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1976	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1977	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1978	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1980	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1981	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1982	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1983	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1984	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1985	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1986	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1987	53.0 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Mount Topper State Forest, 1930 to 1987. The record is 305.5 mm (12.0 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 119.0 mm (4.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Mount Topper State Forest by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1930	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1931	130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1932	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1933	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1934	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1935	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1936	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1937	134.3 mm (5.3 in)
1938	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1939	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1940	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1941	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1942	122.1 mm (4.8 in)
1943	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1944	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1945	111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1946	208.0 mm (8.2 in)
1947	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1948	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1949	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1950	131.2 mm (5.2 in)
1951	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1952	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1953	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1954	199.3 mm (7.8 in)
1955	305.5 mm (12.0 in)
1956	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1957	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1958	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1959	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1960	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1961	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1962	151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1963	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1964	176.8 mm (7.0 in)
1965	171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1966	149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1967	136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1968	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1969	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1970	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1971	136.3 mm (5.4 in)
1972	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1973	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1974	111.4 mm (4.4 in)
1975	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1976	158.6 mm (6.2 in)
1977	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1978	97.4 mm (3.8 in)
1979	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1980	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1981	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1982	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1983	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1984	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1985	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1986	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1987	103.4 mm (4.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Mount Topper State Forest, 1930 to 1987. The record is 52 days in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Mount Topper State Forest by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1930	20 days
1931	27 days
1932	30 days
1933	30 days
1934	37 days
1935	25 days
1936	35 days
1937	31 days
1938	25 days
1939	33 days
1940	25 days
1941	38 days
1942	27 days
1943	23 days
1944	30 days
1945	31 days
1946	48 days
1947	29 days
1948	23 days
1949	25 days
1950	27 days
1951	22 days
1952	24 days
1953	26 days
1954	23 days
1955	18 days
1956	17 days
1957	52 days
1958	21 days
1959	29 days
1960	42 days
1961	25 days
1962	34 days
1963	27 days
1964	39 days
1965	27 days
1966	34 days
1967	30 days
1968	24 days
1969	22 days
1970	48 days
1971	41 days
1972	35 days
1973	31 days
1974	22 days
1975	27 days
1976	31 days
1977	22 days
1978	28 days
1979	24 days
1980	39 days
1981	44 days
1982	26 days
1983	19 days
1984	50 days
1985	26 days
1986	33 days
1987	5 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

57 years, 1930 to 1986

A day with at least 69.8 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 153.1 mm (6.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Mount Topper State Forest: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
5 years	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
10 years	107.6 mm (4.2 in)
25 years	126.2 mm (5.0 in)
50 years	139.8 mm (5.5 in)
100 years	153.1 mm (6.0 in)	Longer than the 57 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, 57 years of values from 1930 to 1986.

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: 141.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1956; 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1976; 123.4 mm (4.9 in) in 1973.

Download the Data

Data for Mount Topper State Forest standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Mount Topper State Forest 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 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	335	92%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	360	98%	Yes
1969	363	99%	Yes
1970	92	25%	No
1971	355	97%	Yes
1972	57	16%	No