Tenterfield (Sailor Jack) Weather Records (ASN00056044)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tenterfield (Sailor Jack) (ASN00056044), Australia, with 74 years of record.

Key Facts for Tenterfield (Sailor Jack)

Tenterfield (Sailor Jack) (ASN00056044) is a weather station in Australia at -28.95 latitude and 151.76 longitude, 895 m (2,936 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1932 to 2005, 74 years of record.
0 records set at Tenterfield (Sailor Jack) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Tenterfield (Sailor Jack) set a daily record precipitation of 47.6 mm (1.9 in) on 6 November 2005.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -28.95 latitude, 151.76 longitude.
Elevation: 895 m (2,936 ft).
Period of record: 1932 to 2005, 74 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 Tenterfield (Sailor Jack). 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 Tenterfield (Sailor Jack), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Tenterfield (Sailor Jack) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Tenterfield (Sailor Jack) between 26 March 1963 and 26 March 1963. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 134.6 mm (5.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tenterfield (Sailor Jack). The most was 134.6 mm (5.3 in) on 26 March 1963.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Tenterfield (Sailor Jack)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	21 January 1956
Feb	131.2 mm (5.2 in)	11 February 1976
Mar	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	26 March 1963
Apr	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	1 April 1988
May	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	15 May 1969
Jun	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	25 June 1950
Jul	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	20 July 1965
Aug	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	20 August 1966
Sep	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	17 September 1950
Oct	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	23 October 1955
Nov	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	10 November 1951
Dec	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	11 December 1984

Latest Records

Latest records at Tenterfield (Sailor Jack)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 November 2005	Tenterfield (Sailor Jack), AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 2005	Tenterfield (Sailor Jack), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 2005	Tenterfield (Sailor Jack), AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 2004	Tenterfield (Sailor Jack), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 August 2004	Tenterfield (Sailor Jack), AU	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	17 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 2004	Tenterfield (Sailor Jack), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2003	Tenterfield (Sailor Jack), AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	13 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 2002	Tenterfield (Sailor Jack), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	11 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 2002	Tenterfield (Sailor Jack), AU	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 2001	Tenterfield (Sailor Jack), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2001	Tenterfield (Sailor Jack), AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 2001	Tenterfield (Sailor Jack), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 2001	Tenterfield (Sailor Jack), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2000	Tenterfield (Sailor Jack), AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1999	Tenterfield (Sailor Jack), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1999	Tenterfield (Sailor Jack), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1999	Tenterfield (Sailor Jack), AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	6 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1999	Tenterfield (Sailor Jack), AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	59 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1998	Tenterfield (Sailor Jack), AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1998	Tenterfield (Sailor Jack), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1932 to 2005

Yearly extremes at Tenterfield (Sailor Jack): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	1963	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	74
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	1956	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	74
Longest dry spell (CDD)	67 days	1946	32 days	74

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Tenterfield (Sailor Jack), 1932 to 2005. The record is 134.6 mm (5.3 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.6 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tenterfield (Sailor Jack) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1932	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1933	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1934	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1935	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1936	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1937	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1938	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1939	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1940	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1941	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1942	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1943	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1944	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1945	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1946	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1947	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1948	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1949	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1950	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1951	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1952	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1953	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1954	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1955	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1956	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1957	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1958	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1959	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1960	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1961	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1962	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1963	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1964	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1965	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1966	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1967	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1968	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1969	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1970	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1971	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1972	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1973	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1974	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1975	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1976	131.2 mm (5.2 in)
1977	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1978	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1979	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1980	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1981	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1982	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1983	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1984	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1985	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1986	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1987	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1988	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1989	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1990	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1991	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1992	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1993	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1994	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1995	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1996	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1997	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1998	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1999	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
2000	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
2001	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2002	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
2003	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
2004	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
2005	47.6 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Tenterfield (Sailor Jack), 1932 to 2005. The record is 215.9 mm (8.5 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 96.1 mm (3.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tenterfield (Sailor Jack) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1932	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1933	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1934	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1935	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1936	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1937	161.5 mm (6.4 in)
1938	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1939	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1940	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1941	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1942	123.6 mm (4.9 in)
1943	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1944	101.2 mm (4.0 in)
1945	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1946	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1947	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1948	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1949	112.9 mm (4.4 in)
1950	197.0 mm (7.8 in)
1951	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1952	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1953	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1954	140.9 mm (5.5 in)
1955	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1956	215.9 mm (8.5 in)
1957	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1958	140.3 mm (5.5 in)
1959	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1960	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1961	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1962	138.3 mm (5.4 in)
1963	169.4 mm (6.7 in)
1964	122.1 mm (4.8 in)
1965	190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1966	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1967	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1968	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1969	134.5 mm (5.3 in)
1970	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1971	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1972	107.6 mm (4.2 in)
1973	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1974	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1975	126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1976	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1977	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1978	141.4 mm (5.6 in)
1979	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1980	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1981	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1982	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1983	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1984	126.4 mm (5.0 in)
1985	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1986	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1987	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1988	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1989	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1990	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1991	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1992	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1993	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1994	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1995	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1996	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1997	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1998	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1999	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
2000	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
2001	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
2002	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
2003	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
2004	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
2005	43.8 mm (1.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Tenterfield (Sailor Jack), 1932 to 2005. The record is 67 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tenterfield (Sailor Jack) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1932	27 days
1933	36 days
1934	36 days
1935	58 days
1936	37 days
1937	37 days
1938	28 days
1939	46 days
1940	37 days
1941	40 days
1942	61 days
1943	35 days
1944	27 days
1945	23 days
1946	67 days
1947	31 days
1948	34 days
1949	27 days
1950	33 days
1951	37 days
1952	25 days
1953	48 days
1954	29 days
1955	40 days
1956	43 days
1957	31 days
1958	28 days
1959	42 days
1960	34 days
1961	31 days
1962	50 days
1963	31 days
1964	39 days
1965	56 days
1966	36 days
1967	25 days
1968	31 days
1969	24 days
1970	37 days
1971	30 days
1972	41 days
1973	30 days
1974	22 days
1975	31 days
1976	20 days
1977	20 days
1978	21 days
1979	26 days
1980	57 days
1981	40 days
1982	32 days
1983	29 days
1984	24 days
1985	27 days
1986	48 days
1987	26 days
1988	28 days
1989	21 days
1990	23 days
1991	49 days
1992	19 days
1993	45 days
1994	30 days
1995	35 days
1996	30 days
1997	20 days
1998	44 days
1999	25 days
2000	32 days
2001	46 days
2002	47 days
2003	35 days
2004	30 days
2005	28 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

68 years, 1933 to 2004

A day with at least 64.4 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 147.1 mm (5.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Tenterfield (Sailor Jack): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
5 years	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
10 years	97.4 mm (3.8 in)
25 years	116.2 mm (4.6 in)
50 years	131.2 mm (5.2 in)
100 years	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	Longer than the 68 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, 68 years of values from 1933 to 2004.

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: 134.6 mm (5.3 in) in 1963; 131.2 mm (5.2 in) in 1976; 122.4 mm (4.8 in) in 1956.

Download the Data

Data for Tenterfield (Sailor Jack) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Tenterfield (Sailor Jack) 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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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