Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery) Weather Records (ASN00066072)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery) (ASN00066072), Australia, with 52 years of record.

Key Facts for Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery)

Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery) (ASN00066072) is a weather station in Australia at -34.02 latitude and 151.21 longitude, 3 m (10 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1956 to 2007, 52 years of record.
0 records set at Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery) set a daily record precipitation of 38.5 mm (1.5 in) on 9 July 2007.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -34.02 latitude, 151.21 longitude.
Elevation: 3 m (10 ft).
Period of record: 1956 to 2007, 52 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 Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery). 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 Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 242.0 mm (9.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery). The most was 242.0 mm (9.5 in) on 11 March 1975.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	17 January 1972
Feb	234.6 mm (9.2 in)	4 February 1990
Mar	242.0 mm (9.5 in)	11 March 1975
Apr	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	30 April 1988
May	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	1 May 2001
Jun	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	1 June 2001
Jul	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	21 July 1959
Aug	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	7 August 1998
Sep	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	25 September 1995
Oct	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	30 October 1959
Nov	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	14 November 1969
Dec	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	13 December 1963

Latest Records

Latest records at Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 July 2007	Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery), AU	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	13 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 2007	Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery), AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2006	Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery), AU	daily rain	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 2006	Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery), AU	daily rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 2006	Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery), AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 2006	Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery), AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 2006	Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery), AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 2006	Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery), AU	daily rain	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	15 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 2006	Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 2006	Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery), AU	daily rain	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2003	Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery), AU	daily rain	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	13 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 2003	Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery), AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 2003	Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 2003	Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery), AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2003	Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery), AU	daily rain	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 2003	Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery), AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2003	Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery), AU	daily rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 2003	Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 2003	Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 2002	Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery), AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1956 to 2007

Yearly extremes at Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	242.0 mm (9.5 in)	1975	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	51
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	518.0 mm (20.4 in)	1990	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	51
Longest dry spell (CDD)	57 days	1995	24 days	51

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery), 1956 to 2007. The record is 242.0 mm (9.5 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.0 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1956	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1957	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1958	149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1959	186.7 mm (7.4 in)
1960	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1961	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1962	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1963	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1964	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1965	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1966	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1967	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1968	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1969	213.4 mm (8.4 in)
1970	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1971	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1972	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1973	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1974	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1975	242.0 mm (9.5 in)
1976	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1977	96.9 mm (3.8 in)
1978	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1979	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1980	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1981	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1982	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1983	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1984	141.4 mm (5.6 in)
1985	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1986	140.9 mm (5.5 in)
1987	75.3 mm (3.0 in)
1988	200.0 mm (7.9 in)
1989	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1990	234.6 mm (9.2 in)
1991	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1992	106.8 mm (4.2 in)
1993	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1994	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1995	153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1996	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1997	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1998	151.0 mm (5.9 in)
1999	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
2000	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
2001	143.8 mm (5.7 in)
2002	190.0 mm (7.5 in)
2003	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
2004	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2006	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
2007	72.0 mm (2.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery), 1956 to 2007. The record is 518.0 mm (20.4 in) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 174.2 mm (6.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1956	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1957	138.1 mm (5.4 in)
1958	295.7 mm (11.6 in)
1959	210.5 mm (8.3 in)
1960	172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1961	395.3 mm (15.6 in)
1962	177.6 mm (7.0 in)
1963	190.8 mm (7.5 in)
1964	210.8 mm (8.3 in)
1965	215.6 mm (8.5 in)
1966	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1967	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1968	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1969	280.7 mm (11.1 in)
1970	136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1971	127.9 mm (5.0 in)
1972	324.1 mm (12.8 in)
1973	115.4 mm (4.5 in)
1974	205.8 mm (8.1 in)
1975	344.0 mm (13.5 in)
1976	199.8 mm (7.9 in)
1977	177.9 mm (7.0 in)
1978	163.5 mm (6.4 in)
1979	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1980	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1981	134.2 mm (5.3 in)
1982	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1983	137.8 mm (5.4 in)
1984	234.8 mm (9.2 in)
1985	141.4 mm (5.6 in)
1986	312.1 mm (12.3 in)
1987	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1988	303.0 mm (11.9 in)
1989	127.6 mm (5.0 in)
1990	518.0 mm (20.4 in)
1991	263.2 mm (10.4 in)
1992	224.8 mm (8.9 in)
1993	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1994	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1995	174.2 mm (6.9 in)
1996	158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1997	139.8 mm (5.5 in)
1998	243.2 mm (9.6 in)
1999	186.2 mm (7.3 in)
2000	98.4 mm (3.9 in)
2001	225.2 mm (8.9 in)
2002	303.4 mm (11.9 in)
2003	294.0 mm (11.6 in)
2004	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
2006	206.8 mm (8.1 in)
2007	131.2 mm (5.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery), 1956 to 2007. The record is 57 days in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1956	17 days
1957	37 days
1958	29 days
1959	12 days
1960	19 days
1961	19 days
1962	34 days
1963	21 days
1964	25 days
1965	30 days
1966	26 days
1967	36 days
1968	26 days
1969	27 days
1970	40 days
1971	20 days
1972	32 days
1973	41 days
1974	34 days
1975	40 days
1976	22 days
1977	24 days
1978	25 days
1979	23 days
1980	40 days
1981	39 days
1982	25 days
1983	21 days
1984	21 days
1985	19 days
1986	27 days
1987	22 days
1988	37 days
1989	35 days
1990	23 days
1991	35 days
1992	17 days
1993	21 days
1994	23 days
1995	57 days
1996	20 days
1997	17 days
1998	13 days
1999	11 days
2000	17 days
2001	24 days
2002	33 days
2003	18 days
2004	33 days
2006	21 days
2007	15 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

47 years, 1957 to 2003

A day with at least 92.1 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 311.0 mm (12.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	92.1 mm (3.6 in)
5 years	136.2 mm (5.4 in)
10 years	170.5 mm (6.7 in)
25 years	220.5 mm (8.7 in)
50 years	263.2 mm (10.4 in)	Longer than the 47 years of record
100 years	311.0 mm (12.2 in)	Longer than the 47 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, 47 years of values from 1957 to 2003.

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: 242.0 mm (9.5 in) in 1975; 234.6 mm (9.2 in) in 1990; 213.4 mm (8.4 in) in 1969.

Download the Data

Data for Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery) 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).

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