Picton Council Depot Weather Records (ASN00068052)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Picton Council Depot (ASN00068052), Australia, with 141 years of record.

Key Facts for Picton Council Depot

Picton Council Depot (ASN00068052) is a weather station in Australia at -34.17 latitude and 150.61 longitude, 165 m (541 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1880 to 2020, 141 years of record.
1,464 records set at Picton Council Depot still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Picton Council Depot set an all-time record daily precipitation of 260.0 mm (10.2 in) on 10 February 2020.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -34.17 latitude, 150.61 longitude.
Elevation: 165 m (541 ft).
Period of record: 1880 to 2020, 141 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 Picton Council Depot. 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 Picton Council Depot, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	40.6 C (105.1 F)	6.0 C (42.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	42.8 C (109.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	33.1 C (91.6 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	23.8 C (74.8 F)	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	25.3 C (77.5 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	26.9 C (80.4 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	39.6 C (103.3 F)	4.7 C (40.5 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Picton Council Depot still stand. 1970 holds the most, with 167.

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records

5 all-time records were set at Picton Council Depot between 13 January 1911 and 10 February 2020. Each dot is a new record.

When Picton Council Depot set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1911-01-13	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1933-01-23	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 211.6 mm (8.3 in)
1956-02-10	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 216.7 mm (8.5 in)
1966-11-09	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 245.9 mm (9.7 in)
2020-02-10	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 260.0 mm (10.2 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 260.0 mm (10.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Picton Council Depot. The most was 260.0 mm (10.2 in) on 10 February 2020.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Picton Council Depot
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	211.6 mm (8.3 in)	23 January 1933
Feb	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	10 February 2020
Mar	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	25 March 1890
Apr	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	16 April 1969
May	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	21 May 1949
Jun	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	12 June 1964
Jul	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	10 July 1904
Aug	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	30 August 1963
Sep	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	11 September 1929
Oct	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	5 October 1916
Nov	245.9 mm (9.7 in)	9 November 1966
Dec	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	13 December 1910

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 1975

11 years of record at Picton Council Depot, 1965 to 1975. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1965.

Days with data per year at Picton Council Depot
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	310	85%	No
1966	334	92%	Yes
1967	361	99%	Yes
1968	362	99%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	364	100%	Yes
1971	361	99%	Yes
1972	362	99%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at Picton Council Depot
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 February 2020	Picton Council Depot, AU	all-time rain	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2019	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	126.6 mm (5.0 in)	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2019	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	135 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2018	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	132 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 2018	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 2016	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2014	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2013	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 2013	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2012	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2012	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 2012	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	131 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2011	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2010	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	118 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 September 2009	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	120 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 2009	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 2007	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2007	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 2007	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2006	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	55 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

10 complete years, 1965 to 1975

One stripe for each of 10 complete years at Picton Council Depot, 1965 to 1975. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.8 C (60.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1970, at 15.3 C (59.5 F), and the warmest was 1973, at 16.5 C (61.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.8 C (1.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Picton Council Depot as warming stripes, 1965 to 1975
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1965	15.8 C	-0.02 C
1967	15.5 C	-0.37 C
1968	16.3 C	+0.43 C
1969	16.0 C	+0.15 C
1970	15.3 C	-0.57 C
1971	15.4 C	-0.43 C
1972	15.7 C	-0.17 C
1973	16.5 C	+0.70 C
1974	15.7 C	-0.08 C
1975	16.2 C	+0.35 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1880 to 2020

Yearly extremes at Picton Council Depot: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1968	39.4 C (102.9 F)	11
Coldest night (TNn)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1970	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	11
Wettest day (Rx1day)	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	2020	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	135
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	412.5 mm (16.2 in)	1964	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	135
Longest dry spell (CDD)	60 days	1946	28 days	135

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Picton Council Depot, 1880 to 2020. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Picton Council Depot by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1880	n/a
1881	n/a
1882	n/a
1883	n/a
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
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	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1966	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1967	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1968	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1969	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1970	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1971	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1972	38.5 C (101.3 F)
1973	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1974	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1975	40.0 C (104.0 F)
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
1990	n/a
1993	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Picton Council Depot, 1880 to 2020. The record is -10.0 C (14.0 F) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is -3.9 C (25.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Picton Council Depot by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1880	n/a
1881	n/a
1882	n/a
1883	n/a
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
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	-5.5 C (22.1 F)
1967	-3.4 C (25.9 F)
1968	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1969	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1970	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1971	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1972	-2.3 C (27.9 F)
1973	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1974	-3.5 C (25.7 F)
1975	-2.6 C (27.3 F)
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
1990	n/a
1993	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Picton Council Depot, 1880 to 2020. The record is 260.0 mm (10.2 in) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.9 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Picton Council Depot by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1880	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1881	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1882	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1883	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1884	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1885	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1886	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1887	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1888	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1889	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1890	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1891	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1892	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1893	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1894	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1895	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1896	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1897	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1898	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1899	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1900	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1901	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1902	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1903	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1904	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1905	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1906	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1907	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1908	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1909	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1910	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1911	160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1912	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1913	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1914	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1915	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1916	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1917	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1918	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1919	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1920	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1921	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1922	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1923	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1924	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1925	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1926	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1927	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1928	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1929	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1930	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1931	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1932	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1933	211.6 mm (8.3 in)
1934	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1935	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1936	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1937	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1938	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1939	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1940	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1941	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1942	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1943	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1944	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1945	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1946	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1947	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1948	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1949	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1950	204.7 mm (8.1 in)
1951	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1952	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1953	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1954	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1955	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1956	216.7 mm (8.5 in)
1957	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1958	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1959	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1960	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1961	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1962	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1963	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1964	201.9 mm (7.9 in)
1965	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1966	245.9 mm (9.7 in)
1967	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1968	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1969	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1970	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1971	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1972	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1973	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1974	79.9 mm (3.1 in)
1975	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1976	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1977	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1978	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1979	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1980	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1981	131.2 mm (5.2 in)
1982	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1983	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1984	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1985	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1986	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1987	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1990	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1993	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1996	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1997	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1998	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1999	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2000	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2001	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
2002	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2003	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
2004	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
2005	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
2006	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2007	125.4 mm (4.9 in)
2008	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2009	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
2010	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2011	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
2012	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
2013	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
2014	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2015	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
2016	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
2017	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
2018	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2019	126.6 mm (5.0 in)
2020	260.0 mm (10.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Picton Council Depot, 1880 to 2020. The record is 412.5 mm (16.2 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 115.6 mm (4.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Picton Council Depot by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1880	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1881	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1882	139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1883	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1884	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1885	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1886	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1887	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1888	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1889	189.7 mm (7.5 in)
1890	154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1891	184.4 mm (7.3 in)
1892	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1893	153.6 mm (6.0 in)
1894	165.5 mm (6.5 in)
1895	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1896	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1897	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1898	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1899	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1900	206.2 mm (8.1 in)
1901	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1902	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1903	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1904	281.7 mm (11.1 in)
1905	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1906	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1907	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1908	135.7 mm (5.3 in)
1909	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1910	159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1911	254.6 mm (10.0 in)
1912	154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1913	160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1914	215.4 mm (8.5 in)
1915	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1916	286.8 mm (11.3 in)
1917	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1918	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1919	119.8 mm (4.7 in)
1920	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1921	201.1 mm (7.9 in)
1922	184.2 mm (7.3 in)
1923	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1924	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1925	214.4 mm (8.4 in)
1926	88.3 mm (3.5 in)
1927	219.8 mm (8.7 in)
1928	183.9 mm (7.2 in)
1929	206.2 mm (8.1 in)
1930	197.6 mm (7.8 in)
1931	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1932	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1933	261.1 mm (10.3 in)
1934	169.6 mm (6.7 in)
1935	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1936	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1937	137.6 mm (5.4 in)
1938	166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1939	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1940	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1941	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1942	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1943	195.3 mm (7.7 in)
1944	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1945	135.5 mm (5.3 in)
1946	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1947	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1948	132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1949	177.7 mm (7.0 in)
1950	219.7 mm (8.6 in)
1951	178.4 mm (7.0 in)
1952	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1953	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1954	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1955	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1956	337.7 mm (13.3 in)
1957	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1958	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1959	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1960	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1961	145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1962	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1963	159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1964	412.5 mm (16.2 in)
1965	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1966	288.8 mm (11.4 in)
1967	153.6 mm (6.0 in)
1968	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1969	189.5 mm (7.5 in)
1970	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1971	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1972	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1973	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1974	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1975	171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1976	191.4 mm (7.5 in)
1977	254.6 mm (10.0 in)
1978	247.7 mm (9.8 in)
1979	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1980	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1981	209.6 mm (8.3 in)
1982	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1983	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1984	148.2 mm (5.8 in)
1985	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1986	276.0 mm (10.9 in)
1987	100.2 mm (3.9 in)
1990	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1993	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1996	5.0 mm (0.20 in)
1997	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1998	161.5 mm (6.4 in)
1999	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
2000	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
2001	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
2002	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
2003	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
2004	73.3 mm (2.9 in)
2005	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
2006	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
2007	169.7 mm (6.7 in)
2008	62.1 mm (2.4 in)
2009	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
2010	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
2011	150.6 mm (5.9 in)
2012	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
2013	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
2014	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
2015	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
2016	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
2017	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
2018	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
2019	145.6 mm (5.7 in)
2020	276.4 mm (10.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Picton Council Depot, 1880 to 2020. The record is 60 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Picton Council Depot by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1880	38 days
1881	25 days
1882	40 days
1883	33 days
1884	40 days
1885	37 days
1886	27 days
1887	28 days
1888	33 days
1889	21 days
1890	31 days
1891	17 days
1892	27 days
1893	24 days
1894	28 days
1895	28 days
1896	27 days
1897	27 days
1898	31 days
1899	27 days
1900	34 days
1901	23 days
1902	46 days
1903	29 days
1904	22 days
1905	48 days
1906	24 days
1907	32 days
1908	34 days
1909	31 days
1910	29 days
1911	22 days
1912	21 days
1913	43 days
1914	25 days
1915	46 days
1916	26 days
1917	37 days
1918	41 days
1919	39 days
1920	29 days
1921	30 days
1922	34 days
1923	26 days
1924	27 days
1925	21 days
1926	19 days
1927	38 days
1928	20 days
1929	35 days
1930	39 days
1931	23 days
1932	21 days
1933	37 days
1934	19 days
1935	46 days
1936	27 days
1937	25 days
1938	25 days
1939	34 days
1940	47 days
1941	28 days
1942	27 days
1943	38 days
1944	27 days
1945	25 days
1946	60 days
1947	28 days
1948	30 days
1949	24 days
1950	28 days
1951	26 days
1952	26 days
1953	51 days
1954	34 days
1955	21 days
1956	27 days
1957	30 days
1958	36 days
1959	26 days
1960	26 days
1961	29 days
1962	41 days
1963	23 days
1964	20 days
1965	47 days
1966	29 days
1967	36 days
1968	34 days
1969	22 days
1970	40 days
1971	53 days
1972	40 days
1973	40 days
1974	35 days
1975	33 days
1976	29 days
1977	42 days
1978	29 days
1979	31 days
1980	41 days
1981	26 days
1982	38 days
1983	25 days
1984	38 days
1985	32 days
1986	28 days
1987	14 days
1990	4 days
1993	28 days
1996	16 days
1997	19 days
1998	17 days
1999	20 days
2000	23 days
2001	22 days
2002	35 days
2003	20 days
2004	25 days
2005	54 days
2006	34 days
2007	18 days
2008	19 days
2009	23 days
2010	27 days
2011	17 days
2012	23 days
2013	38 days
2014	27 days
2015	29 days
2016	21 days
2017	32 days
2018	31 days
2019	49 days
2020	16 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

113 years, 1880 to 2006

A day with at least 71.8 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 236.3 mm (9.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Picton Council Depot: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
5 years	105.8 mm (4.2 in)
10 years	131.8 mm (5.2 in)
25 years	169.4 mm (6.7 in)
50 years	201.1 mm (7.9 in)
100 years	236.3 mm (9.3 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 113 years of values from 1880 to 2006.

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: 245.9 mm (9.7 in) in 1966; 216.7 mm (8.5 in) in 1956; 211.6 mm (8.3 in) in 1933.

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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 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).