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The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Wollongong (Smiths Hill). 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 Wollongong (Smiths Hill), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records
0 standing records
0 records at Wollongong (Smiths Hill) still stand.
Standing records at Wollongong (Smiths Hill) by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 345.4 mm (13.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wollongong (Smiths Hill). The most was 345.4 mm (13.6 in) on 16 May 1943.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Wollongong (Smiths Hill)
Yearly extremes at Wollongong (Smiths Hill): the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)
345.4 mm (13.6 in)
1943
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
33
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
584.2 mm (23.0 in)
1943
186.0 mm (7.3 in)
33
Longest dry spell (CDD)
69 days
1946
26 days
33
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Wollongong (Smiths Hill), 1938 to 1972. The record is 345.4 mm (13.6 in) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 96.5 mm (3.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wollongong (Smiths Hill) by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1938
160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1939
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1940
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1941
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1942
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1943
345.4 mm (13.6 in)
1944
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1945
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1946
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1947
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1948
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1949
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1950
163.6 mm (6.4 in)
1951
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1952
134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1953
155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1954
127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1955
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1956
158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1957
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1958
196.9 mm (7.8 in)
1959
274.3 mm (10.8 in)
1960
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1961
253.0 mm (10.0 in)
1962
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1963
186.9 mm (7.4 in)
1964
176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1965
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1966
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1967
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1968
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1970
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1972
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Wollongong (Smiths Hill), 1938 to 1972. The record is 584.2 mm (23.0 in) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 186.0 mm (7.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wollongong (Smiths Hill) by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1938
402.3 mm (15.8 in)
1939
186.0 mm (7.3 in)
1940
151.3 mm (6.0 in)
1941
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1942
145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1943
584.2 mm (23.0 in)
1944
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1945
198.3 mm (7.8 in)
1946
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1947
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1948
162.8 mm (6.4 in)
1949
254.3 mm (10.0 in)
1950
221.2 mm (8.7 in)
1951
191.8 mm (7.6 in)
1952
278.7 mm (11.0 in)
1953
215.7 mm (8.5 in)
1954
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1955
206.0 mm (8.1 in)
1956
326.9 mm (12.9 in)
1957
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1958
351.2 mm (13.8 in)
1959
307.1 mm (12.1 in)
1960
185.9 mm (7.3 in)
1961
578.7 mm (22.8 in)
1962
161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1963
250.4 mm (9.9 in)
1964
460.9 mm (18.1 in)
1965
142.8 mm (5.6 in)
1966
168.2 mm (6.6 in)
1967
175.4 mm (6.9 in)
1968
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1970
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1972
268.8 mm (10.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Wollongong (Smiths Hill), 1938 to 1972. The record is 69 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wollongong (Smiths Hill) by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1938
38 days
1939
28 days
1940
31 days
1941
22 days
1942
24 days
1943
23 days
1944
28 days
1945
20 days
1946
69 days
1947
31 days
1948
34 days
1949
17 days
1950
16 days
1951
26 days
1952
25 days
1953
38 days
1954
33 days
1955
21 days
1956
14 days
1957
50 days
1958
36 days
1959
17 days
1960
27 days
1961
17 days
1962
37 days
1963
14 days
1964
25 days
1965
43 days
1966
26 days
1967
19 days
1968
20 days
1970
31 days
1972
4 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.
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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.