Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab) Weather Records (ASN00068131)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab) (ASN00068131), Australia, with 64 years of record.

Key Facts for Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab)

Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab) (ASN00068131) is a weather station in Australia at -34.47 latitude and 150.88 longitude, 9 m (30 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1963 to 2026, 64 years of record.
0 records set at Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab) set a daily record precipitation of 27.0 mm (1.1 in) on 28 December 2023.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -34.47 latitude, 150.88 longitude.
Elevation: 9 m (30 ft).
Period of record: 1963 to 2026, 64 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 Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab). 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 Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab), 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 Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 322.5 mm (12.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab). The most was 322.5 mm (12.7 in) on 11 March 1975.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 January 1997
Feb	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	23 February 1977
Mar	322.5 mm (12.7 in)	11 March 1975
Apr	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	5 April 2004
May	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	14 May 2003
Jun	192.4 mm (7.6 in)	11 June 1991
Jul	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	4 July 1975
Aug	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	18 August 1998
Sep	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	17 September 2013
Oct	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	17 October 1972
Nov	136.6 mm (5.4 in)	9 November 1984
Dec	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	9 December 1970

Latest Records

Latest records at Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 2023	Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 2023	Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 2023	Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab), AU	daily rain	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	17 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 2023	Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	17 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 2023	Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab), AU	daily rain	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 2021	Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab), AU	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2021	Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	23 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 2021	Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab), AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 2020	Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab), AU	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	4 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 2020	Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 2020	Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	53 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 2020	Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab), AU	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	42 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 2020	Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab), AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	2 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 2019	Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab), AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 2019	Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 2019	Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab), AU	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 2019	Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 2018	Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab), AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 2018	Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab), AU	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 2018	Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab), AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1963 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	322.5 mm (12.7 in)	1975	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	58
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	514.2 mm (20.2 in)	1975	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	58
Longest dry spell (CDD)	63 days	2013	26 days	58

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab), 1963 to 2026. The record is 322.5 mm (12.7 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.6 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1963	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1964	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1965	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1966	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1967	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1968	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1969	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1970	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1971	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1972	173.7 mm (6.8 in)
1973	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1974	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1975	322.5 mm (12.7 in)
1976	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1977	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1978	129.2 mm (5.1 in)
1979	178.0 mm (7.0 in)
1980	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1981	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1982	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1983	121.6 mm (4.8 in)
1984	136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1985	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1986	119.8 mm (4.7 in)
1987	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1988	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1989	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1990	126.4 mm (5.0 in)
1991	192.4 mm (7.6 in)
1992	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1993	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1994	187.8 mm (7.4 in)
1995	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1996	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1997	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1998	175.0 mm (6.9 in)
1999	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
2000	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
2001	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
2002	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
2003	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
2004	173.0 mm (6.8 in)
2005	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
2006	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
2007	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
2012	15.6 mm (0.6 in)
2013	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
2014	160.4 mm (6.3 in)
2015	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
2016	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
2017	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
2018	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2019	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2020	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2021	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
2023	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
2024	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
2026	5.0 mm (0.20 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab), 1963 to 2026. The record is 514.2 mm (20.2 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 153.9 mm (6.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1963	155.5 mm (6.1 in)
1964	376.1 mm (14.8 in)
1965	141.9 mm (5.6 in)
1966	163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1967	150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1968	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1969	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1970	203.8 mm (8.0 in)
1971	167.9 mm (6.6 in)
1972	204.7 mm (8.1 in)
1973	236.8 mm (9.3 in)
1974	304.5 mm (12.0 in)
1975	514.2 mm (20.2 in)
1976	223.1 mm (8.8 in)
1977	271.0 mm (10.7 in)
1978	335.0 mm (13.2 in)
1979	246.2 mm (9.7 in)
1980	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1981	169.6 mm (6.7 in)
1982	95.6 mm (3.8 in)
1983	188.2 mm (7.4 in)
1984	266.2 mm (10.5 in)
1985	152.2 mm (6.0 in)
1986	191.4 mm (7.5 in)
1987	190.6 mm (7.5 in)
1988	308.0 mm (12.1 in)
1989	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1990	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1991	346.6 mm (13.6 in)
1992	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1993	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1994	234.8 mm (9.2 in)
1995	164.0 mm (6.5 in)
1996	167.0 mm (6.6 in)
1997	145.6 mm (5.7 in)
1998	409.6 mm (16.1 in)
1999	143.2 mm (5.6 in)
2000	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
2001	101.2 mm (4.0 in)
2002	205.2 mm (8.1 in)
2003	326.6 mm (12.9 in)
2004	284.8 mm (11.2 in)
2005	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
2006	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2007	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
2012	17.1 mm (0.7 in)
2013	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
2014	214.6 mm (8.4 in)
2015	204.0 mm (8.0 in)
2016	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2017	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
2018	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2019	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2020	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
2021	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
2023	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
2024	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
2026	7.0 mm (0.28 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab), 1963 to 2026. The record is 63 days in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1963	22 days
1964	25 days
1965	43 days
1966	23 days
1967	24 days
1968	35 days
1969	24 days
1970	40 days
1971	28 days
1972	37 days
1973	38 days
1974	40 days
1975	39 days
1976	25 days
1977	46 days
1978	25 days
1979	24 days
1980	33 days
1981	30 days
1982	42 days
1983	21 days
1984	29 days
1985	22 days
1986	24 days
1987	21 days
1988	26 days
1989	46 days
1990	11 days
1991	35 days
1992	24 days
1993	25 days
1994	39 days
1995	40 days
1996	26 days
1997	36 days
1998	14 days
1999	17 days
2000	32 days
2001	26 days
2002	37 days
2003	20 days
2004	22 days
2005	43 days
2006	33 days
2007	21 days
2012	6 days
2013	63 days
2014	32 days
2015	22 days
2016	28 days
2017	22 days
2018	25 days
2019	46 days
2020	25 days
2021	12 days
2023	18 days
2024	10 days
2026	18 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

36 years, 1964 to 2006

A day with at least 100.3 mm (3.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 279.8 mm (11.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
5 years	148.4 mm (5.8 in)
10 years	180.2 mm (7.1 in)
25 years	220.4 mm (8.7 in)
50 years	250.2 mm (9.9 in)	Longer than the 36 years of record
100 years	279.8 mm (11.0 in)	Longer than the 36 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, 36 years of values from 1964 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: 322.5 mm (12.7 in) in 1975; 178.0 mm (7.0 in) in 1979; 175.0 mm (6.9 in) in 1998.

Download the Data

Data for Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab) 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 2026-10-14 (14 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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