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Fairlight Station Weather Records (ASN00070032)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fairlight Station (ASN00070032), Australia, with 143 years of record.

Key Facts for Fairlight Station

  • Fairlight Station (ASN00070032) is a weather station in Australia at -35.23 latitude and 148.91 longitude, 610 m (2,001 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1884 to 2026, 143 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Fairlight Station still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Fairlight Station set a daily record precipitation of 47.4 mm (1.9 in) on 10 August 2026.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -35.23 latitude, 148.91 longitude.
  • Elevation: 610 m (2,001 ft).
  • Period of record: 1884 to 2026, 143 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Fairlight Station, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Fairlight Station. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Fairlight Station. 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 Fairlight Station, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Fairlight Station by the year they were set 0 records at Fairlight Station still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Fairlight Station still stand.
Standing records at Fairlight Station by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Fairlight Station set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Fairlight Station between 27 May 1925 and 27 May 1925. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation27 May 1925: Record daily precipitation 158.8 mm (6.3 in)1925
1 all-time records were set at Fairlight Station between 27 May 1925 and 27 May 1925. Each dot is a new record.
When Fairlight Station set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1925-05-27Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 158.8 mm (6.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 158.8 mm (6.3 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Fairlight Station The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fairlight Station. The most was 158.8 mm (6.3 in) on 27 May 1925. 050100150200 Jan: 148.6 mm (5.9 in), 30 January 1958 Jan Feb: 95.4 mm (3.8 in), 22 February 2003 Feb Mar: 150.0 mm (5.9 in), 15 March 1989 Mar Apr: 96.0 mm (3.8 in), 16 April 1969 Apr May: 158.8 mm (6.3 in), 27 May 1925 May Jun: 81.8 mm (3.2 in), 21 June 1925 Jun Jul: 92.2 mm (3.6 in), 5 July 1900 Jul Aug: 82.6 mm (3.3 in), 18 August 1925 Aug Sep: 73.7 mm (2.9 in), 20 September 1915 Sep Oct: 123.2 mm (4.9 in), 21 October 1959 Oct Nov: 108.2 mm (4.3 in), 9 November 1950 Nov Dec: 89.8 mm (3.5 in), 3 December 2010 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fairlight Station. The most was 158.8 mm (6.3 in) on 27 May 1925.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Fairlight Station
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan148.6 mm (5.9 in)30 January 1958
Feb95.4 mm (3.8 in)22 February 2003
Mar150.0 mm (5.9 in)15 March 1989
Apr96.0 mm (3.8 in)16 April 1969
May158.8 mm (6.3 in)27 May 1925
Jun81.8 mm (3.2 in)21 June 1925
Jul92.2 mm (3.6 in)5 July 1900
Aug82.6 mm (3.3 in)18 August 1925
Sep73.7 mm (2.9 in)20 September 1915
Oct123.2 mm (4.9 in)21 October 1959
Nov108.2 mm (4.3 in)9 November 1950
Dec89.8 mm (3.5 in)3 December 2010

Latest Records

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Latest records at Fairlight Station
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
10 August 2026Fairlight Station, AUdaily rain47.4 mm (1.9 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)57 years32 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 2026Fairlight Station, AUdaily rain48.6 mm (1.9 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)53 years29 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2026Fairlight Station, AUdaily rain48.2 mm (1.9 in)11.6 mm (0.5 in)55 years35 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2025Fairlight Station, AUdaily rain53.8 mm (2.1 in)33.5 mm (1.3 in)111 years68 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2025Fairlight Station, AUdaily rain41.4 mm (1.6 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)20 years24 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 2025Fairlight Station, AUdaily rain54.6 mm (2.1 in)23.4 mm (0.9 in)44 years41 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2024Fairlight Station, AUdaily rain86.6 mm (3.4 in)43.9 mm (1.7 in)59 years65 of 100 (Major)
20 December 2023Fairlight Station, AUdaily rain25.8 mm (1.0 in)9.0 mm (0.35 in)86 years43 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 2022Fairlight Station, AUdaily rain40.4 mm (1.6 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 2022Fairlight Station, AUdaily rain54.4 mm (2.1 in)23.6 mm (0.9 in)39 years40 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2022Fairlight Station, AUdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)88 years38 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2022Fairlight Station, AUdaily rain28.6 mm (1.1 in)10.8 mm (0.4 in)1 year19 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 2022Fairlight Station, AUdaily rain64.8 mm (2.6 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)92 years44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2022Fairlight Station, AUdaily rain63.4 mm (2.5 in)31.4 mm (1.2 in)95 years72 of 100 (Major)
27 February 2022Fairlight Station, AUdaily rain40.0 mm (1.6 in)14.1 mm (0.6 in)83 years44 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2022Fairlight Station, AUdaily rain30.2 mm (1.2 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)112 years42 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2021Fairlight Station, AUdaily rain (Tie)16.8 mm (0.7 in)tie84 years8 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 2021Fairlight Station, AUdaily rain37.2 mm (1.5 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)11 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 2021Fairlight Station, AUdaily rain68.2 mm (2.7 in)25.3 mm (1.0 in)71 years47 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2021Fairlight Station, AUdaily rain43.6 mm (1.7 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)40 years26 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1884 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Fairlight Station: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)158.8 mm (6.3 in)192559.7 mm (2.4 in)141
Wettest five days (Rx5day)304.6 mm (12.0 in)195097.4 mm (3.8 in)141
Longest dry spell (CDD)81 days191828 days141

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fairlight Station by year The wettest day of the year at Fairlight Station, 1884 to 2026. The record is 158.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.7 mm (2.4 in). 0501001502001900192019401960198020002020Record: 158.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1925
The wettest day of the year at Fairlight Station, 1884 to 2026. The record is 158.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.7 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fairlight Station by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
188424.4 mm (1.0 in)
188596.0 mm (3.8 in)
188654.6 mm (2.1 in)
1887131.1 mm (5.2 in)
188864.0 mm (2.5 in)
188958.9 mm (2.3 in)
189062.2 mm (2.4 in)
1891105.9 mm (4.2 in)
189255.1 mm (2.2 in)
189381.8 mm (3.2 in)
189489.7 mm (3.5 in)
189532.0 mm (1.3 in)
189633.3 mm (1.3 in)
189763.0 mm (2.5 in)
189833.3 mm (1.3 in)
189941.7 mm (1.6 in)
190092.2 mm (3.6 in)
190141.4 mm (1.6 in)
190252.1 mm (2.1 in)
190349.3 mm (1.9 in)
190489.9 mm (3.5 in)
190749.3 mm (1.9 in)
190841.9 mm (1.6 in)
190945.7 mm (1.8 in)
191044.5 mm (1.8 in)
191159.7 mm (2.4 in)
191264.3 mm (2.5 in)
191341.1 mm (1.6 in)
191435.3 mm (1.4 in)
191573.7 mm (2.9 in)
191684.1 mm (3.3 in)
191750.8 mm (2.0 in)
191848.3 mm (1.9 in)
191943.2 mm (1.7 in)
192052.6 mm (2.1 in)
192188.9 mm (3.5 in)
192276.7 mm (3.0 in)
192361.0 mm (2.4 in)
192472.4 mm (2.9 in)
1925158.8 mm (6.3 in)
192650.8 mm (2.0 in)
192747.0 mm (1.9 in)
192857.4 mm (2.3 in)
192972.4 mm (2.9 in)
193062.5 mm (2.5 in)
193162.2 mm (2.4 in)
193259.9 mm (2.4 in)
193390.7 mm (3.6 in)
193480.3 mm (3.2 in)
193551.3 mm (2.0 in)
193664.8 mm (2.6 in)
193770.6 mm (2.8 in)
193846.0 mm (1.8 in)
193962.7 mm (2.5 in)
194048.3 mm (1.9 in)
194178.7 mm (3.1 in)
194271.1 mm (2.8 in)
194352.3 mm (2.1 in)
194429.5 mm (1.2 in)
194539.9 mm (1.6 in)
194651.1 mm (2.0 in)
194758.4 mm (2.3 in)
194887.4 mm (3.4 in)
194962.7 mm (2.5 in)
1950108.2 mm (4.3 in)
195154.9 mm (2.2 in)
195258.4 mm (2.3 in)
195357.7 mm (2.3 in)
195450.8 mm (2.0 in)
195552.3 mm (2.1 in)
195678.0 mm (3.1 in)
195740.1 mm (1.6 in)
1958148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1959123.2 mm (4.9 in)
196057.4 mm (2.3 in)
196171.1 mm (2.8 in)
196245.2 mm (1.8 in)
196340.1 mm (1.6 in)
196452.1 mm (2.1 in)
196542.7 mm (1.7 in)
196653.3 mm (2.1 in)
196753.8 mm (2.1 in)
1968117.3 mm (4.6 in)
196996.0 mm (3.8 in)
197066.8 mm (2.6 in)
197152.3 mm (2.1 in)
197242.7 mm (1.7 in)
197340.9 mm (1.6 in)
1974128.8 mm (5.1 in)
197570.0 mm (2.8 in)
197680.0 mm (3.1 in)
197786.6 mm (3.4 in)
197869.0 mm (2.7 in)
197940.4 mm (1.6 in)
198088.2 mm (3.5 in)
198165.0 mm (2.6 in)
198269.4 mm (2.7 in)
198395.2 mm (3.7 in)
1984144.0 mm (5.7 in)
198557.8 mm (2.3 in)
198668.2 mm (2.7 in)
198779.4 mm (3.1 in)
198850.4 mm (2.0 in)
1989150.0 mm (5.9 in)
199069.0 mm (2.7 in)
199141.8 mm (1.6 in)
199273.7 mm (2.9 in)
199356.2 mm (2.2 in)
199458.6 mm (2.3 in)
1995139.4 mm (5.5 in)
199659.0 mm (2.3 in)
199740.2 mm (1.6 in)
199833.4 mm (1.3 in)
199965.0 mm (2.6 in)
200071.0 mm (2.8 in)
200155.4 mm (2.2 in)
200288.2 mm (3.5 in)
200395.4 mm (3.8 in)
200435.8 mm (1.4 in)
200552.0 mm (2.0 in)
200648.0 mm (1.9 in)
200751.4 mm (2.0 in)
200870.4 mm (2.8 in)
200949.8 mm (2.0 in)
201093.0 mm (3.7 in)
201189.4 mm (3.5 in)
2012116.8 mm (4.6 in)
201361.4 mm (2.4 in)
201452.6 mm (2.1 in)
201554.0 mm (2.1 in)
201663.8 mm (2.5 in)
201762.2 mm (2.4 in)
201858.4 mm (2.3 in)
201942.8 mm (1.7 in)
202079.0 mm (3.1 in)
202168.2 mm (2.7 in)
202264.8 mm (2.6 in)
202355.2 mm (2.2 in)
202486.6 mm (3.4 in)
202554.6 mm (2.1 in)
202648.6 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fairlight Station by year The wettest five days of the year at Fairlight Station, 1884 to 2026. The record is 304.6 mm (12.0 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 97.4 mm (3.8 in). 01002003004001900192019401960198020002020Record: 304.6 mm (12.0 in) in 1950
The wettest five days of the year at Fairlight Station, 1884 to 2026. The record is 304.6 mm (12.0 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 97.4 mm (3.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fairlight Station by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
188446.1 mm (1.8 in)
1885173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1886107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1887205.0 mm (8.1 in)
1888147.9 mm (5.8 in)
1889107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1890129.7 mm (5.1 in)
1891202.2 mm (8.0 in)
189286.8 mm (3.4 in)
1893118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1894124.7 mm (4.9 in)
189553.1 mm (2.1 in)
189646.5 mm (1.8 in)
189785.9 mm (3.4 in)
189850.9 mm (2.0 in)
189967.3 mm (2.6 in)
1900108.5 mm (4.3 in)
190164.2 mm (2.5 in)
1902137.7 mm (5.4 in)
190384.9 mm (3.3 in)
1904114.0 mm (4.5 in)
190755.9 mm (2.2 in)
190854.6 mm (2.1 in)
190992.5 mm (3.6 in)
191071.9 mm (2.8 in)
1911132.1 mm (5.2 in)
191277.2 mm (3.0 in)
191344.1 mm (1.7 in)
191473.4 mm (2.9 in)
191584.8 mm (3.3 in)
191690.4 mm (3.6 in)
1917101.1 mm (4.0 in)
191873.7 mm (2.9 in)
191983.6 mm (3.3 in)
1920127.4 mm (5.0 in)
1921118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1922136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1923114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1924145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1925190.6 mm (7.5 in)
192667.3 mm (2.6 in)
192771.9 mm (2.8 in)
192897.3 mm (3.8 in)
1929101.7 mm (4.0 in)
193072.8 mm (2.9 in)
193197.0 mm (3.8 in)
1932115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1933107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1934136.7 mm (5.4 in)
193597.3 mm (3.8 in)
1936117.0 mm (4.6 in)
193787.9 mm (3.5 in)
193857.9 mm (2.3 in)
193997.9 mm (3.9 in)
194092.0 mm (3.6 in)
1941185.9 mm (7.3 in)
194286.9 mm (3.4 in)
1943102.2 mm (4.0 in)
194444.0 mm (1.7 in)
194565.3 mm (2.6 in)
1946115.3 mm (4.5 in)
194787.4 mm (3.4 in)
1948134.4 mm (5.3 in)
194994.2 mm (3.7 in)
1950304.6 mm (12.0 in)
1951105.8 mm (4.2 in)
1952123.4 mm (4.9 in)
195391.4 mm (3.6 in)
195454.9 mm (2.2 in)
195591.1 mm (3.6 in)
1956122.2 mm (4.8 in)
195764.0 mm (2.5 in)
1958183.0 mm (7.2 in)
1959154.9 mm (6.1 in)
196084.6 mm (3.3 in)
1961163.1 mm (6.4 in)
196276.9 mm (3.0 in)
196355.1 mm (2.2 in)
1964101.5 mm (4.0 in)
196574.0 mm (2.9 in)
196697.8 mm (3.9 in)
196783.5 mm (3.3 in)
1968153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1969147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1970132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1971100.9 mm (4.0 in)
197258.5 mm (2.3 in)
197378.3 mm (3.1 in)
1974169.8 mm (6.7 in)
1975122.2 mm (4.8 in)
197680.8 mm (3.2 in)
1977146.4 mm (5.8 in)
1978109.8 mm (4.3 in)
197954.0 mm (2.1 in)
198093.8 mm (3.7 in)
1981121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1982112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1983118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1984175.0 mm (6.9 in)
198569.6 mm (2.7 in)
1986103.6 mm (4.1 in)
198779.4 mm (3.1 in)
198872.4 mm (2.9 in)
1989233.4 mm (9.2 in)
1990127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1991128.8 mm (5.1 in)
199297.1 mm (3.8 in)
199387.4 mm (3.4 in)
199489.0 mm (3.5 in)
1995198.2 mm (7.8 in)
199689.8 mm (3.5 in)
199774.8 mm (2.9 in)
199894.6 mm (3.7 in)
1999127.6 mm (5.0 in)
200077.0 mm (3.0 in)
200163.4 mm (2.5 in)
2002151.0 mm (5.9 in)
2003101.8 mm (4.0 in)
200473.6 mm (2.9 in)
200568.0 mm (2.7 in)
200652.0 mm (2.0 in)
200768.8 mm (2.7 in)
200876.6 mm (3.0 in)
200994.6 mm (3.7 in)
2010237.0 mm (9.3 in)
2011106.0 mm (4.2 in)
2012290.6 mm (11.4 in)
201379.0 mm (3.1 in)
2014111.6 mm (4.4 in)
201597.4 mm (3.8 in)
201696.4 mm (3.8 in)
2017108.8 mm (4.3 in)
2018100.0 mm (3.9 in)
201958.0 mm (2.3 in)
2020100.2 mm (3.9 in)
2021145.4 mm (5.7 in)
2022117.8 mm (4.6 in)
2023102.2 mm (4.0 in)
2024146.0 mm (5.7 in)
202569.2 mm (2.7 in)
202685.2 mm (3.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fairlight Station by year The longest dry spell of the year at Fairlight Station, 1884 to 2026. The record is 81 days in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days. 0204060801001900192019401960198020002020Record: 81 days in 1918
The longest dry spell of the year at Fairlight Station, 1884 to 2026. The record is 81 days in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fairlight Station by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
188413 days
188520 days
188626 days
188720 days
188825 days
188958 days
189024 days
189120 days
189223 days
189326 days
189420 days
189532 days
189626 days
189743 days
189828 days
189924 days
190027 days
190126 days
190235 days
190332 days
190419 days
190741 days
190826 days
190921 days
191029 days
191150 days
191261 days
191339 days
191467 days
191540 days
191629 days
191722 days
191881 days
191948 days
192048 days
192131 days
192233 days
192380 days
192439 days
192541 days
192639 days
192747 days
192829 days
192931 days
193030 days
193120 days
193231 days
193351 days
193439 days
193539 days
193626 days
193730 days
193833 days
193919 days
194042 days
194127 days
194232 days
194341 days
194428 days
194525 days
194622 days
194729 days
194826 days
194924 days
195031 days
195124 days
195225 days
195317 days
195437 days
195522 days
195623 days
195727 days
195820 days
195924 days
196018 days
196130 days
196224 days
196318 days
196423 days
196532 days
196620 days
196734 days
196858 days
196916 days
197015 days
197135 days
197238 days
197316 days
197432 days
197514 days
197628 days
197727 days
197837 days
197920 days
198041 days
198130 days
198231 days
198324 days
198427 days
198537 days
198641 days
198735 days
198824 days
198919 days
199021 days
199126 days
199233 days
199321 days
199427 days
199530 days
199616 days
199754 days
199860 days
199922 days
200016 days
200118 days
200233 days
200337 days
200439 days
200532 days
200628 days
200729 days
200824 days
200930 days
201032 days
201116 days
201223 days
201316 days
201424 days
201532 days
201628 days
201726 days
201832 days
201928 days
202018 days
202123 days
202223 days
202327 days
202419 days
202523 days
202622 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

138 years, 1885 to 2025

A day with at least 60.4 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 164.0 mm (6.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Fairlight Station: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years60.4 mm (2.4 in)
5 years82.0 mm (3.2 in)
10 years98.5 mm (3.9 in)
25 years122.1 mm (4.8 in)
50 years142.0 mm (5.6 in)
100 years164.0 mm (6.5 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 138 years of values from 1885 to 2025.

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: 158.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1925; 150.0 mm (5.9 in) in 1989; 148.6 mm (5.9 in) in 1958.

Download the Data

  • Data for Fairlight Station standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Fairlight Station 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 . Last revised (2026-10-12).