Lake Bathurst (Somerton) Weather Records (ASN00070036)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lake Bathurst (Somerton) (ASN00070036), Australia, with 92 years of record.

Key Facts for Lake Bathurst (Somerton)

Lake Bathurst (Somerton) (ASN00070036) is a weather station in Australia at -35.01 latitude and 149.65 longitude, 668 m (2,192 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1931 to 2022, 92 years of record.
0 records set at Lake Bathurst (Somerton) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Lake Bathurst (Somerton) tied a daily record precipitation of 18.0 mm (0.7 in) on 23 October 2022.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -35.01 latitude, 149.65 longitude.
Elevation: 668 m (2,192 ft).
Period of record: 1931 to 2022, 92 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 Lake Bathurst (Somerton). 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 Lake Bathurst (Somerton), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Lake Bathurst (Somerton) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Lake Bathurst (Somerton) between 31 October 1969 and 15 March 1989. Each dot is a new record.

When Lake Bathurst (Somerton) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1969-10-31	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1989-03-15	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 161.1 mm (6.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 161.1 mm (6.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lake Bathurst (Somerton). The most was 161.1 mm (6.3 in) on 15 March 1989.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Lake Bathurst (Somerton)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	3 January 1941
Feb	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	23 February 1977
Mar	161.1 mm (6.3 in)	15 March 1989
Apr	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	16 April 1969
May	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	3 May 1948
Jun	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	27 June 1997
Jul	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 July 1959
Aug	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	9 August 2020
Sep	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	6 September 1967
Oct	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	31 October 1969
Nov	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	20 November 1961
Dec	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	3 December 1960

Latest Records

Latest records at Lake Bathurst (Somerton)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 2022	Lake Bathurst (Somerton), AU	daily rain (Tie)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	tie	27 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 2022	Lake Bathurst (Somerton), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2022	Lake Bathurst (Somerton), AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	79 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 October 2022	Lake Bathurst (Somerton), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2022	Lake Bathurst (Somerton), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 2022	Lake Bathurst (Somerton), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 2022	Lake Bathurst (Somerton), AU	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 2022	Lake Bathurst (Somerton), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2022	Lake Bathurst (Somerton), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2022	Lake Bathurst (Somerton), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 2022	Lake Bathurst (Somerton), AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2022	Lake Bathurst (Somerton), AU	daily rain (Tie)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	tie	44 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 2021	Lake Bathurst (Somerton), AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 2020	Lake Bathurst (Somerton), AU	daily rain (Tie)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	tie	10 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 2020	Lake Bathurst (Somerton), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 2020	Lake Bathurst (Somerton), AU	monthly rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2020	Lake Bathurst (Somerton), AU	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 2020	Lake Bathurst (Somerton), AU	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2019	Lake Bathurst (Somerton), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 2019	Lake Bathurst (Somerton), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	69 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1931 to 2022

Yearly extremes at Lake Bathurst (Somerton): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	161.1 mm (6.3 in)	1989	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	91
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	223.3 mm (8.8 in)	1989	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	91
Longest dry spell (CDD)	80 days	1965	27 days	91

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Lake Bathurst (Somerton), 1931 to 2022. The record is 161.1 mm (6.3 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.6 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lake Bathurst (Somerton) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1931	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1932	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1933	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1934	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1935	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1936	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1937	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1938	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1939	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1940	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1941	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1942	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1943	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1944	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1945	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1946	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1947	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1948	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1949	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1950	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1951	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1952	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1953	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1954	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1955	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1956	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1957	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1958	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1959	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1960	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1961	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1962	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1963	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1964	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1965	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1966	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1968	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1969	150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1970	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1972	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1973	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1974	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1975	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1976	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1977	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1978	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1979	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1980	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1981	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1982	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1983	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1984	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1985	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1986	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1987	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1988	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1989	161.1 mm (6.3 in)
1990	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1991	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1992	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1993	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1994	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1995	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1996	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1997	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1998	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1999	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2000	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2001	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
2002	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
2003	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
2004	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
2005	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
2006	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
2007	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
2008	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2009	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
2010	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
2011	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
2012	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
2013	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2014	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
2015	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
2016	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
2018	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
2019	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2020	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
2021	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
2022	87.0 mm (3.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Lake Bathurst (Somerton), 1931 to 2022. The record is 223.3 mm (8.8 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.5 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lake Bathurst (Somerton) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1931	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1932	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1933	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1934	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1935	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1936	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1937	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1938	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1939	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1940	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1941	164.6 mm (6.5 in)
1942	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1943	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1944	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1945	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1946	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1947	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1948	134.5 mm (5.3 in)
1949	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1950	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1951	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1952	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1953	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1954	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1955	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1956	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1957	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1958	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1959	185.4 mm (7.3 in)
1960	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1961	163.9 mm (6.5 in)
1962	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1963	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1964	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1965	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1966	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1967	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1968	102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1969	173.8 mm (6.8 in)
1970	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1971	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1972	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1973	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1974	177.0 mm (7.0 in)
1975	148.0 mm (5.8 in)
1976	113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1977	160.6 mm (6.3 in)
1978	129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1979	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1980	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1981	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1982	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1983	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1984	119.8 mm (4.7 in)
1985	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1986	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1987	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1988	133.2 mm (5.2 in)
1989	223.3 mm (8.8 in)
1990	106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1991	132.2 mm (5.2 in)
1992	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1993	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1994	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1995	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1996	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1997	153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1998	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1999	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
2000	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2001	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
2002	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
2003	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2004	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
2005	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
2006	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
2007	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2008	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
2009	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2010	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
2011	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
2012	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
2013	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
2014	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
2015	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
2016	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
2018	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
2019	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2020	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
2021	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
2022	132.0 mm (5.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Lake Bathurst (Somerton), 1931 to 2022. The record is 80 days in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lake Bathurst (Somerton) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1931	18 days
1932	26 days
1933	32 days
1934	20 days
1935	34 days
1936	25 days
1937	42 days
1938	29 days
1939	24 days
1940	71 days
1941	24 days
1942	26 days
1943	26 days
1944	35 days
1945	26 days
1946	23 days
1947	29 days
1948	26 days
1949	21 days
1950	21 days
1951	29 days
1952	22 days
1953	29 days
1954	33 days
1955	22 days
1956	19 days
1957	33 days
1958	24 days
1959	23 days
1960	14 days
1961	30 days
1962	21 days
1963	28 days
1964	33 days
1965	80 days
1966	36 days
1967	43 days
1968	27 days
1969	25 days
1970	31 days
1971	43 days
1972	36 days
1973	23 days
1974	22 days
1975	25 days
1976	27 days
1977	46 days
1978	31 days
1979	35 days
1980	27 days
1981	42 days
1982	33 days
1983	33 days
1984	27 days
1985	37 days
1986	58 days
1987	26 days
1988	23 days
1989	26 days
1990	24 days
1991	19 days
1992	17 days
1993	33 days
1994	36 days
1995	31 days
1996	16 days
1997	68 days
1998	35 days
1999	28 days
2000	25 days
2001	42 days
2002	33 days
2003	35 days
2004	23 days
2005	56 days
2006	38 days
2007	32 days
2008	17 days
2009	27 days
2010	13 days
2011	19 days
2012	19 days
2013	19 days
2014	15 days
2015	25 days
2016	12 days
2018	30 days
2019	57 days
2020	27 days
2021	8 days
2022	28 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

79 years, 1932 to 2019

A day with at least 53.5 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 152.1 mm (6.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Lake Bathurst (Somerton): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
25 years	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
50 years	130.7 mm (5.1 in)
100 years	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	Longer than the 79 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, 79 years of values from 1932 to 2019.

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: 161.1 mm (6.3 in) in 1989; 150.9 mm (5.9 in) in 1969; 115.6 mm (4.6 in) in 1959.

Download the Data

Data for Lake Bathurst (Somerton) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Lake Bathurst (Somerton) 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).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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