Canberra (Australian National Weather Records (ASN00070247)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Canberra (Australian National (ASN00070247), Australia, with 59 years of record.

Key Facts for Canberra (Australian National

Canberra (Australian National (ASN00070247) is a weather station in Australia at -35.28 latitude and 149.11 longitude, 585 m (1,919 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1968 to 2026, 59 years of record.
0 records set at Canberra (Australian National still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Canberra (Australian National set a daily record precipitation of 28.0 mm (1.1 in) on 22 December 2025.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -35.28 latitude, 149.11 longitude.
Elevation: 585 m (1,919 ft).
Period of record: 1968 to 2026, 59 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 Canberra (Australian National. 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 Canberra (Australian National, 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 Canberra (Australian National still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 118.4 mm (4.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Canberra (Australian National. The most was 118.4 mm (4.7 in) on 15 March 1989.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Canberra (Australian National
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	16 January 1984
Feb	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	6 February 1981
Mar	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	15 March 1989
Apr	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	20 April 1984
May	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	11 May 1968
Jun	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	6 June 2016
Jul	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 July 1993
Aug	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	5 August 2022
Sep	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	5 September 2021
Oct	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 October 1969
Nov	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	7 November 1989
Dec	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	27 December 1999

Latest Records

Latest records at Canberra (Australian National
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 2025	Canberra (Australian National, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 2025	Canberra (Australian National, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 2025	Canberra (Australian National, AU	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	2 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 2024	Canberra (Australian National, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 2024	Canberra (Australian National, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	7 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 2024	Canberra (Australian National, AU	daily rain	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	4 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 2024	Canberra (Australian National, AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 2024	Canberra (Australian National, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2023	Canberra (Australian National, AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	1 year	9 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 2023	Canberra (Australian National, AU	daily rain	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2023	Canberra (Australian National, AU	daily rain (Tie)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	tie	40 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 2023	Canberra (Australian National, AU	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 2023	Canberra (Australian National, AU	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 2023	Canberra (Australian National, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 2022	Canberra (Australian National, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 2022	Canberra (Australian National, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 2022	Canberra (Australian National, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2022	Canberra (Australian National, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 2022	Canberra (Australian National, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 2022	Canberra (Australian National, AU	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1968 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Canberra (Australian National: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	1989	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	59
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	1989	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	58
Longest dry spell (CDD)	66 days	1968	27 days	59

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Canberra (Australian National, 1968 to 2026. The record is 118.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.2 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Canberra (Australian National by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1968	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1969	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1970	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1971	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1972	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1973	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1974	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1975	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1976	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1977	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1978	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1979	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1980	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1981	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1982	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1983	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1984	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1985	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1986	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1987	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1988	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1989	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1990	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1991	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1992	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1993	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1994	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1995	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1996	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1997	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1998	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1999	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
2000	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
2001	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
2002	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2003	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
2004	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
2005	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
2006	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
2007	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
2008	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
2009	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
2010	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2011	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
2012	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
2013	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
2014	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
2015	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2016	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
2017	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2018	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
2019	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2020	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2021	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2022	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
2023	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
2024	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
2025	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2026	24.8 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Canberra (Australian National, 1968 to 2026. The record is 181.6 mm (7.1 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.4 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Canberra (Australian National by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1968	124.3 mm (4.9 in)
1969	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1970	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1971	114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1972	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1973	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1974	131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1975	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1976	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1977	131.4 mm (5.2 in)
1978	114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1979	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1980	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1981	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1982	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1983	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1984	104.8 mm (4.1 in)
1985	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1986	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1987	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1988	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1989	181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1990	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1991	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1992	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1993	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1994	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1995	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1996	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1997	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1998	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1999	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
2000	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
2001	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
2002	133.2 mm (5.2 in)
2003	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
2004	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
2005	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
2006	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
2007	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
2008	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2009	n/a
2010	136.8 mm (5.4 in)
2011	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
2012	118.2 mm (4.7 in)
2013	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
2014	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
2015	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
2016	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
2017	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
2018	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2019	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
2020	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
2021	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
2022	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
2023	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
2024	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
2025	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
2026	39.2 mm (1.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Canberra (Australian National, 1968 to 2026. The record is 66 days in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Canberra (Australian National by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1968	66 days
1969	24 days
1970	17 days
1971	25 days
1972	31 days
1973	15 days
1974	19 days
1975	20 days
1976	28 days
1977	27 days
1978	26 days
1979	35 days
1980	39 days
1981	29 days
1982	38 days
1983	23 days
1984	26 days
1985	23 days
1986	41 days
1987	35 days
1988	24 days
1989	47 days
1990	31 days
1991	21 days
1992	33 days
1993	38 days
1994	27 days
1995	30 days
1996	17 days
1997	56 days
1998	35 days
1999	31 days
2000	26 days
2001	31 days
2002	46 days
2003	37 days
2004	53 days
2005	24 days
2006	38 days
2007	30 days
2008	17 days
2009	3 days
2010	13 days
2011	8 days
2012	5 days
2013	26 days
2014	22 days
2015	32 days
2016	28 days
2017	42 days
2018	30 days
2019	57 days
2020	17 days
2021	27 days
2022	22 days
2023	26 days
2024	30 days
2025	23 days
2026	17 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

50 years, 1968 to 2025

A day with at least 52.5 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 111.4 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Canberra (Australian National: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
25 years	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
100 years	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	Longer than the 50 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, 50 years of values from 1968 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: 118.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1989; 95.8 mm (3.8 in) in 1968; 79.4 mm (3.1 in) in 1984.

Download the Data

Data for Canberra (Australian National standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Canberra (Australian National 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).

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