Hotham Heights Weather Records (ASN00083014)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hotham Heights (ASN00083014), Australia, with 67 years of record.

Key Facts for Hotham Heights

Hotham Heights (ASN00083014) is a weather station in Australia at -36.98 latitude and 147.15 longitude, 1,783 m (5,850 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1925 to 1991, 67 years of record.
1,408 records set at Hotham Heights still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Hotham Heights set a daily record precipitation of 32.8 mm (1.3 in) on 16 March 1975.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -36.98 latitude, 147.15 longitude.
Elevation: 1,783 m (5,850 ft).
Period of record: 1925 to 1991, 67 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 Hotham Heights. 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 Hotham Heights, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	28.1 C (82.6 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	18.6 C (65.5 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	19.7 C (67.5 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	8.9 C (48.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	7.2 C (45.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	11.1 C (52.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	10.7 C (51.3 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	19.7 C (67.5 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	24.1 C (75.4 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,408 standing records

1,408 records at Hotham Heights still stand. 1969 holds the most, with 569.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Hotham Heights between 16 May 1974 and 16 May 1974. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 271.1 mm (10.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hotham Heights. The most was 271.1 mm (10.7 in) on 16 May 1974.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Hotham Heights
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	31 January 1945
Feb	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	23 February 1938
Mar	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	23 March 1934
Apr	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	7 April 1943
May	271.1 mm (10.7 in)	16 May 1974
Jun	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 June 1970
Jul	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	1 July 1970
Aug	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 August 1932
Sep	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	11 September 1969
Oct	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	1 October 1928
Nov	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	16 November 1931
Dec	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	2 December 1969

Period of Record Coverage

1967 to 1972

5 years of record at Hotham Heights, 1967 to 1972. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972.

Latest Records

Latest records at Hotham Heights
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1975	Hotham Heights, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1975	Hotham Heights, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1975	Hotham Heights, AU	daily rain	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	0 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1974	Hotham Heights, AU	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1974	Hotham Heights, AU	all-time rain	271.1 mm (10.7 in)	133.7 mm (5.3 in)	29 years	73 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1974	Hotham Heights, AU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1974	Hotham Heights, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1974	Hotham Heights, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1974	Hotham Heights, AU	daily rain (Tie)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	tie	41 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1974	Hotham Heights, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1974	Hotham Heights, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1974	Hotham Heights, AU	daily rain	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1974	Hotham Heights, AU	daily rain	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	39 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1974	Hotham Heights, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1973	Hotham Heights, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1973	Hotham Heights, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1973	Hotham Heights, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1973	Hotham Heights, AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	39 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1973	Hotham Heights, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1972	Hotham Heights, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1925 to 1991

Yearly extremes at Hotham Heights: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	28.1 C (82.6 F)	1968	23.3 C (73.9 F)	5
Coldest night (TNn)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1968	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	5
Wettest day (Rx1day)	271.1 mm (10.7 in)	1974	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	333.6 mm (13.1 in)	1974	115.9 mm (4.6 in)	41
Longest dry spell (CDD)	42 days	1934	18 days	41

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Hotham Heights, 1925 to 1991. The record is 28.1 C (82.6 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 23.3 C (73.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Hotham Heights by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1967	19.7 C (67.5 F)
1968	28.1 C (82.6 F)
1969	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1970	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1972	24.1 C (75.4 F)
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1991	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Hotham Heights, 1925 to 1991. The record is -11.1 C (12.0 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is -9.4 C (15.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Hotham Heights by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1967	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1968	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1969	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1970	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1972	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1991	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Hotham Heights, 1925 to 1991. The record is 271.1 mm (10.7 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.6 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hotham Heights by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1925	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1926	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1927	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1928	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1929	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1930	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1931	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1932	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1933	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1934	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1935	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1937	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1938	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1939	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1940	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1941	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1942	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1943	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1944	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1945	137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1946	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1947	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1948	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1949	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1950	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1951	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1952	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1953	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1954	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1959	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1960	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1967	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1968	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1969	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1970	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1972	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1973	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1974	271.1 mm (10.7 in)
1975	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1991	20.0 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Hotham Heights, 1925 to 1991. The record is 333.6 mm (13.1 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 115.9 mm (4.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hotham Heights by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1925	143.6 mm (5.7 in)
1926	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1927	249.5 mm (9.8 in)
1928	164.6 mm (6.5 in)
1929	148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1930	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1931	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1932	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1933	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1934	168.7 mm (6.6 in)
1935	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1936	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1937	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1938	105.3 mm (4.1 in)
1939	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1940	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1941	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1942	201.3 mm (7.9 in)
1943	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1944	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1945	177.3 mm (7.0 in)
1946	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1947	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1948	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1949	151.8 mm (6.0 in)
1950	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1951	131.4 mm (5.2 in)
1952	153.0 mm (6.0 in)
1953	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1954	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1959	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1960	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1967	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1968	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1969	232.4 mm (9.1 in)
1970	314.5 mm (12.4 in)
1972	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1973	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1974	333.6 mm (13.1 in)
1975	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1991	35.0 mm (1.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Hotham Heights, 1925 to 1991. The record is 42 days in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hotham Heights by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1925	13 days
1926	20 days
1927	18 days
1928	14 days
1929	26 days
1930	35 days
1931	20 days
1932	23 days
1933	19 days
1934	42 days
1935	25 days
1936	21 days
1937	38 days
1938	26 days
1939	18 days
1940	30 days
1941	17 days
1942	19 days
1943	27 days
1944	18 days
1945	25 days
1946	16 days
1947	15 days
1948	39 days
1949	19 days
1950	18 days
1951	14 days
1952	20 days
1953	13 days
1954	24 days
1959	23 days
1960	13 days
1967	11 days
1968	16 days
1969	15 days
1970	16 days
1972	10 days
1973	8 days
1974	12 days
1975	14 days
1991	9 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.

Download the Data

Data for Hotham Heights standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-13 (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).

Days with data per year at Hotham Heights
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1967	136	37%	No
1968	259	71%	No
1969	321	88%	No
1970	29	8%	No
1972	155	42%	No