Butchers Ridge Weather Records (ASN00084007)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Butchers Ridge (ASN00084007), Australia, with 76 years of record.

Key Facts for Butchers Ridge

Butchers Ridge (ASN00084007) is a weather station in Australia at -37.28 latitude and 148.25 longitude, 740 m (2,428 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1933 to 2008, 76 years of record.
0 records set at Butchers Ridge still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Butchers Ridge set a daily record precipitation of 27.0 mm (1.1 in) on 21 January 2008.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -37.28 latitude, 148.25 longitude.
Elevation: 740 m (2,428 ft).
Period of record: 1933 to 2008, 76 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 Butchers Ridge. 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 Butchers Ridge, 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 Butchers Ridge still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Butchers Ridge between 8 August 1965 and 17 November 1988. Each dot is a new record.

When Butchers Ridge set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1965-08-08	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1988-11-17	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 159.4 mm (6.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 159.4 mm (6.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Butchers Ridge. The most was 159.4 mm (6.3 in) on 17 November 1988.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Butchers Ridge
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	29 January 1954
Feb	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	6 February 1971
Mar	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	4 March 1961
Apr	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	2 April 1978
May	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	20 May 1963
Jun	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	27 June 1959
Jul	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	10 July 2005
Aug	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	8 August 1965
Sep	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	21 September 1959
Oct	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	4 October 1966
Nov	159.4 mm (6.3 in)	17 November 1988
Dec	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	12 December 1952

Latest Records

Latest records at Butchers Ridge
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 2008	Butchers Ridge, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	45 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 2007	Butchers Ridge, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2007	Butchers Ridge, AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 2007	Butchers Ridge, AU	daily rain	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 2007	Butchers Ridge, AU	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2006	Butchers Ridge, AU	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 2006	Butchers Ridge, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	49 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 2006	Butchers Ridge, AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2005	Butchers Ridge, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2005	Butchers Ridge, AU	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 2005	Butchers Ridge, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 2005	Butchers Ridge, AU	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 2005	Butchers Ridge, AU	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 2005	Butchers Ridge, AU	daily rain	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 2004	Butchers Ridge, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 2004	Butchers Ridge, AU	daily rain	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 2004	Butchers Ridge, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1997	Butchers Ridge, AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	23 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1997	Butchers Ridge, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1997	Butchers Ridge, AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	50 years	21 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1933 to 2008

Yearly extremes at Butchers Ridge: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	159.4 mm (6.3 in)	1988	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	68
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	281.8 mm (11.1 in)	1988	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	66
Longest dry spell (CDD)	34 days	1986	20 days	66

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Butchers Ridge, 1933 to 2008. The record is 159.4 mm (6.3 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.5 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Butchers Ridge by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1933	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1934	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1935	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1936	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1937	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1938	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1939	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1940	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1941	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1942	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1943	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1944	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1945	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1946	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1947	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1948	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1949	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1950	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1951	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1952	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1953	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1954	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1955	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1956	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1957	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1958	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1959	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1960	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1961	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1962	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1963	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1964	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1965	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1966	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1967	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1968	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1969	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1970	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1971	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1972	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1973	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1974	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1975	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1976	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1977	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1978	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1979	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1980	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1981	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1986	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1987	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1988	159.4 mm (6.3 in)
1989	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1990	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1991	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1992	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1993	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1994	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1995	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1996	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1997	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1998	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
2003	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
2004	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
2005	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
2006	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
2007	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2008	27.0 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Butchers Ridge, 1933 to 2008. The record is 281.8 mm (11.1 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 111.3 mm (4.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Butchers Ridge by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1933	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1934	186.4 mm (7.3 in)
1935	172.3 mm (6.8 in)
1936	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1937	68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1938	181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1939	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1940	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1941	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1942	248.6 mm (9.8 in)
1943	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1944	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1945	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1946	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1947	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1948	209.5 mm (8.2 in)
1949	157.2 mm (6.2 in)
1950	150.3 mm (5.9 in)
1951	149.2 mm (5.9 in)
1952	166.9 mm (6.6 in)
1953	177.3 mm (7.0 in)
1954	132.4 mm (5.2 in)
1955	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1956	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1957	135.2 mm (5.3 in)
1958	92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1959	201.2 mm (7.9 in)
1960	162.7 mm (6.4 in)
1961	146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1962	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1963	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1964	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1965	166.2 mm (6.5 in)
1966	148.7 mm (5.9 in)
1967	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1968	149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1969	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1970	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1971	142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1972	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1973	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1974	170.6 mm (6.7 in)
1975	111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1976	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1977	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1978	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1979	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1980	64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1981	16.4 mm (0.6 in)
1986	156.6 mm (6.2 in)
1987	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1988	281.8 mm (11.1 in)
1989	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1990	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1991	140.4 mm (5.5 in)
1992	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1993	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1994	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1995	108.6 mm (4.3 in)
1996	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
2003	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
2004	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2005	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
2006	111.6 mm (4.4 in)
2007	181.2 mm (7.1 in)
2008	40.4 mm (1.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Butchers Ridge, 1933 to 2008. The record is 34 days in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Butchers Ridge by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1933	12 days
1934	20 days
1935	15 days
1936	28 days
1937	14 days
1938	29 days
1939	18 days
1940	29 days
1941	26 days
1942	23 days
1943	23 days
1944	23 days
1945	20 days
1946	19 days
1947	21 days
1948	20 days
1949	26 days
1950	20 days
1951	33 days
1952	24 days
1953	27 days
1954	26 days
1955	17 days
1956	13 days
1957	13 days
1958	21 days
1959	22 days
1960	12 days
1961	24 days
1962	23 days
1963	16 days
1964	22 days
1965	21 days
1966	14 days
1967	31 days
1968	30 days
1969	12 days
1970	25 days
1971	13 days
1972	28 days
1973	17 days
1974	10 days
1975	15 days
1976	17 days
1977	23 days
1978	13 days
1979	25 days
1980	20 days
1981	19 days
1986	34 days
1987	33 days
1988	26 days
1989	12 days
1990	19 days
1991	12 days
1992	11 days
1993	17 days
1994	18 days
1995	9 days
1996	15 days
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
2003	13 days
2004	19 days
2005	15 days
2006	27 days
2007	17 days
2008	21 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

57 years, 1934 to 2007

A day with at least 63.1 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 145.0 mm (5.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Butchers Ridge: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
5 years	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
10 years	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
25 years	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
50 years	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
100 years	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	Longer than the 57 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, 57 years of values from 1934 to 2007.

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: 159.4 mm (6.3 in) in 1988; 137.2 mm (5.4 in) in 1965; 110.7 mm (4.4 in) in 1942.

Download the Data

Data for Butchers Ridge standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Butchers Ridge 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).

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