Shelford Weather Records (ASN00087059)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Shelford (ASN00087059), Australia, with 121 years of record.

Key Facts for Shelford

Shelford (ASN00087059) is a weather station in Australia at -38.01 latitude and 143.98 longitude, 97 m (318 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1887 to 2007, 121 years of record.
0 records set at Shelford still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Shelford set a daily record precipitation of 48.6 mm (1.9 in) on 4 November 2007.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -38.01 latitude, 143.98 longitude.
Elevation: 97 m (318 ft).
Period of record: 1887 to 2007, 121 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 Shelford. 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 Shelford, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Shelford still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Shelford between 6 February 1973 and 6 February 1973. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 117.9 mm (4.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Shelford. The most was 117.9 mm (4.6 in) on 6 February 1973.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Shelford
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	21 January 1904
Feb	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	6 February 1973
Mar	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	8 March 1949
Apr	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	22 April 2001
May	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	14 May 1963
Jun	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	4 June 1978
Jul	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	2 July 1908
Aug	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 August 1909
Sep	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 September 1916
Oct	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	14 October 1983
Nov	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	19 November 1978
Dec	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	1 December 1933

Latest Records

Latest records at Shelford
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 November 2007	Shelford, AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	114 years	77 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2007	Shelford, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	13 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 2007	Shelford, AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 2005	Shelford, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	11 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 2005	Shelford, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2005	Shelford, AU	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	105 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2005	Shelford, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	107 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 December 2004	Shelford, AU	daily rain	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 2004	Shelford, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2004	Shelford, AU	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 2004	Shelford, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 2003	Shelford, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2003	Shelford, AU	daily rain	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 2003	Shelford, AU	daily rain	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	100 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 2003	Shelford, AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 2002	Shelford, AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	101 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 2002	Shelford, AU	daily rain	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	107 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2002	Shelford, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	106 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2001	Shelford, AU	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 2001	Shelford, AU	daily rain	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	18 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1887 to 2007

Yearly extremes at Shelford: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	1973	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	115
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	1973	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	115
Longest dry spell (CDD)	64 days	1967	25 days	115

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Shelford, 1887 to 2007. The record is 117.9 mm (4.6 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Shelford by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1887	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1888	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1889	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1890	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1891	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1892	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1893	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1894	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1895	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1896	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1897	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1898	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1899	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1900	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1901	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1902	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1903	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1904	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1905	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1906	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1907	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1908	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1909	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1910	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1911	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1912	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1913	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1914	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1915	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1916	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1917	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1918	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1920	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1921	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1922	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1923	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1924	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1925	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1926	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1927	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1928	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1929	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1930	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1931	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1932	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1933	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1934	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1935	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1936	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1937	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1938	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1939	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1940	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1941	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1942	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1943	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1944	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1945	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1946	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1947	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1948	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1949	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1950	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1951	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1952	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1953	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1954	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1955	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1956	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1957	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1958	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1959	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1960	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1961	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1962	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1963	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1964	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1965	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1966	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1967	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1968	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1969	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1970	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1971	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1972	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1973	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1974	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1975	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1976	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1977	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1978	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1979	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1980	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1981	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1982	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1983	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1984	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1990	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1991	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1992	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1993	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1994	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1995	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1996	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1997	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1998	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1999	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
2000	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
2001	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
2002	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
2003	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
2004	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
2005	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
2006	19.4 mm (0.8 in)
2007	48.6 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Shelford, 1887 to 2007. The record is 159.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.7 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Shelford by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1887	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1888	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1889	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1890	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1891	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1892	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1893	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1894	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1895	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1896	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1897	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1898	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1899	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1900	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1901	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1902	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1903	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1904	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1905	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1906	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1907	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1908	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1909	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1910	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1911	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1912	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1913	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1914	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1915	32.9 mm (1.3 in)
1916	144.6 mm (5.7 in)
1917	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1918	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1920	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1921	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1922	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1923	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1924	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1925	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1926	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1927	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1928	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1929	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1930	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1931	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1932	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1933	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1934	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1935	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1936	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1937	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1938	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1939	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1940	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1941	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1942	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1943	27.1 mm (1.1 in)
1944	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1945	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1946	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1947	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1948	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1949	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1950	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1951	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1952	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1953	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1954	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1955	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1956	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1957	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1958	44.1 mm (1.7 in)
1959	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1960	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1961	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1962	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1963	92.6 mm (3.6 in)
1964	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1965	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1966	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1967	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1968	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1969	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1970	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1971	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1972	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1973	159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1974	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1975	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1976	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1977	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1978	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1979	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1980	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1981	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1982	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1983	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1984	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1990	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1991	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1992	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1993	51.7 mm (2.0 in)
1994	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1995	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1996	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1997	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1998	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1999	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2000	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
2001	153.6 mm (6.0 in)
2002	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
2003	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
2004	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
2005	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
2006	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
2007	84.2 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Shelford, 1887 to 2007. The record is 64 days in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Shelford by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1887	21 days
1888	37 days
1889	26 days
1890	31 days
1891	25 days
1892	22 days
1893	25 days
1894	21 days
1895	46 days
1896	22 days
1897	20 days
1898	58 days
1899	31 days
1900	14 days
1901	28 days
1902	61 days
1903	27 days
1904	42 days
1905	39 days
1906	37 days
1907	31 days
1908	35 days
1909	30 days
1910	46 days
1911	25 days
1912	34 days
1913	26 days
1914	34 days
1915	39 days
1916	53 days
1917	31 days
1918	18 days
1920	18 days
1921	26 days
1922	16 days
1923	41 days
1924	24 days
1925	26 days
1926	32 days
1927	27 days
1928	22 days
1929	15 days
1930	38 days
1931	21 days
1932	25 days
1933	26 days
1934	31 days
1935	30 days
1936	32 days
1937	28 days
1938	22 days
1939	22 days
1940	18 days
1941	24 days
1942	27 days
1943	32 days
1944	19 days
1945	27 days
1946	13 days
1947	14 days
1948	23 days
1949	19 days
1950	25 days
1951	22 days
1952	22 days
1953	22 days
1954	25 days
1955	27 days
1956	44 days
1957	26 days
1958	25 days
1959	24 days
1960	20 days
1961	27 days
1962	20 days
1963	27 days
1964	22 days
1965	34 days
1966	14 days
1967	64 days
1968	19 days
1969	21 days
1970	29 days
1971	22 days
1972	25 days
1973	16 days
1974	19 days
1975	35 days
1976	15 days
1977	18 days
1978	18 days
1979	13 days
1980	14 days
1981	19 days
1982	20 days
1983	27 days
1984	25 days
1990	11 days
1991	20 days
1992	11 days
1993	24 days
1994	19 days
1995	18 days
1996	17 days
1997	20 days
1998	17 days
1999	14 days
2000	40 days
2001	31 days
2002	32 days
2003	25 days
2004	22 days
2005	27 days
2006	36 days
2007	23 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

107 years, 1887 to 2007

A day with at least 35.6 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 96.8 mm (3.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Shelford: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
5 years	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
10 years	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
25 years	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
50 years	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
100 years	96.8 mm (3.8 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 107 years of values from 1887 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: 117.9 mm (4.6 in) in 1973; 84.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1978; 83.0 mm (3.3 in) in 2005.

Download the Data

Data for Shelford standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Shelford 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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Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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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