Fort William Weather Records (ASN00088025)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fort William (ASN00088025), Australia, with 94 years of record.

Key Facts for Fort William

Fort William (ASN00088025) is a weather station in Australia at -37.09 latitude and 145.47 longitude, 606 m (1,989 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1899 to 1992, 94 years of record.
0 records set at Fort William still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Fort William set a daily record precipitation of 39.0 mm (1.5 in) on 31 December 1991.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -37.09 latitude, 145.47 longitude.
Elevation: 606 m (1,989 ft).
Period of record: 1899 to 1992, 94 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 Fort William. 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 Fort William, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Fort William still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Fort William between 18 March 1950 and 18 March 1950. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 117.9 mm (4.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fort William. The most was 117.9 mm (4.6 in) on 18 March 1950.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Fort William
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	4 January 1941
Feb	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	21 February 1973
Mar	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	18 March 1950
Apr	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	21 April 1990
May	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	16 May 1963
Jun	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	7 June 1917
Jul	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	12 July 1933
Aug	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 August 1924
Sep	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	24 September 1916
Oct	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	21 October 1953
Nov	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	23 November 1988
Dec	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	7 December 1930

Latest Records

Latest records at Fort William
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 1991	Fort William, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1991	Fort William, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1991	Fort William, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1991	Fort William, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	19 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1990	Fort William, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1990	Fort William, AU	monthly rain	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1990	Fort William, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1990	Fort William, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1989	Fort William, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1989	Fort William, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1988	Fort William, AU	daily rain	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1988	Fort William, AU	monthly rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1988	Fort William, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1988	Fort William, AU	daily rain	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	14 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1988	Fort William, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1988	Fort William, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	50 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1987	Fort William, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1987	Fort William, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1987	Fort William, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1986	Fort William, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	21 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1899 to 1992

Yearly extremes at Fort William: 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)	1950	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	93
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	198.7 mm (7.8 in)	1950	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	93
Longest dry spell (CDD)	68 days	1926	25 days	93

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Fort William, 1899 to 1992. The record is 117.9 mm (4.6 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.0 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fort William by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1899	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1900	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1901	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1902	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1904	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1905	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1906	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1907	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1908	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1909	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1910	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1911	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1912	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1913	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1914	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1915	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1916	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1917	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1918	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1919	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1920	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1921	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1922	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1923	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1924	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1925	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1926	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1927	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1928	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1929	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1930	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1931	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1932	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1933	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1934	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1935	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1936	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1937	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1938	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1939	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1940	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1941	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1942	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1943	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1944	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1945	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1946	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1947	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1948	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1949	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1950	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1951	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1952	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1953	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1954	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1955	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1956	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1957	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1958	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1959	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1960	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1961	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1962	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1963	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1964	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1965	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1966	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1967	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1968	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1969	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1970	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1971	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1972	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1973	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1974	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1975	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1976	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1977	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1978	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1979	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1980	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1981	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1982	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1983	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1984	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1985	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1986	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1987	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1988	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1989	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1990	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1991	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1992	35.0 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Fort William, 1899 to 1992. The record is 198.7 mm (7.8 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.8 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fort William by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1899	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1900	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1901	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1902	94.4 mm (3.7 in)
1904	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1905	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1906	108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1907	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1908	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
1909	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1910	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1911	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1912	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1913	106.8 mm (4.2 in)
1914	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1915	109.9 mm (4.3 in)
1916	159.1 mm (6.3 in)
1917	118.8 mm (4.7 in)
1918	146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1919	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1920	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1921	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1922	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1923	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1924	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1925	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1926	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1927	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1928	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1929	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1930	143.6 mm (5.7 in)
1931	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1932	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1933	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1934	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1935	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1936	89.3 mm (3.5 in)
1937	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1938	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1939	158.2 mm (6.2 in)
1940	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1941	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1942	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1943	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1944	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1945	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1946	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1947	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1948	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1949	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1950	198.7 mm (7.8 in)
1951	112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1952	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1953	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1954	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1955	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1956	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1957	47.9 mm (1.9 in)
1958	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1959	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1960	91.6 mm (3.6 in)
1961	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1962	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1963	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1964	78.1 mm (3.1 in)
1965	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1966	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1967	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1968	115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1969	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1970	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1971	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1972	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1973	157.4 mm (6.2 in)
1974	135.8 mm (5.3 in)
1975	98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1976	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1977	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1978	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1979	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1980	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1981	126.1 mm (5.0 in)
1982	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1983	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1984	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1985	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1986	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1987	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1988	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1989	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1990	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1991	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1992	84.4 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Fort William, 1899 to 1992. The record is 68 days in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fort William by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1899	20 days
1900	32 days
1901	23 days
1902	41 days
1904	16 days
1905	27 days
1906	31 days
1907	25 days
1908	29 days
1909	32 days
1910	47 days
1911	27 days
1912	27 days
1913	21 days
1914	30 days
1915	29 days
1916	26 days
1917	25 days
1918	18 days
1919	41 days
1920	30 days
1921	22 days
1922	36 days
1923	46 days
1924	17 days
1925	27 days
1926	68 days
1927	29 days
1928	17 days
1929	25 days
1930	43 days
1931	21 days
1932	23 days
1933	20 days
1934	45 days
1935	23 days
1936	16 days
1937	19 days
1938	29 days
1939	25 days
1940	18 days
1941	16 days
1942	23 days
1943	30 days
1944	24 days
1945	34 days
1946	17 days
1947	18 days
1948	27 days
1949	33 days
1950	27 days
1951	26 days
1952	24 days
1953	35 days
1954	39 days
1955	18 days
1956	37 days
1957	23 days
1958	26 days
1959	26 days
1960	15 days
1961	28 days
1962	24 days
1963	20 days
1964	23 days
1965	39 days
1966	15 days
1967	25 days
1968	55 days
1969	15 days
1970	23 days
1971	20 days
1972	41 days
1973	15 days
1974	16 days
1975	31 days
1976	19 days
1977	25 days
1978	16 days
1979	14 days
1980	45 days
1981	21 days
1982	22 days
1983	39 days
1984	20 days
1985	21 days
1986	33 days
1987	19 days
1988	31 days
1989	22 days
1990	15 days
1991	37 days
1992	29 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

89 years, 1900 to 1991

A day with at least 45.8 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 112.8 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Fort William: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
25 years	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
100 years	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	Longer than the 89 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, 89 years of values from 1900 to 1991.

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 1950; 112.3 mm (4.4 in) in 1973; 110.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1930.

Download the Data

Data for Fort William standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Fort William 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 2026-10-16 (16 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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