Molesworth Weather Records (ASN00088045)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Molesworth (ASN00088045), Australia, with 68 years of record.

Key Facts for Molesworth

Molesworth (ASN00088045) is a weather station in Australia at -37.17 latitude and 145.55 longitude, 171 m (560 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1903 to 1970, 68 years of record.
0 records set at Molesworth still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Molesworth set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 24 August 1970.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -37.17 latitude, 145.55 longitude.
Elevation: 171 m (560 ft).
Period of record: 1903 to 1970, 68 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 Molesworth. 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 Molesworth, 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 Molesworth still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Molesworth between 1 December 1934 and 18 March 1950. Each dot is a new record.

When Molesworth set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1934-12-01	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1941-01-04	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1950-03-18	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 111.3 mm (4.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 111.3 mm (4.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Molesworth. The most was 111.3 mm (4.4 in) on 18 March 1950.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Molesworth
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	4 January 1941
Feb	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 February 1939
Mar	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	18 March 1950
Apr	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	5 April 1918
May	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	16 May 1963
Jun	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 June 1910
Jul	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	14 July 1955
Aug	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 August 1924
Sep	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 September 1916
Oct	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 October 1953
Nov	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	22 November 1949
Dec	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	1 December 1934

Latest Records

Latest records at Molesworth
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1970	Molesworth, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1970	Molesworth, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1970	Molesworth, AU	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	9 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1970	Molesworth, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1970	Molesworth, AU	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1970	Molesworth, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1970	Molesworth, AU	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	10 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1970	Molesworth, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1969	Molesworth, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1969	Molesworth, AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1969	Molesworth, AU	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1969	Molesworth, AU	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	3 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1969	Molesworth, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1969	Molesworth, AU	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1969	Molesworth, AU	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1969	Molesworth, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1968	Molesworth, AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1968	Molesworth, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1968	Molesworth, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	51 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1968	Molesworth, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1903 to 1970

Yearly extremes at Molesworth: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	1950	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	68
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	1950	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	68
Longest dry spell (CDD)	58 days	1965	27 days	68

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Molesworth, 1903 to 1970. The record is 111.3 mm (4.4 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.7 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Molesworth by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1903	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1904	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1905	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1906	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1907	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1908	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1909	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1910	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1911	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1912	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1913	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1914	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1915	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1916	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1917	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1918	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1919	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1920	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1921	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1922	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1923	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1924	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1925	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1926	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1927	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1928	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1929	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1930	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1931	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1932	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1933	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1934	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1935	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1936	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1937	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1938	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1939	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1940	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1941	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1942	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1943	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1944	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1945	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1946	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1947	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1948	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1949	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1950	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1951	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1952	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1953	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1954	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1955	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1956	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1957	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1958	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1959	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1960	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1961	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1962	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1963	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1964	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1965	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1966	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1967	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1968	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1969	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1970	49.0 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Molesworth, 1903 to 1970. The record is 165.6 mm (6.5 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.4 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Molesworth by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1903	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1904	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1905	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1906	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1907	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1908	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1909	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1910	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1911	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1912	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1913	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1914	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1915	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1916	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1917	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1918	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1919	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1920	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1921	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1922	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1923	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1924	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1925	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1926	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1927	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1928	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1929	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1930	114.9 mm (4.5 in)
1931	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1932	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1933	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1934	128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1935	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1936	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1937	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1938	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1939	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1940	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1941	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1942	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1943	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1944	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1945	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1946	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1947	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1948	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1949	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1950	165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1951	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1952	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1953	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1954	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1955	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1956	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1957	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1958	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1959	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1960	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1961	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1962	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1963	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1964	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1965	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1966	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1967	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1968	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1969	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1970	100.5 mm (4.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Molesworth, 1903 to 1970. The record is 58 days in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Molesworth by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1903	16 days
1904	33 days
1905	27 days
1906	20 days
1907	31 days
1908	55 days
1909	31 days
1910	24 days
1911	28 days
1912	33 days
1913	26 days
1914	43 days
1915	31 days
1916	25 days
1917	22 days
1918	23 days
1919	48 days
1920	29 days
1921	23 days
1922	31 days
1923	33 days
1924	19 days
1925	18 days
1926	44 days
1927	27 days
1928	30 days
1929	25 days
1930	43 days
1931	40 days
1932	36 days
1933	24 days
1934	45 days
1935	21 days
1936	21 days
1937	29 days
1938	30 days
1939	25 days
1940	21 days
1941	16 days
1942	23 days
1943	31 days
1944	23 days
1945	36 days
1946	17 days
1947	20 days
1948	27 days
1949	20 days
1950	28 days
1951	27 days
1952	24 days
1953	39 days
1954	35 days
1955	18 days
1956	36 days
1957	24 days
1958	27 days
1959	25 days
1960	21 days
1961	25 days
1962	24 days
1963	39 days
1964	27 days
1965	58 days
1966	15 days
1967	30 days
1968	55 days
1969	24 days
1970	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

66 years, 1904 to 1970

A day with at least 39.9 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 95.6 mm (3.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Molesworth: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	52.7 mm (2.1 in)
10 years	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
25 years	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
50 years	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
100 years	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	Longer than the 66 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, 66 years of values from 1904 to 1970.

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: 111.3 mm (4.4 in) in 1950; 72.9 mm (2.9 in) in 1941; 69.6 mm (2.7 in) in 1934.

Download the Data

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