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Ballarat Botanical Gardens Weather Records (ASN00089001)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ballarat Botanical Gardens (ASN00089001), Australia, with 115 years of record.

Key Facts for Ballarat Botanical Gardens

  • Ballarat Botanical Gardens (ASN00089001) is a weather station in Australia at -37.55 latitude and 143.82 longitude, 456 m (1,496 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1881 to 1995, 115 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Ballarat Botanical Gardens still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Ballarat Botanical Gardens set a daily record precipitation of 23.4 mm (0.9 in) on 1 May 1995.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -37.55 latitude, 143.82 longitude.
  • Elevation: 456 m (1,496 ft).
  • Period of record: 1881 to 1995, 115 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Ballarat Botanical Gardens, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ballarat Botanical Gardens. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ballarat Botanical Gardens. 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 Ballarat Botanical Gardens, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Ballarat Botanical Gardens by the year they were set 0 records at Ballarat Botanical Gardens still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Ballarat Botanical Gardens still stand.
Standing records at Ballarat Botanical Gardens by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records
When Ballarat Botanical Gardens set new all-time records 2 all-time records were set at Ballarat Botanical Gardens between 1 December 1933 and 6 February 1973. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation1 December 1933: Record daily precipitation 98.3 mm (3.9 in)6 February 1973: Record daily precipitation 132.6 mm (5.2 in)1940195019601970
2 all-time records were set at Ballarat Botanical Gardens between 1 December 1933 and 6 February 1973. Each dot is a new record.
When Ballarat Botanical Gardens set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1933-12-01Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1973-02-06Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 132.6 mm (5.2 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 132.6 mm (5.2 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ballarat Botanical Gardens The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ballarat Botanical Gardens. The most was 132.6 mm (5.2 in) on 6 February 1973. 050100150 Jan: 91.4 mm (3.6 in), 8 January 1897 Jan Feb: 132.6 mm (5.2 in), 6 February 1973 Feb Mar: 91.7 mm (3.6 in), 22 March 1968 Mar Apr: 102.6 mm (4.0 in), 6 April 1989 Apr May: 58.4 mm (2.3 in), 15 May 1974 May Jun: 36.8 mm (1.4 in), 22 June 1906 Jun Jul: 56.6 mm (2.2 in), 18 July 1990 Jul Aug: 63.5 mm (2.5 in), 20 August 1909 Aug Sep: 67.3 mm (2.6 in), 8 September 1921 Sep Oct: 52.6 mm (2.1 in), 6 October 1894 Oct Nov: 73.0 mm (2.9 in), 19 November 1978 Nov Dec: 98.3 mm (3.9 in), 1 December 1933 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ballarat Botanical Gardens. The most was 132.6 mm (5.2 in) on 6 February 1973.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ballarat Botanical Gardens
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan91.4 mm (3.6 in)8 January 1897
Feb132.6 mm (5.2 in)6 February 1973
Mar91.7 mm (3.6 in)22 March 1968
Apr102.6 mm (4.0 in)6 April 1989
May58.4 mm (2.3 in)15 May 1974
Jun36.8 mm (1.4 in)22 June 1906
Jul56.6 mm (2.2 in)18 July 1990
Aug63.5 mm (2.5 in)20 August 1909
Sep67.3 mm (2.6 in)8 September 1921
Oct52.6 mm (2.1 in)6 October 1894
Nov73.0 mm (2.9 in)19 November 1978
Dec98.3 mm (3.9 in)1 December 1933

Latest Records

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Latest records at Ballarat Botanical Gardens
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 May 1995Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AUdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1995Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AUdaily rain34.4 mm (1.4 in)16.4 mm (0.6 in)8 years33 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1994Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)79 years54 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1994Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AUdaily rain51.6 mm (2.0 in)28.5 mm (1.1 in)30 years45 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1993Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AUdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)40 years27 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1993Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AUdaily rain26.0 mm (1.0 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)40 years30 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1993Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AUdaily rain44.0 mm (1.7 in)19.4 mm (0.8 in)77 years52 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1992Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AUdaily rain23.0 mm (0.9 in)4.7 mm (0.19 in)66 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1992Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AUdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)58 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1992Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AUdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)97 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1992Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AUdaily rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)102 years52 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1991Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AUdaily rain28.2 mm (1.1 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)36 years33 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1991Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AUdaily rain33.8 mm (1.3 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)50 years38 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1991Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AUdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)103 years48 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1991Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AUdaily rain21.4 mm (0.8 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)88 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1991Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AUdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)58 years34 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1990Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AUmonthly rain56.6 mm (2.2 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)66 years49 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1989Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AUdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1989Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AUdaily rain39.4 mm (1.6 in)24.4 mm (1.0 in)70 years70 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1989Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AUmonthly rain102.6 mm (4.0 in)19.5 mm (0.8 in)96 years75 of 100 (Major)

Extremes by Year

1881 to 1995
Yearly extremes at Ballarat Botanical Gardens: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)132.6 mm (5.2 in)197343.7 mm (1.7 in)115
Wettest five days (Rx5day)208.3 mm (8.2 in)197369.0 mm (2.7 in)115
Longest dry spell (CDD)66 days192322 days115

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ballarat Botanical Gardens by year The wettest day of the year at Ballarat Botanical Gardens, 1881 to 1995. The record is 132.6 mm (5.2 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.7 mm (1.7 in). 05010015019001920194019601980Record: 132.6 mm (5.2 in) in 1973
The wettest day of the year at Ballarat Botanical Gardens, 1881 to 1995. The record is 132.6 mm (5.2 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.7 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ballarat Botanical Gardens by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
188129.2 mm (1.1 in)
188238.1 mm (1.5 in)
188339.9 mm (1.6 in)
188433.0 mm (1.3 in)
188533.0 mm (1.3 in)
188653.8 mm (2.1 in)
188735.8 mm (1.4 in)
188822.9 mm (0.9 in)
188941.9 mm (1.6 in)
189036.8 mm (1.4 in)
189171.1 mm (2.8 in)
189283.1 mm (3.3 in)
189345.7 mm (1.8 in)
189452.6 mm (2.1 in)
189530.0 mm (1.2 in)
189629.2 mm (1.1 in)
189791.4 mm (3.6 in)
189825.9 mm (1.0 in)
189946.5 mm (1.8 in)
190035.6 mm (1.4 in)
190149.3 mm (1.9 in)
190223.6 mm (0.9 in)
190346.7 mm (1.8 in)
190455.1 mm (2.2 in)
190537.1 mm (1.5 in)
190641.1 mm (1.6 in)
190761.0 mm (2.4 in)
190838.6 mm (1.5 in)
190963.5 mm (2.5 in)
191050.3 mm (2.0 in)
191147.0 mm (1.9 in)
191223.4 mm (0.9 in)
191355.1 mm (2.2 in)
191447.5 mm (1.9 in)
191531.2 mm (1.2 in)
191651.6 mm (2.0 in)
191729.7 mm (1.2 in)
191830.2 mm (1.2 in)
191955.1 mm (2.2 in)
192036.1 mm (1.4 in)
192167.3 mm (2.6 in)
192236.6 mm (1.4 in)
192352.3 mm (2.1 in)
192456.6 mm (2.2 in)
192531.0 mm (1.2 in)
192623.6 mm (0.9 in)
192728.4 mm (1.1 in)
192860.2 mm (2.4 in)
192943.7 mm (1.7 in)
193048.3 mm (1.9 in)
193140.4 mm (1.6 in)
193251.1 mm (2.0 in)
193398.3 mm (3.9 in)
193442.4 mm (1.7 in)
193536.3 mm (1.4 in)
193632.5 mm (1.3 in)
193783.1 mm (3.3 in)
193852.6 mm (2.1 in)
193946.7 mm (1.8 in)
194022.9 mm (0.9 in)
194179.2 mm (3.1 in)
194243.9 mm (1.7 in)
194326.9 mm (1.1 in)
194420.8 mm (0.8 in)
194517.0 mm (0.7 in)
194637.8 mm (1.5 in)
194751.8 mm (2.0 in)
194833.0 mm (1.3 in)
194968.1 mm (2.7 in)
195050.3 mm (2.0 in)
195168.6 mm (2.7 in)
195237.6 mm (1.5 in)
195335.1 mm (1.4 in)
195446.5 mm (1.8 in)
195539.4 mm (1.6 in)
195656.1 mm (2.2 in)
195735.8 mm (1.4 in)
195822.9 mm (0.9 in)
195945.0 mm (1.8 in)
196041.1 mm (1.6 in)
196129.5 mm (1.2 in)
196235.6 mm (1.4 in)
196380.8 mm (3.2 in)
196441.4 mm (1.6 in)
196554.6 mm (2.1 in)
196658.2 mm (2.3 in)
196720.1 mm (0.8 in)
196891.7 mm (3.6 in)
196946.7 mm (1.8 in)
197077.2 mm (3.0 in)
197134.8 mm (1.4 in)
197239.1 mm (1.5 in)
1973132.6 mm (5.2 in)
197458.4 mm (2.3 in)
197536.6 mm (1.4 in)
197642.2 mm (1.7 in)
197749.0 mm (1.9 in)
197873.0 mm (2.9 in)
197947.4 mm (1.9 in)
198043.0 mm (1.7 in)
198145.4 mm (1.8 in)
198224.4 mm (1.0 in)
198357.4 mm (2.3 in)
198440.6 mm (1.6 in)
198536.4 mm (1.4 in)
198629.2 mm (1.1 in)
198764.0 mm (2.5 in)
198880.0 mm (3.1 in)
1989102.6 mm (4.0 in)
199056.6 mm (2.2 in)
199140.6 mm (1.6 in)
199252.0 mm (2.0 in)
199344.0 mm (1.7 in)
199451.6 mm (2.0 in)
199536.2 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ballarat Botanical Gardens by year The wettest five days of the year at Ballarat Botanical Gardens, 1881 to 1995. The record is 208.3 mm (8.2 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.0 mm (2.7 in). 05010015020025019001920194019601980Record: 208.3 mm (8.2 in) in 1973
The wettest five days of the year at Ballarat Botanical Gardens, 1881 to 1995. The record is 208.3 mm (8.2 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.0 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ballarat Botanical Gardens by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
188147.6 mm (1.9 in)
188267.6 mm (2.7 in)
188368.9 mm (2.7 in)
188472.2 mm (2.8 in)
188559.7 mm (2.4 in)
1886105.9 mm (4.2 in)
188749.8 mm (2.0 in)
188848.8 mm (1.9 in)
188967.5 mm (2.7 in)
189046.0 mm (1.8 in)
189179.9 mm (3.1 in)
1892126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1893110.9 mm (4.4 in)
189483.6 mm (3.3 in)
189556.6 mm (2.2 in)
189659.6 mm (2.3 in)
1897107.0 mm (4.2 in)
189841.7 mm (1.6 in)
189971.3 mm (2.8 in)
190053.7 mm (2.1 in)
190187.4 mm (3.4 in)
190278.4 mm (3.1 in)
1903108.6 mm (4.3 in)
190463.0 mm (2.5 in)
190553.3 mm (2.1 in)
190675.2 mm (3.0 in)
1907109.3 mm (4.3 in)
190848.3 mm (1.9 in)
190988.1 mm (3.5 in)
191093.7 mm (3.7 in)
1911108.3 mm (4.3 in)
191268.0 mm (2.7 in)
191356.7 mm (2.2 in)
191457.9 mm (2.3 in)
191554.8 mm (2.2 in)
1916110.5 mm (4.4 in)
191744.0 mm (1.7 in)
191869.0 mm (2.7 in)
191970.3 mm (2.8 in)
192054.1 mm (2.1 in)
192184.6 mm (3.3 in)
192263.5 mm (2.5 in)
192374.7 mm (2.9 in)
1924116.3 mm (4.6 in)
192547.2 mm (1.9 in)
192658.7 mm (2.3 in)
192736.8 mm (1.4 in)
1928110.2 mm (4.3 in)
192970.6 mm (2.8 in)
193067.9 mm (2.7 in)
193157.8 mm (2.3 in)
193264.3 mm (2.5 in)
1933175.2 mm (6.9 in)
193473.8 mm (2.9 in)
193573.3 mm (2.9 in)
193645.2 mm (1.8 in)
1937130.4 mm (5.1 in)
193869.2 mm (2.7 in)
193972.7 mm (2.9 in)
194033.3 mm (1.3 in)
1941123.2 mm (4.9 in)
194245.9 mm (1.8 in)
194334.6 mm (1.4 in)
194443.2 mm (1.7 in)
194537.0 mm (1.5 in)
194699.0 mm (3.9 in)
194793.5 mm (3.7 in)
194848.4 mm (1.9 in)
1949108.1 mm (4.3 in)
195063.0 mm (2.5 in)
1951112.6 mm (4.4 in)
195259.0 mm (2.3 in)
195367.0 mm (2.6 in)
195470.4 mm (2.8 in)
195577.3 mm (3.0 in)
195673.7 mm (2.9 in)
195748.5 mm (1.9 in)
195852.5 mm (2.1 in)
195962.5 mm (2.5 in)
196094.3 mm (3.7 in)
196154.1 mm (2.1 in)
196257.3 mm (2.3 in)
1963149.3 mm (5.9 in)
196465.5 mm (2.6 in)
196568.4 mm (2.7 in)
196674.7 mm (2.9 in)
196727.7 mm (1.1 in)
1968114.1 mm (4.5 in)
196958.9 mm (2.3 in)
1970128.7 mm (5.1 in)
197173.4 mm (2.9 in)
197277.0 mm (3.0 in)
1973208.3 mm (8.2 in)
1974122.2 mm (4.8 in)
197568.0 mm (2.7 in)
197670.4 mm (2.8 in)
197767.2 mm (2.6 in)
197878.6 mm (3.1 in)
1979100.6 mm (4.0 in)
198067.0 mm (2.6 in)
198157.6 mm (2.3 in)
198243.8 mm (1.7 in)
1983107.4 mm (4.2 in)
198459.8 mm (2.4 in)
198589.8 mm (3.5 in)
198669.0 mm (2.7 in)
198790.8 mm (3.6 in)
198888.6 mm (3.5 in)
1989118.6 mm (4.7 in)
199086.2 mm (3.4 in)
199177.6 mm (3.1 in)
199285.4 mm (3.4 in)
199368.0 mm (2.7 in)
199464.0 mm (2.5 in)
199551.4 mm (2.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ballarat Botanical Gardens by year The longest dry spell of the year at Ballarat Botanical Gardens, 1881 to 1995. The record is 66 days in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days. 02040608019001920194019601980Record: 66 days in 1923
The longest dry spell of the year at Ballarat Botanical Gardens, 1881 to 1995. The record is 66 days in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ballarat Botanical Gardens by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
188112 days
188226 days
188319 days
188416 days
188519 days
188622 days
188712 days
188822 days
188918 days
189018 days
189132 days
189219 days
189329 days
189437 days
189533 days
189620 days
189720 days
189820 days
189931 days
190012 days
190128 days
190233 days
190314 days
190432 days
190527 days
190627 days
190723 days
190828 days
190923 days
191024 days
191114 days
191226 days
191326 days
191432 days
191531 days
191619 days
191717 days
191817 days
191924 days
192019 days
192122 days
192221 days
192366 days
192416 days
192516 days
192621 days
192727 days
192816 days
192917 days
193039 days
193119 days
193225 days
193320 days
193424 days
193518 days
193622 days
193725 days
193817 days
193922 days
194019 days
194128 days
194219 days
194327 days
194417 days
194529 days
194617 days
194726 days
194824 days
194914 days
195021 days
195135 days
195222 days
195319 days
195418 days
195527 days
195627 days
195724 days
195827 days
195921 days
196014 days
196134 days
196219 days
196324 days
196422 days
196525 days
196613 days
196725 days
196825 days
196924 days
197023 days
197120 days
197235 days
197316 days
197423 days
197521 days
197618 days
197721 days
197812 days
197918 days
198015 days
198120 days
198220 days
198336 days
198419 days
198521 days
198631 days
198725 days
198828 days
198923 days
199026 days
199123 days
199222 days
199316 days
199431 days
199514 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

111 years, 1882 to 1995

A day with at least 43.3 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 113.9 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ballarat Botanical Gardens: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years43.3 mm (1.7 in)
5 years59.9 mm (2.4 in)
10 years71.8 mm (2.8 in)
25 years87.8 mm (3.5 in)
50 years100.6 mm (4.0 in)
100 years113.9 mm (4.5 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 111 years of values from 1882 to 1995.

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: 132.6 mm (5.2 in) in 1973; 102.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1989; 98.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1933.

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  • Data for Ballarat Botanical Gardens 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).