Nelson Weather Records (ASN00090059)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Nelson (ASN00090059), Australia, with 136 years of record.

Key Facts for Nelson

Nelson (ASN00090059) is a weather station in Australia at -38.03 latitude and 141.02 longitude, 20 m (66 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1884 to 2019, 136 years of record.
0 records set at Nelson still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Nelson tied a daily record precipitation of 18.6 mm (0.7 in) on 10 May 2018.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -38.03 latitude, 141.02 longitude.
Elevation: 20 m (66 ft).
Period of record: 1884 to 2019, 136 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 Nelson. 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 Nelson, 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 Nelson still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records

5 all-time records were set at Nelson between 13 May 1918 and 14 January 2011. Each dot is a new record.

When Nelson set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1918-05-13	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1925-05-12	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1932-04-11	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1946-02-18	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 90.2 mm (3.6 in)
2011-01-14	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 113.2 mm (4.5 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 113.2 mm (4.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Nelson. The most was 113.2 mm (4.5 in) on 14 January 2011.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Nelson
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	14 January 2011
Feb	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	18 February 1946
Mar	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	16 March 1946
Apr	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	11 April 1932
May	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	12 May 1925
Jun	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 June 1925
Jul	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	2 July 2010
Aug	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	5 August 1990
Sep	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	9 September 2016
Oct	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	23 October 2013
Nov	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	4 November 2007
Dec	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	13 December 2008

Latest Records

Latest records at Nelson
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 2018	Nelson, AU	daily rain (Tie)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	tie	3 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 2018	Nelson, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2017	Nelson, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2017	Nelson, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2017	Nelson, AU	daily rain	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 2016	Nelson, AU	daily rain	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	87 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 2016	Nelson, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2016	Nelson, AU	monthly rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 June 2016	Nelson, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 2016	Nelson, AU	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	9 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 2015	Nelson, AU	daily rain	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	96 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 2015	Nelson, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2015	Nelson, AU	daily rain	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	89 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 2014	Nelson, AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	121 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 2013	Nelson, AU	monthly rain	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2013	Nelson, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 2013	Nelson, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 2012	Nelson, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	3 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 2011	Nelson, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 2011	Nelson, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1884 to 2019

Yearly extremes at Nelson: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	2011	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	135
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	181.8 mm (7.2 in)	2011	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	134
Longest dry spell (CDD)	71 days	1934	22 days	135

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Nelson, 1884 to 2019. The record is 113.2 mm (4.5 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.3 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Nelson by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1884	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1885	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1886	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1887	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1888	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1889	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1891	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1892	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1893	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1894	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1895	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1896	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1897	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1898	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1899	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1900	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1901	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1902	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1903	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1904	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1905	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1906	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1907	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1908	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1909	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1910	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1911	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1912	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1913	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1914	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1915	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1916	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1917	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1918	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1919	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1920	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1921	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1922	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1923	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1924	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1925	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1926	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1927	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1928	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1929	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1930	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1931	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1932	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1933	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1934	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1935	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1936	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1937	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1938	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1939	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1940	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1941	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1942	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1943	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1944	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1945	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1946	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1947	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1948	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1949	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1950	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1951	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1952	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1953	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1954	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1955	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1956	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1957	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1958	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1959	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1960	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1961	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1962	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1963	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1964	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1965	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1966	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1967	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1968	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1969	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1970	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1971	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1972	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1973	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1974	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1975	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1976	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1977	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1978	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1979	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1980	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1981	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1982	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1983	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1984	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1985	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1986	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1987	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1988	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1989	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1990	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1991	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1992	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1993	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1994	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1995	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1996	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1997	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1998	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1999	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
2000	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
2001	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
2002	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
2003	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
2004	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
2005	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
2006	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2007	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
2008	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
2009	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
2010	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2011	113.2 mm (4.5 in)
2012	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2013	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
2014	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2015	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
2016	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
2017	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
2018	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
2019	14.2 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Nelson, 1884 to 2019. The record is 181.8 mm (7.2 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.1 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Nelson by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1884	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1885	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1886	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1887	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1888	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1889	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1891	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1892	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1893	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1894	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1895	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1896	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1897	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1898	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1899	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1900	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1901	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1902	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1903	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1904	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1905	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1906	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1907	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1908	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1909	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1910	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1911	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1912	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1913	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1914	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1915	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1916	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1917	47.9 mm (1.9 in)
1918	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1919	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1920	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1921	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1922	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1923	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1924	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1925	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1926	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1927	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1928	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1929	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1930	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1931	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1932	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1933	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1934	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1935	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1936	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1937	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1938	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1939	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1940	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1941	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1942	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1943	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1944	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1945	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1946	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1947	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1948	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1949	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1950	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1951	94.1 mm (3.7 in)
1952	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1953	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1954	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1955	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1956	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1957	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1958	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1959	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1960	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1961	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1962	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1963	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1964	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1965	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1966	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1967	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1968	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1969	46.1 mm (1.8 in)
1970	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1971	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1972	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1973	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1974	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1975	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1976	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1977	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1978	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1979	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1980	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1981	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1982	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1983	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1984	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1985	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1986	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1987	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1988	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1989	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1990	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1991	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1992	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1993	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1994	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1995	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1996	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1997	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1998	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1999	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
2000	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
2001	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
2002	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
2003	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
2004	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
2005	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
2006	41.8 mm (1.6 in)
2007	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
2008	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
2009	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
2010	94.6 mm (3.7 in)
2011	181.8 mm (7.2 in)
2012	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
2013	100.2 mm (3.9 in)
2014	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2015	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2016	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2017	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
2018	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
2019	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Nelson, 1884 to 2019. The record is 71 days in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Nelson by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1884	16 days
1885	25 days
1886	28 days
1887	27 days
1888	28 days
1889	29 days
1891	28 days
1892	67 days
1893	19 days
1894	21 days
1895	46 days
1896	29 days
1897	24 days
1898	36 days
1899	30 days
1900	22 days
1901	26 days
1902	29 days
1903	23 days
1904	33 days
1905	29 days
1906	40 days
1907	30 days
1908	13 days
1909	31 days
1910	26 days
1911	17 days
1912	26 days
1913	24 days
1914	30 days
1915	16 days
1916	21 days
1917	22 days
1918	19 days
1919	30 days
1920	30 days
1921	24 days
1922	24 days
1923	54 days
1924	23 days
1925	28 days
1926	14 days
1927	27 days
1928	16 days
1929	19 days
1930	39 days
1931	29 days
1932	23 days
1933	22 days
1934	71 days
1935	32 days
1936	23 days
1937	28 days
1938	14 days
1939	18 days
1940	16 days
1941	27 days
1942	14 days
1943	27 days
1944	18 days
1945	28 days
1946	14 days
1947	15 days
1948	27 days
1949	16 days
1950	12 days
1951	35 days
1952	16 days
1953	17 days
1954	24 days
1955	19 days
1956	44 days
1957	18 days
1958	20 days
1959	30 days
1960	18 days
1961	25 days
1962	16 days
1963	17 days
1964	18 days
1965	17 days
1966	15 days
1967	23 days
1968	18 days
1969	21 days
1970	36 days
1971	16 days
1972	32 days
1973	12 days
1974	19 days
1975	30 days
1976	14 days
1977	19 days
1978	11 days
1979	13 days
1980	17 days
1981	13 days
1982	19 days
1983	22 days
1984	12 days
1985	18 days
1986	26 days
1987	21 days
1988	31 days
1989	18 days
1990	21 days
1991	34 days
1992	23 days
1993	23 days
1994	20 days
1995	19 days
1996	18 days
1997	15 days
1998	16 days
1999	17 days
2000	42 days
2001	26 days
2002	20 days
2003	23 days
2004	19 days
2005	25 days
2006	19 days
2007	21 days
2008	26 days
2009	38 days
2010	17 days
2011	12 days
2012	21 days
2013	34 days
2014	24 days
2015	21 days
2016	14 days
2017	18 days
2018	28 days
2019	1 day

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

122 years, 1885 to 2014

A day with at least 34.7 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 94.9 mm (3.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Nelson: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
5 years	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
10 years	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
25 years	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
50 years	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
100 years	94.9 mm (3.7 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 122 years of values from 1885 to 2014.

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: 113.2 mm (4.5 in) in 2011; 90.2 mm (3.6 in) in 1946; 77.4 mm (3.0 in) in 1991.

Download the Data

Data for Nelson standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Nelson 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 2026-10-13 (13 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
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

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