Peterborough Weather Records (ASN00090064)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Peterborough (ASN00090064), Australia, with 91 years of record.

Key Facts for Peterborough

Peterborough (ASN00090064) is a weather station in Australia at -38.61 latitude and 142.88 longitude, 15 m (49 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1903 to 1993, 91 years of record.
0 records set at Peterborough still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Peterborough tied a daily record precipitation of 9.4 mm (0.37 in) on 29 December 1992.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -38.61 latitude, 142.88 longitude.
Elevation: 15 m (49 ft).
Period of record: 1903 to 1993, 91 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 Peterborough. 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 Peterborough, with 2026 drawn through them
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

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Peterborough still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Peterborough between 17 March 1946 and 25 January 1952. Each dot is a new record.

When Peterborough set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1946-03-17	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1952-01-25	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 119.4 mm (4.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 119.4 mm (4.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Peterborough. The most was 119.4 mm (4.7 in) on 25 January 1952.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Peterborough
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	25 January 1952
Feb	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	2 February 1990
Mar	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	17 March 1946
Apr	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	6 April 1992
May	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 May 1925
Jun	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	9 June 1991
Jul	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	10 July 1905
Aug	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	20 August 1951
Sep	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 September 1917
Oct	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 October 1945
Nov	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	6 November 1985
Dec	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	2 December 1987

Latest Records

Latest records at Peterborough
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1992	Peterborough, AU	daily rain (Tie)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	tie	46 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1992	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1992	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1992	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1992	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1992	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	11 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1992	Peterborough, AU	monthly rain	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1991	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 1991	Peterborough, AU	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1991	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1991	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1990	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	11 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1990	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1990	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	12 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1990	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 1990	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	8 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1990	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	12 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1990	Peterborough, AU	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	78 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 February 1990	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1989	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1903 to 1993

Yearly extremes at Peterborough: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	1952	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	91
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	1946	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	91
Longest dry spell (CDD)	53 days	1980	20 days	91

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Peterborough, 1903 to 1993. The record is 119.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.1 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Peterborough by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1903	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1904	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1905	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1906	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1907	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1908	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1909	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1910	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1911	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1912	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1913	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1914	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1915	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1916	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1917	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1918	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1919	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1920	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1921	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1922	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1923	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1924	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1925	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1926	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1927	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1928	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1929	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1930	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1931	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1932	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1933	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1934	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1935	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1936	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1937	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1938	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1939	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1940	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1941	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1942	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1943	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1944	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1945	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1946	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1947	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1948	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1949	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1950	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1951	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1952	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1953	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1954	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1955	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1956	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1957	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1958	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1959	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1960	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1961	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1962	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1963	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1964	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1965	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1967	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1968	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1969	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1970	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1972	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1973	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1974	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1975	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1976	29.6 mm (1.2 in)
1977	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1978	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1979	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1980	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1981	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1982	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1983	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1984	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1985	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1986	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1987	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1988	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1989	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1990	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1991	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1992	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1993	20.6 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Peterborough, 1903 to 1993. The record is 141.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.1 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Peterborough by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1903	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1904	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1905	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1906	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1907	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1908	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1909	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1910	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1911	109.1 mm (4.3 in)
1912	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1913	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1914	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1915	103.8 mm (4.1 in)
1916	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1917	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1918	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1919	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1920	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1921	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1922	98.7 mm (3.9 in)
1923	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1924	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1925	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1926	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1927	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1928	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1929	94.6 mm (3.7 in)
1930	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1931	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1932	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1933	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1934	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1935	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1936	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1937	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1938	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1939	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1940	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1941	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1942	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1943	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1944	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1945	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1946	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1947	111.1 mm (4.4 in)
1948	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1949	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1950	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1951	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1952	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1953	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1954	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1955	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1956	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1957	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1958	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1959	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1960	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1961	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1962	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1963	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1964	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1965	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1966	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1967	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1968	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1969	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1970	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1971	89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1972	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1973	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1974	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1975	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1976	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
1977	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1978	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1979	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1980	62.9 mm (2.5 in)
1981	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1982	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1983	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1984	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1985	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1986	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1987	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1988	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1989	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1990	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1991	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1992	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1993	39.0 mm (1.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Peterborough, 1903 to 1993. The record is 53 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Peterborough by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1903	21 days
1904	32 days
1905	20 days
1906	51 days
1907	31 days
1908	13 days
1909	34 days
1910	25 days
1911	21 days
1912	28 days
1913	25 days
1914	30 days
1915	18 days
1916	37 days
1917	26 days
1918	19 days
1919	27 days
1920	19 days
1921	42 days
1922	21 days
1923	38 days
1924	20 days
1925	28 days
1926	16 days
1927	23 days
1928	16 days
1929	14 days
1930	32 days
1931	27 days
1932	19 days
1933	13 days
1934	20 days
1935	20 days
1936	20 days
1937	19 days
1938	15 days
1939	29 days
1940	16 days
1941	16 days
1942	20 days
1943	22 days
1944	14 days
1945	15 days
1946	12 days
1947	11 days
1948	30 days
1949	13 days
1950	23 days
1951	35 days
1952	15 days
1953	17 days
1954	16 days
1955	16 days
1956	24 days
1957	14 days
1958	16 days
1959	18 days
1960	19 days
1961	35 days
1962	19 days
1963	13 days
1964	10 days
1965	17 days
1966	14 days
1967	21 days
1968	18 days
1969	30 days
1970	33 days
1971	21 days
1972	31 days
1973	17 days
1974	17 days
1975	30 days
1976	24 days
1977	15 days
1978	29 days
1979	16 days
1980	53 days
1981	19 days
1982	23 days
1983	24 days
1984	20 days
1985	18 days
1986	31 days
1987	22 days
1988	32 days
1989	23 days
1990	16 days
1991	17 days
1992	13 days
1993	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

84 years, 1904 to 1992

A day with at least 38.3 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 95.3 mm (3.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Peterborough: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
5 years	51.7 mm (2.0 in)
10 years	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
25 years	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
50 years	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
100 years	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	Longer than the 84 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, 84 years of values from 1904 to 1992.

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: 119.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1952; 98.0 mm (3.9 in) in 1946; 84.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1990.

Download the Data

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