Princetown Weather Records (ASN00090071)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Princetown (ASN00090071), Australia, with 126 years of record.

Key Facts for Princetown

Princetown (ASN00090071) is a weather station in Australia at -38.69 latitude and 143.16 longitude, 7 m (23 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1901 to 2026, 126 years of record.
0 records set at Princetown still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Princetown set a daily record precipitation of 36.2 mm (1.4 in) on 14 July 2026.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -38.69 latitude, 143.16 longitude.
Elevation: 7 m (23 ft).
Period of record: 1901 to 2026, 126 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 Princetown. 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 Princetown, 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 Princetown still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Princetown between 27 March 1932 and 3 September 2000. Each dot is a new record.

When Princetown set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1932-03-27	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1946-03-17	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1952-01-25	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2000-09-03	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 110.4 mm (4.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 110.4 mm (4.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Princetown. The most was 110.4 mm (4.3 in) on 3 September 2000.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Princetown
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	25 January 1952
Feb	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	2 February 1990
Mar	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	17 March 1946
Apr	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	6 April 1992
May	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 May 2007
Jun	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	19 June 2011
Jul	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 July 1958
Aug	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 August 1951
Sep	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	3 September 2000
Oct	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 October 1949
Nov	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	6 November 1985
Dec	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	10 December 1971

Latest Records

Latest records at Princetown
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 July 2026	Princetown, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2026	Princetown, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	96 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 2026	Princetown, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2026	Princetown, AU	daily rain	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	93 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 2024	Princetown, AU	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 2023	Princetown, AU	daily rain	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 2023	Princetown, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2023	Princetown, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 2023	Princetown, AU	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	12 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 2023	Princetown, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2023	Princetown, AU	daily rain (Tie)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	tie	17 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 2022	Princetown, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	112 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 November 2022	Princetown, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2022	Princetown, AU	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	17 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 2022	Princetown, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2022	Princetown, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	112 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2016	Princetown, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2015	Princetown, AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	4 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 2011	Princetown, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	8 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 2011	Princetown, AU	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1901 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Princetown: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	2000	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	117
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	250.1 mm (9.8 in)	2000	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	117
Longest dry spell (CDD)	107 days	2000	19 days	117

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Princetown, 1901 to 2026. The record is 110.4 mm (4.3 in) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.2 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Princetown by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1901	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1902	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1903	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1904	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1905	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1906	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1907	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1908	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1909	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1910	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1911	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1912	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1913	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1914	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1915	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1916	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1917	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1918	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1919	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1920	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1921	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1922	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1923	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1924	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1925	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1926	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1927	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1928	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1929	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1930	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1931	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1932	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1933	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1934	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1935	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1936	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1937	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1938	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1939	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1940	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1941	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1942	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1943	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1944	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1945	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1946	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1947	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1948	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1949	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1950	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1951	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1952	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1953	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1954	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1955	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1956	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1957	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1958	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1959	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1960	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1961	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1962	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1963	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1965	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1966	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1967	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1968	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1969	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1970	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1971	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1972	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1973	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1974	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1975	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1976	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1977	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1978	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1979	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1980	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1981	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1982	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1983	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1984	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1985	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1986	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1987	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1988	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1989	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1990	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1991	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1992	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1993	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1994	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1995	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1996	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1998	43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1999	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
2000	110.4 mm (4.3 in)
2001	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
2002	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2003	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2004	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2005	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2006	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
2007	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
2008	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2009	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
2010	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2011	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2015	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
2016	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
2022	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
2023	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2024	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
2025	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
2026	36.2 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Princetown, 1901 to 2026. The record is 250.1 mm (9.8 in) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.0 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Princetown by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1901	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1902	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1903	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1904	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1905	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1906	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1907	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1908	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1909	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1910	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1911	126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1912	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1913	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1914	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1915	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1916	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1917	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1918	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1919	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1920	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1921	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1922	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1923	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1924	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1925	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1926	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1927	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1928	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1929	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1930	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1931	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1932	149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1933	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1934	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1935	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1936	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1937	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1938	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1939	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1940	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1941	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1942	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1943	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1944	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1945	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1946	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1947	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1948	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1949	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1950	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1951	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1952	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1953	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1954	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1955	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1956	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1957	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1958	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1959	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1960	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1961	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1962	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1963	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1964	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1965	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1966	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1967	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1968	111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1969	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1970	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1971	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1972	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1973	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1974	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1975	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1976	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1977	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1978	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1979	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1980	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1981	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1982	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1983	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1984	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1985	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1986	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1987	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1988	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1989	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1990	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1991	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1992	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1993	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1994	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1995	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1996	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1998	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1999	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
2000	250.1 mm (9.8 in)
2001	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
2002	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
2003	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
2004	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
2005	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
2006	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
2007	105.3 mm (4.1 in)
2008	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
2009	97.4 mm (3.8 in)
2010	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
2011	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
2015	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
2016	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2022	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
2023	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
2024	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2025	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2026	79.6 mm (3.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Princetown, 1901 to 2026. The record is 107 days in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Princetown by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1901	18 days
1902	19 days
1903	23 days
1904	26 days
1905	19 days
1906	38 days
1907	17 days
1908	14 days
1909	11 days
1910	26 days
1911	21 days
1912	27 days
1913	25 days
1914	14 days
1915	19 days
1916	25 days
1917	23 days
1918	18 days
1919	23 days
1920	19 days
1921	22 days
1922	20 days
1923	41 days
1924	19 days
1925	18 days
1926	16 days
1927	12 days
1928	16 days
1929	10 days
1930	31 days
1931	27 days
1932	19 days
1933	18 days
1934	23 days
1935	28 days
1936	27 days
1937	19 days
1938	14 days
1939	29 days
1940	17 days
1941	14 days
1942	18 days
1943	31 days
1944	15 days
1945	22 days
1946	13 days
1947	20 days
1948	30 days
1949	25 days
1950	34 days
1951	36 days
1952	21 days
1953	18 days
1954	25 days
1955	20 days
1956	25 days
1957	18 days
1958	19 days
1959	24 days
1960	15 days
1961	35 days
1962	19 days
1963	19 days
1964	11 days
1965	23 days
1966	15 days
1967	22 days
1968	18 days
1969	19 days
1970	29 days
1971	21 days
1972	30 days
1973	16 days
1974	32 days
1975	17 days
1976	14 days
1977	14 days
1978	11 days
1979	13 days
1980	14 days
1981	17 days
1982	20 days
1983	34 days
1984	19 days
1985	23 days
1986	24 days
1987	28 days
1988	15 days
1989	22 days
1990	26 days
1991	15 days
1992	15 days
1993	18 days
1994	20 days
1995	14 days
1996	17 days
1998	16 days
1999	13 days
2000	107 days
2001	21 days
2002	16 days
2003	25 days
2004	18 days
2005	17 days
2006	24 days
2007	24 days
2008	18 days
2009	20 days
2010	17 days
2011	11 days
2015	28 days
2016	13 days
2022	8 days
2023	17 days
2024	51 days
2025	27 days
2026	16 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

109 years, 1901 to 2025

A day with at least 36.8 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 98.9 mm (3.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Princetown: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
5 years	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
10 years	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
25 years	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
50 years	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
100 years	98.9 mm (3.9 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 109 years of values from 1901 to 2025.

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: 110.4 mm (4.3 in) in 2000; 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1952; 78.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1946.

Download the Data

Data for Princetown standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Princetown 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 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

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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