Preolenna Weather Records (ASN00091079)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Preolenna (ASN00091079), Australia, with 50 years of record.

Key Facts for Preolenna

Preolenna (ASN00091079) is a weather station in Australia at -41.09 latitude and 145.55 longitude, 260 m (853 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1952 to 2001, 50 years of record.
1,464 records set at Preolenna still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Preolenna set a daily record precipitation of 62.0 mm (2.4 in) on 17 March 2001.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -41.09 latitude, 145.55 longitude.
Elevation: 260 m (853 ft).
Period of record: 1952 to 2001, 50 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 Preolenna. 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 Preolenna, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	31.0 C (87.8 F)	3.1 C (37.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	32.8 C (91.0 F)	3.7 C (38.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	29.8 C (85.6 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	23.8 C (74.8 F)	1.0 C (33.8 F)	n/a	n/a
May	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.5 C (32.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	15.9 C (60.6 F)	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	18.6 C (65.5 F)	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	17.3 C (63.1 F)	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	27.0 C (80.6 F)	0.1 C (32.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	28.0 C (82.4 F)	0.5 C (32.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	31.0 C (87.8 F)	2.0 C (35.6 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Preolenna still stand. 1987 holds the most, with 82.

Standing records at Preolenna by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1971	38
1972	81
1973	57
1974	70
1975	56
1976	54
1977	70
1978	72
1979	59
1980	70
1981	69
1982	81
1983	77
1984	58
1985	65
1986	51
1987	82
1988	67
1989	35
1990	59
1991	73
1992	59
1993	52
1994	9

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 145.5 mm (5.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Preolenna. The most was 145.5 mm (5.7 in) on 21 March 1956.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Preolenna
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 January 1952
Feb	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	13 February 1959
Mar	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	21 March 1956
Apr	114.2 mm (4.5 in)	2 April 1989
May	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	2 May 1956
Jun	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	25 June 1956
Jul	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	25 July 1988
Aug	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	19 August 1955
Sep	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	3 September 1975
Oct	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	9 October 1992
Nov	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	20 November 1987
Dec	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	6 December 1953

Period of Record Coverage

1971 to 1994

24 years of record at Preolenna, 1971 to 1994. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1971, 1994.

Days with data per year at Preolenna
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1971	258	71%	No
1972	363	99%	Yes
1973	363	99%	Yes
1974	359	98%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	365	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	353	97%	Yes
1986	360	99%	Yes
1987	363	99%	Yes
1988	365	100%	Yes
1989	364	100%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	31	8%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Preolenna
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 2001	Preolenna, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2001	Preolenna, AU	daily rain	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 2000	Preolenna, AU	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 2000	Preolenna, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	24 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 2000	Preolenna, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2000	Preolenna, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	34 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 2000	Preolenna, AU	daily rain	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	17 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1999	Preolenna, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1999	Preolenna, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1998	Preolenna, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1998	Preolenna, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	3 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1998	Preolenna, AU	monthly rain (Tie)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	tie	23 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1998	Preolenna, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	9 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1998	Preolenna, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1997	Preolenna, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1997	Preolenna, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	18 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1997	Preolenna, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1997	Preolenna, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1997	Preolenna, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1997	Preolenna, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

22 complete years, 1972 to 1993

One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Preolenna, 1972 to 1993. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.3 C (52.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1986, at 10.8 C (51.4 F), and the warmest was 1988, at 12.3 C (54.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Preolenna as warming stripes, 1972 to 1993
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1972	11.5 C	+0.25 C
1973	11.3 C	+0.02 C
1974	11.5 C	+0.17 C
1975	11.2 C	-0.13 C
1976	11.0 C	-0.29 C
1977	10.9 C	-0.40 C
1978	11.0 C	-0.26 C
1979	11.2 C	-0.05 C
1980	11.3 C	+0.05 C
1981	11.6 C	+0.33 C
1982	11.4 C	+0.16 C
1983	11.3 C	-0.03 C
1984	11.0 C	-0.27 C
1985	11.4 C	+0.15 C
1986	10.8 C	-0.52 C
1987	11.0 C	-0.31 C
1988	12.3 C	+0.98 C
1989	11.8 C	+0.49 C
1990	11.5 C	+0.24 C
1991	11.1 C	-0.17 C
1992	10.9 C	-0.41 C
1993	11.4 C	+0.10 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1952 to 2001

Yearly extremes at Preolenna: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1993	27.5 C (81.5 F)	24
Coldest night (TNn)	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	1986	-0.5 C (31.0 F)	24
Wettest day (Rx1day)	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	1956	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	238.5 mm (9.4 in)	1956	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	48
Longest dry spell (CDD)	31 days	1963	14 days	48

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Preolenna, 1952 to 2001. The record is 32.8 C (91.0 F) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.5 C (81.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Preolenna by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1971	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1972	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1973	27.4 C (81.3 F)
1974	29.8 C (85.6 F)
1975	30.4 C (86.7 F)
1976	27.6 C (81.7 F)
1977	27.0 C (80.6 F)
1978	26.4 C (79.5 F)
1979	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1980	27.4 C (81.3 F)
1981	28.1 C (82.6 F)
1982	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1983	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1984	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1985	25.4 C (77.7 F)
1986	25.7 C (78.3 F)
1987	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1988	30.4 C (86.7 F)
1989	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1990	28.7 C (83.7 F)
1991	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1992	27.0 C (80.6 F)
1993	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1994	25.9 C (78.6 F)
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Preolenna, 1952 to 2001. The record is -2.6 C (27.3 F) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is -0.5 C (31.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Preolenna by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1971	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1972	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1973	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1974	-1.8 C (28.8 F)
1975	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1976	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1977	-0.1 C (31.8 F)
1978	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1979	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1980	0.5 C (32.9 F)
1981	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1982	-0.8 C (30.6 F)
1983	-1.8 C (28.8 F)
1984	0.1 C (32.2 F)
1985	-1.8 C (28.8 F)
1986	-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1987	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1988	0.2 C (32.4 F)
1989	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1990	-1.2 C (29.8 F)
1991	-1.4 C (29.5 F)
1992	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1993	0.1 C (32.2 F)
1994	3.6 C (38.5 F)
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Preolenna, 1952 to 2001. The record is 145.5 mm (5.7 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.5 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Preolenna by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1952	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1953	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1954	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1955	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1956	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1957	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1958	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1959	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1960	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1961	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1962	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1964	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1965	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1966	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1967	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1968	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1971	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1972	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1973	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1974	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1975	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1976	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1977	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1978	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1979	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1980	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1981	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1982	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1983	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1984	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1985	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1986	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1987	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1988	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1989	114.2 mm (4.5 in)
1990	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1991	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1992	104.8 mm (4.1 in)
1993	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1994	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1995	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1996	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1997	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1998	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1999	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
2000	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2001	62.0 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Preolenna, 1952 to 2001. The record is 238.5 mm (9.4 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 118.4 mm (4.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Preolenna by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1952	147.9 mm (5.8 in)
1953	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1954	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1955	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1956	238.5 mm (9.4 in)
1957	137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1958	152.6 mm (6.0 in)
1959	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1960	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1961	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1962	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1963	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1964	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1965	226.1 mm (8.9 in)
1966	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1967	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1968	146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1971	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1972	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1973	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1974	143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1975	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1976	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1977	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1978	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1979	154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1980	102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1981	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1982	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1983	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1984	120.8 mm (4.8 in)
1985	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1986	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1987	156.8 mm (6.2 in)
1988	162.2 mm (6.4 in)
1989	163.6 mm (6.4 in)
1990	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1991	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1992	138.8 mm (5.5 in)
1993	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1994	130.4 mm (5.1 in)
1995	129.2 mm (5.1 in)
1996	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1997	125.6 mm (4.9 in)
1998	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1999	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
2000	142.8 mm (5.6 in)
2001	109.6 mm (4.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Preolenna, 1952 to 2001. The record is 31 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 14 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Preolenna by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1952	18 days
1953	21 days
1954	16 days
1955	17 days
1956	10 days
1957	14 days
1958	16 days
1959	19 days
1960	28 days
1961	17 days
1962	22 days
1963	31 days
1964	13 days
1965	13 days
1966	17 days
1967	18 days
1968	29 days
1971	8 days
1972	25 days
1973	12 days
1974	12 days
1975	17 days
1976	11 days
1977	11 days
1978	13 days
1979	10 days
1980	11 days
1981	11 days
1982	17 days
1983	13 days
1984	19 days
1985	13 days
1986	15 days
1987	8 days
1988	28 days
1989	14 days
1990	15 days
1991	16 days
1992	10 days
1993	11 days
1994	18 days
1995	10 days
1996	6 days
1997	13 days
1998	13 days
1999	9 days
2000	13 days
2001	18 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

37 years, 1952 to 2000

A day with at least 63.6 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 167.6 mm (6.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Preolenna: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
5 years	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
10 years	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
25 years	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
50 years	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	Longer than the 37 years of record
100 years	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	Longer than the 37 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, 37 years of values from 1952 to 2000.

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: 145.5 mm (5.7 in) in 1956; 125.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1987; 114.2 mm (4.5 in) in 1989.

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Data for Preolenna standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Preolenna 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 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).