Launceston (Distillery Creek) Weather Records (ASN00091181)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Launceston (Distillery Creek) (ASN00091181), Australia, with 67 years of record.

Key Facts for Launceston (Distillery Creek)

Launceston (Distillery Creek) (ASN00091181) is a weather station in Australia at -41.43 latitude and 147.21 longitude, 120 m (394 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1951 to 2017, 67 years of record.
0 records set at Launceston (Distillery Creek) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Launceston (Distillery Creek) set a daily record precipitation of 21.4 mm (0.8 in) on 28 May 2017.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -41.43 latitude, 147.21 longitude.
Elevation: 120 m (394 ft).
Period of record: 1951 to 2017, 67 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 Launceston (Distillery Creek). 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 Launceston (Distillery Creek), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Launceston (Distillery Creek) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 114.3 mm (4.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Launceston (Distillery Creek). The most was 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 27 August 1967.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Launceston (Distillery Creek)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 January 1995
Feb	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 February 1969
Mar	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	3 March 1981
Apr	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 April 1960
May	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 May 1987
Jun	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	6 June 2016
Jul	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	21 July 2000
Aug	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	27 August 1967
Sep	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	12 September 2005
Oct	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	23 October 1986
Nov	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	13 November 2016
Dec	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	8 December 1982

Latest Records

Latest records at Launceston (Distillery Creek)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 2017	Launceston (Distillery Creek), AU	daily rain	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 2017	Launceston (Distillery Creek), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2016	Launceston (Distillery Creek), AU	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 2016	Launceston (Distillery Creek), AU	monthly rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 2016	Launceston (Distillery Creek), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 2016	Launceston (Distillery Creek), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 2016	Launceston (Distillery Creek), AU	monthly rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2016	Launceston (Distillery Creek), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 2016	Launceston (Distillery Creek), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2016	Launceston (Distillery Creek), AU	daily rain	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 2016	Launceston (Distillery Creek), AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 2015	Launceston (Distillery Creek), AU	daily rain	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 2015	Launceston (Distillery Creek), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	17 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 2015	Launceston (Distillery Creek), AU	daily rain (Tie)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	tie	21 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 2015	Launceston (Distillery Creek), AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2014	Launceston (Distillery Creek), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2013	Launceston (Distillery Creek), AU	daily rain	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 2013	Launceston (Distillery Creek), AU	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 2013	Launceston (Distillery Creek), AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 2013	Launceston (Distillery Creek), AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1951 to 2017

Yearly extremes at Launceston (Distillery Creek): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	1967	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	67
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	1967	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	67
Longest dry spell (CDD)	47 days	1972	21 days	67

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Launceston (Distillery Creek), 1951 to 2017. The record is 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.0 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Launceston (Distillery Creek) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1951	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1952	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1953	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1954	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1955	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1956	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1957	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1958	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1959	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1960	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1961	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1962	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1963	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1964	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1965	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1966	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1967	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1968	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1969	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1970	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1971	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1972	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1973	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1974	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1975	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1976	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1977	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1978	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1979	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1980	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1981	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1982	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1983	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1984	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1985	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1986	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1987	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1988	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1989	29.6 mm (1.2 in)
1990	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1991	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1992	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1993	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1994	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1995	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1996	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1997	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1998	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1999	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
2000	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2001	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
2002	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2003	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
2004	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
2005	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
2006	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
2007	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
2008	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
2009	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
2010	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
2011	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
2012	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
2013	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
2014	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2015	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2016	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
2017	25.0 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Launceston (Distillery Creek), 1951 to 2017. The record is 159.3 mm (6.3 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.4 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Launceston (Distillery Creek) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1951	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1952	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1953	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1954	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1955	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1956	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1957	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1958	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1959	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1960	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1961	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1962	49.9 mm (2.0 in)
1963	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1964	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1965	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1966	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1967	159.3 mm (6.3 in)
1968	80.9 mm (3.2 in)
1969	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1970	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1971	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1972	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1973	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1974	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1975	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1976	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1977	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1978	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1979	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1980	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1981	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1982	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1983	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1984	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1985	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1986	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1987	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1988	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1989	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1990	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1991	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1992	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1993	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1994	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1995	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1996	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1997	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1998	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1999	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2000	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
2001	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2002	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
2003	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
2004	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
2005	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
2006	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
2007	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
2008	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
2009	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2010	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
2011	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2012	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
2013	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
2014	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
2015	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
2016	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
2017	47.4 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Launceston (Distillery Creek), 1951 to 2017. The record is 47 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Launceston (Distillery Creek) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1951	20 days
1952	18 days
1953	39 days
1954	18 days
1955	19 days
1956	16 days
1957	22 days
1958	19 days
1959	23 days
1960	23 days
1961	27 days
1962	24 days
1963	31 days
1964	16 days
1965	26 days
1966	18 days
1967	33 days
1968	23 days
1969	16 days
1970	26 days
1971	22 days
1972	47 days
1973	13 days
1974	21 days
1975	30 days
1976	17 days
1977	16 days
1978	16 days
1979	14 days
1980	21 days
1981	20 days
1982	25 days
1983	32 days
1984	19 days
1985	17 days
1986	20 days
1987	22 days
1988	33 days
1989	15 days
1990	19 days
1991	38 days
1992	24 days
1993	19 days
1994	20 days
1995	15 days
1996	19 days
1997	29 days
1998	34 days
1999	15 days
2000	22 days
2001	18 days
2002	31 days
2003	35 days
2004	25 days
2005	27 days
2006	21 days
2007	27 days
2008	25 days
2009	24 days
2010	17 days
2011	23 days
2012	12 days
2013	16 days
2014	22 days
2015	18 days
2016	23 days
2017	15 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

58 years, 1951 to 2011

A day with at least 36.3 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 82.8 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Launceston (Distillery Creek): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
5 years	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
10 years	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
25 years	64.9 mm (2.6 in)
50 years	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
100 years	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	Longer than the 58 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, 58 years of values from 1951 to 2011.

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: 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1967; 74.0 mm (2.9 in) in 2005; 54.4 mm (2.1 in) in 2000.

Download the Data

Data for Launceston (Distillery Creek) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Launceston (Distillery Creek) 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 2026-10-14 (14 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).

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