Penguin (Ironcliffe Road) Weather Records (ASN00091189)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Penguin (Ironcliffe Road) (ASN00091189), Australia, with 43 years of record.

Key Facts for Penguin (Ironcliffe Road)

Penguin (Ironcliffe Road) (ASN00091189) is a weather station in Australia at -41.13 latitude and 146.06 longitude, 145 m (476 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1968 to 2010, 43 years of record.
0 records set at Penguin (Ironcliffe Road) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Penguin (Ironcliffe Road) set a daily record precipitation of 19.2 mm (0.8 in) on 8 April 2010.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -41.13 latitude, 146.06 longitude.
Elevation: 145 m (476 ft).
Period of record: 1968 to 2010, 43 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 Penguin (Ironcliffe Road). 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 Penguin (Ironcliffe Road), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Penguin (Ironcliffe Road) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 132.6 mm (5.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Penguin (Ironcliffe Road). The most was 132.6 mm (5.2 in) on 9 October 1992.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Penguin (Ironcliffe Road)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 January 1995
Feb	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	9 February 1994
Mar	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	27 March 1977
Apr	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	2 April 1989
May	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	28 May 1983
Jun	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	2 June 1971
Jul	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	5 July 1974
Aug	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 August 1970
Sep	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	23 September 1998
Oct	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	9 October 1992
Nov	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	2 November 1993
Dec	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	23 December 1993

Latest Records

Latest records at Penguin (Ironcliffe Road)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 2010	Penguin (Ironcliffe Road), AU	daily rain	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 2010	Penguin (Ironcliffe Road), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 2010	Penguin (Ironcliffe Road), AU	daily rain	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	13 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 2010	Penguin (Ironcliffe Road), AU	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 2009	Penguin (Ironcliffe Road), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 2009	Penguin (Ironcliffe Road), AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 2009	Penguin (Ironcliffe Road), AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 2009	Penguin (Ironcliffe Road), AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	14 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 2009	Penguin (Ironcliffe Road), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2009	Penguin (Ironcliffe Road), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 2009	Penguin (Ironcliffe Road), AU	daily rain (Tie)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	tie	18 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 2009	Penguin (Ironcliffe Road), AU	daily rain	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 2008	Penguin (Ironcliffe Road), AU	daily rain	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 2008	Penguin (Ironcliffe Road), AU	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	16 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 2008	Penguin (Ironcliffe Road), AU	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 2008	Penguin (Ironcliffe Road), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 2008	Penguin (Ironcliffe Road), AU	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	5 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 2008	Penguin (Ironcliffe Road), AU	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 2008	Penguin (Ironcliffe Road), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 2008	Penguin (Ironcliffe Road), AU	daily rain	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1968 to 2010

Yearly extremes at Penguin (Ironcliffe Road): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	1992	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	43
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	180.4 mm (7.1 in)	1989	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	43
Longest dry spell (CDD)	40 days	2003	18 days	43

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Penguin (Ironcliffe Road), 1968 to 2010. The record is 132.6 mm (5.2 in) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.2 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Penguin (Ironcliffe Road) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1968	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1969	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1970	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1971	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1972	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1973	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1974	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1975	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1976	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1977	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1978	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1979	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1980	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1981	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1982	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1983	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1984	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1985	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1986	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1987	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1988	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1989	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1990	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1991	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1992	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1993	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1994	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1995	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1996	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1997	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1998	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1999	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2000	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
2001	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
2002	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
2003	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
2004	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2005	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2006	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
2007	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
2008	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
2009	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
2010	31.2 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Penguin (Ironcliffe Road), 1968 to 2010. The record is 180.4 mm (7.1 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 98.3 mm (3.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Penguin (Ironcliffe Road) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1968	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1969	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1970	161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1971	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1972	62.9 mm (2.5 in)
1973	133.7 mm (5.3 in)
1974	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1975	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1976	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1977	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1978	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1979	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1980	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1981	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1982	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1983	107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1984	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1985	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1986	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1987	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1988	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1989	180.4 mm (7.1 in)
1990	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1991	110.6 mm (4.4 in)
1992	150.2 mm (5.9 in)
1993	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1994	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1995	121.8 mm (4.8 in)
1996	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1997	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1998	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1999	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2000	126.6 mm (5.0 in)
2001	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
2002	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
2003	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
2004	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
2005	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
2006	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2007	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
2008	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
2009	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
2010	48.6 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Penguin (Ironcliffe Road), 1968 to 2010. The record is 40 days in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Penguin (Ironcliffe Road) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1968	11 days
1969	15 days
1970	19 days
1971	20 days
1972	28 days
1973	12 days
1974	15 days
1975	19 days
1976	14 days
1977	14 days
1978	16 days
1979	16 days
1980	17 days
1981	16 days
1982	22 days
1983	26 days
1984	19 days
1985	20 days
1986	16 days
1987	22 days
1988	15 days
1989	12 days
1990	15 days
1991	29 days
1992	15 days
1993	12 days
1994	20 days
1995	14 days
1996	21 days
1997	18 days
1998	16 days
1999	14 days
2000	30 days
2001	25 days
2002	23 days
2003	40 days
2004	20 days
2005	20 days
2006	25 days
2007	17 days
2008	19 days
2009	20 days
2010	13 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

40 years, 1969 to 2009

A day with at least 56.7 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 132.1 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Penguin (Ironcliffe Road): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
50 years	117.5 mm (4.6 in)	Longer than the 40 years of record
100 years	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	Longer than the 40 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, 40 years of values from 1969 to 2009.

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: 132.6 mm (5.2 in) in 1992; 119.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1989; 90.0 mm (3.5 in) in 1993.

Download the Data

Data for Penguin (Ironcliffe Road) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Penguin (Ironcliffe Road) 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).

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