Orford South Weather Records (ASN00092028)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Orford South (ASN00092028), Australia, with 95 years of record.

Key Facts for Orford South

Orford South (ASN00092028) is a weather station in Australia at -42.59 latitude and 147.91 longitude, 40 m (131 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1932 to 2026, 95 years of record.
0 records set at Orford South still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Orford South set a daily record precipitation of 44.2 mm (1.7 in) on 28 May 2026.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -42.59 latitude, 147.91 longitude.
Elevation: 40 m (131 ft).
Period of record: 1932 to 2026, 95 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 Orford South. 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 Orford South, 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 Orford South still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Orford South between 30 January 2016 and 30 January 2016. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 161.0 mm (6.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Orford South. The most was 161.0 mm (6.3 in) on 30 January 2016.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Orford South
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	30 January 2016
Feb	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	28 February 1953
Mar	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	26 March 1946
Apr	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	16 April 1935
May	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	11 May 2018
Jun	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	7 June 1954
Jul	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	11 July 1967
Aug	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	7 August 1984
Sep	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	12 September 2005
Oct	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	18 October 1951
Nov	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	21 November 1954
Dec	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	19 December 1995

Latest Records

Latest records at Orford South
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 2026	Orford South, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2026	Orford South, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 2025	Orford South, AU	daily rain	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2025	Orford South, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 2025	Orford South, AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2025	Orford South, AU	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 2024	Orford South, AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2024	Orford South, AU	daily rain	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 2024	Orford South, AU	daily rain	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 2023	Orford South, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 2023	Orford South, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	9 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 2023	Orford South, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	52 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 2023	Orford South, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	62 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 2022	Orford South, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2022	Orford South, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2022	Orford South, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2022	Orford South, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2022	Orford South, AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2022	Orford South, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 2022	Orford South, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1932 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Orford South: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	2016	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	91
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	275.0 mm (10.8 in)	2016	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	91
Longest dry spell (CDD)	44 days	1991	19 days	91

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Orford South, 1932 to 2026. The record is 161.0 mm (6.3 in) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.0 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Orford South by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1932	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1933	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1934	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1935	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1936	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1937	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1938	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1939	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1940	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1941	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1946	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1947	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1948	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1949	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1950	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1951	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1952	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1953	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1954	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1955	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1956	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1957	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1958	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1959	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1960	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1961	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1962	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1963	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1964	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1965	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1966	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1967	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1968	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1969	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1970	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1971	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1972	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1973	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1974	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1975	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1976	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1977	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1978	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1979	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1980	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1981	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1982	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1983	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1984	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1985	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1986	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1987	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1988	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1989	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1990	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1991	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1992	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1993	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1994	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1995	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1996	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1997	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1998	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1999	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2000	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
2001	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
2002	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
2003	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
2004	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
2005	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2006	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2007	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2008	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
2009	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2010	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2011	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
2012	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
2013	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
2014	17.6 mm (0.7 in)
2015	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
2016	161.0 mm (6.3 in)
2017	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
2018	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
2019	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
2020	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2021	91.6 mm (3.6 in)
2022	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
2023	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2024	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
2025	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
2026	44.2 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Orford South, 1932 to 2026. The record is 275.0 mm (10.8 in) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.6 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Orford South by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1932	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1933	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1934	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1935	166.7 mm (6.6 in)
1936	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1937	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1938	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1939	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1940	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1941	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1946	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1947	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1948	36.7 mm (1.4 in)
1949	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1950	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1951	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1952	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1953	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1954	149.7 mm (5.9 in)
1955	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1956	108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1957	99.7 mm (3.9 in)
1958	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1959	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1960	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1961	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1962	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1963	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1964	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1965	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1966	84.7 mm (3.3 in)
1967	125.4 mm (4.9 in)
1968	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1969	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1970	135.3 mm (5.3 in)
1971	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1972	63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1973	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1974	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1975	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1976	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1977	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1978	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1979	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1980	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1981	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1982	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1983	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1984	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1985	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1986	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1987	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1988	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1989	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1990	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1991	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1992	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1993	126.6 mm (5.0 in)
1994	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1995	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1996	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1997	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1998	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1999	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
2000	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
2001	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
2002	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
2003	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2004	95.6 mm (3.8 in)
2005	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2006	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
2007	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
2008	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
2009	139.6 mm (5.5 in)
2010	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2011	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
2012	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
2013	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
2014	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
2015	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2016	275.0 mm (10.8 in)
2017	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2018	131.4 mm (5.2 in)
2019	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
2020	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
2021	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
2022	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
2023	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
2024	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
2025	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
2026	89.8 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Orford South, 1932 to 2026. The record is 44 days in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Orford South by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1932	33 days
1933	15 days
1934	20 days
1935	19 days
1936	14 days
1937	20 days
1938	15 days
1939	17 days
1940	25 days
1941	20 days
1946	14 days
1947	26 days
1948	15 days
1949	14 days
1950	14 days
1951	15 days
1952	16 days
1953	17 days
1954	17 days
1955	18 days
1956	14 days
1957	27 days
1958	17 days
1959	19 days
1960	15 days
1961	22 days
1962	20 days
1963	18 days
1964	15 days
1965	18 days
1966	18 days
1967	22 days
1968	17 days
1969	13 days
1970	27 days
1971	11 days
1972	21 days
1973	10 days
1974	12 days
1975	23 days
1976	11 days
1977	14 days
1978	26 days
1979	22 days
1980	16 days
1981	15 days
1982	16 days
1983	20 days
1984	18 days
1985	15 days
1986	24 days
1987	21 days
1988	39 days
1989	19 days
1990	23 days
1991	44 days
1992	13 days
1993	18 days
1994	22 days
1995	23 days
1996	25 days
1997	18 days
1998	15 days
1999	15 days
2000	30 days
2001	15 days
2002	28 days
2003	30 days
2004	16 days
2005	23 days
2006	17 days
2007	20 days
2008	19 days
2009	20 days
2010	22 days
2011	10 days
2012	17 days
2013	17 days
2014	21 days
2015	15 days
2016	22 days
2017	20 days
2018	24 days
2019	21 days
2020	22 days
2021	22 days
2022	19 days
2023	17 days
2024	35 days
2025	19 days
2026	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

74 years, 1933 to 2025

A day with at least 50.6 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 149.4 mm (5.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Orford South: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
25 years	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
50 years	130.1 mm (5.1 in)
100 years	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	Longer than the 74 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, 74 years of values from 1933 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: 161.0 mm (6.3 in) in 2016; 143.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1954; 97.0 mm (3.8 in) in 1996.

Download the Data

Data for Orford South standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Orford South 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 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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Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a